The struggle of the reborn prince

It was getting dark, Zhao Tun sneaked into the inner courtyard, "Second Lord, you are back!" Xiao Huangmen, who was on duty at night, hurriedly opened the door to salute when he saw that it was the prince.

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the senior officer hear, and don't say that I'm back when he asks!" Zhao Tun hurriedly covered Xiao Huangmen's mouth and said, Xiao Huangmen nodded vigorously, and Zhao Tun let him go in satisfaction Seeing that there was no movement in the winter garden where Huang Jingchen lived, he crawled into the summer courtyard along the wall. Xiao Huangmen turned to look at the prince and smiled.

Ever since Huang Jingchen came back to Beijing, the Zhao Mansion has been busy. Those who can talk to him in Beijing have asked him to buy a mirror for himself no matter what. It doesn’t matter if it’s big or small. Don't ask, and even gave him a red envelope, he was so 'scared' that he didn't dare to stay longer, Pan Heng ran back after half a month.Fortunately, Zhao Tang had already prepared for him, and the first batch of goods had been prepared for him, so the concubines in the palaces, the concubines of the prince's family, and the ladies in the prime minister's mansion were temporarily beaten, but those who didn't get the goods Everyone followed here and stayed in the inn to wait. Huang Jingchen had no choice but to urge Zhao Tun to find a way quickly. The 'scared' Zhao Tun did not dare to stay in the house for a minute, and floated outside every day.

"My lord, you'll be back. I've already ordered the kitchen to prepare meals, and I'll serve you right away!" As soon as Zhao Tuo entered the courtyard, Huang Jingchen greeted him cheerfully.

"Uncle Huang, just let me rest for a while, the next batch of goods will have to wait at least 20 days later!" Zhao Tong said with a wry smile. It has aroused the interest of many people. Ancient people were also human beings, and they would definitely regard the leaders’ preferences as their own consumption guide, but one thing he did not expect was that there were too many rich people in the Song Dynasty. He felt that he had already set the price of the mirror. The sky-high price can be said to be sold by the gram, but it still can't stop people's enthusiasm for buying.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, I left them all in our restaurant. It costs a lot of money to eat and live for a day, and we won't suffer if we stay longer, won't the fat and water flow to outsiders' fields!" Huang Jingchen waved his hands to let Osmanthus and the others go out , personally waited on Zhao Tun to wash up.

"Uncle Huang, I find that you are getting smarter. Do they invite you to dinner? If so, you can order our shochu by name and choose the most expensive dishes. Anyway, they pay for it and eat too much. I will let the restaurant I'll give you a commission!" Zhao Tang said with a sigh of relief when he heard that the old man didn't mean to rush him.The mirror he made is the most primitive method, sticking a very thin tin foil on the back of the glass, and then coating mercury to melt the tin foil to form a mirror surface. Of course, the effect is not as good as the current silver plating and aluminum plating. , but it is much brighter than the copper mirror at that time. Although this original process is simple, mercury is poisonous and slow to evaporate, resulting in a long production cycle. Besides, it is not easy to make flat glass now, and the ancient '' The blowing tube method is less efficient, and now the cheeks of the two sugar blowers are swollen, and they can't keep up with the demand for goods.

"My lord, Dongmensi is here in the palace today..." Huang Jingchen asked Zhao Tun to sit down and served him a bowl of pork rib soup and said.

"What are they doing? Why don't they come into the mansion?" Zhao Tang didn't understand what this Dongmensi was doing, so he interrupted Huang Jingchen and asked.

"Neidongmensi is the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is the place where all the servants dream of going. This department is in charge of the entry and exit of people and things in the palace. Every house and storehouse must register the quantity and value of treasures here. The tributes and purchased items must also be registered here. In addition, the benefits for you and other royal family members are also awarded by this minister. The most important thing is that they are also responsible for the construction of the palace and holding banquets and celebrations. This time I came here to buy things for the New Year, so of course I dare not harass you, Your Highness the Prince!" Huang Jingchen explained with a smile.

"Oh, that's a lucrative yamen. What are they here to buy this time? Don't even think about the mirror. No one will come, even in the name of the palace!" Zhao Tang grabbed a piece of meat and slammed it chewed and said.

"My lord, you don't know that you are responsible for paying tribute to the palace. How much face and oil is that? You still don't like it!" Huang Jingchen said, "The business of mirrors has always been looking for me. They dare not. This time It’s for buying fireworks, I’ve got them all for you, that’s a big deal worth more than [-] yuan!”

