"What did you do last night? Why didn't you go home? Count how many nights you slept at home this month? You can't live this life."

Just when Zhao Wen was confused, a woman's crying voice came from the gate.

Zhao Wen was a little curious for a moment and walked towards the door.

"You woman, I just went to meet a few friends last night. Don't mess around." Wan Yu's voice came out, but it sounded a little weak.

"I'm messing around? You actually say that I'm messing around? My son named Wan has never been able to pass the exam. You don't worry about your son's affairs and go out to fool around. Do you think I don't know? What vixen did you go to see last night?

Already? Say it!”

"Who said I went to find a woman? I went to meet some friends. Don't mess around anymore."

Zhao Wen listened to the quarrel between the two with a strange smile on his face, "This Wan Yu is actually a master who is afraid of his wife. A Minister of the Ministry of Industry is actually afraid of his wife?"

With a smile on his face, Zhao Wen knocked on the door of Wanfu.

"Who's knocking on the door?"

Just as the knock on the door rang, Wan Yu's voice came out.

Then there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and after a few breaths, the door was opened by Wan Yu from the inside.

Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen standing at the door, his pupils shrank, and he said with a panicked expression: "Are you looking for me?"

When Wan Yu met Zhao Wen, Zhao Wen and Cao Huachun were together, and the two were close. Now when Wan Yu saw Zhao Wen, he thought that Zhao Wen had come to investigate him on Cao Huachun's order, so at this time Wan Yu

Yu became a little scared.

Zhao Wen looked at the scratches on Wan Yu's face and said with a playful expression: "Master Wan, I have something to ask you for. You won't let me in?"

"What's the matter? Did Eunuch Cao ask you to come?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen warily and asked in a deep voice.

Zhao Wen smiled slightly and said: "It's not Eunuch Cao who asked me to come, it's me who has something to do with you. What's the matter? I'm not welcome in?"

"Welcome, welcome, how could you not welcome?" When Wan Yu heard that it was not Cao Huachun who asked him to come, Wan Yu breathed a sigh of relief and welcomed Zhao Wen in.

Zhao Wen walked into Wanfu's courtyard and saw debris scattered everywhere in the courtyard, including Wan Yu's clothes and many books scattered on the ground.

A woman in luxurious clothes was sitting at the door of the hall, looking at Wan Yu with a resentful look on her face, and there were still tears on her face that had not yet been wiped dry.

It seems that Wan Yu had a big fight with his wife before him.

Zhao Wen looked at all this and asked knowingly: "Master Wan, what is going on? Do you want to move?"

Wan Yu took a long breath and said slowly: "Well, it's okay not to mention the scandal in the family. It's okay not to mention it."

"Come here, clean up this place and serve tea to the guests quickly." Wan Yu looked at the servant who was standing aside and did not dare to leave, and shouted loudly.

As Wan Yu finished speaking, no one dared to move. All the servants looked at the woman.

It's as if the woman has the final say in this family.

The woman looked at Wan Yu coldly, with an angry look on her face.

Wan Yu smiled awkwardly, "I'm a bitch who doesn't know etiquette, so please forgive me."

Wan Yu cupped his hands at Zhao Wen Gong, and then walked towards the woman with a playful smile.

"I said, all the guests are here, and if you don't let people clean up this place, where will you put my old face?" Wan Yu walked up to the woman, glanced at Zhao Wen, and then said to the woman with a playful smile.

The woman snorted coldly and said slowly: "Did you ever think about me when you went to see the vixen at night? Now that you know you have lost face? Why did you go there in the first place? In a month, have you slept together at home?

In ten days, what do you want to do? Do you still have this family in your heart?"

"Madam, I did go to meet an old friend last night, why don't you believe me?" Wan Yu said in a low voice.

"Haha, I'm going to give you a face today. If there is another time, just wait for me." The woman pointed at Wan Yu and cursed a few times, and then walked towards the backyard with the help of several maids.

Wan Yu looked at the woman leaving, let out a long breath, and said to the servant standing next to him: "Hurry up and pack up, what are you waiting for?"

Now the servants hurriedly started to clean up, and after a while, the entire yard was cleared away.

Zhao Wen was also welcomed into the hall by Wan Yu.

Zhao Wen took the tea brought by his servant and sipped it, "Sir Wan, you are the minister of the Ministry of Industry, why do you have such no status in the family?"

Wan Yu took a long sigh and said slowly: "Oh, it's hard to describe it in one word. It's really hard to describe it in one word. Every household has a scripture that is difficult to recite. When I went to Beijing to take the exam, something happened to my family. I couldn't even pay for the trip to Beijing.

.

At that time, my wife's family was quite wealthy, so they funded my trip to Beijing. After I passed the Jinshi exam, I married her. Her natal family has helped me a lot over the years, so I feel a little weak in front of her.

.”

These things are not important, so there is no point in talking about them.

"I see, I'm just telling you, how can a dignified minister of the Ministry of Industry be afraid of his wife?" Zhao Wen put down the tea cup in his hand and said slowly.

