I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 859 Su Song's Thoughts

I was worried at first, but I was relieved in the end.

Beiliao is no longer the original Beiliao.

Since Liao Xingzong came to the throne, the Liao Dynasty has gradually declined.However, in the Liao Xingzong Dynasty, treacherous and sycophants were in power, the government was corrupt, the people were in poverty, and the army was weak.

Faced with the declining national power, Emperor Xingzong of the Northern Liao Dynasty fought for years and conquered Xixia many times; he forced the dynasty to pay more coins.However, these caused the people of the Liao Dynasty to complain, and the people were in dire straits.The king of the Northern Liao Dynasty still believed in Buddhism superstitiously, and was extremely poor and extravagant.

After Yelu Hongji succeeded to the throne, Yelu Chongyuan listened to his son's persuasion, launched a rebellion, proclaimed himself emperor, but was subdued, and Yelu Chongyuan committed suicide.However, Yelu Yixin and other traitors were reused, and he ignored the government.

Because of this, Yelu Hongji killed the queen and the prince successively, causing the entire Northern Liao court to be in chaos.

The two kings of the Northern Liao Dynasty created very good conditions for the kingdom to recover Yanyun.This may sound a bit awkward, but it is the truth.

Although the matter of the Liao envoy was over like this, Zhao Xi didn't really take it seriously.

In recent years, the workshop city has sold a lot of crafts. Although it does not involve armaments, it also needs to consider the matter of commercial espionage.

In the early years, the barter between the Northern Liao Dynasty and the Guochao was probably just using business means to earn back the yearly rewards. In these years, the merchants of the Guochao were purely earning money from the Northern Liao Dynasty.

Beiliao has almost become the raw material output base of Guochao.

From wool to cattle and sheepskin, they were sold to the merchants of the dynasty at extremely low prices, and then they were bought at high prices for wool textile products and leather boots of cows and sheepskins of the dynasty.As for cotton clothes, glass cement, daily necessities, etc., it was the absolute initiative of the merchants of the country and dynasty.

In terms of commerce and trade, Beiliao has no rights and is completely controlled by the state.

Of course, the merchants of Guochao still know how to keep flowing, and they didn't do anything to fish out the water. What they gave to Beiliao was the price of conscience.

Even so, so-called trade, too, is a one-sided picture.

At this time, there are no tariffs, and naturally, de facto exploitation has been formed in commerce and trade.

From a purely commercial point of view, it is the reality that Guochao took everything and Beiliao left nothing behind.Quite a sense of accomplishment.

In fact, as long as it is the craftsmanship sold by the workshop city, it is not a threat to Zhao Xi and the court.It's just a matter of money involved.

The fact that the Northern Liao was poor and the crafts sold by local forces to the workshop city were the focus of the conflict.Similarly, a poor Northern Liao is conducive to the country's recovery and rule, while a rich Northern Liao will naturally increase the difficulty of the country's recovery.

Beiliao, it's better to be poor.It is also proper for the imperial court to be the master of the workshop city of the local state capital.But Zhao Xi was more worried about the workshop city.

"Zirong, Ziyuan, the new hired workers in the workshop city must be screened in detail. For the craftsmen since Hedong, let's do a survey."

"This time the Northern Liao sent envoys, but it reminded us that the Northern Liao court still had pragmatic ministers and workers who knew the core of the gap in strength between the two countries. It is inevitable that they will start with the craftsmen."

Although Zhao Xi knew that Workshop City could do a good job in this aspect, he still mentioned it cautiously to show his importance.

"Officials, according to the old rules, the craftsmen in the workshop city are still mainly retired soldiers, and they will investigate three generations to ensure that there are no bad records and that they are good families."

"Workshop City is almost the most preferred place for retired soldiers, so there is no need to worry about the source."

The one who answered was Su Ziyuan, who is now the owner of the workshop, and is Zhao Xi's eldest brother-in-law.

"It's different, it's very different. The reason why the workshop city was established in the early years, and the soldiers of the imperial army were the main ones, was because the soldiers in the early years of the country were chaotic, and they were not recruited as professional soldiers."

"So, all kinds of craftsmen are common in the soldiers of the imperial army. Now, in the implementation of the military service system, soldiers are given priority in combat power, and soldiers are trained according to the standards of professional soldiers. Today's retired soldiers may not be able to become Good craftsman."

"The little worker said, those great craftsmen, I still suggest that the workshop city should properly recruit from the private sector, and just do a good job of investigation."

"If you simply select the craftsmen of the workshop city from the army, in the long run, I am afraid that the workshop city will not be competitive with the workshops in the local state capital. You must carefully consider this point."

"I remember that there are regulations in this regard in the regulations of the workshop city?"

Industry specializing in surgery.Zhao Xi doesn't believe that those who can be selected as soldiers of the new army must be good craftsmen. Good soldiers and good craftsmen are two concepts, or problems in two fields.

"Officials and ministers are also touched by this. Although there are also retired scholars and soldiers in the workshop city, overall, the level of craftsmen is declining year by year."

"Because of the particularity of the workshop city, I dare not change the way of recruitment at will. I have thought about a problem, the workshop city should eventually form a model where master craftsmen and small workers form a group. And masters are by no means retired soldiers. A soldier can do it."

"In the past, the general supervisors and master craftsmen of the state dynasty came from a wide range of sources, and they were almost selected in the whole country. I think that the workshop city should restore the selection method of the master masters in the early years..."

"At the same time, I think that we can set up a training institution in the workshop city by referring to the way of the old guard camp or the martial arts hall, select a certain number of children and teenagers from the children of the workshop city, and even select those who are interested in future work from the people. Young people, teach craftsman skills and mathematics, reserve talents for the workshop city, so as to ensure the long-term leading position of the workshop city."

now it's right.What Su Song said was exactly what Zhao Xi hoped to achieve.

The martial arts hall is now basically recognized in the imperial court. Whether it is a civil servant or a military commander, it has almost become a consensus that it is difficult to become a leader without the martial arts hall.

Think about the current cabinet, Zhang Dun, Su Zhe, Lu Gongzhu, Han Zhen, and Su Song all came out of the lecture hall.What's more, the Zhishi Ge elders of the Ge Lao Yuan are all working in the lecture hall...

As for the workshop city, Zhao Xi set it up from the beginning, hoping to make it the origin of Guochao's technological development.It's just that in recent years, because of the problems of armaments and various new technologies, and there are restrictions on confidentiality, it is not easy to face the entire country.

When the foundation of the workshop city has accumulated to a certain level and Guochao has a certain recognition for the workshop city, it is the time for the workshop city to recruit talents from the entire Guochao.

"What Zirong said is true. How about this, you first call up the workshop city, the Ministry of Industry, the Jiangzuojian, the Dushuijian and other yamen to draft a charter, and with the purpose of reserving talents, submit it to the cabinet for review."

"At present, it may be difficult to promote it in the imperial court. After all, we need to consider that the Northern Liao Dynasty is eyeing it... It won't take a few years, and it can always be pushed away."

It is still difficult for Su Song's idea to be realized now. The recognition of the use of the workshop city in the court is the foundation of the prosperity of the country. Under the current situation, it is difficult for the courtiers to agree.

(End of this chapter)