After talking with Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhao Hongrun did not go to the Metallurgical Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in the next few days, so he still had a lot of things to do.

And the first thing is the closing of that huge amount of money.

In those days, under the supervision and cooperation of relevant officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs counted the huge batch of materials that Zhao Hongrun had piled up in Xiangfu County.

I have to say that this is a very large amount of money, including gold and silver, the trouble is those pearls, jade, lacquerware, bronze and Chu style calligraphy and paintings, etc., therefore, when the Ministry of Wares under the Ministry of Household proposed that they sell the city in the territory of Great Wei, even Zhao Hongrun and the military did not raise objections.

After all, it's a lot of work.

However, since it would take a certain amount of time to sell this money and goods to China, Zhao Hongrun proposed that the household department eat the money and goods first, estimate the valuation, and settle the war proceeds to the rest of the parties in silver taels or copper coins, and allow temporary arrears.

After all, the valuation given to them by Zhao Hongrun, although the value is quite high, is still within the conservative valuation, as long as their household department can bear it, don't sell those pearls, lacquerware and other things to the market in one go, in fact, the money obtained afterwards may be above Zhao Hongrun's estimate.

However, in this regard, whether it is Zhao Hongrun or the rest of the party, they do not care.

It's not that they don't understand the profits, the problem is that they don't have a lot of time to do it, they want to get cash and cash.

For example, the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army accounted for one percent of the war profits, and the commanders of the two Chu surrender armies, namely Gu Liangwei and Qu Cheng, all hoped to exchange them for cash and cash resources.

After all, there are as many as 400,000 Chu people living in Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping at present. With the help of the Shang and Yan armies, these Chu people tried to build those cities into suitable places for them to live.

But the problem is, for example, in Yanling, Zhao Hongrun ordered a fire to burn Yanling, and now although more than 100,000 Chu people live in it, almost all of them sleep in marching tents. To restore the prosperity of Yanling, it is necessary to need a large amount of material support.

In the end, under the negotiation between Zhao Hongrun and the household department, the household department agreed to immediately provide material support to the three cities of Shangshui, Yanling and Changping, and the warehouse department presided over the requisition of rice grain, clothing, agricultural tools and various daily necessities from all over the country, and transported them to Shangshui and Yanling by water.

Among them, the value of these materials and the transportation costs were all deducted from the profits of the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army. However, in exchange, the taxes from the third to the fifth years of Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping allowed the Shangshui army and the Yanling army to intercept it.

When he heard this condition at that time, even Zhao Hongrun felt a little sorry for the household department, because this condition exposed the embarrassment of the household department, or the lack of funds in the treasury, otherwise, how could he first take the profits of the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army, and then repay it in other ways afterwards?

"It seems. The household department was determined to hold the batch of materials in his hands, and threw out some from time to time. I want to sell it for a higher price......

Although he understood the thoughts of the household officials, Zhao Hongrun still shook his head secretly, because he felt that although the operation method like the household department could maximize profits, the time spent would also increase exponentially. Extremely inefficient.

However, since the household department chose to sell the property from the Chu State by "maximizing profits", Zhao Hongrun didn't bother to say anything about them, he just needed to ensure that his own people got the full amount of money.

The "own side" mentioned here does not include the Junshui Battalion, the Dangshan Battalion and the Fencheng Battalion, after all, the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison is an extremely difficult uncle to serve in the eyes of both the military department and the household department. The household department will never dare to pit these masters.

But Qu Cheng and Gu Liangwei said that the Yan Shui Army and the Shang Shui Army in charge, Zhao Hongrun had to come forward to support them, lest some guys who were not long-sighted should deduct things belonging to these two armies.

It is worth mentioning that as an affirmation and preferential treatment for the 400,000 Chu people in Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping, Wei Tianzi specially allowed the 400,000 Chu people in these three cities to be given the preferential treatment of "using Chu to control Chu", that is, Chu people were selected from them to serve as county commanders and other official positions to be responsible for local civil affairs.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun promoted the patriarchs of several small and medium-sized clans who were close to the Wei people to Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping without saying a word, and the rest of the officials who assisted them were decided by the three new county commanders themselves.

As for the military lieutenants, they don't have to worry about it, after all, the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army are both armies with a strength of 30,000 people, and these two armies are responsible for the security and security of the three cities, which is more than enough.

After the news reached Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping, the 400,000 local Chu people were quite surprised and happy that the Great Wei Emperor allowed them to "govern", and for a time, the reputation of Wei Tianzi's "sage" spread throughout the Chu people.

After all, those Chu people were also worried that after they returned to the Wei State, the Wei people would treat them badly, and now that Wei Tianzi has made such a favor, he will put an end to the illusion that they may be bullied by the Wei people in their hearts.

