It's really rich to make ghosts grind. Yang Shilang asked people to find two Xiucai who were determined to rely on Jinshi and had no hope, and only gave a total of 100 yuan, and the two Xiucai dared to beat the Dengwen drum.

The effect is really good. Yang Shilang's people added fuel to the fire a little, and the incident of the third prince leaving the palace, which no one had paid attention to, was stirred up again, and the people were all talking about it. The officials don't dare to scold, so they scold the ministers, and some even say that the imperial power is on the side. Li didn't give up and didn't believe that these discussions couldn't reach Zhao Zhen's ears.

Zhou Qing and the cargo of the ocean-going fleet returned from Shandong together. Fortunately, they were already close to Lanzhou when the flood occurred, so there was no loss.

Zhou Qing and Li Buqi congratulated each other as soon as they met, and they were happy to have a noble son. Zhou Qing said that with descendants, he can rest assured that he can go to sea to work hard. Li Buqi asked: "Can your mother-in-law follow you overseas?" ”

Zhou Qing was very dissatisfied: "That mother-in-law is now supportive, and she only knows that she is happy, even if she wants him to leave Tokyo and go to Qingzhou, she is not happy." But it's nothing, it's a big deal that I raise another woman overseas. The officials probably don't know that the few people who often run to Beihai have women on the other side of Beihai. ”

Li Buqi just smiled at this. The sky is high over there, and the emperor is far away, so it's not good to interfere too much.

Zhou Qing then reported the situation in Liaodong. This time he went to Liaodong and went directly to Suzhou, Liao, and the Liao people really welcomed his arrival. The matter of entrusting the Bohai tribe to buy horses is also going well, and more than 20 good horses have been bought, of which more than 10 have been transported back to Shandong for liaison riding. Now the Liao government requisitioned the people to cut wood and sell it to Zhou Qing, and the logging money could not reach the Bohai people, so they could only get some benefits from buying horses, so they were more concerned about buying horses than Zhou Qing.

By the way, he also reported on the situation of the ocean-going fleet. This time, when approaching the mouth of the mixed river, it was hit by wind and waves, and a ship was damaged and sank. But this time, more than 200 seals and seals alone were brought back, and that alone compensated for the loss of the ship.

In addition to the previous types, two more items were added to the goods brought back this time, one was fur seal oil and the other was kelp, both of which were rare things.

The situation in Japan has also been clarified. Judging from the production and legends of various places, there are gold and silver mines under many mountains, but the Japanese do not even have food to eat, and the population is small, let alone fighting, and there is no labor to mine even the minerals.

In this era, if you want to open a mine, there must be a food supply area around it, and Li Buqi can't solve this problem for a while, so he can only watch Jinshan Yinshan swallow his saliva.

This time, when the trade winds were together, Zhou Qing was going to sail away and be stationed on Beihai Island, so he asked Li Buqi what he had to instruct. Li Buqi said: "Don't buy it in the future." We already have better steel. ”

As he spoke, he took a knife from the wall and unsheathed it, the pattern on the knife was faint, and the cold air was cold. Zhou Qing was knowledgeable, and immediately shouted: "Good knife!" ”

Li Buqi said: "Chunzejian's test site has invented a new steel-making method, and in the future, there will be no need for so much manual labor to fight weapons. Just put the iron in a furnace to make molten steel, and add something to it. Even the thrashing can be done with water power. In the future, there will be more or less such good weapons. ”

Now, after more than a year of research at the Royal Experimental Ground, the new steel frying method developed from the original "steel frying method" has reached practical use. Although craftsmen can only control the carbon content of steel based on experience, the carbon content of each furnace molten steel mainly depends on character. Craftsmen from Syria have already made weapons similar to Damascus steel, so the use of high-carbon steel is not a problem. Therefore, weapons can be made from high-carbon steel to ultra-high-carbon steel, but it is just necessary to look at the fineness of each furnace of steel.

The new steel frying method and the gradual maturity of water hammer forging, the weapons manufacturing of the Great Song Dynasty has been unique in the world. The only problem now is that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not agree to put the weapon manufacturing outside Bianliang City. The rivers in the north freeze in winter, and the use of water hammer is restricted. This matter still has to give Li Buqi a headache.

