My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 844 I am still a child, I still need to grow up! Do you still think I am your elder brother? !

Ying Chengjiao happily bowed: "Great King Ying...eh?"

Halfway through his bow, Ying Chengjiao suddenly straightened his back and looked at Ying Zheng in astonishment: "The Master Craftsman is my brother?"

"Brother!"

"Are you afraid that I won't die of exhaustion?"

Ying Chengjiao already holds the posts of Zongzheng, Junxiaoling and Nongyanling. The Fengchang Yamen still needs Ying Chengjiao to go there frequently to confirm the sacrificial ceremonies, and the Zhisu Yamen also needs Ying Chengjiao to go there frequently to coordinate farming matters.

The manure management yard, pig management yard, Chang'an Township workshop group, and Lantian County workshop group all require Ying Chengjiao's careful care.

In addition, Ying Chengjiao also needs to devote most of his energy to the art of steelmaking, striving to make a breakthrough as soon as possible.

Ying Chengjiao himself still has eight fiefs, and he is also required to think about development plans and solve various problems that arise in various places.

As a result, now Ying Zheng gave the position of the Chief of the Craftsmen School to Ying Chengjiao?
Ying Chengjiao was really afraid that he would die of exhaustion on the spot!

Ying Zheng asked, "Looking around the world, is there anyone else besides your brother who can take on the role of the Master of Craftsmen?"

Ying Chengjiao subconsciously looked at Qi Ai, and saw Qi Ai retreating repeatedly with a look of panic on his face: "I don't have the ability to do this! I absolutely don't have the ability to do this!"

All disciples of the Artisan School need to be loyal to Daqin and accept Daqin's confidentiality management. The head of the Artisan School needs to be exposed to a large amount of confidentiality technology and then choose the appropriate technology to teach to the disciples.

Qi Ai didn't think he could gain Ying Zheng's trust.

More importantly, when it comes to craftsmanship, who in the entire Qin Dynasty can compare with Ying Chengjiao?
If Ying Chengjiao is unwilling to take on the position of Chief Craftsman, then no craftsman in the world would be ashamed to serve as Chief Craftsman!
Ying Chengjiao reluctantly withdrew his gaze and said with a sad face, "Then could you please dismiss me from my position?"

"I am young and my shoulders are weak. I really can't bear it!"

Ying Chengjiao tried to awaken Ying Zheng's sympathy.

But Ying Zheng glared at Ying Chengjiao speechlessly and said, "Don't think that I don't know that you sleep soundly for three and a half hours every day!"

"How can you say you can't bear it?"

Ying Zheng hated him for not fighting back and said, "You are just too lazy!"

"He's obviously quite talented, but he's just sitting there watching his talent go to waste!"

In Ying Zheng's opinion, Ying Chengjiao slept an astonishing seven hours a day!

This is undoubtedly a huge waste of life!

Even if Ying Chengjiao is just a child, he shouldn't be so lazy!
Ying Chengjiao's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Is sleeping three and a half hours a day a lot?!"

"Only three and a half hours!"

"I'm already very tired after only sleeping for three and a half hours a day, okay?"

Ying Zheng felt a little unconfident after being asked such self-righteous and reasonable questions by Ying Chengjiao.

Is it that I am wrong?
But even on my day off, I can only sleep for three hours at most!
Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei and asked, "Prime Minister, do you think that sleeping three and a half hours a day is not enough?"

Lü Buwei smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "I only sleep for two hours every night now, and take a short nap in the carriage on the way to and from court. This way, I feel more energetic."

"Changan Jun still has some youthful mentality after all."

Ying Chengjiao cried out, "How old is the prime minister? How old is this emperor?"

"The Prime Minister is old, so he naturally sleeps less."

"I am still growing up, how can I only sleep for two hours?"

I ask myself, I have tried extremely, extremely hard!
So you still think I'm lazy?

You bad old man, very bad!
Ying Zheng then looked at Wei Liao, Li Si and others and asked, "Can you guys sleep soundly for three and a half hours every day?"

