To the north of Qingliang Mountain is where the Beijing Camp troops and horses are stationed, and the R&D department of Shengfa Company is located here.
His Majesty the Emperor agreed to Yang Xuan's request and directly approved a piece of land not far from the Beijing Camp. After all, the top priority of technology research and development is confidentiality.
Then we started construction, building office buildings, building dormitories, building R&D centers, building factories, and building blast furnaces.
According to Yang Xuan's plan, this is a high-tech development zone.
Of course, the most important thing is to recruit people.
In addition to posting recruitment notices in Shengbao, Yang Xuan also went to the Ministry of Industry to recruit people.
In this era when craftsmen are generally not valued, most of the officials in the Ministry of Industry are those who have read the books of sages. A truly skilled craftsman will only be a seventh-grade official in the top tier.
Yang Xuan promised a generous salary, which was ten times higher than their salary. Plus technology development incentives, it can be said that the money he earned in one year was comparable to their salary in half a lifetime.
At such a price, how many people can maintain their insignificant status?
When officials from the Ministry of Industry realized something was wrong, they began to investigate who was poaching.
An investigation found Yang Xuan's head, and then officials from the Ministry of Industry came to question him.
But when Yang Xuan revealed his identity, they were dumbfounded. They had heard that His Majesty the Emperor had recently appointed a cabinet bachelor, but they never expected that it was a seventeen-year-old boy.
Previously, the civil and military officials only knew that there was an additional cabinet bachelor, but they did not know who it was. After all, Yang Xuan did not need to sit in court or attend court meetings.
At the court meeting the next day, the Minister of Industry complained to His Majesty the Emperor.
In front of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty, the Minister of Industry accused Yang Xuan of poaching him. Not to mention the craftsmen, several seventh-grade officials resigned directly.
When His Majesty the Emperor heard about this, he was a little confused. Is Yang Xuan so cruel? He didn't even spare people from the Ministry of Industry. What kind of price did he pay to make all my officials abandon me?
This is not a stepping stone for the Ministry of Engineering. This is clearly a stepping stone for me.
"Declare that he will go to court tomorrow, and you confront him face to face. I will make the decision with you."
"The Emperor's Holy Ming."
After retreating from the court, naturally Xiao Huangmen went to Yang Xuan's house to inform him that he would attend court tomorrow.
Yang Xuan only learned the news when he went home at night.
"Proclaim me to the court?"
"What if you agreed not to go to court or sit down in court? You've only been working for a few days, and your workload has already increased?"
"Sure enough, the essence of capitalists is exploitation."
Although Yang Xuan complained, he could not refuse when His Majesty the Emperor announced that he would come to court.
Early the next morning, before dawn to be exact, Yang Xuan was woken up by Xiaomei.
Now the four of them, Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, are already maids in Yang Xuan's house. I originally wanted to train them to develop in business, but they are not that material, so they should just serve them by their side. After all, they are used to it.
When Yang Xuan went to court for the first time, the four of them, Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, were even more nervous than him. They hurriedly helped him put on his court clothes, and then packed some snacks in a box for Yang Xuan to take.
The carriage was not spacious enough, so only Xiaomei went with Yang Xuan. Before boarding the carriage, she carried a small bucket of water and a towel.
Although he is not good at business, he is still very attentive to taking care of people.
Sure enough, as soon as Yang Xuan got in the car, he lay down there and started snoring again.
All the way to the entrance of the imperial city, Yang Xuan was woken up again. Xiaomei wiped his face with a towel, straightened his court clothes, and then nodded: "My master is handsome."
Yang Xuan waved his hand: "You should also go to the carriage and sleep for a while. I don't know when I will be able to come out."
After handing the fish tag to the guards for inspection, Yang Xuan stepped through the palace gate. On the long corridor, there were several officials in twos and threes, walking forward.
Yang Xuan looked around, he had never been to this palace before, but it didn't look as grand as he imagined.
Following the guidance of the little eunuch on the roadside, Yang Xuan came to the Gate of Supreme Harmony, where His Majesty the Emperor sat at the gate to listen to government affairs.
Yes, the morning court is not in a main hall like in the movies and TV series, but in the square outside the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Of course, although the Gate of Supreme Harmony is not a palace, it does have a roof, but no walls.
At this time, many officials have arrived, most of them are greeting each other, and a few elderly ones are leaning on the pillars and taking a nap.
When these ministers saw Yang Xuan, a young boy, wearing a fifth-grade court uniform, they couldn't help showing expressions of surprise and started talking one after another.
At such a young age, he is able to wear the fifth-grade court clothes. Which prince's heir apparent is this?
After looking for a while, no one recognized him, so someone who was easy to deal with stepped forward.
"This gentleman is very nervous. Is this your first time going to court?" The visitor bowed his hands and saluted: "The lower official is Jiang Siqi, the Prime Minister of Taipu Temple."
Yang Xuan quickly bowed his hands and saluted. He was a little embarrassed that someone in his thirties called him "sir": "This master is polite. My name is Yang Xuan, from the cabinet."
Jiang Siqi was immediately taken aback, and he bowed his hands in a more respectful manner: "I've seen Mr. Yang, but he was rude when he lowered his rank."
After the ceremony, Jiang Siqi quickly withdrew.
First of all, although the cabinet scholar is only a fifth-rank official, he is the one who discusses state affairs with His Majesty the Emperor all day long. Although the emperor's close ministers, although the Prime Minister of Taipu Temple is also a sixth-rank official, he does not have the qualifications to have a relationship with the cabinet scholar.
Secondly, Yang Xuan, who joined the cabinet at the age of seventeen, aroused the curiosity of all officials after being told by the Minister of Industry in the morning meeting yesterday.
His Majesty the Emperor did not explain yesterday, but everyone's curiosity has been piqued. The seventeen-year-old cabinet bachelor has poached a corner from the Ministry of Industry. Today he is going to litigate in front of His Majesty the Emperor. He can join in the fun, but he can't.
Don't get too close.
I heard that the censors and censors were all ready to join him.
After Jiang Siqi retreated, his identity was quickly spread, and almost all the officials looked at him and pointed.
This made Yang Xuan very unhappy. I'm not a gorilla, so everyone had different expressions.
But at this moment, an old man with gray hair came over. Unlike other officials, he did not wear an official hat, but a square scarf on his head, and he had a bookish air.
"From the cabinet?"
"Yes, who is your Excellency?"
"Me too."
"Disrespectful, I dare to ask you your surname."
"You don't have to be so polite, my name is Yang Wending."
"Oh, my family." Yang Xuan responded with a smile. This old man was not so particular about etiquette, which made Yang Xuan relax a lot.
"Are you that Yang Xuan?"
"It's a late birth."
Yang Wending looked up and down again, then came closer and whispered: "The old boy named Qi is going to cause trouble for you today, so be careful."
"The old boy with the surname Qi?" Yang Xuan looked confused. Why did someone trouble him on the first day he went to court?
"Qi Song, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that you were poaching him, and he sued you in front of the emperor yesterday."
Yang Xuan suddenly realized that this was what his emotions were asking him to do. Are these people so idle?
"Thank you, Mr. Yang, for informing me. Wan Sheng still doesn't know why I was announced to the court, and I'm just wondering."
Yang Wending's eyes bulged and he said: "You are a weirdo. The emperor appointed you as a bachelor of the cabinet, but you don't have to go to court. Old man, I am very envious of you."
"Master Yang is joking..."
The two were chatting animatedly when a melodious and loud shout rang out.
"Your Majesty has arrived, all officials will come to court..."