My Daming New Empire

Although Chen Cheng was transferred to Xiamaqiao Farm, he actually didn't know what he was going to do.

Xiamaqiao farm here, Institute of Geography, Institute of Mineral Resources, Institute of Iron and Steel Casting, Institute of Gewu Basic Research, Institute of Machinery, Institute of Chemistry, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Textile Technology, Institute of Shipbuilding Technology, Institute of Construction and Water Conservancy.

These ten research institutes have only set up a framework, and most of the artisans and managers transferred from the Ministry of Industry are also working in the Jiajiang Industrial Zone for research.

Moreover, he only stayed at Xiama Bridge for a day, and before he had a clear understanding of the situation, he was sent by Zhu Di to Honglu Temple to receive the envoys from seventeen countries who came to Yingtianfu with the mission.

Chen Cheng is not a fool. If he was really foolish, he would not be able to grow from a humble student to a fifth-rank Yuanwailang, and even go to Annan and the Western Regions to achieve good results.

He simply recalled everything he had experienced since he returned to the capital, and connected them together, so he somewhat understood the position of the emperor and grandson towards him.

He can be appreciated because he has a better understanding of the situation in the Western Regions, and the two works are highly valued by the emperor and grandson.

Taisun brought him to the front of the world map, adding to his book that the Western Regions are suitable for cotton planting. From his point of view, it is to make the countries in the Western Regions pay attention to cotton planting and guide them to develop cotton planting.

This is not a difficult task, because he has been to the Western Regions, and he knows very well that cotton was first planted from the southwest of the current Timur country.Cotton had already been grown there in the Han Dynasty, but it was only in the Song Dynasty that Huaxia began to grow cotton gradually.

As long as Daming can promise to buy the cotton they produce and then sell them the various materials they need, this matter will be easy to operate.

But from the perspective of the emperor and grandson, of course, it's not just for this purpose.Although Chen Cheng has not fully figured out their thoughts, he already understands that what he is going to do will be a link in a huge plan.

So he showed great enthusiasm and conducted all-round exchanges and communication with the envoys of these seventeen countries, trying to persuade them to take the initiative to plant cotton.

Compared with Chen Cheng who quickly understood the intentions of the higher-ups, Liu Jie, a member of the Ministry of Industry's Yu Heng Qing Officials Department, has been busy and confused until now.

As the great-grandson of Uncle Liu Bowen, both his great-grandfather and grandfather were killed by Hu Weiyong, and the family title was also deprived 18 years ago. His father, Liu Yu, has since lived in seclusion in his hometown of Qingtian and has no intention of official career.

But Liu Jie was unwilling to do so. He was carefully taught by his father since he was a child, and he became famous as a young man.

However, as a descendant of Bo Chengyi, he has been marginalized in the officialdom, and for more than ten years, he is still only a marginal figure in the Ministry of Industry.

The Yu Heng Qing Officials Department established a new patent department. No one knows whether this department will be able to rise in the future, but everyone knows that this department will inevitably be litigated in the future, so he was assigned to this new department.

The first lawsuit of the patent department was the lawsuit between his own department and the internal supervisor. Although there was much thunder and little rain, his position was like a crater.

But no one expected that after the lawsuit was over, the Patent Department immediately became one of the busiest yamen in Yingtian Mansion. Businessmen and craftsmen from all over the country didn't care about the small fee for applying for patents, and started to apply for patents.

As long as someone asks for it, this yamen will rise.From a marginal figure who was excluded in the Qingshui yamen, Liu Jie suddenly became a celebrity. The speed of this change was beyond his expectation.

However, he has always been a little confused about the purpose of setting up such a department.

Although he is well-educated and thinks he will not fall into the ranks of others, none of the Four Books and Five Classics have ever told him what the purpose of this department is!

Although patents can protect the unique skills of craftsmen, and can also promote the rapid development of various technologies of the Ministry of Industry, but now it seems that it has increasingly become a way for wealthy businessmen to use the law to monopolize technology.

So now the more he is sought after, the more frightened he is. In just a few months, he feels ten years older.

He didn't know how to untie this knot, and he had no doubt that if this trend continued, he would become more and more dangerous.

Although my great-grandfather and grandfather were persecuted by Hu Weiyong, they were not as sinful as my family, but now I seem to be more dangerous than them.

After thinking about it in his heart for several months, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.He knew that Zhu Zhanji was going to Jiajiang Industrial Zone to inspect the purification of molten steel on this day, so he waited at the gate of the molten iron smelting plant in the inner prison.

Although this molten steel smelting plant belongs to the Ministry of Industry and is managed by its staff, it is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.All the data of the various experiments conducted by the officials of the Ministry of Industry were collected by the internal prison personnel, and no one could bring out a single word.

However, apart from the supervision of Jinyiwei and the internal supervisor, the staff of the Ministry of Industry still have some privileges here, so his appearance did not make the Jinyiwei staff too nervous. Even if the grandson was coming, he and the two entourages were not checked .

