Zhao Cheng and Bai Pu chatted all morning, almost all aspects were discussed, and the two were also chatting enthusiastically, as if the work had been completed.

It wasn't until near noon that the two of them were hungry and pressed their chests against their backs, and Bai Pu made an appointment with Zhao Cheng to go to see His Majesty in the afternoon to ask questions about Yanzheng and invite representatives of wealthy businessmen to meet in the evening if it went well.

Zhao Cheng agreed on the spot, and Bai Pu saluted with high spirits, so he left his map, planning book and two "stones" to Zhao Cheng, and then went to work.

And Zhao Cheng, who sent Bai Pu away, patted his head and remembered that he still had to see Zhao Gao, so he hurriedly packed up his things and took Bai Pu's bunch of "treasures" to his brother Zhao Gao's house.

On the other side, Zhao Gao finally squeezed out time today and wanted to have a meal with his brother, but he started cleaning up early in the morning, but he couldn't wait for Zhao Cheng to come.

Near noon, Zhao Gao was already angry, and directly sent his subordinates to "invite" Zhao Cheng, but as soon as his subordinates arrived, they saw Bai Pu coming out, and immediately felt that things were troublesome.

You must know that as Zhao Gao's confidant, he has seen Zhao Gao admonish officials of his faction more than once to stay away from Bai Pu.

Now this business officer, who is known for his empty gloves white wolf, steady progress, and witness to emergencies, actually came out of the house of the lord's younger brother, and walked and laughed with joy on his face?

The subordinates have to think about the worst aspect, that is, Zhao Cheng deviated from the will of the lord and walked very close to Bai Pu, I am afraid that it will be bad for the master!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly turned around to go back to report the news, but at this time, Zhao Cheng also happened to come out and saw him at a glance.

Zhao Chengyi raised his hand and said, "That night...... Pot, did my brother ask you to call me? I just have something to show him, come over and help me get it! ”

"Wild fox, my lord. The small one was indeed sent by the master, but ......" Before the wild fox finished speaking, the things in Zhao Cheng's hand had already been pressed over, although it was not very heavy, but there were a lot of bits and pieces.

"Alright, let's go quickly, I have a lot to talk to my brother." Zhao Cheng said as he walked with his head on his head.

Yehu is Zhao Gao's retainer, although he is dissatisfied with Zhao Cheng calling him as a servant, but there is nothing to say, thinking that when he arrives at the mansion, he will have a good show.

Because the house of the Zhao brothers was very close, Zhao Cheng and the others soon arrived at Zhao Gao's mansion, and the porter knew the two of them, so they naturally wouldn't stop them, so Zhao Chengcheng went all the way to the lobby.

At this time, Zhao Gao's anger had disappeared a lot, but when he saw Zhao Cheng coming in, he still didn't give him a good face, raised his eyebrows and said directly: "Do you still know how to come?" ”

Zhao Cheng saluted with guilt on his face, reached out and took those things from the wild fox's hand, put them on Zhao Gao's desk, and said, "Brother, you come to see these things, you won't be angry after seeing you." ”

General Zhao Gao stepped forward suspiciously, frowned as soon as he looked at it, and his face turned blue instantly. He didn't know anything else on the table, but he still knew a map of Shanxi, and Zhao Gao was even more accurate in guessing the last possible origin of this map.

Zhao Gao's tone was cold, and he guessed: "Have you met with Bai Pu?" And promised to support him? ”

Zhao Cheng also knew that his brother didn't want their Zhao family to be involved, and he gave him a "preventive shot" early, but he still chose to support Bai Pu now, and it was impossible for Zhao Gao not to be angry.

Zhao Cheng first nodded apologetically, and then explained: "Brother, I haven't forgotten your teachings, but I'm afraid we should really be involved in Bai Pu's matter this time." ”

"Humph!" Zhao Gao snorted coldly and knelt down in his seat, he didn't believe that Zhao Chengzhen, who had been relatively dull since he was a child, could have any opinions, and he didn't believe that Bai Pu, who couldn't get any practical benefits at all, could really make a situation in Hedong.

Zhao Cheng understands his brother's temper, and Zhao Gao's temperament is afraid that he will only show it to Zhao Cheng.

So Zhao Cheng didn't explain much, and directly put the things on the table and said: "This map of Shanxi Bai Pu divided him into eight pieces, and each piece analyzed the pros and cons.

And he also foresaw that after I took office, I would adopt a conservative policy similar to that of Huang Lao's Taoism, so that Hedong could slowly recover.

But he also pointed out the disadvantages of doing this, one is that it cannot effectively annex and transform the Koreans, and the other is that it will waste too much time, plus the analysis of His Majesty's thoughts, if we want to annex Hedong in five or ten years, then we will miss a lot of opportunities.

Ten years from now, these achievements will be bleak, and even if we are in a stable position, there will be no possibility of further progress. So for the sake of the future of the Zhao family, I think we should give it a try.

And Bai Pu is about to enter the palace to ask His Majesty about the salt politics of Hedong, if he can really let go of a mouth, then I'm afraid that no one in the entire Great Qin will not want to get a piece of the pie, right? Can this so-called Hedong Company still succeed? ”

Zhao Gao groaned a little after listening to it, as if he was weighing the pros and cons to see if it was worth making his own move, Zhao Cheng saw that he seemed to be a little shaken, so he hit the railway while it was hot:

"Brother, you used to be the most considerate person around Your Majesty, so do you think Your Majesty will agree? If His Majesty really agrees, the future of Hedong will be very different.

If our brothers really participated, would we still have to be afraid of those old nobles with His Majesty's support? Don't forget that they never have medicine to accept us, that is, what if I find a noble woman? ”

Zhao Gao was stunned after hearing this, indeed, although their Zhao family is the office of Zhao Guo, and even has relatives with Qin Zheng, but is it not a broken household that washes clothes and eats in the Hidden Palace?

How can a real nobleman one day treat them as his own, even if he offends these people, as long as he climbs high enough and has the protection of His Majesty, what is there to fear?

"By the way, brother, Bai Pu also told me that Hedong has this kind of charcoal, which is a good fuel for making iron, and can even be further refined into something called coke, which can significantly improve efficiency.

If the development of Hedong is done well, the weapon-making ability of you and the craftsman Shaofu will also increase exponentially, so that the position of the elder brother Taiwei will be much more stable. Zhao Cheng added here.

At this time, Zhao Gao also thought, isn't that model workshop in Shanglin Yuan using charcoal and coke to smelt iron? It seems that the production is really much more.

In this way, Qin Zheng really has a big plan for Hedong, and even does not hesitate to use a system that is completely different from Daqin to manage Hedong!

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao suddenly realized something, Qin Zheng's methods are interlocking:

Introduce carbon-improving technology - build more workshops to expand production - increase in demand for carbon--develop new methods to produce more carbon--industrial and commercial status rises, invest in Hedong - technology and production are further improved

Zhao Gao, who wanted to understand, suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha... I was really confused, I thought Bai Pu was a white wolf with empty gloves, but in fact, His Majesty was his biggest shareholder, but it was inconvenient for His Majesty to stand up directly! ”

"What about us?" Zhao Cheng said tentatively.

Zhao Gao got up suddenly, his eyes were as bright as stars, and he said: "Yes, as long as His Majesty supports us, we will support it unconditionally!" ”