Borrow the day to change the day

() In Wenhua Hall, Xu Guangqi gave the architectural design drawing of the bank, explaining it to Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, and Sun Chengzong, while Zhong Jinwei added.

Because the current experience in concrete construction is not enough, the design of this bank is not very large.Just simple two floors plus a basement.There are doors in the southeast and northwest, and they are used for different business purposes.

After other people had no doubts, Emperor Chongzhen made a decision and set aside a piece of land outside the Forbidden City. He immediately began to build a bank and put it into use as soon as possible.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also specifically ordered Xu Guangqi to build more new cement kilns and increase production. This thing is not only needed for civilian use, but also for military use.The reason why Sun Chengzong stayed was to order cement from Emperor Chongzhen to prepare for his planned Liaodong strategy.

People in the Wenhua Hall discussed cement-related content, and then went on to experiment with glass and steel, and they discussed until very late before they dispersed.

When Zhang Tongchang returned to his home in the evening, Zhang Xiao, the elder of the Zhang family, opened the door.Seeing that his young master had a happy expression on his face, he smiled and said, "Young master, did you meet a girl you love?"

Zhang Tongchang is nearly twenty and has no marriage yet.The old lady was in such a hurry that Zhang Tongchang rejected all the marriages she sought, saying that it was not her own ability to get the position of Zhongshu Sheren by relying on her shade.You have to do a lot of tricks to start a family.

Zhang Xiao watched Zhang Tongchang grow up, and knew him very well.Zhang Tongchang had a habit of not marrying any woman he didn't like. In order to avoid the old lady forcing the marriage, he refused on the grounds of his career.

Now that he saw Zhang Tongchang's happy brows, he knew that there were two reasons for his son to be so happy, not because of his career and marriage.

In terms of career, the Zhang family has been in decline since the death of Zhang Tongchang's great-grandfather.

It wasn't until the reign of Tianqi that the imperial court recalled the Zhang family's past achievements and revived, so Zhang Tongchang got a sympathetic Zhongshu Sheren.That's all, there is no one in the court, and if he wants to take a step forward, the young Zhang Tongchang still needs to have qualifications.

Therefore, Zhang Xiao automatically filtered out his career path, thinking that Zhang Tongchang's happy event came from having a girl he liked, and this could also solve the old lady's nagging all day long.

Zhang Tongchang shook his head with a smile, and said to Zhang Xiao: "Uncle Zhang guessed wrong, the man's career has not been accomplished, why should he be a family. Today I participated in the court discussion and won the emperor's important position. I will go on tour around the next day."

Zhang Xiao was startled when he heard it, and then he was a little puzzled, feeling that the news was a bit sudden, he confirmed with disbelief: "Young master, are you serious?"

"There's no need to lie to Uncle Zhang. Where is my mother? I'll report the good news." Zhang Tong smiled and answered Zhang Xiao. He himself felt that he was still in a dream, and there was no warning at all.

Zhang Xiao saw that the young master didn't seem to be joking, but knew it was true, he was overjoyed at the moment, and quickly said: "The old lady is waiting for the young master to eat."

Zhang Tongchang left Zhang Xiao behind, raised his legs and walked towards the lobby.

As far as the old lady is concerned, she is not really old, she is only about forty years old, but her family is not rich, and Zhang Tongchang's father died early, so she is very tired, so she looks older.

Seeing that Zhang Tongchang hadn't returned home after the usual time, she was a little worried, and when she heard the movement at the door, she stood up and wanted to go over to have a look.I just saw Zhang Tongchang walking to the courtyard and walking quickly.

When Zhang Tongchang saw his mother coming out, he hurriedly said: "Mother, you are afraid of the cold, so sit indoors and don't come out and get cold."

Looking at her filial son who is full of vigor, Zhang Wang felt very relieved.With Zhang Tongchang's support, he returned to his seat and sat down.Although it was not enough for someone to help her, she enjoyed her son's kindness very much.

The maid Xiao Cui saw that the young master had arrived, so she turned around and went to serve the food.

After Zhang Tongchang waited for his mother to sit down, he said with a smile: "Mother, my son was summoned by the emperor today, and he was transferred to the post of patrolling salt censor across the country. He will go on tour in different places."

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback when she heard that, she had never heard of this official name before, she had only heard of a salt inspector in a certain place, this position is a coveted vacancy, and now her son is the national inspector of salt , wouldn't it be more powerful.

Mrs. Zhang Wang was not as happy as Zhang Tongchang imagined. She asked Zhang Tongchang suspiciously: "Why does the emperor let you take such an important position?"

At this moment, Zhang Xiao came into the lobby, and congratulated the old lady with a smile.Zhang Wang waved his hand, waiting for Zhang Tongchang's answer.

