When Cao Bin heard such a big businessman say that it would be 40% or 40%, he was very happy for a moment and thought that the Sun family and his son were indeed loyal to the country, and he must talk to the government when he returned.

However, he didn't know that the cost of this sintering furnace would continue to decline as he became more and more skilled. In fact, it is almost the same now. After the small steel furnace next door was built, it would not be impossible to get it within 100,000.

"Brother Cao, if the Military Commission invests in the main corporations, after all the twenty-four furnaces are put into production, the annual revenue will probably exceed tens of millions. Use this money to support the army and deal with pensions and welfare of the soldiers. Even if it is not enough, it should be not far away."

"Not bad, not bad, what about the employment?"

"The employment is pretty good. This is just a trial production, and there are nearly 3,000 workers. After it is actually put into production, this number will at least double. However, with Luoyang's current population size, the recruitment of this glass factory alone is a bit short of money."

Cao Bin knew the elegance when he heard the sound of the piano and smiled and said, "I understand what you mean. The government has long considered your difficulties. This time, this time, in addition to the surrendered soldiers, there are also tens of thousands of craftsmen moving north, and they will be transferred to you when the time comes. In addition, the southern Han Dynasty has heavy merchants, countless gentry and tyrants. The government means that anyone with a huge family income must also move north with their property. However, Kaifeng is now quite expensive and there are not so many empty places to build new houses for them, so they are simply placed in Luoyang. I think it won't take long to arrive. Brother Chun, don't blame the government for punishing you. He treats you father and son, which is actually excellent."

Sun Chunming nodded and said, "I know, the official family's favor is always remembered. However, the revival of Luoyang's compulsory canal transportation is really a big project. I will need Brother Cao to help you."

"That's natural. Everything you need to build a river is necessary, but there is no need to give me instructions. The officials are very interested in the matter of building a river. They specially sent His Highness as an envoy, and all manpower and material resources can be dispatched at will. The officials said that even if the Southern Tang Dynasty no longer fights, they must first repair the canal."

The Sun family father and son smiled but didn't say anything. They naturally knew the determination of the government to build the canal, but whether they could really do it well was another matter. At least as far as he knew, people proposed to build the river for more than 150 years in the Northern Song Dynasty, and construction did not start until the Jingkang Incident.

Of course, this was because the ministers were afraid of moving the capital and abandoned the family business that had been finally purchased in Kaifeng City. On the other hand, it was also because the Northern Song Dynasty's strategy of focusing on the north and neglecting the west, and Guanzhong was no longer important to the Song Dynasty.

Historically, the canal built by Yang Guang ran from Hangzhou to Luoyang, and connected Luoyang with Chang'an, which truly connected the whole country. At that time, Luoyang was connected to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and Guanzhong in the west, which was the richest place in the world. The entire Tang Dynasty enjoyed the welfare of Emperor Yang of Sui and almost never had any river transportation projects, because this generation of people had done what the next ten generations should do, and there was no way to repair it, just clean up some mud and sand regularly.

However, with the separatist rule in the late Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty did not even do anything to clean up mud and sand. Such things have always been difficult to return. When the river channel became shallower and shall be done thoroughly, the difficulty of repairing it would be almost the same as reopening. Therefore, Guanzhong, which had no benefit from the canal, gradually withered, and was unable to recover and no longer had its glory in the past.

So now, goods from the south can only move eastward but not westward when they only reach Kaifeng.

Of course, what is really important at the moment is just a small section from Kaifeng to Luoyang. As long as this section is connected, the canal transportation will be connected. Even if it is still not as good as Kaifeng's position in the river transportation, at least you don't have to worry about starving to death.

Sun Yue suddenly said, "Brother Cao, I heard that the deputy envoy this time is Du Shenzhao, the official uncle of the official family. I have never heard of this person before. I wonder what kind of character he has?"

