Borrow the day to change the day

() Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Master Xu, let me give you a suggestion. In the future, if you organize craftsmen to discuss matters and discuss technical issues, you can use this form. In addition, it is best to have rewards. For example, every At the next meeting, when recording suggestions in the minutes of the meeting, write down the name of the person who made the suggestion, which is convenient for statistics. Whoever makes the most and good suggestions will be rewarded, forming a clear text system, so that the craftsmen will know that the craftsmen will leave The next meeting will be actively discussed."

"Xiaguan understands, Xiaguan will promote it within the scope of the Ministry of Industry." Xu Guangqi looked at the thick stack of records in his hand, and replied Zhong Jinwei.

"Master Xu, what should we do next?" Seeing that Xu Guangqi accepted his suggestion, Zhong Jinwei asked him about his next plan.

"Uncle Zhongxing, Xiaguan thinks so. According to these suggestions and some experience of Xiaguan, Xiaguan plans to choose a place with flowing water to rebuild cement factory, glass factory and steel factory. Xiaguan thinks that water power can be used Carry out automatic processing of some steps, and try the assembly line operation that Zhong Xingbo said."

"Okay, by the way, yesterday I saw those refugees outside the city who had nowhere to go after the depletion of troops. They had nothing to do, so it's better to arrange them to do some pure labor work, such as the physical strength of mining raw materials, etc. Labor, try to increase the output of cement first. You can also build a demonstration road to show the ministers of the DPRK and China, so that they can realize the advantages of cement. What do you think?" Zhong Jinwei also raised his own ideas.

Xu Guangqi nodded: "Xiaguan also has this plan. The cement factory is going to be expanded immediately. The new kilns in the Liuli Factory and the steel factory will be built in a small one first. After the experiment is no problem, we will start to increase production."

"Okay, then I will leave everything to Mr. Xu." Zhong Jinwei began to be the shopkeeper again.

These were originally the matters that the minister of the Ministry of Industry should take care of, so Xu Guangqi naturally didn't have to shirk, he nodded and said: "The lower officials should, but there are too many things, and the lower officials have to deal with many chores of the Ministry of Industry, I'm afraid I won't be too busy .”

Zhong Jinwei listened, looked at the old Xu Guangqi, slapped himself on the forehead, and said: "I have forgotten the age of Mr. Xu, you can promote some people to help you, if it is inconvenient, you can give me the list, I will go Bring it to the emperor."

"It's not necessary. It's just that some people known by the lower officials are only good at one aspect, and they are firearms. There is no one who can be well-informed and knowledgeable in all aspects of the Ministry of Industry." Xu Guangqi Said.

Zhong Jinwei rolled his eyes, filtered through his mind, thought of one, and said to Xu Guangqi: "I have a candidate here, which can be used as a reference for Mr. Xu."

"Oh, who is it? The person recommended by Uncle Zhongxing must be excellent." Xu Guangqi admired Zhong Jinwei's knowledge from the bottom of his heart. The person he recommended must be good, so he hurriedly asked Zhong Jinwei.

"His name is Song Yingxing. He is from Jiangxi. He seems to be a Juren. He failed the Jinshi examination many times. I don't know the rest." Zhong Jinwei knows so much about the author of "Tiangong Kaiwu".

"I don't know? Then how did Uncle Zhongxing know about his talent?" Xu Guangqi didn't pay much attention to the fact that he failed many times, because he himself had this experience, but he was puzzled that Zhong Jinwei couldn't explain other details clearly.

When Zhong Jinwei encountered this kind of problem, he thought about how to explain it more reasonably at first, but then he just went straight to the skin, and this time is no exception: "I forgot, I don't know if it was when I was chatting with the emperor or Wang Chengen. , I know. Master Xu, you can have an interview, use it if you think you can, and let him go home if you don’t.”

Hearing Zhong Jinwei's answer, An Guiyi on the side thought: Uncle Zhongxing is talking nonsense again, when did godfather know that there is such a person as Song Yingxing, never heard of godfather.

Xu Guangqi was not very satisfied with Zhong Jinwei's answer and wanted to ask again.

When Zhong Jinwei saw something bad, he was quick to think, stretched his waist, yawned, and said: "It's getting late, and it's really wrong to delay Master Xu's rest. I also hope that Master Xu will take care of himself. waiting for your leadership."

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he turned around and asked An Guiyi, "Have you made arrangements for Mr. Xu's residence? You must keep warm. Mr. Xu is too old to suffer from the cold."

