Cub Nursery

"Father still hasn't come back, no news, no signal, even the outer city wall is calm." Brother Dan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking outside through the glass window.

It was getting colder and colder, and Brother Dan had already put on a thick jacket.

The snake-bodied cub was also wearing a thick jacket, lying cross-legged on the kang, poking the paper in front of him with a pencil rolled up at the tip of its tail.

"My lord doesn't come back for a day, so I can't feel at ease." The snake cub sighed heavily, put the pencil on the tip of its tail, and lay on its back on the kang, murmured, "I just think what to do. No energy."

"I heard that the rumors outside are getting more and more serious." Shaking the mountain cub came in with a stack of books, "If the adults don't show up every day, they will become more arrogant every day. The news may have been sent back to the capital... Even if If we ourselves are not chaotic, others will be too.”

"Wouldn't it be a good time to take advantage of the mess and clean up our people?" Brother Dan turned around, jumped directly from the window sill to the table, moved his own small bench to sit on it, and said directly, "Just take a look." People's hearts. This is what Father told me before he left, and we must do well no matter what."

"Yes." The Shaker cub agreed.

Then the cubs had nothing to say.

If Yan Xun leaves now, the safest place should be the border town.Regardless of the textile workshop or the border town camp, they are still the same as before, at least not much change can be seen on the surface, but it is different in other places, especially the capital city.

When the news was first sent back, not to mention whether the people in the capital believed it or not, even Hu Sai, Zhao Feiyue, Qiu Shi and others were dubious.

How could a person like Yan Xun leave those cubs for so long? Even if he and Jing Fengye entered the territory of the Yao Kingdom alone, many people had such confidence in Yan Xun, including Hu Sai and others. Even the demon kingdom can't trap Yan Xun.

Maybe he would show up out of the blue at any time, and then slap them in the face when they got carried away and made trouble.

But after staying in the border town for so long, the cubs have been hiding in the house and have never come out, only Brother Dan came out, and he had never seen Yan Xun and Jing Fengye at all.

It is said that hearing is believing, seeing is believing.

Hu Sai, Zhao Feiyue, Qiu Shi and others saw that Yan Xun did not come back, so it must be true, right?

So news one by one was sent back to the capital, becoming more and more true and convincing.

When it was confirmed that the news was true, the entire capital was in an uproar.Even the emperor in the palace hastily called many people into the palace, trying to find out more about this matter.

Yan Xun's disappearance is even more ominous, and the more he doesn't come back, the less and less the possibility of coming back.Yan Xun's physical condition has never been a secret, he is almost like a medicine jar, all the precious medicinal materials in the world may have been boiled and drunk, but he still looks sick when he is slightly uncomfortable.

It is not uncommon for Yan Xun like that to die in the demon country.

But even so, there are still many people who don't want to admit it.

"Check it out for me!" The emperor was unwilling to admit it, "I know who Yan Xun is, no matter what he did to lure the monster away, it was a great achievement. Arrange someone to go to the border town, contact Yang Shuning, and ask him to find a way to get rid of the monster. Guo Tantan. At this time, the Yao Kingdom dare not send an envoy, otherwise I will have to invite him to stay in the palace for a while."

Zhang Rui lowered his head, not daring to speak, and slowly withdrew to give orders in a low voice.

He felt that the emperor must have been frightened. After all, in the eyes of the emperor, Yan Xun was almost omnipotent, and he was quite rebellious.

But now that Yan Xun suddenly became more ominous than ominous, the emperor's first reaction was to not believe it. He always felt that Yan Xun had done something sinister again, but he had to believe it, so he had to arrange it.

Waiting for Zhang Rui to come back, the emperor asked, "Do you think Yan Xun really had an accident?"

"This... slaves dare not say it." Zhang Rui said hastily.

"There's nothing you dare to say, just say it, I won't tell others." The emperor said tiredly, "I don't even have anyone to talk to when such a big thing happened. Those... are all anxious to make trouble, Are the trees falling and the monkeys scattered? I can't let them do that."

Zhang Rui's head lowered even more, he didn't dare to follow the emperor about the ministers of the court, he just whispered: "A few days ago, Du Qinsheng got some rare things and sent them to the palace to show the emperor. When you grow up, if you have good things, you will know how to send them to the palace..."

Just said these, did not say why things were not presented at that time.

Of course, there are many other things involved. Zhang Rui knows the emperor even without mentioning it. It must be Du Qinsheng who bought good things from the workshop and presented the treasures. mood, and had to convince Zhang Rui to help.

"What are they? Take it up and have a look." The emperor thought about it, and wanted to see it.

Zhang Rui didn't dare to delay, so he hurried to get a brocade box and came back.

