There were horses neighing and people shouting in Xiao Han's bedroom, how could Uncle Lunzi and the others not know about it?
As early as the time when the idiot was catching the horse, they rushed over and guarded the door of the inner courtyard. However, the master did not give an order. Although they, the generals' personal soldiers, were anxious, they still held back and never stepped into the main courtyard. Home bedroom area.
Although Xiao Han never minded these things, Uncle Lunzi, who was almost pedantic in some places, always believed that rules are rules! It must not be destroyed at will. Our Marquis Mansion is a noble courtyard after all. If outsiders take a look and say that they have no rules, it will still be embarrassing for Xiao Han...
Poor stupid uncle, he hasn't thought that their family will soon become the biggest joke in the entire Tang Dynasty...
Under the constraints of the upright Uncle Lengzi, as long as Xiao Han is at home and there is no emergency, they will never step into the bedroom without reason. Of course, Lengzi and Xiaodong are not included in this. Their identities are more like Xiao Han's personal Just like guards, as long as there is no female protagonist in the Xiao Mansion, they have no taboos.
At this time, I heard the master’s order to bombard someone? Uncle Lunzi was immediately stunned. The people who had just entered the courtyard were all King Qin's group. Who were they trying to attack?
But no matter what, the master of the house ordered that they, the generals, could not pretend not to hear outside. Gritting his teeth, Uncle Lunzi rushed in with three old buddies. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Xiao Han pointing at An unknown person yelled angrily.
"Throw him?"
When Uncle Lunzi saw that he was no longer an acquaintance, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
This is easy to handle. If he is asked to throw King Qin away, he may not really be able to do it. It is not that he is afraid of death, but that after throwing it away, Xiao Han will not be able to run away...
"My lord, I'm offended!"
Uncle Lunzi winked at the old man next to him. They immediately understood and took a step forward. They were going to arrest people. Li Shimin was shocked and quickly stopped in front. He had never thought that Xiao Han would be like this. Impulsively, if you say you want to evict people, you will evict them immediately without delay at all.
Moreover, these generals are too honest. Mr. Huangfu has been an official for decades. Even if he is not wearing official uniform, he has the air of a high official. Anyone who is not blind can tell that this is not an ordinary person. How dare these generals dare to Take action?
According to the laws of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the following offenses are punished by a thirty-year staff and a five-hundred-mile ban. Are you not afraid at all?
Xiao Han's performance was beyond everyone's expectations. No one expected that Xiao Han would fall out at once. Xue Zheng stood aside and saw that the atmosphere was about to get tense. He quickly came out, pulled Xiao Han over and said quickly: "Xiao Han , Mr. Huangfu is a high official in the imperial court, how can you be so rude and not tell your people to stand down?!"
Xiao Han was so angry that he didn't say anything. Uncle Fengzi rubbed his hands. He didn't know if he should go around Li Shimin who was blocking the way, continue to go up and throw the guy who made the Marquis angry...
At this time, Huangfu Qi, who was standing in front of Xiao Han, spoke. He was also startled just now. It was not that he was afraid, but he didn't expect that this talented young man had such a serious heart. He didn't even have time to explain. If it weren't for Those who came with King Qin and the others today must have been thrown onto the street in front of the gate by now...
Huangfu Qi smiled at Xiao Han and said slowly: "Haha... Xiao Han, there may be some misunderstandings between us. If His Highness Prince Qin hadn't come to me to borrow someone today and mentioned it in passing, I wouldn't have known about it this time. Well, as soon as I know this, I will explain it to you. Do you think we should let them go down first?"
Huangfu Qi's smile made Xiao Han unable to get angry. As for reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Xiao Han had no choice but to wave his hand and tell Uncle Fool and the others to step aside for the time being.
"Hahahaha, we are all our own people. If there is any misunderstanding, just speak up and explain it clearly. Xiao Han, you should be more generous. Lord Huangfu is a well-known upright and good man. How could he take your formula and give it to you?" I think it’s okay for your people to drive you away…”
Chai Shao laughed at the side, took Xiao Han's shoulders and came to the room. He pressed Xiao Han on the chair. Huangfu Qi naturally sat on the opposite side. Several other people took their seats one after another, preparing to mediate between the two of them.
Xiao Han sat on the chair, most of his anger had gone away at this time, but his face was a little uneasy, and he said angrily: "Do you need to talk about this? Even if he, the head of the Ministry of Works, didn't do it, he didn't take care of his subordinates. This is not the case. It’s just that I don’t feel sorry for this secret recipe. If it were anyone else who was treated like this, full of grievances and unable to appeal, they would have been seeking death long ago!”
Huangfuqi listened carefully to what Xiao Han said, and the smile on his face froze. The Ministry of Industry he was in charge of had always been the most embarrassing one among the six ministries. To be honest, the Ministry of Industry was in charge of urban construction and military facilities at the top and water conservancy at the bottom. The power of agriculture, animal husbandry and oceans will definitely be an unimaginable behemoth in future generations!
