In the fifty-fourth year of King Zhou (261 B.C.) and the eleventh year of King Wucheng, the war in the Central Plains not only did not subside, but intensified. The vassal states are trying their best to expand their territory in order to face even greater wars in the future.

In this era, in addition to the seven great powers, there are also many countries between and around the seven countries.

Take the Yan State as an example, Goguryeo in the east has been destroyed by Ji Kang, but there are still countries such as Ji and Sanhan, Xiongnu and Donghu in the north, Zhongshan and other countries in the south, and Daiguo in the west, etc., and now the powerful Zhao State has been destroyed and merged into the Zhao State.

At the beginning of spring in March, Lian Po, the general of Zhao State, took advantage of the absence of the main force of the Qin army in Shangdang, led an army of 300,000 to occupy the two cities of Duanshi and Mayi, and forced the Wuling Pass in the west, in a vain attempt to occupy the Wuling Pass, and then block the Qin army west of Wuling, so that the Qin State could no longer directly attack Shangdang in the future.

Wang Qian, the defender of Qin, reported the military situation of Lian Po's attack to Xianyang. Due to the general Bai Qi's continuous campaign, Qin was in poor health, and was transferred back to the capital Xianyang by King Yingji of Qin to rest and recuperate. Subsequently, King Yingji of Qin appointed Bai Qi's deputy general Wang Yi as the commander-in-chief, led an army of 200,000 to rush to Wuling Pass.

Subsequently, the army of nearly 600,000 troops of Qin and Zhao continued to fight fiercely in the Shangdang area. As the two sides continued to increase their troops, the fighting in the Shangdang area became more and more intense.

The eyes of the princes of the world are focused on this Shangdang region that has been abandoned by South Korea. Looking at the two great powers in this era, they are competing in the Shangdang region. I didn't think about what this battle would mean for other countries!

Huang Xie, the Chun Shenjun of the Chu State, who was thousands of miles away in the vast land, was not stimulated by the prince Ji Kang to destroy the national county in his heart. With the support of the king of Chu, he also led an army of 100,000 in March, taking advantage of the confrontation between Qin and Zhao and the inability of Qi to intervene, he sent troops to attack Ni and Di, which were sandwiched between Chu and Qi.

In late April, Ji Kang came to the industrial zone located in Juju County, Liaodong County.

Because Jiang An, the head of the industrial zone, reported to Ji Kang that he let the so-called "glass" he had refined to be fired. When Ji Kang heard this, he was taken aback.

On the way to the drama, Ji Kang said to the old manager Ji Mao with emotion: "Uncle Ji, to be honest, after I came to Liaodi, the first thing I paid attention to was the people's livelihood. First of all, to solve the most urgent problem of food and clothing for the people in Liaodi, so the livelihood industries such as salt making, textile factories, and livestock farms are the first problems I want to solve;

The second is the military issue, in this era, without a strong army, we cannot stand on the ground. Therefore, steel, cement, coal, and other industries were born under the idea of serving the military.

What I didn't expect was that whether it was the people's livelihood industry or the military industry, after its birth, it grew rapidly at an incredible speed, and in just a few years, many subsidiary industries were derived. This is what I often say, the hand of the market economy that we can't see is working! ”

After listening to Ji Kang's words, the old manager Ji Mao said to Ji Kang with a smile: "Son, you are a noble man, and you are incomparable to others!" And Gongzi, you brought us to Liaodi, according to Dean Zou Yan's words, it was arranged by God for you, and it is a treasure land given to Gongzi by God.

Take coal as an example, who would have thought that this thing could replace firewood before. Now as far as the coal industry is concerned, in the industrial zones of the four counties of Liaodi, there are many other factories, such as honeycomb coal plants, coking plants, etc.

Not to mention that coal has been used in the iron and steel industry, even every household of the people in Liaodi, under the promotion of the government of Liaodi, has built new stoves and used coal and honeycomb coal. ”

When he said this, he saw Shi Dang pouting beside him, and glared at Shi Dang with hatred.

Seeing this, Shi Dang hurriedly said to the old manager Ji Mao: "What the old manager said is very true, I very much agree with what you just said, this Liao land is a treasure given by heaven to the son. ”

Then he turned his head and said to Wangcai, who was lying next to Ji Kang: "Wangcai, you say, I'm right!" You agree with that, right? ”

Wangcai looked up at Shi Kang, stretched out his head and let Ji Kang stroke his head twice, narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, and lowered his head again.

Shi Dang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is what Gongzi often says: Dogs look down on people!" In vain, I am usually so good to you, and when it is critical, you don't express your support for me. ”

Ji Kang and the boss Ji Mao both laughed when they heard this.

After arriving in the drama industrial zone, Ji Kang, accompanied by Jiang An, the head of the industrial zone, came to the glass factory next to the porcelain factory.

Two years ago, when Ji Kang came to Ju County to inspect, he found that the limestone and quartz sand resources in the Ju Ju area were very rich, so he came up with the idea of refining glass.

It happened that the industrial zone was in the middle of the show, and it was going to rely on the Xilu Coal Mine as the center to build many coal-related industries, including the construction of pottery factories.

