People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 340 Goodbye Queen Ma, the textile machine comes out

Regarding the admission of mathematics into the imperial examination, Kong Na was the first-hand witness.

He naturally understood the key role of his Taoist friend in it.

But Xu Cunren also warned him that this matter was related to Zhang Yi's wealth and life, and his small change had affected the interests of too many people.

Today, this matter has already been settled, but now the situation has risen again.

Kong Na is in the Guozijian, and many people here are the children of high officials.

Seeing their attitudes, he felt an invisible pressure.

"My father said that he must take a copy. How can a Taoist interfere in the imperial examination?"

"I just said how could Mr. Xu make this thing, Mr. Xu himself is not good at math!"

"Xu Cunren's nonsense, how can he serve as a sacrificial wine for the Imperial Academy?"

"Zhang Yi, if he is still studying in the Imperial College, I will ask him for an explanation..."

The crowd was raging, and Kong Na himself felt some pressure.

He got up and walked towards Xu Cunren's office, only to find that Xu Cunren was also surrounded.

"Master Xu, I want to ask, is this really as the rumors say?"

Let a child, or a Taoist priest interfere with the imperial examination, are you worthy of the status of Guozijian's sacrificial wine? "

Several doctors and teaching assistants from the Imperial College have come.

Even the teaching assistant Xu Cunren recruited personally appeared on the spot.

Faced with such a situation, the door inside opened, and Xu Cunren walked out full of bitterness.

"gentlemen!"

"grown ups!"

What everyone was waiting for was Xu Cunren's appearance, and everyone's eyes were burning on Mr. Xu.

"Everyone, what's the point of pursuing this matter?
It is His Majesty's permission to enter the imperial examination in mathematics, and no one decides!
Now that His Majesty has made a decision, he naturally has his reasons! "

"Mr. Xu, don't change the subject. We just want to know, is it you or Zhang Yi?"

Xu Cunren was silent for a while, and said:
"It was the old man's suggestion!"

"It's a joke, sir, you still have to protect Zhang Yi here, your math skills are not as good as mine, how could you make such a decision?

On the other hand, that Zhang Yi is the number one in Guozixue every time in the math test!

He is close to you, it is normal for you to listen to his bewitching!
But have you ever thought about how many people will lose their names because of your nonsense? "

Someone mentioned this matter, and the students felt the same way, and uncontrollable anger appeared on many people's faces.

It has been nearly a year since the matter of entering the imperial examination in mathematics has been settled.

Restructuring is in full swing across the country.

However, many people, especially scholars in the south, knew in their hearts that this change in assessment standards would also prevent many people who were able to pass the imperial examination from being eligible for the imperial examination.

And the person who caused this consequence turned out to be an eight-year-old child?
They can't bully the emperor, they can't bully an old official, can they let a Taoist priest go?
Seeing this situation, Xu Cunren could only smile wryly.

What he can do for Zhang Yi now is to beat him to death without admitting that his students have worked hard on this matter.

If he doesn't take it down, who knows what Baiguan can do?
Will His Majesty protect that disciple?
"Everyone, Xu promises that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Zhang Yi!"

These people are only dubious about his words.

But those who got the answer dispersed with doubts.

Xu Cunren sighed and turned around to find that Kong Na was also there.

"Did you tell outsiders?"

"Absolutely nothing!" Kong Na said softly:

"This matter came from the mouth of the Fourth Highness. I'm afraid they won't believe it if you take it down!"

Xu Cunren smiled wryly and shook his head:
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, they need to find a soft persimmon to pinch!

The old man was targeted before, but they were not satisfied with His Majesty's handling method!

Now that there is an object that can make them fight and take revenge, they will naturally not let it go!

To put it bluntly, it was because the interests of too many people were moved! "

Xu Cunren patted Kong Na on the shoulder and said:

"You haven't seen that kid for a while, go, go find him..."

"Sir, I'll go by myself!"

Kong Na rejected Xu Cunren's suggestion:
"This public opinion is so turbulent. If you go to him, sir, I'm afraid there will be more troubles. The student has a good relationship with him, and no one in the Kong family will target it. It's best for me to inform him!"

"Tell him not to go out recently! Just pass this limelight!"

Kong Na nodded, this incident was a big one, but if Zhang Yi was more honest, probably nothing would happen.

The imperial examinations are determined by His Majesty.

No matter who puts forward the opinion, this matter cannot be changed.

But Longhushan will be hostile by some people, that is unavoidable.

