"I heard that you made a fortune in the Internal Bureau?"

That night, at the dinner table of Ningxiang Palace, Wei Tianzi didn't know whether he wanted to or unintentionally mention the matter.

Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes after hearing this, glanced at his father speechlessly, and said angrily: "Fish? It's just a fair deal. ”

"Fair trade?" Wei Tianzi swallowed the food in his mouth, and said with a smile: "An iron mold will cost 50,000 taels of internal construction?" ”

"Originally, it was 100,000 molds." Zhao Hongrun emphatically emphasized: "Sold to the Internal Construction Bureau at half price, it was for the sake of my father's face. …… Well, it's also for the sake of the face of the father-in-law Tong who acts as a broker. Speaking of this, he glanced back at Tong Xian, the great eunuch who was standing next to him.

The latter nodded with a smile on his face.

"Are you reasonable?" Hearing this, Wei Tianzi said strangely: "As far as I know, you can cast an iron mold in one day by your smelting bureau...... During this period, the cost of iron ore and other materials was insignificant, even if the remuneration of the craftsmen was included. ”

Next to him, Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Zhao Hongxuan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he wanted to interject several times, but Shen Shufei shook his head and signaled him not to interject. After all, Wei Tianzi and Zhao Hongrun talking about some untense things about the DPRK and China at the dinner table is the most common way for their father and son to enhance their relationship now.

On the other hand, if there were no topics, the father and son would probably have nothing to talk about, which is a common problem of contemporary fathers and sons.

"You can't say that." Zhao Hongrun took the braised pork handed over by his mother Shen Shufei with chopsticks with a bowl, and said with a slightly proud expression: "The new process adopted by my smelting bureau can make 400 candles in one hour with one mold, and it is conservatively estimated that there are 4,000 candles a day. …… How long would it take to make 4,000 candles using the old process? And how much manpower is needed? Speaking of this, he glanced at Wei Tianzi. He hummed lightly and said, "One mold is 100,000 taels, which is not expensive at all." ”

"Having said that......" Wei Tianzi didn't seem to be able to accept this statement, shook his head and said, "The Smelting Bureau has made a lot of money just from some ores......"

"Hey!" Zhao Hongrun was happy when he heard this, and after shaking his head, he said: "Indeed, those iron ore and other materials are cheap, but my father has not thought about it." Why did the Internal Manufacturing Bureau buy from Erchen's Smelting Bureau? ”

Wei Tianzi raised his head and looked at his son, his eyes were obvious: You say.

"Technology!" Zhao Hongrun didn't mean to sell Guanzi, and said unceremoniously: "It's because the Internal Manufacturing Bureau doesn't have the technology to build that iron mold!" …… My smelting bureau built the land, but the internal construction bureau can't do it, which is why Erchen sold 100,000! …… The iron ore is valuable, and the craftsmanship of forging the iron mold is priceless! ”

Wei Tianzi was persuaded by his son's simple and straightforward explanation, and shook his head with a wry smile.

But in his heart, he did not deny that his son was right, and the business in this world was a matter of businessmen. Isn't it the word 'have-not' that affects the price? What you don't have, I naturally sell land expensively, and things are scarce.

However, Wei Tianzi still had some doubts about the speed of making candles with the new process, after all, the amount submitted by the inner attendant was too terrifying, as if the candles made by candle workshops all over the country, including Yu Bu, yesterday. Today, the Smelting Bureau can do it with just a few hundred people, and I have to say that this is a very difficult thing to convince.

"In the future, you will make a smelting bureau. Are you going to sell candles to make ends meet? ”

"How is that possible?" Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips and said indifferently: "Erchen has left this matter to Yubu." ”

"Lost ...... Is it really lost to Yubu? Wei Tianzi was obviously taken aback when he heard this, and beside him, the great eunuch Tong Gonggong glanced at the Son of Heaven very innocently, because he had already reported this matter to the Son of Heaven, but Wei Tianzi didn't believe it at that time.

"Of course it's true." Zhao Hongrun looked at Wei Tianzi in surprise. He said in a strange tone: "The reason why Erchen wants to make candles is nothing more than to make money and raise funds for my Smelting Bureau, and the ultimate goal is still to improve the craftsmanship of the Smelting Bureau!" …… If you see that you can make money selling candles and ask the craftsmen in the bureau to make candles, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? ”

Wei Tianzi was even more surprised when he heard this. After thinking about it, he asked, "You won't give it to Yu for nothing, you have negotiated with Yu Ministry?" ”

"Ah, it's settled." Zhao Hongrun said vaguely while chopsticks for rice: "In the future, all the production and sale of candles will be taken over by the Yu Department, but each candle must be marked with the mark of my smelting bureau, as for the profit...... Share! ”

Wei Tianzi made a rough estimate when he heard this, and he found that even if the cost and transportation costs were counted, the total profit of the Yu Department was almost thirty percent, and in the face of such a huge candle production, this thirty percent profit was definitely the profit that the household would be blushing at.

"By what means?" Wei Tianzi asked vaguely.

As if he had seen through his father's thoughts, Zhao Hongrun said while chewing: "Don't worry, Lord Zhou Pei, the Yubu Shilang, will talk to Kurabe...... He'll give Kurabe a penny. ”

As soon as he said this, he was lightly knocked on the head by his mother, Concubine Shen Shu: swallow the food in your mouth and then speak!

"This kid doesn't seem to understand the world......

