Return of Jia Amnesty in the Red Chamber

, I just came to ask the master to see if it is successful, isn't that just a matter of taking a look, why do I have to stay?Mrs. Xing was quite reluctant, looking at Mr. Xi as if she was forcing her into prostitution.

The old man was annoyed by her, and he said in a bad mood: "It's not that I just made this one, why is it so badass. I don't want you for nothing, how about helping you to try the effect, and I can help you if there are any shortcomings. You give me a hand."

As he said that, he glanced at Yu Wenhu, walked to Mrs. Xing and said in a low voice: "Add a few more yuan, and let the guests take it back later, and let his family help you promote it. You have chosen it! "

Mrs. Xing glanced at the guest quietly when she heard the words, seeing that he was dressed in an extraordinary manner, he must have come from a wealthy family, so she hurriedly nodded and left.No matter how good something is, it is a treasure if it can be sold. Now that her treasure is in the world, it must be publicized so that everyone knows it.

"What is this, what is it for?" Yu Wenhu took the pink soap, but couldn't figure out what it was.This thing feels smooth and delicate to the touch, and smells fragrant, but it is square in shape, and it is unknown whether it is a decoration or a plaything.

Jia Amnesty just smiled and said nothing, he poked his fingers into the greasy dish on the table, and his hands were immediately stained with oil.Yu Wenhu couldn't help frowning, and looked at him with disgust, not understanding what kind of monster this guy was.

The old man held up an oily hand, called for a basin of clean water, and asked for the piece of soap, and started washing his hands without using the soap that came with the water.After finishing the work, he stretched out his hand in front of Yu Wenhu, and said, "Look, my lord, how does this thing compare to pancreas?"

Yu Wenhu raised his eyebrows, and took Jia Amnesty's hand to touch it. Sure enough, it was no longer greasy. What's rare is that the skin was not dry and tight after using soap.But... Marquis Jia En is almost forty, why does his hand feel like it was more than 20 years ago?

Coughing uncomfortably, Lord Su even tried it himself, and nodded, "This thing is indeed better than soap, what is it called? You also made it up?" He came here today for the cement kiln. , but he didn't expect to see such a new thing again, and he didn't know how many surprises this Marquis Jaen would give him.

"I call this soap, and it's only used for washing and bathing. It has a fragrance, and I think it will become a favorite of women. There is also a kind of washing and cleaning. The clothes washed out are much cleaner than soap. I will prepare some more for you tomorrow, and you can send it to the palace for the ladies to try, this is the only one now.”

"Let me be your babysitter, what benefits do you plan to give?" Yu Wenhu asked with a smile.In fact, this is a matter of mutual benefit, and any talk of benefits is just a joke.

"Return the money owed by the Rongguo Mansion to the Ministry of Accounts, what does the prince think?" The Elder She put the matter of the soap aside, straightened his face and said seriously: "I checked, and the Rongguo Mansion has a total of 1707 million taels in the Ministry of Accounts IOU, I plan to pay it back in three years."

"My lord is currently in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I'm afraid he has long thought of investigating the debt owed by the Ministry of Accounts and making up for the deficit in the treasury. However, now that the Holy One is lenient to his ministers, he will not do anything heavy for the sake of the name of a benevolent monarch. The lord can only be powerless. But , sooner or later..." Jia She stared at Yu Wenhu's eyes with piercing eyes, and did not finish the following words.

But Yu Wenhu understood what he meant, and looked back at the past with clear eyes.Yes, he has the idea of ​​seizing the heir, the father is already very old, and the adult princes probably have this idea.However, judging from the current situation, his chances of winning are not great, but Jia Enhou seems to have full confidence in him.why?

"Nowadays, the civil and military dynasties are full of civil and military affairs. From the prince's honorable first-rank official to the humble official, there are few who have never borrowed Ku Yin. If the prince wants to pursue Ku Yin, he will face all of them. You have to pick a big tiger to fight, otherwise it will be difficult to open the situation. I figured it out, the Jia family can be ranked among these people, and there is no one in the family who can stand up and establish a family, so it is the easiest one to fight. "

As the old man was talking, he remembered what happened in the dream.When the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, isn't it just taking the Rongguo Mansion as a model, and sending him to the frontier without nostalgia.Thinking about the hardships he suffered in the past few years at the border, the Elder Master's eyes could not help but mourn, and he looked at Yu Wenhu quietly as if weeping and complaining.

Lord Su was so terrified by him, he didn't know what this guy thought of, making it look like a little daughter-in-law looking at a heartless man.He pushed it angrily, and said: "If there is such a day, it will be you, the children and grandchildren, who will not live up to it and ruin the foundation earned by the father and grandfather. It is time to deal with you and see if you can be a man again."

