"Come to Haizhou to worship your ancestors?"

Cai Jing gently turned the wine glass in his hand and looked at Wu Haogu, "Da Lang, let's talk to the old man, what is he here to do?" ”

Of course, Wu Yanpet is here to buy weapons or iron weapons!

Because of the death of the old emperor of Liao, Yelu Hongji, the Liao State will not use force against the outside world for the time being, and Yelu Yanxi has to be busy cleaning the interior - there are too many enemies who kill his father!

Therefore, it is natural that the Kingdom of Goryeo and the Jurchens, who are gradually unifying, will have a battle - although in the eyes of later Chinese, Wang's Goryeo and Lee's Joseon are so insignificant, but the current ruling Goryeo Emperor Sujong is not inferior.

After usurping the throne and seizing the country, he followed the example of the Great Song Dynasty and started a new policy in China, minting copper coins, amassing wealth, and building Nanjing (later Seoul), and also tried to incorporate the Tamna Kingdom into the territory of Goryeo, and also enshrined the Jizi as the ancestor of Samhan to worship - of course, the sacrifice of the Jizi was to show the purity and nobility of the Goryeo bloodline. Jizi can come from the Yin Shang royal family, a dignified Chinese nobleman, of course, recognizing such an ancestor is better than recognizing what Pu Jun has.

In addition, this Goryeo Mingjun is also very good at plundering the wealth of merchants, and he is not much better than Wang Anshi and Lu Jiawen. According to the records of Oh Wa, who later (1103) sent an envoy to Goryeo. This Goryeo king was "greedy and miserly, eager to rob the merchant Jia Li, the rich family broke the law, and he was condemned for a long time, and even if he committed a small crime, he also lost a few catties of silver" - that is, he was arrested and extorted ransom by fabricating charges!

By the way, the merchants of Goryeo were much worse than those of the Great Song Dynasty. Although Goryeo also learned from the Great Song Dynasty on the surface, engaged in imperial examinations, and emphasized literature and light martial arts, but in its bones, Goryeo implemented the gate valve politics. The economy is based on the gate manor, supplemented by government-run industry and commerce, and private industry and commerce are extremely underdeveloped. Moreover, the execution ability of the Goryeo civil officials who were born in the manor gate valve is not comparable to that of the Hanmen civil officials of the Song Dynasty. People are assisted by a large number of people, such as concubines, retainers, doormen, and subordinates, and that is the real prefect of the family and the county order of destroying the door - the state and county officials of the Great Song Dynasty often can't even deal with the local lawsuits, and it is difficult to eliminate the really powerful big businessmen, let alone destroy the door......

In short, thanks to the efforts of the famous Goryeo monarch Ho and the famous ministers who were born in ordinary gates, the Goryeo court has now looted a lot of precious metals, and has also hoarded a lot of furs and ginseng. Enough to support a large-scale war!

Oh, by the way, the Goryeo Kingdom is now engaged in a government military system with gate valves as the core, similar to China's Northern Zhou Sui and Tang Dynasties, except that the Juntian system has been completely destroyed. However, the authority of the famous Goryeo monarch is still large enough, and a lot of free cannon fodder can be mobilized through the Gate Valve Manor, and the military rations can also be apportioned to the Gate Valve Manor. Therefore, the cost of fighting a war is still relatively low, and the imperial court only needs to prepare some weapons and equipment.

Of course, the weapons and equipment of the Goryeo Kingdom or the raw materials for the manufacture of weapons and equipment had to be purchased from the neighboring country of the Great Song Kingdom, which had a very developed handicraft industry.

After all, Goryeo itself did not have a well-developed handicraft industry, and the government military system was easy to recruit a large number of cannon fodder, so how to equip them was always a problem.

"I'm supposed to be here to buy weapons or iron weapons! I also just got the news, and I will report to the official family when I enter the palace tomorrow, and I guess I will have to go on the road with Tong Guan this time. ”

Wu Haogu doesn't hide it from Cai Jing anymore, he and Cai Jing are now in the same party!

In addition, Tong Guan and Wu Haogu, who are now involved in the affairs of Guoxin, are also half of the same party - how can they deal with some "thieves"?

"That's a big deal!" Wu Haogu paused and said with a smile, "And it's a long-term business, and it can dispose of a lot of the rags produced by the ordnance supervisor." ”

The quality of the weapons produced by the ordnance superintendent and the local institute in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty was very poor! Problems arose in the three dynasties of Zhenzong, Renzong, and Yingzong. According to Ouyang Xiu's report, "there is no one or two of the fine and useful tools", which are basically shoddy and inferior products. However, the quantity has accumulated a lot - so many workshops and courtyards are manufactured every year, and the Western Army does not dare to use it, and the Kaifeng and Hebei Forbidden Army are too lazy to use it, so they accumulate in the treasury and let it rot.

If we can sell a little bit and recover some of the costs, we can enrich the national use.

"The rags of the Armory?" Cai Jing smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Da Lang, your words are a bit hurtful, if it gets out, someone will have to participate in you!" ”

"What the bachelor said is extremely true," Wu Haogu hurriedly arched his hand, "the lower official lost his words. ”

Cai Jing touched his beard, frowned and asked, "But ...... Can those armory prison rags really be sold? ”

"Yes!" Wu Haogu smiled, "No matter how bad it is, it's a weapon, it's better than nothing." If you can let the Jiehe City Bo Si handle it, the lower officials can let someone go and repair the rags that came out of the ordnance prison, and they can always get out. ”

The so-called renovation, of course, is also a disguise! Wu Haogu's real purpose is to establish a military industry in Jiehe Shang City.

