After arranging the work of the craftsmen and asking Li Yi and others to prepare some easy-to-control craftsmen for him, and inspecting various tasks in Yunzhou County, Zhao Jun left with Wang Huaien.
The matter of the craftsmen was settled, but the most important thing to develop firearms was still missing.
That's gunpowder!
You must find professionals to do this, otherwise the risk factor will be too high.
What kind of professional person is he?
Of course he is a Taoist priest!
Why not let Li Yi help find a Taoist priest? Isn't this inappropriate?
A dignified county guard went everywhere to find Taoist priests for him. When word spread, they thought he wanted to cultivate immortality. It didn't sound good. If he wanted to find this thing, he could only look for it privately.
And this requires the secret guards under his command and the Feiyun Trading Company with branches all over the Song Dynasty to find it.
Zhao Jun soon took Wang Huaien to the headquarters of Feiyun Trading Company in Yunzhou County, the Yunzhou branch headquarters.
The Yunzhou branch headquarters of Feiyun Trading Company is a three-story wooden high-rise building. In the ancient feudal period, without cement and other building materials, three floors was already extremely high.
Although cement is now available, and Feiyun Trading Company is running this thing, the branch headquarters of Feiyun Trading Company, and even the capital headquarters, are all still using wooden structures under Zhao Jun's instructions, and they are not allowed to use cement. On the construction of the trading house loft.
In fact, in this quaint ancient times, if a gray-white modern building suddenly appeared, not to mention others would be surprised, Zhao Jun himself could not accept such a nondescript thing.
He still liked these antique-style lofts, and didn't want them to turn into that gray and ugly look just because of the appearance of cement.
Naturally, not everyone can attend the branch of Feiyun Trading Company. The lobby on the first floor is where the daily affairs of all businesses in Yunzhou County are handled. Only members of the firm and customers can enter if they are members of the firm or have made an appointment. .
On the second floor, only important personnel within the branch of Hyundai Commercial Bank and important partners with the commercial bank industry that have reached a certain scale can board it.
As for the third floor, which is the highest, it is usually a place only Yunli, the president and treasurer of the Yunzhou County branch, can climb. Occasionally, Yunli will meet with senior officials from the chamber of commerce on the third floor.
But under normal circumstances, even other high-level officials are not qualified to go up to the third floor. The third floor is guarded by martial arts masters who are loyal to the Chamber of Commerce all day long. No one can go up without Yunli's orders or tokens!
Zhao Jun was naturally able to go up to the third floor. When they arrived at the branch headquarters of Feiyun Commercial Bank, Wang Chengen took out a gold medal engraved with a special moiré logo from his arms, and the master and servant made their way to the third floor unimpeded.
Different from the grandeur on the two floors below, as the headquarters of a chamber of commerce branch, it can be regarded as the face of the chamber of commerce. The place where you meet people should be well decorated so that outsiders can see your strength.
But this private place on the third floor is decorated very simply, and everything seems to be the furnishings of an ordinary inn.
After coming up from the second floor, there is a long walkway. A few pots of green plants are simply placed around the walkway as decoration, and there are no other decorations.
It was not the first time for the two of them to come here, so they were not surprised by this. They walked forward slowly and calmly until they reached the innermost part of the passage, in front of a thick vermilion door.
Zhao Jun nodded slightly, and Wang Huaien stepped forward and knocked on the door. There was immediately the sound of movement inside.
The footsteps gradually approached, and soon the vermilion door opened. When Yun Li opened the door, he immediately saw Wang Huaien in front of the door, and then saw Zhao Jun standing behind him with his hands behind his back.
He was startled and quickly saluted:
"My subordinate Yunli has met the prince!"
Zhao Jun looked at the elegant shopkeeper who smelled like a scholar and nodded slightly. Without saying anything, he walked into the room late at night with his hands behind his back, followed closely by Wang Huaien.
Yun Li walked at the end, and after glancing outside the door twice, he carefully closed the door and followed him.
Why didn't Yunli ask who it was after knocking on the door just now?
Because he knows that there are only a limited number of people who can come here on weekdays, but today those people have been arranged by him to go out to do things. So the only people who can come to him unimpeded today are the current Yun Wang Mianxia. .
As for Yunli, Zhao Jun also trusted him quite a lot. Yunli was actually a failed scholar at the time. His family was so poor that he could hardly afford to eat. Even though he had certain talents, he could not show filial piety like others. They can only fail repeatedly.
Even the results that I took the exam with my own hands were taken away by other candidates who showed their filial piety.
After knowing the truth, he was disheartened and wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. However, he was seen by Zhao Jun who happened to sneak out of the palace and was rescued.
After understanding his situation clearly, I only asked him: "You have died a hundred times, but how can your mother, who has worked so hard to support you in education and support you, survive?"
Immediately, Yunli, who was shocked and lifeless, woke up immediately.
Yes, you will die if you die. But what about the mother?
My father died young, but my mother worked hard to raise me up. In order to support her education, she worked for others before dawn every day.
In the evening, I embroidered at home until midnight. Now my eyesight is a little hard to use. If I die today, what will happen to my mother who hears the news? Can you still live in this world?
It doesn't matter if he dies, but he can't bring trouble to his mother. Although he can't make her rich and wealthy by supporting him so far, at least he can't make her sad.
Yunli suddenly realized that he thought about it for a long time but then became depressed. He was a failed scholar, and he had always been a master who kept his hands clean since he was a child.
Nowadays, the imperial examination environment in the Song Dynasty has become like this. If you have no money and no power, you will definitely not be able to pass the examination.
Then I have to make money to support the family and no longer let my mother work so hard. But what can I do if I am not working hard and can't distinguish between grains and grains?
Copying books for others? Write a letter to someone?
These can only keep me alive, and it is still very difficult to live, and I can't support my family at all.
What else can you do?
Just when he was slumped, Zhao Jun saw that his conversation had clear logic, that he was also a filial person, and that his three views were more in line with his own requirements, so he immediately gave him a choice.
He said that his family is in business, and now that the business is expanding, he needs to find someone who can write and do calculations to help the family. If he doesn't dislike it, he can come to his place, and the salary is still very generous.
Yunli said he didn't know how to do business, but Zhao Jun said he could arrange for someone to teach him, as he could learn to read quickly.
So just like that, Yunli agreed. Since he failed to pass the imperial examination, he should work as early as possible to reduce the burden on his family, so that his elderly mother could relax and take care of herself.
Yunli was also very grateful to Zhao Jun who rescued him and gave him a job. He secretly made up his mind to serve his new boss well and repay his kindness.
Sure enough, after joining the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, Yunli quickly learned a few skills with his intelligence, and was recognized by the elders in the chamber of commerce, and gradually moved into his current position.
When Zhao Jun became the vassal queen, he was shocked when he first learned about his identity as vassal king, but then he felt deeply grateful and honored.
If it weren't for this Prince Yun, how could I be where I am today? I might have long ago...
Therefore, he has always worked diligently to do what Zhao Jun ordered to the extreme. His ability is not outstanding, and he has gained Zhao Jun's recognition and trust.
(End of chapter)
