In the territory of Hangzhou, Su Shi is a chairman, Zhao Xing is the CEO, Gao Yu is the administrative director, Qin Guan is the public relations manager, mainly through eating, drinking and having fun to establish the corporate image of Su Shi Group, Yang Zuren is the supervisor of this group, the supervisor is sleeping, if you want to complain about the ruling group headed by Su Shi in the land of Hangzhou, even if this is in the Song Dynasty, it is a joke.

Gao Yu handed Zhang's paper to Zhao Xing and persuaded him: "I knew this was a disaster, you let him go quickly, this person is too dangerous to stay by your side, such as those bows ......and crossbows in your garden."

Zhao Xing took the complaint paper and was happy: "Those bows and crossbows are nothing, Shen Kuo also has bows and crossbows at home, he said it, he also tested the crossbow's Wangshan at home." Besides, there are ten foot archers living in my garden, and you have forgotten that most of the foot archers in Hangzhou are my students. They were in possession of bows and crossbows, and that was legal. I also have 100 nominal generals in this castle, and they have bows and crossbows, which are also legal, so I am not afraid. ”

Gao Yu smiled bitterly: "Don't make trouble, Shen Kuo's mouth, he wants to say it casually, it's not a prison disaster, the crossbow he owns, do you guess he will tell others?" That's you! But when he tells others that you have a crossbow at home, will he say that he has it at home? ”

Zhao Xing let out a long breath and said helplessly: "Okay, you're right, even if it's a perfunctory investigation, I can't afford to toss it - let him go." Unfortunately, I had a lot of work to do with him. ”

As he was talking, the bell rang for the end of class, Zhao Xing sighed and invited Gao Yu: "Let's go, go down and have a look." ”

Zhao Xing and Gao Yu walked down the stairs to the second floor, where the carpenters were nailing wooden fences next to the stairs on the second floor, and the children rushed to the staircase. Seeing this scene, I regretfully blocked the staircase to watch. Shen Kuo walked over with a gloomy face, a large stack of files under his arm, drove the children back to the classroom, and when the children dispersed, he handed the thick stack of manuscripts under his armpits to Zhao Xing, and said in a daze: "Mine is finished, you publish it for me." ”

Zhao Xing took the stack of manuscripts, glanced at the names on his skin, and said in surprise: "Finished writing?" Is "Dream Creek Pen Talk" finished? It's only been two years? ”

The muscles on Shen Kuo's face jumped. There was no answer, and he turned around and left. Zhao Xing hurriedly called out to him: "Mr. Mengxi, Mrs. Zhang has come here to look for you several times, and recently she went to the government to sue me, saying that I am under house arrest." In this way, I can't keep Mr. Shen here...... Thank you for your understanding. I will immediately send someone to pack Mr. Shen's luggage, and I will send you Mr. Mengxi home at noon today. ”

The muscles on Shen Kuo's face twitched violently, and after a long time, he asked again: "What is the reason why Liren wants to imitate the water transport instrument elephant platform?" ”

Zhao Xing replied cautiously: "Transmission, I am very interested in the mechanical transmission on it, and I have figured out the working principle of these transmissions." That would be a great improvement to the mechanical level of the Great Song. Shen Kuo asked with a gloomy face: "Where do you plan to use it?" ”

Zhao Xing replied: "For example, textile machinery, the transmission machinery on the elephant platform of this water transport instrument is far more complex than the current textile machine, if we figure out its transmission effect, we can spin through hydraulic machinery." In this way, the spinning machine will be around the clock, and one or two people can take care of dozens of such machines. That would be a big fortune, is Mr. Shen interested? ”

The stiff expression on Shen Kuo's face relaxed: "Okay, I will help you complete this thing, you wait for my letter." ”

"In this case, I will send a few more people to serve Mr. Shen and ask them to help Mr. Shen make records, okay?"

Shen Kuo nodded. Then he walked down the stairs without saying a word. Walking towards the gate of the castle, the two maidens who were waiting for him followed him to the gate of the castle with small steps. Shen Kuo turned around and said a few words, and the two widows bowed goodbye. Then, Shen Kuo walked out of the Jasmine Garden alone.

Zhao Xing stood on the second floor, watching Shen Kuo's figure not enter the city gate, and then looked down at the manuscript in his hand, and said to Gao Yu in surprise: "Two years, it has only been two years since he dismissed his official position and returned home, and he actually finished writing this "Mengxi Pen Talk", which is simply shocking. ”

"Dream Creek Writings" is a huge work, it involves all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, and Shen Kuo actually completed it in such a short time, which also reflects on the other hand that the only pleasure of Shen Kuo, who returned to his hometown after dismissal, was to write.

