The Red Mansion's Dress to Become the King of Beijing

Shui Rong is not too clear about the specific situation, but I just listened to my confidant occasionally saying that every time my uncle came back, the concubine was very generous, and the price was 2000, and [-] taels of silver was also given, but the number of times I gave [-] Should not be too much.

After all, there are rules to follow for the various incomes of the concubine, including her own body.

Shui Rong reckoned: Over the years, the concubine paid 4 to [-] taels of silver to subsidize this brother...

What I have to say is that the concubine and Shui Rong's uncle are no longer in the same room, but the concubine's life is very rich and they never run away.

Because her natal family is not short of money at all, and the concubine does not subsidize her natal family, the only one she really subsidizes is her own brother.

Looking at it now, Concubine Toffee really...had hit it by mistake...with special vision.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong couldn't help laughing: The concubine likes her natal brother the most, and she has nothing to do with this brother. In fact, the concubine who knows nothing about "the manufacture and application of bronze, white copper and brass" doesn't know that her brother spends all day What exactly is "busy".

Speaking of which, ever since he saw a few pieces of ore, Shui Rong's aura softened.

Correspondingly, Uncle Cheap was no longer trembling, and he was completely relaxed after hearing Shui Rong's words, "Call me anyway."

The Shui family and the Hong family are bound much stronger than Jia Shi Wang Xue's family.

The Shui family also "has great ambitions", no matter whether this "big ambition" is forced or premeditated, after careful analysis of the general situation of the world, the Hong family has almost reached an agreement in the past two years: decided to make a big bet on the King of Beijing .

Shui Rong is well aware of this.

And the cheap uncle got into trouble, and immediately handed over the "life money". Just by this action alone, he can also see a bit of his own tendency.

Although there are minor flaws, Uncle Cheap is undoubtedly a very rare talent who has made some achievements in mining and even smelting.And the consistent principle of Shui Rong is: don't let go of talents, hold them down first.

Uncle Cheap is obviously a sensible person, seeing the prince scrutinizing him for a long time, he knew that he couldn't get away.

However, what he has been studying for a long time can get strong support from a knowledgeable person like the prince, and he can't help but feel happy in addition to a little regret.

After a while, Shui Rong and Uncle Cheap sat down and drank tea, the autumn sun shone on his body, listening to the teapot gurgling on the small tea stove, Uncle Cheap also had a bit of satisfaction on his face.

Shui Rong personally poured a cup of hot tea for Uncle Cheap, and said more sincerely, "Uncle has been traveling all over the world these years?"

Probably because he sensed the sincerity of water melting, this cup of tea is cheap, and my uncle is so happy, he is not hypocritical or concealing, "It is said that reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles... You may not finish reading thousands of books, but I will travel thousands of miles. I walked more than once or twice. Thanks to my young age, my body is still in good shape." It was rare for him to vomit bitterness, and Uncle Cheap didn't want to let go of such an opportunity. "There were also times when I almost couldn't come back."

In this era, scientific investigation is hard and dangerous, even for a wealthy son of a family like Uncle Cheap.

The point is that almost no one realizes the significance of scientific research in this era!No matter how much Uncle Cheap has selfish intentions, and how much of it is due to pure interest, he is willing to pay for it out of his own pocket and persist in doing it, and there is obviously a result, which is enough to make Shui Rong stand in awe.

The cheap uncle didn't know how far the prince he was facing had elevated himself, he just continued to babble, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport by land. If the prince wants it, he'd better go by sea."

Look at this insight... Shui Rong secretly said: Don't even try to run away.

Gold and silver mines in this dynasty are not allowed to be privately owned, but they found gold and silver mines on their own land, managed them everywhere, and secretly mined them... Many people do this, just don't get stabbed, come and listen to it, otherwise they will be killed Zhuner ransacked his home and exiled him.

Copper mines are relatively well managed and private ownership is allowed, but at least half of the ore dug out every year must be sold to the imperial court at a very low price.Of course, if the family relationship is not strong enough, either the ratio will rise to [-]% or [-]%, or the entire copper mine will be taken away abruptly...

The situation of iron ore is similar to that of copper mine, except that the ratio of selling to the imperial court can be a little more relaxed.

