On the second day, Ren Baqian woke up and took a shower, then began to pack his things. After everything was ready, he went to see the empress first.
This time the place was no longer the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but the Hall of Golden Luan, and this was the first time Ren Baqian came here.
When he arrived, the empress was sitting on the golden chair at the top, and there were already several people standing in it below.
"I have seen Your Majesty." After seeing the ceremony, Ren Baqian stood obediently and looked at the other people. One of them was wearing iron armor, holding a helmet in his hand, and there was a feather on the helmet. His skin was bronze. He looks like he is in his thirties, and he is a military officer of the sixth rank.
There were two other people, one in his forties, with a big beard, looking up and down at Ren Baqian.
There was another person in his thirties who was close to forty years old. Compared with the ancient people, his body was a little thinner, but compared with Ren Baqian, he was considered a big man.
The former is the official uniform of the third rank, and the latter is the official uniform of the fifth rank.
"Ren Baqian!" The empress' cold voice came from above.
"The minister is here." Ren Baqian hurriedly took a few steps to face the Empress.
"Ren Baqian, lecturer in the Qingxin Palace, is quite talented and dedicated to his duties. He was promoted to be the Prime Minister of the Zhongyu Mansion, so far. He will take office immediately."
Ren Baqian was stunned for a moment, then knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
I was a little dazed in my heart, and within two minutes after I came in, I was directly promoted. Moreover, he was directly promoted from the eighth rank to the fifth rank Zhong Yu Fu Cheng, which was faster than taking a rocket.
Counting Ren Baqian's arrival in this world, it has only been less than three months, and he has walked the path that others have walked for a lifetime.
It is difficult for ordinary officials and generals to be promoted so quickly no matter how great their contributions are.
But the other three had no surprises.
After all, everyone knows this person's identity. If there are no accidents, he will be a prince in the future, and his current official position is just a transition.
What's more, His Majesty's promotion of him as the Prime Minister of the Central Imperial Palace is in itself responsible for the affairs of the palace, which is different from the six ministries of the court and the military.
"This time, the prime minister of the Zhongyufu, Baqian, was the main one, and Tao Jiyuan, the ordnance department doctor, was the assistant. He visited Damo Mountain and Liucui Mountain to find ways to increase the production of iron ore. If there is any effect, I will be rewarded generously."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Both Ren Baqian and that Tao Jiyuan bowed their heads.
After hearing these words, Ren Baqian knew why the empress wanted to promote her official position. If he is in charge of this iron ore incident, the position of Cong Bapin is too low.
The promotion from the fifth rank is the same as that of the ordnance division doctor, and with his special status, he is almost the same as the master.
"Wei Tengji, Yiwei School, you take three hundred flying cavalry to protect along the way. If there is any problem, I will ask you." The empress said coldly again.
The general in iron armor immediately answered.
He naturally knew who the empress asked him to protect.
If the two of them are in danger at the same time, I'm afraid I have to bring Ren Fucheng back.
Otherwise, I really can only raise my head to see him.
"Go back and get ready. Let's set off after noon. Ren Baqian will stay behind." After the Empress finished speaking, Tao Jiyuan and Teng Ji withdrew.
"This is Fenghou, Secretary of Ordnance Department, I have something to ask you."
"Your Majesty has seen the Secretary of Ordnance." Ren Baqian turned around and cupped his hands.
"Cheng Ren, I want to ask, are you sure about expanding iron ore production?" Feng Hou turned to look at Ren Baqian.
"That depends on the content and distribution of the iron ore. If mining is just difficult, there should be some way." Ren Baqian thought for a while and said.
"Hearing what His Majesty said, in terms of smelting iron ore and forging weapons, Renfu Cheng also has a way? I don't know if I can say it, but I should be prepared." Feng Hou asked again.
"Smelting iron ore is mainly due to insufficient temperature and unstable temperature. The simple method is to use a bellows, but for a long time, a steelmaking furnace is needed to continuously make steel. This process is also very simple, and the equipment requirements are small and stable. high sex.
If the produced steel has low carbon content and less impurities, it can be forged directly, which saves a lot of manpower compared to the manual forging method. "Ren Baqian explained.
"What is a bellows? What is a steelmaking furnace? What is steel?" Fenghou frowned and asked three questions in succession.
Regarding the husband-in-law selected by His Majesty, he has the same opinion as everyone in the court, and he does not like it, otherwise everyone would not have opposed it at the beginning.
On the one hand, his strength is too weak, and on the other hand, he has no ability other than flattering.
His Majesty summoned them this morning and said something before.
His Majesty wants to expand iron ore production.
This matter is not only His Majesty, but the entire Ministry of Industry is also racking their brains, but there is still no good solution. It is really difficult to mine the two iron mountains.
Over the years, it has been mining slowly like this. Countless people racked their brains to no avail, and everyone thought this was the only way to go.
This time His Majesty asked Ren Baqian to be in charge, to inspect the mine and find a solution.
If it's just that, he won't say anything, let him do it, anyway, he will benefit if he becomes an ordnance department, and it doesn't matter if he can't.
It can be heard that His Majesty means that he will also intervene in the matter of smelting and forging weapons in the future, so I can't let him do it. He stepped in, what did he do as the Secretary of Ordnance
And this guy really knows how to mine, smelt, and make weapons
If he is really capable, then all the Ordnance Department can listen to him. Otherwise, how can I not let him intervene in the Ordnance Department.
Therefore, I proposed to ask this lecturer.
Ren Baqian didn't mind these things, but explained in detail:
"You can try the bellows, it is such a big box, one side is a handle and push plate, and there is an air inlet, and then one person pushes and pulls one side to send the air.
The air is full of oxygen, so it is better to burn naturally with enough oxygen, and if someone pushes and pulls it all the time, the fire will be more stable, the temperature will be higher, and it will be easier to smelt..." Ren Baqian roughly gestured.
"As for the steelmaking furnace, first of all, what is steel? If ordinary iron is used to make weapons, it will be very brittle, so it needs to be forged to remove the impurities in it and reduce the carbon content. The final result is actually steel...
And the steelmaking furnace is to directly remove impurities from the iron during the smelting process, reduce the carbon content, and directly smelt the steel, so that at least it can save a thousand hammers and hundreds of forging efforts..." Ren Baqian said directly.
Feng Hou frowned, he didn't understand, the bunch of things in Ren Baqian's mouth gave him an unclear feeling.
I have been in the Ordnance Department for more than ten years, and I know the general things up and down, not to mention proficient. But what this person said, I didn't understand what it meant.
The empress looked down at Fenghou frowning in thought, with the corners of her mouth turned up.
This is what she wants to see.
She is naturally clear about the thoughts of the whole court.
The husband and son-in-law are chosen by themselves, and no one else can interfere. But being looked down upon so lightly made her somewhat displeased.
Even if Fenghou didn't jump out at this time, he would find such an opportunity sooner or later.