Borrow the day to change the day

() After Zhou Yanru returned to his mansion, Zhou Daijin immediately led the way and came to Zhou Yanru's study.There was already one person sitting inside, and when he saw Zhou Yanru go in, he stood up.

Zhou Yanru ignored him, walked to his seat, and sat down.Zhou Daijin didn't enter the door, closed the door of the study, moved a stool, and stood outside the door.

"Old Ge, do you know what happened to the imperial court to summon the salt transfer envoy and the salt class in such a hurry?" Seeing Zhou Yanru sitting still, the man walked over and asked.

"I'll find out at the court meeting tomorrow." Zhou Yanru said in a muffled voice.

"Could it be that Mr. Ge hasn't inquired about it? The family is anxiously waiting. The sooner they know the news, they have more time to respond. Mr. Ge doesn't care about the feelings of his family. Does it mean that he forgot the grace of his family when he became a high-ranking person?" the man said. It was gloomy, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Presumptuous, you are just a little butler of the salt merchant, dare to be so rude in front of the important officials of the court, you..." Zhou Yanru yelled loudly in anger, but immediately couldn't continue, what could he do not him.

"I, Liao Bin, am just a little housekeeper, but don't forget, if it weren't for some masters secretly helping you, you wouldn't be where you are today."

This Liao Bin is the representative of the Lianghuai salt merchants and has been in charge of communicating with Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru sighed inwardly, remained silent for a while, and then said: "Today I asked that old man, but he only said that the Salt Administration will be greatly changed, but he didn't give details. Tomorrow, the Emperor will call a group of ministers to discuss the Salt Administration. We'll know when the time comes."

Once Liao Bin heard that Zhou Yanru was worried about this matter, he stopped thinking about it, but was a little worried: "Masters are worried that the imperial court will release the guidelines and allow people who are not on the list to operate the salt industry. The elders should think about it in advance. Well, how to save this point, other things don’t matter much, and it’s okay to pay more money.”

"I know that if there is any mention in the court meeting tomorrow, I will definitely fight for it." Zhou Yanru had no choice but to make a statement.

Liao Bin nodded after hearing this, and then took out a stack of things from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Yanru: "This is the activity fee that the masters gave to the elders of the pavilion. If it is not enough, then I will ask for it. In case the imperial court means to let people out of the roster If more people come to operate the salt industry, Mr. Ge might as well suggest adding to the list in the guidebook, and keep the fact that people who are not on the guidebook cannot operate the salt industry.”

Zhou Yanru looked at the banknotes that were handed over, thinking about the factory guards moving around, and wanted to bribe other people, fearing that others would not dare to ask for it, so he didn't take the banknotes.

Seeing that Zhou Yanru didn't answer, Liao Bin thought that he was still angry at his misunderstanding of him just now, so he put the banknote on the table in front of Zhou Yanru, and said: "The villain has a low status, sometimes he speaks recklessly, and I don't want you The old man made a mistake."

Hearing Liao Bin's words, Zhou Yanru recalled that he was reprimanded by Wen Tiren in the cabinet, and couldn't help but feel annoyed again.It's just that there is no way to do it now, thinking that one day, this old man will be punished.

On the second day, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen took all the civil and military officials to the Meridian Gate to visit the cement row houses after the morning court.

Wu Shengda has already received the notice and is ready.

When seeing any new thing for the first time, there will always be a sense of novelty.Emperor Chongzhen was very curious about this cement row house and asked questions.

It was the first time for Wu Shengda to face the saint. He was very excited, but also a little nervous and scared, so he dared not speak.It was not until Emperor Chongzhen asked questions that he began to answer slowly.

Emperor Chongzhen had seen the several cement features mentioned by Zhong Jinwei.He also paid special attention to the ground and found that the concrete floor was indeed smooth and tidy.

What's more interesting is that the ground in one of the rooms was watered beforehand, and after Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he had someone sweep the water off the ground, and then stomped and stepped on the ground. It's so smooth and neat.This made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied, and he was relieved of the quality of the roads built with cement in the future.

The emperor expressed his opinion in the front, which added an aura of authority to the cement.Most of the courtiers praised the concrete house in front of the emperor.There were also a few courtiers who pressed their hands against the concrete wall while others were not paying attention.

After the visit, Emperor Chongzhen turned to face the officials at the door of the cement row house and said, "With this cement, if Zhu Rong comes to the capital in the future, it will not burn a large area."

The most feared thing about ancient housing complexes is fire. Once it burns, a large area will often be reduced to ashes.

