Chapter 514 - Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Another Reward_1 (1/2)
Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Another Reward_1
Because the Capital City was a long distance from Jiangzhe, the round trip took some time. Xue Shaoyuan only returned with news today.
However, the results were different from what Chu Lan had expected.
“There really is a person named Xu Heyou?” Chu Lan’s eyes narrowed.
“Yes, I truly found the household registration information of this person. But his parents are already deceased, and in his early years he wandered around with a barefoot doctor, so much of his information is unreliable.” Xue Shaoyuan answered.
Chu Lan fell into contemplation. Had he really got it wrong? Were Wei Qingruo and Xu Heyou really not the same person?
Were they just connected and that was it?
With this thought, a faint pain began to spread in his heart.
“Prince, what’s wrong with you?” Xue Shaoyuan asked with concern, wanting to move closer.
“I’m fine.” Chu Lan waved his hand.
Chu Lan continued speaking to Xue Shaoyuan: “Today, the new firearms presented by the couple of King Rui will definitely have a tremendous influence on the court, keep an eye on the movement of Yu Wang in the next few days.”
“I understand.”
After Xue Shaoyuan took his leave, Chu Lan rose and took a can of winter melon tea from a shelf behind him.
Chu Lan didn’t pour the tea. He was just lost in thought while staring at the can.
Xu Heyou… have you really died?
Ever since that day, he’d always believed that Wei Qingruo and Xu Heyou were the same person. Therefore, when he heard that Xu Heyou was dead, he was untouched. He firmly believed that it was simply a method of cheating death that Wei Qingruo had come up with.
But now, Xue Shaoyuan has confirmed that Xu Heyou indeed existed.
Chu Lan’s hand, which was holding the can, gradually tightened…
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The next day, the Emperor couldn’t wait to have the cannon and Thunderbolt Bullet demonstrated to him. He was greatly surprised by the demonstration and cried out twice in the spot, “Heaven bless our cause!”
That afternoon, the Emperor sent someone to King Rui’s Residence to inquire about Wei Jinyi’s mass production. The Emperor intended since this asset had been presented by the Rui Prince’s Residence, they understood it the most and should therefore be put in charge.
Wei Jinyi responded that his health was not good, and he did not have the energy to oversee the mass production. He hoped the Emperor would choose one of the Princes to take on this responsibility and the Rui Prince’s Residence would provide full support.
The Emperor sympathized with Wei Jinyi and, at the same time, accepted Wei Jinyi’s suggestion and decided to choose one of the Princes.
Among them, Yu Wang and King Jing were the most likely candidates.
Regardless of who was eventually chosen, Rui Wang was appointed as the main organizer of the Works Department which was a sixth-rank position.
The role was not a mere ceremonial one.
The role of the Works Department was to inspect, appraise, and manage the expenditure of rivers and waterways, sea dikes, river defenses, canals, water conservancy, bridges, road engineering, and the construction of provincial warships, ferries, and other ships, as well as checking and writing off the salaries of river defense officers and soldiers.
Everyone understood that this role was assigned to Rui Wang, but Rui Wang would most likely require Queen Rui’s expertise.
At the same time, the rewards from the palace were delivered to the Rui Prince’s Residence much as Wei Jinyi had described.
Seeing the rewards, Wei Ruo felt that the efforts she put in during the Mid-Autumn Festival were worth it.
“Miss, there’s so much gold!” Xiumei was very excited.
Like Wei Ruo, Xiumei’s first sight was the gold.
“The reward list says a thousand tales of gold!”
A thousand tales of just gold, not even counting the value of other rewards.
The silk, tea, porcelain, and jewelry in it were all priceless items that ordinary households, even if they had money, could not buy.