Ancient Fortune Records

"Master Shen, what is the use of this coal mine?" Zhou Mengzhi followed His Royal Highness, always adhering to the principle of seeing more, thinking less, but he was really curious about the use of coal mines.

What does a coal mine do?For modern people, coal mines are gold, but this gold is black.Coal mines are also the foundation of industry. Without coal mines, there is no way to develop industry.

But for ancient times, the biggest use of coal mines was to smelt steel.By smelting coking coal, hard steel can be successfully produced.As long as there is steel, you can build strong bridges, strong houses, huge ships, and build various tools...

However, it will take time to quickly refine good steel, and Shen Li does not intend to be so aggressive.

He looked at the mine not far away, and said for a long time: "It can help us refine better weapons. Sharp swords, sharp arrows, and heavy shields are all inseparable from coal. In addition, I also want to make Produce more high-quality agricultural tools, sell them to merchants all over the world, and let them sell them to every corner of Dazhao at a low price."

Zhou Mengzhi looked at Shen Li in surprise. It is good that this person does not specialize in business. After he does business, is there any way for others to survive?

Shen Li didn't know Zhou Mengzhi's thoughts, he quietly traced the blueprint in his heart.Here, he will build a huge arsenal, specializing in the manufacture of some arrow crossbows, exquisite daggers, and shields with full defense.Rebuild a workshop for civilian ironware, specializing in the production of agricultural tools.Human beings mainly rely on various instruments to transform the natural environment. As long as he creates these, farmers will not have to worry about farming in the future.

King Rong finally came to his senses, and he happily listened to Taifu Shen talking with Meng Zhi.He thought he had nothing to do, but he was called by the Taifu to do something.

"You go and follow the management and see how these workers mine the coal."

Shen Li narrowed his eyes, there must be nobles who know that these resources are hard-won, reasonable mining, cherishing material resources and manpower is the long-term solution.

King Rong didn't know that his dear Taifu would let the poor, helpless, chubby him watch the miners work for three days, and even personally tried to move the mine with them.

For three days in a row, Shen Li was always in the mining area. Whenever the miners came home, he and King Rong would go home.In the past, only the older princes would receive such an education, and he had never experienced it.He felt very tired, but there was an inexplicable sourness in his heart.

"Teacher," he said sullenly, "you cultivated me like this and wanted me to understand people's livelihood, is it because you have any different expectations for me?"

Shen Li looked at His Highness King Rong, didn't deny anything, but didn't admit anything, "I don't want you to be in that position, but I have expectations for you."

King Rong was a little puzzled, his father loved him, and his mother and concubine loved him too, which made him still look so unrestrained.He treats his father, mother, and concubines differently from other princes, but he treats his own parents similarly to folk urchins; he treats his father's courtiers reasonably but generally doesn't want to approach them, because he is afraid that they will catch him and preach; he treats his servants, He has always been tolerant, as long as you don't make him uncomfortable, he will not lose his temper at will, and he is an excellent person to serve.

However, no one has taught him how to treat the people.He had some suspicions that the Taifu wanted to train him to that position, but it didn't seem to be the case.Because the father didn't care much about these civilians.Not letting the common people go hungry and living without a fixed place is nothing more than fearing that they will cause trouble, which will not help him secure the throne. As for more, it seems that he will not interfere more, that is to say, he will not think about letting the people live. better.

However, I heard from those ministers that his father never developed hobbies of laboring people and wasting money, which in itself is a way of loving the people.He seems to understand half understand, just feel strange.Unexpectedly, when he came to Taifu's place, Aimin would have to do a lot of things and worry a lot, which in his opinion was incredible.

Shen Li said slowly: "My expectation for you is to watch you grow up and become a nobleman who is not like a nobleman. You will be rich, powerful, and have status, but at the same time you will be full of compassion and know the people at the bottom. People’s pain, even if they don’t save them, they are willing to sympathize in their hearts and find ways to solve these tragic things.”

For the lower class, every ounce of goodwill from the superiors will nourish their barren lives like rain.A kind prince will lead him to have very kind courtiers to assist him. A bunch of courtiers with conscience and ambition, even if they cannot change the fate of the people in the world, at least they can change the people of a village, a county, or a prefecture. life.

King Rong was thoughtful, he didn't think so far, but he understood the Taifu's expectations of him, "I will be a good prince, although I am not yet an adult prince, but I can do some things as much as I can. Things. It starts with you."