Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 541 I blame myself for not working hard enough (please subscribe!)

"Old Liu, I have to ask you for advice before I go to Qinhuai River next time!"

"It's a small matter, but is that steam harvester you mentioned real?"

If it is true, even Lao Liu, the prodigal son who put all his money into the Qinhuai River, would save money to buy one.

Old Liu knew that if he had this gadget, he would have more time to go paddling on the Qinhuai River in the future!
And it can save the meal money of a few cochin slaves.

When the time comes to sell the slaves to the plantations in Luzon, it will be another small sum of money!
Maybe some workers are going to scold him. He looked ignorant just now, but how could he change his mind?

Who has suffered the most since ancient times, and who wants to be ignorant?

Lao Liu raised large livestock for a period of time.

The cow has great strength and endurance, and can do heavy work, but in fact, it is not efficient because it works slowly.

Horses can run and pull, but their stamina is very poor. If they are more intensive, they will stop cooking for a long time.

Donkeys are good things, with moderate speed and endurance, but they have a particularly stubborn temper. Once they get angry, they really don't move for a long time, and they will be aggressive.

Going crazy in such a big animal is no joke.

Pigs are full of treasures, but they have to be slaughtered to be eaten and peeled. They can't do it well, and they don't gain weight and get sick easily if the living conditions are poor.

Let’s take food as an example. If you want your livestock to grow well, you must eat less, such as feeding the cows. His father took Lao Liu to mow the grass when he was very young, and told him which ones can be eaten and which ones are not. , too wet will not work.

Generally, it is around si o'clock in the morning, when the grass in the morning is fresh and tender with almost no dew, so it is most suitable for feeding cows and other knowledge.

At the beginning, it opened Lao Liu's eyes.

Not to mention living, who knows the sourness of cleaning the pigsty and cowpen.

At first, little Lao Liu felt dizzy from exhaustion and felt that it was not easy to raise livestock.

At that time, it was still the era of the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Once he thought exhaustedly, whether it would be possible to evolve such a kind of animal: low-condition requirements, less food, poor housing, self-healing when sick, and the ability to take the initiative Create wealth for him (grow fat faster), be able to work, have high efficiency, take little or no rest, be good-tempered, and preferably not too smart.

If it really exists, it can be regarded as the most advanced animal. It's a pity that Lao Liu has limited experience and has never seen it.

Until one day, Lao Liu saw his own reflection by the river.

At that time, Lao Liu felt that he was probably sick and had hallucinations. Looking at himself reflected in the water, his face was made up of pigs, horses, cows and donkeys.

One day, he passed by a teahouse, where a family of scholars who had been slaughtered by the Daqing said: "I advise everyone, if you have money, you should eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and do anything wrong, but don't do good things!"

The young old Liu felt that what he said was wrong. His life was not good because he didn't work hard enough. Life would definitely get sweeter and sweeter.

Later, Lao Liu found out that he was often hungry as a farmer, which puzzled him.

Gradually, Lao Liu discovered that the harder he worked, the richer the pockets of the officials and gentlemen of the Qing Dynasty.

So he started to show off, Lao Liu's father passed away early, no one cared about him, he didn't even want to find a wife.

Because he has a family, he has a weakness. He is afraid that one day, like that scholar, his happy life will be crushed by Ta Qing.

Far away, Lao Liu thinks that if the machine is real, what kind of animals are needed!

"Of course it is!"

"The news spread yesterday."

"I didn't believe it at first, but then I went to see it myself. Just here in the southern suburbs, in the experimental field of Gewu Zhizhi College, there is a strange machine. It burns, emits black smoke, and whines continuously. Noisy, but it is indeed possible to harvest wheat, and the speed is indeed fast!"

"In addition to harvesting wheat, it can also be used to plow the land, which is deep and fast, much faster than using oxen and horses."

Some people knew the news, they had seen it with their own eyes, and they kept sighing with the people around them.

"Take me there quickly, and next time I'll take you to the Qinhuai River to meet my favorite oiran."

"Go together, go together!"

Old Liu, a farmer who was looked down upon by others, suddenly became the focus of the masses.

People have to sigh, is this the charm of Qinhuai River?

The crowd surrounded Lao Liu to watch the excitement in the southern suburbs. For a while, the south gate of the imperial capital was full of traffic, and there were too many people going out of the city to watch the excitement.

In a high-end restaurant, a hook-nosed British businessman noticed the commotion of the crowd. He was Edward Colston.

This man is a British businessman, MP, philanthropist and businessman, but he is not a philanthropist for Africa.

He was a famous slave trader in the 17th century. It is said that he trafficked about 8 adults and children from Africa to America!
The blackening of America has his share.

Interestingly, the British also set up a statue for him.

Fortunately, he now finds that the trade with Daming is more profitable than the slave business!

As a result, he moved most of the merchant ships to Asia, and the slave business suddenly became deserted.

Although the Ming Empire originally allowed merchants from various countries to trade and supply in relatively large ports, such as Yingtian, Dongning, Guangzhou and other places.

Now, according to Qian Jue, an official from the Daming Investment Promotion Office, as long as you invest 100 million silver dollars in Daming, you can get a pass. With this pass, you can enter the vassal states and colonies within the Holy Ming Alliance, such as Korea and Siam. , Dongying Duhufu and other places for trade and supply.

This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

However, Edward didn't care. Is there any place in the eastern world that has more and richer goods than Yingtian and Dongning?
By the way, let me explain here that Qian Jue was the governor of Shandong in the former Qing Dynasty, who quickly defected to Daming and assisted Daming in cleaning up Duke Yansheng.

Edward thought to himself: Maybe, the Ming Empire should occupy Tianzhu as soon as possible. If he invests or donates 100 million silver dollars, he can go to various places in Tianzhu to do business.

While clinking wine glasses with Qian Jue, Edward was thinking wildly.

In addition to foreign businessmen, there were also many local wealthy people in Ming Dynasty.

The theme of the restaurant's meeting this time is: a symposium on investment promotion for businessmen inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.

Edward was very happy about being invited, which showed that he was valued by Daming.

However, Qian Jue has kept his mouth shut so far, and has not revealed the purpose of this symposium at all.

Over there, the little official surnamed Zhang seemed to have lost all precautions, and said with a big tongue: "Do you know who I am? Tell you businessmen, I am Zhang Tingyu, from Shanghai The magistrate of the county!"

"If you want to open a factory and do business in Shanghai, just come to me! However, after this month, there will be no such possibility. I will reveal a secret to you, and you must not spread it, otherwise, the emperor will kill you." My brain can't do it!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Tingyu hiccupped violently pretending to be drunk.

Qian Jue, who was persuading the drink at the side, also looked a little confused, lying on the table and bluffing: "Ah, Xiao Zhang, don't leak the secret!"

(End of this chapter)