"There are all human and material evidence, even if the slave suspects, he can't confirm it, and Pan Ji is a tribute girl who was secretly hidden, so she can't make a big deal about it." Father-in-law Zhang reported to his master.

"What do you suspect?" A beautifully dressed woman is embroidering, and it is actually a virtuous concubine.

"The slave suspects that Pan Ji let the six princesses open." It turned out that although Gonggong Zhang seemed to be Concubine Qi's slave on the surface, he was actually loyal to Concubine Xian, and he was a bit like a spy in the Six Princes' Mansion.

Concubine Xian laughed, "Isn't that obvious? She took away the two beauties that Concubine Qi gave to her husband that day, and Pan Ji is much brighter than the two, of course, she will get rid of it quickly. You said that Pan Ji walked on the back foot and followed the six princes on the front foot? ”

Father-in-law Zhang should be, "His Royal Highness Sixth also entered Pan Ji's house, and it took nearly an hour to come out." I arranged for the maid who was waiting for Pan Ji to see it at the door, naked under the quilt, and she must have let the six princes eat, otherwise she would not be tired and tired, and said that she wanted to sleep, and no one was allowed to disturb her. After waiting for a year to taste the sweetness, seeing that a good life is about to begin, how can it be possible to run away with a merchant? ”

"What's the use of being pretty? No luck and no brains deserve it. The sixth child has only been back for a few days, and she has come up to her, in front of the sixth princess. In the case of this palace, such an arrogant woman openly provokes and has to be killed. However, these six princesses are very good at pleasing her husband, eating, drinking, and having fun everywhere for him to think thoughtfully, and the beauties sent by each family do not refuse, and they are all collected in the treasure garden, and the palace thinks she is very generous. ”

Since her son became the crown prince, Concubine Xian thought that she would also become the head of the palace. Unexpectedly, the emperor still handed over the important affairs to Concubine Qi, and only let her take care of the thankless chores, and she complained very much in her heart. However, she thought that as long as her son's crown prince sat firmly, she didn't have to care about what was in front of her, so she kept quiet. Facts have proved that a clever person knows how to judge the situation, and she does not need to fight openly, and she will automatically have someone to rely on to serve her life.

"Be generous. Mother, you are really generous. The six princesses are just pretending to be generous. You didn't see her say that Erzhen's powerful appearance, there is no grace at all. From the perspective of the minions, originally the Sixth Highness was in Beiguan, and there were many beauties in the garden. There is no male master in the house. It's like a cold palace. The six princesses didn't need to do anything. Now that the male master is back, she will do it, first clean up those who dare to grab the head. The great eunuch who thought he could see a woman's heart was quite proud. Then he said in a regretful tone, "It's a pity that this move we arranged can't be used." ”

Pan Ji is stunning, which is very much in line with the emperor's preferences, but when she asked Gonggong Zhang to help deliver the letter to Concubine Qi, Concubine Xian thought of this plan, intending to give Concubine Qi the jealousy of a private tribute girl. After all, the reason why Concubine Qi is favored for a long time is precisely because of her gentleness, intellectuality and generosity, once her hypocrisy is exposed, the emperor will be completely disappointed in Concubine Qi's mother and son. In this way, both inside and outside the palace are in the hands of Concubine Xian's mother and son, and there is no need to worry about the reversal of the son's mother's preciousness.

At this time, a word came from outside, saying that the auspicious time for the selection of the crown princess was approaching, and reminded the concubine to go to the main hall.

"I wish Niangniang to pick the most favorite daughter." Father-in-law Zhang said auspicious words, "I don't know who is so blessed to be able to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a concubine." ”

"Judging from the background, the most satisfied in this palace is the second lady of the Jing family, but it's too early to say. The crown princess is the future mother of the country, and it is not enough to look at her background, but also to look at her morality and deeds. Concubine Xian got up, but instructed, "Since Concubine Pan's matter has not been able to go as we expected, you have to find a way to suppress it." Concubine Qi can't wait to replace this daughter-in-law quickly, because her background and family are insignificant, but how can this palace let Concubine Qi be happy? The more Concubine Qi doesn't like her daughter-in-law, the palace hopes that Miss Nanyue can sit more steadily. You can also show your loyalty to her and gain her trust. ”

Father-in-law Zhang said yes again and again, and retreated.

In this way, a disappearance case that should have aroused suspicion was offset by the selfishness of these people, but instead it became the help of Hyun Jinfeng and Lan Sheng, throwing stones into the lake, and all kinds of help to press the water, silently.

On the day of the election of the crown princess, Lan Sheng was also in the palace, but he did not watch such a wonderful drama as the selection of the concubine, but received the official document of the Ministry of Engineering and Construction to hold a meeting. Meetings, meetings, eight times out of ten there will be no conclusion. After her father's funeral, even this time, she has come to the Ministry of Industry and Manufacturing five times, all of which are official articles.

