Having said this, Zhao Hao paused, and then continued: "My Lords, please forgive me for being frank."
"You may think of Huang Man as a powerful enemy, but deep down, you also look down on him."
"Contempt, even."
"They are considered to be a foreign race, uneducated, simple-minded, and only think about conquest and killing."
“Even if they are conquered, they will not be civilized.”
Hearing this, Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes flickered.
Lu Liuliang and others fell into deep thought again.
There was silence for a long time in the Pepper Room.
After a while, Jiang Wan'er spoke softly, "My dear ministers, do you think what Zhao Hao said makes sense?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Liuliang immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think...what Lord Zhao said... makes sense."
"After fighting the barbarians for so many years, we all seem to think that we have a thorough understanding of the barbarians."
"After hearing what Lord Zhao said today, I suddenly realized that our understanding of the wilderness is too superficial."
"We've never even done a detailed survey of the wilderness."
"Especially, Lord Zhao said that we only regard the barbarians as a powerful enemy, but deep down we still despise and despise them."
"That statement couldn't be more accurate!"
"Therefore, I think that regarding the policy of pacifying the barbarians, we should indeed investigate and understand the barbarians in detail before deciding whether to implement it."
After Lü Liuliang finished speaking, Zhao Wenxiang followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, the left prime minister's words are mature and wise, and I second them."
The remaining few people looked at each other, but no one expressed their opinion.
Jiang Wan'er glanced at the remaining people and finally her gaze fell on King Kang.
"Uncle, what do you think?"
At this moment, King Kang also reacted. After hearing what Zhao Hao said, he referred to his own impression of the barbarism and the areas he truly understood.
It’s absolutely true.
So, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, although what this kid said is unpleasant, it still makes sense."
"It seems that we take our understanding of the wilderness for granted."
"I also think that we should conduct a new investigation of the wilderness."
Jiang Wan'er nodded in satisfaction after hearing this: "Since all the ministers and the emperor's uncle think so, let's put the debate on hold."
"First, send someone to conduct a detailed survey of the entire wilderness."
"From the directions and angles that Zhao Hao just mentioned."
"Once we have completed the survey and have a thorough understanding of the situation of the barbarians, we will then decide whether to implement the policy of pacifying the barbarians."
Jiang Wan'er made the final decision, and everyone quickly said yes.
Then, they all retreated.
Jiang Wan'er and Zhao Hao were the only two people left in the entire Pepper Palace.
Looking at Zhao Hao, Jiang Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "Good performance."
Zhao Hao quickly said, "Your Majesty, so there is no need to debate for now?"
Jiang Wan'er said, "Didn't you hear everything just now?"
Zhao Hao was immediately overjoyed: "That's great. Although I don't think it's difficult to debate with a group of scholars, maybe it would be good to waste less saliva."
Jiang Wan'er pouted her lips immediately and asked, "Why did you come to see me today?"
Only then did Zhao Hao remember why he came to the palace today.
He quickly came forward and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, my clock has started selling today."
"There are ten crosses in total, and they are being sold at auction."
"I made 11,000 strings of cash in total."
"This way, it won't take long to collect the pension!"
"Besides, the potential of table clocks is very huge and the demand is quite high. We can continue to make them for a long time in the future."
"This will bring in at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue to Dagan every year."
“With this income, our plan to build a strong army can be realized within a year.”
Jiang Wan'er nodded: "Yes, hundreds of thousands of income is also a considerable amount of income."
"But, given your personality, you wouldn't come all the way to tell me just for this matter, right?"
Zhao Hao heard this and smiled, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty. There is indeed another important matter."
Jiang Wan'er said, "Go ahead."
Zhao Hao said, "Your Majesty, I want to do something big. If I succeed, it will be of great benefit to me."
Jiang Wan'er said noncommittally: "Oh? Tell me, what's the matter."
Zhao Hao said: "Iron smelting!"
Jiang Wan'er was stunned: "What? Iron smelting?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "Yes, it is iron smelting. Gather enough craftsmen to smelt a large amount of steel."
Jiang Wan'er shook her head and said, "We are currently working hard on steel production, and we can produce that much every year."
"That can't be improved by adding more craftsmen."
Zhao Hao said quickly: "Your Majesty, what I mean is to refine these pig irons into harder and more resilient refined iron."
"In this way, it can be made into swords and become even more powerful. Equipping the army with them will make our soldiers even more powerful."
Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes suddenly flashed, and she said, "You mean, you can refine better iron than you have now?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "Yes!"
Jiang Wan'er stood up from her chair in an instant: "How much stronger can it be?"
Zhao Hao only did a rough test and was not sure, so he could only vaguely say: "If it is ten or eight times stronger, it won't be a problem."
Jiang Wan'er's eyes widened immediately: "Are you serious?"
Ten times or eight times, that's too much.
Forging one sword is equivalent to making ten swords now.
Zhao Hao said: "Really, you know, before I was captured, I had been trying to smelt iron."
“I did a lot of experiments.”
“Then, it was experimented out.”
"However, if we refine it in large quantities, it will cost a lot of money."
"And what we lack most now is money."
Jiang Wan'er slammed the desk and said, "If what you said is true, then no matter how much money you are short, you must refine it!"
“This is crucial to my success!”
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, that's exactly what I was thinking. Although we don't have any money, we can borrow some from Shu."
Jiang Wan'er frowned and said, "Do you think Shu is your home? You can just lend it to me whenever you want?"
Zhao Hao quickly said, "I've already borrowed a lot before, so I don't mind borrowing a little more."
"Besides, there is no need to ask Shu for real money."
"As long as we send less porcelain to Shu every month and keep more for ourselves, we can make back the money."
Jiang Wan'er thought about this and nodded immediately, "That's true."
"Since this idea was yours, you will be responsible for negotiating with the Kingdom of Shu."
"It's done. I'll remember your achievement. If you can really refine the fine iron you mentioned, I'll make you a king!"
Zhao Hao immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am not interested in the title of King. If..."
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