However, when Jiao Shun returned home that evening, he saw Mrs. Xu chatting with Xing Xiuyan about household matters when he entered the door. So while he asked the maids to serve him in dressing, he persuaded: "I heard that mother went to Zijin Street again today?

On this hot day, why do you have to..."

"What are you afraid of? Your mother is not a charming young lady who never steps out of the door!"

Mrs. Xu interrupted her son's words disapprovingly and said: "I went to the Xue family's old house today. My concubine said there were some official matters and I wanted to ask you for advice in person."

Jiao Shun stopped moving his hand and said in surprise: "Is this an official matter related to our Ministry of Works?"

The Xue family guards the in-laws of the Jia and Wang families, and many things are probably more convenient than asking Jiao Shun himself. Now that he wants to ask for advice in person, it is naturally inseparable from his errand.

Mrs. Xu shook her head and said, "My concubine didn't elaborate. She just said that when you take a break, you have to go to Zijin Street for a walk."

This is a little strange.

Both parties are now living in Rongguo Mansion. Although it is difficult for men and women to meet each other because of their differences, there is no need to go to Zijin Street to meet each other, right?

Is there something that Rongguo Mansion should not know?

Jiao Shun was full of suspicion, but he never thought that Aunt Xue's move was just to avoid suspicion for Mrs. Wang. As for choosing a holiday instead of rushing to see Jiao Shun, it was because Baochai suggested that Xue Pan

Let's first find out the thoughts of each royal merchant, so that we can have mutual exchanges and mutual benefits.

But he said that Jiao Shun had been thinking about it for a long time but had no results, and by the next day he could no longer care about it - Mrs. Wang asked Zhou Rui to send money and let him have full authority to represent Jia Baoyu's shares.

So in addition to going to Hedao Yamen to argue every day, he also had to be busy planning many matters for the construction of a car factory.

In fact, Jiao Shun originally didn't plan to make it too big. He just wanted to set up an assembly workshop and customize and purchase parts from state-owned factories. This is why he insisted on giving a share to the Ministry of Industry.

But now that the emperor suddenly intervened, things were completely different.

Emperor Longyuan was known for his great achievements. If he continued to tinker with his business to build a small workshop, wouldn't he be living up to his good reputation of being the "lucky minister of the emperor" to Mr. Jiao?

So we can only try to make it as big as possible.

Naturally, I am very busy.

But even so, he still tried his best to find time to maintain the harmony of his harem, achieving exhaustion in a double sense.

Soon it was the eve of the holiday.

After leaving office that day, Jiao Shun did not go home directly as usual, but drove to the You family's new house.

Just a few days are naturally not enough to clean up the second yard and give it a brand new look. Now it is just a focused attack to decorate the living room in the front yard and the master bedroom in the back house - after all, Jiao Shun basically lives in these two places.

Two o'clock and one line.

He came here today to help the mother and daughter of the You family visit their slaves.

Jiao Shun handed over the early screening work to Jia Yun and Ni Er. Because they heard that they were going to buy an outer room for Mr. Jiao, they felt that they were being entrusted with their confidence, so they worked hard and worked hard in just two days.

Within three days, I had networked with many relatively reliable 'job seekers'.

Naturally, this final interview was held in the living room.

It was not completely dark at that time, but in order to allow Jiao Shun and Sister You to see clearly the appearance, expression, and movements of the applicant, Jia Yun deliberately lit two candlesticks on the left and right - as for the bright candlelight shining on her face,

Whether it will make the candidates feel uncomfortable is completely beyond Jia Yun's consideration.

"You go around the candlestick a few times to show me, slowly at first, then go faster..."

When they reached the seventh group of interviews - the first half of the interview was with a husband and wife team, so they were in groups - Jia Yun asked a few questions according to the previous process, and directed the two of them to circle around the candlestick a few times.

They circled around and tried to carry a few heavy objects to make sure they were not disabled or weak.

Originally, it was time for Jiao Shun to say something when this was over, but Jia Yun waited for a while and saw no movement. Looking back, she found that Jiao Shun had dozed off with his hand on his chin.

Jia Yun hurriedly lowered her voice and asked Sister You on the side for instructions: "Madam, what do you think this is?"

He was now eighteen years old, and Jiao Shun was only twenty years old. It was always awkward to call him foster father in front of outsiders, so Jia Yun simply followed the rules of Rong Ning's second house and changed his name to master.

Since calling Jiao Shun "Master", it is not an exaggeration to call Second Sister You "Mrs."

Being called madam by him, Second Sister You couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She looked at Jiao Shun and then at the couple, and then mumbled after a while: "Take them down first, wait, wait until the uncle recovers his nerves."

Jia Yun responded and led the frustrated couple out.

Sister You made a pot of strong tea for Jiao Shun and served it to dry, then sat beside him and stared blankly.

After a while, Jiao Shun suddenly woke up with his head drooped and looked around blankly. It wasn't until he saw Sister You next to him that he remembered where he was.

Seeing that Second Sister You was a little bit irritable, he invited her to sit in his arms and pressed his chin against her forehead to complain, saying that he didn't mean to be careless, but that she was really busy recently.

As he said that, he picked out the most important things that he had been busy with recently and talked about them in a jealous way.

Second Sister You heard that he was doing business with the emperor and that it involved millions of people on both sides of the Yellow River. She was even more grateful that the man could do great things and at the same time take time to accompany her in choosing slaves.

