Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 291
When Cao Bin heard that such a big businessman said that it was [-]% for [-]%, he was very happy for a while. He secretly thought that the Sun family and his son were indeed loyal people who served the country. He must tell the officials well when he went back.

Little does he know that the cost of this sintering furnace will continue to fall as people become more skilled. In fact, 40 is already about the same now, and when the small steel furnace next door is built, it can be won within [-]. Nothing is impossible.

"Brother Cao, if the Military Commission becomes a shareholder, after all 24 furnaces are put into production, the annual income will probably exceed tens of millions. Use this money to support the army, provide pensions and welfare for soldiers, even if it is not enough, it should be comparable. It’s far away.”

"Yes, yes, what about the labor?"

"Employment is not bad. This is just a trial production, and there are already nearly [-] workers. After the actual production, this number will at least increase several times. However, given the current population size of Luoyang, the recruitment of this glass factory alone is not enough. It’s all a little stretched.”

Cao Bin knew the elegant meaning after hearing the sound of the piano, and smiled and said: "I understand what you mean. The officials have already considered your difficulties. This time to defeat the Southern Han Dynasty, in addition to the surrender of soldiers, there are also tens of thousands of craftsmen who are migrating north. By then, all I'll transfer them to you. In addition, the Southern Han Dynasty focused on commerce, and there were countless wealthy gentry and wealthy merchants. The official government means that those with a fortune of tens of thousands must also move north with their property. However, the land price in Kaifeng is quite expensive now, and there is not so much space for them. If we build a new house, we might as well settle it in Luoyang. If you think about it, it won't be long before it arrives. Brother Chun, don't blame the officials for punishing you. He treats you father and son very well."

Sun Chunming nodded and said, "I know, father and son will always remember the favor of the government, but revival of Luoyang requires water transportation. The amount of work is really not small, and Brother Cao will need a lot of help at that time."

"That's natural. Whatever is needed to repair the river is obligatory. The officials are also very fond of the matter of repairing the river. They specially sent His Highness as an envoy. All manpower and material resources can be deployed at will. The officials have said that it is Nan Even if Tang doesn’t fight, we must first repair the canal.”

The father and son of the Sun family laughed and said nothing. They naturally knew the determination of the government to build the canal, but whether it can be built well is another matter. At least as far as he knows, people have proposed to build the canal every year for more than 150 years in the Northern Song Dynasty. River, until the Jingkang Incident, no construction was started.

Of course, on the one hand, this was because the ministers were afraid of moving the capital and gave up their hard-earned family properties in Kaifeng, so they opposed it. On the other hand, it was also because of the Northern Song Dynasty's strategy of focusing on the north and neglecting the west. Guanzhong was no longer important to the Song Dynasty.

Historically, Yang Guangxiu’s canal ran all the way from Hangzhou to Luoyang, and connected Luoyang with Chang’an, truly connecting the whole country. At that time, Luoyang was connected to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and Guanzhong in the west. It was really the best in the world. The place of wealth, and the entire Tang Dynasty enjoyed the benefits of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and there were almost no river transportation projects, because this generation of people has already done what the next ten generations should do, and there is nothing to repair. Just clean up some dirt regularly.

However, with the separatist regime at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty did not even do such things as cleaning up the sediment, and this kind of thing has always been hard to return. It will be repaired after the river becomes shallower and shallower until it is completely dry. The difficulty is about the same as reopening one, and because of this, Guanzhong, without the benefit of the canal, is gradually withering, and it has never recovered from its former glory.

So now, goods from the south can only go eastward when they reach Kaifeng, not the west.

Of course, what really matters at the moment is only a short section from Kaifeng to Luoyang. As long as this short section is completed, the water transport will also be open. Even if it is still not as good as Kaifeng's position in the river transport, at least there is no need to worry. will starve to death.

Sun Yue suddenly said: "Brother Cao, I heard that the deputy envoy this time is Du Shenzhao, the official uncle. I have never heard of this person before. I wonder what kind of character he is?"

Cao Bin's face turned slightly bitter when he heard this, and said: "But he is a vulgar person. He is neither civilized nor military, and he is not a good person. When the official family was in trouble, he took great care of the three brothers of the official family, and even I have given relief many times, and I am very close to the official family, but since the official family has become an official family..."

