"The front is Shen Cunzhong's house, go and take a look." Wang Ju said.

But Wang Ju didn't just come to visit Shen Kuo.

The group came to the Shen Mansion.

Shen Kuo immediately opened the middle door and ceremoniously welcomed Wang Ju in.

The door of the ancient noble family is very particular, divided into the middle door and the corner door, people with low status, such as the next person in the house, or the relatives of the next family, will only open the corner door to let them in, there is a formal identity, but the person with a slightly lower status, will open the middle door to let him in, but this middle door will only open a small crack, if the status is about the same, then half open the middle door, if the status is very high, then the middle door is all open.

If you are sneaky and afraid that people will see you, you will ask to see you through the back door, so you will go through the back door.

Wang Ju felt disgusted, so he changed the door of the mansion, and the corner door was directly blocked, and then, the middle door was open all day and night, whether it was an official visiting or a subordinate, all the middle door was wide open to enter.

Ordinary people don't care anymore, but some ultra-conservative officials are undoubtedly very repulsive about this.

Or as Wang Ju himself said, he and Sima Guang and Wang Anshi are three different types of people, and they are destined to have serious conflicts, even if Wang Anshi is closer to Wang Ju's theory, he will not accept Wang Ju's ideas.

That was Wang Ju, Shen Kuo didn't dare to risk the world's disapproval to do so.

Walked in.

Shen Kuo instructed his wife to make tea.

During the Chinese New Year, they first greeted each other.

Then Wang Ju got down to business and asked, "Is Limin Prison safe now?" ”

"It's still not peaceful." Shen Kuo frowned and said.

In order to make a profit, Limin supervised the establishment of workshops and made various equipment. Shen Kuo got the pressure cooker out. Some people also began to try to buy steam engines for irrigation.

In general, though. Its future profits are mainly related to the steam engine, but now the cost of the steam engine is too high, and it is forced to be very expensive, and there are two fatal problems, various technologies have not been perfected, which means that its parts are often damaged, and if damaged, they must be repaired, but it is impossible for this small number of parts. Let's buy a store in each state and county, so it really doesn't cost anything? Also, in addition to the craftsmen of the Limin Prison, how many people can repair this thing?

These three flaws affected its sales.

However, the bank division is constantly paying dividends, so the shareholders of the deed shares are constantly arguing.

Can't blame them for arguing, many of these shareholders who have joined have a bit of background, and secondly, the Limin Supervisor is different from the Banking Division, and the Limin Supervisor court has hardly paid a penny, and it is completely empty gloves white wolves......

So the more I think about it, the more I feel unbalanced.

And there's more. Shen Kuo was so anxious that he wanted to get out of the sea of suffering, so he continued to take craftsmen to research and develop. Only when larger and more perfect steam engines and related machines appeared, rails could be laid on the side of the three gates, and locomotives could be used instead of manual transportation.

These R&D are very expensive, and undoubtedly share their profits.

"Brother Cun, I'm here to solve these problems for you."

"Taibao, tell me."

"First, you can reaffirm to them that although the current profit is indeed a little thin, it is not much, as long as it grows safely for more than ten years, its profit will be several times more than that of the bank. If anyone doesn't want to, they can quit at any time, and I'll let the merchants on the other side take their place. ”

"Taibao, its prospects, I have said many times."

"That's different, you said it before, I said it, but I didn't say it deeply, and I didn't explicitly say that they were allowed to quit. In fact, you haven't figured out the reason for their quarrel, in fact, when it was first established, I said that this matter will not be much profit for the time being, but its prospects are extremely bright, so these businessmen and gentry are rushing to join. Why, one is that it won't lose money, will it lose money? ”

Shen Kuo shook his head, just earning less.

"Secondly, joining the Limin Prison is equivalent to having a relationship with the imperial court, and with this article, it is extremely tempting for ordinary businessmen. And is it more than 10 million? ”

10 million is a lot, but how many rich families are there in the capital?

Only 10,000 guan family property in the capital can be regarded as a well-off family, 100,000 guan family property can be regarded as a middle-rich family, and only one million guan family property can be regarded as a huge wealth.

