When Zhu Houxiang went to court, he was stunned and returned to the Ganqing Palace in a daze. It was not until Xian Ruxing called him that he recovered.
Sighing, Xian Ruxing poured a cup of hot tea and stuffed it into the other party's hands. On the way she came, she heard about what happened. Seeing the little emperor like this, she comforted him and said, "Okay, everything is as planned anyway. Come, you will circle Anlu now, as the excuse is the place of dragon prosperity, and it is directly controlled by the royal family. Isn’t this just the pilot of tax reform?”
Unfortunately, although there are rivers around Anlu, few ships sail, which is not an important part of the canal transportation. Therefore, the research on taxation in this area cannot promote the development of taxation.
Zhu Houcong remained silent for a long time, said in a daze: "Why did he dare to do this? Isn't he afraid of death?"
It’s not his fault. Wang Qiong looked narrow-minded. He gave Zhu Houcan the impression that he liked to slander his colleagues, and was a villain who embezzled and criticized. No matter how he looked at it, he didn’t seem to be a person who could sacrifice his life for justice.
"He won't really bump into it," Xian Ruxing shook his head and said seriously: "After all, you are not doing this matter as agreed by Your Majesty. If you want to take the opportunity to carry Emperor Xingxian into the Taimiao, Wang Shangshu finally resisted."
In the end, the game between the king and the minister ended with Zhu Houcong's own defeat.
Zhu Houguan's face was gloomy, "So what? This is my country. Is there anything I want to do wrong?"
"Your Majesty," Xian Ruxing sighed again, "Shangshu Wang has been an official for decades and has made many extraordinary achievements. At that time, he was in charge of the Ministry of War, and the Central Plains thieves were flooded. He carefully set up defenses and even personally attacked the enemy, and finally wiped out all the bandits. Such great achievements were made. The late emperor wanted to give rewards, but he wrote a letter in advance that the officers and soldiers were fighting against thieves in the mainland. If the number of heads captured was suspected of killing good people and taking credit for me, he would rather give up his own contributions and ask the court to abolish this regulation."
"By this alone, I can guarantee that he is definitely not a shameless villain. Since you have already planned to use him, you cannot regard him as a first-class hawk. Today he is also a fight. You have to open one punch, so as not to get a hundred punches. Let’s tell you your intentions with practical actions.”
"But before him..."
"Before," Xian Ruxing said slowly: "A minister like Wang Qiong is a sword himself. If the sword holder knows how to use it, he can use it to kill all directions. If he cannot control it, he will inevitably hurt others and yourself. Your Majesty, you Since I already know it, I will just be detained in the future."
Xian Ruxing was very thoughtful and even spoke a little indulgent and deceived. Zhu Houcong enjoyed it while feeling a little frustrated. Even though he was seventeen years old and had been ascended to the throne for more than a year, he felt that the female Taoist priest was still treating him like in the royal palace, and he still treated him. Treat yourself as a child.
A strong sense of reluctance suddenly emerged in his heart.
Driven by this emotion, all kinds of thoughts in his mind began to grow wildly.
Zhu Houcan looked at Xian Ruxing gently, and on the surface he agreed, but secretly thought the opposite.
Yes, although the immortal master has made every decision, he is too kind after all. With her innocent heart that helps the weak and the poor, he naturally cannot imagine how many mediocre people there are in the world who are clumsy and ugly.
In fact, Xian Ruxing was wrong. She always thought that after ascending the throne, frequent fights with court officials would upset him, but in fact, on the contrary, she enjoyed this kind of struggle very much. Especially after victory, that kind of
The feeling of manipulating everyone in his palm made him extremely fascinated.
Xian Ruxing said just now that he could not treat Wang Qiong as a hawk, but in Zhu Houcong's opinion, all the ministers were almost the same. He threw a bone into the crowd himself, and they rushed forward and bit them.
Of course, he could not let the other party know about this kind of yin and wet idea, so he casually found an excuse to pull the topic away, and the two continued to discuss how to deal with the Anlu issue.