An Guiyi hurriedly said: "It's already been arranged, everything has been considered, please rest assured Uncle Zhongxing."

Xu Guangqi's status as Minister of the Ministry of Industry can make An Guiyi dare not neglect.

"Then send Master Xu to rest." Zhong Jinwei ordered An Guiyi, and then said to Xu Guangqi: "Master Xu, see you tomorrow morning."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Xu Guangqi and retreated from the lobby.

Xu Guangqi didn't have time to say a word from the beginning to the end. Looking at Zhong Jinwei's back in a hurry, he smiled and shook his head. This Uncle Zhongxing really has a personality.

Besides, the pottery craftsmen retreated from the lobby and returned to their residences, bragging to their wives and children how they had won the praise of Uncle Zhongxing and Minister of Industry just now in the lobby.Then he took out the squashed pastry from his bosom, saying that it was rewarded by Zhongxing Bo, it was delicious, and I brought it back for you to eat.

The mother-in-law and children worship their husbands while eating pastries.Years ago, he was still naked, and there was a day without a meal.It's been a year, and it's about to change.Seeing that the days are getting better and better, I sincerely hope that it can last for a long time.

From the words of Uncle Zhongxing and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen could tell that such days would not be short-lived.Nowadays, high officials value talented craftsmen, and those who can use their brains and actively speak out will definitely be appreciated by them.I have to work hard to perform and strive for a good environment for myself and my children.

When the ceramic craftsmen made up their minds and fell asleep with their wives and children in their arms, Emperor Chongzhen was still awake and was reviewing the memorial.

The memorials on the imperial case are piled up according to the degree of importance, and now there are very few left, which shows that the important things have almost been dealt with.Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, stretched himself, picked up a book, and prepared to approve the rest of the memorials in one go.

But Emperor Chongzhen didn't get what he wanted, and something went wrong with the first memorial.Looking at the memorial in front of him, he frowned, and after a while, he ordered: "Go and call Mr. Wen Ge."

Today's accompanying eunuch is exactly the Zheng Zhihui An Guiyi mentioned. He hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late at night, and Elder Wen Ge has already gone home to rest. You see Do you want to open the palace door overnight to invite Elder Wen Ge?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he realized that it was not too early.There is no need to rush this matter, so he shook his head and said, "Forget it, just read this memorial."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the memorial in front of him and handed it to Zheng Zhihui who came to him after hearing the words.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zheng Zhihui was watching seriously, so he leaned back slightly, leaned on the back of the imperial chair, changed his posture, was more comfortable, enjoyed it for a while, and then asked, "Tell me about this memorial by Mr. Wen Ge. What does the above mean. I asked him to see if the two people who handed in their resignations were too sick to work anymore. It is not clear how to say this memorial for such a simple matter, whether it is possible or not? "

Zheng Zhihui finished reading it quickly, thought for a while, and replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this slave looks at the meaning of Elder Wen Ge, and it seems that he is not sure whether the two people are sick or not, and to what extent."

"What, you say these two are pretending to be sick?" Emperor Chongzhen sat up straight when he heard this, and looked into Zheng Zhihui's eyes and asked.

"I dare not, I just guessed based on Elder Wen Ge's memorial." Zheng Zhihui quickly explained.

Emperor Chongzhen knew Zheng Zhihui's ability, and he was very good at grasping various memorials.This can be seen from the fact that he was able to solve the topic correctly without any hesitation when he came up with a stereotyped essay topic like "Things that matter to you can affect your body".

Emperor Chongzhen thought, according to what Zheng Zhihui said, these two people had other reasons to submit their resignations.He thought for a while and ordered: "It is said that Wang Cheng'en has come to see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Zhihui didn't say much now, retreated, and ordered the servants outside to pass on Wang Cheng'en.

Although Wang Chengen also has his own residence outside the palace, he doesn't go there often, and basically lives in the palace.Hearing that His Majesty heard about it late at night, he hurried over.

"Your Majesty, if you need your servant to do something, your servant will do it right away." Wang Chengen hurried over and asked Emperor Chongzhen for instructions.

Emperor Chongzhen threw the memorial to Wang Cheng'en for a look again, and then said: "Big Companion, you send some guards to investigate and see what kind of tricks these two people are playing and why."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slaves will let them investigate tomorrow." After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time to rest."

"I know, if you go down, I will finish approving the remaining few memorials." Emperor Chongzhen still insisted on his habit of not resting until today's memorials were approved.