"King Hanli, please take a seat." Wang Ju said.

Hanli III sat down, and Wang Ju asked the concubine to make tea.

"Shaobao, I don't understand, are you also afraid of the Liao people?"

"I'm not afraid of the Liao, but I want to take care of the overall situation. King of Heli County, let me ask you, is the Song army led by Zhang Zihou strong? ”

"Strong, I also want to thank you and Zhang Zhizhou."

"But where is the power? There are nothing more than three strips, excellent armor, serious military discipline and cooperation, and all cavalry. ”

"Shao Bao is right, this cavalry is really powerful."

"But have you ever thought about what kind of scene it will be when the Liao State has hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and the northern region of Hebei is mostly a large plain with a horse and a flat river, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry will rush over?"

Anyway, it is impossible for the Liao State to threaten the city of Zhancheng, so it doesn't matter if the third emperor squirts a train with his mouth. However, as soon as Wang Ju said this, Han Li III thought about it again, and he also gasped.

"Actually, I won't be afraid of these cavalry, Guan Jian has another country in the northwest of my country, Western Xia, which has restrained a large number of elite troops in my court."

That's what's important.

There are three good examples in Wang Ju's mind.

The relationship between China and the bear in the north in the previous life, and Putin the Great.

Good man, Putin the Great, good friend, polar bear.

If this is the case, what kind of country is New China that has suppressed New China for nearly 40 years and has not dared to breathe? Who embezzled more than one million square kilometers of land in the Celestial Empire, so that Outer Mongolia could not return?

Therefore, the two countries are just forced by US imperialism to huddle together to keep warm. As for friends. Don't take it seriously. Otherwise, the polar bears would not have sold a large number of advanced weapons to the southern monkeys, disgusting China.

But the two countries are huddled together for warmth. But it's right.

And then there's the country of the little slope. Guangguang is barely a good comrade, while Long Long is purely a white-eyed wolf, making Po a country a stronghold of anti-China banana people. But the Celestial Empire also has a way to deal with him, and that is to dig a grand canal in Thailand. When this Grand Canal comes out, whether it can be profitable or not, at least Po Guo will stop cooking. Seeing that it was not good, Long Long immediately changed his tune and repeatedly opposed Occupy Central. In this way, he made a gesture of goodwill to the Celestial Empire. Sure enough, considering all aspects, the Grand Canal Celestial Empire is no longer discussed.

Therefore, although Long Long is a white-eyed wolf, it shows that his diplomatic methods are relatively tactful.

and then to the unruly fat third brother, there is no way, the Celestial Empire really needs the fat three to buffer. However, without the support of the Celestial Empire, can Fat San still rule?

Forced by the needs of the international form, the country had to swallow its anger, but the Celestial Empire has developed to a certain point, as long as it can completely defend the coastal sea, I believe that the Celestial Empire will definitely kick this wolf away! The first two are examples of success. The latter is an illustration of stupidity.

In general, Khali III was rather clumsy diplomatically.

Cochin threatened. So he seduced the Song Dynasty to send troops. The Song Dynasty sent troops, and you also sent troops to occupy the city. Well, however, the man began to put up the bench and watch the show.

If he had occupied the city at that time and sent troops, would Guo Kui have hastily withdrawn his troops from the banks of the Fuliang River despite the opposition of many generals? Perhaps because the center of gravity of the Song Dynasty was in the north, Zhancheng could also reap a lot of benefits and obtain a large area of land south of Thang Long City from the Song Dynasty.

However, because of his small calculations, as a result, Guo Kui withdrew his troops back, and Han Li III was dumbfounded and hurriedly stationed a large army in the north. If Wang Ju did not appear, because the Champa troops were stationed in the north, Zhenla took advantage of the loophole and broke through the royal capital of Champang. This person also fled to Cochin for refuge. It's a big joke.

But to be on the throne, it can't be said that he is stupid.

Therefore, he immediately understood: "Shaobao's meaning, that is, if the Western Xia is not resolved, there is no need for the Great Song Dynasty to make enemies with the Liao State?" ”

"Exactly."

"That's my mistake."

"I can't say that you are wrong, in short, I am very touched that you can enter Beijing again. But it's best not to come to the capital again next time, just send an envoy. ”

This is like Zhao Ji never suggesting how to change the law, he is the last line of defense, which cannot be "exposed", as long as it is not exposed, there will be room for buffering. Wang Ju also meant this, as long as Khali III did not come to the capital, even if the envoy made any misunderstanding, Hali III would have room for buffering.

