farming female castellan

Chapter 247
Beijing.

Tang Chaoying looked happily at the winter solstice ceremony in front of him: "This Changping Township Lord and Mr. Zhang are really interesting. They are still thinking about giving us the winter solstice gift from a long distance away."

The steward said from the side: "It's true. I heard that there are several officials who are on business. They didn't mention congratulations on your promotion to Shi Lang. It seems that they don't know yet."

Tang Chaoying smiled and said: "They don't like to inquire about such information, and they have just been promoted, so they don't get news so quickly."

"Won't Zhongshu Ling tell them?"

"Zhongshu Ling is too lazy to bother with such trivial matters." Tang Chaoying said casually.

trifle?The housekeeper glanced at Tang Chaoying, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Mrs. Feng looked at the winter solstice gift that Zhang Ci and the others sent, and was so happy that she didn't say a word for a long time.

Lin Fuyu whispered to her second daughter-in-law Xie Chenyun, "Mother finally has nothing but laughter and no tears."

Xie Chenyun covered her mouth: "We kept saying that we would send some things there, but we haven't sent them yet."

"Yeah, it's been delayed, but it's just right now, and we'll send the things over in the name of returning the gift."

"Very good."

Mrs. Feng raised her eyes: "You have been biting your ears for a long time, but have you discussed what to give?"

Lin Fuyu said: "I have prepared some before, and I will show it to my mother, and then I can send it there together."

Madam Feng nodded: "It's just right, Yan'er and Xian'er have prepared some too."

At this time, the maid came over to report: "Master sent someone to say that there is no need to wait for him to eat."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law all showed puzzled expressions.

"Got it, let's serve dinner here." Mrs. Feng ordered.

"Is there something wrong with the palace?" Mrs. Feng looked at her two sons.

The eldest son, Feng Yan, thought for a while before saying, "I haven't heard of any major incidents."

The second son Feng Chang nodded: "There is no urgent military situation abroad, no new disasters in the surrounding area, and no major security incidents in the city."

At this time, Zhongshu Ling was in the Changxing Hall with a group of ministers.The emperor and prince are there too.

Several palace craftsmen are busy with typesetting, fixing and inking the clay movable type, and then covering the paper, brushing it with a roller, and when it is peeled off, there are clear characters on the paper.

Looking at the neatly arranged and clear strokes on the paper, the emperor was very satisfied.Raising their hands, the palace craftsmen brushed several sheets and sent them to the prince and the officials respectively.

"What do you think?" the emperor glanced around.

Qi Liangyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, praised: "This method is wonderful. It is convenient for typesetting, and it can be printed quickly, and you don't have to worry about a typo destroying the entire page. It will greatly improve the efficiency of book printing and promotion."

"This method is good, but many scholars' business of copying books is about to be lost." Su Wenjing, Minister of Rites, was a little worried.

Yu Wenshan, Minister of the Household Department, disagreed: "If this printing technique can be popularized, the cost of books will be reduced, and scholars can save a lot of expenses, and may not need to rely on copying books to make a living."

The ministers nodded slightly.

"Scholars and craftsmen who know how to carve seals can have one more livelihood." Su Shangshu quickly changed his mind.

"The soil is easy to get, and you don't have to worry about waste plates. The cost of plate making can indeed be reduced." He Dongming, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, made a feasibility analysis.

"Do you think that this movable type printing technique should be promoted?" the emperor asked.

"It can be vigorously promoted." All the ministers replied in unison.

The emperor looked at the prince.The prince said: "If movable type printing can be vigorously promoted, the speed and breadth of book dissemination will increase, and it will promote our dynasty's students to read a lot of books and study academically, and academic achievements will affect more people. The culture of our dynasty will become more and more prosperous. Prosperity and fame throughout the world."

What he said made the emperor elated and applauded repeatedly.

"The promotion will be in the charge of all the lovers. You draft the regulations and submit them to me."

All the ministers should go down.

Zhong Shuling spoke up: "This movable type printing technique has a great impact. Should those who figured out this technology be rewarded?"

All the ministers realized, yes, I haven't asked who came up with the solution yet.

"How do you think you should be rewarded?" The emperor looked at everyone.

The ministers looked at each other, this scene seemed familiar?

Zhongshuling smiled and said: "As soon as I returned to the palace, I presented the printed books and told the Holy Majesty about this technology."

The emperor pursed his lips.The eunuch Yu Chenglin took over the words: "Master Feng said at the time, please arrange someone to study it. If it can be figured out quickly, this method is not surprising. If it is difficult to figure it out, the credit of the researcher can be estimated."

Qi Liangyu was impatient: "Is it easy?"

The emperor glanced at him, and Qi Liangyu shrank his neck.

Yu Chenglin explained the process, all the key points need to be instructed by Zhongshuling, and the formula of the potion is still provided by Zhongshuling.

The hall was silent.

Qi Liangyu glanced at the book order: "Master Feng is really amazing, you can get such good skills even when you go out on business."

Zhongshu Ling smiled slightly: "Didn't Qi Shangshu also get the technology of a new type of thresher?"

Qi Liangyu looked slightly angry.

All the ministers lowered their heads.

The emperor still said the same thing: "What do you think should be rewarded?"

Qi Liangyu cheered up: "I have the courage to ask my sage, who is the person who developed this technology?"

The emperor pulled the corner of his mouth: "It's a 12-year-old child."

"A child again?" Several people were surprised.

"I heard that it was two children who made the new thresher?" He Shangshu was very happy, "I am a capable person in the younger generation. Congratulations."

The emperor did not look happy.He Shangshu flinched.

The thresher incident caused a stir in the capital.Wei Zhanning, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, publicized and displayed with great fanfare, saying that he had developed a new type of hand-cranked threshing machine, and if the test results were good, he would dedicate it to the court.Many people were watching, and Wei Zhanning was in the limelight on the street.

However, someone soon told everyone: "This threshing machine was not researched by Wei Shilang, but someone from Gyeongju Prefecture offered this method. Cui Jieshi ordered the blacksmith to rush to build it, but Wei Shilang passed by and saw the thresher. They were forcibly taken away, and displayed in front of the Gyeongju government office, saying that he studied it."

The audience was in an uproar, and the people didn't know who to believe.

"If you don't believe it, you can go to various blacksmith shops to have a look. Before Wei Shilang, someone had dedicated this method to the imperial court, and provided money to sponsor various blacksmith shops to try to build. The nearby state government and county government also They all received blueprints and copper coins."

The people really ran to each blacksmith shop, and the blacksmith shop was very straightforward, carried out the machine, and showed them the threshing machine on the spot.

Naturally, the imperial court received the drawings sent by Cui Jieshi first.Wei Zhanning was jumping in front of the government office in Gyeongju, and Cui Jieshi was so angry that he flew the eagle to pass the letter, expressing the blueprints and instructions in an expedited manner.The Cui family has a profound background, and immediately made various arrangements, and paid someone to build the machine, and kept it in the house waiting for the guard to be arrogant.

Chen Zhanning wanted to increase his reputation and achievements, but he was slapped in the face in public, and his position as servant was also removed.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry got the blueprint, but he didn't take the initiative.

If it weren't for Wei Zhanning's death, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry would have given credit for the new technology. The supervision of the Ministry of Industry to build a threshing machine is also a big project, and the imperial court's promotion of the new machine is a great joy.

As a result, the entire Ministry of Industry became a joke.Qi Liangyu hated both Wei Zhanning and the Cui family.

The emperor also found it embarrassing.

With a twitch of his brain, He Dongming turned the matter up again, and his guts also regretted it.

(End of this chapter)