Upon learning of the imperial court's decision to deal with the issue of Europa, Luo Yiren let out a sigh of relief, stood up and went to Zhao Qian. Then I thought that it was not appropriate to go like this, so I went to see Lu Baifeng. When Lu Baifeng saw Luo Yiren coming in, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect the prince to be so wise, worthy of being the son of an official family." ”

"There aren't many people who can think like that, and they can laugh out loud." Luo Yiren replied with a smile.

Lu Baifeng was stunned for a moment, and his smile turned into a wry smile, "Hey, you are ...... talking like this, and you are not kind." ”

Luo Yiren was also embarrassed to say that he didn't like to be an official under the waste, so he explained his intention, "Come with me to meet the prince." ”

"Okay." Lu Baifeng readily agreed. He was born as a Jinshi, and he became a quasi-science and engineering man through study, and he likes Zhao Qian very much. Even if Luo Yiren is going to express his refuge, he is willing to go with him.

The two came together, and Zhao Qian put down his work to greet the two. The three of them sat down, and Lu Baifeng said: "Seeing the decision of the imperial court this time, I think the prince must have made a big move. ”

"This decision is the suggestion of Prime Minister Wen." Zhao Qian didn't dare to take all the credit on himself, and after listening to Wen Tianxiang's words, Zhao Qian felt that he was still tender. Most importantly, he felt that he still lacked Wen Tianxiang's firm attitude.

"Prime Minister Wen is afraid that he will not use the word progress." Luo Yiren pointed out the main points he cared about.

"I also listened to the two of them, otherwise how could I have thought that it might be that the strength of the province of Europa itself is insufficient. I thought that all of you who could do such a feat thousands of miles away would be omnipotent. Zhao Qian expressed his gratitude to the two.

"The official family is omnipotent, and we are far behind. If there is no official family, the route of the Great Song Dynasty is afraid that it will still be controlled by the barbarians. Lu Baifeng expressed his attitude.

Zhao Qian didn't want to deny his father's ability, but he felt that this kind of praise was meaningless, so he asked: "The two ministers, the Minister of Commerce said that foreign trade is about to fall to the top, and he will not even let go of fly meat." The other ministers thought it was funny, but neither of them laughed. I don't know why. Is the situation really that difficult? ”

"The official family has been preparing for this matter for a long time, but they just didn't say it." Luo Yiren replied.

"I want to hear about it."

"There are long and short ways to do business. In the past, there was a shortage of goods from the Great Song Dynasty, and after the arrival of the Great Song fleet, everyone traded to their heart's content. But those countries and tribes have very low production capacity, and when they reach a certain stage of trade, they don't have more goods in their hands that can be traded. It's like climbing a mountain, and once you reach the top, it's downhill wherever you go. ”

Listening to Luo Yiren's narration, Zhao Qian felt a little incomprehensible, "Isn't there a flat ground on the top of the mountain?" It's just that you can't go up the next level, and you can't even maintain it? ”

"The Ministry of Management is conducting a survey, and although we can't come up with a data model, that's the way it is. For example, it is like a drowning person who finally grasps a life-saving straw. If it is a progressive person like the official family, he should take this respite to think about it, let go of the straw and move on, and finally break free from the flood. But how common is it for officials to have such people? As long as life is a little better in overseas places, they will stop here, as if they have been freed from calamity. As their use of new goods increases, the volume of trade will fall from the highest. ”

Zhao Qian still didn't quite understand. Lu Baifeng added: "The prince, for example, a cotton cloth garment, in the Great Song Dynasty, it is sewn and mended, but if it is worn out, it is really not worn. Those overseas countries patched their local fabrics so that they couldn't see what the old clothes looked like. I can't wait for this for the rest of my life. So sell until everyone has cotton clothes, and no one buys cotton anymore. Every country has few rich people, and the amount of the rich is simply not enough to consume so many goods in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Qian to speak, Luo Yiren continued: "So we knew that there was a problem in Europa Province, and we refused to touch them. The province of Europa was not only able to open up the situation on its own, but also to expand the production of local goods in the Mediterranean on its own. I was overjoyed to learn that the Imperial Court had been able to encourage the province of Europa to improve its operations. ”

Zhao Qian felt that he had been educated again, and the outside world became much clearer in front of his eyes. These ministers are inevitably vulgar in the face of their own interests, for example, the two original families in front of them are unknown, and they have relied on policies to make a lot of money over the years. As a prince, there is no need for Zhao Qian to understand it himself, and someone will automatically send all kinds of information. After listening to the words of these two people, Zhao Qian once again determined that the guys who could be selected by Zhao Jiaren had strength that should not be underestimated.

