After sending Chen Pu and Shang Cheng away, Tian Xiu returned to the public house. Before she could read a few documents, six or seven groups of people began to come to her one after another. Some of these people really have official business to attend to, some are entrusted by others to inquire about the authorization of the coke glass patent, and some are just here to say hello. These people also have their own characteristics in speaking. People who come to do business usually speak directly, finish the matter in a few words, and get up and leave without even taking a sip of water; when asking about patent authorization, they talk a little vaguely, and say in a roundabout way, "I can't teach you to work in vain"; There were also people with other thoughts, and their words were sparkling Accompanying these people talking nonsense, Tian Xiu felt exhausted both physically and mentally. But she can't neglect others yet
It was not until the first moment of the Shen Dynasty when a former colleague of the Hanlin Academy was sent away that things became peaceful.
When she returned to the wing where she worked, the first thing she saw was the pile of documents on the desk. sky! At the end of the day, the number of documents waiting for her to browse on the desk not only did not decrease at all, but actually increased - while she was talking to someone, new documents were delivered.
She sighed silently, sat down at the desk, and began to look through the documents. Most of them are applications for patent authorization, and a few are official documents from the offices of the Ministry of Industry in various places requesting to build coke or glass workshops, and there are also various progress of Xiaoluoyi workshop in the first and middle days. The paperwork and official documents were not important, but she still read them carefully.
Someone was walking around in the yard and talking loudly. They were colleagues from other houses in the same yard who were in the lower office. They go to the yamen gate to sign and then go home.
Someone knocked gently on the open door. Jiang Tuan stood outside the door and said politely: "Master Tian, ??are you still busy?"
Tian Xiu put down the official document in her hand, let him into the room, and gave him her seat, saying: "Being busy is not considered busy. I just went to Xuzhou, which wasted a long time." She wanted to pour a bowl for Jiang Tuan. There was tea soup, but the teapot no longer felt warm to the touch. Just as he was about to ask the servant to bring in a pot of tea soup, Jiang Tuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be busy. I'm not thirsty."
"Are you looking for me for something?" Tian Xiu asked.
"It's nothing. I just met Mr. Chang and heard from him that our Ministry of Industry is going to set up a new Patent Department at the Yamen Gate. You and Mr. Yang will both work in the Patent Department"
Tian Xiu nodded. She got it. Since Jiang Tuan completed the licensing of the liquor patent, he has had no specific job and has been just hanging around in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry like an idler. Although Liubu was originally a place for idlers, she could see that Jiang Tuan really wanted to do things, and he did have some talent She thought about it and said, "You also want to come to the Patent Department? Then I will do it in front of Master Yang. Let me tell you something. Mr. Chang¡¯s place there will be no problem."
Jiang Tuan smiled and nodded. But he immediately asked with a surprised look on his face: "Who wants to come to the Patent Department?"
Tian Xiu also realized immediately that he seemed to have misunderstood the matter. Jiang Tuan has a good relationship with Yang Heng, and he can speak well in front of Chang Xiu. If he really wants to find something to do in the Patent Department, he doesn't need to ask her for help.
Jiang Tuan was silent for a while, then whispered: "Mr. Tian, ??that memorial you wrote last time, that, that Princess Nanyang, what did she say?"
Tian Xiu shook his head.
A disappointed expression immediately appeared on Jiang Tuan's face. He sat on the drum stool, holding the corners of his robe with both hands, and opened his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just sighed longly, and his whole body was like an air bag that had been unplugged. It withered instantly. He stood up, shook his head and nodded, and said, "I'm disturbing you, Mr. Tian I don't have anything else to do, I just want to inquire Oh, that's it. I'll go back first." He staggered away without even saying hello to Tian Xiu. Two people from the lower office greeted him in the yard, but he didn't answer.
After Jiang Tuan left, Tian Xiu could not focus on official documents for a long time. For some reason, the scene of Jiang Tuan hunched his head and bleakly stepping up the steps and crossing the threshold always appeared in front of her eyes. Until Chen Pu came to see her, she was still holding an official document from Xiaoluoyi Workshop requesting an increase in funding.
Tian Xiu organized the official documents and documents on the desk, found a business bag, put a few copper tubes in a box of lenses, and then followed Chen Puxiang out with the business bag.
On the way, Chen Pu asked her: "You are treating guests to dinner, why are you bringing these?" Her face was very good, and her mood was also very high. It seemed that the result of the military meeting was that the Liyuan camp won.
