() Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Master Xu, let me give you a suggestion. In the future, if you organize craftsmen to discuss matters and discuss technical issues, you can use this form. In addition, it is best to have rewards. For example, every time
At each meeting, when recording suggestions in the minutes of the meeting, write the name of the person who made the suggestion to facilitate statistics. Whoever makes more suggestions or makes better suggestions will be rewarded, forming a clear system so that all craftsmen know what the next step is.
We will take the initiative to discuss the matter at the next meeting.”
"I understand, I will promote it within the Ministry of Industry." Xu Guangqi looked at the thick stack of records in his hand and replied to Zhong Jinwei.
"Master Xu, what should we do next?" Seeing that Xu Guangqi accepted his suggestion, Zhong Jinwei asked him about his next plan.
"Uncle Zhongxing, that's what Xiaguan thinks. Based on these suggestions and some of Xiaguan's experience, Xiaguan plans to choose a place with flowing water to rebuild the cement factory, glaze factory and steelmaking plant. Xiaguan thinks that he can use water power
Carry out automatic processing of some steps and try the assembly line operation mentioned by Zhong Xingbo."
"Okay, by the way, I saw those refugees outside the city yesterday who had nothing to do but had nothing to do. Why not arrange for them to do some pure labor work, such as mining raw materials, etc.
Work to increase the production of cement as much as possible first. You can also build a demonstration road to show to the ministers of the DPRK and China to let them realize the advantages of cement. What do you think?" Zhong Jinwei also put forward his own ideas.
Xu Guangqi nodded: "Xiaoguan also has this plan. The cement factory is going to expand immediately. The new kilns in the Liulic Factory and the steelmaking factory will be built in small sizes first. Once the experiments are ok, we can then start to increase production."
"Okay, then I'll leave everything to Mr. Xu." Zhong Jinwei started to act as the hands-off shopkeeper again.
These are the matters that should be dealt with by the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Xu Guangqi naturally had no excuse. He nodded and said: "The official should do it. However, there are too many things. The official has to deal with many chores of the Ministry of Industry. I'm afraid he will be too busy.
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After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei looked at the old Xu Guangqi, slapped his forehead, and said: "I have forgotten Mr. Xu's age. You can promote some people to help you. If it is inconvenient, just give me the list and I will go.
Bring it to the Emperor."
"That's not necessary. It's just that some of the people I know are only good at one aspect, and that's firearms. There is no one who is knowledgeable and talented in the areas under the Ministry of Industry, and has knowledge in all aspects, and knows something about everything." Xu Guangqi
said.
Zhong Jinwei rolled his eyes, filtered his mind, thought of one, and said to Xu Guangqi: "I have a candidate here who can serve as a reference for Mr. Xu."
"Oh, who is it? The person recommended by Uncle Zhongxing must be excellent." Xu Guangqi sincerely admired Zhong Jinwei's knowledge. The person he recommended must be good, so he quickly asked Zhong Jinwei.
"His name is Song Yingxing. He is from Jiangxi. He seems to be a scholar. He failed the imperial examination many times. I don't know the rest." Zhong Jinwei only knows so much about the author of "Tiangong Kaiwu".
"Not sure? How did Zhongxing Bo know his talent?" Xu Guangqi didn't pay much attention to the fact that he failed to pass the exam many times, because he himself had this experience, but he was puzzled that Zhong Jinwei couldn't explain other details.
When Mr. Zhong Jinwei encountered this kind of problem, he was thinking about a more reasonable explanation at first, but then he just fell for it, and this time was no exception: "I forgot, I don't know if it was when I was chatting with the emperor, or when I was chatting with Wang Chengen.
, I know. Mr. Xu, you can interview him. If you think he can use it, just let him go home."
Hearing Zhong Jinwei's answer, An Guiyi on the side thought to himself: Uncle Zhongxing is making nonsense again. When did the godfather know that there is a person like Song Yingxing? He has never heard of the godfather.
Xu Guangqi was not very satisfied with Zhong Jinwei's answer and wanted to ask more questions.
When Zhong Jinwei saw that something was not going well, he quickly stretched his legs, yawned, and said: "It's getting late, and it's really inappropriate to delay Mr. Xu's rest. I hope Mr. Xu will take care of himself, and the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are still here.
Waiting for your leadership."
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he turned around and asked An Guiyi: "Has Master Xu's residence been arranged properly? You must keep warm. Master Xu is old and cannot bear the cold."