King Beijing's fiefdom in the northeast, iron mines, coal mines, oil wells...all of them, and fertile black soil, Shui Rong felt that not only transporting ore, but transporting people also needed to find reliable maritime merchants.

Shui Rong smiled, "It seems that uncle has a suitable connection?" It seems that he guessed right, Uncle Cheap is not only a qualified smelting expert, but also a channel middleman.

Uncle Cheap nodded, "Yes. Whether it's appropriate or not...it's hard to say." As he spoke, his face flushed slightly, "When I come back to the capital, all I see are old friends who have been friends for ten years, haven't I been tricked? "Paused, he quickly explained, "The prince's farm has a bumper harvest, which is very eye-catching. I mentioned it all during the few dinner parties when I came back to Beijing. It is useless to say this over and over again, as for the mine looking for a buyer, everyone here knows...it is useless to say these things."

It’s nothing more than a bumper harvest in Biezhuang. The real output is the good seeds he exchanged from the mall, and he used some phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizers. To produce two thousand catties... that is pure work to death.

No matter whether it is a good variety or a compound fertilizer, the cheap uncle can not know, and the existing local production of corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes is quite considerable. He let the emperor and many dignitaries know that corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are planted in the north, and the results are quite high. how?

Because vigorously promoting planting...is another concept entirely.In China at this time, the land is privately owned!A large number of fields are in the hands of big and small families, and the emperor can replant the fields of these families with a single edict?Stop dreaming.

Of course, when the news of Bie Zhuang's bumper harvest spread, there were still some actual troubles, such as being noticed by the emperor again, but compared to the "life money" offered by the cheap uncle, it was not even a fraction.

Shui Rong said in a relaxed tone, "After all, under the eyes of the emperor, how can we hide the good harvest? But how much food can be produced per mu, I still want to hide it for one day." It’s hard to get it, if you take it home and try it out, you’ll know the result after a year at the latest, right?”

Uncle Cheap sighed softly.Even if he was persuaded by the prince himself, he still couldn't hide his guilt.

Shui Rong looked at it happily: scientific researchers, no matter ancient or modern, can easily read their true feelings from their faces.He changed the subject, "Those friends of yours have mines at home?"

Uncle Cheap nodded seriously, "My family has it, and my relatives have it too."

That's great.

Shui Rong casually said to the little icon: "Now I really want to ask him what discounts are given by big customers, is it in stock, and when will it be delivered at the earliest..."

The small icon felt the host's excellent mood, and he flickered again and again, "The supply of goods has been secured. To be honest, exchanging supplies from the mall is a stopgap measure. If things go on like this, you will definitely go bankrupt." As an artificial intelligence upgrade Afterwards, her EQ has improved a little, but she is still an upright cutie in essence, "You get points for doing tasks, so I can level up accordingly. I don't have any mentions in the mall!"

Water soluble laugh.

Uncle Cheap drank another half a cup of tea, and muttered to himself that the tea was really good, and when he looked up again, he found that the prince... seemed to be in a better mood.Anyway, he has self-knowledge: he has made no achievements in observing words and emotions, so let the prince's "golden mouth and jade words" prevail.

And Shui Rong continued to talk to Xiao Icon, "I've had two cups of tea. I sent him to visit the concubine, and asked him to release the water. By the way, help me find some information on smelting and alloys."

The little icon made a "understand" expression, and consciously retracted to the corner of his field of vision.

Uncle Cheap said goodbye, and Shui Rong also went to the toilet, and when he came back, he saw Wang Songhe carrying a large kettle to store water in a small teapot.

In fact, when there are no outsiders, the tea stove and teapot placed by the big window are a soil humidifier.

It was late autumn, and the north room in the main room of Shui Rong’s current study and office was full of sunlight, and there was no need to light the earth dragon for the time being—glass was expensive at this time, but it was not so rare after all, and I was willing to spend money to make the living room completely Replaced by glass windows, the comfort of the house immediately rose a big step.

Watching the gentle and handsome secretary add water to the soil humidifier, the sun shines on half of his body, and under the intermingling of light and shade, beauty rushes towards his face.

Shui Rong secretly sighed: Although the deity did not leave him any love debts, but... this orientation is really dangerous.

