"Your Highness. The villain has been ordered by you to go around the rest of the workshops. ”

"There is nothing unusual about the glass kiln, but there are craftsmen who have been lost in the firearms workshop and steelmaking kiln recently."

"And, that Goryeo man named Wang Jae-hyun...... I have already left this afternoon. ”

After listening to the dog's report, Zhu Su was stunned, and his mind suddenly began to turn.

In several other places, there are craftsmen who have gone missing these days.

These craftsmen are all craftsmen registered in the Ministry of Industry, although the income is not high, and they are a little tired. But it can be said that as long as you don't offend the dignitaries, what you hold in your hand is also an iron rice bowl for generations.

It's impossible to run away into the mountains for no reason.

It doesn't matter if the steelmaking workshop has not yet achieved results, and the firearms workshop has a preliminary improvement of the gunpowder formula. However, the calcination process of cement in the cement workshop has been basically perfected, if the assembly line system is not strictly implemented, and the entire calcination process is known and then deceived ......

"Mei Ying." Zhu Su said coldly. "I'll ask you again, have you followed the production principles of the assembly line."

"Is there a craftsman who escaped with a complete cement recipe......"

"According to the truth, maybe this king can still spare your life."

Why did this Mei Ying hide it more, and urgently asked people to set fire to the public? In addition to discovering that the cement recipe may leak and worrying about affecting oneself, what other reasons can there be!

"Temple...... Your Highness, Your Majesty, how dare Your Majesty disobey Your Highness's orders......"

Mei Ying was excited, and barely squeezed out a flattering smirk. It's just that a thin face is squeezed more and more, but the more it looks extremely empty.

Zhu Su's face was already flushed with anger.

"Di Meng!"

Di Meng behind him came out of the queue. Zhu Su pointed his finger at Mei Ying.

"Let him tell the truth."

Di Meng clenched his fists, and the horsewhip in his right hand threw a loud whip in the air. Mei Ying was all over, and her legs were weak and she knelt directly on the ground.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! The next official is recruited, the next official is recruited! ”

"Xiaguan is indeed ...... I did recruit a few homeless people privately, so that they did not follow the assembly line and learned the method of cement calcination......"

"Xia Guan is conscientious and conscientious on weekdays, but he ...... It's just a little selfish, and I want to make a living for my family, Your Highness! ”

"The lower officials don't know about those thieves, so they are so bold that they sneaked out while they were in chaos......"

As he spoke, he was still kowtowing to himself.

Zhu Su watched coldly. As a cement kiln manager, he is naturally aware of the huge profits of cement. He was not Zhu Su's cronies, and it was reasonable for him to secretly ignore Fang Zi for some benefits with selfish intentions.

It's just that Zhu Su is most worried about the missing Wang Zaixian and the Jenny machine. If it is really Wang Zaixian who stole the cement recipe and left, and then discovered the secret of Jenny's spinning thread, the northeast of the Ming Dynasty may have to add a strong neighbor!

Zhu Su never believed in the so-called vassal states! The so-called vassals are just afraid of power and dare not make mistakes. It's okay if you don't make any contribution to the Chinese nation by yourself. If he erected a strong enemy for Huaxia in history, then what face does he have to call himself a descendant of Yan and Huang?

Therefore, if he was on weekdays, he should have been softened by Mei Ying's crying. Today he is furious. The splitter dodged the whip in Di Meng's hand, and hit Mei Ying who was kneeling on the ground.

"Where have the people gone, say!"

"Don't say it, this king killed you!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness, don't fight! Xiaguan ...... The villain doesn't know! ”

Mei Ying didn't dare to dodge, and was beaten with a few whips. "Villain...... The villain was eating and drinking in Jinfeng Mansion tonight, but when he got the news and rushed to arrive, the thief was gone......"

"!" Zhu Su couldn't help but burst out a dirty word that he hadn't said for many years, and kicked the waste to the ground. remembered that this guy said that Li Rong arrived in the cement kiln earlier than him, and immediately turned around and asked Li Rong: "Li Qianhu, when you came just now, did you see any traces of those craftsmen who took advantage of the chaos to escape?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the night was already dark at that time, and when I came, I only cared about putting out the fire......" Li Rong's tone was a little regretful.

"His grandmother's! At that time, I didn't expect that a thief was going to steal the recipe! ”

Zhu Su was speechless for a while, and his eyes fell on the pitch-black Bifeng Mountain behind him. Obviously, these homeless people were deliberately recruited by Mei Ying, a fool, for the sake of cement recipes.

Since you have been prepared, it is impossible not to be prepared for the future.

"How many roads are there from Yingcheon to Goryeo?" Zhu Su asked in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, this is suspicious...... Did the Korean student do this? Yao Guangxiao was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the implied meaning of Zhu Su's words.

"Yes...... The Koreans have always been afraid of my Ming Dynasty and extremely respectful to my Celestial Empire, how could they ......?"

"Goryeo, steal the country. He has always been good at stealing the clothes of my Chinese civilization, and he is sincere and obedient on the surface, but in fact he is afraid of authority and not virtuous. ”

"Don't forget that they were still vassals of the Northern Yuan before. If you really know the shame, will you be such a slave with three surnames? Zhu Su said coldly. Monk, don't ask so much, let me ask you, can you predict where these thieves are going? ”

"The cement square is a sharp weapon for building a city, and that loom can't easily fall into the hands of this stealing country!"

Yao Guangxiao was stunned, and he didn't know why Zhu Su gritted his teeth at Goryeo so much, and called him for stealing the country. But seeing that Zhu Su's face was so gloomy, even if he was impeached by Ru Taisu that day, he didn't dare to ask more.

Bowed his head and pondered for a while, "Those lost craftsmen were also bought by their peers. ”

"If you buy hearts with gold and silver, your hearts will be fickle. And there are many dreams at night, if my Chinese people think clearly, which one would be willing to go to the bitter cold land of Goryeo? Therefore, it will not hide in the mountains and forests with little food and clothing for a long time. I must return north in a hurry. ”

"If you really want to return north, you must cross the Yangtze River. And if you want to cross the river and go, you will take Qixiadu in the east. ”

"There are many Jiangdu near Yingtian, and there are more than ten of them. How can you be sure that the bird thief will go to Qixiadu? Li Rong was puzzled.

"Qixiadu is located in the east of Yingtian. Although it takes a lot of time to go from west to east, it is also difficult to predict, and this is one of them. Yao Guangxiao explained.

"Two." He looked at Mei Ying, who was still throwing herself from the ground on the ground. "Didn't General Lee find out?"

"There were accidents in cement kilns and steelmaking kilns, but now the most prosperous glass kiln is fine."

"Over there in the glass kiln, it was the old man Zhuang who was personally promoted by the prince to do the work."

"But the steward of this cement kiln is a relative of the Hou Mei family in Runan; The manager of the glass kiln is the brother-in-law of the Hou Tang family in Yan'an; And the manager of the firearms workshop is the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Ji'an. ”

"......" Zhu Su's eyes narrowed slightly. In this way, it is likely that these things are still involved in the princes' mansions?

Remembering that Wang Zaixian was originally attracted by Zhu Xian, Yao Guangxiao's conjecture is really possible!

"Then how can you be sure that the thieves will go to Qixiadu?" Zhu Su asked.

"Goryeo is just a small land, and he doesn't dare to turn his face against me. There will certainly be no handle left. If you are crossing from another ferry port, you need to show the wayway certificate. Yao Guangxiao continued.

"But Qi Xiadu is guarded by Yongjiahou's cronies!"

(End of chapter)