Chapter 47                                                             �

Not to mention that Altan is gone, even if he uses the grassland to fight, he can't bring it up. The reason is that it is too heavy. Zeng Xian himself is unwilling to bring it up.

Zeng Xian said, "This is enough." He seemed to think of something and said, "I heard that the price of this car is ten taels?"

When Zeng Xian heard this offer, he felt that Zhou Mengchen might have cut corners. But now, it is different. He saw with his own eyes that he had been hit by so many rounds of chariots under the attack of artillery fire, and felt that if this was all cut corners, then all his carriages would have cut corners.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Of course I have a way. Please visit one or two."

Zeng Xian naturally agreed.

Zeng Xian walked along the entire production process, and Zhou Mengchen was also talking like a river and talking endlessly.

Zhou Mengchen always wanted to spread scientific ideas to contemporary scholars and officials. However, few scholars and officials were willing to listen to Zhou Mengchen. At this moment, when he saw this famous Zeng Xian listened with sincerity, he was naturally like a tour guide in an industrial exhibition area, and he spoke in detail. Even Zeng Xian had something he didn't understand, so he asked the workers to stop and cover up Zeng Xian.

To be honest, Zeng Xian has always had a good impression of Zhou Mengchen.

The first time he saw Zhou Mengchen was in front of His Majesty, Zhou Mengchen's words were considered to be a sideline and trapping him. However, Xia Yan was not very friendly to Zhou Mengchen, so Zeng Xian could only follow Xia Yan's intention. However, Zeng Xian also admired Xia Yan more. Since Xia Yan was not optimistic about Zhou Mengchen, Zeng Xian also had some other views on Zhou Mengchen.

But when I see you today, I will not talk about other aspects. Zhou Mengchen's creative talent is truly unparalleled in the world.

Zeng Xian also understood why other people's chariots with a price of at least 30 taels are only ten of them, and they can even be lower.

Zeng Xian said: "I have roughly calculated the wages of every piece-piece of the workers' chariot, about 500 cents, and a few thousand taels, which is several thousand taels. The court is in a tight cost. Can't we reduce any more?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Mr. Zeng, you have seen the hardship of craftsmen. If you don't add money, I dare not say that there will be no one here available for me for a month. You can save other money, but you must not save this money. But if you want 10,000 chariots, I will make the decision and reduce it by one or two hundred yuan for you."

Zeng Xian sighed in his heart after hearing this: "Young at the end of the day?"

However, Zeng Xian still appreciates this youthfulness.

Because in Zhou Mengchen's mind, he never seemed to have thought of using government power to force these craftsmen to work voluntarily.

I don’t know if it was Zhou Mengchen, but he could still do this. Or Zhou Mengchen had a kind heart in his heart and could not bear it. But one thing Zeng Xian understood was that Zhou Mengchen did not get any money in this project and did not ask for a penny. This was extremely difficult during the Jiajing period when the trend began to deteriorate.

Even Zeng Xian himself dared not say that he was innocent. It was not that Zeng Xian wanted to embezzle, but he had to offer sacrifices to the superiors. Xia Yan was a little better. Xia Yan valued talents more. As long as you have talent, money is not important. But there must be etiquette. But Yan Song is different.

When I think of the previous one, Zeng Xian felt a little sad.

Zeng Xian said: "Mr. Zhou, can you speak with me?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Please."

As he said that, he brought Zeng Xian to his own payroll room.

Zhou Mengchen is a big house here, even bigger than the one in the Ministry of Works. After all, Zhou Mengchen is only one of the seven or eight officials in the Ministry of Works. He is an ordinary official, but he is a real boss here.

However, Zhou Mengchen's duty room was different from that of most officials in the Ming Dynasty. As soon as he entered, he saw a large table with many things, drawings, instruments, and many models of woodworking lathes in the workshop, and even different versions of the chariot model. On the surrounding walls, they were painted into blackboards, with many numbers that Zeng Mian couldn't understand.

