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Mo Yiqing shook his head in fear, "But if the child marries into the palace, I'm afraid he won't be favored by his husband." ”

Mo Zhinian shook his head and said: "As long as you marry into the palace, you are the Wu family, and the affairs of the Mo family have nothing to do with you...... Child, listen to Ayah, you have been away from home for more than half a year and you don't know anything...... The prince will not blame you, your talent can also help the prince, the prince can use you, and he will not do anything to you. ”

"But you, my father, and my uncles...... And what about the Mo family? ”

"Don't worry, after all, Aya went to the capital with the prince and didn't do anything wrong...... No matter how angry the prince is, he will not kill Aya. As for your father and several of your uncles...... Hey, do it yourself, do what you want, just let it be disposed of. Child, remember, you have to take care of the Mo family more in the future, and don't forget your surname Mo...... Aya didn't hurt you in vain. ”

"Aya——!" Mo Yiqing cried bitterly and threw himself into Mo Nian's arms.

……。

The eleven prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Jiangnan General's Mansion (including Taizhou and Tongzhou in Jiangbei) have officially entered the stage of internal affairs of recuperation.

However, what really poured Wu Zheng's efforts into it was the military workshop in Songjiang Prefecture.

After two years of development and expansion, the military workshop has formed a considerable scale, covering an area and population, and even exceeding the scale of the prefecture.

The improvement of the steam engine has moved from a simple up and down movement to a circular movement, which provides a foundation for Wu Zheng's development of the next step.

And the tens of thousands of prisoners captured in this war (ninety percent of them were Han) gave Wu Zheng more confidence.

Wu Zheng officially ordered that Shen Tingyang and Qi Daokun take the lead, combined with docks, wharves, and military workshops to jointly trial produce steam locomotives and steam ships.

And personally went to the military workshop to inspect the operation of each workshop.

……。

Chen Shoujie, the supervisor of the military workshop, the official rank is not high, the sixth grade, but the real power is very great.

From a military workshop with hundreds of people, it has expanded to a radius of 100 miles, with more than 1,600 craftsmen, tens of thousands of employees, three equipment workshops, two gunpowder workshops, and an assembly workshop, and now a steam locomotive and steam turbine research and development workshop.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the emperor of the soil within a radius of 100 miles.

But at this time, Chen Shoujie really had no way to do anything about his son standing in front of him.

His Royal Highness King Wu personally came to inspect it, and he had to go to greet him, but he was blocked in the house by his son.

Chen Qicai, Chen Shoujie's only son, is the head of the first workshop of equipment, from the rank of seventh-rank official, which is equivalent to a county order, but the power in his hands is quite high, whether it is the purchase of materials in the gunpowder workshop, the entry and exit of personnel, rewards and punishments, etc., it can be decided in a word.

At this time, Chen Qicai, who was young and strong-blooded, shook a stack of bills in his hand, and yelled at his father Chen Shoujie: "Dad, the prince entrusted the military workshop to you, do you repay the prince's respect and trust like this?" You see...... What kind of bad debt is this? Obviously, the ore is transported from the north and can be transported through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but it is transported by barge in the north of Xuzhou, and then transferred by land and then transferred by sea ship from Tongzhou, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost has risen by 30%...... That's it, the loss has risen to 30%, the child really doesn't understand, where did this ore come from such a huge loss, dare to love that the boatmen are very hungry and start to eat soil and stone? ”

Chen Shoujie frowned and said, "Wrongdoer, be a little quiet...... It's not your business, you just have to run errands, and other fathers will deal with it. ”

Chen Qicai was willing to give up, shouting, "The child has already mentioned this matter to his father before, how much money has the military industry lost in less than a year?" How many more equipment can be purchased...... The prince was fighting in Jiangbei, and the army was short of firearms and ammunition, but some people were recklessly devouring the people's fat and ointment...... Dad is still watching? ”

Chen Shoujie hurriedly stepped forward, covered his son's mouth, and said in a low voice: "Do you know who is behind this handler and transporter?" ”

Chen Qicai ripped off his father's hand covering his mouth and said, "Who does he care about?" Our military workshop is to obey the orders of the prince and be loyal to the prince, if such a big thing happens, if the father does not report it, the child will go by himself. ”

As he spoke, he shook his hand and rushed out.

Chen Shoujie grabbed his son and said hurriedly: "Little ancestor...... Don't make trouble, Dad tells you, there's deep water behind it...... It's not that Dad doesn't want to take care of it, but he can't take care of it...... Besides, the price of goods from the north, even if there are so many bad debts, is still lower than that of buying from the west, so our military workshop has not suffered a big loss...... Son, just do your part well, how can you and I be able to manage the affairs of this world? ”

Chen Qicai retorted: "The prince said that the military workshop is related to the victory of the Northern Expedition, how can those moths be swallowed? ”

Chen Shoujie also said angrily: "But the prince also said that instead of letting an honest official do nothing and not doing the right thing, it is better to let a corrupt official do something practical for the people." ”

Chen Qicai was stunned, "Dad, this is raising the bar." ”

Chen Shoujie eased up a bit, and said bitterly: "Son, people are not sages, there are always flaws, as long as you are doing things with all your heart, why bother to pursue it too much, as long as we keep the bottom line...... The rest of the things should not be known, just turn a blind eye and become it. ”

Chen Qicai said: "Dad wants to protect himself, but the child doesn't want to ...... This matter, the child must report it to the next level, and the child will not believe it, with the heart of the prince, can he tolerate the sand rubbed in his eyes, and let it go? ”

Chen Shoujie saw that he couldn't stop it, so he lowered his voice and said, "Do you know who is behind it?" ”

"No one is useful...... Can he still be bigger than the prince? ”

"Ahem...... In some places, he can really be bigger than the prince, at least he can restrain the prince. ”

Chen Qicai was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Dad said, who is so powerful?" ”

"Financial Secretary Mo is obsessed with Mo Lao." Chen Shoujie finally spit out the name.

Chen Qicai was bloody, and he was also stunned.

He is just young, but he is not a fool, and all the sources of funds and materials for the military workshop are the Financial Department.

After being stunned for a long time, Chen Qicai said, "How is it possible...... Mo Lao is the prince's confidant and the financial secretary, and it is said that he also put in countless money for the prince's Northern Expedition...... How can such a person covet a few hundred thousand taels? ”

"Who said hundreds of thousands of taels?" Chen Shoujie sighed, "You are the only one in the military workshop? There are also two gunpowder shops! ”

"Uh...... Dad means that all the raw materials in the military workshop have been passed in the middle? Chen Qicai was shocked, one of his instrument workshops was hundreds of thousands of taels, three instrument workshops, and two gunpowder workshops...... How much does that cost? "No! Dad, this matter must be reported to the prince, otherwise, this matter will get bigger and bigger...... At that time, even if Dad doesn't know, who can prove that Dad doesn't know? Who would believe that Dad would not know? ”