In Deyang Palace, Liu Hong frowned after reading the secret report sent by Zhao Zhong.

"His Majesty?"

Seeing the emperor's expression, Xi Zhicai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask.

"Ah! Zhicai, look at this!"

After saying this, Liu Hong handed the secret report to Xi Zhicai, who was standing to the side.

"This is?"

"You should wait and see!"

Xi Zhicai took the secret report and examined it carefully. It turned out to be intelligence about Liu Yan that Jia Xu had investigated in Ji Province, which was then delivered to Liu Hong's desk by Zhao Zhong.

"Does Your Majesty think that Governor Liu is him?"

Xi Zhicai quickly gleaned a clue from the secret report and looked at Liu Hong with some disbelief.

"Ha~ I don't want to believe it either, but all of this forces me to believe it!"

Liu Hong glanced outside the hall with a flicker in his eyes. Although Liu Yan was also a member of the Han imperial family, he was not a descendant of Emperor Guangwu. Even if he had some ideas, he could not cause any trouble.

What troubled Liu Hong was how to deal with Liu Yan, as he did not want to discourage the loyalty of those who were devoted to the Han imperial family because of this man.

After thinking for a moment, Xi Zhicai said softly, "Your Majesty, according to custom, there is a family banquet for the royal family at the end of each year. I think Your Majesty might as well summon him back to the capital at that time!"

"What will happen to him after he's recalled? After all, he did quite well in Jizhou," Liu Hong asked.

"Send him to Liangzhou!"

"Liangzhou?"

"Excellent, Liangzhou!"

Liu Hong glanced at Xi Zhicai with surprise, then nodded, "Okay!"

Just as Liu Hong and Xi Zhicai were talking, the voice of a eunuch came from outside the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Moyang requests an audience!"

"please!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rang quickly ran over, opened the palace door, and brought Mo Shang in.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"

"No need for formalities, Mo Qing. Have you come to tell me some good news?"

Mo Shang said excitedly, "Your Majesty is wise. I have indeed come with good news."

Seeing Mo Shang's appearance, Liu Hong guessed that the assembly line production must have made progress, and his mood improved considerably.

Liu Hong laughed and said, "Let me guess, is it because the division of labor and cooperation has been effective?"

"Your Majesty is truly wise. We have followed Your Majesty's instructions upon our return, and the manufacturing speed has indeed greatly improved!"

Mo Shang nodded happily, then took out the two sets of blueprints. "Your Majesty, these are the most suitable dimensions and manufacturing techniques that we have researched. Ordinary craftsmen can make them by following this method, and even ordinary people can make some simple parts after being taught!"

As they were talking, Zhang Rang took the blueprints from Mo Shang and handed them to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong took the blueprints and examined them carefully. He saw that the entire curved plow was divided into multiple parts and drawn to a certain scale, including the front, side and three-dimensional patterns, all of which were marked in detail.

"Excellent! You've all gone to great lengths!"

"Serving His Majesty and the Han Dynasty, I dare not complain of hardship!"

Liu Hong nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Mo Shang, "Qing, how much do you think we could improve production at the fastest if we followed the assembly line model?"

Mo Shang pondered for a moment, then said, "If we could entrust the production and assembly of those simple components to ordinary people..."

If the remaining craftsmen work at full speed to produce the complex parts, the production speed can be seven times faster than it was previously done by a single person!

"Huh? A temporary worker?"

Liu Hong's expression shifted, and he glanced at Mo Shang with slight surprise. These people, if they don't use their brains, that's fine, but once they do, they can actually come up with these things.

"Your Majesty? Is something amiss?"

Seemingly sensing the change in the emperor's expression, Mo Shang looked at Liu Hong with a puzzled expression.

"No, your method is excellent!"

Liu Hong shook his head, then handed the blueprints to Zhang Rang, saying, "Give these to the Grand Tutor and the others!"

"promise!"

"etc!!"

Liu Hong called out to Zhang Rang, who was about to leave, "Tell the Grand Tutor and the others to tell the people below that the people who participated in the production are hired, not forced to do corvée labor, and that they should be paid with grain or money!"

"By the way, tell the Commandant of the Capital Region and the Minister of Justice to send people down to supervise and inspect. Anyone who dares to take this opportunity to tarnish my reputation will not be let off lightly!"

"promise!"

Upon hearing that the Emperor wanted him to go to Yangqiu's place again, Zhang Rang left Deyang Palace with a bitter expression. He was truly afraid of the look Yangqiu would give him.

After passing on the blueprints and Liu Hong's instructions to Chen Fan and the others, Zhang Rang finally gritted his teeth and went to the Sili government office.

"Heh~ Attendant Zhang is quite a rare guest!"

Yang Qiu sneered and looked at Zhang Rang.

"Hmph~"

Sensing Yang Qiu's malicious gaze, Zhang Rang snorted and then said loudly:

"His Majesty's edict: Commandant of the Capital Region, Yang Qiu, receive the edict!"

Yang Qiu dared not delay, so he quickly stood up, tidied his appearance, and bowed to Zhang Rang.

Seeing this, Zhang Rang also put aside his own thoughts and relayed Liu Hong's words to Yang Qiu.

"Your subject, Yang Qiu, obeys the imperial decree!"

Regardless of how much Yang Qiu disliked Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang was there to convey Liu Hong's orders, so the proper etiquette still had to be observed.

"In that case, I shall return to report to His Majesty!"

After saying that, Zhang Rang quickly turned around and left the Sili government office.

"Captain, this eunuch is getting more and more arrogant!"

After Zhang Rang left, Li Li came to Yang Qiu's side and looked at Zhang Rang's receding figure with disdain.

"Before His Majesty, these people, including Zhao Zhong and Jian Shuo, can't do much. Besides, there are many things the Emperor still needs them to do. Let's spare them for now!"

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