Chapter 1,785 Looking Back on This Life Before Death

The large convoy passed by quickly. Zhao Shu looked at the wine jars and ordered: "Go and take a look at those drinks."

Yes.

Shen An said a jar weighs two hundred kilograms, but did he lie?

Everyone was a veteran in politics and knew the importance of hypocrisy, so they all laughed.

Chen Zhongheng went there in person. He stopped a carriage and asked the driver to open six jars.

He reached in and tested each one.

When my hand came out again, it was already wet.

"It's so cold!"

That's alcohol!

People in later generations have experienced that after their hands are stained with alcohol, the evaporation of the alcohol will take away the temperature.

That’s why some people use alcohol to physically cool down patients with high fever.

But Chen Zhongheng didn't understand. He tried all six wine jars one by one, and even his sleeves were mostly wet.

"The official house is full of drinks!"

Chen Zhongheng raised his eyebrows at Shen An, feeling that his good gay friend was really good, even the roads were built so well.

He walked over slowly, feeling his arms getting colder and colder.

"chilly!"

When he came back, he yelled coldly. Zhao Shu frowned and said, "It's just that some of the sleeves were wet by the wine. You are so fragile. It shows that I have indulged you in the past."

The emperor should not indulge his servants. This is the experience passed down from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Otherwise, the servants will glare at you, kill you with a last glass of poison, and then manipulate the government.

Therefore, the emperors of the Central Plains were very miserable. They were sitting in the deep palace, but there were several big threats that made it difficult for them to sleep or eat well.

The first disaster is a natural disaster. If a natural disaster comes, they have to punish themselves, admit their mistakes to the world, and admit their mistakes to God. The second is corruption, among which relatives are the first. From the perspective of the Han and Tang Dynasties, if relatives are not controlled, they will become fatal scourges, and it is not easy to overthrow the country.

Then comes the harem.

The two greatest dangers to the harem are the queen.

Do not laugh!

This is real.

Let’s not talk about far away, let’s talk about the Han Dynasty. As soon as Liu Bang left, Empress Lu almost overthrew the Han Dynasty. Isn’t this awesome?

Not awesome? In the former Tang Dynasty, Wu Zhao directly changed the dynasty, and the country was named Dazhou.

Therefore, it is also a political task of the emperor to be wary of the person next to him.

Think about it, even his own wife has to be wary, and when he was in Dunlon, he had to wonder whether this woman was thinking about how to kill him and then usurp the throne...

Tsk tsk!

This day is really unbearable!

Next is the chamberlain.

The ten regular servants of the former Han Dynasty were famous.

But they are not as good as the juniors of the former Tang Dynasty.

The chamberlain of the former Tang Dynasty directly killed the emperor, then pushed a puppet onto the stage and controlled the world by himself. It was a complete mess.

But these are no match for foreign enemies.

The foreign enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty are in the north. No matter how you fight, new opponents will always appear on the grassland, just like cutting leeks.

Such days are really difficult.

But no matter how difficult it is, you can still get through it!

So how to defend against enemies outside the Great Wall became the first issue.

What does defense require?

There is never a shortage of weapons, and there are more than those prairie people who play with wolf-fang arrows.

What is lacking is money and food.

And the biggest obstacle here is transportation.

Zhao Shu thought about the loss of food and grass during the Northern Expedition, and Han Jiang had a look of pain on his face when he reported it.

But Han Jiang said that the biggest loss occurred during transportation, that is, people eating horse chews.

Why!

At that time, he was still lamenting about this and felt that the price was too high.

But what if the roads from the Song Dynasty to the north were all cement roads like this?

Zhao Shu was excited.

"Han Qing, what if this is the only road from here to Yanshan Road?"

Han Qi said categorically: "I dare to assert that it will be even more difficult for foreigners outside the Great Wall to invade the Song Dynasty. No, it is no longer possible!

As long as the Song Dynasty had sophisticated weapons, well-trained soldiers, and effective generals, it would be invincible. In addition, with the existence of such roads, money, food and weapons, whether from Bianliang or the south, can be quickly sent to the northern army. By that time, the enemy has not yet attacked, and our army is already ready and has sufficient troops and food. If you can't win, the person who leads the army should be killed! "

Zeng Gongliang added: "It used to take a month to go to the north. With this kind of road, half a month is enough. If you can't win, you are a loser and should be killed!"

"Yes! He deserves to be killed!" Zhao Shu was overjoyed. "When Shen An said that the academy had such good things, I didn't take it seriously. I always felt that young people just wanted to be new and different when they were full of ambitions. I thought he really gave me a great joy!"

Zhao Shu was really overjoyed. Looking at Shen An, he suddenly felt that this guy was so handsome.

He thought of his eldest son again and thought he was pretty good.

Young people are better than me!

He was a little depressed, but then he cheered up.

Shen An just smiled slightly when he was praised, looking very calm and calm, no, indifferent to fame and fortune.

At this time, Kaifeng Prefecture's government officials and military patrol officers came and blocked the people on both sides of the street.

When the people looked at Shen An's appearance, a woman praised him: "Mr. Shen is so kind."

When Shen An heard this, he looked over and saw an enchanting woman smiling at him with a straight face.

Then silently recite: form is emptiness, emptiness is form...

Seeing Shen An being so calm, Zhao Shu felt even more satisfied, "When I gave you the title of Duke, what I was most worried about was that you would be satisfied with this and then eat, drink and have fun without making any progress, but today we met I am very happy about this road."

He was really happy, feeling that there was a successor to the Political Affairs Hall.

Shen An said: "In the official family, people are born with souls. How lucky they are. But after a few decades after a person is born, he has to leave and return to the west..."

