The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

When Jia Zheng went to the Imperial College, he studied with a group of noble children of similar backgrounds, and when everyone was unhappy, Jia Amnesty received several good news.

The first one is that the Zhang family obtained corn and sweet potato seeds from the merchants who went to sea, and inquired about some planting conditions. The corn and sweet potatoes have to wait until autumn to see, but the potatoes have already been harvested. The potato varieties at the beginning of the year have not been improved and optimized, and there are pests and so on, but the yield is not low, at least it is much stronger than rice and wheat. The Zhang family is very happy about this. Find out the characteristics of potatoes to increase production. On the one hand, it is also a headache. The production of this stuff is high, but Jia She has reminded before that this must be preserved, otherwise, it will be poisonous when it turns blue, and it will kill you if you eat it. Therefore, the Zhang family was also worried about what went wrong. After thinking about it for a while, they decided to put aside the matter of potatoes first, and focus on the corn and sweet potatoes.

On Jia She's side, the Zhang family sent over two large baskets of potatoes. Jia She was delighted that this was a good thing, so he immediately brought the cook over and gave instructions. At noon, there were several more potatoes on the dining table. Some dishes, such as vinegar potato shreds, potato goulash, and even French fries, without ketchup, are delicious with cherry sauce.

For Jia Shezhang and the others, these dishes are nothing more than a novelty. For ordinary people, they are reluctant to use all kinds of meat to match potatoes, even if it is stir-fried shredded potatoes, don't they waste oil?When Jia Amnesty was in the first life, he heard that the country intends to promote potatoes as a staple food, and developed something like potato rice and potato noodles. However, he didn't know what recipe technology was in it, and there was no mechanized mass production these days. It's purely a thankless task. Anyway, for the common people, as long as they can fill their stomachs, it doesn't matter if their staple food is potatoes or what?

Mrs. Zhang had heard about the state's grain planting for a long time. After hearing about the production of potatoes, she called out the immeasurable merit and looked at Jia She with more love in her eyes. She also understood that if Jia She operated it by himself This matter is not impossible. Relying on these, he can earn a good title by himself, but he handed over this almost overwhelming credit to the Zhang family. The battle suffered.She didn't say any words of thanks, but she kept this heart in her heart. She remembered the disappointment and helplessness in her heart when she knew that her family had assigned her to Jia She. Others, can others give up their titles for her and her children, almost turn against their biological mother, and give away the credit enough to be a marquis and a prime minister?

Although Jia She said that he didn't know what Zhang Shi was thinking, if Zhang Shi really said it, Jia She would be dumbfounded, but he really didn't think about it so much. The feelings left by the original body in his body were more aimed at Zhang Shi and Jia Hu, so he naturally had to think more about Zhang Shi.

It's not that Jia She has never seen beauties in modern times and in Datang, but among them, only Zhang's really touched his heart, which can be regarded as fate.That being the case, those so-called credits are nothing more than common sense to Jia Amnesty. Instead of letting them be buried with him, it is better to take them out and let Mrs. Zhang exchange them for a safe future.

What's more, it's not that Jia Amnesty didn't benefit from it. While the Zhang family was dealing with those merchants who went to sea, Jia Amnesty also bought several seagoing ships, recruited sailors to manage affairs, and sent people to sea for trade. In comparison, Jia Amnesty knew a little bit more. He could make a lot of money just by taking advantage of the differences in the gold and silver exchange rates between Japan and the West and the Central Plains. What's more, he knew a lot about the specialties and preferences of various places?

Therefore, although he only went out to sea once, and even lost some goods due to the wind and waves, Jia Amnesty not only recovered all the capital invested, but also made more than one hundred thousand taels of silver. Besides, he also got a lot of money. High-quality gemstones, spices and wood, these are all family heirlooms, and it can be said that they earn a lot of money. Even if Jia Amnesty spends extravagantly, it is enough for him to toss around for a while.

Mrs. Zhang was also very surprised by the profits of sea trade. She wanted to pull the Zhang family to do it together, but the Zhang family refused. First of all, such things as sea trade are risky, and the sea is windy and rough, so if you don’t pay attention , even if the ship crashed and people died, and secondly, the Zhang family didn't want to attract too much attention, so as not to have any ideas from above.

Jia She doesn't need to worry about this much, the world is so big, and he doesn't have much thought of leaving his homeland after several trips. It is already the age of great voyages these days. If the Central Plains can't stay, no matter if it is South Asia or Australia, It is not too difficult to find a place to occupy the mountain as king.

Time flies, and it is already midsummer in a blink of an eye. The weather has not been very good these years. Jia She suspects that it is now the Little Ice Age. , It hasn't rained much, so the weather is extremely hot.Jia Shen was fine, he re-cultivated the Ten Thousand Flowers Mind Method, because he had an experience once, and Jia Shen's physical aptitude was quite good, and he was not short of money now, so he could always get some good medicines, which could be refined later. Medicinal pills to increase his cultivation, or direct medicated baths. Therefore, in just one year, he has achieved a small success. Although he has not yet reached the point where the cold and heat are not invaded, the extreme heat and cold have not affected him much. Just a few ice cubes will suffice.

However, Mrs. Zhang was not enough. When summer came, Jia She checked Mrs. Zhang’s pulse as usual and found that she was pregnant. Pregnant women already have body heat, and ice cubes are too irritating for pregnant women, so they cannot be used in large quantities. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was dripping with sweat every day, even a few maids playing fans would be useless, so Jia She quickly came up with another way, immediately recruited craftsmen, and carried out a major renovation of the entire Zhuangzi.

Wanhua Valley is almost on par with Tangmen in terms of the production of organs and craftsmen. Jia She thought about it and designed a hydraulic air conditioner directly. It is directly powered by a water truck, draws water from streams and wells, and then creates a water-powered air conditioner on the wall and roof. The water circulation structure came out to cool down, and finally made life easier.

Mrs. Zhang is not the first child. In the first two months, she didn't have many reactions except for feeling hot, but in the third month, it seemed that the reactions that hadn't come for two months came together. , no matter what he ate, even if he drank saliva, he felt nauseous and nauseated. Although Jia Amnesty was good at medicine, he was really helpless when he encountered this kind of thing. In the end, he had no choice but to go to the Zhang family to ask his mother-in-law for help.