It didn't take long for Wang Yihuan to hurry over.

"Lord Wang! Something went wrong with the iron smelting. ”

Wang Siqi, who heard this, was stunned at first, but there was no obvious fluctuation on his face.

"Don't worry, speak slowly, what's going on?" The calmness on Wang Siqi's face eased Wang Yihuan's restless mood very well.

Wang Yihuan continued: "A few days ago, the Ministry of Industry sent people to come into our iron-smelting workshop to see, and it happened that I didn't work in the workshop that day when there was something at home. ”

"I also found the craftsmen who were busy at the time to ask questions, but our craftsmen are more clever, and they don't know what to ask, and after half an hour, I just arrived at the place and they saw me coming, and they left without asking anything."

"I thought it was strange at the time."

"Today, someone from the Ministry of Industry came again, saying... It is said that now the workshop under the Ministry of Industry wants to build the ordnance needed for the Northern Expedition for the imperial court, and there is a shortage of iron, not only to borrow the part of the iron we have previously stored, but also to lend the entire workshop to the Ministry of Industry for a period of time..."

Hearing Wang Yihuan tell the ins and outs of the matter, Wang Siqi immediately slapped his palm on the arm of the chair.

He scolded: "Isn't this a robbery? All right! Grabbed the head of the Baoyuan Bureau... The Ministry of Industry doesn't have enough iron material for itself, so it's going to find a way by itself? How? Could it be that without our Baoyuan Bureau, their Ministry of Industry wouldn't even be able to build the ordnance that the imperial court wanted? ”

"It's just a high-sounding excuse! Borrow? It's not that I look down on the Ministry of Industry, it's easy to borrow, and they can afford it? ”

"Don't borrow!"

Feng Zongwu on the side was a little worried and persuaded him: "My lord, now that the imperial court's northern expedition is imminent, I heard that those ordnance workshops under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry have been rotating day and night, in case it is really as they said, is it impossible for us not to borrow it?" ”

"I have already made it clear in front of the emperor about the iron furnace, and the imperial court will inevitably support our Baoyuan Bureau, and winter is coming soon... If you can't get a stove when the time comes, isn't that just a slap in the face? The people of the capital, the people of the Ming Dynasty, how will they look at our Baoyuan Bureau in the future? ”

"No! Absolutely not..."

Wang Siqi just thought about it with his ass, and knew that this matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

There must be someone behind the scenes, the relationship between the Baoyuan Bureau and the Ministry of Industry has never been very good, which is also caused by the contradictions between Wang Siqi and Wu Zhong again and again.

However, due to the fact that the Baoyuan Bureau has now completely escaped from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, it can be regarded as safe and sound on weekdays.

"Wu Shangshu is a good calculation, borrowing iron materials, borrowing workshops, why don't you say that I am the superintendent of the Baoyuan Bureau and borrowed it to the Ministry of Industry, so that his Shangshu is not in vain!"

The tone between Wang Siqi's words is not good, and of course it cannot be good.

"How's the workshop for the production of tin furnaces going? Do you have a selection of craftsmen? ”

"It's almost ready!"

"Then start work, according to the design drawings and assembly lines I gave before, each craftsman is only responsible for one link, and produce at full capacity as much as possible!"

Wang Yihuan hesitated a little, and asked repeatedly: "What about the Ministry of Industry?" ”

"Either come with a decree or call me out!"

"Understood!"

....

On the other side, in the Ministry of Works, officials sit on both sides.

The middle place is Wu Zhong's location, and not far from him is Xu Min in Langzhong, but what Wu Zhong doesn't know is that Xu Min has already been pinched to death by Wang Siqi.

"The iron material of the Baoyuan Bureau is very important, and now the process of building the imperial court's ordnance is very fast, and the military department and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies often send people to ask, and we are under a lot of pressure."

"Of course, I know that there are a lot of difficulties! One of the biggest difficulties is that the iron materials in many places will not be able to arrive in the capital in time for a while, resulting in a large gap in the iron materials stored by our Ministry of Industry, and these things must be solved from the Baoyuan Bureau. ”

Wu Zhong, who squinted his eyes, spoke one by one, but in fact, between the lines revealed the meaning of taking advantage of the spring breeze of this northern expedition to reap benefits from the Baoyuan Bureau.

There are a lot of people who want to get benefits from the Baoyuan Bureau, but there are very few of them, but there are countless people who end up with a discount.

Xu Min sat on the side, his forehead sweating slightly.

After several battles with Wang Siqi, Xu Min didn't think that Wu Zhong's strategy could succeed this time, and in the end, he would probably have to be slapped in the face again.

But at this moment, Wu Zhong spoke again: "Lord Xu has dealt with the Baoyuan Bureau a lot before, and he and Wang Siqi are also old friends... Therefore, this time, the matter of collecting iron materials from the Baoyuan Bureau will be handed over to Lord Xu. ”

"That's right! It can't be counted as a collection, but you can tell the Baoyuan Bureau that these iron materials are owed to them by the Ministry of Industry, and after the end of the Northern Expedition, they will find another time to return them. ”

Return?

Hell!

Xu Min suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This matter is very important, if it is handed over to Xu, I am afraid it will be difficult to live up to the expectations of adults, although the Baoyuan Bureau is small.. But everything is in the sky, I am afraid it will be difficult to bear this fate! ”

The appearance of sincere fear made Wu Zhong feel irritable.

looked at the officials and said: "Now that the northern expedition is imminent, the DPRK and China have issued an ultimatum more than once, and the affairs of the Ministry of Industry should be suspended at the same time, focusing on building ordnance and military supplies!" ”

"At this time, we have encountered a little difficulty, Baoyuan Bureau is a woman who married out of the Ministry of Industry, why can't we help our mother's family?"

"Even if it's him, Wang Siqi is here! Stand before me today! I also dare to say that this iron material and their iron-smelting workshop, he Baoyuan Bureau and Wang Siqi have to borrow! ”

Just when Wu Zhong was looking at everyone with great interest.

A small official hurriedly walked in from outside, and after entering the door, he first glanced left and right, there were too many people, so he had to lean behind Wu Zhong with a nervous face, and whispered: "Lord Wu, Wang Siqi from the Baoyuan Bureau is here, and he also brought two officials from the Baoyuan Bureau. ”

This is Cao Cao, Cao Cao to.

Thinking of Wang Siqi's character, Wu Zhong raised his eyebrows and said, "Where did he become the Ministry of Industry?" It's his Wang Siqi's home... Just said that the official was not there, let him come back another day, why don't you understand the rules at all? ”

The mother's family just now, how long has it been since they turned their faces.

Xu Min, who heard the side, made up his mind even more, this treasure source bureau must not go!