With the old eunuch's sonorous and powerful "Retreat!"
This court meeting, which would be of great significance in the future, came to an end. But at this moment, no one felt that today's court meeting was any different, and they dispersed as usual.
Han Du followed the courtiers and left the palace as if drifting with the crowd. Yes, you read that right. Han Du not only lined up outside the palace gate when attending court meetings, but also had to let the ministers in Fengtian Palace leave before leaving with the crowd.
Who told Han Du to be just a small eighth-grade official?
But before Han Du left the palace, he was told that he was no longer an eighth-grade official. Because the treasure bank promotion department was promoted to the sixth-rank yamen, Han Du naturally became the sixth-rank official in the capital.
What did Han Du say when he heard the news? I just feel quite depressed and feel like I can't laugh or cry. Why do others want to be promoted? They have to keep stepping on springboards, jumping and gilding, in order to achieve the goal of promotion. But when I got here, it turned into a springboard to ascend, and then I hitched a ride up?
Han Du was puzzled by Lao Zhu's move to allow him to be promoted passively, but he could still understand why Lao Zhu separated the treasure bank lifting department separately.
After such a long time, Han Du continued to instill knowledge into Lao Zhu and even wrote The Wealth of Nations to Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu also had a new understanding of the importance of treasure notes and became more concerned about it. Han Du also has a deeper understanding of what Han Du said before, that treasure banknotes carry the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. The Treasure Banknote Collection Department is responsible for printing treasure banknotes. Naturally, it is no longer suitable to continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue. It is naturally best to be independent.
If such an important place as the Treasure Note Lifting Division was not in hand, Lao Zhu would probably have trouble sleeping and eating. If the Baochao Lifting Department continues to be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, then if the Ministry of Revenue one day doesn't agree with him, wouldn't it be a big mess?
Han Du shook his head and stopped thinking about this. When he came back to his senses, he found that in just a moment, the courtiers were all gone, so he quickly walked out.
Just after walking through a street, Han Du saw a carriage parked on the side of the road. He walked over without paying attention and passed the carriage. Who knew that just as they passed by, a big hand silently fell from the sky, fell on Han Du's shoulder, and grabbed Han Du into the carriage like a chicken.
Han Du thought that the group of people who were pretending to be clever and wanted to scare him were attacking him. He was about to shout when he suddenly saw Mao Xiang's handsome and smiling face.
However, Han Du didn't know if it was his own inner thoughts that were causing trouble. Even if Mao Xiang had a smile on his face, in Han Du's opinion, this smile would send shivers down his spine.
Just as he was about to ask Mao Xiang what he wanted to do, he saw Mao Xiang silently motioning towards him into the carriage.
Okay, what else doesn’t Han Du understand? This must be Lao Zhu in the carriage. Moreover, it must have been Lao Zhu's idea to sneak himself up.
After rubbing his face to wipe away the dissatisfaction, Han Du opened the curtain of the carriage and walked in with a happy smile.
As soon as he entered, Han Du saw Lao Zhu dressed in regular clothes and sitting inside with a big horse and a golden sword.
"My lord, Han Du, pays homage to the emperor."
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and said casually: "No need, sit down. I came out incognito today, so you don't have to worry about some etiquette."
Han Du sat down carefully, not daring to ask random questions. He could only wait for Lao Zhu to speak.
But it was such a coincidence that the more Han Du wanted to know why Lao Zhu was looking for him today, the more Lao Zhu remained silent. Han Du couldn't help but feel a little anxious and frightened. In the end, Han Du couldn't hold it in any longer. He asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, don't you know where we are going?"
Lao Zhu didn't hide anything and said directly: "I want to visit the Banknote Printing Bureau."
Lao Zhu unveiled the treasure banknote at the court meeting today. Although it was unanimously praised by all the officials, it also reminded him that he had only a partial understanding of how the treasure banknote was made. And he only knew so little about it, and it was all what Han Du told him in the past. How could he rest assured about something as important as treasure banknotes if he didn't go and see it for himself?
Lao Zhu is a man who sits up and walks quickly. Now that he has thought of it, he should go to the Banknote Printing Bureau immediately. Hence, the scene just now happened.
Han Du was convinced after hearing this, and his face relaxed. If Lao Zhu wants to see it, go and see it. Anyway, the Banknote Printing Bureau has no secrets for Lao Zhu.
The carriage soon arrived at the Banknote Paper and Banknote Printing Bureau.
Compared with the past, the current banknote paper and banknote printing bureaus have changed a lot. Originally there were just a few isolated houses here, but now these houses are surrounded by a tall wall. There are only two gates left in the east and west directions.
There are soldiers from the Shanzi Battalion guarding the gate outside, and soldiers are constantly patrolling along the high wall.
The first place the carriage came to was the banknote bureau on the east side.
The guarding soldier saw a carriage stop in front of the door, and was about to step forward to ask with a bad face, but saw Han Du getting out of the carriage.
"General." After the soldiers bowed, they retreated.
Lao Zhu, who was behind Han Du, saw this scene and nodded with a smile. Chao Handu said: "Last time you said in front of us that you didn't know how to lead troops, but now it seems that you are doing a good job in leading them. The morale of these soldiers is very good."
Han Du smiled bitterly when he heard this and explained: "Your Majesty, I am not humble. I really don't know how to lead troops. Xu Chengfei is doing the things that these soldiers usually train. I don't dare to deceive the emperor. Since the emperor asked me to command the mountain, I can count on one hand the number of times I have gone to the military camp since I was appointed to the camp. Otherwise, the emperor should have withdrawn this confused general. I am really uncomfortable with this. I don’t know anything about training soldiers or charging into battle. I’m afraid I don’t know anything about it. If one general is incompetent, the three armies will be exhausted."
Han Du really didn't want to be the general of this troubled Shanzi camp, although Han Du had a good impression of being a general before, and his blood would boil when he saw war movies. But this is just like Ye Gong loves dragons. It's one thing to watch the excitement, but it's another thing to go into battle himself.
Han Tuke never thought about going to the battlefield in person one day, and he didn't even want to go to the military camp. In Han Du's opinion, the place he should go to is a brothel, where there are fine wines and delicacies, and warm and fragrant nephrite. Instead of going to the military camp and watching a group of hard-blooded rough guys.