Kong Na bowed, bid farewell to Xu Cunren, and went to Qingxin Temple.

……

When Kong Na went to Qingxin Temple, another carriage was also slowly heading towards Qingxin Temple.

"Father, son, turn around and punish the fourth younger brother, and not let him go to Chaotian Palace..."

There was a lot of noise in the city about the admission of mathematics into the imperial examination.

For a while, the public opinion among the officials was raging, and this matter naturally could not escape the surveillance of the palace, and the instigator of this matter, Zhu Di, was also spanked by Zhu Biao.

"Don't let the fourth child go out, I'm afraid he will be choked..."

Apart from Zhu Biao and his son, there was also a woman in the car, who looked benevolent.

Seeing her speak, Zhu Biao replied:

"Mother, this matter can be big or small. Those officials have already written a letter saying that Longhushan's interference with the artifact is a disaster for the country... There are endless voices for asking someone to do Longhushan and Zhang Yi..."

Empress Ma laughed and said:

"So what? There are not many officials offended by Dragon and Tiger Mountain. We only talk about the public case of monks and Taoists paying taxes. I don't know how many people would like to eat the flesh and blood of Zhang's father and son, but to put it bluntly, His Majesty allowed it!

No matter whether Xu Cunren proposed it or that little cunning man proposed it, His Majesty still allowed it!
Although from the point of view of public opinion, Longhushan will add another piece to the hearts of scholar-bureaucrats this time, but in fact, a few days have passed! "

"I'm afraid, these people still have back-ups!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang took the words, Empress Ma smiled:

"Even so, isn't there still you?"

The three people in the carriage laughed, no matter how much trouble Zhang Yi caused, he still had to be punished through the emperor.

As long as the emperor didn't meet the public opinion that he had to do things against his will, Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely survive.

The family slowly moved towards Qingxin Temple, but their trip was not an initiative, but an invitation from Zhang Yi.

The loom is done!
This is the reason why Lao Zhu brought Queen Ma today. The so-called men farm and women weave, Lao Zhu actually doesn't know much about looms. ,
But Empress Ma, even in the palace, she still maintained the habits she had before becoming an empress.

Farming, cooking, weaving, female red...

None of these things were left behind.

No one doubts the effectiveness of Zhang Yi's [invention], but after all, it takes a knowledgeable person to evaluate the quality of a thing.

The chariot and horse stopped, and Zhu Biao got off the chariot first, and then helped his queen mother out of the chariot and horse.

The Jin Yiwei who were protecting them had already dispersed.

Under the guidance of Li Qingmo, several people entered the Taoist temple.

From the backyard of the Taoist temple, there was a cheerful voice of Xiao Mengyao, and some kind of aroused sound from the operation.

"Auntie, this is wrong, you put your feet here..."

After a long time no see, Empress Ma still recognized Zhang Yi's voice.

When the three of them entered the range of the backyard, Zhang Yi turned around and shouted happily:
"Sister is here..."

Old Zhu hadn't heard him call Empress Ma's sister for a long time, and his face immediately turned black.

This guy still likes to mess up his seniority.

But he doesn't like it, Empress Ma still likes it very much.

"Long time no see, Zhang Xiaozheng, I left in a hurry last time, and I haven't had time to say goodbye to you, don't blame my aunt..."

"There's no reason to be surprised. When did you enter Beijing?"

"Not long after, your uncle said that our family is going to go north with the whole family, so after taking care of the things at home, we will go to Peking!"

Empress Ma glanced at Lao Zhu and said:
"As a result, just as the family was settled, he wanted to go back to East Zhejiang to open a factory. He said that you gave him the business experience. Didn't I just get pulled over by him to have a look?"

"It turns out that my sister is still a good wife..."

Zhang Yi and Queen Ma's polite words were almost finished. Queen Ma raised her head and looked at the other two women.

A woman is pregnant with Liujia, and her body has become a little plump due to pregnancy, but she can still see her beauty.

Another cute little girl was hiding behind her, showing her head.

Queen Ma smiled and waved.

Xiao Mengyao hesitated for a moment, then ran up to her:
"What a lovely child, it would be great if we could have one! Child, this is a gift from your aunt..."

Empress Ma casually took out a piece of jade and handed it to Meng Yao.

"Auntie, you can't..."

The jade that the queen took out was a precious thing no matter how inconspicuous it was.

