After Sharif fled, Timur was furious and immediately issued a reward of 100,000 silver coins.

However, after this incident, Timur no longer trusted others, and personally took command as an official in charge of the craftsmen, and was bound to overcome the problem of weapons.

When Timur was furious, Sharif had already come to Kangju country, and at the same time donated 500,000 taels of gold to Zhu Yunxi, he also wrote a book of all the information about Timur he knew, intending to use it as a bargaining chip for his promotion in Daming.

However, to Sharif's surprise, as soon as he identified himself and explained his intentions, he was ordered to be locked up by Zhu Yunxi.

While Sharif was in prison and at a loss, there was a heated debate in the court of the Ming Dynasty over his affairs.

One faction believes that Sharif is a traitor, and that the Ming Dynasty is an example for all the nations of the world, and should return him to Timur.

In this way, it can not only show the position of the Ming Dynasty to all the countries of the world, but also put an end to the Ming people's intention of surrendering to foreign enemies.

The other faction believes that Sharif admired the Ming culture and came to take refuge, and that people had important secrets, which was considered a merit to the Ming Dynasty, and that the Ming should treat others well and protect them.

Zhu Yunxi watched the two factions arguing, and his heart was also very entangled.

He never thought that so many big things would be decided in one word, and he would be entangled in such a small matter.

If he stood in the emperor's position, he would definitely not like the presence of traitors under his command.

Therefore, it would be best to return it to Timur and let Timur personally dispose of it.

This will not only make a statement of one's position, but also give a warning to those who want to be traitors.

But in this way, it hurts those traitors who want to betray the country and seek glory to come to the Ming Dynasty, which in turn will promote the harmony of the monarchs and ministers of other countries.

Zhu Yunxi listened for a while, and then took a step forward under the pretext of being unwell, and let the Kangdu officials quarrel and play by themselves.

Seeing this, Zhang Zongjun also found a reason to leave the court and secretly caught up with Zhu Yunxi.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"

"Me?"

"Actually, you shouldn't ask this kind of question, you should know better in your heart than I do."

Zhang Zongjun smiled when he heard this.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but this kind of thing cannot be seen purely from the perspective of the emperor, but also from the perspective of interests."

"The reason why the Qin Dynasty is strong is because of the talents of the six countries."

"Daming wants to be strong forever, and he must also open his arms to talents from other countries."

"This Sharif Weichen has studied it, and he is actually a good talent, but Timur does not understand the way of industry at all, and only knows how to make unrealistic plans and tasks indiscriminately, which forced him to rebel."

"If we return it to Timur, it will not only kill a person, but also chill the hearts of the people of the world to abandon the darkness and turn to the light!"

"Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty accept this person and reuse this person to give a signal to the Western countries."

"That is, the country is not happy, and there can be a more open and stronger country to turn to."

Zhu Yunxi listened to Zhang Zongjun's suggestion and thought about it seriously.

"Okay, you'll be responsible for this, and I'll leave it alone."

"Your Majesty, Thank You, Weichen!"

Zhang Zongjun looked at the back of Zhu Yunxi leaving, and knew that this was the limit of what Zhu Yunxi could do.

As the emperor, he will definitely not publicize this matter in a big way, let alone reuse this person in a high-profile manner.

Therefore, what Zhu Yunxi said doesn't matter is to ignore it and do whatever he wants.

Zhang Zongjun left the palace and went directly to the prison and interrogated Sharif.

Sharif was already frightened, and when he saw a Ming official coming to visit him, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Please Daming must take me in, don't send me back......"

"If I am sent back, His Majesty Timur can cut me with a thousand knives, woo woo woo ......"

Zhang Zongjun listened to Sharif's fluent Daming official dialect, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, and I speak fluent Da Ming."

Sharif said with a smile reluctantly squeezing out a smile when he heard this.

"The villain has followed a Ming man to learn the official language of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child, and he has admired the Ming culture since he was a child......"

Zhang Zongjun doesn't believe this kind of nonsense, if it weren't for Daming hitting Kangju City, this kind of person wouldn't have said such things.

"Tell me, what useful information did you bring this time?"

When Sharif heard this, a look of vigilance immediately appeared in his eyes.

"You ......"

"Can I trust you?"

"Besides, you won't take my information and sell me to Timur with your backhand, right?"

