The Prodigal Son of the Empire

During this period, some of the big families that Wang Kang had wooed in Pengcheng, Yue State, had quietly moved there.

Xinfeng is his real base camp!

In Zhao Guozhen's foundation!

After that, he will go to build a second base camp, which will serve as the foundation for gaining a foothold on the entire continent!

That is the Nansha Bay that Yan State ceded to Zhao State before, but now it has become his fiefdom!

This departure from Beijing is likely to take quite a long time, and he still has a lot of things to do in Kyoto, and he also has the position of Minister of Military Aircraft.

Leaving Beijing requires an official name, and this name can only be given by Emperor Zhao.

The second day after the contest ended.

Wang Kang entered the palace and met Emperor Zhao.

The place I saw was still the Chuigong Hall, and Jiang Chengli was still buried in front of the dragon case, reviewing the memorials as before!

His memorials seem to never be finished...

If you think about it, the affairs of a country are all on his shoulders.

How sad!

In Wang Kang's view, the Chuigong Palace is the biggest prison. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to sit still for a quarter of an hour.

"Today is quite leisurely."

Seeing Wang Kang walking in, Zhao Huang said without raising his head, obviously with a taste of ridicule.

Wang Kang is no longer Bai Ding.

He holds an important position in the court, but he seems to be a little ineffective. Many people have impeached him before. Of course, some of them are Wang Kang's political opponents under the instigation of others, but there are also many who are really dissatisfied with him.

Dutifully.

It is the basic principle of being an official.

Everyone is like you, occupying a high position, but not working, it is not a mess.

Wang Kang also knew that during this period, Jiang Chengli was the one who supported him and suppressed the impeachment memorial...

Thoughts flashed.

Wang Kang said, "I'm here to see His Majesty today to do business."

"Oh?"

"what business?"

Jiang Chengli seemed to be interested.

"I want to borrow some people from the Ministry of Industry?"

Jiang Chengli asked suspiciously: "Borrower? Who?"

"Craftsman, a mature craftsman with a high level of technology."

Wang Kang said in a deep voice: "I need civil engineering, water conservancy, iron smelting, manufacturing, etc. The term of the borrower is tentatively set for one year, and I will distribute their salaries."

He continued: "I will not borrow this person for nothing. Our Fuyang Earl's Mansion also had business dealings with the court before, mainly in terms of weapons and equipment. I can increase the scale of the transaction and lower the price."

hear this.

Jiang Chengli finally stopped reviewing the memorials and came out from behind the dragon case.

He looked at Wang Kang and said, "I want to buy out your steelmaking method at once."

Wang Kang had smelted steel when he was building Xinfengcheng. There is no doubt that steel is much better than iron in terms of hardness and toughness.

The weapons and equipment made with it are naturally much better.

When the Yan State attacked before, the private soldiers of the Fuyang Earl's Mansion family led by Wang Dingchang were equipped with new weapons and armor.

Shine brightly on the battlefield!

Wang Kang also knew very well that it had not been a day or two since Zhao Huang had the desire to covet him.

But with the current iron smelting level of the Ministry of Industry, it simply cannot reach this level.

Based on this, I proposed that I want to buy out the method of steelmaking.

"this is not OK!"

Wang Kang directly refused.

This kind of advanced technology, which is uniquely mastered by him, has infinite value, how could it be possible to hand it over or sell it.

"Wang Kang."

Jiang Chengli said casually: "Recently, many people have migrated from Huaiyin to Yangzhou. As far as I know, those people seem to be from Yue."

Wang Kang hesitated slightly.

He knew what Emperor Zhao was talking about. Those were all from the Yue Kingdom's Pengcheng family. When he attacked Pengcheng, they were subdued by him, and then settled in Huaiyin.

Now that he is back, they all return to Xinfeng in batches!

These people are not ordinary people!

They are all big families with rich family property. When they came to Zhao country, they all became his vassals, which also played a great role in the development of his family!

Moreover, in the Pingxi Army, there are quite a few of these clan members, no matter from which aspect, he has to protect it in every possible way...

Of course Wang Kang knew that this kind of action couldn't be hidden from Zhao Huang.

After the war, the old aristocrats suffered great losses, local separatist regimes ceased to exist, and centralization reached its peak.

The decree is clear!

He came here today to eliminate these hidden dangers. For many things, it is better to put them on the bright side than to hide them in the dark.

It's nothing more than an exchange of conditions!

When he did business with Zhao Huang, he naturally had the confidence to do business.

Thoughts flashed.