Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

The morning sun shone on the manor by the lake. Lin Ruo came back late at night and took a short rest for more than two hours. After having breakfast in the yard early in the morning, he was eager to get on the carriage and go out.

The carriage drove out of Suzhou City, and its destination was naturally the Neiku Workshop, which was far away.

The Neiku was not located in Suzhou City. Due to the huge production volume and the need for land, the Neiku was initially located outside Suzhou City and was managed in a fully closed manner.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty court allocated a lot of land for use as the jurisdiction of the inner treasury, so you can imagine how much importance it attached to it.

The carriage drove onto the smooth official road. The closer it got to the inner storehouse, the more eyes it attracted.

The Jiangnan Navy accounted for a part, and there were also many provincial troops. Lin Ruo also vaguely saw that some spies from the Supervisory Council were among them. As for the defense of the inner treasury, not only the imperial court, but also all places were worried about it.

This is similar to the counterintelligence theft struggle in previous lives. After all, the various production techniques in the inner treasury are far ahead of the times.

As long as it is produced, the profits generated will undoubtedly be a huge fortune for the Qing Kingdom.

Over the years, the fact that Qing State was able to rise in a short period of time cannot be ignored because of the support provided by the inner treasury, which is the lifeline of the economy.

War is always a money-burning business, so the inner treasury has to take on the task of printing money.

Such a good money flow line will naturally attract the greedy eyes of other countries, and the necessary defenses will require daily effort.

"After I take you in, try to stay close to me, so as not to look around or touch anything, which would be terrible if I accuse you of treason. After all, the defense inside and outside the inner treasury is mostly to guard against you, Northern Qi and Dongyi City."

Lin Ruo smiled and looked at the two people in the car, Wang Shisanlang and Haitang Duoduo who had the audacity to get in the car.

Early in the morning, Haitang Duoduo sneaked into the manor and asked to take a look at the inner treasury.

Lin Ruo did not refuse, but that didn't mean he didn't have basic vigilance.

"If Lord Lin has any doubts, he should just not agree this morning. There's no need to force himself to save face." Haitang Duoduo folded her arms, obviously not liking to hear this.

Lin Ruo replied calmly: "Okay, then why did Miss Duoduo come to the inner treasury? It shouldn't be to seek any benefits for your emperor."

"I'm not interested in this kind of thing, but I've long heard of the Nanqing Neiku's reputation. I'm curious about how they produce so many good things. I just want to take a look to broaden my horizons." Haitang Duoduo said truthfully.

Lin Ruo nodded without comment and said, "It all comes down to curiosity, but the more curious people are, the more they like to touch and look around. Don't you understand, Miss Duoduo?"

Haitang Duoduo exhaled: "I am also a person who abides by the rules. I will not cause trouble for you, Master Lin."

"That's good. Where is Shisanlang?" Lin Ruo said.

"I don't have any ideas. It's my master's request that I follow you more." Wang Shisanlang said quietly.

Lin Ruo's gaze passed over the green trees beside the official road. Not far away, there was the sound of a river stream. It was a very common thing that large-scale industrial production must rely on water sources.

The carriage passed through the last military camp outside the Inner Treasury, where the Jiangnan Prefecture Army was stationed. After passing through it and traveling for some distance, the outline of the Inner Treasury was finally visible.

Curls of black smoke rose up and floated in the cloudless sky, filled with a new era of technological sense.

But when he actually arrived at the destination, Lin Ruo discovered that the buildings here were no different from the provincial government offices, and were very different from the factories he had imagined.

"Sir, we're here." Zong Zhui was getting along well with the officials from the inner treasury outside.

After tidying up his clothes, Lin Ruo calmly lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, followed by the two people behind him. The person in charge of reception was an official from the Internal Treasury Transportation Department, who was mainly responsible for the work of cargo transportation.

The official from the Internal Treasury Transportation Department saluted cautiously to the Imperial Envoy, and then said according to the rules: "Sir, according to the regulations, even the guards around you must have clear identification."

"It would be difficult for servants to get in."

Zong Zhui was a legitimate spy from the Sixth Division of the Supervisory Council, so naturally he could go in.

With the identity of a servant alone, his existence is unclear. Who knows if he is a spy from somewhere.

"Is a ninth-rank guard considered an identity?" Lin Ruo asked carefully.

The official was startled. He was accompanied by two ninth-rank guards and felt a slight threat. He couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his face, thinking that this gentleman seemed to be here to cause trouble in the inner treasury as many of his colleagues said.

"In that case, please come in, sir." The official couldn't stop him, so he gave in and said with great fear.

The gate of the office was opened, and military personnel could be seen everywhere. The officials of the inner treasury stopped working today and lined up to receive the new imperial envoy.

After talking for a while, Lin Ruo didn't want to disturb the work and dismissed everyone.

There are many officials from the Supervisory Council in the inner treasury. After all, Ye Qingmei was the one who founded the council back then, and his own money must be managed by his own family.

However, in recent years, the inner treasury fell into the hands of the eldest princess, and over the years, the number of officials in the Supervisory Council has been reduced to single digits.

Among these people, there happened to be one who held an important position, and that was Shan Da, the official in charge of the security inside and outside the inner treasury.

This official had long since left the Overwatch Council and had no secret connections with Kyoto over the years, which was why he was kept under the eldest princess's supervision to do his job.

Lin Ruo summoned him immediately, but didn't say anything irrelevant. He just asked him to take a walk around the inner storehouse and see the otherworldly craftsmanship of the inner storehouse.

After an hour, I had seen everything except the military industry that developed weapons of mass destruction, such as glass and cotton.

Haitang Duoduo's thirst for knowledge was aroused, and she finally understood the outstanding features of Qing Kingdom. Every technology there was rare in Northern Qi.

Of course, even if they looked carefully, if Northern Qi wanted to do something to introduce technology, it was obviously impossible to expect the saint who knew nothing about production technology to remember some key words.

A day passed, and there was enough room in the huge inner library for one night's stay.

It was late at night. In an empty bedroom, Lin Ruo summoned the commander from the daytime again.

The commander was about forty years old, with almost gray hair, and it seemed that his work was extremely strenuous.

"Commander Shan, please take a seat. You are also an old man in the hospital, and I cannot treat you harshly." Lin Ruo gestured.

Thinking of the yard, Shan Da was in a daze for a moment. That was almost ten years ago and he didn't remember much.

What he did in the yard before was not important. Like most spies, he wandered around all over the place every day, so his impression was very shallow.

However, the Supervisory Commission has always had a unique characteristic: people who come out of it are particularly loyal.

(End of this chapter)