"What are your orders, sir?" Heizi stood in front of Han Du from the crowd in a few steps.
"This is Mr. He from the Ministry of Works," Han Du first introduced He Peizhi to Heizi, "You will take two brothers who are good at making cement later and follow this man to the Ministry of Works to teach the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works.
Make cement.”
"Sir," Heizi was surprised when he heard this, and asked with a depressed look: "Sir, don't you want to be younger?"
He knows very well what kind of life the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry live. His father is still working as a craftsman in the Ministry of Industry. In the past, when the Banknote Bureau and the Ministry of Industry were almost the same, Heizi was right.
There is nothing against the Ministry of Industry. But now the treatment at the Banknote Bureau is much better than that at the Ministry of Industry. Not only do you get a salary, but you can also have meals in the Banknote Bureau during the day.
Ever since the banknote bureau began to provide meals, even though it was just a meal at noon, it made all the banknote bureau craftsmen, including Kuroko, extremely satisfied.
Heizi even stopped eating at home and went to the banknote bureau on an empty stomach, just to eat more. If he took one more bite at the banknote bureau, he could save a morsel of food for his family.
Now when he suddenly heard that the adults were going to assign him to the Ministry of Works, he suddenly became disheartened and felt like he had been abandoned and returned to his original form.
"What are you talking about? Of course I still want you." Han Du glanced at He Pei and remembered Xue Gongbu's reminder to him, so he thought it would be better to go behind his back.
"Come, come here," Han Du called to Heizi, and then walked a little farther away from He Peizhi before whispering in his ear to explain.
"Didn't I sell the cement skills to the emperor? Then someone has to teach the Ministry of Industry to make cement, right?" Han Du held Heizi's arm and comforted him: "Don't worry, you are the one
Go to the Ministry of Industry and teach a few craftsmen to make cement, and then you can come back. Even if you go to practice work, you don't have to do it. You only need to direct the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry to work. Of course, your salary at the Banknote Bureau will be nothing.
A lot of money will be given to you. But eating is a bit troublesome. The Ministry of Industry is so far away, and you can't come back every day to eat."
After hearing Han Du's explanation, Heizi immediately felt relieved and smiled. "As long as the adults are still young, as for eating, the young ones are not afraid of far, they just need to run two more times a day. Otherwise, the young ones can be as before.
, you can also bring your own food."
Heizi said indifferently.
But Han Du didn't see it that way. He shook his head and thought for a moment, "You are going to the Ministry of Industry to contribute to the treasure bank examination department. How can you not even eat well? In this way, I will give you more every day."
Your twenty cents is considered as your food subsidy. Twenty cents is enough for you to find a teahouse nearby and have a meal, right?"
"That's enough, that's enough. Thank you, sir." Heizi didn't expect that Han Du would actually give him some food subsidy, and it was twenty coins a day. This was simply an unexpected windfall. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
Twenty cents for a meal is something only us adults can think of. Twenty cents is enough to sit in the tea room and have a meal with wine and meat. Who would eat like this? In Heizi
It seems that only prodigal sons eat like this. One penny buys two big cakes and eats them with a bowl of water, which is enough to satisfy the hunger.
In this way, I can still save nineteen pennies.
With a few words, Han Du dispelled Heizi's worries and led him back to He Peizhi.
"Master He, this is Heizi, who has no name. He is the most proficient in making cement among the lower officials. From digging the kiln to making the cement, he has taken care of the whole process."
After introducing him to He Peizhi, Han Du turned around and said, "Heizi, then take your two brothers and go with Mr. He."
Heizi turned around and quickly selected two craftsmen, and the three of them came to Han Du to wait.
Seeing that the matter was settled, He Peizhi said goodbye to Han Du, "In that case, I will take my leave."
"Sir, walk slowly." Han Du responded with clasped fists.
I don't know when Xiong Shi followed Han Du.
"Your Majesty's insight is far-reaching, and I am admired by my subordinates."
"What's there to admire?" Han Du said casually.
"To tell you the truth, sir," Xiong Shi smiled bitterly, "I originally didn't understand what you did. I paid salaries, provided meals for the craftsmen, and dug lime kilns. The expenses were astonishing. Originally,
The lower official thought that Your Excellency would not be able to survive for a long time by spending money like this. He did not expect that Your Excellency would get a thousand guan in a blink of an eye, and he would take it back from the Emperor's hands."
"Is a thousand guan a lot?" Han Du felt angry when he mentioned this. If Lao Zhu hadn't coerced and lured him, how could he have sold his cement skills with a thousand guan?
"If it weren't for some reasons, I would have sold it for ten thousand guan, not a penny less."
"Sir, one thousand guan is enough." Xiong Shi replied affirmatively, thinking to himself, this 1,000 guan is enough to cover the expenses of the banknote bureau for several months. You must know that the original money for the banknote raising bureau can only support the expenses.
