hsntnovel Chapter 2041 The Workshop Was Stolen
Chapter 2041 The Workshop Was Stolen
For several days in a row, Chang'an City was shrouded in a dark cloud. The news of Li Shimin's illness could no longer be concealed and began to spread among the people in Chang'an City.
Because there was no clear news release, different versions were circulated.
Some say that His Majesty is terminally ill and the Crown Prince will soon succeed to the throne.
Some people also said that His Majesty might have been poisoned and they were looking for the murderer.
Some people also said that His Majesty only had a minor illness and was now recuperating.
There were all kinds of rumors, and everyone's words were very convincing.
But no one doubted that Li Shimin was ill, because some people found that the number of armed guards in Chang'an City had increased a lot in recent days, and the frequency of patrols had also increased.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that something big had happened in Chang'an City.
The inspections at the city gates were also much stricter than before, and the number had more than doubled.
All these abnormal behaviors tell the world that the world may be changing.
The Prince Ji’s Mansion also felt this change.
"My Lady Princess, someone tried to sneak into our workshop again last night, but was caught by the guards."
In the study, Lu Dingniang sat upright, with Lan Yuer and several maids standing beside her.
Standing opposite her was Wang Hongfu.
"Which workshop is this time?"
Lu Dingniang frowned, and a gloomy look appeared on her pretty face.
After five or six years of hard work, the nineteen-year-old Lu Dingniang has gradually adapted to her identity.
She is Princess Ji, the princess of the number one prince in the world.
He controls all the industries in the Ji Wang Mansion and is rich enough to rival a country. In the Ji Wang Mansion, he can be said to be second only to the emperor and has enormous power.
"Princess, this time it's the tea workshop." Wang Hongfu reported, bending over.
"A few days ago it was a wine shop, and this time it's a tea workshop. What the prince said is right. It seems that many people are coveting my Ji Wang Mansion."
Lu Dingniang couldn't help but sigh.
“Your Highness, this is not surprising. Anyone who can obtain the production formula of any industry in the Ji Palace can accumulate a large amount of wealth in a short period of time.
In their eyes, my Ji Wang Mansion is a mountain of gold and silver, and the Ji Wang Mansion's industries are cash cows that are inexhaustible. "
Wang Hongfu had followed Li Shen since Li Shen left the palace. He knew how popular the products of Prince Ji's Mansion were.
If King Ji had not been controlling production, the phrase "rich enough to rival a country" would not be an adjective.
"Manager Wang, who is this person this time? Have you interrogated him clearly?" Lu Dingniang agreed very much after hearing this. Every workshop in Prince Ji's mansion is a money-making machine.
Wealth is being created every day.
She admired Li Shen very much. Sometimes she wondered why her husband was so capable and how he came up with these things.
"Princess, the people we captured this time are the same as the rewards. They are all hooligans from the nearby villages. They were instructed to sneak into our workshop and steal the production methods and formulas."
This is not the first time. Just a few days ago, the guards of the winery caught five or six people while patrolling.
After interrogation, we found out that they came to steal the wine-making recipe. These people were local thugs and they confessed everything after being frightened.
"Did they tell us who is behind this?" Lu Dingniang continued to ask.
Wang Hongfu shook his head:
“Princess, according to what these people said, they don’t know who the other person is, and they haven’t asked, but judging by his clothes, he should be from a wealthy family.
Just like last time, the other party promised a large sum of money. As long as they could find out something, they would be rewarded with one thousand strings of cash. If they could steal the formula, they would be rewarded with ten thousand strings of cash.
That’s why these people take such risks.”
"Ten thousand strings of cash, what a huge sum of money! Don't these people think about whether they can survive even if they steal the formula?
If you have the life to earn but not the life to spend, what's the point?"
When she heard the number of ten thousand strings of cash, Lu Dingniang couldn't help but sigh. It was true that people die for money and birds die for food. This was the property of Prince Ji's Mansion, and they actually dared to come and steal it.
Whether they succeed or fail, they are doomed to die.
"What the princess said is that these people are usually domineering and idle, and have never read any books. I guess they are overwhelmed by this ten thousand strings of cash.
Anyone with a little bit of common sense could have expected that the other party would kill to silence the witnesses, but they couldn’t.”
Wang Hongfu also echoed.
Is it so easy to earn 10,000 guan? If the other party got the formula, he would definitely kill to avoid being retaliated by His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
These people are really crazy about money.
"Manager Wang, lock these people up first, increase the guards in all the workshops, loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and see if we can catch the big fish."
Lu Dingniang thought for a moment and gave the order. Since the other party sent these rabble here, it must be a test, and if it fails, the other party will not give up.
If you can catch the other person, you will know who he is.
It has to be said that Lu Dingniang has learned a lot from Li Shen in the past few years.
"Yes, Princess, I have arranged for people from the four manors to guard the night, and I have also notified the manors to strengthen their defenses at night."
Wang Hongfu had already made arrangements. Before Prince Ji left, he had entrusted him with full responsibility for the affairs of Prince Ji's mansion.
Apart from official business, he cannot participate, everything else depends on himself.
Lu Dingniang did not answer, but pondered for a moment, and shook her head after a long time:
“The people in the village are no match for them. They are just ordinary farmers. If they really encounter the enemy using force, they are no match at all.
Even if there are more people, it will only increase casualties." Lu Dingniang was thinking about whether the other party would send people to attack violently, or disguise themselves as horse thieves or something like that.
Wang Hongfu smiled:
“Your Highness, don’t worry. In Chang’an, no one dares to use force, or they are afraid of revenge from His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
Everyone is guarding the last bottom line. If they really try to rob us, then my Ji Palace can also use the same method.
Although these people did not say who sent them, there were probably only a few of them.
Our Prince Ji never sticks to the rules when it comes to doing things. If we destroy all of their businesses, it will be more trouble than it’s worth.”
Wang Hongfu spoke very confidently, saying that the only incident in more than ten years was at the paper mill, where he was beaten so hard that he cried for his parents.
From then on, no one dared to use force against Prince Ji's Mansion, because Prince Ji did not abide by the rules. No matter what evidence there was, they were all horse thieves and had nothing to do with my Prince Ji's Mansion.
If Prince Ji starts killing people, these aristocratic families will definitely be in trouble. It's you who started it first.
Therefore, Wang Hongfu believed that these people would never dare to rob.
However, Lu Dingniang was still a little worried. She was a woman and didn't know any rules. She only knew to do whatever she wanted.
If she were the other party, she would send people to rob you. Anyway, there are not many people in your workshop, so they can just run away after robbing you.
(My book arrived, and as expected, I couldn't understand it. It was so difficult to understand that I couldn't even recognize some of the characters.
Being uneducated is terrible)