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Chapter 269: Inexplicable restlessness (2)

As Emperor Wei said, in fact, Zhao Hongrun's Prince Su's Mansion has indeed been completely renovated.`

After all, in order to repay Zhao Hongrun for his preferential treatment to the Ministry of Works, Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, and his group of officials and craftsmen worked overtime to grab work, with almost no time for rest, so much so that Meng Wei initially promised

Prince Su's Mansion, which will be completed at the end of May, is now only in the beginning of May, and has already been almost completely renovated. Only some small corners that are not important still need to be repaired.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was preparing to visit a waterside pavilion in the next few days to take Miss Su to his Prince Su's Mansion and give this woman a surprise. However, he did not expect that because of a casual mention by Emperor Wei,

, his mother-in-law, Concubine Shen Shu, said she wanted to meet Miss Su.

What a disaster!

You know, although Miss Su has already met Mi Jiang, Zhao Hongrun's "cousin", Miss Su has not met Yang Shi Xing and Mi Rui, let alone his real sister Yu.

Princess Long, how can Zhao Hongrun explain this to Miss Su?

That he actually has four cousins?

It’s strange that Miss Su would believe it!

What's even more terrible is that once Zhao Hongrun confesses to Miss Su that he is King Su Hongrun, then all the previous deception will be exposed. Miss Su will naturally realize that Mi Jiang cannot be his cousin Zhao Hongrun. She

It is not difficult to guess what he will think.

What a disaster!

"Your Highness? Your Highness? Your Highness King Su?"

"Huh?"

When he came back to his senses, Zhao Hongrun realized that he was distracted in the office room of the Smelting Bureau.

"What's wrong with you, Your Highness?"

Standing in front of Zhao Hongrun's desk to report on the progress of the work in the past few days, Wang Fu, the Prime Minister of the Metallurgical Bureau, had a look of surprise on his face. He felt that His Highness Prince Su was a little distracted today.

Behind Wang Fu, Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin, the three senior officials of the Smelting Bureau, also showed confusion and worry. Among them, the most honest and steady Chen Dan asked carefully: "Your Highness, are you?

Aren’t you too tired these days? You must take care of yourself. Although our Smelting Bureau has improved slightly, if anything happens to you..."

"Ahem!" Wang Fu interrupted Chen Dan's words with a cough. "Why didn't I notice in the past that an old guy like you can't speak like this?!" he said.

However, Zhao Hongrun didn't take it to heart. After all, he already had a general understanding of the three subordinates Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin, and knew that they were the kind of people who were very capable at work but lacked worldliness. To put it bluntly, they just kept their heads down.

He works hard but doesn't say anything nice. No wonder he didn't become Bureau Chief after working in the Metallurgical Bureau for more than ten or twenty years. Instead, Wang Fu, who was not as qualified as them, took the position of Bureau Chief.

"I'm fine. I'm just... a little distracted because of household matters." Zhao Hongrun waved his hands and comforted everyone, and then asked Wang Fu: "How is the negotiation with Yubu going?"

Wang Fu was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression, thinking to himself, hadn't this matter been decided a few days ago?

At this time, Lang Guan Cheng Lin said in confusion: "Your Highness, I reported this matter to Your Highness the day before yesterday..."

"Ah?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and the powerful memory about that incident emerged in his mind. He quickly changed his words: "Uh. What I am referring to is how the negotiations between Yubu and Cangbe are going.

Already?"

Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin looked at each other. After a while, Xun Xin said cautiously: "This matter was also reported to your highness yesterday. Sir Kuang Kekuang, the chief minister of Cangbe, agreed to discuss it with Yu.

We will cooperate with the Ministry of Finance to transport the candles produced by the Yu Department to all parts of the country through the sales channels of the Household Department, and Your Highness also agrees to share the profits with the Warehouse Department... Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh." Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized this and immediately rubbed his brow bones anxiously.

I have to say that since Concubine Shen Shu asked to meet Miss Su, Zhao Hongrun felt a little anxious. He was afraid that his mother-in-law would not like Miss Su.

If he really doesn't like her, how should he arrange for Miss Su?

That was the only woman he had ever had physical contact with. She was the woman he had promised himself.

"Your Highness?" Wang Fu, the Chief of the Metallurgical Bureau, noticed that His Royal Highness Prince Su seemed a little irritable, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, are you tired these days? Anyway, the workshop in the bureau and the furnace outside the city are not ready yet.

Now that the work is complete, why don't Your Highness take this opportunity to take a good rest for a while."

He said this not as a flattery. After all, these days, Zhao Hongrun has indeed written a lot of things for the future planning of the Smelting Bureau. For example, how to standardize the standards of parts, ensuring that every part is standardized and meets the standards, so that the Smelting Bureau can

In the future, the bureau will move closer to the new process of replacing parts for the repair of certain objects, rather than rebuilding an object.

To this end, Zhao Hongrun planned to ask the Metallurgical Manufacturing Bureau to make another tool specifically for fine work, a caliper.

He even finished the drawings and waited for the completion of the furnace outside the city. Then he used clay molds to shape the parts of the caliper, and then assembled them to create this important tool that would be indispensable in the future.

"I'm fine... Is there anything else you want to report to me?"

Wang Fu, Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin looked at each other and shook their heads.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and said: "In that case, you should step back first...Wang Fu, the matter of fire bricks needs to be stepped up."

