Liu Chengzhi made persistent efforts and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, reading and reasoning is the way of sages. If you don't respect the way of the sages and sages, and only use selfishness to make a living for yourself, you can be in a high position, how will those students and Confucian students who chase the sages deal with themselves? Such a phenomenon is afraid that it will shake the foundation of the world, and it will make readers doubt the future and the way of the sages. ”

The two of them thought that what they said was reasonable, earnest, and sincere, and their eyes were burning, hoping that the emperor would put aside this idea of shaking the foundation of the country.

Jinrong's face was cloudy and cloudy, and as soon as he wanted to open his mouth to argue, he was preempted by the emperor.

The emperor didn't seem to hear the two of them talking, more like he suddenly remembered something because of the two of them talking, and he actually ignored the two people standing there, and said to Cheng Dahui: "What others say, it's all speculation and conjecture, Cheng Aiqing has been doing things in the mechanical workshop for a few months, you tell you adults, how are the craftsmen in the mechanical workshop?" And how to do things. ”

Cheng Dahui understood and said what he had said to the emperor before to several other people in the audience, including Ye Xinyan's huge role in it.

After Cheng Dahui said this, lest these cabinet bigwigs question it again, he bowed down and said: "I will be a prison official, and I have eaten the imperial court for many years, whether it is in the diligence of doing things, or the exquisite skills, it is really inferior to the craftsmen and stewards of the Qijia machinery workshop. Wechen introspected his skills and engineering knowledge, which was not as good as Wang Qiao and Shi Yin. ”

Hearing the emperor's nod and Jinrong's approval, Han Yanhui's expression was inexplicable, but Liu Chengzhi and the others were very surprised.

These bigwigs in the cabinet department, although they have also been trained by yamen at all levels, have been promoted to today's high positions step by step. However, as a civil servant who was born as a scholar, his knowledge of handicrafts and utensils was not professional.

In their eyes, the officials and craftsmen who will be in prison should be the top masters in the world.

As for why these top masters have not developed new artifacts, in Liu Chengzhi's eyes, one is that the imperial court does not need new products, and they can also dominate the world, so they don't care about these. Correspondingly, the craftsmen who will be the supervisors are too lazy to pay attention to this aspect.

Another one, probably no chance. According to Cheng Dahui, only a large amount of air blast for the iron-smelting furnace can increase the output of the iron-smelting furnace and reduce the impurities of the iron. It is not surprising that such a simple method is likely to be just a chance encounter, a lucky occasion, and an idea that occasionally pops up.

However, let the generals of the imperial court be the eunuchs, and admit that they are inferior to the folk craftsmen, but these officials were really surprised.

If the officials who eat the court's food are not as good as the craftsmen of the mechanical workshop, then it seems reasonable for the court to give the craftsmen some rice and treatment.

For a while, although Liu Chengzhi and others still disagreed in their hearts, they didn't know how to refute it.

The emperor looked at Liu Chengzhi's face and calmed down before he spoke: "I still forgot that craftsmen can be rated, and they can accept imperial court praise and Lu rice. But the Jiang Ye clan of the Jiang family is a woman, but it is not easy to assess the level of craftsmen. ”

The emperor said, looked at Jin Rong and said, "What does King Yu think?" Although Jiang Ye is a woman, her actions in the appliance in recent years have really benefited the imperial court greatly. For such actions that benefit the country and the people, the imperial court must always have some praise in order to convince the people and craftsmen of the world. ”

When Liu Chengzhi and the others heard that the emperor turned to Jinrong for questioning, their hearts were cold. What is the relationship between King Yu and the Jiang family and the Qi family, the big guys are obvious to all. Letting King Yu express his opinion is equivalent to the imperial court directly giving Ye Xinyan some benefits, the more the better.

The emperor's deliberations this time were different from the past, and although the emperor made a decision in the end, he always had to listen to the opinions of the ministers. But this time, the emperor just brought in several of their important ministers and arranged things directly, knocking them by the way.

The reason why Cheng Dahui was asked to introduce the use of smelting and blowers, show them the test data, and ask them to write a note was to tell these high-powered bigwigs that his forced decision this time was justified and irrefutable.

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Coming out of the imperial study, Liu Chengzhi did not follow Han Yan to look back at the materials, but dragged his heavy steps back to the room where the cabinet was doing his own errands.

Li Qinhong, the bookstore used by Liu Chengzhi closely, learned that he was back and came over with a stack of documents to discuss the matter.

When I entered the door, I saw Liu Chengzhi's face solemn and his brows locked, although he glanced in his direction, he still held the teacup without saying a word, and his heart was uneasy.

Li Qinhong put the document in front of Liu Chengzhi, sat down on the chair next to him, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the trouble?" Dong Weng didn't seem to be in a good mood. ”

Liu Chengzhi saw Li Qinhong come in before, but he pondered things in his heart, and although Li Qinhong was a secretary, he was actually his staff, and the two were so familiar with each other that he didn't subconsciously go to heart.

At this time, when he heard Li Qinhong's question, he pulled his thoughts back.

"Alas," Liu Chengzhi sighed before he could speak, "the newly made blower in the workshop in the hands of King Yu...... It's done, and the effect is excellent. ”

Li Qinhong didn't understand the meaning of Liu Chengzhi's words, didn't Xiangye know about this matter a few days ago, why is it so touching now?

Liu Chengzhi glanced at him and continued: "The emperor wants to praise the Qi family's machinery workshop and rate a number of craftsmen. Listening to the emperor's intentions, I am afraid that the imperial court will evaluate the old craftsman named Shi Yin and Wang Qiao as top craftsmen. ”

Although the emperor said that it will be officially used after the year, it will be praised after success. However, according to the information sent by the Ministry of Industry and the smelting workshop, the operation of the blower and steam engine is very stable, and nine out of ten percent of this thing will be successful. It must be imperative to assess the identity of craftsmen.

Li Qinhong said: "The blower is really not a mortal thing, and instead of thinking about blocking the sage's claim, Dong Weng should follow the sage's will and follow the trend." Maybe he can win the trust of the saint, and with the convenience of the management department of Dong Weng, he will put this skill in his own hands. ”

Liu Chengzhi instantly remembered Cheng Dahui, who had been involved in this matter, Cheng Dahui, who was familiar with the use of steam engines and blowers, and was quite favored by the saints, where would he have the opportunity to intervene?

I'm afraid that if he stretches out his hand too urgently, it will make the emperor suspicious, and even affect King Fu, ruining the tranquil image that King Fu has established during this time.

He shook his head: "King Yu proposes that the operation mode and mechanical mechanism of the steam engine be made public, and those who are willing to use it in other industries for profit can buy this patent from the imperial court, and the number of steam engines sold will not be limited." Once the technology of the steam engine was announced, it could not be in the hands of someone.

If the steam engine is used in other industries, it can also play the efficiency of the iron-smelting furnace, but it will not take long for this kind of machine to be widely used in various industries. My fear is that artisans and craftsmen will prosper as a result. ”

This is the fundamental reason why Liu Chengzhi strongly opposes the rating of craftsmen. I want to talk about "Women's Beauty" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~