Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xie Lianyun was also a little uncertain about this rumor, and didn't know whether to refute the rumor.

I feel that this rumor seems to damage His Highness's image a bit, but it doesn't seem to have any substantial damage.

Xiao Zirong was a little angry: "I have told you not to say anything when I do these things. Who said it? Check it out for me!"

He doesn't care about this rumor, as long as he doesn't say that he harmed the people, and it's also said in the rumors that he will hammer only those who are not up to standard. In addition to appearing a little violent, it shows that he is a good ruler in the hearts of the people. By.

But the problem is that the people around him are not strict enough, which is very problematic.

Chai Shuren also had a serious expression on his face and prepared to investigate carefully. Anyway, he is now a long history. Although Xiao Zirong hinted that the position of Prime Minister is reserved for him, it will take some time before he can take up the position.

Chang Shi is qualified to be in charge of all matters in the palace.

As a result, Chai Shuren checked the situation of all the participants, including those who sent materials here, and no one disclosed the situation here from the beginning to the end.

After Chai Shuren finished his report, Xiao Zirong looked strange: "No one said anything? Are you sure? How did the news get out? Could it be that someone sneaked into the palace secretly?"

When Xiao Zirong said this, his expression was already very ugly.

He knew that there must be spies from other places in his palace, among other things, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xuexing sent people to him.

However, the arrangement of these two people was aboveboard, and Xiao Zirong didn't care if his situation was revealed. He had never avoided these people before, that is, he was going to be a steam locomotive recently, and he avoided those people in order to give Xiao Xuexing a surprise. eyes and ears.

As for those sent by others, they should not be able to approach the core area of ​​the palace.

Although the laboratory is not in the core area of ​​the palace, the places that Xiao Zirong would often go to will be under special protection. The protectors are also personally selected by Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xuexing. Xiao Zirong has also inspected them. These people are very strict with their mouths. He also ordered that no news should be passed on, and it was impossible to leak the news.

Before Xiao Zirong always thought that the emperor and the regent would escort him, and he himself was very careful, so the palace was at least safe, not to mention that it was watertight like a bucket.

As a result, there is now an experiment that someone actually knows that he is conducting a secret experiment, which is a big problem.

Chai Shuren was also aware of this problem, and said on the spot: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will send someone to watch over it."

The fact that King Jinling's situation was leaked was in itself a dereliction of duty, and now that he doesn't even know how it was leaked, the problem is even bigger.

Chai Shuren deeply felt that he had encountered the most serious challenge in his career.

Xiao Zirong didn't completely hand over the matter to him, and asked Xie Lianyun to also investigate the source among the people.

If the other party is careful, there may be no trace of him in the palace, and he can only see from the outside to see if he can follow the clues.

Two days later, Chai Shuren checked all the guards in the palace, but he couldn't find the person who leaked the news, when he was so worried that his hair was about to fall out.

Xie Lianyun came over and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, I seem to have found the reason."

Xiao Zirong leaned over and asked, "Oh? Did you find out who leaked it?"

Xie Lianyun nodded with a strange expression: "According to the results of the investigation, it seems that it was passed on by the servants in the palace."

Xiao Zirong had a question mark on his face: "What? Rude servants? How is it possible? When we are conducting experiments, they can't get close to the laboratory at all, so how can they know what we are doing?"

Xie Lianyun explained: "According to the information found below, there should be a rough envoy who heard the sound while sweeping the floor, and it happened that this man's brother is a blacksmith, he is very familiar with this sound, and then when he was drinking with his brother, he heard the sound. I just said it..."

The latter is purely the divergence of the thinking of the people.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such outrageous rumors that Xiao Zirong would hit officials with a hammer.

As for the occurrence of such rumors, the main reason is that Xiao Zirong did kill someone, although he only stabbed Captain Beigu to death, Captain Jiaoshan was not killed by him.

But the common people don't know, they only know that two lieutenants died at a banquet, because it's not something glorious, so everyone keeps secret about the reason, and it's impossible for ordinary people to get the real news.

If there is no real news, some people will start to fabricate things. There are all kinds of rumors about the death of the two school captains, and they will automatically evolve with the times.

It used to be said that the King of Jinling let people do it, but now that he heard that the King of Jinling seemed to have a hobby of swinging a hammer, it automatically evolved into the fact that the two of them were killed by the King of Jinling with a hammer.

Xiao Zirong: ...

Where does this get him to reason?

It's not easy to refute rumors with this thing, does it mean that he never kills officials or he doesn't know how to kill with a hammer?

As for never killing, Xiao Zirong can't guarantee whether he will kill two more in a fit of anger in the future, after all, there is always the nerve line of the best to challenge people.

But if he doesn't use a hammer to kill, isn't that a disguised admission that he will kill officials himself?

