The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 86 Difficulties

It was getting dark, and Zhao Tie sneaked into the inner courtyard, "Second Master, you are back!" When the little Huangmen who was on duty at night saw that it was the prince, he quickly opened the door and saluted.

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the official hear it, and don't tell him that I'm back when he asks!" Zhao Tong hurriedly covered Xiao Huangmen's mouth and said, Xiao Huangmen nodded vigorously, and Zhao Tong let him go with satisfaction.

, after seeing that there was no movement in the winter garden where Huang Jingchen lived, he followed the wall and entered the summer courtyard. Xiao Huangmen turned his head to look at the prince and smiled.

Ever since Huang Jingchen came back from Beijing, the Zhao Mansion has become busy. People in Beijing who can talk to him have asked him to get himself a mirror no matter what, whether it is big or small, and the price is

He didn't ask, and even stuffed him with a red envelope. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to stay any longer. Pan Heng ran back after half a month. Fortunately, Zhao Tan was prepared in advance and had already prepared the first batch of goods for him.

, the empresses in the various palaces, the concubines of the prince's family, and the ladies of the prime ministers' houses were temporarily sent away. However, those who did not get the goods all followed here and stayed in the inn to wait. Huang Jingchen had no choice but to

All I could do was to urge Zhao Tong to think of a solution quickly. Zhao Tong was so frightened that he didn't dare to stay in the house for a minute and kept wandering outside every day.

"Your Majesty, you will come back. I have asked the kitchen to prepare meals. I will serve you right away!" As soon as Zhao Tong entered the hospital, Huang Jingchen came out happily.

"Uncle Huang, please give me a break. The next batch of goods will have to wait at least twenty days!" Zhao Tong said with a wry smile. He had already expected that a magical glass mirror would appear in the queen's palace.

It will definitely arouse the interest of many people. Ancient people are also human beings, and they will definitely regard the preferences of their leaders as their own consumption guide. But one thing he did not expect was that there were too many rich people in the Song Dynasty. He felt that he had already underestimated the price of the mirror.

The price has reached such a high level that it can be said to be sold by the gram, but it still cannot stop people's enthusiasm for buying.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. I left them all in our restaurant. Even food and accommodation for one day cost a lot of money. We won't suffer any loss if we stay longer. The money won't go to other people's fields!" Huang Jingchen waved his hand and let Guihua and the others go out.

, personally waiting for Zhao Tong to wash up.

"Uncle Huang, I noticed that you are getting smarter and smarter. Are they going to invite you to dinner? If so, just drink our soju and choose the most expensive dishes. Anyway, they are the ones paying for it. If they eat too much, I will ask the restaurant to

I'll give you a commission!" Zhao Tong said in relief when he heard that the old man didn't mean to rush him. The mirror he made used the most primitive method, sticking a very thin tin foil on the back of the glass, and then coating it with mercury

, melting the tin foil to form a mirror. The effect is of course not as good as the current silver plating and aluminum plating, but it is much brighter than the copper mirror at that time. Although this original process is simple, the mercury is poisonous and evaporates slowly, causing production problems.

The cycle is long, and making flat glass is not an easy task nowadays. The ancient 'blowing method' is less efficient. Now the cheeks of the two sugar blowers are swollen, and they can't keep up with the demand for goods.

"Your Majesty, someone from the Dongmen Division in the palace is here today," Huang Jingchen said as he asked Zhao Tao to sit down and served him a bowl of pork rib soup.

"What do they do? Why don't they come into the house?" Zhao Tong didn't understand what Dongmensi did, so he interrupted Huang Jingchen and asked.

"Neidongmensi is the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is a place that all the internal servants dream of going to. This department is in charge of the entry and exit of people and objects in the palace. The quantity and value of treasures in each room and treasury must be registered here. All the treasures must be registered here.

The tributes and purchased items must also be registered and kept here. In addition, the welfare of you and other royal relatives is also issued by this department. The most important thing is that it is also responsible for the construction of the palace and the holding of banquets and celebrations. They are here.

This time I came here to buy things for the Chinese New Year, so of course I don’t dare to harass you, His Royal Highness!" Huang Jingchen explained with a smile.

"Oh, that's a wealthy yamen. What are they here to buy this time? Don't even think about mirrors. No one will come, not even under the banner of the palace!" Zhao Tong picked up a piece of meat and chewed it hard.

Chewing said.

"My lord, you don't know how much face and wealth it brings to be responsible for paying tribute to the palace. You still don't like it!" Huang Jingchen said, "The mirror business has always come to me, but they don't dare to come this time.

You're here to buy fireworks, I've got them all for you, it's a big deal worth more than 100,000 yuan!"

"Cough, cough." Zhao Tong was choked, his little face turned red from suppressing it, and he pointed at Huang Jingchen and kept coughing. Huang Jingchen hurriedly beat and shouted, and then he gasped and said angrily: "Uncle Huang, are you?

