"You are very courageous. You dare to bring people to Fengtian Temple to make noise." Lao Zhu said in a bad tone.
"I don't dare. I just argue with reason and ask the emperor to make the decision." Han Du bowed his head.
Lao Zhu sneered and said: "You can bring people to Fengtian Palace to make noise if you don't dare. If you dare, wouldn't you want to demolish my hall?"
"My lord, I'm scared." Han Du heard Lao Zhu's serious tone and had no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and ignored him, turning his attention to He Peizhi.
He asked expressionlessly, "Let me ask you, do the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry know how to make cement?"
He Peizhi suddenly had cold sweat running down his old face with ravines, and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, not yet. This is all Han Du deliberately not letting the craftsmen teach the cement making method of the Ministry of Industry, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Industry."
"Nonsense!" Han Du raised his eyes and glared at He Peizhi fiercely, and said sternly: "It's your officials from the Ministry of Industry who are acting recklessly and not following their own standards. If you are not convinced, we will make it on the spot in front of the emperor. See whose fault it is?”
Facing Han Du's provocation, He Peizhi could only respond silently. Han Du is so sure that there is nothing wrong with the production method taught by his craftsmen. Is it really their fault? Originally, the craftsmen of Handu had repeatedly emphasized how various raw materials should be made before they could be used, but no official listened to their opinions at that time. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. What is a craftsman? How can you be qualified to point fingers at officials like them?
Their officials represent the scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. They are the top class, the elite among the elites. How can they be influenced by a few low-status craftsmen?
Naturally, it is up to you and others to decide whether the raw materials can be used. They are just raw materials anyway, as long as they can be used, why do they need to meet any standards?
'Is it really because of a problem with the raw materials? If this is the case, that would be very bad. He Peizhi thought to himself, suddenly becoming scared, fearing that the emperor would really agree to Han Du and let them make it on the spot. If using the same production method, Handu succeeds, but the Ministry of Industry fails, it will be a huge blow to the entire Ministry of Industry.
"He Peizhi."
"I'm here." He Peizhi felt worried.
"How long have you been asking you to arrange for craftsmen to learn how to make cement?" Lao Zhu asked in a deep voice.
"My lord, I am guilty." He Pei's back was dripping with cold sweat and he knelt down tremblingly.
Lao Zhu lowered his eyes and glanced at He Peizhi, "I will give you three more days, whether you ask Han Du to send craftsmen to Yu Hengqing to teach, or you send craftsmen to the Paper Bureau to learn. Three Days, just three days, the Ministry of Industry must have a cement production method, otherwise..."
What to do otherwise, Lao Zhu did not say. But thinking about it, it is inevitable that people will fall to the ground.
After Lao Zhu built cement roads in Handu, he clearly felt the importance of cement. Therefore, it is necessary for the Ministry of Industry to master the cement manufacturing method.
"Your Majesty, I obey the order." He Peizhi answered very hard, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to agree.
In three days, Yu Hengqing had to master the cement making method, which was quite difficult for He Peizhi. After all, Heizi and the other three had taught him step by step for so many days, but they still couldn't master it.
Now that the quarrel with Han Du has reached such an extent, it is simply impossible for Han Du to fully support him.
He Peizhi has no confidence in cement law enforcement within three days.
"You two dare to make noise in the palace. You should be punished as a warning to others. Each of you will be fined half a year's salary. Please step down." Lao Zhu finally announced the outcome of the two men's treatment.
He Peizhi didn't dare to have any opinions. After saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty," he stood up and exited the palace and left.
Han Du was unwilling to accept it, "What do you mean by giving each other half a year's salary?" 'Your Majesty, this is the Gourd Monk's case of breaking the gourd. Each of you has fifty pieces to play. Besides, half a year's salary fine is nothing to a person like He Peizhi. Anyway, he has been an official for many years, so half a year's salary fine is just a little less money for him. But it is different for me. I have only been an official for more than a month, and I have not received even a cent of this salary, so I will be fined for half a year. Doesn’t it mean that not only will he not receive a penny of the salary he has worked so hard for for more than a month, but that the next few months will also be in vain?
I still have to support my family, but my girl still wants to eat meat!
Han Du protested strongly in his heart, deeply feeling that this was Lao Zhu's revenge for having stolen a thousand dollars from him.
However, looking at Lao Zhu's gloomy face, he finally swallowed his words wisely.
Han Du went out depressedly and saw He Peizhi waiting for him outside the palace.
Contrary to Han Du's sad look, He Peizhi was all smiles when he saw Han Du: "Although the emperor punished me, he also punished you. Are you disappointed, Han Du?"