Zhou Qing was born in the military, and he loved weapons to the core, and immediately said: "Then I want to bring more good weapons like this." ”

Li Buqi hurriedly reminded him: "Now it seems that the main method of your way to expand your territory is not to fight, but to let the people there see that they can live a better life with you, and naturally recognize you as their leader." ”

Zhou Qing was a little confused: "Then what's going on with Tamna Island?" ”

Li Buqi said: "That's because the Tsushima Strait is too important. Whether it is mastered by the Koreans or the Japanese, I am not at ease. Tamna Island is a wedge into the strait, and we can keep it in the event of an event. So there is no comparison between things elsewhere and Tamna. ”

"Oh, I see."

"This time arrange for a boat to depart later. Hebei has been hit by floods, and many people can't survive, so I want to take the opportunity to collect some readers and send them to Tamna. ”

"Huh? Why? How can there be extra food on Tamna Island to feed the scholars? ”

"Hehe, you don't know that expanding the territory is not just about occupying a place, you need scholars if you want long-term peace and stability. Let them teach those natives who have no writing to read and write, and after decades of assimilation, the Tamna people will all speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and practice Han etiquette, will there be any Han people and Tamna people? ”

"In this regard, dozens of scholars can do what an army of 100,000 can't do. And don't worry, I will never want the kind of person who can only read and doesn't understand anything else. ”

This next week, Zhou Qing moved his mind: "Then I will also get a few readers?" ”

"It's actually very expensive to raise a scholar. There must be a certain population base. Beihai does not have so many people to support scholars, and when I have the conditions, I will send you people. ”

Zhou Qing was convinced: "The officials arranged it so carefully, I just did it according to the officials' plan." What else does the ruler command? ”

Li Buqi pointed to the rough map of the Japanese coast and said: "In the future, the fleet will travel frequently between Beihai and the Great Song Dynasty, and the more stops along the way, the better." Therefore, the peninsulas and islands off the coast of Japan should be careful, and first take this Noto Peninsula and this Sado Island as the primary strategic target. ”

Zhou Qing said: "There seems to be a gold mine on this Zuodu Island. ”

"Then you can't let it go. But don't try to occupy it now, just drive the nail first. ”

Zhou Qingthou said with a smile: "I have memorized all the strategies taught by the officials, so the officials can rest assured." ”

Li Buqi turned around and wrote an advertisement for Qingyuan Academy to quickly print it, announcing that the kelp that had just arrived in the Li family's crude medicine shop could prevent and treat big neck disease, and pregnant women eating kelp could prevent the birth of children with dementia.

At this time, the Great Neck Disease caused by iodine deficiency in the inland areas of the Great Song Dynasty was very common, and kelp, a seaweed that originally grew in the waters from Hokkaido to the Bering Strait, was still rare in the Great Song Dynasty.

However, the Song people have never seen kelp, and they will definitely not eat it, and this is another opportunity for Li Bu to give up his talents. He called the cooks of Wuweifang to his house and instructed them to make kelp pork ribs, kelp soup, and cold sea ...... In short, more than a dozen kelp dishes ate and vomited apricots.

As a result, the apricot is also happy. The old mother happily immediately ran to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense.

Whether or not you have children is your son's business, and what does it have to do with the Bodhisattva? Can't you save your son some money? Don't you know if your son has been poor lately? Zhang Zai and Shao Yong were so big that they were stunned to send 10,000 yuan from Li Buqi to disaster relief, and the landlord's family had no surplus food.

10,000! It's painful to think about. Li Buqi had to comfort himself that it was the internship fee of the guys from Qingyuan Academy.

It's better to think about it this way. Emperor Chong had already ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange the tribute, and everyone else was busy preparing for the Autumn Exam, Zhang Zai still took dozens of people from the academy to Hebei to assist in disaster relief, so there are not many people who are indifferent to fame and fortune. Li Buqi can only say that the money is well spent.

Comrade Bao Zheng also recommended himself to lead the probationary officers of the Police Department to Hebei, Jingdong, and Xilu to supervise the disaster relief. The people of Qingyuan Academy will definitely meet him and leave a good impression on him, maybe he can recommend a few people.

Bao Zheng took all the probationary officials away, and Li Buqi had no one to train, so he had the leisure to watch how the turmoil he set off expanded.