soon.
A memorial was sent from Prince Yan's Mansion, and he quickly headed to Yingtian City, the capital.
As for Guo An, he came to the firearms workshop with one hundred thousand taels of banknotes.
"I've met the Master!"
Seeing Guo An coming, Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others quickly greeted him.
Zhu Liang and Li Wang, two retired old men, also joined in the fun.
"How's the steam engine going?"
Guo An asked.
Tao Yiping quickly replied: "Reporting to Master, now a complete set of machinery has been manufactured in the workshop, which can be used for assembly line manufacturing according to Master's requirements.
In one month, five steam engines can be made! "
"Very good!"
Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "Having you two in the firearms workshop makes people feel at ease!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Master!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting immediately beamed with joy.
"You two deserve this!"
Guo An smiled faintly, and then opened the small wooden box in the hands of Er Niu.
"hiss……"
A wooden box full of treasures made Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others suddenly widen their eyes and take a cold breath.
Even when he spoke, he was trembling a little.
"Master, are these treasures a reward from His Highness? ...How many treasures can I get for such a big box?"
"..."
Guo An was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "His Highness has not thought about your reward yet."
The expressions of Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others dimmed.
"Master, what are these treasure notes...?"
Guo Andao said: "This is one hundred thousand taels of treasure banknotes. We beg your Highness to expand the craftsman school!"
Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others were shocked again, "Expanding the Craftsman School?"
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
"One hundred thousand taels of treasure are used to expand the craftsman school. How big will the craftsman school be expanded?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were both stunned, their eyes full of shock.
"Hmph, you look like you have no future!"
Guo An couldn't help but look disgusted, "How many 100,000 taels are worth the objects produced by the firearms workshop in the past few years?"
"How much money did it cost just to build that academy?
Now, the expansion of a craftsman school only costs one hundred thousand taels of treasure, and His Highness is already treating one favorably! "
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting suddenly looked frightened, "Master, be careful what you say!"
"Are we wrong? Your Highness will give us as much money as we need to spend to build that academy.
To expand such a craftsman school, we only need 100,000 taels of treasure, and we have to waste half a day's time. "
The more he talked, the angrier Guo An looked.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's faces became increasingly pale.
Zhu Liang and Li Wang, two thousand households, are they standing behind you? Why are you so anxious? If His Highness knew about this, how could he forgive you? …
"Master..."
Before the two of them could speak, Guo An had already continued: "This time, I will give these 100,000 taels of banknotes to you two.
Tomorrow, I will ask Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang from the Gongzheng Institute to come look for you two.
This time, you and others are responsible for the expansion of the craftsman school.
Craftsman schools must not only have elementary education, but also have real craftsmanship studies. "
“The study of craftsmanship is vast and boundless, even broader than Confucianism.
Now that we have just developed a steam engine, we already seem to be short of manpower.
In the future, what if you develop something even more wonderful than a steam engine? "
"Those Confucians look down on the science of craftsmanship, but you can't look down on yourselves.
We want all the craftsmen in Prince Yan's palace to be literate, and all the craftsmen's children must go to elementary school..."
"We want the craftsmen in Prince Yan's Mansion to be like you. Everyone has their own ideas, and they can all be great craftsmen and develop more miraculous artifacts.
Set up a banner for all the craftsmen in the world. The science of craftsmanship is far beyond the superficial understanding of the world..."
"Yes, Master!"
"Don't worry, Master, the two of us will definitely do our best to expand the Craftsman School so that it doesn't belong to that academy!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting said with solemn faces.
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
"When Xu Yun comes tomorrow, let him summon the rest and hand them over to the stewards and master craftsmen of the workshop, and you will have a good discussion on which houses to expand? There is so much money, there is no need to save it!..."
"Yes, Master!"
"Take these hundred thousand taels of treasure and go get to work!"
"Yes! Master!"
After the two left, Zhu Liang and Li Wang looked at Guo An expectantly.
"Guo Changshi, I wonder how the steam engine test went?"
Guo Andao: "The speed has indeed doubled!"
"Double?"
Zhu Liang and Li Wang were immediately overjoyed.
"Guo Changshi, I wonder when we can go test it out?"
Guo An looked at Zhu Liang and Li Wang with an incomprehensible expression and said: "You two shoulder the important task of guarding the firearms workshop.
Therefore, I can’t decide when you two can go on the boat to experience it! "
"Then who can?..."
Zhu Liang was startled, then said: "I'm going to see His Highness King Yan!"
"good!"
…
Three days later.
Zhu Di's memorial was also quickly sent to Lao Zhu.
"Is the treasure money starting to lose value?"
After reading the memorial written by Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. How could the treasure banknotes he issued become worthless?
"Erhu!"
Erhu hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice: "King Yan reported that the treasure banknotes in Beiping Mansion have become worthless. Many merchants do not like to use treasure banknotes. The rice that can be bought with two taels of treasure banknotes cannot be bought with copper coins.
Do you know if this kind of thing happens in the capital? "
"this……"
Hearing this, Erhu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has also heard about this matter. However, Wei Chen always only eats his salary and does not pay much attention to this matter!"
"Go and investigate quickly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly became serious.
"Wei Chen obeys the order!"
Erhu responded and quickly walked out.
On the side, Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor, asked cautiously: "Grandpa Huang, could it be that some unscrupulous merchants are causing trouble? The treasure banknotes were issued by Grandpa Huang, so how could they be worthless?"
"This matter is what your fourth uncle personally saw when he visited dozens of different shops. Those merchants are not that capable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly, his face solemn.
Half an hour later.
Erhu ran back from outside the hall with an anxious look on his face.
"how?"
Lao Zhu asked quickly.
Erhu said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen personally took dozens of brothers and visited hundreds of shops in the capital.
Those shops like to collect copper coins. As for the treasure banknotes... only three treasure banknotes can be exchanged for one copper coin..."
"How could this be?"
Old Zhu's eyes flashed coldly.
"Erhu, have you noticed that there are thieves making trouble in this matter?"
Erhu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I'll forgive you, but I didn't detect anything unusual!"
"Send more people to investigate!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In addition, call us the Minister of Household Affairs, the Censor of the Capital, and the General Affairs Envoy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon, the officials in the capital were shocked again.
…
In this regard, Prince Yan's Mansion did not have any influence.
The craftsman school should be expanded and the craftsman school should be expanded normally.
When it was time to remonstrate and criticize Guo An in front of Zhu Di, he never failed to do so.
However, what made Zhu Di furious was that another letter came from Qin King Zhu Xi and Jin King Zhu Fan.
"They actually know that Prince Yan's Mansion has not conquered all of Goryeo, and they want to send troops to attack Goryeo!
Otherwise, let us give them some money, or leave them ten large ships in the fleet trade! "
Hearing this, Guo An looked solemn.
"Your Highness, is it possible that His Highness Prince Qin and His Highness Prince Jin know the true situation of Prince Yan's residence in Goryeo?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's expression condensed.
"Guo Qing is saying that someone in Prince Yan's palace is secretly colluding with Prince Qin and Prince Jin?"
Guo An smiled softly and said: "Your Highness, I just have some doubts. However, there are so many soldiers and officials in our Prince Yan's palace going to and from Goryeo. If His Highness the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Jin really want to learn from a certain official or general, It’s easy to know the situation in Korea from your mouth!”
"We will arrange for people to investigate this matter secretly."
(End of chapter)
