"But I remember, didn't you build that blast furnace?" Lao Zhu asked Han Du doubtfully.
Han Du was almost speechless, why do you have to rely on me for everything? Is this world mine?
He smiled bitterly and explained: "Your Majesty, this does not involve a blast furnace issue, but an issue in the entire world. This is simply not something that I can do alone. Even if there are a hundred of you, It’s impossible for a thousand hands and a head to keep busy. The replacement of skills must be supported by an entire system to be able to continuously replace them.”
Lao Zhu wanted to use himself as an animal, but Han Du certainly didn't want to.
Although he knew that Han Du wanted to be lazy, Lao Zhu didn't say much. Continue to ask: "Artisan, what do you want to do?"
"Give them a salary and let them contribute their own skills so that they can no longer keep it to themselves. In addition, they are encouraged to brainstorm and work together. As long as they can produce better skills, the court will reward them. In this way, Promote the replacement of skills.”
When Lao Zhu heard Han Du's words, his face twitched a few times. Now that he heard Han Du mention money, he started to feel scared. Han Du is really good at spending money, and of course he is also good at making money. But even though Han Du was able to make a staggering amount of money every time, Lao Zhu still felt heart-wrenching pain when it was his turn to spend money.
This was both a salary and a reward, which immediately made Lao Zhu unbearable. Moreover, Lao Zhu knew that there was no chance of Han Du's words being false, because the craftsmen of the Treasure Bank Collection Department and the Ordnance Bureau, which Han Du had previously headed, had already been distributing their salaries. This caused other craftsmen to be dissatisfied and wished they could be transferred to Han Du's command.
If Lao Zhu hadn't been shielding Han Du and suppressing the officials below who were dissatisfied with Han Du, just this matter of paying salaries to craftsmen would be enough to impeach Han Du until he was disgraced.
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He smiled awkwardly, laughed, and said, "Let me think about it carefully before we talk."
Han Du saw that Lao Zhu was evading important matters and did not continue to pester him. Since Lao Zhu was unwilling to improve the treatment of the craftsmen, there was nothing Han Du could do for the time being. But Han Du believes that as time goes by, changes in the world will one day force Lao Zhu to agree.
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However, the emperor felt that this method was inappropriate, so I had another way. "
besides? Thank God for having such a method. I didn't expect Han Du to have a pair. Lao Zhu couldn't help but glance at Han Du in surprise, and quickly said happily: "Come quickly."
"Grain and cloth are wealth, so are coal and iron ore, and even all kinds of materials are wealth. In this case, if you want to make people rich, just increase the wealth of the world. The wealth of Ming Dynasty cannot be increased. It’s easy, but isn’t it still easier overseas?”
"Overseas is so vast and there is so much land. Not only can we obtain a large amount of various resources, but we can also attract the attention of powerful groups. As long as the benefits obtained overseas exceed those within the Ming Dynasty, then the pressure they put on the people can be alleviated. .”
At this time, Lao Zhu understood why Han Du was so keen on developing overseas. It turned out that he had already been working on extending the life of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Lao Zhu was still a little unwilling and asked: "Can we only delay it, but not cure it?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head.
Lao Zhu sighed and said: "If it cannot be eradicated, no matter how vast and rich the overseas products are, there will always be a day when they are exhausted. If this day comes, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty?"
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty can completely occupy the entire overseas world, even if one day the products are exhausted, it will be a thousand years later. The Ming Dynasty's national destiny can last for thousands of years, Your Majesty, isn't it enough?"
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then reacted, nodded happily, and sighed with a smile: "It's enough, how can it not be enough? I originally thought that the Ming Dynasty could have a national destiny of three hundred years, and I would be satisfied. If it can really last for a thousand years, That……"
If the Ming Dynasty can really last for thousands of years, then I will be the true emperor of the ages, and no emperor of Qin or Han Dynasty can compare with me.
As Lao Zhu spoke, he couldn't help but be fascinated by imagining what it would be like a thousand years from now. But no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not imagine what the Ming Dynasty would look like a thousand years from now.
"It seems that we have to make great efforts to cultivate this overseas country." Lao Zhu said to himself
One sentence. Since overseas development can continue the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, it would be inappropriate to abandon it as before.
"I decided to open the sea."
Han Du was immediately delighted when he heard this. After working hard for so long, he finally changed Lao Zhu's views. The sea ban, a method of seclusion and self-defense, was completely useless in Han Du's opinion. The key was that it couldn't even defend it. The more severe the maritime ban, the more Japanese pirates harassed the Ming Dynasty's waters. In this case, it might as well not be forbidden.
On the contrary, the opening of the sea means that Ming Dynasty finally looked up from the land that has been looking down for thousands of years to the sea for the first time. After all, Lao Zhu, who had always been a pushover, couldn't stand the temptation of the gold, silver, jewelry and grain brought back by Han Du. In addition, opening the sea could continue the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, so Lao Zhu finally changed his normal attitude and was willing to take the initiative to open the sea.
"Your Majesty is wise. From now on, the Ming Dynasty will own the cornucopia of the sea. Thousands of years later, future generations will surely be grateful for the Emperor's saintliness." Han Du suddenly knelt down and bowed to Lao Zhu.
"Get up, don't kneel down all the time in the future." Lao Zhu was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. Although he knew that it would be difficult to truly become what Han Du said, Lao Zhu was not afraid of any difficulties. How easy was it for him to go from being a commoner to today?
Thinking of Empress Ma's complaints, Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and asked, "Han Du, tell the truth, do you want to be an official?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment, wondering why Lao Zhu suddenly asked this, and asked with a fake smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth?"
"Nonsense! Do you dare to deceive the emperor?" Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows, and then said to Han Du in a friendly manner: "If you want to be an official, then just ask, even if you are a minister, you can do it .”
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Lao Zhu’s promise cannot be taken lightly.
Zhu Biao was secretly dumbfounded by this. Han Du had only reached the fifth rank as an official. In this way, Han Du and Guan reached the fifth rank in the year of Guan, and they are probably the youngest masters in the Ming Dynasty.
The gap between the fifth rank and the second rank is as big as clouds and mud. How many officials of the fifth rank have never been able to reach the position of a minister in their lifetime.
