Since he had a relationship with King Su's Mansion again that day, Master Pardon let go of a matter of concern and shifted his mind to the construction of the cement workshop. However, on the sixth day of the first month, he dragged his family back to Zhuangzi in Xiaotangshan.

Madame Xing was very pleased with this, and she had recently indulged in the recipe called soap, vowing to make it out and make a lot of money. It is very inconvenient to have too many rules in Rongguo Mansion, but it is different when it comes to Zhuangzi. All she needed was to say it, and someone would bring it to her soon. This made Mrs. Xing burst out with great enthusiasm, and devoted herself to the mission of making a fortune in life.

"Master, take a look, how is my baby doing." One day at noon, Jia Yu was having dinner with someone, and Mrs. Xing rushed in unkempt, holding a pink thing in her hand, shouting as she ran. Looking closely, she even had an apron with a lot of stains sticking to her.

Mrs. Xing was originally from a small family, but she usually pays great attention to her posture and image, for fear of being looked down upon. This is the first time Jia Yu has seen this woman so out of shape, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Look, it's just that soap, and I added rose oil and milk. You smell it, it doesn't smell good; If you touch it, it's not very easy to touch; Look at it, isn't it very good-looking......" Mrs. Xing only had her baby in her eyes at this time, and her mouth began to speak incoherently.

"What nonsense, I don't know how to report when I enter the door, I didn't see that I have guests here, so don't go back quickly." The eldest lord first apologized to Yu Wenhu, turned to Mrs. Xing and reprimanded. This woman was afraid that she was going crazy, he had never been choked before, and he almost choked when he saw her.

Mrs. Xing was excited, and then she saw that there were still others in the study, so she hurriedly restrained her exaggerated expression, stroked her sideburns awkwardly, and smiled and was about to leave. It's miserable, it's embarrassing to throw people outside, the image of Mrs. Ben!!

But I heard Jia Yu say: "Wait, leave the one in your hand, I'll take a look." If he was not mistaken, Mrs. Xing should have made handmade soap, but it was difficult for her to work hard to see the results so quickly.

"Huh?" Mrs. Xing subconsciously clenched her hands and firmly grasped her treasure. This thing has been made, and she hasn't tried it yet, but she came to ask the master to see if it was successful, isn't it just a matter of taking a look, why do you have to stay? Mrs. Xing was quite reluctant, and looking at the eyes of the eldest lord was like forcing a good person to become a prostitute.

The eldest master was angry with her, and said angrily: "It's not that I made this piece, and I made it so decent." I don't want you in vain, how about helping you try the effect, and I can help you if there are any shortcomings. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Wenhu, walked to Mrs. Xing's side and lowered his voice: "Go and pack a few more pieces, let the guests bring them back later, and let his family help you publicize it." Pick the good one! ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Xing quietly glanced at the guest, and saw that he was dressed with extraordinary dignity, and he must have come out of a high-ranking family, so she nodded hurriedly. No matter how good things are, they are treasures that can be sold, and now that her baby is born, she has to be well-known and publicized.

"What is this and what is it for?" Yu Wenhu took the pink soap, and couldn't understand what it was. This thing is smooth and delicate to the touch, and it smells fragrant, but the shape is square, and I don't know if it's a song ornament or a thing to play with.

Jia Yu smiled silently, and poked his fingers into the most greasy dish on the table, and his hands were stained with a layer of oil. Yu Wenhu couldn't help frowning, looking at him with great disgust, not understanding what kind of demon this thing was.

The old man held up an oily hand, called someone to bring in a basin of water, and asked for the soap, and did not need to send the pancreas with the water, so he began to wash his hands. After finishing his work, he stretched out his hand in front of Yu Wenhu and said, "Lord, look, how is this thing compared to pancreas?" ”

Yu Wenhu raised his eyebrows, took Jia Yu's hand and touched it, sure enough, there was no longer the slightest greasy, and it was rare that the skin was dry and tight after the pancreas. But...... Jia Enhou is almost forty, why does this hand still feel like it was more than twenty years ago.

Coughing uncomfortably, Prince Su simply tried it himself, and couldn't help nodding, "This thing is indeed better than pancreas, what is it called?" This is also what you made up? "He came here today for the cement kiln, but he didn't expect to see such a new thing again, and he didn't know how many surprises this Jia Enhou would give him.

"I call this thing soap, which is only used for washing and bathing, and this thing has a fragrance, and I think it will become a favorite of women. There is also a kind of laundry cleaning, and the clothes that are washed are much cleaner than those used with pancreas. Catch Ming'er to prepare more for you, you send it to the palace for the ladies to try, this thing is unique now. ”

"Let this king take care of you, what benefits are you going to give?" Yu Wenhu asked with a smile. In fact, this is a mutually beneficial thing, and the benefits are just a joke.

