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After the court session, Marquis Anren, Marquis Changxin, and other marquises took the initiative to approach Marquis Xuanwei, Ren Bing.

They received Ren Bing's favor and credit for no reason.

However, they had no idea what had happened on the Lotus River.

"Lord Xuanwei, please wait!"

A group of top nobles chasing after a down-on-his-luck marquis—this was a scene never before seen in the entire Great Wei Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Ren Bing turned around and bowed to the marquises, and the nobles hurriedly returned the bow.

"Lord Ren, may I ask what exactly happened with this waterwheel?"

What exactly happened on the Lianhe River?

Many nobles treated Marquis Xuanwei with great respect.

They all agreed that it was no accident that Marquis Xuanwei was able to achieve two merits in succession.

Faced with the olive branch extended by Marquis Xuanwei, they all believed it was an opportunity.

Perhaps the Marquis of Xuanwei will rise to prominence in the future, and his son should not be underestimated either.

This is the best time to win over Marquis Xuanwei.

Seeing Xun Gui's concern, Ren Bing told them what had happened on the Lian River.

It was only then that Xun Gui realized what was happening.

It turns out that the second sons of the family, who were not valued, had climbed up the social ladder by getting involved with the heir of the Marquis of Xuanwei!

However, Ren Jingxing's actions this time did indeed help Xun Gui a lot.

After all, the people of the capital generally harbored resentment towards Xun Gui.

If it weren't for Ren Jingxing's help on the Lianhe River, the rumors of Xun Gui oppressing the people would probably have spread throughout the capital again.

"In that case, I thank you, Your Highness."

"The Marquis of Xuanwei has a fine son!"

"I heard that the heir of the Marquis of Xuanwei has topped the imperial examination. Perhaps in the future, the heir of the Marquis of Ren will be the first among us nobles to raise his son to be a civil official!"

"Lord Ren was truly adept at educating his son!"

The nobles showered him with praise, making Marquis Xuanwei, Ren Bing, quite smug.

Having served as an official for decades, this was the first time he had received so much flattery from nobles.

"Not at all, you're too kind. It's all thanks to my unfilial son."

The nobles chatted happily before departing on their own.

Marquis Changxin, Chu Yuanting, returned to his residence.

Today, unusually, he did not call his eldest son first, but instead summoned his illegitimate son, Chu Huaiyu, to the study.

Chu Huaiyu was so frightened that she trembled, thinking that her father had found out about what she had done a few days ago.

His legs were trembling as he tried to recall which of his actions might his father find out.

Could it be a Russian roundabout?

No, no, Dad shouldn't be angry about this.

Could it be because of Xiao Cui?

That shouldn't be the case. Although he redeemed Xiao Cui from the brothel, he didn't bring her home.

Chu Huaiyu stood in the study lost in thought, while Marquis Changxin, Chu Yuanting, looked indifferently at his illegitimate son.

Generally speaking, the illegitimate children of noble families are often very pitiful.

Only when the mother has power and influence can she arrange for her illegitimate child to obtain an official position in the imperial court.

Although they couldn't escape being exploited by their master, at least they had enough to eat and wear, and were even guaranteed a livelihood.

But for illegitimate children like Chu Huaiyu, whose mothers were of low social status and unable to provide assistance in their careers.

They were often assigned to manage family businesses or even to run trade.

A nobleman born out of wedlock will eventually be reduced to a lowly merchant.

"Huaiyu, how's the money I gave you going?"

"what?"

Chu Huaiyu was taken aback.

"Wow, there's still quite a bit left! I haven't been spending money recklessly lately!"

In fact, Chu Huaiyu had already spent all the money, but he dared not say so.

Marquis Anren nodded, a look of satisfaction on his face:

"You've finally grown up."

I'll have your household give you another five hundred taels of silver later. Spend it as you see fit, don't be stingy. You need to understand the ways of social interaction among nobles as soon as possible.

In addition, the work done on the Lianhe River was excellent, bringing honor to the Changxin Marquis's mansion.

"From now on, you should spend more time with the heir apparent of the Marquis of Xuanwei, understand?"

Chu Huaiyu was stunned.

I thought I was going to get a good scolding, but I was praised instead, and even given a reward of five hundred taels of silver.

"Understood, Father!"

Chu Huaiyu couldn't stop smiling.

Sure enough, following the boss means there's a future!

On the third day, Marquis Xuanwei believed that it was necessary to take charge of the agricultural offices of the two counties to manufacture and install waterwheels.

Ren Jingxing used the excuse of helping out to skip class again.

Only after Ren Bing took charge of all the money transactions in the capital did he realize how vast the capital was.

To manage the Lianhe River, all you need is a waterwheel.

But the Lian River is not the only river or stream that flows around the capital.

Moreover, the water-scarce farmland is not limited to one place.

It may seem like only one more county was added, but the number of waterwheels that needed to be manufactured and installed increased to a dozen or even dozens.

This is where a problem arises.

There were far too many waterwheels needed; the Ministry of Agriculture simply couldn't produce them all.

Ren Bing made a special trip to the Ministry of Works, hoping to gain its support.

Unsurprisingly, the Ministry of Works refused, citing being too busy with official duties.

At this moment, Ren Jingxing stepped forward and taught a new production process.

"Dad, you can use an assembly line method to make waterwheels."

Ren Bing and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Agriculture were stunned.

"Assembly line work method? What does that mean?"

"The assembly line method, as the name suggests, involves assigning different craftsmen to be responsible for different steps."

Each group of artisans is responsible for only one step. Once completed, the workpiece is transferred to the next group to complete the corresponding step.

The workpieces flow like water, moving between different teams and gradually completing a whole part.

This way, each artisan group only needs to do the steps they are most familiar with, and they can do it much faster.

This can greatly speed up the overall waterwheel production process!

Ren Bing was still somewhat skeptical after hearing this, but the craftsmen of the Ministry of Agriculture were eager to try it out.

They don't yet understand whether assembly line work can actually speed things up, but they trust Jingxing!

This was a solution proposed by Prince Ren!

From proposing the waterwheel, to finding the center of the wooden wheel, and then helping to build the waterwheel.

The entire construction and setup of the waterwheel was accelerated by Ren Jingxing alone.

If even the method of appointing a crown prince doesn't work, then there must be no other way.

"Let the Crown Prince have his way!"

"Come on, let's form groups and assign tasks!"

"Hurry, hurry, don't delay the Crown Prince's plans!"

Ren Jingxing's reputation has now surpassed that of everyone in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Almost without Ren Jingxing's intervention, everyone spontaneously formed teams and assigned tasks.

Of course, the effects of the assembly line method are also very obvious.

Each organization's artisans only need to complete their assigned tasks.

Sometimes, wooden wheels need time to rest.

The settling process is completed during the rotation of the wooden wheel!

The waterwheels are now being manufactured almost three times faster than before!

Shen Shumin, who had been following closely behind, was so excited that her eyes lit up.

Shen Shumin's admiration for Ren Jingxing was beyond words.

She was absolutely certain that the previous rumors about Ren Jingxing being a good-for-nothing playboy were completely malicious slander!

Fortunately, she discovered the true nature of Prince Ren!

He loved learning, was indifferent to women, cared for the people, and was witty and intelligent!

Moreover, the Crown Prince has already accepted her!

Shen Shumin sometimes even fantasizes about the day she marries Ren Jingxing!

At that moment, Wei Xinyan, who was studying at the academy, suddenly sneezed.