A dozen super-rich families can gather this 10 million yuan.

In fact, there was no serious investigation, if it was a serious investigation, I am afraid that there would have been tens of millions of super-rich people in the Song Dynasty at this time.

It does not have the harsh conditions of the banking department, first to buy silk materials, the time is so short, how difficult it is to buy enough silk materials, and then it is not copper coins and silk silks, but gold and silver must be paid before they can join.

Therefore, it seems that the banking department is very lively, but it is the people who collect the money first.

"Why is it noisy, there is a proverb among the people, if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing the goods. The main reason is that they compare themselves with the banking company, and then they feel that their hearts are unbalanced. ”

"yes, yes."

"Although they are arguing, although they feel unbalanced, have they ever thought about quitting?"

"Not bad!"

"This is the first solution, the second solution, is to have a targeted promotion, the starting scope can not be too large, in the dozens of state capitals around the capital to promote, and then recruit franchisees from these dozens of state capitals."

"Franchisees?" Shen Kuo said he was a little dizzy.

"Brother Cun, do you remember how bamboo paper and snow salt were sold in the first place? In fact, it's almost the same, that is, those who are interested in the store, the Limin Supervisor sells parts to them, and trains repair personnel for them, the machine is broken, some parts are sold, and someone repairs it, so will the buyer still have concerns? Moreover, Limin Jian is constantly selling parts and components, and it can also make some profits. ”

"Yes, that's a good idea."

Although they are indeed very expensive, they are highly efficient, and think about how long it takes to irrigate a hundred acres of land by pulling a water truck by manpower. And manpower really doesn't need money?

Ordinary people still can't afford it, but some large households have arable land that often reaches thousands of acres and tens of thousands of acres, and there is no doubt that these machines are the best choice.

"The third solution is travel agencies."

"Travel agency?"

"It's starting to make a profit."

The travel agency has also been running for several years, but it has not paid dividends in recent years, but has continuously invested its profits. Now there are more than 400 inns. Nearly 300 liquor stores. The reason why there are fewer liquor stores than inns. It is not cost-effective to set up a single wine store in some small counties or small towns, so the wine store and the inn are jointly organized. At the same time, a large number of boats, carriages and horses were purchased.

In addition to the main line, there are dozens of branch lines.

However, there are still very few people who choose "national tours", and most of them choose short and medium-term tours, such as starting from Hangzhou to see Jiangning. Yes, you can go back. Or a little farther away, go to Jiangzhou to see Lushan, and go farther, go to Jinghu South Road to take a look at Hengshan, and come back quickly.

But its emergence has indeed brought many positive significance, such as how much it has stimulated some economies and broadened everyone's horizons, just like Lingnan and Yunnan. In the hearts of the people of the Central Plains is mysterious and fearful, but with the arrival of some tourists. This veil is also torn off, so it is undoubtedly conducive to civilized communication.

Wang Ju also did one thing, last year, more than a dozen tourists from the whole country in the capital returned to the capital after the autumn, and Wang Ju summoned them to Zhongmen to inquire about the situation in various places.

The year before last, it was built on a large scale across the country, what is the effect? I only listened to the report of the local officials.

Although the tourists are all choosing routes, one is to be local safety, especially public security, and the other is more developed areas, but listen to the views of these people, it is also a supplement, really not to see and hear?

This is also a function.

Because it gradually became famous, it also began to charge, but this fee is still very low, the main source is still those inns and liquor stores and the profits from the sale of handicrafts from all over the world, but because of the emphasis on hygiene, these inns and liquor stores have gradually become famous in the local area, so the profits have been increasing.

Wang Ju is leaving the capital, this is the last bond, but if it is handed over to the inner library or to the third division, Wang Ju is undecided.

In the end, after thinking about it, I decided to hand it over to the Limin Prison.

Doesn't it mean that the imperial court did not contribute any capital, but now it is out, because of continuous investment, its fixed assets are worth more than one million guan, even if you throw away the shares of some powerful and barbarian chieftains in the south who are close to the Song Dynasty, it has reached nearly one million guan.

