Daming: I asked you to supervise the country, Daming is all crazy?

Chapter 46 Zhou Chen: I always feel that something is wrong! ! !
Zhu Zhanji nodded:
"Yes, non-government newspapers are not allowed. Any individual or organization that runs a newspaper will be severely punished, ranging from beheading and confiscating the opened newspaper, to Lingchi directly ransacking the family and exterminating the family. In the future, newspapers will be a way for the imperial court and the royal family to directly communicate with the people. , must be firmly in the hands of our own family, and the others, whoever does it, will die!"

Zhu Zhanji's tone was heavy, and Zhu Gaochi was not stupid. He quickly heard Zhu Zhanji's intentions from Zhu Zhanji's tone.

Think about it and understand.

Anyone can run a newspaper.

In case someone uses the newspaper to spread something that is not conducive to the government's policy, it will inevitably cause some unnecessary troubles.

It's like using scheming when attacking a city, carrying notes or something.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "Don't worry, son, Dad knows about this matter!"

Zhu Zhanji was relieved when he saw his silly father nodding seriously.

This silly father of mine should say it or not, sometimes he is really cute!
"There is nothing left, just some articles. Since we are a newspaper for the common people, we must write clearly. Except for the section reserved for literati, it is best to use all the other vernacular! "

"Well, this depends on the pens under your father!"

After Zhu Zhanji told his stupid father about starting a newspaper, he asked his stupid father to start preparations.

If you want to start a newspaper, you don't have a few pens that can write, obviously it won't work.

In this regard, he has been the prince of the country for several years. Compared with Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi still has a lot of capable people.

It's almost a one-sentence thing,
This is not like Zhu Zhanji, who wants to find someone to do things, either fooling around or painting big cakes.

So far, there are only two or three big cats and kittens who can do things in their hands.

Time passed quietly like this.

With his own business, Zhu Gaochi wrote a few letters that day.

As for who Zhu Zhanji wrote to, he didn't ask.

Anyway, he has explained almost everything he should have explained about this matter.

After the newspaper is up and running, he will check it out at that time.

There are actually quite a lot of things that are placed on him now, and it is impossible for him to care about everything in detail.

Especially about the wool, after Zhu Zhanji clocked in at the Qianqing Palace on time the next day.

Then I received a report from Zhou Chen that the location of the wool spinning factory has been selected.

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To the south of Yingtian City, about 30 miles away.

This is the Huangzhuang belonging to the Prince's Mansion, and in the past it was managed by eunuchs arranged by the Prince's Mansion.

A few days ago, after Zhu Zhanji asked for this Huangzhuang from his old mother, he handed over this place to Zhou Chen.

Huangzhuang is said to be a village, but in fact it is almost a small town.

It's just that all the people living in it belong to the farmer of Huangzhuang.

Some of these farmers are farmers who have donated their land to Huangzhuang, and some are people who have no land at all.

On weekdays, they not only have to cultivate land for Zhuangzi, but also perform other labor besides busy farming.

Compared with ordinary farmers, these farmers are undoubtedly more squeezed.

However, Huangzhuang belongs to the royal family after all.

The situation here is much better than some other Zhuangzi.

Zhu Zhanji was riding on a horse, surrounded by a large group of Jinyi guards for protection.

Zhou Chen was beside him, leading the horse for him.

At this time, it was the cold winter, the leaves were withered, and large tracts of land were exposed. The rapeseed planted in some of the land seemed to be growing well, and a large piece of green was dotted among the fields.

Zhu Zhanji thinks that in spring, the scenery here should be excellent.

Zhou Chen said from the side:

"Grandfather, I counted when I came here. Now there are about 250 households living in this village, with 50 people, including 230 people over 40 years old, 140 people over 540 years old, [-] women and children, and the rest. All the ones who come down are young and strong!"

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhou Chen when he heard the words. If he calculated correctly, there were more than 200 people, but there were only about [-] young and strong people, a quarter of them.

With this ratio, some people are not even young and strong, and it is almost impossible to live a good life.

He set his sights on these farmers, and it was probably the first time he saw such a large group of Jinyiwei.

There was obvious vigilance and worry in the eyes of these farmers.

Zhu Zhanji estimated that these people should have regarded a group of them as officials of the imperial court.

These days, people are born with some fear of officials!
Zhu Zhanji was not surprised by these. After thinking about it, he said to Zhou Chen: "In the future, if there are no accidents, all of them will be built as factories, but after you take charge of this Zhuangzi, don't drive away these Zhuangzi. Some things can be done." What you give them can be handed over to them directly, and then pay them some rewards according to what they do!"

