My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 63

A large wooden barrel was rotating rapidly, and there was a sound of "哗哗哗~" inside, and an apprentice next to him was pedaling hard, using a chain to drive the rotation of the wooden barrel.

"Okay, pour it out!"

At this time, Zhou Qi came over and ordered.

The apprentice who was sweating profusely stopped and panted heavily as if he had been pardoned.

In addition, several apprentices stepped forward and opened the lid on one side of the barrel.

There was a "crash", and a pile of fine sand poured out of it, and in the sand, the movable type made of brass shone like gold.

After the copper movable type is cast, there will be some burrs, which need to be polished to be more exquisite.

Zhou Qi picked up a polished movable type and looked at it, then nodded in satisfaction and said: "Yes, the polishing is just right, pick it out later and put it in a box, His Royal Highness will send someone to pick it up tomorrow!"

Several apprentices agreed and began to pick movable type from the sand.

Looking at these movable type, Zhou Qi also breathed a sigh of relief.

The last set of copper movable type has been delivered, but recently the prince bought two more sets, and also added some more uncommon characters, so Zhou Qi and the others became busy again.

At this moment, a black and thin middle-aged man from outside the work shed swayed in, saw Zhou Qi and the others and immediately stepped forward to say hello: "Brother Zhou is doing private work again?"

"How can this be a private job? I also listened to the orders of the superiors and helped an official to cast these things."

Zhou Qi saw this dark and thin middle-aged man showing a simple and honest smile.

The black and thin middle-aged man is named Zhang Dalang, and he is also a craftsman of the Baoquan Bureau. He and Zhou Qi are neighbors. They grew up together and have a good relationship. They often drink together.

"Which official with such a big face can reach out to our Baoquan Bureau?"

Zhang Dalang asked curiously when he heard the words.

Baoquan Bureau is responsible for casting copper coins, which is of great importance. It is impossible for ordinary people to use the craftsmen of Baoquan Bureau.

"It's hard for me to say this, but no matter who the nobleman is, we little craftsmen can't afford it!"

Zhou Qi didn't dare to reveal Zhu Zhanhe's identity, not because he wanted to keep it a secret, but because he knew that misfortune came from his mouth, so he didn't say anything if he could.

"Brother Zhou said that those dignitaries don't take our lives seriously."

Zhang Dalang nodded in agreement, then stepped forward and put his arm around Zhou Qi's shoulder and said, "Brother Zhou, someone gave me a pot of good fire today, and I asked my wife to prepare two side dishes. How about a good drink?"

Zhou Qi is a drinker, and when he heard that there was good wine to drink, the glutton immediately hooked it up, nodded and agreed, followed Zhang Dalang to his house, and Zhang Dalang's wife had prepared the food and drinks.

The wine is good, and the food is not bad, so Zhou Qi drank in the dark at the end, and he didn't know what drunk things he said?

Zhang Dalang personally sent the drunk Zhou Qi home, but he didn't go back to his own home, but walked along an alley, turned around and came to a street, there was a carriage waiting for him at the corner .

Zhang Dalang stepped to the front of the car, only to hear a middle-aged man's voice coming from the car: "Have you heard everything clearly?"

"I found out clearly, those batches are called movable type, and they were made for the eldest son of the Hanwang family. A batch has been made before, and now several more batches have been added."

Zhang Dalang replied in a respectful voice.

"Good job, reward!"

While talking, a money bag was thrown out of the car, Zhang Dalang caught it with both hands, and said again with a happy smile: "Thank you, master. If you have anything else to do in the future, just come to me!"

The people inside did not make a sound, but the groom blew his whip and drove the cart away.

The car without any markings passed through the streets, and finally entered through the back door of Prince Zhao's Mansion. Then a man in charge got out of the car, walked quickly to Zhu Gaosui's study, and went in for a while before leaving.

In the study, Zhu Gaosui crossed his legs and hummed a ditty to the beat, with an indescribably proud look on his face.

Zhu Zhanfu, who was carved out of almost the same mold as Zhu Gaosui, also leaned over and said in a low voice: "Father, it is now confirmed that the note was approved by the uncle, using the craftsmen of the Baoquan Bureau to do private work for Zhu Zhanhe, you How did the two of them get together?"

"Nothing is impossible. After my eldest nephew came back from the dead, he became incomprehensible."

Zhu Gaosui raised his eyes at this moment, cast a glance at his son and said again.

"You did a good job last time. Who would have thought that a grandson of the emperor, a son of the King of Han, would actually compete for a woman?"

"Thank you father for the compliment, but Zhu Zhanhe and uncle are so close this time, what if he and Zhu Zhanji reconcile again, after all, it's just a woman, the royal family needs this most."

Zhu Zhanfu said with a worried expression.

"Hey, it's fine if we don't know about it, but now that we've found out, can we still let them get what they want?"

Zhu Gaosui said with a sneer.

As the third child in the family, he has a chance to stand out only when the two elder brothers above him are fighting in a dim light.

For example, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi in history, if it wasn't for his two elder brothers fighting to the death, he would never have his turn to ascend the throne!

"Then what is father going to do?"

Zhu Zhanfu asked curiously.

Although he is young, he has been working with Zhu Gaosui since he was a child, and his scheming is beyond ordinary people. In the past, Zhu Zhanhe had been played and applauded by him, but he did not expect that the other party suddenly became so smart.

"It's easy to handle. The officials we raised before were prepared for this time. It's time to let them out to bite people!"

Zhu Gaosui said with a chuckle.

"Father means to stab this matter to Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Zhanfu asked with bright eyes.

"That's right, using craftsmen from the Baoquan Bureau to do private work, and he's still a crown prince and heir, this matter doesn't seem like a big deal, but as long as a few officials escalate the matter, Grandpa Nihuang will definitely be furious. Just wait and watch the show!"

Zhu Gaosui smiled proudly again.

"Father is wise!"

Zhu Zhanfu flattered him, but then he frowned and said, "Father, I'm a little curious. Why did Zhu Zhanhe use the coppersmiths from Baoquan Bureau to make those things called movable type?"

"It doesn't matter, no matter what these things are for, anyway, the fact that they use craftsmen to do private work is a certainty, and they will be punished in the end!"

Zhu Gaosui waved his hand and said with a nonchalant expression.

"This one……"

Zhu Zhanfu was still more cautious, and wanted to persuade his father to check it out, but seeing his father's indifferent expression, he wisely didn't speak in the end, so as not to make his father unhappy.

(End of this chapter)