The small weaving and dyeing workshop that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu brothers bought together is located in Beicheng, the cheapest land price in the inner city of the capital, and it is only two alleys away from Guozijian. As for why I bought this one, firstly, it is close to the Guozijian and convenient to take care of it at any time, and secondly, it is ...... Simple, because it's cheap. Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu have not yet separated, they are a poor ghost, and the money is all paid by Zhang Shou.

With just such a money, Zhang Shou can be said to have poured out all the money he had, and poured out all the bundles of cultivation that his sons and buddies had given when they were studying in Cuiyun, and if it wasn't enough, he thought to himself that he wanted to ask the Wu family to ask for money, which was called embarrassment. This is thanks to the blacksmith shop that Lu Saburo paid for, otherwise, he would have to be even poorer at this moment.

At this moment, there were more than one pair of eyes staring at the weaving and dyeing workshop, where the gate was hidden and only the various sounds of spinning machines and looms were constantly coming. Even if most people are paying attention to the matter of the eldest prince and the second prince's choice of concubines, someone who has been hurt by Zhang Shou is full of energy and intends to use this as a breakthrough.

"Are you sure that Ah Liu is in the Xiao family?"

"Yes, boss, don't worry! After all, that kid is the righteous brother of Zhu Tingfang, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, who recognized him outside, and no matter how important it is to the property purchased by Zhang Shou's two nominal students, so suddenly someone threw stones and arrows from outside, and that Ah Liu immediately rushed over! Besides, at this time, Zhang Shou, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Lu are all still in class in Guozijian! ”

"Very good, tell everyone to be a little smarter, and if you make this ticket, the bounty given by the second prince is enough for everyone to live without worry!" After saying this, the fierce man at the head saw that the short man behind him was immediately overjoyed, and then he went to pass this word to the others, and he couldn't help but show a smug smile. When everything was ready, he puffed out his lips and whistled.

With this crisp voice, more than a dozen people rushed towards the small courtyard with quick movements. However, they all tacitly let go of the closed gate, but in groups of two, one with a hand support, and the other climbed, and in a moment several people jumped over the wall and into the courtyard, and the leader was among them.

However, just when a few people who were outside to meet the wind and watch the wind heard that there was no unusual movement inside, and just breathed a sigh of relief, a shocked and angry voice suddenly came from inside: "How is it possible...... Quick, get out! ”

Almost as soon as the word was withdrawn, a few people on the edge of the outer fence who heard the voice of the leader ran without thinking, and did not pay attention to the leader and other companions in the courtyard who had not had time to leave. But they only ran out a few steps, and found that the way was blocked, and the leader was Zhu Hong, who seemed to be smiling.

"What a gang of thieves!" Zhu Hong gestured to the guards of the Zhao Guogong Mansion behind him, and then laughed and said, "Take down all these thieves and send them to the Shuntian Mansion!" ”

Zhang Shou please, Mrs. Tai personally instructed him to take people to break into pieces and wait here for so many days, but he didn't expect to really wait for a group of stupid thieves who thought they were unprepared for this. As for the thief who was caught and sent to the Shuntian Mansion, it was naturally very simple, except for Yin Wangjie of the Shuntian Mansion, who was upright and strong, such as a small official like the Daxing County Commander and Wanping County Order, he would never be able to bear this lawsuit.

When the second prince learned that the people he sent out to investigate Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu's weaving and dyeing workshop were actually served by the guards of the Zhao State Mansion, and then sent to the Shuntian Mansion, it was already an hour later. Faced with this news that couldn't be worse, he was so angry that he smashed something hard, but in the end, even if he gasped, he still had to face the reality.

He may still be able to handle other petty officials, but the guy like Yin Wangjie of Shuntian Mansion who doesn't eat oil and salt ...... He can't handle it!

Before the queen was grounded in Kunning Palace because of the queen mother's words, he and the eldest prince were also grounded in the east corridor of Kunning Palace again. He has not yet opened a mansion, and his residence can only be a courtyard, not a palace or a prince's mansion. And even this annex was given to him by the queen.

At this time, the second prince was like a trapped beast in the study. found that he was likely to be unlucky again, although he hated Zhang Shou and hated the Zhu family even more, and even Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were cursed by him countless times, but he knew that he couldn't sit still now, thinking about it, he knew that it was useless to ask anyone, and the queen mother couldn't help him, only the last straw.

