Han Du admitted that the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are still very good, and they have their own unique skills in improving workmanship. Even the officials in the Ministry of Industry mostly have the temperament of a craftsman, and their work style is concise and capable, without too much bureaucracy. This is also
The reason why the officials of the Ministry of Industry are called "jian" means that they come from a lowly background and the scholars have acquired the habits of craftsmen.
But this does not mean that the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry can hoist the gantry without any clue. Are you kidding? Craftsmanship is craftsmanship, and ideas are ideas. Without ideological guidance, no matter how good your hands are, it will be impossible.
Make things.
Han Du was not nervous at all. He had even expected that the Ministry of Industry would do something like this, so he had already told Sun Xian and others to find a way to hide the key things secretly. After all, there is no such thing as patents and intellectual property rights in this era.
, if the Ministry of Industry uses it forcefully, even if a lawsuit comes before Lao Zhu, I'm afraid he will pinch his nose and make himself suffer in the end.
Since others cannot protect their own knowledge, they can only find ways to protect it themselves.
"Master Qin, just go ahead and do it. If it can be done, I would like to congratulate Master Qin." ??
Han Du's attitude of "if you can make it, even if I lose," made Qin Da very dissatisfied. If the Ministry of Industry could make it, he would not come to ask Han Du. It was precisely because the Ministry of Industry tried several times and it was scrapped.
Many components failed to succeed, so he had to come to the Academy and Han Du to find a solution.
Seeing that Han Du was so uncompromising, Qin Da's toughness disappeared, his tone softened, and he sighed and asked: "Master Marquis, can't we discuss it any more?"
Han Du shook his head and said that there was no need to discuss. He blurted out: "I also know the difficulties of the Ministry of Industry, but it is precisely because of this that I directly showed the lowest price without bargaining with you. If I insist on five thousand
Guan, even if you start bargaining with three thousand Guan, wouldn’t the final result be four thousand Guan?”
Since Qin Da is willing to pay 3,000 guan, it means that his price in mind is 4,000 guan, and Han Du doesn't want more now. Of course, he doesn't want less either.
After finding out the price in Qin Da's mind, Han Du began to sell miserably, "To be honest, although I made a little profit by selling you four thousand guan, it's definitely not much, which is only one or two hundred guan. I'll sell it
The three units given to Fu Yong were a total loss. It seems that I made money from you, but when I created this thing, the academy also spent a lot of effort. Besides, I will still pay for it in the future.
If you need to find someone to continue improving the technology, all this is money.
I don’t know if I can make money from all this, or I might even lose some money.”
That is to say, Han Du has heard and heard of the intrigues among businessmen in the economic and social society. Otherwise, if it were a Ming Dynasty businessman, even a businessman like Yu Chengdong, who has got into the eyes of money, would not be able to say what Han Du said.
I made more than ten times the profit, but Han Du said it was a loss-making business. How shameless do I have to be to say such a thing?
Qin Da didn't believe anything about losing money or not making money. But Han Du said this, which made Qin Da feel a lot better. He suddenly felt that the price of four thousand guan was not expensive. After all, compared with
Others spent 5,000 guan to buy it, but he had already earned 1,000 guan.
Qin Da didn't want to go around in circles with Han Du anymore, so he estimated which cities needed to be built and which palaces needed this thing. He opened his mouth and said directly: "I want thirty units, when can I pay for them and deliver them all?"
Thirty units, another big business worth more than 100,000 guan! An idea flashed in Han Du's mind, and he calculated that he could earn more than 100,000 guan from this deal.
My heart was filled with joy, but my face was unmoved, as if Qin Da had really not earned any money.
"If it's thirty units, it will definitely take longer." Han Du did not discuss the price, let alone whether he would make money, which finally completely dispelled Qin Da's doubts.
This is Han Du's brilliance, he always remains calm during big events.
"One month." Qin Da didn't care whether Han Du could do it or not, he decided directly.
Han Du suddenly shook his head and objected, "This is impossible. Ten units a month is difficult. It is impossible to do it. If you insist on it for a month, I will only be able to sell you ten units." This time Han Du did not.
That's a lie to Qin Da, but he really can't do it in a month.
Seeing that Han Du was so determined and even gave up most of his business, Qin Da had no choice but to believe what he said and reluctantly took a step back and said: "Okay, then it will be two months, but I have to do it in two months."
Get something."
"Two months is still too tight." Han Du shook his head. Seeing that Qin Da looked like he could no longer give in, he could only say quickly: "Okay, I will ask people to work hard to see if they can do it within two months."
It will be made within a month.”
Han Du was also afraid that the stalemate would continue. If Qin Da got angry and didn't buy it, wouldn't all the hundred thousand coins he had obtained be gone?
Just dance a few times to the beat of the drum, there is no need to dance like crazy.
