Han Du went home and struggled all night, and finally came up with a solution.
He is a soft-spoken person, and there is nothing he can do about Tang He, but there is always someone who can stop him.
Early in the morning, Han Du came to Fengtian Hall early in the morning, waiting for Lao Zhu's summons.
"Xuan, Han Du, come to see you~"
After hearing this, Han Du followed the eunuch into the hall and bowed down, "My lord, Han Du pays homage to the emperor."
"Get up," Lao Zhu said calmly. Today he did not review the memorial. He held his hands in his hands, sat on the dragon chair, and continued to ask: "How did you do with the treasure banknotes?"
Before Han Du could tell him about his visit to Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu asked him first. I had no choice but to reply honestly: "Back to the emperor, I have re-selected the materials for making treasure banknotes. Now the paper is almost ready. The other inks and printing plates are being made at the same time. Once everything is done, printing can begin. Making treasure banknotes.”
Lao Zhu said expressionlessly: "The treasure money matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. It has been delayed for too long and cannot be delayed any longer."
Han Du lowered his head and quickly apologized to himself, "Yes. I have betrayed the emperor, please punish him."
"Let's wait until you can't make any treasures to deal with the matter of punishment. Even if you don't tell me then, I won't spare you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Lao Zhu doesn't insist on making the treasure banknotes now, as long as he gives himself some more time to solve the problems of the printing plate and ink, he will print the treasure banknotes without Lao Zhu urging him.
Lao Zhu raised his eyes, glanced at Han Du, and said slowly: "Tell me, why are you here to see me today?"
"Chen~"
So Han Du told the story about Tang He and Li Wenzhong riding in the mine cart.
Finally, Han Du reminded: "Your Majesty, the mine cart carries nothing like dead things like coal. It really can't seat people, because the speed is too fast, it is very easy to kill the people sitting in it. Throw it out."
Lao Zhu knew the consequences of being thrown out from his experience on horseback.
Among those who fell off the back of a galloping horse, which one did not have broken bones and tendons? Seriously, he was killed on the spot.
"You haven't persuaded them?"
Han Du cried out that he was wronged and quickly explained: "I tried to persuade him, but Duke Xin didn't listen. I'm only an eighth-grade official, so I can't persuade Duke Xin at all."
It is not a trivial matter that concerns the safety of the two princes.
After listening to Han Du's words, Lao Zhu turned around and ordered the eunuchs around him to send a message to summon the two princes.
Han Du exited the hall and waited outside.
When Han Du saw the eunuch coming back panting alone, he suddenly felt something bad. As the eunuch entered the palace, he heard bad news.
I just heard the eunuch report to Lao Zhu, "Back to the emperor, Duke Xin and Duke Cao have gone out and are not at the house."
After hearing this, Han Du's face turned green.
Needless to say, these two must have been riding the minecart again.
With no other choice, Han Du raised his head and pitifully asked Lao Zhu for help.
Lao Zhu was also shocked when he heard this. Originally, after listening to Han Du's report, he thought the two princes were acting on a whim. Now it seems that this is not the case. He lowered his eyes, looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever asked anyone in their house where the two princes have gone?"
"Back to the emperor, my servants asked. They said that the two princes have been leaving early in the morning and returning late in the past few days. They don't know where the two princes have gone."
Where else to go? It must have taken a minecart. Han Du felt like crying but couldn't find any tears in his heart. Why did he end up with such two great men?
Lao Zhu saw that he couldn't find anything useful to ask for, and he also guessed that the two of them had probably gone to Han Du's mine again, so he casually ordered: "I know, you can go down."
When the eunuch heard this, he immediately bowed his head and retreated.
"Your Majesty~" Han Du looked very pitiful.
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "It just so happened that I had nothing to do today, so I went out of the palace to see what was going on."
Han Du was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As long as Lao Zhu nods and takes over the matter, that way, even if something happens to Tang and them, he won't be blamed on himself. This is not to say that Han Du is dark in his heart, but that he has to do this in the face of such a situation.
Lao Zhu prepared his car and drove out of the palace, but this time it was different from the past. There is no royal mark on the car. It is just like an ordinary car, but a little wider.
Han Du was at his side.
The car Lao Zhu took was very ordinary.
But Han Du felt that the surrounding situation was anything but ordinary. Along the way, Han Du always felt that there were countless people around protecting Lao Zhu's car.
When they arrived at the coal mine, Han Du was still beside the cement road when he heard the sound of soup and shouting coming from the mountain.
Han Du looked up and saw a mine cart sliding down the mountain quickly, and his face turned green with anger. Sure enough, Duke Xin completely ignored his good intentions and came here to engage in such dangerous behavior.
