Chapter 150 First Seeing
That night, the two brothers were drunk and didn't know when they would sleep. The next day, Wu Sidao woke up and slept well that night. Wu Sidao, who had been away for a long time, didn't know how long he hadn't slept as well as last night. He stretched his waist and got up. After washing up, Wu Sidao greeted his sister-in-law, and then went out with his bamboo fight.
I just arrived in Ningbo yesterday. Because I was worried about my home, Wu Sidao just took a quick look and saw that it was fine today. He planned to look around and experience the current situation in Ningbo under the rule of the thief.
On this day, Wu Sidao had no fixed purpose. In addition, he had poor legs and feet and slowly wandered around the streets alone. In the morning, he went to the mall and looked at the dazzling array of goods in Ningbo. He also went up to ask the prices and talked to several merchants for a while. At noon, he walked to the dock and took a look. When he saw countless merchant ships, warships and sails that were moored in the port, Wu Sidao was surprised and couldn't help but get out of his way. He stood on the shore and looked for a long time before leaving.
After simply finishing lunch, Wu Sidao went to the teahouse in the city again in the afternoon, ordered a pot of ordinary tea and found a place to sit. He listened to the enthusiastic conversations of the guests from all walks of life. Sometimes he would interject and say a few words when he was in high spirits. It was not until the evening when it was almost dark that Wu Sidao slowly turned around.
For several days, Wu Sidao, except for going to Ningbo to worship his parents on the third day, spent the rest of his time wandering around Ningbo City. After returning every day, Wu Sidao locked himself in the house and didn't know what he was thinking. His brother and sister-in-law were not surprised by him, because Wu Sidao has loved to be alone since he was a child, and they all knew this habit.
On the fifth day, Wu Sidao was about to go out as usual, but his brother, who had just walked out of the yard for more than half an hour, suddenly rushed back in a hurry.
"Let's go! Come with me!" When the brother saw Wu Sidao, he went forward and grabbed his hand, urging him with a spring breeze on his face.
"What happened to my brother? Where to go?" Wu Sidao asked in surprise.
"Didn't you tell you to find an errand? You are lucky. The errand is now settled. Let's go! Follow me quickly. Maybe it's gone if you go too late." The brother couldn't wait to pull him out, which made Wu Sidao laugh and cry and was moved. In fact, he did not have the idea of making a job for Ningbo, but now his brother has arranged it for himself. If he doesn't go, he will hurt his brother's heart. In this way, Wu Sidao followed his brother out and the two of them went to the Six Clinics.
When he arrived at the place, Wu Sidao realized that his elder brother had made a mistake in engineering. Due to Zhu Yicheng's emphasis on science, coupled with the current construction of small blast furnaces, the development of firearms, ships, etc., the status of engineering in the six disciplines has gradually increased, and its scale has also begun to expand.
Nowadays, the engineering department is no longer the same as two or three kittens and dogs when they were first established. In addition to the household and military departments, the engineering department has ranked third, even surpassing the official department. In this way, the personnel needed are in short supply and are preparing to recruit more personnel. Wu Sidao is lucky. As soon as his brother knew about this, he found it through relationships. He asked the other party to agree and secretly told him to bring people as soon as possible. If it was too late, it would be a pity to recruit people.
Therefore, Wu Sidao immediately brought his brother to the engineering department and met the chief engineer Luo who was responsible for recruiting. When he saw Wu Sidao, Luo frowned. First, Wu Sidao's dress was obviously from the area controlled by the Qing court, and second, Wu Sidao's legs were disabled.
The first one is not a big problem. After all, there are many people in Ningbo City now. Besides, Wu Sidao's brother is a colleague in the household department office, so it is not a problem to have him guaranteed it. However, his legs and feet are disabled, so it is not easy to deal with. You should know that the engineering ambassador is Jiang Jin. This person is very picky and not very scheming. If you want to find trouble...
"Brother Luo, everyone is a fellow villager in Shaoxing. Although Yulu is disabled, she does not have to walk. Moreover, he has been traveling abroad for many years. He has been a magistrate of several county magistrates. He is not only proficient in official documents, but also able to write and calculate. To be honest about the way of money and grain, he is far above me. He also asks Brother Luo to help..." The brother pulled Master Luo to the side and whispered, while the silver flask hidden in his sleeves quietly stuffed into the other party's hands. Master Luo was silent for a moment, and then asked a few questions. Seeing that Wu Sidao answered like a stream, Master Luo nodded.
