Chapter 223 You are right, something happened in Jiangnan!
Xia Zhibai blows the ink dry.
Hang this calligraphy on the bookshelf behind you.
After all, there are still a few bachelors in the Hanlin Academy. There are too many subjective ideas in the compiled content. Although any history is contemporary history, not everyone will really represent the contemporary era. Dong Guan and other bachelors prefer to They show off their literary talents, and they also like to secretly downplay others and praise them.
With the current situation, if I want to finish writing it, I won’t be able to finish it within a few months.
Xia Zhibai was not in a hurry.
There is no need to rush into compiling a book. Especially for this kind of popular education, there is a lot of conflict between the upper and lower levels. It is already very difficult to push forward with difficulty. There will be three more reviews and four schools later. It will not take more than half a year to really decide. It's impossible.
Xia Zhibai stopped writing.
He blew out the candles in the room.
Looking at the sparsely populated Hanlin Academy, I cheered up and walked towards the outside of the Hanlin Academy.
It's late at night.
It’s time to go home and rest.
For more than a month, Yingtian Mansion has been very peaceful.
The Kyoto Salt Industry has also stabilized.
Some people were spreading rumors from time to time, but after Xia Zhibai came back, these rumors disappeared. Even those who left the Kyoto Salt Industry did not walk around outside the Kyoto Salt Shop. .
There was a rare silence in the city.
But Xia Zhibai knew that this silence was temporary.
The Ming Dynasty is a brand-new dynasty. With the overthrow of the old Yuan Dynasty, the new Ming Dynasty gradually gained a firm foothold. The atmosphere in the court has changed. More and more people will seek to make money for their own family. Li, because many people think that changing dynasties means that you come down and I come up, and you sing and I go on stage.
Many of the ‘officials’ of the Ming Dynasty were in office just to make a fortune and to become a leader.
They won’t do construction.
When they get to the top, they only think that good things will be their turn.
Because the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not pursue it.
Zhu Yuanzhang has made so many major cases in recent years, promulgated the "Great Edict", and established the "Jinyiwei". He wants to destroy corruption and corruption in the world, but it is difficult for such changes to reach the depths.
When the Ming Dynasty was not established, Zhu Yuanzhang’s soldiers and advisers were all united, twisted into a rope, and worked together. However, after the Ming Dynasty was established, they all had their own thoughts. This kind of personal desire and greed had long since Overcame many fears.
The Game of Thrones has always been so cruel.
Zhu Yuanzhang may also gradually figure out that gaining power does not mean gaining everything.
But lost everything.
Therefore, there is no rest time in the Game of Thrones. Once you participate, you must keep playing until failure or death. Zhu Yuanzhang could not accept failure, and was not even willing to face death, so there was no way back. to rush forward.
Because he is the emperor.
As the son of God, he inherits the way of heaven and controls all directions!
He has no way out and will not have any way out.
"The mountains and rivers are about to reach the land of China, and the sun and moon will reopen and rule the sky." But it is beyond our capabilities.
So what if the sun and the moon are in the sky.
It will eventually land.
Only the stars in the sky do not fall.
These stars are not others, and they cannot be others.
They are just the most numerous, the most inconspicuous, and even the most despised common people!
Xia Zhibai stood still and looked up at the starry sky. The starry sky was like a net, dotted with countless stars. Only a full moon hung high in the blue sky, looking elegant and proud, but how many Can people see the stars around the full moon?
Half an hour later.
Xia Zhibai returned to the salt shop.
As soon as he entered the shop, Jing Man came over.
He handed over two drawings and said excitedly: "Grand Bachelor, a new steam engine has been made, and a textile loom with a flying shuttle has also been made. Although it has not been actually made, it depends on it. Using some leftover pig iron in the craftsman's room, Governor Zhou and the others made a smaller version, which greatly improved the efficiency of making salt."
"The weaving speed of the textile machine is even more amazing."
< br>"The shuttle's back and forth saves a lot of fiddling. Governor Zhou and the others said that based on preliminary estimates, it can increase the speed of cotton weaving by at least half, and if you are proficient, it may be more than that. That's all Made of wood, the cost is extremely low, and the cost is cloth."
"Grandmaester, we are going to make a fortune."
Jing Man looked excited and smiled from ear to ear.
As one of the few civil servants under Xia Zhibai, they were under a lot of pressure because Xia Zhibai spent money too quickly. He finally made some money by making salt, so he went directly there. After repaying the interest from the Household Department, the salt shop in Kyoto now has less than 3,000 taels in its account, and it also has to support coal plants and iron plants in various places.
They lost a lot of hair in order to raise money.
Now that the shuttle loom is available, a lot of the cotton they harvested last year can be put to use.
Cloth is hard currency, real ‘money’!
And because they are made of wood, even if they build hundreds of textile machines, it will not cost much money. This is much cheaper than building a steam engine. As long as they build a textile factory, they will have two million dollars in their hands in the future. way out.
One sells salt and the other weaves cloth.
It’s all huge profits.
Jing Man even had some hopes that these industries could earn an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan.