Lao Zhu was surprised when he learned that Qin Da spent 120,000 yuan to buy 30 units from Han Du.
He was so stunned that he didn't even notice that the ink dripping from the Zhu's hand was dripping onto the memorial.
Qin Da spent 120,000 yuan to buy 30 units from Han Du? It’s not that Lao Zhu thought it was inappropriate for Qin Da to spend so much money all at once. As Minister of Industry, Qin Da was responsible for the construction of the world, and it was more important than this.
He spent a lot of money at once.
But with Han Du meddling in it, Lao Zhu felt that a lot of his money must have been made away by Han Du, a sinister man. This was not because Lao Zhu was suspicious, but because Han Du had behaved badly in the past.
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When the Ministry of Industry urgently needed to purchase ordnance, and spent 100,000 guan to purchase 50,000 steel knives from Han Du, everyone felt that the Ministry of Industry's deal was worth it, even Lao Zhu felt the same way.
.But later it turned out that Han Du made a lot of money from that transaction. If Xue Xiang hadn't been extremely well-known in the Ministry of Industry, some people might have gossiped about him.
Even so, Xue Xiang was disgraced by this incident at the beginning. That is to say, Xue Xiang was generous and did not care about Han Du. If it were a small-minded person, he would still hate Han Du for the rest of his life.
Now that Han Du has tried this again, Lao Zhu feels it is necessary to talk to Han Du.
"Come, let us know that Han Du has entered the palace."
After they finished talking, Lao Zhu focused on the memorial in his hand. When he saw a ball of red ink appearing on the memorial, his old brows couldn't help but frown tightly. Fortunately, the ball of ink did not completely cover the handwriting.
If you block it, you can continue reading without guessing.
But soon, the old eunuch received the report from the people below. When he heard the news, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He looked back at the emperor who was reviewing the memorial on the imperial case, pondered for a while, and waved his hand for the young eunuch to retreat.
Down.
The old eunuch walked quietly to Lao Zhu's side and reminded him softly: "Your Majesty."
"Well." Lao Zhu didn't even raise his head and continued to look at the memorial in his hand.
The old eunuch stopped talking and just waited quietly.
After reading the memorial, Lao Zhu thought for a moment, picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the memorial, and then raised his head. He glanced under Lord Dan, but did not see Han Du's shadow. He turned his head towards the old eunuch.
Asked: "Where is Han Du? Why didn't you come?"
"Back to the emperor, the person who went to deliver the oral message came back and said that the Marquis of Zhenhai was ill." The old eunuch quickly bowed slightly again.
"Sick?" Lao Zhu simply put down the Zhubu in his hand, looked directly at the old eunuch and asked: "Weren't you fine yesterday? How could you be sick?"
"I don't know, but the person who sent the message came back and said that Her Highness the Princess told him and did not say anything about Marquis Zhenhai's illness."
Is it such a coincidence that I got sick? Yesterday, I was fine and making a lot of money. Today, I just wanted to find him and I got sick. How can there be such a coincidence in the world? A sneer appeared on Lao Zhu's face.
After taking a look at the memorial on the imperial case, Lao Zhu suddenly laughed and said, "I'm pretty busy today. Since Han Du is sick, I'll go and see him, lest he think I'm indifferent to him."
"Let's go to Zhenhaihou Mansion."
"This slave obeys the order." The old eunuch was astonished, but he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order. He could only pray for Han Du in his heart that he would be blessed.
The reason why Han Du hid at home and did not dare to see Lao Zhu was because he had a guilty conscience. His words could deceive Qin Da, but they could never deceive Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu sent someone to summon him. Needless to say, it must be for the Ministry of Works.
Although procrastination is not the answer, a day is a day if it can be delayed. Lao Zhu has so many things to do every day, what if he forgets them after two or three days?
An Qing watched Han Du happily busy in front of the barbecue grill. The barbecue skewers in his hands kept flipping and spinning under the jumping flames. The fat was roasted by the red flames, making a sizzling sound, which greatly increased people's appetite.
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An Qing originally sat far away, but she couldn't bear the curiosity in her heart. Regardless of the smoke and fire around Han Du, she stepped forward to ask clearly. "It's not an option for you to hide from my father like this, isn't it?
Can you still hide forever? Since my father wants to ask you, then just say whatever he asks you. Will my father still make things difficult for you?"
Han Du flipped the skewers quickly and continuously as if he were playing a piano. He glanced sideways at the maid waiting next to him and asked her to bring up the plate.
Han Du put the skewers on the plate, put them down on the table, picked up a skewer and couldn't wait to take a bite. The hot fat was still sizzling with tiny bubbles on the skewers, and the rich aroma followed the bubbles.
Explodes and spreads out.
