This question has been hovering in Xie Hong's mind for a long time, but he has never told anyone. Among the people close to him, only Ma Wentao has some knowledge, but when he heard that he was promoted to a thousand households, that guy was also very happy, how to discuss with him? Erniu and Qing'er are both self-centered, and Dong Ping is only interested in ironmaking and casting steel.

Since no one discussed, he put this question aside, just thinking that Liu Jin's dead eunuch was a pervert, and he couldn't even figure out the cause and effect. Otherwise, how can they only value the treasures, and not the craftsmen who make them?

When Zeng Jian spoke, he already had some faint thoughts, and when Zeng Jian's last sentence came out, Xie Hong's heart also flashed, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Could it be that Liu Jin's dead eunuch also has the same thoughts as those scholars......

As soon as the words came out, he secretly screamed badly, how could he say this? The dead eunuch is now in power. Moreover, another question arises, how did Zeng Shangshu know these things? Obviously, I didn't say it to Dong Ping.

"The virtuous nephew is really quick-witted." Listening to Xie Hong's words, Zeng Jian showed a smile on his face, and said: "Since ancient times, eunuchs have repeatedly caused disasters, and the most serious disasters are often those who claim to be scholars. ”

"Now there is another Liu Jin, although he does not learn and has no skills, he often regards himself as a scholar, and even the attitude of the scholar towards craftsmen is also full of learning. The government and the opposition all say that the old man hates the eunuchs, but in fact, the old man doesn't know that most of the eunuchs in the palace are poor people, and the old man hates those eunuchs who have gained power and have thoughts of non-division. ”

Xie Hong breathed a sigh of relief, at least this Zeng Shangshu was at odds with Liu Jin, and his gaffe just now shouldn't matter.

"Uncle Zeng, how do you know that the little nephew and Liu Jin ......" have a personal relationship and a common enemy, Xie Hong thinks that there are some things that can be asked.

"This is simple, it's just a long story, Zeng Lu ......" Zeng Jian suddenly called out the door. Immediately, an old man appeared in front of the door of the elegant seat, bowed down and saluted: "Zeng Lu has seen the old man and the two young masters. ”

"This is Zeng Lu, many of the affairs of the Zeng family in the capital are handled by him, and this time he also came here from the capital to greet the old man, the questions of the virtuous nephew, let him explain."

Xie Hong was not surprised, Zeng Jian and Zhang Nai came in with him, and their entourage naturally followed up, and it was not surprising that a steward came out here. It's just that this Zeng Lu is also fifty or sixty years old, and he can still run around at such an age, and he still looks very energetic, which is a bit extraordinary.

"Gongzi Xie doesn't know, the music box you offered has been seen by many people in Beijing, and there are even more rumors, and the emperor has asked people to ask the Ministry of Industry if it can be imitated. It's just that the master is not in the capital, and although several adults in the Ministry of Industry are from Jinshi, they don't know much about the way of things, so they can only cry out in vain, but there is no way at all. ”

Zeng Lu said proudly: "Later, a pagoda was sent from Xuanfu, but it was smashed on the main hall, and the imperial doctor did not change his words, so he said that the pagoda was originally meant to be knocked out, but the palace pushed this matter to the Ministry of Industry, and the result, hehe, naturally the same." ”

"After these two incidents, someone proposed to call the master back to Beijing, if not, those adults are probably still looking forward to the old man in his hometown soon." He smiled and said: "Since the cause is the two treasures, I also went to investigate in the next, and the imperial doctor once said the name and surname of the childe, it is not difficult to connect the two treasures with the childe, and I don't know anything else." ”

"Speaking of which, the fate of the old man and the virtuous nephew is indeed not shallow." Zeng Jian explained: "After receiving a letter from Beijing, the old man set off to return to Beijing, and when he passed by Xuanfu, he was about to go to Dong Xiandi's tomb to pay respects, but he talked about it with Dong Xian's nephew. After listening to what Dong Xian's nephew said, the old man had these speculations, and when he met his nephew today, the matter naturally came to light. ”

Is it speculative? Xie Hong didn't expect that before he could show much information, he was speculated so much information, and even guessed most of his thoughts. Only the idea that he wanted to wait for Zhengde in Xuanfu was too unbelievable, Zeng Jian didn't guess it, fortunately, the other party was his own person, and if it was an enemy, it would be troublesome.

However, this Zeng Shangshu is just a secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and his status in the center is actually not high, and he is obsessed with technology, so he should not be very strong in strategy or something. What if it were an old fox like a scholar in the court? If you fall in love with someone like that......

