Chapter 956.1: If You're Going to Do a Good Deed, Do It All the Way - Part 1
"Come, let's go take a look."
Chen Chao was not the sort of person who simply went along with whatever others said. Most of the time, what he cared about was seeing things with his own eyes.
Song Lian also smiled as he looked at Minister Du, thinking to himself: I may be annoying, but when it comes to being hard to fool, it has to be our Lord Warden Commander here who is the hardest to fool.
Minister Du glanced at Song Lian, showing no sign of unease, and said with a chuckle, "Fine, let's go. Come take a look at what this official has practically worked myself to death to produce these past days."
Chen Chao smiled and nodded, taking the lead as he walked out. Minister Du and Song Lian followed on either side, accompanying this Lord Warden Commander who had returned to the capital, heading toward one of the Ministry of Works' workshops in the Divine Capital.
Speaking of the workshop, in truth, they had Chen Chao to thank. When the Ministry of Works first began manufacturing military equipment, they only had a small space in the Divine Capital. Given that land there was worth its weight in gold, it was understandable. But later, when swordsmiths from Sword Qi Mountain arrived, the Ministry of Works seized the opportunity to submit a memorial requesting expansion of the workshop. His Majesty did not obstruct it and quickly approved the proposal.
What surprised Minister Du even more was that the entire street where the workshop had originally been located was directly assigned to the Ministry of Works. Now, with a whole street of workshops, not only could they manufacture military equipment for the frontier army, but they could also produce various tools and facilities beneficial to the people.
By the time Chen Chao arrived at the workshop, many craftsmen had stopped their work, staring curiously at the now well-known Lord Warden Commander.
Before Chen Chao could speak, Minister Du snapped impatiently, "What are you looking at? He's got one head and two legs just like you. Is the Lord Warden Commander that rare? Get back to work! If you delay the schedule, you'll have hell to pay!"