Chapter 281: Ministry of Industry

Cuihua Hutong, Qin family.

"Promoted again?"

Song Jin looked at Qin Chi in surprise, "What happened in the court today?"

"An imperial censor has reported to President Yan. His surname is Yuan." Qin Chi told his family what happened in the palace today. "President Yan and I are fine. Mao Shaojie was dismissed from office and imprisoned, and was caned fifty times in court."

Emperor Mingcheng clearly stated that he wanted to leave some breath.

In fact, it just saved Mao Shaojie's life, otherwise fifty strokes of the stick would have been enough to kill him.

Qin Chi took a sip of the warm tea and said, "Now I have one more feud with the Yuan family."

"Even if this matter is gone, they have no intention of letting my husband go."

Song Jin knew that the Yuan family would not let Qin Chi go easily for the sake of their own face. At present, Emperor Mingcheng would be restrained for the time being. It was hard to say in the future. Therefore, while Emperor Mingcheng was still paying attention to Qin Chi, he had to climb up to a high position that the Yuan family could not easily touch.

Song Jin looked at Qin Chi worriedly.

Even though she knew there was someone behind him, she was still worried.

Old Li and others standing by were also worried after hearing this.

Old Li asked worriedly, "Sir, do you really have to work in the Ministry of Industry?"

Qin Chi said: "I must do what I am responsible for. This is the order of His Majesty. If I don't do it, it will be equivalent to disobeying His Majesty's order."

"Can you handle the two duties?" Old Li was worried about Qin Chi's health. "It's tiring just thinking about it."

Qin Chi thought that he would definitely spend more time in the Ministry of Works than in the Hanlin Academy. "The job of a bachelor of reading is to accompany His Majesty to study and study classics and history. There is not much to do."

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty was old and rarely read books.

Qin Chi comforted him again: "Don't worry too much, Minister Yuan is still under house arrest for reflection. Even if he wants me dead, he dare not do it openly."

Song Jin pondered again and asked, "Why did that person in the palace put my husband in Yuhengsi?"

After she asked this.

Everyone else looked at Qin Chi.

Qin Chi wanted to say that the man had bad intentions. "There was a corruption case in the Yuheng Division before. The silver that should have been allocated was embezzled, and the military uniforms and weapons that should have been sent to the military camp were also defective. The Yang family got the evidence last time and asked me to report it to His Majesty."

“So this is where the pit is.”

Song Jin just wanted to say that being an emperor is really dirty.

In the end, the doctor in charge of the Yuhengsi took all the blame for this corruption case. Of course, it was also because he himself was not clean, which gave the Yuan family a handle. If Minister Yuan wanted to protect himself, he had to sacrifice someone. Of course, it is unknown what promises Minister Yuan made to the other party.

Song Jin asked with concern: "Husband, are you really okay?"

"It's okay. If I can't even manage a department, how can I continue to climb up in the future?" Qin Chi's ambition is not limited here.

This is just the beginning of entering the court.

Qin Chi looked around at everyone and said with a smile: "Yuhengsi is indeed a mess now, and no one is willing to take it over, but it is also an opportunity, isn't it?"

"Just let us know if you need any help."

Song Jin immediately understood.

Qin Chi said bluntly: "My lady is very generous. I may need a batch of cotton and leather to make military uniforms and send them to the northwest in winter."

"Using public power for personal gain?"

Song Jin blurted out.

Qin Chi's expression froze, and then he looked at Song Jin quietly, "Is this what my wife wants from her husband? This is not abusing public power for personal gain, it is mutual benefit, common prosperity, and benefit to the country and the people."

Song Jin looked away and said, "No, I was distracted just now. I will send a message to buy cotton and leather later. It's just that the cotton picking time is different in different regions. The earliest picking time is July. Calculating the time, the fleet can also buy some along the way."

"Then I'll trouble you, ma'am."

Qin Chi knew that Shunan Trading Company would also make acquisitions every year.

It’s just that the quantity is limited, and usually the people who grow it will sell it to familiar buyers.

Song Jin’s fleet is different.

They will purchase what they can, and if they cannot, they will exchange goods for other goods, and local merchants often fall for this approach.

Song Jin thought about what Yu Hengsi was responsible for. But the more he thought about it, the more he frowned.

"What are you thinking about, lady?"

Qin Chi's eyes fell on Song Jin's furrowed brows.

Song Jin did not hide it, "I am thinking about what matters the doctor of Yu Hengsi will be responsible for, and how to guard against those who want to trip you up in the future."

"The Yu Hengsi said that it is responsible for supervising the hunting in mountains, forests, rivers and lakes. This statement is very general. In fact, it is in charge of hunting meat, leather, bones, horns, feathers and other things of birds and beasts in mountains and lakes. It is also responsible for producing military uniforms, manufacturing weapons, firing ceramics, and smelting tools." Qin Chi thought that if someone wanted to do something bad, it would be really hard to guard against it.

Qin Chi thought of something and continued, "My lady, don't worry. Since I am in charge of a department, I will have several assistants and managers under me. The hard work will naturally be done by others. After all, I am...not in good health, so I can just talk."

He said the last sentence frankly.

Song Jin just wants to ask, do you have any shame?

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not wrong.

There are a lot of affairs in the Yuheng Division. If Qin Chi had to do everything himself, he would be exhausted to death.

However, compared to staying in the Hanlin Academy to study, Qin Chi actually prefers to work in the Ministry of Works. At least it is a practical job and there is a lot of room for maneuver.

He was not afraid of the Yuan family causing trouble.

The most frightening thing is that the other party won’t come to cause trouble.

It is a bit unethical to step on the Yuan family to get to the top, but the Yuan family is rushing to offer their lives, and Qin Chi has no choice but to accept it.

…

It’s just past noon.

The eunuch from the Imperial Household Department who came to deliver the imperial edict arrived.

At the same time, not only the imperial edict came, but also the official seal and official uniform of the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works. The one who came to convey the edict was Jixiang.

This was the job he stole.

"Sir Qin, congratulations. The Emperor said that you were frightened this time. You can report to the Ministry of Works in three days." Jixiang said with a gentle smile, very friendly.

Qin Chi stuffed him with a big red envelope.

He also gave him the money from the last imperial edict, saying it was money for tea.

Jixiang thanked him with a smile, said a few nice words, and then took his people away from the Qin family.

Many curious people came to watch outside the Qin family.

The onlookers were whispering.

The Dong family across the street also opened their door, and someone was looking in.

"Someone from the palace is here? What happened to Qin Zhuangyuan?"

"He looks like a eunuch delivering an imperial decree."

“It’s coming out! It’s coming out!”

"Could it be that Qin Qian'an has been promoted again? I just took a look and saw that the eunuch behind him was holding what looked like an official hat and uniform."

"You are bragging, it's all covered by the red cloth, what the hell are you looking at?"

The people outside the gate were all guessing, but when they saw Jixiang and his group coming out, no one dared to step forward to ask.

This is a eunuch in the palace.

They looked down on eunuchs, but they dared not offend them.