Ancient promotion routine

"I don't dare." Zhang Yanjin was used to seeing the emperor's anger, and he was a little scared at this time, "Your Majesty, the heart of a minister can be learned from the sun and the moon. If the Emperor is not willing to help these two coal mines find another one that is good at taking care of it The owner, I am willing to sell the coal mine, and then send the money to Guangxi for disaster relief!"

Unexpectedly, at this time, the emperor laughed.

"Zhang Yanjin, you boy, you can talk. I see that you are honest this time, so I will forgive you. I have heard that you are a good manager. I never thought that you would give away two coal mines. Isn't it good!"

Seeing the emperor's furious and kind expression for a while, Zhang Yanjin was really sweating in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this is all the property of the minister before he took office, and it is definitely not obtained by corruption."

"Haha," the emperor said with a smile, "Of course I know, if I can corrupt two mines at once by being corrupt and perverting the law, I would really like to."

Zhang Yanjin was speechless for a while after hearing this, the emperor's humor is really cold.

"Your Majesty was joking, I don't know these two mines..."

As long as the old emperor didn't accept it, Zhang Yanjin would feel restless for a while, and always felt that he owed him. After all, to the emperor, face is extremely important, and I let him lose face, even though I was also accepted. Forced helpless, but always his own fault.But if you accept it, it's over.

"Well, I understand what you mean, but this is a good manager..." The emperor waved his hand, and Eunuch Xu tactfully handed over the tea at the right temperature.

"I have a suitable candidate to recommend, but I don't know what you think."

Zhang Yanjin was taken aback for a moment, thinking what the old man is thinking, the coal mines are all given to you, so you can do whatever you want, why are you asking yourself?

The emperor looked at the land deed on the table and said with a smile: "Zhang Yanjin, as long as you are loyal to the community, I will thank you. This is why I have always treated you differently. I didn't want to accept this land deed. "

Zhang Yanjin was also confused by the emperor's words. Should the emperor accept it or not? Should he accept it tactfully, or take the opportunity to beat himself up?

But when the emperor came out with the next sentence, Zhang Yanjin almost vomited blood.

"Hehe, since you insist on asking me to help you find someone who is good at management, then I will give these two coal mines to Princess Yuyang to manage, what do you think?"

Not how!Zhang Yanjin never dreamed that the emperor would make such a decision. According to history, Princess Yuyang was given to the Zhou family when she returned home. If the coal mine was given to her, wouldn't it be giving her hard work to the opponent in vain?

But these words, can Zhang Yanjin tell the emperor?Of course not, and even though the emperor said to ask himself what to do, in fact, he already had some calculations in his heart, and he would not be so stupid as to deny the emperor's decision just now when he resisted the decree.

Although there were 1 reluctances in my heart, I finally gritted my teeth and said: "The emperor is wise!"

Seeing that Zhang Yanjin agreed, the emperor finally showed a heartfelt smile on his face. In fact, being a father is like being an emperor, and you are faced with many choices. matter.

Even Yuyang's reputation has been damaged to a certain extent. In the future, his beloved daughter was given a marriage to Zhang Yanjin but was rejected. Although Zhang Yanjin's reason was very reasonable, but there are so many opinions, it is hard to guarantee that no one will say that she His daughter is not even as good as a civilian girl!

I donated the two coal mines to Yuyang this time, which can be regarded as making up for my beloved daughter, and I know the ability of my daughter. If Yuyang is not a daughter, she can even be said to be very suitable to inherit the great rule!

Handing over the two coal mines to her can be regarded as helping to find a very suitable master!

Seeing the emperor smiling, Zhang Yanjin's heart fell to the ground. Although he was a little upset, the two coal mines would not hurt him, and as long as he wanted the emperor to be happy, with his own knowledge, no amount of wealth could be earned. Come on, not to mention that my goal is not to make a lot of money, but to make this era more progressive, which is my ultimate goal.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yanjin said again: "Report to the emperor, I still have something to announce!"

"Oh?" The emperor was in a daze just now, thinking about Princess Yuyang's expression when he received this "special gift" from him, and when he heard that Zhang Yanjin still had something to do, he asked, "Let's talk together if there is anything, you and I There is no need for so many formalities between monarchs and ministers."

Hearing the emperor's very heart-to-heart words, Zhang Yanjin was also shocked, and said a little excitedly: "Your majesty, since I took office, I have met many skilled craftsmen. This time I came to face the saint mainly because of this..."

After Zhang Yanjin finished speaking, she took out a one-inch-square thing from her sleeve pocket again. Seeing this gray thing, the emperor and Eunuch Xu at the side were a little confused.

Eunuch Xu went up to take this thing and offered it to the emperor. The emperor picked it up and looked at it for a long time before he said in bewilderment:

"Zhang Yanjin, this is just a stone, and from the texture point of view, it's not a good stone, and it can't compete with Hetian Meiyu. You don't think you want to offer this to me, do you?"

