Poor family mother and son

Chapter 58 "Embroidered clothes spring when Xiao Han stands, and colored clothes are trending toward the court"

Royal study.

Emperor Qingde drank tea and looked at the few courtiers in front of him.These are all officials from the Ministry of Industry.Today, Huang Zhong, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, came to the early court with the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Huang Zhong is 66 this year, and he will probably stop at the position of the right servant in his life.He has never retired. Firstly, this person is a technical management talent, and he can provide technical support for many matters of the Ministry of Industry; secondly, the emperor is not allowed.

Letting the old servant go further will block the way of others, and he won't last long at this age, but let him retire, and the emperor hasn't seen a successor yet.Huang Zhong is obsessed with various techniques and crafts, and the so-called study of things to gain knowledge is about him.

At this moment, old Huang Zhong was pointing excitedly at Chu Qing's "Blast Furnace Structural Drawing" and chatting to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "My lord, look at this again. Our shaft furnace is as thick as the top and bottom, but this blast furnace has The furnace belly is this section, and what's below..." He didn't even notice the spitting stars splashed on the gray beard.

Several technical backbones of the Ministry of Industry also listened carefully, nodding from time to time to express their understanding.The emperor drank tea slowly, waiting for their discussion to end.The emperor doesn't understand these things, so he doesn't need to understand them. Professional matters are left to professionals. This is what the emperor should do.

When everyone's discussion faded, the emperor asked, "How?"

"Your Majesty, the veteran thinks that this blueprint is very reasonable and should be much better than our current shaft furnace. May I ask your Majesty, who designed this blueprint? Can you allow the old minister to pay him a visit?" Without waiting for the minister of the Ministry of Industry to reply, the old man Huang Zhong couldn't wait to answer.

This old man has such a temper. He doesn't mean to disrespect his boss, but his thirst for knowledge is too strong.The Minister of the Ministry of Industry also knew his temper and didn't mind.

Emperor Qingde hadn't made it clear about the contribution of the drawings before, and he didn't mention it at the court meeting.Now it is just brought and let professionals appraise the feasibility.Hearing Huang Zhong's question at this time, he laughed. It seems that this blast furnace is a good thing.

"Huang Aiqing, I can understand your urgency, but this person is not in the capital..." Only then did the emperor tell the origin of the blueprint.Everyone listened.

"Zheng Aiqing, since you all think it is feasible, then hurry up and build a blast furnace according to the plan to see the effect. How about three days?" The emperor was actually more impatient.

"Your Majesty, three days is not enough." Zheng Chunqiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, wondered, "According to the drawings, we need to use No. [-] and No. [-] bricks to make the furnace. We don't know what No. [-] and No. [-] are. "

"Huh?" The emperor said "huh".

Zheng Chunqiu hurriedly leaned over and cupped his hands: "This drawing shows all the structures, dimensions and raw materials, but it doesn't indicate the proportion of materials used for this brick, so..."

"Then mix these materials directly, and make a mud furnace like we usually build a shaft furnace. It should be fine." Huang Zhong suggested, "The kaolin mentioned above is the Guanyin clay we often use, but it is called differently. That's all. The ratio is not bad, we can estimate it. In this case, three days is enough." Huang Zhong couldn't wait to build the blast furnace, and he was prepared to create the conditions if he had no conditions.

"Hmm." The emperor "hmm" again.The sound just now was rising, but now the sound is falling.The Ministry of Industry Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief.

After dismissing these people from the Ministry of Industry, Emperor Qingde raised the corners of his mouth, took a cup of tea, and said in his heart: These people, if you don’t give some pressure, you can’t come up with an idea, or you need pressure to be motivated!
The teacup was brought to his mouth, and before he could drink it, the eunuch's report came from outside the imperial study room: "Your Majesty, the Commander of the Secret Investigation Department is asking to see Mr. Hu!"

"Let him in!" He quickly took a sip of tea.This Hu Hengqiu came here when he had nothing to do recently, always trying to get some money from the emperor.It's been six times this month.It often took more than half an hour to ink a blot, which disturbed the emperor so much that he didn't even have a chance to drink tea.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let me show you something nice!" Hu Hengqiu came in holding a long box.

"Yo? Hu Aiqing has become elegant too? Is this a Guqin?" The emperor looked at the long box and guessed.

"Where! Your Majesty, you think highly of me, how can I understand that!" Hu Hengqiu laughed.In fact, Hu Hengqiu is really talented, and he plays the piano well.It's just that after the establishment of the secret investigation department, he no longer needs to use the piano to express his feelings of being unappreciated.Now this job is what he likes.

"Look at it, look at it." Hu Hengqiu excitedly opened the lid and showed it to the emperor as if offering a treasure, "This is the saber newly made by the secret investigation department, the embroidered spring knife. Your majesty, how are you?"

The emperor picked up the Xiuchun knife and gently stroked the blade with his fingertips.This knife is 110 centimeters long, with a blade about [-] centimeters long and a handle less than [-] centimeters long. The blade is two fingers wide, half a centimeter thick, and weighs three and a half catties. .

