When Liu Meng's message was transmitted back to Quanzhou, Zhao Jiaren was shocked. He personally arrived at the dock, and behind Zhao Jiaren were many cadres of the Zhao family's fleet.

Three ships were moored at the pier. In appearance, they are no different from the Zhao family's standard ships. got on the boat, Zhao Jiaren walked up and down. Some of the details of the three ships have been improved, and there are no special changes overall. Everyone is of great interest in these three ships because they are produced on Jeju Island. From keels to ship plates and even ironwork, northern materials are used.

Old elm is used for the ribs and oak is used for the planks, and Zhao Jiaren prefers this combination. Liu Meng, the owner of Jeju Island, seems to have no interest in the wood itself, and his report is full of other technical content. Geothermal wood is steamed, and windmill-driven equipment is used to cut the wood. With this, the timber processing speed was more than twice as high as that of the Mawei shipyard.

From the text, you can see the confidence of this Liu Island Master. It was not only Liu Meng's letters that were sent with the ship. 5,000 catties of beef jerky, 2,000 catties of fine sulfur, 10,000 tribute candles, 1,000 processed pig skins, and 20,000 bristle toothbrushes. There are also 200,000 catties of alkali blocks.

The alkali blocks were obtained by the rebellious Li Pududu, who used them to exchange a large amount of gunpowder and cannonballs with Zhao Jiaren. Eating fragrant beef jerky, Zhao Jiaren said to his subordinates: "In the next ten years, we have to think of other ways to get alkali blocks." ”

Li Hongjun asked a very tasteless question with a puzzled expression, "Is this ...... Is this beef? ”

Since cattle farming has become an important mode of production in rural areas, cattle have been greatly protected by the Chinese regime. It is a crime to kill one's own family, and it is also a crime to kill one's own cattle. Especially under a regime like the Great Song Dynasty, which still has enforcement, killing cattle requires very complicated procedures, so everyone is not willing to look for trouble. And the cows that died of illness also lost interest in eating beef.

Zhao Jiaren's subordinates are numerous, and few have actually eaten beef. Li Hongjun opened the conversation, and the others couldn't help but take over the conversation and comment on the taste of beef. They have long seen the importance of alkaline noodles, but they have never eaten beef. People are more interested in this absolutely new thing.

As a psychiatrist, Zhao Jiaren understands this. He simply introduced the animal husbandry industry in Jeju Island, "The older the cow, the better, the most suitable time to slaughter is the 18-month-old cow, when the cattle will not grow up quickly." In terms of the ratio of feed consumption to beef growth, this is the most profitable stage. ”

Seeing that his subordinates didn't quite understand, Zhao Jiaren simply drew a coordinate map for them. The horizontal axis is the feeding time, and the vertical axis is the beef increase rate. After saying this, Zhao Jiaren showed everyone the content of Liu Meng's report about this part. The table is well done, some cadres who have learned the coordinate axis can understand it, and some can understand the specific data.

"Headmaster, why can't we transport the calves to the Great Song Dynasty to sell?" A question was raised.

"It's not that it can't, it's that it's not suitable. Selling calves requires paperwork, but we can't get paperwork. Zhao Jiaren replied. Every time I answer these questions, I keep reminding Zhao Jiaren that the Great Song Dynasty is a place of law. Then Zhao Jiaren deeply realized that the law only works for those who are willing to abide by the law. For example, Zhao Jiaren, who is worried about being impeached by the civilian clique, naturally understands the law and abides by the law.

And many more people don't understand this. The bastard who killed on the ship has been hanged, and he's not the only murderer. In Jeju Island, there have also been several homicides. The reason for the murder is ordinary, a crime of passion. Ordinary quarrels, ordinary collisions, and finally lead to fights and deaths. Liu Meng, as the person in charge of the island, could only 'lynch' them in accordance with the laws of the Great Song Dynasty.

Law-abiding officials like Zhao Jiaren can't do anything about it. There was no government on Jeju Island, and Cho did not want the Song Dynasty bureaucracy to know that Cho Ka-in, the governor of Quanzhou, had private possessions overseas and a correspondingly strong armament.

There was something in his heart, but Zhao Jiaren didn't hear what was said later. What brought him back to his senses was Li Hongjun's call, "Headmaster, Headmaster." If we don't have alkali blocks, how can we make glass? ”

The alkali block is not difficult to obtain, and Zhao Jiaren knows very well that Henan Tongbai has the largest soda ash mine in Asia. However, the defeat of Tongbai in Henan Province required strong force, and Zhao Jiaren's armed forces at this time were not enough to solve the Mongols. More importantly, Zhao Jiaren could not let the Great Song bureaucracy know the true strength he had.

