Chapter 422 Good Citizens of the Song Dynasty

Bianjing, Imperial City, Taiqing Tower.

Zhao Ji put down the brush in his hand and looked at the calligraphy he had just written with satisfaction.

A man with a pale face but a rather upright appearance carefully approached and looked at him: "The official family has made more progress in calligraphy. It is gratifying and congratulatory."

Zhao Ji put his hands behind his back and looked at the copybook with a smile: "Yang Jian, tell me, what are the benefits of my calligraphy?"

"The old slave does not have as high calligraphy skills as the officials, but thanks to the care of the officials, the old slave is fortunate to see many works of famous calligraphers handed down from generation to generation. The old slave looks at the copybooks of calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Chu Suiliang, etc. Not as domineering as official calligraphy."

"You..." Zhao Ji nodded to the old eunuch in a happy mood. He stamped the copybook and said, "Why don't you come to me? Just tell me."

"I won't hide it from the officials, but there is something important." Yang Jian opened a sandalwood box that he had brought over, opened the lid on the empty edge of the big desk, and took out the two partitions and the contents on them and placed them on Zhao Ji's table. In front of me: "Guan Jia, this thing is called soap. This thing is called soap. It is specially used for bathing and grooming. It cleans and is close to the skin. It has a long-lasting fragrance after use and can also make the skin supple and shiny. It is Jingxi East Road, Yunzhou , Wang Yan, the Baozheng of Wangjiazhuang under the rule of Yanggu County, dedicated it to the official family. He had a strong heart and found the old slave after many twists and turns. "

"I'm interested." After a glance, Zhao Ji didn't pay much attention to it. After stamping several stamps patiently, he looked at his hand with some ink stains and ink pads, and looked at the things in front of him: "How to use these two? "

"Officials are like honey locusts. You just need to moisten your hands with water." After replying, Yang Jian called for someone to bring warm water over, helped Zhao Ji tie up his sleeves, and cleaned his hands.

After some busy work, Zhao Ji wiped his hands with a towel, turned it back and forth to caress his clean hands, and brought it to his nose to smell it. A faint smell of medicinal herbs, soap base and floral fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose. It was quite satisfying, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"This thing is good, what is this called..."

"The official is Wang Yan."

"Oh, do you know anything about this Baozheng named Wang Yan?"

Yang Jian nodded: "Guan family, that Wang Yan is originally a wealthy family in Wangjiazhuang. He is eighteen years old this year. Both his parents died three years ago. He has no relatives or friends in the family. He is the only one. With such a huge family property, he... After these few years I didn't know how to figure it out, but I came up with this fat and fragrant soap. I have been good at martial arts since I was a child. I heard that my martial arts are very good. Because he was distracted by his family business, he had no intention of taking the imperial examination, but he was considered a man of both civil and military talents.

What the officials didn't know was that the fat and fragrant soap were extracted from the fat of the pigs. One pig could only make less than 20 finished products. In addition, there are also valuable herbal medicines such as ginseng, deer antler, Ganoderma lucidum, and cordyceps. When divided, the cost of just one piece of soap is not a small amount. It is so valuable that once it was launched, it was widely sought after in Jingdong and Hebei Province, especially among talented people, beautiful ladies and wealthy families.

Wang Yan knew very well that his merits were shallow, and he knew that in the Song Dynasty, the person with the greatest merits was the emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is the official who can control this thing. I also heard that the officials respected Taoism and loved to create landscapes, but were trapped by money, and could not bear to exploit the people of the Song Dynasty. So I wanted to donate 80% of the profits from this project to the officials to help them, so that the officials and the people could benefit from it. He could not let the official family be disturbed by a little money, so he could meditate with peace of mind and take a step closer to the road. As a citizen of the Song Dynasty, he could share the worries of the emperor and his father and fulfill his wish to be loyal to the Song Dynasty. "

"He is quite knowledgeable." Zhao Ji chuckled: "How old are these two men?"

"According to Wang Yan, we can have more than ten or two hundred thousand guan now. When the raw materials are sufficient and the output increases, it may not be possible to have 500,000 or 600,000 guan."

"Oh? There are so many?" Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction and said hello repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Wang Yan is indeed sincere. He has such intention, but I can't bear it in vain. , Yang Jian, how do you think I should reward him? "

Yang Jian, who had been bowing his waist, said: "The thunder and rain are a sign of your kindness. The officials will not reward you. I believe that Wang Yan will not dare to feel resentful. It all depends on the officials' wishes."

Zhao Ji was happy to have gained hundreds of thousands of yuan of wealth and was able to build a small palace. He mused: "Although he is good at martial arts, judging from his status as a wealthy local, I am afraid he is not willing to be a military attache." As a civil servant, his reputation as a scholar is really weak. And he wants to revitalize his family business. He is the only one in the family and has no heirs, so it is not easy to appoint him as a xuanjie captain. Now that he has an official position, I will give him the calligraphy I just wrote, and let him do business at home with peace of mind.

