In this way, after Ning Ya exposed the identity of the prince of Pingkang, he was not troubled, but was sent to the school by Wen Chen, and became a lecturer for science teaching instead of himself, which can be regarded as a proper placement.

The remnants of the more than 700 Ning troops gathered by Huang Xiao for many months were basically all incorporated under Wen Chen's command, and they were paid monthly salaries, which were both private troops and laborers.

But even so, there are still a few Ning soldiers who are unwilling to surrender, no matter when and where, there are many hard-headed guys in this world.

Dao Jiu knew that the shopkeeper had done his best, and after pretending to let them go in front of everyone, he immediately ordered Tu Sanqian to follow behind, and intercept and kill the dozens of iron-headed babies thirty miles outside the city, so as to get rid of the troubles for Wen Chen.

According to Wen Chen's original words, he was not afraid that the King of Zhennan would know about his taking in Ning Peizhi's remnants, but it was also at this time that Lincheng received the news.

And the twelve maidservants that the eldest prince gave to Wen Chen were also much more honest after being poured a table of pig's blood, and they were respectful to His Royal Highness the Sea King, and they didn't dare to have any dissent.

It wasn't until later that they learned that the reason why Wen Chen intercepted Hexiang's letter back to Lincheng was not because the letter contained words of dissatisfaction, but because Hexiang was not black enough.

So, when Hexiang sent the letter back again, the content of the letter became:

"His Royal Highness the Sea King has corrupted his moral quality, robbed a married woman, and took her as a concubine, and the people complained."

"His Royal Highness the Sea King went out hunting, and met more than 30 spies from the Southern Qi Dynasty, leading the defenders of the 500 estuaries to abandon their armor and flee, and accidentally fell off their horses on the way and broke their left leg, leaving a hidden disease."

"His Royal Highness the Sea King posted a notice to inform the merchants that they wanted to auction off the old mansion of the prince, and after being known by the Taishou of the estuary, he took a stick and drove the street for seven days, and then knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, so as to avoid a fat beating!"

……

In short, all the disloyalty, injustice, and unfilial piety in the world, His Royal Highness the Sea King who exposed his true nature have done it all over again.

Wen Chen in the letter is simply an out-and-out bastard, making Hekou City a miasma, the people are full of complaints, and the relationship with Taishou Pei Zhi is even more like fire and water, and even Pei Zhi forcibly led troops to surround the mansion and put him under house arrest to prevent him from going out and doing mischief!

And speaking of letters, I have to mention Concubine Chen, who is sick with her son, the old mother will send a letter to her family almost every three days, and her concern will even overflow the paper, worried that her honest son will be bullied by Pei Zhi, and even more worried that Wen Chen will not be able to eat and dress in this place where birds don't.

Every time Wen Chen touched the tears that had long been dried on the letterhead, he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, and secretly decided that when he had the opportunity, he would definitely serve his mother well.

In reality, the estuary city is prosperous.

Two months after the beginning of spring, the people in the city worked overtime and finally completed the glass order of 1.2 million taels of silver signed before April.

With the settlement of the final payment, the estuary city became rich overnight, and those experienced skilled workers, in just a few months, earned back the ordinary income of three or four years, even if they were halfway entrants, there were also dozens of taels of income.

As a result, since May, there have been a large number of houses renovated in the city, and the yellow mud houses that were originally on the verge of collapse have all been turned into blue brick houses.

Like Qingcheng, which was originally known as the capital of Budu, Hekou City has also become a veritable capital of glass, with countless glass shops springing up in the streets and alleys.

With the wholesale purchase of special products by business travelers from all over the world, driving the flow of population, various inns, bathing centers, takeaways and other industries are also gradually emerging under the control of Wen Chen.

Recalling the local scene half a year ago, even Taishou Pei Zhi sighed that these past few months have been like a dream, and it feels too unreal!

The seventh day of the fifth month.

In front of the Neptune Temple in the center of Hekou City, there is a bronze statue of Neptune more than one zhang high, with majestic eyes and a sword to the south!