"So, I'm going to change it now. I will pay back all the money owed to the treasury within three years, and then you won't be able to catch my little tail, so you can pick another tiger to beat me." The old man was pushed back a bit, and with his lips curled back, he withdrew his predestined eyes, and sighed, "I've already told Jia Shishi about this, and the family didn't intend to pay for it, so I'm afraid I'll have to pay for it myself." gone."

"Pay out of your own pocket?" Yu Wenhu calculated in his mind. In three years, the average annual cost is about 60 taels. 60 taels a year, is it possible?"

"No, I can't earn 60 taels a year just by relying on these. Besides, after the cement kiln is built, I don't plan to sell it outside for the time being. I plan to save it for repairing river embankments. It can be regarded as an advertisement for cement." Jia Amnesty didn't mention the flood, so it's better not to mention the prophetic words.However, no matter how much cement is produced, he intends to stockpile it first, so as not to regret it when it is used.

In other words, for at least half a year, the cement kiln will spend money instead of earning money.This amount alone is like a bottomless pit of expenses.Every time the old man thinks about it, he feels pain all over his body.I had no choice but to try my best to comfort myself in my heart, he is the dedication spirit of She Xiaojia for everyone, and he will surely become a man of influence who moved the whole Qing Dynasty.

"There is also this kind of soap. I have given all the prescriptions to my wife. In the future, I will let her open the workshop and shop. It is her private house, and I will not cling to it. Therefore, there are only The next lighter is just a gadget. Although it can be used in many places, it is too far away to make a fortune from it. As for how to make money, I have a plan in mind." The elder analyzed one by one.

"What are your plans, I would like to hear the details." Seeing that he was confident, Yu Wenhu couldn't help asking.

"A few days ago, I sent people to the south to reorganize the fleet left by my grandmother. I plan to send the fleet to the west after the sea water warms up. Our tea, silk, porcelain, etc. here are just another place If you don’t make any mistakes at sea, you can earn a million taels a year.” Jia Amnesty is very optimistic about overseas trade, and knows that it is the time when people are stupid and rich.

"This is the first time to go out. I will send a small fleet first, and I don't plan to go far. I will go around and explore the market first. Even if I meet something at sea, there will be no Too much loss." As he spoke, he took out a thick volume of blueprints from his desk, and said, "This is my newly designed iron-clad ship. If it is built, it will be able to go as far as the ocean."

Is this in front of him really the one he knew, Jia She, Jia Enhou? !

Yu Wenhu was full of doubts in his heart, but calmly took the drawing and spread it out for inspection.But he didn't understand this, so he could only take a rough look, squinted at Jia Enhou, and asked disdainfully, "Your new design? Where did you learn this? Dreaming?"

Grand Master She laughed when he heard the words, he didn't come from the "Dream" school, he smiled and answered irrelevant questions, "This drawing is just a rough idea, I don't know many details, I'm afraid I need to ask some old shipbuilders to study it. I don't have a shipbuilding workshop that I'm familiar with, so I have to ask the prince for help to hire a master."

In the "dream", he is an authoritative person in engineering. Although he is not proficient in shipbuilding, he has dabbled in it to some extent.That is to say, he understands the principle, but basically has zero practical experience.Now that he wants to offer shipbuilding blueprints, he is only talking on paper, and he needs experienced old craftsmen to put everything on the blueprints into reality.

"Okay, I want [-]% profit, whether it's your fleet or the shipbuilding workshop in the future." Yu Wenhu raised three fingers, and the lion opened his mouth.

In fact, this dynasty does not encourage sea trade, and there are only three or four ports opened to the outside world, but it is well known that sea trade is hugely profitable.It's just that the risk of maritime trade is also great. If it is not done well, the ship will be destroyed, people will be killed, and people and money will be lost.Among them, the ship factor accounted for a large proportion.

If it is true as what Jia Enhou said, an iron-clad seagoing ship that can ride the wind and waves and overcome thorns and thorns can be built, it will greatly promote the development of maritime trade.At that time, even if you don't go to sea, you can make a lot of money just by selling sea boats.Such a good thing, since this guy has asked for it, it would be too wasteful if he didn't take a good share of it.

"Okay, [-]% is [-]%, let's make a deal." Yu Wenhu didn't expect Jia She to smile when he heard the words, and agreed with a slap on the thigh, "Huhu, we will be partners in the future, you can't do it anymore. Trick me, you can't catch me to do something to scare the chickens and monkeys. Also, in the future, who will make trouble in business, it's all up to you!"

He was so happy that he even called out the nickname he gave Yu Wenhu back then, and stuck himself next to Yu Wenhu, hugging each other nicely like two brothers