Although King Yu and King Su are both princes and have extremely noble statuses, they have always been well-behaved and have never had the idea of the treasury.

Of course, 1.6 million taels is just revenue, which is far from net profit, but this has been automatically filtered.

"One hundred and sixty thousand taels a year, so three hundred thousand taels is really not much, so I will send a letter to ask my relatives to sell their ancestral property and make up enough for 100,000 taels, I will contribute 50,000 taels myself, and the rest will be lent to King Su."

Huang Zhengyuan is also a ruthless person, and when he heard that the prospects were so broad, he immediately gambled on his life.

King Yu glanced at him in surprise, but Huang Zhengyuan picked up the cup and nodded at him, King Yu seemed to know, and didn't say anything.

Xu Rui had long expected the result, and he was not surprised, but frequently clinked glasses with the three of them, and the celebration was expected.

In the end, it is the heart of a teenager, the four young people rarely get together, and they have the direction of joint efforts, and the atmosphere is suddenly a lot warmer, while thinking about the rolling silver, while enjoying the food.

When they were full of wine and food, and several people also chatted about the warm place, Xu Rui suddenly said: "Running a business is nothing more than three points: capital, talent and technology, and now the capital and technology are in place, but there is a lack of talents, I don't know if the three can be recommended?" ”

"I don't know what kind of talent Brother Xu wants?"

Huang Zhengyuan asked.

Xu Rui said: "Don't hide it from the three, although the needs of the military department are tempting, but the production of so many new crossbows in a year can't let me hold a small mallet and knock it slowly, right?" ”

There are no technical schools in this world, and the craftsmen are all inherited by masters and apprentices, and the number is very small.

This may not have any effect on small-scale factory production, but if large-scale factory production is to be carried out, the mechanic is the first problem.

The three of Yuwang also seemed to realize the importance of this issue, and they were a little embarrassed to look at each other.

"Actually, it's not that Brother Xu wants no people, but I'm afraid it's hard to get."

After hesitating for a moment, Huang Zhengyuan suddenly said something, and King Yu and King Su instantly knew who he was talking about, first nodded, and then shook his head with a wry smile.

"Oh?"

Xu Rui became interested and asked, "I don't know who Brother Huang is talking about?" ”

Huang Zhengyuan looked at the two princes and said, "The next one is the Yuan family." ”

"The Yuan family?"

King Su explained: "The Yuan family is a family of builders, inherited for hundreds of years, proficient in civil engineering, smelting, carpentry, etc., serving the country for generations, and Yuan Zixiong, the head of the Yuan family of this generation, is the master of this aspect, and once served as a general of the Ministry of Industry.

However, three years ago, the Yuan family was condemned by his father because of the Changxingqiao case, took away his official position, and never used it. ”

"What about the Changxing Bridge case?"

Xu Rui asked.

King Yu said: "Five years ago, it was the tenth anniversary of my father's accession to the throne, and he ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a Changxing Bridge that symbolizes the health of the world, and this matter finally fell on the head of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family naturally did not dare to slack off, and it took two years to build a stone bridge, the stone bridge was strong and spacious, beautiful, and some people said at that time that this bridge would be able to protect the Great Wei for hundreds of years with the same father and emperor.

But no one expected that at the acceptance ceremony, the Changxing Bridge, which was said to have not fallen for hundreds of years, suddenly collapsed, and more than 300 forbidden troops who were marching on it fell into the water, killing and injuring more than 200 people.

This incident shocked the world, and immediately some officials impeached the Ministry of Industry for cutting corners and disregarding human lives, and even officials of the Ministry of Etiquette lamented that this matter was detrimental to the national fortune.

The father was furious and immediately ordered someone to investigate thoroughly, but he sent three waves of people in a row and did not find any evidence, which made the theory of the decline of the country's fortunes even more boiling, and the impact was no less than the defeat of Jingyang.

In order to quickly calm down the situation, the father personally condemned the case as dereliction of duty, hundreds of officials of the Ministry of Industry were convicted, and the Yuan family was expelled from the court and never to be used.

After that, the Yuan family blamed themselves, had no face to meet people, never opened the door to meet customers again, and refused all invitations to build, so although the Yuan family was the most suitable for Brother Xu, it was also the most difficult to get. ”

"So the Yuan family should be the public loser of this world?"

After listening to Yuwang's narration, Xu Rui muttered to himself.

"Loser?"

King Su was stunned.

Xu Rui came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Maybe I have a way to invite them out of the mountain." ”

"Really?"

All three of them were stunned.

King Su asked, "What is Brother Xu's plan?" ”

Xu Rui said with a smile: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed. ”

King Su rolled his eyes and wanted to ask again, but King Yu suddenly put down his wine glass lightly, and his face became serious.

"Brother Xu, when it comes to preparation, this king suddenly remembered something, and he has to remind you to know."

"Oh? What is so solemn? ”

Seeing that King Yu said solemnly, Xu Rui also became serious.

King Yu said: "Salt and iron have always been the lifeblood of the country, unless it is approved by the imperial court, it is a felony to smelt iron privately." ”

"The direct procurement of the Ministry of War also needs the approval of the imperial court?"

Xu Rui asked.

King Yu nodded: "Whenever the furnace is opened for iron smelting, it must be surveyed and approved, and the Ministry of War is only responsible for procurement, regardless of others, the salt and iron survey and approval is responsible for the household department, and the iron smelting in the capital is in addition to the survey and approval of the household department, and the verification documents of the imperial horse supervisor of the inner court are also required." ”

"Hiss......"

