When Wei Ruolan and the others returned to the Shendu of Shunguo, it was already the winter of the third year of Hongde, and after being arranged by the Department of Rites and Ceremonies to rest for two days before they could meet the emperor, Wei Ruolan Zhou Wenbai went to find Jia Cong in the Xicheng store openly, but Lu Tingwan, the deputy governor of Manlajia, traveled secretly.

Returning to the interior with them was Qin Zhong, who had been in the country of Qianxiang for a long time and expressed his nostalgia for his homeland. When they approached Xixiao Market, Qin Zhong saw that the Shanhai Bookstore had more than doubled in size, and the Shanhai Pharmacy was brand new, with a workshop opening in the back.

Entering the inner hall and meeting Jia Cong, they each described their parting feelings, Jia Cong said uneasily: "Since Vice Governor Lu is in Beijing to report on his work, the first thing he did when he came back was to come to me, I am afraid that it would be inappropriate. ”

"Master Jia, this governor is doing this to help you and help me, even if they know it. The above asked us to go to Beijing to report on our work, it is clear that we are not at ease, and if the adults blindly show weakness, everyone can dare to bully, today's action is aimed at showing the princes and the emperor that the governor and the lord still have old friendships, so that they dare not be unscrupulous. Lu Tingwan said: "On the way I entered Beijing, I have to report to the palaces of all roads, and the adults clearly made the folds of Fuling's southward ancestral home a few months ago, why haven't they approved it for a long time?" Li Shanzhi, the young secretary of the Taifu Temple, was instructed by the lord to impeach the lord, and the lord's faction, including us, did not know the accounts of the sea trade tax, as well as the pharmacy, soap and bookstore that the lord was running thrivingly, and they also mentioned that the accounts of the Chongwenmen banknote were not clear. ”

When Jia Cong heard this, he smiled slightly, he was relieved that Lu Tingwan didn't have any second thoughts about him, these people who had been pulled up by themselves really still had their own factional stance.

And what he didn't know was that in the hearts of some people such as Lu Tingwan, Jia Cong's judgment was often very correct, opening sea trade, opening an ordnance bureau, making money, inventing and creating, and selectively absorbing foreign technology and culture, even if it was a desperate clan like the four major families of Jia Shiwang Xue Jinling, it was completely because of Jia Cong and still existed, such a person was both reverent and trusted in his heart, and Jia Cong was not a person who hid the rabbit and the dog and the bird.

At present, more than half of the time has passed since the filial piety, and after listening to Lu Tingwan's words, Jia Cong also thought that he couldn't go south to make good money, and it was because of the impeachment of those people that the celebrant had an excuse to let him stay at home and do it according to the usual practice. Provoking again and again this time, of course Jia Cong will not endure it to the end, when it is time to fight back, he will inevitably fight back!

"Your strategy is very good, I think it is feasible, a few days later, when you meet in the inner palace, you will use the silver tickets of the sea trade profits to plug their mouths. I also thought that this kind of expenditure is too big, and your hand will be tight, so if you can go back this time, you can take a batch of soap and arsenic vanamin, and you can sell it at a high price overseas, and there will definitely be more foreign flower willow patients, and I will give you the amount at that time, and it will be the same for Senior Brother Qin Zhong to sell it in the Wa Kingdom. Jia Cong thought about it and made a final decision.

Lu Tingwan and Qin Zhong were all smiling, but they had heard all the way that the arsenic vanamin invented by Lord Jia Cong was selling hotly.

"This is Dai Zi, president of the Guangdong Provincial Trade Union, and other craftsmen, under the preferential conditions of the "Regulations of the Ministry of Industry", the newly developed Lianzhu gun, which can fire 28 rounds in a row, is a good self-defense firearm."

At that time, he supervised the five provinces, and opened some preferential conditions for the craftsmen of Guangdong Province, the craftsmen were to serve in shifts, making all kinds of things for the imperial court, and sometimes they could not get the ICBC, or the ICBC was scarce, Jia Cong concentrated on the use of the use of muskets and artillery in Guangdong Province, and the monthly income was more than three taels of silver per month, and the monthly income was equivalent to the annual income of ordinary farmers.

