Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 583 Su Wan'er Gives Birth
After getting the letter from Gao Ming, Wang Ze took the briquette stove that Gao Ming gave him and rushed to the Ministry of Military Industry without stopping, and met Liu Tao again.

Wang Ze's coming again did not exceed Liu Tao's expectations, especially after seeing him bring a clever letter, Liu Tao couldn't help laughing immediately.

"Haha, in fact, from the very first time Brother Yu saw the virtuous brother, he knew that the virtuous brother must be extraordinary. Now that he sees it, he is indeed so. Brother Yu congratulates the virtuous brother again!"

Seeing Liu Tao suddenly calling him brother and brother so kindly, the corner of Wang Ze's mouth twitched immediately.

So fake!

However, as an "old fritter" in the officialdom, he has long been used to this kind of scene, so he also squeezed out a smiling face, and bowed his hands to Liu Tao.

"Master Liu has won the award, and I will have to rely on Master Liu a lot in the future!"

"Hahahaha!" Hearing Wang Ze's flattery, Liu Tao couldn't help laughing, and waved to Wang Ze while smiling.

"Brother, I am honored. I am lucky enough to be valued by His Highness the Crown Prince. I will try my best to repay His Highness's kindness. Okay, let's not gossip. You wait here for a while, and I will go and take care of you." Here are the blueprints for you!"

"Thank you, Master Liu!"

Hearing Wang Ze's words, Liu Tao smiled and waved to him again, then quickly stepped into the inner courtyard to get Wang Ze the blueprint.

After about a cup of tea, Liu Tao came out, followed by two craftsmen carrying wooden boxes behind him.

After arriving in front of Wang Ze, Liu Tao asked the two craftsmen to put down the wooden box, and then smiled at Wang Ze.

"My dear brother, the construction blueprints of the blast furnace, the process of iron smelting, the method of making coke, and the method of making the blower modified by the steam engine are all here, and you can take them away!"

"This..." Hearing Liu Tao's words, Wang Ze's eyes widened immediately, and he stared blankly at the wooden box in front of him, "Is this box full of blueprints?"

Seeing Wang Ze's shock, Liu Tao smiled and nodded again.

"Yes, they are all blueprints. Brother, you don't have to worry about not being able to understand them. This time, apart from this box of blueprints, five hundred craftsmen will accompany you back to Taiyuan. There will also be elite cavalry escorts on the way. His Royal Highness has already Once everything is ready, don't worry about it!"

Hearing Liu Tao's words, Wang Ze couldn't help sighing while being shocked.

"I didn't expect His Royal Highness to prepare everything thoroughly. It seems that I am worrying too much!"

Having said that, Wang Ze immediately bowed his hands towards Liu Tao.

"I still need to go back and prepare, so I will take my leave first, and call on Lord Liu again some other day!"

Obviously, what Wang Ze said were all polite words, and Liu Tao also understood this, but he didn't show any concern, and bowed his hands to Wang Ze with a smile on his face.

"Brother Yu is waiting for the visit of the virtuous brother. Take care of the virtuous brother all the way, there will be a period later!"

"There will be a period later!"

After speaking, Wang Ze left the Military Industry Department with the wooden box full of blueprints, and returned to the mansion to pack his things.

In the afternoon, Wang Ze left Chang'an with [-] craftsmen from the Ministry of Military Industry, escorted by [-] cavalry guards, and headed for Taiyuan.

In order to return to Taiyuan as soon as possible, Wang Ze would rather endure the bumps along the way, and also asked to speed up the convoy. He hurried, and finally returned to Taiyuan within ten days.

After returning to Taiyuan Mansion, Wang Ze first arranged for the [-] craftsmen brought from Chang'an to rest, but he himself did not rest. Instead, he took the Wang family out to choose a site for the construction of the blast furnace.

Wang Ze's efficiency is very high. On the third day after he returned to Taiyuan Mansion, he had already selected the address, found a husband, and then under the guidance of the craftsmen, he began to build Taiyuan's first blast furnace.

When building the blast furnace, Wang Ze also asked people to build several kilns for coking with local methods, and planned to make a batch of coke during the construction of the blast furnace.

Blast furnace ironmaking must use coke, because coke can not only provide stable and lasting heat for the blast furnace, but also act as a skeleton, which coal cannot do.

This kind of knowledge is completely unknown to Wang Ze, so now that he understands it, he respects Gao Ming even more in his heart.

A month later, the first batch of blast furnaces built in Taiyuan were officially put into use.

When the red iron slurry flowed out from the taphole of the blast furnace, Wang Ze's eyes were moist with excitement, and he muttered to himself.

"His Royal Highness... Your Royal Highness, I have not let you down!"

Ever since he came out of the East Palace more than a month ago, Wang Ze's heartstrings have been tense all the time, for fear that he might accidentally become an "unstable factor" in Gao Ming's eyes. , he also had an explanation to Gao Ming.

After the tense nerves were relaxed, another question appeared in Wang Ze's mind.

"Why does His Royal Highness ask me to cast all the iron into a six-foot-long and one-inch-wide iron bar? Moreover, the section of this iron bar is also very strange, like a character '工' with a short top and a long bottom. Such an iron bar What is it used for?"

For the purpose of this iron bar, Wang Ze thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he thought of Gao Ming again.

"His Royal Highness is really inscrutable, and people really can't figure it out. I just don't know what he is doing now. At this time, he should be dealing with state affairs, right? His Majesty is not here, His Highness is really hard for him!"

In fact, Wang Ze's guess was wrong. At this time, Gao Ming was not dealing with state affairs, but was pacing back and forth outside Su Wan'er's wing, with an eager expression on his face.

"Have you given birth? Oh, I'm so anxious!"

At this time, Su Wan'er's scream of "Ah" was heard again in the wing room. Hearing this cry, Gao Ming immediately jumped up with a vigorous step, and stretched out his hand to push the door, but he was caught by the quick-sighted Shi Jian .

"His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess is giving birth, you can't go in, it's unlucky!"

"It's unlucky fart!" As soon as Shi Jian's voice fell, Gao Ming glared at him immediately, his face was full of anger, "It's unlucky for my wife to have a baby, she is fighting now! I want to go in and help her Come on, let me go!"

"No!" Shi Jian didn't listen to Gao Ming's words, and still hugged his waist tightly from behind, persuading him, "Concubine Yang is already inside, don't worry, Your Highness, besides, even if you go in, you can go in." It's useless!"

"Who said it's useless? I can help her cheer up!" Gao Ming spoke plausibly.

"Uh..." Seeing Gao Ming's face of being taken for granted, Shi Jian didn't know what to say, so she simply turned her head, "No, if you can't enter, you can't enter, even if you are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"You let me go!"

"Don't let it go!"

Facing Shi Jian with a stubborn face, Gao Ming struggled a few times, but he still couldn't break free from her hand. In desperation, he could only stand at the door and shouted towards the inside.

"Wan'er, work hard! Come on! You are not fighting alone, you are not alone!"

(End of this chapter)