But when he thought about how he had beaten He Peizhi, Han Du had a headache. At that time, Han Du didn't think too much, and he didn't think that he would ever ask for help from the Qing Dynasty Bureau in the future, so he just ignored it in anger.
Really, too impulsive. Impulsiveness is really undesirable.
But even if he had to go to the Yingqing Cleaning Bureau, Han Du knew that if he went directly to He Peizhi, the matter would definitely go wrong. Fortunately, there is another candidate, Xue Xiang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Han Du waited outside the Ministry of Industry for a long time, and finally got the opportunity to meet Xue Xiang.
As soon as he entered the door, Han Du smiled and saluted: "Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to Xue Gongbu."
Xue Xiang stroked his beard and looked at Han Du with a smile. He said: "It's Han Du. You are a very rare visitor. I rarely see you come to my place. Is there anything you want to do when you come here today?"
"Then before, I was afraid of disturbing Lord Shangshu." Han Du said with a smile. He paused for a moment and saw Xue Xiang looking at him with a smile on his face without saying anything. Han Du explained the purpose of his visit: "Master Shangshu is really wise. This official is in trouble, and I would like to ask Master Shangshu to help me."
"Oh? Tell me." Xue Xiang looked at Han Du with a calm expression.
Han Du did not beat around the bush and said directly: "That's the case. I want to renovate the Jiaofang Division and build a place similar to a main hall inside. I want to ask Lord Shangshu to mobilize a group of craftsmen to help Xiaguan build it."
"Oh!!!" After hearing this, Xue Xiang looked at Han Du with a meaningful look, raised his head and smiled, and said: "Easy to say, easy to say. It's just building a hall, it's nothing to the Ministry of Industry. Okay, I promise you."
real? Just agreed?
Han Du couldn't believe his ears. It seemed to Han Du that he had caused trouble in the Ministry of Industry. This Ministry of Works actually doesn't hold grudges at all, and even takes the initiative to help him. It seems that there are indeed many good people in this world.
"I would like to thank you, Lord Shangshu." Han Du bowed down quickly with a look of surprise on his face.
However, Xue Xiang stretched out his hand to stop Han Du and said, "You don't have to thank me. Although I have agreed to you, it is not without conditions. Look at the cost of building the hall. Do you want to settle it first?"
What? You want to ask me for money!
Han Du's expression suddenly changed, and the condescending smile disappeared from his tone, and he suddenly asked: "Master Shangshu, although the official position is low, we are officials in the same dynasty after all. Master Shangshu actually reached out to ask for money from the official? "
Xue Xiang looked like an old god, glanced at Han Du contemptuously, and said in a deep voice: "Looking at what you said, even though we were officials in the same court, we didn't see you giving the sword to the Ministry of Industry for free."
When it came to the waist knife, Xue Xiang's tone was a little cold. At first, he only thought that 50,000 waist knives cost only 100,000 knives, which was very cheap. But later he learned from the emperor that Han Du had made a fortune from him. It takes others ten days and a half to forge one pound of fine steel, but Han Du can make tens of thousands of pounds in one day.
The 50,000 waist knives he had were only enough for Han Du for a few days. In just a few days, a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver was taken away from him. Xue Xiang's eyes turned red when he thought of this.
Han Du looked at Xue Xiang's red eyes and felt a little dissatisfied. You made a lot of money back then, but you don't need to be so jealous. Don’t you know that science and technology are the primary productive forces? Just by making steel with your own blast furnace, you should make more money.
But no matter how dissatisfied Han Du was, seeing Xue Xiang's appearance, he understood that the matter could only be solved with money.
"I wonder how much Master Shangshu wants?"
Seeing Han Du lower his head, Xue Xiang was very happy. He smiled and said lightly: "Including the materials, the total will be fifty thousand guan."
"Fifty thousand guan? Lord Shangshu is definitely not joking!!!" Han Du laughed angrily at the price. "Fifty thousand guan, even if the building is built entirely with golden nanmu, it is enough for Shangshu. Lord Shangshu can really ask for a price." ..."
Although the opera house planned by Han Du is large, the best golden nanmu is only one piece of golden nanmu. Fifty pieces of golden nanmu are really enough to support the opera house, and there is no need for Wuwanguan. .
"The Ministry of Industry has not only packaged the materials for you, but also ensured that they will be built for you as soon as possible. Fifty thousand gu is not much at all." Now that Han Duqiu has come to the Ministry of Industry, Xue Xiang naturally sits firmly on the Diaoyutai without any worries. urgent. Because he knew that Han Du would definitely give in in the end, and all that was left was to sit on the ground and pay back the money.
"It's too expensive, it's too expensive. It's not built with golden nanmu. It seems to me that at most 10,000 guan is enough..."
The two of them went back and forth, constantly bargaining, and finally settled the deal for 30,000 yuan.
Han Du glanced at Xue Xiang angrily, but he didn't expect that this kind-looking guy would turn out to be a bad old man, very bad! ! ! Han Du's heart was bleeding when he thought that he had been tricked out of 30,000 yuan by him.
Seeing that the matter was over, Han Du was not polite to Xue Xiang and stood up angrily. He just raised his hand to Xue Xiang and said: "Master Shangshu, remember to send someone as soon as possible. I will take my leave."
Xue Xiang smiled and asked Handu: "Why are you so anxious? This matter has been settled. Why don't you have a cup of tea before leaving?"
"Forget it, I'd better go back as soon as possible. If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid that if I talk about feelings, I'll hurt my money!!!" Han Du's heart was still aching for 30,000 yuan.
Xue Xiang no longer tried to persuade him to stay, but reminded him: "Okay, but let's see when the 30,000 guan will be delivered. I can send someone to build it for you as soon as possible."
Han Du was angry. Did he want to pay him first? "Sir, the payment will naturally have to wait until the construction is completed before the official will pay. Otherwise, if the official pays the money first, then the built hall will not meet the official's requirements, how can the official explain?" Han Du said Either explicitly or covertly, he hinted that the Ministry of Industry Yamen would bully him.
Xue Xiang shook his head and sighed: "You really don't want to suffer any losses. Well, I'm not afraid of you defaulting on your debt anyway, so I'll just do whatever you want."
Han Du left the Ministry of Industry with a livid face. He didn't expect that even the old man Xue Xiang is not as cute as before. The world has changed. Although the construction of the Opera House was solved, it itself was bleeding heavily. The key is that Jiaofangsi can't come up with 30,000 yuan now. If he doesn't come up with it by then, Han Du doesn't think Xue Xiang will be easy to talk to.
Not only that, if he wants to transform the Jiaofang Division, he still has a lot of money to spend. In order to have enough money to reform the Jiaofang Division, even if he is suspended now, Han Du has no choice but to be transferred from the Baochao Lifting Division.
