Zhu Hao had class as usual that day, Gongsun Yi gave a lecture, and Tang Yin lectured later.
Tang Yin brought news that the palace may recruit a few more teachers in the near future to tutor several children in turn, and may also increase the number of reading companions, etc.
After hearing this, Zhu Hao had the same feeling... If he said it, he didn't say it.
Then Tang Yin asked several children to study on their own. He called Zhu Hao into the yard and asked, "How do you plan to deal with what happened yesterday?"
Zhu Hao said: "How can I deal with it? Or can Mr. Lu help me solve the problem?"
Tang Yin frowned: "Yes, it's too difficult for a child like you to deal with such a matter... But the actor didn't make any big mistakes. It's better to pay some money in the name of the troupe and settle the matter earlier."
This way of dealing with it...
Zhu Hao wanted to say that he was really a model of calming down troubles.
You, Tang Bohu, are so arrogant and arrogant that you actually treat the dispute between good and evil like this?
"Mr. Lu, don't worry. I think Jingzhi County is not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. He shouldn't embarrass the opera singer... Mr. Lu has nothing else to do. I will go to study first."
Zhu Hao didn't want to talk too much to Tang Yin.
He didn't know how far the situation outside had developed. He had to wait until school was over at noon before he could go to the theater to see it.
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As Tang Yin announced that the morning class was over, Zhu Hao hurriedly packed up his books and was about to leave the palace, but Tang Yin insisted on going with Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, is this old boy not afraid that his identity will be revealed? He has been in and out of the palace frequently recently. You act in such a high-profile manner, and sooner or later you will be recognized by acquaintances... You are too imprudent!
On the road to Yin, Tang Yin was discussing with Zhu Hao how to go to the county government to recruit people. When he arrived at the theater, he realized that the play had already begun, and standing on the stage was the actor who played Guan Gong yesterday.
"this……"
Tang Yin stared at Zhu Hao, "Did you find someone else to replace you?"
The distance was too far. After all, the seats on both sides and the seats near the front required theater tickets. The scene was extremely popular that day, and the audience seemed to be larger than yesterday.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "There is only one person in our troupe who can sing Guan Gong, not to mention I can only teach him one person. I guess the county government released him. Mr. Lu, since he is fine, let's go back and have a meal."
"No rush, no rush."
Before coming here, Tang Yin had a strong sense of responsibility. He felt that the troupe was covering his escape from Nanchang City. Now that something happened, he couldn't stand by and watch. If that didn't work, he would try to find Jing Zhongkuan and try to intercede.
He didn't plan to stay in the theater for a long time, but when Guan Dezhao returned, he really wasn't in a hurry to leave. He urgently wanted to know how the county government released him?
Didn't the Zhu family unreasonably disturb the situation?
Strange, really strange!
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The drama lasted for an hour before it ended.
There will still be two performances that day, and the next one will be performed at sunset, with two excerpts and storytelling sessions interspersed in between.
After all, not everyone likes to watch plays, and there are still many book fans waiting to listen to books. After all, the content of storybooks is richer than that of dramas, leaving more room for people's imagination. This is why storytellers can endure for a long time.
The play ends.
Zhu Hao took Tang Yin to the backstage. When everyone saw his boss, they quickly came over to salute and greet him.
Compared to the perfunctory behavior before, everyone had a little more respect for Zhu Hao this time.
Guan Dezhao came forward and saluted Zhu Hao: "Thank you very much for your help, my employer... I was too involved in the theater yesterday and did not consider the consequences. I will definitely work hard for the troupe in the future to repay my employer's kindness."
Tang Yin looked over curiously.
Didn’t this kid do nothing? He was still writing and drawing there in the morning, not in a hurry. His emotions were blinding me in front of me? But your blinding my eyes is of no use!
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "I didn't do anything, Mr. Guan."
Chang Zaiyin said with a smile: "My boss, I heard from the people in the county government that you asked someone to go to the county government to give him a gift, and then the county government released him. We have also told Mr. Guan that if this kind of thing happens again in the future, please bear with it first."
Forbear for a while, and then we will all discuss how to deal with it together, and we can no longer act impulsively."
Guan Dezhao was only able to sing the role of Guan Er Ye, but he has become a pillar of the troupe and instantly became "Guan Ye".
Zhu Hao said: "Something happened to someone in the theater troupe, and I can't just ignore it... In fact, it was my brother who came to cause trouble yesterday, so he won't be too embarrassed... Okay, okay, let's prepare for the afternoon show.
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Zhu Hao did not stay in the troupe for too long. According to his observation, after this incident, Guan Dezhao and his son were able to integrate into the troupe more quickly.
In the past, people in the troupe were only superficially polite.
Now that Guan Dezhao can support a good show by himself, and let the theater troupe follow and eat, this kind of politeness has turned into respect. In addition, Guan Dezhao taught Zhu Yanling before that he behaved very courageously and did what the theater troupe wanted to do.
The audience praised Guan Dezhao for what he did not dare to do, and the people in the troupe all praised Guan Dezhao.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin came out of the theater troupe.
Tang Yin finally asked his doubts: "Are you looking for someone to go to the county government to lobby?"
