Salt and iron have always been promoted together and are regarded as an important pillar of the national economy. During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han, Huo Guang held a major debate in the name of Emperor Zhao, which discussed the politics and economic policies of the entire country from the official franchise. This led to the "Salt and Iron Theory" and became a must-read work for future rulers.

Zhu Cixuan has never studied economics, but based on his social experience and understanding, he believes in an unbreakable truth: those who master the core resources of the country are the real controllers of the country.

Steel is one of the most important areas.

It is not just because we are in an era of alternating hot and cold weapons, but there is a great demand for weapons replacement.

At the same time, because the Ming Dynasty was an agricultural country, high-quality agricultural tools were also luxury goods. History books only say that iron tools were popularized at a certain period, but rarely explain the huge impact of iron tools on farming.

Only by truly popularizing high-quality iron tools can more wasteland be reclaimed and the technical advantages of deep cultivation can be maximized.

If we look far, only by the advancement of metallurgical technology can we produce lathes with high applicability, only by the development of metal materials, the scale of production can be expanded, and the tool foundation for entering the steam era.

Such an important core resource is now basically in the hands of private capital. The imperial court hopes to control iron ore production, but in fact it is ineffective.

Emperor Gao Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention was not to see the government and the people win profits, but if there was no healthy technology circulation environment, this kind of private workshop-style production - although it might have been made by Fan Family Steel, the result was only the Fan Family's surname. Other iron plants still use backward technology and formula to produce inferior iron tools. This is undoubtedly a huge waste for the entire country and nation.

"You give someone and the recipe," Zhu Cixuan said. "I will give you 20% of the shares of Xuzhou Iron Factory and give it to you. Don't feel that you are at a disadvantage. In the future, the government will definitely account for more than 90% of the iron ore in the Ming Dynasty."

Xu Jiafu grinned and tried hard to put on a smiling face, but it turned out to be even worse than crying.

"Where is Fan Jiagang?" Xu Jiafu finally asked gritted his teeth.

"If they are as loyal as you, they can still have 20% of their shares." Zhu Cilang smiled.

Xu Jiafu breathed heavily: "The most important thing in his family is to make small profits, and he refuses to let people go. My Xu family will be sent by His Highness in the future."

"Iron tools have great achievements," Zhu Cilang smiled with satisfaction, "hard things have hard uses, tough things have great uses. Some places should be heavy, and some places should be thin and light. Prepare more samples, organize the formula, and be careful not to flow out."

Xu Jiafu was quite lonely. He just nodded and finally finished the meal and gave him a feast.

Zhu Cilang knew that he was embarrassed to ask about the contract evidence, but the trend of this era was to pay attention to black and white words and red seals. If he didn't give him a guarantee, he would inevitably not be able to sleep well for several days.

At this time, we saw that the efficiency of the Eastern Palace servant room was coming. Xu Jiafu had just washed his feet when he returned to the inn, and the herbs that matched him were sent to his house. As long as he had no objection, he could go to the palace to use the seal to form a covenant tomorrow.

Zhu Cixuan came out of the flower hall where he was eating, changed into a set of clothes and went to the side hall to meet Xue Shuyan. He was under Song Yingxing and was sent to the glass workshop in Yanshen Town, Zichuan County to develop experimental equipment and flat glass.

Zhu Cilang often heard people say that people traveling back to the ancient times to make glass. It turned out that the glass making technique was introduced as early as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. According to Fang Yizhi, the method of firing in Taixi glass was brought by Zheng He to the West. Then the court set up some fire in Zichuan, Shandong. If the ancients made their own lead-barium glass, then the current production of Yanshenzhen is indeed real soda lime glass.

Under the technical guidance of John Tang, the glass mirror with tin foil and mercury as the paint was also successfully trial-made, and there is no need to go to Jiangnan to buy finished products at a high price. If Xue Shuyan can break through the technical bottleneck of large flat glass, Shandong can still export more profitable products.

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"This mirror is really clear."

Emperor Chongzhen sat on the bed, holding a glass mirror the size of a palm, examining his appearance.

Empress Zhou was speechless about this. The emperor had been looking in the mirror since he had dinner, as if he had never seen a glass mirror. Of course, the mirrors in the palace were all Thai goods tributed by Jiangnan and Guangzhou, but this was a plain goods produced in Zibo County. It was specially sent by the Eastern Palace to honor his mother and aunt.