Mrs. Li hurriedly stopped her, and Empress Ma raised her head and said with a smile:

"Sister of the Li family, I see that the child likes it, so you don't have to be polite!"

After finishing speaking, she stuffed the jade piece to Xiao Mengyao.

Then he stood up and looked at the machine behind Mrs. Li.

"Is this the spinning machine you made?"

Unlike big men like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, Empress Ma could tell at a glance that this machine was different from popular machines.

The looms handed down in the Ming Dynasty originated from the three-spindle pedal loom popularized by Huang Daopo in the Song Dynasty, and later improved, and some of them were four-spindle pedal machines.

But Zhang Yi's machine was different from them.

Among them, people who often use spinning wheels can see the difference at a glance.

The biggest difference between this machine and the popular machines on the market is that it has eight spindles, four less than the best spinning wheel on the market.

And its machine is not much larger than other spinning wheels. The main reason is that these spindles are erected.

Empress Ma's eyes lit up, just this small change made her feel that the spinning wheel was different.

"How to use this car?"

Empress Ma's eagerness to try made Zhang Yi smile.

He glanced at Mrs. Li, who was sitting in front of the spinning wheel.

"Sister Li, you are pregnant..."

"It's not in the way, and it's not labor. Let her exercise and exercise her muscles and bones!"

When Zhang Yi stopped her, Empress Ma didn't object any more, and just let Mrs. Li start spinning.

Mrs. Li knew the textile machine well. When one spinning wheel started to drive the eight spindles to rotate, Empress Ma's expression gradually became serious.

Mrs. Li was pregnant and couldn't move fast.

But even so, her speed was still faster than Queen Ma's usual spinning in the palace.

Although she is expensive as a queen, her craftsmanship has not fallen behind. She may not be as good as a worker in Songjiang Mansion, but she will definitely not be weaker than a pregnant woman.

The only explanation is that the speed of this machine weaving is very fast, far higher than all the weaving machines on the market.

"stop!"

Empress Ma asked Mrs. Li to stop and said:

"Sister can teach me?"

"Sister, sit down!"

Mrs. Li got up and slowly taught Queen Ma how to use the loom.

Empress Ma then stepped on the spinning wheel. At first she was unskilled in her movements, but after a while, Empress Ma also picked up her speed.

When a healthy skilled worker started to use the spinning wheel, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also became shocked.

No comparison, no harm.

Zhu Biao and Zhang Yi belong to people who have never seen the world, but Lao Zhu is different.

In the past years, especially the three years when he was a monk traveling around the world.

The emperor has seen all walks of life, and also tasted the ups and downs of life.

Even after the rebellion, the days of farming and weaving with Ma Xiuying have always been Lao Zhu's dream.

He had seen Queen Ma spinning for a long time, and he knew how fast a normal female worker was spinning.

"This……"

"Father, will it be soon?"

"It's more than twice as fast as the one in your mother's harem!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's conclusion surprised Zhu Biao.

Double, what is that concept.

If it was before leaving the palace, Zhu Biao probably didn't have enough understanding of this efficiency.

But he did "business".Zhu Biao usually asks about the restaurant, data, and cloth line under Jinyiwei.

Shi Jing's experience made him understand two words, cost...

Double the normal energy, assuming that other people's cost profit is [-]%, the fabric produced by Zhang Yi's loom is only [-]%.

As long as he is willing, he can make things cheaper than others while earning more than others.

If such gauze and cotton cloth appear on the market, it will be a fatal blow to other business opponents.

"I just don't know how the ingredients are...

Boss, you are also considered a young boss, go and have a look! "

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to bring some finished materials. Zhu Biao walked over, took out the finished products from the loom, and looked back excitedly:
"Father...Father..., this material is better than what we usually sell at our house..."

"what?"

Lao Zhu stopped being airy, walked over quickly, grabbed some materials and looked at them for a while, and immediately became excited.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head, Zhang Yi was very stinky at the moment, and he stood aside with a smile of a magic stick.

If you give him another feather fan, this guy will be as virtuous as Zhuge Wuhou in the book he wrote himself.

"Uncle now believes that my nephew will not harm you!"

"No, no, of course not!"

Old Zhu laughed out loud, he liked this kid so much.

Not to mention anything else, as long as there is this textile machine, the factory he and Zhang Yi set up will never lose money...

"This is productivity, the change it brings to the world..."

Zhang Yi's words froze Lao Zhu's smile.

He glanced down at the loom, then at the materials on the ground, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

　It's the beginning of the month, ask everyone for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)