"It seems that he is really doing the right thing by assigning him a few reporters, and lo and behold, this writing idea is simply a fast gunner." Zhao Xing was a little smug.

Zhao Xing was a person who thought of printing plates, from a water transport instrument to a water-powered cotton spinning machine, and then he thought of a water-powered cotton spinning machine, a water-powered stamping machine, and then, his mind jumped to a windmill, a windmill, and so on. It all stems from one principle – power transmission.

The hydraulic press was invented, but what if the water conservancy equipment was converted into a steam press?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Xing's mouth - Shen Kuodi's potential was far from being tapped, and the children needed to watch it closely.

The children have no scheming, and there is no conflict of interest with Shen Kuo, they are just overwhelmed by Shen Kuo's erudition, and in Shen Kuo's interactions, the old gentleman's depression has been slightly alleviated, and perhaps, the study of water-powered looms can also focus his attention on his own strengths.

All this will more or less prolong Shen Kuo's life.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment, and whispered to Chen Yiyi to ask her to send a contract to Shen Kuo's family, which stated that he funded and sponsored Shen Kuo's research on hydraulic looms, and once the research was successful, Shen Kuo could rely on his research results to occupy thirty percent of the shares of the weaving machinery factory.

"The interests are the greatest, with this contract, I believe that Shen Kuo will clamp his mouth, and when Zhang sees this contract, there is money to be made, she will persecute Shen Kuo a little less," Zhao Xing said.

Gao Yu also agreed: "Yes, with this contract, the Zhang family will no longer pursue Shen Kuo's days in the fort, and the person who sent the contract simply stayed in Mengxi Garden, helped Shen Kuo conduct research, and by the way, stared at him, don't let him talk nonsense." ”

Chen Yiyi hurriedly summoned people according to Gao Yudi's intentions, Zhao Xing and Gao Yu chatted while walking, the two came to the water pavilion in the courtyard and sat down, Gao Yu looked up at the statue standing by the water pavilion and sighed: "Leave people." I'm afraid we're going to be idle this year, and we just received a report from the imperial court, which announced the "Decree for the Release of Husbands", and all work needs to be stopped this year. ”

Fangfu, the "husband" here does not refer to the "husband", but to the "people's husband".

"What's the amount of the release?" Zhao Xing asked.

"One hundred and sixty thousand, of the 140,000 are servants, and twenty thousand are mercenary. The imperial court decreed: When this is a long drought, the people's strength will be more difficult. Quitting the battle, it really comforts the masses. Proclaim the states and counties. Let go of 160,000 people, beg to preach and urge, and order them to be released.

Tie Huang said: When Fang is farming today, he is borrowing manpower, and the hope of the farmer's one-year-old is before and after the cold food. The present husband will start construction on February 12. It's been a month, and the husband has returned. ”

The original location of the "Husband Release Order" was known by Zhao Xing. In the first month, due to a prolonged drought, the water level of the Yellow River dropped to a record low. In the Song Dynasty, the northern part of the Yellow River was bifurcated, with two large tributaries. This was originally done to divert the Yellow River and reduce flooding. But due to the ongoing drought, one of the tributaries of the Yellow River dried up that year. Based on this. In the imperial history, Liang Tao and Zhu Guangting, the counselor, suggested "rebuilding the Yellow River". For this reason, after some quarrels in the political hall, some people resolutely opposed it, because the repair of the Yellow River was an opportunity to get kickbacks, and Liang Tao and others were cut off from their money. But in the end, the result of the dispute was this "Husband Order".

The government affairs hall believes that the drought has been going on for many years, and the people should be allowed to recuperate at this time. in order to restore people's livelihood.

"The brain energy of the Yanyan Zhugong in the political hall is not much bigger than a catfish", Zhao Xing picked a newly haired young leaf, stirred it in his hand, and said mockingly: "It doesn't rain, let the people go home, what do the people eat." Do you eat the dirt in the mud? This is the time to organize the people. Give the people a bite to eat, and let the people do some work with work. It's a pity ......"

Gao Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Commenting. This cannot be blamed on the officials of the government hall, they want to let the people rest. For example, the main reason for this incident was the river supervisor Li Wei. This man recruited farmers and only paid the peasants 200 yuan, and the government hall sent people to investigate, and found that the people had done river work, and they had to subsidize 100 yuan for themselves. As a result, the political hall was angry and accused Li Wei of spending a huge amount of money of 6,000 yuan a year on repairing the Yellow River, but it made the people of a county miserable, so there was this "Husband Release Order".

