After being completely slapped in the face by Zhu Han's students, the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry were completely honest.
That afternoon, Zhang Wenjie came over again to inform them that they were going to study.
These craftsmen lost their usual pride and almost started fighting over the chance to study.
"Let's see who dares to compete with me!" Mr. Wei tapped the ground with his cane, looking like he was blowing his beard and staring.
Several young craftsmen laughed along with him.
"Old man, you are already quite old, so why don't you try to steal this opportunity from us young people?"
"You said that at your age, you are slow to learn everything. What if you delay the prince's work and the prince blames you? What's more, even if you have learned it, you can pass the job that the prince mentioned... What job will you do?
With?"
Zhang Yunjie added dumbfounded: "With the engineer certificate, after you learn new construction knowledge, you still need to take an exam. After passing it, you can get the engineer certificate and then you can supervise the construction of new buildings."
The craftsman quickly continued to persuade Mr. Wei: "Old man, even if you pass the engineer certificate, at your age, you can't travel back and forth to work. Isn't this a waste?"
"Nonsense, who said I can't work anymore, old man? If you don't believe it, let's compete now. I can move bricks faster than you young people."
Many craftsmen were speechless, saying to themselves that if something happened to you at such a young age, you would probably have to go directly to the Lord of Hell to report it.
The master craftsman Wei Chi tried to persuade him in a dumbfounded voice: "Mr. Wei, you must give us young people a chance."
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The craftsmen were speechless again. Wei Chi was considered a person with half a foot in the coffin. How dare he call himself a young man?
shameless.
I always feel that there is something wrong with the style of their work department.
"Fart, you little bastard, what do you mean, you dislike me for being old, don't you? Have you forgotten who taught you step by step..." Mr. Wei pointed at Wei Chi's nose and cursed.
As people live longer, there will be a very huge benefit.
Many of the people around him are almost all his grandchildren or even great-grandchildren. Even someone like Wei Chi, who is already an official, cannot stand up to the seniority of such a person.
But maintaining this scolding is in vain.
All the craftsmen with some status and qualifications in the entire engineering department were swept away by Zhu Han.
These craftsmen all went to Huangzhuang's students to learn how to build and accept new buildings.
Zhu Han didn't seem to care much, and he didn't even show up a few times from beginning to end, but in fact he was extremely concerned.
How to get them started to accept this knowledge quickly and what content is taught in class are almost all reviewed and formulated by Zhu Han himself.
The purpose is to enable them to master these as soon as possible and start building Yanjing as soon as possible.
Fortunately, although Zhu Han's plan was huge, the buildings were basically small buildings with two or three floors.
With the existence of high-strength materials like cement, as long as it is not overdone, there will be almost no problems.
The craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are already good at these things.
Zhang Yunjie and Shen Longliang only gave them a few classes, and already thirty-four of them passed the engineer exam.
Of course, the quality of this so-called engineer is very serious.
Those who passed the exam did not leave, and still came to Zhu Han's temporary palace to listen to classes every day. This knowledge made the craftsmen of Yanjing seem to have opened a brand new door.
Zhu Han quietly called Liu Shenhong aside without disturbing the students in Huangzhuang who were teaching these people.
"How is the situation now? After today's exam, how many people will be able to get the engineer's qualification certificate?"
Liu Shenhong thought about it in his mind: "Almost... there can be more than a hundred people."
Zhu Han was not too satisfied with this result.
However, there is nothing we can do about it. Although these people are all craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, some of them don't even know how to read.
Zhu Han was shocked when he learned the news.
They are great craftsmen! It can be said that they should be the most knowledgeable group of people in this era, apart from scholars.
How could such a person be illiterate?
After the initial shock, Zhu Han was relieved. After all, many technologies in this era were passed down by word of mouth. Whether he knew the words or not didn't seem to be that important.
After knowing this, Zhu Han decisively adjusted his strategy and focused on cultivating those who can read.
