Because of the matter of the sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, Zhao Hongrun was in no mood to interfere in the progress of diplomatic negotiations, after all, no matter what agreement Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, signed with Huang Arsenic or Tian Tan, in his opinion, it was not as important for him that his sixth brother was about to go to Qi again.

You must know that the last time I went to Qi was only a temporary departure for more than half a year, and this time I went to Qi country, I can't tell when I will be able to come back.

That night, Zhao Hongrun tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep, so he had the heart to go to Yafeng Pavilion to have a good chat with the sixth brother and talk about some more in-depth sensitive issues.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongzhao is in the Mei Palace of his mother concubine Wu Guifei tonight, enjoying family affection with Wei Tianzi, Wu Guifei, and the newlywed wife Ji Wen, and it is quite rude to disturb him at this time.

So, even if he couldn't sleep, Zhao Hongrun could only endure it.

However, after enduring it for a while, because he still didn't feel sleepy, Zhao Hongrun simply got up from the bed, put on his coat and walked to the outer room, and sat down behind the desk.

He thought, he couldn't sleep anyway, so he simply did something practical.

For example, consider the livelihood of the Metallurgical Bureau, after all, it is impossible for this huge department to be supported by him alone.

Although he currently has more than 300,000 silver in his hand, to be honest, this money is not much for supporting a department, not to mention the smelting bureau that has to continue to invest a lot of money in order to obtain new technologies.

With the more than 300,000 silver alone, the day when it will be used up sooner or later.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun must plan early.

"Your Highness?" Inside the house, Zong Wei's whispered inquiry sounded.

According to convention, no matter where Zhao Hongrun, as the prince, is protected, he will be protected by at least one loyal guard, even if it is in the heavily guarded palace.

Today, it's the turn of the move.

And the sound of Zhao Hongrun getting out of bed. Even though he had been very careful, he still woke up the trick that was in a light sleep.

"It's okay, I just can't sleep, get up and read a book, think about something. …… You go back to sleep. ”

"Yes. Your Highness. ”

Despite the answer, the loyal Zongwei got off the couch, walked to the menorah in the outer room with his clothes on, and lit all the candles on the palace lamps to make the room as bright as possible.

The reason is that Zhao Hongrun once inadvertently said to the guards: It is easy to hurt your eyesight if you concentrate on using your eyes in a dark place.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun was moved but also a little helpless, after all, the reason why he didn't add candles was because he was afraid that it would affect the rest of the tricks. Who would have thought that this loyal Zongwei himself went down to light the candle in the house for him.

"His Royal Highness is in a bad mood because of His Royal Highness the Sixth, no, is it because of His Royal Highness King Rui?" Kind of trick asked.

Zhao Hongrun didn't hide it, he nodded, after all, there is nothing to hide from his own Zongwei, unless there are some things that will affect the judgment of these henchmen because the Zongwei are too loyal to him. For example, his real relationship with Mi Jiang.

"The sixth brother is going to live in Qi for a long time. To be honest, I don't really agree. Facing the trusting Zong Wei, Zhao Hongrun finally said what he really thought in his heart.

And in this regard, he can only persuade his Royal Highness to think on the bright side, after all, he is only a sect guard by Zhao Hongrun's side, and he has no position or qualification to evaluate the decisions of other princes. It seems that the decision of Zhao Hongzhao, the sixth prince Rui Wang, is only the Zong Wei around him, like Fei Wei and others who are qualified to persuade or make suggestions.

"Forget it, you go and rest, I'll sit here."

"Yes. Your Highness. ”

He went to rest on his couch in his coat, leaving Zhao Hongrun alone behind the desk in the outhouse.

In view of the livelihood problem of the Smelting Bureau, to put it bluntly, it is to think of a way for the Smelting Bureau to make money, use the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsmen in the Smelting Bureau, earn and improve the treatment of officials and craftsmen in the Bureau, and at the same time, earn funds for research on new processes.

After all, Zhao Hongrun has separated the Metallurgical Bureau from the Ministry of Industry, and has built a treasury in private, and then licks his face to ask the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Household for funds, but he can't pull this face.

When it comes to the craftsmanship of the Smelting Bureau, Zhao Hongrun said in all fairness that the craftsmanship of the officials and craftsmen under his command is definitely the top of the Great Wei, but these people really don't know how to operate, and they don't know how to turn their skills into real money, so that they obviously master the top craftsmanship in the country, but they are poorer than the ordinary people in Daliang City.

Recalling a certain news in his memory, the high-tech chief engineer of a certain era sold tea eggs at the door of the Science and Technology Bureau after work in order to support his family, Zhao Hongrun was a little puzzled: is it not the top talents in these countries who have contributed all their brainpower to scientific and technological research and development, so that in life, even ordinary people are not as good as ordinary people.

Could this be the so-called informality?

Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly and shook his head, anyway, no matter what, now that he has entered the Smelting Bureau, he definitely can't let the craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau fall to that point.

However, when it comes to the smelting bureau's way to make a living, Zhao Hongrun's first thought is to improve the process and receive the country's military work list. After all, every two years, the War Casting Bureau builds the replacement armament of the six battalions of the garrison, and the cost of it is even the household officials who control the treasury to shed tears, so you can imagine what a huge number.

