The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 177
Not to mention how all the women in the Rongguo Mansion waited eagerly.

However, after Jiao Shun arrived at the Ministry of Industry early in the morning, he saw that the yamen servants in front of the gate were a little more energetic than before, and they were full of arrogance. It was obvious that he had heard that the Xiyi bandit chiefs were coming to the Ministry of Industry for inspection, so he deliberately wanted to show The prestige of the country.

In fact, in the past, foreign envoys from all over the world were not uncommon in this Qianbulang Street, and they would look at them even if they didn't see the yamen servants. In the final analysis, it was because Xiyi once invaded the sea and shook the capital, so they were regarded as enemies by everyone. That's why I got this kind of treatment.

It can be seen that no matter how much etiquette is talked about on weekdays, there are still more people who are afraid of power and not virtuous.

Jiao Shun clicked in the guard room, and Shi Shiran went to the small courtyard of the handyman's office.

Compared with winter, the yard has not changed much, except that there is a newly built small pool under the wall at the southwest corner to store crude oil.

Because the smell of crude oil is so unpleasant, even though it is closed layer by layer, it still spreads. Originally, there were many complaints from the servants in the book office, but when it comes to this pool today, it has nothing to do with Yourong.

After all, if today's investigation is successful, it will benefit everyone in the handyman's office.

Seeing Jiao Shun's arrival, Zhao Yan and Liu Chang, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, rushed up and surrounded him to the lobby, and chatted about a lot of reception matters, as well as the various filings made before. .

Jiao Shun sat down in the lobby, listened to their various words, but didn't follow the trend to arrange anything, instead asked about the latest progress of work-study around the capital.

In order to verify the effectiveness as soon as possible and cultivate a group of craftsmen who can be used as soon as possible, the assessment of this part-time work is temporarily based on one season, and most of the recruits are young workers in their teens and 20s.

The foreign workshops have to wait for the inspection team to publicize before starting the formal evaluation, but the workshops near the capital have already entered the evaluation stage as early as the end of the first month. Seeing that there will be another half a month, the first "student" The children of craftsmen are about to start studying.

This is an advanced demonstration model, and it is also one of the few places where Jiao Shun and others can really do it themselves, so it is even more important to be safe in every possible way.

Hearing Jiao Shun's question about the progress, Zhao Yan hurriedly went out to report: "My lord, I have already discussed with the school officials in Daxing and Wanping counties. The buildings in Mengxueli are all ready-made, and the teacher will try to choose that place as much as possible. Confucian students who are good at calculations, in addition to the three-character classics, hundred surnames, and thousand-character prose of Meng, mainly teach some basic arithmetic."

"The retired skilled craftsmen selected from various places have already begun to screen - but there are still some noises from the Ministry of Rites. I don't want these people to enter the elementary school as teachers..."

"Ignore the old stubborn."

Jiao Shun waved his hand indifferently, and then warned: "I must keep an eye on the matter of registration and bookkeeping. If there is an impostor, I will only ask you!"

Zhao Yan hurriedly bowed in response.

Immediately afterwards, Jiao Shun asked about the recent situation of the inspection team—in fact, he asked knowingly, and Jia Zheng sent someone to send a letter if he had any new knowledge before the court knew.

Jia Zheng has lived in the capital for most of his life, so going out this time can be regarded as broadening his horizons. Seeing everything is new, and he has the intention of making contributions. He only wishes to see the public toilets and kick his feet to see what injustices are hidden inside. thing.

Fortunately, the servants of Shangshu were well prepared and specially arranged a few capable subordinates for him, so there was no joke.

But he said that when Zhao Yan answered one by one, Baoyu had already arrived outside.

Jiao Shun ordered someone to call him in, and only then did the official arrangements for the reception begin.

Jia Baoyu had always been the most impatient with these serious matters, sitting next to Jiao Shun was like a nail on the chair, he couldn't rest for a moment.

But he also knew that this was an opportunity that Jiao Shun had planned for him for a long time, if he dared to run away, even if Jiao Shun spared him, his father would be furious when he came back.

He also thought that the person leading the team this time was the King of Beijing Jing, so he reluctantly listened to the entire morning meeting patiently.

Seeing Chen Shi [nine o'clock], Su Shilang and Zhao Langzhong came together again, inspected up and down, and saw that the handling was very proper, then led Jiao Shun to the Yamen Gate to wait for the king of Beijing Jing.

Two quarters of an hour later, I saw two teams of 24 dragon-riding forbidden captains running up the street, each holding a team flag and standing guard on both sides of the gate of the Ministry of Industry, followed by more than a hundred armed with live ammunition. The Dragon Guards, surrounded by more than a dozen carriages and official sedan chairs, came to the door.

Su Shilang hurriedly led the officials from the Ministry of Industry to welcome them to the bottom of the steps. He only waited for the King of Beijing and other officials to get off the sedan chairs, and then all went forward to see them.