"How does the prince feel about repaying the money owed by Rongguo Mansion to the Ministry of Households?" Master Pardon put aside the matter of the soap, straightened his face and said seriously: "I checked, and the Rongguo Mansion has a total of 1.77 million taels of IOUs in the household department, and I plan to pay it back in three years." ”

"Now that the prince is leading the errand of the household department, I am afraid that he has already had the idea of checking the arrears of the household department and making up for the deficit of the treasury. It's just that now the saint treats his subordinates leniently, and he is not heavy-handed for the sake of the name of Renjun, so that the prince can only be powerless. But, sooner or later, one day......" Jia Yu stared at Yu Wenhu's eyes with blazing eyes, and did not finish the following words.

But Yu Wenhu understood what he meant, and he also looked back at the past with clear eyes. Yes, he has the intention of seizing the heir, his father is already dying, and several adult princes are afraid that they have this thought. It's just that, as it stands, his chances of winning are not great, but Jia Enhou seems to have full confidence in him. Why?

"Now the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, up to the prince and noble, down to the small officials, I am afraid that there are few who have not borrowed the treasury silver. If the prince wants to pursue the treasury silver, he is facing all these people, and he must pick a big tiger to fight, otherwise it will be difficult to open the situation. I did the math, the Jia family is the number one among these people, and there is no one in the family who can stand up to the door, but it is not the easiest one to fight. ”

As he spoke, the old man remembered the events in the dream. In the future, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he didn't just grasp Rongguofu as a model, and he didn't remember the old feelings and used him as a side guard. Thinking about the suffering he suffered in the past few years at the border, the eldest lord's eyes couldn't help but complain, and he looked at Yu Wenhu faintly like crying.

Prince Su was so hairy by him that he didn't know what he remembered, as if his little daughter-in-law looked at a negative man. He pushed it angrily and said, "If there is really that day, it will be you children and grandchildren who are not angry and have ruined the inheritance earned by your fathers and ancestors." It's time to clean you up and see if you can be a person again. ”

"So, I'm not going to change it. Within three years, I will pay back all the money owed to the treasury, and then you won't be able to catch my little tail, so pick another tiger to beat. Master Pardon was pushed, pouted and withdrew the fateful little eyes, and sighed: "I have already told Jia Shishi about this, and the house has no intention of paying for the silver, I'm afraid I have to pay out of my own pocket." ”

"Out of your own pocket?" Yu Wenhu calculated in his heart, in three years, the average year is about 600,000 taels, which is not a small amount, "Do you have so many private houses?" Or are you going to rely on cement, lighters, and this soap? 600,000 taels a year, is it possible? ”

"No, you can't earn 600,000 taels a year just by relying on these. In addition, after the cement kiln was built, I didn't plan to sell it for the time being, and I was going to keep it for repairing the river embankment, which can be regarded as advertising for cement. "Jamu didn't say anything about the flood, and he didn't mention the words of the prophet. However, no matter how much cement is produced, he plans to stock it up first, so as not to use it for less time.

That is to say, at least for half a year, the cement kiln will not make money and spend money. This alone is a bottomless pit of expenses. Every time the old man thinks about it, he feels that the flesh all over his body hurts. I had to desperately comfort myself in my heart, he was giving up his small family for everyone's dedication, and he would definitely become a man of the year who moved the whole Qing Dynasty.

"There is also this soap and the like, I have given all the recipes to the insider, and I will go with her to open a shop in the future, it is her private room, and I will not stick it. Yes, there is only a fireboat left, but it is just a gadget, although there are many places to use, but it is too far away to make a fortune from it. As for how to make money, I have a plan in mind. The eldest master analyzed them one by one.

"I'd like to hear about your plans." Yu Wenhu couldn't help but ask when he saw that he was full of bamboo.

"A few days ago, I sent people south to reorganize the fleet left by my grandmother, and I was going to send the fleet to the West Ocean when the sea warmed up. The tea, silk, porcelain, etc. we have here are just a change of place, and they can be worth a fortune, and if there is nothing wrong with them at sea, it is not a problem to earn a million taels a year. "Jia Yu is very optimistic about overseas trade, and knows that now is the time when people are stupid and have a lot of money.

"This is the first time to go out, first send a small fleet, and I don't plan to go far, just go around the periphery, and explore the market first. Even if something happens at sea, there will not be much loss. As he spoke, he pulled out a thick scroll of drawings from his desk and said, "This is my newly designed ironclad ship, if it is built, the ocean will be as big as it can go." ”

Is this in front of him really the Jia Yu Jia Enhou he knows?!

Yu Wenhu's heart was full of doubts, but he quietly took the drawings over and spread them out to check them. But he didn't understand this, so he could only take a general look, glanced at Jia Enhou, and asked disdainfully, "Your new design?" Where did you learn this, dreaming? ”

He smiled and replied, "This drawing is just a rough one, and I don't know many details, so I'm afraid I'll have to ask some shipbuilding masters to study it." I don't have a familiar shipyard in the south, so I have to ask the prince for help with the master. ”

In his "dream", he was an authority on engineering, and although he was not proficient in shipbuilding, he was somewhat involved. That is, he understands the principle, but the practical experience is basically zero. Nowadays, when it comes to the shipbuilding drawings, he is only talking on paper, and he also needs experienced old craftsmen to put the drawings into practice.

