Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 181 That generation, steal the country!

"Your Highness, the villain has followed your order to visit the remaining workshops."

"There is nothing unusual in the glass kiln, but in the firearms workshop and the steel kiln, craftsmen have been missing recently."

"Also, that Korean man named Wang Zaixian...has left this afternoon."

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

In several other places these days, craftsmen are lost.

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

It is impossible to escape into the mountains without a reason.

It doesn't matter that the steelmaking workshop has not yet produced results, and the firearms workshop also has a preliminary improved 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 any craftsman who escaped with a complete cement recipe..."

"To be honest, maybe this king can save your life."

Why did Mei Ying hide it so much, and urgently asked people to set fire to her?Apart from finding that the cement formula might be leaked and worrying about it affecting him, what other reasons could there be!
"Your Highness...Your Highness, Your Majesty, how dare you disobey His Highness's orders..."

Mei Ying was shocked, and managed to squeeze out a flattering smile.It's just that the more crowded the thin face is, the more guilty it looks.

Zhu Su's face turned red with anger.

"Di Meng!"

Di Meng behind him responded.Zhu Su pointed at Mei Ying with his finger.

"Let him tell the truth."

Di Meng clasped his fist, and the whip with his right hand slapped loudly in the air.Mei Ying's whole body trembled, her legs softened and she knelt down on the ground.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! I'm recruiting, I'm recruiting!"

"The lower officials did... indeed recruited a few refugees privately, so that they could not follow the assembly line and learn all the methods of cement calcination..."

"The lower officials usually work hard, but... just have a little selfishness, and just want to make a living for the family, Your Highness!"

"The lower officials don't know that those thieves are so bold as to sneak out in the chaos..."

As he said, tears flowed down his face, but he still kowtowed.

Zhu Su watched coldly.As the manager of the cement kiln, he is naturally aware of the huge profits of cement.He wasn't Zhu Su's confidant at all, so it was reasonable to secretly want to gain some benefits from Fang Zitu with selfish intentions.

However, what Zhu Su was most worried about was the missing Wang Zaixian and the Jenny machine.If it is true that Wang Zaixian stole the cement formula and left, and then discovered the secret of Jenny's machine-spun thread, the Northeast of Ming Dynasty might have a strong neighbor!
Zhu Su never believed in the so-called vassal states!The so-called vassals are nothing but fear of power and power, and dare not make mistakes.Traveling through a journey by yourself, it's fine if you don't make any contribution to the Chinese nation.If on the contrary, he erected a strong enemy for China in history, then what face does he have to call himself a descendant of Yan and Huang?
Therefore, on a normal day, he should have been softened by Mei Ying's crying.Today, however, the rage continued.Dodging the whip in Di Meng's hand with his hands, he hit Mei Ying who was kneeling on the ground with his head covered his face.

"Where did the person go, tell me!"

"Don't tell me, this king killed you!"

"Your Highness! Don't hit me, Your Highness! Your Majesty... I don't even know that villain!"

Mei Ying didn't dare to dodge, and howled miserably after being beaten with several whips. "Little man... The villain was eating wine at the Golden Phoenix Tower tonight. When he got the news and arrived, the thief had disappeared..."

"Damn it!" Zhu Suren couldn't help uttering a dirty word that he hadn't said for many years, and kicked the trash to the ground.Remembering what this guy said just now that Li Rong arrived in the cement kiln earlier than him, he immediately turned around and asked Li Rong: "Li Qianhu, when you came here just now, did you see any traces of those craftsmen who fled in the chaos?"

"Back to Your Highness, it was already dark at that time, and when I came, I was only concerned with putting out the fire..." Li Rong's tone was somewhat remorseful.

"His grandma's! At that time, I didn't expect a thief to steal the prescription!"

Zhu Su was at a loss for words for a while, and turned his eyes to the dark Bifeng Mountain behind him.Obviously, these refugees were deliberately recruited by the idiot Mei Ying for the cement recipe.

Since it has been prepared for a long time, it is impossible not to prepare for the back road.

"How many routes are there from Yingtian to Gaoli?" Zhu Su asked in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, this is suspicious...is that Korean student doing this?" Yao Guangxiao was startled, and immediately understood the meaning behind Zhu Su's words.

"But... Koreans have always been in awe of me, Daming, and respectful to my Celestial Dynasty, so how could they..."

"Those from Korea stole the country. They have always stolen the clothes of our Chinese civilization. On the surface, they are sincere and obedient, but in fact they are afraid of power and not virtuous."

"Don't forget that they were vassals of Beiyuan before. If they really knew the shame, would they be slaves of these three surnames?" Zhu Su said coldly. "Monk, don't ask so many questions, I'll just ask you, can you predict where these thieves are going?"

"The cement formula is a sharp weapon for building a city, and that loom cannot easily fall into the hands of this thief!"

Yao Guangxiao was stunned, wondering why Zhu Su would gnash his teeth at Gao Li so much and call him 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 questions.

He bowed his head and pondered for a while, "Those lost artisans were probably bought by their generation."

"Buying people's hearts with gold and silver makes people's hearts change. And there are long nights and dreams. If my Chinese people think about it clearly, who would be willing to go to a place like Goryeo? Therefore, they will not hide in the mountains and forests for a long time without food and clothing. We must hurry back north."

"If you really want to go back to the north, you must cross the Yangtze River. If you want to cross the river, you will go to Qixiadu in the east."

"There are a lot of forests in Jiangdu near Yingtian, and there are more than a dozen of them. How can we be sure that the bird thief will go to Qixiadu?" Li Rong asked puzzled.

"Qixiadu is located in the east of Yingtian. Although it takes a lot of effort to go from west to east, it is also unpredictable. This is one of them." Yao Guangxiao explained.

"Second." He looked at Mei Ying who was still on the ground. "Didn't General Li find out?"

"Cement kilns and steel kilns have accidents, but the glass kilns, which are the most prosperous nowadays, are safe."

"Over the glass kiln, the old man Zhuang who was promoted by the prince himself is in charge."

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

"..." Zhu Su narrowed his eyes slightly.In this way, these matters are likely to be involved in the Marquis Houses?

Remembering that Wang Zaixian was attracted by Zhu Xian in the first place, Yao Guangxiao's conjecture is really possible!
"Then how can we be sure that the thief will cross to Qixia?" Zhu Su asked.

"Korea is only a small place, so I dare not turn against me. I will definitely not leave a clue. If you cross the boat from other ferries, you need to show the road citation document." Yao Guangxiao continued.

"However, Qixia Ferry is guarded by the confidant generals of Marquis Yongjia!"

(End of this chapter)