Chu Tianxiu, Li Yu, Di'er, Zu'er and others returned to Pingwangfu.

Shen Fu was afraid that Chu Tianxiu would regret it, so he sent someone to send 10,000 taels of silver over that day to buy the papermaking technique of faint paper.

Chu Tianxiu sent the owner of the old Sun workshop to the Shen family workshop to teach the art of faint paper.

This transaction made the Shen family father and son ecstatic.

Shen's papermaking workshop finally got the coveted papermaking technology, and in order to earn back the investment of 20,000 taels of silver, it was crazy to increase production capacity.

Lumberjacks were hired to cut down the trees and buy the bark in large quantities.

Hundreds of acres of papermaking workshops, all night papermaking, can soon reach as many as 40,000 or 50,000 sheets per day.

Subsequently, Li Yu sent a large army of palace guards out of the city.

With the sketches of "Water Conservancy Blower", "Steelmaking Workshop" and "Various Farm Tools" drawn by Chu Tianxiu himself, he escorted 20,000 silver taels to Danyang County, and ordered Li Kangnian of the county to hurry up the construction of a new steelmaking workshop.

The key component of the water conservancy blower is the rotating gear, which can be built by the craftsman after he understands it.

Ironmaking requires a high temperature of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius, and a blower is required to blow enough oxygen.

Changing the manpower blower to water conservancy can greatly increase the temperature inside the iron-making furnace to 1,400 degrees. Although it only increased the temperature by a few hundred degrees, this temperature was enough to smelt pig iron into semi-wrought iron.

The large-scale iron and steel smelting in Danyang County should also pay close attention to production, and only then will it be large, fast, and the commercial taxes collected will be more, otherwise it will not be able to catch up with the big Chu County examination at the end of the year.

...

Li Yu and Chu Tianxiu originally wanted to go to King Ping to ask for peace and talk about asking the Taiwei Mansion to come forward to purchase 100 steel, but they didn't see anyone else, only the second lady was in King Ping's Mansion.

But the second lady said coldly that King Ping had stayed in the Taiwei Mansion for the past few days and had not returned.

There seems to be something important in the imperial court, and the courtiers are often called for discussion. Li Rong simply lived in the Taiwei Mansion, so that he could be recruited at any time.

I guess I won't be back for a short time.

"Big deal?"

"I heard that the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory wrote in the court, criticizing the mediocrity and incompetence of the lifters this year, and the people who recommended the lifters were also scolded one by one, and the scolding was terrible.... The hundred officials of the court were scolded for being scolded, and some officials were not convinced, so they quarreled.

Since the Lantern Festival, you have been arguing since you went to Danyang County, and there has been no result yet. King Ping, he was also scolded a lot! ”

The second lady said lightly.

She was not very interested in these court affairs, but she knew a little. What the specific situation is, who quarrels with whom, but it is not clear.

Chu Tianxiu listened to it and faintly felt that something was wrong.

Imperial Historian Kong Hanyou, this person is quite serious, extremely good at judging the situation, and if he is not sure, he will not easily provoke a conflict for no reason.

Attacking the mediocrity and incompetence of the crowd is equivalent to firing a map cannon!

The officials of the Yushitai suddenly scolded the mediocrity of the people, and they must have a purpose.

Could it be that he is very dissatisfied with the "year-old system"?

Chu Tianxiu and Li Yu bid farewell to the second lady.

The second lady actually wanted to ask, how many chapters of "The Stone Record" was written, why didn't the manuscript after the twenty chapters be seen?

She held back.

If this is asked, it seems that she can't wait, and she will inevitably lose her identity. Let's wait, as long as it comes out anyway, she'll definitely be able to watch it.

...

Chu Tianxiu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and reported to the Prime Minister in charge of hundreds of officials, saying that he was in poor health and needed to go back to Jinling City to recuperate.

By the way, inquire about the situation of the quarrel at the imperial court.

The Prime Minister's Mansion, all the small officials, were stunned when they heard it.

Fraud doesn't go this far, does it?

When other officials asked for sick leave, they all pretended to be sick and sent their subordinates to report and ask for leave. The Prime Minister's Mansion will turn a blind eye and will not delve into it.

The little faint marquis was fine, and he came over in person, saying that he was going to take sick leave.