Zhu Haodao: "I didn't ask anyone to go to the county government. I just sent someone to notify Su Dongzhu's local contact person to see what he could do. Who knew he would go to the county government to complain... This shows that Su Dong
The main network is very strong. Mr. Lu, please don’t look at me like this, I really didn’t plan this."
Tang Yin smiled bitterly: "No wonder you were calm and relaxed in the morning, as if nothing was wrong. How are you going to deal with it at home?"
Handle?
Deal with a big-headed guy.
Zhu Hao spread his hands, which probably means that I will not let my family know that I am the owner of the troupe, let alone how to deal with the Zhu family's counterattack... Isn't it the county government's job to deal with the Zhu family's rudeness?
Arrive quickly at the west gate of Prince Xing’s Mansion.
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Lu, I also have to teach the children from the village to the city, and pick up some things on the way. I will go back to class in the afternoon and have classes later. Can you understand?"
"you……"
Tang Yin really wanted to say, you are so crazy.
I'm brave enough to skip class blatantly and explain it to my husband in advance, but can you please stop treating me as a fool?
"Go early and come back early."
Tang Yin said angrily, "If you have time, write a few more essays on the Four Books. Practice makes perfect. Besides, reading and writing articles are endless tasks. Only diligence can make up for clumsiness... Well, just pretend I didn't say that!"
Tang Yin suddenly realized that he was powerless and lacked the confidence to teach Zhu Hao.
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The drama troupe matter has been settled for the time being.
I don't know if the Zhu family will retaliate. For Zhu Hao, the current plan is to collect money from the troupe, and then use the money as a basis to conduct research and inventions.
Zhu Hao has been studying transparent glass these days.
It is too technically difficult to directly produce flat glass, and the market is not very big. Glass products themselves, called colored glaze in this era, can be seen from time to time in big cities, but there is no large-scale production. Most of them are only used as vessels and have many impurities.
It is basically unrealistic to achieve transparency and colorlessness.
In such a "rough" era, fragile glass products can only be used by sophisticated people and are not willing to use them.
"Brother Hao..."
Yu San was not in the theater that day, but helped Zhu Hao recruit people to build the glass furnace.
What is the most marketable thing for glass-making?
A mirror of course!
Everyone has a love for beauty. If you can make glass mirrors and sell them in big cities, it will definitely become a trend.
If you want to make money through inventions, you should not make your approach too broad. Focus on researching one or two things. The most important thing is to be able to form industrialized production and open up markets. If you are too ambitious, you will easily become distracted and it will be difficult to achieve results.
"They are all pottery makers. They were told that they would be given three taels of silver a month and would be long-term workers. They were all very happy...it is hard to find handicraft work this year..."
Yu San recently helped recruit craftsmen and learned a little about the local labor market in Huguang, and said with emotion.
Zhu Hao knows what the current situation is like.
There was a fire in the palace in the first year, and then the imperial court rebuilt the palace and ordered it to be completed within one year. All the state governments across the country imposed a lot of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The emperor was surrounded by gangsters. Just a Zhang Zhong would plunder a lot just by walking across the border between Jiangxi and Huguang. Oil and water?
Farmers have no money, so they have to postpone the purchase of property. It is difficult for craftsmen such as carpenters and masons to do business.
Huguang itself was not a very wealthy area in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and Anlu was just a small place. It was not as prosperous as the Jiangnan area, and most people were hungry.
Everyone lives for food and clothing.
"It's not a disaster year. The bad days will eventually pass. How many people have you found?" Zhu Hao asked.
"Six, I can recruit a few more later..."
Yu San said, taking Zhu Hao in and getting to know the craftsmen he had found one by one.
Zhu Hao had no impression of the craftsmen. They were all honest and arrogant. Their appearance did not reveal their skills, and they were not the same people who made him the sulfuric acid vat before.
"Okay, let's start with the most basic clay pots and build a few large tanks to hold water... I don't think the well water will be enough. There is a small river behind the yard. I'll find someone to make a water tanker to bring the water into the yard... This is just the beginning. Experiment, if feasible, the workshop will be moved outside the city..."
Zhu Hao rented a yard in the city to conduct experiments mainly for the convenience of being able to come at any time and leave whenever he wanted.
To truly achieve industrialized production, it is obviously impossible to place workshops in residential buildings. The space in the city is too small and the use of raw materials is inconvenient. It is better to build workshops in vast areas outside the city. If this is not possible, you can even put them in The workshops are located in Shangkuang and Xiakuang villages.
"Little Third Brother, I need sand now, not ordinary sand, but quartz sand, a kind of white sand, which was originally used to build houses... In addition, I also need coal. Charcoal is not good. It is expensive and difficult to use. You Ask locally first. If there is any, you can buy it directly. If not, I can find someone to purchase a batch from other places..."
Zhu Hao wants to conduct experiments now, so he doesn't have to worry about supplies because he has established a good cooperative relationship with Su Xigui.
Su Xigui has a wide network of contacts and is naturally well-informed when traveling around the world. If there are raw materials that cannot be purchased locally, just let Su Xigui buy them. The produced goods will also be handed over to Su Xigui for sale. In this way, the two major problems of raw material procurement and finished product sales will be solved. must be resolved satisfactorily.
Zhu Hao understood that before he became famous, this was already his best network, and he could not ask for more.