When he heard that the other party was indeed Li Zhi, Tian Daohan did not feel the excitement he felt after meeting his idol, but instead felt depressed.
When he knew that Su Hao was the censor of Qiandu, Tian Daohan still had a bit of luck, hoping that the other party would just use this official position to scare him before making a request to buy wood. In his opinion, someone as young as Su Hao would
Officials in high positions must have climbed up through someone's nepotism. Such officials can be settled by giving them some benefits.
Tian Daohan had previously insisted that wood could not be taken out, but in fact, over the years, superior officials have used their power to force shipyards to purchase wood privately. It has happened many times. If Su Hao really just wanted to buy some wood, and used this as a condition to let go
If Tian Daohan passes by, Tian Daohan may have no choice but to give in. By doing this, at least he can keep his current official position.
But after knowing Li Zhi's identity, Tian Daohan was completely desperate. He knew that when he was an official, Li Zhi had a reputation for being upright and upright, and he was definitely not the kind of person who would take bribes and bend the law. According to legend, Li Zhi had died at the hands of the Jin Yiwei.
Why did he suddenly become the deputy censor of the capital? This question is not what Tian Daohan needs to worry about now. There is only one thing in his mind: What punishment will he receive for asking for a bribe?
"Master Tian..." Looking at the lost Tian Daohan, Su Hao shouted softly.
Tian Daohan forced a smile and said: "Both of you have seen that Tian behaved inappropriately, and no matter how you deal with it, you will have no objection... Anyway, this burden is not something that Tian can bear in the first place.
Now that I hand it over, Tian will feel relaxed."
"Burden? What do you mean?" Su Hao asked.
Tian Daohan pointed at the wood and said: "When Tian came to Longjiang and took office, the previous Mr. Du personally handed over these ship materials to Tian and forced Tian to swear an oath that he would guard these for one day as an official.
Ship materials cannot be stolen and sold by lawless people, nor can they be left to rot. Over the years, in order to raise the cost of maintaining ship materials, Tian has been exhausted both physically and mentally by making money with no regard for politeness and clever pretexts. Now, he can finally hand over this burden.
Already."
"The imperial court has stopped building sea-going ships, so what are you still doing with these ship materials?" Su Hao asked hypocritically.
When Tian Daohan heard this, he became angry and said with split eyes: "Who said that the imperial court will not build sea-going ships! Our Ming Dynasty is a huge country and dominates the world. How can we not have huge ships? There are thousands of men in our shipyard.
I have been watching so hard, and I don’t believe that I won’t be able to wait until the day when the imperial court builds a new treasure ship and sails overseas. These ship materials were left to us by Master Sanbao, and we cannot throw them away in the hands of unfilial descendants like us!”
Su Hao felt his eyes well up and almost couldn't control his tears. He looked at the craftsmen gathered around him and said, "Mr. Tian, this is not the place to talk. There are some things we should go back to discuss. In addition,
, please give me an order. Let the craftsmen...send some representatives and gather outside the door of the Tiju Division in a quarter of an hour. We have something to tell everyone."
"If it is announced that Tian will be dismissed, there is no need to mobilize troops and people like this, right?" Tian Daohan lost his previous excitement and said calmly.
Su Hao smiled and said: "There are other things. Just inform me like this."
Tian Daohan cheered up and said to the craftsmen: "Don't make any noise, everyone. These two are adults from the imperial court and have come to discuss matters with me. This Lord Qiandu has an order that the heads of each household will arrive in a quarter of an hour.
Outside the Lifting Department, I have something important to inform you."
Hearing Tian Daohan's words, the craftsmen were a little surprised and started talking in low voices:
"What does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do?"
"They seem to be high-ranking officials. Have you never seen Lord Tiju treat them with such respect?"
"You're not here to investigate Mr. Tiju, are you?"
"Master Tiju has done nothing wrong, so why should he be investigated?"
"Wrong and right are not ours to decide..."
Tian Daohan was so preoccupied that he couldn't hear what the craftsmen were saying. He forced a smile, stretched out his hand to Su Hao and Li Zhi and said, "My lords, please come this way."