"Yes." Wang Fu cupped his hands and said seriously: "According to the official's estimate, the first batch of sand and soil will be transported to Daliang in a few days... I don't know whether it will be transported to the city or directly outside the city..."

Too slow!

Zhao Hongrun frowned and said in a deep voice: "Build a warehouse directly outside the city. In the future, all iron ore, sand, earth ore and other raw materials will be transported directly to the warehouse outside the city... In the future, our Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau will give a cent

For two, some people are responsible for refining the ore, and the other people are responsible for subsequent reprocessing. I will write down the specific arrangements on paper in detail later, and you just follow them."

"Yes!" Wang Fu and others bowed their hands and left the room one by one.

Looking at their leaving figures, Zhao Hongrun shook his head slightly.

It’s not that he has any objections to Wang Fu and others, Zhao Hongrun just thinks that their transportation in the Wei Dynasty is too slow. Shangdang, Hedong and other places are not far from Daliang, but the sand and soil produced there are what Zhao Hongrun plans to use for experiments.

The sand and soil for the fire bricks have not been transported to the beams for more than a month.

Of course, in the final analysis, it’s not that the people in the Smelting Bureau are lazy or anything, it’s just that the roads are inconvenient. After all, Shangdang and Hedong are relatively desolate and backward compared to Yingshui County. This is because these two areas are affected by the northern

The threat from South Korea is such that the Ministry of Industry does not dare to invest large sums of money in road expansion, lest it end up in the hands of the Koreans like Tianmen Pass.

However, the inconvenience of the road directly affected Zhao Hongrun's plan. After all, he intended to build the largest industrial base in the Wei Dynasty on the outskirts of Daliang City. This meant that in the future, the domestic resources of the Wei Dynasty would be continuously transported to Daliang from various places. Roads

Poor transportation and inconvenient transportation will directly affect the transportation of raw materials. Without raw materials, what kind of industrial base can be built?

I have to talk to the Ministry of Industry later...

Zhao Hongrun banged his hand on the table irritably.

From the side, Zongwei Mu Qing stared at His Highness in confusion for a while, then suddenly whispered: "Your Highness seems a little restless recently."

"It's not because of the emperor's words."

Zhao Hongrun felt a headache. After all, what if his father's casual words hadn't reminded Concubine Shen Shu and made him so passive?

"..." Mu Qing was silent for a moment after hearing this. He whispered: "Your Highness, I thought that if Concubine Shu wanted to see Miss Su, I would not make Your Highness so anxious..."

Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Mu Qing: "What do you mean?"

Mu Qing paused for a moment and said in a low voice: "According to His Highness's wisdom, haven't you ever thought before that Concubine Shu would one day want to see Miss Su? In fact, she even thought of her humble position."



Zhao Hongrun was even more stunned when he heard this, and said inexplicably: "You mean... I am actually upset?"

Mu Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Mu Qing doubtfully, then stood up and walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

It is undeniable that Mu Qing is right. It is obvious that Concubine Shen Shu wants to meet Miss Su.

After all, according to the customs of the Wei people, it is almost time for a man to get married when he is sixteen years old. Even if he is a child of a noble family, he will at least arrange a concubine in his family.

Now, Zhao Hongrun has reached the age of fifteen. He will turn sixteen in more than half a year. As his mother, Concubine Shen Shu will make some pre-arrangements for this matter, and as Miss Su, she has had physical contact with his son.

It is normal for Concubine Shen Shu to want to meet Miss Su.

Why irritated?

Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hongrun also felt that his emotions were a little weird.

"Your Highness, are you too tired these days?" Mu Qing asked with concern.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head slowly and said inexplicably: "Why have I been tired these past few days? I just looked at the craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau...it's strange!"

"Then...does your Highness have anything else to worry about?"

"What's bothering you?" Zhao Hongrun felt even more strange after hearing this. You must know that these days, he has roped in Yu Bu to make money for his Smelting Bureau, and has also reached an agreement with Cang Bu under the Ministry of Revenue. Everything is going very smoothly.

, where does the trouble come from?

But for some reason, even though everything was going well, Zhao Hongrun still felt a faint sense of depression, as if there was an unhappy place deep in his heart, but he couldn't put it into words.

When he told Mu Qing about the strange feeling, a strange smile appeared on Mu Qing's face.

"Otherwise, Your Highness will not return to the palace tonight..."

"Don't go back to the palace? Where will I go if I don't go back to the palace?" After Zhao Hongrun said this with a suspicious look on his face, he immediately noticed Mu Qing's cunning smile.

"I feel that Your Highness should relax occasionally..." Mu Qing said in a very cryptic manner.

Zhao Hongrun glared at Mu Qing angrily, but he felt a little moved in his heart.

After all, although Mijiang and Mirui said that green Gu was very evil, in the final analysis, what they said was just hearsay and they could not verify it themselves.

The strange thing is that he clearly said that he was not allowed to have contact with other women, but when Zhao Hongrun took Mi Jiang to see Miss Su last time, he also held Miss Su's hand to comfort her, telling her not to worry about Prince Yuanyang

Zhao Hongrun did not feel any discomfort at the time of the threat from the crown prince Zhao Chengxiu.

Could it be that that thing is just to scare people? (To be continued.)

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