Return to the Qing Dynasty(41)

The weather is slowly getting hotter, and it would be too hot to stay in the house without putting ice in it. But the fourth master is obviously busy.

What's wrong?

Because Master Thirteen is on a business trip, many things that he didn’t need to deal with before have now piled up.

"This won't work." The fourth master was busy reading and approving the papers, while complaining to Lin Yutong, who was helping to sort out the papers. "This absolutely won't work. It's not because the court can't run without anyone. There's something wrong with the system."

Yes, yes! Yes, yes, yes!

Several ministers of the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department almost died in their posts. Anyone who can go back for ten days to rest for one day is considered to be on a big vacation. These two places are running smoothly. The fourth master is full of energy, and others are not as energetic as the master.

Even a few people who had been relegated to the second line like Ma Qi were fooled by the fourth master and started working as temporary laborers. Don't think it is squeezing the labor force, these people are eager to do it. This shows that Long live the master is still here

Thinking about them. Not only do I think about them, I don’t think they are useless. It’s an honor to come out for the second time. I work hard and yet I join a clique and mess around. It’s just like that person who occasionally shows up in the workplace after retirement.

Just like an old man on the other side, things must be done well, and the reputation of a lifetime cannot be ruined. If he has any more ability, he must show his skills and show his successor that he is not as good as his predecessor as a leader. Not only is his efficiency high,

And he is particularly easy to talk to, especially when talking to his subordinates. He can make people feel affectionate and not put others down. With his predecessor as an example, if his successor does not risk his life, even if the fourth master does not say anything, will the people below him be able to convince him?

Lin Yutong didn't know what the local officials were like, but the official style in the capital was definitely different. There were fewer people who were careless about work, and there were more people who were down-to-earth and worked hard.

This also caused Lin Yutong to be busy helping him with logistics matters, and was not busy with his own business at all.

He is working hard for the imperial court, so the fourth master can't help but express his feelings. He wants to express his feelings, but he doesn't have the time in the United States like before to summon this person to connect with each other, and to summon that person to have a heart-to-heart talk about the family's shortcomings. It's not a problem if this goes on.

.Then Lin Yutong's job came. Today, the minister's wife is not feeling well, Lin Yutong needs to know, and then he has to send someone to ask for help, and send doctors and medicines. Tomorrow, when the minister's daughter gets married, Lin Yutong has to send someone to give her two

The dowry is used to support people's face. The officials in the capital are just that. The key is some local officials, especially those who are feudal officials. Ertai is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Lin Yutong has to send someone to reward things in the name of the fourth master on his birthday.

The things are not very expensive, sometimes they are just pens, inks, paper and inkstones, which are delivered in person. The messenger has not come back yet, it is his wife's birthday, and there is another round of rewards for jewelry, hairpins and rings. This is just one person.

In order to cope with this errand, Lin Yutong specially set up an attendant's room for himself. In addition to Zhang Qilin, Lin Yutong also used another person to manage the attendant's room.

She called Jiu Fu Jin into the palace today just for this person.

Jiu Fujin looked at the painting in front of him and seemed to have some impression, "This is the day I was admiring plum blossoms in the garden..."

Yes, she is the girl who comes from a bad background but is pretty good at painting.

"The key is that she is Han." Jiu Fujin reminded Lin Yutong again.

Only Han people use it.

In fact, the status of girls from Manchu families is relatively good, especially the eldest daughter of the family, who has the same status as her son. She has a say in her natal family. She usually goes out to show off and will not be criticized. But the Han family

Women are different. Nowadays, girls from Han families, even from small families, who have some means to care for their daughters, will bind their daughters' feet, otherwise they will not be able to get married. You can't say that foot-binding is prohibited and that this is prohibited.

Bind your feet. If you dare to let go of your little feet, I don’t know how many people will jump to their belts and hang them from the rafters to die.

Lin Yutong took a look that day. Although the girl's cloak was long and covered her whole body, judging from her standing posture, she definitely didn't have small feet. Later, she specifically asked Bitao to send someone to observe, saying that they were footprints left in the snow.

Definitely not small feet.

