"What, what should I do?" He Peizhi's body trembled when he heard this, and he asked in a harsh voice.
"There is no other way. Let's go find Master Shangshu together. Now only Master Shangshu comes forward, there may be some chance of turning things around." The leading official sighed.
Everyone looked at each other and said in unison.
"What you said makes sense, let's go together, go together..."
Han Du was watching the doctor change Heizi's dressing.
The injuries of the other two were much lighter than that of Heizi. There was no blood on their bodies, which means they suffered a little bit of flesh and blood. After they came back, they took good care of them and took care of them. After another day of rest, they went back to work vigorously.
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Only Heizi's injuries were too serious, with criss-crossing whip marks all over his body. So Han Du hired a specialized doctor to treat his injuries.
"Sir, the little one is really fine. There is no need to ask the doctor to treat the injury in such a grand manner." In order to increase the convincingness of his words, Heizi also raised his arm and waved to Han Du. Perhaps it affected the wound on his body, faintly
The pain made him feel like he had to grind his teeth.
"Don't move around, let's take care of your injury." Han Du raised his eyelids and glanced at him. He said casually: "Don't worry, when your injury is healed, I have a lot of things for you to do. Now, just lie down quietly."
, let the doctor treat you."
"Okay." Heizi could only lie down on the bed frustrated.
From Heizi's point of view, he is really fine. There is no need to find a doctor to treat his injuries. How much money would it cost? His ancestors have been working as craftsmen for generations, how can they be so delicate? Let alone these skin injuries, there are
Even if someone is bumped, as long as the bone is not broken, no one will go to the doctor to treat the injury. Even if someone breaks the bone, those who are more cruel to themselves will not go to the doctor, but will use local methods to repair the injury.
Just one click and it's done.
Han Du saw that Heizi was okay, so he comforted him, "You have a good rest, I'm going out first."
Han Du left Heizi and before he had gone far, he saw Xiong Shi walking towards him in a hurry.
"What's the matter?" Han Du spoke first.
Xiong Shi said cautiously, "Sir, people from the Ministry of Industry are here."
"What? How dare they come? How many people are here?" Han Du glared and immediately waved to the men, "Come here, copy this guy for me. How brave are you? How dare you come to your door? I won't do it today."
The official must let them know what it means to have a face full of peach blossoms, and I have the final say on what is my territory."
Who are these people? Are they officials or bandits? Even if the Ministry of Industry is at odds with us, there are people out there who want to steal their belongings whenever they come to our door.
I heard that Master Han, like the others, was also born in Juren. Based on his behavior just now, people who didn't know better thought he was a military general.
Xiong Shi's eyes widened when he saw Han Du being so exaggerated. He suddenly reacted and quickly held down Han Du's arm. At the same time, he waved his hand to tell the craftsmen around him to move away and go do their own things.
"My lord, please be patient. Someone from the Ministry of Industry has arrived," Xiong Shi said. Someone has already arrived, sir. Are you going to mobilize forces like this?
"So what if I'm alone? I'll go and deal with him first so that Heizi can vent his anger." After saying that, Han Du rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush out.
"Sir, misunderstanding, misunderstanding," Xiong Shi quickly explained to Han Du, "it's Xue Shangshu who is here."
Huh? Why is he here?
Since Lao Zhu abolished Zhongshu Province, the Six Ministries have been directly responsible to Lao Zhu. Xue Xiang is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, a proper official of the imperial court.
Han Du could carry He Peizhi around like a little chicken and make him lose face. Lao Zhu could also raise his hand high to Han Du and then put it down gently.
But if Han Du dares to beat Xue Xiang, even if he touches a finger.
Lao Zhu definitely hung up Han Du and beat him without saying a word, so as to vent his anger on Xue Xiang.
Therefore, facing such a big boss, Han Du had to put away his unrealistic ideas.
He hurried to see Xue Xiang.
"The lower official pays homage to Xue Xiang's Ministry of Industry." Han Du came to his office, saw Xue Xiang sitting on his desk, and hurriedly paid homage to him.
"No courtesy," Xue Xiang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I'm here uninvited. I'm afraid you won't welcome me very much."
"How dare you, how dare you." Han Du carefully kept his smile and said, "Sir, if you can come, this place in Xiaguan will be full of glory."
"Okay," Xue Gongbu waved his hand, "Don't say any more nice things. I think you have some guesses about the purpose of my coming here."
Han Du's smile froze on his face and he said harshly: "I don't understand what the boss means."
Xue Xiang took a deep look at Han Du and said, "Then I'll tell you straight. I know about Yu Heng's Qing officials. Although they are at fault, they are all working for the emperor after all. Please be tolerant and let them send craftsmen."
Come to you and learn how to make cement."
Sure enough, it was for this matter.
