Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

After making the promise to Zhao Can that "I will go back one day", Ping An's mentality became much more positive.

Specifically, he started to inquire with Youtai about the boss.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there are fights.Even if the boss is the most unpromising place in the palace, no matter how hard you try, you can't climb to a higher position, but the more this is the case, the more benefits of this three-acre land will be seen by everyone Li, absolutely refused to give in.

Of course, Ping An has no intention of fighting for power and profit, but it is also necessary to avoid being passively involved.

The secretary of the mixed hall belongs to the 24 yamen, and there is also one eunuch with palm seal, four qian (qian) bookmen, eight supervisors, and some eunuchs below the rank of rank who run errands.

In fact, the eunuch He mentioned by Youtai before is just the lowest-level supervisor among the high-ranking people.He was in charge of dozens of young eunuchs, who were responsible for giving the eunuchs and maids the water they needed.This job does not need to be so meticulous, but because there are too many people using water, more than a dozen large boilers are also heating water non-stop for twelve hours a day, and occasionally they may not be able to supply enough water.

Generally speaking, what they have to do is basically physical work.You can tell from Youtai's physique, this guy is full of tendons, and his figure looks quite burly.It's just that the skin is unscientifically fair, and it always feels a bit inconsistent-for Ping An, a honey-colored, wheat-colored skin is suitable for this kind of figure!

In this regard, Youtai's explanation is: sweating.

Ping An was very puzzled.Shouldn't it be more tanned to be sweating in the heat?Why is it getting whiter?

Youtai did not continue to explain, but said, "You will know when you go."

You really will know when you go there.When Ping An walked into the burning boiler room, he felt a gust of hot air rushing towards his face, enveloping his whole body in an instant, and when sweat burst out in a flash, he really felt the feeling of having a good time.

Ping An used to think that the room he lived in was a steamer, but now he realized that he was wrong.Compared with the pottery's water boiler, my residence is almost equipped with an air conditioner, isn't it!

"How come..." He turned his head to look at Youtai with great difficulty, "It's so hot?"

"It's summer now, and it will be hotter." Youtai was also sweating on his forehead, "Let's go in. Don't stand at the door, someone will come in and out later."

"...Okay." Ping An really wanted to step back, but it was too late to repent now, so he could only walk in with difficulty. Every step he took, Ping An had the illusion that he was dripping with sweat. ——No, maybe it’s not an illusion.

Ping An originally thought that he was ready to face all difficulties.But I didn't expect that I just stepped into this place, and I couldn't bear it in my heart.If it is so hot all year round, sweating every day, it is only natural for you to have white skin like Youtai. He even felt a little short of breath, his eyes were dark, and he felt that he might faint due to heat stroke at any time.

Youtai didn't find anything wrong with Ping An, although Ping An's face was very pale.After all, everyone here is very white, and Ping An doesn't look eye-catching at all.

When the two walked to the big stove where the fire was lit, Ping An was already crumbling.This is the hottest place in the whole room, and the relentless heat from the stove made Ping An unable to bear it at all, so he had to stand far away.

Youtai introduced him to everyone, Ping An forced an ugly smile, raised his hand to say hello, and then fell down without warning.

Youtai was taken aback, and hurried forward to help him up, he was so anxious that he was at a loss what to do.These people all know what Youtai is busy with recently, so it is not surprising that he is nervous. Some people said, "I think the heat is too much to bear, right? Youtai, send people out first to relax."

Someone sighed again, "How can you be so weak to do our job?"

Although it's a mindless job to be a boss, but because of this, it has higher requirements on the body, and it's too much for Ping An to see.

Youtai ignored these people, and carried Pingan out of the room in three steps at a time, and found a place with shade.Although it was hot outside, it was much better than inside, and it wasn't under the sun, so it didn't take long for it to recover safely.

Ping An was very embarrassed when he realized what had happened.Before today, he had vowed to have a new start in the gang.However, it seems that this new beginning is obviously not very pleasant.

"Are you awake?" You Tai stared at him anxiously, and immediately noticed it, and asked a little nervously.

Pingan frowned and sat up, saw where he was, and met Yutai's eyes, suddenly felt very uncomfortable.He always wanted to maintain the previous attitude of being calm no matter what he encountered, but his body was not up to date, what to do?

