When Cao Bin heard that such a big businessman said that it was forty percent for the four achievements, he was also very happy for a while, and secretly said that the Sun father and son are really loyal to the country, and they must talk to the official family when they go back.

He didn't know that the cost of this sintering furnace would continue to decline as it became more and more proficient, in fact, now 400,000 yuan is already about the same, and after the small steel furnace next door is built, it is not impossible to win it within 100,000 yuan.

"Brother Cao, if the Military Commission becomes a cadre shareholder, after all the twenty-four furnaces are put into production, I am afraid that the annual income will exceed 10 million, and this money will be used to support the army, cope with the pension and the welfare of soldiers, even if it is not enough, it should not be far away."

"Yes, yes, what about the labor?"

"The employment is not bad, this is only trial production, it is already nearly 3,000 workers, and after the real production, this number will at least increase several times, but with the current population size of Luoyang, the recruitment of this glass factory alone is a bit stretched."

Cao Bin heard the sound of the piano and knew the elegant meaning, and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, the official family has long considered your difficulties, this time to break the Southern Han Dynasty, in addition to the soldiers, there are also tens of thousands of craftsmen who are moving north, and they will be transferred to you when the time comes, in addition, the Southern Han Dynasty is heavy on business, and there are countless gentry and giants, the official family means that all those who have huge family assets must also move north with their family property, but Kaifeng is now quite expensive, and there are not so many empty places to build new houses for them, so they are simply placed in Luoyang, think about it, it won't take long to arrive, Brother Chun, Don't complain about the official's punishment of you, he treats your father and son very well. ”

Sun Chunming nodded and said: "I know, the grace of the official family is always remembered by our father and son, but the revival of Luoyang must be repaired, and the amount of work is really not small, and Brother Cao will need a lot of help when the time comes." ”

"That's natural, all the river repair needs, but there is an incumbent on the order, the official family is also very interested in the matter of repairing the river, specially sent His Royal Highness as an envoy, manpower and material resources can be deployed at will, the official said, even if the Southern Tang Dynasty does not fight, the canal must be repaired first."

The father and son of the Sun family smiled and said nothing, they naturally knew the determination of the official family to repair the canal, but whether they could really repair it well was another matter, at least as far as he knew, there were people who proposed to repair the river every year for more than 150 years in the Northern Song Dynasty, and there was no construction until the change of Jingkang.

Of course, on the one hand, this is because the ministers are afraid of moving the capital and give up the family business in Kaifeng City, so they oppose it, on the other hand, it is also the strategy of the Northern Song Dynasty to emphasize the north and ignore the west, and Guanzhong is no longer important to the Great Song Dynasty.

Historically, Yang Guangxiu's canal from Hangzhou all the way to Luoyang, and Luoyang and Chang'an connected, truly connected the whole country, at that time Luoyang was connected to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south, and Guanzhong in the west, which was the richest place in the world, and the entire Tang Dynasty enjoyed the welfare of Emperor Yang of Sui, and there was almost no river transportation project, because this generation of goods has done what the next ten generations should do, and there is no repair, as long as some sediment is cleaned up regularly.

However, with the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty did not even clean up the sediment, and this kind of thing has always been difficult to return, and the river is getting shallower and shallow, until it is completely dry, and then the difficulty of repairing it is almost the same as reopening one, and therefore, without the benefit of the canal, the Guanzhong gradually withered, and there was no longer the glory of the past.

So now, the goods from the south can only go east when they reach Kaifeng, but not west.

Of course, at present, what really matters is only a small section from Kaifeng to Luoyang, as long as this small section is passed, Caoyun will also be passed, even if it is still not as good as Kaifeng's status in the river transport, but at least you don't have to worry about starving to death.

Sun Yue said suddenly: "Brother Cao, I heard that the deputy envoy this time is Du Xianzhao, the uncle of the official family, I have never heard of this person before, I don't know what kind of character he is?" ”

Cao Bin's face was a little bitter when he heard this, and said: "But he is a vulgar and unbearable person, neither civil nor military, and he can't talk about being a good person, when the official family was in difficulty, he took great care of the three brothers of the official family, and even gave relief many times, and was very kind to the official family, but since the official family became an official family......

