After that court meeting, the courtiers really quieted down as Xie Hong expected. It is not appropriate to say that it is quiet, it should be said that the provocation and harassment of Xie Hong have stopped temporarily.

This situation will occur, mainly because of the big pie that Xie Hong threw out, that is, the balance of the household. Everyone was crazy about this before, but at that time, the name of the silver was undecided, and everyone could only use various hints to achieve the purpose of dividing up.

However, at yesterday's court meeting, the more than one million taels of silver had been determined as a balance, how could you not be excited?

Although the emperor may get married within the year, the silver must be taken out of the treasury anyway, otherwise it is really difficult to say what will happen if the emperor comes by himself. However, that matter can wait until the autumn grain is put into storage, in short, the current more than one million is the most important.

In such a situation, dealing with Xie Hong can only be suspended.

In fact, everyone has no new tricks, just like some previous days, Xie Hong basically stayed in Nanzhen Fusi, and he couldn't deal with it a few days ago, and now the holy decree at the door of Nanzhen Fusi has a vote from the cabinet, so it is even more impossible to deal with.

Zhenbao Zhai is the same, there is the Huangzhuang, and the name is also determined, and the door-to-door search is purely looking for death. Moreover, the emperor will also haunt there at any time, who would dare to go?

The most important thing is that the courtiers think that Xie Hong's response is too whimsical. And they also noticed that Wang Yue's matter was not finalized at the court meeting, but was only temporarily shelved.

Let them open a shop and live a house, and when the savings are used up, it will be difficult for the emperor not to bow his head when the time comes.

Xie Hong was quiet, but he was not idle, and the new blast furnace was almost completed under his discussion with Zeng Jian and Dong Ping. In fact, if he hadn't been eventful and put forward the concept of coke, this work would have been completed a long time ago, after all, this is not a blast furnace of later generations, but a transitional product developed on the basis of this era.

High-temperature coking is a very dangerous and complicated process, and Xie Hong didn't think it could be realized, but just mentioned it in passing. But the object he was facing was troublesome after all, Dong Ping fell in love when he heard it, and after squeezing out the pitiful goods in Xie Hong's stomach, he went to study it urgently.

Xie Hong must be nervous, he actually doesn't understand steelmaking technology, just some common sense heard by later generations, what he is best at is craftsmanship and analysis of materials, so he doesn't know what kind of significance coke has to ironmaking technology. What he was nervous about was Dong Ping's safety.

talked to Zhengde about talents, but at present, there are really few talents in his hands, even the craftsmen with the most under him, except for Dong Ping and Zeng Zheng, the other craftsmen are all skilled, but the ability to create research and development is very low. Regardless of his friendship with Dong Ping, in terms of talent alone, he is also nervous.

Of course, the coke was not refined, and the thing had to be isolated from the air to be refined, and it was still a little difficult with the technology of this era. Unexpectedly, in order to achieve a higher temperature, Dong Ping made a breakthrough in blower technology, and realized how to use hot air without a teacher, which gave Xie Hong a surprise.

Temperature is definitely a key indicator in steelmaking technology, Xie Hong has always emphasized, but he is not a professional after all, and some details are still ignored, but fortunately, Dong Ping's research spirit and talent are extremely high, which makes the original blast furnace a type.

Since the blast furnace was formed, other workshops also operated, and after being busy for more than ten days, Xie Hong basically got out of the workshop, as long as he went to see it from time to time. The process has been arranged, in fact, in addition to doing it himself, he only has to do the most critical product design.

Withdrawing out, he is still not idle.

Although the previous turmoil was passed safely, and while slapping the other party in the face, it was not without benefits, but Xie Hong found a very serious problem, that is, the ubiquitous influence of the scholar class.

Able to rule China for more than a thousand years, the prestige of the scholar class has penetrated into every corner of this land, especially in the capital. Here, even if it is a pawn of a peddler, when it comes to readers, they all have an admiring expression, and in several turmoil, their side has taken advantage of the rational number many times, but public opinion has not hesitated to pour over.

This kind of influence is relatively weak only in a military town like Xuanfu, but even there, the respect and worship for scholars is everywhere, but there are few scholars there, no one guides public opinion, and he is also regarded as a scholar, which has prevailed many times.

If you find a problem, you have to solve it, and solving it is not an overnight thing, but subtle guidance always has to be carried out. Change is like a storm, where small strands accumulate a lot of energy, and then release it all at once, destroying the original building and building a new one.

Xie Hong's plan to retreat for the time being does not mean that he will do nothing, and guiding public opinion is one of his jobs.

This aspect of the work is relatively worry-free, and there is a shortage of literate and hyphenated readers and creative craftsmen under him, but there is no shortage of all kinds of crooked talents.

There are many such talents, such as those who stalk, those who beat the sticks and those who beat the sticks, those who spread rumors and those who make up nonsense. Well, there is also a serious unreliable, extremely lethal force, but it often does not distinguish between my second brother Zhu Houzhao...... Sending him to see a scene, he actually lured out the Shenji Battalion, this lethality is terrible!

Xie Hong felt that if he really couldn't get along in the capital, he could take Zhengde and a little brother to be horse thieves, and the composition of the team would determine the surname.

Therefore, when it comes to guiding public opinion, he only needs to convey a spirit and then monitor the development of the situation. If Shilin Qingyi is equivalent to the mainstream media, then Xie Hong's side is the Internet media and gossip, which is specifically against the mainstream.