"You've been ill for a long time, probably because you've lost your health. Just take care of yourself." Youtai comforted him in a muffled voice.

Ping An stared at him for a while, then looked away, and said slowly, "Thank you, I will get used to it as soon as possible."

"It doesn't matter if you slow down." Youtai said very honestly, "Anyway, we have enough people here, so eunuch He shouldn't rush you."

Ping An suddenly felt very happy, and then he really laughed.In this smile, the series of discomfort and unhappiness caused by Youtai being Zhao Can's person disappeared like this.

In this palace, who is not struggling to survive?What Tay does is his choice, and there is no real danger to himself.

He didn't know about his entanglement with Zhao Can, he only knew that he was "relegated from above", and when he heard a nobleman asking about his health, he said a few more words, maybe he didn't mean it.

"Okay, I'm fine, just sit here for a while, you go in first." Ping An thought for a while and said.

He felt that he might not be able to adapt to the temperature in front of the stove at once, and it still needed a gradual process.But it's fine to come by yourself, without letting Youtai follow.He still has his own business to do.

Youtai smiled, "I asked them to watch the stove for me. If the fire doesn't go out, it's fine."

The firewood for the royal fire is better than that outside.It is a whole piece of high-quality wood sawn into an arm-length section, and then split into a dozen pieces with an axe.So it's not too troublesome for Youtai to ask the people next to him to add firewood and leave temporarily.The only inconvenience is that I owe someone else's favor, and I have to mention it next time.

Ping An still patiently persuaded Youtai to go back.I sat in the shade for a while, then gritted my teeth and walked into the room again.He didn't dare to go in too much, so he found a place to sit by the door, slowly getting used to the temperature here.

After sitting for two hours, Ping An's whole body seemed to be fished out of the water, which looked very scary.But he didn't faint again, and after a long time, he didn't seem to be so uncomfortable with this temperature, Ping An felt very relieved.

When it was time to set meals, Ping An sat under the shade of a tree and asked Youtai while eating, "It's so stuffy in the house, why don't you put the fire place outside?"

"What should I do if it's raining?" Youtai asked, "If the firewood gets wet, the fire won't start."

Ping An is speechless.

He ate with a dull head, only one thought in his mind, reform, must be reformed!

If the boiler room was always like this, Ping An felt that he might not be able to wait until the day he left here.

As if aware of his thoughts, Tai Ruowei explained, "It's like this in summer, and it's much better in winter."

yes.In winter, it was freezing and snowy outside, and they stood in front of the stove, still sweating profusely.The so-called "much better", Ping An knows what's going on when he thinks about it.He didn't think that being hot and cold and hot and cold would really make him feel better than now.

"Aside from burning fire, do you have any other work?" Ping An finally asked.

If there is other work he can do, he will find a way to turn it around.The technical work of burning fire is really not suitable for him.

Youtai glanced at Ping An.Pingan swears that he can see the contempt in his eyes, although Youtai seems to him to be a very honest and good young man.Because Youtai went on to say, "There are also those who specialize in lifting water, and those who need to be strong, I didn't choose them."

The word "du" was used so ingeniously that Ping An almost quickly grasped all the meaning of his words: I didn't even choose it, so don't even think about it with your small body.

Safety:"……"

Even if Youtai didn't say anything, he knew that it was absolute physical work, and the intensity of the work was estimated to be comparable to moving bricks on a construction site.Well, sure enough, lighting a fire is more suitable for him.Technical work is his field!

For the next few days, Ping An moved in a certain distance every day, and slowly approached the fire stove.At the same time, he began to think about how those boilers were fired in later generations. The conditions may not be as bad as they are now, right?But... At that time, it seemed that coal was burned, and a load of coal was probably enough to burn all night, so it was not surprising that no one was guarding it.

Does he have to go out of the palace first to find a way to get the coal out?

What he did in his previous life was really not a geological prospecting job. He only knew about Shanxi Duomei Boss, and nothing else.

Before mining coal mines, it is better to modify the boiler structure.Although this is not within his professional scope, the general principle can be inferred.

Then he has to find a way to convince the people above that his design can greatly improve work intensity and work efficiency. There is a long way to go!

Ping An took a deep breath.I heard that the driving force behind human progress is to improve living conditions and reduce work burdens, which is true.If he hadn't been dispatched to such a place, how could he have thought of these things?

All inventions and creations come from inspiration in life.

