My name is Zhao Zheng.

Unexpectedly, only three quarters of an hour after returning to the palace to greet my mother, I left Yilan Palace......

Moreover, in a short period of time, I don't want to step into this Yilan Palace even one step further.

When she thought of leaving, the expression of relief and satisfaction on her mother's face......

Zhao Zheng couldn't help but shudder, but the pace of panic under his feet became a little tighter.

"My king, how can you ...... in such a hurry?"

Outside the Yilan Palace, Zhao Long, Guan Fei, and Gao Jin, who were quietly standing here, unexpectedly found that His Royal Highness King Qin hurriedly ran out of the palace not long after entering the palace.

They thought that His Royal Highness hadn't seen Concubine Lan for a long time, but at first sight, under the deep love between mother and son, why couldn't they stay for an hour or two?

For this reason, they have already made corresponding psychological preparations, and even very interesting, no one followed up, so as not to disturb the mother-son reunion between His Royal Highness King Qin and Concubine Lan.

But who would have thought that it was only three quarters of an hour, and it was less than half an hour before His Royal Highness King Qin entered the palace to ask for peace, and he hurriedly broke out again, which is really a little puzzling......

"It's too late to explain! Get in the car! ”

How could Zhao Zheng still have the leisure to tell them this at this time?

just hurriedly shouted, and hurriedly got into the sedan chair, and did not forget to urge them to set off quickly.

"What are you doing? Let's go! ”

It was only at this time that the three of them suddenly reacted, so they didn't bother to ask more, and hurriedly got on their horses according to His Highness's instructions, and left Yilan Palace as fast as lightning.

It's just that before leaving, out of the corner of their eyes, they seemed to catch a glimpse of two figures in the palace hurriedly chasing after them......

"Your Highness, we are ...... Where are you going? ”

However, it wasn't until they were far away from Yilan Palace that everyone suddenly reacted, but they still didn't know where the destination was, how to move forward?

"Uh......"

Zhao Zheng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he was in a hurry just now, and all he wanted in his mind was how to escape from Yilan Palace, how could he think of where he was going to go next?

But in the blink of an eye, he caught a glimpse of the golden holy decree revealing a small section of his sleeve, so he immediately changed his words and ordered everyone to rush to the Ministry of Works immediately to select craftsmen!

"Of course, of course, I went to the Ministry of Industry! How can you forget about business? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and then it was suddenly realized, but after looking at each other, they couldn't help but sigh again and again in their hearts.

'Your Highness, even though he is far away in the capital, he still cares about the people of Qin! ’

'Even the time to ask his mother for peace seems to be so hurried, and he is so concerned about the major affairs of the country, and he doesn't want to slack off for a moment! ’

'Your Highness, he...... If it is really the Ming Jun of the world, the Holy Lord of the Qin Kingdom!! ’

……

Tai Chi Palace, Ministry of Industry

The huge Taiji Palace, the outer palace covers the most extensive area, which is located in the court hall - Taihe Palace, the sacrificial hall - Yi Yuan Palace, as well as the six yamen, Taixue Mansion and other central institutions for handling government affairs to the outside world.

One of the six ministries, the Ministry of Works, is naturally located in the outer palace, although it is located on the periphery of the periphery, it covers the largest area, and it is filled with a large number of workshops and skilled craftsmen.

Although the Daqian Ministry is compared with the Dali Ministry of Industry or the Daxing Ministry of Industry, whether it is the quantity and quality of craftsmen, the advanced technology, or the size of the workshop, it can be said that it is the bottom brother at the end of the Three Kingdoms.

After all, the national strength and population of Daqian are far inferior to the other two large Central Plains countries.

In addition, the financial constraints and the extremely limited budget left for the Ministry of Industry every year have led to the creation of today's Ministry of Workers, which has completely become the most nonexistent functional organization among the six major cadre departments.

But even so, the Ministry of Great Dry Industry still represents the highest level of the entire Great Dry Metallurgical Production!

It integrates the most advanced production technology of the entire Daqian, and also brings together the most outstanding craftsmen of Daqian!

Almost more than half of the swords and armor of the Great Cadre came from here.

Although it is still far from being able to meet the normal needs of the large cadre army, compared with the extremely limited financial input, the performance of the Ministry of Industry is satisfactory enough.

And the core person who is in charge of the Ministry of Cadres and Works, and meets the needs of the cadres and troops as much as possible under the limited investment of resources, is naturally the Ministry of Works, which is highly trusted by the Taiji Holy Emperor.

Letter, who has been in charge of the Ministry of Cadres for decades, has long been a pillar and pillar figure admired by everyone in the Ministry of Industry.

In the decades he has been at the helm of the Ministry of Works, what challenges and difficulties have he never faced?

But today, when he faced His Royal Highness King Qin, who personally held the holy decree of the Taiji Holy Emperor and came here to bluntly say that he wanted to select craftsmen, he really felt very troubled and felt a headache......

……

Today's Great Cadre Department unexpectedly ushered in the arrival of His Royal Highness King Qin.