"If only I could get the Warcast Bureau......

Although it is just an idea, it must not be otherwise, Zhao Hongrun is a little moved.

You must know that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in the Arsenal Casting Bureau is not inferior to the Smelting Bureau, and the number of experienced craftsmen is more, if you can get the Arsenal Casting Bureau in your hands and merge with the Casting Bureau to establish a new division, such as the "Foundry Bureau" or something, this means that this new division will replace the previous Arsenal Casting Bureau and the Smelting Bureau, and become the department with the top technology in Dawei.

It's a pity that the military department will never let go of the military casting bureau, because that is their lifeline, and if they lose the military department of the military casting bureau, what kind of military department is it?

As for the job of stealing the army and casting the game, don't even think about it.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Zhao Hongrun dares to disregard the authority assigned by the imperial court to snatch the job of the Military Casting Bureau, tomorrow Li Jin, the director of the Military Casting Bureau, will dare to take the officials and craftsmen in the Military Casting Bureau to smash the door of the Smelting Bureau, but Zhao Hongrun can't blame the other party.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun still felt that he could only start with civilian crafts for the time being, and asked the craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau to make some living utensils.

Something that would not cause the rest of the court to resent it.

For example, candles mixed with some salt are believed to be able to burn more fully and prolong the duration of the candle flame, which will definitely replace the original candle and become the mainstream in the market.

However, this kind of thing has to say hello to the Yu Department of the Ministry of Industry in advance, and share some benefits to the other party, otherwise, it will occupy the market for no reason, and it is also the Yu Department that is also from the Ministry of Industry in the past and has a good relationship with their Smelting Bureau, Zhao Hongrun will not go.

"Do you want to put the smelting bureau mark?"

Zhao Hongrun touched his chin and thought there, he knew the brand effect, he naturally understood the importance of "brand", if he operated properly, and the quality of the civilian handicrafts manufactured by their smelting bureau was successful, I believe that it would not be long before the people in the entire Dawei territory would only recognize the handicrafts marked with the "smelting bureau" mark to buy.

Well, I'm afraid that Yu will be unemployed by then.

But it doesn't matter, Zhao Hongrun has already thought about the next step, after all, no matter how high-yield the Smelting Bureau is, it is not capable of undertaking the entire Dawei market, when the time comes, it will find Yubu OEM, and even, as long as it is a trustworthy private workshop, it can undertake the work of the Metallurgical Bureau OEM, so as to cultivate some folk workshop technology and stimulate the light industry process of Dawei, which is not a bad thing.

While thinking, Zhao Hongrun put on the list the civilian projects that he thought could be mass-produced as soon as possible to make money, and made detailed annotations under each project, so that Wang Fu, Chen Di and others could understand at a glance what he wanted to build, and they would not be confused.

As for manufacturing, it is not Zhao Hongrun's responsibility, he is only responsible for proposing projects and design drawings, as for manufacturing those things, I believe that those skilled craftsmen in the Metallurgical Bureau will complete the tasks he assigned well.

And just when Zhao Hongrun was writing and painting, the sky gradually brightened, even Zhao Hongrun himself was very experienced, he couldn't calm down in the past, but this time he really did a full night in business.

At this time, Zong Wei had already gotten up, and when he saw that his Royal Highness was still sitting at the desk, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, after all, His Royal Highness had never been so immersed in business before.

"Kind of tricks, send someone to send this thing to the hands of Wang Jucheng of the Smelting Bureau, and ask him to start arranging it as appropriate."

Zhao Hongrun folded the paper in his hand full of the future plans of the Smelting Bureau, put it in a wooden box on the table, and then handed it to Zong Wei.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chong Zhao took the wooden box and was about to turn around and leave the room, when he suddenly heard Zhao Hongrun call him again.

"Wait. …… Recruit a trick, and then call someone to Yafeng Pavilion to ask, to see if the sixth brother has come back from the Mei Palace. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. …… Does Your Highness have any other commands? ”

Zhao Hongrun shook his head: "It's okay, you can go." ”

"Yes!"

He left the room with the wooden box in his hand, and after a while, another sect guard, Mu Qing, walked into the room and accompanied his highness in his place.

Not to mention what arrangements the Metallurgical Bureau made after receiving several money-making projects sent by Zhao Hongrun, and the palace here.

Originally, Zhao Hongrun hoped to find another time to have a good talk with the sixth brother Zhao Hongzhao, but unfortunately, Zhao Hongzhao's itinerary in the past few days seemed to be full of arrangements: after chatting with Wei Tianzi and his mother Wu Guifei in the Mei Palace for a night, Zhao Hongzhao did not go back to his Yafeng Pavilion, but went straight out of the palace to visit his confidants and friends in Daliang.

For example, the members of the Yafeng Poetry Society.

This made Zhao Hongrun feel a little regretful, after all, he really wanted to have a good talk with Zhao Hongzhao to see if he could move the sixth brother and make the sixth brother give up the decision that was very incomprehensible in Zhao Hongrun's opinion. (To be continued.) )