Straight man of steel

Chapter 74 Protecting Zhang Yuan
Zhuo Wangsun, who is far away in Linqiong, Shu County, has been enjoying the benefits of the horizontal water drainage system and the steel frying method for several years.

Using cheap wrought iron to make high-priced iron pots, this method of operation has made Zhuo Wangsun rise from the richest man in Shu County to the richest merchant in the entire Han Dynasty in the past few years.

Except for the disappearance of Zhuo Wenjun in these years, it can be said that everything went well for him.

But it seems that the big man doesn't have the habit of making the merchants live smoothly.

"What are you doing?"

The captain of Shu County led [-] soldiers and surrounded the Zhuo Mansion. On the other side of the iron smelting workshop, the commander of the county was also surrounded, and the county captain of Linqiong took the county soldiers to go The first house that Zhang Yuan bought.

"Patriarch Zhuo, we don't mean to hurt you, it's just that the nobles above need some news about Zhang Yuan."

Li Duwei pointed at the top with his finger while speaking.

Zhuo Wangsun can't even offend Wang Ji, the magistrate of Linqiong County, let alone the big man who the captain would call a nobleman.

"Li Duwei, what do you want to know, I will definitely know everything."

Li Duwei didn't know why the nobleman from Chang'an wanted information about an unknown person, but this was not something he could ask, he just hoped to do his best to do this job well, so that he would not be reprimanded in the future.

"From the time when Zhang Yuan sold himself to your Zhuo Mansion until he left Linqiong, he told me everything he did.

Chen Zuoshi, you record from the sidelines. "

The Zuo Shi recorded by Li Duwei is the student of Wen Weng a few years ago. This person studied for several years after Wen Weng opened the school, and now he still started as a Zuo Shi when he came out.

"Here."

There were [-] county soldiers holding swords around the mansion, how dare Zhuo Wangsun make any other moths, he honestly began to tell all the things he knew.

Of course, he didn't say anything about the Wolun water drainage. At the beginning, Zhang Yuan only gave him the blueprint, so this matter should not be known to outsiders.

"that's it?"

Zhuo Wangsun spoke very quickly. Although Zhang Yuan was sold to Zhuo Mansion as a servant at the age of 11, Zhuo Wangsun had nearly a thousand servants and maids under his command. There are so many people, how could he remember Zhang Yuan.

His memory of Zhang Yuan also started when Zhuo Wenjun brought Zhang Yuan to Zhuo Mansion.

"That's all for Li Duwei. Zhang Yuan didn't show any difference from others before, so I naturally didn't notice him."

At this moment, a county soldier suddenly ran in from outside the door and said to Captain Li, cupping his fists.

"Captain, we have searched Zhang Yuan's previous residence in the Zhuo Mansion, and found nothing unusual."

The captain knew a person's information, and it was like handling a case. He had to turn out all the personal and material evidence.

"Okay, I'll find out here today, Patriarch Zhuo will not go out in the near future, maybe I have something to ask you."

Once this kind of formation is played, Zhuo Wangsun's heart is about to jump out, and if he does it a few more times, he will not die suddenly.

"Captain Li, what did Zhang Yuan do? Our Zhuo family has really severed ties with him. After he left Linqiong a few years ago, I have never heard of him again."

"Ask me? I'll ask who, and you just do what I tell you."

No matter how pitiful the expression on Zhuo Wangsun's face was, Captain Li still didn't show him any affection at this moment.

After the investigation was over, most of the county soldiers were withdrawn, but there were still [-] county soldiers left, surrounding Zhuo Mansion to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

Zhang Yuan's information was rushed to Chang'an City six hundred miles away, and it only took eight days from Liu Che ordered the investigation to the time the letter with the information was placed in front of Liu Che.

"As you said, Zhang Yuan is a genius."

What was presented to Liu Che was not only a piece of information, but also a watermelon and a beet.

Zhang Yuan couldn't imagine the tenacity of plant growth. He burned the [-] acres of land in Sunjia Village and asked Lao Zhao and the others to plant corn. As a result, beet seeds and watermelon seeds still germinated.

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Zhuo's iron pot and Zhang Yuan's method of smelting wrought iron are enough to prove that he is a usable talent."

"I order you to summon Zhang Yuan to Weiyang Palace, I want to see him."

Liu Che's thirst for talents far exceeds that of the few great emperors before him.

"Here."

"and many more."

Before the servant of the Huangmen walked out of the gate of the palace, Liu Che stopped him in time.

"Your Majesty, do you have any orders?"

"What I said just now, you remember to bury it in your heart, don't say it out."

The servant of Huangmen was very puzzled, how could the emperor who he served every day would repeat this matter.

"Your Majesty, that Zhang Yuan?"

"Let's talk about it later."

Afterwards, Liu Che threw the letter into the carbon furnace in the palace, and acted as if nothing had happened.

Before Zhang Yuan met Liu Che, he inadvertently received the favor of the young emperor.

The information in Liu Che's hands is of course different from what Zhang Yuan wrote to Tian Fu. The more part is naturally the watermelon and the beet, and the less part is the lying water row that Zhuo Wangsun concealed and did not explain.

The burning of the information means that Tian Fu has no way to get a copy, so he can only believe what Zhang Yuan writes.

"Can write poetry, know how to smelt iron, can make wooden utensils and use water power, and also have research on cooking.

Son, it seems that our father and I have found a treasure this time. "

What Zhang Yuan presented to Tian Fu was not only his experience, but also the steel frying method and lying wheel water row. He either drew pictures or wrote down all the methods, in short, to make Tian Fu feel that he did not deceive him.

"Father, a common man, no matter how many things he knows, what's the use.

The methods of these craftsmen are after all low-level, and the only thing worth mentioning about Zhang Yuan is that he can write two sour poems. "

What Tian Fu is most worried about is what his stupid son, who is less educated and inexperienced than himself, will be able to do after a hundred years.

"Is there any news from Chang'an?"

It has been many days. It is reasonable that Liu Che has received information from Shu County. Why is there no news from the people in the palace? This is what Tian Fu is puzzled. trust Zhang Yuan.

"I went to Changle Palace yesterday to meet the Empress Dowager. When I passed Weiyang Palace, I asked about the Huangmen Order. There was indeed an urgent message from Shu County sent to Weiyang Palace, but it is said that His Majesty burned it down."

Tian Fu loves singing, dancing, music and beauties, Liu Che was sent to the palace to please the Queen Mother by Tian Fu, from the Huangmen Order to the Huangmen Chan, that's why he was able to know so clearly about Liu Che's affairs.

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