Chapter 182 Hu Weiyong’s guilt is still increasing.

Zhu Gang took the land deeds selected by Zhu Biao, picked for a while, and finally selected three places, and returned the rest to Li Heng.

"Okay, I just want these three plots of land, and you can take the rest back to the boss."

"By the way, the second typewriter should have been assembled."

"Li Heng, go over there and take over, and bring them back to the boss together."

Zhu Gang spoke to Li Heng.

"Your Highness Prince Jin, you want to build three ironworks?"

Li Heng was a little dazed.

It’s not that I feel sad, but building an iron factory is not a small project.

Even if Crown Prince Zhu Biao wanted to build a blacksmith factory, he needed to think carefully before building one.

After all, apart from anything else, just maintaining a group of blacksmiths who can forge truly qualified steel is no small number of dollars.

"Well, let's build three in Yingtian Prefecture as the first batch."

"When the ironworks is profitable, we will build it somewhere else."

Zhu Gang nodded and said.

Zhu Gang's ambition was not just to provide steel for the production of typing and printing machines.

His goal was to increase the steel production of the Ming Dynasty so that the Ming soldiers would be armed with sharp weapons and be shining with the cold light of iron when they went out to fight.

The most elite troops must naturally use the best equipment, otherwise the barbarians will think that the Ming Dynasty cannot afford it!
"Since His Royal Highness Prince Jin has already made plans, I will not say more."

"I will take your new typewriter and printing press to report to your Highness."

Li Heng bowed respectfully to Zhu Gang.

He has followed Zhu Biao for some years and is not a little eunuch who does not know how to advance or retreat.

Li Heng knew exactly what to say, what not to say, what to ask and what not to ask.

"Go."

Zhu Gang waved his hand.

He was also a little helpless.

After all, Zhu Gang was not idle at all during this period. After finishing his work on the printer, he went to work on his job, and after finishing his job, he went to work on iron smelting.

After all the busy work, the workload has not decreased but increased. Who can I complain to?

At this time, Zhu Gang couldn't help but miss the days when he first arrived at his fiefdom. That was the life that real people should live!
The place is not big, and if it is governed properly, the whole region will take off and run rampant under the sun. If they want to attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty, they can just go and beat up Wang Baobao.

Even the Jinyiwei had no way to get the news about his Jin territory.

"Third brother, don't be too tired. The Ming Dynasty is so big. If everything depends on you, what are those people for?"

Xie Yuer looked at Zhu Gang and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"Alas! There is nothing I can do."

"The people below work hard, and even the boss works day and night."

"If I don't do a good job of what's happening to me, I'll always feel a little sorry for the boss and the old man."

"Yu'er, when the Ming Dynasty gets better, I will take you away to build our own empire. How about that?"

Zhu Gang shook his head helplessly, then looked at Xie Yuer and said.

"Yuer always listens to Third Brother."

Xie Yuer's face flushed slightly and she lowered her head slightly.

In the Ming Dynasty, he was the daughter of Xie Cheng, a nobleman, and the wife of the Prince of Jin, and held a high status.

But she didn't care about these. She was content as long as she could stay with Zhu Gang.

In Xie Yuer's eyes, wherever Zhu Gang is, that is the center of the world. She has more confidence in Zhu Gang than anyone else in the Ming Dynasty.

"it is good!"

Zhu Gang chuckled, put his arm around Xie Yuer, and leaned his head forward.

"Third brother, what are you doing? It's still daytime."

Xie Yuer moaned and said softly.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, your Highness, your subordinate Lu Feng has an urgent matter to report!"

Before Zhu Gang could make any further move, Lu Feng's voice was heard outside the door.

After hearing this, Zhu Gang felt like he was holding his breath in his chest and wanted to curse.

Shit! It’s not over yet, is it?

"Come in!"

Zhu Gang and Xie Yuer straightened their clothes slightly and said unhappily.

"Your subordinate Lu Feng pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Jin!"

Lu Feng pushed the door open and walked in, bowing to Zhu Gang.

"Speak! Lu Feng! You better be in urgent need!"

Zhu Gang gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Highness, the Royal Guards have completed repeated investigations into Hu Weiyong and his group."

"We have discovered that they are deeply involved in the widespread use of empty seals in various places, and even the local governors are involved."

"After many discussions with Lord Jiang, I could not make up my mind. Finally, we decided to report to your Highness and the Crown Prince separately."

Lu Feng noticed that Zhu Gang was in a bad mood, but since things had already come to this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue speaking.

"Oh?"