And to establish a military industry, it is not something that can be done by just finding a few iron-striking people. At present, there are a total of seventy-two workshops (workshops) in Kaifeng Mansion and the subordinates of the East and West Guangbei under the Ordnance Supervisor, and the number of craftsmen is as high as seven or eight thousand!

Although Wu Haogu now has the money and has set up a huge Republican Bank, he has no experience in running such a super-large handicraft workshop - the handicraft workshops now operated by the Republic Bank are just the printing workshop of Chenliu, the winemaking workshop and the brick kiln of Jiehe Commercial Market, all of which are relatively simple workshops, and there is no possibility of converting to ordnance at all.

Besides, the production of weapons is no joke! Mass production, in particular, can easily be mistaken for rebellion. There had to be a name that made sense – for example, the export of weapons to the Goryeo allies of the Great Song Dynasty – and it could not start with manufacturing, but only with repairs.

And the current Jurchen-Goryeo war, which is likely to last for many years, can be said to be the best opportunity for Wu Haogu to establish an ordnance industry in Jiehe.

If it works correctly, perhaps by the time the Jurchens rise in Liaodong, Jiehe Commercial City will already have a complete set of military industrial chains that have been tested in actual combat.

Cai Jing didn't know Wu Haogu's thoughts, but he still frowned, "Da Lang! This is the ...... It's so easy to give someone a handle! That Jiehe Commercial Market is a bit out of line, if the Jiehe City Boshi has the right to operate weapons again, aren't you afraid that someone will accuse you of rebellion? ”

"yes!" Pan Xiao'an also agreed with Cai Jing's opinion, "Now the official family believes that you are good, but you can't go too far...... After all, you are a military attache now, and this dynasty is wary of martial artists. ”

He is very satisfied with his current situation, there is so much money that he can't spend it, official...... It is a matter of time before the three yamen manage the army, and a "beautiful official" (that is, the history of assassination after falling into the ranks, regimental training envoys, etc.) is nine out of ten. And Wu Haogu's future is no less than this, what else is there to toss?

"Long Tu, Brother Eleven," Wu Haogu had his own excuse, "You guys are too worried!" The official family is a holy monarch, and he wants to pacify Liao and destroy Xia...... If we want to be favored for a long time, we have to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the official family.

And the Jiehe Commercial Market was originally built for Tuliao, and it was not inappropriate for the Jiehe City Bosi to open a repair shop there. If you train the craftsmen, you will be able to serve the Northern Expedition in the future.

As for selling weapons to Goryeo, it is the key to Tuliao's recovery. If the Goryeo Kingdom can destroy the Jurchen tribes, it will definitely dominate the eastern part of the sea and reappear as a victorious country. At that time, it will be the battle between the two tigers of Khitan and Goryeo, and I will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The official family is a holy monarch, as long as we can fulfill the long-cherished wish for the official family, how can the official family be confused by the slanderous words of traitors and villains? ”

Cai Jing thought to himself: Now the traitorous villain in the court belongs to you Wu Dalang first...... Now that you can do such a big thing for the official family, it seems that you should not go to the Jinshi examination, otherwise you will be the prime minister in another ten years! What do I do then? Do you want to follow you?

"What Da Lang said is reasonable," Gao Yu echoed Wu Haogu, "Now is the time to make meritorious contributions, are you afraid of the villain?" And how can there be villains around the official family? ”

Yes, how can there be villains around Zhao Ji? Who's the villain? Wu Haogu and Gao Yu, the two buddies who can share the "little three" with Zhao Ji, have never seen a villain......

Wu Haogu looked at Cai Jing seriously, "Bachelor, your qualifications can already enter the political hall, even the prime minister can do it." And the official family still refuses to use it, it's nothing more than that you don't have a big plan that can restore Liao!

Now the official family has long been dissatisfied with Fan Chunli, and it is only a matter of time before he is appointed. Bachelor, if you can offer a plan to help Litu Liao in time, a deputy minister will be at your fingertips. ”

His favor is really smooth to get home! Cai Jing's future in history is to worship the prime minister four times, from the official to the Taishi, before and after the seventeenth ruler, and finally the dignified "head of the six thieves"!

Cai Jing thought for a while, had already made up his mind, nodded and said, "Da Lang, you are right...... Today's officials seem to be able to entrust people with their hearts, and you are rewarded by him, so you must be trustworthy. And you are also dedicated to doing things for the official family, and you are a rare capable minister, how can you be shaken by the villain's slander?

I've counted the things you've said. Let it go, when you and Wu Yanpet have negotiated, I will speak for you in the court, and there will be no mistakes. ”

Wu Haogu has now received the great task of "transporting grain from the north to the south", so naturally he can't stay in Kaifeng Mansion for a long time. Therefore, the date of his departure from Beijing has been set, which is on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. And he will go out with Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing, and he will also take two young children and the pregnant Olga with him. A large family went to Haizhou first, and waited until Wu Haogu arranged enough food and sea transportation before taking Ximen Qing to the north of the Jiehe River.

Today's banquet on the upstairs of the republic is actually Cai Jing, Pan Xiao'an and Gao Yu practicing for Wu Haogu.