As soon as Ji Kang had an idea, he gave Jiang An the formula for glass and asked him to refine glass. And let the pottery factory refine ceramics at the same time, to see if the porcelain can be refined, there is also a soil for refining porcelain in Jubian County, and the resources are also quite rich.

Since ancient times, all matters that have been personally explained by superior leaders can often be resolved quickly. The current four counties of Liaodi are naturally not exempt from vulgarity. Whatever Ji Kang asks him to do, he can often be responded to and solved as soon as possible.

In less than half a year, white porcelain was refined with the efforts of many craftsmen and technicians in the pottery factory. After all, in this era, porcelain has been produced, but it has not been popularized too much, so it has not yet been popularized among the people. Therefore, the craftsmen said that it was not difficult to refine porcelain.

But now all the industrial zones in Liaodi, like other departments, do everything according to the rules. In all aspects of work, it is necessary to formulate various rules and regulations in practice.

In the process of refining porcelain, the same is true, if it fails, it will be summarized, and then refined, and when the qualified products come out, the corresponding industry processes and specifications will be formulated.

Then, in the past year, all kinds of porcelain were born. What plates, bowls, etc., in the end, even the wine cup and wine jug that Ji Kang said, were refined.

Because porcelain was not in the controlled products of Liaodi, it was used among the officials and gentry of the Junhou Mansion, Xiangping Academy, and the Drama Prime Minister's Mansion at the beginning. In the end, it was discovered by Su Qing of the Ministry of Commerce, and a new porcelain chamber of commerce was immediately established, which was sold to various places and made money for Liaodi.

Now the number of chambers of commerce under the Ministry of Commerce of Liaoning has increased dramatically, and now there are more than 20 chambers of commerce. For example, the Grain Chamber of Commerce, the Salt Chamber of Commerce, the Cloth Chamber of Commerce, and so on. They are all controlled by the Liaodi Junhou Mansion, and other merchants participate in the shares, which are under the control of the Ministry of Commerce of the Liaodi Junhou Mansion. However, the management rights are all done by professionals, and the Junhou Mansion and the Ministry of Commerce usually do not interfere too much. However, the financial personnel are directly dispatched by the Prince's Mansion, and there will be verification at the end of the year.

The glass that Ji Kang said is different from refining porcelain.

Ji Kang also gave the formula to Jiang An at that time, and later because of too many other things such as war and restructuring, Ji Kang did not pay too much attention to this glass.

But Jiang An is different, he has already regarded the production of glass as his own political task, because this is personally handed over to him by the prince! Junhou has given himself all the formulas, and it's his own business if he can't do it.

Even if there is a formula given by Ji Kang, Jiang An and they still go through experiments and failures again and again. After nearly two years of hard work, today, it is finally done. The glass factory produced a batch, so that Jiang An and Feng Shou, the director of the glass factory, and others thought that the products that met the requirements of their own monarchs came out.

In fact, the most difficult thing to do in glass is that the melting point of quartz sand is too high, but the coke made of coal is burned, with suitable props, and then alkaline surface, this problem is solved. Finally, supplemented by limestone and so on, this glass was made that was said by Gongzi Ji Kang.

It's easy to say, but it's not easy to do, especially in this day and age.

Sure enough, when Jiang Anyu reported to Ji Kang. Ji Kang immediately rushed to the drama to see with his own eyes the first glass produced in this era.

When I came to the finished product workshop of the glass factory, I saw pieces of ordinary and bright glass, supported by wooden frames, standing there. There was a fire in the eyes of Ji Kang and the old manager Ji Mao, Shi Kang and others.

Ji Kang walked quickly in front of a piece of glass and looked at it carefully. It was found that there were still remnants of bubbles in some areas of the room, but they were no different from ordinary glass from the previous life.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Okay." ”

The old manager Ji Mao looked at the glass in surprise, uncontrollably and muttered, "Oh my God! These are treasures, and we have made them ourselves! ”

Then, still with a stunned look, he said to Ji Kang: "Childe, these ...... We really made these things ourselves. ”

Ji Kang looked at the old manager and nodded with a smile.

And Shi Dang was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide again, and he rarely opened his mouth wide now, and said to Ji Kang excitedly: "Childe, we have made a fortune!" How much are these things worth? ”

Jiang An, the head of the industrial zone, and Feng Shou, the director of the glass factory, and others showed a satisfied smile on their faces when they saw the expressions of Ji Kang and others. I can see the smile on the face of my supreme commander, it seems that the hard work and hard work of the past two years have not been in vain!

Feng Shou is a master craftsman in firing pottery in Xiangping City, and after coming to the play, he performed brilliantly in firing porcelain. After the assessment, he was reported to the Marquis Mansion by Jiang An and appointed as the director of the glass factory.

When the old manager Ji Mao heard this, he reacted and said to Ji Kang: "Childe, what kind of glass is this, but it must be included in the highest level of secrecy. Whether it is the formula, the process or the personnel, etc., it must not be known to outsiders, and like steel and other factories, it must not be leaked. ”

After that, there was a light in his eyes, and he looked at Jiang An, Feng Shou and others.