Of course, this spirit is also exquisite, and the gossip must also have a reasonable surname, otherwise how can you guide others? He didn't care about Xie Hong's own reputation, and he didn't count on it, he was the main target of Shilin Qingyi, and it was probably more difficult to reverse it than refining coke, so he gave up.

As a result, Zhengde has naturally become the image spokesperson, not only for the store, but also for their gang. No matter how much Shilin Qingyi slanders, he will not blatantly attack Zhengde, after all, the emperor is a representative of the scholar class, they can suppress the imperial power, but they cannot slander the imperial power.

Moreover, from the previous many publicity, Xie Hong has been working hard to shape Zhengde into a kind and kind image in public opinion, and the previous oolong operation in Shuntianfu has undoubtedly become a help, and no one in the entire capital doubts it anymore.

Although Zhengde himself is just for fun, his actions have indeed achieved miraculous results.

There were a lot of witnesses that day, and afterwards, everyone praised the emperor's benevolence and generosity, well, Zhengde's performance that day was indeed very much a bit of a scolding and not returning the meaning, and that kind of performance was not called lenient and unreasonable, and it was no wonder that the people thought so.

As for the blood that day, the people were very tolerant. That's the emperor, of course he will be beaten if he stretches out his claws without beads! And it was not the emperor of benevolence who did it, but Fanzi.

In addition, Xie Hong's own reputation can't be left alone, it's nothing to be treated as a bad guy, but it's not interesting to be spurned by people. Therefore, Xie Hong decided to also process his reputation to have some additional effects. That's right, he just intends to make his reputation worse, from a bad guy to a villain, which is scary.

His previous actions did have this tendency, he was thinking that it would save trouble after Liwei, but now that he looks at it, he just happens to be a villain. Originally, he had a big one in the court, that was the madman, but he didn't like it, there were many madmen, how could he show his wisdom and martial arts?

So, during this time, he was very worried, and wanted to come up with a loud enough and majestic nickname, so he was very busy...... "Brother Hong, when will our store open?" Hearing this silver bell-like voice, Xie Hong had a headache even more, Yue'er, the little girl, couldn't be idle in the end, and followed her grandfather to the Ordnance Division, and she didn't leave when she came.

A few days ago, she dragged Qing'er around and ran around, which made Xie Hong really break out in a cold sweat, the workshop is not a fun place, not to mention that there are a few places that are quite dangerous. After the freshness of the past two days, he didn't run around, but he began to pester Xie Hong, can Xie Hong, a busy man, not have a headache.

Even if he doesn't want to be nicknamed, he still has to accompany his second brother to play billiards, and he also has to design new products, well, occasionally look forward to the future, which is a big deal related to how many people.

"It's going to be a few days, do you have to stock up?" Xie Hong said casually.

"But ......" Yue'er pulled Qing'er with her left hand, stretched out her fingers with her right hand, pressed her forehead, and her cute eyebrows wrinkled, and she wondered: "Obviously there are already a lot of things, isn't this enough?" ”

"Not enough, not enough......" Xie Hong shook his head again and again.

"Brother Hong, when the store was opened, Qing'er also wanted to help." Qing'er didn't have so much curiosity, but the little girl also put her heart on the storefront, because that store was Xie Hong's hard work and hope.

"Qing'er will definitely be able to help a lot." Facing the little girl, Xie Hong's face immediately turned cloudy.

"Yue'er is going too!" Yue'er was wrapped up like kraft candy, obviously having a lot of opinions about being treated differently.

"All go, all go......" Xie Hong was very dizzy by her, and hurriedly agreed.

"Brother Xie, Brother Xie, the matter of your nickname has been solved......"

While laughing, Ma Ang ran in, and heard his voice from a long distance, and when he pushed the door in, the expression on his face was also strange, it seemed to be a little excited, and a little admiration, well, a little fear?

"Brother Ma, did you come up with it?"

"No, you don't know, there is a news from outside, which has spread in the capital, and everyone who has heard it calls you this." Maang shook his head.

This guy is still selling Guanzi, if it weren't for being pestered by Yue'er, Xie Hong couldn't wait to kick him, and urged repeatedly: "Sell less Guanzi, say it quickly, what is the news?" ”

After listening to Ma Ang's words, Yue'er also became interested, the little girl let go of her hand, and her eyes stared at Ma Ang for a moment, and Qing'er was the same.

"The news is from North Korea......" This time it was not a sale, but Ma Ang's panting, and he stopped to catch his breath.

"North Korea?" Xie Hong was also surprised, since the crossing, he has dealt with North Korea once in total, what news will be related to him? Could it be that another messenger of the autumn wind is coming?

"The king of Joseon, no, it's the former king, and now the one who is called Yanshanjun Li Long, he's dead!" Ma Ang heard the news for a long time, but he still said in disbelief: "Moreover, the day after receiving the bell you sent, he died!" ”

"Huh?" Xie Hong was really surprised, the king of Korea in this era was too good at making fun, he was just asking for a verbal bargain, why did he cooperate so much? Send a pendulum clock, why is it so powerful?

"So......" he thought about it, and had an idea of what Maang hadn't said.

"Yes!" Ma Ang nodded affirmatively and said, "Now the whole capital is afraid to know, Brother Xie, your name as a plague god is a certainty." ”

Embarrassment, my brother just sent a pendulum clock, why did he die? Why did my brother become a plague god? Xie Hong touched his chin, it's not that he has poor comprehension, it's really that the world is too wonderful, and of course, the stick is also amazing...... However, this nickname is indeed very imposing, and in the end he accepted this fact with a smile.

(To be continued)