"Zhao Tidian, please come with me." There was a call from ahead.

Hearing someone greet him, Zhao Jiaren raised his head and looked, and it was an official with a festive syndrome on his face who called him. The official was probably in his forties, and he looked quite tired.

Putting away the small notebook and pencil, Zhao Jiaren stood up. The official led the way, and Zhao Jiaren followed him through several courtyards to the door of a house. The official went in first to say hello, and then came out to greet Zhao Jiaren, "Zhao Tidian, Wu Xianggong is waiting for you inside." ”

Finally able to meet the owner who could solve the problem, Zhao Jiaren sighed, adjusted his mentality, and then stepped into the house. The inside of the room is very simple, there is no special decoration, just a few random words hanging on the white wall. This is also a characteristic of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiaren's official residence is much simpler than Prime Minister Zuo's office. In the room was an old man in a purple robe with half of his hair and beard, and he was wearing a goldfish bag around his waist, which should be Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo. Zhao Jiaren felt that this Prime Minister Wu Qian must be over sixty years old, and should be less than seventy. The Great Song Dynasty generally no longer grinds after the age of seventy, which means that after reaching this age, it is necessary to become a scholar. Of course, most prime ministers don't live to this age.

After the ceremony, the two sat down, and Wu Qian said: "The official family has a purpose, to build a naval army as soon as possible to control the waterway. The political affairs hall talked about it and decided to let Zhao Zhizhou do it. ”

Zhao Zhizhou's three words made Zhao Jiaren quite satisfied, but the documents of the ministry were not issued, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he asked: "I don't know where Zhizhou is." ”

Wu Qian raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Jiaren, and replied with some surprise: "Isn't it difficult for Zhao Zhizhou to know?" ”

"I didn't see the clerk's documents, so I didn't dare to talk nonsense." Zhao Jiaren said.

Wu Qian called the clerk to the front and asked him to ask the official in charge of the grinding department to bring the official document to Zhao Jiaren. Zhao Jiaren looked at the back of the clerk and felt that the excitement in his heart was difficult to suppress. He was the second year of Baoyu and became a county lieutenant. It was also 1254 in the Western calendar. After six years, Zhao Jiaren finally became the governor of Quanzhou. The nightmare that has plagued him for ten years has come to the day when it can be reckoned.

"Zhao Zhizhou."

"Zhao Zhizhou!!"

With a louder call from behind, Zhao Jiaren suddenly came to his senses. He hurriedly turned his head and realized that he was facing Wu Qian, the prime minister of the left. So he hurriedly explained: "Wu Xianggong." I learned that I couldn't be happy when I became a governor. I hope that Wu Xianggong will not care. ”

Wu Qian has seen too many officials who have lost their temper after learning about his promotion, and seeing that Zhao Jiaren answered so sincerely, he didn't care. Wu Qian continued: "Zhao Zhizhou, this matter is explained by the official family. After deliberation, the government decided to buy all the boats you brought to Taihu Lake. A hundred taels of silver were given for each small ship, and four hundred taels of silver for each large ship. When you arrive in Quanzhou, you must build 600 small boats and 120 large ships as soon as possible. And with artillery. The price is as mentioned earlier. ”

After listening to what Wu Qian said, Zhao Jiaren felt that happiness came too quickly, like a tornado. He couldn't help but wonder how he could have thought that the Great Song Dynasty would actually adopt communist measures against the Zhao clan. One of the meanings of the existence of the Great Song Dynasty was to protect the property of the Zhao family and its officials. Take away the ship that Zhao Jiaren has already built, and of course the court will give money. After that, when building a ship, the imperial court also had to give money. And let Zhao Jiaren contract the shipbuilding business, which is a good thing for a long time.

Of course, this time the imperial court spent a lot of money in the war and did not give much money. According to the current exchange rate, one tael of silver is exchanged for three to four copper coins. That is to say, for a small boat with materials and labor fees, the imperial court gave three or four hundred yuan. For a large ship, the imperial court gave 1,200 to 1,600 yuan for the labor fee. Zhao Jiaren's shipbuilding cost is about a quarter of that amount. However, if you change to other shipbuilders, this cost will have to increase significantly, and the money you can earn is very limited.

