As soon as Zhao Guangmei's words came out, the two people sitting with him and the person kneeling on the ground had only one feeling in their hearts: "Is His Highness crazy?"

It's nonsense enough that a prince, a state heir, and a businessman are doing business. Are they trying to make money? This is simply ridiculous.

As for the two businesses he mentioned, they are really nonsense.

"Silk...build a pergola?"

Pergola is the most important means of enjoying the shade in this era, and the average wealthy people really like to use silk to build it. It can not only block the shade, but also let the sun shine through, and the silk is scattered with colorful spots, which is both beautiful and elegant.

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Some literati usually like to gather under this kind of silk arbor to discuss poetry, or play some elegant things such as water drinking glasses, and this kind of thing may really be called a place for peace and prosperity in ordinary times.

It's commonplace, but in this world that has been in chaos for so many years, how many people in Kaifeng City still have such a leisurely mind?

Anyway, the Zhao family didn’t have a silk pavilion when Zhao Kuangyin did inspections in front of the palace.

In short, this is something that is quite sentimental and elegant. It is usually used by wealthy businessmen, civil servants, students from well-off families, and so on. Although it is not used by rich and powerful people, it is used by the real top powerful people.

Even the family doesn’t bother to build a pergola, but after all, this is not the normal consumption of ordinary people.

This thing has nothing to do with the Forbidden Army...

What kind of brain can think of them together?

Yang Ye couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, we are leading three armies, and we are going to build a pavilion for 100,000 people to enjoy the shade. If this is made of silk..."

"What? Can't you get it? Didn't Shopkeeper Sun just say that he could get one hundred thousand horses?"

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Pan Mei also said: "Isn't it... too wasteful?"

"Waste? The Forbidden Army is the foundation of our Song Dynasty. Our soldiers of the Song Dynasty fought bloody battles on the front line and killed the enemy bravely. Why, isn't it okay to just enjoy a shed made of silk in the summer? Look at the soldiers in the army now

The pergola is all made of grass. When you sit inside in the summer, it won’t be enough to feed mosquitoes. Shouldn’t this be improved?”

Pan Mei and Yang Ye were speechless for a moment, thinking, with this money, you can buy some big fat pigs and kill them to stew more pots of meat for them to eat, ensuring that they will be happier than enjoying the cool air.

In fact, Datoubing is not that particular about enjoying the cool air in summer. In fact, most people are so hot that they take off their clothes and plunge into the Bian River, which is considered a way to escape the heat.

"Your Highness, this is not just a matter of money. In fact, even if this silk pavilion is erected... people may not appreciate it. Wild boars cannot eat fine chaff. For your kindness, soldiers...

You may not be able to understand it."

In fact, during this period, the soldiers in Kaifeng City were really not poor people. Not only did they have military pay, but they also won almost all the battles they fought in these years. They had no military discipline, so they just grabbed whatever they could wherever they went. Besides, dynasties are changing so quickly now.

In the past ten years, Guo Weifeng massacred Kaifeng and robbed them of a sum of money. Chai Rong succeeded to the throne and distributed a sum of money. They massacred Yangzhou and robbed a sum of money. Zhao Kuangyin wore a yellow robe and distributed another sum of money. On weekdays, everyone lived in the military camp.

, food and clothing are all paid for by the court. As long as they save a little bit, they will never be poor.

To be honest, today's big-head soldiers are definitely richer than most ordinary people outside. If they wanted to build a silk awning, they would have built it long ago.

Isn’t this nonsense?

Zhao Guangmei gave them a white look and did not explain to them. When he saw Sun Liancheng, he looked thoughtful and said with a smile: "Is there something interesting about Lao Sun's product?"

Sun Liancheng hesitated and said: "Your Highness is talking to me about borrowing money or doing business. In business, there should naturally be frequent comings and goings. The pergola is said to be for enjoying the shade, but in fact it is also for gathering people. There is a saying in the business world:

When wealth is scattered, people gather together, and when people gather together, wealth comes, your highness, are you planning to... sell things in the arbor?"

After hearing this, Zhao Guangmei laughed loudly: "Look, he is a businessman after all. He has more or less guessed it, right? Why are you still kneeling? Get up, get up. From now on, we are all our own people. I am the only one who knows."

You’re not that big of an arrogant person, but I can’t blame you for being so annoying.”

With that said, he stepped forward and pulled Sun Liancheng up, sitting next to him, and said: "Of course I don't plan to sell things in the pergola, but recently, I plan to engage in some entertainment activities in the pergola.

Enrich the lives of our Forbidden Army soldiers."

