Although he has a lot of knowledge in his head, if he wants to develop industrial science and technology, he still has to spread this knowledge to make it possible to create an industrial civilization like that of later generations.

However, in this way, he will inevitably have to lead a group of people to work hard with him, and the fate of these people will be implicated with him, think about it carefully, so far, nearly 10,000 craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, nearly 1,000 goods of the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, and the 5,000 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, these are all people who follow him and need him to be responsible!

Suddenly, he suddenly felt that these responsibilities were like mountains, weighing him down!

How so?

Li Wei was dazed for a while, a little at a loss, this is not what he wants!

Originally, he refused to be an official for Lao Zhu, just because he was afraid of working more and less money, and he was afraid of losing his head, but Lao Zhu's knife was on his neck, and he had no way to refuse, so he just agreed.

Later, I felt that I had to do this job anyway, so I might as well make something good to improve my life.

As for the establishment of the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, it is just to make some money.

The Shenji Battalion was even more forced by Lao Zhu to take it.

However, step by step, he suddenly found that what he was carrying around his neck was not only Lao Zhu's knife, but also the heavy responsibilities brought to him by more and more subordinates!

All of a sudden, Li Wei suddenly had the urge to run away!

Anyway, now he is not short of money, the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce directly sold it all to Lao Zhu or Shen Jing, to say the least, there are two or three hundred thousand, it must be enough to squander it for a lifetime, the Ordnance Bureau maintains the status quo, and will never develop any science and technology in the future, just treat himself as if he really doesn't know anything, and Lao Zhu will not really cut him.

If you don't have electric lights, you can light candles, and if you don't have cars and trains, you don't go out much.

Now he is still an earl, as long as he keeps a low profile and doesn't mess with those big people, no one should be able to bully him.

The status is noble, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and Xiaoqing, this day is not bad, don't you have to work hard, right?

"My lord! My lord! ”

Seeing that he had lost his mind for a long time, Luti did not speak, and tentatively shouted twice.

Li Wei came back to his senses, looked at his eyes full of expectation, and for a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty for his idea of escaping.

If you want to escape, you can't run now!

Li Wei cheered up and ordered: "You go and gather all the craftsmen, count who has the elderly and children, or other people who need help to take care of them, write them down, and I will find a way to solve them." ”

"Okay, okay, I'll go!"

Luti immediately happily agreed.

On the day the military newspaper arrived, the Ordnance Bureau was suddenly closed, and they were all caught off guard, and now only Xu Yong, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, can run back and forth to the Ministry of Industry, and give subsidies and bounties to the craftsmen's families or something, and no one else is allowed to enter or leave.

Li Wei warned Xu Yong again: "The craftsman's salary must be paid in place, if anyone dares to be greedy for ink, I will punish him severely!" ”

Xu Yong was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't dare, please rest assured!" ”

Li Wei nodded, and then went out with the two, and Lu Ti ordered the stewards below to take action and gather all the craftsmen.

Many people are anxious when they are suddenly blocked, some are afraid that their families will not be at ease, and some will not be at ease at home, and they have their own worries.

At this time, when they saw Li Wei standing on the high platform, they all looked at him expectantly, and regarded him as the backbone.

Li Wei felt these gazes, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, it seems that there are some things that can't be hidden.

In the past, when he was in the afterlife, he had an elder brother at home, and his parents didn't have to worry about him, he was just a lonely worker outside, he fed the whole family without hunger, and he could do whatever he wanted, even if he was lying down naked, he wouldn't starve to death for a while. He didn't really take on any responsibilities when he was twenty-eight years old, and he still acted a little willfully.

Now, however, he is truly feeling the pressure of responsibility.

After adjusting his mood, Li Weiwei said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, the blockade of the Ordnance Bureau is only temporary, I will play Your Majesty as soon as possible, let you go home as soon as possible, everyone wait patiently for a few days." ”

After hearing his words, everyone showed joy, and finally had some bottom in their hearts. They may not believe others, but Li Wei still trusts them!

"In addition, whoever has elderly and children at home, or who needs help with anything else, go to your own steward to record it, and then hand it over to me, and I will help you deal with it."

"Thank you, sir!"

"Master Xie......"

When the craftsmen heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and thanked them one after another.

Li Wei said some words of relief, and then Lu Ti and Xu Yong arranged for the stewards to start collecting the needs of the craftsmen, recording them and handing them to him.

During this period, he also met Lu Tang and others who had just returned, and after their hundreds of craftsmen came back, they were closely monitored, and Li Wei was relieved when he saw them, and promised each of them an extra ten rewards.

This battle was not fought in vain, and all the generals were rewarded, ranging from a few hundred to thousands, and ordinary soldiers to seven or eight.

Li Wei also had more than 1,000 yuan in rewards, which was enough for these people.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Li Wei hurriedly left the Ordnance Bureau with the expectations of these craftsmen, and when he went out, Mao Xiang also asked people to check the booklets that Li Wei took away that recorded the needs of craftsmen.

