Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 412
Chapter 408

Wei Hao was a little depressed when he heard Du Yuan say that, there were not enough people, but now Wannian County really needs a lot of people, and Wei Hao gave those workshops and the county government a rule to hire workers, that is, only People from this county must be registered, and if they are not registered, they cannot be used.

"Nobody? Hmm!" After hearing this, Wei Hao thought for a while with his hands behind his back, and then asked Du Yuan, "Is there enough sand and gravel? There are not many places to dig now, right? The water has also risen, right? "

"We can still dig for a few more days!" Du Yuan said to Wei Hao.

"That's how it is. When the time comes, let those workshops pick people. The workshops pick people first, pick young people to learn a craft, and old people can follow us to learn road construction. In this case, there will be For wages, we can only do this first, if there is still a shortage of people, then we will recruit those who are registered in Chang'an County, anyway, it is just a sentence, those who are not registered, just don't use it, no one can say it is useless!" Wei Hao Confessed to Du Yuan.

"Yes, county magistrate!" Du Yuan nodded and said,
Soon, Du Yuan and the others began to report on the situation in Wannian County, while Lu Zishan stood by, and he had not been assigned anything yet.

After those people finished their reports, Wei Hao also nodded and began to arrange things. Then he asked Du Yuan to take Lu Zishan to do things, and Wei Hao rode to the eastern suburbs.

After Changsun Wuji met the saint, he returned to his mansion. The family was also preparing for his trip. After Changsun Chong heard the news from Tiefang, he also came back. Don't deal with it, it's also my own father,

Therefore, this time when Changsun Wuji went far away, Changsun Chong returned home. Moreover, this morning Li Shimin's oral order also went to Tiefang, asking Changsun Chong to come back and rest for three months. Go to work in the iron workshop.

"Father!" Changsun rushed off the horse and went to the living room. He found Changsun Wuji drinking tea, so he went over to greet him. The servant girl beside him brought water for Changsun and asked him to wash his hands.

"Well, I'm back. Dad is going on a long trip, and we need you to watch over the family. So, I begged His Majesty to let you come back first. Is there any objection?" Changsun Wuji stared at Changsun Chong and asked. stand up.

"I have no objection, father, but why are you sent to patrol the border this time? Isn't border patrol the business of princes? The crown prince can't go, but other princes can go?" Chang Sun Chong asked his eldest grandson in doubt.

"Don't ask so many questions about what His Majesty decides, um, let's go to the study and talk about it!" Changsun Wuji stood up and said to Changsun Chong. After the eldest grandson washed his hands, he went to the study and arrived at the study. Finally, I found that Changsun Wuji had already made tea there.

"Father, you have to be careful when you go out, but it's okay, it's going to be summer soon, and it won't be too cold in the north, but you still have to be careful not to catch the wind and cold!" Chang Sun Chong sat down and said to Looking at Changsun Wuji and said.

"This old man knows that the old man needs to tell you some things. If the old man is not at home, you should not go out to play. There is something at home, but I need to ask you to make up your mind. In addition, if you encounter big things, you can talk to your mother. Discuss, if you still can't make a decision, go to the empress and let her give you an idea!" Changsun Wuji said to Changsun Chong,
Chang Sunchong nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Well, Dad asked you something, you are not allowed to tell anyone, including Wei Hao, and your brother Huan'er!" Changsun Wuji thought of his errands, so he couldn't help but want to ask. Did someone else know about this matter, or else, how did Li Shimin know about this news, why is he so sure that someone secretly sold pig iron to the enemy country?
"Well, okay, dad, tell me!" Changsun Chong nodded and looked at Changsun Wuji!

"If you leak the news, Dad will lose his head!" Changsun Wuji continued to stare at Changsun Chong and said,
Chang Sun Chong was stunned for a moment, then sat upright, staring at Chang Sun Wuji.

"Father asks you, do you know that the pig iron from your iron workshop is going to be sold to other countries?" Changsun Wuji stared at Changsun Chong and asked.

"Well, it can't be, Dad, I really haven't heard the news!" Chang Sun Chong was stunned for a moment, this was the first time he knew the news.

"Oh, you don't know? Then do you think Fang Yi knows?" Changsun Wuji continued to stare at Changsun Chong and asked.

"You probably don't know. This matter is no small matter. We are only responsible for transporting the pig iron to the various state capitals. We don't care about the rest, and the state capitals will report how much they need. We don't care about this. Anyway, the transportation has passed. I will get back all the money I sold last time!" Chang Sun Chong said to Chang Sun Wuji,

Changsun Wuji heard this, and stood up involuntarily, thinking about who reported this to Li Shimin. He has been thinking about this issue for the past two days, and someone must have reported it to Li Shimin, so he would let him go Investigation, but the people in Tiefang don't know, so who knows, those generals on the border?
Changsun Wuji walked around twice, and then said to Changsun Chong: "Your Majesty asked me to investigate this matter this time. If it is confirmed, I don't know how many people will lose their heads. The old man is worried that once the news is leaked, someone will threatened the old man,

And you may also be in danger. The people who did this this time are not kind-hearted people, they are all people who lick blood on the edge of a knife. Therefore, when you are at home, be careful and keep an eye on your younger brothers. Tell them to be honest, and they are not allowed to leave Chang'an City. If they dare to leave, you will break their legs. I can't tell your younger brothers now. If you worry about it, the news will leak out. Therefore, the family depends on you ! "

"Yes, dad, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them!" Chang Sun Chong nodded firmly, knowing that the matter was serious, and if it didn't work out, his father would have to confess.