That is to drag his hated eldest brother and eldest prince into the water! It is better for two people to bear it than to bear it alone, as for whether the eldest prince is willing to carry this black cauldron...... What's the business with him? It's like when the eldest prince deliberately tricked him into trouble with Liu Qing, Liu Shilang's daughter, now as long as the eldest prince makes a little move behind his back, he can make a big deal when he turns around!

Anyway, his good big brother has been recognized by his father as fanning the flames last time, so don't want to wash away this impression in the future!

When the second prince made up his mind to rely on his eldest brother, the eldest prince also got the news that the second prince sent someone to raid the weaving and dyeing workshop, but all the manpower was wiped out, and then sent to the Shuntian Mansion. Although he gloated, he thought that Zhang Shou had made Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu the royal sons-in-law with one hand, but with the other hand, he had made the people of the Zhao State Mansion like a finger, so he naturally couldn't talk about a good mood.

In the face of such news, he also left the palace to stay in his own courtyard, pacing back and forth in the courtyard, trying to think about what to do next. When there was a notice outside the courtyard gate, he couldn't help but ask very impatiently, "Who is it?" ”

"The eldest prince, the queen mother sent someone to bring you rose dew."

Hearing that it was someone sent by the queen mother, the eldest prince couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, but it was impossible to avoid it, so he could only order to bring someone in. Sure enough, it was Ning Xi, the steward of Kunning Palace, who came, and after smiling and offering things, he lowered his voice and said, "The queen mother already knows about the incident caused by the second prince......

As soon as he said this, the eldest prince interrupted impatiently: "Second brother, he is causing trouble when he sees the sky, could it be that the queen mother still wants me to clean up the mess for him?" This matter has already been made in front of Wang Datou, and I can't do anything about it! ”

"The queen mother naturally won't want to involve you because the second prince is messing around." Ning Xi explained with a smile, took a step forward, lowered his voice and said, "The second prince probably thinks that the brothers Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu must be making some kind of fame together with Zhang Shou, but it is really stupid to forcibly break in to find out the clues." ”

Seeing that the eldest prince's face was a little pale, he knew that his statement was right for the eldest prince's spleen, and immediately said while the iron was hot: "To destroy their plan, you can only outwit, not attack." The queen mother said, you must have a way better than the second prince. ”

After hearing these words, the eldest prince finally became in a better mood. After all, it is determined that he is the real reliance of the queen mother, and the mother is willing to rely on herself, which is much better than the situation of suffering fifty boards with the second prince at every turn. At that moment, he nodded slightly and said reservedly: "You go back to tell your mother, I will find out what the name of that small weaving and dyeing workshop is." ”

"Yes, the slave must tell the queen." The task was completed, and Ning Xi retired with a smile on his face. Of course, the queen's reaction to the eldest prince will be very satisfied, and the second prince ...... Since he has helped such a favor and lobbied between the queen and the eldest prince, he is worthy of the generous gift given to him by the second prince!

The eldest prince has always been vigorous and resolute, and when he found out that the weaving and dyeing workshop bought by Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu had left six spinners, and these people had not returned home for five or six days, he had an idea. He was quite disdainful of the second prince's brainless approach, and directly let people spend a lot of money to buy off the relatives of several textile workers, and let them go to the weaving and dyeing workshop to ask for a visit.

Sure enough, although this request was rejected at first, several families made such a fuss, and it was impossible for Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu to stay inside, and those spinners finally met their families. And these family members did get a message. When the eldest prince learned the inside story, he simply felt that he had heard it wrong.

"The spinners actually told their relatives that the spinning machines they use now are several times faster than they used to use? It's just ridiculous, how is it possible! ”

The guard who did it himself also thought it was incredible, but several people replied in unison, and he who didn't believe it at first had to believe it, and immediately swore and said: "Your Highness, I can guarantee that those guys will never dare to deceive me." I wondered, is it because of these new textile machines that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu are enclosing people secretly? ”

"You're right, it's a possibility!" The more the eldest prince thought about it, the more he felt that this was indeed the case, so he took a light breath and said, "Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were originally just Houmen's concubines, with low status, and even in the future, Nanyang Hou and Huaiqing Hou may not be able to share much of their family business, so it is reasonable for these brothers to think about making money from this." ”

The guard hurriedly nodded and said, "Your Highness is wise, it must be so!" ”

"But where did they get the new spinning machine!" The eldest prince was irritable and boxed his hands, and once again circled in the study, he said that he was the prince, but in fact he had no property like them, and he couldn't even support himself with the money allocated by the palace treasury every year, let alone raise any talents, and the money he had to make friends with talents was stretched!

