After it was determined that Zhuang would be responsible for teaching farming in the future, the next step was to discuss what kind of business Zhao Yibao would like to do.
Zhao Yanhuan had already thought about this. She told Zhao Yi directly: "When uncle gets there, he will open a brick-burning factory."
"Burning bricks requires a lot of soil, so the soil dug out of the tunnel does not need to be transported away. It can be used directly to bake bricks without being suspected, and it is more convenient to build the brick factory outside the city.
"When digging a hole in the ground, you will encounter rocks at the foot of the mountain. In July, we found out that there is a dark underground cave under the mountain."
"In addition to the underground, Dong Guan's treasure trove is also in caves in the mountains. Using these dark caves, it should be easier to dig tunnels into Dong Guan's treasure house..."
Zhao Yibao listened carefully to Zhao Yanhuan's instructions and agreed one by one.
Zhao Yanhuan asked Zhao Yibao to lead people to dig tunnels. He didn't just slap his head on the decision.
Because originally Dong Guan's treasure house was dug out by Murong Yu who arranged for people to dig tunnels.
At that time, Murong Yu didn't want Zhao Yanhuan to know about it, so he made a stupid move and asked someone to dig a tunnel. He never thought that there were rocks everywhere in the mountain and it would be so easy to dig.
But Murong Yu had people dig tunnels, and he didn't do it intentionally. He did this for two reasons: he was on guard against Zhao Yanhuan, and he was also afraid that Dong Guan would target him.
If he openly sent troops to rob it, he could easily rob the treasure house.
But Zhao Yanhuan was very powerful at that time. If Murong Yu sent troops to snatch it hard, Zhao Yanhuan would definitely get a share of the credit, and he would be an easy target.
Dong Guan was still very powerful at that time and could mobilize the imperial army. He also loved money.
If he knew that someone had robbed his treasure house, Dong Guan would definitely send the largest army to attack Murong Yu.
Not only Dong Guanhui would not give up, but other rebels would also be greedy for this large sum of money.
Anyone who rebels must raise troops, and raising troops is the most expensive. Everyone is short of money. When the time comes, Murong Yu will be the leader.
In order to be safe, Murong Yu chose to dig a tunnel, but by luck, he discovered an underground cavity, and this underground cavity could be connected to the cave where Dong Guan's treasure was hidden.
It was as if God was on Murong Yu's side, allowing Murong Yu to pass through the tunnel unnoticed and successfully transport all Dong Guan's gold and silver treasures out.
Since then, Murong Yu, who had previously relied on Zhao Yanhuan to make money from business and pay his military salary, was able to pay his own military salary.
Murong Yu used the money to form an army dedicated to his orders, weakening Zhao Yanhuan's influence on the army.
Now Zhao Yanhuan directly used this good idea for Zhao Yibao to use.
After arranging everything, as well as the brick-burning workers and old masters, Zhao Yibao and Luan Bao took the convoy and set off from Qipai Village.
After sending Zhao Yibao away, Zhao Yanhuan also took the time to visit Dong Guan in the capital.
As the prime minister, Dong Guan had as many people who wanted to seek refuge with him as there were crucian carp crossing the river. There was a lot of traffic at the door every day, but most of them could not see Dong Guan's people.
If she wants Dong Guan to see her, she must have a different appearance to ensure that she will be noticed by Dong Guan and impressed deeply as soon as she appears.
Zhao Yanhuan scheduled his appearance at Dong Guan's birthday ceremony two months later.
As a powerful prime minister, Dong Guan was also deeply loved by the emperor. His birthday was very lively and he would receive gifts lavishly.
Some people who usually couldn't find a way to curry favor with Dong Guan would choose to give carefully selected gifts on this day.
If the gift satisfies Dong Guan, the giver will be promoted.
Every year after Dong Guan's birthday, several or even a dozen people would be promoted by Dong Guan because of their good gifts.
Given these tangible benefits, more and more people gave gifts to Dong Guan every year.
Under such circumstances, it is not an easy task to stand out among the many people giving gifts, but for Zhao Yanhuan, it is very easy.
On Dong Guan's birthday, Zhao Yanhuan put on makeup to make her outstanding appearance look ordinary.
She also specially matched her clothes with her hair in a complicated bun.
Such careful dressing and Zhao Yanhuan's skillful matching made her look luxurious but not eye-catching.
The reason why Zhao Yanhuan dressed up like this was to avoid trouble. These days, etiquette and music have collapsed, and robbing civilian girls is no longer a story in the book.
When you meet a powerful person on the way, if you see a beautiful girl, not to mention that you have no backing, but she has some influence in the family. If the person you like considers it carefully and feels that there is no need to be afraid, it is normal for her to be snatched away and used as a concubine.
What's more, Dong Guan, whom Zhao Yanhuan wanted to seek refuge with, was a big pervert. There were once about a dozen wealthy businessmen who rose from business to officialdom by sending beautiful women to win Dong Guan's favor. Zhao Yanhuan did not dare to take risks.
What Zhao Yanhuan chose to give to Dong Guan this time was her mirror that was half the size of the wall.
The technology of making mirrors in ancient times was extremely high. The clarity of mirror illumination was no worse than that of glass mirrors, but the size was far behind.
The ancients had almost no bronze mirrors as large as their own body, let alone half a wall of mirrors that could accommodate a dozen people to look at together.
The mirror was beautifully decorated with colored glaze on all sides, and Zhao Yanhuan also specially decorated it with a huge hollow carved mahogany frame.
In order to let people see the exquisiteness of the mirror more intuitively, Zhao Yanhuan only covered it with red cloth and had people carry the mirror to the prime minister's house.
Dong Guan's butler has been waiting at the door to greet guests and check the guests' gift lists.
If the gift is not valuable enough, you will not be able to get in. If the gift is good enough, you can get in and have a banquet in the side courtyard.
Only gifts that are valuable and that the butler is sure will interest Dong Guan will be placed in the courtyard where Dong Guan entertains guests.
Zhao Yanhuan's mirror was so big that it caused a sensation when it appeared. Even the housekeeper's attention was attracted.
After all, no one had ever given such a big gift before, and it was impossible not to attract attention.
When everyone looked over, Zhao Yanhuan also led people to the door.
Luan Hu and Luan Xiong, who were holding the mirror next to them, accidentally shook it and the red cloth covering it slipped down instantly.
A huge mirror that looked like half a wall was instantly revealed, causing an uproar and exclamation.
You must know that colored glaze was an expensive thing at this time. Although it was artificially made, it was regarded as jade.
Any small glass ornament is expensive enough, let alone such a huge mirror made of glass.
Such a big mirror, in the eyes of these ancients, was really a priceless treasure.
Not to mention the people who came to give gifts, even the housekeeper who was used to seeing treasures and was not interested in any treasures was shocked.
He walked a few steps quickly and came to the mirror. He couldn't help but look up and down, and he didn't even dare to reach out and touch it.
"Is this actually made of colored glaze? Such a big colored glaze! How was this made!?"