In addition, regarding the purchase and sale of Erza, you only need to send someone to keep an eye on the accounts. In other matters, pay more attention to them and make it as convenient as possible. Wang Yan has this intention, so don’t hate him, these are my good people of the Song Dynasty..."

"Old slave obeys the order."

…

"Angel walks slowly."

Wang Yan smiled and gave the eunuchs a gift, until he could no longer see the group of people, then he turned around and waved to let the group disperse, then turned around and walked towards the main room of the house, hands behind his back.

These were all eunuchs sent by Zhao Ji to convey the order. Not only did they convey the order, they also brought two large carts of rewards. There was the royal wine that killed Song Jiang, silks and satins, special products from various places, and other messes, as well as his two sets of official uniforms.

In addition, there were two eunuchs and two clerks who stayed and opened an office in Yanggu County, which was affiliated with the Imperial Household Department. The immediate superior was Yang Jian. He came to supervise him, keeping an eye on the accounts and other things. Of course, he would also solve some problems accordingly. It was quite useful to find those two eunuchs when there was something. Zhang Lihe almost knelt down to the two eunuchs, but Wang Yan pulled him to keep the image of an upright official, so he restrained himself...

The development of the matter was obvious. Zhang Lihe's pattern of asking him to surrender to Cai Jing was too small, so he directly licked Zhao Ji. To be honest, the cost of licking Cai Jing was no different from licking Zhao Ji, and in the end, maybe Cai Jing gave him, Mr. Wang, as a gift to Zhao Ji to show his loyalty. How big a brain must he have to leave his real big brother alone and go to find Master Cai. And to a certain extent, he directly gave money to Zhao Ji, which might have reduced the harm to the people, which was considered to be a merit.

This is different from the situation when he was a soldier in Liaodong during the Embroidered Spring Blade. At that time, he was a general outside, and it was obvious that he was separatist, so he used money to weave a protective umbrella for Liaodong. Now he is an honest and obedient citizen, and he has no power in his hands, so he has to use the tiger skin as a banner and borrow Zhao Ji's signboard. In this way, he, a landlord who has no power in his hands and still controls money, can escape the covetousness of those in power. No one cares about him, and no one studies him, so he can protect himself and develop with peace of mind.

As for the loss of money, he has none. Although he gave Zhao Ji 80% and Yang Jian 10%, he only got 10% of the profit. But he purchased the raw materials and made the things. He didn't even need to make false accounts to fool Zhao Ji, Yang Jian and the eunuchs they sent to supervise. After all, it's no use for him to ask for money, and money is just the equivalent of resources. In this era of nothing, it is obvious that resources are what he needs.

On the one hand, he can arbitrarily smuggle the purchase of related raw materials and calculate them into the cost of soap making. On the other hand, to a certain extent, he is now an imperial merchant, and he has also hooked up with Yang Jian, a powerful eunuch who is trusted by Zhao Ji and holds great power. It is also convenient to purchase some copper and iron that are prohibited from trading.

And the relationship with Yang Jian is also very simple. He is not on the same boat as Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others. After all, Tong Guan is so glorious, and everyone is a eunuch. How can Yang Jian be convinced. Although he is not a thing, although he can be tossed, he always has to rely on someone, and someone always has to pass on the message. Some people's actions are already very big, and they take turns to coerce and lure him. He has to surrender.

In comparison, Yang Jian's side is better. And on the other hand, Yang Jian is more suitable. After all, he is the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To be honest, he has considerable power and is an absolute confidant. He is not too afraid of Cai Jing and Tong Guan.

Wang Fusheng looked at the official in confusion: "Master, what kind of official is this Xuanjie Xiaowei?"

The official smiled and answered: "A military official of the eighth rank, just a title, no real power, can receive about... 80 strings of cash a year."

Seeing that no one was around, Wang Fusheng complained in a low voice: "Master, this old emperor is too stingy. We give away hundreds of thousands of strings of cash a year for free, just for such a useless title?"

"Uncle Fu, change your mind, they could have just taken the money and given nothing. , but still gave me a casual official position. After all, it is an official position, isn't it much better? "

... Wang Fusheng was stunned for a moment, and nodded vigorously: "Well, it's much better, we have no choice."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Keep an eye on each workshop, don't let those eunuchs who monitor it see anything, and you can't lack gifts on weekdays, and try to win them over. "

"Master, don't worry."

Back in the large study in the west room of the main house, Pan Jinlian, who came back earlier, was staring at the imperial handwriting of Zhao Ji spread out on the desk in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?"

Pan Jinlian was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses and bowed: "Sir, let me compare the emperor's handwriting with yours. What is the difference?"

"Hmm? Tell me."

"I don't know many characters, how can I read it. I just think that the emperor's handwriting is not as good as yours. The emperor's handwriting feels a bit ostentatious, not as good as yours... natural?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "We can just say this to ourselves, don't let outsiders hear it."