"Yeah!" Changsun Wuji sat down and continued to make tea, while Changsun Chong sat there thinking about this matter, wondering who had the courage to do such a thing!
"Master, master!" At this moment, the butler knocked on the door outside and shouted.

"What's the matter?" Changsun Wuji said a little displeased.

"Master, Lu Guogong is visiting! People have already come in!" The housekeeper said outside.

"Here, why is he here!" Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said, he really didn't want to get together with Hou Junji now, and now Hou Junji was suspected, if His Majesty also thought he was suspected, he would still be with him He walked so close, especially these days, isn't that terrible?

"Master, he said he came here specially to practice it for you!" the butler continued to say outside.

"You tell him to wait in the side room, the old man will come over soon!" Changsun Wuji still said very unhappy, and sighed after finishing speaking.

"Father, why did you have a quarrel with him? You two had a good relationship before!" Chang Sun Chong felt a little surprised, and immediately asked Chang Sun Wuji.

"Chong'er, what happened this time might involve the Ministry of War, you know?" Changsun Wuji stared at Changsun Chong and said.

"What? This? The Ministry of War has such courage?" Changsun Chong looked at Changsun Wuji in shock.

"Hou Junji is in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War has such courage, okay, Chonger, you just came back, go back to your yard to sleep, come to the old man at night, the old man is going to see him!" Changsun Wuji Standing up, he said to Chang Sun Chong,
Chang Sun Chong hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Father, if he is suspected, then I'm afraid it's not good to go to see him at this time?"

"Father knows, and there is nothing I can do. I was ordered to conduct a secret investigation, so I can't be suspicious, so I can only go and see you!" Changsun Wuji sighed again as he spoke, and then went out.

But Changsun Chong thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more something went wrong. In the past few months, there have been reports of a shortage of pig iron in various places. They have also discussed before, why the people need so much pig iron now, so the problem lies here Well, someone actually dared to collect those pig irons and transport them to the north to sell them. This is not ordinary courage.When Changsun Wuji arrived at the side room, he saw Hou Junji sitting there drinking tea.

"Hou Shangshu, why do you have time to come to this old man today? Are you really practicing for this old man?" Changsun Wuji asked with a smile after he entered.

"Of course, you and I have known each other for many years, and if you are going to travel far away, it is impossible for my brother not to come and see you off!" Hou Junji said with a smile.

"Okay, but, what you said last time, I guess Chong'er can't do it. Just now, my Chong'er came back and returned to Beijing by order. If the old man is not in Beijing, then Chong'er needs to stay here in the capital. He has no way to manage the matter of Tiefang." Changsun Wuji sat down after speaking, and said.

"Really, if I knew this earlier, I would have gone to Tiefang, but Wei Hao is in Tiefang, and I don't want to see him, hey!" Hou Junji said regretfully, when it came to Wei Hao , still gritted his teeth!

"Well, it doesn't matter, you can still do things with a few hundred pennies in the future. When I come back, you can ask Chong'er again. Now Chong'er will not leave Chang'an City easily!" Changsun Wuji nodded and said. .

"Okay, it's okay, but, Brother Auxiliary Machine, your border patrol this time is a bit unusual. There is no sign at all. Why did you suddenly ask you to patrol the border? Didn't show it!" Hou Junji asked Changsun Wuji.

"The old man is also surprised by this, but His Majesty asked the minister to go, so the minister had no choice but to go. However, considering that the border soldiers have been guarding the border for so many years, it is really hard work. Now the court also has some money. It is understandable to patrol the border to condolences to the soldiers. , You also know that His Majesty also came from commanding the army before, and he understands the suffering of soldiers, so it is not surprising that His Majesty asked me to patrol the border." Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"That's what I said, but we didn't know anything about it before. It's too surprising. But, Brother Auxiliary Machine, tell me the truth, does Your Majesty have other tasks for you to do?" Hou Junji He stared at Changsun Wuji and asked, and after finishing speaking, he still stared at Hou Junji, while Changsun Wuji pretended to be confused and looked at Hou Junji.

"Mission? It's just condolences. Is there still a mission that cannot be completed?" Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji with a confused face and asked.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, don't hide it from me. If it's not the prince who is going to go to the border patrol, then any minister can go. Why did you have to be sent? You are a minister who His Majesty relies on, and there are many opinions from the court. Your Majesty needs to ask you, since you are gone, His Majesty does not have an important person who advises you, so I guess, you must have a mission!" Hou Junji still did not believe Changsun Wuji's words, and still wanted to trick him Come out with the task of Changsun Wuji.

