After adding graphite and adjusting the process, the output of Jiuquan Iron Works has really reached a new level, reaching the output of 10,000 catties per furnace, Qiao Hu smiled so much that his mouth couldn't close his mouth, and if he worked hard later, it was estimated that 13,000 catties would be no problem; Zhang Guolao patted Yang Chong's shoulder and said, "Yang Chong, you didn't lie to me, you created a miracle, if there is enough iron ore, the output of the iron factory in your hand can exceed the total number of all iron factories in Guanzhong." ”

Ye Heilong, Perth Limi and Liang Jiang, who came to observe, were also very excited, only Fang Chou said depressedly: "Yang Chong, now Qiao Hu is in charge of the iron factory, Liang Jiang is in charge of gold, silver, copper and fireworks, Wang Fu is in charge of winemaking, soap, and soy sauce, and Perth Limi is in charge of the glass workshop, you can't just expect me to be looking for mines outside, this turned out to be Ye Heilong's business, he is now running to be the county guard, and I am eating and sleeping outside." ”

Yang Chong knew that Fang Chou was deliberately exaggerating, nodded and said: "I really don't have anyone now, Zhang Daochang is so old, someone has to take over, Fang Chou, seriously, among these people, I am optimistic about you." ”

Everyone laughed, Yang Chong was obviously killing, Zhang Guo Lao brushed his beard and said: "Yang Chong, as long as you can keep saying something new, it doesn't matter if I run away, Fang Chou won't care." ”

Yang Chong pondered and said: "Daochang Zhang, I have an idea, Mozhuo Academy opened four majors at the beginning, arithmetic, architecture, minerals, and horse breeding. Zhang Zhenren, you, Yu Jianzi, and Fang Chou can compile a mineral book and make a brief introduction to the mineral knowledge you see; Meng Tuo and Yang Qu were compiling geography books according to the map, as a book for mineral majors, and after two years of learning, they were all compiled into the department that Fang Chou received, which was called the Exploration Institute. ”

Zhang Guo said: "These can be done, it is beneficial to the people, and the poor road is difficult." By the way, who is making up the textbook for raising horses? ”

Yang Chong said disappreciatively: "Xue Wen, he was raising horses in the years he was exiled; There is also an official of Shandan Horse Farm, Qi Fuye, these two people I am going to transfer to Mozhuo Academy, but unfortunately Duhu Yanshou and Abu, in fact, they are more suitable. Pang Huan is in charge of machinery, Mao Wei is in charge of arithmetic, Yu Jianzi is in charge of minerals, and Xue He is in charge of cultural classes and history, but there is a lack of a qualified mountain chief. ”

Zhang Guolao snorted coldly and said, "Don't tell me, you have opened an architecture department, and Yu Wenkai has not yet arrived in Zhangye." ”

Zhang Guolao follows Yang Chong all day long, and he is an old and refined person, even if he doesn't want to know or hear some things, he can guess if he looks at Yang Chong's arrangement; After Yu Wenkai disappeared in Chang'an, Yang Chong ignored Yu Wenkai's whereabouts and did not arrange for anyone to go back to the customs to look for him, which was a flaw in itself. Yang Chong was told about his thoughts, and smiled awkwardly and said: "Senior brother is willing, but he mentioned one condition, I want me not to let Yuwenwen be an official." ”

Ye Heilong and the others understood as soon as they heard it, it was really a problem. Yu Wenwen reads less scriptures, and his ambition is to be an official and show his ambitions; Yu Wenkai's worry was that he was afraid that Yang Chong would fail in the end, and he and his eldest son Yuwen Rutong were involved, wanting to leave a seedling for Yuwen's family. Zhang Guolao squinted his eyes and said, "Yang Chong, you want to deviate, tell me the truth, will you fail?" ”

Yang Chong thought for a while and said, "What do you want me to say to believe it, I will definitely succeed." ”