Zhang Yanjin smiled lightly and said: "My Majesty, the value of this thing is tens of thousands of times higher than any gold, silver, jewelry, or Hetian beautiful jade!"

"Oh?" The emperor looked at Zhang Yanjin in disbelief and asked:

"Tell me, what is the special value of this little stone?"

"Back to the emperor, this thing is made of the cement that I made when I built the house. I call it concrete."

"Concrete?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the cement used to look ordinary, but it was light and heavy, and the cost was cheap. The most important thing is that this thing is powdery, it turns into mud when it meets water, and there are some things mixed in, but after it solidifies, it becomes extremely strong. Before that You can also shape it as you like.”

The emperor and Eunuch Xu listened intently, but after listening to it, they still didn't understand what Zhang Yanjin wanted to do. This is a good thing, and does it have anything to do with them.

"But you still didn't say what this thing does?"

Eunuch Xu couldn't help asking, and the emperor also stared at Zhang Yanjin, as if he wanted to ask this question too.

"Hehe," Zhang Yanjin was a little embarrassed, it's really confusing to take out something like sleeping you in this age, especially for the emperor and Eunuch Xu who have lived in the deep palace compound all year round.

"Your majesty, you can try to think about it. The powdery stuff is easy to transport, and water can be taken anywhere, that is to say, this stuff can be used anywhere, and the cement is extremely hard after it dries. If it is used to build houses, or It is used to pave the road..."

"Peng!"

Zhang Yanjin hadn't finished speaking, the emperor's eyes had turned bright, and he slapped the book case heavily with his palm and said happily:

"Okay! Very good! Zhang Yanjin, you really have a different reaction! This thing... no, this cement is really a priceless good. Using this thing to build city walls and pave roads, I can't imagine... how it would be Spectacular scene!"

Seeing the emperor's appreciation, Zhang Yanjin was also happy.

"Your majesty, it's too grand to mention. It's just that the houses are built now, and they are mostly made of stone bricks and tiles. However, because the stones are polished and the bricks and tiles are fired for a long time, it often takes several years or even a few years to build a city or a house." It takes more than ten years, but if cement is used, the time can be greatly shortened, and a house can be repaired in a few months in a few years or even a year!"

"Great! Zhang Yanjin, this discovery of yours is very important! With this cement, my Great Wei city will always be built along the Wusuli River!"

The emperor's eyes are full of longing, and he is looking at Zhang Yanjin at this time, no matter how he looks at it, he is pleasing to the eye.

"Ahem, Zhang Yanjin, I just heard you say that the cement is cheap, how cheap is it?"

"Using cement to build a house should cost one tenth of that of bricks and tiles. Of course, the most important thing is to save labor. Before leaving the house, it took a hundred or ten craftsmen, but with cement, ten people are enough!"

Hearing what Zhang Yanjin said, even Xu Gonggong, who had been listening to the clouds and mountains and mist, couldn't help getting excited. This gray cement is really a treasure!

"Haha, Zhang Yanjin, you have discovered another good thing for me this time. Eunuch Xu has sent an order to immediately order the household department to cooperate with Zhang Yanjin in making this cement. The more the better, the sooner the better!"

The emperor said excitedly, his slightly vicissitudes face was full of joy!

"Your majesty, please listen to me first!" Zhang Yanjin was a little depressed, the emperor must be over excited, he hadn't finished yet.

"Oh? Aiqing, what else is there, but what is the difficulty? It doesn't matter. As long as you tell me, I will agree. This cement is a good thing that will benefit all generations. We must step up production!"

Seeing that the emperor is very active, Zhang Yanjin doesn't want to hit him, but he still has to analyze the cement production. After all, he is in charge of the cement production line now. Two coal mines have just been lost, and the cement plant can't have any problems.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, although this cement is miraculous, it also has disadvantages, that is, it is not easy to preserve. You think, it will solidify after being exposed to water. If there is too much production and it rains, even storage will be a big problem."

"Well," the emperor frowned when he heard Zhang Yanjin's words:

"So, should we start production when needed? Then we should first set up a cement department so that we can start work quickly when needed."

Zhang Yanjin felt dizzy for a while, the emperor is good at everything, but whenever he has a good project, he wants to open a yamen. Don't you know that all the people in the yamen have to eat their salaries?

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Cement is easy to produce and transport, and there is no need to prohibit private production. So what I mean is that production is not important, and it is left to the craftsmen of the private sector. It is mainly us. Let’s think about how to make better use of it!”

"Aiqing is right." After listening to Zhang Yanjin's words, the emperor understood Zhang Yanjin's meaning after thinking for a while. This kid Zhang Yanjin is in his hands.

But this time he was not unhappy, because since Zhang Yanjin was willing to donate the treasure of cement, it showed his loyalty!