The Prodigal Son of the Empire

"That's right," Erniang Qing said, standing beside Wang Kang who was washing his face, "As you expected, someone went to the construction site last night, looking for a hiding place for gunpowder."

"There are dozens of people, and they are not in the same batch. It should be a multi-person sneak group, and another group directly attacked us,"

"Have you eaten? One piece!"

After Wang Kang washed his face, he sat at the table and prepared to eat breakfast, and said something to Qing Erniang.

"Ah!" Qing Erniang was stunned for a moment, the young master couldn't keep up with this rhythm, and then said: "I've eaten... I've passed it, young master, take it easy."

"go on."

"Yes!" Qing Erniang regained her composure, and said again: "The skills of those people are quite good, but we were prepared in advance, and we didn't let them succeed."

"Have they been caught alive, and have their identities been found out?" Wang Kang asked.

"They are all dead servants, they all have poison in their teeth, and if they fail in the mission, they will kill themselves directly,"

Qing Erniang said cautiously: "Only one was caught alive, brother Yuan interrogated overnight, and now there should be a result."

Such a result is not good, he is afraid that Wang Kang will blame him.

"Hmph, it was Dong Yiwu and the people behind him who did it. When my gunpowder came out, they all panicked!"

Wang Kang snorted coldly and asked again: "How is your intelligence network arranged?"

"With the money you provided, it's almost enough, and there are very few foreigners in Xinfeng County, and there are unfamiliar faces, so it is easy to identify." Qing Erniang reported.

"it is good!"

"Anyone suspicious is found, immediately arrested and interrogated, if they fight back, they will be killed on the spot,"

Wang Kang's eyes flashed coldly, "If you want to find out about me, let this be their death place!"

"If necessary, some rumors can be released and traps can be carried out. I think they will definitely do whatever it takes to inquire about information about my gunpowder."

"You discuss this with Yuan Yan."

"Yes!" Qing Erniang replied.

At this moment, a servant brought Yuan Yan in. After entering the door, Yuan Yan bowed and said, "Young master, the identity of the victim has been ascertained."

"Oh? Where are you from?" Wang Kang became interested.

"It's Uncle Yongding, Han Yu's man." Yuan Yan said.

"Yongdingbo?" Wang Kang was puzzled when he heard this, the name was a little strange.

"Uncle Yongding, Han Yu is a native of Yongzhou. Young master should know that Yongzhou is next to our Xinfeng County, and Earl Yongding's fief is close to here."

Yuan Yan explained: "This person is very powerful in Yongzhou, with hundreds of fertile lands, and the title Yongding, implying the existence of Dinghaishenzhen in Yongzhou."

"Moreover, this person is also a veteran nobleman!"

So it turned out that after hearing what Yuan Yan said, Wang Kang finally understood that after his gunpowder appeared, all these ghosts and monsters jumped out, wanting to find out.

After all, the power of gunpowder is too great. Now it seems that they are not only afraid of themselves, but also take the gunpowder as their own...

Now it is known that another party has intervened, and the fief is still adjacent to Xinfeng County across the mountains. This must be taken seriously.

"Go and inquire about Han Yu's information, from the individual to his family, you need detailed information." Wang Kang told Qing Erniang.

"Yes! I will do it as soon as possible!"

"I still say the same thing, as long as you dare to spy on the gunpowder, you will be killed directly!" Wang Kang said coldly.

"What if it's... from the imperial court?" Yuan Yan asked after thinking about it.

His considerations were not unreasonable. The advent of gunpowder caused shocks in all parties, and it was normal for the imperial court to have such thoughts.

Wang Kang shook his head and said: "Emperor Zhao is not a short-sighted person, and killing chickens and taking eggs is not his style. If you really meet..."

Wang Kang paused, "Equal treatment!"

This kind of thing can only be mastered in your own hands.

"Yes!" The two took the order to retreat.

At this time, Wang Kang also finished his meal, he stood up and said, "It doesn't mean that the blacksmiths my father found have also arrived, where are they?"

"I've already gone to the construction site,"

Zhou Qing said.

"Okay, then let's go and have a look." Wang Kang got up.

Once the iron ore was mined, he had to prepare to smelt iron and steel. Obviously, he couldn't do it by himself. This required the assistance of skilled craftsmen.

However, Xinfeng County obviously lacks people in this field, so Wang Kang entrusted his father to find them.

According to his father's letter to him, dozens of skilled craftsmen were recruited for him this time, and three of them were from the Metallurgical Bureau under the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court.

The Metallurgical Bureau is a government office specializing in iron smelting and casting, and the craftsmen here are naturally experienced.

It must have taken a lot of effort for his father to be able to invite this person, and there must be Zhao Huang's support behind him.

Otherwise, how could people from the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court come to a noble fiefdom?

After tidying up, Wang Kang took the carriage to the construction site. When he arrived, the construction site was already under construction by the imperial court.

Compared with yesterday, there are more rows of simple houses, and many women in the city are also busy, and they are mainly responsible for logistics.

Wang Kang didn't disturb others, and walked directly to the open space that had been enclosed to the west, where he would smelt iron and steel...

[Author's digression]: The second update, please vote, thank you

Chapter 2 You can be ignorant, but not fearless

Here, there are also several people working, because of the existence of gunpowder, road construction does not require much labor and manual excavation.

Therefore, the personnel are relatively scattered, and several construction sites are opened up at the same time, like this is the place where the hearth furnace is built.

The ground furnace is a place for iron-making, because iron-making requires a very high temperature, and only if the furnace is built underground can the heat not be dissipated.

Wang Kang went directly to a work shed, which was the temporary headquarters of the construction. At this moment, many people were surrounded, and there were also a few unfamiliar faces.

Seeing Wang Kang approaching, Zhongxing Nie came up to meet him, and hurriedly said, "Master Kang, the artisan has arrived, and it was brought by Deacon Xu of your family."

"Xu Changlin? He's here too!" Wang Kang laughed.