People in the Song Dynasty are lawless. Chapter 267 of the main text: Please take your time. The fourth year of the Qingli period, 1044 AD, was the eighth year that Zhao Jun came to the Song Dynasty and was about to turn 30 years old.
At this time, after eight years of recovery, the Song Dynasty had made great improvements from top to bottom, both in terms of system and development direction. Many drawbacks were gradually eliminated, and the country as a whole tended to an upward trend.
However, the three redundancies problem was still the most unstable factor within the Song Dynasty, especially the redundant troops. The annual military expenditure of 40 to 50 million strings of cash seriously dragged down the finances of the Song Dynasty.
To this end, Zhao Jun worked tirelessly and formulated many plans. On the one hand, he reclaimed new land, built canals and repaired rivers to accommodate the soldiers, and on the other hand, he established state-owned trading companies and gave shares to generals and nobles to eliminate their dissatisfaction.
Under normal circumstances, I think I could probably calm them down.
With this idea in mind, Zhao Jun helped the Cao family complete the transition smoothly within a few months, allowing the Cao Cong family to hand over the empty salary quota, and completed the transformation of the weapons manufacturing workshop below, making a fortune.
At noon on January 10th, Zhao Jun and Zhao Zhen were discussing in Chongzheng Hall how to deal with the affairs of military nobles. Just now, Zhao Zhen gave Zhao Jun another idea.
Because when Zhao Zhen was reading another history book, he actually found the formula for cement.
"I didn't expect cement manufacturing to be so simple. It seems like many technologies are just a matter of inspiration. To be frank, they're worthless. With this stuff, building city walls and roads wouldn't be a piece of cake, right?"
Zhao Jun was quite surprised when he heard Zhao Zhen tell him the recipe.
He had seen on some construction sites in later generations that workers could make cement themselves by mixing the ash in the bag with some water and then applying it on the surface, but he had no idea what the ash was.
Now I understand that it is cement dust, which is made by grinding limestone, clay and iron ore powder in proportion and then calcining them. It is not technically difficult at all.
Zhao Zhen said proudly: "That's right, I found this after reading more than 20 historical books. I haven't read any other cultivation works."
Then he accused Zhao Jun, "Look at that time traveler, he knows everything, and then look at you."
"Ah?"
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Then I'll go, you go find someone else."
As he said that, he was about to leave.
"I was wrong. I was wrong."
Zhao Zhen quickly went up to him and grabbed his hand, saying, "My dear grandson, you are my best grandson. It's good enough that others who traveled through time didn't rebel against me. Only you are willing to help me. You are my own grandson, you must not leave!"
"Damn it!"
Zhao Jun said angrily.
He majored in history, not civil engineering, so it was not easy for him to find the Bestwell process and the Bessemer process in Western history. Zhao Zhen also despised him for not knowing how to make cement and fertilizer. It was really unbearable.
"Grandson, look at this cement. Is it any help to us?"
Zhao Zhen pulled Zhao Jun back with a wry smile and changed the subject, saying, "It seems that modern buildings in later generations all use this."
"That would definitely help. Building cement plants, repairing dams, riverbanks, and roads are all projects. These military nobles are just sitting there making money anyway. It would be better to let them become owners of construction companies."
Zhao Jun gave Zhao Zhen a way out and sat back in his chair, saying, "Give them some benefits. After all, it will be a state-owned construction company in the future. We should focus on quality, prevent shoddy work, and strictly crack down on the withholding of migrant workers' wages. This will make it easier to negotiate with them."
"That's good."
Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh.
At this time, the business in Bianliang was in a very active period. With the development of overseas trade, the handicraft manufacturing industry became increasingly prosperous, and more and more people came to the city to work.
After the invention of cement, it was a good thing to start the construction industry when there was no shortage of manpower and productivity had increased significantly.
In this way, the generals and nobles have another way out, and I don’t believe they will continue to hold on to the army.
"Your Majesty, Commander Cao has arrived."
Wang Shouzhong said at the door.
"Well, it's almost time, let's go."
Zhao Jun stood up from his chair again.
Zhao Zhen went out with him.
The banquet was held in Gyeongbokgung Hall. After coming out of Chongjeong Hall, walk north through two palace gates, a palace road, and then pass Yeonheon Hall to arrive.
There were at least fifty or sixty people in the room at this time, sitting at seven or eight of those large round tables, greeting each other.
There were still many famous generals in the early Song Dynasty. There were forty or fifty senior military generals who were rewarded by Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi alone, and hundreds of other middle and senior military generals, forming a huge group of nobles.
The descendants of these people not only made money through the army, but also held honorary positions in the three yamen and had military officer honors. It can be said that they received three shares of money.
Except for some generals whose families declined and had few talents, or who had their titles removed due to crimes, almost all descendants of senior generals in the early Song Dynasty were here, controlling positions such as public affairs, Yu Hou, commander, and Du Yu Hou in the three yamen.
Don’t think that these official positions are small. In fact, the original positions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Front, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards Cavalry, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards Infantry of the Three Yamen were no longer permanent after the reign of Emperor Taizong, and the chief officer was a deputy.
Among the three yamen, the officials such as Gongshi, Yuhou, Zhihuishi and Du Yuhou are senior officials second only to the three deputy Duzhishi. Although they have no actual military power, their status is still very high.
The current deputy commander of the Palace Front Department is called Gao Hua, who, like Guo Chengyou, is an old acquaintance of Zhao Zhen.
The deputy commander of the infantry of the imperial guards was Li Yonghe, Zhao Zhen's uncle.
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