Become a feudal king from today

"Yang He, a new product will be available in the palace soon. Say hello to the merchants in the four northern counties in advance, and you know what to do with the rest. Read М"

After Jian Jian talked to Chang Wei about the situation in dealing with the Beidi people and matters in the army, Zhao Xu asked someone to call Yang He.

These days, I have been busy with armed caravans.

He didn't know anything about soap yet.

"New merchandise?" Yang He suddenly looked like a cat smelling something fishy.

For him, the old commercial goods can no longer cause any disturbance in his heart, even if these goods continue to bring huge income to the palace.

Only new goods are like new girls in a brothel, making people full of desire to explore.

"Where is it? What is it? Your Highness, please let me have a look." Yang He looked excited.

Zhao Xu said: "Don't worry, you can see me in the next two days."

According to Qu Sheng, the soap shop is 90% complete.

Yang He kept rubbing his hands, "Hey, this time I can get a lot of money from the merchants of the powerful clan. Your Highness, although government affairs and the military are very important, I feel that this merchant cannot stop. After all, it is related to the palace." Financially, the more, the better.”

Zhao Xu nodded slowly.

At present, Yanjun Commercial Bank has the status of imperial merchant.

In the states and counties controlled by the royal family, he traveled freely and no one dared to stop him.

Equivalent to direct selling.

Prefectures and counties controlled by powerful clans sold them exclusive rights.

While earning a monopoly fee, merchants from powerful tribes also have to pay money to receive goods, which is equivalent to selling as an agent.

Every time new goods come out, the firm can sell new exclusive rights and make a lot of money at once.

After that, they had to get the goods from the palace as usual.

It's like making money from them twice.

"I know this well, and the students from the Science and Technology School will continue to develop new goods for the trading company." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"Science and Technology School?" Yang He was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, you mean that this commercial product was made by students from the Science and Technology School?"

Among the three schools, the Science and Technology School is the most mysterious.

He and officials never knew what the academy was about.

Even a little contemptuous.

Now that he learned that the new merchandise was actually made by students from the Science and Technology School, he was quite shocked.

"Yes, it's them." Zhao Xu said casually and continued to go to the Government Affairs School.

After confirming the news, Yang He smacked his lips and said, "Your Highness, do you still need people in the Science and Technology School now? There are a few children in the official family who want to listen to His Highness's teachings."

This conversation made him suddenly realize that the Science and Technology School seemed to be the place that King Yan valued most.

"No need." Zhao Xu said this and gradually walked away, leaving Yang He with a wry smile on his face.

Like many others, he seemed to have missed this opportunity.

This way.

Zhao Xu arrived at the Government Affairs School and immediately summoned the students from the Prospecting Department.

After this period of contact, Zhao Xu selected Chen Ce, the head of the Prospecting Department, from among twenty-four students.

He has the most proficient knowledge of minerals.

At present, he has taught them the most common mineral knowledge that will be needed in a short time.

Now they need to practice and find all these minerals.

For example, sulfur ore and saltpeter are both distributed in the four northern counties.

Entering the age of firearms, the demand for these two minerals in the four northern counties increased dramatically.

At present, most of the saltpeter in the four northern counties is purchased from Yizhou.

If one day the neck is stuck, the four northern counties will be very uncomfortable.

After all, even with the most advanced artillery and muskets, it would be impossible without gunpowder.

Others include tungsten ore, manganese ore, etc.

These are essential minerals for making high-strength alloys.

As the quality of steel in Beisi County improves, the quality of the required knives must also improve.

Otherwise cutting metal will be a huge problem in the future.

Moreover, the emergence of alloys will further improve the quality of artillery barrels and musket barrels.

In this way, the gun barrel and barrel can withstand more gunpowder.

The power and range will be further improved.

"During this period, you first need to find this mine, this mine..."

Spreading the mineral diagrams on the table, Zhao Xu pointed them out to Chen Ce one by one.

Other students gathered around and watched carefully.

Among the students in the Prospecting Department, Chen Ce is relatively older, about twenty-five years old, and he is also relatively dark-skinned.

But he is similar to Wang Ying, a practical person.

Zhao Xu was attracted by this, combined with Chen Ce's good command, so he chose him. Everyone likes excellent students.

"Remember this, I will live up to His Highness's expectations." Chen Ce raised his patched sleeves and looked excited.

In the government affairs school, he basically belongs to the poorest group of people.

In addition, he also has a wife, children and mother waiting for him to support him at home.

At first, he was unwilling to come to the Government Affairs School.

After all, he was just a student in the school, he had no money to earn, and he didn't know when he would pass the official examination and become an official.

But his mother and wife were unwilling to let him study hard for so many years, so he just let it go.

So he was forced to come to the government affairs school to try.

The two of them made a living by doing some sewing and washing.

Not daring to let down his mother and wife, Chen Ce worked very hard in the political school.

He memorized the entire textbook by heart.

This was noticed by Liu Fu, so he took advantage of the prospecting company's affairs to recommend him.

And he lived up to expectations. He was valued by King Yan and selected as the leader. It can be said that he rose through the ranks and was envied by many students.

Now, he is a government official and has a salary.

He cherished this very much.

Now that King Yan assigned him the important task of prospecting, he suddenly felt angry.

This is a spirit that must get things done properly.

"Then I will wait for your good news. Remember, what you do is very important and does not belong to any other official." Zhao Xu said.

Coming from contemporary times, he was well aware of the importance of an industrial country to its mines.

It can be said that mines are the lifeblood of industry.

"Yes, Your Highness." Everyone said loudly.

When King Yan said this, they suddenly became excited.

After all, the job of prospecting is a bit unprofessional in the eyes of the officialdom.

Looking over everyone, Zhao Xu stepped forward and patted their shoulders one by one.

Prospecting for minerals is a very difficult task.

Although the geographical conditions near the mine are marked on the drawing.

But these places are definitely very different from contemporary times.

The natural environment in ancient times was quite primitive.

Maybe some mines are just a forest or swamp.

It is not impossible to encounter jackals, tigers and leopards.

"Starting today, the Prospecting Department has been officially established, and the government office has prepared it for you. If you need money and materials, you only need to report it to the government office." Zhao Xu said seriously when he came back in front of everyone.

Chen Ce couldn't hide the smile on his face. Before today, he was just holding an empty official position.

Now, he will officially become a part of the government.