Wei Tianzi sighed slightly, he thought that his son would eat alone, but he didn't expect that his son handed over the way to make money to the Yu Department and the sales to the Household Department.

Yes, not greedy, know how to give profits to the people under your hands, so that more people willingly follow themselves, this is the truth that the superior should understand.

Those who eat alone often do not live long, even if they are as high as the kings of a nation.

And in this regard, Wei Tianzi is very satisfied with Zhao Hongrun's son.

But then again, in fact, except for Zhao Hongrun, the rest of Wei Tianzi's sons are not money-conscious people, which may be related to the education these princes have received since childhood.

"What are you going to do next?" Wei Tianzi asked curiously: "You asked the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry to renovate the workshop of the Smelting Bureau, and asked them to build several hearths outside the city, are you going to do a big job?" ”

Zhao Hongrun wanted to reveal a few words about his father's appetite, but unfortunately as soon as he looked up, he saw Shen Shufei looking at him with an unkind expression, obviously not liking him talking while eating. Then he closed his mouth knowingly: "Secret." ”

Wei Tianzi was dissatisfied when he heard this, and was about to ask carefully, when Shen Shufei put a chopstick dish into his bowl and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, eat more vegetables." ”

Wei Tianzi immediately understood. With regret on his face, he stopped talking.

Not to mention, as the relationship between the four members of this family becomes more and more harmonious, Concubine Shen Shu's status in this small family has become higher and higher, at least at the dinner table, this gentle woman can influence the hearts of the Emperor of Great Wei and the King of Great Wei Su.

After dinner, the palace maid Xiao Tao served tea, and the family chatted about some things that were not related to national affairs, such as Zhao Hongrun and his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao's biological mother, Wu Guifei.

After all, Zhao Hongrun personally assured Zhao Hongzhao. will try to take care of his mother.

The care mentioned here is of course not caring for anything else, after all, Concubine Wu's status in the palace is higher than that of Concubine Shen Shu.

But then again, this is just once, as the so-called mother is more expensive than her son, when Zhao Hongzhao was in Daliang, the status and prestige of Wu Guifei in the palace were indeed very high, and there were even many people who compared the rest of the queens. Although Wu Guifei has no interest in the position of the mother of the country.

And now that his son Zhao Hongzhao has gone to Qi State, Concubine Wu's status in the palace has inevitably been affected. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun asked his mother, Concubine Shen Shufei, a few days ago, to go to the Mei Palace on his behalf to talk more with Concubine Wu.

First, Concubine Shen Shufei and Concubine Wu have similar personalities, so they should become quite tacit friends, and secondly, Zhao Hongrun also wants some restless women in the palace to think clearly. Even if there is no Qiliner Zhao Hongzhao in the Bianjing Palace of the Great Liang now, there is still Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su.

After all, in the final analysis, although Wu Guifei is not interested in the position of the mother of the country, I believe that many people are quite interested in the position of her "noble concubine", and Zhao Hongrun has to do it. It was to deter the women of his father and fulfill his promise to his sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao.

"Concubine Wu...... Speaking of which, Your Majesty, the concubine wants to take Concubine Wu outside the palace to relax, but I don't know ......"

Probably thinking of something, Concubine Shen Shu pleaded with Wei Tianzi rarely.

I have to say that Wei Tianzi knows Concubine Shen Shu's temperament very well, because she has always had a bad relationship, she rarely steps out of Ningxiang Palace, let alone go outside the palace to relax, obviously, the reason why she made this request was for Concubine Wu.

After all, her son went to Qi State, how could Wu Guifei, as a mother, be relieved?

"What a good woman."

Wei Tianzi praised a few words in his heart, nodded and said: "Go back and inform the guards, and ask the guards to disguise themselves as ordinary people to protect Concubine Ai and Concubine Wu to go outside the city to relax." Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, stroked his palm and said, "By the way, Hongrun, your King Su has almost finished renovating, just take your mother and Aunt Wu to take a look." ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Wei Tianzi expressionlessly, quite gritting his teeth: which pot is not opened, which pot is not mentioned!

But this time, Zhao Hongrun misunderstood his father, after all, Wei Tianzi really said it casually this time, and it wasn't until he said it that he thought of anything, so he watched his son tremble with interest under the smiling gaze of his mother.

"Run'er, you don't seem to be willing to go to your Suwang Mansion for your mother, since that's the case, then you won't go for your mother......"

"I want to get away with it...... Brother, ask for more blessings for yourselves.'"

Zhao Hongxuan glanced at his brother with pity, and walked away with the teacup in his eyes, he didn't want to be affected.

"Where...... How could it! ”

Facing the look of loss that Concubine Shen deliberately pretended, even if Zhao Hongrun knew it, he had to obediently comply: "The mother concubine wants to go to her son's Suwang Mansion to have a look, that is the blessing of the son......"

"So that's it, huh?" Under the gloating watchers of Wei Tianzi and Zhao Hongxuan, Concubine Shen Shufei smiled and took the opportunity to decide the matter.

"Good...... Good. ”

Zhao Hongrun could only nod his head in agreement, and at the same time muttered secretly in his heart, you must know that there are many women who have already booked to live in his Su Wangfu.

"By the way, I asked Wei Niang to meet that Miss Su too."

is the so-called knowing son Mo Ruomu, Shen Shufei's words made Zhao Hongrun feel a little frightened. (To be continued.) )