Royal Gold Magistrate

"This is the situation. Right now, the minister has finished all the follow-ups, and there are still some who are unwilling to give up, but the general trend has gone. After staying in Beijing for a few days, they dispersed by themselves."

In the Imperial Garden, Fang Zhengyi and Emperor Jing were wandering around.

The garden is green and shady, and there are crisp birdsong from time to time.

In the past period of time, Fang Zhengyi explained everything in detail.

After hearing this, Emperor Jing paused, and said with a smile in his eyes: "This matter is really beautiful, I didn't expect you to have such a solution."

Fangzheng said: "It's nothing. There is no beginning and end, and those scholars have their own selfish intentions. Naturally, this purpose is impure and cannot last long."

Emperor Jing nodded: "Zhou Hong has worked hard with me all his life and worked hard. Since his son is interested in doing things under your command, you should remember him better."

Fangzheng grinned and said, "Don't worry about this, Mr. Zhou is really discerning, and his son is not bad."

"Working under the minister's command, the minister promises to accelerate his growth and become the country's brick and stone as soon as possible."

Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

Fang Zhengyi asked, "I don't know what your majesty thinks about the situation in the black factory?"

Emperor Jing's footsteps slowed down, he looked up and thought for a while, "I think it's a bit of a fuss. Scholars don't understand the sufferings of the world. According to what you said, life in the factory seems to be good. I have seen worse. If we try our best to improve the treatment of the people, The factory is the lifeblood of the railway, and I am worried that this process will be delayed."

Good guy, more radical than me!

It seems that no matter how benevolent and caring this emperor is, he can't resist the temptation to build a spectacle and keep his name through the ages.

Fangzheng nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise. If you try to improve the treatment of the people, it will indeed delay the progress of the construction, but if you blindly favor the factory, they will get worse sooner or later. The court still needs to strike a balance among them."

"Nowadays, there are already signs of this. The common people are short-sighted and often only look out for short-term benefits. Children of a few years old are sent to child labor in exchange for meager income. For children, working in factories is quite dangerous. It is not only a waste of money. Great age, may even be disabled in the future."

"Factories will still be built in the future. If the situation spreads and expands, it will be detrimental to the state. I suggest that the court consider it early and legislate restrictions."

Emperor Jing frowned and said, "This is indeed a question. What can a child of a certain age do? There is nothing better than this. Come up with a set of rules and regulations, and discuss this matter as soon as possible."

"I have already written it and brought it here." Fangzheng directly took out a set of notebooks from his sleeve.

This issue of child labor has been learned a lot in the history class. Although Yu Guo is not a big problem for him, it is best to solve it as soon as possible.

In order to save that little profit, capitalists even squeeze children, which is really unnecessary.

People's lives are really hard, and Fang Zhengyi can understand if they want to exchange for more money.

But from the overall point of view, most people will not be able to get rich if they have more, and they will not starve to death if they are less.

Legal restrictions can filter out some people. As for the remaining group of extremely poor people, there are always loopholes for them to take advantage of.

"You came prepared today." Emperor Jing smiled and motioned Guo Tianyang to put away the memorial, "What about the crown prince? You told me that he has a deep understanding of the situation in the factory. He is not in the palace recently. He is in the palace. where?"

Fangzheng said together: "I said just now that we need to find a balance between the factory and the workers. Your Highness already has an idea, and he is looking for a management method."

Emperor Jing was expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Fangzheng looked him up and down, and added:

"His Highness is now able to learn more about factories and management methods. The current situation has changed. In the future, countless factories will spring up on the land of Dajing."

"Eastern Suburb University is still working on renovating the steam engine. If the remodeled steam engine is rolled out into the factory on a large scale in the future, the production process of the whole Dajing will be completely different from the traditional method, and the coordination and cooperation of manpower will also have a new look. This is something the imperial court has never experienced before, and there is no precedent for even trying to learn from history."

"Now is the right time, and we can understand and master the rules from the very beginning. Therefore, His Highness asks his minister to take leave of absence from His Majesty on his behalf. He may not be in the palace from time to time, and he will report to His Majesty when the matter becomes clearer."

Emperor Jing thought for a long time before he said: "It's like the appearance of firearms, and the strategy of war needs to be adjusted urgently, right?"

"That's right, that's exactly what it is."

"Forget it, then let him go. When the first emperor was young, I and several other brothers had also experienced outside, and it was nothing to go out for activities, and I can't control him now. But tell him to make time Go back to the palace, there are many reports in the palace that have been copied for him, so political affairs must not be delayed."

Hearing this, Fangzheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Fairly smooth.

The two stopped in front of the pavilion, Emperor Jing said: "I am tired, please sit with me."

When the two entered the pavilion, Emperor Jing just wanted to open his mouth to continue asking some questions.

Fangzheng pulled it out of his arms twice, took out a small gold satin box with cloud pattern embroidered on it, and presented it to Emperor Jing: "My son came today, and I actually brought a present for my father."

Emperor Jing looked at the small box and couldn't help being amused: "It's not a festival, what gift do you give? Open it and have a look."

As soon as Fangzheng opened the box, he revealed the small golden objects inside.

Emperor Jing's eyes were fixed: "Pocket watch? Didn't you give me a pocket watch? No, why is it still wearing a strap?"

Fangzheng shook his head and smiled, "No, this is not a pocket watch, it's a wristwatch. I wear it on my hand. My son will help you put it on."

Emperor Jing stretched out his hand curiously, and Fang Zhengyi put the watch on his wrist two or three times, and it snapped firmly with a click.

Raising his hand and shaking his wrist, he looked at his watch twice, feeling delighted.

A large gold watch, the chain and case are made of pure gold, the outer glass cover is buckled, the inner part is inlaid with broken glass, and the crown is also made of glass.

Although the watch hands are small, a golden dragon can be seen faintly on it, and the glass is embedded in the center...

Glittering in the sun, it is extremely beautiful.

"This is really a good thing. It is more convenient to check the time." Emperor Jing said in surprise, "Is this a product of Taoyuan County?"

Fang Zhengyi took out another watch from his pocket and put it on his hand.

This watch is unpretentious, sterling silver throughout.

A large silver watch studded with diamonds.

It's not that Mr. Fang is stingy, it's that the processing of this diamond is not low, and it is not as perfect as glass processing.

After trial-manufacturing two watches, I felt that they were not as good as glass, so I simply used all the broken diamonds for myself. They were all leftovers. Diligence and thrift are virtues.

Besides, the father-in-law is the emperor, so there is no need to use it well. Diligence and thrift are virtues.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed a product of Taoyuan County. Pocket watches have always been popular in the market. Over the years, there have been many watchmakers. Someone in Taoyuan County specializes in watches, and has reduced the size of the pocket watch a lot. Now it is in your hand. It fits just right, and it's a nice decorative item."

Emperor Jing raised his wrist to appreciate it, his love was beyond words.

Beautiful, this thing is really beautiful.Although the original pocket watch is also very beautiful, but in terms of convenience, it is obviously far worse than this watch.

Emperor Jing put down his hands, looked at Fangzheng and smiled: "Yes, I like this thing very much, do you have something to tell me?

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