"Ahem!"

Feeling the embarrassing and strange atmosphere in the palace, Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of Great Wei, coughed, and didn't know if he was relieving himself: "The ten guards who were sent to the palace are currently waiting for your aunts to ......."

Zhao Hongrun blinked innocently, revealing an expression of 'I didn't ask anything', so hated that the Great Wei Tianzi could only turn this grievance into a vicious look, and glared at Yu Ziqi who was unabashed.

Yu Ziqi broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, let's talk about this first...... Trade, yes, trade! ”

Zhao Hongrun snorted heartlessly twice, and then said: "What Lord Fang Caiyu said, in the eyes of this prince, is only relief and return between countries, and it cannot be said to be a qualified commercial trade. ”

"What is commercial trade?"

"Make money! …… I exchange goods worth one copper coin for money or things worth several times the value. This is the essence of commercial trade. ”

Yu Ziqi was stunned when he heard this: "Who would be so stupid, obviously it is only a goods worth one copper coin, but they are bought with several times the value?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhao Hongrun shook his head, pointed to the kite he made and said, "For example, this kite, the production cost is forty taels, but now I want to sell it for four hundred taels, does Lord Yu think anyone will buy it?" ”

When Yu Ziqi heard this, he suddenly realized: "I see! …… This thing is better than novelty, it can make mortals go to the sky, unprecedented, not to mention four hundred taels, even if it is four thousand taels, I am afraid that there will be a large number of rich people competing for it. …… What does Your Highness mean that I, Da Wei, take some novel things to trade with other countries? ”

"Where is there so much new stuff to trade? Besides, this thing is flashy, what can it do but play? Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips.

"Then His Highness means ......"

Zhao Hongrun Zhengse said: "As the saying goes, scarcity is expensive, and the things we trade with other countries must be things that other countries do not have or very few, and I have a lot of things. ”

Yu Ziqi suddenly came to his senses, nodded again and again, and said: "Most of my Great Wei produces cotton, which can be sold in Qi and Han ......."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Hongrun.

"Isn't there a lot of that kind of thing in Chu State? …… You sold it to Qi and Han ten times, and the people of Chu heard that it was sold at eight times the value, wouldn't it be cheaper for Chu State? ”

"Uh......" Yu Ziqi's face stiffened slightly, and he said embarrassedly: "Your Highness means, choose something that only my Great Wei has?" This...... Although my Great Wei is rich in land and resources, there is nothing that other countries do not have......"

"You're a brainkiller." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Yu Ziqi helplessly, pointed to the kite and said, "The raw materials for making this kite, bamboo and cloth, do other countries have them?" ”

In the laughter of He Xiangxu and Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi nodded awkwardly: "Naturally, there is." ”

"And did they do it?"

Yu Ziqi was slightly stunned, as if he understood something.

Seeing that he seemed to have understood, Zhao Hongrun further infused his new thoughts: "It's not that you are asked to sell raw materials, how much can raw materials be worth?" For example, wood can be found everywhere in other countries. But what if you gathered a group of skilled craftsmen and carved the wood into lifelike wood carvings and sold them to other countries? ”

"Wechen is taught." Yu Ziqi seemed to have a feeling of listening to the words of the king.

At this time, Lin Yuyang, the left secretary of the Chinese book, saw that he was happy to hunt, and couldn't help but interject: "Your Highness's suggestion is excellent, but if you carve wood carvings, other countries can also imitate them, so what?" ”

"There's a technical aspect to it." Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Lin Yuyang and said, "If we can ensure that the craftsmanship of the wood carvings sold by my Great Wei far exceeds that of other countries, the problem that this adult said will be solved." ”

"Technology?" Lin Yuyang's face showed a deep confusion, and he didn't seem to understand.

"It's too abstract to do that, let's use an analogy, weapons! In terms of weapons, the level of technology directly affects the combat capability of the soldiers of the two countries, and it is obvious that this is the best expression of technological strength. …… It is said that my Great Wei has developed the 'Ten Wrought Iron'? ”

Lin Yuyang thought for a while, and said truthfully with a bit of pride: "To be precise, there are more than 'Ten Forgings', not to mention anything else, in terms of iron smelting techniques, there are only a handful of people who can match my Great Wei!" ”

I saw Zhao Hongrun grin and said, "That's better." …… Your Excellency, what if we build a batch of weapons made of ten wrought iron and sell them at a high price to some countries that can't build ten wrought iron weapons? ”

When Lin Yuyang's face changed greatly when he heard this, he exclaimed, "Your Highness, no!" Weapons are the most important weapons of the country, so how can they be sold at will? If those weapons end up in the hands of the enemy, will it not be a good thing for the enemy? When the time comes, the weapons developed by my Great Wei will in turn kill my Great Wei soldiers, how can I explain to my ancestors? ”