Dizzy, what are you doing thinking so much, Xie Hong shook his head, his thinking was too divergent, Zhengde hadn't seen it yet, he thought of those, it was really funny.

"The old man has also worked hard in the court for many years, but unfortunately he still has achieved nothing, not only has he not been able to promote the way of Gewu, but he has not even been able to stop the decline of the status of craftsmen year after year." Zeng Jian sighed and said regretfully: "The old man has not been able to concentrate on doing things consistently, sometimes distracted by his craft, sometimes by focusing on the court, but the result is that both sides are delayed, and in the end nothing can be achieved, alas......"

Now, the old man is over the age of old, and he can see ...... Birth, old age, sickness and death are common, Zeng Lu, don't be like this child. Speaking of life and death, Zeng Jian's tone did not mean sadness, but was full of chagrin.

"But this way of things still needs to be promoted, and craftsmen should also be taken seriously, the old man is already powerless, but Xie Xian's nephew, you can!" The old man's mood suddenly rose high, and his words were sonorous.

Xie Hong was taken aback, how could he afford such a big responsibility? Brother is just a craftsman, and if he wants to get close to Zhengde, it's just to eat and not be oppressed, well, at most, he will do something good for the people. But now what Zeng Shangshu said is too against the sky, a class wants to turn over, this is simply a revolution.

This is not a good errand, the first leaders of the revolution are all martyrs, and only those who come later can enjoy the fruits, and my brother doesn't want to be this leader.

"How can the little nephew be able to take on this heavy responsibility." Xie Hong hurriedly excused himself.

"Otherwise, this matter is not a good nephew." What made him depressed was that the old man's evaluation was getting higher and higher, "Virtuous nephew, don't be modest first, and listen to the old man." ”

"In order for the world to pay attention to craftsmen, in addition to external factors, the problems of craftsmen themselves also need to be solved urgently. Take the Divine Arm Bow as an example, in addition to the craftsmanship of the divine craftsman Li Hong, the collective wisdom of everyone is also an important reason for the appearance of the divine soldier. But in today's world, craftsmen are very serious about the view of the portal, and there are even skills that are cherished by the broom, and in the long run, I don't know how many magic skills will be lost. ”

Zeng Jian sighed with emotion, and said: "The reason why the old man values the virtuous nephew is because of the virtuous nephew's exquisite craftsmanship and exquisite conception, but the most important thing is that the virtuous nephew has no view of the door in his heart. ”

"The old man is in a high position, and he is dozens of years old, but he also realized this truth when he reached the year of the Mandate of Heaven. And the virtuous nephew ...... Who can take on the heavy task of eliminating the view of the gateway but the virtuous nephew? ”

Zeng Jian said solemnly, Xie Hong was even more embarrassed, he really didn't have a view of the door, in the later generations, it is very easy to learn the craft or something. In that era of information explosion, not to mention various schools, it is not difficult for some talents, even if they are just looking for materials to learn by themselves, and they want to achieve something.

When he told Dong Ping about the iron-making knowledge of later generations, it was just Xie Hong's casual action, and he didn't take it seriously afterwards, but he didn't want to get such a high evaluation from Zeng Shangshu in addition to getting help from the Dong family many times. Xie Hong felt that his face was going to turn red, this misunderstanding was too big.

"This thing is ......" Xie Hong wanted to explain, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't explain it, unless he told the secret of the crossing, he couldn't take off this hat.

"The virtuous nephew has read again, and with what the old man has seen today, with your talent, it will not be a problem to take the township test next year. Then the virtuous nephew returned to Beijing with the old man to experience two years of training in the Ministry of Industry, and when he was going to take the exam, there was an old man, and the virtuous nephew would definitely be able to be named on the gold list. Zeng Jian smiled and said:

"The old man has been in the Ministry of Industry for many years, and he always has some prestige, and at least you will have the position of a waiter, if God can let the old man live a few more days, maybe there is no way to see the virtuous nephew in the top secretary......"

"Old man......"

"Great-Uncle......

Zeng Jian repeatedly mentioned life and death, which made everyone very uneasy, and they spoke out to persuade each other.

"Nephew Xie Xian, you don't know, the old man is in the center, but he is worried every day." Zeng Jian waved his hand again and again, not letting a few people interrupt his speech, "Chengzu set up a Shenji battalion back then, dedicated firearms to the enemy, and when he fought in all directions, he made many meritorious contributions and spread his prestige, and he was a first-class strong soldier of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Xie Hong was slightly stunned, and he didn't know why Zeng Jian mentioned the Shenji Camp at this time. This firearms unit, established in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, was also very famous in later generations, because it was the world's first formed firearms unit, which was far ahead of the West at that time.