After all, the current Song Dynasty is not Li Shimin's time, looking around, even the prancing horse to Afghanistan is at a loss and there is no opponent.

And the dirtiness in the court, Wang Ju didn't want to explain it to him.

Wang Ju sent Han Li away, and Zhang Shangying came again.

This is a very interesting person, even his words are interesting, the word Tianjue.

However, Wang Juluo was a little stunned.

The New Year's Day was the longest holiday in the Song Dynasty, and the holiday lasted almost 20 days. But not all officials will be on vacation, and each important ministry will send one or two officials to stay behind to prevent emergencies.

However, those who are often left behind are honest officials who are kind people...... and they will be deceived.

But Wang Ju kept Zhang Shangying this year.

It's not that Zhang Shangying is honest, but how do you look at it, especially in the middle book.

Just like Wang Ju, if he hadn't been tempered for many years, even if he was in Zhiqingzhou, he would have no clue when he arrived in Zhongshu.

Also, the holy minister Li Xin, no less than Fang Du of the Tang Dynasty, it was under his auspices that there was the most powerful rule of the Song Dynasty, the rule of Xianping. It's just that this person is terrifyingly low-key, so he is often ignored by future generations. But he is such a powerful person, and he entered Dongfu as a deputy minister for the first time, and he didn't do a good job.

Therefore, Zhang Shangying seems to have suffered a loss from staying in Zhongshu, but in fact, this is a good time for him to really have a comprehensive understanding of Zhongshu alone!

So Wang Ju is a little strange.

Zhang Shangying sat down generously, and in terms of free and easy posture, even Wang Ju when he was a teenager was far inferior to this person.

Wang Ju smiled.

Zhang Shangying said: "Prince, I received a sparse performance from Yu Chong, the governor of Gyeongju, in Zhongshu. ”

"Gyeongju?"

Zhang Shangying immediately knew that Wang Ju was thinking wrong, and immediately said: "That's the case, has the prince helped a little Zuyang in Gyeongju?" ”

It is impossible to bring out the newspapers from all over the country casually, and that day was a special event for Wang Zhen, who was afraid of destroying Wang Ju's scrap and boycott of the law. I took the risk to do it. That's it. If it goes out. Wang Zhen must be sad, Wang Ju did not report it, and he will also be impeached by many ministers.

However, Zhang Shangying faintly felt that this might be a big deal, but he couldn't think clearly, and he didn't bring it out, but he could convey what was said in the recital to Wang Ju.

"Remember, a carpet merchant."

"Prince. Over the years, he has invested more than 100,000 yuan to develop a new textile machinery. This mechanical energy twists the wool into very thin threads. By the way, Gyeongju also sent samples. ”

Zhang Shangying took out a roll of wool from his arms.

Of course, whether Zhang Shangying is good or Yu Chong is good, I can't clearly know its significance. But the two of them are not those stupid officials, including Yu Chong, after Zu Yang offered this thing, he also faintly felt that the matter was not trivial, so he immediately reported the matter to the imperial court.

Wang Ju took the yarn. It was still coarse compared to the high-grade yarns of his later generations. With many joints. However, the quality of the wool is impeccable, and the real pure wool fabric is incomparably soft in the hand.

"Oh my God, it could bring about a revolution."

"So powerful?"

"Think about it, if you use it to weave into clothes, winter comes, and you wear it, how would you feel?"

This still comes back to the question of how the ancients spent the winter.

Before the Song Dynasty, there was absolutely no cotton clothing, and there were many ways for the rich to spend the winter, fur coats, and the poor had to wear thick kudzu clothes and linen clothes, but no matter whether they were rich or poor, they had to raise charcoal pots at home, so when winter came, the whole country needed a lot of charcoal and bamboo charcoal.

Although there was a fabric similar to woolen socks, it was not a thread, but it was forcibly twisted together like a felt blanket, and if it was not washed, it was all scattered.

Driven by Wang Ju, cotton is planted in a large area, but the price of all kinds of cotton coats and jackets is relatively high, if a cotton coat costs three or four dollars, the sales volume is limited, but a cotton coat only costs a few hundred dollars, this gap is too big.

However, compared with warm clothes such as woolen sweaters and woolen coats, the biggest disadvantage of cotton clothes is that they are too cystic. Especially for fighters, it is quite inconvenient to fight in thick cotton coats. Therefore, many people in the northwest who are not afraid of the cold still wear short jackets of animal skins in the training or marching of the army.