Zhang Tongchang smiled and explained: "It was the chief assistant who recommended the boy to the emperor. He said that the boy has the style of a great-grandfather, dares to take charge, and can distinguish between right and wrong. We must use the boy's drive to wash away the stagnation of Daming's officialdom."

Zhang Wang's family and his old family member Zhang Xiao looked at each other, a bit confused, the Zhang family had nothing to do with Daming Chief Assistant, could it be that they really liked Zhang Tongchang's talent.

"Bie Shan, do you know Shoufu?" Mrs. Zhang tried to ask.

Zhang Tongchang shook his head.

"Could it be that the granddaughter of Chief Assistant has taken a fancy to you?" Zhang Xiao said in surprise.

"Uncle Zhang, stop talking nonsense. I didn't know Shoufu at all before, and I didn't even know if Shoufu had a granddaughter, let alone know him." Zhang Tongchang said dissatisfiedly when he heard Zhang Xiao's rich associations.

Wen Tiren just wanted to learn from Zhang Juzheng and revolutionize the Ming Dynasty, so he paid attention to Zhang Juzheng's descendants. Without contact, Zhang Tongchang certainly would not have known Wen Tiren beforehand.

The Zhang family guessed for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason why Shoufu recommended the young Zhang Tongchang to the emperor, and finally came to the conclusion that Zhang Tongchang's talent attracted the attention of Shoufu, so he recommended it to the emperor.

In the current Ming Dynasty, there are very few things like this kind of recommendation. The general situation is that they are related, or they will be recommended to be officials only after receiving money.

At this time, the maid, Xiao Cui, had already made two round trips to bring up all the food. It was because the Zhang family was not rich and didn't have many dishes, so it only needed to make two trips.

A family of four, sitting at the dinner table, waited for the old lady to take her first bite with her chopsticks.

But Mrs. Zhang Wang didn't move, she said to her son who was sitting next to her, "Bie Shan, have you decided to be the censor of the whole country?"

Zhang Tong cupped his fists with open hands, arched his hands to the upper left and said: "The child has declared his will to the emperor, and he must be a good national patrol officer." At this point, he put down his hands, and then said to his mother: "Mother, The emperor has very high expectations for the new Yanzheng, even if the child is smashed to pieces, he must do things well and live up to the recommendation of the chief assistant, the emperor's kindness for promotion."

Zhang Wang frowned: "Then what about your marriage?"

"Wait until the child has settled this matter, and then talk about marriage. At that time, don't say that mother will hire someone to be a matchmaker, but if she just sits at home and does not move, the threshold of our family will be stepped down by the matchmaker." Zhang Tongchang knew My mother has always been concerned about her own marriage, so she envisioned alluring scenes that might appear in the future to reassure her.

When Mrs. Zhang heard her son's exaggeration, she couldn't help smiling, and then said: "Since you have made up your mind, mother will not stop you. It is good to have ambition in one's life, and a man should also do something. But mother I don't ask you to regain the glory of your great-grandfather back then, but I only ask you to be safe and sound. I have a few words for my mother, and you must remember them."

Zhang Xiao and Xiao Cui looked at the pair of mother and son, and dared not speak out, so as to affect Zhang's mother's teaching of the son.

Zhang Tongchang was a little worried that his mother would not let him go out to work, but now he was very pleased to hear that his mother was so reasonable, and quickly said: "Mother has something to say, and the child must obey."

"The position of patrolling salt censor is a fat job. When you patrol around, there will be many people who will try to win you over, either for money or sex. You must always remember that you are working for the emperor, not for your own money. You usually The great-grandfather is an example, and we should remember why the great-grandfather was attacked after his death, so that the Zhang family suffered." Zhang Wang told his son solemnly.

"My son understands that the difficulties of the family are always in my heart. My son must be honest and self-disciplined, concentrate on doing things, and repay the emperor." Zhang Tongchang also replied seriously.

"It's so good. I thought about it for my mother. That's probably why the emperor uses you. First, you are young, and a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers; second, our family has experienced such a terrible lesson. You are an extremely personable minister, and you ended up copying the house." Therefore, even if our family wants to use power for personal gain and wealth, we will think twice more than others. Third, our family is in decline, and not many people are willing to associate with our family, so there are few interests. Don't worry." Zhang Wangshi was talking, and suddenly concluded the emperor's intention for appointing Zhang Tongchang.

When Zhang Tongchang thought about it, it seemed that his own advantage was like this, so he kept his mother's golden words in mind.

After Mrs. Zhang told her everything, she began to use her chopsticks to eat.

The dinner table was slowly filled with happiness. After all, it is a good thing to be promoted and do practical things for the emperor.

Some people are happy while others are sad. For example, Gao Jie, who is also the censor, is worried, why his resignation has not been moved yet, and he doesn't know how the emperor will deal with it.

Around [-]:[-] pm, a person came to his house and saw Gao Jie who had been pretending to be sick at home in the inner room.