The needs of craftsmen are collected, but in addition to the ordinary news of safety, there are thousands of people who are more anxious, and Li Wei himself is too busy.

After thinking about it, he decided to let the merchants under Abu's hand help him, and now he could only direct these people.

When he came to the headquarters of the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, Li Wei found Laifu, and it happened that Wu Qi was also there, and when he saw him coming, he also came up.

In fact, there are three masters in the Chamber of Commerce, Li Wei is offline all day long, and Shen Jing often goes stealth to do his own business, just this Wu Qi has no to hang up here every day.

Li Wei ignored him, called Laifu, handed over the address and matters of the craftsman's house collected in his hand to him, and instructed: "You tell the merchants to go to each house according to the address above, and if you need help to take care of the letter, let people take care of it, and all the expenses will be temporarily counted in the account of the Chamber of Commerce." ”

Wu Qi immediately interrupted unhappily when he heard this: "Lord Li, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, the Chamber of Commerce is the property of the royal family, how can you count these private matters in the accounts of the Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Li Wei glanced at him and said, "These are the families of the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, Your Majesty suddenly blocked the Ordnance Bureau, and it is reasonable to take care of the families of these people, what's wrong with this?" ”

"The miscellaneous family thinks it's wrong, these people should have paid the service tax for working for the Ordnance Bureau, and besides, His Majesty has already given them a reward!"

Li Wei frowned impatiently and said, "Don't worry about this matter, I will tell Your Majesty, my father-in-law just drinks tea here." ”

"You ......"

Wu Qi was not lightly taken by him, didn't he laugh at him for having nothing to do and eating dry all day long?

Li Wei didn't care about him, and said to Laifu: "Understood? ”

"Understand, don't worry, sir!"

Laifu said respectfully, anyway, he is Li Wei's house slave, only listen to Li Wei, Wu Qi's words don't work at all.

After speaking, Li Wei took a sip of tea and asked, "What kind of tea is this?" ”

"It's Hongzhou Shuangjing, what does the master think? If it doesn't work, I'll find someone to change it! ”

Blessing the way of courtesy.

"Replace it with Kuding tea, Your Majesty drinks Kuding tea, how can we be so extravagant? The Chamber of Commerce is the property of the royal family, so you can't spend money indiscriminately! ”

Li Weiyi said righteously, looking loyal to His Majesty.

Wu Qi's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything against it.

Laifu smiled and agreed, and now this Wu Gonggong couldn't even drink tea.

After arranging the merchants, Li Wei hurried into the palace to find Zhu Yuanzhang before he left the duty.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already returned to the Qianqing Palace, and Li Wei went directly to the Qianqing Palace.

When he came to the door, the guards on duty saw that it was him, and his face turned dark, he stole the jade Ruyi under the noses of these guards before leaving, Lao Zhu couldn't catch others, and then these guards were unlucky, although they were not heavily punished, but they couldn't escape from a board.

However, these guards also know that this Lord Li is a popular person in front of His Majesty, and His Majesty didn't do anything to him if he stole His Majesty's Jade Ruyi, and they couldn't do anything to these guards.

Li Wei smiled and nodded to the two, and the two of them gave him an angry look.

After the ceremony, Li Wei walked in.

"See Your Majesty."

"Hmm."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat still, didn't even look at him, and hummed lightly.

Li Wei was not polite, straightened up directly and said, "Your Majesty, why did you let people seal the Weapons Bureau?" ”

"Hmph, speaking of this, if you don't come to us, we will also look for you, why did you make that flying thunder cannon and hide it from us?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Well, Your Majesty, this Flying Thunder Cannon is not a conventional artillery, it has many shortcomings, I just made it temporarily to make an emergency, so I didn't tell Your Majesty."

"What does a regular artillery look like, you make it for us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately grabbed the conversation.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, the conventional artillery in his mouth was not the iron cannon that was cast now, but the real breech-loading rifled gun, but that thing couldn't be made for the time being.

"Your Majesty, this can't be done by the minister."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh!" Li Wei nodded again and again, with a sincere attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, of course he didn't believe that this dog thing really couldn't be made.

Adjusting his sitting posture, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a straight face: "Li Wei, you must know that what you are doing now is a weapon, and it is an advanced firearm, and some things must be kept secret, this time we sealed the Ordnance Bureau to prevent the skills of the flying thunder cannon from leaking out, do you understand?" ”

Of course, Li Wei also understands this truth, like the flintlock pistol, which is still assembled in the heavily guarded military battle bureau in the palace, it was indeed his negligence in making the flying thunder cannon at the beginning, and now he must find a way to make up for it.

After thinking about it, Li Wei said: "Of course I understand this truth, but Your Majesty, in fact, only a small number of craftsmen are involved in the production of the Flying Thunder Cannon, and most of the other people in the Ordnance Bureau don't know anything at all, so there is no need to seal them all up." ”

Look, everyone, the author has changed 6,000 words today, 6,000! Although this is only a small step for the author, it is indeed a small step

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