If you talk about theory, it is often boring. The Zhao official family's discussion on currency soon no one answered. Then the matter turned to more pragmatic content, such as how to increase the issuance of currency. For this highly theoretical content, the only one who is most enthusiastic about is Sun Qing, the Minister of Revenue. Seeing that everyone's different points, Zhao Jiaren ended the discussion. After that, nothing was discussed, and the collective meeting was temporarily ended.

Liu Meng did not leave, and when everyone left, he said to Zhao Jiaren: "Official family, I will retire soon, but I want the official family to take special care of my children."

Zhao Jiaren didn't say anything. There were many people who made such requests, so there was no need to come up with any big reason immediately. Listen to Liu Meng before saying it. Liu Meng continued: "I want my children to open a paper mill in the Lion Kingdom or in the Tianzhu area occupied by our Song Dynasty."

"I don't agree with you."

“Why?”

"Since you have this plan, you have to tell me what basic materials are needed to build a paper mill."

"Bamboo. There are bamboo forests and limes everywhere in the south of Lion Kingdom and Tianzhu. This is because there is no lime ore. Collecting shells can burn lime. These two should be enough."

After hearing Liu Meng's answer, Zhao Jiaren shook his head, "If it were before, these might be enough. The current situation is different from before. Which paper mill does not need a steam engine to produce mechanically? It also needs to use coal to heat pyrodite to obtain sulfur dioxide and then remove lignin. You have been the owner of Jeju Island and must be familiar with coal mines. We are digging coal on the islands south of Japan. But have you heard of coal mines in the Lion Kingdom and the south of Tianzhu?"

"This... can't you wait?" Liu Meng was still a little lucky.

"Stop waiting. Do you think your children are willing to endure hardships?"

"If you don't want to endure hardships, you want to make money. How can you do such good things?" Liu Meng's attitude in this regard is quite correct.

"Then I recommend you a way to raise pearls."

"Grow pearls?"

"Yes. The Agricultural College has already made the method of artificially raising pearls, so you can let your children do this."

"I heard that there are already many people doing this in the south." Liu Meng was not particularly confident about this.

"Their type is called raising shells at most. Waiting for the shells to suck in the sand by themselves is similar to the great fortune. The raising pearls I mentioned is a method of artificially planting pearl particles in pearl shells. I will write you an introduction letter, and you go to the agricultural college to find my elder brother, and he will explain it clearly to you. How about it, should you do it?"

Liu Meng was able to become the Minister of the Shangshu, so he had no such boring hesitation. After a little thought, he answered decisively: "I will do whatever the official family says."

After taking Zhao Jiaren's letter of introduction, Liu Meng went to meet with the dean of the Agricultural College, Zhao Jiaren's elder brother, Zhao Jiaxin. Zhao Jiaxin and Liu Meng are also familiar with each other. After reading Zhao Jiaren's handwritten letter, the dean smiled and said, "But I didn't expect Sanlang to ask you to do this."

"It's also my request to the government family, and I want to find a business for my descendants. The government family sees me pitiful, so I will come to King Zhong for help." Liu Meng responded calmly.

Zhao Jiaxin did not make any comments on this. He has long seen many things in recent years. If any new seeds or new agricultural means must be given to those with "noble character", most of them will not have good results. Those who can carry forward these technologies and means must be those who want to make a fortune through these technologies and means.

"I'll tell you the basic principles, and then tell you how much money you need to invest." Zhao Jiaxin straightforwardly explained the process he summarized.

"All follow the instructions of King Zhong." Liu Meng also answered according to the path he had accumulated over the years.

The two quickly completed the basic conversation. Although Liu Meng did not know the terms such as pearl quality, he also knew the principle of pearl production. Over the years, the Zhao Guan family has been "mastering the principles and applying the principles" to deal with various things. As the powerful minion of the Zhao Guan family, Liu Meng is very familiar with this.

In addition to theory, it is the investment of money. Liu Meng felt that the figures proposed by Zhao Jiaxin were within the range he could accept. The cycle of raising pearls was about one and a half years, and it was also within the range that Liu Meng could accept. No one was poor and knew that it was important to make a quick decision. Liu Meng signed an agreement with Zhao Jiaxin. In three years, the Song Dynasty Agricultural College cooperated with Liu Meng in the field of pearl shells.

When Liu Meng left, before Zhao Jiaxin sat down, a secretary came in to report: "A man named Zhao Qian came to visit."

"Please come in." Zhao Jiaxin replied.

Not long after, Zhao Jiaxin's nephew Zhao Qian followed the secretary in. When the secretary left, Zhao Qian said, "Uncle, I'm here to ask you for help."

"Tell me." Zhao Jiaxin smiled. He liked his nephew very much. In addition to being good at studying, Zhao Qian also inherited his mother's appearance. He would be praised for going shopping with Zhao Qian when he was a child. "This little man is so handsome."

