Wang Ningan made a decision, he wanted to go home and have a look.

Many people's first reaction was that King Xiliang was going to return to his hometown.

Think about it, I was still a hairy boy at the beginning, but now I am a prince and the master of the political hall, the civil and military power of the Great Song Dynasty is in my hands, the teacher of the Son of Heaven, the status is respected, and the officials are prominent, there is really no reason not to go home to see.

Counting on his fingers, almost since the end of the Battle of Youzhou, Wang Ningan has not returned home. During this period, my father and mother went to Luoyang, presided over the wedding of Wang Luoxiang and Wang Ningze, and now they have already returned to Youzhou.

It is reasonable to go home to worship your ancestors, see your parents by the way, and enjoy the joy of family.

It's just that now the drought is serious, and there are frequent emergencies in various places, and if no one is in the capital, there will be problems.

"Master, I think you'd better wait." Zhao Shu was worried: "I'm afraid that if you are not in the capital, those people will make trouble." ”

"No, it won't!"

Wang Ning'an smiled, "Your Majesty, you are now the Ninety-Five Supreme, and you don't even have the courage to do so, how can you convince the public?" ”

Zhao Shu scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I, I'm still quite worried, after all, there is news of the harvest in various places, in case the local officials are greedy for ink and provoke a civil uprising, the situation in the DPRK and China is not easy to control, I, I really don't know what to do!" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, the minister does have something to do, he must go to Youzhou, and the minister can tell His Majesty that he is not going to return to his hometown in fine clothes, but to show off something. Rather, there is an important invention, and the minister needs to see it with his own eyes and make arrangements. ”

"Invention? Is it important? ”

"Hmm!" Wang Ningan said with a smile: "If this thing is put into operation, it can usher in at least 500 years of national fortune for the Great Song Dynasty, does Your Majesty say it is important?" ”

Zhao Shu took a breath and changed color slightly, since the Qin and Han dynasties, there has been no dynasty that has been more than three hundred years, and the master has 500 years of national fortune in one mouth, which looks absolutely extraordinary!

"Master, it's more important than cement, gold yuan, these things?"

"Well, a hundred times more important!"

Wang Ningan said with a smile: "The minister must see with his own eyes what extent and what difficulties there are." In addition, the Goryeo battlefield, the Liao State is also involved, and the minister needs to plan to see what to do next? ”

Zhao Shu said curiously: "Master, do you need us to send troops too?" ”

"Your Majesty, why do you want to send troops?"

"To defeat the Liao State?"

"Then what if you can defeat the Liao State without troops?"

"Of course that's better." Zhao Shu smiled and said, "But I can't think of such a good idea." ”

Wang Ningan muttered: "Your Majesty, all the big wars, the more you participate first, the greater the loss, my Great Song Dynasty foundation is not thick, and there is a drought, it is really not suitable to participate in the war, these days when the minister goes to Youzhou, please Your Majesty must be stable, any proposal to participate in the war, will not be issued." If it is very important, you can send an urgent delivery to the minister, and the minister will recommend another person, as long as he returns to the court, the world can be peaceful. ”

"Who?" Zhao Shu asked excitedly.

"Wen Yanbo!"

……

At that time, Wang Ning'an pulled Lao Wen to the Western Regions, so that Wen Xianggong was far away from the center of the imperial court, alternating between the old and the new, and he didn't get any credit, just eating sand, even Song Zhen and Pang Ji got the important affairs of the Pingzhang military state, and Jia Changchao turned over.

Can Wen Yanbo not look red?

Wang Ningan knows Wen Yanbo too well, obviously, Lao Wen hates Wang Ningan, but Lao Wen is also very sensible, and now his opponent is not Wang Ningan, but three old guys who are important to the military state in Pingzhang!

Pull Wen Yanbo back, Ouyang Xiu is still the prime minister now, as long as the two of them cooperate, it is enough to suppress all parties, and it is impossible for anyone to take advantage of Wang Ningan's absence to add chaos and constraints.

Seeing that the master had already made arrangements, Zhao Shu didn't have anything to say.

The only thing that made him curious was the invention that Wang Ning had in mind, what kind of thing was it, it was worth a trip from the master! Helplessly, how Zhao Shu asked, Wang Ningan kept silent and never said.

There was no way, Zhao Shu could only find the dogtooth.

"Give you a holiday, go home and worship your ancestors!"

Dogtooth scratched her head, "I think it's for me to be a spy, right?" ”

"That's right, don't you deserve it?"

"When, what's wrong!" Dogtooth smiled and stretched his waist, and said casually: "Anyway, it's too boring to stay in the capital, it's good to walk around and see the scenery." But some people can't even get out of a small circle. He also said that he was the lord of the world, let me ask, is there any master who can't just go to the corner of his house to see? It doesn't make sense at all! I really don't know if it's the host, or the guest? ”

Zhao Shu gritted his teeth, "Hmph, wait, after I keep filial piety to my father, I will go wherever I want, and no one can control me!" ”

Ignoring Zhao Shu, who was full of resentment, Gouya'er hurriedly returned home, packed his bags, and prepared to go to Youzhou with his father.

As a result, Gouya'er found that in addition to him, Xiao Guanyin also went back with him.