Seeing Han Du eating happily, An Qing couldn't help but pick up a bunch with bare hands and take a bite.
Han Du said while eating: "Explain clearly? How can it be so easy?"
Anqing showed his teeth and bit down gently.
A piece of meat, looking at Han Du with two big eyes, obviously she didn't understand what Han Du meant.
Han Du saw it and continued to explain: "I don't know what happened to my father. When the palace was poor in the past, he lived within his means and tightened his money bag. I can understand this. But now everyone in the palace is extremely rich.
However, my father still lives within his means and squeezes his money tightly, which I cannot understand."
"How come my father really has as much money as you said?" When it comes to money, perhaps no woman can resist. Especially when Han Du said that Lao Zhu was very rich, An Qing's eyes suddenly became bright.
"Of course," Han Du glanced at An Qing indifferently, without thinking deeply about why she was interested in this.
In order to increase the persuasiveness of his words, Han Du continued: "Every year, mountains and seas of gold and silver treasures are transported into the palace from the Nanyang Governor's Palace. How could my father have no money?"
"But my father also spends a lot every year. Although the weather has been good these past few years, the construction of cement roads has not stopped, and we just started the Northern Expedition last year." Although An Qing believed Han Du's words, she also had her own problems.
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Han Du snorted twice and glanced at An Qing, preparing to analyze it one by one with her. "Last year, it was indeed very expensive to use an army of 300,000 troops, but don't forget that Lan Yu defeated the Beiyuan Imperial Court and only captured
It's enough to cover the cost. As for road construction, it does cost a lot, but it's not without gain."
"What's the gain?" An Qing finished eating a skewer and subconsciously picked up another skewer. When the skewers reached his mouth, he remembered that he should eat less and only eat one skewer. But the meat was all
It's in your mouth. Occasionally, if you eat an extra bunch, it seems to be okay?
"Of course the transportation is convenient. Don't forget that your mother still holds the Daming Grain Industry in her hands. The Daming Grain Industry spends a lot of money on transportation every year to collect grain and sell dried fish. Now that transportation is convenient, this part
You can also save a lot of money. So, once you go back and forth, the cost of road construction is really not as big as you think. Your father's money is much more than you think."
Lao Zhu came to Zhenhai Hou Mansion and walked in directly. The guards in the mansion knew the emperor and did not dare to stop him at all. Lao Zhu ran rampant in Han Du Mansion and walked straight to Han Du without stopping.
Come from the yard where you are.
Before he reached the entrance of the hospital, Lao Zhu smelled a strong fragrance that made his mouth water. He immediately stopped and took a deep breath. He sneered and thought: This is the illness Han Du said, I want to see what it is.
What kind of disease can make him feast so much?
When he walked to the door, he heard Han Du's voice. Knowing that Han Du was estimating how much money he had in his inner treasury, Lao Zhu's nose suddenly became angry. This bastard pretended to be sick and deceived the emperor without telling him, and was still beating himself here.
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Han Du was about to continue telling An Qing how much money Lao Zhu had in his inner treasury, but he saw An Qing's expression suddenly changed.
Not knowing what was going on, An Qing quickly stood up and bowed behind him, "My son, I pay my respects to my father."
Father! Is Lao Zhu here?
Han Du suddenly turned around and happened to meet Lao Zhu's eyes. Seeing him looking at him with a murderous look on his face, Han Du dropped the skewer with only a piece of meat left in his hand to the ground.
Subconsciously lowering his head and looking at the skewers on the ground with some pity, Han Du laughed and knelt down: "I pay my respects to the emperor."
Lao Zhu snorted coldly, walked up to An Qing, waved her hand to get up, but seemed to have forgotten Han Du.
"Thank you, Father."
Lao Zhu raised his long pendant and sat down on the stone bench. Looking at the steaming skewers on the table, he picked it up and took a bite without hesitation.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, An Qing had no choice but to follow his father, glanced at Han Du who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked back at his father. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out, and he did not dare to say anything.
Han Du knelt down and turned around with a flattering expression, glanced at Lao Zhu, and lowered his head. He had to admit when he was wrong, and he had to stand upright when he was beaten. There was no other way, who dared to pretend to be sick in front of Lao Zhu, and
Fortunately, by chance, he was caught and revealed.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Han Du saw that Lao Zhu looked bad, so he wanted to explain and save himself.
Before Han Du could finish speaking, Lao Zhu interrupted him and asked with a sneer: "I heard that you are very ill, so I came to see you. Looking at you now, you are indeed very ill.
Seriously, your barbecue skills are even better than before."
Facing Lao Zhu's sarcasm, Han Du could only respond with a wry smile. He wanted to ask Lao Zhu for mercy several times, but was blocked by Lao Zhu's cold eyes.
