Chapter 111: Cheng Xiang in Distress
Yan Chengjin, as the first person in the three yuan, is a rare talent, and he can be regarded as his own student, Li Dongyang is about to reprimand him, don't be so happy, if you break the law, you will be punished.
At this moment, only a howl was heard: "Can't speak! It was made by Uncle Ben, what kind of auspiciousness! It's not some bullshit auspicious, sister, let him stop, that's our Zhou family, I can't say it! ”
At first glance, the voice came from Chang Ningbo, and he ran out in a rage.
Although the Empress Dowager is partial to her own family, she is now above the court, not her own harem, and she is angry: "Shut up! ”
Empress Dowager Zhou is a person who has experienced the changes in Tumubao.
At the beginning, Yingzong was captured by Wara, and she was a woman, and she was still safe and sound under the rule of Emperor Jingtai in the palace, which shows her iron-fisted methods.
Zhou Yu was too frightened to make a sound.
Yan Chengjin said: "A few days ago, in the iron smelting plant of Changningbo, someone changed the method of iron smelting, and the amount of iron that can be produced at one time per furnace is more than twice as much as usual. ”
Emperor Hongzhi's body trembled slightly.
The three elders of the cabinet were shocked.
Now I know that Guanye, which is eager to close on weekdays, is a golden bun that can be exchanged for a large amount of food.
And with the neighboring Yitie, it is very likely to be a long-term business, and the supply exceeds demand......
Zhou Yu was crying on the side.
Keeping this secret, his iron smelter did not know how much grain he could get in exchange, and then he took the grain and sold it, and the silver of the white flowers flowed away......
Yan Chengjin continued: "There is also the fuel used in red-hot iron, which can be replaced by a kind of coal, called iron charcoal, which burns inward, and the fireworks are extremely concentrated, which can greatly save money. ”
Charcoal has always been used for iron smelting, but now it can also be made with coal, which is not worth much silver, and you can have as much as you want.
As a result, the cost of smelting iron is greatly reduced.
If this method is implemented, the official metallurgy and the civil metallurgy do not know how much iron can be produced, and after exchanging enough grain, they can start to exchange for silver, which greatly accelerates the speed of silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty.
And if there are more iron tools, the price of iron tools will fall, in fact, even in Daming, there are very few farmers who can afford iron tools.
In this way, after the popularization of iron tools, it is also conducive to expanding the territory of Tuntian in the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and said, "Why didn't you report such a major event before!" ”
Yan Chengjin was a little aggrieved: "The new law has just been figured out for a few days, and there may still be hidden dangers, and the minister wants to observe a few more days, if it weren't for today's events...... Perhaps, I would like to observe for another year. ”
Emperor Hongzhi was speechless.
Li Dongyang and the others had strange faces, they had never seen such a person who was not greedy for merit! Others saw the omen and scrambled to shout auspicious, but this guy was obviously auspicious but held back and didn't shout......
The officials gritted their teeth, this son is really too cautious!
Emperor Hongzhi coughed dryly and said, "Yan Qing's family, if there is such a fortunate event in the future, you should report to me first." ”
Yan Chengjin was aggrieved: "The minister obeys the order." ”
Zhu Houzhao was unhappy: "What does it have to do with this palace?" ”
Yan Chengjin: "The person who improved this method is the protégé of Master Zeng. ”
Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang and others were dumbfounded.
"Blew up Wang Gongchang?"
"That's right, it's him."
"Since the establishment of the crown princess, it has brought two great blessings, one is to improve the silkworm law, and the other is to improve the iron law, which is the auspicious rui brought by His Royal Highness the crown prince and the crown princess to the Ming Dynasty." Yan Chengjin Road.
Zeng Jian opened his mouth, Yixian has been studying in the mansion, and he didn't know when he improved the iron law.
Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "The fire in the side hall must have been done by Gong E, you don't have to look at the eight characters of your birthday, it's late at night, let's take a look at the cave first." ”
The Queen Mother and Empress Zhang nodded their heads, and the emperor said that he could not say anything.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Queen Mother: "Zeng Qing's family is an important minister of the imperial court, and he has made great contributions twice, and he also asked his grandmother not to blame the emperor and grandson." ”
The queen mother said: "You are more rigid and decisive than the previous emperor, the Ming Dynasty should not be controlled by women, the harem is a disaster for the country, even if the mourning family is angry, but you are the emperor, so do it." ”
All the officials faced the Queen Mother, knelt down and shouted in unison: "The Queen Mother is Shengming!" ”
Emperor Hongzhi sweated in his heart, if the Queen Mother did not allow it, he could only confront the Queen Mother in front of hundreds of officials.
But if one person rules the world, how can the world serve one person?
The Ming Dynasty is the Ming of the people, not the Ming of the Zhu family.
This was taught to him by Master Cheng, and he always remembered it.
Emperor Hongzhi showed a kind smile: "Houzhao, you go back to the cave room." ”
"Thank you, Father."
Zhu Houzhao said goodbye happily and ran back to the East Palace.
Zhou Yu's face was like ashes, he sat on the ground, and finally figured out the new law, thinking that he could take it for himself, Yan Chengjin actually said it.
The price of the market iron tool remained the same, but the cost of his smelting was much lower, and the quantity was large, and an opportunity to make a fortune was dashed in front of his eyes.
Emperor Hongzhi said to Zeng Jian: "The Ministry of Industry will first use this method to the Ordnance Bureau, and let my court follow this method first, as for Zeng Aiqing's protégé, I can't be a preacher, so I will give him a thousand taels of silver as a reward." ”
Just let Song Jing return to Wang Gong's factory.
Yan Chengjin said: "I'm afraid the craftsmen don't understand, so it's better to let Song Jing return to Wang Gong's factory and build a few more furnaces." ”
Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Good! ”
Zhou Yu's dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and stood up weakly: "It's ashamed to say it, the minister also has merit, this time it is the minister's iron smelting field, Your Majesty doesn't know, how much silver was spent on the minister, the coal must be mined from the mine first, and the iron ore must also be mined, smelting a furnace of iron, it takes five or six workers, this is all silver......"
Emperor Hongzhi snorted lightly, how could he not know his thoughts, Fang Cai still wanted to hide it for profit, it would be good if he did not punish the crime, of course he turned a deaf ear.
Zeng Jian couldn't help but say: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, in fact, thanks to Yan Chengjin for recommending this protégé to his ministers, speaking of which, Yan Chengjin has great achievements." ”
If he is divorced by the royal family and charged with Ke Daming Longyun, the Zeng family will not be able to raise their heads in this life.
Thanks to Yan Chengjin's help, he was able to become auspicious in distress, and at this moment, he was grateful in his heart.
Yan Chengjin stood quietly aside.
When Fang Cai spoke, he had already calculated that he would win the love of His Majesty, Zeng Jian, the three elders of the cabinet, and Zhu Houzhao, but it was possible to offend Mrs. Jin and the Queen Mother.
This kind of multiple-choice question, the nursing doll knows how to choose.
Be careful and make sure you don't lose money.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "What reward does the Yan Qing family want, of course, except for the gold medal for avoiding death!" ”
Yan Chengjin pondered carefully, he can't ask for character and money, he must be upright, and he must be selfless.
"As an official of the imperial court, since the day of the middle day, he has pointed to the day of the oath of heaven, and has done his best to be loyal to the court and set up a life for the people.
"I'll give you a unicorn suit, Wei Banban will write it down, and pass on the edict to Shangyi Supervisor." Emperor Hongzhi said to Wei Tai on the side.
The clothes are not worn by officials, but "special" clothes in the palace, which is a very high honor.
The unicorn suit is the lowest grade of the service, but Yan Chengjin is not even a five-grade one, and getting the unicorn suit is already a glorious ancestor.
Yan Chengjin never expected to get a new skin.
The banquet dispersed, Yan Chengjin walked out of the palace with a good mood, and when he was still more than 100 steps away from the noon gate, a figure rushed out and blocked his way.
almost didn't scare him, but it turned out to be Zhu Houzhao......
"Why didn't Your Highness go to the cave room?"
Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed: "The palace was about to cave the room, but after thinking about it, I realized that the protégé was most likely a warrior of the palace!" ”