Then this girl is even more suitable. Her family is in a difficult situation and she has no family to rely on. She takes refuge with her aunt as a concubine, but she is not blinded by the wealth of the palace and lives outside the palace with only her younger brother. In the capital,

How difficult is it for the two young siblings to survive? But the person who inquired about the news came back and said that the girl had not used a penny from her aunt, but on the contrary, she often gave her filial piety during the New Year.

He is self-reliant, able to stretch and retract, and he understands that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. When I went to the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, I didn’t want to stand out, so I wore the simplest clothes and dressed casually, not attracting any attention.

Even when standing, I try to stand behind others, with my head half bowed.

A very interesting person.

Lin Yutong pointed at the painting and asked Jiu Fujin to look at it, "...if it weren't for the fenced yard at the foot of the mountain and the old yellow dog in the yard..." She gently pressed her hand on the painting, "Look again..."

Jiu Fujin couldn't say anything about this, "Just looking at it, it's no different than the masterpieces by famous Lao Shizi artists that our father brought back..."

"That's it." Lin Yutong let go of his hand, "Now that I have added a few strokes, I have reduced a good painting by one frame. But the wonderful thing is, just looking at it like this, it doesn't seem out of place at all.

"

Jiu Fujin understood clearly. He was afraid that this girl was painting for fun, but she didn't know that she was going to be in front of a noble person, so she added a few strokes temporarily, not wanting to be in the limelight.

But the queen just took her fancy.

Before, she thought that the queen was choosing a housemate for the third elder brother. San Fujin had never been pregnant, and the third elder brother had an only child. If the mother-in-law really had to make arrangements, the daughter-in-law would have to suffer. What's more, this person is still

Next to the Queen Mother, she is the second most noble mother-in-law in the world.

Unexpectedly, everyone guessed wrong.

Jiu Fujin laughed and said, "Okay! I'll go and see this girl myself." I guess I won't be mistaken.

I also mentioned the textile loom that was being built, but I couldn’t let it go until I saw it.

But the thing hadn't come out, so Lin Yutong couldn't show it to anyone. The fourth master sent someone to do this, but the specific person to do it was a man named Gao Yuan. This person was the fourth master and Lin Yutong who condescended to come to the house in person to get the favor back.

When I met Li Si'er, the Fourth Master bought two wood-carved hairpins for three taels of silver. The person who carved the wooden hairpins was Gao Yuan. He was a student who went to Beijing to take the exam. Knowing how embarrassed he was, the Fourth Master sent him to him every now and then.

People went to buy the things he carved and came back. There were jewelry, all of which were given to Lin Yutong. There were small toys such as puppies and kittens, half of which were given to Hong Sheng, the sixth elder brother in front of the Queen Mother, and half to Yong Kun, the boy of Hongshi's family.

Anyway, no matter what it is, Fourth Master buys it. Then all his pocket money, together with the filial piety money given by his filial son Hong Zhou, are all spent on it.

As a result, this plateau didn’t do enough to make a fuss about it. When Enke was on the list, he was not on the list. Gewuke didn’t see his name either.

It doesn’t matter if the skill in the article is not enough, as long as the skill in hand is good.

So the two of them dressed up like wealthy locals and went to find this plateau.

If you can win the exam at the age of 20, you are not a fool. This belongs to the best among people. Even if a person fails the exam at the age of 20, it doesn't matter. In ten years, he will only be 30 years old.

It’s not too late. But firstly, his family is poor, otherwise he would not have used up all his savings due to illness. Secondly, he likes to play with wood. Playing with these things when he has no fame is like playing with things. After he has fame, he will play with them.

This thing is elegant. Therefore, the skill of this hand has never failed. Third, he has been told about the work in the store. The couple who bought his hairpin are definitely the noblest among the nobles. I never saw it.

Li Si'er and Longkodo didn't even dare to fart? It's actually easy to guess who this couple is. The things that were carved later were all bought by people with fair faces and beards, so he guessed, 80% of them

He is a eunuch in the palace.

So he was not in a hurry even after failing the exam. Anyway, the noble people bought his things and he saved a lot of money in a short period of time. He stayed in the capital for a while, just waiting to see if there was really an opportunity of his own.

Then a middle-aged couple with extraordinary bearing arrived.