In this way, Wu Sidao successfully entered the engineering department and served as the chief editor like his brother. He was said to be the chief editor, but in fact he was similar to modern statistics, administration, and archive management positions, but not as detailed as the divisions. Moreover, because of the specialty of engineering, he had more work than other subjects, and there were as many as six people in the position of chief editor alone.
To be honest, this job is pretty good. It is on time to get off work and has a lot of salary. In one month, you can earn five taels of silver like his brother. This salary is enough for the whole family to live a well-off life. What's more, people who work in the six departments also provide free food, go to bed every ten days, and give some "benefits" such as chicken, duck, fish and meat on holidays. No wonder so many people rob such good errands. If Wu Sidao was not because of his brother, he would not be able to get in at all with his conditions.
After entering the engineering department, Wu Sidao quickly became familiar with work with his ability. These simple jobs were simply a test for him. However, although he had strong work ability, he was not good at socializing. Perhaps because of his legs and feet, Wu Sidao's personality was not only a bit withdrawn but also a little self-admiring. He was not very close to others in the science department. After a long time, people naturally looked down on his personality.
On this day, Wu Sidao only took an hour to complete the data statistics that others could only complete for half a day. Then he threw the book on the table, then took the book and made a pot of tea and looked at it leisurely. This seemed extremely conspicuous when everyone else was busy. Most of them just looked at Wu Sidao with dissatisfaction, but one of them saw him standing up like this.
"Brother Yulu, you're so idle." The man walked to Wu Sidao and said sarcastically.
Wu Sidao looked up at the other party, and said calmly: "It's okay..."
"It's okay?" The man was dissatisfied when he heard this answer: "Brother Yulu, we are engineering, not the master's study, nor the teahouse. Everyone is receiving the salary of the Grand Commander. It's probably inappropriate for you to do this?"
"Oh, what's wrong?" Wu Sidao asked indifferently, as if the other party was not criticizing him. When asked, he picked up the teapot in front of him and filled himself with tea. He twisted the teacup with two fingers and drank it slowly.
"What's wrong? Don't you see it yourself?" The man had a scholarly reputation and had always regarded himself very well. However, since Wu Sidao came, he not only had unique skills, but also had much higher talent than him. Just like these statistics, he used to be the fastest of these main writers, but it was only half an hour faster than others. But now Wu Sidao can handle the work in his hand in one hour, and he has received several praises from Master Luo, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Now, seeing Wu Sidao's calm and gentle appearance, the man was even more angry.
Wu Sidao shook his head and smiled disapprovingly: "Mr. Wu doesn't think it's wrong, please make it clear."
The man suddenly felt angry and said, "Wu Sidao! Everyone is busy, why are you so leisurely? Don't you know the reason for taking your salary to do your job? You were a scholar once, but as a main writer, you were so lazy..."
Before the other party could finish his words, Wu Sidao smiled and said, "How can you slacke in such a small matter? Since Wu's work has been done, can't Wu let him relax for a moment? As for what his brother said, Wu doesn't agree with what he said, he thinks it's his own problem? If a man has great talent, why are he busy with this small matter?"
"You!" The man's face suddenly flushed when he heard it. Wu Sidao's sharp mouth was sarcastic, and he actually mocked him for not having a big talent in his words, and he was furious.
This time, the man simply tore off his face and scolded Wu Sidao without hesitation. As for Wu Sidao, he was not angry, and he still looked calm, but he was not forgiven. He simply said a few words to make the other party speechless. In the end, the man even wanted to start, but the others in the room hurriedly pulled away.
"What's going on? Why is it noisy?" Just as the house was bustling, a stern voice suddenly sounded outside the door, and the room suddenly became silent. Everyone was shocked because they heard that the sound was from Jiang Jin, the ambassador of engineering.
The door opened soon, Jiang Jin and Luo Zhu walked in in advance, and there was another person behind him. The man looked not old, with a hair and a crown, and a red robe, and an extraordinary demeanor. Some of them recognized that this was Zhu Yicheng at a glance.
Zhu Yicheng went to the iron factory for inspection early this morning. After the inspection, he took the lead to the six departments, especially the engineering department office, with Jiang Jin and Director Luo accompanying him.
Originally, after listening to the work report of engineering in the front yard these days, Zhu Yichong was about to leave, but at this time he heard a noise from the yard where he was doing business. Curiously, Zhu Yicheng planned to come over to take a look, while Jiang Jin and Luo Zheng complained secretly. They felt that this was obviously a shame for their subordinates. When they came closer, they heard the quarrels and scolding inside more clearly, Jiang Jin, as ambassador, was even more furious.
Chapter completed!