The three people returned to the lifting room and entered the back hall. However, this time the person sitting in the main seat became Li Zhi, Su Hao sat on the second seat, and Tian Daohan could only sit at the bottom. Tian Daohan's lifting was nothing more than
The fifth-grade official position is much lower than that of Su Hao and Li Zhi.
"Two gentlemen, are you passing by this time, or are you here to investigate and deal with the officials?" Tian Daohan waited for a moment, but did not see Su Hao and Li Zhi talking, so he asked the question himself.
Li Zhi said: "Master Tian is overly worried. I and Gai Zhi are not here to investigate the case. Master Tian does not need to worry."
Tian Daohan smiled bitterly and said: "Whether the two adults come to investigate the case, the result will be the same. The two adults have also seen what happened here. Tian is doing it himself. How to deal with it, please tell me how to deal with it."
Su Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Tian, you are stubborn, don't you think that Mr. Li and I are also stubborn, right? You are getting money to maintain the ship's materials. Not only is there no fault, but you are also meritorious. You are not ashamed of the imperial court, but the imperial court is indebted to you."
You owe too much, and you owe too much to the craftsmen of the shipyard. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, Su would not have believed that these 200-year-old wood could still be intact. It can be said that if you hadn't been here to guard it, the court would have built
I’m afraid the plan of the sea ship will come to nothing.”
"What did Mr. Su say, that the imperial court wants to build a sea-going ship?" Tian Daohan asked with his eyes widened as he looked at Su Hao.
Su Hao had already expected the consequences of his news. He chuckled and said: "It's absolutely true. There are 4 treasure ships with six thousand materials, 12 shipping ships with two thousand materials, 12 warships with one thousand materials, four
There are 24 hundred-material warships... Master Tian, can you get them?"
"You, you, you...you are not making fun of me, are you!" Tian Daohan's face was full of shock. He hoped that this was true, but was also afraid that the illusion would be shattered and he would suffer a greater blow.
Su Hao took out a piece of yellow cloth from his arms, put it on the table, and said: "This is the imperial edict, it is for you, you can read it yourself."
"Imperial edict!" Tian Daohan was shocked. He quickly gathered his clothes and bowed to the edict several times before picking it up and reading it carefully.
The imperial edict was actually a very short thing. It just stated that sea-going ships were to be built. Su Hao and Li Zhi came to supervise the implementation and ordered the shipyard to fully cooperate. Tian Daohan read these short lines more than a dozen times, and suddenly
He knelt down facing the north, held the imperial edict in his hands and kowtowed as if pounding rice, and shouted in a tearful voice:
"The Holy One is wise and the humble minister has finally waited for this day! Mr. Du, you can rest in peace under the Nine Springs!"
After saying these words, he knelt on the ground and raised his head. Tears were already streaming down his wrinkled face.
Tian Daohan may not be a man who loves shipbuilding and sailing, but after all, it is a career he has been guarding for half his life. When he heard that the court was finally going to resume building sea-going ships, he felt that all his efforts were worth it.
Su Hao and Li Zhi looked at each other, stood up together, walked to Tian Daohan, and held each other's hands. Tian Daohan stood up, thanked Su Hao and Li Zhi, and then said sheepishly: "The two adults laughed, and the official was inexplicably excited.
.I lost my composure, I lost my composure.”
"Master Tian is loyal to the imperial court and the country, and he still fulfills his duties in such difficult times. He should be a model for officials in the world. When I go back, I will report this matter to the Holy One and ask the Holy One to commend Mr. Tian." Li Zhi said.
.
Su Hao said happily: "The Ministry of Industry has said that the scale of the shipbuilding this time is too large. It is not enough to send a doctor to supervise the construction. We plan to appoint a doctor to take charge of this matter. In Yi Hao's opinion, there is no need to let the Ministry of Industry
It’s troublesome, wouldn’t it solve the problem if we directly promote Mr. Tian to be a doctor in the Ministry of Industry?”
Li Zhi nodded: "I think it's feasible. If the Holy Father knew Mr. Tian's deeds, he would also agree."