He bowed to Natou when he saw him, and it would be a lie to say he was not moved. The real Dragon Emperor condescended to condescend to him, how could he be so virtuous and capable?

King Wen of Zhou led Jiang Ziya's horse and put the pedals on it, while Uncle Liu Huang paid three visits to Zhuge Kongming's thatched cottage.

I am just a candidate, but I asked the emperor and queen to come to the door in person? Can I compare to Jiang Ziya or Zhuge Kongming?

But the fourth master said that his hands are more precious than Jiang Ziya and Zhuge Liang.

After talking to Gao Yuan, the fourth master said very passionately: "... King Wen of Zhou pulled the chariot for eighty steps for Jiang Ziya, and Jiang Ziya protected the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years... Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Kong Ming, and Zhuge sought three parts of the world for him...

…I don’t want you to plan for the world and protect the country, your hands can change this world…”

Gao Yuan looked at his hands with calluses and small wounds. Are they so important?

It wasn't until he saw the drawings that Gao Yuan understood the value of his hands. He knelt down and kowtowed to Fourth Master, "...If even a little bit of it is exposed, I will hold my head in my hands to apologize..."

So there was a little-known official in the imperial court. His name was Gao Yuan. He was appointed by the Fourth Master as the head of the Ministry of Industry as a Juren. He was ranked seventh in rank and was responsible for the royal utensils used in the palace.

After this appointment came out, many people asked about Gao Yuan's origins. This is not a secret, and it came out as soon as he inquired about it. As a result, it turned out that the queen was interested in this guy's craftsmanship. Not only did the queen like it, but the queen mother also liked it.

Even the sixth elder brother in the Queen Mother's Palace and the emperor's only grandson Yongkun so far like it. So when my wife, son, and grandson all like him, what's so great about the emperor appointing such a small seventh-rank official? Those

Those who don’t have the honor to donate to the official position have more than one grade seven. What’s more, people still have to be promoted. Juren also have the qualifications to be officials. Most of the minor officials of the seventh and eighth grades below are promoted by the government.

Therefore, when Gao Yuan was asked to do other things alone, no one responded. Even if this guy didn't go to the Ministry of Works, no one would say anything.

But where is the plateau now? Of course it is kept secret from the outside world.

After Gao Yuan left the palace, Fourth Master called Hong Zhou, and he handed over the technical confidentiality measures to Hong Zhou.

After Hong Zhou walked out with his feet fluttering, Fourth Master said to Lin Yutong: "You still have to watch more. No matter how smart he is, he is still young after all."

Lin Yutong feels that craftsmen at this time really have a bit of a craftsman spirit. They are afraid of ruining their own brand and making machines that look like handicrafts. In terms of efficiency, it is a bit low. But it can't be rushed yet. It will be used in the future.

When they taste it, they can taste it themselves.

There was no way Jiu Fujin could tell the story behind this, so he tried to explain it a few times, saying it was going to be soon, so he asked someone to serve two ice bowls and changed the subject.

Jiu Fujin was very obsessed with the chilled egg roll and cream cone. He looked happy while eating, and said with some relief: "The man in our family went to the south, saying that he was going with the Thirteenth Master. This trip

It will take several months, right?”

This is a disguised form of inquiry.

How many months can it be? Master Jiu went to Russia last year and came back in the spring of this year. He has not been idle in the past few months. He has counted and rechecked the goods and shipped them all to the south. In fact, this is what he is planning to bring with him.

Cargo bound for Nanyang.

Jiu Ye will not go with him. He is the one who took the lead in this matter, and he also arranged the people who go to sea. Thirteen is going with him because this is the first time the navy has carried out a maritime escort mission. Business matters involve Jiu Ye, but this

The navy was a big deal, so Thirteenth Master went there in person.

As for how long it will take to come back, it's hard to say.

Lin Yutong only smiled: "You can't live without me."

"How can there be?" Jiu Fu Jincai refused to admit it, "I can't believe it's true, but I can't live without him... Haha, I feel comfortable without him." It was hard to go out without being watched by her.

Lin Yutong felt that Jiu Fujin had been free for a period of time and her ambitions had become wild. It would be difficult for her to stay at home and stay at home again.
To be continued...