...
In the early morning, Xu Jie was awakened by Liu Xiuzhi in a gust of fragrant wind. Looking at his friend who was dressed up with a "glorious" look, he couldn't help but feel speechless, "Why are you more excited than me? You didn't say anything about the factory or something.
Not interested?"
"Of course, how can scholars join the strange and lewd things!" Liu Xiuzhi said with great righteousness, "But, you didn't say at the beginning that Zhenren Xian was there too!! That was a celebrity around the emperor, even
My uncle has only met him from afar! I didn’t expect you to take me with me this time, good brother!”
Liu Xiuzhi was moved, then mysteriously took out a bottle, unscrewed it, poured it into his palm, and patted Xu Jie, "You are so kind to your brother, so naturally I can't forget you.
, This is the perfume I asked someone to buy from Fang's side. Let's apply more and try to give her a good impression when I meet Zhenren Xian!"
"What a mess," Xu Jie couldn't laugh or cry, but seeing his kindness, he couldn't refuse, so he could only pinch his nose and respond.
After washing up, the two rented a carriage and came to a small county outside the capital according to the address. When they arrived at the factory gate, they saw a woman in a blue Taoist robe standing there waiting for them from afar.
"Master Zheng!" Xu Jie shouted in surprise, "I didn't expect you to come and take us in person!"
The person coming was Zheng Yao. When she saw Xu Jie, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, I wouldn't have to do this if I had known it. I also asked someone to inform me, wouldn't I just come by myself."
Because the previous cement team was sent to Huguang to build the river embankment, Zheng Yao was idle all of a sudden. So Xian Ruxing mentioned that she wanted her to lead two people to visit the factory, but she agreed without hesitation.
Seeing that Zheng Yao was beautiful, even if she was dressed up, Liu Xiuzhi couldn't help but feel shy. He stepped forward and bowed and said, "Hello Taoist Zheng, I'm from Huating County. I..."
"Ah, I owe it-!! What's so choking!" Zheng Yao covered her nose and retreated repeatedly.
Xu Jie and Liu Xiuzhi were stunned for a long time, and said a little hesitantly: "We came to see the real person. We were worried that we were not etiquette enough, so we sprayed some perfume."
"Ah? Did you buy it at Fangling? Take it out and show it to me." Zheng Yao frowned and subconsciously asked for it. However, when she saw the porcelain bottle that Liu Xiuzhi took out, she was obviously relieved.
"You bought a fake product. A few months ago, Fang Lingji started to produce perfume in glass bottles. You are not right." Zheng Yao, as a quality inspector, smelled the smell of perfume, and immediately suspected her own product.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
Liu Xiuzhi's face suddenly turned red, and Xu Jie patted him behind his back twice to show comfort.
Fortunately, Zheng Yao was too lazy to pursue these things. For example, there was no intellectual property law at the time of the Ming Dynasty, so it was normal for something to be imitated. For example, perfume is not easy to replicate, so she used flower dew and other things instead. Xian Ruxing knew that this kind of thing was
The child's management cannot be managed, and the industry can only be upgraded continuously. So when the glass can be produced in small quantities, the glass bottle will be replaced by the previous porcelain bottle. Anyway, perfume is a huge profit, and in order to maintain its advantages, it is worth giving up a little.
of.
Sure enough, because Glazing itself is a rare thing at this time, coupled with the addition of perfume, the total sales of Fangling's success hit a new high.
"Sister Xian is still in the palace and may not come here at lunch. She said she asked me to take you around first. Mr. Xu, I hope that after the visit, your questions will be answered."
Zheng Yao walked in front with great strides, and the other two hurriedly followed.
Speaking of the concept of "factory", it was created by Zhenren Xian. Before coming in, Xu Jie originally thought it was just similar to a small workshop in the Jiangnan area. More than a dozen people gathered together in the open air, but after getting close, they found that there was another world.
