Han Du stood up in despair, looking at Zhu Yunye's face that was thousands of miles away.
"The Emperor really thinks those people are good?"
"..." Zhu Yunye said nothing, but his face was full of determination.
Han Du knew that he had made up his mind and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
"Then the Emperor doesn't think this is unfair to the academy students? They were originally able to pass the exam based on their ability, but now they have fallen behind because of the rankings, and they have to watch helplessly as the Imperial College students who are not as talented as them are admitted. Your Majesty, do you think those academy students will be convinced?"
Wen Wu is the first, not to mention that the Imperial College is indeed inferior to the academy, it is strange that those students would be convinced.
But Zhu Yunye was determined, because in his opinion, although all the academy students were talented, they were also all arrogant. It is not easy to control them.
But the Imperial College students were different. They knew that passing the exam was a gift from the emperor, and Zhu Yunye had no scruples about using it.
"I have made up my mind, there is no need to discuss this matter again." Zhu Yunye waved his sleeves and robe fiercely, staring at Han Du without blinking.
Of course Han Du was angry, but he was not ready to completely break up with Zhu Yunye at this time.
He smiled and said: "Then the emperor must give the academy students a way to survive, right? My requirements are not high, just allow the academy students to make a living on their own."
Zhu Yunye was quite surprised when he saw him giving in, but he didn't think much about it. Instead, he smiled and nodded: "Of course I'm happy if they want to take the Jinshi exam. If they don't want to take the Jinshi exam, I won't force them. It's up to them to decide."
"Okay!" Han Du bowed, "Then I will thank the emperor on behalf of the students of the academy, and then I will retire."
"Uncle, please~" Zhu Yunye smiled and raised his hand.
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Han Du straightened up, turned around and walked out of Qianqing Palace.
It wasn't until he walked out of the palace that Han Du turned back and glanced at Qianqing Palace. Zhu Yunye has such a big face, he is so dismissive of the academy students, but he feels that the Imperial College is easy to handle!
Why did I try so hard to keep students in the academy and court? Isn't it just to retain these talents for the court?
I didn't expect that it would be such a result in the end.
Han Du shook his head slightly and sighed...
Through this incident, Han Du also realized that he was wrong from the beginning and should not have the idea of relying on others.
No matter what it is, once you have the idea of relying on others, you will fall into inferiority. Because everyone has different ideas, what they think is right may not be right in the eyes of others, or even completely contrary to others.
If you want to succeed in this world, you must rely on yourself.
If Zhu Biao was okay, he would be able to listen to the advice after all, but Zhu Yunye... maybe he prefers to listen to the empty talk of the Imperial College!
Fortunately, there is still room for redemption now. Since you, Zhu Yunye, don't want these people, then I can just take them under my command.
When Han Du returned home, he saw An Qing rushing to greet him.
"Husband, I heard that you went to see the emperor today? Could it be that something happened?"
Han Du stretched out his hand to comfort her, smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, really."
An Qing guessed that the matter was not as simple as Han Du said, but seeing that he refused to say anything, he did not pursue him. Instead, he showed a warm smile and said, "It's okay. Come on, let's go have dinner."
"Okay, let's eat."
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Early the next morning, Han Du came to the machinery workshop to find Sun Xian.
"Sir, are you here to see those students? Don't worry, sir, I have sent people to settle them all."
Han Du heard Sun Xian mention the students and asked curiously: "Are they all here? Housing, food, and clothing must be prepared for them. There can be no shortage."
"Don't worry, sir, everything is ready. There will be no shortage." These students can also be regarded as Sun Xian's students, and of course he will not let them be wronged.
"That's good." Han Du nodded, and then asked: "By the way, how well do they know the workshop? When can they take office?"
Sun Xian was already ready, bowed slightly and said: "Don't worry, sir, they have some knowledge of machinery before. As long as they see the structure of the pedal sewing machine and get used to it for two days, there should be no problem."
"Very good, I need you to pay more attention to this matter." Han Du praised, and then said: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
"Yes." Sun Xian followed Han Du into the room.
A servant came in with a pot of tea. Sun Xian took the teapot and waved to the servant to go out, and then poured the tea for Han Du himself.
Han Du nodded slightly and said, "Sit down and talk."
When Sun Xian put down the teapot and sat down, Han Ducai said: "I want to split up the machinery workshop."
"Split it up?" Sun Xian was so shocked that he stood up directly before sitting down and asked very puzzledly: "Sir, the machinery workshop has just recruited some people and hasn't started work yet. Why is it necessary to dismantle it?" separated?"
Han Du stretched out his hand to signal Sun Xian to calm down, "Sit down first and listen to me slowly."
