"I have prepared some finished products. When the envoy returns to China, he can take them back to the Queen Mother of Qi and the King of Qi before making a decision." Zhao Kuo did not refuse.
The quality of Zhao's cement was average and not up to the level of later generations. However, the weight of the vehicles of this era was not as heavy as that of later generations. It was fully packed, only two or three tons at most, and it was impossible to crush the cement road.
After Zhao Kuo realized this, he stopped asking people to continue improving the technology.
Of course, the more important reason is that it has reached a bottleneck.
The temperature required to bake cement is very high, similar to that of iron-making. This is the highest temperature that Zhao can currently achieve. If he wants to go further, he can only build a blast furnace.
This thing has a prototype, which is the copper smelting furnace of the past. Technically, it only needs one more breakthrough.
However, it sounds easy in words, but the actual operation is much more difficult. Zhao Guo is stuck here and cannot survive.
Zhao Kuo had no choice but to make sure the direction was right and let the craftsmen continue to study.
At present, roads have been built in the main cities of Zhao State. The roads from Handan to Daliang and Xinzheng have also been built. The roads between Daliang and Xinzheng are still under construction.
If Chu State had not had money, Zhao Kuo would have wanted to build a road to Chen Ying, but selling it to Qi State would be the same.
In addition to military strength, the stronger Qi is in other aspects, the more benefits Zhao can get, and the happier Zhao Kuo will be.
Zhao State's territory is too small and its population is only a few million. Even if all its forces are mobilized, the development speed will be limited. However, it will be different if the countries of the Central Plains are included.
Of course, there are certain risks in doing this. Whether it is war horses, cattle, paper, or cement, they are all enhancing the strength of Qi State, which is why Qi State cannot refuse.
And many times, it is only a wise king who has poor military strength.
If a wise king appears in the Qi State, the economy, food, etc. will be transformed into an army in a short time, and once the roads are clear, it will not take more than five days for the army to reach any place in the Qi State from Linzi.
By then, Qi will inevitably become Zhao's formidable enemy.
However, King Jian of Qi had no other abilities. He only had one thing that surpassed most monarchs, and that was longevity. Historically, he lived until the fall of Qi, and in the end he was starved to death.
If he doesn't starve to death, he wonders when he will die.
As long as King Jian of Qi is still there, there will be no wise king in Qi.
As for the Queen Mother Qi, she is virtuous and hardworking enough, but she is still far behind in terms of ability.
In this era, the education level of women was far inferior to that of men. Even some enlightened nobles did not refuse their daughters to study and study, but they would never focus on their education. At most, they would teach their daughters incidentally when teaching their sons, and would not teach them specifically.
Solve your doubts.
If a few famous ministers can help the left with their heart, the Queen Mother of Qi may be able to lead the country of Qi to prosperity.
But...it didn't.
"Thank you, King Zhao." Wang Sunjia leaned over and saluted.
"We, Zhao and Qi, have been friends for generations, and my queen is the sister of King Qi, so I will naturally help Qi." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"The foreign minister will definitely bring the words of King Zhao to my king." Wang Sunjia said with cupped hands and slowly retreated.
"It's finally done." Zhao Kuo took out a document from the table and handed it to Liu Ping. "Give this document to Yu Qing and let them improve it. It will be processed before the end of the year so that it can be released."
"The king really decided to make so many changes?" The document was not sealed, and Liu Ping could see it when he lowered his head.
"This step must be taken. Only in this way can the potential of Zhao State be truly unleashed. Why did those soldiers work hard? Why did all the civil and military officials work hard? Including you and Ben, don't you want to leave a legacy to future generations?
A foundation?" Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
Let’s release the news about the fiefdom first to give everyone a shot, and everyone will be prepared for the reform later.
Liu Ping was silent for a moment and did not refute.
Everyone has selfish motives. He has never expected to get a piece of fiefdom, but if there is an opportunity, he will never refuse it.
No one can refuse to expand the territory, create a unique surname, and become the ancestor of a surname.
In today's China, every surname has countless epic stories, soaked in the blood of countless ancestors, and accumulated from the bones of countless ancestors.
Every surname has contributed to China's expansion and expansion.
The nobles of this era have not yet decayed. They still have the hot blood of their ancestors flowing through them. They charge forward and have the courage to kill the enemy. This is why their reputation has not been ruined.
"Neither my son nor I have a family name, but I hope that my grandson will have a family name." Ben scratched his head and said hummingly.
"Work hard, and sooner or later you will have a fiefdom. When the time comes, you will take the fiefdom as your surname." Zhao Kuo patted Ben on the shoulder and walked outside, and Ben quickly followed.
Yu Xin took the document from Liu Ping, glanced at it, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty is so courageous!"
"Is the span too big?" Liu Ping said worriedly.
"The Rong and Di in the north have been cleaned up. Qin and Wei have been newly defeated. Han, Yan, and Qi pose no threat to our Zhao State. The Chu State is far away from our Zhao State. If we don't start comprehensive reforms at this time, do we have to wait for the strength of Qin and Wei to recover?
?Then Wei Guo may not really be on Zhao Guo's side." Yu Xin said meaningfully.
Regarding the reform, Yu Xin was not surprised. This was not the first time that Zhao had reformed, and every country in the world had done so.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were an era of great turmoil, with constant wars everywhere. They were either being beaten or were on the way to being beaten. Every country was trying its best to seek breakthroughs. If it fell behind, it would be beaten. Reforms and reforms have long been commonplace.
However, Yu Xin was still a little surprised by the content of the reform. If you add that although it was not stated clearly before, it was actually part of the reform, this reform can be said to involve all aspects.
From agriculture to commerce to military to roads to technology to education to animal husbandry to institutions and so on.
The only old nobles who could hinder Zhao's reform also received compensation. The permanent fiefdom of Hetao was a hundred times more powerful than the food they could take back at any time from Zhao.
What's more, there are thousands of miles of grassland in Monan County. In addition to planning 20 large-scale pastures, Zhao State does not have enough manpower to manage other places, so it can only be left there.
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Domestic nobles continued to pour into Monan County. The nobles who initially followed Zhao Kuo made a lot of money.
As for the very few nobles who have no discernment, they are destined to be crushed into the dust of history.
To put it bluntly, even if Zhao Kuo doesn't compensate these people, they still have to be obedient.
After taking the Hetao, the land of Zhao State was enough to support this reform. At the same time, the strength of other countries had not recovered and could not interfere with Zhao State's reform.