"Li Wei's money is too little", Zhao Xing commented: "Although it has only been more than a month to repair the Yellow River, what can 6,000 guan do?" The amount of money allocated above is too small. ”

Gao Yu replied with a smile: "I think Li Wei's subordinates are a few people who can run Zhao Liren, our 200,000 people have worked for more than two years, and it has cost hundreds of thousands of yuan before and after, and Li Wei has only hired 20,000 people, of course, he has to save money."

However, the edict was that the construction of the husband was to be started on the 12th of February, and the work was completed in January. Today is the twenty-seventh, and we only have ten days left to dismiss the people. When leaving people, you must plan early. ”

The edict demanded that all the people be dismissed within one month, starting on February 12. This means that Zhao Xing only has about ten days left here.

Emperor Taizong stipulated that when the farmers were dismissed, each person should be given 200 yuan and a certain amount of rice as compensation. 200,000 people were given money and food one by one, and the time was indeed tight enough.

Zhao Xing touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Can we do something, for example, the "Husband Release Order" stipulates that the farmers are dismissed, but the main force of our work is the box soldiers, and the box soldiers should not be included in it." What's more, the wages we pay in Hangzhou are enough, and the soldiers work to support their families. If they really want to be sent back, what do they do for a living? ”

Gao Yu persuaded: "Leave people, in this limelight, don't be hard against the wind, you can't build a lot of construction this year, even if it is done by the van soldiers, it is inappropriate." ”

Zhao Xing's face was full of regret: "In two months, in two months, the village will be able to pass through the stone road, but it's a pity...... Does this also mean that the teacher's attempt to dig the Tonghai Canal is unlikely to be approved at all. ”

Gao Yu also learned from Zhao Xingdi's example, pulled off a tender leaf, rubbed it in his hand and replied: "Of course, the news just now that Su Gong's recital was beaten back on Liangzhejiang Road, and some officials have hinted to me that if Su Gong plans to bypass Liangzhejiang Road and play directly, they will be impeached." ”

Zhao Xing threw down the crushed leaf slag in his hand and sighed: "This also means that there is no need to think about the Jiaozhou Grand Canal." ”

"Of course!" Gao Yu replied very resolutely.

In fact, what Su Shi did in Hangzhou is now the so-called "stone throwing effect". He first used government investment to invest a sum of money in the market where the disaster was severe, and used the money to stimulate economic recovery, and Zhao Xing's mention of the Grand Canal in Dijiaozhou in the past was also based on this idea. In this era of disaster, one of these large-scale investment projects is urgently needed. But......

Fan Yi, who originally advocated the Jiaozhou Grand Canal, has been demoted to Huangzhou and appointed as the governor of Huangzhou. Now Li Chang has also been degraded. But the operation of the Jiaozhou Grand Canal has not actually subsided, since Fan Yi proposed this idea, private capital has been calculating the possible income of this Grand Canal...... But now, one of the tributaries of the Yellow River has dried up, and the only remaining tributary is shallow enough to carry a large boat. As a result, many businessmen have begun to retreat.

As soon as the "Husband Release" was issued, it blocked the last way out of the Jiaozhou Grand Canal from the official level, and this grand plan seems to have no room for profit except for military significance.

"No, the roads in Hangzhou must be completed. For the sake of the mountain, it can't be on the last basket of soil, he won't let the big project be done, we will dismember, anyway, there is a project money, the roads along the way have been planned, let them subcontract. The land was subcontracted to individuals, and the road construction project was cut into small sections.

Also, you go to my teacher and ask him to play to temporarily relieve the loose room, and say that Hangzhou has gone through a catastrophe. The population has plummeted, and the 200,000 people are overwhelmed, so it is better to follow the "Husband Release Order". Demobilize them into the civil society. In the recital, the teacher should also be asked to ensure that the court does not need to pay a single dollar to dismiss this group of chambers, and that the next year will guarantee to increase taxes for the court.

At the end of the recital, I would like to emphasize that the sooner this happens, the better, and now we will dismiss them as soon as possible, and they will be able to plough in time until the season is finished. These people will be able to support themselves. ”

Gao Yu was stunned for a moment. He smiled and said, "Next year, the term of office of the teacher will be up." You're making a wedding dress for someone else. ”

Zhao Xing pointed to his castle: "This is my hometown, and I am working for the benefit of my hometown." ”

Gao Yu said, threw down the leaves in his hand, stood up and said, "We can also repair the road after the delay of going back and forth to the official document." ”

"Okay, you go to the teacher to have some music, I will gather the Hangzhou squires to discuss the placement of them, and we will act separately."