"Uncle, my father said that he would produce more silk, and he also had special requirements for mulberry trees. He had to ask for help from you." Zhao Qian expressed the purpose of this trip.

"This is simple." Zhao Jiaxin replied, "I'll find an expert to explain it to you."

"Thank you uncle. I also want to ask you something, how to operate it in a place full of water."

"That depends on the specific location. There are many places with water, including water surfaces in Guangdong, Jiangnan, Lianghuai, and even the north."

"Uncle, I'm going to work at the Sizhou Agricultural Bureau. There are so many waters there, and it is said that agriculture is not developed."

"Sizhou, that place has changed a lot. If you go, go to the Huaihe Administration to ask about their water conditions first. I remember that since the Huaihe River returned to the north, the changes there have actually been quite big..."

Zhao Qian was extremely convinced by his uncle's agriculture. He took a notebook and wrote down what he said one by one. Some time ago, he made every effort to promote the establishment of veterans assistance associations in various places. Although the results were great, he also saw many problems. When Zhao Qian returned to Hangzhou to ask his father for advice, his father directly arranged an errand to go to the Sizhou Agricultural Bureau.

When he thought of his father's words, "You always say that the local government does not put retired soldiers in his heart, and you also work with the local government, and you may know that they have their own pursuits." Zhao Qian felt that his father sometimes speaks like nonsense. "It is possible" this way of saying is simply a fool.

Looking at his nephew's expression, Zhao Jiaxin stopped to tell the story, took a sip of tea, and then smiled and said, "Do you think your father's words are so heartwarming?"

"No...no." Zhao Qian shook his head and replied.

"It was almost 30 years ago that my father worked with him. At that time, your father was a county magistrate in Linqing County. I planted pyrethra with him and tried to cultivate new soybeans. We were both young at that time and had a quarrel with each other. When your father was reasoning, people felt that it was particularly unheard. Once we had a fight for half a month, we didn't speak." Zhao Jiaxin told his past experience.

Zhao Qian felt that what his uncle said was too right, and his father's insistence on the truth was unbearable. So he asked quickly: "Later, my father apologized to you?"

"Later, I wanted to understand one thing: Your father and I are not in conflict with each other. If you have been a soldier, you must know how your father treats the enemy. There is nothing to communicate with when dealing with the enemy, just solve them. If it is not in conflict with each other, then you can figure it out in cooperation. It is not me or him. It is not right to determine which way we do together. Your father and I are relatives, so it is boring to be angry." Zhao Jiaxin tried his best to tell his own experience back then.

"Then...what later..." Zhao Qian felt something was wrong.

"Later we continued to work together." Zhao Jiaxin gave the answer.

"That..." Although Zhao Qian knew that the answer he was looking forward to might not appear, he still hoped that the answer he was looking forward to was in the world, so Zhao Qian asked tentatively: "Uncle, who is right and who is wrong in your argument?"

"That, what your father said is right. It took me several years to make sure your father said it is right. From then on, I have worked hard for twenty years before I found that everything your father said about agriculture was right. He also knew that he did not know the specific people who do agriculture and never spoke in details. So he had never said anything wrong in agriculture. Haha, I know that this is the one you don't want to hear the least."

Zhao Qian didn't say anything. Uncle Zhao Jiaxin said nothing wrong. What Zhao Qian didn't want to hear the most is the case that proves that his father Zhao Jiaren was always correct. If his father was correct, wouldn't it prove that Zhao Qian was wrong?

Zhao Jiaxin picked up the teacup, drank the tea in it, and then stood up, "When I was young, I was always prone to look at the world with an opposite attitude, because we intentionally or unintentionally think that we are the center of this world. When this imagination is opposite to the facts, we feel that the world is wrong, and we are right. This is also what your father said. The so-called growth is to realize that we are only part of the world, find our own part, and try to do it well. Then the opposite mind will be reduced and the willingness to cooperate will increase. To put it today, I have to go home first."

Between the uncle and the father, Zhao Qian and the uncle were closer. Seeing that the uncle was about to leave, Zhao Qian had to leave. After parting at the intersection, Zhao Qian put his hands in his windbreaker pocket and walked slowly. Uncle Zhao Jiaxin was called Shennong's reincarnation and was a famous master in the world. Zhao Qian himself also wanted to be a scholar and felt that he was particularly in line with the eldest child. However, the uncle firmly believed at all times that Zhao Qian's father Zhao Jiaren was a greater scholar than Zhao Jiaxin.

When Zhao Qian asked his father why those scholars supported him so much. Zhao Jiaren replied: "Because I taught them what I could possess and let them become scholars with this knowledge. So of course they supported me." Such a proud attitude was very different from the calm and calm scholarly style of uncle, which made Zhao Qian unacceptable.
Chapter completed!