There was such a big commotion in the barracks, so Su Hao naturally wanted to give an explanation to Han Wen. Previously, he asked Xiao An to go back and report that it was Tianlei. This was just to fool outsiders, and he also knew that Han Wen would not believe it.
After settling all the affairs in the barracks, Su Hao returned to the county seat alone. He didn't even bother to go home, so he went to the county government office first to report to Han Wen.
"Hai Zhi is back, has it been a hard journey?" After Han Wen saw Su Hao, he did not rush to ask about things in the barracks, but started to chat with him.
"Back to the county, the journey has been smooth. Fortunately, the students have fulfilled their mission and have found the gold mine. Eunuch Li promised to withdraw all the craftsmen from the Yuanli Gold Mine and transfer them to the Tonggushi Gold Mine in the near future." Su Hao replied.
road.
After finding the Tonggushi gold mine, Su Hao had already sent someone back to Fengcheng to deliver a letter, so Han Wen already knew about the matter, but he didn't know about Su Hao's meeting with Li Long in Nanchang. He asked: "Change that,
Have you met Eunuch Li in Nanchang?"
"See you." Su Hao said.
"Do you have any orders from Eunuch Li?" Han Wen asked.
Su Hao said: "Eunuch Li was very happy when he heard that he had found a big gold mine. He rewarded the student with 10 taels of silver. In addition, he also wanted the student to help him."
"Oh?" Han Wen responded softly and asked, "What does he want you to do for him?"
Su Hao said: "Eunuch Li said that he was also born into a poor family. As a mine supervisor, he could not bear to force the people to go bankrupt with exorbitant taxes. He wanted students to find some good mines for him, so that he could increase the income of the imperial court without harassing the people.
, it’s the best of both worlds.”
Han Wen chuckled and said: "Eunuch Li's reason is quite high-sounding. However, judging from his actions after arriving in Jiangxi, his claims are true. There are not many eunuchs who can be as considerate of the people as Eunuch Li.
See, how did you reply to him instead?"
Su Hao said: "Eunuch Li has spoken, and the students naturally dare not refuse. However, he also said that this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. Only when he has mined the gold and gets the emperor's approval will he have greater power to adjust the students.
Go and work for him."
"Well, if it is true as Eunuch Li said, it can be regarded as a way to get promoted." Han Wen said meaningfully.
Su Hao said: "Students don't dare to expect any promotion. Students just want to do something for the court and the people."
"There is no conflict between the two." Han Wen said, "By being in a high position, you have more opportunities to report to the court and bring peace to the people. If you can really win the favor of Eunuch Li and be recommended by him, you can save ten years of hard work.
It’s bitter.”
"Students are ashamed." Su Hao replied. Han Wen said it so straightforwardly, and it would be pretentious for him to cover it up. The students in the academy study hard every day, just to get a high score and rise to the top. He
If we can really take the path of Li Long, it can be regarded as a shortcut. Relying on eunuchs to rise to the top is something that many scholars are quite disdainful of, but when there is a real opportunity, how many will refuse?
In the Ming Dynasty, the ways for civil servants to enter official positions included imperial examinations, schools, recommendation examinations, private examinations, etc. The so-called recommendation means that local officials felt that someone was talented and directly recommended him to the court. After a special assessment, he was awarded an official position.
This method of recommendation was more common in the early Ming Dynasty. At that time, the country was short of talents, and it was difficult to discover enough talented officials through imperial examinations alone. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and others attached great importance to discovering talents through recommendation.
But the good times did not last long. With the deterioration of the officialdom, the quality of talents recommended from various places continued to decline, and the phenomenon of "many of the people recommended were not the ones they were qualified for" appeared. People who truly get into official positions based on their ability have a different relationship with those who are recommended by people.
Officials were quite disdainful, and young people who were truly talented and learned were ashamed of being recommended, and preferred to take the imperial examination route to find an upright background.
As a result, the recommendation method gradually declined. After the Tianshun Dynasty, the recommendation method only played an embellishment role in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom. The imperial court occasionally promoted a few recommended talents to show respect for the talented.
The rest of the time, they still only focused on the imperial examination.
However, it has declined. After all, recommendation is still a way to enter the officialdom recognized by the imperial court. Young people like Su Hao who have real talents and practical knowledge but are not good at imperial examinations can enter the officialdom through recommendation channels if they can take the upper-level route.
, is also a very good choice. In any case, at least it will save you ten years of struggle.
Han Wen was well versed in officialdom, so he gave Su Hao a hint before he went to see Li Long. Now that he heard that Li Long really wanted to attract Su Hao, he was both happy for Su Hao and partly for Su Hao.
It's a pity that those who rise to the top through the eunuch route will always have trouble holding their heads high in the civil service circle in the future.
"Over at Dusi, have you gone and walked around?" After talking about Li Long's affairs, Han Wen asked about Jiangxi Dusi Zhang Hong's affairs.
"I've been walking around." Su Hao said, "Zhang Dusi said that the Ministry of War has a decree and wants my survey camp to go to the border of Yunnan in the near future. The official document from the Ministry of War may come out soon."
"Ministry of War?" Han Wen asked strangely, "Didn't it mean that this survey camp was commissioned and trained by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Deng? How could it be worthy of the Ministry of War's deployment of troops and underground official documents?"