"By the way, when I was at the door, I just heard that your son has not passed the exam. What is going on? You are a minister of the Ministry of Industry. It stands to reason that your son's passing the exam is not easy?" Zhao Wen was a little confused.

He looked at Wan Yu.

It's okay that Zhao Wen didn't mention this. When he mentioned this, Wan Yu instantly became angry.

"Don't mention it. It's a good thing you didn't mention it. I get very angry when I mention it. My son is now twenty-five years old. He is the mainstay of a poor family.

But what about my son? He is not studying the saints' books at home day by day. He even studies some mathematics and some other Western studies. What do you think is the use of these things?

A few days ago, a man named Song Yingxing came to Jinling. I don't know what the reason is, but I went to see Song Yingxing, and I couldn't call him back."

Wan Yu said with worry on his face, rather uncomfortable.

When Zhao Wen heard that it was Song Yingxing, his eyes lit up and his heart instantly became excited.

Zhao Wen pretended to be calm and asked: "Song Yingxing? Is he the Song Yingxing from Fengxin, Jiangxi?"

If this is really Song Yingxing, then no matter what you say, this Song Yingxing must be brought to Xuanzang.

This is a powerful figure. His book "Tiangong Kaiwu" is known as the encyclopedia of ancient crafts and has been translated into more than a dozen languages.

If this Song Yingxing can be brought to Xuanzhen, it will have countless benefits for the development of Xuanzhen.

"Do you know this Song Yingxing?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen and said slowly: "He is indeed from Fengxin, Jiangxi, and he seems to be writing a book called "Tiangong Kaiwu"."

"Sure enough, it's him." Zhao Wen muttered in a low voice, and then avoided the topic. After all, the purpose of coming to Wan Yu now was to become a craftsman.

"By the way, I almost forgot. I came to you today to discuss something with you." Zhao Wen looked at Wan Yu and said slowly.

"What's the matter?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen suspiciously.

I am not familiar with the person in front of me, so what can he do to me?

"It's nothing. Didn't Eunuch Cao ask you to recruit a group of craftsmen before? My purpose of coming here is the same as Eunuch Cao's, which is to ask you for some craftsmen, and those who can build ships are the best.

Of course, I won’t ask for it in vain, I will give you twenty taels of silver for each craftsman. There is no quantity requirement for craftsmen, the more the better.”

Zhao Wen sat on a chair, holding tea and sipping it.

Twenty taels of silver for a craftsman is simply not a good deal.

Upon hearing this, Wan Yu fell into silence. He looked at Zhao Wen, his eyes flickering.

"Brother, maybe you don't quite understand. Although I am the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, I can mobilize craftsmen. However, these craftsmen cannot be mobilized casually.

To mobilize craftsmen, you have to ask for permission from the emperor. Without the emperor's imperial edict, I would not dare to mobilize the craftsmen casually.

If the emperor finds out about arbitrarily arranging craftsmen, it will be a crime of beheading." Wan Yu sipped the tea and said solemnly.

Zhao Wen smiled slightly, with a joking look on his face, "No, you didn't have this attitude last time when Eunuch Cao asked you to mobilize craftsmen."

"Eunuch Cao is Eunuch Cao, and you are you. I don't even know who you are, so why should I risk beheading and mobilize craftsmen for you?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Wen put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Wan Yu, and stood up, "My identity? My identity, I can't tell you yet, but I want these craftsmen to be of great use.

Moreover, these craftsmen are not what I want, but Eunuch Cao asked me to ask for these craftsmen. I don’t believe you will disobey Eunuch Cao.

You know who Eunuch Cao is. Do you think your fate will be good if you don't help Eunuch Cao?

If you help me, you are helping Eunuch Cao. I can guarantee you here that as long as you can help me get the craftsmen, under Eunuch Cao's operation, you may become the Minister of Industry in the capital.

I don’t believe you want to stay in Jinling your whole life and be the Minister of Industry in charge of a group of craftsmen?”

Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen, wondering which of Zhao Wen's words were true and which of them were false.

To be honest, although the Minister of Industry in Jinling sounds good, his status cannot be compared with that in the capital.

To put it nicely, he is the Minister of Industry, but to put it worse, he is a craftsman chief in charge of the craftsmen of Nanzhili.

Sitting in the yamen of the Ministry of Works with nothing to do all day can give you some free time.

"Can Eunuch Cao really help me move to the capital and become a real minister of the Ministry of Industry?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen and asked with some disbelief.

Cao Huachun is a famous figure next to His Majesty, a figure who came out of His Majesty's residence. Not long ago, he got tens of millions of taels of silver for Your Majesty, which made him extremely favored by His Majesty.

If Cao Huachun is really willing to help him operate, maybe he can really be able to operate him in the capital.

As long as you arrive in the capital, let alone the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, you can even be a minister.

Zhao Wen laughed and said, "Why should I lie to you? If you don't believe it, you can write a letter to Eunuch Cao and ask."

Wan Yu saw that Zhao Wen didn't look like he was telling lies, so he agreed.

"I'll bring you two thousand more craftsmen from other places in southern Zhili. What do you think?" Wan Yu looked at Zhao Wen and said slowly.
To be continued...