Gao Yu hurriedly left, and Zhao Xing immediately dispatched people, gathered the squires he was familiar with, and began to discuss the placement of the chambers.

In fact, Zhao Xing had already prepared for the resettlement of Xiangding, according to the results of his early calculation, about 70,000 people could be resettled on the idle wasteland near Hangzhou, and the rest needed the efforts of the Hangzhou squires.

In the largest conference room of the Blue House, Zhao Xing placed a hundred and ten drawings in the center of the long conference table, these drawings lined up in a long line, and there seemed to be no end, Zhao Xing was still placing them one by one, until the drawings were spread all over the table, he returned to the first seat, clapped his hands, and attracted everyone's attention.

"Everyone has read the drawings on the table, and I still have some drawings here that I can't put down, and some people understand these drawings and know what they do. But it doesn't matter if you can't read it, there are so many pictures, there are always ones you can understand. And those that I don't understand, I can explain in detail when I go back. ”

Zhao Xing picked up a stick, waved his hand, and the tip of the stick pointed on one of the drawings: "This picture is a textile machine diagram, which can drive more than 30 weaving shuttles, and the power can be water, wind or storage."

This picture is a new type of agricultural implement, the disc plow; This is a new horse-drawn carriage, this is a new windmill...... These drawings are maps that I have collected over the years, and they contain the machinery and appliances of various industries in the Great Song Dynasty. Some of these maps are from Mizhou Deng Yufu, and some are from Mr. Mengxi Shen Kuo, but please rest assured that I have their permission.

This is a handpicked selection of hundreds of volumes that will greatly improve the yield of your workshops...... As you all know, Hangzhou is adjacent to the sea and backed by canals, and has abundant water resources, which is suitable for the development of various workshops. Especially in textiles, cotton from all over the world can be gathered here through canals, sold in all directions, and even shipped overseas. So this convenience is not something that can be obtained anywhere else.

Today, I am here to launch the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the membership amount is one gold coin. The condition is to help me settle about 150,000 land stalls. These are strong laborers, and every man who agrees to be settled, I will introduce him to the drawings on the table, and let him use the idle labor to start a workshop to earn a living.

In a small workshop, three or five people can also work, and a spare room in the courtyard of your home is enough, no matter how much you eat the next person's hand. Or a hundred, the drawings on the table are yours to choose.

Someone said, with such a good project, why don't you do it yourself? Ladies and gentlemen, there are more than 300 projects here, and a total of more than 100,000 workers are needed, and I have done it alone, first, I don't have so much energy, and second, I am afraid of impeachment by Yushi.

However, you cannot take this output for nothing. For everyone who starts a workshop, I have to take a little share, not much, only one or five percent. One of them added makeup to my concubine, and that half a cent...... As you all know, Lord Fuzun has opened a free medicine administration in Guangjiyuan, and I plan to give those five points to Guangjiyuan. And help Guangji Institute to open a pharmaceutical factory, the Guangji Institute verified, effective prescriptions into finished medicines, small profit sales.

As you know, Fuzun's term of office will expire next year, so I don't want others to interfere in the affairs of Guangjiyuan, and I plan to take over by the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce in the future. The chamber of commerce is full of wealthy gentry from Hangzhou. The villagers will not treat the villagers badly. What's more, there is a five-cent bonus subsidy every year, and I think in this way, the people of Hangzhou will thank you for your grace.

Some people say that after taking these drawings, the family has no money left to start a workshop. No problem, you just have a spare room at home. I quietly confided in you the news that several maritime merchants are preparing to set up a joint ticket house. Currency exchange and deposit. You don't have money, you have a place, and the ticket bank can give you a loan. …… Don't know about the loan? Let me explain......"

By the time Zhao Xing finished explaining, the squires couldn't sit still, they lay on the table, studying each drawing one by one, and even fighting for a certain drawing. Zhao Xing once again brought the meeting back to the topic.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Please be quiet. The purpose of the establishment of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is to unify the power of our Hangzhou business community. In order to prevent vicious competition within the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce coordinates the production capacity and amount of production for each person...... Of course, this is all the work after the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce. Now, we first set up the Chamber of Commerce, and then we vote for the deacons, and then the internal affairs are made by the deacons, and the first thing the deacon has to do is to establish the rules so that each of us can follow the rules.