Ping An also got a little inspiration from this.It must be very difficult for him to mention this matter by himself.But if all the eunuchs who were sent to burn the fire were connected together, and they all agreed with the project, then there was a good chance of success.

Of course, that’s all for the future. Now, Ping’an finally sat in his seat—right next to Youtai, and he was given a stove, as long as the fire in it didn’t go out.

Ping An is very satisfied.Good thing you don't start a fire, because he won't.But now, even if not all of these stoves are burning for twelve hours, there are always a few burning.

Once the fire is ablaze, it is easy to keep it alive by stacking the sticks as far as possible, leaving a space between each stick.Ping An, who has learned chemical knowledge, can also find theoretical support-the fire must maintain the oxygen content to burn vigorously.

After mastering the skill of making a fire, Ping An began to communicate with other people after he felt that he had finally gained a firm foothold in the gang.The first is the people of the Imperial City Division.Although he is no longer there, the people over there are still the team he has pulled up, so it is very convenient to do something and check the news.

Regarding the incident of colliding with Zhao Can's people during the investigation, Wang Congyi conducted a very deep review of Ping'an, and then implicitly mentioned that it was because Shi Shiwen only listened to the emperor now.Otherwise, the news will never be delivered.

This is normal, and Ping An is not surprised.

Although the staff department is used by the emperor to restrict the Imperial City Department, it is best to be able to contain each other.The emperor could definitely see that Wang Congyi was closer to him, so it was only natural to win over Shi Shiwen.And Shi Shiwen still has the very simple folk idea of ​​"learning literary and martial arts, and making goods with the emperor's family". If the emperor appreciates him, he will naturally die in return.

——All of these situations were expected by Ping An before he left the Imperial City Division. It can even be said that this situation of mutual restraint is exactly what Ping An single-handedly dominated and ultimately hoped to see.

It's just that he never expected that the first person to be tricked into it was himself.

"Don't mention the past." Ping An waved his hands indifferently, "It's fine that I'm in the mess hall now. I asked you to come because I have another matter to explain."

Wang Congyi looked at Ping An with a ghostly expression on his face.Can you still do well in the mixed department?However, he took a closer look at Ping An's face, and it seemed that he was indeed a little fairer (sweaty) than before, so he couldn't help but believe it.

If it is someone else, you may have to be suspicious.But Wang Congyi knew Ping An's ability, no matter where he went, he must be able to live well.

Maybe even more absurd guesses would pop up in his mind: maybe Ping An deliberately wanted to mess with the boss, and he was going to do something so eye-catching again?

With this in mind, Wang Congyi was very sensible, neither asked Ping An, nor asked people to investigate what happened after Ping An went to the gang secretary, and successfully let Ping An save his face.Otherwise, why did he wait until he recovered from his injury and gained a firm footing before he was willing to meet Wang Congyi?

Wang Congyi said cautiously, "No one saw me when I came here. If you need anything, just tell me."

"It doesn't matter if someone sees it." Ping An said, "Do you think His Majesty only has the eyes of the Secretary of the Imperial City? He can know what happened in the Imperial City if he has the heart." In other words, Wang Congyi came over. The emperor may have known about it long ago.

Wang Congyi was taken aback, but seeing Ping An's expression, he slowly relaxed.

Since His Majesty knew it and didn't stop or warn himself, it was acquiescence.Wang Congyi couldn't help but lament that Ping'an won the emperor's heart, and he was far more powerful than himself in trying to figure out the meaning.So he asked again, "Then what you just said..."

He thought Ping An would ask someone to investigate someone.

Pingan said, "This matter may be difficult, or it may be very simple. You go and check, does our Dachu have a kind of black stone that can be burned?"

"Your Excellency are you talking about coal?" Wang Congyi asked very naturally.

Ping An's heart skipped a beat. Has Da Chu popularized coal by now?Then why not in the palace!

He looked at Wang Congyi.

Wang Congyi slapped his forehead, "Look at me, I forgot to tell my lord that my subordinate's hometown is in the Qinzhou area, and this kind of coal can be dug from some mountains. At first, everyone didn't know what it was useful for, but later they found out that it can be used It is more durable than firewood. It is a pity that the smoke is too heavy to make progress. Even wealthy people prefer to burn charcoal. The best silver charcoal does not even have a trace of smoke. Therefore, it is only used by poor families in winter for warmth."