Sun Chunming said with a smile: "After that, the whole world is my nephew's family, so relying on the kindness of the official family, how much greed and contempt?" ”

Cao Bin said bitterly: "Yes, this person is the political party, he will inevitably harm the party, the most greedy for money, the success is not enough to fail, but no one can help him by relying on the relationship, and the official family does not care, how huge the manpower and material resources of the river repair event are, and he was deliberately sent here, it is clear that he is clearly asked to make money." ”

Sun Yue frowned slightly and said: "Ten fingers are still long, the official family has always been benevolent and filial, and it is nothing to indulge in the uncle who took care of him when he was young, if it is simply to hold the money, give it to him, but the matter of the canal is related to the fortune of the country, I hope there will be no mistakes." ”

"No, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has sent Yao Shu to make his written order, although this person is greedy for money, he rarely mixes with practical things, and usually has an empty name, then Yao Shu and Brother Sun should also be old acquaintances, think about it, the cooperation must be smooth."

Sun Chunming and Sun Yue couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard this, and they generally understood what was going on, and they couldn't help but feel a little more worried in their hearts.

Today's Zhao Guangyi is becoming more and more deep and unfathomable, and it is difficult to distinguish friend from foe along the way.

After another turn, the three of them visited the glass factory, no more than Sun Yue had already eaten barbecue, Sun Chunming and Cao Bin drank less than half of the wine and came, at this time the natural stomach was unbearable, so they hurriedly beat the horse and returned, Sun Yue did not go to sleep, the maids who served were retreated, and they became a waiting servant, filling tea and pouring wine, so not attentive.

The three of them are now almost top-notch figures on the face of the Great Song Dynasty, even if they are chatting, the conversation is naturally the general trend of the world, Sun Chunming is not long or short when he leaves Beijing, but it is not short, naturally he is particularly concerned about the situation in Beijing, especially the struggle between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi, Cao Bin happens to be a centrist boss who does not stand on the side, so he has to investigate.

"The situation in the court, for the time being, seems to be quite calm, but the undercurrent is turbulent, after all, it is inevitable, that Zhao Pu since he went to the political affairs hall, he thought that he would be tied up, pressed by the king of Jin, but who would have thought that in just a few months of effort, its power is actually a little stronger than before, the entire political affairs hall is now only he alone on duty, he said that the meeting will be held, he is not in the meeting and there is no use, the two governors are not so much the deputy minister, it is better to say that it is his book order, the end is powerful, but His Royal Highness the King of Jin is not easy to provoke, Lu Duoxun, who had just arrived at the Yushitai, treated Zhao Pu almost once every three days and a big bullet in five days, and although the official family didn't deal with it, they also let it go, I don't know what kind of mind it was, if it had been put aside, wouldn't it have been kicked out a long time ago? ”

Sun Yue smiled: "What are you going to do?" ”

"What else can there be, corruption and bribery, one is accurate, every day is new material, and a little investigation is full of ironclad evidence."

Sun Chunming also smiled: "Zhao Pu's corruption is also a bit of an imitation of Xiao He's self-defilement, and if you want to rely on this kind of crime to deal with him, I'm afraid it's not even more difficult than ascending to the sky,"

Sun Yue said, "Who is the new envoy?" Didn't Brother Cao rise up? ”

"Me? After all, I'm still not close enough to the official family, and besides, I'm a little worse than I am in terms of seniority or merit. The new envoy was the old man of the shogunate of the official family, and the third envoy was Li Chongju, and the third envoy was succeeded by Chu Zhaofu. ”

"Hey~ Everyone in the world knows that Li Chongju is almost wearing a pair of pants with Zhao Pu, so wouldn't he have the power to cover the military and politics?"

"This is also a helpless thing, if there is no approval from Zhao Pu, it will be more difficult for the new envoy to gain a firm foothold than to ascend to the sky, but I heard that Chu Zhaofu has a great relationship with His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and he has a very close personal relationship, and I don't know if it's true or not."

The three of them were a little crying and laughing for a while, picked up the cup and said: "This government is really getting more and more weird and unpredictable, I hope the three of us can always be as alone as now." ”