The civil and military officials also pondered in their hearts whether it would be more appropriate to use cement to build churches in some places in their homes.Some people even want to sell the benefits of cement to their neighbors, so that they can also use cement, so as not to cause a fire to spread to their own homes.

The world's first concrete building was declared by Emperor Chongzhen to be used as a shelter from wind and rain while civil and military officials waited at the Meridian Gate.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen went back to the palace amidst the thanks of all civil and military officials.

Sun Chengzong received the decree early in the morning, asking him to take Liu Xingzuo into the palace to face the saint, and he knew that it was Uncle Zhongxing who recommended Liu Xingzuo to the emperor.

So, he called Liu Xingzuo, and after conveying the imperial decree, he told him some precautions, and then took him to the Forbidden City.

Liu Xingzuo was secretly grateful to Zhong Jinwei in his heart, and at the same time marveled at Zhong Jinwei's weight in front of the emperor, saying that the recommendation will have the result of recommendation, which is not something ordinary people can do.

After arriving at the Meridian Gate, Sun Chengzong went to face the saint first, and Liu Xingzuo waited at the Meridian Gate.At this time, most of the officials outside the Meridian Gate had dispersed, and only a few people in twos and threes were still admiring the new thing of cement buildings.

Liu Xingzuo also went to look at it, but no one paid attention to him as a martial artist.He doesn't care, he just appreciates it.When he knew the advantages of this cement, and learned that Uncle Zhongxing contributed it, he had a new understanding of Zhong Jinwei, and secretly thought that it was no wonder that the emperor valued Uncle Zhongxing.

Besides, Sun Chengzong met Emperor Chongzhen in the Wenhua Palace, and after understanding the reason why Emperor Chongzhen summoned him, he patted his chest to ensure that Liu Xingzuo was not the secret work of Jianlu.He once again narrated the process of Liu Xingzuo abandoning the dark and turning to the bright. Sun Chengzong is different from Zhong Jinwei. He was born as a teacher, and he has been a teacher for a long time.Although Emperor Chongzhen had heard it once, he was still nervous and worried after Sun Chengzong's narration.

After such a mood, Emperor Chongzhen felt a lot more energetic.He no longer has any doubts about Liu Xingzuo.Then tell Sun Chengzong, Zhong Jinwei's intention to recommend Liu Xingzuo.

Old people are more cautious, and Sun Chengzong has been fighting with Jianlu all the time, so he values ​​Jianlu more than anyone else.Hearing that Emperor Chongzhen was still seeking overseas vassal states, he and Wen Tiren reacted, and began to persuade the emperor earnestly.

Emperor Chongzhen was very helpless, but he was also very relieved of Sun Chengzong, so he moved out a world map to open Sun Chengzong's eyes, and then analyzed the threat of Westerners to Sun Chengzong. If it is not enough, Daming will suffer a catastrophe.

Sun Chengzong had a good vision. He saw the world map, heard the situation clearly, and knew the power of Western guns and artillery, so he naturally no longer objected.And he was inspired by Bo Zhongxing's recommendation. Sun Chengzong also asked Emperor Chongzhen to let Liu Xingzuo also train the Ming army to not accept nights, which would be of great help to the front line.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen naturally had no objections, and then summoned Liu Xingzuo.

According to Sun Chengzong's instructions, Liu Xingzuo first repented, then compared and analyzed the situation of the Han people in Jianlu and Ming Dynasty, and came to the conclusion that those who were still staying with Jianlu and working for tigers were heartless and without ancestors. He is a person who will be struck by lightning from the sky and go to the eighteenth level of hell after death.

Fortunately, I still have a conscience, and was inspired by the emperor to abandon the dark and turn to the bright.Liu Xingzuo's words made Emperor Chongzhen happy from the bottom of his heart.Originally, he wanted to transfer Liu Xingzuo to Jinyiwei Qianhu, who was in charge of meticulous training, but now he was directly adjusted to be the commander of Jinyiwei, and set up a separate secret organization to be responsible for detailed training.

Liu Xingzuo was transferred from a frontier general in a dilapidated border town to the emperor's pro-army and well-known commander of Jinyiwei. He was very grateful for Emperor Chongzhen's appreciation, and vowed in his heart that he would cultivate top-level craftsmen for the emperor and Ming Dynasty.

After the incident, Sun Chengzong did not return to the camp outside the city, but stayed in the palace to attend the salt administration meeting held in the afternoon.Zhong Jinwei and Xu Guangqi were also sent back by Emperor Chongzhen to attend the meeting together.