"Okay!" Zhu Han agreed happily. He hadn't eaten yet at noon.

People from the Yanjing Ministry of Industry, of course, forgot about the existence of the Huangzhuang students.

He took care of himself and arranged for cooks to prepare meals for officials from the Ministry of Works and craftsmen.

Zhu Han was already prepared for this kind of differential treatment.

No matter what his real thoughts are, to these people in Yanjing, they are just here to ruin their jobs.

Of course, it was impossible to have a good attitude towards them. So Zhu Han had already informed people and ordered a banquet at the best restaurant in Yanjing, and it happened to be delivered at this time.

Everyone here eats the same food. Even if Zhu Hangui is the prince, he will not eat one more dish than the students of Huangzhuang.

In comparison, the Ministry of Industry seems to be very hierarchical.

The high-ranking officials such as the Minister of Finance and the Minister were seated according to their rank, and the tables were filled with delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Officials with lower grades were not only seated closely together, but the food they ate was also much different.

When it comes to craftsmen, the treatment is even worse.

There is more or less some meat in the dishes of the master craftsmen, while the ordinary craftsmen basically have two vegetarian dishes, and each person is given two steamed buns.

Zhu Han shook his head when he saw this. This is also one of the biggest shortcomings of Confucian culture.

Everything is of inferior quality, but reading is of high quality.

These feudal bureaucrats, from the bottom of their hearts, do not pay attention to craftsmen.

Even the officials from the Ministry of Industry, who deal with craftsmen all day long, have this attitude towards craftsmen, let alone officials from other departments of the imperial court.

This situation must be changed.

But before that, he had to suppress the pride of these craftsmen.

After lunch, the competition between Huangzhuang's students and craftsmen continued.

The competition in the morning really made these craftsmen feel a little overwhelmed.

After working as craftsmen all their lives, they are worse than a group of students.

But that's it.

When they thought about the content of the second competition, the craftsmen's confidence returned again.

In the second round, the competition was about construction skills.

This is what the craftsmen do for a living. If they can lose even at this, then they might as well just die.

"Zhao Shangshu, according to the previous rules, we draw lots for a project, and then make questions based on this project."

"Originally, the competition was about building a bridge, but now it seems that the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry seem to think that my students are suspected of cheating."

"If that's the case, how about re-drawing lots to determine the events in the afternoon game? That would be fairer."

Whether it is Zhao Helun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, or the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

They all felt like their faces were being slapped.

It's so embarrassing.

In the morning, they vowed to accuse the Huangzhuang students of cheating, forcing the students to have another rematch.

It turns out that Huangzhuang students don't need to cheat at all.

The students can easily calculate the materials and labor required for the construction of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, which is hundreds or thousands of times more complex than ordinary bridges.

Isn’t it easy to calculate an ordinary bridge? There is no need to cheat at all.

"Your Majesty, I have some things that I don't understand. I would like to ask Your Majesty to help me clarify my doubts." Cheng Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry in Yanjing, stood up and said respectfully.

Zhao Helun was furious: "Shut up! Who do you think you are? You deserve to be answered by the prince, why don't you get out."

Cheng Jin naturally refused to leave, and still insisted: "Master Shangshu, since it is a competition, it must be fair. We can't let the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry lose in an unknown way, right?"

Okay, these two guys, one is pretending to be a red face, and the other is pretending to be a white face.

Before Zhu Han could speak, he was already roasting on the fire.

If Cheng Jin doesn't respond, his students will definitely be slandered as cheating by those who want to win the test.

Zhu Han didn't care what the officials thought, he didn't want the craftsmen to have any misunderstandings.

"It's okay!" Zhu Han interrupted Zhao Helun's reprimand with a smile: "I hope that this competition will be fair and just. No matter who you are, if you have any questions, just ask."

"Hey! The lower official is incompetent and can't control these lawless guys, so he still asks the prince to punish him." Zhao Helun calmly threw the pot away.

This is to tell Zhu Han that this matter has nothing to do with me. I am just incompetent and can't control my subordinates. If you are angry, Your Majesty, you can kill this left servant Cheng Jin.

"Cheng Jin, right?" Zhu Han narrowed his eyes: "If you have any questions, just ask, I can answer your questions now."
Chapter completed!