"I heard that Song Yingxing from the Ministry of Works has great insights in craftsmanship, so I asked him to come to the palace to see me later. I would like to ask him how Wang Mazi's kitchen knife from Beijing and Zhang Xiaoquan's scissors from Hangzhou are so sharp and durable." Seeing that all the ministers had nothing to do, I asked the Ministry of Works to notify Song Yingxing to see me before leaving the court.

The ministers below had only one idea in their minds, including Ma Shiying. He thought that there was a carpenter Emperor Apocalypse, and then there was soon another Hongguang blacksmith emperor. There was a bastard emperor in the Ming Dynasty! Ma Shiying really hoped that the emperor would ignore the government affairs. In that case, he would be a person who actually holds power. When he walked out of the hall, he informed the Minister of Works and asked him to send Song Yingxing to the emperor quickly. The charge of delaying the emperor's ironwork was quite a bit serious!

Song Yingxing is fifty-seven years old this year. He is nearly 60 years old and has just been recruited by the Ministry of Works. He used to be a small official when he was in Jiangxi. The book "The Works of Heaven" was edited at that time. After the fall of Beijing, he originally wanted to return to his hometown to live in seclusion and write some more works. Unexpectedly, the Southern Ming Dynasty recruited him as soon as he was a member of the Ming Dynasty. He was his duty to contribute to the country. But after staying in the Ministry of Works for more than half a month, he didn't have to do any work.

Today, Song Yingxing made a pot of tea and sat on a chair to have a tea taste. After a few pages, he saw his immediate superior, Yao Dahong, the Minister of Works, come in in a hurry.

"Chang Geng! Your luck is here!" Yao Dahong came in and took a big sip of tea first, "Follow me quickly, the emperor will call you into the palace! Chang Geng, I have been very good to you in the past, and you can't forget me if you become rich!" Yao Dahong is a bureaucrat who is good at speculation. When he heard that the emperor wanted to play iron, he immediately thought of Emperor Tianqi, which means that Song Yingxing was about to become a favorite minister, and he had to make good joints.

Song Yingxing was stunned and the emperor summoned him. "What the emperor did when he saw me, don't be happy with the old man. Do you want to drink my big red robe? Just say it!" Song Yingxing has no other hobbies, just likes to taste tea. The money from buying tea accounts for almost two-thirds of his salary. It can be said that he would rather not eat than not taste tea.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Yao Dahong pulled Song Yingxing's sleeve and walked out, "Chang Geng, why am I lying to you? The emperor wants to make a blacksmith. I heard you are very expert. I'm going to call you into the palace in the morning court! It's not good to be neglected by the Holy Lord, go quickly!"

Song Yingxing has been an official for more than 20 years, but he has never seen the emperor. After hearing Yao Dahong's words, he was happy and worried. He was happy and could not have a wish to see Tianyan in his lifetime. In the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty might really have a second Emperor of Heaven. How could the emperor be obsessed with iron? It is his duty to govern the country and pacify the world!

After coming to the palace, Song Yingxing looked at the dilapidated palace and was thinking about how to repair this place and how to level that place. After more than two hundred years of storm, the palace in Nanjing is indeed not suitable for people to live in, so it is no wonder that the emperor needs to repair it.

"My minister Song Yingxing bowed..." He was led into the imperial study by an eunuch. Song Yingxing saw a man in a dragon robe sitting in front of him and was about to kneel down to salute.

I was carefully studying Song Yingxing's works. When I heard that he was coming, I immediately asked Tian Rong to support him and kneel down Song Yingxing, looking at him, probably in his sixties! His face was very yellow, and he seemed to be quite tough. This is what I care about. After all, when I really need to use it and work hard, he is behind him. "Song Aiqing doesn't have to be too polite. I didn't expect you to be so old. Tian Rong, give him a seat!"

Song Yingxing knew that it was extremely honorable to sit in front of the emperor. He was so excited that he did not dare to sit down. He gently put his butt on the chair and was ready to stand up at any time.

"Song Aiqing doesn't have to be nervous. I asked you to come here just to teach me something. I have asked someone to enact the title of Song Aiqing as the Grand Tutor. From today on, Song Aiqing will be my teacher." Seeing that he was nervous, I asked Tian Rong to make a cup of good tea for him. I heard Li Xiangjun say that he loves tea as his life, hoping that this can relieve his nervousness.

Song Yingxing was soaked by the refreshing fragrance of tea, and felt much better, but after hearing the emperor's words, he almost slipped out of the chair. Taifu? He was not wrong, right? This was too outrageous. He, an idle man from the Ministry of Works, turned into the emperor's teacher in a blink of an eye. Is this true? Song Yingxing pinched the flesh on his lower back, and the pain proved that this was not a dream, but it was too surprising.

I walked up to him with the book edited by Song Yingxing. He immediately stood up. I pointed to a chapter in the book, "Song Aiqing, I don't quite understand this jacquard loom. Does the woven cloth have patterns without embroidery? And the technology you mentioned to eliminate the gas produced during coal mining, is it reliable?" I am more concerned about these two advanced technology technologies, and I also have some doubts whether this is true. I will not mention the fabric with patterns. Eliminating coal mining gas is a brain-wracking problem in later generations. Now there is a way to solve it?

Song Yingxing was very familiar with these two technologies and said affirmatively: "I have practiced them myself. The application of these two technologies is already very proficient and very advanced. Especially the cloth woven from the jacquard loom is very popular. I heard that those red-haired basket eyes are very popular. The value of each cloth is equivalent to two horses!"

I patted my thighs. I only thought about my worries these days. Now I was reminded by Song Yingxing that the fastest way to make money is trade and business. The economic globalization in later generations has long proved this. An industrial economy is a powerful country! I patted Song Yingxing on the shoulder, "You will definitely become my industrial minister in the future, and I will leave this matter to you!" Song Yingxing is a person who wants to do something, so he must not worry about being around. If he can get this talent, I feel that he has another heartache.

From then on, with the company of Li Xiangjun and Song Yingxing, I tried my best to absorb knowledge and the knowledge I could use in this era. Because I was willing to study, in just over twenty days, I basically finished reading Song Yingxing's works, and it was no problem to write ordinary documents.

The peaceful days were broken when Zhang Kai came back. The day he came back was exactly the 25th day after he left Nanjing, the 17th day of the sixth lunar month. I remember it very clearly because the turning point of my imperial career was June 17th in the year of Jiashen.

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