Sun Xian pursed his lips and sat down slowly as instructed.
Han Du picked up the tea cup and took a sip, sighing: "I don't want to either, but if it is not split, with the current machinery workshop, how many people do you think can be recruited? I'm talking about academy students."
Sun Xian lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "If we recruit ordinary apprentices, there is no problem with a few hundred. But if we recruit academy students... Sir, there is no shortage of manpower in the machinery workshop now."
Academy students are under management in the workshop, and the number of recruits is limited.
Han Du leaned back in his chair, looked at Sun Xian, and said to himself: "I recruited these students to the academy, so I will be responsible for them. If it is like before, they can pass the exam If I have a good reputation, can become an official, or stay in the academy to teach, then I will naturally not bother with it. But now they are being treated unfairly, and more and more people are failing in each subject. I must find a way for them to survive. ?”
"They will definitely remember your kindness, sir, but how to do it?" Sun Xian was puzzled.
Handu continued: "The main products of the machinery workshop now are steel, locomotives, steam engines, spinning machines, pedal sewing machines, etc. I want to separate these separately and set up a dedicated workshop for each."
Sun Xian frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "But sir, the locomotive has not been built at all, and the same is true for the steam engine. These two large consumers of steel have stopped, and there is no need to smelt too much steel. Even the spinning We are manufacturing fewer spinning machines now, and although our quality is guaranteed, there are too many cheap spinning machines after all.”
"Now we only rely on pedal sewing machines. Even if we want to split it up, we can't separate it!" "I know these problems exist." Han Dudan smiled and nodded, "But since it is a problem, then we Just find a way to solve it.”
After a pause, facing Sun Xian's puzzled look, Han Du continued to explain: "You said there is no demand for locomotives, then can't we just create demand?"
"Sir, are you planning to build the railway tracks again?" Han Du just mentioned indifferently, and Sun Xian immediately thought of this.
Han Du didn't hide it from him, smiled and nodded: "I do want to cultivate, but... I'm afraid it won't be as easy as before..."
It has only been a few years, and we are almost able to make back the money we invested in building the railway tracks. Even if the value of the land occupied in advance at the station and port is counted, then building the railway tracks means no money at all. Profits have been made over the years.
Han Du believes that no one will notice such a hugely profitable business.
The reason why these people did not start building rails was that, firstly, they did not have the skills, and secondly, even if they wanted to build rails, they would need to purchase rails from a machine shop.
And if they use themselves to save others, they will take it for granted that Handu will not sell it!
??????????????????After all, this railway track is the hen that lays golden eggs. If it were Handu, they wouldn't give up such a hen to others.
"Let's see about this later," Han Du waved his hand, and then said: "But whether we repair it or someone else does it, there will be no shortage of demand for the rails and trains."
"If this is the case, then I really have to ask the workshop to prepare it in advance." Sun Xian also rubbed his hands excitedly after hearing this.
"There are also steam engines and spinning machines. We can't let them go to waste. We still have to find ways to create some outlets." Han Du added, "The current steam engines are still too big, so let's find ways to make them Make it smaller and have greater output power. Spinning machines are now heavily copied, so we will find ways to design and manufacture better and more convenient spinning machines."
"Counterfeiting is not scary. The scary thing is that we stand still and are caught up or even surpassed by others. As long as we can build better spinning machines faster, then counterfeiters will not be able to catch up with us."
"Yes, I'm going to come down and find someone to brainstorm ideas." Sun Xian agreed immediately.
Seeing that Sun Xian no longer rejected it, Han Du continued: "And I also want to set up research institutes in various workshops."
"Research institute? What is this going to do?" Sun Xian was puzzled.
Han Du nodded slightly and said: "In the past, the workshop made something to sell, and when it couldn't be sold, it was put aside and turned to making other things. Although this can also maintain the operation of the mechanical workshop, you don't feel like putting it aside Are those things a waste for us?"
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Sun Xian frowned and nodded slightly. Sun Xian had thought about this problem before, but he didn't have any good solution.
Now that he heard Han Du mention it, he became interested and asked quickly: "Sir, do you have a good idea?"
"This is the research institute I just mentioned." Han Du said calmly, "Take the steam engine that was shelved first. If we had set up a research institute specifically for it, I'm afraid it would have been improved by now. Have you got a steam engine? I don’t know how much money I’ve made, and I don’t have to put it aside until now, and I haven’t made a penny.”
Sun Xian nodded in agreement, and then said: "But in this case, the research will need a lot of people, right?"
"Isn't this better? It just gives the academy students a place to go." Han Du chuckled.
