Building a new yamen is something that has never happened in the Tang Dynasty. If others had been at a loss, it is good that Morton had the experience of building a Mohist village. He came out from the official department, took the documents and rushed to the people''s department.
This is very applicable to any place. It is impossible to build a yamen without a large amount of money.
"Ask for money?" Dai Zhou looked at Merton''s seven grade official clothes in front of him in surprise. A seven grade official blocked the Minister of civil affairs for money. I''m afraid there is no one before or after.
"Yes!" Merton said bluntly, "I was ordered to set up a firearms prison. Now there are all kinds of waste waiting for prosperity. Naturally, I need money and food."
In those days, Dai Zhou chased him to the Mo mansion to collect taxes. Now Feng Shui turns. It''s his turn to block Dai Zhou for money. This change makes Merton feel happy.
"You Merton is the famous God of wealth in Chang''an city. The Mojia village has a lot of money. You even went to me to ask for money." Dai Zhou waved to send Merton away.
Merton was immediately dissatisfied and said, "who says that Mojia village is rich? Have you ever seen a rich man with a debt of 40000? Besides, this is a public instrument. How can you pay privately?"
Dai Zhou immediately looked at Merton crying in amazement. If ordinary people owe so much money, they will naturally be poor. For Mojia village, tens of thousands of Guan is nothing at all? However, what Merton said is somewhat reasonable. The firearm prison is a government office. It is really inappropriate to use private money to build a firearm prison.
"Now the imperial court is about to go to war, and the people''s department is short of money, so I can''t take much money. However, since you Merton came in person, I will give you face, come and give you 1000 yuan of money and food." Dai Zhou ordered a leader of the people''s department.
"A thousand passes, you send beggars!" Merton cried angrily. It is estimated that the reconstruction of a Yamen in the group is not enough to plug the teeth.
Dai Zhou suddenly asked Hao Ran, "how much do you want?"
Merton raised a finger and said word by word, "ten thousand."
Dai Zhou immediately changed his face and said, "ten thousand passes are impossible. You can''t find so much money even if you scrape the ground three feet in the Ministry of the people."
Merton smiled and said, "really?"
At this time, an official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs came in pleasantly surprised and reported: "I inform Lord Shangshu that the tax of Mojia village in the twelfth month has been paid, a full of 1030 yuan."
During the new year, the goods in Mojia village sold well, and the taxes paid were more than 10000.
Dai Zhou was so happy that he immediately saw Merton''s smiling face and couldn''t laugh or cry. It turned out that the calculation of Mohist school was here.
"Two thousand Guan, no more. The tax has been planned in advance." Dai Zhou was like a miser who broke his money and endured the pain.
"Eight thousand Guan is only the first batch of money when craftsmen have to be recruited to buy raw materials before the firearm supervision tile is built?" Merton argued.
"The construction of houses and sites and the recruitment of craftsmen can be completed by the work department, which is enough to save you a lot of money. You can''t spend more than 3000 times." Dai Zhou sold the work department directly in order to save money.
As soon as Merton''s eyes brightened, he directly recruited craftsmen from the Ministry of work. Technically, needless to say, there is also a guarantee in terms of loyalty.
"Five thousand passes!" the two sides finally reached an agreement as if they were engaged in a seesaw battle.
"Little slick!"
"Old fox!"
They looked at each other and felt their stomach Fei in their hearts.
In fact, they all know that five thousand Guan money is nothing to Merton. Why can Merton not abide by the rules of the court if he can grind hard here for five thousand Guan in the Ministry of the people?
Merton took the money, proudly came out of the people''s department and went straight to the work department.
The work department didn''t embarrass Merton. A waiter of the fourth grade work department personally received Merton of the seventh grade, which can be said to give Merton enough face.
After Merton took out the official documents, the Chamberlain of the Ministry of work readily agreed to Merton''s request, provided 50 skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of work, and handed over Yu Wenbo, who received Merton last time, to Merton until the firearms supervisor was established.
"Please give me more orders!" Yu Wenbo said excitedly. Last time, Merton taught him the principle of heating without reservation, which benefited him a lot. He didn''t expect to work with Merton so soon.
"You and I are at the same level. Don''t be so polite!" in terms of grade, Merton and Yu Wenbo are both seven grades and equal positions.
Yu Wenbo said with a wry smile, "Lord Mo is joking. The seven grades below are rare and common in the work department, and Lord Mo is in charge of a prison. How can they be compared with each other? If you have orders, I will try my best to complete them."
Merton nodded and said, "first go to the ink technology exhibition in the south of the city, mobilize a batch of steel cable cranes from the Mojia village, go to the back mountain of xuandu temple, and start construction immediately when the materials are complete, so as to build it in the shortest time."
Merton is not a pedantic person. If the craftsmen of the Ministry of work are allowed to build it, I''m afraid it''s different whether it can be built or not until the battle of Tuyuhun begins. However, if there are advanced equipment in Mojia village, the speed of building firearms supervision will be greatly accelerated.
"The mountain behind xuandu temple!" Yu Wenbo''s face changed. "Marquis Mo wants to build the firearms prison there."
As for the big bang in the back mountain of xuandu temple, the whole Chang''an city is full of uproar. Yuwenbo naturally knows, and Merton chose the address of the firearm supervisor here, which makes people think deeply.
Merton nodded without explanation.
The firearms prison needs to be secret and safe, and the place is empty. I''m afraid there is no suitable place for the back mountain of xuandu temple in the whole Chang''an city.
Out of the Ministry of work, Merton handed over the task of building a firearms supervisor to Yu Wenbo, who was in full charge. Only then did he get out of the imperial city.
"Young master!"
Tie an came up.
Merton nodded, got on the carriage, and closed his eyes to think about today''s gains and losses. Now the firearm supervisors and craftsmen have all the money in place, and it only takes time to build it naturally. However, it is naturally impossible to make gunpowder and leave the raw materials. The reason why Merton wants so much money to the Ministry of the people is that most of the money is spent on materials.
There are only three kinds of gunpowder formulas: saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. If the firearms supervisor buys these three kinds wantonly, I''m afraid ordinary people can also crack the gunpowder formula. At that time, Merton can''t escape the blame for the leakage of the gunpowder formula.
"Charcoal is bought by Mojia village!" Merton thought. Mojia village makes steel all the year round. There are countless charcoal used. Many places are inconspicuous.
"The Imperial Palace needs to use a large amount of saltpeter to make ice in summer. Saltpeter can also be bought by the interior government. As for sulfur, firearms supervision is good for the back mountain of xuandu temple. It can''t be better to buy it in the name of xuandu temple."
"Then buy some other items for the study of waidan sect. You can also confuse the audio-visual. In this way, it will be perfect."
After Merton finished the planning, he was relieved. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and it can be completed.