The current Minister of Industry is Li Qian.
He was the first person to follow Lu Kang. After Lu Kang retired and Lu Xuan came to power, Li Qian, as an old man, was also Lu Xuan's subordinate. In the earliest days, Li Qian was the Gong Cao Shangshu appointed by Lu Xuan, responsible for construction and other matters.
Later, Li Qian was sent out to serve as the governor of Danyang, and Lu Meng took over the post of Gongcao Shangshu. When Lu Meng was sent to Jiangxia to serve as the governor, Li Qian was transferred back and served as the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Li Qian has always been working hard.
Among the six books of ministers, Li Qian is the most low-key because he knows that his abilities are inferior to others. Li Qian had no more ideas about his official career. If he wanted to go further to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel, he did not have the ability to do so.
It is even more impossible to go to the cabinet.
Li Qian is now very satisfied with serving as a minister and presiding over the specific affairs of a ministry. Li Qian's plan is to work hard, do his current job well, recruit more craftsmen, build more bridges, pave roads, dig ditches, and various construction projects.
Although Li Qian had little influence in the court, he was extremely concerned about the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and was willing to promote and train people. Therefore, Li Qian had a great influence in the Ministry of Industry itself.
Li Qian was summoned by Lu Xuan, but he felt a little uneasy.
The emperor summoned him, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Is there something that was not done well? Or maybe the emperor's mausoleum wasn't built yet?
Li Qian came to the palace with uneasy emotions, knelt down as if pushing a mountain of gold and toppled a jade pillar, and saluted: "Your Majesty, Li Qian, pays homage to your Majesty."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Li Qing is even taller."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Qian thanked him and stood up, standing respectfully.
Lu Xuan looked expectantly and said with a smile: "Li Qing, how is the situation of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works now?"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment.
This proposition is too big.
Li Qian thought quickly for a while and replied: "To report back to Your Majesty, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are very good. Because of Your Majesty's attention, the craftsmen have their current status, and the craftsmen can work with their heads held high. All the craftsmen are grateful to Your Majesty. of kindness.”
Lu Xuan said angrily: "What I'm asking you about is how are their skills?"
"very good!"
Li Qian held his head high and said without hesitation: "Our craftsmen are very capable, good at doing things and dare to do things. At present, among the two doctors in the Ministry of Industry, one is Pu Yuan and the other Ma Jun, they are both outstanding."
"Pu Yuan is good at forging swords. He improved the skills of forging swords, from the stainless steel raw materials of the swords to the calcined charcoal, the bellows to increase the firepower, and the quality of the quenching water. All-round improvements."
"The 100-forged steel knives currently forged are very good, with good toughness and are stronger and sharper."
"This is a great talent."
There was a hint of pride in Li Qian's eyes, and he said: "Although Pu Yuan is not very old, he is very talented. Therefore, I made an exception and promoted him to be responsible for forging swords and weapons."
Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.
Pu Yuan and Ma Jun are both talented people.
Li Qian discovered talents and made great achievements, which was very good.
Lu Xuan asked further: "Where is Ma Jun?"
Li Qian had a bright smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, Ma Jun's overall talent is actually more outstanding than Pu Yuan. Although Pu Yuan is also proficient in many things, he is better at forging weapons."
"Ma Jun is different. He has a wide range of interests and can improve his weaving skills. At that time, the two empresses in the palace were engaged in business and improved the reeling. From manual to pedal reeling, weaving became simpler."
"Ma Jun also further improved the weaving skills to make the cloth better."
"In addition, the keel water wheel, the compass wheel, etc. were also modified by Ma Jun. This boy is a little younger than Pu Yuan, but he has a wide range of knowledge. He can learn many of the skills recorded by the Mohists. .”
"Even if it's building cities, building bridges and roads, building canals and dams, etc., he knows all kinds of crafts."
Li Qian looked admiring and said: "I have no hesitation in believing that the future Pu Yuan will be a great craftsman who specializes in forging weapons. As for Ma Jun, his achievements may be more extensive and he will become a more comprehensive master." Master craftsman.”
Lu Xuan's eyes were even brighter.
These people are nice.
With these people poached to Xiangzhou for business operations, Xiangzhou can be further developed.
There is no other way. If you don't poach your own corners or recruit people from China, Xiangzhou's foundation is too weak. At present, Xun Yu and Lu Su are mainly responsible for governing the local area and allowing more scholars to go to Xiangzhou to reform all aspects of language, writing, customs, etiquette, etc.
These things are enough to consume too much energy of Lu Su and Xun Yu, plus they still need to develop the place.
To develop a place, not only businessmen but also craftsmen are needed.
Such as building bridges and paving roads, such as building new houses.
Without craftsmen, nothing can be built. This is why Lu Xuan summoned Li Qian before going this time.
Lu Xuan looked approvingly and praised: "Li Qing, you have served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry for many years. You have trained talents like Pu Yuan and Ma Jun, and you have done a very good job without hesitation in promoting talents."
After Li Qian received the praise, he was very happy and said quickly: "Your Majesty has given you such a compliment, but I don't deserve it. In fact, I did something trivial and I don't deserve the praise from my lord."