But Han Du was unwilling to accept it. He was tricked by Yu Hengqing's official department. Should he let them go like this now? Especially He Peizhi. When Han Du thought of him, a fire of ignorance rose in his heart.
"Sir, why are you doing this..." Han Du said awkwardly.
Xue Xiang waved his hand and interrupted Han Du, "Don't say anything else. I am still the Minister of the Ministry of Works anyway, and the affairs of the Ministry of Works are my business. Just tell me whether it is okay or not."
Han Du looked at Xue Xiang with an embarrassed expression.
Xue Xiang took out a stack of memorials from his arms and put them in Han Du's hand, "These are the memorials they used to impeach you. As long as you agree, I promise you that this matter will end here. They will not impeach you for this matter again."
You won’t deliberately cause trouble for you, so how about the grievances between you are wiped out?”
Han Du opened the memorials and read them one by one. Indeed, they were all articles to impeach him. Not only did officials from the Ministry of Industry impeach him this time, but they also impeached him last time. However, all the signatures had been erased.
Han Du didn't want to get into trouble with the Ministry of Industry, so he weighed the memorial a few times and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, just follow what Xue Gongbu said."
Xue Xiang took a deep look at Han Du and said with satisfaction: "You have such determination at such a young age. It's very good. It's better than I used to be."
After saying that, he said goodbye to Han Du and left.
Han Du sent Xue Xiang outside the banknote bureau and watched him leave in a sedan. He couldn't figure out what Xue Xiang's last words meant.
When Xiong Shi saw Han Du sending people away, he cautiously came to Han Du's side.
"Sir, has Xue Shangshu left?"
"Let's go." Han Du glanced at Xiong Shi angrily. He had never seen Xiong Shi be so careful, and he didn't expect that he didn't even dare to show his face in front of Xue Xiang.
"Ouch." Xiong Shi nodded in response, straightened his back, and said nothing.
Han Du didn't expect him to ask, so he directly ordered: "When people from the Ministry of Industry come again in the future, we will take them to the place where cement is fired."
"Oh, are we going to teach them how to make cement?" Xiong Shi was surprised at what the adults and Xue Shangshu were talking about. He had obviously shouted at the people from the Ministry of Industry just now, so why did he agree to let them in now?
Han Du sighed and said, "Teach them, tell the craftsmen, teach them carefully." After saying that, his tone changed again, "But if they can learn, just learn. If they can't, don't worry about them. Anyway, as long as we teach them, there will be no problem."
That’s it. As for whether they can learn it or not, that’s their own business.”
"Okay, I understand."
The next day, people from the Ministry of Industry came.
None of the officials who came this time were all craftsmen. And although some of these craftsmen were young and some were old, the palms of each of them were indeed different from ordinary people's hands. The palms seemed to be square, with thick and short fingers, and each
None of the fingers could be stretched straight, they were covered with cocoons inside and outside, and the round fingertips looked like half a silkworm cocoon with a nail attached. The whole thing always looked like a small rake made of branches.
At first glance, you can tell that these are old craftsmen who have been working for many years.
Xue's Ministry of Industry was indeed much wiser than the people under him. It was a wise move to send these craftsmen instead of those arrogant and corrupt officials.
Otherwise, if Han Du is displeased again, those officials may be kicked out without mercy.
Han Du had no prejudice against these craftsmen. Instead, he felt sympathy in his heart. From the sallow and thin faces of each of them, it could be seen that these craftsmen were malnourished. This completely explained the concept of "eating"
It's grass, what's squeezed out is milk'.
Han Du looked at these uneasy craftsmen standing in front of him with a solemn expression, and his heart ached for a while. It was their hands that supported the prosperity of Ming Dynasty craftsmanship. They were supposed to enjoy good treatment from the country, but now they have become
The animals were generally used to make cows and horses for the imperial court. And from the attitude of He Peizhi and others towards Heizi, we can guess that these craftsmen were often beaten and scolded by officials on weekdays, but as craftsmen, they were powerless to change.
A craftsman for one generation will be a craftsman for generations to come.
But Han Du was helpless about this. He could only try his best to be nice to the craftsmen under him, but there was nothing he could do about the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry.
He waved his hand, summoned Xiong Shi, and ordered: "At noon time, make more food and let them join us." After giving the instructions, without waiting for Xiong Shi to say anything else, Han Du sighed and turned around to leave.
Xiong Shi looked at Han Du's lonely back, lowered his eyes and pondered, without saying a word. He didn't understand why Han Du became so negative and why he was so nice to the people in the Ministry of Works. Yesterday Han Du was still talking to the workers.
The people in the department were shouting about beating and killing, so why did they invite these craftsmen to dinner today?
"If you don't understand, then don't think about it." Xiong Shi shook his head and shook the question away. Anyway, since you took office, your actions have always been unconstrained, but you have never done anything useless, and you have reaped benefits every time.
Come and have a meal, since there are only about ten people here anyway.