Han Du looked at He Peizhi coldly.
"Oh, that's right. Although the fine for half a year is painful for me, it is not unacceptable." He Peizhi smiled deliberately and said, "I heard that Han Du's family situation is not very good. These six months have been very difficult. Sigh."
He Peizhi had heard about the situation of the Han Du family. After all, Han De was the minister of household affairs in the past, second only to the minister. His imprisonment affected the nerves of all officials in the capital.
As a commoner, he might not know what was going on, but as an official, He Peizhi naturally had a very detailed understanding of Han De's affairs at that time. Therefore, he also knows the situation of Han Du's family very well.
Seeing Han Du's sad face made He Peizhi very happy.
Han Du rolled his eyes at He Peiyi coldly, and laughed softly: "Are you still in the mood to gloat? Haha, you should think about it for yourself, how to save your head in three days."
He Peizhi's expression changed drastically when he heard this.
Sure enough, this happiness still has to be based on the pain of others to be the real happiness.
He Peizhi said in a deep voice: "What? Han Du, do you want to let it go? Don't forget, the emperor has decreed that you teach the cement making method."
Han Du smiled contemptuously, stretched out a finger and waved it left and right in front of He Peizhi's eyes, "No, no, no. The Emperor asked you to find a way, but he didn't ask me to teach you. This matter has something to do with me. what relationship?"
After saying that, Han Du left with a smile, no longer caring about how He Peizhi jumped behind him.
He Peizhi's expression became extremely ugly. He pointed at Han Du and shouted several times, but Han Du didn't stop.
He had no choice but to rush towards Yu Hengqing's Office of Officials, hoping to successfully make cement before the craftsmen still remembered how Han Du taught them how to make cement.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
Although He Peizhi wanted to try his best to save it, things were not that easy. These officials did not let the craftsmen learn the cement making method attentively. They all wanted to use this to set a trap for Han Du and teach Han Du a lesson. They all wanted to use this to "knock the mountain and shake the tiger" so that Han Du would not dare to do it again. 'Contempt Chao Gang' and act recklessly.
Unexpectedly, Han Du didn't accept their tactics at all, and went straight to the emperor to make a fuss.
Now He Peizhi is thinking about letting a half-learned craftsman make cement. How is this possible? He Peizhi spent a whole day and night in the Yu Heng Qing Li Department, his eyes were red, but he still had no news that the craftsmen had successfully made cement.
He Peizhi, who was anxious to get angry, finally had to invite all the officials of Yu Heng's Qing Dynasty Department, large and small, to gather together, hoping that everyone could work together to come up with ideas.
Unfortunately, no one has any good ideas.
"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell," the leader sighed. "Since the cement was made by the Banknote Bureau, if we want to make it successful, we still have to ask them for help."
After saying this, everyone present looked at each other in shock.
Even He Peizhi said with a troubled smile, "Sir, Han Du and us are on the same level now. I'm afraid even if the official comes to kneel down and beg him, he won't be able to teach us the making method." ”
Everyone else nodded and agreed with He Peizhi's view. At first glance, Han Du was not easy to get along with, otherwise there would be no need for him to bring the matter to the emperor over a few craftsmen and make the Ministry of Works so embarrassed and passive.
"Don't be pessimistic, everyone," the leading official picked up the teacup, flicked it a few times, and took a sip.
"What do you think, sir?"
"Haha, you have all heard of the road Han Du built outside the east gate, right?" the leading official chuckled.
Everyone nodded.
"The best road" and "the most magical road", this road has dominated the conversation of the people in the capital these days. Even if they don't want to hear it, they have to hear various versions.
Seeing this, the leader continued: "The emperor went to see the road on the day it was built. With the emperor's knowledge, he can naturally clearly understand the importance of cement." He shook his head, "It is impossible for the emperor to let Han Du One person monopolizes the production of cement, which is why the emperor would rather spend money to buy the manufacturing method from Han Du. Let’s not talk about the problem of a single company having a big problem. Even if Han Du is allowed to provide cement by himself, it will With the few people under his command, how much can he provide? In the future, whether it is building roads or consolidating city defenses, the amount of cement required will be a huge amount, and such a huge amount can only be provided by our Ministry of Works and only Yu Hengqing officials Only the company can provide it.”
"What do you mean, sir, even if we don't go to Han Du, the emperor will still order Han Du to teach us the making method?" Someone asked in surprise.
"That's the reason." The leading official nodded and suddenly changed his tone, "But if we really do this, not only will the reputation of the Ministry of Industry be damaged, I'm afraid Mr. He's head will not be saved either."
When everyone heard this, they all froze.