Just thinking about it, I heard Luo Yiren continue: "Prince, the main purpose of my visit this time is not to compliment the prince, but to congratulate the future monarch of the Great Song Dynasty who has inherited the official family like the crown prince. In addition, I only dared to say to the prince at this time that the officials who were born as pure jinshi in the past were unreliable. These people can be trusted or not, and they must not be allowed to take power. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Qian couldn't help but look at Lu Baifeng, Lu Baifeng was the Great Song Jinshi. However, Lu Baifeng didn't look offended at all, just laughed dryly. Zhao Qian couldn't help but want to make things difficult for Luo Yiren, and replied: "The same is true for Prime Minister Wen?" ”

thought that Luo Yiren would change his words, but he heard Luo Yiren reply cheerfully: "The official family has never appointed Prime Minister Wen to the government. ”

Zhao Qian's heart sank. He didn't expect this, all kinds of such information quickly slid through his mind, and Zhao Qian found that his father was really dealing with it like this. Institutions with independent executive powers, such as the Anti-Rape Committee, such as the Ministry of Justice, are either in the hands of officials who come from military backgrounds or in the hands of men in science and technology. Only those positions that must be under the control of the government and cannot independently propose major policies can have the opportunity to enter the scholars. This means that Daddy Zhao Jiaren never believed in Jinshi.

Confirming this, Zhao Qian didn't ask why, but replied, "Thank you." "You can ask my dad specific questions, and ask Luo Yiren, they are afraid that they will hear too much speculation.

After the meeting, I went to see my father, and when I asked this question, I saw that my father stood up and asked Zhao Qian to sit on the sofa with him, and then listened to my father ask, "Who told you this?" ”

"Luo Yiren." Zhao Qian is not afraid of the infamy of making small reports on his back.

"That kid is a little too smart. He's saying he's going to follow you. Zhao Jiaren sighed.

"Why did Daddy do that?" What Zhao Qian cares about is the reason.

"Those who study science and engineering and can pass the college entrance examination have a characteristic." Zhao Jiaren answered the question.

Zhao Qian didn't understand what the college entrance examination meant, but he thought that it should be the one where the college students took the college entrance examination.

"If you can't really convince yourself of believing in science, you won't be able to pass the college entrance examination. Because you don't believe it, it's hard to understand all kinds of mathematical, physical, and chemical theories. I ask you, what do you think of the Pearl of the Night? ”

This question made Zhao Qian feel a little embarrassed, it seemed that his father knew very well that he had received a gift from his cousin. Zhao Qian replied with a little blush: "That's just because the pearl oyster absorbs fluorescent materials." ”

"Yes, those who pass these tests of scientific literacy do not think that gold and silver are naturally valuable, nor do they think that diamonds and coal are different things. Polytechnic men will also be corrupt, and polytechnic men will also like wealth. But people who understand science see the world closer to the world of essence than the world that human beings feel. Polytechnic men have faith, and their belief is the world itself, which is more materialistic. People without scientific literacy may have faith, and their beliefs can only rely on the feelings of **, which will be idealism. Idealistic people are unreliable. Counting on them, it is better to lose dice and seek results. ”

"Understood." Zhao Qian felt that there was no need to talk nonsense, he could understand this feeling. He once asked his uncle what is the way to govern the country. His uncle Zhao Jiaxin did not answer immediately, but took Zhao Qian to the edge of the experimental field and asked the old farmer in charge of the field a few questions. The sowing density, germination rate, grain filling level, how many grains are formed per panicle, and the fullness rate of the field. After listening to this, Zhao Jiaxin took out a pen and paper to calculate a result for Zhao Qian, and asked Zhao Qian to verify it a month later.

Zhao Qian was so confused that he forgot about it in less than a day. When it was time to open the sickle and harvest, the uncle didn't forget it, and sent someone to call Zhao Qian. The actual yield per mu is not much different from that calculated by the uncle.

didn't give Zhao Qian a chance to pat himself on the back, the uncle told Zhao Qian, "This is what I think is the way to govern the country." At that time, Zhao Qian was young, and he completely sighed that the uncle was worthy of the reputation of 'Shennong's reincarnation', and he did have a level that ordinary people could not reach in agriculture.

Now Zhao Qian understands that governing the country is management, and it is how much cooking there is in a big pot. If you don't understand this agricultural knowledge, you can't calculate the yield per mu at all. If you can't calculate the yield per mu, where can you know the national grain reserves. I have food in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart. Food is the foundation of the country.

Dad once used a lot of manpower to find Qin Jian, the sleeping tiger land, in the Yunmeng area, and even sent several ministers to personally comfort Qin Jian's master, 'Xi', and apologize for disturbing his sleep. The Sleeping Tiger Land Qin Brief Evidence records the laws of the Qin Dynasty, allowing the Great Song Dynasty to see how the Great Qin managed agriculture thousands of years ago. It proves how the First Empire of the Qin and Han dynasties managed the country to the greatest extent with the level of science at that time.

What kind of crops are sown per acre, how to plant, and how to report the weather conditions. The state uses legal means to guide the people at the lowest level of the state on how to grow crops, and the imperial court, which is at the top of state power, can predict agricultural output more accurately according to the results. And then decide whether or not to wage war in the future. With a population of only 5 million, Great Qin unified China, which was no less than the size of the Northern Song Dynasty, relying on science and management.

Thinking of this, Zhao Qian said loudly: "Official, I understand!" ”

"Not only to understand, but also to make these your own. The so-called nature is difficult to change, and I think what the sages refer to is to change from an idealist to a materialist from the spirit. It's a tough process and I'm bullish on you. If you don't have anything to do, go to work. Zhao Jiaren said indifferently.

drove away his son, and Zhao Jiaren continued to read his previous official documents. The official document from the province of Europa is really interesting, as agreed, there were a large number of assassinations in Eastern Rome and Western Rome, which were tens of thousands of miles away from the Japanese kingdom.