"If you encounter some troubles while making the Sky Observation Instrument, please ask Uncle Ying for some advice."
"Celestial Observation Instrument? You teach him to give guidance?" Chen Pu laughed loudly. But she immediately shut her mouth and looked a little weird. She originally wanted to say that Shang YanshanA rough military man who only knows how to kill people with a knife, if you ask him to teach you how to do Guantianyi, is this a bit blind? But the example of glass is there. Maybe this guy can really make a sky observation instrument. So she changed her words and said, "I just heard at the Ministry of War that the Ministry of Industry is going to establish a new patent department?"
"I only heard what Wen Shigong said in the morning."
"You will work in this patent department, right?"
"Yes. Wen Shigong said that Mr. Yang Heng is the judge, and I will probably be the chief judge."
Chen Pu laughed and said: "What are you talking about, Judge and Secretary Cao? You are telling others! There are six departments and twenty-four divisions. How can there be such official titles as Judge and Secretary? Unless the Ministry of Personnel does not allow you to set up a Patent Department, change it to Set up a patent department. Don¡¯t worry, you will be a sixth-grade Yuanwailang in a while." She lowered her voice and whispered, "I heard from people in the Ministry of War that your patent department has a history. Zhai Cuo originally wanted to set up a patent department, but the Ministry of Personnel did not agree and only agreed to the Ministry of Industry to add a patent department under the Ministry of Industry. Zhai Cuo did not agree. So the lawsuit was brought to the Prime Minister's Office. Someone gave Zhai mistakenly came up with the idea and asked the Ministry of Industry to simply include the liquor, coke glass, and other matters related to applying for patents from the imperial court, and directly request the establishment of a patent temple - a temple of a 'temple', not a 'si'. Cao's departments directly set up the Patent Temple one by one, but the Ministry of Personnel pushed back. Anyway, it has now become the Patent Department, which is under the yamen of the Ministry of Industry. I heard that the Ministry of Personnel has agreed, and Xingwen Just these days.¡±
"Patent Temple?!" Tian Xiu was so frightened that his eyes widened when he heard the name. There are rules for the names of various yamen in the imperial court. If they can be called "temples", the leading officials must not be lower than the fourth rank. When the Zhao Dynasty was founded, there were six temples, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, Honglu Temple and Taishi Temple. Later, Emperor Gaozong restructured the system, and Taishi Temple was renamed Taishi Bureau. Honglu Temple was merged into the vassal academy and renamed Honglu Bureau. During the reign of Emperor Xianzong, Honglu Bureau was separated from the vassal courtyard and was still called Honglu Temple. Taishi Bureau was also changed back to Taishi Temple, and soon it was changed to Taishi Bureau. Later, some people came out and said that the word "bureau" is not good or bad. , so it was changed back to Taishi Temple Anyway, the official name of Taishi Bureau has been changing back and forth. Now when it comes to this yamen, some people call it Taishi Bureau and some call it Taishi Temple. Anyway, everyone knows which yamen they are referring to. That¡¯s it. However, this "patent temple" is really a bit appalling. And there is no ancient book to rely on She can guess that the so-called someone helped Zhai Wong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to come up with the idea. The person who came up with the idea was probably the Right Prime Minister Zhang Pu. But why did Zhang Pu spend so much effort to help Zhai Cuo? You know, constructing a fourth-rank yamen out of thin air is not as simple as renaming Taishi Temple to Taishi Bureau. Of course, it is not easy to change the name of the Taishi Bureau, but not many people know the various stories behind the name change. At least it is impossible for a seventh-grade official like Tian Xiu to hear about it.
She drew a monogram in the signing room of the Ministry of Industry Yamen, left the Yamen, followed Chen Pu and walked silently along Tianjie for a while, and then asked quietly: "How much do you know about the Patent Temple?" The reason why she She asked this question partly out of curiosity, but partly because she had a vague feeling that with the establishment of the Patent Division, her future might change a lot
"Glass is a matter that Zhang Pu personally handed over to the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry has made achievements, and it was made at the most critical moment. How can Zhang Pu be proud of it?" Chen Pu said skillfully for his friend. Doing analysis. She said, "Zhang Pu wants to reward his credit, so why doesn't the Ministry of Industry want to reward him? Zhai Cuo and the others have taken such a huge advantage in the glass, so they must show something. This patent department is what Zhai Cuo and the others use to reward everyone. . But the Ministry of Personnel did not cooperate, and the implications were deeper. Tang Xing, the old Prime Minister, would resign and return to his hometown at the end of the year. Zhang Pu and Han Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, were competing for the position of Zuo Xiangguo. The Ministry of Personnel did not agree with the establishment of a patent by the Ministry of Industry. Secretary, do you have the idea of ????defeating your opponent's prestige and weakening your opponent's strength? The establishment of a new office of the Ministry of Industry is not a trivial matter, not to mention it involves the struggle between the left and the prime minister. Following the context of the matter, there is also the investigation of Gui Tian. The Yinhu dispute, the dispute between the North and the South, the Tai Tai etc., in short, there are many things involved, so someone sent the Ministry of Industry to just do it without stopping, and bring together a lot of people and people related to patents. Take out all the issues and directly set up a patent temple."