Moreover, its management difficulty is relatively high, and it is handed over to the Limin Supervisor, and the private person occupies half of the deed shares, so he can continue to operate carefully. If it is handed over to the inner treasury or the third division, it may not be able to operate well.

With this profit and assets, then the pressure on Shen Kuo can be further relieved.

In addition, Shinong Industry and Commerce, including Shen Kuo himself, all despised it.

It's really important, not just the steam engine and other related machines. If you want to improve its quality, you must constantly improve the smelting and casting process, which is not only beneficial to the country, but also can be said to be the prototype of industry!

With the profits of the travel agency, the opposition is smaller, and it can last for a long time. Although Wang Ju went to the other side in the future, he also hoped that the Song Dynasty would continue to prosper. Otherwise, he wouldn't have worked so hard...... And how important is the development of industry?

Shen Kuozhi wrote.

"Brother Cun, time flies, there are still a few months left, I will leave the capital, and it is time for this travel agency to be handed over."

"Thank you, Taibao." In this way, Shen Kuo no longer refused.

"But there's one thing to keep in mind."

Its profits mainly come from various inns and wine shops, including two large inns in the capital, and it is normal for people in the capital to run out, and people outside the capital also want to run to the capital.

But the difficulty lies in this, the accounts are prone to confusion, and it is easy to be greedy by the shopkeepers.

Therefore, when it was established, Wang Ju adopted the practice of dividends and hired economic people from all over the world as shopkeepers, but instead of paying salaries, he regarded 20% of the profits of his residence as dividends as salaries.

At the same time, we keep sending special people down to check, one is the accounts, the second is hygiene, and the third is the attitude towards the guests.

Use this to urge the shopkeepers to operate carefully, the better they operate, the higher the income they will get, but inaction, poor attitude towards guests, or unclean hygiene, one, two, three will leave, nothing. If you are greedy for ink, you will not only lose this high-paying career, but also send it to the government to eat a lawsuit.

It is precisely because of this system that although there are still some loopholes, it can ensure the normal operation of all industries.

What Wang Ju instructed was this system, and it must not be destroyed.

Walking out of the Shen family, Qiong Niang was a little dazed, after all, she was from the capital. I have the deepest feelings for the capital.

Wang Ju was full of lightness. Travel socialized out. Next is Helan Stone, and in the autumn, the craftsmen of the Limin Prison and the economic people of various industries will also evacuate from the Central Plains one after another.

However, this support has also trained a large number of talents for the other side.

There are also banks on the other side, but there is no complicated relationship like the Song Dynasty, which was sharpened in the Song Dynasty. It will be more than enough to do things on the other side.

Of course, it won't get rid of it all at once, just like a travel agency, trying to hand over one by one, at least for a few months.

As for these craftsmen and economists, they may have been retreating until next year, and this year it is impossible to withdraw all at once.

After all of them are cleared, Gao Tao or some people will only be dumbfounded in the future, will it be possible for them to go to various ports to arrest various maritime merchants?

The group went around again.

Blind turnaround.

I also went to the tile shop to see the artist's performance.

They didn't go home until it was dark.

Just arrived at the doorstep. The old porter said, "Taibao, in the afternoon." A pretty maid came to the house and asked Taibao to remember this sentence, looking back, Changtian Donglong, who is the most charming, remnant Xueyi people, Mo Shang Xiaoxiao. ”

"This sentence is good, what about the whole small order?" Qiongniang laughed.

"Second lady, after the little maid finished speaking, she left, without saying the whole small order."

Qiongniang turned her head to look at Wang Jule.

In fact, at the beginning, Wang Juna Qiongniang, not many people cared.

Later, in various places, he was always the chief officer, not the staff officer, and the chief officer was the parent officer, the parents of the people, and they only looked up to him, and no one thought about anything else.

It wasn't until the last time I returned to the capital to serve as the governor that everyone noticed Qiongniang, who had been with Wang Ju.

