Iron Price

In the eleventh year of Guangxu's reign, there were many iron factories along the river, and there was more iron in the accounts than in the furnaces. Taoist Zhong Shenzhi received a secret order to inspect the factory and worked as a craftsman in the factory. He came across iron mixed with sulfur and cannons with sand holes - the misfiring shells on the front line came from here. Following the customs receipt, he traced the price difference of more than 300,000 taels and rebates from foreign banks. When the general office asked for money to "add furnace", he was exposed in court, confiscated his home and confiscated the army; with the proceeds from the stolen goods, he allocated 10,000 taels to pension the disabled soldiers. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.