At this time, Lao Zhu also got off the car and raised his hand to look at the mine car. He turned around and asked Han Du: "Is that what Mr. Xin Guo and the others are sitting on?"
When Han Du heard about it, he immediately said to Lao Zhu dejectedly: "Yes, Your Majesty. Tell me the truth, that thing is used to pull coal. How can a person sit on it?"
Lao Zhu glanced at the mine cart that was speeding down, and then looked back at Han Du, "But I think they are all fine. I don't see any danger."
When Han Du heard this, his heart skipped a beat, maybe Lao Zhu was also interested in this. If this is really the case, then he is the one who lured the wolf into the house, and there is nothing he can do about it.
He tentatively explained: "Your Majesty, that thing is just an empty box used to hold charcoal. There are no protective measures to fix people inside, and there are no corresponding protective measures outside. When I first handled this thing, I didn't even think about it. There are people sitting there, so it’s very crude. If something happens to this, I, I, I’m really to blame~"
"Okay," Lao Zhu saw Han Du's grimace and didn't want to embarrass him, so he nodded and agreed, "When Duke Xin and others come over, I will help you persuade them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Han Du was overjoyed when he heard this.
He is a man of his own who speaks softly, and the Duke of Xin may not listen to him, but how can he not listen to Lao Zhu? Since Tang He followed Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu pointed east and he did not dare to go west.
The mine cart began to slow down and stopped just in front of Han Du and others.
Tang He and Li Wenzhong climbed out of the mine cart and saw Lao Zhu.
He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Meet the Emperor."
"Get up." Lao Zhu waved his hand for the two of them to level up.
Tang He stood up and asked quickly: "The emperor has so many things to do, why do you have time to come here?"
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and said, "Someone came to me to complain, saying that you two disturbed his coal mining, so I came to take a look."
After Tang He heard this, he immediately glared at Han Du.
Han Jie deliberately turned his face to the side, not looking at Tang He and gnashing his teeth. So what if I just file a complaint? With the way you are doing it, if something happens one day, won't you be implicated?
It was the lesser of two powers to harm each other. Compared to being implicated if something went wrong, Han Du still felt that being glared at by Tang He was nothing.
Tang He quickly smiled apologetically at Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, please don't listen to the words of some villains. We and Duke Cao are here, but we have not delayed someone from mining a pound of coal."
Lao Zhu obviously couldn't do it, "You two have occupied the mine cart he used to transport coal, and you haven't delayed it yet?"
"Hahaha, the superiors don't know something," Tang He pointed at Han Du and laughed and scolded: "Although this kid has a bad character and loves to complain, the things he makes are still good."
As he spoke, he pointed to the track and explained to Lao Zhu, "This thing can easily transport hundreds of thousands of kilograms of pebbles down the mountain in a day. Those people can't mine so much in a day. These mining cars are often parked on it and there is nothing to do." Useful. The old minister just happened to do it, and it will not affect the transportation of coal at all."
Lao Zhu was shocked when he heard this. Can hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal be transported in a day? He moved his gaze to Li Wenzhong on the side.
Li Wenzhong immediately replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu knew what he was talking about.
When Han Du was casting rails, Lao Zhu thought it was too wasteful. Spreading 400,000 kilograms of steel on the ground is not a waste of money. Just because Han Du didn't ask him for money, and because Han Du used steel that he made himself, he didn't blame Han Du.
But now it seems that the steel spent by Han Du is quite worth it.
Being able to transport hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal a day is equivalent to how much manpower is saved? If you use people, one person can carry hundreds of kilograms of pebbles down the mountain in one day. Doesn’t this mean that just such a track can be worth the work of nearly a thousand people?
Lao Zhu, who originally had no idea about things, suddenly became somewhat interested in it after listening to Tang He's introduction.
Han Du was originally waiting for Lao Zhu to take Tang He and Li Wenzhong away. It would be best to order them not to come to his place again.
But Han Du suddenly discovered that Lao Zhu's expression had changed. If Lao Zhu had the idea of taking the two of them away just now, then Lao Zhu had another idea now.
Han Du thought to himself that something bad would happen, wouldn't there be any accidents?
Tang He also noticed the change in the emperor and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if there was such a thing to transport food and grass during the war, how much trouble would be saved! It's a pity that this thing can only slide down the mountain now. If it comes down, it cannot be used to transport grain and grass at all.”
Lao Zhu nodded frequently after hearing this, Tang He's words seemed to have reached his heart. People like Lao Zhu, who have been fighting all their lives, have a deep understanding of the difficulty of transporting food and grass. At least half of the cost of fighting a war is not spent on the battlefield, but on transporting food and grass.
