I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 149 High Temperature Forge
After moving Zhou Zhen from the Ministry of Industry to the Tiangong Institute, Li Tian turned to look at Huang Zhun, and said firmly:
"Zhongchang, although the cement fired by Tiangong Bureau can be used, it is not the final product.

I have already told Zhou Zhen, and I will try my best to test the ratio in the future. The cost of the Tiangong Bureau will inevitably increase sharply in recent days. You can have some snacks over there, and don’t let Zhou Zhen worry about the money. "

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the household reform law has been implemented for 45 days, and all 150 people in the inner city have been drawn. Excluding the expenses in the accounts of the household reform bureau, there is still a huge amount of [-] million taels of silver."

It is true that Huang Zhun is the director of the Hukou Reform Bureau, but the cabinet has never left behind. The cabinet elders have always been very clear about the accounts of the Hukou Reform Bureau.

Although Li Tian hasn't had secret talks with Huang Zhun and his ministers recently, he has been paying attention to the law of household reform from Jiang Bao's mouth.

Only Wu Zhong and Zhou Zhen heard the accounts of the household reform bureau for the first time.

The words 150 million taels came to their ears, and Wu Zhong and Zhou Zhen's eyes widened immediately, just like Yang Shiqi and others heard the cement before, hissing and gasping.

Zhou Zhen, who has been in charge of burning cement recently, wiped his forehead with a little shame. Fortunately, he was worried that the household reform bureau would not have enough money. It turned out that the household reform bureau was already so rich.

Zhou Zhen's embarrassing expression fell into Huang Zhun's eyes. Huang Zhun pursed his lips into a smile, bared his teeth in a rare way, and said with an upstart tone:

"Dean Zhou, the Bureau of Household Reform can now enter 8 to [-] taels of silver a day, just open your arms and spend it."

"The old man is righteous, and the lower officials are very grateful."

Seeing Director Huang pretending to be aggressive to Zhou Zhen, Li Tianheng smiled and curled his lips, and simply waved his hands to let everyone sit down, looked at Zhou Zhen and said meaningfully:
"Zhou Zhen, the biggest expense of the Tiangong Bureau is the construction of the calcination furnace, and the second is wages and salaries.

But since Director Huang has spoken, I think you might as well go directly to choose a place outside the city and build a high-temperature forge first. "

How much money can a few broken stoves cost, Huang Zhun pursed his lips indifferently, and looked at Zhou Zhen after taking the words and said loudly:

"Dean Zhou, this pavilion means what it says. For the high-temperature forging furnace that His Majesty mentioned, the Household Reform Bureau will first arrange [-] seats for you."

The Tiangong Bureau is still using a muddy masonry furnace. Although the temperature can barely meet the requirements for firing cement, it needs to burn hundreds of catties of coal, which is really wasteful.

Zhou Zhen got advice from Li Tian two days ago. In fact, he had long wanted to replace the high-temperature forging furnace with cement bars. Seeing that Director Huang is so generous, he immediately bowed deeply:

"Thank you, Mr. Huang Ge, for your great help."

Seeing Huang Zhun and Huang Zhun settle the matter back and forth, Li Tian suddenly burst out laughing, looked at Huang Zhun and laughed endlessly and said:
"Zhongchang, it's hard for a gentleman to chase after a word, and you have to pay close attention to the household reform."

"Your Majesty is just joking, I already have a way to handle household reform..." While speaking, Huang Zhun suddenly felt that something was wrong, and stopped talking abruptly, pursing his lips slightly and said:

"May I ask Your Majesty, how much is the high-temperature forge used to burn cement?"

"Not too much, not too much, at most 2000 taels of silver." Li Tian laughed out loud as he waved his hands leisurely.

