Rebirth: The Fourth Lady Wants to Lie Down

When Fu Cun first traveled through time, he was still a baby. When he first knew that he had traveled through time to become the illegitimate son of Fei Yanggu, he was actually very painful, because he knew that as a illegitimate son at that time, he actually had no way out.

But I didn't expect that Fei Yanggu and Ulanala Fujin treated all the children equally, and I would have what my elder and second brothers had. In addition, I didn't covet the title, I just wanted to work on my own inventions, so I lived a very comfortable life. But before I traveled through time, I was just a college student who had just entered university. Even after traveling through time, I have been self-studying, but there are still many things I don't understand.

Therefore, when Fu Cun heard that Fei Yanggu wanted to find a master for him, he was very happy and agreed immediately, saying, "If the master's son has thought of someone, I wonder if Ama agrees?"

"Tell me, who is it?"

"Dai Zi, although Lord Dai Zi has been exiled to Shengjing by His Majesty, he is the one who built the Weiyuan Cannon. If my son can follow him, he will definitely learn a lot. But after all, Lord Dai is an exile, and I am afraid that he will bring trouble to my father."

"So it's that old fellow Dai Zi. What's the big deal? I once fought on the battlefield with him. If you want to learn from him, that's great."

Fei Yanggu was very pleased to see that his third son was so resourceful. Thinking of his old partner Dai Zi, if Fu Cun went to study with him, he would also be taking good care of his old partner on his behalf.

Then he said, "He was my father's old partner, but he was harmed by a villain and his family was exiled to Shengjing. If you go, you can take good care of him for my father. It just so happens that the ancestral home of Wunala's family is in Shengjing. I will write a letter later, and you can take it to find Dai Zi and tell others that you are going back to your hometown to visit relatives."

"Thank you, Father. Thank you, Father." Fu Cun was very happy to see that Fei Yanggu agreed, and thanked him repeatedly.

Now that his own problem was solved, Fucun thought about what Yi Ya and his second brother had just said about opening a clinic, and realized that no matter what time it was, women's money was the easiest to make.

So, she said, "I heard that my sister and second brother are going to open a clinic. Why not open a beauty salon and let the doctors mix unique skin care products and rouge and powder for the high-ranking officials and noble ladies to choose from? I think it will be very popular. That woman doesn't want to be a little prettier than others."

"Third brother knows so much about women's preferences. Could it be that he has someone he likes?" Yi Ya couldn't help but joked when she saw that her third brother, who always cared only about his own inventions, also joined the discussion.

"Sister, don't talk nonsense. I don't have anyone I like. It's just that last time my aunt celebrated her birthday, I didn't know what gift to give her. Xiao Yuan said that women like to be beautiful, so he asked me to buy some high-quality rouge and powder for my aunt. I didn't expect that my aunt was really happy when she saw it. It just so happened that I thought it would be better to open a beauty salon to make some money."

Seeing her third brother anxiously explaining, Yi Ya couldn't help but laugh.

"Third brother, this is a good idea. It is said that women's money is the easiest to make. If I run the business well, I will definitely make a lot of money. Why don't we open it as a joint venture and share the profits among us." Fuchang said on the side.

"I remember that my second brother owned several grain shops, but I remember that when we were on the farm, I saw many people living in hardship due to low grain yields. I remember seeing some records of my brother's high-yield crops in some travel notes. If my second brother sends someone to find them and plant them on our farm, we can sell them for money and solve the lives of the poor. It's the best of both worlds."

Fei Yanggu and Yi Ya, who were standing by, realized that what their son, their third brother, was talking about was indeed a major event that would benefit the country and the people.

The two of them said, "High-yield crops? How much can one acre of land produce? I'm afraid it's hard to find them!"

Fucun looked at his father and sister and said, "Father, sister, the yield of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn per mu can reach more than 1,000 kilograms, and the requirements for the fields are not high. I am not sure about the yield, but it will definitely not be lower than the current crop yield. As for finding these crops..." Fucun thought about it.

"It seems that these crops were brought from overseas during the previous dynasty. Maybe no one knows they are edible and there are few people planting them. We may need to look for them carefully! If we really can't find them, we can also send people out to sea to look for them!"

"It will probably cost a lot to go overseas! A lot of manpower and material resources will be required." When Fei Yanggu heard that they might have to go to sea, he hesitated for a moment.

Hearing that they might have to go out to sea, the eldest brother Fu Chan, who had been silent, said, "Father, the profits from going out to sea are still very high. Imported goods are very popular nowadays, and the prices are surprisingly high. Any item is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. But the preparation time is too long?"

Seeing that Ama was still hesitating.

Fu Cun said hurriedly: "Not only are imported goods very popular now, I heard that those foreigners also seem to like our tea, silk and porcelain. Those foreigners buy them at low prices in our country, and after returning, they sell them to people in their own countries for dozens of times or even dozens of times. Otherwise, think about it, why do those foreigners risk their lives and travel across the ocean to come to the Qing Dynasty? Do they really admire our Qing Dynasty?"

Fucun observed Ama's expression as he spoke. Seeing that Ama was also interested when he talked about the prices of tea and other items overseas, he continued, "Ama, think about it. If we send people out to sea to sell tea and silk to foreigners, we can make money and buy the foreigners' goods at a low price when we come back, and then sell them at a high price. The profit can be imagined. When we buy them locally, we can also look for those crops. It shouldn't be a difficult task. We can also find some of their books and find someone to learn from them. After we learn, we don't need to buy their goods and we won't be controlled by others anymore."

Fei Yanggu was a military general, so what he was most concerned about was definitely the strength of the army. When he was told what he cared about most, he immediately listened carefully.

"Father, some things the foreigners have are not available in our Qing Dynasty, such as mercury mirrors, clocks, and muskets. In these aspects, the foreigners are already ahead of the Qing Dynasty, especially the muskets, which are extremely powerful. Although we also have the Weiyuan cannon, because Lord Dai Zi was exiled, the Firearms Battalion has not developed anything good in recent years. If the foreign armies were equipped with muskets, their strength would definitely increase greatly, but our Qing Dynasty does not have them, which is not a good thing for the Qing Dynasty. Father, we must learn to learn from the foreigners in order to defeat them."

Fei Yanggu, Fu Chan, Fu Chang and Yi Ya in the study all looked serious after hearing the last part. Fei Yanggu and Fu Chan had also seen fire guns and knew that they were very lethal, and it was precisely because of their great lethality that the emperor was always afraid of foreigners.

If all soldiers in the foreign armies were equipped with muskets in the future, while the Qing army was still equipped with ordinary swords, spears, and horses, then the Qing Dynasty, which was rich in resources, would be like a child carrying gold through a busy market, and would be at the mercy of others.

Fei Yanggu pondered for a while, looked at Fu Cun and said, "Don't worry about it. Father has agreed to send people out to sea, but this matter still needs to be planned slowly. I will discuss it with your second brother."

Fucun nodded. It was useless for him to worry about these things. He might as well focus on his own invention. "Father, my son wants to try to make glass. I heard it is similar to our colored glaze. I want to give it a try. If he succeeds, we won't have to buy it from foreigners in the future."