When the Ministry of Industry Shangshu learned that His Royal Highness King Qin had arrived, he was stunned at first, and then shocked, but he hurriedly got up and rushed out of the gate to greet His Royal Highness King Qin.

"A letter from the Ministry of Ministers, welcoming His Royal Highness King Qin to the Ministry of Industry!"

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Works, all the officials of the Ministry of Industry were dispatched to meet the sudden arrival of His Royal Highness King Qin.

It's just that in the black and oppressive figure on the ground, only the letter from the Ministry of Works, who was standing at the forefront, did not bow down, but just bowed.

- The law of the Great Qian, ranked among the three princes and nine kings, it can be seen that the king does not kneel.

The duties of the six Shangshu are all among the Jiuqing, so when they meet the prince, the vassal king and other royal relatives, they do not need to bow down, but just bow their hands.

As for seeing the Holy Emperor without kneeling, only the Three Dukes have such qualifications.

And under the Three Princes and Nine Emperors, when they meet His Royal Highness the King of Qin, they must bow down according to the courtesy of the monarch and ministers!

Even if the vassal king is only a vassal king, he is still a king!

Even if the central minister is in power, he is also a minister!

Seeing the king and worshipping, this is the gift of the ancients.

"Huh...... Come to Shangshu, please get up quickly, please get up quickly. ”

Seeing this situation, Zhao Zheng just stepped forward with a smile, held up the bowed Lai Shangshu with both hands, and then looked at everyone in the audience, and let everyone calm down very kindly.

After all, he came to pick people today, so this Corporal Lixian's posture naturally had to be put on first.

Who knows if among these people in the audience will be picked up by himself, His Royal Highness the King of Qin?

"Come to Shangshu, this king has been fond of swords and weapons since he was a child, and he has nothing to do today...... Just in front of our engineering department, I wanted to come here on a whim to visit, how did this magic weapon be forged? ”

Zhao Zheng smiled, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating casually.

He didn't choose to inform his intention in advance, worried that the Ministry of Industry would hide something from him, and hide the good things deliberately from letting himself see them.

So he had an idea, but said that he wanted to visit here on a whim, so maybe this Shangshu was defenseless, and even a little faintly showing off, but he would show off all the treasures at the bottom of his box?

Therefore, he did not inform the intention of coming in advance, but pretended to be nothing, and wanted to enter the Ministry of Industry to visit at will.

"So, I'm afraid there will be a lot of disturbance today......"

His Royal Highness King Qin was rarely so polite, which made the letter from the Ministry of Industry even more respectful, and he hurriedly surrendered his hand when he heard the words.

"Huh...... Your Highness can come to our Ministry of Industry, which really makes our Ministry of Industry shine! What about the harassing words? ”

After that, he hurriedly pointed sideways and respectfully asked.

"Your Highness, please ......"

"Huh...... Then there is Lao Lai Shangshu. ”

Zhao Zheng and a secretary of the Ministry of Industry naturally did not need to be polite, so they entered calmly and began their own visit under the personal guidance of the letter from the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Highness, this is the Jade Workshop...... The jewels and jade ornaments in the palace, the colorful accessories, etc., are all made here......"

Regarding this jade workshop, Zhao Zheng just nodded slightly, looking not very interested.

After all, he didn't come this time to see what kind of jewelry and jade ornaments, but to dig up a good blacksmith!

What is this useless jade ornament, he doesn't dare to be interested!

"Your Highness, please ...... here"

What kind of character is the letter, who can sit in the Ministry of Industry for decades, and has followed the Taiji Holy Emperor since the beginning of the Zhao Kingdom, can he not have some eyesight?

Therefore, with just a glance, he knew that His Royal Highness King Qin was not very interested in these bells and whistles.

Coupled with the words of His Royal Highness Fang Cai, he said that he had loved swords since he was a child, so he immediately stretched out his hand and said with a smile in other directions.

"This is the top priority of our Ministry of Industry - the smelting workshop!"

"Oh? Smelter? ”

Zhao Zheng sighed lightly, couldn't help but glance at Gao Jin beside him, and nodded again and again with great interest at the moment.

"That's very good...... Let's go to the smelting workshop for a visit or two. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Zheng and the others couldn't help but speed up their pace to the smelting workshop, after all, this was the ultimate goal of their trip!

Select a group of capable craftsmen to go back to strengthen the strength of the Qin State Army, this is the root cause of Zhao Zheng's coming here today!

"This smelting workshop...... What a huge scale, huh? ”

However, as soon as he stepped closer, Zhao Zheng was attracted by this smelting workshop at a glance.

I saw that this smelting workshop covers an area far larger than other small workshops, and it is ten times the size of the jade workshop!

But before he got closer, he could already hear the sound of striking iron from a distance.

"That's it...... After all, more than half of the swords and armor of my great cadres every year are produced here! ”

At this point, the letter could not help but smile like a smug beard, obviously proud of it.

It is no exaggeration to say that this huge smelting workshop is the result of his efforts for more than ten years!

