Never divorce, never stop getting rich

Chapter 168 Production is imminent

"Madam, is there really a mine here?"

Before reaching the top, A Zuo, one of Deng Buduo's men, stood at the foot of the mountain with Qian Qiansui and spoke in a low voice.

This time, Qian Qiansui did not act alone. She rode in a carriage and pretended to be a noble lady going out for an outing.

While touring around the barren mountains with his slaves and servants, Qian Qiansui looked up at the mountain. The mountain was high and the road was long. It looked like the mountain was covered with jungle and weeds, and it didn't look like many people passed by.

But she believed the handkerchief Wen Chun gave her, and also believed the message Wen Chun left for her.

"Be careful going up the mountain. Once you find it, don't act alone. Just come back and report."

Qian Qiansui sat in the carriage, watching her people quickly climb the mountain from the window. She touched her bulging belly, leaned on the comfortable cushion, and thought about how she had to go alone and secretly to collect wood. It has only been a short time, and she has started to assign people. It is true that capital can corrupt people.

"We can't just sit there and do nothing. This is where the effect of krypton gold comes in."

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the carriage, Qian Qiansui unfolded the scroll. The scene in the scroll was completely different from the broken shed before. Not only was there a neatly-organized warehouse, but there was also an antique small building in the distance, located on a beautiful mountain. There were gurgling streams and dense jungles in the mountains, and there was also a large peach forest. It seemed that it was completely unaffected by the four seasons and there were peaches every day.

"What's the matter?" The Great Sage also changed his clothes. Although they were not as stunning as when he first saw them, he also wore a golden helmet and golden armor, and feathers on his head.

"Help me mine!" Qian Qiansui made two preparations. If Deng Bude's people couldn't find the mine, then he would let the monkeys go find it. High technology is always better than manpower, and they will not return empty-handed in the end.

This is the benefit of upgrading with krypton gold. Without saying a word, the Monkey King brought out twelve little monkeys. Each little monkey wore a safety helmet on his head and carried a hoe on his shoulder. They pushed open the car door and ran towards the mountains like a whirlwind.

"Aren't you afraid that your people will find the mine and discover it's empty?" Qian Qiansui is already pregnant, and Sang Biao has become her personal maid. Her skills are not comparable to those of ordinary people.

"My warehouse can't hold much. I can't even count how much is hidden in this mountain. The monkeys took our private property. The rest can be traded."

It was getting dark, and Qian Qiansui slowly put away the scroll. She had already gotten her answer and was satisfied.

Sure enough, not long after, Dumbledore's subordinate, Zuo, came back, his face flushed with excitement, and he said almost incoherently: "Madam, there are, really are, a lot..."

"Is there anyone guarding it?" Qian Qiansui asked again.

Ah Zuo nodded and said, "There are quite a few of them, but they are not as skilled as us. Moreover, they seem to have dropped something and are running around like headless flies, so their guard seems to be lax."

What was lost? The ore that had just been mined. The monkeys didn't care whether the ore was hidden underground or newly mined. They would take anything they could, and they would not leave behind anything unless their warehouse was full.

"Do you remember the location?" Qian Qiansui thought about it and quickly asked A Zuo to take the men and leave quickly, otherwise those people would run along the path to the foot of the back mountain and they would be exposed.

"Don't worry, I remember the directions clearly."

"Then you should hurry back to the academy and contact Han Zhi. His men have been bored to death for a long time."

Han Zhi gave up his official career, and the empress kept her promise and gathered back most of his surviving former guards. Ostensibly they were the guards of the academy, but most of them were hidden in the mountains by Han Zhi, and trained by his trusted adjutants, just to guard against those who were eyeing the academy.

This professional team, which is already inconspicuous outside, will seize the hilltop and should be able to catch the enemy off guard.

"You'd better get everything done within two months, otherwise you will most likely give birth to the child outside." Sang Biao watched the carriage getting farther and farther away from the mine. Even though the carriage was fully padded, she could feel Qian Qiansui's discomfort.

"I can't run far, but I can't let this person's efforts go to waste." Qian Qiansui took out the handkerchief from her arms. She didn't know where Wen Chun was now, nor did she know whether he was safe or not. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't worried, but she no longer had time to be sad.

The carriage went all the way to Taozhou, where Xiao Qing was already waiting. Although she somewhat disapproved of Qian Qiansui's pregnant belly, she also admired her decisiveness.

There is a shipyard in Taozhou. On the surface, it serves the imperial court, but inside there is also a small shipyard that specializes in helping island owners like Xiao Qing repair ships, and naturally it also takes on some shipbuilding business.

"Who is your senior brother? No one else can understand his things. He distributed so many spare parts to the shipyard. To be honest, we have also thought about how to assemble them, but we always feel that something is missing, as if some key part is missing." Xiao Qing did not hide it. In their line of work, they have touched many ships, but ships of this scale and with such parts seem to have nothing to do with the ships they are making now.

"Because we want to build a big ship, one that can sail far and wide. I'm not interested in the nearby islands. I want... the mainland!"

The core of this ship was made by the virtual teacher himself in the academy, and the most important parts were made. How could he easily hand them over to the shipyard?

"But according to the proportion of these materials, a lot of iron ore will be needed." Iron ores, copper mines, and gold mines are mostly controlled by the imperial court and some aristocratic families. If you want these things, you can only get them through smuggling, otherwise very little can be obtained.

"This is the deal I came here to discuss with the island owner."

The mineral deposits are in Tang Country. If she wants to run away, she can't take them with her. It is better to hand them over to someone she can trust for safekeeping. With the benefits, she won't have to do many things herself.

In the next two months, Qian Qiansui could no longer run around, and the scroll was already filled with ore. She sent Han Zhi's men and Xiao Qing's men out to look for the mineral deposits found by Wen Chun. It would take almost no time to hear the system's prompt sound, and her mission was being completed in an orderly manner.

The situation in Beijing underwent tremendous changes within these two months.

"Madam, this is bad! Reports have come from the capital that the Grand Princess is colluding with the royal family to request the appointment of the eldest prince as crown prince in the court, forcing Your Majesty to issue an edict. The situation is unclear, and there's trouble at the border...at the border too."

Qian Qiansui was already preparing to return to the capital, and now hearing this, she quickened her pace. She couldn't care less who would be the crown prince, but her academy was backed by the empress, and in such a chaotic situation, it would be easiest for someone to take advantage of the situation.

Besides, she is about to give birth, and the academy is the safest place now.