The Golden County Magistrate

Yan'er followed behind anxiously, but she was still a little happy in her heart.

The look on the master's face made it clear that he wanted to deal with Song Zhixian, which showed that she and others had weight in his heart!

What's more, Song Zhixian really frightened her.

At first, she thought she could control him.

But now she found that this man seemed to have a beastly heart under his gentle appearance. If the master could teach him a lesson, it would not be too difficult for her to control him in the future.

Inside the house, Song Zhixian saw Zhao Changhe standing up with anger, smiled slightly, and spoke first: "I heard that the master is going to return to his hometown after leaving office. I wonder where the master's hometown is?"

Zhao Changhe was shocked and suddenly woke up from his anger.

He had been in the officialdom for so many years, so he could naturally hear that the other party had something else to say, reminding him that he was about to leave office!

Is it really worth it to turn against the other party for an adopted maid?

"Haha, my hometown is in Jiangzhou, but I am still considering whether to return home."

Zhao Changhe's mind turned quickly, his expression changed quickly, he smiled, sat down at the table, as if nothing had happened.

Yan'er, who followed him in, looked at him in astonishment.

This is too...

"Yan'er, why don't you pour wine for me?" Song Zhixian's voice came.

Yan'er came back to her senses with a start, turned her head to look at him, but saw a hint of sarcasm in Song Zhixian's eyes, as if he was mocking her for complaining behind her back.

She couldn't help but shudder in her heart, so she had to force a smile and walked over quickly.

An ominous premonition came.

This person can actually control Lord Zhao! Then can I really control him?

In the government office, He Dun, who was handling official business, frowned slightly after hearing the guard's words.

The guards of the Zhao Mansion are all arranged by him now, and everything that happens in the mansion naturally cannot be hidden from his ears and eyes.

As he expected, Song Zhixian's true nature was revealed.

However, he could no longer hold back on this day. If he continued for two days, he might even ride on Zhao Changhe's head.

Of course, not to mention himself.

When they first met, this person looked at him with a wary look, obviously knowing that he had been recommended.

If this person gained power, his position as the prefect would be unstable.

"Zhao Changhe, Zhao Changhe, in this situation, you will soon understand how big a mistake you have made!"

He Dun muttered to himself.

Lord Chen's layout was progressing steadily.

The more Song Zhixian's true nature was exposed, the more the contradiction between Zhao Changhe and him deepened, and the more beneficial it would be for their plan.

Chen Yan's intelligence system had a wide coverage and rich in investigation methods, so Song Zhixian's situation had already been investigated.

But there was a problem.

It involved deeper inside stories that could not be found out by ordinary investigation methods.

Especially when it involves the division of power in the court, this level of information is naturally highly confidential and must be explored in another way.

Now everything is within Chen Yan's expectations. Who supports Song Zhixian? I believe that there will be a result soon.

That "advice" to Zhao Changhe was actually Chen Yan deliberately letting He Dun stimulate him.

It is obvious that the surname Zhao will never listen to it. On the contrary, he may even go further and try to win over Song Zhixian.

The surname Song is well versed in the way of being an official. He can flatter his superiors and oppress his subordinates to the extreme. Zhao Changhe's compromise will only make Song Zhixian more unscrupulous!

When Zhao Changhe reaches his limit and can no longer bear it, it will be an opportunity to find out who Song Zhixian is backing!

...

Back at the county government, Tang Yun stopped talking to Chen Yan about Gongsun City as if nothing had happened.

Chen Yan didn't say much. At this point, just wait and see.

Gongsun Cheng must be released to ease the mind of King Yi and not to take action immediately.

Anyway, even if Gongsun Cheng is released, he will never escape the surveillance of Chen Yan's scouts and can be caught at any time.

"Master Chen, thank you for your carriage." Tang Yun said politely after getting off the carriage.

"You're welcome, thank you for your silver." Chen Fang said sincerely.

The total cost of this carriage, from labor to materials, is less than 200 taels.

With 3,000 taels of silver, he can only earn 2,800 taels with tears and blood.

Of course, if craftsmen from other places were asked to make it, they would not be able to make it even if they spent 30,000 taels.

Let's not talk about technical issues first, just talk about some small parts inside.

First, due to the backward iron-making technology of the Great Zhou, it is difficult to make steel with high toughness and good strength.

For example, when making an iron rod, the strength of a half-inch diameter iron rod in Qingshan County can exceed the strength of a two-inch thick iron rod in other places. This kind of material fault-like technical gap cannot be simply piled up with silver.

Secondly, the processing technology is not well developed, making it difficult to make the raw materials into small and strongSmall parts.

For example, the spring, although it is just an inconspicuous part, it may be possible to make it into a spiral shape, but once it is compressed, it will break immediately and cannot play the role of shock absorption.

Of course, this is not just a problem of the Great Zhou, but all countries in the world are like this.

This is a technical backwardness. If the Great Zhou relies on the speed of industrial development, it may not be possible to make mass-produced and qualified spiral compression springs in a hundred or eighty years.

And all of this is based on the basic material industrial research that Chen Yan invested in the early stage, which was calculated at 100,000 taels of silver.

Now that these industrial researches have a certain scale, all equipment, talents, venues, etc. are all ready, which will control the cost of the super carriage to less than 200 taels.

In the final analysis, what you earn is what others don’t have, and you harvest the leeks of the rich. Naturally, the profit margin is up to you, as long as it is within the range that the rich can afford.

And the range that the rich can afford is usually larger than ordinary people can imagine.

"Boss, is it time to go back?" Li Rui reminded on the side.

"I'll go and say goodbye to Madam Chen and leave." Tang Yun nodded. This day of leisure, with gains and losses, it's almost time to go back.

Chen Yan accompanied her into the backyard, and suddenly heard a melodious music coming from inside.

Slow and relaxed, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

"I didn't expect Madam Chen to be proficient in music." Tang Yun was surprised. There was no outsider in the backyard, so it must be Lu Qing'er.

"Ha! Miss Zhou, you overestimate her. My Qing'er knows a lot of things, but music is definitely not one of them." Chen Yan smiled, "This song must be played by someone else."

The music came from the back hall. The two walked through the yard and walked all the way. They only heard the clear and soothing music, which made people feel comfortable physically and mentally.

"Qing'er! Miss Zhou is leaving and wants to say goodbye to you. Come out quickly." Chen Yan shouted.

"I'm in the practice room and can't go out for the time being!" Lu Qing'er responded from inside.

"Practice room?" Tang Yun was stunned.

"Oh, this is a room I specially made for Qing'er to use." Chen Yan explained as he entered the back hall.

"What is it used for?" Tang Yun was a little curious.

"It's used for practicing... My God! What are you doing..." Chen Yan was halfway through his words when he was suddenly startled and looked ahead in surprise.