"The empty seal case?"

Listening to Lu Feng's description, Zhu Gang couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

After all, according to Zhu Gang's estimation, the empty seal case should still take some time to be dealt with.

Unexpectedly, because the previous part of the Hu Weiyong case was brought to the surface, it had to be dealt with in advance.

However, this was expected.

"Well, the Ming Dynasty has been established for many years, and there are many drawbacks in the initial government, which must be solved eventually."

"While the poison of bad policies has not yet penetrated deeply into the bone marrow, it is a good time to remove the poison from the bone."

"You go down first and torture Hu Weiyong and his gang thoroughly. Try to get as much evidence of their crimes as possible."

Zhu Gang spoke to Lu Feng.

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing to be afraid of. Just solve the two major cases together.

However, Hu Weiyong's luck was better than expected. At least, while the Jinyiwei was investigating the empty seal case, Hu Weiyong could live in prison for a while longer.

"I will follow your orders, Your Highness. I will definitely fulfill my mission and expose all the criminals to the sun, and let them accept the judgment of the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"

Lu Feng said respectfully to Zhu Gang, and then quietly retreated.

"Third brother, what are you going to do next? Are you really going to arrest all the officials involved? That would require a lot of people, right?"

Xie Yuer asked Zhu Gang with some concern.

"no solution anymore."

"We can only prepare to take action. Before this, although we have noticed something, we can also turn a blind eye and solve the problems one by one."

"But this matter was implicated in the Hu Weiyong case, and those high-ranking and influential people in the court also have spies."

"They probably have an idea of ​​how many things Hu Weiyong was involved in, especially when they arrested Hu Weiyong and his gang, many of them were directly involved in the empty seal case."

"If the Ming court does not take any action, and the news spreads from Yingtian Prefecture, the people below will probably think that the Ming court is afraid and dare not act rashly."

"So the only way to tell the world that the Ming Dynasty has no taboos in enforcing the law is to cut the Gordian knot and bring all the lawbreakers to justice."

"Anyone who violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty must be prepared to be tried!"

Zhu Gang raised his head and spoke coldly.

In fact, Zhu Gang was very clear about the empty seal case, and he couldn't blame the officials entirely. After all, the mountains were high and the roads were long, and waiting for the news from the capital would indeed delay a lot of things. Originally, the higher-ups turned a blind eye and the lower-ups carried out the execution as usual.

However, there are always some people who are greedy and take advantage of convenience to seek personal gain for themselves!

One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. Even though this is not a good time to take action, and it may even lead to some officials who abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty being wrongly accused, we have no choice but to take action!
After Lu Feng's interruption, Zhu Gang was no longer in the mood to be intimate with Xie Yuer. He slowly stood up and walked out of the study.

"Third brother, where are you going?"

Xie Yuer asked Zhu Gang.

"I'll go to Gong Shuqi's compound and take a look. With his efficiency, I think the typewriter with standardized components should be ready soon."

"We can't let him jump over and bother me all the time, let's go over and check it out."

As Zhu Gang started talking, his figure disappeared from the courtyard where the study was located.

Snapped--

Before Zhu Gang walked in, he heard the sound of someone beating someone with a belt in the courtyard.

"what are you doing?"

"Look at what you built."

"You are a so-called master craftsman. How many times have I told you? Why are you still so far behind?"

"The difference between your size and the size given by His Royal Highness Prince Jin is so huge. How can I explain this to His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

"I said, the difference can't be more than a millimeter, follow my standards!"

In the courtyard, Gongshu Qi waved his belt and angrily hit a middle-aged craftsman in front of him again.

"Lord Gongshu, this is not much different. If I can do this level of work normally, I will be qualified."

"Could it be that Lord Gongshu is relying on Your Highness's favor to deliberately oppress us? If Lord Gongshu insists on forcing us to do what we want, then I can only apply to leave!"

The middle-aged craftsman stiffened his neck and spoke indignantly.

He was about twenty years older than Gongshu Qi, and usually regarded himself as a senior in the industry. Now he was inferior to Gongshu Qi and was even beaten by him, so he was naturally resentful.

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"Oh, wonderful! Wonderful!"

"I didn't expect that such a scene could happen in my mansion."

Zhu Gang clapped his hands and walked in slowly from outside.

"Your Highness Prince Jin, you've arrived just in time!"

"You must stand up for the common people!"

"Gongshu Qi relied on his power to bully and harass us. Your Highness, please help us and remove him from his post!"

When the middle-aged craftsman saw Zhu Gang coming, he immediately complained to him.