The concubines of the Song Dynasty had a very low status and did not even have the right to feed their own children, such as the biological mother of the little lady of the Di family. The same is true for the imperial palace, such as Song Renzong's biological mother, such as Zhao Xu's biological mother.

Unless there is one circumstance, just like after the death of Fan Zhongyan's wife, the famous prostitute concubine in Raozhou not only gave birth to Fan Zhongyan's fourth son, Fan Chun, but also Fan Chunren, the children of Fan Zhongyan's ex-wife Li, and others are very filial to this concubine, but that's it, she didn't become a wife, but the so-called Mrs. Ru.

But anyway, even so, it's better than marrying into a poor family.

Don't talk about the Song Dynasty, just like later generations, why are so many little girls willing to be ** three wives and four wives, without him, poor couples mourn!

If this is the case, not many people have paid attention to Guan Jian's feelings for Qiongniang, called Xiao Niang, but she is actually the second lady of the Wang family.

Therefore, some leaders in the capital are excited, Qiongniang can be the second mother of the Wang family, why can't we be the third mother and fourth mother of the Wang Xianggong's family.

Therefore, there are always some leaders who hold themselves beautiful and moving, and are talented and find reasons to approach Wang Ju.

Wang Ju and his wife are used to it.

Wang Ju said: "Tao Weng Weng, if there is such a guest next time, you can directly refuse for me, don't report to me." ”

"Okay."

However, after Qiongniang entered the house, she asked: "Looking back, who is the most charming, the remnant snow Yiren, Mo is small." Who wrote this? ”

"If you don't have a full order, how can you know, I didn't write it anyway, and I haven't written many poems."

"Actually, this sentence is really good."

"If you look at the small order, and look at the small order written by Da Su."

"The little order he wrote is too vulgar."

"You don't understand, after a few years, future generations will respect Da Su, and the small orders written by Da Su are not all arrogant, and many small orders are also very graceful."

That's it, and then both of them forgot about it.

Travel agency handover.

This matter quickly reached Zhao Ji's ears, and after hearing it, he was a little confused in his eyes, no matter whether Wang Ju would be an overseas king if he went to the other side, but this meant that Wang Ju was preparing for his retirement from now on.

He thought for a long time and came to Wang's house with his son Zhao Maid.

It's not very far, out of the Xuande Gate, walk southeast for a while.

Wang Ju immediately greeted him and said, "See Your Majesty, Your Highness." ”

Then welcomed the father and son to the house, and looked at Zhao Maid, this little Zhezong still didn't look very healthy, but a little better than the original.

Therefore, he said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness should also exercise moderately. ”

Zhao Ji nodded.

He had a deep understanding that when the fiasco of Yongle City came, Zhao Ji fell seriously ill. It was almost life-threatening. If not. Wang Ju told him to be wary, and he wouldn't listen to it. This is still the reason for poor health, if the health is good, it is just to hear about the fiasco, at most sad, why is it seriously ill?

Qiongniang immediately came over to make tea.

Wang Juyu sat down.

Zhao Ji pulled Wang Ju up and let Zhao Maid sit down.

"Your Majesty......" Wang Ju was very puzzled, don't think that Zhao Maid is just a prince. That's not the prince, but the prince, the prince, it's just that Zhao Ji hasn't been canonized yet.

"Wang Qing, sit down, I came here because I have something to trust."

"Your Majesty, why do you say this, if you have something to ask, how can you use the word."

"Wang Qing. As the maid grows older, he needs to be taught his homework by Confucianism. ”

"Yes." Wang Judao, it turned out that Zhao Maid was not very old, and it was okay to be literate, but now that he is getting older, he has to send someone to teach him seriously.

"This candidate must be cautious, first of all, he must be good at learning, secondly, he must be upright, and finally he must not be broad."

"Your Majesty, this is a great wisdom." Wang Ju said with relief.

This is to cultivate the future of the country, not ordinary people, especially the last sentence, can not be broad, so that Wang Ju is very satisfied, no matter what, he has more or less had a good impact on Zhao Ji.

"But I thought about it again and again, but I couldn't find a suitable candidate, so I wanted to use Qing as a servant's attendant."

