Among Wang Tong's own blacksmith workshops, there were also more than a dozen blacksmiths and apprentices transferred from the Tianjin firearms workshop, and they must have been very familiar with the situation there.

In addition to the correspondence with Emperor Wanli, Zhang Cheng and other high-level exchanges, there are also constant correspondence between Li Wenyuan, Song Chanchan, and Lu Wancai, which is the center of Ming politics, and the more news you know, the better.

There was a bookcase next to him, Cai Nan was sitting there writing on a piece of paper, and after writing a few sentences, he raised his head with some uncertainty, and asked:

"My lord, you see that the sentence 'all reckless work must use standard measuring tools, and if there is a violation, it will be severely punished, and the big mistake will be beheaded', you see whether it is appropriate or not."

Wang Tong raised his head, pondered a little and said:

"That's right, when I'm done writing it, I'll read it to Ma Sanbiao, change it to the vernacular, and then read it to the craftsmen and laborers in the workshop when he can understand it."

Cai Nan nodded in agreement, wrote a sentence and raised his head again, hesitated and whispered:

"The little one has known the adults for a year, and it has only been less than a month to do things with the adults, but the adults are so kind to the small ones, and some things are offensive to be said, long live the Lord of the adults, and the adults are the Tianjin Wei Jinyi Wei Qianhu, Tianjin Jinyi pro-army accumulation is so, the immediate rectification has seen the results, and the above can also see this real credit, the adults should now focus their minds here, and there will be great benefits to the future in the future, but adults"

"Don't ramble, just talk about it, I won't blame you!"

"That villain is bold, whether it is the ministers of the court or the father-in-law in the palace, everything will be a law into an example, our Jinyi Wei wants to make artillery, this is already a bad rule, and those who are not in harmony with adults want to take the opportunity to do things behind their backs, if the adults are putting their minds on this workshop, I am afraid it will be even worse!"

Wang Tong shook his head and smiled, and replied:

"If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and you will know in the future."

didn't explain too much, Cai Nan sighed in his heart, but he didn't say anything more, after all, he had just defected to Wang Tong, and some words couldn't be said too clearly.

Not long after, Qiao Da and two craftsmen from the fire organ workshop came to the house, and the blacksmith shop was located in the city, and it was very convenient to greet him.

These people looked at the three foreigners kneeling in the courtyard in surprise, and respectfully entered the room and knelt down to kowtow, and Wang Tong slowly repeated the words he had just heard.

After saying this, the two craftsmen bowed their heads to confirm their statement, and added:

"These three people have the ability, the steel they make in their hands is indeed different, and they also know how to build a good stove, but they are too playful, and they go into the city to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and they don't work properly."

Since he has the ability, it is easy to say, Wang Tong nodded and let the two craftsmen go down, but left Qiao Da, Wang Tong slapped the table with his hand, and asked with a smile:

"The iron you bought is good!"

Hearing this compliment, Qiao knelt on the ground with a smile and kowtowed, and said respectfully:

"It's all for the adults, and the small ones must do their best."

"Not only is the thing good, the price is also cheap, you will also bargain, doesn't it mean that the price will rise by sixty percent, you cut two percent, and then forty percent and the seller seven or three open, to deduct this forty percent, how much cheaper do you say!"

Qiao Da then heard the meaning of Wang's call, the smile on Wang Tong's face turned into a sneer, leaned back in the chair, and continued in a cold voice:

"I've been in Tianjin for less than half a year, and I heard that you have already raised a foreign house? is still a talented girl in Xianghe County, which is really a lot of fun! ”

The floor in the house was paved with green bricks, and Qiao Da was trembling and kowtowing there, bumping and bumping, and his forehead was already full of blood, Wang Tong glanced at it again in disgust, and said in a cold voice:

"I found you a craftsman who made the cannon, and the person brought it back, and he will make a cannon for this official within a month, but if he can't make it, cut off your head, make it, and you will be rewarded with silver if you catch it!"

Qiao Da was full of excitement, he always thought that the seamless thing was drunk by Wang Tong, he thought that he would definitely not survive today, but he didn't expect that there was still a way to live.

For him, it is equivalent to a turn between life and death, staying there and not knowing what to do, Wang Tong snorted coldly, and Qiao Dacai reacted, kowtowed more vigorously, and said with a crying voice:

"Even if the small one jumps into the furnace, he will have to make a cannon for the adult."

"To make artillery and use the money, you still go to Zhang Shiqiang's side to withdraw it, spend it when it should be spent, wait for the amount of silver you are greedy to go down Zhang Shiqiang's side to make a report, whether it is rewarded to you or cut you in the future, this is a certificate, lead people away!"

Wang Tong waved his hand in disgust, Qiao Da kowtowed a few times there, cried and thanked him for withdrawing, and the three foreign craftsmen kneeling outside peeked at the situation in the hall, all a little dumbfounded, and a little trembling.

Waiting for the four craftsmen to leave, Wang Tong's face returned to normal, and he raised his voice and said:

"Prepare the horses, let's go to the Xingcai Inn before dark!"