"So you're brainless." Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips angrily: "With the wealth obtained from selling those weapons at a high price, you can continue to develop iron-smelting technology!" If twenty or thirty forged iron is developed as soon as possible, what can the enemy country do even if it has a weapon made of ten forged iron? When fifty forged iron was developed, he made twenty and thirty forged iron into weapons and sold them. It's called reclaiming R&D funds, you know? …… Ensuring that the sergeants of our Great Wei are always equipped with leading armaments, and the obsolete armaments are sold to those countries with backward iron-smelting technology in a timely manner, isn't this a disguised way to let the wealth of other countries pay for the research and development of our Great Wei's iron-smelting technology? Not...... That is to say, the money needed for the research and development of technology is transferred to those countries that need armaments in disguise. ”

"This ......" Lin Yuyang was dumbfounded when he heard it.

It must be known that the current situation between countries is that in order to prevent the occurrence of the phenomenon of financing the enemy, unless it is an alliance, it is absolutely forbidden to sell one's own armaments to other countries. And those obsolete armaments are either piled up and rusted in the arsenal, or they are returned to the furnace to be smelted and continue to be forged.

However, because the cost of the weapons made by returning to the furnace is far greater than that of rebuilding a weapon, and the quality is far inferior, most countries end up melting these obsolete armaments into agricultural tools and disposing of them to the people at low prices, which can be regarded as making full use of iron ore resources.

And this means of reuse, compared with what the Eighth Prince Hongrun proposed, is it more than backward to be described?

The three ministers of Zhongshu seemed to see a bright avenue unfolding in front of them, which made them full of energy.

"The problem of insufficient iron ore ......"

"Trade with countries rich in iron ore, and I will sell the finished weapons in Dawei, and they will pay for them with iron ore."

"Coal Mine ......"

"Same as iron ore treatment."

"Shipping and Trading Locations......"

"Trade at the border, send heavy troops to protect it."

"What about countries that have no money and no minerals? Does my Dawei trade with them? ”

"Why not trade? Don't want copper coins, you can mint as many as you want this thing, so we can't melt and build weapons, right? You need iron, coal, jade, gold and silver, and you can do it yourself. People can too, of course, not limited to just beauties, but population. …… In addition, horses, stones, and even cities, as long as the other party dares to give them, we can accept them! ”

The three ministers were dumbfounded, and they asked one difficult problem after another, but to their amazement, the Eighth Highness could always think of a solution, and answered very quickly, as if he knew all this.

"Man, is there really someone who is born to know?"

He Xiangxu was greatly moved by the Chinese book, and exclaimed with emotion. He had a strange feeling that he had lived all his life empty, and that he had not had the insight of a fourteen-year-old child.

And Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of Great Wei, was already stunned.

Although he originally had a sixth son Hongzhao who was called "Qiliner", the problem is that Hongzhao is only good at poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he is not as good as the three Chinese book ministers in front of him in the country's overall plan, and the eighth prince Hongrun, who has always been accused of being a stubborn prince who does not learn and has no skills, can talk to the three Chinese book ministers, and he is still talking about the fundamental plan of the country.

What's even more incredible is that these three Chinese book ministers still look shocked, and they admire them to the ground.

Amazed and amazed, but the suggestions put forward by Zhao Hongrun, even in the eyes of Zhao Yuanxi, the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, are unparalleled national policies, I really don't know where this ghostly kid learned these things, is it really how to talk about it, and he is also a genius who is born to know?

However, when he thought that this genius had no intention of studying and politics, and was willing to be a gentleman who enjoyed the sound of dogs and horses, the emperor of Great Wei couldn't help but have a headache.

What's even more troublesome is that he seems to have boosted this kid's desire to be tired of learning and playing.

"Thank you for your grace. From tomorrow, the emperor will be able to go to the palace without going to the palace. Zhao Hongrun smiled and thanked him.

"......" Da Wei Tianzi opened his mouth, speechless, and his expression was as awkward as it was.

He turned his head to look at the three Chinese scholars.

"I...... Did you just say that?'

The three ministers responded with innocent looks.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you said it......

"You don't have any jokes!" Zhao Hongrun's words blocked the idea that the emperor of Great Wei wanted to change his words.

"That's it! With this talent, it doesn't matter if you don't go to the palace to study......

Zhao Yuanxi sighed as if he was lying to himself, nodded and said, "Hongrun, since you have answered, then you can ...... You don't have to go to the palace to learn ......."

"And one more promise, Father." Zhao Hongrun reminded in a timely manner.

"This little......

The Great Wei Tianzi shook his head helplessly: "Okay! What do you want me to give you? ”

In Zhao Yuanxi's view, this kind of promise is nothing more than a reward.

But who would have thought that Zhao Hongrun bowed to the ground and said: "Father, the emperor asks to leave the cabinet!" ”

"Out of the Pavilion?!"

Zhao Yuanxi's face changed slightly, and he didn't say a word, and flatly refused.

"Not allowed!"