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Baozhu was also blushing, but she was really happy for Keqing.

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "That's fine, I'm really worried that Xiao Jing is here alone."

He never intended to lock up his family and women in a place with a radius of several hundred paces, everyone would be stupid.

Since Keqing is willing to stay in Yangzhou for a few more months, he has no dissatisfaction.

After returning to Beijing this time, he had to celebrate the New Year first, and was busy with visiting relatives, and then his big wedding with Daiyu and Yin Ziyu...

But it's not very interesting for Qing to stay at home, so why not stay here for a while and accompany Li Jing.

Ke Qing was overjoyed when she heard the words, looked at Jia Qiang and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord!"

Jia Qiang raised her eyebrows and said, "That's it?"

Knowing what she meant, Ke Qing's pretty face turned red, but fortunately Baozhu was sensible, she turned her back, and even her neck was stained red, but Ke Qing leaned down gently under Jia Qiang's fiery gaze...

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Phoenix Island.

Only one year later, the Phoenix Island today is completely different from the original one.

According to the blueprint plan left by Jia Qiang, today's Phoenix Island faintly bears the shadow of the assembly line factory in the previous life.

The layout is reasonable, which is not only conducive to improving efficiency, but also convenient for management and safety.

Because someone came to inform the arrangement in advance and family members came, so after the carriage arrived, Li Jing took a few girls to welcome Keqing, Baoqin, Xiangling, etc. to the living area at the back, which was also emptied early. Idlers and others.

Standing on the Phoenix Wharf, Li Fu was even older. He was seriously injured when he walked the darts in the rivers and lakes, and he stayed on the sick bed for several years.

It is a miracle that I can still stand up and walk now.

But looking at it, it's hard to hold on for too long, it's very haggard, old-fashioned...

Jia Qiang met her as a son and nephew, and asked Su Lai to hide her identity so as not to let people say that she was selling her daughter for glory. Li Fu actually showed a smile and said "Yes" three times.

But think about it, not to mention being a concubine, even if Li Jing married another family as a regular wife, she would never have such a situation, so he still has nothing to be satisfied with.

It's just that Li Fu still didn't have much to say to this uncle, he didn't dare to say it, for fear of showing his timidity...

Fortunately, Aunt Sun is a talkative person. Looking at Jia Qiang, she smiled and said, "Xiaojing's belly, I can see that she is a son. Thanks to the good care of Lord Hou, I can still think about letting her come to Yangzhou to give birth. It is really thoughtful." gone."

Jia Qiang looked at Li Fu, and said to Aunt Sun: "Xiao Jing is still worried about your elders, so she wants to give birth here, so as to bring some joy to them. Are you still used to it now?"

Aunt Sun hurriedly said: "I'm used to it, how can I not get used to it? I also find something to do every day, and it's not boring. Getting up early in the morning and walking around the island is very useful."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "That's good."

Li Fu said "Oh", and said: "Just busy with business, don't pay attention to us."

Jia Qiang nodded, and looked at Xue Ming and Second Master Xue.

Xue Ming's body... Sigh.

Although stronger than Li Fu, but also limited.

He had phlegm syndrome, that is, inflammation of the lungs. Although he used the old mustard stew from Tianning Temple, he saved his life.

But Chen mustard is still a long way from penicillin, so Xue Ming has never been cured.

If it weren't for the famous doctors and precious medicinal materials from all over the place piled up like money, no matter Li Fu or Xue Ming, it would be difficult to live to the present.

"Second Uncle Xue, take care of yourself. Xue Biao and Sister Baoqin are both fine, don't worry."

Jia Qiang persuaded with gentle words.

Xue Ming smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, this year has been much better than previous years. Xue Biao and Baoqin will take care of Ninghou, so you don't have to worry about it."

