Seeing Huang Lvzhuang sweating profusely and struggling, the geniuses onlookers talked in low voices.
"The design of this car is really clever. You can turn the wheels by cranking the cranks with your hands... What a wonderful workmanship!"
"It's a coincidence. I'm just a little tired and my arms are weak, so I can't walk very far."
"That's right. It would be better if you could put this crutch underneath and step on it with two feet."
"That won't work. Your feet must be ready to step on the ground at any time, otherwise you will fall... Look, didn't he step on it?"
"Two wheels are not stable, so it will be fine if we use three wheels. The front wheel is connected to the crank, and the two wheels at the back support a cushion. Isn't that okay?"
"Teacher Lai, your method is better..."
Zhu Heji folded his arms and watched people riding rocking bicycles while listening to a group of geniuses commenting and discussing.
I have to say that the smartest one among them is Leibutzny. He just looked around a few times and actually invented a baby carriage!
Well, a genius is a genius, and his IQ is incomparable to ordinary smart people...
But this Huang Luzhuang is also a genius. Ordinary people can't build a hand-cranked bicycle even if they think about it!
And no one paid him to do it. He was just interested in machinery and designed it himself, so he made it. This is a standard genius!
In addition, through a series of teaching and assessment of mathematics, physics, and magic knowledge, Zhu Heji has become convinced that Huang Luzhuang has an extremely high IQ.
It seems that the work of improving textile machinery can be left to him... Zhu Heji has obtained all available textile machines, looms, and silk reeling machines through the widowed female officials of Zhinu Palace these days, and is still Mulberry trees were planted in the royal garden of the palace, and silkworms were raised. He has also prepared sulfide black and sulfide blue, is still looking for raw materials to prepare aniline violet, and is also trying to improve textile machinery himself.
But his specialty was not in machinery. Although he could also do carpentry and made a counterweight trebuchet, he was unable to play with more complex textile machinery.
Thinking of this, Zhu Heji winked at Yan Yuan, and Yan Yuan immediately took out a wooden whistle and blew it.
Huang Luzhuang, who was already panting from exhaustion, quickly stopped the test drive, got off the car, and walked to Zhu Heji. While wiping his sweat, he said to Zhu Heji: "Your Majesty, it seems that the student's handcart needs improvement... ....Maybe it can be changed to pedals..."
Zhu Heji nodded and said with a smile: "There will definitely be a good market for bicycles... When you improve it, the Gu family will give you a certificate of three thousand silver dollars. You can open a bicycle factory. You will be able to do it." Transfer money. But before that, there is a better deal for you."
Huang Luzhuang was not very interested in doing business, but he still asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, what do you want the students to do?"
"Textile looms, looms, silk reeling machines..." Zhu Heji said to him with a smile, "I will arrange a job as an attendant for you. But you don't have to be on duty at the attendant's office, you will be responsible for improving the textile machinery. Well, whatever manpower and funds are needed, I will allocate them to you!"
Huang Luzhuang was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed and bowed and said, "Student, you accept the order!"
In fact, he is not very willing to be an official. The reason why he took the imperial examination was just to make his parents happy. Now he can be an official while doing what he likes. He is really lucky.
"Wenkai!"
Zhu Heji then called Dai Zi's name.
"The students are here."
Dai Zi is older than Huang Luzhuang, he is twenty-six years old this year. He is not only interested in machinery, but also in metallurgy and firearms manufacturing.
Zhu Heji smiled and said to him: "Your intelligence is not inferior to that of Luzhuang...but your interest is not in machinery but in iron smelting and firearms. Then the Gu family will give you an iron factory to manage first!" The ironworks is located at Puzikou, Jiangbei. It is already half-built, but the candidate for the general manager has not been decided yet. You go and give it a try, Gu Ye will give you the title of servant."
"Students have received the order!" Dai Zi looked much calmer than Huang Luzhuang. He just received the order and did not show much joy.
In fact, he still prefers being an official in the attendant department.
