When thinking about Zhao Zhen, the biggest problem for Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Ye An felt an inexplicable sense of urgency in his heart. There was no way, he had no son!
This was almost a fatal problem for the emperors of the Han civilization, and it was also a fatal problem for the Chinese dynasty. The inheritance, stability, prosperity, and strength of the country are all inseparable from this.
Once there are no heirs, it can only be passed on to younger generations of the same ancestry, which is equivalent to passing on everything one owns to an "outsider". This is something that no emperor, or even a man, can endure.
But it happened to Zhao Zhen in a lucky way. According to Ye An's understanding of history, it was not that Zhao Zhen was infertile. He had a daughter, but he did not give birth to a son. And the history books said that he was exposed to "premature"
"The joy of men and women together", this was verified in Chen Lin's words.
Ye An felt that he might have to worry about Zhao Zhen's physical problems. It was better to prepare early than to "sharpen the gun before the battle".
After listening to Ye An's words, Chen Lin had always had some doubts in her heart, but after all, it was about the official family's "love of fish and water", so Chen Lin couldn't ask Ye An more questions, so she could only bury this secret in her heart.
Walking north along the palace wall of Zishantang, passing through Yanyi Gate, there is a longer corridor. It is opposite the Gongchen Gate in the north, but there is a small corridor on the west palace wall.
The small gate is called Linhua Gate.
Although the gate of this palace is small, it leads directly to the back garden. In many people's imagination, the back garden is the emperor's harem, but this is not the case. Ye An has been to the back garden many times, but he has never been able to get close.
The emperor's harem was entered through this Linhua Gate.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty received many courtiers in the back garden. Firstly, the scenery here is beautiful, and secondly, it is very private. There are even guards on the palace walls. It is extremely difficult to get close to the emperor, let alone
Close to the more private rear garden?
Ye An was taken to a gorgeous pavilion, which was covered with layers of silk. It did not provide sound and lighting but also had the effect of keeping warm. However, it was extremely expensive.
Coupled with the warm carbon basin, the pavilion is directly turned into a warm pavilion. Even if you lift a corner, you can watch the winter scene without feeling a trace of chill, but let in fresh air.
Ye An believed that no matter how cold the wind was, it would not be able to blow into this warm pavilion. The back garden had changed a lot, at least in Ye An's opinion, there had been huge changes, especially the exquisite waterwheel.
Why does Ye An feel familiar?
But what surprised him even more was what came next. The waterwheel here was not for viewing, but for irrigation. A young palace official pulled out the baffle on the waterwheel, and the waterwheel poured out the warm water.
Spring water irrigates the land in the back garden.
Only the Tian family can have such luxury, using hot springs for irrigation, right?
There are hot springs underground, and the hot spring water is used for irrigation. Ye An believes that Liu E can also grow vegetables in winter. This may be the luxury of the Tian family.
Liu E came in casual clothes. A simple silk double-breasted skirt could perfectly set off her temperament. At least in Ye An's opinion, without those gorgeous outfits, Liu E looked more like a powerful queen mother who had been in a high position for a long time.
, Ye An walked out of the Nuanting Pavilion, crossed his hands and saluted Liu E from a distance, saying: "Your Majesty, Ye An, see you, your empress."
"Get up! There is no need to be polite in the back garden. You don't really mean it anyway." Liu E waved her hand casually, her tone sounding like an elder scolding a junior.
Ye An stood up awkwardly and said: "I have always regarded my empress as my elder, but as for etiquette, it comes from my heart."
The palace servants lifted up the silk curtain, and Lan Jizong helped Liu E enter. He turned around and glared at Ye An: "If you are sincere, it will be easier to talk to the empress. Don't make any mistakes again!"
Ye An could only smile bitterly and follow behind: "I don't dare to live forever!"
After Liu E sat down, she picked up the memorial that Ye An had placed on the table and read it. Chen Lin had already told her what Ye An needed, but after seeing Ye An's memorial, she still frowned: "How can such a person be able to do so?"
What Chen Lin said is that water can be used as power to forge sophisticated armor and weapons?"
As soon as he came up, he went straight to the topic. Ye An hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I don't dare to lie in my life. I only need to build a waterwheel in a place with abundant water power, and then connect it with fine iron to make a steel hammer-forged tool, which can be used for the power of the water hammer."
, it is not difficult to forge what is needed by the army, and it can even be forged for civilian needs, but the prerequisite is that a large amount of ore and coal are needed! Therefore, Ye An needs the support of the court and the help of talents! "
"That's why you want to develop the study of objects? I heard that you opened an academy in Yangcheng County and taught classes in person. I'm afraid your students' studies will be interrupted now that you're back, right?"
Ye An glanced at Lan Jizong, nodded slightly and said: "The study of Objects is like a baby, it needs to be accumulated over time, but knowledge cannot be neglected. Therefore, Ye An is laying the foundation for those children. When their knowledge is successful, the study of Objects can be
If we advance accordingly, we can acquire talents for the country, which can be put to great use!”
"Is it for the country or for your Puhui business?" Liu E glanced at Ye An, then bowed and stared at him, hoping to see a shy expression on Ye An's face, but unfortunately there was no trace of shame on Ye An's face.
He didn't feel guilty at all, instead he looked calm.
"Serving the country and the people is the foundation of the study of studying things. If there are more talents who are studying things, it will naturally be beneficial to the country. Just like this water-powered hammer forging method, it can be used for the armaments of the country and the people. It can also be used for the production of iron tools and agricultural tools.
If there are many, they can be used by the people!"
Seeing Ye An's righteous words, Liu E also had some concerns in her heart. She gently closed the memorandum and said: "You want a lot of things, but you haven't given me an answer yet! Prepare for the bank affairs."
How's it going?"
Ye An smiled slightly. This was already in his plan. He looked at Liu E and said, "Reporting to the Queen, Ye An has compiled the details of the bank's preparations into a volume. It's just that there are many documents and requires the cooperation of the three departments, so it has been handed over to
Fan Shi made it, and it was used by the three ministers to know the wealth of the left treasury, and to check the abundance of the inner treasury..."
"You! I use the internal treasury as the foundation of the bank, why do you want to go to the third division?!"
Liu E was very dissatisfied. She originally expected the bank to expand the internal treasury, but she didn't expect Ye An to send the bank's preparation plan and books to Fan Yong. As the third minister, he would definitely have other plans.
There was even a meeting at the meeting to ask for a memorial to establish it based on the combined wealth of the Zuozangtreasury and the Neizangtangtreas!
Of course Ye An knew why Liu E was so angry. He folded his hands and bowed: "I'm sorry, this is the best way Ye An can think of. Opening a bank of this scale is not something for a saint, but is the key to the country's economy."
, we have to be careful, the money in the internal treasury may not be enough, and we need national funds as a supplement! Once there is a run, the court can use a national fund as a guarantee to give the people confidence. This is the foundation of the bank's credibility!"
Liu E stared at Ye An and said word by word: "You mean that the reputation of this palace and the wealth in the internal treasury are not enough to support a small bank?!"
Ye An said matter-of-factly: "This is natural! If banks are to be opened all over the country and in the counties under the jurisdiction of all states, they will use more than tens of thousands of dollars? This is not just a bank opened with the reputation of a saint, but in the name of the Song Dynasty!" After finishing speaking,
Ye An, who was dissatisfied, couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "If something really goes wrong, even selling the palace may not be able to plug the hole..."