Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 571 Brother-in-law, you are here! (Subscribe please!!)
In addition to ordinary people and students who were extremely fond of Zhao Hun, officials were also extremely enthusiastic about him.

To be honest, if Zhao Hun was just an ordinary top scholar, there would be no need for Liaodong's governor, provincial judge, commander and other high-ranking officials to come and greet him. At most, he would just be received by the prefect or state-level officials.

Zhao Hun’s situation was quite different.

Firstly, Zhao Hun was the only candidate from Liaodong Province who was among the top 100 or 10 in the country. He was also finally certified by the prince consort, the emperor, and the emperor emeritus as the first in this recruitment examination, that is, the top scholar in engineering!

Secondly, Zhao Hun was the first top scholar in engineering in the Ming Dynasty. The fact that the first top scholar in engineering came from Liaodong Province was of great significance.

Thirdly, people now admire Zhao Hun very much and public opinion is high.

As the parents of Liaodong Province, these provincial governors should show up according to both reason and emotion.

Of course, the most important thing here is that Zhao Hun was selected as the top scholar by the son-in-law Ouyang Lun. Zhao Hun was Ouyang Lun's disciple. It is said that Ouyang Lun has already accepted Zhao Hun as his apprentice.

At this time, Zhao Hun is no longer important, his teacher Ouyang Lun is the most important!
Ouyang Lun! ?

He is the most powerful minister in the Ming Dynasty today. There is no need to say much about his achievements. The fact that he was awarded double titles is enough to surpass everyone and make him the prime minister of the dynasty!

Although Liaodong Province was not Ouyang Lun's territory, Liaodong and Northern Zhili were adjacent to each other and had always cooperated. It can be said that the Liaodong Province was able to get on track so quickly with the help of Northern Zhili, and there is no need to say much about the role of Northern Zhili.

That is the place known as the cradle of the prince consort.

"Master Zhao, congratulations!"

"The news of your victory in the Hall of Supreme Harmony has spread all over Liaodong!"

"Now that you have returned home, it is a blessing for Liaodong!"

Liu Yi, the governor of Liaodong, took Zhao Hun's hand and spoke to him very kindly.

"Your Excellency, you are too kind! I have only been studying hard, but I have not yet achieved any credit, so I do not deserve such an evaluation!" Zhao Hun was not overwhelmed by these honors and enthusiasm. On the contrary, he had been thinking along the way about how to make some political achievements in the future so as not to let his teacher down.

"Haha! Lord Zhao is indeed a talented person, not surprised by praise or criticism!" Liaodong Governor Liu Yi looked at Zhao Hun with even more admiration and continued, "Speaking of which, your teacher and I are sworn brothers!"

"We have worked together many times in the past. If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me directly!"

"Thank you, uncle!" Zhao Hun saluted hastily, and was even more shocked in his heart. He only knew that his teacher had tremendous power in the capital, but he did not expect that even in this remote Liaodong, his influence would be so great.

Zhao Hun was also very clear that the reason why a dignified provincial governor was willing to talk so enthusiastically to a mere sixth-rank Hanlin like him was mainly because of his teacher.

"Yes, today I have called all the officials from Liaodong to welcome you. After dinner, you can have a rest for the night before going back to your hometown!"

Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Thank you for your arrangement, uncle. I will follow your instructions!"

As their relationship grew closer, the two began to speak more intimately.

Resting for a night in the provincial government, Zhao Hun ate food he had never eaten in his life and met officials he would never meet in his life. These officials, who were usually out of reach, were very respectful to him and tried their best to make friends with him!

After resting for a night, Zhao Hun continued on his way back to his hometown.

At Zhao Hun's request, the convoy's guards of honor were put away to keep a low profile as much as possible.

I thought this would allow me to have a peaceful home.

But when Zhao Hun arrived at his old house, the shabby thatched house, which even dogs would not come to, was now surrounded by the people in three layers.

Someone kept shouting.

"Look, this is the home of Mr. Zhao Hun, the top scholar in engineering!"

"The title of top scholar from a poor family is well-deserved!"

"This stone at the door is really interesting. Could it be that this stone has good feng shui and that is why the number one scholar was born? If I touch it, will I be able to absorb some of the luck?"

"It's very possible! This is definitely a lucky stone!"

"Let me touch it!"