King Bei Jing hurriedly took a few steps to support Su Shilang, and then ordered everyone to stand down without courtesy, and asked with a smile: "Which one is Mr. Jiao Shunjiao?"

Jiao Shun took half a step forward, respectfully said: "Jiao Shun is here."

The King of Beijing Jing looked Jiao Shun up and down for a few times, and praised: "Little Wang Jiao Shun has been famous for a long time, and seeing him today is indeed a pillar of the imperial court!"

hehe~
Jiao Shun couldn't help sneering secretly when he heard the words, even if this bird prince puts his heart into it, he would never say such a thing!
You must know that on the night of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the two had already met on the street, and Baoyu had introduced his identity to the King of Beijing Jing, but now he said something like "see you today". Forget about the original thing.

Slandering in his heart, Jiao Shun put on an air of great honor on his face, and repeated a few words of humility.

At this moment, two groups of aliens descended from the carriage one after another.

The first one was about fifty years old, with a bald forehead and blue eyes, dressed in a military uniform, probably that Duke Adolphus.

The dress in the back is similar to the ethnic minorities in the Southwest. Needless to say, it must be the envoy of the Qianxiang Kingdom who is the main party and supporting role in the peace talks.

When the people from Qianxiang country bumped into the envoy from Wuxi country, they immediately glared in the street, but the people from Wuxi country only had Xia officials in their eyes, and the Duke of Adolphus even went to find King Beijing by himself.

Seeing this, the envoys of Qianxiang Kingdom hurriedly followed, with half of their faces smiling at Wang Jing of Beijing, and half of their faces still glaring at Yang Yi.

The Duke of Adolphus seemed to have had his patience worn out by the peace talks that had lasted for many days. He only waited for King Beijing to introduce the main officials from the Completion Department, and then went straight to the point and asked to witness the kerosene extraction process on the spot.

Because in addition to using physical means to screen residues, some medicines and minerals are also used as auxiliary aids, so they are not afraid to read it once and learn it.

Therefore, after a brief communication between King Jingjing and the Ministry of Industry, he took the Duke of Adolphus and the officials attending the meeting and rushed directly to the handyman's office.

Because the small courtyard was narrow, a few unimportant attendants were screened out in front of the door.

Even so, more than [-] people poured into the handyman's office.

Because of the pungent smell of crude oil, Jiao Shunzao ordered people to prepare masks contaminated with mint water and lemon juice for Beijing Jingwang and others to cover their noses and mouths.

And it was Jia Baoyu and Liu Changyou who were responsible for presenting this object.

As soon as King Beijing saw Baoyu, the stance of the prince and nobleman weakened a little, he stepped forward two steps and asked with a smile, "Why is Brother Bao here?"

Baoyu also took half a step forward, bowed with a smile and said, "I heard that the prince is coming, so I volunteered to be the master of ceremonies."

King Bei Jing had a close personal relationship with him, and even though he knew that the words were not true, he definitely would not expose him. Instead, he introduced him to the officials behind him, and deliberately paved the way for his temperament, which attracted his witty remarks.

Regardless of the envoys of Nawuxi and Qianxiang, the accompanying officials of the yamen were mostly overwhelmed by the demeanor of this rich man—even with one or two exceptions, it was heard that the imperial concubine’s own brother was in front of him, and they hurriedly hid their brilliance and brilliance. Same dust.

That's why Jiao Shun pushed him to the foreground.

If there is no such "auspiciousness", with Jiao Shun's notorious reputation in the scholarly circle, one or two out-of-time masters would inevitably emerge.

Naxiyi obviously paid more attention to this investigation than the court officials, and ordered the translator to ask Baoyu about the process in blunt Mandarin, and after repeatedly confirming the cost, he urged the craftsmen to demonstrate quickly.

After repeated streamlining, the process of extracting kerosene is not complicated, but the precipitation process takes more than half a day.

Therefore, after this step, Xiyi left two people on guard to prevent the Xia Kingdom from making any further moves, and then the main leaders followed Duke Adolphus and King Beijing into the lobby, laying out a plan to continue the negotiation posture.

Jiao Shun, as the landlord and the person who advocated it, respectfully accompanied the last seat, and was ordered to deliver some introductory speeches.

In terms of public limelight alone, he is not as good as Baoyu.

But who didn't know that Jiao Shunqi was responsible for this incident?
If the stalemate in the negotiations between the two parties can be broken in this way, no one will be able to take away the reputation of this credit!
Coupled with the work-study program that has shown initial results, how could everyone here not know that this vulgar person from a lowly slave background is about to grow hair again? !

The wrangling negotiations continued into the afternoon.

Seeing a bucket of clear kerosene brought in from outside, Duke Adolphus immediately yelled to stop, ordered someone to take out the oil lamp sent by Xia Guo, poured oil in it himself, and lit it in the lobby.