Xu Rui frowned, he had already known about the salt and iron franchise, but this time he did business directly with the military department so he didn't take this matter to heart, and now that Yuwang specially proposed it, it was not so easy to fool around.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor is okay, not to mention that he just saved Wang Shunde's mother, and even Gonggong Cao can handle this matter for him, but the household department will not be so easy to speak.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the survey and approval of the salt and iron monopoly will naturally not be unlimited, if he wants to get the survey and approval, he has to grab other people's cakes, and others must not fight with him?

What's more, the large order of 1.6 million taels of the Ministry of War will definitely make many people red, and it is difficult to say that there are already people making up their minds, and if there is a problem in the survey and approval, things will become very tricky.

In fact, he can also directly purchase finished accessories from others, firstly, to benefit others, so that there are fewer people who are red-eyed, and secondly, he can also bypass the imperial court's control of salt and iron.

But Xu Rui's plan for the Galaxy Group is far more than two weapons, and if you want to develop the industry, you must get the license for the production of iron tools, otherwise all the blueprints will not be able to be implemented in the future.

"I don't know if the prince can speak?"

Xu Rui asked.

King Yu shook his head: "Everything else is easy to say, but the king can't interfere in the affairs of the household, at most he can only knock on the side for you, and it depends on you whether it succeeds or not." ”

"Oh......"

Xu Rui was slightly disappointed when he heard this.

Huang Zhengyuan hurriedly explained for King Yu: "Brother Xu doesn't know, His Royal Highness King Yu has just supervised the Criminal Department, which has opened a precedent for princes to participate in the official affairs of the six ministries, which has caused a lot of criticism.

In addition, Du Ruonai, the head of the cabinet, was a student of Huang Tingzhi, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Huang Tingzhi was the father of Concubine Yin and the grandfather of King Liao.

Not to mention that Du Ruo doesn't have to sell the prince's face at all, after the prince supervises the criminal department, the relationship with the king of Liao is becoming more and more delicate, and if he forcibly intervenes, the final result is likely to backfire. ”

Hearing Huang Zhengyuan mention this, King Yu sighed helplessly and said with emotion: "The emperor's family, brothers are suspicious, this is the saddest place." ”

King Su said indignantly: "The fourth brother is upright, but the seventh brother is a little narrow-minded, isn't it just a criminal department supervisor, and you didn't take the initiative to ask for it, why didn't he go to his father to shake his face?" ”

"Sixth, what are you talking about?"

King Yu was displeased.

King Su pouted: "Originally, he has a lot of things, and he doesn't care about the prince every day, but now he is still looking for the fourth brother's bad luck, I think he simply went to his father and asked his father to pass the throne directly to him!" ”

"Shut up! Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, if these words are heard by others, do you know the consequences?! ”

King Yu let out a low snort, and King Su also realized that there was something wrong with his words, and closed his mouth in disagreement.

Xu Rui didn't talk, but he had a plan in his heart.

As the saying goes, the most ruthless emperor family, no matter which monarch has to face the stage of succession, with the history of another world, the more majestic the emperor, the more sons, the more successful, the more troublesome it is when passing on the throne.

Emperor Hongwei is high, several sons are gradually growing up, and the battle for the throne will slowly surface.

Although there are many benefits to pulling the two princes into the shares, it is also possible that they will be included in their party, and now they are still a small person, and there will be no danger for the time being, but once they make achievements in the future, they are likely to become the target of others eager to eradicate them.

How many people have fallen on the road of "fighting for the country", Xu Rui just wants to live this life well, at least he doesn't want to join the team of any prince now, it seems that he will need to pay more attention to these aspects in the future.

Thinking of this, Xu Rui smiled and said: "The prince doesn't have to worry about this matter, I have my own way to get the survey approval, you just wait for the good news." ”

Huang Zhengyuan said with a smile: "Brother Xu can't do anything, I will wish Brother Xu success in advance!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his glass and swept away the gloom of the moment.

King Yu and King Su also raised their wine glasses with a smile, but for some reason, Xu Rui seemed to see a little disappointment in King Yu's eyes.

A good feast, the guests and the hosts are happy, and they disperse.

On the return carriage, King Yu and Huang Zhengyuan sat opposite each other and drank tea, each thinking about their own thoughts.

"The prince has been keeping a low profile since he supervised the Criminal Department, why did he suddenly want to go to Xu Rui's troubled waters?"

Huang Zhengyuan asked.

King Yu put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Both for people and for wealth." ”

Huang Zhengyuan frowned: "Among the princes, you are the most friendly with Xu Rui, and you have always been weak, and the need for wealth is not abundant, why take such a big risk?" ”

King Yu sighed, looked at the street scene outside the window, and said lightly: "This king is good friends with Xu Rui, and he is not short of money, but these are not enough......"

"Not enough?"

Huang Zhengyuan was slightly stunned, King Yu wanted to tie Xu Rui firmly to his side, and he also wanted more money, could it be ......

He suddenly stared at King Yu.

King Yu turned around and said, "There is a stage, and this king has been hesitant to go up before, but now he has made a decision. ”

"Ah, the prince has finally decided?!"

Huang Zhengyuan exclaimed, and was suddenly pleasantly surprised.