The Hulk of the Red Chamber

The weather is getting warmer and the air is filled with the fragrance of various flowers. In the streets and alleys, women with baskets and selling flower branches can often be seen walking on the road. Catkins, poplars and other fine petals are flying in the wind. People with pollen allergies have to stay at home and cannot go out.

The weather of spring and spring is a good time for outings in the green, looking for beauty, and reciting poems and poems. However, Shi Hong has no such leisurely mind, he needs to worry about other things.The so-called sprouts of capitalism existed in the previous dynasty, and there is no such thing as ** in this dynasty. Compared with the previous dynasty, the status of businessmen has also been improved. People wear silk and sit in sedan chairs. Therefore, business is actually developing very vigorously. Of course, collusion between officials and businessmen is also inevitable.

In the past two years, sea trade has risen, and some courageous ones have even sent their business to Europe.The historian also had two ships join the ocean-going fleet. Fortunately, they did not encounter too strong winds and waves. Although some silks were submerged in water, even so, they were sold at a good price in Europe. According to According to Shi Hong, although they didn't find any steam engine, they spent a lot of money to successfully get back a vertical weaving machine.

To be honest, the major that Shi Hong studied in the past was almost like a panacea at that time. In this life, it is really useless. It is better to learn some chemical machinery. Apart from ordering glass soap, there is no other way.He does remember a little about the ratio of gunpowder, even if he doesn't remember, it's okay to ask someone to try it a few times, but, if someone like him dares to touch this kind of thing, it's pure courting death!Therefore, Shi Hong had put an end to this year long ago, and he didn't want to seek to usurp the throne, so even if he knew how to make nuclear warheads, he wouldn't be able to use them!

Therefore, although it is not clear what year the Gregorian calendar is now, but thinking about it, the Dream of Red Mansions should correspond to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is almost the period of the great western voyages, and the industrial revolution should have begun. Therefore, with tentative ideas, people When going to the West, ask if there are more advanced textile machines and steam engines.

Shi Hong didn't think about the relationship between industrial revolution and peasant bankruptcy. To be honest, in a place like China, even if there is no industrial revolution, peasant bankruptcy is inevitable. The key is the issue of land annexation!Historians have a better reputation in the south. One reason is that the soap workshops have absorbed many hired workers who have no family property, and the historians are not mean to hired workers, and wages are never owed or deducted. If they do well, they are better than ordinary farmers. few.Now if we cooperate with a few other people and set up a textile factory, we don't need many people for the textile machine. Moreover, Shi Hong also decided that the textile factory will still specialize in buying silk for weaving silk, and then sell it directly overseas, which will not cause trouble. The turmoil in the market will not affect the order of the small peasant economy in the south of the Yangtze River. As for what will happen afterwards, Shi Hong is also powerless. To be honest, in his previous life, he did not have much ambition. , and will not work hard.Although there is a Confucian saying that if you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are good, you will benefit the world, but in Shi Hong's view, he should take care of himself first, and if something happens because of this, he, the initiator, is powerless.

Therefore, in addition to asking the craftsmen who have signed a dead contract at home to imitate the textile machine, we will try to find a way to see if it can be made into a hydraulic drive. When it is almost done, we will build a textile factory in the south of the Yangtze River. , but after all, it is the land of Longxing, there are many wealthy families, land annexation is also very serious, and it is convenient to recruit hired workers.

Shi Hong cannot be completely in charge of this matter. To be honest, these days, when parents are around, it is actually against morality for children to engage in property and save their own houses. Even if Shi Hong makes money, it is also family property, not private property.Therefore, Shi Hong told both Shi Ding and Mrs. Qin that the specific operation of this matter had to fall on them, and the Shi family's confidantes were needed to do the work.

After all, Mrs. Qin is a woman and relatively conservative. She is obviously worried about this: "What kind of textile factory is this, can it really make money?" In Mrs. Qin's view, her family's life has been getting better and better these years, and her family property is already rich enough. What kind of textile factory, it is better to use the money to buy fertile land and shop, and rent it out to collect rent every year, wouldn't it be safer.

Shi Ding is not a person who doesn't understand. These years, the Shi family has been extremely supportive of him. Some outstanding young people in the clan have come to join him, not only for the future, but also for the purpose of helping the clan. Earn a lot of family business, buy sacrifice fields for the middle-aged people every year, and support ethnology, and help the younger generations?Which of these don't cost money, and if you can earn more money, even if your children and grandchildren are unworthy in the future, they can have a way out and be a rich man at home.

Shi Ding has always been shrewd and decisive. After thinking clearly about the benefits, he immediately made a decision: "This matter can be done, but we are actually going to compete with the weaving houses in Jiangning, Suzhou, and Hangzhou for jobs! In Hangzhou However, our family has no way out. As for the weaving mansion in Jiangning, let’s say hello to the boss. The big deal is that the two parties cooperate, and everyone makes money together. It’s just that the weaving mansion in Suzhou is still in the hands of the Zhen family. , we have fallen out with the Zhen family!" Since the previous dynasty, although Zhizao Mansion was regarded as the royal property and a tribute to the royal family, the eunuchs were in charge of the previous dynasty, and the emperor's confidantes were in charge of the current dynasty. Borrowing chickens to lay eggs, relying on the weaving mansion to produce all kinds of silk for sale, almost monopolizing the sea trade market there, so Shi Ding said that this matter is grabbing the weaving mansion's job.

