The person Shi Qingqian remembered was none other than Jing'an, who was tied up with her many years ago and taken to the Red Silk Courtyard.

Ever since she had taken the right to be lord of the county from her mother, who was addicted to fame and fortune, she began to run an ironsmith on her own, and I heard that she had received a large number of orders, a large part of which was used to make weapons and armor for the imperial army.

It's precisely because she did so much at such a young age that she was basically so busy that she didn't have any leisure time at all.

Over the years, although Shi Qingqian has not been so close to her, they will at least send gifts to each other every year and meet each other once or twice.

Last year, she said that she left Beijing on a business trip to do things, and she only recently returned.

Shi Qingqian thought to himself that if a group of people happened to be needed to work in the iron factory in Jing'an, then these refugees could be arranged to do some rough work. If she doesn't need it there, Jing'an has been doing this business for so many years, and she must also have some connections, and there are so many factories in the world, there are always places that need manpower.

On the way to the Zhong Jing Iron Factory, Shi Qingqian told Ji Wenyu and Shu Ziping about the relationship between her and Jing'an.

"That's probably it, although they haven't been so close for so many years, but ...... Speaking of which, we can be regarded as friends who have lived and died together. After Shi Qingqian finished speaking, he sighed deeply.

Fortunately, her birthday gifts and New Year's gifts in the past few years have not been left for a year, otherwise she would be really embarrassed to run over to find someone to help with an old face.

"The reputation of the county lord of Jing'an, I also heard it when I was in Lu Mansion before," Shu Ziping held his chin with his hand and looked thoughtful, "Everyone doesn't know her name very well, but Zhong Jing Iron Factory ...... This name must have been heard once or twice by everyone around the capital, right? ”

Ji Wenyu is the most unfamiliar person with everything in the capital, after all, he has only been here for a short time, but when he heard Shi Qingqian say, he also nodded again and again, showing an expression of appreciation, "It sounds like this, the county lord of Jing'an is also a woman with a true temperament, and it is not easy for a woman to think of making weapons and improving military equipment." ”

"It's mainly due to the influence of her father...... Shi Qingqian said, "Jing'an's father was a lieutenant general in the army, but it's a pity that he died on the battlefield at a young age, otherwise he would definitely become a famous general." ”

Hearing this, there was a moment of silence in the carriage, which can be regarded as a silent mourning for the deceased.

The ironware factory was opened in a town outside the capital, not very far from the capital, and it would take an hour to drive there.

Mainly because the population density of the capital is too large to accommodate such a large iron factory, Jing'an also referred to Shi Qingqian's opinion when considering the boundaries of the land. Today's place can be regarded as Shi Qingqian's choice.

When they reached the outside of the ironwork factory, the three of them jumped out of the carriage.

I saw that the ironwork was not good-looking, like a meadow enclosed by a wall, and the gate had not been carefully repaired, just a very common large wooden door. However, you can smell the smell of iron from afar.

Seeing that three well-dressed and even some luxurious people were suddenly visiting, the gatekeeper was a little suspicious and came forward to ask, "Three...... What are you here for? ”

Shi Qingqian owed slightly, and said softly: "This eldest brother, I am the old man of the county lord of Jing'an, can I ask you to go and report it?" Let's just say that it was Shi Qingqian from the capital who was looking for her. ”

"Shi, Shi Qingqi?" The man was startled, staring at the little girl in front of him up and down, "You, you...... Are you the lord of the capital?! ”

I didn't expect my 'reputation' to be so big, Shi Qingzhi nodded helplessly. Fortunately, there was no other look in the man's eyes, otherwise Shi Qingqian really wouldn't dare to admit it casually, maybe someone was a fanatical 'brainless fan'.

"That's right, this big brother, you've worked hard to make a trip."

Since the person in front of him was the famous lord of Baoying County, the man's vigilance was naturally much less, he quickly nodded, called another person to come to the door to watch, and trotted in.

It didn't take long for the door to open again.

Shi Qingqian not only saw the man who ran in just now, but also saw Jing'an following behind him.

"Jing'an?" Shi Qing was taken aback and asked, "Why did you come out by yourself?" ”

"You came all the way here, can I not come out to greet you?" Jing An smiled and naturally grabbed Shi Qingqian's arm, "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly run over from the capital?" ”

Shi Qingqian smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe...... Actually, I want to ask you for a favor. ”

"Just say something straight, I will do my best to help, okay, okay, let's come in and say something!" Jing An smiled, and suddenly noticed the two men following behind Shi Qingqian, "Say...... Who are these two? ”

"Ah...... They," Shi Qingqian glanced at the two people behind him, "I'll introduce it to you later, in fact, today's incident was planned by the three of us together, but it must be with your help to be able to really implement it." ”

What Shi Qingqian said was so amazing that Jing'an unconsciously became nervous, she looked at Shi Qingqian and smiled: "What the hell is going on?" I still have such a big role? ”

Shi Qingqian nodded seriously.

On the way inside, you need to pass through their iron-making site. The blacksmith took out the red-hot iron with tweezers, put it on the base and began to strike rhythmically, making a ping-pong sound, noisy but surprisingly good.

Shi Qingqian noticed that there were very few people in this large courtyard, and most of the workstations were vacant, which inevitably made people feel a little depressed.

But she knew that this meant that it was a normal choice for her to come to Jing'an.

Jing'an took them all the way to the tea room, away from the place where the iron was smelted, and the smell of rust was much lighter. There is also red sandalwood in the tea room, and the taste is even better.

After calling the maid to serve tea, Jing'an invited the three people in front of her to sit down, "Sister Qi'er, the smell here shouldn't be so pungent, right?" ”

"No, no, the smell is not pungent." Shi Qingqian took the tea with a smile, "Speaking of which, all the way in, I saw that most of the workstations in the factory were vacant, what is going on?" ”

"Labor costs have risen sharply, and some people have been doing it for a long time, and they still think it is an iron rice bowl, and the quality has declined quickly," Jing'an smiled bitterly, "I dismissed a large number of them." ”

Hearing this, the three of them glanced at each other.

There is a score!

"By the way, Sister Qi'er, what do you want to find me?"