"Touch it and your luck will turn!"

"Everyone, line up and don't squeeze. This is Lord Zhao Hui's old house. Anyone who damages it will go to jail!"

"Lord Zhao Hui has arrived!"

As a strong and loud voice sounded, everyone at the scene fell silent.

Everyone looked behind them.

A young man in official uniform stood in front of everyone.

"You look handsome and young, could it be that you are the number one scholar?"

said one person in the crowd.

"Yes, I am Zhao Hui!"

Zhao Hun admitted it readily.

"We, the common people, greet Lord Zhao!"

"Greetings, my lord!"

All the people hurriedly saluted Zhao Hun.

"Please stop the formalities, all of you!" Zhao Hun said quickly. "I, Zhao Hun, have not yet made any achievements. How can I deserve your courtesy?"

"Everyone, I am going home today! My mother is not in good health and needs more rest. Please go back first!"

"Yes!"

After hearing what Zhao Hun said, although the people were reluctant, they still left obediently.

Soon the people left.

"My old house is small, so I can't accommodate everyone. You can go back to town and rest first."

Zhao Hun gave instructions to everyone in the convoy.

"Sir, we are responsible for protecting and taking care of you. How can we leave so easily?"

"My Lord, just go back to your room and rest. We will set up camp outside!"

The leading guard spoke.

"Thank you for your hard work." After Zhao Hun arranged all these, he took his mother out of the carriage.

"Mom, let's go home."

Zhao Hun supported his mother and walked into the dilapidated thatched hut.

Looking at everything familiar in the house.

Zhao Hun's emotions fluctuated. The recruitment exam seemed like a dream to him. It was not until he came back here that he was sure that it was not a dream but a real thing.

I finally changed my destiny through my own efforts.

No need to worry about staying alive, no need to worry about the next meal, no need to worry about not having money to buy medicine for my mother
"Mom, we can all live a good life from now on!" Zhao Hun said in a deep voice.

"Huan'er, mother and you have lived a good life for a long time!" Mother Zhao said with relief: "Now that you have won the first place in the imperial examination and my illness is almost cured, this is a good life!"

"Yes, mother. Our good days have just begun!" Zhao Hun said in a deep voice: "Next, I plan to repair the old house. This will be our own home!"

"Then study peacefully. During this trip to the capital, my son found that he had not read enough books. If he wants to achieve something, he must learn more!"

With the end of the recruitment examination, the preparation and establishment of the project department has taken another step forward.

Three months later.

The top 100 students in the recruitment exam were all arranged into the project department, and they were assigned the position of junior engineers with slightly different levels. The top 100 were of the ninth rank, the top ten were of the eighth rank, the second and third were of the sixth rank, and the first was of the sixth rank.

These more than one hundred talents with preliminary new ideas will form the project department's Railway Construction Research Institute, which will be responsible for studying and solving various problems in railway construction.

Ouyang Lun knew very well that if he wanted to build the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, he could not do it alone and he had to train a group of reliable technical talents.

Ouyang Lun only needs to train and use this group of talents well, and the construction of the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway will be guaranteed.

If building cement roads and the Great Wall only requires people and money, then building railways requires technology. Ouyang Lun has a lot of technology in his mind, but to implement these technologies, technical talents are needed. Otherwise, he can only go to the site to provide guidance bit by bit. If this is the case, Ouyang Lun will work himself to death but will not be able to repair the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway.

One hundred people were selected from millions of people. Each of them was a smart person picked from a million, and they also knew a lot about scientific knowledge. For many things, Ouyang Lun only needed to mention them, and these people would immediately be able to conduct research in the correct direction.

Ouyang Lun also continued to provide these people with more advanced technical information for them to learn.

Railway construction and planning. Under the research of hundreds of engineers in the institute, detailed drawings were gradually produced.

Thick stacks of drawings filled the entire institute.

Ouyang Lun lay in a rocking chair, looking at the drawings sent by the engineers. Although they were far from the standard drawings, they were barely usable.

"How many times have I told you that the labels must be clear!"

"Didn't I give you a manual on drawing specifications? Why did you draw it like this?"

"And this unit, can it be unified?"

"Use your brain more! Go down and redraw it!"

After being scolded by Ouyang Lun, the engineers led by Zhao Hun quickly retreated.