"Are all factories built?"

Zhou Chen was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Yes, all factories will be built. I plan to build this place into a place where all kinds of factories are concentrated!"

The two talked, and walked for about 10 minutes, and arrived at the place Zhou Chen chose.

This place is in a bend in the river, and the terrain is very flat.

Zhu Zhanji's eyes fell on the bend of the river, and his eyes lit up.

Looking at Zhou Chen, he said, "This place is a good choice, let's choose it here!"

Zhu Zhanji pointed to the bend of the river in front of him: "The place near the river should be divided into about a thousand acres. If there are damaged crops, you will make some compensation to the farmers according to the amount of damage."

With that said, Zhu Zhanji took out two more drawings from his pocket, and handed them to Zhou Chen: "This is the architectural drawing I drew, one is a textile factory, and the other is called a glass factory. I have marked some places that need attention. You take the drawing, and then go to the Ministry of Industry to find some craftsmen, and the rough building will be based on the blueprint I planned, and tell them that it doesn’t need to be very beautiful, but the finished house must be spacious, strong, and durable!”

"The minister leads the order!"

Zhou Chen took the drawing respectfully, looked at it carefully, and then carefully put it back in his arms.

Zhu Zhanji smiled when he saw this, and then said: "It's a rare time to come out, keep walking with me, I still have something to tell you!"

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and signaled Jin Yiwei beside him to move the circle of protection farther away.

When Jin Yiwei was about ten meters away from the two of them, Zhu Zhanji turned over and jumped off the horse.

After moving around for a while, I looked at Zhou Chen and said with a smile: "The household department is already arranging people to go to the grassland to buy wool. It will only take about a month. It is estimated that the first batch of wool will be shipped in the next day. You are responsible for this." If what I said is correct, Xia Yuanyoshi from the household department should recommend you to join the household department!"

When Zhou Chen heard Zhu Zhanji's words, his face did not fluctuate. Instead, he cupped his hands and asked respectfully, "What does the grandson mean?"

"Well, talking to smart people is easy!"

Zhu Zhanji praised with a smile, and then said: "I mean to arrange you to enter the Ministry of Industry!"

"Ministry of Industry?"

Zhou Chen was a little puzzled. He originally thought that the emperor's grandson in front of him should be arranging him to join the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of War when he mentioned this matter.

After all, he was recommended by Xia Yuanji to Zhu Zhanji, the so-called grandson party.

Letting him enter the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of War will undoubtedly bring him a lot of benefits.

One is in charge of the promotion of officials, and the other is in charge of military affairs. The two departments can be said to be extremely important departments among the six ministries.

And what about the Ministry of Industry?

The Ministry of Industry can be said to be the department with the least power and the lowest status among the six ministries.

Zhu Zhanji glanced at him and knew what Zhou Chen was thinking.

After all, the Ministry of Industry, to be honest, its status is really not good!
It is almost equivalent to the status of a tool person.

It's still the kind that can be moved wherever it is needed.

You can see one or two of the current candidates for the Minister of Industry.

Huang Fu!

Although this person is also a talent, but the situation is not very good.

During the Jingnan period, the emperor's grandfather once listed 29 treacherous parties in order to be more justified when he raised the army.

Unfortunately, Huang Fu was on the list.

If Huang Fu hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, when Zhu Di attacked Yingtian, he would have taken the lead to meet him immediately,
In order to win people's hearts, Zhu Di spared his life and allowed him to stay in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Maybe the current Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has been replaced long ago.

But even so, what this minister of the Ministry of Industry actually does is like sitting on the tip of a needle!
After all, it has not been so easy to be a second minister since ancient times.

Zhu Zhanji wanted to arrange Zhou Chen into the Ministry of Industry, but in fact he also had the idea of ​​directly letting Zhou Chen take the place of the Minister of Industry.

After all, many of his things in the future will require the cooperation of the Ministry of Industry, and there is a person who does not belong to his team sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so it will not be smooth to use.

"I know you must have a lot of questions in your mind."

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhou Chen, who was eager to speak, and said with a smile: "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen have had a very low status since ancient times. Among the six departments, even the Ministry of Punishment has steadily surpassed the Ministry of Industry. You were transferred to the Ministry of Industry, and I feel a little wronged for you!"

"I dare not!"

When Zhou Chen heard this, his face straightened, and he quickly bowed and said, "This minister was recommended by Lord Xia to the grandson. Fortunately, His Highness the grandson valued me and appointed me. I am willing to obey the arrangement of the grandson!"