But this is not the reason for the "revolution", the reason for the real revolution is that its appearance will inevitably attract crazy buying, and more people will join the industry. Its raw materials are very limited, so if you want to get more wool, you must have more pasture, and even because of the serious lack of grassland in the Song Dynasty, some people will force the people to return to grazing.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"No, Zuyang's technology is still a manual technology, which is inefficient and not enough to produce the harm of sheep eating people. On the contrary, because of its appearance, it will bring more vitality to the poor people in the northwest. Especially in the Xihe area. If the officials do anything more to promote the cultivation of alfalfa and other pastures, the income of the people in the Xihe area will immediately surge, which is conducive to the rapid integration of this area into our Great Song Dynasty. If the imperial court induces it properly, a new type of industry with millions of dollars will appear. ”

Because of the lack of material sources, this industry will not reach the heights of the cotton industry. But it's definitely more than a million a year.

However, Wang Ju groaned for a moment: "But there is a ......"

"What?"

Hundreds of thousands, thinking about the money Zuyang has made in the past few years, I am afraid that because of his own words, all of it will be smashed on research and development.

In fact, in terms of R&D investment with the other side, this money is not much. Guan Jian has invested a lot on the other side, and has not even seen the shadow of artillery and steam engines, but with research and development, casting, smelting, materials and other technologies have been rapidly improved, and have been put into application in other aspects.

However, if Zuyang doesn't succeed, all these hundreds of thousands of guan will be lost.

Wang Ju was stunned for a moment, and said: "Tianjue, you go back to the middle school to write a note to discuss a new issue, that is, patents." ”

"Patents?"

"It is that every technology is developed, it belongs to the developer and the funder, if others want to own, they must negotiate with the owner, if they do not have their permission, others use the technology, they must be punished by law."

"Prince, what if the owner is not willing to sell, or extort others at a high price?"

"Brother Tianjue, just like this teacup in my hand, I bought it back for 600 yuan per piece, but if the merchant is sold for 600 yuan, can I ask the government to send someone to arrest him? Since ancient times, it is precisely because of the lack of relevant measures and laws in this area that in order to prevent others from stealing, the master has to try to protect himself. Then, for various reasons, many crafts were lost, which is a pity. This is one of them. The second is the cost of prevention. Just as in the past, Yanzhou merchants set up bamboo paper workshops in Hangzhou, and in order to prevent others from stealing their technology, they sent people to take care of each important workshop, and in order to keep the craftsmen confidential, they were given high prices. If these costs are removed, can bamboo paper be sold cheaper, and more scholars will be able to use bamboo paper? ”

"Prince, bamboo paper is not cheap now......"

If it is handed over to the Gao family, the state will not be able to collect taxes, so there will be no good deeds such as donating bamboo paper in poor states and counties, and the price of bamboo paper will also rise......

Therefore, Wang Ju hated this city law very much.

"Tianjue, I only said that before the workshop was handed over to the Gao family, and you have also seen the importance of new technologies, such as the comparison of the cost of drying salt and boiling salt, the cost of bamboo paper, and this loom, and so on. These have invested huge R&D costs. If you don't protect it and let others steal it, who wants to invest a lot of money in research? Therefore, the third effect is that once the country has the protection of the law, then more people will invest in the research and development of various technologies. Then the cost of all kinds of goods will become cheaper and cheaper, and it will also push more people to become richer. ”

In this way, Zhang Shangying understood.

He sighed: "Prince, in the imperial examination back then, the king was the real champion. ”

Zhang Shangying and Wang Ju are both scientific jinshi in the second year of Zhiping, Wang Ju is a little better, and he has a second grade, while Zhang Shangying is very miserable, and he is the end of the top three.

However, many of the Jinshi who ranked high in the imperial examination that year were mostly unknown to everyone.

"A good performance in the imperial examination does not necessarily mean that you are politically talented, this is just a way for the country to recruit talents."

"Zhongye, Prince, I found that there is a talent in Zhongshu."

"Who is it?"

"Cai Yuanchang."

"Cai Jing?" Wang Ju was silent for a while before he said, "Tianjue, how many hearts does a person have?" ”

"Only one."

"No, a man should have two hearts."

Cai Jing has to guard against it. If it's someone else, forget it, but Zhang Shangying and Wang Ju also kindly want to remind them. (To be continued.) )