The illiterate craftsman Zhu Han did not give up on them, he just started to learn literacy.
The construction of Yanjing is the most important project in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not enough people to do it.
"There are a little less people, but it's barely enough. Go and inform the businessmen that we can start work now."
Liu Shenhong did not do it immediately, but looked a little worried: "Your Majesty, are you a little too hasty? I think these people have a short time to learn. What if something goes wrong..."
"What do you think could go wrong?" Zhu Han asked instead without answering.
"This..." Liu Shenhong was speechless for a moment and hesitated for a while before saying: "We have only taught people from the Ministry of Works for a few days, and those people from the Ministry of Works have to teach other craftsmen. Is there really no problem?
What?"
Zhu Han smiled silently: "Then do you think, if something goes wrong, are we more worried, or are the businessmen more worried?"
Regarding this question, Liu Shenhong didn't know how to answer it for a while.
Zhu Han had no intention of letting him answer: "As long as we provide detailed standards, the merchants will naturally solve the remaining problems. If the acceptance is not passed, the court will only lose some time, but the merchants will lose
It’s real gold and silver.”
"For the sake of money, these businessmen will try their best to reduce costs and earn more profits. And if they can pass the inspection in one go, this is the most cost-saving thing."
If this were to happen in future generations, Zhu Han would never dare to do this. He would definitely be tricked by those businessmen to the bone.
But now in the Ming Dynasty, the life and death of merchants, their families, and their children are all basically a matter of his words.
On the surface, there is supervision by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, but secretly there are also Jin Yiwei who do everything they can.
If this is the case, those businessmen would still dare to do whatever they want.
Zhu Han smiled coldly and said murderously: "When you talk to those businessmen, you can find a way to reveal my intentions to them."
"If they work honestly, how much money they can make depends on their ability. But if they dare to trick me, then don't blame me for being unkind."
Ying Tianfu.
Zhu Biao, who was presiding over state affairs, received news from Yanjing.
"It must be the emperor's uncle who has done something extraordinary. Come and see."
He couldn't wait to open the file, and after just one glance, Zhu Biao almost made his eyes pop out.
"The students of the emperor's uncle actually beat up the master craftsmen of the Yanjing Ministry of Industry. Is this true or false?"
He didn't doubt Zhu Han, after all, the miracles created by his imperial uncle were not too many.
It's just that the news was too shocking and he couldn't believe it.
Zhu Biao had met several of those students before. Although they were extremely knowledgeable, they were still just scholars after all.
Why do they even understand what the craftsmen do?
Just as he was sighing, the eunuch outside suddenly announced in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has arrived."
When his own father came, how could Zhu Biao dare to neglect him? He immediately put down the memorial and went out to greet him.
"I've met my father!"
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang responded calmly, raised his legs and walked inside.
Sitting in the seat that Zhu Biao had previously occupied, he lowered his head and saw the memorial about Zhu Han.
"It seems that you also know what your uncle is doing in Yanjing. Let us know what you think."
"Ah!" Zhu Biao raised his head in surprise, and for a moment he didn't understand what his father meant.
But Zhu Biao knew that he could never say he didn't know at this time, otherwise he would be beaten.
"This...this..." After racking his brains for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what his father was going to do, so he simply said nonsense: "I think the emperor's uncle is more suitable for teaching and educating people. These students in Huangzhuang also don't see the emperor.
I'm so careful, but their skills are even better than those craftsmen in Yanjing."
"I'm afraid their knowledge in other areas is not bad either. If they had kept some in Yingtian Mansion..."
Having said this, Zhu Biao shut his mouth fiercely.
It was his father who asked these people to go to the north. By saying this now, wouldn't he be openly blaming his father?
A look of anger suddenly appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, but in the end he suppressed it forcefully.
"Besides these, is there nothing else?"
Zhu Biao was almost crying, and thought to himself, could he give me some hints?
However, he could only think about this idea in his mind, and he would never dare to say it out loud.
