Chapter 181 Half a year!Dare you bet with your head?
All officials could see that Shen Jin was diverting attention and wanted the emperor to rule on the matter.
But he was still disappointed. How could Zhu Yuanzhang not understand what he had planned.
He immediately said, "Since Shen Butang is taking such a job, I have to ask, is there any official from the Ministry of Works who dares to say that such a road can be built? Which official would dare to possess such good technology and hide it without giving it away? Is there any other purpose? "
As soon as these words came out, Qin Kui was speechless. What did he say? He said that he knew this technology before, but he didn't show it.
Or maybe you just want to get a piece of the pie at this time. Although this purpose is obvious, you can't say it like this.
He dug a hole for Hu Bu and Chen Han.
The emperor also fired back with a trap, which was a conspiracy, causing Shen Jin to retreat in spite of the difficulties.
If he admitted that their Ministry of Industry had mastered this skill before, but never showed it, and waited until the critical moment to deliberately seek credit and favor, the nature would be different.
So he had to retreat.
But the unwillingness and jealousy in his eyes are self-evident.
Xia Yuanji glared at him and thought to himself: This old boy dug a hole for me, your majesty will teach you a lesson.
Of course he didn't bother to talk to him.
However, this revenge was done all at once.
To be honest, since the tax reform and Chen Han's suggestion that all matters related to money should be concentrated in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately felt confident.
After years of fighting with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, he was so proud that he trampled several other officials under his feet.
But now, such a big thing as building roads was originally a matter for the Ministry of Industry. It was originally the place where they could make the most profit, but the opportunity was lost in vain. How can they not hate it? The Ministry of Industry has been a place where oil and water have concentrated since ancient times.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang established extremely harsh conditions to prevent these people from corruption.
But there are policies and countermeasures, and these officials still have ways to leave a way out for themselves starting from the raw materials.
This retreat is their path to corruption.
Seeing such a large amount of money slipping from his hands, Shen Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was extremely unconvinced.
The establishment of the Engineering College can be used for various conveniences. It has nothing to do with them. Only the Ministry of Rites is vomiting all day long.
After the Commerce Department established the Daming Chamber of Commerce, various business houses were established. This was of no concern to the Ministry of Industry. Even Zhao Mian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not show displeasure. Naturally, the Ministry of Industry had nothing to say.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry sometimes laments that Chen Han is really lucky. He has clearly divided part of the rights of the Ministry of Rites and part of the power of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but with the emperor's support, these two departments can only stare at each other. There is no way to vent it out.
He even often laughed at these two departments for not having the courage to fight with Chen Han.
But now, Chen Han has begun to cut off his interests. He wanted to resist, but His Majesty the Emperor personally stepped down and supported Chen Han. Only then did he finally know why the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Rites were willing to suffer such a dumb loss.
They were not willing, and that was because the emperor was obstructing them.
When it was my turn, the sour and astringent feeling came to the fore.
He stepped aside angrily, unwilling to do so, but secretly told himself, Chen Han, if you want to build a road, you must ask our Ministry of Works to get various drawings.
Building roads is never that simple.
The first thing is to find out the underground pipes. Otherwise, if you seal any opening, you will have to dig it out again if the underground pipes are blocked in the future.
These drawings are all archived in the Ministry of Industry. When you come to ask me for help, watch how I make things difficult for you.
Besides, do you really think that building a road is that simple?
There are only a few craftsmen in your engineering college. If you want to recruit those craftsmen to work, do you have to get the files of those craftsmen from our Ministry of Engineering? Otherwise, you will be looking for craftsmen like a needle in a haystack.
The time you waste just by allocating manpower and material resources is enough for you to drink a pot.
Thinking of this kind of situation, Shen Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, retreated to one side and began to tease his little Jiujiu in his heart. He must let Chen Han speak out when the time comes and let the Ministry of Industry participate in the construction project.
He must be allowed to send this piece of fat to our Ministry of Industry.
I have to make you, Chen Han, kneel in front of the office of the Ministry of Industry and beg me to participate.
Otherwise, you will have to practice for ten or eight years.
I have to make you dumb.
Don't think that everything will go well for you as long as His Majesty is watching over you.