So naturally he was doubly obedient, and only after losing his virginity for only three to five days, he actually learned eighteen kinds of prostitution skills from Jiao Shun...

…………

Not to mention how Jiao Shun went home afterwards and complained to Xing Xiuyan.

But at the same time, at the home of Zhang Qiu, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, a sixth-rank official who was over fifty years old was also making an impassioned speech to Zhang Qiu.

"When those craftsmen heard that the imperial court was going to treat everyone equally, they actually got together to make a fuss about expanding the enrollment of elementary schools, or setting up a separate engineering school - what do you think this is? Even a group of craftsmen dared to point out the government affairs, and this has become a problem in the long run.

How indecent?!”

"They keep saying that they want to go to school to gain enlightenment, but in the final analysis, don't they just want to be an official?! Although now only the first rank can be awarded to the ninth-grade subordinates, if they are not restrained, they may not become the third tripod or the third-grade official in the future.

, eighth grade, seventh grade!”

"The scholars of our generation have been stuck in poverty for ten years, and only one in two hundred can become an official. A group of craftsmen can become officials after just a few days of elementary school. Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?!"

Speaking of resentment, the master's veins were pulsing in his beard and hair, and he wished he could cut those restless scabs into pieces with a thousand knives.

Although the work-study policy has alleviated the financial pressure of the Ministry of Rites to a certain extent, most of the people in the Ministry of Rites are not proud but ashamed of it, especially some middle-aged and elderly officials who are poor in education and have spent half their lives to pass the Jinshi exam.

, after he was shocked to hear that the top student in the work-study program had obtained an official position, he even cried out heartbrokenly that the country would not be governed by its generals.

However, although what he said was heartbreaking, Zhang Shilang did not comment after listening to it. Instead, he asked: "What does Jiao Shun stand for?"

"this……"

The boss was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "Although he didn't agree, he sent people to visit the major workshops and register the violent remarks of the mob one by one. Apparently, he planned to do this in the future."

After a pause, he couldn't help but launch a personal attack: "Isn't this kind of villain just blindly flattering his superiors? He was originally a slave, but now that his majesty intends to promote the craftsmen, he changed his appearance and took advantage of the opportunity to invite favors. This shows that

He's so shameless - if you ask me, he might be the one behind this!"

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“Everything must be based on evidence.”

Zhang Qiu frowned in displeasure and said: "Although Jiao Changqing is from a lowly background, he is by no means stupid. Since he is in a place of suspicion, how could he leave such a clue? Moreover, he is only registered in the register and has not promised anything to his subordinates.

, let alone the reason, I’m afraid it’s not even a reason.”

"grown ups!"

The chief bowed slightly and said indignantly: "His heart is to be punished, his heart is to be punished! Even if Jiao Shun was not the instigator, he always started this work-study program, and now, through military representatives, the pickets

The name of the team, and the attempt to interfere in military affairs, shows that his intentions are very big!"

After Zhang Qiu heard this, he was full of disapproval.

If we live in troubled times, it is possible to gather workers for rebellion, but who has heard of a group of craftsmen being able to stir up trouble during the Taiping era?

Besides, there are three battalions and one guard in the capital, a total of 100,000 troops. The so-called pickets total only two or three thousand people, and they are not subordinate to each other, just like scattered sand. Not to mention that they are also subject to the five cities.

The dual leadership of the Military and Horse Department and the Ministry of Works was really controlled by Jiao Shun, so what could be done?

As for the influence of the craftsmen extending to the military...

Recently, due to the First World War in the Southeast, the momentum of the martial arts group has obviously increased, and there have even been nobles like Wang Ziteng who have great power in the Southeast. If the craftsmen and officials can dilute the power of these groups, the civil servants in the DPRK and China will be happy to see them.

It’s done.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Qiu supports what Jiao Shun did.

At least in terms of engineering, he would never allow Jiao Shun to succeed!

Otherwise, wouldn’t the most important power of the Ministry of Rites, ‘selecting talents for the country’, be neglected?

Zhang Qiu waved his hand to the chief officer and said sternly: "Don't talk nonsense. The matter of military representatives and picket teams was rolled out so smoothly because of the efforts of the cabinet elders. Otherwise, it would have been just a small job of his."

How can I become the head of the department?"

In fact, the chief officer had no idea in his heart that Jiao Shun could accomplish anything by relying on these pickets, and he didn't care that his military position was taken away by a craftsman. The reason why he mentioned this matter was just an exaggeration.

Now seeing Mr. Zhang Qiuna coming out to suppress people, he quickly changed his words and said: "It's because the lower officials are being rude, but this time the craftsmen are clamoring to recruit more work-study students, our Etiquette Department shouldn't just sit idly by and ignore it, otherwise

…”

Zhang Qiu raised his hand to interrupt him again, and said in a deep voice: "You have to be careful when doing things, and don't be impatient for quick results. The emperor was very dissatisfied with our Ministry of Rites because of the work.

, I’m afraid it will be counterproductive if we continue to make trouble.”

The chief was stunned for a moment before he understood what Zhang Qiu meant.

The emperor already had opinions about the Ministry of Rites. If he took the initiative to provoke a dispute at this time, the emperor would definitely choose to favor the craftsmen and officials, and it would probably even be more intense than before.

If by that time we really follow the wishes of those craftsmen and start to expand the recruitment of work-study students, or even increase the intensity of graduation awards, wouldn’t I become a sinner for the ages?!
To be continued...