The chill came to his face, but Zhou Quan's face did not change.

Li Bangyan swept Zhou Quan with the corner of his eye, and when he saw that he was still calm, he felt annoyed in his heart.

This guy can't be allowed to take this opportunity to get up, otherwise, with the previous contradictions between the two sides, it will be difficult to stand side by side in front of His Majesty.

What makes Li Bangyan even more annoyed is that he himself is from the market, and he has a status in front of Zhao Ji by virtue of luck, if there is another luck, then his status will be threatened.

Zhao Ji was poured cold water on his head by Li Bangyan, and his heart also sobered up.

The so-called hanging gardens and the seven wonders are just what this market boy said, and there is no basis for it, which is nothing.

But at this time, Liang Shicheng muttered on the side: "The slave remembers, it seems that I have indeed seen this Fulin country in some book, and it is said to be a big country in Taixi." ”

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Xiaomin heard that this country was called Great Qin in the Han Dynasty, and he also sent a person named Gan Ying to envoy. Xiaomin has never read any books, and he has heard about them, but I don't know if it's true or not. ”

He didn't read anything, but Zhao Ji was well-read.

Not only Zhao Ji, but a person next to him interjected at this time: "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty contains the matter of Gan Ying's envoy to Daqin, and the son still remembers it." ”

It was the "third brother" Zhao Kai who spoke.

Zhou Quan was happy in his heart, he finally didn't play chess with the little children in vain, Zhao Kai's words made Li Bangyan's face suddenly redden, and he didn't refute it, and it shouldn't be.

Zhao Kai didn't want to help Zhou Quan, he was purely showing off and showing his talent in front of his father.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji twisted his beard and laughed, and then gently stroked Zhao Kai's head. Zhao Kai was praised, after all, it was a child's heart, and he couldn't help but look at Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan blushed and clenched his fists. It's just that compared to reading memory, he really can't compare to Zhao Kai, maybe only the younger Zhao Shu can compare with him.

"Even if there is such a thing, how can you believe it in a foreign country?" After Zhao Ji finished laughing, he said to Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan nodded again and again: "Your Majesty Shengming, Xiaomin also thinks that this is hearsay, and it may not be taken seriously, but later, when I heard the words of the merchant relayed by the righteous man, the villain felt that there was at least one thing that could be tried." ”

"What?"

"That Fu Lin Guo is good at firing kilns, out of the kiln, non-porcelain and non-pottery, called cement, can bond masonry and smooth the ground, so its hanging garden is tall and magnificent!"

After Zhou Quan's words, Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and began to wonder if this thing was really feasible.

When the Great Song Dynasty built the city wall, it used clay or glutinous rice as a glue. But the clay is easy to erode, and the glutinous rice is expensive and extravagant, even if it is as luxurious as Zhao Ji, he did not think of using it to build rockery gardens.

But if there is such a thing as cement......

Zhou Quan decided to light another fire, and he continued: "Xiaomin heard that the tower built by the Lin Kingdom is more than 100 feet high, and the person who relies on it is this cement ...... I just don't know if it's true or not. ”

"This cement making method needs to be learned!" When Zhao Ji heard this, he didn't hesitate anymore and said categorically.

Zhou Quan was secretly happy in his heart, he worked hard for a long time, and finally introduced things into the track he expected.

But at this moment, Li Bangyan, who was originally gloomy, smiled at this time: "The minister thinks that there is no need to bother the two masters for one thing, it is better for His Majesty to send this Zhou Quan to Fulin Country to learn the art of making cement." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around, and even Liang Shicheng looked at Zhou Quan with a sympathetic eye.

At this moment, Li Bangyan finally seized the opportunity!

Li Bangyan's proposal, if Zhou Quan agrees, he will be sent to a foreign land thousands of miles away, and it will be a question of whether he can come back alive.

If he doesn't agree, then what he said before is all nonsense, and the good impression he finally left on Zhao Ji will suddenly come to naught, but Zhao Ji will think that he is unwilling to be loyal to the king!

"Hehe......" Zhao Ji also understood this, he didn't know why Li Bangyan wanted to set up Zhou Quan, but this did not prevent him from asking: "Zhou Qing, if I send you as an envoy, what do you think?" ”

"Xiaomin has no opinion, Xiaomin will go!"

In front of everyone's eyes, Zhou Quan turned around and left, looking like he was really going to go on a long trip. No one thought that he would react like this, even Li Bangyan, who was originally prepared, couldn't say it at this time.

It wasn't until Zhou Quan walked to the gate of this courtyard that Li Bangyan came back to his senses and scolded: "Official, he is bullying the king......"

"Alas, Your Majesty, Xiaomin thinks of something." Li Bangyan didn't finish speaking, but saw Zhou Quan turn back again, and directly interrupted his reprimand.

Zhao Ji looked at Zhou Quan with a smile, wanting to see how this little slippery head would respond, and said immediately: "You say." ”

"This is a long way to go, the western thieves intercepted the old road in the Western Regions, and the small people can only go around from the sea road, but the small people do not have such a big boat, and please ask Your Majesty to allocate a huge boat that can resist wind and waves and the corresponding sailors and small people from the Jinming Pond."

"You ......," Li Bangyan was about to speak again.

"In addition, Xiaomin does not learn and has no skills, it is not enough to show the prestige of the outside world, and show the style of my Great Song Dynasty, Xiaomin heard that Li Xiaoshu is erudite and talented, literary and elegant, and can be a positive envoy, and Xiaoming is willing to serve as a deputy envoy to help Li Xiaoshu." Zhou Quan is serious and authentic.