Lu Xuan changed the subject and said in a deep voice: "Li Qing, I'm going back to Nanjing this time, but I won't stay long. Next, I have to go to Huashi City in Xiangzhou. Because of the lack of craftsmen, I need a few experienced and capable people. Apart from Ma Jun and Pu Yuan, how many more skilled craftsmen can you recommend?"
Li Qian was stunned.
His cheeks twitched and he said quickly: "Your Majesty, are both Pu Yuan and Ma Jun going to be taken away?"
"certainly!"
Lu Xuan answered without thinking.
He looked serious and said: "Xiangzhou needs too many craftsmen. Without capable people, it will definitely not be enough. Therefore, I must mobilize these people to do things. What's more, Pu Yuan and Ma Jun have been working hard in recent years. Many people have been trained within the ministry. Could it be that the current Ministry of Industry cannot move forward without Pu Yuan and Ma Jun?"
Li Qian felt miserable in his heart. He could relax easily because he had many capable subordinates.
These were all things he had finally discovered and cultivated.
Now, he is about to be poached.
This is inappropriate.
Li Qian glanced at the emperor, then swallowed his words as he did not have the courage to argue with the emperor, so he replied: "Your Majesty, I will make arrangements to ensure the transfer of craftsmen."
"Go ahead."
Lu Xuan smiled and nodded.
After Li Qian left, he returned to the Ministry of Industry and announced Lu Xuan's arrangement to dispatch Pu Yuan, Ma Jun, and some other apprentices to follow Lu Xuan to Huashi City in Xiangzhou to work with Lu Xuan.
Pu Yuan and Ma Jun both agreed, and the two began to hand over matters.
When there were changes in the Ministry of Works, news came out that Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were leaving, and that the two were mobilizing doctors and taking away a group of people, which caused discussion throughout the hospital.
News from the Ministry of Industry and the hospital quickly reached the cabinet and reached Zhang Zhao's ears.
Zhang Zhao didn't pay much attention to this.
I didn't bother to deal with the emperor's affairs. After all, the emperor was leaving again. When the emperor leaves, it is normal to make some arrangements and take away some people.
Not long after Zhang Zhao dropped the matter, Yan Xiang came in a hurry.
Yan Xiang has become older and older over the years.
He is already over sixty years old, and his back is a little rickety. Although Yan Xiang is in the cabinet, he rarely expresses his position and sometimes acts like a good old man. However, Yan Xiang just cultivates his moral character and generally ignores many things. Once his bottom line is involved, Yan Xiang will definitely argue with reason.
When Yan Xiang saw Zhang Zhao, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and saluted, "I've met Prime Minister Zhang."
Zhang Zhao smiled slightly, with a rather eager expression, and waved his hand: "Mr. Yan, please sit down."
Yan Xiang cupped his hands and sat down.
Zhang Zhao said: "Why is Mr. Yan here today? Could it be that something big happened."
Yan Xiang said: "Prime Minister Zhang, have you heard of some rumors about His Majesty?"
Zhang Zhao was stunned for a moment and asked: "What rumors?"
The emperor has always been wise and wise, of which he has no doubt. In addition, the emperor always liked to go out to fight. What was even more surprising was that he took away the queen and all the concubines and brought them all to Xiangzhou, which was really rare in ancient times.
During this period, Zhang Zhao felt strange.
However, Zhang Zhao didn't care.
Stay away from the emperor's private affairs, so as not to meet him.
Yan Xiang replied: "There are rumors that when your Majesty goes to Xiangzhou this time, he will take away Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing from the hospital, and a group of miracle doctors are also going to Xiangzhou. In addition, the main craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, such as Pu Yuan and Ma Jun and others will also follow Your Majesty to Xiangzhou."
Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "I know the true nature of this matter, and it's not a big deal."
"well……"
Yan Xiang stamped his feet in anger.
His gray beard trembled wildly, his eyes were eager, and he said: "My Zhang Xiang, why don't you have acuity? You and I are both starting to get older, and there are elderly people in our families."
"Who doesn't have three illnesses and two pains?"
"Who is not old?"
"After you and I got sick, if Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo had treated us, we would have lived at least a few more years. The gap between experienced old miracle doctors and ordinary doctors is not just a tiny bit, but a huge gap."
"In addition, craftsmen build houses, etc. Who doesn't have a little trouble building some houses? If you meet an experienced craftsman, you can consider it based on the environment of the house, Feng Shui, etc."
"Ordinary people wouldn't be able to do this."
Yan Xiang looked serious and said loudly: "Now your Majesty has taken away all the miracle doctors and the craftsmen with the best construction skills. In this way, you and I will be affected, as will all the officials in the court and many people in Nanjing City." They all have an impact. Craftsmen are easy to handle, but the key is the doctor. The miracle doctor has left, so far away. Do you still have to leave Nanjing and go to Huashi City after you get sick? "
Zhang Zhao's expression suddenly became serious.
yes!
This is a closely related matter.
If it were an ordinary matter, that would be fine, but it was related to his own life and death and the condition of his family. After Zhang Zhao thought about it carefully, he couldn't sit still.
Zhang Zhao looked at Yan Xiang and asked, "What does Lord Yan think we should do?"