The repair of the city wall was finally obtained by a company in Beilianzao, but she came three times for this, one to abstain, one to accept the waiver document approved by the Industrial Construction Division, and one to write a letter of guarantee by handprint as the deputy head of Beilianzao.

At the beginning of the fourth trip, she came to the medicinal bathhouse, and the engineering department said that she wanted to explain the drawings, and after she finished speaking, she asked her to go back and wait for news. The arrangement for the fifth trip was very fast, and she was asked to come back the day after the drawing briefing. Although she wanted the Ministry of Industry to send her the official licensing documents, she didn't have much hope at the same time.

The salute that began to select the concubine in the main hall of the inner palace came, and Lan Sheng and Mu Lin walked into the Industrial Construction Division.

"Obviously, the cabinet has allowed it, and the Shaofu has also prepared this budget, and the Ministry of Industry and Construction is the mother-in-law's." Mu Lin had similar thoughts to her, and was very impatient with the lengthy approval process of the bureaucracy.

"It is the Ministry of Industry and Construction that deals directly with us, and the cabinet and the Shaofu don't have to be bad guys. However, the Industrial Manufacturing Division has always been harsh with small-scale civilian manufacturing, and we are not unaware. Slowly deal with them, but if you can't find a way, you can't find a way. "She's connected.

"That being said, sometimes I really think it's because of your status as the sixth princess. It seems very scary, but no one in the official will buy your account, but deliberately make it difficult for you. The estimate of the medicinal soup bathhouse is 30,000 taels, and the prince's east palace consumes 500,000 taels of silver, the sixth prince's mansion is 300,000 taels, and even the inner city road construction has used up 120,000 taels of silver, which is a fucking bird. "The woods are on fire.

Seeing that the chamber was in sight, Lan Sheng said, "Don't worry, maybe the official document will be issued today, along with the first batch of silver." ”

Mu Lin was not happy at all, and pouted to indicate that Lan Sheng was too optimistic.

In the conference hall, Si Zheng and two or three master craftsmen were seated, and the drawings drawn by Lan Sheng were covered on the table. Sure enough, after Si Zheng made a polite official tone, he cut to the main topic without mentioning the matter of the official document and the silver at all, but continued to explain to Lan Sheng.

"The drawings don't look like there's anything wrong with them, but there are still a few things that don't seem clear. There is a shortage of water in the eastern city. Everyone knows that the bathhouse consumes a huge amount of water, how does Ju'an Zao plan to solve it? This is one of them. Second, hot water not only consumes firewood and charcoal, but also consumes a lot of manpower to transport. Third, what is the maintenance cost of the medicinal soup bath after it is completed? ”

Lan Sheng didn't answer immediately, because she had already mentioned the first two questions last time, but she deliberately didn't say them carefully, and now Si Zheng asked again. It made her suspicious. As far as she knew. Si Zheng is not a craftsman, and he doesn't understand engineering technology at all, so he just has the ability to stamp the process. Again, it's specific about how to do it. The Department of Engineering is a little too wide

"Your Excellency. The water for the baths will be brought in from the Yujiang River. Hot water is more troublesome, but there is no shortage of manpower in Dongcheng, and it will be built after it is completed. It needs to be supplied by the people of Dongcheng themselves, and it has nothing to do with the officials. As for the maintenance cost, the newly built one will be maintained free of charge by Ju'an within five years, and after five years, it will depend on how the engineering department arranges it, and it will be handed over to us, or handed over to other people, and it will be five or six hundred taels of silver a year. The questions answered, Lan Sheng changed sentences, and it was also general.

"What do you mean—" said a master craftsman next to him, "how do you lead the river?" Yujiang water is not drinkable, it needs to be purified, and the Industrial Manufacturing Division will not be able to draw people to help you. ”

"There are craftsmen who know the purification process in Ju'an Manufacturing, thank you for your concern." Lan Sheng replied lightly, seeing these people exchanging glances with each other, he felt that they had something to hide.

Another master asked, "Isn't it too troublesome to rely on manpower to transport hot water?" I heard that the Six Princes' Mansion used a method of transporting water from a water tower downward, will it also be used in the medicinal soup bath? ”

Mu Lin couldn't help it, "My lords, if the process of making water purification by the government is not passed on to the people, the technology of each family cannot be told at will, otherwise how can it be mixed!" ”

Si Zheng sneered, "How can the private construction be compared with the official construction? Moreover, the purpose of the official protection of craftsmanship is mainly to prevent the barbarian Tatars outside the customs and the island country of Haiyi, not for the people. ”

In any case, this is a customary rule for the people, and the water tower is a technology built for the sake of living in peace, and it is inconvenient to sue others without the consultation of the craftsmen and workers in the construction. The beam erection technique made by Changfeng and the arch bridge technique made by Qi Tian are both secret treasures, and the adults have never asked to the end. ”

Lan Sheng was rarely stingy. Technology can be shared, but not with villains. Although one day these technologies will be made public, the current water tower is in the Six Princes' Mansion, and the people of the Engineering Department will not be able to learn it.

