Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

This workshop at the foot of Jilong Mountain occupies a large area. The workers and craftsmen inside were all hired by Cao Huanchun. Lingchuan led Chuyi into the yard, but left Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu outside.

The two of them sat on the donkey cart and chatted idly.

"Brother Tong, do you think it's really possible for us to follow this Lord Ling?"

"Brother, don't think too much. What are our identities? Even if we don't follow Lord Ling, what benefits do you think we can get from the Investigation Bureau? Don't forget what the Investigation Bureau used to do."

One of Zhao Fu's legs was numb, so he switched legs. "Brother Tong, this Jishisi is probably not the same as the East Factory. Think about it, the one in charge of the East Factory was a favorite of the emperor. Even though he was just a eunuch, everyone in the court was afraid of him. When they mentioned the East Factory, they were all terrified. But this person now is only a sixth-rank official."

Zhang Tong tutted, "You know shit. This person is from Prince Ning's mansion. Prince Ning has always been in charge of the clan affairs office. This time he has gained some real power. Do you think Prince Ning will take this opportunity to consolidate his power?"

"Brother Tong, do you mean that we can get close to King Ning?"

'Snapped! '

Zhang Tong slapped Zhao Fu on the head and said, "What are you thinking about? What is the status of King Ning? What are our status? Do you still want to cling to King Ning's thigh? People like us are just here to die when he makes contributions."

Zhao Fu rubbed the place where he was hit: "According to this, we will die anyway, so let's just give up."

Zhang Tongyi rolled his eyes, "No? If you don't do it, who will support your mother? Who will support my family? I tell you, this Lord Ling doesn't look like a cruel person, and he has money. Think about it, the salary of the Jishi Bureau is five taels, and Lord Ling gives another five taels. You can get two pay for one job. Where can you find such a good thing? Let's do it for three to five years and save some money. Then we can start a small business and we won't have to worry about our lives."

Zhao Fu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, brother Tong, you think long-term."

"Brother Tong, what do you think Lord Ling's yard is used for?" Zhao Fu said as he stood up and looked into the yard.

With just a glance, he saw Chuyi's fierce gaze, which frightened him so much that his legs went weak and he fell down.

Zhang Tongyi held him up and said, "You are risking your life. If you want to live longer, you must understand what you should know and what you shouldn't know."

Zhao Fu nodded: "Yes, yes, brother Tong is right."

Zhang Tong leaned against the carriage and said, "What do you think we should do if we quit our job in a few years?"

Zhao Fu followed his example and leaned against the carriage. "Brother Tong, what do you think of Yunfuji's franchise stores? I see that those Yunfuji franchise stores are doing very well, so they should be making a lot of money."

"Tsk, that's easy for you to say. I've already inquired about it. The franchise fee is one thousand taels of silver, and you have to find a shop yourself. Let's not talk about the shop first. Even if the two of us work for ten years, we can't save up one thousand taels of silver."

"We are now with Master Ling. After a few years, if we serve Master Ling well, the franchise fee will be just a matter of a word from Master Ling."

Zhang Tong's eyes lit up: "Oh, I didn't realize you're usually not very smart. You hit the nail on the head. As long as we serve Lord Ling well, we can beg Lord Ling with dignity. I think he will really waive our franchise fee."

As he said this, he began to daydream again: "When the time comes, we will join Yunfuji, make some money and find you a wife, so that we can continue the Zhao family's lineage."

When Zhao Fu heard the word "wife", his eyes began to light up again: "Brother Tong, let me tell you, Cui Lian, the girl next door to my house, smiles at me every time I run into her in and out recently. Do you think she is interested in me?"

Zhang Tong glanced at him and said with a grin, "I don't know whether she is interested in you or not, but I know you are definitely interested in her. Even though you are skinny, you look very impressive in this outfit. You can ask your mother to find out what her family is thinking. Maybe you won't have to wait for a few years before you can find a wife."

"Really?" Zhao Fu stood up, fluttered his clothes, turned around and made a few majestic poses: "Brother Tong, do you think I look majestic?"

Ling Chuan inspected the yard. The yard was seven acres in size. According to Ling Chuan's design, three-quarters of the yard was the production area, and the rest was the living area. If it was put into full production, it could produce more than 2,000 kilograms of brown sugar at a time.

Ling Chuan thought that with such a large output, it would not be a problem to always get brown sugar from Guangfenghao. After all, Guangfenghao was the property of King Ning, which was equivalent to handing the lifeline to King Ning.

Ling Chuan was willing to find the source of production of this brown sugar, but he cared more about the Guangfenghao.

There are more than ten branches all over Jiangnan, selling thousands of kilograms of sugar a month. Even Lingchuan is jealous. If he can take Guangfenghao into his pocket, his business empire will be stable, and his boast of being rich enough to rival a country will have a little hope.

According to the current progress, the workshop is estimated to be completed in three to five days. By then, Lao Cao will have to recruit people. As for the person in charge of the workshop, Ling Chuan plans to hand it over to Cui Min and the other two.

These three people are reliable and familiar with the production process, so they are the most appropriate people to send.

Ling Chuan arranged the work in the workshop and went out. He saw Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu, who were beaming with joy. He asked casually, "Zhao Fu, what are you so happy about?"

Zhao Fu looked a little embarrassed. Zhang Tong said, "Master Ling, Zhao Fu is in love and wants to marry a wife."

Ling Chuan got into the car and laughed: "Zhao Fu, how old are you?"

"Your Excellency, I am twenty-three years old."

Ling Chuan nodded: "You should get married at this age. Why, with your status, are you worried about not being able to find a wife?"

Compared to Zhao Fu, Zhang Tong was more eloquent. He replied, "Your Excellency, you don't know that our status is very embarrassing. We are called Yulin Guards, but it's just an empty title. The court doesn't give us any salary, and we can't bring ourselves to do such menial jobs. If we hadn't joined the Judicial Bureau, we wouldn't even be able to make a living, let alone marry."

It was the first time that Ling Chuan heard about these things. He wanted to find out more, so he started chatting with the two of them.

"According to what you said, this is the case with all the people in the Criminal Investigation Department?"

Zhang Tong nodded: "I dare not say all of them, but most of them are like this, even including several of the bosses, like Duan Xifeng yesterday. The Duan family's ancestors once produced generals, but now they are in such a state of decline."

"What's the situation at Duan Xifeng's home? I went to his house yesterday and judging from the shape of his house, it doesn't seem like an ordinary family."

Zhang Tong simply turned his body to the side: "Duan Xifeng, it is said that his ancestors had several generals. His grandfather was the garrison commander of Yizhou in Lingnan Prefecture. He was killed in the battle when the Vietnamese army invaded three years ago. His father was a captain, but he was also killed in the battle not long after. Because Lingnan Prefecture was lost in the end, his family did not receive any rewards, and his mother died of depression. Such a big General Duan Mansion has declined into this state in more than two years. Sigh..."

Ling Chuan thought that these two seemed useless, but they knew a lot about these old stories. The job of the Jishisi was to gather information, and they were qualified: "Zhang Tong, I'll give you two a task. If you do it well, each of you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

When the two heard about the silver, their eyes lit up: "Please speak, sir."

"Can you two compile a copy of all the information about everyone in the Investigation Department? The more detailed the better. Can you do it?"

"Yes, sir. I promise I can do it properly." Zhang Tong patted his chest.