If the Great Song Dynasty is finished, no, it should be the end ......of the Lin'an Imperial Court, so good. Such an idea suddenly came to me. Zhao Jiaren's heart was slightly cold, but it was only a slight cold. Since the elimination of the Pu family, he has thought about what to do in the future many times. Among the solutions that came to mind, the Lin'an court was the biggest enemy that Zhao Jiaren had to face. Unless Zhao Jiaren gets the current status of Jia Nidao through hard work, he can only protect himself cautiously first.

As for Jia Yidao, from the history that Zhao Jiaren has seen, even the fall of Xiangyang has not made the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty lose his phase. At that time, the Great Song Dynasty, from the court to the people, believed that Jia Xianggong could reproduce the results of the Battle of Ezhou. Through a decisive victory, the critical situation facing the Great Song Dynasty was reversed. If Zhao Jiaren wants to come out, he can only eradicate Jia Yidao first. With Jia Rudao's current majesty, this is an impossible task.

Purely theoretically, the only way for Zhao Jiaren to come out was for the Lin'an court to surrender as it has done historically, and then Zhao Jiaren rebuilt the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty in Fujian, and restored the Great Song Dynasty through a counteroffensive.

Zhao Jiaren forcibly withdrew his thoughts from this line of thought, he didn't want to fantasize about such a result. With Fujian alone, where can it be so easy to win the victory against Mongolia. Waiting for the idea to be completely withdrawn, Zhao Jiaren sighed: "Anyway, I have already made a lot of money by relying on the mirror, and the fragrant pancreas needs to consume soybean oil, so it can also be stopped temporarily." ”

“…… If you don't sell it to others, you have to keep it for us, right? Li Hongjun put forward his opinion.

"Yes! Wash your hands without soap, how to deal with germs. "The cadres who have learned the knowledge are emotional.

"I have to leave some alkaline steamed cakes." Foodies can't forget to satisfy their appetites.

"I'll also see if there are other channels. In case we catch the nobles on the Mongolian side, we can ask Mongolia to exchange people with alkali blocks. Zhao Jiaren proposed a solution that looked like it was not a solution.

The matter was finally discussed, and Zhao Jiaren immediately went to Renda Qianzhuang to hold the Nth meeting of the Navigation Guild. Now that the war in the north broke out, Zhao Jiaren didn't want to ink with these people anymore. If they still stand their ground......

The meeting was held, and Zhao Jiaren immediately said: "Everyone. I've thought about what you're saying, but in the final analysis, this nautical guild can't let me be the sole rule. Right! ”

“…… Our Qi family doesn't want to be everyone's master, and the rules of the guild are very good. It requires that the rules must be obeyed on the ship, which shows Zhao Zhizhou's thoughts on eliminating violence and peace. However, we really want to follow Zhao Zhizhou, so we inevitably think too much. Qi Rong, who attended the meeting, expressed his attitude.

Zhao Jiaren was amused by these words, this is what the so-called effect should look like. Before returning to the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiaren felt that ancient times were more humane than the 21st century. It was only after he arrived in the Great Song Dynasty that he realized that there was no such thing at all. In the 21st century, there is no such thing as personal dependence, and people trade entirely on the basis of profit and willingness. In such a situation, feelings actually play a big role.

But in the Great Song Dynasty, if everyone wants to defect to Zhao Jiaren, they must get clear authorization. The feudal system is to draw the ground as a prison, if Zhao Jiaren can't give feudal power to powerful people, strong people will not defect to Zhao Jiaren. That's why the negotiations of the Nautical Guild have been inconclusive. These guys who really want to serve Zhao Jiaren are not willing to be completely controlled by Zhao Jiaren.

"Since everyone is a shareholder, then we will use the shareholding system to run the nautical guild. Have you ever read the Buddhist scriptures? Zhao Jiaren said first, and then asked a strange question.

In the Great Song Dynasty, Buddhism flourished. It is inevitable that all the rich people here have dealt with the great monks. However, I have had contact with the great monks, and there is no direct connection with reading Buddhist scriptures. Just like those who fiercely criticize ** in the 21st century, the vast majority of them have never read any books.

Looking at everyone's confused expressions, Zhao Jiaren could only come out to popularize it, "The Buddhist scriptures say that all beings are equal. Have you heard of it? ”

Many people have indeed never heard of the equality of all beings, and it was not until Zhao Jiaren wrote these four words that everyone understood what these four words were.

Seeing that the popularization has been put in place, Zhao Jiaren continued to preach: "The Buddhist scriptures say that all beings are equal. The rules of the Nautical Guild, I would like to borrow this sentence, are based on the fact that all are equal in front of copper coins. ”

All are equal before copper coins. As soon as this sentence came out, the group of people attending the meeting understood. When Zhao Jiaren wrote these words, they understood better what they were.