Han Qi and others, who were about to praise him, looked stiff and felt a little melancholy.

We have already spent more than half of our decades in life, and the loess is buried up to our necks. But look at Shen An, who is still in his prime, how embarrassing it is for us to wait for this old man!

The key is that Shen An has made so many achievements at such a young age, making Han Qi and the others feel that their first half of life was in vain.

Shen An did not notice the resentment of the ministers and continued: "Eating and drinking are just temporary pleasure, but afterwards there is loneliness and emptiness. I feel that only adhering to righteousness is the right way. After decades of life, when I grow old , I will think about today and what I have done in the past few decades...

Before I die, if I can say that I have worked tirelessly for the prosperity of the Song Dynasty in this life, then I will die without regrets. "

Shen An stood there with an upright look on his face. Zhao Shu and the ministers were all stunned by these words.

"Well said when you look back on this life before you die!"

Zhao Shu's eyes were filled with wonder, "How many people have lived their whole lives like a dog and a dog? Let these people come to see Shen Qing and listen to Shen Qing's words. Will they be ashamed? Will they wake up?"

Han Qi praised: "These words sound familiar to me. Yes, when I dreamed back at midnight, I also thought about this life. It can be said that I have devoted my whole life to the Song Dynasty..."

This old shameless guy!

Shen An felt that Han Qi was thicker-skinned than Zhao Yunrang.

Bao Zheng felt that Han Qi was a disgrace to the political affairs hall. He couldn't stand hearing it anymore, so he interrupted Han Qi's boast, "Guan family, this kind of road... I don't know how much it cost. I'm thinking, although Shen An is rich, But once this road is built, I’m afraid my vitality will be greatly damaged, right?”

This is asking for money for Shen An.

Tsk tsk!

Han Qi was unhappy when his bragging was interrupted. He looked at Bao Zheng and shook his head and sighed.

Zhao Shu thought the same thing, "I was just thinking about happiness, but I forgot about the price of this road. If it is too expensive, I'm afraid I won't be able to repair it."

Everyone looked at Shen An.

Shen An smiled and said: "That's it, the cost of this road is mainly cement."

“How much does cement cost?”

"I haven't calculated it yet, but I'll just list it out." Shen An said: "First of all, it's limestone and clay, and then some slag. These things are ground into powder with a water mill and then calcined. After calcining, they have to be ground. Finally, What comes out is cement.”

"Is it that simple?"

Han Qi felt that Shen An was taking care of himself.

Shen An looked at him and said seriously: "Xiang Han, I will not cheat on this kind of thing."

Han Qi thought the same thing, "How about going and taking a look?"

"good!"

So the emperor and his ministers went to the cement kiln outside the city, and then to the water mill by the river.

After some investigation, Zhao Shu said in surprise, "I never thought that solid cement could be made so easily. Why?"

hehe!

Shen An smiled, which made Zhao Shu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Guan Jia, this is miscellany." Shen An said: "When these things are mixed together and mixed with water, some changes will occur. In miscellany, it is called reaction. For example, glutinous rice slurry added with lime can bond city bricks. Hundreds of If the year is not bad, this is another reaction..."

Shen An didn't know if the glutinous rice milk would react, but he would brag about it first.

Zhao Shu and others felt that this kind of knowledge was really unpredictable and profound, and they couldn't help but admire it.

"This cement was made with your hard work." Bao Zheng reminded Shen An again that it was time to cry.

But now everyone knows that the cost of cement is not that high. It costs money... I'm sorry!

The key is that what Shen An wants is not money, but the future of miscellaneous studies.

He said: "Mr. Bao, you don't know that this cement was lifted by someone, and in the end it was the students who made it themselves."

"Is that so?"

Zhao Shu couldn't help but nod his head and praised: "Those students are already able to be independent. It's great to congratulate them. Let them come."

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Zhang Xiangren saluted, "I've met the official family."

"Is this the cement you made?" Zhao Shu felt that the young man in front of him was very energetic, but a little darker.

"Yes and no." Zhang Xiangren said, "This is what Mr.

Zhao Shu smiled and said: "Although Shen An started it, you are waiting to figure out the follow-up. Such humility shows that the moral education of the academy is quite gratifying."

yes!

Wang Yu nodded proudly on the side.

The students of XX are so polite and polite.

When Zhao Shu saw him, he thought of the time when Yushitai went to the academy to recruit students. At that time, the eight students went to Yushitai to cause trouble, which made Lu Hui and others disgraced.

This seems a bit harsh, right?

But the emperor could not go back on what he said. Shen An kept saying: "The official family, I also asked the official family to leave the calligraphy treasure to encourage the teachers and students of the academy."

Zhao Shu nodded and prepared to pretend to have forgotten the matter and return to the palace later.

"Bring me pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

But Shen An was obviously prepared. Someone nearby brought the four treasures of the study, and someone even brought a desk.

This guy actually dug a hole and buried me!

Zhao Shu was dissatisfied, but he still wrote a line of words.

——The way a gentleman cultivates his character is to rectify his heart internally and rectify his appearance externally.

These are Ouyang Xiu's words, and it is the right time to write them down now.

Han Qi praised: "This is the official's earnest expectation for the students. They hope that they can be consistent inside and outside, and have a correct mind and body. If they can do this, they can be gentlemen."

With these few words, Shen An felt that the money to build this road would be earned.

He picked up the calligraphy and ordered: "Hurry up and ask someone to paste it up. Keep an eye on it and don't let anyone change it."

Zhao Shu wrote with great reluctance. Seeing the profiteer look on his face at this moment, he couldn't help but fall down in anger.

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Good night!