Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 205 Glass Formula Stolen
Zhao Wen sat in the study, flipping through the ledger and some documents that Liu Wenzhong sorted out after he left.

There was a cup of hot tea in front of his desk, and he concentrated on looking at the paperwork in his hand, taking a sip from the teacup from time to time.

"Why is the recent cement sales like this? Why is it so much less all of a sudden?"

Zhao Wen frowned tightly as he looked at the ledger of the cement factory.

The ledger shows that since Zhao Wen led the troops out, the sales volume of the cement plant has been decreasing day by day, and there is still a situation of slow sales.

It stands to reason that now that the Ming Dynasty is in constant war, the sales of the cement factory should increase, so how could it still decline?
Zhao Wen closed the ledger, frowned and walked outside.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Wen met Liu Wenzhong approaching him.

"Exactly, I have something to look for you!" Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong who was in a hurry, and said hurriedly.

Liu Wenzhong bowed to Zhao Wen, and said anxiously: "My lord, something serious has happened."

"What happened? What happened? Could it be that the refugees who gathered here ran away? Or what?" Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong and asked.

Liu Wenzhong said: "My lord, it's not a refugee. It's a glass kiln. Something happened to the glass kiln."

When Zhao Wen heard this, he froze in place, and then asked, "What happened to the glass kiln? What happened? Is the kiln mouth collapsed?"

"Oh my lord, it's more important than the collapse of the kiln mouth. There is a worker in this glass kiln named Sun Ping, a bachelor over thirty years old. This man is usually quite clever and hardworking. , the only shortcoming is that I like to drill kilns." Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen and said anxiously.

Zhao Wen really couldn't hear what Liu Wenzhong wanted to say, so he hurriedly said, "What do you want to say? Get to the point, don't gossip."

Liu Wenzhong patted his forehead, took a deep breath, and said, "My lord, let me tell you this. This person is a skilled worker in the glass kiln, and he is a person who prepares glass raw materials.

He knows what raw materials are needed for glass making and how much they need.This person is the object of our strict attention. The glass kiln gave him a day off the day before yesterday, and he paid Wang Liuqi a month's wages in advance, and went to drill the kiln the night before yesterday.

It doesn't matter if he is a cheater, the important thing is that since he entered, he has never come out again.I also sent someone to search that kiln, but I searched several times, but couldn't find it.This Sun Ping just disappeared! "

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wen's expression darkened instantly.

Liu Wenzhong said it so clearly, how could Zhao Wen not understand what Liu Wenzhong said?
"Then does Sun Ping know that the glass has been fired?" Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong with a gloomy face.

The firing of glass is not just about knowing the ingredients. When Zhao Wen built the glass kiln, he managed the people in each part separately, and the people in each part only need to be responsible for their own part.

Moreover, when each part is doing its own work, it is supervised by soldiers.Even the places where they live are separate.In this way, the risk of leakage can be reduced.

The only person who knew the specific procedure was Wang Liuqi.

"This person is usually only in charge of mixing raw materials, and he doesn't know the specific firing process. But the night before he disappeared, he got a bottle of good wine from somewhere, and while the soldiers were changing defenses, He ran directly to the place where Wang Liuqi lived and got Wang Liuqi drunk.

On the second day, he advanced one month's wages to Wang Liuqi and ran to the kiln.Our people stared outside the kiln for most of the day, but we couldn't see him coming out, so we hurriedly led people in to look for him.However, almost all of the kilns were overturned, and they have not been found yet. "Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen with an anxious look on his face.

"Isn't drinking alcohol forbidden in the glass kiln? How did he bring the wine in? Also, as the supervisor of the glass kiln, how could Wang Liuqi take the lead in drinking alcohol? Isn't this nonsense? Besides, Wang Liuqi drinks After getting drunk, did you leak the glass-making process?"

Zhao Wen's face was full of black lines, so gloomy that he could drip water.If the method of firing glass is really leaked out, then the glass made by oneself will definitely plummet by then.

After all, the raw materials for firing glass are not precious things, and the firing process is not complicated.

"Wang Liuqi said that he was in a daze and couldn't remember anything. He didn't know if he had leaked the glass formula." Liu Wenzhong said anxiously.