"What kind of equality law should that be?" Qi Rong asked with a hint of anticipation. It's not easy to deal with a guy like Zhao Jiaren who has a strong personality and also occupies a strong position, in fact, Qi Rong has already retreated. If it was according to the previous rules, Qi Rong was very worried that Zhao Jiaren would swallow everyone else in the Sailing Guild in one bite if he couldn't figure it out. He has that strength.

"All are equal in front of copper coins, which means that in the nautical guilds, there is no difference between anyone's penny and other people's pennies. It will not be worth more than someone else's money or less than someone else's money just because it is mine. Do you think this foundation is acceptable? Zhao Jiaren expressed his attitude.

This is the first time Zhao Jiaren has talked about equality in a meeting, and when others heard this, Zhao Jiaren's tone was still so high-minded and aggressive, and they were naturally not very happy in their hearts. But what Zhao Jiaren said has begun to make everyone acceptable. So everyone said 'yes'.

"Since everybody's money is equal, in the Nautical Guild things are decided by voting. Adopt the rule that the minority obeys the majority. Zhao Jiaren continued to introduce the principles with which he was very familiar.

Having seen too many of the ghosts behind the election, Zhao Jiaren still felt that there was a major problem with the voting itself when he thought about it in his heart. It's just that he has so much going on right now that he has to engage with these people in a compromise way. However, when he said that, it felt like he read a book aloud when he was a child. When Zhao Jiaren really reads it, he often feels like he is suddenly enlightened. At this time, Zhao Jiaren suddenly felt that he had suddenly become enlightened.

Tightening his sleeves with clenched fists, Zhao Jiaren didn't want others to see his excitement. Because he was very excited at this time.

Qi Rong frowned, he didn't expect Zhao Jiaren to make such a suggestion, voting is not uncommon in the Great Song Dynasty, and when encountering some difficult things to decide, everyone will occasionally take the method of voting. Because of this, Qi Rong frowned and asked, "Zhao Zhizhou." You mean you don't call the shots? In all fairness, you are the only one of us who really knows how to sail, and if you don't call the shots, aren't you kidding us? ”

"No!" Zhao Jiaren briefly spit out a negative word.

He sat up straight and continued, "The reason why everyone is equal in front of this kind of copper money is because I believe that everyone's purpose is to make money. And everyone knows that making money is risky. The nautical guild was divided into two. There are shareholders, there are those who are responsible for the execution of the voyage. We, the shareholders, contribute the money, and we will set the strategy. How to invest, how to employ people, what kind of plan to believe. Everyone votes. Speaking of this, Zhao Jiaren stood up. Because of a sudden epiphany, he was very excited, and then sat down in the chair and said the law, Zhao Jiaren felt unacceptable.

"Everyone is equal before the copper coin. How much power each person has to say has nothing to do with whether the person is a man or a woman, and whether the person is old or young. What does everyone's say have to do with it? It's about the amount of investment that person invests. If you invest 10 yuan, you will have the right to speak for 10 yuan, and if you invest 100 yuan, you will have the right to speak for 100 yuan. If you lose money, you will lose the money invested in proportion, and if you make money, you will earn the money invested in proportion to your investment. That's the rule I think! After Zhao Jiaren said this, he felt extremely refreshed. He couldn't help but talk about the core concept of this system in the back, and it was also the concept that Zhao Jiaren suddenly figured out.

"Here, power and duty are reciprocal. Where our power comes from, it comes from how much copper money we invest! We want everyone to be the masters of their own affairs, because all the belongings of this nautical guild should be built with everyone's money. ”

Zhao Jiaren has always looked down on the electoral system in Europe and the United States, and now he suddenly figured it out. The problem with the electoral system in Europe and the United States is that there is a 'mismatch between power and responsibility'. The Yankees once said, 'Democracy is about allowing people to have stupid power.'" Zhao Jiaren felt that the person who said this was simply crazy.

Now it dawned on him that the 'electoral system' had to allow the ability of someone to make stupid decisions. If you think that the electoral system is to promote the development of productive forces, that is the only concept that you will have.

Therefore, Zhao Jiaren proposed the bourgeois democratic system. The group of people attending the meeting were all capitalists, and Zhao Jiaren, as the biggest capitalist in it, wanted to engage in democracy with these people.

After saying what he wanted to say at this time, Zhao Jiaren glanced at the people in front of him. On their faces, Zhao Jiaren saw confusion, incomprehension, and some people who understood, and they were eager to have an in-depth discussion with Zhao Jiaren. When Zhao Jiaren, who was in an advantageous position, practiced democracy on an equal footing with everyone, these people no longer had the intention of refusing.