Si Zheng could only smile dryly at Lan Sheng, "Haha, Niangniang misunderstood, it's not that we want to get to the bottom of it, but we just want to make sure the safety of the project." After all, boiling water scalds the skin and meat, if you don't get home for your artistic skills, there will be a fatal accident in the future, and the mother will be held accountable. ”

"Lord Si Zheng can rest assured, there is really a leak in the quality of the project, and of course Ju'an Zao is fully responsible, and he will never shirk it." Lansheng is confident and firmly believes that living in peace and creating a safe place to live.

Si Zheng had nothing to say for a while, and suddenly said he was thirsty and wanted to drink tea.

Lan Sheng thought, isn't this ridiculous? If you don't ask a servant to pour tea, you have to run out by yourself, and you don't have to be tired to see the hell.

Si Zheng didn't leave for a long time, and when he came back, he said again, "Since Ju Anzao is very sure, I won't ask more, the official document has been prepared, and only one is different from the draft of the cabinet." ”

"It can't be a budget, right?" ”

Si Zheng choked, and then touched his beard, as if to cover up his weakness, "This-um-yes, the original budget of 30,000 taels was deliberately allocated by the prince and the cabinet in consideration of the actual difficulties of the people in Dongcheng, but later after discussion, I felt that it was just a place to take a bath in medicinal soup, and it was really meaningless to make 30,000 taels of luxury, so it was better to use the silver two to the real place, so Shaofu recalculated it and decided to change it to 15,000 taels." ”

"What luxury can be made of 30,000 taels?" Mu Lin sprayed tea in his nose, it's just nonsense!

There will be several masters who have fallen into the woods, and they don't know how to live in peace, and they don't know how to receive, and they only want to be greedy for the benefit of the people.

Lan Sheng's expression was unmoved, "So, how does the cabinet plan to distribute the extra fifteen thousand taels to the actual place?" ”

Immediately, the crows stopped crowing, and these people looked at each other and waited directly for Si Zheng to speak.

Si Zheng was stunned for a long time this time, and he didn't speak too neatly, so he stammered a little, "Uh...... Extra ...... Belch...... More than 10,000 pieces of silver...... Probably ...... Repair...... ......"I can't make it up, so I plan to feed the lollipops," I know that if the silver is broken in half at once, Ju'an will feel that it will be difficult. ”

"Hmph, water purification, water transportation, medicine stoves, boilers, and two large baths and six small baths, the supply of these materials alone is more than 10,000 taels, and then counting the house, it is not only a difficulty, but also a silver for us to build in peace." These officials are just as stupid as they are when they are others! Mu Lin did not hide his dissatisfaction, "That's it, Creator, let's not do it." ”

"Be patient, Master Si Zheng's words are not finished yet." One red face and one white face, bring Mu Lin here, that's the plan.

Si Zheng grinned, not smiling, perfunctory, "That's right, don't worry." Niangniang came up with the benefits for the people, but Ju'an Zao is the dowry of Niangniang, so you can't make you suffer. You will make an order for the materials you need, and the Ministry of Engineering will come forward to buy them on your behalf, and you will save a sum of money. Moreover, the cabinet will put the baths under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and you don't need to hire workers, but will send enough laborers to eat and lodging, and the Ministry of Industry will cover it all. ”

Daei has a system of forced labor to make up for the insufficient field tax, and the service period ranges from one to three years. This labor force is at the disposal of the Ministry of Manufacturing, and there is no need to pay wages, only two meals a day. In the early days of the founding of the dynasty, laborers were the main force of industrial construction, and with the increasing prosperity of Daeong, the number of laborers decreased, but the types and scales of industrial construction became more and more diverse. Nowadays, the laborers are concentrated in the official monopoly of the big construction, including the opening of mountains, palaces, imperial tombs, and so on.

The Six Princes' Mansion was originally going to use labor, but the East Palace started construction at the same time, and most of the laborers were transferred to Jiangnan to build the emperor's southern tour. At that time, Shaofu was happy to take the silver, and Lan Sheng was also happy to give the benefits to other industrial and construction companies, and he didn't care about the difference at all. Now, the Ministry of Industry and Construction has offered her labor again, which is a kind of compensation after a 55% discount.

So, Lan Sheng and Si Zheng agreed on the lower limit of the number of laborers, there was no upper limit, so the official document was revised, and there was a little bit of an accident, and the official procedures for the medicinal soup bath were completed in two trips.

After Lan Sheng and Mu Lin left, Si Zheng went back to his office house and wiped his sweat on the two people in the room, "Most of the six princesses thought that 15,000 taels was swallowed by our engineering department. ”

One is the general of the division, and the other is Ouyang Tuwu, who was made by Qi Tian. (To be continued......)