However, there are still some people whose families live in other places who have not had time to move here. Su Chen gave these craftsmen who live in other places an annual leave a year ago.
After the New Year, someone did not come back to report on time.
Su Chen didn't think they dared to let him go. Even if they didn't want to do it anymore, they would just say it.
"How many people are still here?"
The steward replied: "In addition to Wang Jun and Zhao Liu'er, there are three more."
"But these three people's homes are quite far away, so we agreed to come back before the Lantern Festival."
"Wang Jun and his wife should have returned the day before yesterday."
Su Chen frowned, Wang Jun was still the leader of the third group, a very important senior technician.
"Do you know where they live?"
The steward took out a stack of records and said, "Our craftsmen all have their addresses."
"One is in Changpingfang, Chang'an, and the other is in Xinfeng County."
Su Chen said to the housekeeper: "Send someone to their house to ask."
"The other three also sent people to have a look."
The housekeeper agreed and quickly sent a few servants out.
Press and hold the nearest button, and in the evening, the servant will come back and report:
"Master, Wang Jun's family said that Wang Jun left home to work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year."
Su Chen's face immediately darkened, and he came to the workshop and said to the craftsmen:
"Tomorrow there happens to be a team of Qianniu Guards going to Guanzhou. I will say hello to their team later and ask you to follow them. It will be safer on the road."
The craftsmen were very happy when they heard this. These days are not very peaceful. Who knows whether they will encounter blind bandits or robbers on the road. It will be much safer to follow the army.
After arranging the craftsman's departure tomorrow, Su Chen turned around and walked towards the small courtyard outside Zhuangzi where the big cannibal was imprisoned.
"Let us escort the craftsmen all the way to Guanzhou?"
The captain of the Qianniu Guard looked troubled: "Duke Protector, how dare we leave Chang'an casually without an order? No matter how many heads we have, I won't be able to chop him off!"
Su Chen glared at him and handed him a token:
"Take this to your general Li Junxian and tell him I can borrow some people from him!"
The captain took the token and ran to Chang'an quickly.
Not long after, Li Junxian appeared in Li Er's study.
"Su Chen asked you if you want someone to protect his craftsmen when they go to Guanzhou?"
Li Junxian replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed the Lord Protector's token. We have already sent two teams of troops to go there."
Li Er said solemnly: "Secretly send two more teams to watch!"
"Tell them that if the craftsmen make a mistake, they won't have to come back!"
Li Junxian's expression changed: "Your Majesty, they are just some craftsmen..."
"Hmph! Do you think it's easy for Su Chen to train these craftsmen?
Whether they can build a train depends on these craftsmen!"
Li Junxian said hurriedly: "I will make arrangements right now!"
After Li Junxian left, Li Er angrily grabbed the inkstone on the desk and smashed it to pieces:
"Humph! You really do everything you can!"
The little eunuchs next to him were trembling with fear, fearing that His Majesty would direct his anger at them.
"Declaration: Promote Yu Chang, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu Jingzong, the author, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and Inspection!"
The eunuch immediately left the palace to convey the imperial edict, and Li Er said bitterly:
"Threatening me to resign?
Then go back and don’t even think about stepping into the court again!"
When the imperial edict arrived at Zhongshu Province, Fang Xuanling took a look at it, stamped it, and threw it to his subordinates.
When Wei Zheng saw Xu Jingzong's name, he picked up the imperial edict and was about to confront Li Er.
He walked to the door and turned back, sighed, and stamped his signature.
When Wen Yanbo saw the signatures of Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng on the imperial edict, he almost lost his breath and vomited blood:
"How can you pass such a hasty imperial edict? Are you worthy of someone like Xu Jingzong, the Minister of Industry and Trade?"
After picking up the imperial edict, he went to the Political Affairs Hall to find Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.
"Wen Pushe, if you have a suitable candidate, you can recommend it to His Majesty!"
Fang Xuanling always looks so tepid.
Wen Yanbo glared at Fang Xuanling, "I have many candidates. Do you dare to agree?"
He turned to look at Wei Zheng: "Wei Xuancheng! Don't you know what this Xu Jingzong is?"
Wei Zheng said nonchalantly: "The railway is about to be built, it's time to hire people, but the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Industry resigned at the same time. What do you want your majesty to do?"
"Your Majesty just asked Xu Jingzong to temporarily inspect the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering. When a suitable candidate is found, he will re-appoint him!"
"Besides, with His Majesty and the Protector keeping an eye on him, Xu Jingzong doesn't dare to act recklessly!"
Wen Yanbo, frustrated, angrily threw the imperial edict to the Minister of Civil Affairs.
In an exquisite little courtyard in Chang'an City, Xu Jingzong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Haha! My fortune, Xu Jingzong, has finally turned around!"
Su Chen didn't bother to pay attention to the overt and covert fighting in the Chang'an court. There were still many things to arrange before leaving Chang'an.
Wrote two letters to Navy Commander Liu Rengui to arrange naval training matters.
The housekeeper came to report that several other craftsmen who had not returned were also missing.
"Master, only Cao Dayou from Wugong County has been found so far. He is on his way with his family and is expected to arrive tomorrow."
"The rest of the people were nowhere to be seen. Their families thought they had come to the workshop to work."
Su Chen nodded angrily: "Until we get the exact information, the wages of these craftsmen will continue to be paid and sent to their families."
"Inform the other craftsmen to wait in the village first, and then set off with me after the Lantern Festival!"
The housekeeper agreed and went down to make arrangements.
As soon as the housekeeper went down, the concierge came to report: "Master, there is a scribe who claims to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he has come to see you."
Su Chen then remembered that he was still the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Li Er gave Su Chen the title of Minister of the Ministry of Works, intending to ask the Ministry of Works to assist him. After all, road construction was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works.
However, Su Chen had no such intention at all. He did not want the Ministry of Industry to contribute to the construction of the railway, as long as they did not come to cause trouble.
So Su Chen didn't go to the Ministry of Industry to perform his duties at all, but just sent a souvenir, saying that he was busy preparing for the construction of the railway and had no time to interfere with the Ministry of Industry's affairs, and let them handle the affairs of the Ministry of Industry on their own.
Su Chen's original intention is that I won't trouble you, and you shouldn't cause trouble for me either.
Unexpectedly, the minister of the Ministry of Industry came here at this moment.
Didn't Wei Zheng say that the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry had resigned?
Li Er didn't approve their resignation?
Or were two more appointed?
The person who came was a middle-aged scribe, fair and lean, with three strands of beard floating on his chest, and he looked elegant.
"Your Majesty, Xu Jingzong, wants to pay homage to the Protector?"
Visitor etiquette is very good.
"Xu Jingzong?"
Su Chen was stunned: "When did you become the Minister of Industry?"
Su Chen had never met Xu Jingzong before, but he had heard of his reputation.
An out-and-out villain, a shady person through the ages, a guy even more shady than Changsun Wuji.
"Replying to protect the country, Your Majesty has the grace to do so. The day before yesterday, he ordered me to inspect the school and the left minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Su Chenxin said that there is no one available for Li Er?
