Mei Hong, Ding Wu and others looked at the two patrol censors running away in embarrassment. Their eyes fell on Zhang Pei, who was rubbing his hand, and they couldn't help but tremble.
This guy is so strong and ruthless.
Mei Hong was a little uneasy and said to Gu Zhengchen who came over: "Gu Zhenfu, they are the censors on patrol. If they return to Jinling like this, I'm afraid..."
Gu Zhengchen walked into the camp gate with a calm voice: "You should know who the chief of the Yushitai is. Chen Laotie is narrow-minded and will retaliate. He and I had already broken up at the New Year's Day meeting. I just replied. Rong, he sent the censor here, making it clear that he was targeting me."
"If you want to live comfortably in the officialdom, you must either be respected or feared. It is impossible for a person like Chen Ning to respect me, a seventh-grade county magistrate and a fifth-grade governor. In this case, I can only let him I'm afraid. If someone named Chen Ning comes next time, ask him clearly. If he dares to break into the guard camp without a decree or a warrant, he will be killed. If he is killed, I will give you a reward."
Mei Hong, Ding Wu and other sergeants' eyes flashed, as if they were eager for Chen Ning to come over.
Zhang Pei secretly shook his head behind Gu Zhengchen. Gu Zhengchen said it easily, but I'm afraid things won't end that easily.
Although the chief of the Yushitai is Chen Ning, the Yushitai is a collective of officials. If Chen Ning is beaten, no one will say anything. If the censor of the Yushitai is beaten, all the censors may appear.
Yanguan has two major abilities:
A sharp eye can find faults.
He is strong enough to lift stones and throw them into wells.
What's more, there is also Hu Weiyong, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, on the censor's desk. This guy is very sinister and will not be easy to calm down.
Gu Zhengchen climbed up Minghe Mountain and entered the office.
Zhao Hailou and Wang Liang quickly introduced everyone, and Liu Ju led the craftsmen to salute.
Liu Ju had heard that Gu Zhengchen was young, but he was still a little shocked when he saw him. A little-known man from Quanzhou County who had no military achievements in the founding of the People's Republic of China actually looked like a weakling.
Chen Youcai, Cui Yu and others were also a little surprised. A frail young man had already been knighted and became the governor of Wei.
"Who is the governor?"
Gu Zhengchen asked with a smile.
Liu Ju stepped forward and responded humbly: "My subordinate Liu Ju is the superintendent of the Baoyuan Bureau."
Even though one is the Wei Zhenfu and the other is the Supervisor Zhenfu, they both carry Zhenfu, but there is a huge difference between the two. The Wei, Zhenfu and Zhenfu are from the fifth rank, while the Supervisor and Zhenfu do not even have a single rank, so the first Supervisor creates the leader.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Liu Ju and asked, "Who are the craftsmen in Baoyuan Bureau?"
Nearly eighty people came forward.
Baoyuan Bureau is an institution that mints copper coins. But eight years before Hongwu, Baoyuan Bureau had always been casting firearms part-time. Lao Zhu arranged this arrangement probably because of the similar majors, which are both casting things...
Other craftsmen were drawn from various local health centers and were gunpowder, smelting, and casting craftsmen in the guards.
After Gu Zhengchen briefly met everyone, he asked calmly: "Everyone who comes to Jurong Guard, can the Ministry of Industry explain to you the purpose of your visit?"
Liu Ju shook his head slightly: "The Ministry of Industry only said to let the errands do the work, and let us follow Gu Zhenfu's arrangements."
Gu Zhengchen understood and sat on the chair brought by Zhao Hailou: "I will tell you straight from the press. The purpose of sending you to Jurong this time is to develop and improve gunpowder and firearms."
"Improvement?"
Liu Ju, Chen Youcai, Hua Xiaoshun and others looked at each other in confusion.
Gu Zhengchen looked at everyone and said solemnly: "From today on, Jurong Guard will set up a far-reaching fire bureau. The far-reaching fire bureau consists of three departments - the bottom fire department, the smelting department, and the manufacturing department. There are fifty people in the bottom fire department. They are all gunpowder craftsmen; the smelting department has one hundred smelting craftsmen; the manufacturing department has fifty foundry craftsmen."
