Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1262 Promising Prince

  The whole workshop is like a big steamer, it won't be long.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that his whole body was soaked.

  Liu Jian and others also felt breathless.

  But these female workers shuttled back and forth, or worked at their own stations.

  Zhu Houzhao is shirtless, like a fire brigade, sometimes helping here and sometimes helping there.

  When the female workers saw him, they became very close. This kind of closeness was not the kind of deliberate flattery.

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little ashamed.

  Cheng Ri scolded his son, only now did he realize that compared with his own son, there is simply a difference between himself and his son.

  Queen Zhang stayed here for half an hour.

  Finally, the **** counted out, and there were seventy-seven **** of thread spun.

  If it is an unskilled weaver, I am afraid that there are no two groups, but this machine has actually increased the efficiency of Queen Zhang by dozens of times.

  Empress Zhang couldn't help saying: "Dare to love my palace and so many people in the palace, it's been a waste of a month. With such a machine, I don't know how much energy I can save."

  Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be suffering every moment.

   Finally, he walked out of the workshop.

  Fang Jifan and others chased him out.

  Emperor Hongzhi seemed to have washed his face, and Liu Jian and others gasped even more.

But then, a gust of cold wind hit, and Emperor Hongzhi felt refreshed, and then he said pleasantly: "I finally understand why the price of cloth has dropped so much, hahahaha... so it is because of this, this thing , it’s not under the steam locomotive, this steam engine really has infinite uses, Jifan, what do you think...was this created by the crown prince?”

  Fang Jifan said seriously: "No."

  Zhu Houzhao was flattered, and he was just waiting for this compliment.

  When Fang Jifan categorically denied it, his face immediately pulled down.

Fang Jifan said: "The research on the steam locomotive has used countless manpower and material resources, and is the result of the hard work of thousands of craftsmen. The steam loom is not only researched on the basis of the predecessors, but also thousands of people. People, these people, all of them forget to sleep and eat, and some of them eat and sleep in the research institute. Although His Royal Highness the crown prince is the leader, he led the craftsmen to preside over this matter. The one who came out, my son is more upright, and I am not afraid of offending His Highness the Crown Prince, so I can only answer His Majesty, that His Highness the Crown Prince and countless people worked together to make it out."

  Zhu Houzhao's face softened a little.

  Old Fang is still very conscientious.

  This remark...Zhu Houzhao can't pick a single thorn.

   After all, Zhu Houzhao and those students and craftsmen worked together, forgot to sleep and eat, and they still have a lot of friendship with each other. Fang Jifan asked for credit for them, there is nothing wrong with it.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "I understand, you want me to reward these students and craftsmen."

  Fang Jifan said: "They don't need His Majesty's reward."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned again.

Fang Jifan said: "Xishan has already given them the treatment that should be given to them. They don't ask for fame and fortune, they just ask the court to treat them seriously. In the eyes of my ministers, the talents in the world are not just stereotyped scholars. The son-in-law said bluntly that he only knows how to make stereotypes, but it's just a group of wine and food."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Liu Jian and his face are congested with blood. They look good. Are you swearing?

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Look, Your Majesty, Xishan has raised a lot of wine bags and rice bags who can only do stereotypes, and they are lucky enough to win some Jinshi and Juren..."

  Liu Jian found that he had no temper at all.

  Others dare not scold Jinshi and Juren, but Fang Jifan is qualified.

   If you are not convinced, you can compare with his disciples, whose stereotyped essay is better.

  If you can't even win the stereotyped exam, then what qualifications do you have to refute.

Fang Jifan said: "The ones that really benefit the country and the people are neither merchants, scholars, or craftsmen, but in the eyes of my ministers, the best in every line of business, any line of business, as long as it is done well, it will make great contributions. They are all sages, just like Tuntian Wei who studies farming, and some students and craftsmen of Xishan Academy study machinery, and they are no different from scholars."

  Zhu Houzhao also said excitedly: "That's right, I think so too."

Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back. He heard what Fang Jifan meant, and he couldn't help smiling bitterly: "It's not a day's cold to freeze three feet. There are many things that are easy to say. How could I not know that stereotyped selection of scholars is full of disadvantages, but today All over the world, all the gentry teach stereotyped writing to their children..."

  He didn't continue talking, but exchanged glances with Liu Jian and the others.

   Everyone understands what Emperor Hongzhi thinks.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to be stable, it must have its own ruling foundation. At least for now, in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, 99% of the prefectures and counties are still these gentry. If they lose the support of these gentry, the world will still be stable. Can you live?