The emperor was also tall, so he couldn't help standing up and measuring the knife to his waist.This action broke Hu Hengqiu's heart, and he regretted that he showed the knife to the emperor.

The emperor flicked the blade with his fingertips again, and the melodious metal sound had a slight aftertaste, really good steel!The gold-plated pattern on the knife body is smooth and elegant.The handle of the knife is wrapped with a suede rope, which is very tight.

"Not bad, a good knife!" The emperor couldn't help but praise, "I accept it!"

"Emperor... Your Majesty, this knife, this knife is..." Hu Hengqiu was so anxious that he stuttered.

"Huh? What?" The emperor raised an eyebrow and looked at the Commander, with an expression of "you dare to have an opinion".

"Your Majesty, this saber is not... no, this saber is just a sample, and I want to distribute it to the secret investigation department and ask you for an order." Hu Hengqiu said: "If the emperor likes it too, you can customize a domineering one." style."

"Oh?" The emperor looked up at Hu Hengqiu.

"It's like this, Your Majesty, one of my subordinates, Xiaoqi, invented an iron-smelting technology, which can produce such a good knife. It's just that her blast furnace for iron-making is not stable enough. But she said that the finished product she made can reach The quality of steelmaking."

"Why, this Xiaoqi also has a blast furnace?" the emperor asked.

"There are also?" Hu Hengqiu was puzzled, "Who else?"

The emperor was also a little confused: "In the memorial of Jizhou Zhizhou Kuaima Jichuan, it is said that there is a capable person under his rule who designed a blast furnace that can smelt molten iron in a short time."

"Your Majesty, is it Chuqing?" Hu Hengqiu remembered that the letter had mentioned Jizhou Xiaoqi Chuqing, but he was attracted by Xiuchundao, but he didn't pay attention to the content behind it.

With that said, Hu Hengqiu presented the envelope in his sleeve to the emperor.

The emperor carefully examined it. It was an official letter from the Jizhou Council and a secret submission from Chu Qing.The official letter reported in detail Chu Qing's position in the Secret Investigation Division, and all of Chu Qing's actions since officially becoming Xiaoqi.

The role played by Chuqing's "Baolu Group" as an intelligence transfer station between Jizhou and Donglun is also detailed.

Chu Qing didn't know that he had done so much work for the secret investigation department.In fact, Zhang Mingyu brought people from other counties to buy bricks several times. Chu Qing also had suspicions, but did not investigate carefully.Every time Zhang Mingyu reported his work, he brought a clear share.All the functions of the intelligence station were attributed to Chu Qing.

The official letter also mentioned that two small officials from the Yu Department had approached Chu Qing about the matter, but they did not report clearly how Chu Qing should deal with it.It seems to be nothing.In the end, the secret report to Xiu Chundao and Chu Qing was sent after Li Jin, the doctor of the Yu Department, came to her.

Chu Qing's letter was simple and clear: "...the lower officials believe that things that are beneficial to the country and the people should not be judged by money...Although the blast furnace has not been tested many times, and it is unknown whether there are hidden dangers, it can still be used every twelve months. There is a furnace of molten iron at the right time... Please check... Embroidered clothes are in the spring, and the colorful clothes are getting closer to the courtyard. Therefore, the officials named it "Xiu Chun Dao"... The pattern can change color according to the grade... There is a small pattern at the end of the pattern Circle, inside a word 'secret'...".

The handwriting is neat and neat, unlike the soft and graceful handwriting of ordinary women, but with a feeling of strength penetrating through the back of the paper.The handwriting is unique, not like writing with an ordinary brush.

"The poem is not bad, and the characters are not bad." The emperor commented.

"This Chuqing...is a woman?" the emperor asked again.

"Yes," Hu Hengqiu replied.

"Why do I think this name sounds familiar?" The emperor hesitated.

"Your Majesty, the last time when Dong Lun people pretended to be bandits and were arrested by a group of villagers, it was this Chu Qing who led the way. She was also the one who found out that these people were Dong Lun's ore hunters. What a coincidence. She was also the one who found the mine," Hu Hengqiuhui reported.

"Well," the emperor slapped the table, which startled Hu Hengqiu.

"This is a model of a woman! She can resist the enemy and lead the people to become rich. She has fantastic ideas and is not ostentatious." The emperor praised: "I want to reward!" After finishing speaking, he looked at Hu Hengqiu.

Hu Hengqiu was depressed.Your majesty, if you want to reward you, you can reward me. What do you think I am doing.I came here to apply for funds from you to make the Xiuchun Knife, but you still expect me to give Chu Qing a bounty?
"Your Majesty, she is just a small flag, and she is just an ordinary village woman on the surface. You can make up your mind. Don't make her too conspicuous." Hu Hengqiu suggested solemnly.The implication is that you pay money, but I don't.Although Chu Qing is a member of my Secret Investigation Division, you have to pay him.

"Well, that's right." The emperor fully understood the meaning of the stingy Bara commander.Originally, he didn't want Hu Hengqiu to pay for it, but he just made an excuse for himself to pay less reward.

　Thank you Maoqiu Weiwei for your reward!Your encouragement is my motivation!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)