Where did he look sick in the slightest?

Prime Minister Xie was not there, only Vice Minister Wang Su was on duty in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Vice Minister Wang Su drank tea, looked at Chu Tianxiu, and said with a leisurely smile: "Little Dum, I look at you with a ruddy complexion, your eyes are radiant, and your steps are like flying. So strong, I don't know where the disease is?! ”

"Sick in the brain, faint!"

"As soon as I arrived in Danyang County, I felt that the county town was in tatters, and the carriages were bumpy when they walked up, and I was ready to overhaul the road. I see that the county is too poor, and I am ready to go to the big project. I am full of zeal, doing things for the people. ”

However, the people and squires in the county did not seem to be very happy, and they were not willing to contribute silver taels to support. They didn't say I was dizzy. ”

"This little marquis is also strange, I love the people like a son, why did I become a coma?"

Chu Tianxiu smiled: "I don't know, the vice minister is allowed to take this sick leave?" If not, then I will immediately go back to Danyang County and do a great job. ”

"Sick leave is granted! Don't toss, it's the right match!

You just have to rest and recuperate in Jinling City, and talk about it when you are cured. The affairs of the county are all small matters, and let the county officials deal with them. You are not only a county order, but also a little marquis, this body is expensive, and you can't go on a business trip. ”

Vice Minister Wang Su hurriedly waved his hand, rubbed his temples and said helplessly.

He can't do anything about this Jinling Da Xuan Xiao Duhou.

However, the prefectural order for sick leave is not a big deal.

This Danyang County is a small county of 3,000 households, and there is no oil and water. In addition to spring and autumn farming, grain collection and taxation, there is nothing to do on weekdays, and it is less than 100 miles away from Jinling City.

Overhaul roads, big projects, this costs money, food, and conscription!

The imperial court will definitely not allocate money, so the county can only raise it itself and collect conscription.

This is okay, then the officials can't force the people to rebel!

It's better to let the little dusk marquis rest for a long time, anyway, the emperor didn't expect him to do anything earth-shattering.

Danyang County is peaceful, even if it has fulfilled the duty of the county order.

For the Marquis, political achievements are all floating clouds.

Just by virtue of Empress Dowager Shen's love for Xiao Duhou, she said a word casually, and Xiao Duhou could soar, and there was no need to do anything in the county.

"Little Dusk, if you are idle, it is better for the two of us to chat. You are also an official of the imperial court now, as long as you don't make a big mistake, it is not impossible to be promoted to a high-ranking official, and this vice minister is optimistic about your future!

Recently, in the court, there have been disturbing quarrels for the sake of the New Year's Celebration, which is a headache. The officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory scolded so much! ”

Wang Su said with a smile.

"This little marquis also heard about this and wanted to know the details."

Chu Tianxiu nodded and sat down in another empty seat next to Vice Minister Wang Su.

The empty seat is the main seat in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, the seat of the Prime Minister.

No one else dared to sit down, not even Vice Minister Wang Su.

But the little dusk marquis obviously didn't care, and sat down with a big grin.

The many officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion who were dealing with official documents looked up and didn't dare to say more, envious and sour in their hearts.

Although the Marquis of Xiaodun is a small county order, he is the hereditary marquis of Dachu, and his title is equivalent to that of the third duke.

It is customary in Great Chu that those who are promoted to the three dukes by the imperial court can be crowned marquis.

And it is a marquis who has been demoted for generations, which is much worse than the hereditary repudiation of the Marquis of the Dull Mansion.

Countless officials of the imperial court, big and small, dream of worshipping the prime minister and sealing the marquis!

The marquis will be given fiefs and euphemisms.

For Xiao Duhou, this is just a small start for him.

Even if Xiao Duhou sat in the position of Prime Minister Xie, with Erlang's legs crossed with a big thorn, no one dared to talk about him.

Just this trivial matter of sesame mung beans can't convict the little faint marquis.

Alas~!

When the officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion thought of this, their hearts ached like knives. Write hard, and one day catch up with this Jinling big and faint marquis.

Vice Minister Wang Su saw Chu Tianxiu sitting in Prime Minister Xie's seat, and his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.

It feels as if the deputy is talking to the main minister.

Xiao Duhou is taking advantage of him!