Thinking of the cost, Zhao Jiaren suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly said: "I can build artillery, but the iron required for each artillery is three times the amount after it is made, and these iron must be produced by the imperial court." Iron nails are needed for shipbuilding, and these must also be produced by the imperial court. ”

Wu Qian thought for a moment and replied, "Yes." Silver and iron were supplied by Fujian Road. ”

Now Zhao Jiaren was silent, and he secretly scolded the old foxes in the political hall in his heart for being ruthless enough. Iron is an official camp, and the iron that Zhao Jiaren needs is just a drop in the bucket in the eyes of Fujian Road. Fujian also produces silver, and this silver can also be taken out. However, the wool comes out of the sheep, which is equivalent to adding a large amount of taxes to Fujian Road. Zhao Jiaren, as the governor of Quanzhou, naturally has to bear a large part.

Just in Zhao Jiaren's heart, he sighed at the strategy of the old fox in Wu Zhengshitang, and the officials sent by the Ministry to deliver official documents. It was an official document that officially appointed Zhao Jiaren as the governor of Quanzhou. The governor of Quanzhou concurrently serves as the secretary of Quanzhou City, and at the same time, he can also control the left wing army of the palace front division, which is the only regular army in Fujian. Thinking that after mastering this, he could easily do something to the Pu family, and the dissatisfaction in Zhao Jiaren's heart instantly flew out of the clouds.

Huan Huan Xi took the appointment and completed the formalities. Zhao Jiaren was about to leave immediately after talking to Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo, about the ship.

At this time, there was no one else in the house, and Wu Qian opened his mouth and asked, "Zhao Zhizhou, I don't know if you know King Zhong?" ”

Zhao Jiaren nodded almost subconsciously. Of course he knew about King Zhong, and this King Zhong was Song Duzong. Zhao Jiaren was an official under Song Duzong in his last life.

Seeing that Zhao Jiaren said that he knew, Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo, continued to ask: "The same clan, I wonder if Zhao Zhizhou thinks that King Zhong can be the crown prince?" ”

Zhao Jiaren suddenly realized, no wonder in his impression in his previous life, this Wu Qian was actually beaten as a traitor like Ding Daquan. From these words, it can be determined that Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo, does not support King Zhong as the crown prince at all.

It must be said that Zhao Jiaren very much agrees with Wu Qian's point of view. This current loyal king, this future Song Duzong is not suitable to be an emperor at all. He does not understand politics and has a basic level of perception of power. During his time as emperor, it was no longer a question of not being able to make the right political decisions. As an official, this Song Duzong does not have the ability to make political judgments.

Zhao Jiaren could see that Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo, resolutely opposed King Zhong becoming the crown prince. This is based on Wu Qian's judgment of King Zhong, and it can even be said that it is based on loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty. Because of this, Zhao Jiaren was also completely desperate for Wu Qian, the prime minister of the left, and he confirmed that Wu Qian also lacked sufficient political judgment.

"Wu Xianggong, as a clan, I only agree with the decision of the official family in the matter of the prince." Zhao Jiaren gave Wu Qian a clear answer happily.

Hearing this unambiguous explanation, Wu Qian sighed.

Zhao Jiaren didn't care so much, he immediately asked: "Wu Xianggong, I don't know about the ship, is it the official family's order, or the political hall's order?" ”

After another half an hour, Zhao Jiaren came out of the political hall. He felt that his stomach was already rumbling with hunger, and he was about to go home for dinner, when he suddenly remembered Sima Kaolai. He pulled out his small notebook and found the page where Sima Kao's residence was recorded. Wu Qian, the prime minister of Zuo, has already informed Zhao Jiaren that all the money will be ordered by the Political Hall to go to Fujian and be settled through financial channels. In other words, Zhao Jiaren had to discuss with the new Fujian Lu Tidian Prison in this matter to solve the problem of transferring money.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Jiaren was ready to set off immediately. If he can't meet with Sima Kao today, Zhao Jiaren will leave Lin'an tomorrow.