"Your Majesty, it's not proper," Wang Ju immediately refused: "The minister has long been unable to study Confucianism for the sake of mathematics, and although the minister is worthy of the Great Song Dynasty, there are too many controversies to serve as His Highness's attendant." ”

"Math is fine."

"Your Majesty, the minister has commented on Emperor Renzong before, he doesn't know anything, he will only be an official, but he will only be a good official! Therefore, His Royal Highness is not learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, so if you don't do it well, it will hurt Your Highness. For example, Li Yu has a talent that shines through the ages, but he has become a mediocre lord of the country. Because a person's energy is limited, as Your Majesty, learn Confucianism well, but not Confucianism, but learn the principle of being a person and loving the people in Confucianism, which is okay for Your Highness. This math can be taken seriously, but it is not necessary to learn it. ”

It's not mathematics, it's mathematical, physical and chemical!

"Wang Qing!" Zhao Ji was a little displeased.

Wang Ju was helpless and said: "If Your Majesty has to issue an edict and the minister will be His Highness's attendant, the minister can agree to take time to give some lectures for His Highness in these few months, but it may not be mathematics or Confucianism." ”

Wang Ju said a little vaguely, I don't teach mathematics and Confucianism, but I will teach how to be a man and govern the country, but now Zhao Fu has not yet become the prince, Wang Ju did not say it directly.

"And if the minister is the servant, then the minister also recommends three people, with Cai Gong as the Taifu, the real Taifu, and then Fan Gong and Zhang Shangying as the servants."

"Zhang Shangying?"

"In terms of ethics, Fan Gong and Zhang Shangying are also, but Fan Gong is conservative, so he uses Zhang Shangying as a supplement. But there is one rule, only to teach learning, not to participate in other ......"

In fact, this article is to release the suspicion in Zhao Ji's heart, three or four super ministers have become Zhao Hui's teachers, what if Zhao Ji is cranky, of course, it will not threaten his position now, but what will happen to Zhao Fu when he grows up in the future?

However, that maybe, what is wrong with this stroke, or eat a little more wine, or occasionally feel a cold, and say that the attack will occur, but Wang Ju can't say it.

But why let Cai do be the crown prince?

If Cai did become the crown prince, would he still help Zhao Hao?

"However, I want to take Qing as the master."

"Your Majesty, it's okay for the minister to be the Taibao, it's not appropriate for the Taifu, there are really a lot of disputes. For example, there are some rumors outside that I came back this time to coax Your Majesty and get some people to go to the other side. There are also some bold people who say that His Majesty valued the gold and silver on the other side, and sold many people to the other side in disguise. The actual minister was also speechless, if these desperate people were openly sold, how much would a family of people be worth? And the day before yesterday, the guard Wang Zichuan brothers, the guards of the minister's family, heard someone talking on the road, the Liao envoy came to our court and said that once I went to Shaanxi, the Liao State would send troops to attack our Great Song Dynasty, and our Great Song Dynasty would have to fight with Song and Xia at that time, and the country would be in danger. Did the Liao envoy say such a thing? ”

"There's such a rumor out there?"

"Pass it on, the clear ones will clear themselves, and the turbid ones will be turbid," Wang Ju said generously: "Wang Zishan took that person to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion and made a record, but then the minister went to Kaifeng Mansion. He reprimanded the man. Let the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture release him. Therefore, the minister has always said that His Majesty is the minister's reliance. Without His Majesty's support and trust, the minister could not do anything. Don't talk about the capital, even if you go to Shaanxi, I'm afraid there will be some rumors. ”

"Wang Qing, please rest assured, I am not a sentence."

"The minister knows that His Majesty's mind is quite similar to that of Emperor Guangwu, but the minister went to the other side, first, he fought with these people. It's really tiring, and the second is not completely successful. ”

"Huh?"

