Liu An nodded solemnly: "Before going to Wadao, go to visit General Shi Baoji in Kaicheng, and then don't listen to anyone's words on Wadao, and don't believe it for the time being. Look with your own eyes and observe with your own heart. On Wadao, there are interests of each family. Everyone will speak for their own interests. Only by being outside can you see through the fog."

Wei Hao bowed: "The Marquis' words are contemplative. Although they are older, I would like to ask the Marquis to receive my gift."

"I dare not!" Liu An immediately returned the gift.

Wei Hao insisted: "If a saint does not deceive me, there will be my teacher when three people walk."

This made Liu An a little arrogant. Liu An could not say anything except for giving a silent gift.

Because he is too young, Wei Hao is already in his early thirties.

A few days later, Wei Hao left and went to Bianliang to be tried at Dali Temple.

And Liu An began to read free books in the house every day.

On this day, the king came to Liu An's study and placed three official documents on Liu An's table: "Brother Liu, this is sent by the three envoys."

"Yeah." Liu An reached out to pick up the official document.

Wang Zeng said, "Brother Liu, Wei Hao still needs to learn a lot when it comes to writing official documents."

“How to say it?”

Wang Zeng opened a document, which was written by Zhang Qi.

Then, Wang Zeng said: "This document first states that all counties in the border areas, and the army and the army sent good farmers to help the mature households in Xifan to open up land and farm, and plant jujubes. Then, poor scholars were sent to fund their education, and poor scholars gave lectures in the mature households in Xifan to preach the way of the saints."

Liu An laughed as he heard this, he knew what Wang Zeng would say next.

However, Liu An did not interrupt Wang Zeng.

Wang Zeng continued: "Then, the Xifan Shengjia was not convinced by Wang Hua and came out to plunder many times. The Xifan Shengjia spontaneously organized a confrontation. In order to protect the peace of the country, the county magistrates were unable to use the county soldiers as the front team and then organized a township chariot. Later, the commercial guards sent troops and joined forces with the mature households to fight against the living households to ensure peace of the country."

"What the border counties do is the same as Wei Hao."

Liu An then spoke: "Wei Hao is not very good at speaking and speaks passionately. He also mentioned Chen Tang's words in the Han Dynasty. It would be strange if the officials were not disgusted. The officials do not like war, and they do not like officials to be wary. But they have to fight, but they protect their families and take the initiative to attack will cause trouble."

“That’s right.”

Liu An said, "This is a coincidence. Wei Hao is of great use. A person like him is a great talent."

Wang Zeng shook his head: "He returned to Bianliang and was exiled, it would be difficult for him to re-activate it. Even if he was exempted from punishment, it would be difficult for him to take office again."

What Wang once said was the convention in the court.

Liu An did not explain: "Just say, don't worry about Wei Hao's affairs. I have arrangements and will not treat him badly."

Wang Zeng pointed to the three official documents: "If Brother Liu has no objection, then I will add a few words in your name and send them to Bianliang."

"Send it."

Wang Zeng put away the official documents and asked again: "Brother Liu, are you just idle this time when you come out?"

"No hurry, I'm waiting."

"What are you waiting for? I need to do something."

Liu An replied: "I am waiting for the caravan coming to Bianliang. This is the first one. Secondly, I want to find something, but I don't know what to do about this. I know the raw materials, but I don't know how to process the raw materials into what I want. This process is probably more difficult than Daomen's alchemy."

"What is it, can you tell me?"

Liu An searched around the table, found a medical book and opened the page and handed it to Wang Zeng.

Wang Zeng: "I know Eucommia ulmoides, this thing was used as medicine as early as the Han Dynasty. It was originally in Lueyang County, and now it is planted in many places. I heard that Bashu planting is huge, and some medicinal farmers have developed a method of cutting skin in segments, which does not damage the tree, and can cut skin every year."

"What I want is not medicinal materials."

"Brother Liu, tell me in detail."

Liu An signaled Wang Zeng to sit down, and then said: "As far as I know, the bark of Eucommia ulmoides can be extracted into a kind of glue. After hardening, the glue feels like beef tendon. But this is not enough. What I want is natural Eucommia ulmoides plus some other things so that the glue can make useful things."

"What, for example?"

"For example, if a piece of linen is applied with a thin layer, it can be waterproof. This is the primary use. Next, this glue can be made into the outermost layer of the wheel. The greatest value in my opinion is to make a sealant ring. Let me put it this way, the machinery you saw that day can only reach the power of a thousand horses with the sealant ring."

“So important?”

"Yeah." Liu An nodded with certainty.

Then Liu An added: "If this industry is really built, it is probably larger than the scale of the Bingzhou Carboniferous Mining Area. If you think so, making rubber-soled shoes can be waterproof in the rain. Is this meaningful for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty?"

Wang Zeng shook his head: "According to Brother Liu, this thing is of great use. Just preventing this item is of great use."

"That's right."

Wang Zeng whispered: "Brother Liu, I think you can mobilize the Imperial City Department and then recruit dozens of candidates who have failed the exam today. I believe that there will be capable people who can find the solution you want."

"Imperial City Department!"

Liu An was a little moved, this was a good idea.

"What about the excuse?"

"If you are poor, you will change. Qinfeng Road is the poorest in all walks of life, not the poorest outside Guangnan West Road. So I sent the Imperial City Department to find opportunities for farming, and then transferred the candidates who failed to take part in it, turning this matter into a major event to stabilize the west. The advantage of this is that if you don't fight, you can expand your territory for a hundred miles."

Liu An nodded, this matter can be done.

"Where is the money?"

Wang Zeng said confidently: "I will write the above, and I dare not say more. 500,000 guan can be approved by the court in a year. As long as the season is not messed up, 500,000 guan is not a big deal in the court. But it cannot be said that the money is used for research, but only for land reclamation, subsidies and road repair and river construction costs."

Liu An smiled.

The reason why Liu An smiled was that Wang Zengyi no longer abides by the rules and was definitely a master who took a gap among the rules.

Wang Zeng also laughed.

His method was also a temporary idea. If Liu An had no absolute control over Qin Feng, Yongxing and Jingjin, his method would have been impeached like snowflakes if he had not used it for half a year.

Wang Zeng said again: "Qinfenglu's graphite copper bearings are already making huge profits. I believe Qinfenglu is willing to invest huge amounts of money in researching new things."

"Okay, you can do it. First try to make a batch of rain boots. This item alone can support future research, and this is a big industry."

"Okay, I'll go now."
Chapter completed!