"Father, the Zhen family is now a grasshopper after autumn, and it can't grow any longer!" Shi Hong said directly, "We can't scale up now, we just need to cooperate with Jiangning Weaving, and Jiangning Weaving is now the grandma of the Holy One." Brother, if we cooperate with him and run on the Zhen family together, His Majesty must be happy! With His Majesty's support, what can the Zhen family do?"

Shi Ding still frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Hey, he is really old, and he is timid! The Zhen family has offended us a long time ago, and the emperor is not in good spirits now. He originally came to court once every five days. Nowadays, they may not show up once in ten days and half a month. Moreover, the Zhen family should not expect the emperor to take sides in the open! On the other hand, on the side of the noble concubine, Zhizao Mansion is the purse of the twelve princes. It might be difficult for us, but she is a woman after all, no matter what her knowledge is, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!"

Shi Hong struck the iron while it was hot: "Father is right! Speaking of it, the Zhen family is really unwise, or they are dazzled by the monstrous power. If the prince lives peacefully, he is of royal blood after all. Naturally, he would not care about it. The Zhen family is a foreign family of the prince. Even if it is for this reason, even if the Holy Majesty wants to use the Zhen family to take the knife, he will not be too strict! It is just that the Zhen family wants to get a hand in the community. It is an unforgivable crime, even if the Supreme Emperor speaks, there is absolutely no possibility of being forgiven!"

"It's just greed!" Shi Ding sighed softly. After all, Shi Hong was still young, and he hadn't seen much cruelty in the power field, so he still couldn't figure out many things.In fact, the Zhen family has been riding a tiger for a long time. Their family has been rich for several generations, and there is a possibility of further development. Who would give up lightly, and the Zhen family has lost countless money. And Yanzheng, who is also the Supreme Emperor Kuanren, hopes that the Zhen family can rely on this to pay off the shortfall as soon as possible.However, the Zhen family was greedy, not only refused to repay the shortfall, but also took the opportunity to enrich their own pockets. The Supreme Emperor missed the past affection, and in order to check and balance the court, he refused to deal with the Zhen family.

But now, there is no friendship with the Zhen family, and there is even hatred. Over the years, the Zhen family has not known how to restrain themselves, and has already made the Holy One want to die. Naturally, the Zhen family can't really give up wealth and status, and close their eyes to die. Therefore, All they had to do was fight hard, but they really misjudged the strength of the Holy One, so it was just a dying struggle, and they just added several serious crimes to themselves.Shi Ding didn't have much emotion about this. The Zhen family has offended too many people over the years, and the interests of the Zhen family and their henchmen are so great that even the supreme beings in the world feel taboo about this. Actually, not to mention how many official positions are vacant, just talking about the fertile land and prosperous shops occupied by the Zhen family in various places is enough to make people jealous.Shi Ding thinks about the fact that historians want to buy land for sacrifices, they have to buy mountain land, and it is far away from Jinling. If the Zhen family is gone, the historians can take the opportunity to swallow the original property of the Zhen family and give more money to the children of the clan. Some livelihood industries, thinking about it this way, Shi Ding wished that the Zhen family would be punished for committing crimes when they turned around.

Neither Shi Hong nor Mrs. Qin could think of the old fox Shi Ding's thoughts. Mrs. Qin just asked: "Since the master has made a decision, do you want to talk to Sanfang about this matter? Sanfang still has a few more." A child is getting married!"

Shi Ding raised his eyebrows, and nodded directly. After all, Shi Nai is a blood brother. Shi Ding did not hesitate to take care of the clansmen who had passed the fifth service. Naturally, his own blood brothers must not be forgotten. He thought for a while, and then said : "Let the third brother get some money out to invest in shares! By the way, let the third brother get through the door of Hangzhou Weaving in the future. You can't just benefit him!" Mien, Dou Michou, if you get a big advantage easily, others will not be grateful, but will easily give birth to filth, it is better to clarify the way, how much effort you put in, how much benefit you get, and the extra advantage, treat it as a brother camaraderie.

Neither Mrs. Qin nor Shi Ding mentioned the Jia family. From Shi Ding’s point of view, when the Jia family did things that would harm the Nine Clans, they didn’t think about it. The Shi family was their relatives. Rao Shi Ding is not a narrow-minded person, and he is also angry at the moment. He would be doing them a favor if he didn't come to the door to inquire.Thinking about that Jia Baoyu who caused such a disaster, even Shi Ding was secretly cursing, why didn't the thing that was born to collect debts die at the time!

Shi Ding's curse seemed to have taken effect, and Jia Baoyu was beaten again not long after he recovered.