There was too much money to spend, and with the addition of soap, sales had skyrocketed in the past few months. In addition to providing food and salary for Han Qi's battalion, there was an additional profit of 500 guan.
Zheng Xiong went to the Ministry of Works again. The director of the Ministry of Works was an old man, and he received Zheng Xiong warmly.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Zheng Xiong took out the pharmacy plan he had drawn during this time and spoke to the head of the Ministry of Works.
"Chief, build thirty wards here, build thirty warehouses here, and surround them with walls next to the pharmacy. I wonder if the Ministry of Works can do it."
The chief smiled happily and spoke repeatedly.
"What you can do, you can do. If you withdraw the money and send it to me, I can start construction right away. The foundation has been laid on the construction site, and the price is three hundred guan per room. How do you feel about withdrawing it?"
Zheng Xiong doesn't care, since they are all within the system anyway, just keep good accounts.
"No problem, the money is ready and will arrive later."
“A pleasure to work with.”
After taking over a big business, the director of the Ministry of Industry was in a good mood and wanted to have a meal with Zheng Xiong.
"I appreciate the good intentions of the chief and forget about eating."
"I'm sorry for withdrawing my salary. I haven't shown my kindness to the landlord every time I come to the Ministry of Industry. I can't leave this time."
Unable to resist the enthusiasm of the director of the Ministry of Industry, Zheng Xiong finally reluctantly ate this simple meal.
The standard four dishes and one soup may seem shabby, but the dishes are excellent and the portions are sufficient.
Anyway, Zheng Xiong had a great time eating and enjoying himself. He ate and drank in the restaurant outside and was invited by the director of the Ministry of Industry to have a cup of tea.
After walking out of the Ministry of Works, Zheng Xiong paced back from the Ministry of Works. A person walked towards him. He had some memories, Zheng Shiyuan, a director of the Ministry of Works.
When he saw Zheng Shiyuan, Zheng Xiong didn't want to ignore him at first, but Zheng Shiyuan had sharp eyes and when he saw Zheng Xiong, he quickly ran over to greet Zheng Xiong.
"Ti Ling is still fine. I bumped into Ti Ling last time. Every time I think about it, I always feel bad."
"It's okay, don't take it to heart."
Faced with Zheng Shiyuan's concern, although Zheng Xiong did not want to interact with Zheng Shiyuan, he still had a few words with Zheng Shiyuan patiently.
"Thank you very much for your support, Haihan. I'm very grateful to you. If you have any instructions from me, even though I have a humble position in the Ministry of Industry, I can still help with a little help."
"It's really nothing. Just leave some pharmacy projects to the Ministry of Works. Everything I came to the Ministry of Works to do has been done. There's nothing else."
Zheng Shiyuan was a little confused when he heard it.
"As far as I know, the Ministry of Industry does not have extra manpower to deal with other matters. The pharmacy that is being withdrawn is probably not on the list of the Ministry of Industry's important buildings."
He didn't know how the Ministry of Works operated. Even if he knew how the Ministry of Works operated, Zheng Xiong didn't want to get involved. The bills were all in his own hands, and he wasn't afraid of others checking. He paid for them himself.
"Then I don't know. I still have something to do, so I'll go ahead and take my leave."
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Although Zheng Shiyuan was only a small prime minister, he kept this incident in his heart.
Zheng Shiyuan, as a typical example of the supervision system of later generations, also did a lot of things in this era.
This kind of people are a special kind of people in themselves, stubborn and want to figure out everything no matter what.
After talking to Zheng Xiong this time, he felt that something was unusual. Zheng Shiyuan also wanted to understand how the Ministry of Industry operated.
I secretly told my friends in the Ministry of Industry about this matter.
"Brother Nian, can the Ministry of Works still take over the project? It seems that Huimin Pharmacy has handed over the work to the Ministry of Works. As far as I know, the Ministry of Works has no spare capacity and is in short supply of manpower. Why can it still take over the work?"
"I know a little bit about this matter, and I have to start from the beginning of the establishment of Huimin Pharmacy."
"At that time, Zheng Ti from Huimin Pharmacy came to the pharmacy and wanted to build a pharmacy. The Ministry of Industry was also very busy at the time. How could there be any spare time to build Huimin Pharmacy? So the person in charge offered a sky-high price and hoped that Zheng from the pharmacy would Ti Ling retreats when faced with difficulties."
"I didn't expect that Zheng Tiling directly agreed and signed to send the money. The principal was unable to get off, so he informed our Lord Shangshu of the matter. However, the money given by the pharmacy was sufficient, and the Lord Shangshu did not blame the principal."
"At that time, the entire Ministry of Works had no solution, but the director made a suggestion. Projects such as private housing construction would not be taken over by the Ministry of Works. It was proposed to select people from the private sector who could take over the work, and the whole project of benefiting the people would be selected. Hand over the pharmacy project."
"The Minister thought it was feasible, so he implemented the matter. The Ministry of Economy and Industry calculated the cost and found that the entire project cost was only about half. Considering that some labor and materials were different from the outside, some more money was added, and the other half was split 50-50 with the contractor. "
"After the project was completed, the Ministry of Industry made no effort and made 50% in vain. The contractor also made money, and everyone was happy. At that time, we relied on the money earned from this project to pay wages and let everyone live a good year."
"The chief has also been appreciated by the Minister and has given full power to the stewards for such matters. However, Zheng Tiling does not understand. The construction of other departments is accustomed to careful planning. Only Huimin Pharmacy can do such a good thing."
"Thanks to Zheng Tiling's great ability, he not only has his own understanding of medical skills, but is also good at making money. Since then, the pharmacy has received several orders, and each engineering department has made a lot of money."
"I heard that the principal also made a lot of money. He handed over the subsequent projects to his relatives and made a lot of money from there."
"I just heard it. It's a family story, so don't spread it randomly."
After hearing what his friend from the Ministry of Industry said, Zheng Shiyuan said angrily.
"Everyone seems to be happy, but I feel something is wrong. The Ministry of Industry's making money is a matter within the system. I can't say who is right or wrong. But the pharmacy suffered a loss and private individuals made money, which somewhat damaged the interests of our Ming Dynasty. In the worst case, it can be regarded as harming the public and enriching private interests."
"Why do us little officials like us worry about such a thing? It's just hearsay, don't take it seriously."
"You speak softly, but you can't just sit back and ignore it. After all, the pharmacy has suffered a loss, so you have to let the pharmacy know what happened."
"That's up to you. If you let the Pharmacy know about it and cause trouble, you will offend not only the private individuals who contracted the project. The Ministry of Works will lose this input, and you will also offend many people. Don't blame me for not warning you."
"To be honest, Zheng Ti is a very nice person. He didn't blame me for being bumped into last time. Now that I know the news, I have to tell Ti Ling no matter what. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. You said, if anything happens, I will take care of it myself."
Seeing Zheng Shiyuan's majestic look, his friend was speechless for a while.
If you say you can carry it, then you carry it, and by following the clues, you wonder how you managed to escape. Looking at Zheng Shiyuan's appearance, he was afraid that he was serious. He wanted to persuade him but didn't know where to start.
He had no choice but to secretly inform the director of the Ministry of Works about the matter after get off work.
(End of chapter)
