Naturalization City was a thriving scene, but Wang Zezhi couldn't rest assured at all.

He ordered Yu Zhong and Xiao Liuzi to divide the sentry in his hand into two teams and send them out to find out the news.

A team went north to investigate the intelligence of the right-wing tribes on the northern expedition to Lin Dan Khan.

The other team went east to find out the intelligence of Lin Dan Khan's eastern expedition to the Alu Division.

After arranging these two things, Wang Zezhi unfolded the map outside the gate and looked at it carefully.

Ministry of Situmut.

Now this tribe is a big problem for him.

According to preliminary estimates by the sentinels, the number of Situmut's people was about 110,000, far more than the number of sergeants under his command.

However, now that he has insufficient soldiers and horses, and it is already winter, it is not suitable to use soldiers, so he has to wait.

Wang Zezhi no longer thought about the affairs of the West Tumut Ministry, he came to the iron stove, picked up a flatbread that had been baked by the iron stove, took two bites, drank a glass of wine, and went back to his room to sleep.

The winter on the grassland is much colder than in Kannai, although it is only separated by a Great Wall.

But it's several times colder than Kannai.

Fortunately, in order to let Wang Xian have enough resources to do pyramid schemes, he ordered the foundry department to build enough iron stoves and briquettes.

Now these things come in handy.

Iron stoves and briquettes are now allocated to the barracks of the garrisons everywhere, and with these sergeants they will not suffer from the cold.

However, these stoves are only distributed internally, and it is not yet time for them to be sold publicly.

He needed to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity to sell the iron stove publicly.

It was cold in winter, and there was an iron stove in the room, so Wang Zezhi slept until the next day.

Early the next morning, Wang Zezhi washed his face, habitually picked up the flatbread that had been baked all night next to the iron stove and ate it, and only after eating did he go to see Wang Chengen.

In Wang Chengen's room, he was intently observing the iron stove in the room.

Since he woke up, he has been looking at it curiously, just such a gadget makes the whole house warm, and Wang Chengen sleeps more comfortably here than in the capital.

He didn't want to go out again.

After feeling the warmth of the iron stove, Wang Chengen wondered if he could bring this thing back to the capital.

Although there is a fire path in the capital, it is not as fresh as this thing, so he wondered if he could offer a good one to please the emperor.

"The king of Shanxi's chief soldier asks to see him."

At this time, the little eunuch outside the door sang the report, Wang Chengen came back to his senses, coughed, sorted out his manners, and opened the door to welcome him out.

As soon as the door was opened, a cold wind immediately hit, Wang Chengen couldn't help but shiver, he glanced at the little eunuch with a frozen runny nose outside the door, and quickly welcomed Wang Zezhi back.

Wang Zezhi ordered someone to bring in the box containing the letters of collusion between the Korean and Chinese officials and the squires to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country.

"My lord, this is the letter of the ministers of the DPRK and China colluding with the squires to forcibly collaborate with the enemy and betray the country."

Wang Zezhi didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

Wang Chengen stretched out his hand and was about to check the content, but he was afraid that he had read too much that he shouldn't have seen.

The hand that was supposed to open the box turned into a stroke.

He caressed the box, his face shifting.

"The stakes are so high that I must leave at once, and I won't linger much today." Wang Chengen said to Wang Zezhi with a serious face.

"My lord, I'm afraid this trip won't go well, I hope you will be careful all the way and take care." Wang Zezhi said pointedly.

He was afraid that Wang Chengen would be robbed and killed.

"You, you, papa~" Wang Chengen clapped his hands, and the plainclothes brocade guards guarding around his room, several breathing rooms were covered with courtyard walls, roofs, and doorways.

"Oh, now you can rest assured." Wang Chengen said proudly.

In fact, when these people came in disguised as merchants, Wang Zezhi knew about it.

It's just that he can't show it.

"That's fine." Wang Zezhi bowed and bowed.

Wang Chengen ordered the Jinyi guard to protect the box, glanced at the iron stove, and was about to leave.

"My lord, slow down, there will be something to be presented to the emperor at the end." Wang Zeyi waved his hand, and the sergeant who had been waiting outside the courtyard gate for a long time brought in an iron stove with exquisite shapes and carved tiger stripes, as well as several large boxes of briquettes in hardcover boxes.