It's a specialty of my hometown, it's not good if it's popularized all over the country.Ping An said, "Everything in the world has its usefulness. Can someone pull a cart of coal to the capital for me? I have a use for it."

"You want this?"

"Oh, the potter's boilers are short of firewood now, and it's too labor-intensive. If the coal can be used, it will save a lot of manpower. It's just that there is no proof, and people must see the benefits of the coal. Just do it." Ping An said.

"...The subordinate will do it now." Wang Congyi said.But I wondered in my heart, is it really just to burn a boiler?He didn't believe it.Unless Ping An is ready to take root in the gang in the future, he will leave sooner or later.In Wang Congyi's view, Ping An is clearly planning for the future.

The whereabouts of the coal have been found, and the next step is to connect the firemen of the gangsters.It is very convenient for Ping An to have Tai as an intervention point. Within a few days, all the unreasonable things about the current boilers have been spread.These are things that everyone has personally experienced, and they cannot be faked at all, so when everyone mentions it, their emotions are very enthusiastic.

But there are also calm people who don't take it seriously, even if they know, what's the use?Anyway, it is impossible for them to change this status quo.

Then Ping'an put out his own plan and asked everyone to discuss and improve it, and then naturally there would be more courageous people with softer temperaments on the top of their heads to propose, and slowly this matter was passed on. It's in the upper ear.

It's just that, to improve the boiler, not to mention mobilizing many teachers, the key is that it can't stop here now, otherwise there will be no hot water in the palace.So even with this understanding, but for a while, no one thought that the higher-ups would take such effort.

After all, apart from the personal experience of those who burn the fire, how can others care about the difficult working conditions here?

What Ping An uses to impress people is definitely not such a small fight.He quickly took out a renovation plan of the integrated boiler room, and passed it through the hand of the eunuch He who knew that he had contacts with Zhao Can.

In Ping An's improvement plan, it's not just those who burn the fire who benefit in the end, but also those who draw and distribute water.

The new boiler room is built on the edge of the Yu River. The water is directly pressured from the river to a high place and poured into the boiler. After the water is boiled, it will flow out along different water pipes. It only needs a simple valve to Water flow switch can be controlled.Except for the crater that flows out, all other places are sealed, and only the exhaust port flows out to ensure that all the heat energy generated is used to boil water.After switching to coal, the frequency of adding fire can also be greatly reduced.

In short, this is a very cost-effective solution.

But Ping An did not expect that after the plan was handed in, it was shelved.

Ping An went to Eunuch He and asked him why.Eunuch He looked at him with complicated eyes for a while, before persuading, "I know you have a good relationship with His Highness the Seventh Prince, you'd better ask him for help and get out of this place."

"What does this mean?" Ping An was puzzled.

Eunuch He shook his head repeatedly and sighed, "Hey, don't worry about your plan, it won't work."

"Why?" Ping An frowned, "I think I have already considered everything that should be considered, saving time and effort, isn't it enough?"

Eunuch He looked at Ping An with the eyes of a fool, and said after a while, "It just saves time and effort."

Ping An was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted.That's right, it's too time-saving and labor-saving, why didn't he think of this?There are now nearly [-] people in the gang department. If a new boiler room is built, it is conservatively estimated that at least half of the people will be cut off.Where are these half of the people going to arrange to go?

Letting them go home is tantamount to cutting off the family's livelihood.Stay, and there is no work for them.For the leader of the gang secretary, the number of people under his command will also have an impact on his status in the palace, and the subsidies and rewards from his superiors will also be reduced.How could they agree?

Anyway, the wasted manpower and material resources belong to the royal family, and the emperor has money, so what is it to waste such a little?That's how people have to do everything, keep improving, and pay attention to every step, so as to show the royal ostentation!

Ping An is still too young.From Eunuch He's point of view, he is capable and aggressive, but he is just not suitable for a place like the boss.

——By the way, there is another function that everyone knows in the palace. Those palace people who were convicted were naturally sent to the clothing bureau, but those who did not make mistakes, but no matter how they were taught What about the idiot who is not enlightened and can't handle it?I was not lucky enough to serve my master, so I had to send it to the servant. Anyway, boiling water is not difficult, anyone can learn it.

Once there is no need for even the assistant secretary, how should these people be placed?