"I've heard that your Majesty is trying to send me back......"

Zhang Zongjun shook his head when he heard this.

"No!"

"I just finished communicating with our Majesty, and His Majesty said that he would not care about this matter anymore."

"Therefore, you can rest assured that you will hand over the information to me, and I will not only protect your safety, but also appoint you with an official position and put you in charge of the Ming Dynasty's craftsman camp in Kangdu."

"Huh?"

When Sharif heard this, he only felt that happiness had come too suddenly.

In the morning, he also heard that Daming was going to sell himself to Timur, why did he have such a big change before it was time for lunch?

"You're not going to lie to me, are you?"

"The old man is the auxiliary minister of the Ming Military Aircraft Department, how can he deceive you as a petty official?"

"In addition, the old man is not very interested in your information, and we also have our own people in Isfahan, and they will continue to send information back."

"It's likely that you haven't gathered as much information as we have!"

"Uh-uh......"

Sharif looked down and thought about it, feeling that what the other party said might be true. There are merchants from all over the world in Isfahan, and there may be how many people are spies.

"I ...... I don't believe ......"

"Unless you can swear in the name of Pearl, swear that you didn't deceive me, you will really give me an official position......"

Zhang Zongjun sneered when he heard this.

"The old man will never swear, but the old man can let you out first, and appoint you to the position of general as a supervisor, and then give the old man the information you have when you believe it."

"Huh?"

Zhang Zongjun didn't bother to bother with such a little minion anymore when he said this, and immediately turned around and left.

Sharif looked at Zhang Zongjun's back, still unable to believe what he had just heard, until the prison guards came to tell him that he could go, and he tentatively left the cell.

As soon as Sharif came out of the cell, he saw several Ming scribes waiting for him outside the door, and immediately bowed when he saw him coming out of the cell.

"Meet the Prisoner!"

"Will be the prisoner, this is your official uniform and official seal ......"

Sharif Mo was wearing a beautiful official uniform, and finally believed what Zhang Zongjun said.

"Dare to ask a few adults ......"

"Don't dare...... You are the chief of the prison, and we are only cooperating with your scribes, how dare you be called an adult. ”

Sharif was also a hereditary nobleman of the Timurid Empire, and a look at the humble expressions of several people knew that they were really in awe of themselves.

Therefore, he also changed his name.

"Do you know Zhang Zongjun?"

"You're talking about Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang is our Ming Dynasty's minister, and he is a big man who can meet His Majesty the Emperor at any time, and it's usually difficult for us to take a look."

"Is that so?"

According to Zhang Zongjun's treatment, Sharif compared the official position of the Timurid Empire and found that this guy turned out to be at the level of prime minister.

An official of this level will never lie to himself, right?

"I didn't wear the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, you can ......"

Before Sharif could finish speaking, several scribes stepped forward to help him change into official uniforms.

"Our yamen is in ......"

"Please come with me......"

Sharif followed a few scribes to the workshop outside the city and to his private office.

"My lord, this is your duty room, and you will work here in the future."

"Later, we'll take you to your house, a two-story building not far from the craftsman's camp."

"Oooh......"

"You...... How many craftsmen are there in our craftsman camp? ”

"Back to my lord, there were 30,000 at the beginning of the year, but many of them have been transferred, and now there are only 3,000 left."

"Three thousand, ......"

Sharif could not hide his disappointment, because the number of craftsmen he could mobilize in Isfahan was 100,000, but by the time he reached the Ming Dynasty, there were only 3,000.

"Well, no less."

"Tell me about what I'm usually responsible for?"

"My lord, you only need to supervise production and complete the production tasks issued by the imperial court with quality and quantity."

"What are the tasks of our craftsman camp now?"

"There are farm tools to build, iron smelting, saddles, armor, swords, etc., ......"

"Oooh......"

When Sharif heard this, he was a little disappointed.

Because there was no firearms manufacturing that he was most looking forward to, it seems that the Ming court did not trust the officials in the Kangdu region and did not hand over the secret recipe for the production of firearms to them to manage.

Sharif inquired about his daily work, and then happily became a Ming official.

Zhang Zongjun also admired Sharif for being able to enter the role so quickly, not only hyped up his affairs, but also introduced him very enthusiastically into the former Samar faction officials in Kangdu City.

