North Korea?
yes. This time King Zhongshun will definitely ask for credit for himself, and the Wang family will also be included in the book. Soon, I will be given an official status.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous gift."
Jia Rong shamelessly took the gold-rimmed jade plaque into her arms, so she would have another big boss who could protect her from now on. He said with a playful smile: "Why does the prince love the boy so much?"
King Zhongshun did not answer him directly, but lightly tapped his injured leg and said calmly: "In April this year, I went to Yunnan to inspect salt, in May I surveyed the Yellow River, and in June I transferred grain from various provinces to Fujian, re-opening the sea ban, July... I just sent a report to open a new river channel, and then you appeared."
Forehead?
Good guy, I have said so much before, but only the last sentence is useful. Is it showing how hardworking I am? Jia Rong listened carefully to see how King Zhongshun would brag about his achievements.
King Zhongshun said: "Yunnan has a vast territory, but floods often occur and there is often water shortage during the dry season. The Yellow River has been a serious disaster since ancient times. If a bank breaks at any place, at least millions of people will suffer. Fujian has been hit by heavy rains and strong winds this year. , the people in the province have no money to live on. Even if your Ningguo Mansion cannot build a strong wall for the people, even if it can provide a little defense, it will be a great merit."
All right!
Jia Rong admitted that he was completely different from what King Zhongshun had just thought.
His purpose in making cement was really just to see if he could make money. Now after hearing what King Zhongshun said, his face looked a little embarrassed. He said sarcastically: "Your Majesty is very kind and generous. From now on, when the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prince's Mansion come to buy cement, they will all give you a 20% discount on the base price."
King Zhongshun glanced sideways at this shameless guy and snorted: "What do you, a noble lord, do with so much money? If the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs it, the original price will be enough; if the Ministry of Industry is short of silver, the price will be 50% off."
Jia Rong settled the accounts on her fingers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of royal affairs, so there is no shortage of money, and the original price is reasonable. However, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of major projects such as water conservancy, civil engineering, farming, engineering, and transportation across the country, and requires a lot of cement.
50% off, how much does that cost?
"The 50% discount will allow you to discount even the original copy." Jia Rong pouted and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know how much money was spent on the development of this cement before production, and our Jia family will also research new stronger cement in the future. , can be used not only to build small dams, but also to build large-scale water storage reservoirs.”
King Zhongshun looked at him suspiciously, "Do you still have any prescriptions in your hand?"
Forehead……
You can't say this.
Jia Rong scratched her nose and hesitated: "I vaguely remember two recipes, but I don't remember them all. I need to let the craftsmen in the house try several times."
King Zhongshun asked with great interest: "In addition to the cement prescriptions, do you have any other prescriptions in your hand?"
Jia Rong shook his head. He really couldn't think of anything else except cement. At first I thought about burning glass. It's really not difficult to make. It's easier than making porcelain. Just lack of raw materials, such as soda ash.
Although alkaline can also be burned, the amount is small and it cannot produce crystal clear colorless glass. It is too expensive to make, which is why colored glaze is so expensive and gradually being phased out.
Before there was a mature alkali production process, if he wanted a large amount of alkali, he only knew to go to Montenegro and the northwest plateau to find it.
It's too much trouble, it's better not to do it.
Another thing that can be made easily is perfume. But this thing... small families can't afford it, and big families look down upon it.
In this era, the most common thing done in the boudoir of wealthy families was to smoke, appreciate and smell incense. This is not just for the fragrance, but also a way of cultivating one's character and social etiquette in purdah.
So even making perfume is in vain!
Seeing that the price was too high, King Zhongshun didn't ask any more. He just said, "Let's just watch the sale. The materials used by the Ministry of Industry must be for the common people. If the price is high, it is better to dig out the mountains to get rocks or tamp them with earth."
Jia Rong knows these things well. Now the output of the kiln has increased, the craftsmen have become more skilled, and the cost has been reduced a lot. If one stone is sold for two to three hundred cents, everyone can accept it. Otherwise, according to the initial cost, it would cost nearly a hundred cash per stone, and it would have to be sold for five or six hundred cash.
Near noon, the emperor and officials from various ministries arrived belatedly.
These people include ministers of various ministries, ministers, left and right governors, cabinet bachelors, etc., all of whom are senior officials. When Emperor Xiande met King Zhongshun, he didn't see Jia Rong on either side and asked, "Is this a boy from the Jia family?"
King Zhongshun said with a smile: "This bastard can't sit still, and he is afraid that something will go wrong, so he went to the dam early to check."
After listening to the conversation between Jinshang and the prince, the officials from various ministries looked at each other and were shocked. When had the emperor and the prince ever had such an attitude towards a boy with a foreign surname? Is the Jia family about to rise again?
Before the various ministers could think more, the emperor had already asked King Zhongshun to lead the way towards the dam.
Before everyone reached the dam, they saw a young man sleeping in the paddy field next to him, with his trousers legs rolled up and playing in the mud. Emperor Xiande shook his beard and asked, "What is that bastard doing?"
The emperor obviously asked the wrong person, and the officials in various ministries didn't understand. They all looked on with big eyes and small eyes. King Zhongshun was so angry that the boy was restless and suddenly ran into the fields to do something. He raised his hand and wanted to say a few nice words to the emperor brother, but Emperor Xian De waved his hand to stop him.
"Let's go down together. Let's see what tricks this kid plays today."
King Zhongshun intends to stop it, how can his long-lived body be stained with mud. The officials in various ministries looked like they were watching a good show, waiting for Emperor Xian De to go to the fields.
This is when Jia Rong finally saw the people at the canal and saw their appearance clearly. The person standing at the front was actually Jin Jin. He quickly pulled his legs out from the dirt and saluted in front of everyone.
Emperor Xian De asked: "What flowers did you just get in the field?"
Jia Rong looked down at his legs, which were still stained with a lot of mud. He said sarcastically: "Now it's clear to me that I'm not just playing around. I just want to show the effectiveness of this water channel to the various ministers."
Xiande asked: "What can be seen from this?"
"There are a lot of things that can be seen." Jia Rong showed his white teeth and laughed, calling the palace chief to come over and ask him to go to the dam and release water into the canal.
The palace chief Shi looked around hesitantly, and followed Jia Rong's words at the signal of King Zhongshun.
Jia Rong jumped into the ditch at this time and said: "It's worth it."
He removed a stone slab from the ditch, revealing a small hole in the ditch.
"The canal that was just repaired has already broken the hole." An official snorted, knelt down in front of Emperor Xiande in the cold wind, and said: "Jia Rong, the fourth grade knight of Ningguo Mansion, deceived the emperor. Punish severely."
Jia Rong stood in the ditch with a confused face. What's going on?
When did I deceive you and ignore you? There must be evidence for false accusations.
The water released from the dam rushed down the channel and reached Jia Rong's feet, which was bitingly cold.
However, King Zhongshun glanced at the man kneeling on the ground coldly, as if he had not seen him, and said politely to Emperor Xiande: "Brother, please take a look."