Thinking of my little sister's love for Sui Yuan, the number one beauty in the palace, and my cheap uncle... Shui Rong has to admit that cheap uncle doesn't rely on talent, but just relies on his face to make a living.I have seen all the water-soluble people, and I can responsibly say that the cheap uncle is not slick at all, and his mouth is not sweet. On the premise that the concubine does not understand her brother's career and ambitions, she just prefers this brother, and she almost gets what she wants. Nine is also looking at the face.

Shui Rong thought of this, and laughed again, "This family...is a bit dangerous."

The small icon is a multi-core artificial intelligence, chatting with the host will not affect the efficiency and speed of his search, "What's wrong with beauty, it's pleasing to the eye! I'll become the owner of a mirror and you can take care of it yourself. See if I'm right?"

Three-quarters of the field of vision is turned into a mirror, reflecting himself in every detail.Shui Rong touched his face and sighed, "It's just that I've seen a lot of beautiful women, and I'm just a little numb."

Looking in the mirror in Shui Rong, in Wang Songhe's eyes, it was the prince looking at the stones on the table... He couldn't help but take a few extra glances.

The small icon retracted again, and Shui Rong also noticed Wang Songhe's gaze, so he asked curiously, "Do you recognize it?"

It turns out that Wang Songhe not only knows bornite, but also sphalerite... Bornite is easy to say, especially the one that my uncle brought cheaply. It is dark yellow and has a unique luster of metal. It is copper ore at a glance. ; but sphalerite... There are many colors, and the appearance is very good, especially the cheap one brought by my uncle, which is enough for decoration, and Wang Songhe can spot it at a glance, so the water-soluble one is of course even more curious.

While chatting with Wang Songhe, Shui Rong posted a small task to the little icon again. The little icon lived up to "his" expectations, and gave feedback in seconds: bornite is distributed in Yunnan, Jiangxi and Gansu, while sphalerite is found in Yunnan and Guangdong and three large mines in Qinghai.

Wang Songhe is actually from Sichuan, but he grew up around his uncle—his uncle was a magistrate in Yunnan for more than ten years at the time, and he followed him to see some of the world. We all know that these are good things, but because of the inability to transport them, we are really starving because we are guarding the golden mountains.”

By the way, Wang Songhe's father was a soldier of the old King Beijing. He followed the old King Beijing in the South and North Wars, and became a fifth-rank general. Into the palace.

It is precisely because of knowing this that even though Shui Rong is dissatisfied with Wang Songhe and does not want to offend both sides, he "put it down gently" back and forth.

Wang Songhe has really seen the suffering of the people, and his regret is not fake at all. Shui Rong was a little moved when he heard it, but he could only helplessly express that he would write it down for the time being.

None of the ores brought by the cheap uncle are produced in Yunnan... The average altitude of Yunnan is 2000 meters. Even if the very prosperous ancient tea-horse road passes through Yunnan, as long as you search for pictures, you will know that these commercial roads are not suitable for transporting ores.

In other words, once Shui Rong returns to the fiefdom, he will purchase copper and zinc mines from Jiangxi and Guangdong, and then set off from the Guangdong seaport all the way north to Dalian Port.No matter how cheap the ore produced in Yunnan is, the transportation cost would be too much for the rich and powerful Shui Rong.

After chatting with Wang Songhe for a while, Shui Rong took a post from Mei Fei's apprentice: Xue Biao's invitation.

The Xue family...that is, the courier company he booked finally arrived.

In the evening, Shui Rong had a meal with Concubine Tai, younger brothers and sisters, and Uncle Cheap, and then Shui Rong appointed Uncle Cheap to live in the yard where the former old King of Beijing, also known as the second King of Beijing, lived in peace.

Including this deity, all successive Kings of Beijing have been on the battlefield, and the second King of Beijing has led the army for the longest time among all Kings of Beijing, longer than the first King of Beijing.

However, this old man likes to grow flowers in his spare time... and Uncle Cheap is said to also like to take care of flowers and plants.

Sure enough, the next morning, when he was washing and washing, he heard Mei Fei, who was serving him, say, "Uncle got up early, after washing and changing clothes, he trimmed the branches of the flowers and plants in the garden."

Shui Rong laughed, "This is the joy of seeing Lie Xin."

Next to the old Beijing Wang's resting yard is the newly built greenhouse in the Wangfu, in which several kinds of vegetables have been planted.Shui Rong took the face towel from Mei Fei, wiped his hands and said, "I'm still idle, take him to help me in the greenhouse."