"This, why... Master Zheng, didn't you say before that cement cannot build a house?" Xu Jie was a little confused because the building in front of him was square and gray-black, which was obviously what he discussed with him that day.
thing.
Zheng Yao scratched her head, "It's really impossible to reduce it. It's mainly because there is a lack of something called steel bars. However, the craftsmen on the leopard house found that to some extent, bamboo bars can be used instead of steel bars. But the price is that the house can only be built at most two floors.
, and it only lasts ten years. In order to facilitate glass windows, the factory has to use cement rooms, and there is no need for other places."
Before Xu Jie opened his mouth, Liu Xiuzhi widened his eyes and said incredibly: "What? Do you use glass as a window? How much does it cost?"
Zheng Yao smiled and said that they would know when they went in.
After careful inspection by the guard, the three of them walked into the factory together.
As soon as they entered, the two of them were stunned, but the inside was very bright, not as dark as they imagined. The house was automatically divided into several areas by relying on several large pillars. People in different areas wore different colors of clothes. The entire factory
It was orderly, everyone was busy with the work at hand, and almost no one was lazy and chatting.
"Good guy, it's quieter than our imperial examination room. What can I do?" Liu Xiuzhi was amazed.
Zheng Yao laughed, "What else can I do? It's linked to performance. We have a very generous bonus here and can get normal performance, so these people are working hard not to make mistakes."
Although Xu Jie was also frightened by the craftsmen's qualities after coming in, he focused more on the glass windows. He found that although the factory was equipped with glass, it was not the kind of very high-quality glass.
It looks a bit cloudy on the surface, and it is more transparent than people. But even so, it is much brighter than ordinary houses.
"If every household can use this, how convenient will it be for the future?" Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Xiuzhi mocked his friend for his whimsical thoughts, "Give it back to every household? How much money does it cost to spend in this place alone? Master Zheng, sorry, my brother is talking nonsense again."
However, this time Zheng Yao did not laugh at them, but said very seriously: "Yes, as long as Priest Xian is here, the people will wait for this day sooner or later."
Xu Jie was slightly stunned, and then nodded with a smile.
Because this factory mainly carries out sugar making technology, it is inevitable that there is some humidity inside. A few people stayed for a while before walking out. After two scholars, they were still a little reluctant to leave. Although there is no unnecessary decoration inside the factory, as long as it is mainly simple,
The smooth and flat ground and the bright and clean environment all fascinate them.
I heard that the first time an official who was promoted to the fourth rank had the opportunity to go to the Grand Palace for a morning court. Many people would cry excitedly when they saw the towering palace. He had never seen the Grand Palace like this, but I thought that no matter how majestic it was,
There will be no more shocking today.
Xu Jiesi ordered, and was immediately startled by his rebellious thoughts, shook his head, and hurriedly followed behind honestly.
Zheng Yao didn't know the thoughts in her mind, but if she really knew, she would probably agree very much. After all, she was a person who really stayed in the palace. Compared to the intrigues in the red wall, everyone here only needs to do it.
It's really a pleasant day to get paid for your work.
She was walking in the factory area like this, and most of the people passing by her turned a blind eye to it, and some even turned their heads over when they saw Zheng Yao.
Liu Xiuzhi was puzzled. After learning about the other party's identity as a "quality inspector", he understood what was going on. Thoughtful that although Zheng Yao looked great, she was just a woman, she didn't understand these great principles after all.
No, I have to teach her. For a moment, Liu Xiuzhi was about to come up and advised Zheng Yao: "Master Zheng, you should be kind to others on weekdays, otherwise your relationship with your colleagues will be so rigid. If something happens,
There is no one who can help with it.”
Zheng Yao became more and more impatient and frowned when she listened to the other party's father-like speech. Xu Jie, who was beside her, couldn't help but hold her forehead and quickly pulled Liu Xiuzhi's clothes.
"I changed my mind," Zheng Yao suddenly said, "When factory No. 2 is not going to be there for the time being, let's go to the backyard to have a look."