Seeing the flames soaring high along the wick, he couldn't help showing joy on his face.

In terms of profit, this item can't compare with Y film and other items, but the advantage is that the quantity is large and durable, and the labor in the colonies is almost negligible-and this lamp and oil can be sold not only in the Xia Kingdom, but also in Europe and the United States.

After calculating inside and out, this business has indeed been done.

It's just that Wu Xiguo will provide money to subsidize the purchase of kerosene lamps for the people of Xia Kingdom. It still needs to be argued on the basis of reason.

So in the next few days, this matter became the focus of wrestling between the two sides.

Although they are still at a stalemate, at least they are not talking to each other as before, but bargaining with each other - if they are willing to bargain, the business will naturally be done.

…………

The peace talks between the two countries are the most important military and national affairs at present, and the news naturally reaches the heavens.

Everything that happened in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry that day was reported to Emperor Longyuan very quickly.

After watching it, Emperor Longyuan placed it in Yuanchun Palace that night.

Handing the memorial sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Yuan Chun, he said with a hearty smile, "What a Jiao Shun! Thanks to him being able to focus on the big picture and break things down from the small ones, he never overstepped his humble duties and was able to share the worries of the court. ——At the beginning, I just had no intention of inserting willows, and I didn't want to hit the right one, and chose such a talent!"

Yuan Chun originally wanted to abide by the rules of not being involved in politics in the harem, but he couldn't stand Emperor Longyuan's frequent use of government affairs to annoy her, so he was forced to lose his scruples.

What's more, I heard before that this matter was related to my younger brother, so I couldn't hold back my curiosity, so I took the memorial and read it carefully.

Seeing that Baoyu really showed his face during the period, and was praised by the officials present, Jia Yuanchun secretly chanted "Amitabha" first, but said in his mouth: "It's all about your Majesty's insightful eyes. Jiao Shun was in our house since he was a child. The whole Rongguo Mansion is just taking it lightly, if it wasn't for His Majesty's superiority, I'm afraid they will be buried in this life."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing that Yuan Chun was attributable to him, Emperor Longyuan laughed, stretched his arms around her slender waist, and said: "Your younger brother is also very good, I heard that he often follows Jiao Shun recently, learning some principles of investigation and knowledge? "

"Ah~"

Knowing that it was a critical moment, Jia Yuanchun hurriedly put on a worried look, and sighed: "Although he is a little clever, he refuses to study hard - my father is afraid that she will make mistakes, so I hand him over to Shun." My brother is helping to adjust, thinking that if he can learn some methods of industrial prosperity, he can more or less be able to benefit the people."

Speaking of this, she shook her head slightly, and said distressedly: "It's just..."

"Just how?"

"It's just that although he likes these things, it's mostly just out of interest, and he may not have any thoughts of helping the people."

"Ha ha……"

Emperor Longyuan smiled again, and tightened his grip on his hands, and then said seriously: "I think it's good for him to be like this, not everyone in this world has to help the world and save the people, like Brother Bao is so happy." So it’s not necessarily a pleasure to have nothing else to ask for.”

Just this sentence, Brother Bao, is already a great favor!
Jia Yuanchun was secretly delighted, and thought that this matter was thanks to Jiao Shun's help, and the whole family had managed to make such a success, so in the future, he would entrust the Duke's mansion to listen to Jiao Shun's advice in everything. is.

Just thinking of this, Emperor Longyuan also talked about Jiao Shun: "Although the method of part-time work and student aid has not been seen in the future, the effect of part-time work has been confirmed. In just these two months, the increase in production has been achieved. It’s about [-]%——when those who have achieved academic success become officials and become role models, they may be able to increase their production even more!”

"And he discovered kerosene from Taizu's quotations, which not only promoted the process of peace talks between the two countries, but also benefited the common people. With these two extraordinary achievements, he can be rewarded again."

"This……"

Jia Yuanchun couldn't help becoming worried when he heard the words: "He is already hated by all parties, and he has only been an official for half a year. If he breaks the rules and is promoted, I am afraid that he will attract more and more criticism from all parties."

"So what? When I arranged him in the Ministry of Industry, I wanted to use him to fight against all opinions!" Emperor Longyuan disagreed: "If he can use this to break the long-standing evils and help me realize my wish to revolutionize the industry, he will be a thousand men." It's worth the ruin of the finger!"

During the conversation, I have long forgotten what "talent is rare", and I am full of "one who has achieved great success, and who has achieved great things, why should he care about small things".

The holy intention was so, but Jia Yuanchun couldn't say anything more, and he didn't even dare to secretly remind Jiao Shun not to be too aggressive.

After thinking about it, I only hope that Jiao Shun can train Baoyu first, and then he will be ruined sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)