The calligraphy Zhao Ji gave was written in the Thousand Characters Classic, of course, it was the Slender Gold Style that the great official liked back then. Pan Jinlian was right, Zhao Ji's handwriting was certainly not as good as his, the great official Wang's. After all, one has been writing for decades, and the other has been writing for hundreds of years, which is definitely not the same thing. The main reason is that as he experienced more, his handwriting became more and more restrained, not as wantonly and ostentatious as a beginner, which was exactly what Pan Jinlian said, natural, returning to the original, really natural.

Pan Jinlian rolled her eyes in a charming way: "Of course, I can't read, but I'm not ignorant."

She has been living in Lao Wang's house for more than a month, and she is living a happy life. With good food, she has gained a little weight. There are really not so many rules here. Basically, you can do whatever you want. You can take two guards and walk around without any constraints. This feeling has never been better.

Wang Yan hugged her and sat on the chair: "Cui Ping can read, let her teach you and Xiao Lan later. It's still a lot less fun if you can't read."

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely study hard."

This is a woman with nothing inside, only skin, but ah, that skin is so damn good... The official's hand was groping dishonestly, which made Jinlian angry: "Oh, official, it's not dark yet. And I'm having my period, I can't..."

The official withdrew his hand after hearing this, and just hugged Pan Jinlian, and the two chatted. There was nothing else, just some auspicious words, imagining future promotions and the like. Wang Yan responded with a smile, and popularized what being an official is like for her, telling her not to think too much...

Having said that, he was thinking about ascending the throne in the future, and Jinlian became the imperial concubine, and he didn't know what it would be like...

With the endorsement of the artist, the old Wang family changed from a landlord to an imperial merchant, and its development reached a new level.

The official's established development strategy is the east and north directions.

Infiltrating northward to the east and west of Hebei, and the border with the Liao Kingdom, this needs no further explanation, after all, he was bound to destroy the Jin Kingdom that rose later and destroyed the Liao Kingdom. He had to infiltrate the border troops step by step and extend his tentacles into the military.

To the east, he started from Yunzhou where he was located, Qizhou, Zibo, Qingzhou, Weizhou, Laizhou, and finally Dengzhou in the east. This was what he originally thought, avoiding Liangshan and only developing along the northern coastal areas. He had to control an outlet to the sea, whether it was for maritime trade or crossing the sea to attack Suzhou (now Dalian) in the north, it was crucial. On the other hand, factories could also be built to discharge sewage directly into the Black Water Ocean, which was later the Yellow Sea.

As for environmental protection, in this era, he could not beat the industrial age even if he built it as much as he could. Again, the environment was never something he should consider.

As for his infiltration method, it was also simple. He first asked the wealthy families in various places if they had any strong backers. He didn't swallow it directly. If he didn't accept it, he would just follow Ximen Qing. Anyway, there are few good people these days, so it's likely that he will be killed well. If the backstage is enough, then study it again to see if you can make a detour. Study its backstage slowly first and bypass it.

The main reason is that the local rich families control the right to speak. The county magistrate and the prefecture magistrate are all in office for three years and cannot stay. If the term of office of the official is extended, there will be five or six years. He will definitely be with the official first, and then study the local big families in reverse.

The only top player under his command, Wu Song, was promoted by him to the commander of the Dongping Prefecture's Xiangbing, leading 500 infantry. Of course, it's just a mighty contractor.

The composition of the Xiangbing is very complicated. Many of them can't survive and make trouble. Finally, they were incorporated into the Xiangbing. This is a tried and tested method. Wherever there is famine, there are new Xiangbing. They don't need to be trained, they specialize in work. And the work is not light. Building bridges and roads, water conservancy projects, city defense fortifications, etc., are many of their jobs. The treatment is not good, and it is hard to have enough food and clothing.

Even so, there are still people who eat empty salaries. Wu Song reported that he only had more than 200 people under him, half of the difference. And those more than 200 people were all of very poor physical fitness and had no fighting power at all.

However, Wang Yan did not say anything, and he could not say anything, just let Wu Song do it first. He just wanted a title of leading troops. As long as he wanted, Wu Song could have 500 capable soldiers at any time, which was enough. And he was still operating. After Wu Song worked for a while, he would send him directly to the border town. Only then, it was time to have subordinates openly.

The reason why he did not go there directly was because his relationship was not there yet. Tong Guan was the military elder brother who opened the government and the three divisions. Zhao Ji valued him very much and pointed to Tong Guan to win the battle and study the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, so he needed some twists and turns to operate. Of course, he was talking about being an officer. If it was just a big soldier, Wu Song would go there by himself, so why would he be busy sending money.

During this period, Pan Jinlian naturally got pregnant. These days, it is not good to have no male heir in the family, and the subordinates can't gather their spirits. Because their interests are maintained on the "Wang family", and the current situation is that Wang Yan is the Wang family, which is not good. They are afraid that there will be no successors and it will be a waste. There must be a healthy and normal second generation, so that people will believe that they can benefit from following the great official Wang, and after they die, their descendants will also benefit from following the young official. Blessing descendants is important...

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