"Hahahaha~" As soon as Zhao Yan walked to the gate of the vertical arch hall, he heard a burst of Zhao Shu's hearty laughter from inside, and the sound was so loud that he almost threw the cement in his hand out, but at the same time, he was also a little strange, what was it that made Zhao Shu so happy?

Two days ago, he thought of cement as a building material, and then with the help of the power of the ordnance superintendent, he finally successfully fired the cement, and now he has a tray in his hand, on which there are two parts of cement, one of which is powdered cement that has not yet been used, and the other is mixed with water and stones, and then solidified into a hard cement board of cement, which is to make comparisons more conveniently, so as to show the characteristics of cement.

Hearing Zhao Shu's hearty laughter inside, Zhao Yan didn't know whether to go in for a while? Because it was the first time he heard Zhao Shu laughing so happily, and he didn't know what the happy event was, and he couldn't go in and disturb him now.

But just when Zhao Yan hesitated, he suddenly saw a person walking out of the hall, and when he saw this person, Zhao Yan immediately stepped forward and grabbed him very excitedly and said, "Lao Huang, what is going on, why is Daddy smiling so happily?" ”

Huang Wude had a smile on his face, and when he saw that it was Zhao Yan who was pulling him, he immediately showed an ecstatic expression and shouted: "The king of the county, you came just in time, there is good news from the front, the Xixia people have already withdrawn, and the official family was overjoyed after receiving the news, so they laughed out loud!" ”

"What? Did the Tanguts retreat? What happened to the big brother, is he still in Sanchuan Village? Zhao Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news and asked, although he already knew that after the Tangut people were blocked by Zhao Ji, it was only a matter of time before they retreated, but if the Tangut people didn't retreat for a day, he wouldn't be at ease for a day, and now after hearing the news. It's finally a lot easier in my heart.

"His Royal Highness King Yingwang is very good, speaking of which, after the Xixia people retreated, His Royal Highness the King Yingwang immediately passed the news back through Guò Feinu, but it also takes time for Feinu to fly back, it is estimated that the Xixia people should have retreated three days ago, and now His Royal Highness Yingwang has not left Sanchuan Village. It's estimated that it's going to be soon! Huang Wude smiled again.

"Great!" Zhao Yan shouted excitedly again, Zhao Yan was fine, which made the one thing he was most worried about finally disappear, and when Zhao Yan came back, he must persuade the other party not to go to the battlefield in person again.

Next, Zhao Yan inquired in detail about the retreat of the Tangut people, and Huang Wude told him that after the Tangut people could not attack Sanchuan Village for a long time, although Li Liangzuo was very unwilling, but in the end he finally couldn't support it. Even there were some signs of uneasiness in the country, and what was even more unfortunate was that the climate had just changed from autumn to winter, and there was a heavy snowfall near Sanchuan Village, which made the Western Xia soldiers as the attacker even more bitter, and finally forced Li Liangzuo to choose to retreat.

It is also worth mentioning that Li Liangzuo did not make any cover when he retreated, and chose to pack up the camp tent during the day. Then he swaggered away from the battlefield, and even provoked the opposite Song army when he left. As a result, many generals of the Song army wanted to catch up and teach the Tanguts a lesson, but they were stopped by Zhao Ji and Yang Wenguang, because this was likely to be a trap set by Li Liangzuo in the end. There's really no need to take any other unnecessary risks.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but nod in agreement when he heard this, now is the critical moment for the Great Song Dynasty to prepare for the battle to destroy Xia, and there must be no more accidents, so Zhao Yan and Yang Wenguang's decision is undoubtedly very correct, not to mention that the Xixia people are more arrogant now. In the future, the more they will despise the Great Song Dynasty, and when the Western Xia people do not take the Great Song Dynasty in their eyes at all, then the Great Song Dynasty will suddenly launch an attack, which will definitely catch the Western Xia people by surprise and achieve the greatest results in the shortest possible time.

"Okay, Lao Huang, go and take care of your business, I'll go see my father and tell him another happy event!" Zhao Yan smiled and said to Huang Wude in front of him, the laughter in the vertical arch hall had stopped, and it was time to tell Zhao Shu about the cement.

"King Jun, what do you have to celebrate?" Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Huang Wude not only did not leave, but asked curiously, if it was other princes, Huang Wude would definitely not dare to ask such a question, but Zhao Yan and he are old friends, so he naturally has to speak more casually.

"Hehe, do you see what I have in my hand, this is called cement, as for its function...... Haha, you'll find out in a few days! Zhao Yan was in a good mood now, and deliberately sold Huang Wude a pass, and then turned around and entered the Vertical Arch Palace, because he knew that even if he didn't say it, Huang Wude could know about cement through the spies who were placed in the Ordnance Prison.