Sun Chunming said with a smile: "From now on, the world will belong to my nephew's family, so relying on the kindness of the official family, how greedy and despicable are you?"

Cao Bin bitterly said: "That's right, if this person is in the government, he will inevitably harm the other party. He is greedy for money, and he is more than successful. But no one can do anything to him because of his relationship, and the officials don't care about it. The repair of the river is a big deal. What a huge amount of manpower and material resources have been spent, and he was sent here on purpose, clearly to let him come to make money."

Sun Yue frowned slightly and said: "The ten fingers are still long and short. Officials have always been benevolent and filial. It's okay to be indulgent to the uncle who took care of me when I was young. If it's just to hug money, just give it to him. But the matter of the canal It's about the fate of the country, I hope nothing goes wrong."

"No, His Highness the King of Jin has sent Yao Shu, an official to serve as his secretary. Although this person is greedy for money, he rarely gets involved in real matters. He usually just goes by an empty name. So Yao Shu and Brother Sun They should be old acquaintances too, thinking about it, the cooperation must be smooth."

Sun Chunming and Sun Yue couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words, and they roughly understood what was going on, and they couldn't help feeling a little more worried.

Today, Zhao Guangyi is becoming more and more unpredictable, and it is difficult to distinguish between friends and foes among those who come along the way.

Turning around again, the three of them visited the glass factory almost, no better than Sun Yue who had already eaten barbecue, Sun Chunming and Cao Bin came after drinking less than half of the wine, at this time they were naturally hungry, so they hurried After beating the horse and returning home, Sun Yue didn't go to bed, and turned away the serving maids, and became a serving boy himself, pouring tea and wine, very courteous.

The three of them are now almost the top figures in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. Even if they are chatting, they are naturally talking about the general trend of the world. Sun Chunming's departure from the capital is not long or short, but it is not short. Naturally, he is very interested in it. The situation in Beijing, especially the struggle between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi, is of particular concern. Cao Bin happens to be a centrist boss who does not take sides, so he has no choice but to inquire.

"The situation in the court seems to be relatively calm for the time being, but the undercurrent is turbulent, which is unavoidable after all. Since Zhao Pu went to the Zhengshitang, he thought that he would be restrained and be suppressed by King Jin. In just a few months, his power has become stronger than before. Now he is the only person in charge of the entire Zhengshi hall. He will hold the meeting as soon as he says, and it is useless if he is not in the meeting. It is better to say that it is his letter of decree than the deputy prime minister, which is powerful, but His Royal Highness is not easy to mess with. Lu Duoxun, who has just arrived at Yushitai, is almost three days and one time to Zhao Pu, five days. A big ginseng, and although the officials didn't deal with it, they let it go, I don't know what the reason is, if this is left before, they will not be kicked out long ago?"

Sun Yue smiled and said, "What are you participating in?"

"What else can there be? Corruption and bribery. Every reference is accurate. There is new information every day. A little investigation is full of ironclad evidence."

Sun Chunming also laughed and said: "Zhao Pu's corruption is somewhat imitating Xiao He's self-corruption. If you want to punish him with this crime, I'm afraid it will be harder than going to heaven."

Sun Yue said, "Then who is the new envoy? Didn't Brother Cao get promoted?"

"Me? After all, I am not close enough to the official family. Besides, I am slightly inferior in terms of qualifications and achievements. The new envoy is the old man of the shogunate from the official family, the Third Secretary Li Chongju, and the Third Secretary is succeeded by Chu Zhaofu .”

"Hiss~ Everyone knows that Li Chongju is only a pair of pants away from Zhao Pu. Doesn't he have power over the military and government?"

"There is no way around this. Without Zhao Pu's approval, it would be even more difficult for the new envoy to gain a firm foothold. However, I heard that Chu Zhaofu has a very close relationship with His Royal Highness King Jin. I don't know Is it true or false?"

The three of them couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, raised their cups and said, "This government is really getting weirder and unpredictable. I hope the three of us can always be alone like we are now."

(End of this chapter)