Li Si and other court officials all shook their heads. Wei Liao looked at Ying Chengjiao with resentment in his eyes and said, "If Chang'an Jun had not repeatedly undermined the national strategy, I think I would have had the opportunity to sleep soundly for three and a half hours every day."

"But now?"

"It is a luxury for me to be able to sleep for three hours a day!"

Ying Chengjiao was dumbfounded!
Aren’t you guys sleepy?!

Ying Zheng did not give Ying Chengjiao another chance to refuse, and said firmly: "It is settled!"

"My brother, do you have any other craftsmen you would like to reward?"

Ying Chengjiao wished he could travel back to a quarter of an hour ago and slap himself hard a few times!
Let you talk fast!

Building the Daqin Craftsmen School will indeed be beneficial to the industrial development of Daqin, and will also help Ying Chengjiao save a lot of effort in the future.

But this does not mean that Ying Chengjiao is willing to take out some more time from his already limited time to teach the craftsmen!
It would be fine even if I have to wait until I have mastered the art of steelmaking before enrolling in the Ma Da Qin Artisan School!

But Ying Chengjiao also knew that it would be difficult for him to make Ying Zheng, who was even more workaholic than Ying Zheng, feel sympathy for him.

Thinking about how to delay the opening of the Great Qin Craftsman School, Ying Chengjiao glanced at Ying Zheng with resentment in his eyes. He shouted angrily, "Master Craftsman Fuqiong, step out!"

At the call of Ying Chengjiao, a famous craftsman came out to receive his reward.

After rewarding more than 30 craftsmen in a row, Ying Zheng looked at the sun that was about to set, stopped Ying Chengjiao who was about to call out the craftsmen, and said in a gentle voice: "I will register all the meritorious craftsmen and submit them to the court."

"Brother Nai will reward each of them according to their merits."

"My brother, your research and development of the blast furnace has helped our Qin's iron production surge. I should reward you handsomely first!"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head and said, "Those who contributed to the renovation of the blast furnace have been rewarded, but my main focus is on steelmaking."

"When I have mastered the art of steelmaking, I will go and ask for your reward."

"If you don't reward me handsomely, I won't obey!"

Stop rewarding me now!
Do you know how much food I have now? Eight! A full eight!
I am so busy with government affairs that I don’t have the time to take care of the ninth fiefdom!
In Ying Chengjiao's view, Ying Zheng's reward to him was not a reward at all.

Chunchun is a sweet burden!

Ying Zheng frowned slightly and said, "The blast furnace renovation was facilitated by my brother." "If you don't reward my brother handsomely but only reward the craftsmen, everyone in the world will be dissatisfied!"

Ying Chengjiao took two steps closer to Ying Zheng and said with a chuckle, "If you really want to reward me, big brother."

"Why don't you give me half a month's vacation and go fishing with me for three days."

"how?"

"I'm telling you, autumn fish are plump, and now the water plants are gradually withering, making it difficult for fish to find food, so this is the time when they like to bite the hook."

"Brother, come fishing with me for three days. I guarantee you'll catch so much fish that your back and waist will ache!"

After saying this, Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng with his big, watery and sparkling eyes, his eyes full of anticipation.

If you ask Ying Chengjiao what his favorite reward is right now, it’s definitely a holiday!
The reward that would make Ying Chengjiao happier than a holiday would undoubtedly be being able to take Ying Zheng out to play!

Ying Zheng looked embarrassed and shook his head, saying, "This is not a reward."

"Since my brother has been studying the art of steelmaking recently, I will choose a county near Lantian County with iron mines as his fiefdom!"

The earth dragon has not turned over yet, and the world is like a boiling oil pan, which will boil over if a drop of water falls!

How could Ying Zheng have the time to go out and play with Ying Chengjiao?

Just as Ying Chengjiao was about to give more advice, Han Cang suddenly stepped out and bowed, saying, "I advise you to do this. Your Majesty should reward the Lord Chang'an!"

"And we should reward them generously with money and food!"

Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly, and his voice turned cold: "Han Shangqing, I have made up my mind."

