Chapter 1098: East Becomes West (91)
Standing in the pavilion overlooking the sea, standing on the railing, the whole port and the boundless sea in the distance can be seen at a glance, the first to sail out of the harbor Kou Shuguang's remaining flagship is only a small black spot on the sea, and behind it, the other ships form two columns, one then generally sails into the distance, the sea breeze puffs up the white sails, making the ship very fast, the waves stirred up one tide after another, the seabirds fly around the ship, sometimes fighting the sky, sometimes low on the waves.
The front has disappeared from view, the last one has not yet left the port, in the port, the sound of firecrackers is endless, those private investment in the merchant ship bosses are not stingy with money, in order to ask for an auspicious, firecrackers can be put vigorously, you know, fireworks, firecrackers in the Han Dynasty is still a new thing, the price is expensive, and by the imperial court unified management, not ordinary people can afford to put it.
In Gao Yuan's view, any research result should produce economic benefits, and the development, implementation and production of high-power gunpowder are extremely costly, and the research results should be used by the Yizhen Research Institute to solve part of the research cost problem.
Newborn things can always generate huge profits, as far as Gao Yuan knows, the profit of firecrackers and fireworks is dozens of times the cost, and it is a limited purchase, without the financial resources and face, it is impossible to buy at all.
Now in Dahan, it is possible to put some fireworks and firecrackers on a series of things such as red and white events and opening ceremonies, which is a face-saving thing, and it also confirms the strength of the boss from another side.
Gao Yuan heard the slight wheezing sound beside him, it was not Li Can, Li Can's panting sound was like an old cow, but at this time, the wheezing sound beside him was long, he did not look back, but smiled and said: "Old Wu, this scene is spectacular, right?"
It was Wu Kai who walked to Gao Yuan's side, and when he saw Gao Yuan, he clenched his fists with both hands and shook deeply: "Wu Kai has seen the king."
Gao Yuan turned his head, looked at Wu Kai, and waved his hand, "Old Wu, it's time to divide it."
"Don't waste your courtesy!" Wu Kai restrained his hands and said.
Gao Yuan laughed: "I now have some understanding of what it means to be alone, like I am in this position now, even my former friends are restrained, so boring."
Wu Kai smiled silently, and stood beside Gao Yuan with his hands tied, "Such a spectacular scene, I'm afraid that it has never appeared in hundreds of years. Thousands of sails crossed, Wei is magnificent, there should be a painter at this time, copy this scene, and pass it on to future generations is the best."
"This is just the beginning, and the scenes will be even more spectacular in the future." Gao Yuan waved his hand, "Old Wu, when we were in Fufeng, did you think about today's scene?"
"I never dreamed of it." Wu Kai shook his head and said: "At that time, although I was in front of the Fufeng County Order, I thought about how to make my own wine sell better, how to make the money in my cellar accumulate more, until the appearance of the king, cleared the fog in front of me for me, that is, since then, I, the Wu family has embarked on a bright road, and now the Wu wine industry is marketing the entire continent, and I, from a county order that does not do business, has become a feudal official of the Han Kingdom, and today I recall yesterday's everything, It's like being in a dream!"
"Although every step is thorny and bumpy, we still have come to this day step by step, and what makes me even more gratified is that the old brothers back then, except for Uncle Lu and Naha, the rest of them have survived, and they have become the shares of my Han Dynasty!" Gao Yuan glanced at Wu Kai, "Old Wu, I Gao Yuan from the beginning to the present, the feelings for the old brothers have never changed, to say that what I look forward to most now is that one day, we can be like that, in the snowy night, around a large number of bonfires, holding the jar, drinking wine, eating meat, although there is no Huawu clothes, but the brothers have no worries, between each other, frank heart-to-heart, this is also our indomitable, the greatest guarantee of victory!"
"Wu Kai is ashamed!" Wu Kai sighed: "The stall is big, the status is high, and people's hearts are not satisfied, this time, Wu Kai doesn't want to say anything, and he doesn't want to shirk responsibility, I can only say that I have caused trouble to the king."
Gao Yuan's hand lightly tapped on the stone railing, "Old Wu, do you think I'm too affectionate to the people of Fufeng?"
Wu Kai was silent for a moment, "It's not all like that."
