Chapter 146: Too Rushed

For He Xi, Guozijian is still the same as it was.

He Xi Haosheng appeased some officials of Guozijian and selected some men from them to follow him to Liaodong. Liaodong, as the border of the Ming Dynasty, not only lacks people, but also does not have many officials. There are enough people here in Guozijian to use He Xi.

Guozijian is certainly an important position of He Xi's division in Beijing. However, He Xi's more important position in the Beijing Division is in the Ministry of Industry. Or rather, the Taiping Iron Works.

He Xi spent more time on the Taiping Iron Works.

I have to say.

Zhang Du is a talent. Especially at the executive level, it's a genius.

When He Xi left the Taiping Iron Works, the Taiping Iron Works only had one mine and a few iron furnaces. But years passed. Taiping Iron Works has become the most important steel base in the Ming Dynasty. It has evolved into a large workshop that stretches for dozens of miles.

That little river, now has a new name, it is called the Iron River. Because every day on the boat, either coal or iron is transported, after a long time, the water of the small river turns black. Although there are still fish living tenaciously in it. But it's no longer edible.

He Xi estimates that it will be a few more years. This small river becomes a dead river.

This made He Xi regretful, but helpless.

After all, large-scale industrial production is inevitable. How is it governed? It can only be left to posterity.

Zhang Du and Ge Tiangong, Li Zhizhi came to greet He Xi. And introduce today's Taiping Iron Works, along the Iron River to the Yangtze River. This section of the two sides of the strait is an iron-smelting area, the stove is day and night, He Xi came here, the most intuitive feeling, is that it is much hotter here than outside. Enter the mountain from the end of the Iron River. It's the mine.

Several mines have been hollowed out, and gunpowder has been used to blast a road out of the mountains. Attempts have already begun to lay railroad tracks.

And around here, there are also many people, that is, to provide services for the craftsmen in the mine, and the prosperity is even better than that of Taipingfu City. A new mining city is emerging.

He Xi looked at these and said; "Lord Zhang, I don't know if the will of the above is to the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhang Du said; "It's here. His Majesty's will, Lord He picked up people in the Taiping Iron Works and established a branch factory in Liaodong. The Taiping Iron Works is all the disciples of adults. The choice is yours. ”

He Xi looked at Ge Tiangong and said; "Tiangong, come with me."

When Ge Tiangong heard this, he was very excited and said: "It has been my wish for many years to be able to serve my teacher. ”

This sentence is not a lie.

Although Ge Tiangong now has an official status and is a major technocrat in the Taiping Iron Factory, even if Zhang Du has to respect Ge Tiangong's decision in many things, Ge Tiangong knows who gave him all this.

Maybe back then, for He Xi, it was a gesture, but for Ge Tiangong, it was a change of fate.

Without He Xi, Ge Tiangong didn't dare to imagine what he was like now.

Immediately, He Xi went to the College of Engineering and Science again.

The Faculty of Engineering and Science has improved a lot, and it can be said that the combination of technology and theory has done a good job. At least many technical problems in factories and mines are solved here. Moreover, the expansion of production at the Taiping Iron Works was used by many students here.

Because of the good foundation and the fact that the brothers take care of each other, within a few years, they will be the backbone of the mine.

Although it is said that when working in a mine, there is generally not even an official body, at most with an official position. Even if He Xi won it, the discrimination against craftsmen in this era is also deep-rooted. There are not many official positions given to technocrats. It's not the turn of the students below.

Perhaps for some famous families, the position of official is not worth mentioning at all. But for ordinary people, it's already quite good. At least they eat official meals, and if something happens, there is a way to find a relationship.

Therefore, there are many ordinary people who apply for the exam, even if they can't enter the factory and mine, they can be regarded as having a skill when they return home. And with the opening of the Ming Dynasty to private mining, these technicians, after going back, were also hired.

However, He Xi saw something familiar to him in the College of Engineering and Science.

That's the loom machine, or the thirty-six spindle loom machine. After asking, I found out that this was made by Yang Shiqi. Later, it was put here and continued to improve.