In the brocade box is a five-clawed golden dragon of emerald jade and glazed. The scales on the surface are lifelike and look natural, especially with the real night pearl in its mouth, and the two eyes are made of shining gemstones, which are luxurious. Peerless, a treasure that only the current emperor can be worthy of.

"He really has a heart." The emperor's face was a little unhappy.

This five-clawed golden dragon represents the Son of Heaven, not everyone can do it, this glass is melted into something like water, and it can be shaped again.The emperor knew the way inside, so naturally he wouldn't really regard it as auspicious.

"Your Majesty, Du Qinsheng said that this treasure is not molded, nor is it specially shaped, but some glaze left over from the workshop that was not processed at night. As a result, when the craftsmen of the workshop came the next day, they saw the unprocessed glass from last night. Liuli actually has a shape. The Ye Mingzhu and gems are not groundless, they were originally given to the Du family by Concubine Xian, but were later stolen by Du Qinsheng and hid on him, but somehow, the treasures secretly left him."

"Seeing the baby's appearance, Du Qinsheng didn't dare to delay, and Baba sent it to the palace."

Regardless of whether these words are true or not, it is very comfortable to listen to, and the emperor's face looks much better.

He ascended to the seat of Nine-Five Supremes, and worked hard every day, for the sake of the people in the world to recognize him as the emperor, and the people around him recognized him as the emperor?

The treasure that Zhang Rui took out was neither too early nor too late, just in time, which made the emperor feel a little better.

"Reward Du Qinsheng." The emperor said lightly.

After such an episode, when the emperor thought of Yan Xun again, he couldn't help but think of those things he did.

Now that the most popular shopping mall in the capital is in the hands of Qin Shishi, it is not an exaggeration to say that the shopping mall is making money every day.However, although Yan Xun arranged for the management of the shopping mall, it was actually in the hands of Qin Shishi, and all the accounts and money were also in Qin Shishi's hands.

Qin Shishi is his own son, blood is thicker than water, so the shopping mall is in his own hands, so there is no need to take it to heart.

The emperor's mood improved a lot, and suddenly he remembered those workshops on the other side of the river, most of which had been dedicated to the imperial court. Don't be too biased, so the second prince also has the opportunity to manage the workshop.

Those criminals who rushed to the other side of the river are still there now, and only come to the capital occasionally, but they will never stay longer. It is obvious that Yan Xun has managed them very well.

Not to mention the Taoist soldiers stationed at the seaside, guarding the city is a confidant and a pure minister, who can be absolutely trusted.

Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly realized that even if Yan Xun was not around, these places would still be able to operate very well and would not be affected in the slightest. As for the border towns, Yang Shuning could absolutely trust him, as for other things, he would just plan slowly.

The emperor's mood became better and better, so he said to Zhang Rui: "Call the prince, the second child, and the fourth child."

"Yes." Zhang Rui's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to show it, so he hurried out to call someone.

The confinement of Prince Qin Yi has long been lifted. Qin Er is nominally stationed at the seaside, but he has been living in the capital all the time. He says that he often goes to the seaside, but in fact he has never been there. Qin Si was originally in charge of the coal train. , but he disliked the transportation of coal and buried it, it was not bright enough, and he was unwilling to do it. He wanted to manage the workshop, and the emperor agreed.

The emperor was well aware of these matters, and he also said that Qin Er Workshop would take care of them, and even turned a blind eye to the matter of him not going to the beach.

After all, when the bloodthirsty fish demon came ashore and the seaside soldiers fought bloody battles, Qin Er broke his leg only a day after he went there. If there were no tricks in it, it would be impossible to justify it, and the emperor knew it very well.

His own son knew that the emperor knew what kind of bastard Qin Er was, but then again, no matter how stupid Qin Er was, he was still a prince, how could he allow others to criticize him?At that time, there was no evidence for what happened to Qin Er, otherwise the emperor would have to do something differently.

Zhang Rui sent a little eunuch to notify him, and then went to wait at the gate of the main hall by himself.

Qin Yi, Qin Er and Qin Si were also at a loss. They couldn't find anything when they asked the little eunuch. When they saw Zhang Rui, they naturally wanted to ask secretly.

"I don't know." Zhang Rui had some guesses in his mind, but guesses were guesses. Would he dare to say it?If you don't say anything, you won't offend these princes, but if you say something wrong, you will not only offend these princes, but also the emperor, he is not stupid.

After sending the three princes into the imperial study, Zhang Rui stood beside the emperor and remained motionless.

"How are the workshops below?" the emperor asked with a friendly face, "The weapons workshop in the palace has been put into production. I went to see it, and the craftsmanship is not bad. It's natural to look for that cub to get some. Let the guards in the palace be equipped first, and naturally you will be indispensable."

"Tofu-making workshops, pig and chicken workshops, and vegetable-growing workshops, right? Back then, Yan Xun presented a variety of workshops, but I didn't look carefully at them, and I didn't remember them carefully."

