As Wang Fugui's voice sounded outside.

Gu Jinnian's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

Mr. Wenjing has only been talking for a day, and the Kong family is coming so soon?

Are you really impatient?

After getting up and opening the door, Gu Jinnian hid the drawings in his sleeves and then slowly spoke.

"Brother Wang, come with me."

Gu Jinnian opened his mouth, ignored the Kong family's affairs, and left with Wang Fugui.

"Where to?"

"Brother Gu."

Wang Fugui was a little curious.

"Come with me first, I need to tell you something."

Gu Jinnian did not answer directly, he would leave first and talk later.

The two of them left the academy at that moment, and Wang Fugui continued to speak.

"Brother Gu, the Kong family came here and brought a lot of gifts, and many people came with them. They were all great scholars from all over the country. They gathered in the hall. We were all guessing. This Kong family must be

No good intentions."

"Probably he came here for the holy weapon."

Wang Fugui also saw clearly, and he told Gu Jinnian about the purpose of the Kong family's visit.

"knew."

Gu Jinnian replied calmly, Gu Jinnian was not worried at all about the Kong family's request for holy artifacts. Firstly, he would not give it to him, and secondly, many people did not want him to give it to him.

Just like my old uncle.

The Kong family already has three sacred artifacts. Will my uncle allow the Kong family to master the fourth one?

Not to mention my uncle, it is estimated that the emperors of the Fuluo Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty also firmly did not want the Kong family to dominate.

What benefits have been taken away?

Of course, there is also a possibility that the Kong family has made a condition, a condition that satisfies all the major dynasties.

Otherwise, the method of checks and balances is something that all major dynasties understand.

"Brother Gu, I think they are coming with a lot of force this time. Let's retreat. During this time, if you return to the Duke's Mansion, they won't dare to go to the Duke's Mansion to cause trouble for you."

Wang Fugui continued to speak.

And Gu Jinnian shook his head.

"Brother Wang, you don't have to worry about this matter. Brother Yu has a way to solve it."

"I asked you to come with me this time because I have something to discuss with you."

Gu Jinnian opened his mouth. He had one other important thing to do with Wang Fugui. The Kong family's matter was nothing.

"What's up?"

Wang Fugui looked at Gu Jinnian a little seriously, so he asked directly without being verbose.

"I plan to start a business and need start-up capital. I have some on hand, but there is still a lot left. I plan to involve you in the account. Are you interested?"

Gu Jinnian said directly.

Doing business?

Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment, but then spoke immediately.

"Okay, but Brother Gu, if you are short of money, just tell me directly. I just need to tell my father that you want it and I can get you a sum."

Wang Fugui was indeed a little stunned. After all, Gu Jinnian was incomparable in poetry and writing, and he was also a powerful person in the Xia Dynasty. He would have nothing to say about Gu Jinnian's talent, but he still didn't agree with it in business.

Subconsciously, he thought that Gu Jinnian was short of money.

In fact, everyone knows about Gu Jinnian's good fortune.

"No, it's really business."

"You take a look first."

Gu Jinnian took out his business plan from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Fugui.

The two of them walked forward.

After walking out of the academy, what was once an empty place was now filled with residential buildings and heavily guarded.

No one knows what is going on here, not even the great scholars at Daxia Academy know what is going on.

All we know is that His Majesty isolated this land with a wave of his hand. Some time ago, more than 2,000 craftsmen came one after another, plus some common people, to build residential houses.

Now that the house has been built, the Ministry of War has also sent people to guard it. You can only enter but not leave. Even if you can leave, you must have relevant warrants, which is extremely strict.

The dignitaries in Kyoto all knew about this, but they didn't know what it was about.

Arriving here, Gu Jinnian handed the token to the guard, who immediately let him go.

Wait until you walk into it.

There was a constant flow of the sound of some blacksmithing.

Soon an official from the Ministry of Works came over. He was a foreigner from the Ministry of Works. He was in his fifties. He was wearing official uniform and trotted up to Gu Jinnian.

"I'm going to lower my official rank, Wu Zhoupu, to pay my respects to the Crown Prince."

Wu Zhoupu spoke and bowed respectfully to Gu Jinnian.

"Master Wu, you're welcome."

Gu Jinnian smiled slightly and then patrolled the area.

It covers an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres, and many houses have been built to accommodate the craftsmen.

"Your Highness, the construction here is almost completed. The stove and workshop are still to be built. The rest is basically complete."

"This furnace and workshop can be completed within fifteen days."

Wu Zhoupu spoke and followed Gu Jinnian to report the situation.

The speed is quite fast, not too slow, and this is acceptable.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wu."

Gu Jinnian spoke up, then took out a few drawings and handed them to Wu Zhou Pudao.

"Master Wu, this is a diagram made by this prince. It records the refining process, including the tempering method."

"As soon as the furnace and workshop are ready, start working on it immediately."

"As for these drawings, you send some young craftsmen to study and refine them."

"The process is also written in it."

"If there are any results, please inform me as soon as possible without any delay."

"And during this period, no one is allowed to go out, no matter who they are, unless there is something serious."

"After we go out, we must also send troops to guard us."

"Every drawing and all the processes must be refined in batches by different people, and the secrets must not be leaked."

"Of course, the monthly salary will be increased three times, and we will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds at that time."

Gu Jinnian spoke up and gave the order.

The drawings he produced were very detailed. Of course, in order to keep them confidential, Gu Jinnian hid the last step. After it was perfected, it would probably take some time. If the secret was really leaked, the other party would not be able to master the core technology.

You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others.

"I will obey the order."

"Your Highness, please rest assured."

Wu Zhoupu spoke. He hadn't looked at Gu Jinnian's drawings yet, but he felt relieved when he heard that these craftsmen would be given three times the salary.

After all, having so many people gathered here and not letting them out, to be honest, is a bit bad after all.

If the salary can be increased three times, it will be much easier to say.

In the Daxia Dynasty, the salary of craftsmen was quite high, with a monthly salary of thirty taels of silver plus two stones of fine rice.

Three times that would be ninety taels of silver, plus six stones of fine rice. This is not a small sum.

As long as the money is in place, anything can be said.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wu."

Gu Jinnian nodded, said nothing, casually entered a private house, and then asked Wu Zhoupu to inform him of the matter.

Inside a house.
To be continued...