"Far Fire Department?"
Liu Ju, Cui Yu and others whispered, not knowing what kind of government office this was, and they had never heard of it.
Hua Xiaoshun stood up and asked, "There are only two hundred people here. Why did Gu Zhenfu just say there were two hundred and one people? Who is that person?"
Gu Zhengchen took a deep look at Hua Xiaoshun. He could hear the details and problems. He had a bright mind. After asking for his name, he said, "The extra person is reserved for Tao Chengdao."
"Master Potter is coming too?"
Chen Youcai exclaimed.
"you know?"
Gu Zhengchen was a little surprised.
Chen Youcai quickly said: "Gu Zhenfu, I once studied gunpowder with the pottery master. Without him, I would not have become a teacher. Didn't the pottery master retire from Jinhua and no longer be born?"
Gu Zhengchen chuckled: "He should have received my letter. I believe he will definitely come."
Ten thousand households also came, and a group of craftsmen started talking about it.
Gu Zhengchen clapped his hands, and after everyone calmed down, he shouted: "I am the chief seal officer of the Far Fire Bureau, and all orders are signed by me. Liu Ju is the ambassador and handles daily management of all matters, including materials, research and development, wages, and daily life. You can approach him for all other matters. If he does not do anything, you are allowed to inform thousands or hundreds of households of the Guards and let me know."
Hua Ju was a little bitter. The work of this ambassador was much more than that of supervising the construction of Zhenfu, but he still happily agreed: "I will help you to take good care of Zhenfu."
Gu Zhengchen was very satisfied and shouted to the craftsmen: "The Fire Department, the Smelting Department, and the Manufacturing Department each select a doctor and a foreign doctor to be responsible for coordinating the affairs of the department. I will give you a moment to choose yourselves. Mo. Don’t worry about making the wrong choice, try it out for a month, and if you are not qualified enough to do the job, choose again.”
The craftsmen understood this and gathered around to discuss.
After some recommendations, the results are given:
Chen Youcai, a doctor in the bottom fire department, and Cui Yu, a foreign doctor.
The smelting director is filial to the Chinese, and the member of the smelting department is grateful to Afo.
Shen Minger, a doctor in the manufacturing department, and Xu Azhu, a member of the outside team.
Seeing the results, Gu Zhengchen stood up and looked at everyone majestically: "In the Yuanhuo Bureau, those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are mediocre will be demoted. You heard clearly, I don't care how much food the Wei Institute and Baoyuan Bureau give you every month, as long as the The craftsmen of the Yuanhuo Bureau will be given three guans per month, and the rations will be given as usual!"
"What?"
"Three Guan Qian?"
"Brother, how much food can Sanguan buy?"
"You can buy six stones and more food!"
"Six stones, isn't that enough to feed our family for nearly a year?"
"Snapped!"
"You hit me?"
"I didn't hit you, did you feel pain?"
"It hurts, did you seriously not hit me?"
The craftsmen were going crazy, and they were all excited.
Hua Xiaoshun came out and shouted: "Gu Zhenfu, you should give us three guan of money a year. How can it be three guan of money a month? The county magistrate can't get this kind of treatment."
Liu Ju, Cui Yu and others woke up.
Thinking about it, three times a month is indeed impossible. You must know that Baoyuan Bureau is the place where Hongwu Tongbao is cast. In this way, the craftsman only gives six buckets of rice every month. When there is a reward, he can give up to eight buckets of rice.
It is pitiful that there is not enough food for the whole family. If the mother-in-law did not get some money to subsidize sewing and weaving, a piece of clothing would be taken apart and mended and worn for ten or twenty years, and there would be no way to survive.
If Gu Zhenfu could give him three guans of money every year in addition to the rations, it would be enough for the whole family to live a good life.
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"ps:
There were countless craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, but there were too few who left their names. Looking through the history books, there is no record of them.
Liu Ju, Chen Youcai, Hua Xiaoshun, Xie Afo, Shen Ming'er, etc. These names were picked from the inscriptions on the unearthed fire guns. These craftsmen of the Hongwu period have not been recorded in history. Their names are used to commemorate the ancestors and cherish the memory of their ancestors. Ming dynasty. "