"The things played in Goulanwashe are too vulgar, and the things played in dance pavilions and song stands are too expensive. These are not suitable for the army. To say that the most suitable ones are storytelling, singing and opera, ditties and ballads, which are half vulgar and half elegant, and close to the people.

, but not vulgar and kitsch, is the right way in the world."

"In the past, most of the pergolas in the army were made of bamboo, wood, and grass. The shading effect was not necessarily good, but the effect of attracting mosquitoes was immediate. The soldiers would rather take a bath in the river than feed them under the pergola.

If the mosquitoes could be replaced with silk, this pavilion would become the gathering place for military officers and their families. Wouldn’t this be equivalent to a temple fair every day?”

"When the soldiers were enjoying the cool weather, the rich would set up a money shop, and the poor would hold a personal shop, and then sell some peanuts and melon seeds for a big bowl of tea. The silk money might not be unearned. After all, when the summer is over, the silk can be harvested again.

Are you coming back?"

Saying that, Zhao Guangmei turned around and said: "Old Yang, you are a surrendered general and have no foundation in the Forbidden Army. Many people have heard of you but few know you, and even fewer know you."

After that, you will be responsible for organizing the daily performances. At the same time, you should pay attention to discovering, for example, are there any good opera singers among the soldiers? Are there any who are humorous, suitable for storytellers and comedy? What programs should be performed every day?

What do they like and what don’t they like?"

"All of these can be guided. We welcome versatile soldiers or military family members to participate, and it will also give them an extra income. I will give you an idea. When the time is right, you can definitely create a good voice as a front officer and a bodyguard.

Does a show like "Comedian" allow everyone to vote?"

"In a word, if you want to play, let the soldiers play together, and play with the soldiers. If you do this well, within a year, I guarantee that your name, Yang Ye, will not be heard by anyone in the Forbidden Army."

I don’t know, no one knows, the foundation, isn’t it here? At least it can make up for your inherent shortcomings of not growing up in the Forbidden Army.”

"After this step is done, the next step can be educational and entertaining. There is no difference between soldiers and bandits without patriotic education. When I have time, I will write a few books for you myself. I will focus on controlling the content, especially

When Liu Zhiyuan defeated Yelu Deguang, and when Yelu Abao kidnapped 200,000 Han people as slaves, and by the way, there was also the Guiyi Army. These deeds must be well arranged, cross talk, storytelling, and opera.

It must exist, and it must be spread to Yanyun and Liao Kingdom. This is the main task my elder brother has given me."

When Yang Ye heard this, he suddenly realized that he was giving himself a chance, so he thanked him again and again.

"And Lao Pan, you are different from Lao Yang. At least you are born and raised in the Forbidden Army. What you lack is firstly fame and secondly direct lineage, which is exactly the opposite of Lao Yang.

To put it bluntly, your background is not good enough. He is the general of Linzhou Prefecture after all, but you are really a grassroots person. Maybe in the eyes of many people, you were able to persuade Yuan Yan to surrender only because of your courage or even luck. Compared with

No real merit in battle.

How to make up for it? After much thought, I think you should start with the next generation."

"The next generation?"

"There are only 130,000 real soldiers in the Forbidden Army barracks, but there are more than 400,000 family members of the soldiers. You and I both grew up in the barracks. When I was six years old, I was armed with real swords, guns and small weapons.

My friends are playing war games together, and I believe you should be doing the same. Children are actually the real subjects in the military camp."

"The purpose of building the silk pavilion is not only to give the soldiers a place to relax and relax, but also to give the children a place to study. Of course, it cannot be compared with those formal schools, but bringing the children together will always make a difference.

Some use."

"With my intervention, children of different sizes can be divided into different classes. They can tell stories in the morning, play games in the afternoon, and have some time to study in between. Isn't this a good thing?"
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"Basically speaking, children can learn to read and write. Even if the military is strong and the literary is weak, even if the Jinshi is useless, literacy is always a useful thing, right? Most of these children will grow up

You will still have to be a soldier in the future. Do you have to learn martial arts, military strategy, and formations? Occasionally intersperse a little Confucian loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. If someone does not want to be a soldier in the future and does not have this ambition, workers, farmers,

Do you want to learn craftsmanship, medicine, and other miscellaneous subjects that are enough to make a living?"

"We Chinese are the most willing to spend money on education. What's more, those soldiers of the Forbidden Army are not without money. I also have specific regulations on this matter. Maybe not only can I earn back the silk money, but also

You can make some profit."

"Of course, the most important thing is that you are responsible for this matter. You are the common teacher of these children. You can teach them some real skills in your free time. In this way, within two years, you will be the most lacking reputation in the army.
Chapter completed!