Wang Tong's reprimand fell into Cai Nan's eyes, watching Wang Tong's expression quickly return to normal from anger, and he broke through Qiao Da's secret in a bland manner, but he was not punished according to the rules, which made Cai Nan really can't understand, Wang Tong put together a pile of documents and something, and walked out after simply sorting it out.

Walking to the door, Wang Tong turned around and said with a smile:

"If you weren't in a hurry to make a cannon, you would have cut off Na Qiao's head today, but all the craftsmen in the workshop are his fellow villagers or apprentices he recruited, and he also contacted and purchased iron, fuel and other miscellaneous household goods, and if he kills him, the workshop will probably be abolished immediately, and the matter will be used as an incentive!"

It turns out that those soldiers of Tianjin Jinyi Wei Qianhu are not useless, they are local natives, and the short gossip in the family is difficult to escape their ears and eyes.

The matter of Qiao Da's concubine was also inquired about by them, and when the news reached Hangdaqiao, this Hang Baihu immediately felt that this was a good opportunity to perform, and arranged for people to inquire everywhere, and Qiao Da ate the matter of kickbacks and embezzlement of silver, and he thought that he was doing it secretly, and when he was asked by someone on the side, he knew everything.

The news was reported to Wang Tong's side, just in time to catch up with the matter of the three foreign craftsmen, and Wang Tong happened to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger and admonish him.

Qiao Da was originally a blacksmith sold by the wealthy businessman Gu Zibin, and he had no friendship with him in life and death, let alone any blood relationship, seeing that Wang Tong was rich, he must have moved his mind.

When Wang Tong went out and got on the horse, he had already decided to arrange for Gu Zibin and Cai Nan to keep an eye on this blacksmith workshop, and they were going to build cannons, and a large amount of money and goods were going in and out, and they didn't know what kind of mess was going to happen if they didn't stare at it.

When the sky was about to get dark, Chai Fulin, the proprietor of the Tonghai Warehouse, came to the house of Panda on the Bingbei Road in a carriage, and found someone to report according to the rules, and it didn't take long for the butler to trot out to meet him.

Bingbei Dao Panda is an official of the fourth grade, this Chai Fulin is at most the identity of a prisoner, according to the rules, Chai Fulin is to kneel and kowtow when they meet.

But this Panda, who has always been strict about the rules, greeted him at the second gate, and as soon as he saw Chai Fulin, he hugged his fists and greeted him with a smile:

"Boss Chai, I haven't seen you for half a month!"

"It's been half a month, and I only arrived at home this afternoon, so I'm here to visit you."

"It's really polite, please inside, the tea has been prepared."

The conversation between the two sides did not show any difference in identity at all, it was completely like a peer relationship, and when they entered the room and sat down, the Chai Dongjia took out a handkerchief and wiped his face, and asked with a smile:

"The goods from Yangzhou were delivered to the adult's mansion three days ago, but they are still satisfied?"

Panda, who usually pretends to be reserved, is quite open in front of this Chai Fulin, and when he heard this question, he picked up the tea bowl and said with a smile:

"Jiangnan women are really extraordinary, tender and coquettish, and have a different taste!"

"It's good if the adults like it, these girls are also first-class goods in Jiangnan, but this time, I heard a message to tell the adults."

After a few small talks, this Chai Fulin casually changed the topic, and Panda also put down the teacup and sat forward:

"That Wang Tong is thinking about casting artillery, and Lao Lu is asking for people, Lao Lu can't withstand it, so he threw away the three ghosts who were restless all day, and now his blacksmith shop has moved outside the city, and every day he opens the furnace to make a fire, and recruits laborers everywhere, haha, in the end, he is still a child who does not grow up, and he has only been stable for a few days, and he has a heart to play."

Hearing this, Panda snorted coldly and said disdainfully:

"Vulgar villains, in addition to such miraculous skills, can know what to do, it is nothing more than a waste of money and public funds."

"It's okay to do this, the cannons are all made by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Prison, what can he toss, he is busy with something, and he doesn't have to ask around."

Panda nodded in a deep voice, picked up the tea bowl and put aside the foam, and whispered:

"Seven hundred and thirty boats, 580,000 stone of grain, you will send someone to check it again, and the difference in the number of fractions will not be too bad."

When Chai Fulin heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he solemnly got up and clasped his fists and said:

"There's Lord Lao bothering."

Panda took a sip of tea and said with some concern:

"The official here of Jinyiwei is always not at ease, it's better to arrange for someone to keep an eye on it, this Wang Tong relies on the power of the Jingshi, and he has intensified those vices of Fanzi, don't make anything happen!"

"Please rest assured, Wang Tong's every move will be watched, and he will be rewarded every two hours."

It was getting dark, the city gates were closed, both sides of the canal were quiet, and the lobby of the Xingcai Inn was filled with merchants and travelers from all over the world, and Wang Tong and his men sat in the corner unnoticed.

"Sir, a few people have been staring at us"

Tan Bing suddenly leaned over and whispered.

(To be continued)