"What are your orders, sir?" Heizi stood in front of Han Du from the crowd in a few steps.
"This is Sir He from the Ministry of Industry." Han Du first introduced He Peizhi to Heizi. "You will take two brothers who know how to make cement later and follow this man to the Ministry of Industry to teach the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. Make cement.”
"Sir," Heizi was surprised when he heard this, and asked with a frustrated look, "Sir, don't you want to be younger?"
He knew very well what kind of life the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works lived. His father was still working as a craftsman in the Ministry of Works. In the past, when the Banknote Bureau and the Ministry of Industry were the same, Heizi had no objection to the Ministry of Industry. But now the treatment at the Banknote Bureau is much better than that at the Ministry of Industry. Not only do you get a salary, but you can also have meals in the Banknote Bureau during the day.
Ever since the Banknote Bureau began to provide meals, even though it was only a meal for Xiangwu, it made all the Banknote Bureau craftsmen, including Kuroko, extremely satisfied.
Heizi even stopped eating at home and went to the banknote bureau on an empty stomach, just to eat more. If he took one more bite at the banknote bureau, he could save a morsel of food for his family.
Now when he suddenly heard that the adults were going to assign him to the Ministry of Works, he suddenly became disheartened and felt like he had been abandoned and was brought back to his original form.
"What are you talking about? Of course I still want you." Han Du glanced at He Peizhi, remembered Xue Gongbu's reminder to him, and thought it would be better to go behind his back.
"Come, come here," Han Du called to Heizi, and then walked a little farther away from He Peizhi before whispering in his ear.
"Didn't I sell the cement skills to the emperor? Then someone has to teach the Ministry of Industry to make cement before the deal is completed, right?" Han Du held Heizi's arm and comforted him: "Don't worry, you are the one Go to the Ministry of Industry and teach a few craftsmen to make cement, and then you can come back. Even if you go to practice work, you don't have to do it. You only need to direct the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry to work. Of course, your salary at the Banknote Bureau will be nothing. A lot of it will be given to you. It’s just a bit troublesome to eat. The Ministry of Industry is so far away, and you can’t come back every day to eat.”
After hearing Han Du's explanation, Heizi immediately felt relieved and smiled. "Adults, just keep them as small as possible. As for eating, if you're a kid, you're not afraid of far distances. You just need to run two more times a day. If you're a little kid, just do what you did before, and you can just bring your own food with you."
Kuroko said indifferently.
But Han Du didn't see it that way. He shook his head and thought for a moment, "You go to the Ministry of Industry to contribute to the Baobao Examination Department. How can you not even eat well? In this way, I will give you more every day." Your twenty cents is considered as your food subsidy. Twenty cents is enough for you to find a teahouse nearby and have a meal, right?"
"That's enough, that's enough, thank you, sir." Heizi didn't expect that Han Du would actually give him some food subsidy, and it was twenty coins a day. This was an unexpected windfall. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
Twenty cents for a meal is something only us adults can think of. Twenty coins is enough to sit comfortably in the tea room and have a meal with wine and meat. Who among ordinary people would eat like this? In Heizi's opinion, only prodigals eat like this. You can buy two big cakes for one penny and eat them with a bowl of water, which will still satisfy your hunger.
In this way, I can still save nineteen pennies.
Han Du dispelled Heizi's worries with a few words and led him back to He Peizhi.
"Master He, this is Heizi, he has no name. He is the most proficient in making cement among the officials. From digging the kiln to making the cement, he has taken care of the whole process."
After introducing him to He Peizhi, Han Du turned around and said, "Heizi, then take your two brothers and go with Mr. He."
Heizi turned around and quickly selected two craftsmen, and the three of them came to Han Du to wait.
Seeing that the matter was settled, He Peizhi said goodbye to Han Du, "In that case, I will leave."
"Sir, walk slowly." Han Du responded with clasped fists.
I don't know when Xiong Shi followed Han Du.
"Your Majesty's insight is far-reaching, and I am impressed by it."
"What's there to admire?" Han Du said casually.
"To tell you the truth, sir," Xiong Shi smiled bitterly, "Xiaoguan didn't understand what you did. He paid salaries, provided meals for the craftsmen, and dug lime kilns. The expenses were astonishing. Originally, The lower official thought that Your Excellency would not be able to survive for a long time by spending money like this. He did not expect that Your Excellency would get a thousand guan in a blink of an eye, and he would take it back from the Emperor's hands."
"Is a thousand guan a lot?" Han Du felt angry when he mentioned this. If Lao Zhu hadn't coerced and lured him, how could he have sold his cement skills with a thousand guan?
"If it weren't for some reasons, I would have sold it for ten thousand guan, not a penny less."