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "Xue Biao has helped me watch over the guild hall now, and has become a general. I asked him if he wanted to study and get a good name, or go to the army for a few years? He didn't think so, but he was all-in-one." I want to follow the path of economics and businessmen. It’s okay, after two more years of polishing, I still have to take on great responsibilities.”

Xue Ming was very grateful, and said: "Without Marquis Ning, the Xue family would have fallen for a long time even if it did not perish. Such a great kindness..."

Jia Qiang laughed and waved her hands and said, "Second Uncle Xue, your father and son have done things for me. If you want to thank me, I should thank you. Well, I'm not an outsider, so I won't say too many polite words. Second Uncle Xue also went back to rest. Let's talk to you in detail. Baoqin came back this time, and next time I will try to let Xue Biao come back with me."

After Xue Ming laughed and said a few more words, he left with the help of his servants.

Li Fu and Aunt Sun also left together.

After all the old people left, it was Zhao Boan and Wang Shouzhong who came forward.

These two people were originally the heirs of two of the eight major cloth houses that competed fiercely, but now their families are ruined and they gathered here to survive.

Zhao Boan became more and more taciturn. When he saw Jia Qiang, he only met Jia Qiang as a disciple and didn't say much.

Wang Shouzhong lost a lot of weight, but his spirit was no longer so decadent. He looked at Jia Qiang curiously and said, "Master, Delin Yunjin is almost selling for gold in Beijing, and there is a limited supply in Jiangnan. In the library, I saw a huge backlog. Why is that?"

Wang Shouzhong is searching for cloth dyeing skills, but he is quite talented in marketing.

If not, at his age, he would not be entrusted to take charge of the Hang Seng account.

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "The brocade in Dayan is worth more than gold. If it is sent overseas, the price will be even higher than gold. Meng Jian, wait a moment, when you show your skills. With the ability of our brothers Because, it is too easy to make money in Dayan. If you want power, power, power, Fangzi, Fangzi, and a printing and dyeing wizard like Boan, how can the eight cloth houses beat us? It's boring.

If you want to do it, you have to do something difficult.Except for Dayan, the eastern and western countries have a large population, and they are willing to buy our brocade.Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to sell to them and earn gold and silver back? "

Wang Shouzhong looked at Jia Qiang and said with a smile: "You are still so good at deceiving people. Forget it, do it! I have had enough of staying in Dayan. If I can go out to meet the barbarians in the barbarian land, wrap it in brocade and bathe the monkeys in the crown, It's also a lot of fun. Lord Hou, let's have two drinks at noon?"

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "I'm afraid there will be no chance this time. After a while, the old master of the Qi family, the heads of the Chen family, the Li family, and the Peng family will go to the shipyard with me to have a look. So much money has been poured in, and we have to see if there is any chance." What's happening?"

The ship workshop is located in Yangzhou. First, Yangzhou is the current estuary of the Yangtze River. Ships passing through the canal south can go directly to Hangzhou from the Jiangnan Canal, and go back to Hunan and Hubei along the west, or go north along the Huainan Canal to Luoyang and Chang’an. , Water and land transportation extend in all directions.Secondly, Yangzhou is the Yangzhou of the Qi family, so there is no need to worry about the Cao Gang doing bad things.

In the past year, the Delin and the Qi family spent a lot of money to buy blueprints of western sea ships that can cross the ocean from the south, invited shipwrights, and cut huge logs in deep mountains and old forests to build large ships.

It would be easier to cut giant trees, but it would cost more, but it was nothing.

Hiring an experienced shipwright is difficult...

In order to solve this matter, Xu Zhen and Xu Zhongluan went to Haojing in person, even to the point of colluding with the rich and powerful in Portugal and spending a lot of money to buy people, and they were almost kidnapped.

The little Portuguese widow who slept for half a month finally got back three experienced ship repairers.

In addition, the shipbuilders Jia and Qi have invited from the coastal provinces, it has been less than half a year now, and I don't know if they have built a four-masted ship!

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Chapter 726 Marquis Ning, this old man has a granddaughter...