At the beginning of 1112, the Divine Arrow General Zhizhou He Guan was promoted and left, and he worked for two years longer than in history, and the official was also promoted even more.

He walked with mixed feelings.

He was not only happy that the court had seen his merits and abilities promoted, but also reluctant to give up.

Broke into the Western Army Group, went to a new place, and became a bigger official, but he had to be the sand mixed by the emperor, support Tong Guan, and also suffer from the greater exclusion of the deep-rooted Western generals, and he could no longer drink with his philanthropic colleagues like Zhao Zhuangzhu, fight against Liao together, and fight together

The joyful feeling of being an official is gone.

This is a little bit of external influence brought by Zhao Yue.

Xinzhizhou is a civil official, born in an official family, and has a faction of noble children, looking at his face is shrewd and cunning, good and evil are difficult to determine, and it is difficult to say whether his ability is good or good.

Anyway, Zhao Yue hadn't heard of this person at all.

The original commander was also promoted, and it was Wang Huan, the son of the Xungui Wang family, who took over the Cangzhou Forbidden Army, a guy with a smile on his face, his actual eyes above the top, not a mortal voice, and a slippery and difficult manipulation.

All this has something to do with Cangzhao, but it has little to do with it.

Today's Cangzhao is a rising upstart, with strong momentum and a bright future. Zhang Jin, the supreme governor of Hebei East Road, also has to really give face. The sons and daughters of the nobles who serve in the prefecture and here do not dare to make things difficult if they want to be at the mercy of them.

There doesn't seem to be much change here in Zhaozhuang.

In addition to the more and more rare new crops planted in the field, the unobtrusive little son of the Cangzhao family and the strange reputation of the Puji bullies tangled together are getting more and more famous.

Zhao Lian, the pillar of Cangzhao, grew up completely, and gave birth to two sons with the woman Xiao Zhou, and the grandmother was disliked, and this year he accepted Xiao Zhou's schoolboys, raised by his mother, and his younger brother's favorite female chemist Xiao Bean Sprouts was the side room, and he became a father, obviously matured a lot, more and more calm, noble and capable, and more and more loved by the emperor.

At the beginning, many people waited to see the joke of the 19-year-old magistrate, in the suburbs of Beijing for just four years, business and agriculture with outstanding political achievements, the official reputation is very good, 23 years old autumn re-entered the central government, officials, positions, knights have not been promoted, but what he actually did is the work of the senior palace bachelor, that is, the top high-ranking officials and ministers are qualified to serve as consultants, directly affecting the emperor, and the next year he will be promoted to the sixth grade of Fengzhi doctor, once again proving his value in the eyes of the emperor.

At the same time, Cai Jing, Gao Yu, Wang Hao, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Wang Boyan, Zhu Mian, Li Bangyan and other powerful traitors are either becoming more and more powerful, or showing their prominence, and their power is gradually becoming more and more powerful.

Among these people, Tong Guan and Zhao Lian are "one group" and very firm "allies";

Liang Shicheng has now become the actual first person in the palace, and there are contradictions and conflicts with Tong Guanwei, who pulled him up, for favor, and it is becoming more and more intense, but the relationship with Zhao Lian, a good partner who has worked hard to entertain the emperor together, is still iron, and he is not hostile because of Zhao Tong's close relationship.

In addition to the "comrade-in-arms in distress", there is no conflict between him and Zhao Lian in terms of rights and interests, and the way to favor the emperor is also very different.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Lian can still whisper beside the emperor without him, but he can't afford to offend Zhao Lian, and he needs Zhao Lian to give him ideas to help please the emperor.

In Liang Shicheng's eyes, Zhao Lian has a kind of quality that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty do not have, he is a gentleman, but he is not a gentleman that everyone is used to, don't look at the high knowledge, far-sighted, many ideas, and great ability, maybe he was born in a family of Zhuang Min's head in a dangerous border area, but he is not clear and corrupt, never discriminates against eunuchs, is very pragmatic, extremely "righteous", does not keep gentlemanly manners to friends, likes to call friends buddies, laughs and scolds, and can also make you not disgusted, and even more willing to make friends. At the beginning, because of Tong Guan's kindness, he befriended and helped him, a dispensable little eunuch, and now he is still treated equally and friendly.

A few years ago, Liang Shicheng gradually gained a little power. Once I made some money, "morality", and wanted to share Zhao Lian's profits. Zhao Lian, who didn't want to be friendly and peaceful, was suddenly annoyed.

"Liang Shicheng, what are you doing?"

A scolding frightened Liang Shicheng almost to his knees.

His status is not high enough and not stable enough, and he can't withstand the exposure and blows of a clean favorite like Zhao Lian.

Zhao Lian sat down with a frightened Lao Liang, still unhappy: "Lao Liang, do you look down on me?" ”

Lao Liang hurriedly shook his head.

"Did you really think of me as a buddy?"

Lao Liang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but still quickly shook his head.

Zhao Lian pointed to the hundreds of taels of silver and said angrily: "Then what do you mean?" Is my family short of this money? ”

"Brother is not bad for money. Lao Liang I is not righteous first, and he thinks about his brother when there are good things. ”

Zhao Lian was happy, with a smile on his face, but then said that something was wrong.

"Lao Liang, you don't have the right three views."

often brag and fart together, Liang Shicheng also knows what the three views are, which will completely restore his cunning and shrewdness.

"Why is it not right? It's not right to be angry? ”

Zhao Lian smashed his mouth and said helplessly: "You said that our buddies are loyal to serve the official family well, and it is the duty of officials to fight for power and seize power." It's natural to let your little life be nourishing. That's all right. But what is buddy? Help each other, when there is trouble, pull a hand, blessed, help life be more comfortable, right? ”

Lao Liang nodded, looking at Zhao Lian, his eyes flickering.

