Zhao Guangyuan looked at the notebook in his hand, his eyes darkening.
Jiang Xiang risked beheading and copied him the surface characteristics of gold, silver, copper and iron mines. Combined with the current distribution of various mineral deposits in Daqi, he circled the approximate possible locations of each mineral deposit.
If this thing were discovered, Jiang Xiang would be charged with beheading.
He has truly tied his family to his own boat.
Nowadays, all the mineral deposits in Daqi are state-owned and jointly managed and developed by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. If anyone is found to be digging privately, he will be considered guilty of treason. As a cabinet minister, Jiang Xiang didn't know. Just thinking of his difficulties, I collected this important thing for him in private.
"Master Jiang is interested."
Zhao Guangyuan's eyes were deep, and after rubbing it twice, he took two thin books and moved them to the lamp. As soon as the paper book came into contact with the flames, it burned immediately. After a while, the two thin books were burned out.
Jiang Wentao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, don't you consider finding someone..."
Zhao Guangyuan shook his head, "There is bound to be movement, and there are ears and eyes everywhere. It is not a good time to take risks now."
The court is still relatively peaceful, and his father is still in good health. Although the prince and the King of Qin and King Chu are secretly fighting, they are still small fights. It is not suitable for him to make big moves, which can easily be taken advantage of.
Now is the best time to hibernate and develop secretly.
Before he reaches the end of his rope, he will not set his sights on mineral deposits.
Jiang Wentao nodded after hearing this, "My father told the clan that if he has talent in business and is proficient in general affairs, he can be sent to the capital. My family will support his business capital, and in the end he can get 30%. The clan wrote that many people were sent to the capital. , when the time comes, if His Highness has any instructions, you can ask them to do it."
Zhao Guangyuan used the name of a member of the Jiang family to start a business, and Jiang Xiang thought that he might as well live up to the name.
Anyway, the Jiang family is not favored by the emperor now. Jiang Wentao is still sitting on the bench. The other Jiang family members are even worse. Except for Jiang Xiang's family, no member of the family has entered the officialdom.
Jiang Xiang felt that since the emperor had blocked the Jiang family's path to becoming an official, he might just find another way out and develop in the business world, which might make the emperor less wary of him.
Zhao Guangyuan was agitated. He didn't expect that Jiang Xiang could do this for him by using his clan members from his hometown. This tied the Jiang family to him.
Jiang Wentao looked at his expression and said, "Father, please don't be burdened. If we, the Jiang family, can't live in seclusion, we must find a master, and if it wasn't you, it would be someone else. But my father cares about His Highness, if not And Your Highness, my father may have died and taken our family back to his hometown."
Zhao Guangyuan's throat tightened, and it took him a while before he spoke, "Don't worry, your father, I will live up to his expectations."
Thinking that he had already had people try out the method of making glass, and it would take a lot of people to open a workshop, shop, and sell it, so he told Jiang Wentao about his plan...
Now there are people from the Jiang clan operating behind the scenes, playing into his own hands.
Jiang Wentao was dumbfounded. He didn't expect His Highness to be able to make the transparent jar in Qiya's Pet Shop!
And according to His Highness, this thing called "glass" has a very wide range of uses. In addition to being used as a container for holding things, it can also be used as windows, kitchen utensils, tableware, vases, and mirrors...
Jiang Wentao felt excited when he heard this, "Your Highness, leave this matter to me!"
He is a top prospect with no real job. He has been tired of sitting on the bench for so many years. Now that there is such a fun and interesting thing, a business that benefits the country and the people and can make a lot of money, he wants to keep an eye on it personally.
"Okay. Then I'll leave this matter to you."
Jiang Wentao was pretending that something was wrong. He originally wanted to stay in the palace to accompany the King of Yue for a few more days, but now he was in a hurry to leave.
Before leaving, Zhao Guangyuan brought him a glass tea set and asked him to take it back and give it to Jiang Xiang. Jiang Wentao couldn't put it down and wanted to keep it for himself.
"Look at your potential, keep a close eye on the craftsman from now on, let him draw inferences from one example, and study more and create more. This ordinary tea set will be made soon. How many do you want?"
"Yes. Then I'll keep an eye on it!" Jiang Wentao ran away excitedly.
After Jiang Wentao left, Zhao Guangyuan sat alone.
For what Jiang Xiang wrote, he had found more detailed information from Xia'er, such as the characteristics of the surface of each mineral deposit, how to explore, etc., which was a hundred times more detailed than what Jiang Xiang copied.
Although he burned it in front of Jiang Wentao and told him that he would not find anyone to dig it now, the knowledge had long been remembered in his mind and he had secretly sent someone to investigate.
It is also a backup plan to find out the specific location without digging and save it for later use.
Now Fang Da and Sun Lu are training their troops in the mountains of Yue. Let them explore the mountains of Yue. It would be better if there are mineral deposits. You can do it without being noticed over there.
Moreover, Xia'er said that there would be surprises on unknown islands off the coast of Vietnam. He asked Fang Da and Sun Lu to divide their forces to plunder the uninhabited islands. On the one hand, they would train troops, on the other hand, they would look for mineral deposits, and on the other hand, they would hoard fields for farming. get more.
I just don’t know what the situation is now.
On an island a hundred miles off the coast of Yue Di, Lin Jingping tightened his clothes tightly. Although there was no snow in Yue Di, it was surrounded by the sea and the cold wind blew straight into his clothes.
Lin Jingping watched the soldiers plowing the ground along the field stalks.
There were originally aborigines on this island, but after it was occupied by a group of pirates, the aborigines were driven away. After getting the secret message from the King of Yue, Fang Da and Sun Ze secretly led troops to annihilate the island and wiped out the island. After killing the pirates who were planning to kill and plunder, the island became their secret base.
Later, Fang Da and Sun Ze became addicted to suppressing pirates. They already had five such islands, large or small.
A lot of farmland has also been opened on the island, and the soldiers are stocking up on the fields while practicing. Although this year is short, they have already obtained one season of food and are barely self-sufficient.
Lin Jingping was squatting to check the plowing status of the land. Fang Da walked towards him and asked, "What's going on?"
"Pull through it again, shovel out the grass roots, spread fertilizer on the fields, and wait until spring thaws before planting." Lin Jingping stood up and turned to look at him.
Fang Da patted him on the shoulder, "Thanks to you, otherwise we would have to buy grain from other states and counties this year."
The country is more mountainous, and the grain grown by the people is not enough to pay taxes. They have stocked up more than 10,000 soldiers and horses here. If these people want to eat and drink, they can only buy grain from other places. To buy so much grain, it is difficult to go in and out. It was impossible for the city to remain unnoticed.
The prince asked Lin Jingping to come over and be responsible for stocking fields and growing grain. He really made the right choice.
This year they tried to grow grain. They planted grain in the valleys, islands and purchased mountains of Yue. The soldiers pretended to be ordinary people and planted grain for one season. Because of the fertilizer sent by His Highness, they also planted grain. I have been working on it secretly for a long time and have achieved a good harvest this year.
At first, everyone ate only one meal a day and ate a variety of grains, wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy their hunger. Now that they have harvested the grain, they can eat two meals. There is still a small amount of food left, so it will not be difficult to survive this winter.
When spring comes, people will secretly go to other states to buy some grain, buy it in small quantities and many times, and then exchange some food with the mountain people and fishermen, which will be enough to meet the new grain next year.
"Commander Fang Da, several of the people I taught have been able to take over my work. Can I train with the brigade?"
"Yes, why not? With your physique, it would be a pity not to practice. When our ship is built, we will take you to suppress pirates!"
"Really? Is the ship ready?"