"Cough, cough..." Zhao Tun was choked, his little face was flushed, he pointed at Huang Jingchen and coughed continuously, Huang Jingchen hurriedly beat and huffed, and then he caught his breath, and said in a desperate voice: "Uncle Huang , do you really think of me as a fairy? With a business of more than [-] yuan, the fireworks cost [-] to [-] boxes. time, where can I get it for you!"

"My lord, I didn't expect this. Is it true that our workshop can't produce anything? No way, we need to find more people to catch up with the work!" Huang Jingchen froze for a moment, and then quickly came up with an idea to find a way.

"Uncle Huang, making fireworks is not like making biscuits. You just need to get a few people to come. If you don't pay attention to it, it will explode and kill people!" Zhao Tong said with a wry smile.

"Then what should we do? The emperor appointed us to use the fireworks in our mansion. Lao Li was afraid that we would not give them, so he found them at my door. I thought that the price he offered was not low, so I agreed, and I forgot about it when I was happy. If it doesn’t work, I’ll push it away, anyway, he doesn’t dare to do anything to us!” Huang Jingchen thought for a while and said.

"Let me think about it again, what a pity to throw away the money delivered to the door!" Zhao Tang put down his chopsticks and said, Huang Jingchen looked at him and nodded vigorously, his face full of anticipation.

Zhao Tong walked around the room twice, thinking that his workshop mainly lacks skilled workers, and as long as there are enough workers, the order can be completed. In the past, newspapers and TVs declared that China will be built into the world's largest contract factory. Well, if I subcontract my products to those small fireworks factories, and then return them to the factory for packaging, then I can eat no matter how many orders I have!

"Uncle Huang, there is a solution!" Zhao Tuo said, "Jianxi, you immediately ask all the stewards to come to the meeting hall for a meeting, come right away, there must be no one left!" He shouted out the door again.

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It's the New Year's Eve again, and the Zhao Mansion, which has been silent for three years, is doing a lot of things, and even the villages are moving. After three years of hard work, the poverty here is no longer the same as it used to be, and the lives of the tenants have undergone great changes.The deployment of water conservancy facilities, the use of machinery, and the fertilizer produced by breeding have increased the production of food and liberated the labor force. Many people have entered the workshop to work and have a relatively fixed income, that is, women raise chickens. Pigs or going to the weaving factory to do part-time work for half a year in the slack season can support their families. Although they have not yet reached the level of a well-off society where they eat meat every day, they can still get some meat every day, and even now they have formed a business around the wharf. The center, where all kinds of goods are traded, is already a bustling town.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhao Tang did not watch the New Year with everyone like in previous years. He sat alone in the study and looked at the stars outside the window.Another year has passed, and if the world has not changed because of his time travel, Aguda, who is far in the northeast, has succeeded as the leader of the Jurchen Alliance, and will go to participate in the fish head banquet held by Emperor Liao Tianzuo on the Huntong River, because the emperor of Liao Kingdom will not be given Tianzuo Emperor face danced and sang at the banquet, conflicts arose, and he rebelled against Liao in a rage, starting his career of creating the Kingdom of Jin. Ten years later, the entire Central Plains would be moaning at his feet, but the Great Song Dynasty is now at a loss. The ministers were all intoxicated with singing and dancing.

"What will I do?" Zhao Tang asked himself more than once, the enemy has already appeared, and his current ability can't stop his rise, but he can't sit still, it's time to realize his next plan.

This year, my mansion has earned more than one million guan, and my mother has been crowned the queen. It can be said that money and power are not a problem. Now that the time is ripe, Zhao Tong stands up, opens the window, and wants to build his own. The army, but what should I do?

In this era of cold weapons.The Dangxiang in the Northwest, the Jurchen in the North and the later rising Mongolia are all peoples on horseback. They have to learn horseback riding and archery since they were young. They are already qualified soldiers at the age of 16. The cavalry composed of them is an unstoppable force. army.And the army of Song Dynasty is now just an army composed of peasants. Although it is known as a million, it is no longer the army of a hundred battles when the founding of the country. They had no horses, lost their fast mobility, and could only be passive everywhere, unable to compete with those grassland powerhouses.

The biggest difficulty right now is how to form an army. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the royal family has been strictly controlled. The son will not be soft when he kills, do we have to wait until the day when the soldiers will overwhelm the world and the world will be in chaos?Zhao Tun was stumped by a more realistic question.

"If there is no difficulty, I will go up, and if there is difficulty, I will go up. No one can stop me from struggling!" Zhao Tong pounded the table and made up his mind. There is not enough time left for himself. As a soldier in his previous life, Zhao Tong deeply I know that the development of an army cannot be done overnight. It will be a long process from the selection, training, training, and baptism of actual combat, especially in this war-weary environment from top to bottom. In this era, it is very difficult to cultivate a good army...