"Your Highness, you see, this smelting workshop is divided into six large and small, with a total of thousands of skilled blacksmiths, more than 10,000 apprentices and handymen, hundreds of iron furnaces, and a daily output of thousands of catties of fine iron, and more than 500 swords! Hundreds of sets of armor! ”

A group of dozens of people slowly walked into one of the largest smelting workshops, and the first and foremost Ministry of Works, Shangshu, pointed to the huge workshop that was difficult to see, and reported the numbers that had been memorized on the spot.

Of course, the number reported in the letter is actually the maximum output of day and night shifts, and the work is carried out with all their might.

But in fact, due to the huge constraints of financial investment, the huge smelting workshop is simply unable to reach the peak of maximum production capacity.

Generally, only when the war is tight and the frontier is urgent, the entire smelting workshop will start at full speed to directly increase the production capacity to the maximum.

Otherwise, with the financial situation under the big cadres, how can they support a smelting workshop of this scale to be produced around the clock.

"Oh? How many skilled blacksmiths are there thousands? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but exclaim slightly, but he couldn't help but glance at Gao Jin, the servant of his Ministry of Works, and saw a look of surprise in the other party's eyes that was difficult to hide.

After all, among the current Ministry of Industry of the Qin State, there are only more than 20 high-level blacksmiths with skilled skills!

This is still under the condition that almost all the blacksmiths in Zhao Ji Iron Shop have been wiped out, otherwise the newly established Ministry of Industry of the Qin State is estimated to not be able to even make up one or two senior blacksmiths!

And now, among the Great Cadre Department, there are thousands of skilled senior blacksmiths!

And the father gave himself a personal decree that he could go to the Ministry of Industry to dispatch craftsmen at will!

In such a situation, Zhao Zheng and Gao Jin, how can they not like it, how can they not be happy?

"Yes, these are the most valuable assets of our entire Ministry of Industry......"

Looking at these craftsmen who were sweating hard, the letter from the Ministry of Industry couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and bowed their heads again and again.

"So many craftsmen...... Presumably the daily expenses and expenses are also very large, right? ”

Zhao Zheng's eyes rolled, and he continued with the words.

"Uh...... Yes, yes, Your Highness's words are extremely true! ”

When I heard this, I was slightly stunned at first, and then suddenly reacted, this is a great opportunity to cry poor!

On weekdays, the household department picks their Ministry of Work to death, not to mention the budget allocated on time, and it is common to be often inexplicably deducted!

Now His Royal Highness the King of Qin has seen with his own eyes that he only needs to spread the news of the financial difficulties of the Ministry of Industry through the mouth of His Royal Highness the King of Qin......

Especially if it accidentally reached the ears of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, it would be a real surprise!

I can't tell...... Can you still get more financial budget for the Ministry of Industry?

So after the letter reacted in the light and flint, he sighed with a sad face.

"Our Ministry of Industry shoulders the heavy responsibility of preparing for my big military forces, but it is always limited by financial and material resources, and it is very difficult to maintain such a scale as it is now......

When Zhao Zheng heard this, he immediately agreed with him again and again.

"Yes, yes, the Ministry of Industry is financially struggling, and I'm afraid that I can't even support craftsmen of this scale...... It's all very reluctant, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, the letter was instantly moved and nodded continuously, obviously extremely moved by His Royal Highness King Qin's understanding, and even wanted to be a confidant on the spot!

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness King Qin can be so considerate of the Ministry of Industry, it's really ......"

"Then it's better to divide some craftsmen out and let my Qin State share a little bit of one or two, right?"

But without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Zhao Zheng had already added with a smile.

"Uh...... Belch? ”

The letter just wanted to nod subconsciously, but it came back to his senses in an instant, and he immediately looked at His Royal Highness King Qin with a blank face.

I saw that His Royal Highness the King of Qin at this moment was looking at him with a harmless look on his face, still smiling and kind with the same kind expression when he came......

……

"In the twelfth year of Shenwu, the first emperor traveled in the palace, walked to the Ministry of Industry, and entered with curiosity.

When the Ministry of Industry sent a letter to his post, he heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qin was coming, and immediately greeted him.

Then he led the first emperor to look at the workshop, to the metallurgical workshop, and sighed.

'The Ministry of Industry is heavy on the armament of a country, but it is confined to finances, and it is really difficult to survive! ’

When the first emperor heard this, he was shocked and allowed it on the spot.

'Shang Shu has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for decades, so why is it difficult to be constrained by finances? ’

'Alone as the king of a country, although trapped in the barrenness of Qinchuan, he still can't bear to look at it, and is willing to dedicate himself to the country and donate to the Ministry of Industry to solve the urgent need of Shangshu! ’

Xin sighed and burst into tears on the spot: 'Your Highness worries about the country and the people, which is convincing! ’

'But don't mention the private donation! There are still hundreds of craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry who have nowhere to place, if His Royal Highness can help, I will be grateful! ’

The first emperor wanted to donate, but repeatedly refused.

After having no choice, he led more than 100 craftsmen back, entertained them carefully, and settled them well. ”

- "History of the Wild of China" Hao Zhen