He Xi suddenly remembered that the first errand he gave Yang Shiqi was to build a multi-spindle loom. It's just that later, due to various reasons, He Xi found that the time to implement this kind of machine was not ripe. That's why it's put here.

Nowadays, foreign trade has increased greatly, and cloth is the fist product of Daming's exports.

Even after the British Industrial Revolution, the British cloth could not beat the Songjiang cloth in East Asia. Now there is no rival to speak of. The need for cloth is even more hungry. The time has come to promote.

It's just that He Xi doesn't have a relevant official position. And Liaodong, where he served, was not too suitable.

He Xi thought for a while and said, "This machine will be made into three, one will be sent to the palace, one will be sent to the house, and the other one will be taken to Liaodong." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he naturally knew what it meant. Sent to the house, it is naturally a combination of public and private, so that the He family can also get a share of this business. After He Xi was out fighting, he realized that it was too much to spend. Because the Ming Dynasty has very little protection for the soldiers, it's okay to die, and it's a hundred. But if you can't die, you're living sin.

He Xi, as their old chief, could not sit idly by. Naturally, you have to contribute money and efforts.

Therefore, He Xi also attaches great importance to his home industry.

As for the one brought to Liaodong, Liaodong also produces cotton. It can be said that most places in Daming can produce cotton. Moreover, Shandong is the most important cotton producing area in Daming at this moment. He Xi tried to see if he could establish a textile base in Liaodong.

It would be great if I could. Can't and doesn't get in the way.

Try it at no cost.

In this way, He Xi took a circle around Nanjing, and then returned home, and the day of departure was not far away.

Xiao He Siyuan hasn't gotten used to it, this man who suddenly appeared and claimed to be his father. And this man is going to disappear. In Princess Anqing's heart, countless people are unwilling, but they can't say it, as the princess of the Ming Dynasty, she has learned the general situation and has been educated since she was a child.

But ah, this grievance in my heart is really difficult to dissipate.

Not to mention, when He Xi left, there was a dull atmosphere at home. However, there are more people on the pier to say goodbye to He Xi.

The highest status is a person He Xi expected. King of Chu.

When the king of Chu came to Jingshi, He Xi was still in the Taiping Iron Factory. So He Xi and the King of Chu did not meet each other. Now that the King of Chu suddenly appeared, He Xi was also taken aback.

On the dock, the king of Chu said; "It's not easy to see you. You go to Liaodong, I'm going to Java. In the future, I don't know when the next goodbye will be? ”

He Xi said: "The mountains are high and the road is far away, and we will meet each other by fate." ”

King Chu laughed and said, "You should know what I came to you for, to go to Java, or you recommended it." ”

He Xi said: "Your Highness, I think -----"

The King of Chu interrupted He Xi's words and said, "What I said to my fifth brother, I don't need to say it again." Do you think that I will give up the glory and wealth of the Central Plains and go to the barren land of Java. Is it really suitable? ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said: "King Chu, you should have read the Nanyang Tiao Chen I wrote, and know that Java is an important town in the Nanyangs, and it is by no means a barren land. In particular, the land is fertile, and it is a country of ten thousand times. Moreover, King Chu, you came to ask me, but you have already made a decision in your heart. It's just that there is still hesitation. Just want me to convince you. ”

"Why should I bother?"

King Chu was stunned for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said, "Not bad, not bad." The king of Chu laughed and left. Quite like a Chu madman.

He Xi also breathed a sigh of relief. He was also glad that it was the Hongwu period. Zhu Yuanzhang's sons can't be said to be talented, but most of them are promising. There are a few who have no interest. Everyone who has the ability to make a difference has different requirements for themselves.

Divided overseas, people who have the ability are the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and for those who are not capable, there is no place to die.

King Chu was actually moved for a long time. It's just a little unwilling.

He Xi explained with a word and walked away laughing. It's also elegant.

He Xi boarded the ship and left Beijing, and said secretly in his heart: "I also hope that everything will go well for me this time." ”