One is 2000 taels, ten is 2 taels, one hundred is 20 taels, and the five hundred is... 100 taels!
After a simple calculation, the cost of 100 million taels was calculated. Huang Zhunxing's even smiling face suddenly collapsed. He swallowed and said without giving up:
"Your Majesty, although I don't understand civil construction, I also know that the so-called forging furnaces are mostly made of bricks and stones to build glutinous rice mortar covers. A 50 taels of silver is a big deal. How can it cost 2000 taels?"

Seeing Huang Zhun's expression that I wanted to repent, Li Tian hummed and laughed twice, pretending to be angry and said:

"Dig yourself into a hole and jump on your own. Now you still want to deny it. How come you Huang Zhongchang, why didn't I find you so shameless before."

"What kind of shameless minister is this? The household reform bureau's money belongs to His Majesty. This minister is said to be loyal to the emperor and do his duty."

"Come on, if you get it cheap, you'll be good. If you lose it, you'll feel bad." Pretending to be impatient, Li Tian scolded Huang Zhun, then Li Tian looked at Zhou Zhen and said:

"Zhou Zhen, tell him why the high-temperature forging furnace is so expensive."

Huang Zhun felt very uncomfortable when he pooped in the pocket of his trousers, but Zhou Zhen was so beautiful right now.

The high-temperature forging furnace was in his plan with the emperor. It was a project that the Tiangong Bureau would undertake by itself in the future. Huang Gelao saved him a million taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth. How could he not be moved by this.

Suppressing a laugh and coughing twice, Zhou Zhen explained solemnly:
"Old Huang Ge may not be aware that the temperature required for firing cement is extremely high. Although the current furnace of Tiangong Bureau can also be used, it wastes a lot of coal.

The high-temperature forging furnace is different. The high-temperature forging furnace is sealed with yellow mud and cement cover. Not only will it use the best stone strips, but it will also use a bellows made of [-]-forged steel. Outlet.

Moreover, the dust is extremely large when firing cement. In order not to affect the common people, a large workshop covering an area of ​​[-] mu had to be built. "

What Zhou Zhen said made Huang Zhun feel that his teeth were sour. Only a general in the Emperor's Jinwu Guard could wear a hundred-forged fish scale armor. Zhou Zhen actually wanted to use hundred-forged steel to make the bellows?
"Dean Zhou doesn't need to say any more, this pavilion just pays the money."

Not wanting to embarrass himself in front of a group of colleagues, Huang Zhun vowed to learn from the pain in the future, and said very painfully.

"Don't be impatient, Mr. Huang Ge. I haven't finished talking yet. Although this high-temperature forging furnace requires a lot of materials, it really can't make 2000 taels of silver."

"This cabinet knows."

Hearing this, Huang Zhun immediately snorted, and muttered aggrievedly: "The emperor will scare me."

Zhou Zhen's mind is at peace now, like an old man boating on a lake, he said slowly:
"Your Majesty did not scare the old man. The reason why a high-temperature forging furnace costs 2000 taels of silver is because it is more than ten times larger than a traditional clay furnace."

With a clang, Huang Zhun accidentally stepped on each other with his left and right feet, and fell to the ground.

Zhou Zhen was taken aback when he saw this, and hurried forward to help Huang Zhun up:
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Ge. Ten times the forge is only tentative. If the skill allows, twenty times, thirty times the forge can also be built."

"Don't talk about it, after the cabinet meeting is over, you go to the household reform bureau with me, and I will give you 140 million taels at a time, and you will never look for me again." After finishing speaking, Huang Zhun looked at Li Tian:

"I implore Your Majesty for your permission."

"Huang Zhun, the cement department may be richer than your household reform bureau in the future, have you really thought about it?"

"Think it over, Your Majesty, I can't think more clearly."

"That's okay, I'm sure, Zhou Zhen, after the cabinet meeting is over, you can follow Director Huang to get the money."

With more than 100 million taels of silver in hand, Zhou Zhen was in such a good mood at the moment, he bowed deeply to Huang Zhun, and repeatedly called Long Live His Majesty.

(End of this chapter)