In the huge glass box next to it, the manta ray fish bones that were cut in half by Wen Chen are quietly placed, and the stone tablet on one side is also engraved with the story of Wen Chen's angry beheading of the Siren, which is for the people and merchants to pay homage to.

Wen Chen stood in front of the bronze statue and covered his face in great shame, this look was too fucking sick in middle school, just like his mother's light warrior.

"I said, Master Pei, there are so many handsome and handsome shapes in this king's daily life, can't you choose a slightly more beautiful one to cast into a bronze statue?"

Pei Zhi's face turned grim, "If His Royal Highness the Sea King is not satisfied, let them do it again!" ”

"Excuse me!" Wen Chen waved his hand helplessly, "In the future, this kind of thing that will cost the people and money, if you can, try not to do it." ”

"This is not the meaning of a humble person, the people in the city are crazy, saying that His Royal Highness is their great benefactor, if they don't erect a statue to worship, heaven will not tolerate it!"

Pei Zhi is reasonable, "The main thing is that I also think that letting them burn incense to His Royal Highness's glass statue at home, the implication is really not good, it is better to build a Neptune Temple directly!" ”

"By the way, Your Highness, Sun Datou came over last month, but he placed an order for three million taels of silver glaze, and clearly required that it should be delivered before August, but now the craftsmen in the city are black and white, and it is less than one percent, and there are other goods agreed upon, so we have to find a way quickly!"

Since the end of last year, Sun Wuqi's goods went back to Nanqi for several months without any news, and when he appeared again, he directly brought him a big gift, perhaps the temptation of new firearms was too great, and the lord of Nanqi personally ordered a one-time order of three million taels of silver glass from Hekou City, and he happily paid half of the deposit of the total payment!

This made Pei Zhi surprised and delighted, with the current production capacity of Hekou City, it was simply impossible to meet the needs of Nanqi, but the strange thing was that Wen Chen still agreed to the proposal of August delivery, which made him very puzzled!

"Your Highness, why don't we take the money and break the contract? It's a big deal to fight those grandchildren again, and we won't suffer anyway! ”

A touch of cunning flashed on Pei Zhi's face, since listening to Wen Chen's words, after going out to study every morning, in addition to being much more meticulous in his usual style, his thoughts are not as straightforward as before.

Wen Chen smiled and shook his head, "One yard is one yard, the most important thing in doing business is a letter, so many people in the city are watching, how can you say that if you break the contract, you will break the contract?" ”

Pei Zhi pursed his lips, "Anyway, so many orders can't be completed, when His Highness promised him, didn't he also think about black eating black?" ”

"Of course not!"

Wen Chen said helplessly, "Have the two hundred machines that this king asked you to build before been completed?" ”

"Is it the thing called the steam engine? It's already done, and I'm still eating ashes in the warehouse now! ”

"Then there is no problem, the king's people have already gone to the city to pick up a group of distinguished guests a few days ago, and when they come, they can start work immediately!"

Fucheng is the port city where the fleet of foreign devils Reddick has landed in Dasheng, and they only pass by here once every six months, counting the days, it should have almost arrived.

And the one who arrived with him should also have the rubber that he asked Reddick to look for on his behalf!

"From now on, the focus of our development can no longer be on the manufacture of glass, since we have the silver in our hands, we have to build the infrastructure of the city as soon as possible, what about the layout of the new city that this king gave you last time?"

"Here!"

Pei Zhi hurriedly took out a three-foot-sized piece of paper from his arms and unfolded it, with simple lines on the top, outlining a grand blueprint for the city!

Schools, hospitals, hotels, yamen office buildings, parks, ...... There is even a service center for the elderly, and even he, who has traveled north and south for most of his life, thinks he has seen many big people in the world, and when he learns the purpose of these buildings, he is speechless!

"Here!" Wen Chen pointed to the location in the north of the city, "This king plans to build a new station here, lay a railway to Fucheng and Pengcheng in the west, speed up the flow of goods, and improve efficiency, Lord Pei can start preparing for this matter in the near future!" ”

"Iron ...... Railway? ”

Pei Zhi was stunned, is it because the official road in Jiaozhou is not enough, is this His Royal Highness the Sea King gone? Why build roads? Or iron?!