Tian Xiu opened his mouth wide and looked at Chen Pu with admiration. She had no idea that so many people and things would be involved behind the Patent Department. She never expected that her friend would have grown to such a height and would have such a sharp vision, able to see through these complicated people and things through the fog. She suddenly felt that she seemed a little small in front of her friends. She asked Chen Pu in a respectful tone like a disciple asking a teacher for advice: "Then, why did you become the Patent Department again?"
"The struggle in the temple is always cruel, but in many cases, compromise is also necessary."?! "Chen Pu first said something from a high position. Although it sounded a bit abrupt and a bit nondescript. "The original purpose of the Ministry of Industry was just to set up a patent temple. The purpose of setting up the patent temple was just to counterattack and demonstrate against the officials. By the way, it also gave Zhang Park found an excuse to intervene. Now that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has relented and agreed to establish the Patent Department, it means that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has admitted failure. The Ministry of Industry got greater benefits, Zhang Pu won this round of confrontation, and everyone naturally stopped mentioning the Patent Temple. What's more, if a new Patent Temple is really to be established, there will be a wider range of personnel changes. Neither Zhang Pu nor Han Yi can control the situation, so both parties can only compromise. Zhang Pu took a small advantage, Han Yi suffered a small loss, and then each of them accumulated strength and waited for the next confrontation. "
Tian Xiu was silent for a while, thinking carefully about Chen Pu's words. She suddenly asked a very crucial question: "Did you come up with all this yourself?"
"I am also learning now and selling now."
"Did Shang Yanshan tell you?"
Chen Pu nodded honestly. She definitely doesn't have the ability to figure out so many things behind the establishment of a new patent department in the Ministry of Industry. She didn't feel embarrassed to paraphrase Shang Cheng's words to Tian Xiu. In fact, she was very happy that Shang Cheng could talk to her about this. In the past, Shang Cheng had never talked to her about these things. The only conversations he had with her were about marching and fighting. She actually enjoyed talking about these topics. However, her family knows her own affairs, and she knows very well that her reaction is slow, her vision is not sharp enough, and her mind is not careful enough. It may be possible to imitate Xiao Jian's ability to lead troops in battle rigorously, but imitate Yang Liehuo. Definitely not possible, let alone learning military skills from Shang Cheng. To be honest, many times when she and Shang Cheng were talking together, Shang Cheng's topics would all go to the south, and she had to think clearly about things in the north. So when she and Shang Cheng were together, they usually couldn't talk about anything serious. They were either reminiscing about the embarrassing time on the grassland together, or they were talking nonsense. But the topic can't stay in the past forever, nor can it revolve around trivial matters - at least that's what she thinks. Although the two of them didn't spend much time together, she could still clearly notice that many times, Shang Cheng was constantly looking for topics to talk about. She was grateful that he was able to do this. If it weren't for Shang Cheng's efforts, it would have been too embarrassing and embarrassing for the two of them to be together Now, Shang Cheng explained to her in detail all the things behind the Patent Department of the Ministry of Industry today, so they can be together in the future. There can be more topics. For example, Zhang Pu, Zhu Xuan and others conducted an inventory of hidden houses in hidden fields, such as the dispute between the north and the south, such as the development and transformation of Zhao's military strategic thinking, and so on. These are all matters with a very complicated background. No matter which one they are, they can talk about it for a long time, and each big topic also involves many small topics, which is enough for them to talk about it for a long time. Of course, for him, she mainly listened with her ears. But that's fine. right¡¡
After leaving Yemen, they found Shang Cheng in front of the Meridian Gate. But Shang Cheng was not alone, there was a tall and lanky man standing with him talking.