After saying this, the emperor asked in a good mood: "Second and fourth, let you choose workshops. You have all chosen? Don't look at some workshops as vulgar, but they definitely make a lot of money."

Even as an emperor, the money in the treasury cannot be moved casually, and of course the more money the better.

The three brothers all lowered their heads and looked at each other again, feeling a little numb.

The three of them didn't speak, and the emperor was not a fool, so he naturally saw that there seemed to be something going on inside.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Zhang Rui hurriedly gestured to the little eunuchs waiting in the room to tell them to retreat, while he himself went to guard the door.Let the little eunuchs go down now, because they are afraid that they will hear something they shouldn't hear. Only in this way can they save their lives. The little eunuchs dare not be curious, and they can't show their gratitude to Zhang Rui on their faces, so they all retreat obediently.

"What's the matter?" The emperor's expression turned pale instantly.

The three brothers immediately knelt down.

Qin Yi looked at the two younger brothers, and seeing that they had no intention of speaking, she hurriedly said: "Father, my son is at fault!"

"What's wrong?" The emperor's expression softened slightly, knowing that admitting his mistakes is much better than doing something behind his back.

"My son, my son... I don't have the ability to manage so many workshops." Qin Yi gritted her teeth and said, "The workshops seem to be prosperous and crowded, but in fact they don't have such a strong ability to make money. Let's talk about raising chickens, and eggs need to be hatched with special equipment." To warm the room, you have to watch the thermometer day and night. In this way, there may not be many chickens that hatch successfully, and many of them are unsuccessful eggs. Not to mention how difficult it is to raise chickens. There is no good medicine to treat it, and there will be a large piece of it when it dies. Besides, raising pigs, although feeding swill is enough, but you have to feed feed, there is a secret recipe, and pigs also love to get sick."

"It is easy to burn cement, but it is so difficult to heat up the cement furnace."

Qin Si nodded secretly. He had taken a fancy to the cement workshop at the beginning, but when he actually went to see it, he realized that the cement workshop was not as simple as he saw it at all.

Even if the craftsman in the workshop told all the techniques to the craftsmen under him, it is one thing to know, but another thing to actually do it. If it is unqualified, it will be destroyed directly. He is reluctant to sell it secretly.

Even now, the cement that is fired is rarely qualified.

"Father, we can't rely on the train-making workshops and steel-making furnaces." Qin Er couldn't help but said.

Yan Xun didn't donate these two workshops at all, but Qin Er wanted to get the moon first, so he could always find a way to get the mechanical blueprints and all the technologies inside, but he tried many ways, but he didn't succeed .

The two workshops look no different from other workshops from the outside, but they are like iron walls and iron walls, and the people who work in them, even their families, live on the other side of the river, in concrete buildings, and often outside. There are Taoist soldiers sent by the guard city wandering around, and his people can't get close at all.

The emperor's face was a little ugly.

He was not angry with Qin Er, but angry with the three princes in front of him for not doing anything well.

"How is the business now? Has the mall been affected?" the emperor asked.

Qin Yi immediately lowered his head, the anger on his face was fleeting, he felt aggrieved, it didn't matter to him if the workshop wasn't up to date.The shopping mall is managed by Qin Shishi, so the emperor must be worried about affecting Qin Shishi's business.

But in the shopping mall, only Yan Xun's shop needs the supply of these workshops, and there are many other shops in the mall, which have nothing to do with these workshops.

I hated Qin Shishi terribly in my heart, but Qin Yi raised her head with guilt on her face, "These days, the shopping mall has always been the priority supply, and the things sent to other places have been halved. My son is thinking about waiting for the workshop to produce more goods. I will tell Father some more..."

The emperor closed his eyes.

He remembered that Qin Shishi went to the palace to see Brother Lu a few days ago, and he also came to see him, and took some noodle fruits bought in the mall, some were crispy, fluffy and soft, and they tasted very good.At that time, Qin Shishi mentioned that the prices of many goods in the mall had been halved, and that he might earn less money in the future.

At that time, he didn't take it seriously at all, but thinking about it now, Qin Yi didn't manage the workshop well, and the goods sent out were not good, so Qin Shishi lowered the price.

"Call all the stewards of the workshop, I want to see in person." The emperor's lips moved, and he wondered if Qin Yi, Qin Er and Qin Si had done something in private, but there is no evidence now, if he said something wrong Wouldn't it hurt my son's heart? It would be better to meet the workshop manager first.

In the final analysis, Qin Yi is just an overview, he must still have a lot to know.

And Yan Xun's workshop has a very large stall, and there are a small group of stewards, big and small, and the twists and turns inside are probably not as simple as those in the court.

The emperor kept trying to excuse Qin Yi, but he didn't notice the cold sweat breaking out on the faces of Qin Yi and the three of them.