He has saved up for so many years, plus various subsidies from his mother, and so far he has only saved five or six thousand yuan of family wealth, more than half of which is funded by the queen mother's family, who is likely to be the grandson of the prince in the future...... However, his mother's family fell too quickly, and there was only such a small family background, and there were no talents! Why didn't he get that new spinning machine?

Self-pity has never been the principle of the great prince, so he took a deep breath and said word by word: "Go and check, I don't believe that such a textile machine can come out of thin air!" There must be someone to supply textile machines to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, no matter whether they use money to smash or what coercion they use, in short, I want to get a finished product! As long as I can get it, I will reward it generously! ”

I heard that Jiangnan now has a whole industry from cotton fields, spinning, weaving, and ready-to-wear, if he masters that kind of textile machine, he will undoubtedly be able to have a relationship with those rich Jiangnan businessmen, and maybe let their financial resources become his backing!

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, not to mention that the identity of the eldest prince is placed there, and some people are willing to run for it. Under the all-pervasive inquiry, he soon got a good news.

"Those spinners said that the textile machine was actually sent by Lu Sanpang himself? Did anyone hear that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu promised to give 20% of all the profits to the dead fat man in the future? Although the eldest prince simply felt that this answer was a bit unbelievable, he finally decided to believe the news when he thought that the little fat man who did not change the prodigal son's return was a person who was praised by Ge Yong and his father.

If it was the second prince, he might have planned to kidnap Lu Sanlang at this moment, but the eldest prince boasted of his bearing and grace, plus he had no quarrel with Lu Sanlang, and there was no substantive conflict with Zhang Shou, so he picked one evening when the Guozijian got out of class, and waited directly on the way Lu Sanlang went home.

And then...... He waited for a full hour, but he didn't see the little fat man with a piercing body come out of the country!

The eldest prince simply thought that Lu Sanlang had studied hard and had not left Jiuzhangtang at this time, but when he sent someone to inquire in annoyance, he learned that Lu Sanlang only went home every rest day, that is, he returned to Lu's house every three days or so, and most of the other time, he stayed in the narrow dormitory provided by the Guozijian to the prisoners.

It was only at this time that the eldest prince remembered that he had indeed heard about it, but at that time, he only thought that it was Lu Sanlang's diligent rumors, but he didn't expect it to be true! But because of this, although he was not happy in his heart, he gradually felt that the possibility that the new textile machine was made by Lu Saburo gradually increased. After all, if you are not diligent, how can you become a talent?

Since he knew what he was wrong, the eldest prince did not hesitate to send someone to report to Lu Sanlang in the name of the Lu family, only to say that Lu Juan had to summon this son back urgently - of course, using the news that Lu Juan or Mrs. Lu suddenly fell seriously ill might be able to deceive Lu Sanlang out faster, but the eldest prince knew that cursing his parents like this would definitely make Lu Saburo disgusted.

As he expected, after the news was sent to the Guozijian, although it was a little slower, in the end, Lu Sanlang still came out. The person looked left and right, and finally got into the carriage that was indeed driven by the coachman of the Lu Mansion. After a while, the carriage stopped in front of his carriage, which had been parked in the alley for a long time, and then he watched with a smile as the Lufu coachman raised the curtain in front of him.

"Why did it stop all of a sudden? Didn't you say that Daddy was looking for me in a hurry? ”

Lu Sanlang asked impatiently, but when he saw the eldest prince sitting in the carriage opposite, his face immediately darkened, and he glared angrily at the coachman on the side of the carriage and scolded: "You are a slave, you dare to betray the master!" ”

"I just asked him to do a small favor, Lu Sanlang, don't be angry."

The eldest prince nodded to Lu Sanlang with a smile, and then said sincerely: "Recently, everyone in the capital said that Lu Lang was talented, I didn't believe it, but I quietly visited and investigated, but found that the rumors were not only true, but even less than one-ten-thousandth of your real talent, so I asked your family to meet you alone in private." ”

If someone praised himself so much in the past, Lu Sanlang would at least be happy even if he couldn't jump three feet high, but now he has already been numb to being praised, and he sneered in his heart at the moment, but said proudly on his face: "The eldest prince, you have a vision." Dare to ask me what is the matter? ”

The eldest prince took a deep breath and said word by word: "I want to ask you to join forces with me to conspire for a monstrous wealth!" ”