"The emperor has an edict, and I will go through fire and water and never refuse." Han Du waved his hands repeatedly and said with a look of fear on his face.

But the next words made people unable to see any trace of panic in Han Du. Han Du continued: "But explaining to the people is not a simple job. If nothing else, in this capital city, the people live

Millions, just to explain it to them requires a lot of manpower. And the time is so tight, it will be even harder to convince the people within a few days."

Facing Han Du's constant complaints, Lao Zhu remained calm. He felt that Han Du was not trying to shirk, but had a deeper reason.

Sure enough, after Han Du paused for a few breaths, he continued: "The more manpower is needed, I can only ask for help. The more manpower is needed, the more money it will cost."

He is just a marquis. In addition to holding the positions of the Municipal Shipping Department and the Ordnance Bureau, he also

But he lives on the salary of the Marquis. Although he has a lot of people under his command, he can't let the navy officers take part in the matter of providing basic science knowledge to the people, right?

"What exactly do you want to do?" Lao Zhu frowned and shouted displeased.

Seeing that Lao Zhu was a little impatient, Han Du did not dare to go around in circles anymore and said straightforwardly: "I want to ask the students of the academy to help, but we can't let them work in vain, right? I want to give them some financial rewards so that

Make them work harder."

"How much do you want?" Lao Zhu knew Han Du well and knew that Han Du would not take the initiative to take out the money, so he asked.

Han Du's face smiled like a sunflower, and he nodded quickly and said: "It's not much, I think 20,000 guan is about the same. If it's not enough, the emperor will just add more."

"How dare you ask me for 20,000 yuan for such a big deal?" Lao Zhu's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he stared at Han Du with wide eyes.

Han Du said matter-of-factly, "Your Majesty, the students in the academy are different from ordinary people, and their time is precious."

Lao Zhu gritted his teeth bitterly and cursed angrily: "No matter how expensive the money is, there is no reason for twenty thousand guan. Isn't it just to explain to the people? You are too expensive. I won't trouble you. I will find someone else. I don't believe it anymore. Without you,

Butcher, why can’t I eat the sheep?”

Han Du shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "The emperor still has to use students from the academy!"

Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Are you forcing me?"

"Even if I take the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage, I would never dare to have such an idea." Han Du quickly explained.

"You still have some self-awareness." Lao Zhu thought that Han Du had surrendered and had no intention of pursuing him further.

However, Han Du said with a smile: "People who don't understand mathematics may not even know what's going on. How can we explain it to the people? Apart from the academy, where can the emperor find so many things?

Someone who is proficient in mathematics?”

When Lao Zhu heard this, his expression suddenly darkened.

Han Du waited quietly aside, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, not looking anxious at all.

Sure enough, after just a moment, Lao Zhu had to bargain and said: "Twenty thousand guan is too much, let's have 10,000 guan."

When he heard that Lao Zhu was willing to give 10,000 guan, Han Du suddenly felt happy. If it were Han Du who offered the offer, he would have offered at most 5,000 guan. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu actually asked for 10,000 guan.

Sure enough, now that Lao Zhu is rich, he is spending money lavishly. If Hongwu had been around ten years ago, it would not have been so easy to get Lao Zhu to willingly spend ten thousand gu.

"Nineteen thousand guan, after all, I am a student of the academy. Even if I give up my face, I will give in for them." Han Du looked like he could no longer give in.

However, Lao Zhu still felt that it was too expensive, so he continued: "Ten thousand ten thousand."

"Eighteen thousand."

"twelve thousand."

When Han Du saw Lao Zhu counteroffering bit by bit, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, actually we all know it well and want to pay back fifteen thousand, so why don't we just settle the deal for fifteen thousand."

"That's right." Lao Zhu nodded neatly.

Han Du took the order and went out.

After Han Du left, Lao Zhu ordered: "Go and bring Qin Tian Jian Zheng."

"Passed! Qin Tian Jian is entering the palace to pay an audience~"

Soon, Supervisor Qintian came to Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu spared his courtesy, looked at him and asked: "Ding Shimei, tell me the truth. Who else knows about the broom star?"

Ding Shimei bowed and said: "I assure your Majesty that I will never leak this matter to anyone else."

Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, and did not continue to question Ding Shimei. Instead, he asked: "Since Qin Tianjian has calculated that the broom star will appear, then I ask you, when will it appear?"

"This, this, your Majesty, Qin Tianjian can predict that the Broom Star will appear this year. It is already the result of everyone's joint calculation. It is simply impossible to know when the Broom Star will appear." Ding Shimei hurriedly said.
Chapter completed!