My Daming New Empire

However, they did not dare to be negligent in terms of etiquette, because now they may be the only ones to die, and the family can still get a large amount of relocation allowance.

If Zhu Zhanji is offended, the whole family may die.

After they knelt down, Zhu Zhanji said: "Being locked up in this small courtyard for ten months, you have worked hard and suffered. But you have made great contributions to Daming, and I will ask the emperor's grandfather later , I reward you all."

One of the middle-aged men, who was only in his early thirties, hesitated for a while, knelt down and said: "Your Highness, I know that I know this secret that reaches heaven, and there will be no survivors. I only hope that Your Highness can give us some credit and treat us with mercy." family."

Zhu Zhanji looked around and laughed. "Look up, when did I say I was going to execute you?"

All three looked at Zhu Zhanji in surprise, but Zhu Zhanji stopped explaining and said, "Take me to see your results first..."

The three looked at each other suspiciously, a little at a loss.It was Meng Chao who said, "Let me come, I am more familiar with this place than they are!"

Zhu Zhanji asked: "Don't you know how to carve these globes better than them? There is a specialization in the art industry, and you can answer professional questions for them?"

Meng Chao was so ashamed that he didn't dare to perform in front of Zhu Zhanji again, so he gave up his position.There will be many such people in later generations, and if their subordinates make a little achievement, they will take the credit for themselves.

Although Zhu Zhanji believes that when water is clear, there will be no fish. If you want to do things, you need not only people who can do practical things, but also people who can do things and people who are good at coordinating.

However, whoever should do the work should do it. It is unacceptable to replace experts with laymen.

Only then did the three of them react, got up quickly, and took Zhu Zhanji into the warehouse where the globe was specially placed.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Zhanji was overwhelmed by the globes all over the room. There were more than 30 globes, there were a hundred of them.Although there are only more than 30 large ones, there are more small globes, but obviously, the workmanship is also much worse.

The big one should have been carved by these three craftsmen, and the small one was carved by the craftsman of the eunuch.

The largest globe is more than one meter in diameter, and the smallest is only about twenty centimeters in diameter, about the size of a football.

Hundreds of globes were placed on the blue brick floor, with bases installed underneath, and the workmanship of each was much better than Zhu Zhanji's carvings.

Moreover, a simple map was engraved on the boundaries of the Ming Dynasty.Although the proportions are slightly out of balance, the general terrain everywhere is correct.

When Zhu Zhanji was carving a map of the Americas, he accidentally cut a piece of the Rocky Mountains, leaving a gap, and they carved it just the same, which made people laugh and cry.

Then a small globe with fine workmanship attracted Zhu Zhanji's attention. This small globe is more delicate than other globes at first glance. Although it is small, the terrain on the surface is correct.

He looked up and asked, "Who carved this globe?"

Chapter 71 Reversal

A middle-aged man over forty was about to bow down again when he heard the news, but Zhu Zhanji stopped him. "Stand and answer."

Only then did the man bow and say, "Report to Your Highness, this is made by a humble minister."

This person's face has decayed and his hair is gray. The ten months of psychological torture have made him almost collapse.Seeing that Zhu Zhanji liked the globe he made, he seemed to see hope again, but Zhu Zhanji didn't speak, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Your craftsmanship is far superior to others, and you are the talent I need in Ming Dynasty. Since you call yourself a humble minister, you should also be an official of the Ministry of Industry, so report your name."

The person said excitedly: "Wei Chen is Ma Zhicai, the deputy envoy of Yuheng Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry.

Yu Hengqing's deputy envoy of the official department, this is indeed a Zhima official, because this position is the smallest level of officials in the Ming Dynasty, starting from the ninth rank.

Although this position is no longer considered an official, it can be called an official, but in front of Zhu Zhanji, this position is not worth mentioning.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Since you are proficient in jade carving, it is indeed not difficult for you to carve the globe. However, it is very rare to be able to restore such a country's heavy weapon so finely. The position of deputy envoy is not enough to commend you. Credit, I will remember this matter in my heart, and I will give you credit later."

No matter how dull they were, they all understood at this time. Not only did they not die this time, but they also made great achievements.Ten months of worry and fear turned into surprise at this moment.

The two older ones were alright, but the middle-aged man in his thirties fainted from excitement when he heard the news.