Greenhouses are rare, but it was just a surprise to the cheap uncle. Shui Rong felt that since they all lived in the palace, although the uncle's "love the palace" was also obvious, but if he wanted the cheap uncle to return his heart completely, he had to be decent. "Cutting-edge technology" -- that's right, Shui Rong played with hydroponic vegetables in the corner of his newly built large greenhouse.

But I wasn't so surprised that I didn't say anything about Uncle Cheap, but the vegetables planted in the water basin had already taken root and sprouted, and they were growing well, and those loyal confidantes in the palace... were generally calm.

At that time, Shui Rong had complained to Xiao Icon, "The subordinates can no longer give him a sense of accomplishment..."

Little Icon was still comforting him at the time, "I don't know how many times your subordinates have put incense on you..."

In fact, some people in the palace did murmur, "Is our lord the reincarnation of some powerful person in the sky", and this statement seems to be quite popular.

These words were transmitted to Shui Rong through the small icon, and Shui Rong immediately planned to keep a low profile.So even though the cement workshop has been built and the task completion points have been obtained in the past few days, he has not tossed about any "black technology".

By the way, today is the day when the Xue family came to visit. I have read several letters of greetings sent by Xue Biao, and the news from the spies. I dare not say how the whole Xue family is. At least Xue Biao is very willing. It is also very active to move closer to the Beijing Palace.

This time when Xue Biao came to Beijing, he naturally brought his younger sister Xue Baoqin.

The father of Xue Biao and Baoqin's brothers and sisters is gone. Unlike Xue Pan and Baochai, the mother's family has an uncle Wang Ziteng who the Xue family dare not provoke, but Baoqin was born with beautiful appearance, cheerful temperament, and the emperor loves color... Baochai failed to climb to the sky in one step, and several elders of Xue's family were tempted to push Baochai up.

Xue's family is an imperial businessman, if they can produce a concubine instead of a noble person like Concubine Jia, of course they don't have to worry about losing their errands every now and then.

And the family that Baoqin's father set for Baoqin... It's just a noble Hanlin, the Xue family is not afraid.

How clever is Xue Scorpion?Realizing that the atmosphere in the clan was not right, he happened to receive an invitation from the Beijing Prince's Mansion. He took his younger sister and his reliable chief steward to go straight to the capital before the clan elders made an attack.

Shui Rong can see all the messy things about Xue's family.

After watching the Red Mansion, Shui Rong disliked the men from Ningrong and Rongfu: shallow vision and poor skills.

But don't forget that the previous generation of this family, that is, Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan brothers are all first-rank officials, Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian. Even if a businessman like this has not cultivated a serious official with an imperial examination background for three or four generations, even if he has been leading the errands of the imperial merchants and has a little bit of ties with the nobles, it is unrealistic to expect them to be far-sighted.

Shui Rong thought about it, and decided that as long as Xue Biao was close, he was willing to spend some energy and time to guide him—the big order of express delivery would be handed over to him.

How did Xue Biao know such a good thing?

He is far more trembling than the water-melting cheap uncle: King Beijing is the first-rank county king, and he is really the most respected and important person he has ever seen in his life!

Not to mention Xue Biao, even Baochai, who was with me today, couldn't help feeling uneasy-this uneasy was clearly written on his face.

The Beijing Prince's Mansion sent someone to tell him that everyone could go to see him except his elder brother.The prince has already said so, how can there be any reason to be absent?

Baochai thought about it several times, and felt that her brother had offended the King of Beijing, but the prince didn't seem to implicate her own family, and also wanted to support... reuse her own family?

Baochai had never touched her own business before, but now she is trying to manage the business, so she knows how much respect she will give to her uncle in a year... Baochai is young, but she really doesn't feel sorry for this large sum of money. Both she and her cousin Xue Biao I can't understand more than that, without a strong backer, their family can't do business in the capital.

Now there is another backer coming to the door, Baochai and Xue Biao have a very tacit understanding: if you are crazy, you don't take advantage of the trend to hug the backer's thigh!

It just so happened that they arrived at the place at this moment, they got off the horse and got off the car at the side door of the palace, the siblings seemed to have thought of something, they looked up at each other, and they nodded almost at the same time: everything was said in silence.

The author has something to say: sphalerite is really beautiful, you can search it.