"There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just you and me now, let me tell you something from my heart!"

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand, casually found a big rock and sat down, saying: "Nowadays many people look down on craftsmen because their status is too low. What will it be like?"

Zhu Zhanji pointed to a farmer who was busy in the field not far away, and said: "Have you seen it? The hoes and plows that the people plow the land are all made by artisans. Without artisans, what do the people use to plow the land?"

"There is also the Emperor's Northern Expedition, you know the general's cannon, right? Made by craftsmen, soldiers' armor and weapons, even the houses we live in, are also made by craftsmen."

"This is the role of craftsmen. It can be said that every aspect of this world is inseparable from craftsmen!"

Some things cannot withstand scrutiny. Once the veil of shame is lifted, what is revealed is often caught off guard.

Just like Zhou Chen at this time, listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, he felt in his heart that as a scholar, farmer, businessman, and taxi, he should refute.

But every word Zhu Zhanji said was very reasonable, leaving him no reason to refute!
Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhou Chen's expression and knew that what should be said should be said. Now he only needs a strong medicine, and maybe he can change some of Zhou Chen's ideas.

So after a pause, Zhu Zhanji took out a brass pipe about 20 centimeters long from his arms, and handed it over!

Zhou Chen froze for a moment, with a puzzled expression on his face: "His Royal Highness, what is this?"

Zhu Zhanji raised his chin and said with a faint smile, "I call it a telescope, but you can also call it a clairvoyance!"

This telescope was made by Zhu Zhanji from two crystals that Zhu Zhanji found from Xia Yuanji's family booklet.

After all, the glass has not yet started to be made. He made this telescope. In fact, he originally planned to use it to fool his unscrupulous grandfather in exchange for some benefits.

Taking it out now is just to convince Zhou Chen by the way.

Without waiting for Zhou Chen to ask any more questions, Zhu Zhanji continued: "You put your eyes on the narrow end of this telescope, and then look through it to see the scenery in the distance!"

Zhou Chen was puzzled, but Zhu Zhanji had ordered, and he could only follow suit, and then put Zhu Zhanji's simple telescope in front of his eyes.

Then, the expression on Zhou Chen's face suddenly became stiff.

A mouth with a little beard slowly opened subconsciously.

The river in this place is not too wide, only about 50 meters, plus the river bank should be more than 100 meters.

These are not counted, after all, a distance of more than 100 meters can be seen even with the naked eye.

But he crossed the river, passed through some sparse trees on the opposite side, and clearly saw the farmer busy in the field on the other side of the forest.

Zhou Chen reluctantly took down the telescope, then handed it back to Zhu Zhanji respectfully, and asked after a moment of hesitation, "Dare to ask my grandson, where did this... come from?"

Zhu Zhanji stuffed the telescope back into his arms, and said with a slight smile, "It's made by craftsmen!"

"Made by artisans?"

Zhou Chen was a little stunned when he heard the words, and then immediately said: "I asked my grandson to arrange for my ministers to enter the Ministry of Industry and immediately produce a large number of this thing. At this time, it is the time of the Northern Expedition. If the army of the Northern Expedition has this thing, then our army will be in trouble on the vast grassland. Anticipate the enemy before the opportunity!"

"Well, there is no rush!"

Zhu Zhanji curled his lips when he heard the words, and then refused without thinking.

It's still early for the Northern Expedition, at least two or three months to prepare.

So how could he hand over the telescope, an artifact of the march, so easily?

I'm sorry that I didn't need to exchange this thing for some benefits from my grandfather who is a war madman.

Of course, the most important thing is that glass has not yet been produced, and the cost of using crystal alone is too high, and it is impossible to popularize it.

After all, the crystal requirements for making telescopes are still very high, and there must be no crystals with a trace of impurities.

Then it needs a craftsman whose technology even Zhu Zhanji thinks it is very fraudulent, and spends a lot of effort to polish it, so he reluctantly made such a one.

For ordinary people, not to mention this kind of crystal without the slightest impurity,
It is not easy to find a craftsman who can polish the crystal into a qualified convex lens.

So it is more appropriate to wait until the glass is out before getting a telescope.

Those who should be fooled have succeeded in fooling.

Seeing Zhou Chen who still wanted to say something, Zhu Zhanji got up and patted his buttocks and said: "Well, let's go, go back, and when the work here is over, I will arrange you into the Ministry of Industry. I have to go to the household department to have a fight with old man Xia!"

Zhou Chen: "..."

He always felt that something was wrong!
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