In the Metallurgical Division, several officials all had smiles on their faces that could not be concealed, and they all looked at Ji Yu in the first seat with a slightly surprised gaze in worship.

"Your Highness, so far, our smelting division has fired more than 340,000 pieces of honeycomb coal. Since the opening of the store, when the account was reported yesterday, it had successfully sold more than 153,000 yuan, with a total profit of nearly 1,100 taels. ”

Wu Zhihua's voice trembled, although it came out of his own mouth, it was still full of disbelief.

Everyone heard a string of numbers reported by Si Cheng. One thousand and one hundred taels of silver...... God! When did our smelting department have such a large amount of silver taels, even when the smelting division had the largest function in the past, the funds for half a year were only 1,000 taels, not to mention that there have been no research and development funds for decades now. And in just ten days, I earned 1,100 taels......

The officials looked at each other and fell silent for a while, afraid that they had misheard the numbers.

"Well, that's good. Sold so much! ”

Ji Yu was also happy, and was surprised that there were so many sales in just ten days.

"Yes! Your Highness, we have opened few shops, and the people queuing at the door have not been broken from morning to night, and we are afraid that our honeycomb coal will be sold out, and almost everyone will sell several pieces back. ”

Wu Zhihua explained.

"I see. After that, there shouldn't be so much after that. ”

Ji Yu nodded, and then ordered: "Take out a part of this silver and give it to the craftsmen as a reward, and distribute it according to labor and ability." You should be careful about this matter, and don't let everyone complain. Also, the manufacturing process of this honeycomb coal should not be leaked, and the craftsmen were advised. After all, this firing method is not complicated. Be sure to keep it strictly confidential. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured. Xia Guan understood. Our smelting department is the imperial court department, and no one has the courage to come here to steal secrets. Wu Zhihua bowed and replied.

"Our business is so hot, do you have any other troublemakers?" Ji Yu suddenly remembered, leaned forward, and asked Wu Zhihua excitedly.

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"However, there are a few companies that wanted to collect all our honeycomb coal at a low price at first, but after being refused, they united with several others and said that they would suppress us together. But later, someone may have heard that this was the business of the Imperial Court. There was no news. ”

Ji Yu retracted his body, "Oh......, if there is anything to oppress us, you can tell the main hall, and the main hall will be the master for you." ”

"Well...... there is really a matter that the lower officials can't solve, and you can only rely on Your Highness." Wu Zhihua lowered his head and saluted again.

"What's the matter, but it doesn't hurt to say it, this hall is in charge of you." Ji Yu became interested and urged.

"A few days ago, someone from the military department came and said that we would tell them how to use this honeycomb coal. It's not good for the lower officials to refuse bluntly, so they keep dragging it out! ”

Wu Zhihua said curtly.

"Hey! Where did they get such a big face! I know about this, you don't have to worry. If there is a next time, you will simply refuse. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Wu Zhihua responded, relieved in his heart.

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Ji Yu also explained some specific matters to be paid attention to by Wu Zhihua, as well as the main work direction of the Smelting Division after getting all the silver taels.

At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a person came in, shouting in a panic: "Oh no, Lord Si Cheng." That Li Langzhong is here again. ”

"Panic, what a system! Collided with His Highness, only you ask! Wu Zhihua turned around and shouted.

"Okay, okay, what's wrong with that Li Langzhong!" Ji Yu interrupted Wu Zhihua and asked.

"Back to His Highness, he is the person from the military department as the official said." Wu Zhihua restrained his expression and replied in a low voice.

"Oh——, what Langzhong?"

"It's an outsider from the Weapons Division."

Ji Yu lost interest when he heard it. The clerk is a secretary position, which is equivalent to a deputy secretary. Ji Yu is not going to surrender his identity to deal with a small deputy Si Cheng personally. But he still went out with him.

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"Wu Zhihua! You've finally come out, and you're finally not hiding today? I am ordered by Wang Sicheng to obtain your new coal firing technology. ”

"I don't know if there is a holy decree? Or a cabinet order? Wu Zhihua bowed to Li Langzhong, who looked ten years younger than him, and then asked.

Ji Yu in the back frowned when he saw this scene.

The weapon division member Wailang is an official position of the Ministry of War, and he belongs to the five grades. The smelting department is the largest department of the Ministry of Industry - the leader of the smelting department, which belongs to the four products. Whether it is in terms of age, official position, seniority, ......, all kinds of things, there is no reason for Wu Zhihua to salute first. But when such a thing happens, everyone present takes it for granted, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Alas! It seems that this kind of thing has happened for a long time, and even the Metallurgical Division itself feels that it has become a subsidiary department of the Ordnance Division! Ji Yu thought so.

That Li Langzhong was stunned. Divine decree? What a holy decree!

"The technology of your smelting division is supplied to my weapons department, this is the traditional rule, why do you need a holy decree?"

Wu Zhihua shook his head, "Li Langzhong's words are wrong. According to the law of our Great Zhou, when the Metallurgical Department develops a new type of military weapon, the Ministry of War will ask for a holy decree or a cabinet order. Our Metallurgical Division receives a holy decree, or a summons, and then transfers the technology to your Weapons Division. But Li Langzhong came directly today, I'm afraid it's a little unruly! ”

Li Langzhong was stunned, how could Wu Zhihua seem to be a different person today, and he actually dared to refute the words of our military department! I was about to speak.

I only heard Wu Zhihua continue: "In the past, the technology that was provided free of charge to your Weapons Division was based on the feelings of the same six departments. And now that the treasury is tight, hundreds of people up and down the ...... of our smelting and manufacturing department also have to eat. ”

Li Langzhong was about to say something when Wu Zhihua choked back, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say. After a while, he held back a sentence: "Have you thought about it?" Do you want to offend my military department? ”

Wu Zhihua sighed, "If Li Langzhong insists on thinking so, then the official has nothing to say, please go back!" ”

After Li Langzhong heard this, he smiled cruelly: "If it is today, I must take it away!" ”

Wu Zhihua put away his kind face, his face turned cold, "Send off!" ”

"I see who dares!" Li Langzhong looked at the officials of the Smelting Department who were about to step forward. "Come in with me." As he spoke, he wanted to take a few officials from the Ordnance Department to break in.

Ji Yu listened to it for a while, and nodded secretly, this Wu Zhihua is also a manufacturable material, although there are some ideas to use me today.

"Stop them." Ji Yu saw that the people from the Weapons Division were about to break in, and immediately ordered.

"Where are you from? Dare to care about me? Li Langzhong was stopped by Ji Yu's guards, turned his head to look at Ji Yu, and asked sharply.

Wu Zhihua's face changed, and he hurriedly shouted: "Bold, this is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince today, dare to speak disrespectfully?"

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