Zhu Zhanji didn't take it wrong. Anyone who experienced such great sorrow and joy would be a little bit unbearable, but he was moved outside the house for treatment.

He checked all the globes that had been carved, and all the globes carved by Ma Zhicai were the best, and Zhu Zhanji picked them out.

He instructed Jin Kuo and Meng Chao to say, "Wrap all the globes here with cloth, and send them to the palace to be distributed by the emperor's grandfather. Let's talk about the smaller globe and send it to Xingqing Palace."

Jin Kuo is the one who most wishes for the globe's secret to be revealed as soon as possible.Because of this secret, he lost his position as the eunuch guarding Ningbo Bosi, and could only live in the palace for the elderly, but when this secret was made public, he was truly out of danger.

After arranging these chores, he turned around and said to Ma Zhicai and the others: "The three of you have made great contributions this time, and you should have been rewarded heavily. It's just that I have not yet taken charge of the government, so you will have to wait for a while before you can be rewarded by the court. Li Bright……"

"The servant is here."

"Ma Zhicai will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, the other two will be rewarded with 60 taels of silver, and each of the other ten will be rewarded with 30 taels of silver."

The reward silver was already prepared when I came today. Upon hearing Zhu Zhanji's order, a group of young eunuchs immediately distributed the reward silver to the individual's hands.

Everyone knelt down and thanked each other. At this time, what they were most excited about was not getting the reward, but not having to be silenced.

After receiving their great gift, Zhu Zhanji said again: "What you have done is related to the secrets of the country and must not be leaked. After leaving the palace, you are not allowed to mention anything about this place, otherwise I will not punish you. Jin Yiwei to cure you."

The three immediately knelt down and said: "I will never forget the favor I received from the emperor."

Zhu Zhanji looked at Ma Zhicai again. This person has superb manual skills, and he lacks such a person around him to help him make some models, so at this time, he also had the idea of ​​enveloping him.

However, he can't do anything without Zhu Di's consent.

After all, no matter how small an official is, he is still an official, and he is still an official of the Ministry of Industry.

From this incident, he suddenly realized that there was a misunderstanding in his thinking.That is, he always wanted to win over talents, but he didn't notice that there are actually many professional and technical talents among eunuchs today.

Among other things, among the four divisions and eight bureaus with more than 3 people, can't you find a few people who understand technology among dozens of most advanced companies?

The minister can't do anything, but Zhu Di on the internal supervisor side has authorized him, and he can recruit people at will to form a technical team.

When they walked out of Xi'an Gate, Ma Zhicai and the others looked at the noisy market outside, and still felt as if they had passed away.

I thought it was destined to be silenced this time, but I didn't expect that not only was it not silenced, but it was also appreciated by the grandson.

Being able to survive, they didn't have the usual fear of the Jinyiwei Xiaoqi who followed behind them, but instead had a sense of intimacy.

In any case, the grandson can treat them favorably now, as long as they don't talk nonsense and leak secrets, Jin Yiwei will not attack them now.

After breaking up with the other two colleagues and not returning home for ten months, everyone felt like returning home.The head of their family is not at home, they don't know life and death, and they don't know what kind of chaos the house is in.

Ma Zhicai held 100 taels of silver in his arms, which weighed more than six catties, so he could only hold it in his arms.Normally, he would definitely be extremely worried, but with the two Jin Yiwei behind him, no one dared to plot his money.

Because of the jade carving skills passed down from generation to generation, although the Ma family is not a big family in Suzhou, the family size is not small either.

It was also because of Bo's family wealth that Ma Zhicai only devoted himself to becoming an official.It's just that he is not good at communication, and he has only been a deputy envoy in the past nine years, which can be regarded as barely entering the rank of official.

With this status, although it is nothing in front of those big shots, the Ma family's property in Suzhou is not afraid of blackmail by those local ruffians.

With money in his hand, Ma Zhicai bought a small courtyard with two entrances in the inner city of Anximen, and also set up a few frontages on the street, so that the family's nephews and nephews could do some jade carving business.

"Yuan Qiguan, Fan Qiguan, the house is still three miles away from Xi'an Gate, why don't you find a carriage."

The small flags of the two Jinyiwei received a solemn confession, and they were also polite to him.