Zhu Heji then said to several others: "Chen Hao, Guo Zhongzhu, Su Zhe, Geng Zhong, Wang Wenxuan... you all also received the official position of attendant. From tomorrow on, you will work as servants in the attendant's office while following you." Academician Lai, please continue studying."
In fact, the talents of these five students are not inferior to Huang Luzhuang and Dai Zi, but Zhu Heji has no place to make full use of them for the time being. Moreover, their new studies can only be regarded as entry-level. After a few more years of further study, they will surely become great talents.
And these five people are extremely satisfied with being able to serve in the Attendant's Department. Zhu Heji's attendant's office was similar to Kangxi's Nanshufang. Although the attendant was only equivalent to walking, but they had entered such an important position for the first time in officialdom, and their future prospects could only be described as limitless.
Zhu Heji then said to Leibutsny, Yan Yuan and Zhuge Zhengyang: "Academician Lai, Yi Zhi, Zhengyang... It's getting late. You three should go home early. We will return tomorrow." We want to go to Jiangnan Cement Factory together!"
The cement factory he was talking about was opened on the edge of Qixia Mountain. A lime mine was discovered there, there was also clay nearby, and it was close to the Yangtze River, making it convenient to transport coal.
The construction of this cement factory has recently been completed, and the kiln has been opened for trial production of cement, but the quality of the products is still not satisfactory.
So Zhu Heji planned to take Leibczny, Yan Yuan and Zhuge Zhengyang to take a look and see if there was anything that could be improved.
After saying goodbye to Leibczny, Yan Yuan, and Zhuge Zhengyang, Zhu Heji took a few guards and went straight to Chuxiu Palace.
When Zhu Heji first moved into the Forbidden City, he lived in the Wuying Palace. It was not until recently that he moved into the newly completed Wenhua Palace. At the same time, Wuying Hall began to undergo major renovations.
At the same time, the Chuxiu Palace, which was originally the residence of the concubines, was also repaired and ready for habitation. So Qiu Shuzhen, Ye Yuling, Bei Jiaxin, Zhou Yubing, Yang Ziyun and Aoi Sew now all live there.
Now Zhu Heji has three sons and three daughters, but they are all still young. They all live with their mother and all live in Chuxiu Palace.
In addition, the hostage Wu Tu also had a small room in Chuxiu Palace because he lived with Yang Ziyun.
Zhu Heji himself lived in the Wenhua Palace according to the rules, and every night he turned over the signs and asked his concubines to come and sleep with him. However, he still went to Chuxiu Palace to sleep most of the time.
A family is happy when they are happy together!
Moreover, Zhu Heji's concubines in the harem were all involved in housekeeping, so Zhu Heji had to hold family meetings with his concubines from time to time. As usual, he had to check the family's accounts, and sometimes he had to discuss investment and business startups with his wives. thing.
The property management methods of his family, the first in the world, were completely different from those of the palace of the previous Ming Dynasty.
On Zhu Heji's side, public and private matters are quite clear!
For example, the Forbidden City where he currently lives is public property, not his personal property, nor is it the royal property.
The Weaver Girl Palace outside the north gate of the Forbidden City (actually a textile research institute) is the private property of Zhu Heji.
Zhu Heji had various shares in the Bei Distillery, Nei Gunpowder Factory, West Fire Saltpeter Factory, Dongchang Guanyinhao, and South Equipment Factory. These were all private properties.
The newly built Pukou Iron Works and Jiangnan Cement Works were also private properties of Zhu Heji, and he held a large share in both. Zhu Heji also acquired some land in Nanjing City and private fields in Songjiang Prefecture.
In addition, Zhu Heji is also a king who gets a "salary"... His "salary" was fifty taels of silver per month at the beginning, but now it has increased to two thousand silver yuan.
It seems like a lot, but it has to be used to maintain the expenses of his large family and to pay the salaries of all the palace ladies and servants who serve his family. It is really not a generous amount.
Fortunately, Ye Yuling, as the founding hero of the new Ming Dynasty, also had a salary from the Duke of China, and could receive 500 silver yuan every month.
Including this income, Zhu Heji's family has a monthly salary of 2,500 silver dollars, which is enough for now.