Don’t you really think of me as a fairy? For a business worth more than 100,000 yuan, I needed 40,000 to 50,000 boxes of fireworks. I rushed and made less than 20,000 boxes in a month. Now there is only one month left before the Chinese New Year.

Where can I get it for you?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect this. Is it true that our workshop can't produce it? We can't find more people to rush the work!" Huang Jingchen was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly came up with ideas and solutions.

"Uncle Huang, making fireworks is not like making sesame cakes. Just get a few people to do it. If you don't pay attention, it will explode and kill people!" Zhao Tong said with a wry smile.

"Then what should I do? The emperor specified that he wanted to use the fireworks in our palace. Lao Li was afraid that we wouldn't give it, so he found it on my door. I thought that the price he offered was not low, so I agreed. I forgot about it in a happy mood.

If it doesn't work, I'll reject it. Anyway, he doesn't dare to do anything to us!" Huang Jingchen thought for a while and said.

"If I think about it again, it would be a pity to throw away the money that was delivered to my door!" Zhao Tong put down his chopsticks and said. Huang Jingchen looked at him and nodded vigorously, his face full of expectation.

Zhao Tong walked around the room twice, thinking that his workshop mainly lacked skilled workers. As long as there were enough workers, orders could be completed. In the past, newspapers and TV claimed all day long that China would be built into the world's largest OEM factory.

, if you subcontract your products to those small fireworks factories and then return them to the factory for packaging, then you can take in more orders!

"Uncle Huang, there's a way!" Zhao Tong said, "I'm glad you immediately call all the stewards to the meeting hall for a meeting. They'll be there immediately. No one can be left behind!" He shouted out the door again.

It's the New Year again, and the Zhao Mansion, which has been dormant for three years, is making a big move, and all the villages have started to move. After three years of hard work, the poverty here is no longer the same as it used to be, and the lives of the tenants have undergone great changes. Water Conservancy

The spread of facilities, the use of machinery, and the fertilizer produced by breeding have increased food production and liberated the labor force. Many people have worked in workshops and have a relatively fixed income, such as women raising chickens and pigs.

Or go to a weaving factory and do part-time work for half a year during the off-season, and you can support your family. Although they have not yet reached the level of prosperity where they can eat meat every day, they can still eat some meat every day, and even now a commercial center has been formed around the dock.

, all kinds of goods are traded here, and it has become a prosperous town.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhao Tong did not stay up with everyone as he did in previous years. He sat alone in his study and looked at the stars outside the window. Another year has passed. If the world has not changed because of his time travel, Aguda far in the northeast

He has succeeded as the leader of the Jurchen Alliance and is about to attend the fish head banquet hosted by Emperor Tianzuo of Liao on the Huntong River. Because he did not give Emperor Tianzuo the honor of Liao, he danced and sang at the banquet, which resulted in a conflict. He rebelled against Liao in anger and began to create a golden age.

Ten years later, the entire Central Plains will groan under his feet, but the Song Dynasty is now at a loss. From the emperor to the ministers, everyone is still intoxicated in singing and dancing to promote peace.

"What will I do?" Zhao Tong has asked himself more than once. The enemy has appeared. With his current ability, he cannot stop his rise. However, he cannot sit still and wait for death. It is time to realize his next plan.

This year, his family has made more than one million yuan, and his mother has been crowned queen. It can be said that money and power are no longer a problem. Now the time has come. Zhao Tong stood up, opened the window, and wanted to build a family of his own.

Army, but what should I do?

In this era of cold weapons, the Dangxiang in the northwest, the Jurchens in the north and the Mongolia that later emerged are all peoples on horseback. They have to learn to ride horses and archery from a young age, and they are already qualified warriors at the age of sixteen. They are composed of

The cavalry of the Song Dynasty is an unstoppable army. The army of the Song Dynasty is now just an army composed of farmers. Although it is said to be one million, it is no longer the army that fought in hundreds of battles when the country was founded. A hundred years of peace have transformed them into high-ranking officials.

The most important thing about the nobles' money-making tool is that they have no horses and lose their fast mobility. They can only be passive and unable to compete with those powerful grassland troops.

The biggest difficulty at hand is how to form an army. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the royal family has been subject to strict control and will never be given real power, let alone lead troops. To build an army privately is a capital crime, even if it is for personal use.

His son would not be merciless when he killed him. Do we have to wait until the day when the army invades the country and the world is in chaos? Zhao Tong was stumped by a more realistic problem again.

"I have to go on even if there are difficulties. No one can stop me from fighting!" Zhao Tao pounded the table and made up his mind. He didn't have enough time left for himself. As a soldier in his previous life, Zhao Tao deeply felt

We all know that the development of an army cannot be accomplished overnight. From the selection, training, and training of personnel to the baptism of actual combat, it will be a long process, especially in this war-weary world from top to bottom.

In this era, it is very difficult to cultivate an army that is good at fighting.