"But to this day, this strong army has not made any progress, not only the firearms used have not been improved, but even the quality of the firearms now equipped is far inferior to the past." Zeng Jian said bitterly: "The firearm used by Chengzu when he founded the army, after the craftsman made it, it was one or two out of a hundred, but now, it ...... Hey, hey, two out of ten! ”

"What are you doing?" The old man's eyes were filled with tears: "Isn't it because the craftsmen have no enterprising spirit, and they don't even ignore the rules of their ancestors, and they only have the idea of getting by!" In the long run, what's the matter? There are some things that the people don't know, and the old man is not afraid to talk about it to his nephew......"

"When Emperor Xiaozong was still alive, there were green-eyed people who came across the sea, claiming to be from thousands of miles away, and all the princes in the court were just ordinary and didn't care. But the old man sent someone to see their ships, and they were indeed better than my Ming ships, even comparable to the treasure ships of the year, and the distance they traveled was better than that of the Three Treasure Eunuchs. ”

"Now the Ming Dynasty seems to be comfortable, but in fact it is full of dangers, the Tartars in the north do not need to be mentioned, and the southern Zhuyi also has instability from time to time, and now there are people from thousands of miles away, and now it is a messenger who comes, but do you know that he is not a big army? The ships were also equipped with artillery, although it was only similar to that used by the Shenji Battalion, but, according to the Fanren, this cannon had only appeared in the Fran machine for a few decades......"

"Decades ago, when the Divine Machine Battalion was in the world, they didn't have such artillery, Xie Xian, do you know what that means?" After talking a lot, Zeng Jian was also tired for a while, and finally asked Xie Hong.

What does that mean? No one in this era knows better than Xie Hong. This means that in the race between East and West, the West begins to overtake; It also means that the Age of Discovery, a symbol of wealth and adventure, has begun; It also means that hundreds of years later, the West is far ahead, of course, in their glory, what is hidden is the blood and tears of the Chinese nation......

"Nephew Xie Xian, are you willing to help the old man, for the sake of this Ming Dynasty and for my Chinese ethnic ......" Seeing Xie Hong silent, the old man suddenly got up and saluted, and said earnestly.

Zeng Jian's words just now also touched Xie Hong, he hadn't read much history books, and he didn't know the life of this old man and what kind of mark he left in history, but Zeng Jian's insight shocked him extremely much. Who said that there are no wise men in the East, no one is far-sighted? Seeing and knowing, and being prepared for danger in peace in the prosperous world, this old man is really heartbreaking.

Therefore, Zeng Jian suddenly gave a salute, which surprised Xie Hong, and hurriedly helped him, "Uncle Zeng, didn't you kill your little nephew?" ”

"Then you promised the old man?" Zeng Jian didn't get up and asked again.

At the beginning of Xie Hong's crossing, he just wanted to live in peace, but after some things, he found that he still had to have a backer, so he thought about showing his skills to get close to Zhengde. After Liu Jin swallowed his credit, the pressure on his body suddenly increased, and in order not to put his fate in the hands of a dead eunuch, he began to really use his brain.

However, he used his brains to just get close to Zhengde, as for the emotion on the way to Xuanfu, and the future of Huaxia, although he has the heart to change, he is very at a loss, what do you want to change? Where exactly to start? He doesn't know anything, you know, except for knowing a little craftsmanship and a little knowledge, he is just an ordinary person, and it is too difficult for him to think about national affairs.

When I met Zeng Jian today, these words seemed to open a window for Xie Hong, yes, my brother is a craftsman, and he can start by changing the status of craftsmen and make the country strong little by little. Like later generations, isn't it technology that can make a country strong the most?

From Zeng Jian, Dong Ping's point of view, the level of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty is still very high, but for various reasons, this is silent in history, if you can organize these people, then, the saying of a strong country is not a lie.

Let those glories that have been annihilated by history reappear, maybe this is the real reason why I crossed, Xie Hong's heart was hot, and he replied loudly: "Uncle Zeng, I promise you that I will make the name of China glorious in the world forever." ”

ps. These two chapters of Xiaoyu are a bit of private goods, but this point of view will have to be expressed sooner or later, so it is better to express it in the public chapter. Anyway, friends who like to watch the Ming Dynasty will most likely not contradict Xiaoyu's point of view, right, dear.