I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 156 Backdoor and Mobilization

"Are you my new roommate?" A young fat man looked at Chen Hong in surprise, with some reluctance in his eyes.

"Yes, Commander Jiang Jiangong brought me here." Chen Hong said quickly.

"You are also from the attendant's room, right?" asked the young fat man.

"Yes, my name is Chen Hong." Chen Hong bowed.

"My name is Wu Liangshan." The fat man also bowed.

"We will be roommates from now on. Thank you for your guidance." Chen Hong took the initiative to show goodwill.

"Well, your last name is Chen, which family are you from?"

"Why do you ask this?" Chen Hong remembered his sister's instructions and became more alert.

"The guards who entered the attendant room all have their origins not simple. The two brothers next door are from Nanjing Zhao family and Jiujiang Sun family respectively. They are both famous big families. Your origin must be not simple either." Wu Liangshan said with some pride.

It turned out to be like this! Chen Hong raised his eyebrows.

"I'm from the Chen family in Fujian," Chen Hong said after a moment of hesitation. Since the fat man had said this, it was difficult for him to hide it any longer.

"The Chen family in Fujian! Is it the Chen family in Quanzhou?" Wu Liangshan's face changed immediately.

"Yes."

"Which branch of the Chen family are you from?" Wu Liangshan asked unfriendlyly.

"From the first wife." Chen Hong still hasn't figured out why Wu Liangshan's attitude has changed so much.

"From the first wife's house?" Wu Liangshan was even more surprised. "You are not the brother of that tigress from the Chen family!"

Chen Hong thought for a while before he understood what was going on. He said angrily, "Don't talk about my sister like that!"

"The Chen family really invested a lot. They even sent the eldest wife's only son here," Wu Liangshan said while gritting his teeth.

Chen Hong gradually came to his senses, "Your last name is Wu, so you are from the Wu family in Guangzhou? When did your Wu family establish contact with the Jingwang Mansion?"

"What do you think?" Wu Liangshan looked at Chen Hong with a provocative look.

Chen Hong's body became tense, and he looked at Wu Liangshan without fear. The two people's gazes intertwined in the air, and it seemed that sparks were about to fly.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and then they both collapsed.
"Since we have been sent to Prince Jing's mansion, we should not bring the grudges from our family here. I don't know what Prince Jing was thinking to let us live in the same room." Wu Liangshan said listlessly.

Chen Hong nodded. Wu Liangshan was a strong man and he thought he couldn't beat him. A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him.

The Guangzhou Wu family was a maritime merchant that could rival the Quanzhou Chen family. They were rivals in the same industry, and there were many frictions between the two families at sea, so the two families were very incompatible and had a tense relationship. Previously, the Quanzhou Chen family had a close cooperation with the Jingwang Mansion by virtue of its first-mover advantage, and the Wu family had always been jealous. Unexpectedly, this time the Wu family actually sent their own children over, and the Jingwang Mansion actually accepted the Wu family's children, which made Chen Hong a little uneasy.

Both of them were well aware of each other's situation. They lay down on their own beds, each with their own thoughts, and stopped talking.

Chen Hong was lying on the bed with his mind in a mess. Everything he had experienced today was overwhelming and mentally exhausting. He found that although the bed looked simple, it was actually quite comfortable. Wu Liangshan on the other side was already snoring. He actually fell into a deep sleep in this unfamiliar environment.
The next day he was woken up early by Jiang Jiangong. He looked outside and saw that it was still dark. Not knowing what to do, he reluctantly left the warm bed and hurriedly put on his clothes. When he arrived, he found that all the other staff in the attendant room were already there.

Soon, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing also arrived, and all the staff in the attendant room followed the Prince of Jing and started running. This run lasted for two quarters of an hour, and Chen Hong gritted his teeth to persevere. This also made him increasingly unable to understand His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing.
On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of the Zhengde reign, the angel who came from the capital to convey the imperial decree finally arrived in Qizhou.

The news that had been circulating in Qizhou for nearly two months was finally confirmed.

The Jingwang Mansion issued several orders, and all the industries under the Jingwang Mansion removed their original signs and replaced them with new ones. The names of all the factories were prefixed with "Royal" and written on the new signs.

From then on, all these industries of the Jingwang Mansion were covered with royal shells, stepped onto the historical stage, and officially announced to be listed through a backdoor listing.

In addition, the Prince of Jing's Mansion officially issued a mobilization order to various industries, mobilizing workers from various industries to sign up to go north to build new factories.

Fortunately, the workers in Qizhou had already been mentally prepared, so this news did not dilute the increasingly festive atmosphere in Qizhou.

Wang Xiang excitedly carried a pig's hind leg and two lamb legs into the residential area. The things he carried attracted many envious eyes, and some greedy children followed him eagerly.
"Wang Xiang, is this the New Year's gift distributed by your unit?" One of Wang Xiang's neighbors saw Wang Xiang and asked.

"Yes, if I were to buy it myself, I wouldn't be willing to buy so much meat," Wang Xiang replied happily.

"The welfare at your Steam Locomotive Research Institute is so good? They gave out such valuable New Year's goods, while the steel plant only gave out two porcelain cans of oil and a bag of sugar." The neighbor said with envy.

"That's not bad. This steel plant is becoming more and more prosperous! I guess our research institute just wants to get some good luck. The more legs there are, the faster the train runs!" Wang Xiang exchanged a few words with his neighbor and continued walking home.

He walked past rows of residential buildings that were all lit up. Kerosene was distributed in large quantities by every factory, and it was not expensive, so every household could afford it.

He knew that behind every lighted window was a happy family. He could see cured fish and meat hung outside the windows of each household. He could hear the laughter of adults and the carefree play of children. He could smell the aroma of food, including the aroma of meat, coming from each household.
He just felt that this scene was extremely beautiful and happy.

He grew up on the Daye Iron Mine. When he thinks back to his childhood Chinese New Year celebrations, he feels it was filled with darkness and coldness, not at all as warm and lively as it has been in recent years.

He couldn't help but quicken his pace, he wanted to get back to his warm home as soon as possible, he soon arrived at his destination, a row of three-story red brick buildings, his home was one of the small ones.
He walked quickly to the door of his house, which was ajar. He opened the door and walked in. He smelled the fragrance of food. Then he saw four watermelon-sized porcelain jars and two bags of sugar on the dining table.

"I'm back!" Wang Xiang shouted excitedly. He took off the three legs on his shoulders and placed them on the simple dining table with a dull sound.

"Ring! Wait a moment, we'll have dinner once your dad and I are done." A female voice came from the bedroom.

Wang Xiang walked towards the bedroom in confusion and found that his father and mother were rummaging through things, covering the bed with clothes and quilts.

"What are you doing? Why are you messing with these things so late at night?" Wang Xiang asked puzzledly.

Wang Xiang's father raised his head, took a breath, and said, "I have to pack my luggage in the next few days. I signed up to go north today. The factory has added me to the first batch of people going north. I will leave after the New Year!"

(End of this chapter)