() After Zhou Yanru returned to his house, Zhou Daijin immediately led the way to Zhou Yanru's study. There was already a person sitting inside. When he saw Zhou Yanru enter, he stood up.
Zhou Yanru ignored him, walked to his seat, and sat down. Zhou Daijin did not enter the door, closed the study door, moved a stool, and stood guard outside the door.
"Mr. Ge, do you know what happened when the court summoned the salt transfer envoys and salt class officials in such a hurry?" Seeing Zhou Yanru sitting down, the man walked over and asked.
"We will find out at the meeting tomorrow." Zhou Yanru said in a muffled voice.
"Didn't Mr. Ge ask about it? The family is waiting anxiously. The earlier they know the news, the more time they will have to respond. Mr. Ge doesn't care about the feelings of the family. Has he forgotten the grace of his family when he got to a high position?" This person said.
It's so sinister that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
"How presumptuous, you are just a little housekeeper of a salt merchant. How dare you be so rude in front of important officials of the imperial court? You..." Zhou Yanru was so angry that he shouted loudly, but he couldn't continue anymore. There was really nothing he could do.
Not allowed to him.
"I, Liao Bin, am just a little housekeeper, but don't forget, if it weren't for a few masters secretly helping you, you wouldn't be where you are today."
This Liao Bin is the representative of the major salt merchants in Huaihe and Huaihe, and has been responsible for communicating with Zhou Yanru.
Zhou Yanru sighed secretly in his heart, was silent for a while, and then said: "I asked that old man today, and he just said that the salt administration meeting will be greatly changed, but did not give details. Tomorrow, the emperor will convene the ministers to discuss the salt administration.
We’ll know when the time comes.”
When Liao Bin heard that Zhou Yanru had cared about this matter, he no longer cared about it. He was just a little worried: "The gentlemen are worried that the imperial court will open up the program and allow people outside the list to operate the salt industry. The elders must think about it in advance."
It doesn’t matter how you save this, other things don’t matter much, it’s okay to pay more money.”
"I know that if it is mentioned in the meeting tomorrow, I will definitely fight for it." Zhou Yanru had to make a statement.
Liao Bin nodded after hearing this, then took out a bunch of things from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Yanru: "This is the activity fee that the gentlemen give to the elder. If it is not enough, ask for it from me. In case the court wants to let people outside the roster
People who are not on the official list can also operate the salt industry. Mr. Ge may wish to suggest increasing the list of people on the official list, while maintaining the fact that people who are not on the official list cannot operate the salt industry."
Zhou Yanru looked at the banknotes that were handed over, thinking about the factory guards moving around, and wanted to bribe others, but he was afraid that others would not dare to take them, so he did not accept the banknotes.
Seeing Zhou Yanru not answering, Liao Bin thought he was still angry about his misunderstanding about him, so he put the banknote on the table in front of Zhou Yanru, and then said: "The villain has a low status and sometimes speaks rashly. I hope you can
Mr. Ge made a mistake."
After Zhou Yanru heard what Liao Bin said, he remembered that he was reprimanded by Wen Tiren in the cabinet, and couldn't help but feel angry again. But now he has no choice, thinking that one day, he will punish this old man.
On the second day, the twelfth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen, after having his morning court, took all the civil and military officials to the Meridian Gate to visit the cement row houses.
Wu Shengda had already received the notice and was ready.
There will always be a sense of novelty when seeing any new thing for the first time. Emperor Chongzhen was very curious about this concrete terraced house and asked questions about it.
It was the first time for Wu Shengda to meet the Holy Spirit. He was very excited, but also a little nervous and scared, so he did not dare to speak. It was not until Emperor Chongzhen asked him that he began to answer slowly.
Emperor Chongzhen saw several of the characteristics of cement mentioned by Zhong Jinwei. He also paid special attention to the ground and found that the cement floor was indeed smooth and tidy.
What's even more interesting is that the ground in one of the rooms was filled with water in advance. After Emperor Chongzhen looked at it, he had people sweep the water away, and then stamped and stepped on the ground. The ground did not change at all, and it remained the same.
It was so smooth and neat. This made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied and he was relieved about the quality of the road built with cement in the future.
The emperor expressed his opinions in front of the house, which added an aura of authority to the cement. Most of the courtiers praised the cement house in front of the emperor. There were also some courtiers who pressed the cement wall with their hands when others were not paying attention.
After the visit, Emperor Chongzhen turned to face the ministers at the door of the cement row house and said: "With this cement, if Zhu Rong comes to the capital in the future, he will not burn a large area."