"Why is there no movement again?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't see Zhu Biao's virtue, and the anger he had just suppressed began to come out again.
"As the current crown prince, if something happens that the ministers can't solve, wouldn't you even give a shit? We are heroes all our lives, and your mother is also a woman, so why did you give birth to such a forward-thinking person?
Boy?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Biao's nose and scolded him for half an hour, leaving Zhu Biao stunned.
Until Zhu Yuanzhang left, he was still confused.
Could it be that my father came here today just to scold him?
When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his bedroom, Ma Xiuying kindly gave him a hot towel to wipe his face and relieve his fatigue.
"Chongba, is what you said this time too obscure? I'm afraid Biao'er may not be able to understand what you mean."
Zhu Yuanzhang wiped his face vigorously a few times: "There is no way, he can't always live under our wings."
"Some things, after all, it's better for him to figure it out for himself. This kid is smart, but he's just living in our shadow all the time. It's so smooth. If I had known this, I might as well have let Qi Wu force him to rebel."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was hammered by Ma Xiuying: "You don't care about your own nonsense, but you still drag Qi Wu. Others hope that their children will be honest. You guys are good, and you are tossing Biao'er in different ways every day."
"Of course it's good for a child from an ordinary family to be honest. But he is our son, and he will inherit this great world in the future. He cannot be too honest and generous."
"They are all princes, but look at the people around him, which one of them really died for him, Zhu Biao? After being a prince for so long, there is not even one person who can really be trusted.
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"Look at those students from Qiwu, we won't tell you what their abilities are. Believe it or not, even if one day I ask one of them to die for Qiwu, they won't even frown."
Ah sneeze!
Zhu Han, who was far away in Yanjing, sneezed for no reason.
Liu Shenhong, who was reporting the progress of Yanjing's construction to Zhu Han, asked with concern: "My lord, are you too tired recently?"
Zhu Han's face turned slightly red, and then he said righteously: "In order to build the new capital of the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter if I work a little harder. This matter is related to the great cause of the Ming Dynasty. You all should cheer up for me.
, there must be no omissions, do you understand?"
"Your Majesty..." Liu Shenhong's eyes were red: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will never dare to slack off in the slightest. If I find anyone who dares not to try his best, I will skin him!"
"Eh? My lord, why is your complexion getting worse and worse? How about I ask the imperial doctor to take a look at you?"
Zhu Han straightened his face and said, "It's not like you don't know my medical skills. Do you still need other doctors?"
The story of Zhu Han's use of antibiotics to treat the plague is still talked about today.
"But Your Majesty, doctors don't heal themselves..."
"Okay, don't worry about such small things. Let's talk about the progress of those projects first." Zhu Han abruptly changed the subject.
Seeing that his prince was so insistent, Liu Shenhong could only continue helplessly: "Your Majesty, under the guidance of engineers from the Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen have already finished laying the foundation. Some of them are making fast progress and have even started to build the above-ground part."
"Oh?" Zhu Han suddenly became interested: "The progress of these guys is faster than I expected. Not bad."
While he was happy about the progress of the construction, seeing Liu Shenhong looking hesitant to speak, Zhu Han said angrily: "If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. What does your mother-in-law look like?"
Liu Shenhong hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty, based on the experience of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry during this period, the construction cost may be reduced by about 20% than we previously expected."
"Are you telling the truth?" Zhu Han sat up straight.
Although he knew that these businessmen would definitely bring him unexpected joy, he did not expect that the good news would come so soon.
"How did they do that?"
Liu Shenhong looked strange: "Through experiments, they obtained some new formulas. By adding cinder ash, reducing the use of cement, controlling the use of gravel, and rationally arranging the construction site, they have reduced the construction cost.
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Even though he saw it with his own eyes, Liu Shenhong still couldn't believe that those greedy businessmen who had never had any contact with him could actually do this.
"Especially a guy named Yang Fengnian, who made a fortune by experimenting with a new cement formula before their project even started."