Chapter 44 Prince-level treatment
Zhu Cijiu explained the hot air balloon carefully and then drew the glass bottle and kerosene lamp. Needless to say, the glass bottle is roughly the same as the bottles that were used in later generations. Just stuff a cork into the hole. It is very simple, and the kerosene lamp is a bit complicated.
However, it depends on people. For ordinary people in this era, kerosene lamps are naturally complicated and difficult to understand. However, for people like Song Yingxing, who are well-informed, it is not a big problem. Zhu Cijiu explained it a little and he fully understood.
At this point, even if the visit was successfully over, Song Yingxing gave Zhu Cijing a big surprise. The refining of oil can be said to have entered the brink of industrialization. Zhu Cijing also gave Song Yingxing a huge surprise, one million taels, but an ordinary person can never spend all his life. It can be said that with this million tael, he will no longer have to worry about the trivial matters of life in his future.
However, Zhu Cijing always felt that something was missing. When he went down to the gate of the experimental field, he saw the old Tun Guards guarding the gate. He finally remembered what he was missing.
For a national treasure-level researcher like Song Yingxing, safety issues are the most important. What mistakes does he have to make will be an immeasurable loss for the Ming Dynasty!
Realizing this problem, Zhu Cijiu immediately told Wang Zhengnan on the side: "Let's Xian, transfer a thousand-household office from the Jinyiwei to wait for Chang Geng's orders, and send twelve Jinyiwei masters to take turns to protect Chang Geng, and there will be no mistakes."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengnan hurriedly bowed: "There is my husband who obeys the order."
When Song Yingxing heard this, he was shocked again. The Jinyiwei from a Thousand Household House was for dispatch, which was only the prince. He quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, think twice, Wei is just a fifth-rank idle position!"
When Zhu Cijing heard this, his eyes shrank. With his current prestige, he was not afraid of someone who dared to speak out, but Song Yingxing was afraid. He thought about it and said tactfully: "I sent the Jinyiwei not only to protect you. The things you studied are too important to the Ming Dynasty. There must be no mistakes. Can the few treasures you hired to stop the spies of the enemy country? How can you guard such an important thing be? If you learn it by the enemy country and bring a flaming city to the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't that be a big trouble?"
Song Yingxing really took this trick, and he hadn't considered his personal safety much, but he was sad when it came to the safety of the Ming Dynasty. He heard this and hurriedly bowed: "I understand, don't worry, the emperor, I will definitely keep a close eye on it and will never leak the refining method."
With this reason, others dare not gossip. If you want to gossip, wouldn’t that mean to help the spies of the enemy country spy on the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Cijing nodded, Shi Shiran got on the carriage and rushed towards the palace.
Along the way, Zhu Cijiu was considering Song Yingxing's issue. Such a talent had too little concern for him before. It was not until he achieved great results in oil refining in such a short time that he realized his importance to the Ming Dynasty. Now he has sounded the clarion call of the first industrial revolution in advance. The technology of the European powers is developing rapidly. To maintain the advantages of the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to maintain the leading technology. The breakthrough of technology depends on talents like Song Yingxing!
For such an important talent, a little reward and a bunch of bodyguards seem to be not enough.
After returning to the palace, he did not go to Kunning Palace immediately, but came to the imperial study. When Cao Huachun and Wang Zhengnan explained the withdrawal of dragon coins and the gathering of Jinyiwei, he called the two of them and asked: "What kind of relatives are there in Changgeng, who knows?"
Cao Huachun and Wang Zhengnan exchanged their eyes for a while. It seemed that Wang Zhengnan knew more. Cao Huachun quickly made a polite gesture, which meant that Wang Zhengnan said.
Wang Zhengnan hurriedly bowed: "Return to the emperor, according to the knowledge of the empress, Song Yingxing was an official, and his great-grandfather had become an official in the Jiajing period, and was the Minister of the Second Ministry of Works, and finally became the left censor of the Censorate. However, his grandfather died early, and his father was not lucky enough to win the reputation of scholars and did not become an official. In Song Yingxing's generation, there were four brothers, namely Song Yingsheng, Song Yingding, Song Yingxing, and Song Yingjing. Song Yingding had passed away in the second year of Chongzheng, and the other two were still alive. Song Yingxing had two sons, named Song Shihui and Song Shiyi, who used to study at home. Song Yingxing was the dean of the Daming Institute of Science and Technology. They were all taken to the capital to study. Now they are all in the Daming Institute of Science and Technology."
Zhu Cijing fainted after hearing this. What happened to his confidants? It seemed that they were a little too upright. It would be fine if they didn't arrange for their descendants to be officials, but they all wanted them to farm!
Xu Guangqi is like this, and Song Yingxing is like this. If he hadn't asked about it this time, it would have been an ordinary researcher at most in the future. Song Yingxing would definitely not use his connections to send them to the officialdom.
This is really a bit too cold. It would be fine if he didn't know. If he knew, he naturally couldn't let Song Yingxing do this. After all, he was also a confidant among his confidants and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. If his brothers and sons were not taken care of at all, what would others think and what would they think.
Thinking of this, Zhu Cijing continued to ask: "Do they have fame?"
Wang Zhengnan bowed again and said, "Returning to the emperor, Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng participated in the Yimao Provincial Examination in the 43rd year of Wanli. Among them, Song Yingxing won the third place in the provincial examination and Song Yingsheng won the sixth place in the provincial examination. However, they participated in the imperial examination many times but did not even get the title of the imperial examination. Perhaps they were discouraged because of this, so Song Yingjing, Song Shihui, and Song Shiyi, who were behind them, had never participated in the imperial examination and had not won any fame."
Alas, this is another trouble caused by the party struggle. It would be strange if a province fails to pass the Jinshi exam, because they have not joined any cliques.
Zhu Cijing's idea of compensating Song Yingxing became more determined. He thought about it and issued an order: "Come on Xian, go to the northwest corner of the capital to find a larger mansion for the Song family, and then send someone to take all Song Yingxing's family over."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengnan hurriedly bowed: "There is my husband who obeys the order."
Zhu Cijing then issued an order: "Eunuch Cao, go and tell Erjue that in the future, the Royal Electric Company of the Ming Dynasty will be handed over to the Song family, and he will no longer have to take charge of it. In addition, Song Yingxing will also be assigned to the Royal Electric Company of the Ming Dynasty, kerosene, and kerosene lamps in the Ming Dynasty in the future."
Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun hurriedly bowed: "There is abide by the order."
Song Yingxing was probably shocked again. The emperor not only rewarded him with one million taels, but also gave him 10% of the shares of the Ming Dynasty Royal Electric Company. In terms of treatment, he was really similar to Zhu Youjian, the prince. Moreover, their Song family will definitely become a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty!
In fact, there are many such things in reality. Almost every leader or boss is silently watching his subordinates and employees. Some people with outstanding abilities and diligence may not be valued at the beginning. However, once the leader or boss feels that this person's ability is enough to take on important responsibilities, then the person will soon rise to the top, and his status and treatment will rise like a rocket.
Chapter completed!