Chapter 550 What's going on here?
Wang Yushi's intelligence network was quite effective. Qin Mo sent her a message asking her to help investigate the beautiful woman in the painting that Shi Jing had taken a liking to, and she quickly received a detailed reply.
Zhang Wenlu is the youngest legitimate daughter of Zhang Xiuwen, the Minister of Commerce. At the age of sixteen, she is renowned in the capital for her beauty and talent, and has countless admirers.
However, at the end of her reply, Wang Yushi reminded Qin Mo that Shi Jing had overseen the transformation of the Wang family's arms production line, and that such a talent could only be used by her and must never fall into the hands of others.
"Hmph! Long hair, short brains. Haven't you ever heard the proverb 'throwing meat buns at a dog'?" Qin Mo was having lunch at the construction site, glancing at the letter while stuffing a bun into her mouth, muttering to herself.
"Teacher... what kind of dog did you say?"
"Huh? I said you have dog ears! Cough cough... I've inquired about the girl you've got your eye on. She's sixteen, beautiful and talented, and very popular—first come, first served!"
"...Teacher, I'm going to check on the renovation of the women's apartment...I'll take my leave!" Faced with his frivolous mentor, Shi Jing was powerless to resist and could only flee in a sorry state.
"Huh? A women's residence? Are you planning to bring that Zhang Wenlu here for a romantic getaway? Let me tell you, she's not one of those female students from our bigwigs, she's all very reserved! Don't be too hasty!"
"Teacher, no... it's just that the female students from the girls' school are coming to do their internships, but the girls' accommodations aren't finished yet. We can't let them live in tents..." Chang Tai, seeing that Shi Jing was almost driven crazy by Qin Mo, had no choice but to speak up to save the day.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and go! You bunch of bad boys, you don't even care about your own mothers this much!" Qin Mo waved her hand, telling the group of hormone-fueled lads to get lost.
The local population base in Tai Yuan is too small, and with the rapid development of industry and commerce in recent years, there is a growing shortage of middle-level managers in key positions.
At this time, the compulsory education that Qin Mo had implemented showed its effectiveness. Compulsory education does not distinguish between boys and girls. Ten years later, the boys who used to run around in open-crotch pants have become managers like Liao Lei, and the girls who used to have runny noses can also hold up a sky.
Six years ago, the First Women's Academy of Da Yuan was established, with the two concubines of the prince serving as executive deans. This academy, which initially aimed to train housekeepers, has now become the cradle of the women's rights movement in Da Yuan. If it weren't for the two executive deans specially opening a brainwashing course called "Women's Morality," Qin Mo would have directly demolished the women's academy.
Qin Mo genuinely wanted to preserve the essence of the Great Xia culture in its original form. He really didn't want future generations of men to experience the unfair treatment suffered by the men of the Great Celestial Empire. If the "women's rights movement" wasn't handled properly, it would become a "queen movement"! A bunch of queens would emerge, plunging the world into darkness, and the men could only watch helplessly as the long night descended.
Da Yuan plans to jointly build several large textile factories in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Huating with Da Xia. In order to better manage tens of thousands of female textile workers, Da Yuan Textile Bureau publicly recruited senior female managers. Nearly one-third of the graduates of the Women's College this year applied.
However, the manufacturing of tens of thousands of new spinning machines has not yet been completed, and the steam power system for the spinning machines is also under development. Lin Ruoxi discussed with Qin Mo the idea of letting these eager female students come to the steel plant for internships to broaden their horizons.
As soon as the news spread, dozens of technicians and hundreds of skilled workers at the steel plant were excited. The novel, elegant and quiet women's dormitory was designed, constructed and completed in less than ten days. So much so that many years later, unscrupulous real estate developers used "Magang Women's Dormitory" as important educational material to instill in the poor construction workers.
Undeterred by hardship or fatigue, we chase the speed of Maanshan Iron and Steel, and having a beautiful woman in our arms is no longer a dream!
Qin Mo conducted a final inspection of the blast furnace's hearth, belly, and other important parts to ensure that each component met his design requirements. Only then did he clap his hands to signal the craftsmen of Dayuan to continue construction. After the main body of the blast furnace was completed, the external hot blast stove and other supporting facilities would require a long period of debugging. This blast furnace being built at Maanshan Iron and Steel was the newest and largest model of Dayuan Iron and Steel, which was many times more complex than the small blast furnace of ten years ago.
With his hands behind his back, Qin Mo slowly inspected the factory area, just like the group's CEO back then. Seeing several blast furnaces suddenly erected on a barren slope, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
When Qin Mo finished touring the blast furnace area and was about to return to his camp, he ran into Xia Li, the Minister of Works, Zhang Xiuwen, the Minister of Commerce, and Zhang Haoying, the Vice Minister. Because the officials had an agreement with the court that they would be responsible for technical maintenance, the officials from the Ministry of Works could not directly ask about some technical details. However, they came every day, squatted there without saying a word, and just stared at the craftsmen laying bricks and digging flues.
"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Heng!"
"Oh! The two ministers come to watch the craftsmen play with mud every day. They really have a lot of patience!"
"Hehehe! Your Highness, you flatter us. Although we're both playing in the mud, the mud from Dayuan is extraordinary! We just came from that 'Women's Residence,' and it was truly impressive! The exterior was novel, the interior was even more unique, and most importantly, it only took ten days—it's simply unbelievable."
"Lord Zhang is right. I've built houses all my life, but I really couldn't have imagined such a layout. A building with more than a dozen separate entrances, each of which, although not large, has a guest room, bedroom, kitchen, and toilet. It's truly ingenious... ingenious!"
Those who have honed their skills in the imperial court are all shrewd and cunning. Faced with Qin Mo's slight sarcasm, Xia Li and Zhang Xiuwen quickly steered the conversation away from the topic.
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