For a moment, all the craftsmen in the courtyard, except Gongshu Qi, showed a hint of approval in their eyes.

Gongshu Qi is too arrogant and has high demands. Ever since Gongshu Qi became the chief officer, they have been driven to the point of collapse.

"Ok?"

"Bullying? The error cannot exceed one millimeter. This is what I set on the blueprint."

"So, I am also bullying you, so are you planning to go to His Majesty to complain? Come! Go now, I will make way for you!"

Zhu Gang snorted coldly and moved aside slightly.

"Your Highness, Prince Jin, I dare not!"

The middle-aged craftsman turned pale when he heard what Zhu Gang said.

He also saw the standards written on the drawings, and Gongshu Qi also said that this was set by Zhu Gang.

But they didn't take it seriously at all, and just thought that Gongshu Qi added it to oppress them.

After all, normal craftsmen do not need such sophisticated standards in production. Even if they are famous craftsmen, they have to go all out to control such standards.

"Don't you dare?"

"I think you are very brave! You have threatened to leave the Prince Jin's Mansion! Since the master doesn't want to stay, I won't keep you. Pay this month's salary and get out!"

Zhu Gang said coldly.

"Jin, Your Highness Prince Jin, I was wrong. Please give me another chance!"

The middle-aged craftsman suddenly panicked. Not to mention that the salary working in Prince Jin's Mansion was much higher than working alone outside.

Just displeasing Zhu Gang and being expelled from the Prince of Jin's Mansion were more than he could bear.

"Get out! Now, before I get angry!"

"You should be thankful that you didn't retaliate against Gongshu Qi. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a question of whether you can leave the Prince of Jin's Mansion alone!"

"What are you looking at? Go to work. You don't know it's him. You too, if you don't like staying in my Prince Jin's Mansion, get out now! If you don't want to work, there are plenty of people who will!"

"Gongshuqi, you and I come out."

Zhu Gang snorted coldly, glanced at the other craftsmen who were watching quietly, and then said to Gongshu Qi.

"Your Highness."

Gongshu Qi followed Zhu Gang out of the courtyard, with his head slightly lowered.

"What do you think about today's events?"

Zhu Gang looked at Gongshu Qi and spoke calmly.

"Your Highness, I had a bad attitude and failed to control my emotions. I forgot that they were all well-known craftsmen."

"It was not my apprentice who couldn't hold back and took action, which led to Lao Cao saying such extreme words."

"I am willing to accept any punishment."

Gongshu Qi lowered his head and admitted his mistake to Zhu Gang.

"Gone?"

Zhu Gang glanced at Gongshu Qi and asked coldly.

"Ah? Your subordinate is still your subordinate."

Gongshu Qi was slightly stunned, his brain working frantically, trying to find other problems with himself.

But after talking for a long time, the "underling" still couldn't explain it.

"Can't think of it?"

"Then I'm here to tell you that your biggest problem is that you expect others to be as high as you are."

"You are the descendant of Lu Ban, and they are not. Even if you are willing to teach them, it will take time to teach them to the same level as you."

"So, you are always pushing them to their limits and asking them to work to the maximum extent possible. How can they not feel resentful?"

"Whether you're working or studying, you need to have a balance between work and rest. You can't always expect those craftsmen to be like you and not give them a chance to breathe. Do you understand?"

Zhu Gang spoke earnestly to Gongshu Qi.

"Your Highness, I admit my guilt."

A hint of realization flashed across Gongshu Qi's eyes.

It turns out that the fundamental problem is that I pushed them too hard?

"Since you admit your crime, I will fine you three months' salary. Don't do it again!"

"Also, they come here to work, not to get beaten. If they don't do their job well, you can tell me."

"But you have no power to whip them!"

Zhu Gang said seriously, but he was delighted in his heart. It was all thanks to the old craftsman Cao that he found the opportunity to persuade Gongshu Qi, the king of scrolls, to stop.

This is also the reason why Zhu Gang chose to let Cao go despite his words.

After all, giving Zhu Gang the opportunity to pull away from Gongshu Qi, the king of the rolls, was also a great achievement, but it was just something that couldn't be said openly.

As for him, the Prince of Jin, he would punish those who committed mistakes and reward those who made meritorious deeds. Otherwise, with Zhu Gang's character, how could he let people go so easily and return their wages?
"Okay, tell me, how is the assembly of the component-based typewriter going?"

After beating Wang Gongshuqi for a while, Zhu Gang was in a good mood and asked.

(End of this chapter)