However, seeing Lianzhu Gun at this time, Jia Cong couldn't help but think of his time and space when someone also invented Lianzhu Gun and transformed Weiyuan Cannon, and there were many geniuses in the Qing Dynasty, but Kangxi didn't reuse it, this is the pattern of the so-called Emperor. Jia Cong was very happy at this moment, and asked Wu Zhuangyuan and Wu Sange to collect it, and there were only twenty Lianzhu guns, Jia Cong asked: "There is no problem with the customs, how did you transport the nine banknotes of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?" ”

"Naturally, the inventory is extremely strict and severe, such as Lu Lianxian in Southern Province, Linqing and other banknotes, thanks to my enough money, I bribed him." Lu Tingwan frowned lightly and expressed dissatisfaction.

Although Jia Cong's face did not change, he expected that it would inevitably cost a lot of money, at least a thousand taels per banknote, and I am afraid that a small part of it could be smuggled over, and for the people of his alliance, the officials in various places have been so arrogant and disrespectful, it can be seen that someone above has instructed Jia Cong to sneer in his heart, he will personally take back the prestige he has lost!

After talking to Lu Tingwan, after she left, her people sent Jia Cong sandalwood, cloves, musk, pearls, ivory products and other common things in maritime trade, which are not small profits and are worth a lot, Jia Cong is not polite now, his own people help each other, he will accept it, he thinks that he was born and died, in exchange for the big money in sea trade, how can he not enjoy it.

Among them, there were also gifts from Ai Shuangshuang and Liu Ting, and Jia Cong was more and more pleased. Second Chinese Network

Xue Baoqin brought someone to open the box, although she was not very surprised, she had probably seen these things, but she still said happily: "Cousin Jia Cong, don't you want to improve your soap?" Xiaomei thinks that these three spices are enough. ”

"You can also try." Jia Cong nodded: "However, soap and soap mixed with high-priced spices can only take the high-end route, and if it is not adulterated, continue to take the low-end route, which can be divided into several versions to sell." ”

"Hmm."

Qin Zhong, who had not yet left, said to Qian Huai Qian Qi, the steward here: "A kilogram of pepper is only three to five ducats in India, and fifty ducats in Lisbon in the West, and the profit is more than a hundred times. And we have to ship 7,000 tons to Lisbon every year, and that's just the size of Lisbon alone. ”

Qian Huai and Qian Qi were envious when they heard this, and suddenly felt that the business they were helping to run at the moment was not a good job.

Jia Cong arranged for Qin Zhong and the others to rest and come out of the main hall of the store, and Xue Baoqin came out of the crowd where Zhang Dehui, the head of their Xue family, led people to sort out the gifts, and said very worriedly: "Cousin, we and Brother Yun have found that there are a lot more spies near the workshops everywhere, especially after some craftsmen and workers go out, they are likely to be interrogated, so our recipe may be leaked." ”

"This really needs to be taken care of." Jia Cong said with relief: "But don't worry too much, it is not difficult to imitate the leakage of the secret soap recipe, but arsenic may not be." ”

Xue Baoqin didn't understand why Jia Cong was so sure, but he didn't know that just by creating a usable glass test instrument, those feudal families might not be able to do it, you must know that foreigners were secretly imprisoned and made on an isolated island.

"Regarding the issue of craftsmen, you and Jia Yun and other people from all parties will come up with a plan to take a look, and I will ask more foreigners to guard the workshop over there in Sun Fu and Yulu."

Xue Baoqin responded, and suddenly said with some embarrassment: "That Mei Hanlin seems to be a little aggressive, he has come to my house several times to inquire, and he is not a parent, I don't want to rush over." ”

Jia Cong was also a little disgusted with this Mei Hanlin family when he heard this, he had also done Hanlin himself, and understood that Hanlin must have some connections, maybe that Mei Hanlin was a bully because he was weak! Or maybe someone bought him as a gun!

And Xue Baoqin is also a useful person on his side now, and he is also related, Jia Cong agreed: "Sister Baoqin, don't worry, I will come forward to solve this matter." ”

Xue Baoqin breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't know how much energy and results Jia Cong would have if she came forward now, usually she had only heard of Jia Cong's legendary story, but she had never seen his true demeanor and methods.

"The last thing was asked by my sister to tell me, and my sister said that you should also go to Shi's house to walk around, and Xiangyun's aunt is very strict with her."

At this time, Jia Cong thought that he didn't have to pay too much for this matter, and secondly, sometimes the utilitarian purpose was too strong and it was counterproductive, and sometimes it was easy to pull people, but there were unexpected good results, such as Lu Tingwan and Ai Shuangshuang, so he also agreed to this matter.

The day when the filial piety period is over is not too far away, Jia Cong shook the Lianzhu gun, it is time for him to strategize and kill the Quartet!