However, in the Tang Dynasty, under the concept of sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, the status of scholars and nobles was infinitely elevated, and the Ministry of Industry became a small department that dealt exclusively with craftsmen. What is a craftsman?
Go to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in various places and you will see that the people with dirty faces and ragged clothes who look like beggars are craftsmen!
The terrible craftsman household system prevented the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty from engaging in business or farming. They could only do some handicrafts, and they had to work for the state for free for three months to half a year every year! This is without any reward!
It's not that Huangpu Qi has never thought about change, but in this atmosphere where everything is taken for granted from top to bottom, how can change be as simple as talking about it?
After several efforts, there was no result at all, and he almost lost himself. It should be noted that his move not only affected the interests of the officials, but also the interests of the country. How could he not be contradicted?
In the end, Huangfu Qi had no choice but to give up. The craftsmen were still living a miserable life, and the Ministry of Industry could only follow the other departments and be a stable subordinate, not seeking advancement, as long as the craftsmen could have a job. Just eat and complete the tasks of the Ministry of Works...
A great man once said that if you don't strive for progress, you will just rot in place. Even the chief officials have resigned themselves to their fate, while the people below are getting by. What's worse, some bosses have intensified their mistreatment of the craftsmen, depriving them of their benefits. This is not the first time that this happened. It is impossible for Huangfuqi to be unaware of these things. But if one person is punished, there will be countless others popping up, and the punishments are endless...
Sitting on the chair, Huangfu Qi was silent for a long time.
Xiao Han felt angry in his heart, maybe this was the real Tang Dynasty! Its advantages make people ecstatic, but its shortcomings also make people angry. There are no perfect people and no perfect countries...
Huangfu Qi stood up silently, slowly raised his hand, and saluted Xiao Han amidst the surprised eyes of the people around him: "What Xiao Hou said is that I have a responsibility that I cannot get around. Here, Huangfu Qi gives You apologized."
This time, it was Xiao Han's turn to be dumbfounded. People respect me a foot, and I respect others a foot. This has always been the foundation of Xiao Han's character.
He was angry at first, but now that he apologized so solemnly in front of so many respectable people, Xiao Han's anger suddenly disappeared like snow under the scorching sun...
Speaking of which, Xiao Han didn't really care too much about the blacksmiths being kicked out. He was just fired. It's not like he had never been fired before. If he gets fired once, he will have one more enemy. Then in the future, people walking on the street will How many enemies should there be?
Xiao Han didn't even get angry when the formula was taken away. He knew that people all have bad qualities, and there are good people and bad people in this world. When he came up with this method of frying steel, he never thought that he would be caught all the time. In his own hands, as long as this matter is not under his control, there will never be any time to keep it a secret.
What really made him angry was that some people from the Ministry of Industry were treating him like a monkey! Another one is the miserable situation of the craftsmen’s households that the blacksmiths told him!
Xiao Han never thought that he was a truly good person, but Xiao Han always knew that he was a person with very upright views!
When the dignitaries are in front of him, he will not look down upon them, because their prominence, their status, and their glory will not be shared with him. They accept all this time, and besides keeping their saliva and working hard, Enjoy less than a penny of the benefits.
Similarly, he would never look down on poor people in front of him, because they do not rely on him for food or depend on him for life. What right does he have to look down on others?
However, Xiao Han couldn't bear to bully others, even if those people had nothing to do with him!
In his previous life, he was a worker, or a skilled worker. He knew that people who relied on their own hands to make a living were far more noble than those who talked nice but followed crooked ways behind their backs!
But the reality is cruel. Often these people who rely on their own hard work to support their families are exploited layer by layer. In the end, only three melons and two dates are left to survive, while those so-called upper class people can take advantage of them. The value you have worked so hard to create is spent in debauchery, drunkenness and dreams!
Why? ! Xiao Han wants to ask!
In later generations, he was just a little fish, unable to even make a splash, but in the Tang Dynasty, he had the right to make his own voice!
Every technological innovation brings more than hundreds of millions of benefits to mankind? Why has China's progress been so slow since the Han and Tang Dynasties? ?
We have everything we need for the industrial revolution, whether it is the environment, timing, or smart people, but why is it that every budding industrial revolution is always ruthlessly annihilated?
Now, looking at those numb craftsmen, Xiao Han seemed to understand something...
This is also an important reason why he wants to escape Chang'an and build a new industrial base. Since it cannot be established without destruction, why not let me break this situation?
Before this, Xiao Han had been extremely disappointed with the Ministry of Works, and even had the idea of not wanting to deal with this decadent department for the rest of his life, but today's Huangpu Qi gave him a glimmer of hope. Perhaps, the big tree of the Ministry of Works It's not that bad, at least there is a person in charge who admits his mistakes when he knows they are wrong.