Zhou Mengchen blushed when he saw this.

Zhou Mengchen's duty room is not only Zhou Mengchen's office, but also the technical department of the entire factory. He designed his own design here and explained his intentions to his disciples and the craftsmen in the factory. So it looks a little like a classroom here.

Fortunately, Zhou Mengchen's duty room was inside and outside. He led Zeng into the inner room.

It is much narrower than outside, with several bookshelves, and there are countless drawings piled up on it. These things are the same as those outside. Zhou Mengchen does not make people move around. Although it looks very messy, Zhou Mengchen can find somewhere, but the nearby table is clean.

This is the place where Zhou Mengchen drinks tea. Outsiders are allowed to clean.

Zhou Mengchen and Zeng Xian sat down.

Zeng Xian said: "Mr. Zhou, I don't actually understand. What benefits will it do to you if you support the reconnaissance so hard?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned.

For a moment, he didn't know how to answer?

If you look at it from a politician's perspective, everything depends on the pros and cons.

Who promoted the reconciliation? It was Xia Yan. The relationship between Xia Yan and Zhou Mengchen was bad hostility. So Zhou Mengchen should not be opposed to the reconciliation. Or he should be self-protection and ignore it. Why did he put such great effort into it?

Not to mention anything else, the drawings on these three or four bookshelfs were all drawn by Zhou Mengchen alone.

Don’t underestimate the workload of designing itself. Especially Zhou Mengchen himself lays the foundation from scratch. Without an electronic version, drawing can make people collapse.

Zhou Mengchen said: "If the trap is successful, the people on the nine sides can rest for several years, and Your Majesty will be very happy. This is a blessing for the court."

Zeng Xian heard this and said, "Mr. Zhou is impressed by the world."

Zhou Mengchen immediately heard it. Zeng Xian didn't believe it at all.

This not only made Zhou Mengchen a little sad. It seemed that in this era, all the beautiful words had become big talk. Or in other words, influenced by Xia Yan, Zeng Xian had a prejudice against Zhou Mengchen deep in his heart and did not believe what he said.

Just treat it as an excuse.

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "Of course, I have selfish intentions too."

"I am a Yin-Yang official, and I have not been able to take the imperial examination for generations. Your Majesty is kind. I have to be the examinee and be the chief student and be the Sun Shan. I naturally have to think about my descendants. I think my Zhou family is the Shilin family, not the Yin-Yang official family. You also know that Mr. Xia Ge had an objection to me when he was in the palace. If I want to have a place in the court, I must let Mr. Xia Ge let me go. Otherwise, I can only be a favorite minister of Your Majesty."

"I do something to let the people of the world know that Zhou Mengchen's astronomy and calendar is created, and it is easy to cleanse His Majesty's favorite minister."

"I work so hard, I want to ask Master Xia to clear my name in the Shilin. I wonder what you think, Lord Zeng?"

Zeng Xian was also skeptical about Zhou Mengchen's words, but the whole motive seemed to be reasonable.

Indeed, if the reconciliation is successful, Xia Yan's prestige will naturally be as high as the top, completely suppressing Yan Song and becoming the true chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Mengchen's demands cannot be avoided by Xia Yan.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye in this era can see that today's world is the world of scholars. Even if an emperor can win for a while, can he win for a lifetime? Zhou Mengchen wanted to ask for family inheritance and change his family. This idea is not surprising.

Zeng Xian said, "Okay, since Brother Zhou has this intention, I will report to Master Ge. Master Ge is broad-minded and will definitely make your reputation spread all over the world within one year. Become a great master among the scholars and the people admire. This time, I will definitely submit a report to ask for merit for you. No matter what you do in the future, some military merits will be easier."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Then I would like to thank Lord Zeng."

Buying different people has different bargaining chips. Zeng Xian will naturally find ways to satisfy Zhou Mengchen's desire for fame.

Zeng Xian said: "Didn't Lord Zhou ask for money and food? We can also decide this matter today."
Chapter completed!