People really don't want to work overtime in Daxia

Chapter 25
After tidying up, Yu Qing dragged An Guangze to buy some gifts and went straight to Du Shangshu's mansion.

The more things went wrong, the more remote it became. Compared with this, the remote Ministry of Industry is almost the center of the imperial capital.

"How long will it take for us to arrive?" Yu Qing felt that he had traversed the entire imperial capital, and couldn't help complaining, "This Du Shangshu lives in a remote place."

"Don't worry, my lord, it's not here."

Looking in the direction of An Guangze's finger, he saw a slightly dilapidated house standing there.

Yu Qing directly went forward to knock on the door with his things in hand, the muffled sound of "dong dong" was a bit eerie in this remote street.

"Crackling" the door of the mansion opened, and an old man in ordinary clothes appeared behind the door.

The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, Yu Qing looked at the porter and had no choice but to respectfully say, "Please tell the old man, Yu Qing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, pays his respects to Lord Shangshu."

The old man didn't respond, but just looked Yu Qing up and down, which made him feel a little nervous, what's wrong with this?Shouldn't you go in and report?
At this time, An Guangze pulled Yu Qing's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Master, this is Lord Shangshu, Du Shangshu."

As soon as these words came out, Yu Qing was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that this old man who was similar to the concierge was actually his boss.

Yu Qing hastily saluted and said, "Ministry Minister Yu Qing has met Lord Shangshu!"

The old man turned sideways to let the two of them in, and then closed the door with a "bang".

"My lord, the treatment is good this time. We couldn't get in when we came here before." Seeing Du Shangshu's gaze, An Guangze shut up without daring to say anything.

After entering the mansion, Yu Qing also looked around, only to see that there was only one weapon rack in the yard, with knives, guns and sticks on it, except for these things, it was empty.

Walking into the main room, there are some old and faded furniture, but they are also spotless.

"Sit down, I know you." Du Shangshu said to himself, "The Yuyang battle was really good, but I didn't expect you to come to me so soon, but I think highly of you."

Du Shangshu said nonchalantly, "I said before that I don't care about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. It's just that I will resign to make a name for myself."

aha?Is this a misunderstanding?It is estimated that this person does not know what is going on with the Ministry of Industry.

"You always misunderstood. Now that the salary from the Ministry of Industry has been reissued, everything is better." An Guangze explained, "We didn't come to invite you out of the mountain."

Hearing that Du Shangshu looked at Yu Qing in surprise, he didn't expect that this young man was good at fighting and martial arts, and he could also manage the Ministry of Industry?
Du Shangshu was still a little skeptical, and asked pretending to be puzzled, "Then why are you looking for me, an old man who is going to be buried?"

"The official is just here to visit, and I want to clear up my doubts by the way." Yu Qing looked at An Guangze and said, "You go to the yard and wait for me first, and I will talk to Lord Shangshu about something."

An Guangze nodded, and closed the door when he went out.

"My lord, I am a little curious why the Ministry of Industry is self-sufficient, and one of the six departments is not paid by the imperial court?" Yu Qing asked straightforwardly.

Du Shangshu smiled and said, "Isn't it good to be self-sufficient? Otherwise, if Daxia wants to build something, the Ministry of Industry will pay for it."

Seeing that Du Shangshu didn't reject this topic, Yu Qing continued to ask, "This is very unreasonable, please sir."

"Do you know who are the people in the Ministry of Industry?" Du Shangshu asked back.

Now Yu Qing was a little confused, and responded, "They are all craftsmen, those who forge iron, burn kilns, repair rivers, and build houses."

Du Shangshu shook his head and looked at the light coming from outside the door and sighed and said, "It's been 166 years since Daxia. I'm afraid no one knows about it except us."

"The Ministry of Industry was formed by the surrender of troops from a prince of the previous dynasty. Do you think the Ministry of Industry will reassure the Daxia royal family?"

Du Shangshu continued to talk to himself, "At that time, the world was in chaos, and the princes fought in a melee. The sudden rise of the Great Xia army defeated the princes one by one. In the end, only the Duke of Tang was left. At that time, the world was basically settled. In order to prevent the people from continuing to suffer. In the heat of the war, Tang Guogong directly surrendered to Daxia."

"Then the Ministry of Industry is now the descendant of that Tang Guogong's army?"

"Yes, to be precise, he is the most loyal guard to Duke Tang." Du Shangshu said seriously, "I am a descendant of the original guard commander."

At this time, Yu Qing understood that it was not so much a collection as a guard, enclosing the enemy's elite in the imperial capital to strike iron.

"If it wasn't for Tang Guogong's kindness, we would have been able to compete with Daxia for the world." Du Shangshu said weakly, "It's a pity that the confrontation has been in vain for several years, allowing Daxia to recuperate."

"Then this self-sufficiency is better to say that it is self-sufficient." Yu Qing said with emotion, "It is estimated that the Ministry of Industry will be disbanded within a few generations. It is really amazing."

"I didn't mean it at the beginning. It was the last emperor who was famously cautious, so he set the rules."

"Although His Majesty doesn't care much about it anymore, it's a problem for the old man to resign his old age and return to his hometown, so he has to stick to his position as a minister." Du Shangshu laughed at himself, "I guess I will be freed the day I die."

Looking at the appearance of the old man in front of him, Yu Qingyu couldn't bear to make up his mind secretly, and decided to win the position of Minister, not only for the sake of building a great summer and making people's lives better, but also for the wish of the old man in front of him to retire and return home.

Du Shangshu smiled and said, "Your coming to the Ministry of Industry can be regarded as your ups and downs. Someone must be punished for the destruction of Yuyang City. Let me tell the old man about the recent affairs of the Ministry of Industry."

Yu Qing narrated everything without reservation, and the corners of the old man's mouth rose slightly when he heard it.

Seeing this, Yu Qing understood that it wasn't that Du Shangshu didn't want to manage the Ministry of Industry, they were all his own people who had worked hard with his ancestors, but he knew that life might be even more difficult if he managed it.

After describing the recent events, Du Shangshu smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's good. Now that we can get our salary, it will be good for everyone to have food to eat."

"When my old bones are buried in the ground, you, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, can be regarded as supporting these people."

Yu Qing shook his head, "My lord, I not only want to keep the Ministry of Industry alive, but I also want to leave ink in the history books."

Looking at the confident young man in front of him, Du Shangshu had a premonition that this young man could lead the Ministry of Industry out of bondage.

"My lord, I have something else to do here today." Yu Qing thought for a while and said, "Do you have evidence for the rules set by the late emperor in order to curb the Ministry of Industry? You can't just say that with red lips and white teeth, right?"

"Haha, the former emperor was judged extremely cautious, so why didn't he say anything." Du Shangshu stroked his beard and said, "At the beginning, I was afraid that we would ask for a salary and deliberately issued an imperial decree to stop talking."

"It says above that from now on, the Ministry of Industry will be self-sufficient. Even the missions of the imperial court will have to be paid for. Similarly, the imperial court will not care about us, even if we live on the streets and starve to death collectively."

Hearing this, Yu Qing had a solid foundation in his mind. With the decree, after the Ministry of Industry made money, no one would pick peaches with envy.

"Sir, can you show me the imperial edict?"

Upon hearing this, Du Shangshu's expression changed.

(End of this chapter)