"Master Zhao, this is already the third version we have revised. The Prince Consort's request is really too high!"

An engineer muttered.

"What do you know? Teacher, this is called striving for perfection. You and I both know what the railway is used for. After the railway is built, it will be used to carry trains. The train is simply a giant steel beast. If the railway is not well built, how can it carry the giant steel beast of the train?"

"If something goes wrong in the future, it will be because of the design problem. Not only will you and I become historical sinners, but the teacher will also be implicated. Do you understand?"

"The latest version of the design drawings must be revised today. If you can't, you won't be able to sleep!"

"Yes!"

When Ouyang Lun heard that Zhao Hun and others immediately went back to work overtime to modify the drawings, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

With such a group of talented people, he is now 60% confident that the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway can be built. The rest depends on the materials, construction quality and luck.

Just when Ouyang Lun was thinking about how to mass-produce high-quality rails.

Little Leo ran in.

"My Lord, please come with me quickly. His Majesty is waiting for you!"

"Eunuch Li, what's the matter? If it's not something important, please reply to His Majesty. I'm busy here!" Ouyang Lun waved his hand. Every time he went to Zhu Biao, there were a lot of things to do. Now he would not go if he could avoid it.

"My Lord, His Majesty is looking for you for something very important, otherwise he wouldn't have asked me to come and invite you! Please follow me!"

Seeing that Little Leo was so anxious that he was about to cry, Ouyang Lun suddenly thought of Wang Zhong.

Every time Wang Zhong came to call him, he would try every possible way to ensure that Ouyang Lun had no reason to refuse.

Compared with Wang Zhong, this little Leo is just like a young and ignorant person.

"You should find an opportunity to learn from Wang Zhong. You won't be able to stop me next time you do this."

"I'm in a good mood today, let's go!"

Ouyang Lun stood up and walked straight outside.

Little Li was stunned for a moment and muttered, "I have already consulted Eunuch Wang. Logically, I should be able to do what Eunuch Wang knows! Could it be that Eunuch Wang has something else to hide? No, I will go ask Eunuch Wang later!"

When Ouyang Lun arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

I found that there were quite a few people.

In addition to Emperor Zhu Biao, Emperor Retired Zhu Yuanzhang was also present, as well as Li Shanchang and several ministers from the Huaixi Party.

Li Shanchang and others surrounded Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, seemingly discussing something very important.

Ouyang Lun was too lazy to care about this.

"Your Majesty, I heard you were looking for me, what is it?"

Ouyang Lun walked in and spoke directly.

Seeing Ouyang Lun walk in, Li Shanchang and others immediately stopped talking and looked at Ouyang Lun vigilantly, as if they were afraid that Ouyang Lun might hear something.

"Brother-in-law, you're here!"

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "I asked you to come here because I wanted to ask about the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway. Half a year has passed since we decided to build the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, and there is still no progress on the railway."

Zhu Biao did not finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was telling Ouyang Lun that it was not me who was urging you, but the emperor who was anxious!

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed anxious. He had been waiting for half a year, but there was no sign of construction of the Beijing Railway. Zhu Yuanzhang had begun to suspect that Ouyang Lun was fooling them.

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke up, "We heard that you asked people to draw blueprints every day, over and over again. Obviously, those blueprints can be used, but you still let them continue to draw them. They are just blueprints. It's fine as long as the idea is conveyed. Why do you have to draw them so well? Huh!?"

"You said that the time for building the railway is very tight, but you are not seizing the opportunity. I suspect that you have no intention of building the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway at all, and you are deliberately delaying the time!"

"If that is true, then you, Ouyang Lun, are guilty of deceiving the emperor! This is a heinous crime!"

"I will never forgive you!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he glared at Ouyang Lun fiercely.

Ouyang Lun has become accustomed to Zhu Yuanzhang's daily outbursts. In fact, over the past six months, Zhu Yuanzhang has used various methods to urge him to start building the railway as soon as possible, as if he, Ouyang Lun, would be lazy if he didn't start construction!
Ouyang Lun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have said it before, building a railway is not like building a highway or a cement road. Even if you damage a highway or a cement road, you can still drive on it, but if the railway is damaged, it may cause the entire train to collapse, causing huge losses!"

"The better the design at the beginning, the less risk there will be later!"

(End of this chapter)