Li Bangyan suddenly shuddered.

He didn't expect that Zhou Quan, a young man in the market, would dare to deal with it like this when facing the Son of Heaven!

If he himself does not agree, then now he is not loyal to the king, but if he agrees, when the son is a little floating today, and he really wants to send him across the ocean, then what should he do?

So for a while, he couldn't think of a way to deal with Zhou Quan.

Zhao Ji laughed out loud and waved his hand: "It's a good man!" ”

Everyone also laughed, even Li Bangyan, who also twitched his face and laughed twice.

At least it's better than being sent to some forest country!

After everyone finished laughing, Zhou Quan arched his hand and said: "Xiaomin is quite skillful, and I am willing to share the worries of the king, and work with skilled craftsmen to test whether this cement can be burned in my Great Song Dynasty!" ”

If he didn't have popsicles, snow candy and bicycles, it would be a shame to say this, and Li Bangyan would immediately trouble him, but now that Li Bangyan had just been shocked, he knew that he couldn't stop pressing him on this point, so he could only remain silent.

"Be arrogant, and let you be arrogant, and when you beg to save your father, then look at my means!" He thought to himself.

Zhou Quan's words made Zhao Ji interested in cement again: "Are you sure?" ”

"This is a matter of benefiting the country, the people, and the society, but I am not sure, and the small people should also try!" Zhou Quan said.

"Benefiting the country, benefiting the people, benefiting the community?" Zhao Ji loved to listen to this, he knew that although the young man in front of him was flamboyant, he always had some basis for speaking, so he asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

"This cement can be used to build houses, strengthen city walls, repair river embankments, and pave roads, all of which are beneficial to the country, the people, and the society! If you have these three benefits, you must also benefit the king! Zhou Quan was serious again.

It's just that he is a fifteen-year-old boy, learning from the scribes in the court, and pretending to be this serious appearance, which really makes people laugh.

And after finishing speaking, Zhou Quan's eyebrows moved again, and changed to the faces of the people in the market: "Since it can be used to build houses and roads, the rich people of the Great Song Dynasty will always buy these ......."

As soon as he said this, the people around him were all breathing, from Zhao Ji to the eunuchs who accompanied him, and Li Bangyan, a close minister, all of them were full of golden light in front of them.

If the use of this thing is really so extensive, it is indeed a new source of income for the Great Song Dynasty.

And it is not inferior to the wealth of snow sugar!

It's okay not to eat sugar or eat less sugar, but how many people can stand it if they don't live in houses, roads, or embankments?

Zhao Ji had already thought that this cement would be included in the monopoly, just like salt and iron wine, and become another major source of tax for the imperial court.

And around Zhao Ji, those close ministers and eunuchs who also coveted this wealth congratulated him one after another. Of course, what everyone said when they congratulated them was not that Zhao Ji had a new way of making money, but that he followed Zhou Quan's reasoning, what benefits the people, the country and the society.

Hearing that they expressed their opinions one after another, even to the point where someone suggested that this was auspicious and needed to be changed to celebrate, Zhou Quan only felt sweat on his forehead, and admired it very much in his heart.

It seems that there are still shortcomings in their own kung fu, and they need to learn from these people.

"What do you want?" After the bunch of congratulatory words dispersed, Zhao Ji asked Zhou Quan directly.

"The small people only ask for dozens of craftsmen, a kiln, and a few charcoals."

"What about the deadline, how long do you think it will take to make it?" Li Bangyan seized the opportunity to shout at this time.

In Li Bangyan's view, this cement is a specialty of Taixi, not to mention whether the Great Song Dynasty can make it, even if it is made, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is not bad.

"As long as the staff is complete and there are no constraints, within half a year, there will be success, if there is no achievement, I am willing to be punished!" Zhou Quan promised to be categorical.

He deserves to be so simple, Zhao Ji smiled slightly, and his heart didn't cost much anyway, so he bowed his head and said: "That's the case, Yang Jian!" ”

"The slave is here!" Yang Jian walked out and bowed.

"You keep an eye on this matter, if Zhou Qing needs anything, you can solve it for him."

After Yang Jian responded, he squeezed his eyes at Zhou Quan and smiled. A eunuch smiled at himself, which made Zhou Quan uncomfortable, but he still returned the salute.

"Zhou Qing, what else do you want, just say it." Zhao Ji said again.

Even if Zhao Ji doesn't say it, Zhou Quan also wants to propose it, isn't he going around such a big bend today just to save his father!

"Xiaomin is young, and he has no official position, I am afraid that he will not be able to convince people, and please ask Your Majesty to appoint Xiaomin's father to preside over this matter, Xiaomin will be able to succeed from Sasuke!"

Not for his father, but for his father!

Li Bangyan, who had been waiting for a long time, opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't speak.

If you plead for mercy, you can directly refute it, but ask for an official for your father...... If it is refuted, wouldn't it be contrary to the government's plan to make cement?

Li Bangyan couldn't think of how to deal with it, and Zhao Ji couldn't give him time to think of a response.

Zhao Ji is actually very smart, and he knows the careful thinking of the ministers. Therefore, he smiled and said: "It is filial piety not to seek an official for himself, but for his father...... It's funny and good, but this word of filial piety is enough to be desirable. ”

Hearing this, when Li Bangyan looked at Zhou Quan again, he felt sick in his heart.

"Traitor! Lucky to be in the child! He thought indignantly.