The old lady Yang Xi stayed to take care of the whole family, and Su Banniang also had the heart to accompany Wang Ning'an, but helplessly, she was pregnant and couldn't travel a long distance, so she had to give up.

Gouya'er calculated a little, when Erniang was pregnant, it happened that Dad had just married the master into the door.

Alas, it's not easy to be a man!

Three ladies, it's not good to leave any one out in the cold!

Daddy is pitiful enough.

People say that the emperor's harem is three thousand, and the good brother Zhao Shu may not have a good life in the future? Dog Ya'er lamented, he had thought about it, he must not get married early, this man, if he becomes a family, he will not be free...... Take advantage of your youth as a companion, have fun and have fun, and never draw your own ground!

This kid has a lot of bellies and intestines, and he thinks nonsense.

Wang Ningan didn't make much movement when he went home, he is now at the peak of his power, and if he swaggers through the market again, he is asking for trouble for himself.

He didn't want to learn from Zhang Juzheng, get a 64-lift sedan chair, and fold all his blessings and longevity!

Wang Ning'an is a light car, pretending to be an ordinary business traveler, after leaving Xijing, there was no movement along the way, and went directly to Youzhou.

On the road, Wang Ningan also kept adjusting the route, so that no one could figure out his direction.

Xiao Guanyin was speechless, "Lord Wang, you're not low-key, you're sorry for your life!" ”

"Nonsense, Xijing's family, Youzhou's family, and you guys, if something happens to me, there will be times when you cry!"

When it's time not to pretend to be a hero, absolutely not!

Wang Ning'an spent almost 20 days to rush to Youzhou, I have to say that over the years, the investment in infrastructure, the roads and bridges of the Great Song Dynasty have improved a lot, and the time on the road has been reduced by at least more than half.

When he arrived in Youzhou, Wang Ningan did not go home, but went straight to Xishan.

The west mountain of Youzhou, just the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain, the terrain is dangerous, looking at Youzhou in the east, connecting the desert in the west, it is the place where soldiers must fight. In previous years, the Khitan cavalry also broke through the Great Wall several times and threatened western Beijing.

However, in recent years, as the strength of the two sides has grown, the Wang family iron cavalry has continued to take the initiative to attack and completely drive away the Khitans.

After calming down, Xishan also developed rapidly, and many people flocked here, and their main industry was mining and digging coal!

In recent years, the urbanization of the Great Song Dynasty has been rapid, and Youzhou, as an important town in the north and the base camp of the Wang army, has made great progress, and when it was just recovered, the population was just 50,000 or 60,000, counting the prisoners, it was barely 100,000.

However, after years of development, the population of Youzhou has officially exceeded 500,000, and there are more than 100,000 foreign workers and tens of thousands of garrisons every year.

For so many people, the first thing to solve is firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Cutting down trees alone is definitely not enough.

Therefore, coal was mined early to supply the needs of the city.

The ravine in western Beijing is a coal-producing area.

The coal mines here are not the most, the taste is not the best, and the mining is not the easiest, but it is the closest to Youzhou, which is related to the warmth and coldness of 600,000 Youzhou soldiers and civilians, and it is not allowed to be sloppy.

Wang Ning'an, accompanied by his son, daughter-in-law, and guards, entered the mining area.

When they approached the West Mountain, they found a serious problem.

Because of the overlapping mountains, some small coal mines are located in ravines, and if it rains, the rainwater backs up, enters the coal area, or even flows into the pit, and there is no way to mine coal.

In some cases, the water can last for several months, and the worst thing is that no coal can be produced for a year.

Wang Ning'an and the others walked inside, and along the way, they could see many drainage ditches, and even workers were still busy. They stopped in front of a small coal kiln.

There were two guys covered in muddy water, who hurriedly ran out of it and saw Wang Ning'an at a glance, and the leader of them hurriedly knelt down and said in surprise: "Master! ”

When Gouya'er heard this shout, he was so frightened that he almost fell down, there are so many apprentices of Daddy, this mud monkey-like guy is actually Daddy's apprentice? It doesn't look like it, does it?

Wang Ningan laughed, didn't care about anything, and reached out to pat Xu Yang's shoulder.

"You are all officials of the imperial court, don't do everything yourself."

Xu Yang smiled innocently, "I'm afraid that they won't be able to do well, and this matter is not small, what the master explained, as a disciple, you can't be sloppy." ”

Dog Ya'er asked secretly, only then did he know that this guy was actually the master who invented cement, the role of cement over the years is well known, Zhao Zhen was promoted all the way, and gave Xu Yang a five-grade crown belt, he is also the honorary president of the Royal Hundred Works!

It's just that no matter what, there is no way to connect this guy with the world-famous master.

Of course, Xu Yang doesn't care much about his reputation, he just likes to do things, especially things that change history!

Wang Ning'an took everyone into the depths of the coal mine, it rained a few days ago, and the pit was filled with stagnant water. This guy has a lot of strength, and he doesn't need to rest.

Dogtooth pondered, but found that Daddy's eyes had fallen to the side, there was a huge iron stove with an egg-shaped container attached to it, and next to the stove, workers were constantly adding coal to the boiler!

Looking at this, the corners of Wang Ningan's mouth turned up unconsciously, revealing a satisfied smile...... This is the earliest prototype of the steam engine, which finally appeared in the Great Song Dynasty!