Han Cang raised his head and said seriously: "This year, Chang'an Jun has spent a lot of money on the research of steelmaking."

"In addition to the art of steelmaking, I have observed that Lord Chang'an has also built an extremely solid road between the Lantian County Workshop and the Lantian Ferry."

"I know that the Chang'an Palace must be short of money and food right now!"

"If the king grants the fief, it may not be able to solve the financial and food problems of Chang'an Jun's mansion."

"Therefore, I reiterate my request that Your Majesty reward Lord Chang'an with money and food!"

Ying Zheng was a little puzzled: "My brother, have you repaired the road recently?"

Along the way, Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei were worried about the fact that the earth dragon was taking a long time to turn over, and they didn't notice that the road under their carriage was different.

Ying Chengjiao was also puzzled: "I have indeed repaired the road recently."

"After all, most of the materials used in my research on steelmaking were transported by ship from various fiefdoms, so I need a road that is solid enough to carry the iron ore and coal."

"But I own eight fiefs, and I also get a share of the profits from selling Chang'an paper."

"Now we have only repaired more than ten miles of roads and built more than a dozen blast furnaces."

"Why did Lord Han think that my house was short of money and food?"

Han Cang quickly spits out various data: "It took 70 prisoners to work hard for a year without giving up farming and harvesting, and only then could a road miles long and steps wide (about meters) be built."

"In order to provide meals for the prisoners, transport earth, forge equipment, etc., at least a thousand people are needed to assist."

"The road from the Lantian County Workshop to the Lantian Ferry is about fifteen miles."

"Even if we just build this road according to the method of building a highway, we will need to mobilize at least 13,000 young and strong people to work for half a year without giving up farming and harvesting!"

"I have observed that the road built by Lord Chang'an is only about ten feet wide (21.3 meters), has no wheel tracks, and is not in compliance with regulations, but it is several times harder than a chariot road, and even a sharp blade would have difficulty leaving a mark."

"I don't know how Chang'an Jun built this road, but the cost and manpower must have been several times that of the highway!"

Han Cang sighed softly, looked at Ying Chengjiao with hatred for his lack of fighting spirit, and said, "I know that Lord Chang'an enjoys many fiefs."

"However, can the grain and grass collected by the fiefs every year support the extravagance of Lord Chang'an?!"

At this moment, Han Cang was like an old man who watched his younger generation squandering money and then acting like a big shot.

More importantly, Ying Chengjiao has a criminal record!

He was clearly the richest man in the Qin Dynasty besides Ying Zheng, but he once lowered his face to borrow money from the Qin royal family in order to develop his craftsmanship!

How could Han Cang trust Ying Chengjiao's economic capabilities?

Han Cang bowed to Ying Zheng again and said sincerely: "Chang'an Jun knows that our Great Qin is short of food and money, so he does not want to trouble the court."

"However, the court cannot ignore the efforts made by Lord Chang'an!"

The smile on Ying Zheng's face disappeared instantly, and his heart was filled with deep heartache and self-blame.

I was only delighted by the craftsmanship that my brother had brought to the Qin Dynasty, but I never paid attention to how much effort and money my brother had put into developing these skills!

The prince's younger brother not only contributed skills to the development of the country to the Qin Dynasty, but also paid for his own research.

What about the few people?
Just now, I was almost persuaded by my younger brother. I should wait until the steelmaking technique is completed before rewarding him together with me!
How can I be worthy of being your brother!
Ying Zheng shouted solemnly: "Brother!"

"Do you still think I am your elder brother?!"

"You are clearly in such a difficult situation, why don't you talk it out with your brother?!"

Ying Chengjiao was so annoyed that he said, "Brother, I have indeed spent a lot of money this year."

"But my brother is really not as distressed as Han Shangqing said!"

“It only took two months to build the road from Lantian Workshop to Lantian Ferry.”

"Including the craftsmen who made the materials, the transporters, and the builders, there were only a few hundred people in total."

"Even a small amount of money is not worth presenting to me."

"How can you let me be short of money and food because of this!"

(End of this chapter)