Several people laughed, competing for the world, things in the dark are changeable, how can it be said that it can be said well. Zhang Guolao affirmed: "In this case, why do you care if Yu Wenwen has been an official in the past two years, you can give Yu Wenwen a promise, let him go to the academy to teach first, and teach architecture, with his family education, there will be no problem in dealing with a few students who don't know anything, not to mention that there is the great god Yu Wenkai." ”

Yang Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately pulled Zhang Guolao and returned to the county guard mansion with Ye Heilong; There is only one isolated city in Jiuquan County, except for the iron factory, all other workshops are built in the city, and the headquarters of the Hexi Commercial Bank is next to the county guard's mansion. Kou Jiuheng heard the news and told Yang Chong two bad news, one is that after investigation, the Cui family's tea production quickly dropped to the original 30%, and Jiangnan tea merchants rose all over the country, taking advantage of the war to hit the Cui family hard; The other is Cui Hongdu, who died of illness at home.

Don't talk about Liu Heilong, even Zhang Guolao is silent, compared to Cui Hongdu's death, the problem of tea is almost negligible. Cui Hongdu is not only the head of the family with the five surnames and seven wangs, but also a friend of Yang Chong, a business and political partner, no matter who the next head of the Cui family is, he will no longer be able to trust Yang Chong like Cui Hongdu and give Yang Chong enough support.

Yang Chong paced back and forth, and said for a long time: "We have lost an ally, but we can't do anything yet, we can only look at the attitude of the next head of the Cui family; Jiu Heng, prepare a generous gift to send to the Cui family's business, and said that it is inconvenient for us to go to Hebei to worship, and ask them to bring things back. In addition, the scarcity of tea will soon spread to Hexi, and tomorrow I will ask Cui Zhen to send the piece of exchanging Turkic iron for war horses to Chang'an to see what kind of echo it is. ”

5,000 catties of iron for 1,000 war horses every year, so that the Turks recognized the existence of the Great Sui in Juyan and Helan Mountain, and Yang Chong, the war horses that were traded, were all sent to Chang'an; In the face of such a good thing, Yang Chong's recital was passed around in the Shangshutai conference room, and Wei Xuan and the others couldn't make up their minds one by one. Acting Wang Yang Yu looked at the group of adults curiously, and couldn't figure out what was so difficult about this, so he either agreed or disagreed.

The first to speak was Zhao Guogong Duhu Yu, who usually doesn't take care of things, Duhu Yu sighed and said: "Yang Chong is the Ming Xiu Plank Road Darkness Chen Cang, with his and Ashina's current fiery energy, even if Yang Chong occupies the entire Helan Mountain, as long as he can give benefits, Duhu will not say a word." The purpose of Yang Chong's recital is to make us recognize the trade routes inside and outside the Great Wall that he is about to open, so that the counties of Hebei and Bingzhou cannot interfere. ”

Wei Xuan's eyes lit up, and he said politely: "Zhao Guogong, please elaborate." ”

Duhu asked people to bring the map and said: "Whether it is Yang Chong's construction of a county or trade with the Turks, it is all for the purpose of opening up trade routes, as long as we and the Turks agree, Yang Chong has three commercial routes." From Hedong to the south of Helan Mountain, take the mountain road to Wuwei Yuanwei County; From the north of Helan Mountain, cross the desert to Wuwei Xuanwei County; From Daizhou, go to Wuyuan to Juyanhai, and then fork to Yiwu, Dunhuang, Zhangye and other places. Dubi would definitely agree that Wuyuan and the north of Helan Mountain were originally Turkic territory, and the passing of the caravan could promote the trade of the Wuyuan tooth tent and increase its strength. ”

Wei Jie said coldly: "The southern route is more damaging to us, and the caravans from Chang'an to Anding can avoid the passes in Jincheng and other places and smuggle directly to Wuwei; If we want to control the westward movement of tea and other commodities, it will become a piece of waste paper. ”

(End of chapter)