"Your Majesty, the minister just went to the other side, not as some people think, to be an overseas king, overseas just those people, and also scattered on various islands, the largest city is not as prosperous as Zhongzhou in my dynasty, a big county, what is the significance of this overseas king? It's better to serve as a governor of our dynasty. But the minister went to the other side. In addition to wanting to rest, there is also the need for mathematics. For the sake of technology. ”

"The teacher once wrote "One", in addition to the Qin Sui and the Western Jin Dynasty, the two Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and then our dynasty, each dynasty was very peaceful for decades, there are two reasons, can mix the day, are a generation of heroes, so can level the world can also govern the world, in addition to the endless wars, the population is small, and the arable land is not tight. With the development of the country, various problems have also come. However, with the other side, it has found a way out for the evacuation of the population, but this is still a symptom, and the root cause of the problem is still the state's continuous adjustment, reducing the merger and the gap between the rich and the poor, and the people do not suffer from the lack of wealth but from inequality. Only by combining internal and external can the country be long-lasting. ”

"But the minister also wants to add that not only these two internal and external governance, but also the improvement of technology, can also be conducive to the long-term stability of the country. Just like artillery, it exerted great power in the Battle of Pingxia City. This is the military aspect, as well as the livelihood aspect. A few days ago, the minister went to Shen Kuo's house and handed over the travel agency to Liminjian, and he was concentrating on developing more advanced steam locomotives for three-door transportation. But if the technology advances a little more, what impact will it have on our dynasty if it is used for transportation of hundreds of miles or thousands of miles? ”

Zhao Ji was excited and asked, "Okay?" ”

"It will work in the future."

If it is a modern train, it is impossible, but what Wang Ju is referring to is just a very backward locomotive, a large steam locomotive, pulling dozens of cars, each car is not fifty tons of goods, but only one or two thousand catties, so the technical requirements for roads and bridges are not very high.

But even this backward locomotive cannot succeed without decades of research and development.

All aspects of technology are backward, so the progress of research and development is hindered.

"It's just one aspect, there's a lot more. However, in my dynasty research and development, there are too many controversies, only the other side can have a quiet environment, the minister went to the other side, most of the time not in Wen City in Feng City, Feng City has been handed over to the imperial court, the court has officials stationed there every year, what is the situation, Your Majesty can edict the minister. ”

"Wang Qing ......"

"Your Majesty, this is what a minister should do, the minister is a Song person, and the death is a Song ghost. Besides, from Renzong's gift of books to the ministers, to the respect of the first emperor and His Majesty, the ministers went to the other side, can they forget the kindness of the Great Song Dynasty to the ministers? ”

What else can Zhao Ji say!

Therefore, before leaving, he asked Zhao Maid to give a deep gift and said: "Maid, Zi'an is not a Taifu, but he is your real Taifu forever." ”

"Your Majesty," Wang Ju hurriedly avoided and said, "You want to kill your ministers." ”

But after the father and son left, Qiong Niang immediately asked: "Official, Your Majesty is a little abnormal." ”

"It's not abnormal, I'm going to Shaanxi, if there is, I have to make it clear implicitly, and I handed over the travel agency to the Limin Supervisor, and the official family heard about it, and also came to ask, but I said that on that part, the official family no longer needs to ask. But in the hearts of the officials, there is indeed some reluctance for me to leave the Song Dynasty. ”

Wang Ju only said half of it, this is gone, if you can't get it, it's good, and I'm a little reluctant.

If Wang Ju really doesn't leave, even if Zhao Ji can still live safely, after pacifying Western Xia, he will be jealous.

And Zhao Ji has been worried about whether he will go to the other side to be an overseas king, at this time, the other side is definitely inseparable from the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty also has a lot of dependence on the other side, taxes, technology, gold and silver, products, if you look farther, how many Song people are fed by the trade on the other side, so there are Wang Ju's words.

The Lantern Festival is coming, the country is "small", and there are several great victories in the northwest, and this year's Lantern Festival is particularly lively. However, the travel agency over there continued to hand over, which made many people sigh in their hearts.

But just after the Lantern Festival, Yin Wangzhen of Kaifeng Mansion came to Wang's house and said, "Taibao, there is a line of leaders who have sued you." (To be continued.) )