I'm sorry, but I need to explain, because whoever takes the drawings I have to take a five-fifty stake, and of course, I don't take that stake for nothing, because I need to teach everyone how to operate and how to use the machine.

So I'm not welcome, I don't hold a position in the deacon, but the accountant of the Chamber of Commerce should be assigned by me, this is not negotiable. ”

The squire in the hall immediately sat down and began to gang up for the deacon......

Su Shi's recital was handed to Liangzhejiang Road, and Liangzhejiang Road was not delayed at all, and quickly sent the recital to Bianjing, and Bianjing's reply was also very fast. When the recital was passed to Hangzhou, the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce was officially established, and the Industrial Bank was officially opened.

Thanks to the support of banks and chambers of commerce, 200,000 Xiangding were quickly diverted, more than 50,000 Xiangding were diverted to various places, and the remaining 20,000 were absorbed by the rich gentry as Zhuang Ding. Among the 200,000 Xiangding, 500 people who were good at farming were selected, and they lived in the farm set up by Zhao Xing near the Israeli village, and the main business was to raise ostriches with those African and Malay slaves, and also to form various agronomic groups to teach the 50,000 Xiangding who were doing farm work to master farming techniques.

The summer of this year in Hangzhou was spent in a hurry, more than 100,000 people sprinkled down, the whole Hangzhou is full of people who are building a lot of people, they neatly renovated their houses with bricks and tiles, and built small workshops in their own gardens, the small workshops scattered with stars were quickly put into production, and the goods they produced were quickly absorbed by Zhao Xing's loach stacks, and then transported to all parts of the country.

The prosperity of the commercial land stimulated the development of the transportation industry, because the roads in Hangzhou have been vigorously renovated, even in the rainy season, people push the cart to transport goods, do not feel that the road is difficult, so, Hangzhou car and horse travel also began to rise, even with it, the loach stack also began to expand.

"A piece of prosperity", at the end of the autumn of this year, Qin Guan finally paid attention to government affairs, he held a wine glass on the roof of the Blue House Terrace and looked at the pier near the castle with a telescope, and said with emotion: "Leave people, your dock has expanded again, and it has tripled this year, and this dock is now eight miles before and after." ”

Zhao Xing was a little sad, he shook his wine glass and complained: "For free, it took me a thousand yuan to repair this dock, and it was all forced by the people of the Chamber of Commerce, they said that there was this castle to take care of, and the bandits did not dare to come to rob, so they insisted on asking me to expand the dock...... In fact, this pier is not safe, there is a high tide every year, and it cannot be used during the high tide, and I don't know what they think. ”

Gao Yu dangled his legs beside him and replied, "They asked, you don't allow it, but how can you be willing?" It must have taken someone's money. ”

Qin Guanle said hehehehe: "Of course, I heard that all newly established factories have 10% of the shares from others, so how can you not make a little effort after taking the money." A few people were chatting, Mrs. Wang and Liao Xiaoxiao climbed to the roof platform, and when they saw these three people, they immediately smiled and reprimanded: "Why are the three of you here to hide and relax, what about government affairs, I remember that today is not a polder day, nor is it a festival?" ”

Zhao Xing and Gao Yu jumped up, Qin Guan was still sitting, just sitting on the right posture, Gao Yu hurriedly explained: "Where is Lord Yang Zuren, today is the day of the money gang, and this matter is presided over by Lord Yang." ”

Since the beginning of this year, the Great Song Dynasty has divided the tax into spring and autumn seasons, and the taxes collected in each quarter have been compiled into a program, and the general judgment of each state is responsible for shipping.

Cheng Shuang also climbed onto the stage at this time and quietly stuffed a small note to Zhao Xing, Mrs. Wang didn't pay attention to Cheng Shuang's actions, and continued to ask: "How is the tax situation this year?" ”

Zhao Xing pinched the paper ball in the palm of his hand and hurriedly said, "It's not a small good, but a big good." Before the teacher took office, Hangzhou's annual tax was only more than 80,000 yuan, but in the first half of this year, the tax has risen to 120,000 yuan. ”

Mrs. Wang waved at everyone and said, "This is all thanks to everyone's efforts, especially the departure, thank you." ”

Zhao Xing and the others said a few words modestly, and said unexpectedly, Cheng Shuang, who had left just now, hurriedly returned, he approached Zhao Xing, and said in a little panic: "Teacher, Mr. Mengxi's wife has passed away, Mr. Mengxi is in pain and committed suicide by throwing himself into the water." ”