"You've confused me, I see you, you didn't come to practice for me today, do you have something to tell me?" Changsun Wuji stared at Hou Junji and asked,
Hou Junji heard this, and smiled wryly. Changsun Wuji's behavior made him even more confused. He also doubted whether Changsun Wuji knew about the private sale of iron or not. However, if Changsun Wuji was there to investigate this matter, If you don't say it clearly now, it will be troublesome, but if you don't say it now, you will have an extra risk and less benefits.
Therefore, Hou Junji was also very conflicted, should he continue to talk with Changsun Wuji? If the talk goes on, then he needs to tell the truth, instead of talking about it here.

"If you have something, just say it!" Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji with a smile and asked.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, there is something, I don't know whether to say it or not, hey, in fact, I have been worried all the time, I am worried that you will go down this time with a mission, if you go down with a mission, Just tell me, brother, I am very grateful!" Hou Junji sighed to his eldest grandson Wuji, and now he has not made up his mind, and he is afraid that he will not.

"Well, if you have something to do, just tell me, I can't tell you if I brought a mission here?" Changsun Wuji thought about it, and said to Hou Junji, he was also hesitating in his heart, This matter must have something to do with Hou Junji. It would be bad if Hou Junji was really taken down. After all, Hou Junji was still a usable person.

"Hey!" Hou Junji was still hesitating, he didn't dare to bet.

"If it's inconvenient to say it, then don't say it. I don't like to pry into other people's secrets!" Changsun Wuji said while stroking his beard.Hou Junji was still sitting there, thinking about this matter, should he tell Changsun Wuji? If so, what should he do if Changsun Wuji doesn't go to investigate?
"Come, drink tea!" Changsun Wuji said to Hou Junji, Hou Junji nodded, and began to drink while holding the teacup, still thinking about this matter, and Changsun Wuji was not in a hurry.Hou Junji took a sip, and made up his mind that he couldn't gamble on this matter. Compared to Bi Changsun Wuji knowing, he was afraid of being known by Li Shimin.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, you have to help me with this matter. My brother made a mistake, and it's not a small one!" Hou Junji put down his teacup, looked at Changsun Wuji and said.

"Wrong, what's wrong?" Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji puzzledly while holding a teacup.

"To tell you the truth, I bought iron because someone asked me to buy it. My price was not bad. I didn't know where they were selling it at the beginning. I only vaguely knew later that they might sell it to other countries. This is strictly prohibited by His Majesty, so I am worried that you are going to patrol the border this time because of this matter!" Hou Junji sat there, looked at Changsun Wuji and said,

At the moment, Changsun Wuji was drinking tea in a calm manner. Seeing him like this, Hou Junji knew that his guess was right, and Changsun Wuji was indeed going to investigate this matter.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine really knows!" Hou Junji looked at Changsun Wuji and said.

"Your Majesty asked me to investigate, but I didn't expect that this matter is related to you. I said you, why are you so confused, you know, this is a capital offense!" Changsun Wuji stared at Hou Junji and asked stand up,
Changsun Wuji was also worried that if he did not admit it, once he arrived at the border and was found out by Hou Junji when he went to investigate, would he still have the life to return to Chang'an? Now that Hou Junji had told him, he needed to Think of a best-of-two policy.

"I really don't know, I just sell pig iron to them, you know, the Ministry of War has the right to go to the iron workshop to mobilize pig iron, as long as you give them money, hey, how do I know, I got on the thief ship of those people! "Hou Junji said regretfully.

"Since you've said it all, let's talk about it in detail. It's not bad to come up with an idea together!" Changsun Wuji said while sitting there, looking at Hou Junji.

"See if this works. I'll throw some people out, and you can take them away, so that you can do business for His Majesty. Don't worry, I will arrange things here. Of course, the benefits will not be less for you." Yes, I'll give you this number!" Hou Junji raised two fingers and said to Changsun Wuji.

"2000? Too little? You know how many lives are involved here!" Changsun Wuji looked at it and shook his head with a smile.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, tell me!" Hou Junji was relieved a lot when he heard him say that, he was afraid that Changsun Wuji would not want it, and it would be easy to say if he wanted it!

"Let's count it. From now on, I want [-]% of the profit from the iron you sell. This time, you made a lot of money, at least [-] to [-] yuan. I also know that you can't do it alone. There must be many such things,

I want 5000 yuan, not much, and I want [-]% later, not too much. Now it is equivalent to saving your life, and I will also explain to His Majesty. Of course, the premise is that you need to throw people out. Throw out some scapegoats! "Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji with a smile and said,
Hou Junji sat there thinking about whether it was too much to give [-]%, and it was just a little more than [-]%.

"Brother Auxiliary Machine, [-]% is okay, [-]% is too much!" Hou Junji looked up at Changsun Wuji and said, while Changsun Wuji was staring at him.

(End of this chapter)