"Okay, I want to make a profit of 30%, whether it is your fleet or the shipyard in the future." Yu Wenhu raised three fingers, and the lion opened his mouth.

In fact, the dynasty did not encourage maritime trade, and there were only three or four ports opened to the outside world, but the huge profits of maritime trade are well known. It's just that the risk of maritime trade is also great, and if it is not done well, it will be a ship that will be destroyed, people and money will be lost, and how many people will be bankrupt and devastated for this. Among them, the ship factor accounts for a large proportion.

If it is really as Jia Enhou said, it can build ironclad sea ships that ride the wind and waves and overcome thorns and thorns, it will definitely greatly promote the development of maritime trade. At that time, even if you don't go to sea, you can make a lot of money just by selling sea boats. Such a good thing, since this goods have been asked for by themselves, it is too tyrannical to get a good piece of the pie.

"Okay, three achievements and three successes, let's make a decision." Yu Wenhu didn't expect Jia Yu to smile when he heard this, and agreed to come down with a pat on his thigh, "Huhu, we will be partners in the future, you can't cheat me anymore, you can't catch me and do anything to make an example of chickens and monkeys." Also, whoever is looking for trouble in the future business depends on you! ”

He was so happy that he even called out the nickname he gave Yu Wenhu back then, and the whole person stuck to Yu Wenhu's side, and the two brothers shook their shoulders around people. The old man was still thinking about how to pull the future emperor into the water, and this one jumped off by himself, which is really natural, there is no such lovely person again.

It's over, the asking price is low!

Su Wangye's face darkened, and he unceremoniously slapped his paw away, reflecting in his heart that he was really not black enough. I knew that before I opened my mouth, I should have mentioned two and one and added five.

The eldest lord didn't care about his sullenness, sat back with a smile, and said: "It's just that these are far waters, and it is difficult to quench your thirst, and the top priority is to find another way to make money." Look, how is this thing? ”

Then, Yu Wenhu took out a box like a treasure offered by the old man, and opened it in front of him with a bright face. Yu Wenhu was amused by him in his heart, but he looked at him with no expression on his face. Just this glance, he was stared at by the objects inside, and it took a long time to look at Jia Yu uncertainly, and hesitated: "This...... You made it too? Don't fool me with a foreign shipment, right? ”

"How dare I fool you," is it a miserable end to fool you? The old man pursed his lips, took out the things in the box with a big grin, and tossed them with his hands, "Is this thing only foreigners can burn, I have only been thinking about it for two days, and this will make a better object than theirs." The prince looked, it was no more clear than those imported goods. ”

You'd better be lighter!

This is a crystal clear glass cup, and he was treated so roughly by this thing, King Su really wanted to hold his neck and yell at him. Glaring at Jia Enhou, he carefully took the thing and held it with a handkerchief, so as not to stain the treasure.

As a prince, he is naturally well-informed, and some glass objects would not have allowed him to do so. But, even from his point of view, this glass cup is not an ordinary thing. The whole statue is crystal clear and free of impurities, the whole body is transparent and colorless, and there is not a single bubble on the body, which is the surface of the best glassware. Even if there is such a thing in the palace, it is only used for treasure, and it will not be taken out and used.

Just such a glass cup is priceless! Yu Wenhu paused suddenly, looked up at Jia Enhou, and asked, "Wait, just now you said...... You made it, really? ”

Of course, there were also glass workshops in the Qing Dynasty, and there were many crafts unique to this dynasty, but they could not fire such clear glass products. As far as Yu Wenhu knows, even in the West and other countries, there are few glass cups that are so transparent and transparent.

"Naturally, it's true, but I only mentioned how to get it, and it's the craftsmen on Zhuangzi who really make it." The pardon lord is not greedy for merit, he is a man who speaks by mouth, but it is those craftsmen who really work hard. Even if he knew the principle, he would have failed many times to actually fire this colorless glass.

"And this, you see." Today, I am afraid that the old man will give away the treasures of his life, and pull Yu Wenhu to the back. In front of this room is a study, and in the back there is a bedroom for the master to rest, and the middle is separated by a wide screen.

The two of them bypassed the screen, and without Jia Yu's guidance, Yu Wenhu saw a glass mirror standing by the wall at a glance. The front mirror is one person tall and two people wide, and the mirror surface is flat and the light and shadow can be seen, clearly reflecting the appearance of two people holding hands and standing side by side.

Wait, why do you hold hands?!

"Huhu, this thing should come according to my method, and the cost is very low. Moreover, such a large piece of glass is now the only one I can make all over the world. Thinking about how much money the Western devils have taken out of us with this thing over the years, it's time for us to pay tribute to them. But the old man didn't care about the two hands that were clasped together, and he still said with a smile: "My glass workshop here is already under construction, and the manpower is also being trained, and it will be made in large quantities next month." When the time comes......"

"Fifty percent, I want fifty percent!"