Of course, there are no absolutes, and there are also many small and medium-sized clans, as well as big clans that have been cleaned up by Zhao Hongrun, who are extremely jealous and disdainful of Yang Yutao and others serving as county commanders in Shangshui and other places.

Especially Yangyu Tao, it is said that there are many red-eyed clans, and he is quite ashamed of giving his granddaughter to His Royal Highness King Su as a concubine, so as to climb the high branches.

However, I believe that Yang Yu Tao doesn't care about this, after all, this old man's face is definitely as thick as the city wall in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.

On April 20, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Wu Majiao and other generals prepared to leave Daliang and return to Shangshui County and Yanling County, where they were stationed.

After all, they were garrison generals.

Before leaving, Zhao Hongrun invited these generals to have a meal in a tavern in Daliang, and he not only beat them, but also made all kinds of promises to them.

It is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun is still quite concerned about the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army, after all, the generals in charge of these two armies have been loyal to him as early as the Chu State, and at the moment when Zhao Hongrun is not in charge of an army in the Great Wei, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army are his descendants.

And the generals of the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army also understand this, so the loyalty of these two armies is not actually a problem.

And when these generals left Daliang, Zhao Hongrun was completely idle, because everything that should be busy was already done.

At this time, it was the alternation of April and May, in Zhao Hongrun's view, it was a good time to leave Daliang and go out of the city to play, but unfortunately, it was clear that he was holding hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in his hands at this time, and got rid of the hard days because he was shy in his pocket, but as a result, he had to go to the Metallurgical Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry to be on duty.

"Forget it, let's go to the Smelting Bureau today."

After day after day, Zhao Hongrun finally got rid of the shadow in his heart that was pitted by his father again, cheered up, and took the guards to the smelting bureau of the Ministry of Industry.

At this time, Donggong Prince Hongli, Yongwang Hongyu, Xiangwang Hongjing, Qingwang Hongxin and others had already entered the departments they had chosen, and vigorously cultivated henchmen and cronies, but Zhao Hongrun, who had not yet appeared in the Smelting Bureau.

But having said that, princes like Zhao Hongrun, who are on duty in the departments under the six ministries, do not need to be on duty every day and on time, as long as they make achievements at the end of the year, they are responsible for supervising the imperial history of these highnesses, and they will not make any small reports to Wei Tianzi.

Just like Zhao Hongrun these days, because he was busy with the household department, so even if he hadn't shown up in the smelting bureau so far, Yushitai had not sent him to urge, and Wei Tianzi didn't say anything.

But then again, now that Zhao Hongrun is idle, he is still idle every day, and he believes that his father and the emperor and Yushitai will not turn a blind eye.

After lunch that day, Zhao Hongrun took a few Zongwei to the Metallurgical Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.

The name of the bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Metallurgical Manufacturing Bureau is Wang Fu, and the more than 200 chariots that Zhao Hongrun improved before the expedition were handled by this adult.

And when he heard that Zhao Hongrun came to duty with the guards today, Wang Fu hurriedly greeted him after hearing the news.

You must know that this time is different from the past, when Zhao Hongrun came, he was just entrusting the Smelting Bureau to do things, and now, the Smelting Bureau has become a subordinate of His Royal Highness King Su.

And Zhao Hongrun obviously understood this, so when he saw Wang Fu sweating profusely and running out in a panic to greet him, he smiled and comforted him: "Wang Jucheng doesn't have to be so restrained. …… This king and the smelting bureau, that's an old friend, can't the king still believe in this king? ”

Hearing this, Wang Fu, the bureau of the Smelting Bureau, seemed to have taken a reassuring pill and felt a lot more relieved.

If you think about it carefully, in fact, this is indeed the case, among the six departments, Zhao Hongrun does have the best relationship with the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry mentioned here actually refers to the Smelting Bureau.

I think that the giant kites made by Zhao Hongrun at the beginning, as well as the batch of white wax that was made overnight at the scientific examination venue, were all from the handwriting of these skilled craftsmen in the Smelting Bureau, and even among the officials and craftsmen who assisted Zhao Hongrun in the Chu Army, Meng Kui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Industry, many of them were people from the Smelting Bureau.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun, His Royal Highness King Su, can really be said to be an old friend of the Smelting Bureau.

Thinking about it like this, the more Wang Fu thought about it, the more relieved he became, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said with a relieved smile: "The lower official is out of shape, so His Royal Highness King Su is smiling." …… Today, His Royal Highness King Su is here, why don't you introduce His Royal Highness to visit my Smelting Bureau? ”

"There's a labor king."

"How dare you. …… His Royal Highness King Su, please. ”

"Please." (To be continued.) )