"This Wang Liuqi really disappeared after a few good days. This glass kiln is the most profitable industry in Longmenbao besides the cement factory. I took precautions, but I still couldn't. Is that kiln under control?" Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong and frowned.

Liu Wenzhong said: "It's under control, and the glass kiln has stopped working, and all the workers have been detained together."

"It's really worrying, let Zhao Daniu lead 100 people to the glass kiln, I will go there now."

Zhao Wenchang sighed, left a word and went outside.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Wen rushed to the glass kiln.

Not long after Zhao Wen arrived, Zhao Daniu had already rushed over.

Zhao Wen, led by the soldiers guarding the glass kiln, walked into the room where the workers were held.

Wang Liuqi crouched in the corner with a dejected expression, his face full of regret.

"Hey, I knew this would happen a long time ago, no matter what I said, I shouldn't drink alcohol, alas!"

Wang Liuqi squatted in the corner, sighing and booing.

"If I knew today, why bother? Drinking alcohol is prohibited in the factory. This is an order I issued a long time ago. Now you ignore my order. It's strange if this doesn't happen!"

Zhao Wen pushed the door and walked in, saying with a gloomy face.

Seeing Zhao Wen walk in, Wang Liuqi knelt down in front of Zhao Wen.

"My lord, I'm sorry for you. If it wasn't for me, I'm afraid such a thing would not have happened." Wang Liuqi kowtowed to Zhao Wen twice with a look of panic.

Zhao Wen sat on the chair brought by Zhao Daniu, squinting at Wang Liuqi.

"What exactly is this matter like, I hope you can explain it clearly to me." Zhao Wen said coldly.

Wiping his tears, Wang Liuqi said slowly: "This matter started three days ago. Three nights ago, I was staying in the dormitory in the glass kiln and was about to go to bed. Tan Haojiu ran to me while the soldiers were changing defenses, and slammed on my door. I opened the door and saw that it was him, but I didn't pay attention at the time.

Although Sun Ping has some minor problems, he is diligent and likes to help others on weekdays.He had a good impression of me, so I had no doubts.

He came in with good wine, saying that he wanted to thank me for taking care of him these days, and wanted to have a few drinks with me to thank him.I didn't care about it at the time, after all, it was a big night.So I drank with him, but who would have thought that I, who was originally a good drinker, would get drunk after a few drinks.

When I woke up, it was already the next day.Not long after I opened my eyes, Sun Ping came to me to ask for leave.I thought, Sun Ping had been working in the glass kiln for two consecutive months and hadn't asked for leave, so I approved it and gave him a month's salary in advance.

But who would have thought that Sun Ping had disappeared without a trace.After going out, I never came back.Only at this time did I realize that something was wrong, so I hurriedly reported the matter to Mr. Liu. "

Zhao Wen sat on the chair, his face was full of anger, "Hmph, you are very good. You ignored my express regulations and took the lead in drinking, but you even paid him a month's salary in advance? This Sun Ping's Do you know the details?"

"He's just a bachelor, and he has nothing left." Wang Liuqi looked at Zhao Wen and said regretfully.

"Hehe, what a bachelor. That's all right, don't be an asshole, you haven't cleared your suspicions yet." Zhao Wen looked at Wang Liuqi, and then said to Zhao Daniu: "Come on, come here! Put Wang Liuqi in prison for me, and no one is allowed to visit without my order!"

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, stood up from the chair, and headed outside.

Seeing this, Liu Wenzhong hurriedly followed.

"My lord, that kiln has been brought under control, and it has been strictly guarded by our Longmen Army soldiers from top to bottom." Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen and said slowly.

Zhao Wen frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Then let's go to that kiln first. By the way, how long has it been since Sun Ping disappeared? Also, after Sun Ping disappeared, has the castle been sealed off? "

"It has been blocked, but the time of the blockade may be a bit late. I only learned of this news yesterday afternoon. It has been almost a whole day from the night before yesterday to yesterday afternoon. It is estimated that when the city gate was blocked, Sun probably Ping has already run out." Liu Wenzhong looked at Zhao Wen and said solemnly.

Zhao Wen turned sideways and said, "Spread out all the nights you don't collect, and search carefully within a hundred miles of Longmen Fort."