"Tell me, why did you get sick? What disease did you get?" Lao Zhu ate one bunch after another without any politeness.
Han Du laughed dryly, and had no choice but to admit his mistake, "Go back, go back to the emperor, I am not sick."
"Are you not sick?" Lao Zhu chuckled twice, holding a piece of meat in his mouth, which made his face bulge.
Get up. "Since you are not sick and are pretending to be sick, then you are deceiving the emperor? Oh, I have to think carefully about the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Damn it, is Lao Zhu serious? Han Du suddenly became anxious and winked at An Qing.
An Qing also suddenly became anxious. The crime of deceiving the emperor is no joke. If his father really pursues the case, let alone Han Du, who is just a marquis, even if he is a duke, he will still not be able to handle it.
"Father, it was my son who hid this from his father. It has nothing to do with Han Du. He didn't know about it. I asked my father to punish me if he was guilty." An Qing suddenly knelt down.
Lao Zhu glanced at An Qing who was kneeling in front of him, looked up at Han Du and asked, "Do you think that's the case?"
Seeing Lao Zhu's bad expression, Han Du immediately changed his mind and shook his head directly and said: "Everyone is responsible for what he does. I pretended to be sick to deceive the emperor. No matter how the emperor punishes me, I am willing to do so."
After saying that, Han Du lowered his head, ignoring An Qing's anxious eyes, and waited for Lao Zhu's verdict.
Lao Zhu stared at Han Du. After a while, a smile appeared on his face. Before the two of them saw the smile, it sank again. He said lightly: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as Lao Zhu didn't punish him, it meant he had passed the test. His choice just now was really a right bet. If An Qing was asked to take the blame for him, he might still do it.
This annoyed Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu sat and looked at Han Du from bottom to top, and suddenly said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Since you are willing to be punished, then return the money you earned from the Ministry of Industry."
Han Du's expression suddenly changed and he stood silently.
Lao Zhu couldn't help but frown when he saw it, and asked in a deep voice: "What? Are you unwilling?"
Why should I return the money I earned based on my ability? Of course, Han Du couldn't tell Lao Zhu like this, so he had to think of a reason.
A wry smile appeared on his face at the right time, and he said: "Your Majesty does not know something. It is not that I am reluctant to give up, but that I am not allowed to do this now."
"I have agreed, who would dare to refuse? Is it Xue Xiang? I will go back and tell him personally." Lao Zhu waved his hand, looking like he was taking care of everything.
"No, strictly speaking, the reason why I cannot do this is related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty." Han Du emphasized the seriousness.
Sure enough, Han Du's words aroused Lao Zhu's doubts and attention.
"Your Majesty, every innovation in technology can bring countless benefits to the Ming Dynasty and the world, and can benefit people all over the world. Take silk for example. In the beginning, it could only be made one by one by hand.
Twisting silk into thread requires a lot of manpower and material resources. But with the spinning wheel, one person can interweave silk into thread, and then use a loom to directly spin silk. Now one person can weave silk
It can stand up to ten people and a hundred people in the past.
The same goes for today's machinery. In the past, it took a huge amount of manpower and material resources to move a heavy stone up the city wall. But under the gantry crane, it can be done easily by one person, and the speed is even faster.
Far more than relying on civilian workers to move bit by bit."
"It can be said that the emergence of gantry cranes gave Ming Dynasty a simple and efficient way to transport heavy objects. This was of great benefit to Ming Dynasty."
Lao Zhu nodded frequently when he heard this. He recognized this very much. It was precisely because he saw the role of the gantry crane that he asked the Ministry of Industry to ask for it. But he did not expect that Han Du would not make the gantry crane in the end.
The technology was handed over to Qin Da and sold directly to him.
Seeing that Lao Zhu agreed, Han Du's confidence slowly returned and he said with a smile: "Then the emperor thinks that one thing like a gantry crane is good, or the more the better?"
"Of course, the more, the better." Lao Zhu replied without hesitation, but then he shook his head and sighed with a smile: "I have to thank God for having such a thing, how can I dare to ask for more?
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This is the case for people nowadays, whether they are common people or emperors. Once they have a good thing, they feel that it is a gift from God, and they dare not ask for more.
In other words, both the people of the Ming Dynasty and Lao Zhu had thoughts that they did not dare to think about.
Not daring to think is not a virtue, but a kind of mental imprisonment.
Han Du was ready to break this restriction. He spread his hands and said, "Why can't there be more? This gantry crane is just a combination of the mechanics they learned and various pulleys, levers and other things that the gentlemen of the academy combined. This is
It’s just one of countless combination methods. If the gantry crane can be used, why can’t others?”
"You mean, there are many more things like this?" Lao Zhu understood Han Du's words instantly. He might not have been able to react before, but now he is used to Han Du's way of speaking, and he can naturally follow the clues.