"It's all right! Don't worry, Lord Liu, I will definitely live a long life! Hua Houwei jumped a few times and replied with a smile.

"That's good, that's good! Your Highness, what is it today? ”

"Oh! I went back and thought about the words of several adults for a long time, and they were really good words. Industry cannot be left undone, but the official status of craftsmen can be discussed. I think so, each factory and mine has two supervisors, one is a craftsman, who is responsible for production; One is a civil official, who is responsible for official correspondence and official affairs. It's one! second, the establishment of the Industrial Bureau, directly under the leadership of the Cabinet and under the Ministry of Industry; The Inner Court maintains the status quo, and all craftsmen are not allowed to enter the center than the Illumination Section. Rank Lord, how? ”

That's kind of interesting! Li Dongyang is indispensable, since Hua Houwei has made concessions, why not fulfill him? Anyway, there are a few more positions for civil officials, and it can't be said that it's bad. Don't look at what Hua Houwei said about the industry, if it really works, it doesn't necessarily matter! So he nodded slightly: "Your Highness has good intentions, I think it's okay." Lord Liu, Yu Qiao, what do you see? ”

Xie Qian spoke first: "Although the official body of the craftsman is better than that of the lighting department, it is the official body after all. That doesn't seem right! I don't know what the word affiliation means? ”

Hua Houwei smiled slightly: "Second Master, the matter of the official body will be discussed again, and it will be attached to it, which is nominally under the management of the Ministry of Industry, but in fact it is directly under the control of the cabinet." Once the industry is put into operation, the economic, social, and military benefits created cannot be underestimated, and only when it is directly managed by the cabinet can it play its greatest role. ”

Liu Jian smiled: "Your Highness, can you tell us more about these three benefits?" ”

Hua Houwei lifted his spirits and knew that success or failure was in one move. He was lucky and exhaled: "Let's talk about economic benefits first, this is the most obvious thing that can be seen and touched." Once the industry is established, the imperial court will crush industries such as iron smelting and textiles, and the profits of these industries will all go to the imperial court, how much money is that? The tax collection of these factories and mines is another one! There are also industries that Daming does not have, such as cement! ”

"Cement?" Xie Qian didn't know why, so he asked directly.

"Second Master, this cement is a good thing, who is that, oh, Xingchi, go, bring a bag over, and prepare some sand. When cement is mixed with sand and water, it slowly solidifies like a stone! Second Master, if you use this cement to build a city, pave roads, and build a dam, hehe, where will you still use it to repair it every year? ”

Xie Qian stood up with a sigh: "Really? ”

"Hehe, it really can't be true! I'll pour a piece in front of the cabinet in a while, and it will be dry in two or three days, so let's test it on the spot! ”

"Well, go on!" Liu Jian spoke, and he also wanted to hear these three benefits.

"Oh, in addition to cement, there are also fertilizers, steam engines..."

"Wait, you told you about the fertilizer, what is a steam engine?" Xie Qian interrupted Hua Houwei again.

Hua Houwei pointed to the teapot on the table: "Second Master, you know steam, but do you know how powerful steam is?" ”

"How big can it be?" Xie Qian was unimpressed.

"Well, I'll give you a very dangerous experiment. You know how powerful this thing is! ”

Li Dongyang's eyes lit up: "New weapons?" The kind that can be fried? ”

"Well, no. It is to use this power to let the car run on its own without horses and let the boat move without wind! ”

Liu Jian keenly grasped the meaning of Huahou Wei's words: "Your Highness, are you saying that this steam engine is a horse that doesn't eat grass?" ”

"Yes, that's what it means!" Hua Houwei laughed, Xingchi had already returned, pushing the wheelbarrow.

Hua Houwei greeted several elders: "Adults, come, take a look at the magical cement!" ”

The three of them walked outside the house and watched as Hua Houwei instructed the eunuch to unload the things on the car. "Lord Liu, please look, this is cement!"

Liu Jian leaned over, grabbed a little and ran it between his fingers: "!" Thin! Your Highness, can this thing really turn to stone? ”

"Hehe, no problem! Xingchi, come, take the mold down, and mud! ”

Several eunuchs began to move, and Hua Houwei introduced: "The cement developed now is not high, and it takes twelve to twenty-four hours to solidify. I think building a city is a trivial matter, this thing is really good to build roads, and I don't have to worry about the grain not being transported in the rainy days. Lord Liu, if you want to get rich and build roads first, how many places in Daming are miserable because you can't get out? Not to mention anything else, it is an early warning at the border gate, and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing division will arrive in half a day, what a big advantage is this? Not to mention how many people die because of overdue taxes when taxes are collected every year! Lord Liu, just this cement, how much money can Daming save in a year? How much value can it create? ”

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian's expressions changed, and they all looked at the eunuchs solemnly. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Daming has been collecting taxes in kind, twice a year, and the grain trucks on the road are endless! At least 30 percent of the 10 percent of the grain is consumed on the road. Not to mention how many charms and tricks have been extended because of this tax system, and how many people have been ruined! If the whole country really uses this cement, it will not only reduce consumption, but also a great benevolence to the people!

Xie Qian immediately asked a key question: "Your Highness, how much is cement worth?" ”

"It's cheap, so cheap that every state capital doesn't have to ship it from outside. This thing is made of slag and stone, and there are raw materials everywhere, so the machine is more expensive. ”

Liu Jian Huoran raised his head: "Really? ”

"Don't worry, my Lord Liu, it's definitely better than I said! Tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow, let's invite my dad over and test it together! ”

After a while, the eunuchs finished their work, and Liu Jian pointed to this wet place: "Show the old man, no one is allowed to move within two days!" ”

Two days later, Koji also came. Hua Houwei has come up with too many new things in the past five years, and Hongzhi was surprised a few times at first, and then turned a blind eye. And Hua Houwei was also angry because he was locked up, so he simply didn't say anything, so Hongzhi didn't know anything about cement.

"Wei'er, are you really sure?"

"Dad, don't worry! Am I an unreliable person? Huahou was not ashamed of his words, he was triumphant, and his little tail was about to go to the sky!

Hongzhi looked Hua Houwei up and down and nodded: "Well, it's really unreliable!" ”

"Daddy! Do you take a closer look? Although I'm not a jade tree now, I'm also well-behaved and cute, right? Hua Houwei deliberately put his face in front of Hongzhi's eyes and swayed back and forth.

"Humph! The appearance is not bad, that is your father planted well, what else is well-behaved? Do you still have the face to say? ”

Hua Houwei's face disappeared into Hongzhi's eyes, and he pointed at Zhu Shanqing: "Come, Shanqing, pick up the sledgehammer and show them how powerful the cement is!" ”