That sentence made all the ministers who were hiding their thoughts and calculating the gains and losses of their own interests suddenly light up.
Sigh... It seems that this is really the case, even those officials whose interests have been harmed feel it.
Compared to a cunning old bureaucrat, wouldn't it be easier to deal with an eleven-year-old child who has never even taken care of government affairs?
As for those officials who hope to profit from it, they also think that if the children are coaxed, maybe a small profit can get them to take the bait.
Of course, the father of the three children, Tong, Cai and Gao, was someone that no courtier present could afford to offend.
Therefore, as for the means, it is not impossible to be gentle. As long as they are not targeted at those three children, I believe these three will have nothing to say.
After all, even if Prime Minister Cai is almost alone in the outer court, if he wants to do something, he still needs the support of a group of ministers.
Zhao Ji, an official who was in a good mood, walked slowly. He was going to Yuqing Zhaoying Palace to listen to the real man's sermon.
Today, I suddenly took action, which really caught all the ministers off guard.
Now that the edict has been issued, the next step is to look at Xiao Gao. This child has brains, courage, and the full support of his master.
Thinking about it, he should be able to flex his muscles and make outstanding achievements as long as he outsources his skills. So next...
At this moment, a bird call came from not far away, interrupting official Zhao Ji's thoughts and following the sound.
I saw a kingfisher leaning on a branch, combing its feathers, on the edge of a quiet pond not far away.
The blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the pond, and the willow trees beside the pond hang down, forming a beautiful picture.
This touching picture made the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was worried about the country and the people just a moment ago, stunned on the spot.
Yang Jian, who was standing not far behind him, saw this scene and immediately gestured towards the accompanying young eunuchs at his side.
Sure enough, Yang Jian soon saw Guan Jia's back turned to him, raised his right hand, and made an eight.
Immediately he took a few steps forward and handed the purple-haired pen that he had already held into the official's hand.
A simple case was assembled with a few strokes of five and two divided by two. The paper and ink were all laid out, and then the talented man began to splash ink on the rice paper...
A lifelike kingfisher begins to appear in the paintings of official Zhao Ji. With just a few strokes, one can see the quiet pond.
Yang Jian also had to admit that Zhao Ji's artistic talent was definitely rare in the world.
Just like the little top scholar, flattering him is so easy and natural, without a trace of craftsmanship, which is rare in the world.
The real person in the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace looked at the sun outside crazily, watching the sun rise from high in the sky to gradually setting in the west, but he couldn't wait for that familiar figure to appear...
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At this moment, the Zhao family's manor outside Kaifeng City seemed very lively. There were more than ten iron shop owners and shopkeepers from Tokyo.
It can be said that in Bianliang, Tokyo and the surrounding areas, the bosses and shopkeepers of the most powerful iron forging and smelting workshops are gathered here.
In addition, several potbellied coal bosses wearing gold and silver also came to the scene.
All of this naturally stems from the call of Mr. Zhao, the owner of the largest ironware workshop in Bianliang, Tokyo.
Mr. Zhao used to be just a big boss in this ironware shop, with a very rich family fortune, but who gave birth to a good daughter who was as beautiful as a flower and married to an official.
Now he is a doctor in the Ministry of Industry and a powerful figure. As his father-in-law, Mr. Zhao's status in the ironware shop has naturally increased.
After everyone's heated discussion and warm support, Mr. Zhao became a leader in the ironware industry as expected.
Now, it has been almost a year since he became a costumer. Today he summoned all the shopkeepers to come, so naturally he has something important to discuss.
Mr. Zhao, who was sitting in the main seat with a gray beard, glanced at the group of colleagues sitting in front of him, and subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged man sitting next to him, stroking his long beard.
This is my beloved son-in-law's butler, who came here to calm things down on my beloved son-in-law's order.
"My colleagues, I and I have been friends for many years. Before the banquet begins today, there is something important that I need to tell you."
"I think you all know that yesterday the officials issued an edict that our Song Dynasty's military equipment is depleted and its weapons cannot be used..."
Accompanied by this impassioned appearance, the eyes of all the owners and shopkeepers of the ironware shop shone brightly after experiencing their initial shock.
Frequently, his eager eyes fell on the spokesperson of the doctor from the Ministry of Industry sitting next to Mr. Zhao.
Soon I heard Mr. Zhao, who was drinking tea and water to moisten his throat, come and take a breath.
"Although the imperial court decided to outsource ordnance, but..."
"The official family will hand over the affairs of this arms reform to Gao Zhang, the prodigy of the Jin Dynasty. Cai Liulang of Cai Xiang's family and Tong Zhisheng of Tong Observer will serve as assistant officials."
Hearing Gao Zhang's name, the bosses and shopkeepers were shocked, and then they heard about Cai and Tong.
As soon as the boss and shopkeeper felt that their brains were a bit exhausted, their first thought was, aren't the officials crazy?
The second thought is: Ouch, doesn’t that mean that this is also an opportunity...
Seeing the commotion below, Mr. Zhao once again raised his voice to suppress the chatter.
He strictly enforced the discipline of the guild meeting and gave instructions that Mr. Zhao, as the leader of the industry, would be responsible for communicating with the prodigy champion.
I hope that we can win the outsourcing business of the imperial court for everyone and make our due contribution to the prosperity of the ironware industry in the Song Dynasty.
However, since he is the one who comes forward in this industry, he naturally has to take the lion's share, and he takes 30% of the outsourcing business.
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar, and all the bosses and shopkeepers cursed and expressed their opposition.
I let you act as a costumer, just for the sake of your son-in-law, but your mother-in-law wants to eat meat and gnaw bones, leaving only soup and water for everyone. How is this possible?
Even the spokesman for the doctor from the Ministry of Industry stood up to control the situation, but in front of Caibo, the doctor from the Ministry of Industry was the elder.
Who doesn't have a background, especially a big businessman, who doesn't have an official relative in their family?
Seeing that the situation in front of him was gradually getting out of control, Boss Zhao could only make concessions with a heartbroken heart.
After fierce bargaining, Boss Zhao took 15%, and the rest will be divided equally among the more than ten bosses and shopkeepers.
As for those coal bosses, they only cared about eating and drinking. After all, it didn’t matter who wanted to become bigger and stronger in the ironware shop.
It is definitely necessary to deal with coal bosses like them who control the raw materials. This confirms the saying that if you have a mine in your hand, you don't need to panic.
(End of chapter)