An Guiyi said quickly: "It has been arranged long ago and everything has been considered. Please rest assured, Uncle Zhongxing."
Xu Guangqi's status as Minister of Industry made An Guiyi dare not neglect him.
"Then send Mr. Xu to rest." Zhong Jinwei finished instructing An Guiyi, and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Mr. Xu, see you tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he bowed his hands to Xu Guangqi and retreated from the lobby.
Xu Guangqi didn't have time to say a word from beginning to end. He looked at Zhong Jinwei's hurried away figure and shook his head with a smile. This Uncle Zhong Xing really has a character.
Besides, the ceramic craftsmen retreated from the lobby and returned to their residences. They all boasted to their wives and children about how they had just verbally challenged the craftsmen in the lobby and won the praise of Zhongxing Bo and the Minister of Industry. Then they took out the squashed pastry from their arms.
, said it was from Zhongxing Boshang, it was very delicious, and I brought it back to you to eat.
The mother-in-law and the children were eating cakes and worshiping their husbands. A few years ago, they were still naked and had a life without a meal. But after the New Year, things changed immediately. It seems that these days are getting better and better.
I really hope it lasts for a long time.
From the words of Zhongxing Bo and the Minister of Industry, the craftsmen can tell that this kind of life will not be short-lived. Nowadays, high officials value capable craftsmen. People who can use their brains and speak actively will definitely be appreciated by them. I
You must work hard to perform well and strive for a good environment for yourself and your children.
While the ceramic craftsmen secretly made up their minds and fell asleep with their wives and children in their arms, Emperor Chongzhen was still awake and reviewing memorials.
The memorials on the Imperial Case were piled up according to their importance, and now there are very few left, indicating that the important matters have almost been dealt with. Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out, picked up a book, and prepared to approve them all in one go.
Finish the rest of the memorial.
But Emperor Chongzhen did not get what he wanted. There was something wrong with the first memorial. He looked at the memorial in front of him and frowned. After a while, he ordered: "Go and call Mr. Wen Ge."
Today's eunuch is none other than the Zheng Zhihui An Guiyi mentioned. He hesitated, bowed and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, Mr. Wen Ge has already gone home to rest, you see.
Do you want to open the palace gate overnight to invite Mr. Wen Ge?"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he realized that it was already late. There was no need to rush this matter, so he shook his head and said: "Forget it, take a look at this memorial."
After speaking, he picked up the memorial in front of him and handed it to Zheng Zhihui who came to him after hearing the words.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zheng Zhihui was looking at it seriously, so he leaned back slightly, leaned on the back of the imperial chair, and changed his posture to be more comfortable. After enjoying it for a while, he asked: "Tell me about this memorial by Mr. Wen Ge."
What does it mean? I asked him to see if the two people who submitted their resignations were so sick that they could no longer work. Why can't this memorial not explain such a simple thing clearly? Is it possible or impossible?
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Zheng Zhihui finished reading it quickly, thought for a moment, and replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, it seems that I am not sure whether these two people are sick or not, and to what extent they are sick."
"What, you said these two people were pretending to be ill?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen sat upright and looked into Zheng Zhihui's eyes and asked.
"I don't dare, I'm just guessing based on Mr. Wen Ge's memorial." Zheng Zhihui explained quickly.
Emperor Chongzhen knew Zheng Zhihui's ability and was very good at grasping all kinds of memorials. Ever since he first asked an eight-legged essay topic like "Serving the king can lead to his body", he was able to solve the problem correctly without any hesitation and solve it in one stroke.
You can see it in action.
Emperor Chongzhen thought that according to what Zheng Zhihui said, these two people had other reasons to submit their resignations. He thought for a moment and ordered: "It is said that Wang Chengen comes to see me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Zhihui didn't say much at this time. He retreated and ordered the servants outside to tell Wang Chengen.
Although Wang Chengen also has his own residence outside the palace, he does not go there often and basically lives in the palace. Hearing that His Majesty had heard about him late at night, he hurried over.
"Your Majesty, if you need me to do something, I will do it right away." Wang Chengen hurried over and asked Emperor Chongzhen for instructions.
Emperor Chongzhen threw the memorial to Wang Chengen again, looked at it, and then said: "Big companion, you send a subordinate to check and find out what tricks these two people are playing and what the reason is."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will ask them to go and find out tomorrow." After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, it's late, it's time to rest."
"I know, you go down and I'll finish approving the remaining memorials." Emperor Chongzhen still insisted on his habit of approving all the memorials for today before resting.