Hearing that the two court officials in front of him promoted themselves from the fifth rank to the fifth rank in an understatement, Tian Daohan felt very happy. There is no one in the officialdom who does not want to be promoted. Tian Daohan is not a mortal, so naturally he also has the dream of promotion.
.However, after all, this matter was just a proposal by Li Zhi and Su Hao and could not be taken seriously, so Tian Daohan quickly made a modest gesture and said: "Thank you two adults for your compliments. In fact, personal honor and disgrace promotion, for lower officials... it is not...
So important. By the way, I would like to ask, the imperial court wants to build so many ships, but is it going to sail to the West again?"
Su Hao said: "We can't go that far for the time being. The first step may be to go to Luzon and Java, and then go further. Let's take ten years as a period. We have to go to the places where Master Sanbao has been. Master Sanbao has not gone there.
We have to go wherever we have passed."
"That's great." Tian Daohan said. He remembered something again and asked: "This shipbuilding is a very expensive thing. Can the imperial court's silver be guaranteed?"
"Don't worry, the money is enough. The key is that the quality of the ship is good." Su Hao said.
Tian Daohan said: "Don't worry, Master Su. As long as you have money, I guarantee that the ship built will be first-class. Master Su, I don't know when we will start building ships."
Su Hao said: "Let's start right away. However, some design modifications may be needed beforehand. We have found some shipbuilding craftsmen and sailors from Falangji. We want to learn from the shipbuilding experience of Falangji and combine it with our treasure ship. From Sanbao
It has been 200 years since I made my voyage to the West, and many new technologies have emerged during this time, and our shipbuilding technology should also be improved."
"This is nature, this is nature." Tian Daohan said, "Xiaguan is not a conservative person. I have heard that the navigation skills of the Folangji people are indeed unique. If they can get the guidance of the Folangji craftsmen,
Our treasure ship will surely be innovative and better than our predecessors."
"With Mr. Tian's words, Su is relieved." Su Hao said. He reached into his arms again, took out a stack of banknotes, handed them to Tian Daohan, and said, "This is the two thousand taels allocated in advance by the Ministry of Industry."
The money is used as start-up capital. You first take it and distribute it to the craftsmen so that they can improve their lives. Starting from tomorrow, all the craftsmen will go back to the shipyard to make preliminary preparations. After the drawings are finalized, shipbuilding will begin.
"
"Okay, we have been waiting for this day for a long time." Tian Daohan responded.
At this time, voices gradually came from outside the door of the lifting department. This was because the craftsmen who had been notified by Tian Daohan had gathered. Everyone gathered together and talked quietly, not knowing what was going to be announced. Most of the people were worried.
, I feel that the high-ranking officials coming from the imperial court must want to cause trouble for Mr. Tiji. If there is a new Tiji, I don’t know how he will treat everyone.
Just when everyone was talking about it, a figure flashed in the door of the promotion department. Tian Daohan walked out with a cheerful face, followed by Su Hao and Li Zhi behind him. Tian Daohan stood on the steps and shouted to everyone: "Everyone,
Please be quiet, I have some great news to tell you all!"
"good news?"
"Is it still great news?"
"What's the matter? Could it be..."
Tian Daohan looked at everyone's eager eyes, laughed, and said: "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Li Zhi, the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent by the imperial court, and this is Mr. Su Haosu, the censor of the capital.
They came to our Longjiang Treasure Shipyard to supervise the construction of treasure ships. Lord Long Live has issued a decree that our shipyard will build 52 large ships in the next year, with a total of 70,000 pieces of materials!"
The craftsmen were stunned for a moment, not knowing who took the lead first. They all knelt down and shouted in unison:
"Long live the Holy Ming!"
"Thank you, Long Live Lord!"
Su Hao stood behind Tian Daohan and watched these ragged craftsmen worshiping the king they had never met because of such a piece of news. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Chinese people and Chinese craftsmen are the most simple and honest people in the world.
. There is such a group of people who are hard-working and can shine brightly even if they are given a little sunshine. If they cannot build the country into a strong and prosperous country, such a ruler is really hopeless.