After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

After signing the contract, Ye Wuwei said:

“The first step we have to take now is to select a site for the coke plant.

Once the location is chosen, I will draw a diagram of the factory and equipment."

The nobleman asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

“The coke plant should be located in an area with rich forest resources and convenient transportation.

This not only ensures the stability and economy of raw material supply, but also helps reduce transportation costs and improve production efficiency.

In addition, it should be built in a place with a small population, good ventilation and far away from water sources to prevent water sources from being polluted and residents from being affected by the environment.

In addition, the coke storage site should be located in a flat, open, and dry place, and should have safety measures such as fire prevention, lightning protection, and flood prevention.

Therefore, I suggest building the coke plant east of Anping County."

Ye Wuwei's words were quite professional.

Although the nobleman felt that Ye Wuwei's words sounded a little strange, he still understood them, and he felt that Ye Wuwei was not talking nonsense.

"Have the steward take you to Anping County to choose a venue, and tell him where you like."

"Then let's go to Anping County now."

Ye Wuwei and Qi Wushuang's plan was to lure out the person behind the coal mine. Now that the person has been lured out, Ye Wuwei's mission has been completed, and the only thing left is Qi Wushuang's business.

Ye Wuwei's next move was to find an opportunity to slip away.

As long as he got out of the mine, it would be no problem for Ye Wuwei to escape.

……

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Anping County Government Office

Qi Cheng is reporting the latest progress to Qi Wushuang.

"A fast horse came out of the coal mine and entered the Lindu Subei Prince's Mansion. Then, a man wearing a veil left the mansion and went to the Black Wind Mountain Coal Mine."

Qi Wushuang: "It seems that the person behind the coal mine is the Prince of Subei."

"Your Majesty, your relationship with the Prince of Subei has always been bad. I'm afraid he won't agree if you negotiate with him directly."

"There's no rush for this matter. Let's talk about it after Ye Wuwei comes back."

Qi Wushuang secretly calculated the days in his mind: Ye Wuwei had been away for nine days, so he should be back soon.

The food was still cooked by Xiao He, but without Ye Wuwei's attentiveness these days, Qi Wushuang always felt that the food was missing something.

Qi Wushuang didn't know Ye Wuwei's other specialties yet, but he was always boasting.

The dead can be said to be alive.

The truth can also be said to be false.

While Qi Wushuang was thinking, Ye Wuwei's footsteps were heard outside the door.

Qi Wushuang looked up and saw that it was Ye Wuwei who came back.

The first thing Ye Wuwei did after entering the room was to pick up the teapot on the table and pour a few cups of water.

"I'm thirsty."

Qi Wushuang looked at Ye Wuwei's actions. This kid is becoming more and more unruly!

Although he thought so in his heart, Qi Wushuang was not unhappy.

After drinking the water, Ye Wuwei asked, "Prince, have you found out?"

"Tell me about the situation on your side first."

Ye Wuwei took out a piece of coke from his pocket and placed it on the table next to Qi Wushuang. "I used this to sneak into the coal mine."

Qi Wushuang picked up the coke and looked at it for a while, "What is this?"

"This is coke, made from coal."

Ye Wuwei told Qi Wushuang the uses of coke.

Qi Wushuang immediately grasped the key point: "You said that coke can be used to smelt high-quality iron?"

"I know what you want to ask.

Are the knives, swords and other weapons you are using now always unsatisfactory?

Either it rusts easily, or it lacks toughness and is prone to chipping, or it lacks hardness and is prone to breaking.”

"Exactly".

"That's because there's no steel or alloy."

Qi Wushuang has basically adapted to Ye Wuwei's way of speaking: chattering and mixing in words that he can hardly understand.

Therefore, Qi Wushuang did not respond and waited for Ye Wuwei to continue speaking.

Ye Wuwei did not disappoint Qi Wushuang and continued to speak:

"Let's put it this way: without steel and alloys, high-quality weapons cannot be manufactured. And without coke, steel and alloys cannot be smelted."

Qi Wushuang grasped the key point again: "You know how to make coke."

Ye Wuwei waved his hand towards Qi Wushuang and said, "I only know very superficial theoretical knowledge."

"You mean you know the refining method but have never practiced it?"

Ye Wuwei thought for a moment and said, "You're right, but I only know the general method."

"Tell me everything you know."

Ye Wuwei told everything he knew about the coke refining process.

Qi Wushuang was not like the nobleman Ye Wuwei met in the coal mine. He was very familiar with the weapon forging process, so he understood about 70% of what Ye Wuwei said.

Qi Wushuang concluded that Ye Wuwei's method of refining coke was feasible.

"How do you know this?"

"Like I said, all this knowledge is in my head, and I don't know why I know this."

"Besides this, what else do you know?"

"I know a lot, you will know it in the future."

Seeing that Ye Wuwei never revealed his identity, Qi Wushuang did not ask any further questions.

"You said the same thing to the coal miners?"

"Of course not."

Ye Wuwei recounted his experience of entering the coal mine.

"The last man I saw was of a distinguished family, and had lived in luxury for a long time. He was between twenty-five and thirty years old."

"That person left from the Prince of Subei's Mansion."

"So, the coal mine belongs to the Prince of Subei?"

"That's my guess too. Only those who have seen the Subei County Prince's Mansion will know if it's true or not."

"Who is the Prince of Subei?"

This time, it was Qi Cheng who answered for Qi Wushuang: "The Prince of Subei is the eldest son of the late emperor and the eldest brother of the prince."

Ye Wuwei asked tentatively, "Your Highness has a bad relationship with the Prince of Subei?"

Qi Wushuang looked at Ye Wuwei. He was really sharp.

"Get ready and leave for Lindu tomorrow."

As Qi Wushuang finished speaking, his subordinates came to report: "Your Majesty, someone brought this jade pendant and said he wants to see you."

Qi Wushuang took the jade pendant and looked at it, "Please ask him to come in."

Ye Wuwei was about to say goodbye when Qi Wushuang said to him, "You stay too."

Ye Wuwei didn't understand why Qi Wushuang wanted to keep him, but he was ready to wait and see.

Seeing the visitor, Ye Wuwei finally understood why Qi Wushuang wanted him to stay.

The visitor was the noble man Ye Wuwei met in the coal mine.

The nobleman was only slightly stunned when he saw Ye Wuwei, then took off his veil and said:

"Uncle Wang, he is indeed the person you sent. It seems that I was right to come to you."

The man had handsome, three-dimensional features with a hazy softness; his temperament was noble and extraordinary, outstanding.

Ye Wuwei praised in his heart: Talent!

This person found it so quickly, he is smart.

Qi Wushuang said to the visitor, "I was planning to go to Lindu to find you tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come to Anping County in person."

The nobleman asked Ye Wuwei: "What's your name?"

The noble man is not stupid, so he knows that "Wei Xiaobao" is a pseudonym.

Qi Wushuang said to Ye Wuwei, "He is Qi Yushen, the prince of Subei."