"It's really like it!" Chongzhen sighed, and raised the mirror high again, seeing that he was already mixed with white hair.

He ascended the throne at the age of seventeen and enjoyed the country for seventeen years, but eventually fell into a remote government office.

Chongzhen moved the mirror and found that the corners of his eyes were red.

"Of course it's much more real than a bronze mirror." Zhou Hou replied casually.

Chongzhen finally put down the mirror, rubbed his face, pressed the corners of his eyes, and said, "I mean Brother Chun, it's really similar to me."

Hou Zhou sat on the embroidery stud beside the bed and waved to the female officer serving. Only the couple were left in the room. She said: "Do you look like alike or have a similar temper?"

"Everything is very similar." Chongzhen sighed long: "I have been thinking about what kind of person Brother Chun is these days, but after thinking about it, I always seem to see myself."

Zhou Hou said, "I have seen it long ago that my son is better than his mother. His stubbornness is exactly the same as His Majesty."

Chongzhen did not deny it.

"Be particular about doing things, be honest, be honest, not addicted to wine and sex, and do not care about your own health for national affairs. These are all very similar to Your Majesty." Zhou Hou continued, making Chongzhen almost unable to hear whether it was praise or criticism.

"No matter how busy I am, I will accompany you mother and son to the garden." Chongzhen protested: "Look at him, how can he remember his parents as soon as he leaves the palace?"

"I always feel that Brother Chun seems to have seen this disaster a long time ago." Zhou Hou said with no thought: "As soon as he left the palace, he secretly managed Shandong, right?"

Chongzhen did not respond and said after a long time, "Although this child is premature, if he is so far-sighted, he is too afraid of others. Perhaps it was Wu Qi who came up with the idea for him. Alas, Wu Qi is indeed a talent for the prime minister, but why did he refuse to obey when I want to use him?"

"The two small schools that day were the same. The emperor's sister-in-law said to me: These are really heroic people who can't fight again, and you can't see the strange thing." Zhou Hou was still a little unhappy when he remembered the offense that day, but Queen Yi'an's attitude made her feel unresponsible.

Chongzhen stood up, spread his arms and expanded his chest, and said, "After that day, I thought a lot, I was afraid that I really blamed Brother Chun. Such a reckless person is the most rude. It can be seen that he is really loyal... But why can't I meet such a brave man?"

Zhou Hou chuckled and said, "Your Majesty asks this, is it necessary for me to interfere in politics?"

Chongzhen smiled bitterly and said, "Now every day I go to court, I just stare at the clay sculpture auxiliary department. Only when Wu or Sun Chuanting comes can I get some news. Where can I talk to you? Just say it, it's just a family."

"I heard that Brother Chun was not as powerful as a crown prince outside, and he treated his subordinates with sincerity. Any older person, regardless of official title, would be called a gentleman. I think this is how he can win people's hearts." Zhou Hou said.

"Haha," Chongzhen disagreed, "How did I treat Yuan Chonghuan that day? How did I treat Zu Dashou? How did Hong Chengchou? So what did Chen Yan? Oh, then Chen Yan later took the lead in persuading Chuang to the extreme! If it was just sincerity, it would win the hearts of the people. I think God would treat me too unfairly." Chongzhen said, and became angry again.

Zhou Hou pursed his lips and said nothing. When the emperor became angry, he said: "On this point, I want to say a fair word. Your Majesty believes in others and employs people, but the Crown Prince also has to take care of others." Zhou Hou called people to get the expense book of the harem and presented it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this shows that it is not easy for outsiders to fool Brother Chun."

Chongzhen was bored and took the account book, but he even read it with relish. Zhou Hou didn't urge him, just waited for him to finish reading it, and said, "I can't do it even if I care so carefully. At the beginning, the female officials were so angry that they said that this was a terrible thing, but did they survive it later?"

Chongzhen put down the account book: "He seems to never be afraid of his subordinates' misconduct... What else has he written? Let's ask me to see them all."

Zhou Hou was naturally happy to see that the crack between his husband and son was expected to heal. The works of the Eastern Palace are now within reach, and a complete collection of the Crown Prince's essays was sent to the Empress's Bedroom that night. This delivery made Zhou Hou regretful - the emperor actually read it at night until dawn. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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