"As ordered!"

Liu Wenzhong cupped his hands at Zhao Wen, and then walked to the back.

When Zhao Wen led Zhao Daniu to the kiln, the kiln was already full of soldiers from the Longmen Army.

"Chunlou, hehe, what a Chunlou!" Zhao Wen kept sneering as he looked at the signboard of the kiln.

"grown ups!"

After seeing Zhao Wen, a hundred household officials guarding outside the kiln rushed up and cupped his hands at Zhao Wen.

"What's the matter? Did you find anything wrong?"

Zhao Wen looked at the Hundred Household Officer and asked in a deep voice.

The hundred households said: "My lord, since we arrived here, we have searched Chunlou no less than five times, but we still haven't found anything wrong, and there are no tunnels or dark passages in it. There is a person called Chunniang's girl is missing."

"A girl is missing? What is the origin of this girl? By the way, call me the old bustard." Surrounded by everyone, Zhao Wen walked into the Chunlou.

A fat old bustard over forty years old with heavy makeup was brought out.

Zhao Wen sat on a chair in the lobby of Chunlou, looking at the old bustard with a gloomy face, "What's going on with that Chunniang?"

The old bustard knelt on the ground and looked at Zhao Wen in a panic.

Since yesterday afternoon, suddenly a large group of soldiers rushed over, directly rushed in, not knowing what they were searching for.

At that time, she even complained with dissatisfaction, but what she got in return was a severe beating.After being beaten, she calmed down.

The heavy makeup on the face of the old bustard now is to cover up the bruises on his face.

Looking at the old bustard kneeling in front of him, Zhao Wen couldn't help covering his mouth and nose.

"My lord, Chunniang is a girl in her early 20s. She came to me a month ago. I thought she was pretty, so I took her in." The old bustard didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Wen. With a trembling head.

Zhao Wen frowned and said, "Do you know the details of Chun Niang?"

"I don't know. She said that she escaped. All the family members died. I don't think she seems to be lying, so I didn't ask any more questions." The old bustard said.

"By the way, this Chunniang and the Sun Ping you are looking for are good friends. But this Sun Ping is ugly, I really don't understand why Chunniang can fall in love with him." The old bustard suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly continued.

Why can you fall in love with him?Hehe, where is he falling in love with Sun Ping, what he falls in love with is nothing more than my glass formula and firing process.

"What were you doing from the night before yesterday to noon yesterday? What was that Chunniang doing?"

There is something wrong with this matter. Judging from this Chunniang's background and her various behaviors, the leak of the glass formula must have been deliberately planned by others.

A month ago, it was almost not long after Zhao Wen led the troops out.At this time, there are few troops in the fort, and it is inevitable that gangsters will sneak in.

"The night before yesterday, that Sun Ping rushed in excitedly, threw me three taels of silver without saying a word, and then rushed into Chunniang's room.

I saw that he was so generous, so I didn't ask him and let him go.The next morning, I didn't see Chunniang and Sun Ping come out. Out of curiosity, I knocked on the door, but who knew they had disappeared long ago.The quilts are cold. "The old bustard recalled in detail.

Zhao Wen sat on the chair, waved his hand helplessly, and said slowly: "Take her down and keep her under strict supervision, and seal up the whole Chunlou."

"My lord, please forgive me, my lord, I really don't know what happened. The Sun Ping and Chunniang you are looking for have nothing to do with me, please forgive me." Chunniang thought that Zhao Wen was going to kill her, and turned to Zhao Wen. Wen hissed.

How can Zhao Wen care about the old bustard now?The most urgent task now is to find this Sun Ping first.

Zhao Wen waved his sleeves, and walked out of the Chunlou with a gloomy expression.

After wandering around for a long time, I didn't find out the shit.

"Come here, give me an order to find a few painters, and draw the portraits of Sun Ping and that Chunniang for me based on other people's descriptions, and distribute the sea arrest documents throughout the territory of Xuanfu. At the same time, all soldiers stop training, Let me spread out and search for them."

Zhao Wen stood at the gate of the Garrison Mansion, and said in a deep voice to Liu Wenzhong who rushed over.

(End of this chapter)