The so-called Samar faction is the faction formed after the surrender of the former Timurid Empire officials to the Ming Dynasty.

Because they were basically officials of Samarkand, they were called the Samar faction.

Zhang Zongjun looked at the large report on Sharif's deeds of "abandoning darkness and turning to light", and asked the scribe of the craftsman camp.

"How's Sharif doing?"

"Lord Hui, this person is quite disciplined, and more than 3,000 craftsmen are managed by him in an orderly manner."

"And this person is very good at learning, it only took a few days to understand the knowledge of the management of the Ming craftsman's camp, and put forward his own opinions."

"Now the craftsman camp adopts the public examination and assessment system formulated by Sharif, and the work efficiency of craftsmen has increased by 30%!"

"Sancheng?"

Zhang Zongjun couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

The reward and punishment system of the Ming craftsman camp is formulated by him and His Majesty the Emperor personally, and has been known as the most perfect reward and punishment system in the Ming Dynasty.

"How did he do it?"

The scribe was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"It's hard to say......"

"What's not to say?"

"He felt that he was a little dishonorable in this matter, but he did not change anything, but added a rule to the system established by the adults, that only the first 1,500 craftsmen who had completed the prescribed work could worship and receive the blessings of Ah Fu every day."

"That's it?"

"Right...... That's all ......"

Zhang Zongjun felt that he had time to take the time to take a look at this guy and see how he had changed the craftsman camp.

He didn't believe that the bulk religion of the Timurid Empire had such great power.

Sharif worked as a general supervisor in Kangdu for half a month, and not only did he know everything about his work, but he also found many old acquaintances in the city.

Through the understanding of these people, he not only knew Zhang Zongjun's true strength, but also knew that he was now the target of "abandoning the dark and turning to the light" that Daming focused on.

This made him very happy, and he felt that his life had finally been saved.

It's just that when he thinks of the man in the cloak next to His Majesty Timur, he still has a feeling of worry in his heart.

He was not afraid that Timur would attack Kangdu, but he was afraid that His Majesty Timur would send assassins to assassinate him.

Therefore, he has been struggling in recent days, wondering whether he should take the initiative to inform Daming of Timur's plan and let Daming prepare early.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw the familiar figure in a purple robe on the site of the craftsman's camp.

"Lord Zhang?"

At this time, Zhang Zongjun was visiting the scene of 1,500 people worshipping in the craftsman camp.

How to describe it, in his opinion, this scene is a bit spectacular.

I saw that everyone knelt on the ground very reverently, and the follower Ah Fu prayed word by word.

This made Zhang Zongjun, who had never believed in God, suddenly feel awe-inspired, and his soul seemed to be purified.

But he soon woke up and realized that this kind of thing was a double-edged sword.

Although in a short period of time, it increased the enthusiasm of the craftsmen to work and improved their work efficiency. But in the long run, it has buried huge hidden dangers in the management of Daming.

The reason is very simple, once the edict of the Ming Dynasty does not match the teachings given to them, do they obey the Ming Dynasty, or do they obey the divine spokesman Ah Fu?

If Ah Fu was rebelled against and became a traitor to the Ming Dynasty, and called on the craftsmen to rebel with him in the name of the gods, would these craftsmen follow?

Just as Zhang Zongjun was thinking about how to prevent this kind of thing from happening, he suddenly heard someone calling for him.

"Master Zhang, you ...... How did you get here? ”

When Zhang Zongjun saw that it was Sharif, a fox-like cunning smile immediately appeared on his face.

"You kid can, you did a good job, the old man has decided to play Your Majesty, let Your Majesty personally reward you."

"Thank you, sir!"

"The villain swears allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and allegiance to the adult......"

Zhang Zongjun laughed happily when he heard this.

"Yes, it's only been a few days since you came to Daming, have you learned to make sycophants?"

"Not bad, yes, the children can be taught!"

"Thank you for the compliment, but the villain has something important to report this time, and I hope the adults will hold their backs......"

When Zhang Zongjun heard this, he immediately ordered his entourage not to follow him and led Sharif to a secluded place.

"Tell me, tell the old man something confidential."

"My lord, when the villain was with the thief chief Timur, he heard a very important news, and Timur decided to restart the Eagle's Nest plan and train a group of assassins who were specially used to deal with the Ming Dynasty!"

(End of chapter)