"Not all of this is the case, that is to say, you still think this way in your heart, in fact, you should understand that when we were still a small force, our group of old brothers who helped the wind could naturally afford that responsibility, but now, how vast is the territory of the Han Kingdom, and how many troops are there? Political affairs are no longer county by county, military affairs are no longer hundreds of thousands, the land spans thousands of miles, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops. Above civil affairs, there is a you, above business, there is a Cao Tiancheng, which is already a big surprise to me, but Zheng Xiaoyang, infantry, Yan Haibo, their ability is indeed not able to stand alone, this is determined by innate conditions, I can't change it, they are okay for generals, if they are handsome, they are very likely to harm others and themselves, if there is really such a day, Lao Wu, how do you say I treat them?"
"It's me who wants to be left." Wu Kai nodded and said: "In fact, the people who were in Fufeng and we started an incident together, whether it was a military general like Zheng Xiaoyang or some other civilian personnel, are now high-ranking officials, enough to glorify their ancestors. If the Han wants to develop, it must make great strides forward, and to complete the great cause of dominating the world, what is needed is more talents.
"Lao Wu is right." Gao Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "If you can figure it out, I'll be relieved."
"Your Majesty, I would like to resign from my position as the warden of Jishi County." Wu Kaidao.
Gao Yuan glanced at him, "Old Wu, I don't blame you for this matter, Jishi County is an important military town of my Han Dynasty, and there is a need for someone I can trust, Jishi City, Jishi County was established by you, where, whether it is the Central Plains or the Huns, they can trust you, where you are for a day, it will be as stable as a rock."
"I'll leave one day!" Wu Kai laughed, "I'm about to be sixty years, these years in Jishi City, to be honest, it really exhausted my mental strength, and now I want to go back to the prosperous place of Jicheng to enjoy a good life, Lao Jiang said let me go to the political hall to help him, and I agreed."
Gao Yuan smiled and said: "You really entered the political affairs hall, then when you are happy, I am afraid that the things there are much more complicated than you are in Jishi County, Lao Jiang Tou is blinding you, he has taken a fancy to your ability and wants to kidnap you to help him!"
"I've been in Jishi County for almost ten years, and to be honest, I'm tired of the grassland scenery there, and now I just want to go back to Jicheng, a soft and red place! My deputy, Xu Yong, in Jishi County, is enough to take on the duties of the county warden." Wu Kai said resolutely." Now one of my two sons of the Wu family runs a wine shop in Jishi County, the other sells wine in the world, and the daughter is married to a wife, Helanxiong is also very good to her, I have nothing to worry about, and I return to Jicheng with my wife to enjoy life."
"Okay, since you've made up your mind, then come back and go to the government hall to discuss politics, but don't regret today's decision when the time comes!" Takato laughed.
"Of course I don't regret it." Wu Kai is definitely authentic.
"It's good to come back, you're close, and our old brothers can talk more, tell you Lao Wu, about wine, I still have some secrets that I haven't told you?"
"What's the secret?" Wu Kai's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, our Wu Liquor Industry has your shares, now the laws of our Han Dynasty stipulate that your purse is not very full, and the annual expenses of the treasury to the palace are customized, if you want to live a more relaxed life, then there is no secret hidden in the wine industry."
Gao Yuan laughed: "Wang Wuyan, this thing, what custom, he is thinking about how to abduct my few pieces of silver every day, up to now, not to mention that the treasury should pay me he has not given it, he still wants to kidnap my private money from time to time, and now there are IOUs in my study that he beat hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, I don't think this old boy has the intention of paying it back."
"When the head of the household department is in this position, Wang Wuyan can be regarded as an unprecedented and unprecedented." Wu Kai sighed and said, "But it seems that the king is still very satisfied with him."
"Well, I still appreciate this Hubu Shangshu, oh yes, his position will be changed to Minister of Finance in the future. Lao Wu, I used to tell you that all you were highly spirits and fruit wines, but in fact, I have some other recipes here, such as wine, haha, grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, this is a must! In addition to this, there is also beer, which is brewed with barley, and in the hot summer, this beer is chilled with ice, which is cool and refreshing. Words can't describe it."
"There are so many famous halls?" Wu Kai, who was born as a wine seller, suddenly became excited, "So, we are going to get rich again?"
"Naturally, you want to make a fortune, but well, I'm afraid it's not so easy to get it out, when the time comes, you get a batch of the first masters in the family back, and we will quietly drum it out." Takato grinned.
"This is no problem, a few masters of my Wu clan are old, and now they have retired and returned home, I will immediately write to them to report to Jicheng, these people are experienced, with the king you mentioning, I believe it will not take long to get the two new wines you said the king, when the time comes, hahaha, but I have to count the money again to cramp my hands!" Wu Kai giggled, looking at Wu Kai's face from afar, and suddenly seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago. (To be continued......)