"Sir, one thousand guan is enough." Xiong Shi replied affirmatively, thinking to himself, this 1,000 guan is enough to cover the expenses of the banknote bureau for several months. You must know that the original money for the banknote raising bureau can only support the expenses of the banknote bureau. It bottomed out in less than a month.
Han Du turned his head to look at Xiong Shi, and suddenly felt as if he was playing the piano to a cow.
Although Xiong Shi has a high IQ, he is still inevitably limited by this era.
"Do you know what is ruling the world in this world?" Han Du asked confusedly.
Hearing this, Xiong Shi was shocked and turned pale. He quickly tried to persuade him in a low voice, "My lord, please don't make a mistake. This, this kind of thing is something that we, the ministers, can care about. Please don't make a mistake, my lord."
Han Du glanced at him and chuckled, "What are you thinking about? That's not what I said."
"It's okay if it's not, it's okay if it's not, my lord, you are really going to scare me to death." Xiong Shi smiled happily with a wry smile.
This Shangguan of mine is really bold, and any bold words can come out of his mouth. If what he said just now were spread to the ears of the emperor, wouldn't it end up confiscating the entire family and exterminating the entire clan?
As an official, I will not end up well, so I will inevitably walk outside the Meridian Gate.
"What I'm talking about is technology, technology, do you understand?" Han Du glared at Xiong Shi angrily.
"Technology? What is that?" Xiong Shi didn't understand.
"It's skills, the skills mastered by these craftsmen." Han Du explained, and continued to talk to him: "There is a saying that the progress of society depends on development, and the foundation of development relies on technological innovation." Han Du regarded "society" "This modern word should be replaced with one that Xiong Shi can understand.
"Can Sheji make... progress?" In Xiong Shi's view, Han Du's words were becoming increasingly incomprehensible. Sheji is Sheji. How can Sheji make progress? How to make progress?
Han Du saw mosquito coils starting to appear in Xiong Shi's eyes, and waved his hands in frustration, too lazy to explain so much to him. He said directly: "Forget it, you don't understand even after I tell you. You just need to know that this technology will become more and more important in the future, and the court will pay more and more attention to these craftsmen. These people will be the treasures of the court in the future."
"Is technology really that important?" Xiong Shi asked with a frown, "But sir, these craftsmen didn't just appear the first time, they have been there since ancient times. In the past, they were not valued by the court as much as your Majesty said? "
Han Du explained, "Technology is a bit different. It doesn't show much at the beginning, but once the technology has been accumulated for a long time and reaches a certain level, it will produce explosive growth, and in a very short period of time it will It can grow to unimaginable levels. By that time, that court has mastered technology that far exceeds that of others, and it has mastered everything."
The Ming Dynasty now has world-leading technology. Unfortunately, due to the habits formed since ancient times, the court did not pay attention to it. As a result, the development of the entire technology is like a headless fly, completely relying on the interests and hobbies of a few people to lead.
But things are different now. Now that I am here, there is no problem in leading the advancement of technology and forcing the court to pay attention to it, among other things.
"Whatever you say is what you say. I will definitely follow you after I get down." Xiong Shi nodded, no longer bothering with Han Du's complicated words, and expressed his loyalty to him.
Han Du glanced at him doubtfully, "Why are you following me? Didn't I make it very clear? Craftsmen who master the technology will be the treasure of the imperial court in the future. If you can start to study and research the technology in depth from now on, you will still be able to do it in the future. Are you worried that you have no future? Maybe one day in the future, you will be able to sit as Minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Seeing that Han Du was getting more and more outrageous, Xiong Shi could only smile sheepishly and said, "I don't dare to have such delusions as a lower official. It's the end of the world if I can achieve the fifth rank. The minister of the Ministry of Industry must at least be a Jinshi, so he dares to do so." A little thought."
Han Du patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Everything is possible in the future. Who dares to say that in the future, technology will not be as important as the title on the gold list? Times have changed, dear."
era? ......changed?
Xiong Shi was not sure whether what Han Du said could be realized, but these words still left a shadow in his heart. Who can say clearly what will happen in the future? If such a day comes, he will naturally dare to do his part. Now, let’s start with the techniques that adults talk about.
Xiong Shi was ambitious to start learning technology, but was interrupted by Han Du's words.
"By the way, you go and buy a batch of cotton first. It's time to start putting the new treasure banknotes on the agenda." Han Du decided to start preparing to make cotton pulp.
"Cotton?" Xiong Shi didn't know what cotton had to do with making banknotes. Even if it was making paper, there was no reason to use cotton. But since it was Han Du's order, he didn't care so much and just completed it according to the adults' requirements.
"The official knows."
After giving instructions to Xiong Shi, Han Duyou said to Mr. Huang: "I would like Mr. Huang to take care of the coal mine mining and get as many craftsmen as possible to mine it."