After Zhao Yan entered the vertical arch hall, he immediately saw Zhao Shu walking around the hall with an excited face, it seems that he has not yet woken up from the good news of the withdrawal of the Western Xia army, Zhao Yan is also a very interesting person, and immediately strode forward and said loudly: "Father Hongfu Qitian, the retreat of the Western Xia people, when the two countries meet again, it will be the day of their demise!" ”

"Hahahaha~, Yan'er, you are really good at talking, but Western Xia has harassed me for decades in the Great Song Dynasty, and the whole court has been holding their breath, hoping that when the time comes, they can destroy this strong enemy in one fell swoop as you said!" Zhao Shu was also full of ambition at this time, don't look at his body is not very good, but he is very tough in his external attitude, he used to have no strength and opportunities, but now the strength of the Great Song Dynasty has been increasing, and there is a good chance of civil strife in Northern Liao and the defeat of Western Xia, which also makes his ambitions swell.

"Daddy is wise and martial, just Xixia is definitely not a problem!" Zhao Yan patted Zhao Shu's sycophant again, and now he finds that his face is getting thicker and thicker, and his face does not change when he comes out like this, it seems that he has been changing since he came to the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Hey, Yan'er, what are you holding in your hand?" At this time, Zhao Shu finally saw the cement on the tray in Zhao Yan's hand, and asked with some surprise, it is definitely not an ordinary thing to be able to let Zhao Yan personally take it into the palace.

"Daddy, this thing is called cement, it is something that Erchen just thought of a few days ago, and it was fired by the military supervision through guò ,......" Zhao Yan said and introduced the matter of cement, especially the role of cement, which is the focus of his introduction, of course, he also talked about the pros and cons of cement, that is, if the enemy gets cement, it will have a strict impact on the Great Song Dynasty, so that Zhao Shu can seriously consider it.

"Hahahaha~, Yan'er thinks too much, the ancients said that you can't waste food because of choking, you are guilty of this problem now!" What Zhao Yan never expected was that Zhao Shu's mind was far broader than he imagined, and he didn't care at all about the consequences of cement being obtained by the enemy country, maybe this is the mind of a big country emperor.

After Zhao Shu finished saying the above words, he thought for a moment and immediately spoke again: "Since the cost of cement is not high, and it can be manufactured by simple incineration, then this matter will be handed over to the Ordnance Supervision and the Ministry of Industry, first build a large workshop, and wait until the cement is successfully fired, it is not too late to add a few more, if the output still cannot meet the requirements, it can also be supervised by the government, and then handed over to the private businessmen to burn cement!" ”

Later generations of people believe that the Great Song Dynasty attaches great importance to industry and commerce, so that the economy is very developed, which also creates the Northern Song Dynasty's treasury is sufficient, although the land area is the smallest in the past dynasties, but it supports the largest number of officials and troops in the past dynasties, it can be said to have created a miracle, according to this inference, the people of the Great Song Dynasty should also be very wealthy.

However, after Zhao Yan came to the Great Song Dynasty, he found that it was true that the Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to industry and commerce, but a large part of the industry and commerce of the Great Song Dynasty were in the hands of the imperial court, such as iron and steel, not to mention the salt industry, and the wine-making and tea industries were all monopolized, which also increased countless revenues for the Great Song Dynasty, but affected the development of private business. In other words, the industry and commerce of the Northern Song Dynasty were actually similar to those of a certain dynasty in later generations, with state-owned enterprises everywhere, and the state earned huge amounts of wealth, but the ordinary people did not get much benefit, so the Northern Song Dynasty was actually in a situation where the country was rich and the people were weak.

It is precisely because of the above reasons, so after Zhao Shu saw the role of cement, the first thing he thought of was to let the Ordnance Supervision and the Ministry of Industry open a government-run workshop, on the one hand, to provide enough cement for the imperial court, and also to use cement to increase some income for the imperial court, of course, if the government-run workshop can not meet the demand for cement, he does not mind giving up part of the profits, let some private businessmen participate, but with the importance of cement, the businessmen who can participate in cement production may also have a great background.

"The retainers obey!" Zhao Yan also moved in his heart when he heard this, as the county king of the Great Song Dynasty, he could control some businessmen to participate in the production of cement, but then he gave up this idea, after all, since the cement was given to Zhao Shu, the profits of the big head must have been taken away by the imperial court, although the remaining profits are more, but the restrictions are too great, he has already invented soap and cans, maybe he can invent something more profitable in the future, so there is no need to put the profits of cement in his eyes.

Seeing Zhao Yan's appearance, Zhao Shu couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then said again: "Yan'er, the Xixia people have now withdrawn from the army, and our preparations for the Xixia battle are almost the same, it is estimated that this war of annihilation can be launched next fall, and you should also pay more attention to the ordnance supervisor during this time, Shen Kuo has just left, and the ordnance supervisor is responsible for providing weapons for the army, and you must not go on any business trip!" ”

"Daddy, don't worry, Erchen understands!" Zhao Yan also nodded immediately when he heard this, but when it came to the war against Western Xia, he thought of an important matter, and he didn't know if he should sue Zhao Shu for a while? (To be continued......)