If the people below us don't cooperate, they will drag you to death.
If you can finish the work in one day, I will prevent you from starting work for ten days.
What you can complete in one year, I will not allow you to complete in five years.
I am an expert when it comes to things like engineering. Everyone in my department can’t get a share of the pie. Will they cooperate with you?Think of your good things.
Thinking of this, he looked at Chen Han, stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, if the road must be built, please give Mr. Chen a time limit for when it can be completed. You can't delay him for ten or twenty years, right?
The people have to travel, and the officials also have to travel.
The main path is not something that can be moved at will. Once it is moved, it must be completed within a short period of time. "
After these words were said, the officials below who had long hated Chen Han took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, what Shen Butang said is true. How many people are coming and going on the capital avenue. Once it is closed, there will be no one there every day." How many people have difficulty traveling and how many major events have been delayed.
No one can take responsibility for the delay in military and national affairs. We believe in Mr. Chen's ability, and we also believe that the cement road will definitely bring convenience to travel.
But at this time, I still hope that Mr. Chen can draw up it as soon as possible, so that we can cooperate with Mr. Chen in building roads and open up new roads for the people to travel. "
This was a high-sounding statement, but it made it impossible for anyone to find fault with it.
This is indeed an issue that needs attention,
You can't let people stay at home and unable to travel just because you build roads.
We cannot prevent officials from all over the world from entering Beijing.
Emergency military reports from the front cannot be delivered.
After all, the capital city is the head of the world. If it is paralyzed, it will delay many things.
The officials said everything they said to me, and everything they said was very reasonable.
Even if the emperor deliberately favored Chen Han, he could not be vague about this matter.
In fact, everyone is a smart person, and they can all hear that Shen Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was resentful towards Chen Han because he did not get the big job of building roads.
But he made things difficult for Chen Han through due procedures, but it cannot be said that he did it intentionally.
Even if it was intentional, what he proposed seemed reasonable and reasonable.
So after Shen Jin said this, he looked at Chen Han with a bad expression.
He had already thought about how to make things difficult for Chen Han.
No matter how long a time limit Chen Han gave, even if it was ten years, he would always find a way to make Chen Han do countless useless work in the first five the end, Chen Han could only kneel in front of him and beg himself to participate in this matter.
How could Chen Han not know that these people were using legitimate rules to make things difficult for him.
But he also had some ideas. He immediately stepped forward and said in front of the emperor: "What you ministers said is true. How can the main road in the capital be abandoned in one day? In my opinion, it can be completed in half a year."
As soon as these words came out, many officials took a breath.
It is true that most of the officials are not professional craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, so they cannot predict how long it will take for the entire capital's avenues to be renovated.
But I still know some common sense things.
If you want to renovate all the roads in the capital, you must first clear all the roads.
The roads in the capital are more than ten miles long, and the requirements are extremely high. They cannot be ignored casually, just like building country roads.
Not to mention road construction, even paving a dirt road takes more than half a year.
Some of the officials were gloating and laughing inwardly, Chen Han was arrogant.
Some were worried about Chen Han, such as Princess Jiangdu, Xia Yuanji, and even Prince Zhu Biao.
They all could see that Chen Han was unhappy with the Minister of Industry and others, so he wanted to show his holiness in front of them.
But this is not motivated by emotion. Saying such words in front of the emperor is equivalent to issuing a military order. As the saying goes, there is no joke before the emperor.
Failure to do so after making such an oath would be a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. Even if the emperor wants to protect him, there will be nothing he can do.
Shen Jin almost burst into laughter, but after all, he was mature and stable, and had good restraint. He even pretended to persuade: "It is no joke for young people to build roads. Not to mention that it takes a long time to repair and renovate the roads in the capital, even in ordinary rural areas." How many miles can you build on a trail in half a year? You can count it on your fingers.
No one is forcing you to complete it in a short period of time. You can complete it in ten or eight years! "
As soon as these words came out, conservative officials were furious.
"Shen Budang is just joking. How can it be built for ten or eight years in the capital city? It takes so long to repair and delay all major national events? Who can bear this responsibility by then?"
