Chapter 903: An Opportunity
Father Heng: "Then how could the King of England accurately find the location of the iron ore?"
Heng Jin scratched his head: "I don't know either, maybe it's because he has a nautical chart."
Father Heng: "Navigation chart?"
Heng Jin: "I'm just guessing. I don't know if this thing exists."
Heng's father felt that his son's guess was very likely to be true.
The King of England was able to find the location of the iron mine accurately, either because he had the guidance of an expert or because he had mastered the nautical charts.
Compared to the illusory masters, Heng's father felt that nautical charts were more practical.
After careful discussion, the Heng family decided to split into two groups. One group would go south to Wanhai City to prepare for the establishment of a fleet and inquire about the navigation information from the King of England. The other group would track down the whereabouts of Mr. Miaobi.
They felt that the reason why Mr. Miaobi could write such a vivid sailing story must be based on reality.
Maybe Mr. Miaobi knows something about sailing.
When Hengjin learned that they were going to see Mr. Miaobi, his first reaction was to stop them.
"No! You can't go to Mr. Wonderful Pen!"
Father Heng frowned: "Don't you admire Mr. Miaobi? If we can find him, you can see him in person. You should be happy. Why are you objecting?"
Heng Jin said loudly: "Mr. Miaobi is just an ordinary person. If you find him, his peaceful life will definitely be disrupted. In the future, more people may disturb him because of sailing. I can't let Mr. Miaobi be entangled by others. I want to protect the best Mr. Miaobi in the world!"
Heng's father didn't want to pay any attention to his son who was obsessed with reading storybooks.
He simply had his son locked in the room, and then personally led people to track down Mr. Miaobi's whereabouts.
The news that someone in the city was tracking down Mr. Miaobi soon reached the ears of the British princess.
Bu Shengyan sent the people from the newspaper away, then wrote the matter in a letter, had it delivered to the palace and handed to the imperial concubine.
After reading the letter, Xiao Xixi knew that the fish had been hooked.
At noon, as usual, she went to the imperial study to have lunch with the emperor and told him about this matter.
Luo Qinghan said slowly and logically.
“I have found out that the people who were tracking down Mr. Miaobi were none other than the Heng family.
The Heng family has a young man named Hengjin, who is a fan of Mr. Miaobi's books.
In pursuit of the world in the book, he went south alone to Wanhai City, where he learned that the King of England opened iron mines only after going out to sea.
When Heng Jin returns home, the matter of the iron mine will naturally be known to the Heng family. "
Xiao Xixi felt that the name Hengjin sounded very familiar.
She thought about it for a moment and soon remembered that Heng Jin was the crazy fan she and Li Fei met in the bookstore? !
She remembered that the man had a strong affinity with Concubine Li.
It’s a pity that Concubine Li is now staying in Ziyun Temple, and Heng Jin, as a man, is not allowed to enter Ziyun Temple. I’m afraid they won’t be able to see each other again within a year or so.
Xiao Xixi asked, "The Heng family must be coveting such a large iron ore mine. They must also want to try their luck out at sea. Do you want to help them?"
Luo Qinghan: "No, I want them to come and ask me to give them this opportunity."
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The Heng family did not want to have more competitors, so they kept the news of the King of England going out to sea to mine iron ore a secret, for fear that others would know about it and go out to sea to look for treasures first.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
Before long, news about the discovery of iron ore spread throughout Shengjing City.
At first many people did not believe it.
It was not until someone said that he had seen with his own eyes the King of England bringing back shiploads of iron ore in Wanhai City that people were forced to believe that this was true.
All the noble families were shocked by the news.
They never expected that there were actually treasures in the sea!
In order to search for clues to the treasure at sea, many people collected the Shengjing Daily like crazy.
They picked out all the sailing articles in the newspapers and analyzed them word by word.
For a time, the sales of Shengjing Daily soared.
Some people who were unable to buy the newspaper would even spend a high price to buy the Shengjing Daily from others.
Many people thought the same as Heng's father, and they wanted to start with Mr. Miaobi.
However, no matter how hard they searched, they could not find Mr. Miaobi's whereabouts.
There is no other clue about this person except his pen name Miaobi. The only person who knows his identity is the owner of Shengjing Daily, King Ying. However, King Ying is still in Wanhai City.
Far water cannot quench near thirst, so the King of England certainly cannot be counted on.
The Princess of England may know something about the inside story, but now she stays indoors, taking care of her pregnancy at home and not seeing any guests.
Even if everyone wanted to find her for information, they were helpless.
During the morning court session, Jing County King Luo Yanzhi deliberately brought up this matter to annoy the emperor.
"I heard that the King of England found an iron mine at sea. With the King's wealth and such a precious iron mine, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is as rich as a country."
Luo Qing looked at him coldly: "So what?"
Luo Yanzhi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. I am just a little envious. I didn't expect the King of England to be so lucky to find such a large iron ore as soon as he went out to sea. If it were me, I would definitely inform Your Majesty if I found such a large iron ore."
All the civil and military officials silently watched the two brothers interacting with each other.
Faced with the instigation of Prince Jingxian, the emperor remained silent.
Everyone present had different thoughts.
Although the Prince of Jing County's means of instigation were crude and his intentions could be seen at a glance, he was telling the truth anyway. The King of England had always been eyeing the throne, and although he has restrained himself a lot now, God knows whether he has really given up his desire for the throne in his heart?
The emperor must be well aware of this, and he should also be afraid of the King of England.
Now that the King of England has acquired such a large iron mine, any emperor would be anxious.
Some people secretly speculated that perhaps the emperor would find a reason to recall the King of England, and then find a way to snatch the iron mine from the King of England.
If the emperor were a little more ruthless, he might have arranged for someone to kill the King of England on his way back to Beijing.
For Prince Jingxian, whether the King of England was dead or alive in the end had nothing to do with him. All he wanted was for the Emperor and the King of England to kill each other.
Only by muddying the waters can he take advantage of the situation.
Seeing that the emperor was silent at this time, everyone thought that he was considering how to deal with the King of England.
However, the emperor suddenly spoke and broke the silence.
"The reason why the King of England went south was because of my order. The iron mine he went to mine was also found by my orders. If the King of Jing County has any dissatisfaction, he can tell me directly."
When these words were spoken, not only Luo Yanzhi, but all the civil and military officials in the audience were stunned.
They looked at the emperor in disbelief.
Luo Yanzhi blurted out: "Impossible!"
(End of this chapter)
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