The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 146

The hidden worries after victory

Compared with modern candles in the Song Dynasty, there are many shortcomings in all materials, such as beeswax and insect wax. These things are produced in small quantities and are scarce, so they are mostly used in animal fats, but the soap removal technology has to wait for seven or eight.

It was only invented a hundred years later, so the candle made of oil contains glycerin. The flames are smoked when burning, and the smell is bad. But this is not something that ordinary people can use. They can’t even eat meat, so where does the oil come from?

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Zhao Qi directed several craftsmen to put the paraffin into a few large pots and heat and melt them, stir thoroughly dehydrate and remove impurities, then add the weighed red dye and spices, then pour the wax juice into the wick.

In the mold, sixteen pieces were made in a row before stopping. After the wax juice completely cooled down, the mold was demolished. More than ten red candles appeared in front of everyone, with a strong man with a thick waist and a height of more than one person. Finally,

The two carvings were on the stage. They carved a hundred words "Longevity" on each red candle according to the prince's instructions, and then carved the twelve zodiac signs on the candles, and only then were completed.

If there were Guinness Records at that time, these candles would have been selected in that year, because the raw materials for making candles were softer at that time, and when they were hot, they would be a pool of burnt to the end, and they could not make such a tall candle. The remaining paraffin Zhao

The tamale was not wasted, and it was made into an ordinary candle. It only changed the candle wick from one to three. It was less important to underestimate this. This solved the trouble of frequent candle wick cutting in the past few hundred years. 'Red sleeves read together, cut together

Xizhu's words are beautiful, but in fact it is a helpless choice.

After the candle was made, Zhao Xiao ordered people to wrap the candles with yellow silk, put them in a custom-made box, and sent a special person to the capital to celebrate his father's birthday. In the following days, Zhao Xiao personally presided over the experiment and gave him the means he could use.

All of them were used, and gasoline, diesel, kerosene, asphalt and lubricating oil were extracted from oil. He had not yet thought about what to do with gasoline. In this era, the possibility of building cars and tractors was almost zero, and it was easy to catch fire.

He also kept it properly, who knows when it will be used? Diesel and kerosene can light the lamp and clean the gun parts; the quality of lubricating oil is of course not comparable to that of modern times, but it can replace animal oil and is durable; after the asphalt melts, brush it in

Rainproof felt made from linen cloth, which can be used as rain cloth to build a simple house.

This transaction can be said to be a business without capital, and no one has collected oil resource tax these days. It is useless to sell the products produced. Of course, the premise is to do a good job of publicity.

Zhao Qiong and Sun Erqian agreed that the sales of candles will be divided into two steps, first open up the high-end market, sell it as a luxury goods, and wait until the output increases, then take the civilian route, small profits and quick turnover, and exchange volume for profits. Kerosene first

It is mainly supplied to the use of the Zhongyong Army. Zhao Qi made a kerosene stove for himself. This thing is light and convenient, and can meet his needs at any time. Of course, it can only be used by himself at present.

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The prince said, Sun Erqian calculated that if these things were really used as the prince said, the profit brought by candles alone would be a considerable amount. If the yamen does not light candles, there is also the prince, the palace

The candles lit every year are huge. It is not a dream to turn losses into profits by winning this big order. Maybe it will not take two years.

"Erqian, have the government ever been in trouble now?" Zhao Qi asked.

"Prince, do you still need to ask this?" Sun Erqian was stunned and said with a wry smile. "In addition to paying taxes according to the rules, our warehouses also need to be filial to all the yamen. The minor officials also came to take advantage of the situation. In the past, they also used local tyrants to make trouble.

We went back and saw that our business was booming, and the annual levy was not small!"

"Well, this is easy to say. I will hang a sign for you tomorrow, and it will be called "Zhongyong Army Hedong Material Supply Station". In this way, your dealings with us will be justified. I will ask Zhao Zhi to send a soldier to your station for a few days.

Those guys come and make trouble and take it down!" Zhao Qi thought for a while and said, "I'll say hello to Zhao Zhi again. From now on, Zhongyongjun will eat, drink, and use them. These supplies will be included for the warehouse for purchase and transportation. Do you think we

Do you have this strength now?”

"Your Majesty, no problem. With this brand, we can let go of our hands and feet. The food and drink cost of more than 20,000 people is a little bit of. There is no problem at all, and it is definitely lower than the price on the market!" Sun Erqian

Happy, this is also a big deal. Although it is sold to your own family, as long as it is well operated, it will be profitable. The prince is really smart and knows how to avoid the wealth of water from outsiders.

"Haha, just say two things, the quality of the things must be good and the price must be fair. You must never harm your family, otherwise don't blame me for turning against you!" Zhao Qi smiled.

"Don't worry, one hundred princesses. If I can't do this well and my brothers suffer losses, the prince will chop my head and kick it as a ball!" Sun Erqian said with a swearing.

As for the remaining four candles, Zhao Jieshi reduced the height and diameter, painted colorful patterns, and wrote "Faith to serve the country" respectively.

‘Defend the country’, ‘Diligent and loving the people’,

The words "Integrity, Justice and Justice" were used to move four candles of one size to their own strategic and regulatory offices, and then made four two-foot-high candlesticks with white marble and placed them in the lobby of the regulatory offices.