"It's hard to get some money, it's interesting to think about me. I'm not short of money, so why are you sending this toy? Is this what a dude is supposed to do? Can buddy take it? ”

"Lao Liang, use your mind in the right place, make a little harder, take a bigger step, (anyway, you have no eggs to talk about), be generous to all walks of life in the palace, don't pick at the rope and be reluctant to give up that little money, why squeak, it's serious to stand firm early." Wait for me to let it out. Something, you help with long eyes, buddies work together to live a comfortable life, this is called buddy. ”

Liang Shicheng laughed. He loved to hear it the most, and he needed it the most.

Zhao Lian looked at him and said, "It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree." It's not wrong to grab power and money, don't be soft. But I would like to remind you not to do the unethical things that harm the people. I can't catch a few hairs, and I still end up hateful. My family is the head of the village, and I have a deep understanding. The grass people can't help you and me, but when they die, beware of being destroyed and their graves destroyed, and it will not be good for the next life. ”

Liang Shicheng really listened.

Superstition.

Eunuch, there is no power in this life, and I am most afraid of being **** and have no eggs in the next life. After death, let yourself have complete parts, and then be reincarnated intact and complete, which is the most important thing for all eunuchs.

After this incident, coupled with Zhao Lian's generous help, Liang Shicheng's power grew faster than in history, and he really regarded Zhao Lian as a family-like buddy and became Zhao Lian's strong support in the palace.

The Huashi Gang, which led to the accelerated demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, is vigorously developing. The time has come for Zhu Mian to be proud. He and Zhao Lian have no communication and have nothing to do with each other.

Whether the thieves of other countries are disdainful, jealous and forbearing, they are all kind to Zhao Lian on their faces.

Zhao Lian does his own thing, does not harm them, treats them with respect or politeness, and has no conflict of interest, or at least not at the moment. These people will not either, and they dare not easily establish an opponent who can be favored by ministers.

And no matter what the Yanshan County Commander thinks, if he wants to be an official in peace and comfort, he has to beg for it.

There is a nursery rhyme in the local area: If you want to make political achievements, if you want to be promoted, Cangzhao's support will be granted.

Fifty percent of the land and seventy or eighty percent of the population of Yanshan are under the management of Cangzhao, and many people in the county and neighboring counties directly or indirectly benefit from Cangzhao's commerce. Leaning on the top, there is power on the bottom. Whoever comes to Yanshan as a strong point can't play.

Honestly befriend Cangzhao, you don't have to worry about anything about labor and taxes, you can comfortably make political achievements in vain, and it is serious to wait for a quick promotion to a local government to make a lot of money.

At the end of April, the weather is getting warmer and colder.

Zhaozhuang Benbao Wharf Shipyard.

Zhao Yue is watching and instructing technicians and craftsmen to lay steel plates, heat insulation, and coal-burning steam engines in the power compartment of a new type of sea ship.

After more than six years, the most primitive mechanical power was finally successfully manufactured and delivered.

Zhao Yue looked at his previous life and didn't bother to listen to it at all, let alone glance at the old-earth power equipment, and sighed a lot in his heart, with irrepressible joy and indescribable anxiety and regret.

It's too hard, it's too slow.

There is no power version of the lathe, milling machine, grinding machine is all done by hand.

Even though he provided many new tools, explained the principles of the steam engine, and repeatedly took the time to participate in guiding and correcting the future of manufacturing, the relevant "expert group" he taught did everything in his power to achieve this.

I don't know how long it took for the world in the previous life to develop steam power from the discovery of steam power. Anyway, Zhao Yue was not satisfied with this speed, and he was not satisfied.

Scientific and technological thinking is too backward, you can talk about anything a little profound, these experts will be in the book of the day, just the new concept is difficult to understand for a while, let alone in-depth study. It's too hard to develop technology.

Seeing Ye Chun, the director of shipbuilding, Zhao Yue smiled a little satisfied.

This young director is a native of Mingzhou, born in a shipbuilding family, but like many other shipwrights, he lived in poverty, heard Zhao Yue's name of Puji, heard that Cangzhao attached great importance to the craftsmen, and took refuge in the summer of the year before last, and I don't know if it was the one mentioned in the Water Margin who helped Gao Yu but was slaughtered by the good men of Liangshan, anyway, he is indeed very talented in shipbuilding, not only accepts new ideas quickly enough, but also has very active innovative thinking, and is a new talent worthy of cultivation in the eyes of Zhao Yue.

The big ship in the dock is a multi-masted sail and steam engine dual-purpose sea ship, although the main body is still wooden, but there is a solid steel keel, a more reasonable hull, the cabin is divided into three layers, made of excellent corrosion-resistant giant wood in the south, can transport goods, can also carry people to make a giant warship.

Thinking of his maritime strategy, Zhao Yue sighed: "There are ships and soldiers, but there are no handsome talents!" ”

As the old saying goes: a general is incompetent and exhausts a thousand troops. Not to mention the commander-in-chief.

The two cousins and Liu Wu can do it, but they are only generals, and they do not have the ability to control the overall situation, so they cannot bear the greater responsibility of the navy.

The Army is also lacking.

His father became more and more capable, but Zhao Yue didn't want his father to be trapped in the battlefield. Danger aside, he has a promise to his mother, and he must let his father spend more time with his mother and make her happier mother.

Li Zhu is talented, but he is not leading troops to fight.

Over the years, through Chai Jin's hospitality, he has indirectly attracted many civilian warriors, but including the officers Sheng Ben and Cao Hong, they are not strong opponents in the army, let alone masters, and can only act as team generals and leaders at all levels.

Zhao Yue set up a military academy in disguise, and he could only cultivate some cronies who understood military affairs.

- The heroes of Liangshan are here. Guess who