Xia Zhibai smiled and nodded.
He took the drawing, unfolded it and looked at it carefully.
Weaving Machine He knew why. But the steam engine looked at it carefully. After looking at it several times, I gradually understood why it was built so quickly. The main reason was that the quality of the steel produced by Zunhua Iron and Steel Industry had improved. In the past, the steel produced by Daming Dynasty was of higher quality. Many pores and holes lead to uneven pressure in the steam cylinder, and a lot of heat is wasted.
Now that I own an iron smelting plant, I have higher requirements for the quality of steel. The iron smelting plant can only continue to improve.
At present, we are only seeing initial results.
See it.
Xia Zhibai smiled.
He has begun to look forward to whether Zunhua Iron and Steel can produce seamless steel pipes in the future. If seamless steel pipes can be produced, many later generations of 'guns' and artillery can come out one after another. By then, with several rounds of firepower, even the earthen buildings in Yunnan that can only be filled with human lives can be quickly destroyed.
The Ming Dynasty’s frontiers can also be completely stabilized.
However, Xia Zhibai is still a little dissatisfied with the improvements in steam engines.
This is just an improvement in materials.
The improvement in the steam engine itself is not high.
He actually mentioned the improvement of 'Watt' in private, but neither Zhou Ning nor the craftsmen from King Zhou paid much attention to it, and still focused on the old drawings. This made Xia Zhibai was also quite helpless.
He has thought about it.
Wait a few days to go to the salt factory and mention it again.
Don't stare in one direction.
Xia Zhibai said: "As for the steam engine drawings, let them test it again. If there are no big problems, let Zunhua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. produce a certain batch, but they will not give priority to the supply. Tianfu will give priority to the supply in the north. The population in the north is small, so the north will be satisfied first.”
“Take five hundred taels of silver to buy some materials for textile machines, and arrange them for the salt factory and coal factory first. "The sooner the better."
Jing Man nodded.
Immediately, Jing Man said again: "Grand Bachelor, a housekeeper came to deliver a message just now. It seems to be the housekeeper of Deputy Tian of the Salt Transportation Department. Their master would like to invite you to come over."
Tian Jing?
Xia Zhibai frowned slightly, with a smile on his lips.
He has been waiting for Tian Jing for some time.
The last time the two met, they did reach some opinions, but Xia Zhibai did not think that Tian Jing could persuade the local chief secretary. This was indeed the case. Officials in the Jiangnan area would not let go of the eagle when they see the rabbit. , if nothing happens, how can they be willing to make certain concessions if they are asked?
The official position in the Salt Transportation Department is not low.
But the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.
They couldn't convince the local chief secretary, nor could they persuade vested interests. Even Tian Jing might not be able to persuade officials within the Kyoto Salt Transportation Department. Too many people were involved in the salt policy. There are too many interests involved.
But if Tian Jing comes here now, it’s probably because something happened in the south.
Xia Zhibai said: "I know."
"It's getting late, you should go to bed early."
"I'll go over to Deputy Tian Yun."
Xia Zhibai returned to his bedroom and locked the drawings in in the cupboard and went directly out.
Just two more followers.
One is a flower sparrow and the other is ‘two dogs’.
Xia Zhibai gave them names, which were quite elegant. One was called Chun Pheasant and the other was called Lv Cang. However, they didn’t like to use them very much and preferred to be called such ‘nicknames’. Today’s Hua Que and Er Gou are longer than in the past. They are much taller, one is slim and graceful, and the other is also tiger-headed.
He actually doesn’t like people following him.
He was appointed as a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and the imperial court also appointed four civil servants.
But he didn’t let anyone follow him, and sent them all to read.
Just because the official positions have indeed been promoted now, and more and more people in the city know each other, Chun Zhi and Lu Cang are worried that something will happen, so they will basically follow them. For this reason, Chun Zhi and Lu Cang even went to practice some boxing. , but most of them are still fiercely competitive.
Originally, Jing Man wanted more people to follow him.
Only to be harshly rejected.
Not long after.
Xia Zhibai arrived at Tian Mansion.
Tian Jing’s residence is very simple and even looks a little shabby.
There is no trace of it being the residence of a fourth-grade official.
Lü Cang went to knock on the door.
Soon, an old man came to open the door. When he saw Xia Zhibai arriving, he did not dare to neglect. He respectfully welcomed Xia Zhibai in and winked at the servants around him. , let them call their adults.
Under the guidance of the housekeeper, Xia Zhibai arrived at the lobby.
As soon as Xia Zhibai sat down, a voice came from far away: "Master Xia, you really know things like a god. I, Tian Jing, really admire you."
After the words fell, Tian Jing's figure appeared outside the door. He walked into the house casually and winked at the servants around him. The servants around him immediately understood and walked away quickly. Chun Pheasant and Lu Cang hesitated. After a moment, he also retreated.
Only Xia Zhibai and Tian Jing were left in the room.
Tian Jing sat in the main seat, showed a wry smile and said: "Grand Bachelor, you are right."
"Something happened in Jiangnan!"
(End of this chapter )