I don’t know how many officials come and go in the yamen every day. When I saw these four 'giant things', I was amazed and asked where the commander came from. The minor officials in the commander were silent,'

It was really entangled, but Fang quietly revealed it to them. Not long after, there were large pillar-like candles on the lobby of all the yamen in Taiyuan Prefecture. It is said that now there is no stock for four or five hundred cents to buy one, and it will take until the New Year to wait until after the New Year.

However, those small candles with fingers are open and supplied, and they cost twenty cents a piece, but these candles are bright, burn for a long time, have few wax tears, and do not need to cut candle wicks, which are deeply affected by those little officials who need to stay up late at night.

They all asked for purchases from their servants and maids.

Now Shengyitang not only sells candles, but also has more services to add fuel to the axles of the carts. At first, everyone saw this black thing on top of it, and they were also worried about the effect, but after a few trips, they found out that

The oil is very good, and you can walk four or five hundred miles a day without adding oil. A petty businessman starts to calculate small accounts, and comes here to stay and eat for the cheapest price of car oil. Of course, sometimes it can't stand the guys'

Lobbying to buy some more goods. But some people come to the brand "Shengyitang". Most of them are old businessmen who travel around the world. They know the weight of this brand, and they will never cheat when doing business with them.

Of course, there are also people who want to stick to big and cheap things. Seeing Shengyitang’s business booming, they thought of buying a stock, forcing them to sell a monopoly candle business, and even making money to make money. They even wanted to occupy this Feng Shui treasure land, but when they put it into practice

But I found that there was another square sign next to it, and there were officers and soldiers wearing military uniforms entering and leaving. I immediately extinguished my mind. Those who were in the army were unreasonable, and it would be useless to fight. What's more amazing is that those soldiers were all comforted by the manager.

The personal soldiers of the envoys were beaten and had nowhere to complain.

With the income of candles, Zhao Qiong believes that the income in the northwest can gradually support the various expenses of the pro-military army, and his strategic focus is in the northwest. The time for industrial transfer has come. He gave Feng Xi, Meng Tao, Zheng Shou and Zheng respectively.

Lu and his men wrote to them to gradually move the guns, cannons, bullets and gunpowder workshops involved in military industry, and Xiangyi only left the production of civilian products. The workshop turned the production direction to ship manufacturing except agricultural tools, and expanded

Overseas trade.

In the letter, Zhao Qiong paid a "secret recipe" for the production of perfume. The specific preparation was continued by them. It still appeared in the form of luxury goods. This will quickly accumulate funds, increase Zhuangzi's income, and supplement various institutions.

It is necessary to maintain the operation of each system so that the transfer of the workshop will not affect the income of the merchants and stabilize the hearts of the people.

Zhao Qi has been struggling in Hedong for nearly a year, and Tong Guan is not idle either. There is a document on his desk, which is a notice of the battle to cut Niucheng in July. Tong Guan, the Northwest Sixth Road Strategy Pacification Envoy, was sentenced to Kuozhou.

The defense envoy He Guan sent a surprise troops to launch a night attack from Fugong City, successfully plundering the fortress set up by Xixia, and reported to the emperor with great victory. Longyan was very happy and gave this castle name Tong'an City to show his leadership of the border Jing'an Luxia.

The meaning.

Zhao Qiong found the location of the sacrificial city on the map, which was indeed a dangerous place. After last year's Battle of the Ancient Bone Dragon City, the Song army defeated the Western Xia military commander, King Chage of Jin and controlled the Datong River. The Datong River is in Hehuang

Between the old border of Jiaosiluo and the Zhuanglang River in Xixia, it is the first line of defense between the Western Front of Xixia and the Song Dynasty, two rivers and one mountain, and three natural dangers. Chehuo Niucheng is a pass on the six ridges, this city

Surrounded by mountains, only one line is opened on the middle road, and the guards are guarding the important roads of Gansu and Qinghai. Xixia relies on this city to defend Zhuanglang River and then control Yuyong to the north. If the Niucheng is lost, the Xixia Western Front Defense Center will be right.

The Xiangzhuo Luonan Military Office was completely finished, and the door to Xingling area, which led to the heart of Xixia, was opened. From then on, life and death were seized, and life and death were caused by humans.

"Oh, I don't have much time left!" Zhao Qi finished researching the map, threw down his pen and sighed. It was precisely because of the victory of this battle that Tong Guan was blinded and made a wrong judgment.

Determined to achieve the battle goal of conquering the right wing and finally taking Xingling, achieving the strategic goal of first eliminating the threat of Xixia, stabilizing the northwest backyard, and then heading north to conquer the Liao Kingdom and restoring Yanyun.

As a later generation, Zhao Qiong knew that in the battle of Tong'ancheng, Liu Fa was killed in the battle with the 'natural god'. The 20,000 cavalry were lost, and the outcome of Tong'ancheng was lost. After that, the two countries suspended their troops again. The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was preparing to attack Liao, but

He was held back by Fang La's uprising. As a result, after a two-way battle, the Western Army exhausted its essence and blood and finally defeated the city of Yanjing. Then he was defeated again and again and was in a slump. However, the Western Xia seized the opportunity to recuperate and restore national strength.

After the Jingkang Incident, the Song Dynasty conquered for decades. The efforts of three generations of emperors consumed countless money and food, and all the land exchanged for the flesh and blood of more than 100,000 soldiers was wasted.

"How can we break the shackles, change the historical dilemma, and prevent the tragedy from happening again?" Zhao Qi fell into deep thought as he looked at the beating lamp flowers on the table.

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