No matter how you say it is not appropriate, Xiao Zilong hesitated for a long time and finally said: "It is said that the cement factory and Liuli factory will recruit workers next month. Kind of, oh, don’t need to be too precise, just...true and false, as long as the purpose of propaganda is achieved.”

The best way to end a gossip is to cover it with another.

Xiao Zirong couldn't find any good points for a while, but he knew that the gossip of King Jinling was not as attractive as the recruitment that was closely related to his own interests.

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are the things that everyone cares about most. Xiao Zirong paid a lot of money for hiring people to build factories before. If you save a little for the family, after this wave of work, the family can basically cover their living expenses for a year.

Of course, this family of Xiao Zirong is counted as a family of three. If the population is large, there will be more workers, and naturally there will be a lot of money.

Chai Shuren secretly gave Xiao Zirong a thumbs-up, deeply feeling that His Royal Highness can always find the key points, and his mind is so clear that he does not seem like a person of this age.

However, in fact, Xiao Zirong was an ordinary person when he was still alive before he crossed over. It is the nature of people to gossip. He also sounds very interested in all kinds of gossip about entertainment stars and water watch circles.

But none of these are more concerned than the crazy price rise of pork.

Xiao Zirong gave instructions, and Xie Lianyun breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to do it.

But Chai Shuren said directly: "Your Highness, those who spread the news will be punished."

Xiao Zirong originally thought that this was an oolong incident, and it was just a mistake. He patronized to keep the people involved from speaking out, but he didn't expect that the sound of blacksmithing was heard, which led to the leak of the news.

But what was leaked was not important news, so he didn't care too much. Hearing what Chai Shuren said at this time, he couldn't help hesitating: "Is this necessary?"

Chai Shuren said seriously: "If this person is not punished, he will have made a bad start. In the future, anyone can spread the news of what happened in the palace, and then..."

Xiao Zirong immediately raised his hand and said, "I see."

This matter really needs to be dealt with seriously. The other party may be unconscious and does not want to betray Xiao Zirong. However, this kind of unconsciousness is even more terrifying. If he betrays him, the people below may have to go through a series of psychological struggles. The destructive power is greater.

Moreover, this person will tell his brother that it is likely that he is using the knowledge of the palace as capital to show off, which is not a good thing.

Punishment still needs to be punished, but it must not hurt the bones and not be too light.

Xiao Zirong sat there struggling, Chai Shuren didn't speak, it wasn't an important matter, so he didn't need to rush to make suggestions.

After a long while, Xiao Zirong said: "Stick ten, drive me out of the palace."

Chai Shuren nodded and did not refute. This punishment is not bad.

If you hit more, you may become disabled. This number can let the other party know the pain, and it can also remind other palace people in the palace.

It is necessary to be expelled from the palace, and it is impossible for such a person to stay in the palace.

After Xiao Zirong solved it, he put the matter aside, and at the same time began to think whether it would be inappropriate for the laboratory to be placed in the palace.

The palace is a place that attracts people's attention. If something strange happens, people will want to explore it.

But if it is set up in another place, it will be inconvenient for Xiao Zirong to go back and forth, not to mention that the security in other places is not as strong as the palace, what if someone finds out?

After thinking about it, he still decided not to change the current situation.

Instead, it is possible to open up a special place for smelting craftsmen to forge iron. Anyway, they are just raw materials. Even if people know and see them, they will not be able to imagine what he will do.

After Xiao Zirong arranged the matter, he received letters from the emperor's uncle and Xiao Xuexing.

In the letter, Xiao Xuan asked him what happened with great concern, whether someone made him angry again, and also told him that if he was really angry, he should directly hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and not to do it himself, as it would easily hurt his body.

When Xiao Zirong saw this letter, he really couldn't laugh or cry, and deeply doubted that after a while, even Jiankang would be full of legends about him hammering people?

Xiao Xuan gave a lot of advice earnestly, even mentioning that autumn is dry and anger is easy to hurt the body. Although it is long-winded, it is also the most simple concern for the family.

Xiao Zirong happily opened Xiao Xuexing's letter, and then became angry like a puffer fish.

Xiao Xuexing's letter was very brief, as short as one sentence: I heard that you have picked up your hobby of blacksmithing again?

In addition to this sentence, the rest is: don't hurt yourself.

Xiao Zirong deeply felt that Xiao Xuexing either didn't know him at all, or he just wrote to make fun of him.

Come to think of it, the latter is more likely.

It's too much, it's not easy to send a letter from Jiankang to Jinling. It takes several days for the knight to send a letter, and it's hard to send a letter. This guy is just to laugh at him.

He decided not to write letters to this big pig's trotter until he returned to Jiankang for the New Year!

After these two, Xiao Ji's letter seemed a little more normal, and also brought a piece of good news: Jianyi really dug out coal!