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "However, I really want to meet these students and craftsmen, they are all meritorious ministers."

  Emperor Hongzhi said, and looked at Zhu Houzhao in relief.

  Before, I misunderstood this kid, and spent all day in the workshop, with other plans.

  I just found out now that it turns out that... this guy worked with others to create such a thing, and he is producing cloth every day.

"With such a machine, why don't the country prosper? One workshop can produce 100,000 horses per month, so if there are ten, how about a hundred?" Emperor Hongzhi seemed very emotional: "I, Ming, lacked Where is silver, this silver...is just an iron lump dug out from the ground, not to mention, in this world, there are Daming Treasure Banknotes and Xishan Bank's banknotes, all of which are just a piece of paper. Is this piece of paper valuable? , not what is printed on it, but whether there are so many things that can be exchanged in the market."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Such workshops should be built in Xishan..."

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "Your Majesty, Xishan... I'm afraid we can't build more."

"Ok?"

Fang Jifan said: "I plan to set up Xishan Machinery Workshop with Your Majesty, not to buy and sell cloth, but to sell these steam looms, only to let the merchants in the world realize how powerful this thing is, and they will find it profitable, so they will order it one after another. At that time, hundreds of thousands of workshops will be built without Xishan's hands."

  Emperor Hongzhi pondered: "This... is also a good way. But..."

  Emperor Hongzhi realized a problem: "So, ordinary people will no longer be able to weave cloth?"

  Men farm and women weave, this is a habit passed down for thousands of years.

  The men went out to plow the land, while the women hid at home, sewed for the family, or engaged in weaving.

Therefore, in this generation, women's talents are the most important thing for women. Because women understand women's skills, they can buy clothes for their families when they marry their husbands in the future. Households, earn some scattered silver to subsidize the family.

   Emperor Hongzhi didn't know this.

   But now it seems... this road may not work.

  With such machines and such labor-saving production, how can this private weaving company compete with these machines?

  Fang Jifan said: "Women can come out to work. Right now, all kinds of industries are waiting to be promoted, and the most lacking thing is labor."

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help scolding: "Nonsense talk, isn't it that the world is going to be turned upside down? With these words, you can just say a few words of nonsense in front of me, and you must not talk nonsense outside."

Fang Jifan said very seriously: "Your Majesty, why can't women do things? I feel that if men can do things, women can do them too, and they can do things better than men. You see, everyone in this workshop They are female workers, their efficiency and skills are much better than most people, Your Majesty, no matter they are men or women, they are all His Majesty's children, how can His Majesty treat one more than another."

   Liu Jian and others rolled their eyes.

   This guy... started again.

  Emperor Hongzhi blew his beard and stared. Although he was very happy today, he felt that Fang Jifan's words would bring disaster to this kid, so he said sharply: "In short, don't talk nonsense. It's better for women to stay at home."

  Emperor, it’s just that unreasonable.

"Ah…"

   A chuckle.

  Emperor Hongzhi realized something when he heard the laughter. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the owner of the laughter.

  Queen Zhang's mouth was slightly hooked and she was smiling, but there was something interesting in her eyes.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Queen Zhang was a little annoyed.

In front of this palace, His Majesty said that this palace is useless, well, it is useless, and now in front of Jifan, he said that it is good for women to stay, anyway, it is contemptuous Own.

Empress Zhang straightened her temples, and said with a smile: "Yes, just now when I was weaving in the palace, I felt that half an hour was hard work, but the women in these workshops have been there since morning. In the evening, I really admire them. If you say they are useless, your Majesty and my concubines will definitely disagree. This woman, as long as she obeys the three obediences and four virtues, keeps herself safe, and if there are difficulties at home, it is not a bad idea to come out to seek some errands. Your Majesty, look Well, the female medical officers in the palace, don’t they all do a good job? Especially the female doctor Liang, I heard that she studied by herself in the palace, wrote a paper, and even appeared in a search journal. How many people are there in this world? Can be like her. Without her, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager... will lose her life."

"The concubine has absolutely no complaints against His Majesty. She just thinks that His Majesty regards these women who come out to seek employment as infidelity. This is really inappropriate. Could it be that female doctor Liang did something wrong? , Could it be... just because they came out to work, the world has turned upside down? What a big deal, Your Majesty is serious."

   "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

  Empress Zhang looked at Emperor Hongzhi pitifully.

  Emperor Hongzhi blushed, his eyes began to look around, hesitantly said: "This... this..."

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  The third update, and more.

  (end of this chapter)