Su Hao said: "This is also where the students are confused, but Zhang Dusi did not give the students any clear instructions. In addition, Zhang Dusi said that the Ministry of War meant that the students would lead the team in person, which is not consistent with what was previously agreed."
"In other words, if the Ministry of War transfers you, I'm afraid you will be in big trouble. You are also one of the 100 households registered with the Ministry of War. In this way, it will be difficult to remove your military status." Han Wen said.
Su Hao was also puzzled as to why there was such a change. However, he didn't think as much as Han Wen thought. Han Wen was a man of letters and had never looked down upon military attachés, but Su Hao was a person who thought about future generations and felt that both civilian and military positions were useless.
It's the same thing. It's actually quite majestic to be able to become a commander-in-chief and a general.
After talking about all these things, Han Wen brought up the matter of "Sky Thunder". Su Hao did not hide anything and told Han Wen bluntly that he sent people to test the gun in the barracks and an explosion accidentally occurred. Fortunately,
Only the person involved suffered minor injuries. Han Wen frowned and said, "In other words, this court has laws and regulations, and firearms and other items are not allowed to be made without authorization. It is really illegal for you to make your own weapons in the camp."
Su Hao said: "Your Majesty, the students have considered this matter. When they were in Nanchang this time, the students asked Eunuch Li for permission. If the students make firearms, even if they are for Eunuch Li, if there is any trouble, he can explain it to you.
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"That's very good." Han Wen nodded. Since Li Long was behind Su Hao's support, it didn't matter. The imperial court banned the private manufacture of firearms because it was afraid of rebellion, and the detection of such rebellion cases was all done by Jin Yiwei.
Come and complete it. Li Long lives in the Qianhu residence of Jinyiwei. He said that these firearms were made under his own command. Who else would twist his mouth?
Although he thought it didn't matter, Han Wen still advised: "Instead, you can just dig coal and build a telescope. If you do these things, you will get more than huge profits, so why bother to get gunpowder? Are you really
Interested in a career in the military?"
Su Hao smiled and said: "What the county magistrate doesn't know is that this gunpowder can also be used among the people. The gunpowder the students tried out this time is called yellow gunpowder, which is far more powerful than the black gunpowder currently used in the army. In the future, we will be in Luo
To build a reservoir in the mountains, it is inevitable to blow up the mountains to extract rocks, and then this yellow gunpowder can be used."
Speaking of the reservoir, Han Wen became interested and said: "Ma Yu has sent drawings to the county regarding the Luoshan Reservoir, as well as detailed calculations of labor and materials. According to him, these calculations are all based on the purpose you have experienced.
.The county has sent the drawings to Nanchang Prefecture and applied for the allocation of public funds for this construction. I heard that Magistrate Fan is very enthusiastic about this matter, and it is estimated that the matter will be revealed soon."
"Is that true? That's really great." Su Hao said happily.
Luoshan Reservoir was the first large-scale project planned by Su Hao after coming to the Ming Dynasty. He put a lot of effort into this project. Now everything is ready and he is just waiting for the Nanchang Government and the Chief Secretary to allocate funds before construction can begin.
The survey of Luoshan Reservoir was completed by Su Hao himself. Based on the detailed survey data, Su Hao guided Ma Yu to complete the design of the reservoir and draw the engineering drawings of various dams. Because he did not understand the water content,
Regarding mechanics-related calculations, in order to ensure the safety of the reservoir, Su Hao left sufficient margins for the dam and other buildings of the reservoir. To put it simply, he wanted to build the dam as solidly as possible and make it foolproof.
The cement required to build the reservoir has been successfully trial-produced recently. Relying on the ball mill equipped with high-manganese steel balls developed by the Hao family and his son, the cement raw material can be ground to a size of nearly 200 mesh, meeting the requirements for firing cement. Many
After repeated experiments, Zong and his workers solved technical problems such as raw material ratio, firing temperature and time control, and the strength of the fired cement was comparable to that of later generations of cement.
"Change this. If you lead the survey camp to the border, wouldn't the construction of the reservoir be delayed?" Han Wen asked worriedly.
Su Hao said: "Don't worry, county magistrate. I recommend someone who can be responsible for the construction of the reservoir on my behalf."
"Who should I recommend?" Han Wen asked.
Su Hao said: "Student Ma Yu can take charge of this matter. When the student was in Luoshan, he had introduced various matters related to the construction of the reservoir to Ma Yu in detail. Ma Yu's talent was several times better than that of the student. He understood these things as soon as he heard them.
You can rest assured that the construction of the reservoir will be left to him."
Han Wen nodded and said: "That's good. I see Ma Yu as a steady person, and I was somewhat optimistic about him. After hearing what he said, I was completely relieved. Alas, it's a pity that Ma Yu's case in the county examination
First of all, I was actually persuaded by you to give up my studies and do this craftsman's work, which is really overkill."
Su Hao said: "This is Brother Duwen's own choice, and the students did not persuade him. However, the students believe that building the reservoir will be famous in history, and it is worth delaying the imperial examination for several years."
Han Wen smiled bitterly and said: "Gaizhi has always been eclectic in his actions. Ma Yu is a simple person, how can he withstand Gaizhi's preaching? After the reservoir is repaired, the county still needs to talk to Ma Yu and persuade him to
Just put your mind on the right path." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)