After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 666 The Ministry of Works with Carrots Hanging

Upon assuming office, Jiang Changqing's first task was to reorganize the Ministry of Works.

Work processes that I used to think were unreasonable can now finally be straightened out.

The saying goes that a new broom sweeps clean, but the first fire was not set by Jiang Changqing.

With Jiang Changqing's official arrival at his post, the transfer order for Qin, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, was also issued.

Jiang Xiaoqi never expected that she would have a new colleague.

And this new colleague was none other than Minister Qin, who had once spoken ill of him at the Liu family banquet.

Now, Vice Minister Qin has become his subordinate, holding his original position as a sixth-rank compiler.

He was demoted five ranks from the fourth rank to the sixth rank!

How would an average person react to such a blow?

Anyway, when Jiang Xiaoqi saw Minister Qin, or rather, Compiler Qin, he felt as if he had seen a wandering ghost.

It can walk and jump, but it lacks consciousness and a soul.

The head of the Hanlin Academy was also taken aback and asked if he wanted to take leave to go home and recuperate, but received a negative answer.

This person always goes on duty on time and hasn't taken a single day off.

However, he never speaks to his colleagues, living like a walking corpse.

They can do the work they're supposed to do, and they know to eat and drink.

Jiang Xiaoqi thought Qin Xiuzhuan's approach was a different kind of "lying down"; at least he didn't commit suicide, which was good.

I think it's best if I, surnamed Jiang, appear in front of this person less often, otherwise seeing him might remind him of his official position, and he might get stuck on this idea.

The positions of Vice Minister on the left and right of the Ministry of Works became vacant immediately due to Jiang Changqing's promotion and Vice Minister Qin's transfer.

This made the atmosphere in the Ministry of Works even more delicate. As can be seen from the reform orders issued by Jiang Changqing, their execution was exceptionally strong.

At first, Jiang Changqing couldn't understand it, but later someone came to him to sound him out, and he suddenly realized.

So that's where everyone's motivation comes from? But there are still only a few qualified candidates for the fourth-rank vice minister position, so why are others so eager to compete?

When Jiang Xiaoqi brought the latest blueprints to the Ministry of Works, he saw his great-uncle staring blankly into space.

"What's wrong with Minister? Has the new official overworked himself?"

Jiang Xiaoqi's teasing remark interrupted Jiang Changqing's train of thought, and he smiled and invited Jiang Xiaoqi to sit down and have some tea.

Jiang Xiaoqi is much more relaxed when he comes to the Ministry of Works now than before, after all, his elders are the top leaders here.

As a result, everyone treated him with great respect. How to put it? Being the son of an official is just one word: awesome!

"I wasn't too tired. Many things went surprisingly smoothly, and the reformed processes gradually got on track."

It was only later that I realized everyone was cooperating and being so proactive because they were all eyeing the position of Vice Minister of Works.

But that's only natural; who wouldn't want a promotion? People always want to climb higher.

Jiang Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. Compared to speaking out for the people, high-ranking official positions and generous salaries were indeed the ultimate goal for all scholars.

"Isn't this great? With a carrot dangling in front of them, these people will really put in their best effort."

"It sounds good, but what happens after the candidate is chosen? Won't the enthusiasm suddenly wane?"

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't want to bring up the performance appraisal system from later generations, since the Great Zhou Dynasty already had its own official evaluation system.

However, it would be feasible to give my great-uncle, the newly appointed Minister, some advice, as he is clearly experiencing workplace anxiety.

"Then hang a few more carrots for them. If this one runs out, just add another one."

It was essentially just making empty promises, but not like capitalists in later generations who made empty checks.

That carrot will actually go to the donkey that worked so hard in the end!

"Haha~ You kid, stop worrying about me. Tell me, what strange and unusual things did you bring this time?"

You have no idea, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works both love and hate your blueprints!

That last water purification device project really made over a dozen pairs of eyes bloodshot, but thankfully it was a success in the end, so all that hard work wasn't for nothing.

“This time it’s simple, Grand Uncle, but you should still entrust this thing to someone you trust to study. After all, this thing can make a lot of money.”

These words immediately piqued Jiang Changqing's interest. Make big money? Can you still make money from cement?

Of course, the cement business is no longer their concern; once it's given away, it's given away. They're already lucky to get a small share of the profits each year.

Thanks to the profits from cement production over the years, the Jiang family has produced many promising young talents.

Over the years, countless people have passed the imperial examinations to become Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), and the number of Juren (a scholar who passed the highest level of the imperial examinations) and Jinshi (a scholar who passed the highest level of the imperial examinations) has been increasing year by year.

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't say what it was, he just pushed the blueprint forward.

Jiang Changqing eagerly unfolded it, only to find it was a strange-looking thing, its nature unclear.

"This is?"

"Uncle, have you seen the glass dome in my shop? Actually, that was my previous prototype. Now that the formula is finally perfected, I'm thinking of mass-producing it."

Jiang Changqing certainly knew about glass and its value.

So when he saw his nephew using a glass dome to cover some things in the shop that were even worse than before the glass dome was put on, he was completely speechless.

I feel that even someone as clever as my nephew can occasionally make silly mistakes or be out of his mind.

So this thing was also researched and developed by my nephew, and it wasn't bought at a high price at all!

Then it's not a waste. It's homemade, so how expensive can it be?

Is this thing expensive to produce?

"Not high. If mass production were to occur, it could be described as extremely low."

The cost is extremely low, and it can be mass-produced. The key is that this thing can be sold at a high price, making huge profits! Purely huge profits!

"That's incredibly profitable! If it works out, it could be even more lucrative than cement!"

Jiang Changqing keenly sensed the future potential of Liuli and couldn't wait to have people research and produce it right now.