Jia Yi stood aside, looking a little flustered. He opened his lips, sighed softly, and then closed them again.
[Great, great! This time we're in for something fun.] Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Jia Yi and covered her mouth with her hands, laughing to herself.
Turning to look at Baili Ning, he saw a calm and composed look on his face.
"Master Qin, for the sake of fairness, please select ten people to supervise." Xia Zhengqi said in a deep voice.
"Well, Your Majesty has thought it through." Master Qin responded and immediately found nine people among the crowd of troublemakers.
Everyone came to the woodworking area of the Textile Department.
Jia Yi and Bailining led three workers respectively to build the jacquard machine according to the drawings.
Within two hours, the team that progresses faster will win.
Bailining had wrapped his hair with a scarf and tied up his sleeves with his sleeves, looking clean and capable.
Bailining held the blueprints and directed the workers in an orderly manner.
The main body of the jacquard machine is ready-made, and they only need to install the parts one by one according to the drawings.
Jia Yi took the blueprint and looked at it carefully, but his face was full of confusion. An experienced worker couldn't help but give him some pointers, and he finally understood a little.
The water in the copper kettle dripped down drop by drop, and time passed quickly.
I saw Bailining and his three workers working hard, and the whole process was smooth.
Through the efforts of the four of them, the frame of a jacquard machine was equipped with more and more parts.
Looking at Jia Yi's team, they were working with great difficulty. Sometimes they would assemble the parts only to find that they were assembled incorrectly and had to take them apart again.
Jia Yi glanced at the progress of Bailining's team, and was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He growled at his workers.
Two hours passed, and the timekeeper struck the gong and shouted, "Game time is up!"
Jia Yi's face was flushed, sweat was pouring down, and he was too embarrassed to raise his head.
Xia Zhengqi invited Master Qin, who was in charge of supervision, to come forward and check. Master Qin's face looked extremely bad.
Bailinin's team had already assembled a jacquard loom. Bailinin installed the bobbins on the jacquard and tried weaving a few times to prove that the jacquard was functioning properly and was ready for use.
Looking at Jia Yi's team, only a small number of parts were installed on the jacquard machine frame.
A comparison of the progress of the two teams is obvious.
[Hahaha! I knew my cousin would win.]
[A person who started out as a textile worker and developed the technology herself naturally has better hands-on skills than Mr. Jia, who only talks about it on paper.]
When Xia Zhengqi heard his daughter's words, he couldn't help but nod slightly.
In fact, it was not just Jia Yi. There were many similar manufacturing workshops in the court. The directors were all parachuted in, either through introductions from prominent people or through their eloquence and boasting.
They are quite good at dealing with their superiors and currying favor with the powerful, but as for the specific business within their own district, they are careless and only do it on paper.
Xia Zhengqi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
It seems that selecting the directors of the manufacturing workshops as before has too many disadvantages. If the directors of every manufacturing workshop in the court can be as capable as Bailining, the development of the manufacturing workshop will definitely be smoother.
"Lord Baili wins!" Eunuch Debao walked to the gate of the Textile Bureau and shouted loudly to the crowd!
"Oh my god, Lord Jia actually lost to a woman!"
As soon as the result of the game was announced, the crowd exploded.
People started talking about it.
"This is simply a shame for a man. Lord Jia, who has worked in the capital's textile bureau for many years, is actually not as good as a little girl."
"Could it be that the Emperor gave Baili Ning some leniency? After all, she is his cousin."
"The new jacquard machine was designed by Lord Baili, so she is naturally familiar with it. It is natural that it is faster than Lord Jia's." Master Qin's face looked ugly, but he still argued cunningly.
[This pedantic old man is really stubborn and stubborn! ]
"Master Qin, what you said does make sense. If you still have any questions, I am willing to conduct other competitions, such as a live competition in building a loom."
Before Xia Zhengqi could speak, Baili Ning took the initiative to propose an additional test.
"You!" Master Qin glared at Baili Ning and was speechless.
Jia Yi hurriedly said, "In my humble opinion, it is unnecessary. I admit defeat, I admit defeat."
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Jia Yi and saw that his face was flushed and he looked extremely embarrassed.
[This Lord Jia is quite sensible! If he continues to compete, he will be the only one to be embarrassed, hahahaha!]
If there were a live competition of flattery and fawning over superiors, Lord Jia would definitely win!
Xia Miaoyuan was fantasizing wildly in her mind and couldn't help but laugh.
Xia Zhengqi lovingly hugged Xia Miaoyuan, suppressed his smile, and said seriously, "Since the winner has been decided, Lord Jia himself has no objection."
"Then the Textile Department will still be headed by the Queen and supervised by Bailining."
As soon as Xia Zhengqi finished speaking, the palace servants in the Textile Bureau cheered happily.
Baili Ning is approachable and skilled, without any official airs. The workers respect and love her and do not want the supervisor to be replaced.
Seeing this, Xia Zhengqi and the Queen smiled with relief.
At this time, Ying Chen walked over from a distance and winked at Xia Zhengqi. Xia Zhengqi waved his hand to signal him to come over and report immediately.
Ying Chen immediately came to Xia Zhengqi and whispered something to him.
Master Qin saw that the situation was hopeless and he had no other options. He bowed to the Emperor and Empress and turned to leave, but Xia Zhengqi stopped him.
"Master Qin, how much silver did they promise you at Hongyun Restaurant yesterday at noon?" Xia Zhengqi's voice was extremely cold, revealing the deterrent power of an emperor.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I don't understand!" Master Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead and pretended to be calm.
"Master Qin, you don't have to pretend. I've already had the secret guards investigate. The young lady of the Feng family came to see you yesterday and gave you some silver."
Master Qin's legs went limp, and he fell to his knees, pleading, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"It was the young lady of the Feng family and her young lady who gave me 5,000 taels of silver and asked me to lead people to cause trouble here."
[The masterminds behind this are actually Jiang Shuyi and Feng Panpan! ]
As Master Qin spoke, he seemed to remember something and took out a few banknotes from his pocket.
"This is what they gave me yesterday. I haven't touched a cent of it! Your Majesty, spare me!"
Master Qin kowtowed hurriedly.
"You actually accepted the money?"
One of the nine people in charge of supervising the game immediately questioned.
"Didn't you say that this was all to protect the rules of our ancestors?"
"Oh my god, you're so hypocritical!"
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how wicked! He took 5,000 taels of silver from someone else, but refused to share a single cent with anyone else.]
Master Qin's mouth is truly effective! With just one clever word, he managed to trick dozens of people into rushing over and causing trouble!
The nine people glared at Master Qin fiercely, with fire almost spitting out of their eyes.
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