"Oh, you, what do you want me to say." The matter of Wang Zezhi sending the iron stove was sent to Wang Chengen's heart at once.

He looked at the beautifully shaped iron stove, contrasting it with the ordinary stove in the room. Fat cat bar

Sure enough, it was Wang Zezhi's dedication that made this iron stove more exquisite.

"General Wang, what is this?" Wang Chengen circled around the iron stove and asked curiously.

"Lord Hui, this thing is made by private traders, and it is called an iron stove.

Look, my lord, these boxes contain burning objects called briquettes that are placed in this stove.

If you add water to the tank, the room will not be too dry even in winter, and the water inside will make the dry room moist, which is good for women. ”

Wang Zezhi can't say that these things were created by him, because iron tools are forbidden, even if he is a provincial commander, he can't have too many iron weapons.

If Wang Chengen knew that he had a large amount of steel in his hands, even if he did not rebel now, he would also bear a charge of conspiracy.

Wang Zezhi said so much, just for the last sentence.

He remembered that Empress Zhou was about to give birth, which meant that Chongzhen's crown prince Zhu Cihong was about to be born.

Now he has dedicated an iron stove, if it is used by Empress Zhou, when the crown prince is born next year, he will be able to leave a good image for Chongzhen.

Although there is a kang in the capital for heating, it is not as fresh as this thing.

"Is that true?" As soon as Wang Chengen heard that it was beneficial to the woman, he immediately came to his senses.

Refusing to know him, the imperial doctor said that due to the heat and dryness of the warm pavilion, Queen Zhou has been a little difficult to sleep recently.

And according to the estimation of the imperial doctor, Queen Zhou will give birth in two months.

At this time, to offer this thing is to offer a treasure.

"Your Excellency, please take a look." Wang Zezhi opened the lid on the water inlet of the iron stove in the room.

Immediately, white water vapor rose.

Wang Chengen walked over and felt it, it was indeed not so dry.

"This thing is excellent, then you have a heart, without further ado, immediately on the road." Wang Chengen was a little impatient.

He couldn't wait to grow wings and fly back to the capital immediately.

If Empress Zhou was born to a boy, it would be the crown prince.

The prince has a lot at stake, and he has to be anxious.

"My lord, there is one more thing in the end..."

Wang Zezhi stretched out his hand to lead Wang Chengen into the room, closed the door, and spoke softly.

"Ridiculous!"

Before Wang Zezhi could say a few words, Wang Chengen reprimanded angrily.

It turned out that Wang Zezhi still planned to hand over the 930,000 taels of silver, but he couldn't hand it over from the surface.

After all, Chongzhen has already decreed that these silvers will be used by Wang Zezhi as the salary of the border pass.

He wanted to send the silver back to the capital in the name of giving it to Wang Chengen, and then Wang Chengen handed it over to Chongzhen.

"My lord, the emperor is bitter.

On that day, the emperor invited the last general, and the last general found that the clothes under the emperor's dragon robe were still patched, and the last general... The last general felt uncomfortable.

Please don't blame your lords, and take the money back with you. ”

Chongzhen ascended the throne unprepared and did not receive a systematic imperial education.

It's like a small soldier who is illiterate and doesn't know how to march and fight, but he suddenly becomes a general, can this be done well?

Besides, what Chongzhen inherited was a big mess.

He's really done his best to be able to do that in this situation.

Maybe he is not a qualified emperor, but he is a good person, a good person who takes it as his mission to save the people of the world and revitalize the Ming Dynasty.

For such a person, Wang Zezhi still admires it very much.

Wang Zezhi said sincerely, and Wang Chengen couldn't help but be moved.

He has seen more cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods in the palace, but he has never seen someone who thinks about Chongzhen so much.

At this moment, he was a little moved.

Wang Chengen thought about it carefully, Chongzhen was reluctant to wear clothes, but the food was getting worse and worse.

He said that he should take the lead in frugality, and if the society is not prosperous, he will not indulge in extravagance.

"Hey, that's it, that's it, then let's be greedy."

Wang Chengen still felt sorry for Chongzhen after all, he thought about it, and still brought the 930,000 taels of silver.