The biggest fear of ancient houses and buildings was fire. Once it burned, a large area would often be reduced to ashes.
Civil and military officials are also thinking about whether it would be more appropriate to use cement to build meetings in their homes. Some people even think about selling the benefits of cement to their neighbors and asking them to use cement to avoid fires.
Infects one's own family.
The world's first cement building was declared by Emperor Chongzhen to be used to shelter civil and military officials from wind and rain while they were waiting at the Meridian Gate.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace amidst the thanksgivings of the civil and military officials.
Sun Chengzong received an order early in the morning, asking him to bring Liu Xingzuo into the palace to meet the emperor. He knew that Uncle Zhongxing's recommendation of Liu Xingzuo to the emperor had come to fruition.
So, he called Liu Xingzuo, conveyed the imperial edict, told him some precautions, and then took him to the Forbidden City.
Liu Xingzuo was secretly grateful to Zhong Jinwei, and at the same time marveled at Zhong Jinwei's weight in front of the emperor. Recommendation would lead to recommendation results, which is not something ordinary people can do.
After arriving at the Meridian Gate, Sun Chengzong went to see the saint first, while Liu Xingzuo was waiting at the Meridian Gate. At this time, most of the officials outside the Meridian Gate had dispersed, and only a few people were still admiring the new thing of cement construction.
Liu Xingzuo also walked over to take a look, but no one paid attention to him as a martial artist. He didn't care and just admired it by himself. When he knew the advantages of this cement and learned that it was Zhong Xingbo who contributed it, he had a new understanding of Zhong Jinwei and secretly thought
No wonder the emperor valued Zhongxing Bo.
Besides, Sun Chengzong saw Emperor Chongzhen in the Wenhua Palace. After understanding the reason why Emperor Chongzhen summoned him, he patted his chest and ensured that Liu Xingzuo was not a traitor to Jianlu. He once again recounted how Liu Xingzuo abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. Sun Chengzong was different from Zhong Jinwei.
Being a teacher and having been a teacher for a long time, this eloquence was developed through practice. Although Emperor Chongzhen had already heard it once, he was still nervous and worried after Sun Chengzong's narration.
After such an emotion, Emperor Chongzhen felt much more energetic. He had no doubts about Liu Xingzuo. Then he told Sun Chengzong that Zhong Jinwei's intention was to recommend Liu Xingzuo.
The old people are more cautious, and Sun Chengzong has been fighting against Jianlu, and he values Jianlu more than anyone else. When he heard that Emperor Chongzhen was still planning to acquire overseas vassal states, he and Wen Tiren had the same reaction, and began to talk earnestly.
Advise the emperor.
Emperor Chongzhen was helpless, but he was also very relieved about Sun Chengzong, so he brought out a world map to open Sun Chengzong's eyes, and then gave Sun Chengzong an analysis of the threat of Westerners, even above Jianlu, if he didn't plan early, he would respond later
If it fails, Ming Dynasty will suffer great disaster.
Sun Chengzong had a good vision. He had read the world map, heard the situation clearly, and knew the power of Western muskets and artillery, so he naturally no longer objected. In addition, he was inspired by Zhongxing Bo's recommendation, and Sun Chengzong also made a request to Emperor Chongzhen.
, asking Liu Xingzuo to also train the Ming army's Ye Bushou would be of great help to the front line.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally had no objection after hearing this, and then summoned Liu Xingzuo.
Liu Xingzuo followed Sun Chengzong's instructions, first repented, and then made a comparative analysis of the situation of the Han people in Jianlu and Ming Dynasty, and concluded that those who were still on the side of Jianlu and acted as collaborators were heartless and unrighteous people without ancestors.
Disciple, a person who will be struck by lightning from heaven and go to eighteen levels of hell after death.
Fortunately, I still have a conscience and was inspired by the emperor to abandon the secret and turn to the light. Liu Xingzuo's words made Emperor Chongzhen happy. Originally, he wanted to transfer Liu Xingzuo to the Jinyiwei Qianhu, responsible for the detailed training, but now he has been directly adjusted to the Jinyiwei commander and deputy commander, alone.
A secret agency was established to be responsible for detailed training.
Liu Xingzuo was transferred from a border army general in a run-down border town to the emperor's personal army. He was a famous commander of the Imperial Guard. He was very grateful for Emperor Chongzhen's appreciation and vowed in his heart to cultivate top-notch talents for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty.
After this incident was over, Sun Chengzong did not return to the camp outside the city, but stayed in the palace to attend the salt administration meeting held in the afternoon. Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi were also summoned back by Emperor Chongzhen to attend the meeting together.