At the right time, Zhu Zhanji led more than a hundred of his guards to the Jiajiang Industrial Zone on horseback. When they reached the gate of the smelting field, they were stopped by Liu Jie who was guarding the gate.

"Your Highness, this subject is Liu Jie, a member of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce's Yuheng Qing Officials Department. Please, Your Highness, spend some time with this subject, and I will report something."

Zhu Zhanji reined in the steed under his crotch, repelled Yang Zhangde and others, and asked condescendingly: "Since you are an official of the Ministry of Industry, why did you stop Gu here? The Ministry of Industry has its own channel..."

"I don't know whether this matter is public or private, so I dare not abolish the public because of private, so I made this bad policy."

Hearing his answer, Zhu Zhanji became curious.It's not small to dare to stop yourself from speaking about a matter that you are not sure whether it is a public matter or a private matter.

But Zhu Zhanji didn't know that Liu Jie had nothing to do, because he couldn't express his concerns in the letter, and without a suitable reason, his memorial couldn't reach Zhu Zhanji at all.

At this time, a young eunuch belonging to Sun Lin came to Zhu Zhanji with a roster, handed it to Zhu Zhanji and said, "Your Highness, this person is undoubtedly Liu Jie, a member of the Yuheng Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Industry. The person is Liu Qingtian, who is now in charge of the patent department."

After hearing that it was Liu Bowen, Zhu Zhanji's dissatisfaction dissipated, and he got off his horse and said, "Come to the parlor with me alone."

(Brother Shaking his head’s [-] rewards is now full of three lords. Although more are being added every day, the debts are getting more and more. The distress of happiness... I still owe Brother Shaking my head seven chapters, Hu Yan Brother Cheng has three chapters, monthly pass plus one chapter, a total of eleven chapters, and let me pay back slowly... Today is still three chapters)

Thank you for shaking your head, hitting the dog in the middle of the night, seeing people with lights, sea oceanus, Huang Xiange, Da Sui Zhang Degong, recalling the love, and the reward from the little lunatic, thank you for your support

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It was only in this era that Zhu Zhanji realized that Liu Bowen was actually not as godlike as he said in the novels, and his role in the entire structure of Ming Dynasty was not particularly great.

Otherwise, he would only be made an earl, and a Hu Weiyong could kill his son and drive him home.There were even rumors that even his death had something to do with Hu Weiyong.

The eldest son was killed, and the second son hanged himself because he opposed Zhu Di. The Liu family had not yet reached the third generation, and it was over.

But Liu Bowen must have talents and abilities, after all, he has a long history of family education and a family of officials and officials.Otherwise, the entire Liu family could have made a fortune from the Song Dynasty, through the entire Yuan Dynasty, and was still very good until the early Ming Dynasty.

Liu Jie's actions today are out of bounds in the officialdom, which is a very bad behavior.There are no rules, and as a person in the officialdom, if you don't follow the rules yourself, do you still expect the common people to follow the rules?

But after knowing that he is a descendant of Liu Bowen, Zhu Zhanji can understand him.

Because of his second grandfather's relationship, Zhu Di didn't like the Liu family.The emperor's disgust will also put Liu Jie in a difficult situation.

As the only remaining member of the Liu family in the officialdom, in order to protect the family, he had to accept staying in the capital with a cold eye, and if he wanted to get ahead, he had to pay more than others.

In the reception room, Zhu Zhanji glanced at Liu Jie, who was a little haggard, with sympathy in his heart.

He is only in his early thirties this year, and he looks handsome, but he doesn't look high-spirited at all, but rather old-fashioned.

Because he doesn't have a long beard like a civil servant's, but a short mustache like a military commander, if he is in the entertainment circle of later generations, he can be called a handsome uncle.

Zhu Zhanji took the lead in sitting on the chair and pointed to the opposite chair. "Sit down, if you need Gu's help, just say it."

Liu Jie took out a memorial from his sleeve, knelt down on the ground, raised his hands above his head and said: "I am fortunate to be the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, Yu Hengqing, and handle all the affairs of the Patent Department, but I have never been able to pay attention to the essentials of the Patent Department. Trembling with trepidation. The purpose of meeting His Highness today is to ask His Highness for a strategy to relieve the worries of the ministers."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji understood.

The patent law was proposed by himself, and Zhu Di was also very interested in this proposal, because he also wanted to know how many technologies can be carried forward and benefit the people.

Nowadays, craftsmen and businessmen, including doctors who treat diseases, and even teachers who teach, like to keep their hands.

The emergence of patents will create monopoly in the short term, but what about ten years later?

When the first batch of patents expires, Daming can promote these new technologies to benefit the common people.

However, this matter was handed over to the Ministry of Industry. Although Zhu Zhanji dealt with the Ministry of Industry every day, he could not interfere with their internal affairs, so he did not take care of this matter later.

Now Liu Jie came to ask for advice. Although it was against the rules, Zhu Zhanji was still very happy, because he was willing to think, study hard, and wanted to make progress.