When Guo Xiang heard his sigh, he couldn't help frowning, and quickly stepped forward and said, "Master Chen, since you know this person's temperament, why don't you blame him, but help him out of the siege?" ”

"Sixing," Comrade Chen turned his face to look at him, and explained in a serious tone, "Master Ge is a noble person, and he will definitely not understand what you are doing. If we blame him for this, he will not only not listen, but he will also doubt our intentions and leave our ranks. ”

Guo Xiangren snorted disdainfully: "Then let him throw himself into the Ye Party!" People who seem to be stupid don't know what's the use of keeping them! ”

"Sixing has a shallow view of the word 'use'." Comrade Chen lowered his head and said with a smile.

"How?" Guo Xiangren asked him while pondering.

"My generation has always gathered people in the name of a clear stream, and we must first show people a decent style before we can occupy the righteousness. Bachelor Ge is honest and upright, he is a rare gentleman in the court, if he is recruited under his command and vigorously reused, then he will not only win the party struggle, but also the reputation before and after him. ”

Guo Hunan people seem to understand a little: "You mean, let him act as a façade for our clear stream, so as to buy people's hearts?" ”

Comrade Chen smiled: "That's exactly the reason. Or Sixing speaks clearly. ”

After hearing this, the Hunan people couldn't help but sigh: "In this way, he is still at ease with the party, and he doesn't care about so much false fame, and whoever can do a good job in the new policy will be promoted." ”

"Actually, I don't care about any false name," Comrade Chen still didn't change his flat tone, "It's just that if the scholars want to maintain this order, etiquette is the best weapon." That's right, they use the New Deal to kill people, and we use righteousness to kill people. ”

After many years of wind and rain, the changes in Beitang are not very large, and the gun factory is still operating impressively. The original church remains, but it is much more desolate than before. At the beginning, after Wu Sijing left, the county was going to demolish it, but because the merchants of the gun factory insisted on opposition, they only demolished those nondescript buildings, kept a lobby, and declared that the people were 'not allowed to believe in his incitement and worship the cult of Fanyi', except for the merchants who could go to worship on weekdays, outsiders were strictly forbidden to enter, and it was deserted from then on.

There have also been several batches of people in the gun factory, most of them are old due to the cause, and the young and strong ones have come, but the merchant with a long beard has been sitting here, teaching the juniors to deal with the affairs here.

Zeng Liang was most familiar with him, so he invited him to sit at the county office, and he was happy to come.

"The grass people meet the two adults!"

I saw that the beard was taken to the hall by the book office, and I took a deep look. His beard was white, and his face had a few wrinkles, and he looked old.

Ge Mingwei looked at him and didn't react, Zeng Liangdui stood up with a smile: "Old merchant, I heard your name more from Lu Shangshu, and I have admired it for a long time!" ”

"You're Zeng Gong, right?" Bearded asked.

"That's right, you know, this is Ge Mingwei, a Hanlin scholar." Zeng Liang raised his hand and introduced.

Ge Mingwei kept staring at him suspiciously, and then he came back to his senses and slowly arched his hand.

"The villain still doesn't know, what are the two adults doing when they go to Beitang? If there is a need for the villain, the villain must help him. Fanshang was eating tea with a smile on his face.

Zeng Liang replied: "The imperial court wants to establish a new contract with you, so it sent the two of us to negotiate. This is a confidential matter, and I forgive you that you can't reveal too much. ”

"Oh......" Beard glanced at Ge Mingwei secretly, hesitating slightly, "It doesn't matter, I'll just wait for you to draw up the contract, and everyone will discuss it together." ”

Zeng Liang smiled politely: "With your words, Zeng is relieved." By the way, I would like to ask a few more questions. ”

The beard put down the tea bowl and sat solemnly: "Please speak." ”

"I don't know how much money it costs to run this gun factory in a month?"

Fan Shang raised his eyes and thought for a while, and then replied: "According to the usual situation, it is about thirty taels of silver a month, and if you count the materials that have been discarded due to the failure of forging, it may rise to forty taels. ”

When Zeng Liang heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, and secretly thought: "Although this money is not a large amount, once it is built in various places, as Ye Thief said, it will be a burden to the imperial court for a long time." This matter should be in charge of the Ministry of Works, but they have been unable to collect money recently, so they have asked me for more money, and our department's expenses have been stretched...... In this way, the household department can't get any benefits, but all the credit is taken up by his Ye party, what kind of mess is this! ’

Zeng Liang inadvertently showed a little irritable look, and was actually seen in the eyes of the beard, guessing that he was angry about one thing, so he had a plan, and said tentatively: "My lord, I heard that the court has been having a bad time recently, and I won't ...... because of this."

"No, no!" Zeng Liang was still immersed in thought, and responded a little perfunctorily, "I have always established the country with faith, and there has never been any tyrannical behavior, your business is still done, don't panic." ”

The beard nodded and replied: "It's okay, the little one is not an indecent person, the Celestial Empire treats me with deep kindness, I must not ignore it, I should think about repaying it." I know that the imperial court has difficulties, especially ...... Your household. ”

Hearing the word 'Hubu', Zeng Liang was as if he had woken up from a dream, and hurriedly widened his eyes, straightened his body, and listened to him intently.

The beard smiled heartily: "If the court needs it, the villain is willing to make concessions." ”

How could Zeng Liang not know his intentions, and immediately said: "It's not a secret, the imperial court is in urgent need of a group of skilled craftsmen, I wonder if you can discuss with your country and transfer a few more craftsmen over for servitude?" ”

Fan Shang stroked his beard with both hands and said, "This is simple." There are only two points that are difficult to solve: first, they do not understand the language and are not accustomed to the water and soil, so it is not very convenient to come here; Second, I don't know what department these craftsmen obey, and it still needs to be discussed in detail. ”

"It's not a problem," Zeng Liang waved his hand and said, "You speak the same language as them, and you can coordinate in the middle, help the court convey orders, and discipline them; As for who to obey, of course, it is the official who is responsible for contributing money and efforts. ”

"No!"

Just as the two were talking more and more happily, Master Ge, who had been silent, suddenly had a face full of anger, and said to Zeng Liang: "Since the imperial court asked me to set up a military factory, we must run it independently; Why do you have to summon so many people into the country, so that you can cause trouble? Don't you know the truth that 'if you are not of my race, their hearts will be different'! ”

Zeng Liang's face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Master Ge! What kind of nonsense are you talking about? This official is thinking about state affairs, how can he stick to this prejudice? I hope you will step back as soon as possible! ”