A short while after daybreak.
A middle-aged man in a green robe appeared at the Wang Family's estate.
The current Patriarch of the Wang Family, Wang Zang, who was also Wang Guan's father, personally came out to receive the middle-aged man.
"Brother Wang, I need an explanation."
After dismissing the maids and attendants, the middle-aged man stared at Wang Zang and spoke in a low, grave voice.
Wang Zang wore a bitter smile.
This middle-aged man was none other than the current Patriarch of the Hu Family, Hu Gongxiu.
Hu Gongxiu was the Chief of the Ministry of Works in the Inner City, responsible for all public works projects in Wuling City. An agency under the Ministry of Works, called the Refining Bureau, was in charge of smelting all ironware for Wuling City.
Everything in Wuling City, from the armaments used by the City Defense Army to the Constable Sabers used by the constables of the Inner and Outer Cities, came from the Refining Bureau.