Cao Bin's expression was a little bitter when he heard this, and said, "But he is a vulgar person. He has failed in both civil and military affairs, and he is not good at being a human being. When the official family was in trouble, he took great care of the three brothers of the official family and even helped him many times. He was very kind to the official family, but since the official family became the official family..."

Sun Chunming smiled and said, "From then, the whole world belongs to his nephew's family, so relying on the kindness of the official family, how could he be despised?"

Cao Bin said bitterly: "Yes, if this person is in power, he will inevitably harm the other party. He is most greedy for money, but he will not be able to do anything to him because of his connections. The government does not care about it. The manpower and material resources he has undergone in the great work of repairing the river are so huge. He even sent him here on purpose, which is obviously to let him make money."

Sun Yue frowned slightly and said, "Ten fingers are still long and short. The official has always been kind and filial. It is nothing to indulge in his uncle who took care of him when he was young. If he simply put money, he would give it to him. But everything in the canal is related to the fate of the country. I hope there will be no mistakes."

"No, Your Highness the King of Jin has sent the Promoter Yao Shu as his letter. Although this person is greedy for money, he rarely gets involved in practical matters. Usually, he just has a blank name. Then Yao Shu and Brother Sun should be an old acquaintance. I think it will be smooth to cooperate with each other."

When Sun Chunming and Sun Yue heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they basically understood what was going on, and they couldn't help but feel a little more worried.

Today, Zhao Guangyi is becoming more and more profound and unpredictable. People along the way are hard to distinguish between enemies and friends.

After another round, the three of them visited the glass factory, which was almost the same as Sun Yue had already eaten barbecue. Sun Chunming and Cao Bin came after drinking less than half of the time. At this time, they were naturally greedy and returned in a hurry. Sun Yue did not go to bed, and held off the maids who served him and became servants who served him, filling tea and pouring wine. He was so attentive.

The three of them are now almost top-notch people on the Song Dynasty. Even if they are chatting, they are naturally the general trend of the world. Sun Chunming left Beijing and said that it was not too long but not too short. Naturally, he was particularly concerned about the situation in Beijing, especially the struggle between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi. Cao Bin happened to be a centrist big shot who did not stand side by side, so he had to inquire about it.

"The situation in the court seems calm for the time being, but undercurrents are inevitable. After Zhao Pu went to the Political Affairs Hall, he thought he would be restrained and suppressed by the King of Jin. But who would have thought that in just a few months, his power would be a little stronger than before. He is the only one in the entire Political Affairs Hall now. He said that he would hold a meeting when he was in a meeting, and it would be useless if he was not in a meeting. The two political affairs officials were not as good as his orders for the letter, which was not so good. However, the King of Jin was not easy to mess with. Lu Duoxun, who had just arrived at the Censorate, had almost been a small bullet for Zhao Pu every three days and a big bullet for five days. Although the official did not handle it, he still let it go. I don't know what he was thinking. If it were put before, wouldn't he have driven people out?"

Sun Yue smiled and said, "What are you ingredient?"

"What else can I do? I'll accept bribes. Each one is accurate. There are new materials every day. If you look it up a little, it's all the evidence."

Sun Chunming also smiled and said, "Zhao Pu's corruption was somewhat like Xiao He's self-deprecating. I'm afraid it's harder to deal with him on this crime than climbing the sky," he said.

Sun Yue said, "Who is the new envoy? Didn't Brother Cao go up?"

"I? I am not close enough with the official family after all, and I am slightly worse in terms of qualifications and achievements. The new envoy is the old man of the official family, Li Chongju, and Chu Zhaofu took over the position of the three envoys."

"Hiss~ Everyone knows that Li Chongju Hao and Zhao Pu are just about to wear a pair of pants. If this happens, wouldn't he be able to cover military and political affairs?"

"This is also impossible. Without Zhao Pu's approval, it is harder for the new envoy to gain a foothold than climbing to the sky. However, I heard that Chu Zhaofu and His Highness King Jin have a close relationship with him, and they have a strong personal relationship, and I don't know whether it is true or false."
Chapter completed!