A poor hero

When Qian Ziming heard this, he was stunned.

He thought to himself that his eldest brother and third brother turned out to be so rich.

He was extremely envious of being able to get dozens of taels of silver at every turn.

If his master still had money to treat his illness, he might still be able to save his life.

His master just spent all his savings and ran out of money for treatment. This is really easy to do with money!

Qian Ziming decided to hug Chen Chen and Gao Wenbai tightly.

Now that there was enough money, Chen Chen, Qian Ziming and Gao Wenbai began to measure the length and cost of digging the canal.

Shen Qian stayed in the blacksmith shop, counting the silver in her hands happily, which was the money for her wedding.

While Chen Chen and the others were busy working on the ditch.

Somewhere not far away in the city, several people were making up their mind about Chen Chen.

If you look closely, one of these people is the person who has been following Chen Chen and the others since they entered the city.

"Master Xiang, that boy Chen Chen is at the blacksmith shop in the west of the city. Should we start now and tie him up?"

One of them reported Chen Chen's whereabouts to the incense owner and asked to take action against Chen Chen.

Although the incense owner is wearing a mask, you can still see that he looks handsome from his silhouette.

The incense master thought for a moment and then stopped him, "No, the target in the city is too big. You have to wait until Chen Chen leaves the city before tying him up. We must not alert the officials about this."

The man discussed the details of the operation with the incense owner again, and then left with his people.

Halfway through, his subordinates looked at him and asked in confusion: "Boss, could it be that we caught Chen Chen and gave the secret recipe to the incense master in vain? Then can we still get the credit for this?"

When the man heard this, he quickly covered his subordinate's mouth and said, "Xiao Wu, don't talk nonsense, it will bring disaster to us."

His subordinates instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked around and felt relieved when he saw that no one was following him.

After all these people had gone away, the masked incense owner took off her mask, revealing her original handsome face.

This incense owner is not Du Xiaowan, who else could he be.

"Third brother, do you think this canal is really that useful?"

Gao Wenbai asked curiously on the hill behind the blacksmith shop.

Chen Chen smiled and thought that it was for sure!

Hydraulic machine tools can be regarded as the beginning of the industrialization process.

The following industrializations all developed on this basis.

The waterwheel that Chen Chen made before was overturned. Now in the blacksmith shop, he only needs to make a barrel wheel and add a gear set to make it into a power set.

With the power pack, Chen Chen can add the necessary parts and do various things.

So he replied with a smile: "Brother, that's for sure! Take the second brother's blacksmithing as an example. If there is a canal to divert water, and a hydraulic forging hammer can be made, it will save a lot of effort in blacksmithing."

Gao Wenbo thought for a while and realized that this was something similar to the water-powered mill in his manor.

Since his family built a water-powered mill, they have saved several donkeys and a lot of manpower.

Only then did he realize that Chen Chen was such a great talent and he actually knew this stuff.

He admired Chen Chen even more.

What Chen Chen wants to do is not limited to these. His final plan is to make it industrialized.

Although it is just adding a canal to divert water now, after it is completed, Chen Chen can generate hydroelectric power.

With electricity and a motor, Chen Chen can do many, many things.

Whether it's firearms or anything else, there's absolutely no problem with those.

However, for these, a lot of money needs to be invested, and it is not possible for the time being.

He has to wait until he has purchased all the surrounding houses, has space, and money before he can do something big.

The first step he can do now is to make a hydraulic machine tool for Qian Ziming to forge hammer iron blocks.

Chen Chen smiled and said, "Eldest brother, second brother, we have finished the measurements now. Let's go back to discuss it and then write down a plan."

Gao Wenbai and Qian Ziming also agreed with Chen Chen's suggestion and agreed immediately.

The three of them walked back to the blacksmith shop, talking and laughing.

As soon as Shen Qian saw the three people coming back, she happily asked, "Mr. sir, have you measured it? How much does it cost?"

She could be considered a miser at this time.

It's no wonder that a poor boy who was originally penniless suddenly received so much money.

She also became stingy.

Chen Chen knew what Shen Qian was thinking, so he smiled and said to Shen Qian: "Little guy, why have you become like Brother Sheng? This money is enough, I don't need you to take it out."

When Gao Wenbai and Qian Ziming heard this, they both laughed.

Shen Qian saw that the three of them were making fun of her, and her face turned as red as a cooked shrimp.

She pouted and said, "I haven't spoken yet? I just wanted to ask how much silver is needed."

When Chen Chen saw that Shen Qian was getting serious, he stopped teasing her and didn't dare to tease her again.

He looked at Shen Qian seriously and said seriously: "Madam, there is still money in the blacksmith shop for the first phase of the project, so there is no need to take it out. The second phase of the project will wait until the next batch of sugar comes out."

Shen Qian became happy when she heard that she didn't have to spend any money.

Chen Chen had no idea that Shen Qian cared so much about money because of their marriage.

He only knew that he didn't care about money.

Now sugar can be produced in large quantities, which provides a steady stream of income.

Before, only Gao Wenbo was selling, but now Du Xiaowan has stepped in, which has greatly expanded the sales of sugar.

Chen Chen is no longer afraid that sugar will be manufactured and not sold.

And Gao Wenbo just said that he has prepared hundreds of kilograms of black cane sugar.

When Chen Chen goes back later, he will go back to his house and pull him back.

These few hundred kilograms of black cane sugar can make more than half of the white sugar, which is a lot of money!

So Chen Chen and Shen Qian don't need to worry about money at all.

What Chen Chen is most worried about right now is whether Qian Ziming can handle all the renovation of the blacksmith shop by himself.

So he suggested Qian Ziming recruit some blacksmith masters or apprentices to help, "Second brother, how about we recruit some more blacksmith masters or apprentices?"

However, the craftsmen in this period were generally craftsmen and were passed down from ancestors. Others had their own workshops and would not come here easily.

As for apprentices, that is something rare.

Ordinary people would never change their household registration to craftsman registration, because this is an irreversible matter.

Once it is changed, all future generations will be craftsmen.

You can only transfer back if you succeed in the imperial examination, so recruiting people is not that simple.

Qianzi knew these situations clearly, so he also became embarrassed.

He alone couldn't complete Chen Chen's long list of plans.

Gao Wenbai suddenly fell silent when he saw Chen Chen talking to Qian Ziming.

He knew that Chen Chen and Qian Ziming were struggling with the problem of manpower, so Gao Wenbai smiled and said: "Second brother, third brother, are you trying to make things difficult for your helpers?"