"Yes, Shen Budang, this kind of thing is no joke. Either you don't repair it, or you have to repair it in a short time. There is no reason to delay it for ten or eight years!"
Shen Jin chuckled: "Why are you people making things so difficult for Mr. Chen? Building roads is so fun. It's good to be able to build all the main roads in the capital in ten or eight years. Don't make things difficult for me."
After saying that, Shen Jin looked at Chen Han: "Master Chen, don't listen to these people's nonsense. Your Majesty, I also feel that the Ministry of Industry is not involved, so there is no need to embarrass Master Chen!"
Everyone could hear how hypocritical he was when he said such things.
He wished that Chen Han could build all the roads in one day.
How could Chen Han not hear it?
And Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hear it?
Chen Hanhan laughed and looked at Shen Jin: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen really only needs half a year to repair it."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "You can't be so full of words! Think carefully!"
In fact, this was the best protection for Chen Han. He could see that Shen Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was using rules to suppress Chen Han, but how could Chen Han follow their words.
Does he know that even if it takes ten or eight years, these people will still find ways to prevent you from succeeding?
And now Chen Han actually directly said that it would only take half a year. Didn't he fall into the trap of these people? Zhu Biao also repeatedly advised: "Chen Han, there is no joke before you, don't talk nonsense."
Shen Jin even said: "Master Chen, you have to think clearly. Speaking in front of His Majesty is not just as simple as issuing a military order. If something goes wrong..."
Chen Han immediately said: "If this road cannot be built within half a year, I will be willing to reduce my title to the people. Are you satisfied with this?"
Shen Jin didn't expect Chen Han to be so big, so he didn't even think about it: "Okay, Mr. Chen is indeed a man. Colleagues should be able to see that our Mr. Chen is a person who spits and nails."
The officials below looked like they were watching the fun.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even more.
According to his understanding of Chen Han, Chen Han would not be so impulsive.
He should know that if he couldn't do it, these people would really force him to cut Chen Han off.
Who will complete the reform in the future?
But Chen Han immediately said: "But Shen Butang, if I can do it, I don't want much. As long as you resign, do you dare to bet?"
At this time, the courtiers were stunned on the spot.
This is a big gamble.
You must know that it was not easy for Shen Jin to climb to where he is today.
Resigning and returning home is easy to say, but there are a few people who can actually do it.
As the saying goes - I resigned from office after meeting each other, but I never saw anyone under the forest.
Resigning can be something that can be discussed casually when we meet, but it is not easy to do it.
Not to mention the difficulty of studying hard for ten years, but after becoming an official, the honor and glory of the ancestors are shrouded in a halo, which is not something ordinary people can refuse.
Let’s not go too far, let’s just say that in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many officials in a rage. How could he scare those who wanted to become officials? So Shen Jin was shocked when he heard this. He never thought that Chen Han would propose such a bet.
However, colleagues around him were watching. If he didn't take action, then his aggressive behavior of forcing Chen Han to issue a military order just now would appear to be extremely hypocritical.
Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at him, "Why do Shen Butang and Chen Han dare to use their position as marquis to gamble against you? Don't you dare to give up your official position to gamble?"
This……
Shen Jin struggled for a long time and was a little panicked. This was almost like gambling with his wealth and life.
This is no joke.
Now it was Chen Han who became aggressive: "Why, Mr. Shen seems to be reluctant to take this position. In that case, forget it."
The officials all looked at Shen Jin, the expressions on their faces were particularly wonderful.
Shen Jin was forced to have no choice but to grit his teeth and stamp his feet, "Okay! Just bet, the headquarters will bet that you can't finish it within half a year. If you can't finish it, you will resign from all your official positions and get rid of your title; if you finish it, the headquarters will I don’t want this position!”
Zhu Biao clapped his hands on the side: "Okay! I will be the witness today!"
Chen Han also laughed: "Okay! That's how it should be!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised when he looked at the couple.
Princess Jiangdu was also worried.
Xia Yuanji and the students from the School of Engineering all understood that Chen Han was forced into a corner by the Minister of Industry today, otherwise he would not have done such a thing.
But since I have already promised, I can only bite the bullet and do it...
(End of this chapter)