It bottomed out in less than a month.
Han Du turned his head to look at Xiong Shi, and suddenly felt as if he was playing the piano to a cow.
Although Xiong Shi has a high IQ, he is still inevitably limited by this era.
"Do you know what is ruling the world in this world?" Han Du asked confusedly.
When Xiong Shi heard this, he was shocked and turned pale. He quickly tried to persuade him in a low voice: "My lord, please don't make a mistake. This, this kind of thing is something that we, the ministers, can't care about. Please don't make a mistake, your lord."
Han Du glanced at him and chuckled, "What are you thinking about? That's not what I said."
"It's okay if it's not, it's okay if it's not, my lord, you are really going to scare me to death." Xiong Shi smiled happily with a wry smile.
This Shangguan of mine is really bold, and he can say any bold words out of his mouth. If what he said just now were spread to the ears of the emperor, wouldn't he end up confiscating his family and exterminating his family if he was investigated?
As an official, I will not have a good end, so I will inevitably walk outside the Meridian Gate.
"What I'm talking about is technology, technology, do you understand?" Han Du glared at Xiong Shi angrily.
"Technology? What is that?" Xiong Shi didn't understand.
"It's skills, the skills mastered by these craftsmen." Han Du explained, and continued to talk to him: "There is a saying that social progress depends on development, and the basis of development is technological innovation." Han Du referred to "society"
"This modern word should be replaced with one that Xiong Shi can understand.
"Can Sheji make... progress?" From Xiong Shi's point of view, Han Du's words are becoming increasingly incomprehensible. Sheji is Sheji, so how can Sheji still make progress? How to make progress?
Seeing that mosquito coils had begun to appear in Xiong Shi's eyes, Han Du waved his hands in frustration, not bothering to explain so much to him. He said directly: "Forget it, you don't understand even if you tell me. You just need to know that this technology will become more and more popular in the future.
The more important they are, the more the court will pay more and more attention to these craftsmen, and these people will be the treasures of the court in the future."
"Is technology really that important?" Xiong Shi asked with a frown, "But sir, these craftsmen didn't just appear on the first day. They have been around since ancient times. In the past, they were not valued by the court as much as your Excellency said?
"
Han Du explained, "Technology is a bit different. It doesn't show much at the beginning, but once the technology has been accumulated for a long time and reaches a certain level, it will produce explosive growth, and it will grow rapidly in a very short period of time."
It can grow to an unimaginable extent. By that time, that court has mastered technology that far exceeds that of others, and it has mastered everything."
The Ming Dynasty now has world-leading technology. Unfortunately, due to the habits formed since ancient times, the court did not pay attention to it. As a result, the development of the entire technology is like a headless fly, completely relying on the interests and hobbies of a few people to lead.
But things are different now. Now that I am here, there is no problem in leading the advancement of technology and forcing the court to pay attention to it, among other things.
"Whatever you say is what you say. I will definitely follow you after I get down." Xiong Shi nodded, no longer bothering with Han Du's complicated words, and expressed his loyalty to him.
Han Du glanced at him doubtfully, "Why are you following me? Didn't I make it very clear? Craftsmen who master the technology will be the treasure of the imperial court in the future. If you can start to study and research the technology in depth from now on, you will still be able to do it in the future.
Are you worried that you have no future? Maybe one day in the future, you will be able to sit as Minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Seeing that Han Du was getting more and more outrageous, Xiong Shi could only smile sheepishly and said, "I don't dare to have such delusions as a lower official. It's the end of the world if you can achieve the fifth rank. The minister of the Ministry of Industry must at least be a Jinshi, so he dares to do so."
Just a little thought."
Han Du patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Everything is possible in the future. Who dares to say that in the future, technology will not be as important as gold list titles? Times have changed, dear."
Times?...changed?
Xiong Shi was not sure whether what Han Du said could be realized, but these words still left a shadow in his heart. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future? If such a day comes, he will naturally dare to do his part. Now,
Let’s start by learning the techniques that adults talk about.
Xiong Shi was ambitious to start learning technology, but was interrupted by Han Du's words.
"By the way, you go and buy a batch of cotton first. It's time to start putting the new treasure banknotes on the agenda." Han Du determined to start preparing to make cotton pulp.
"Cotton?" Xiong Shi didn't know what cotton had to do with making banknotes. Even if it was making paper, there was no reason to use cotton. But since it was Han Du's order, he didn't care so much and just completed it according to the adults' requirements.
yes.
"The official knows."
After giving instructions to Xiong Shi, Han Duyou said to Mr. Huang: "I would like Mr. Huang to take care of the matter of coal mining and try to recruit as many craftsmen as possible to mine it."