Chapter Twenty-Four: Turning Stones into Gold

Since Pan Xuezhong went back last time, there has been a lot of debate in the family. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

There are conservative and heavy-minded people, and they advocate that they should do the former grain Dongzhu fur business. There are those who are aggressive and want to traffic this glass mirror, after all, this is a unique and rare thing.

However, even those who recognize this glass mirror business still hesitate: This four-room boy, what kind of thousands of households do you know, can you be reliable?

In fact, Wang Rui is unreliable, and Pan Xuezhong doesn't know, he just believes that he gets along with Wang Rui, what he sees, and feels.

In his opinion, this Wang Rui does have a lot of magic. He couldn't tell where this magic came from, but Pan Xuezhong had this strong trust from the bottom of his heart.

is also because of countless hours of drinking and sleeping with Wang Ruimaju and others, in addition to the huge benefits that may exist, there is more brotherhood that cannot be parted.

Pan Xuezhong thought of this brotherly love, and thought of the great prospect that could produce huge benefits, and he couldn't sleep for days and nights.

"Cheng'er, what's wrong with you coming back this time? Don't be hysterical! When his delicate and beautiful mother saw it, she immediately felt very distressed.

In a big family like the Pan family, the wives and concubines of the old men have many rooms. If you don't have a man and a woman, or if you have children, you can't fight and let your sisters squeeze you, life will be very sad!

"Mother, what else can I have? Isn't that worrying? The third brother, they may all be in a hurry! Pan Xuezhong stepped forward and said.

"Cheng'er! Is your third brother really that amazing? This strange thing that makes it clear that he made it? Pan Xuezhong's mother played with the car rearview mirror that Pan Xuezhong took back, and asked him worriedly and lovingly.

"Mother, my dear mother! Just trust me once! This is really what my third brother gave! Pan Xuezhong gently knocked his wife on the shoulder and said coquettishly.

"Good, good, good! Mother believes you this time! However, my mother's money is not much. Three thousand taels is all the money that my mother has. Pan's mother patted Pan Xuezhong's hand, shook her head lovingly and said.

"Fourth sister, what are you muttering?" Pan Xuezhong's Sanniang didn't report it, and directly twisted the snake's waist and broke in.

"What can you mutter, it's not this kid who thinks about what kind of glass and mirror business to do all day long. The lords and uncles do not support it! Isn't that worrying? Pan's mother explained.

"Xuezhong has seen Sanniang! Sanniang is well! "Pan Xuezhong is not only handsome, but also has a very sweet mouth.

"Good, good, good! It's better to be a sister! gave birth to such a promising son! That's like my sister, give birth to a girl who doesn't help! Sanniang sighed.

"Hey, it's too early to have a chance. Besides, it's useless to just have a chance, we are out, and everyone doesn't support him! Pan's mother also sighed.

The two women are not in the main room, and they are usually more or less angry with the big house, and they are quite sympathetic to each other at this time.

"Humph! They don't support it, we sisters support it ourselves! I'll also give Cheng'er three thousand taels! The straight-hearted Sanniang said.

"Thank you Sanniang! Cheng'er is so polite! In the future, you will be my mother. Pan Xuezhong hurriedly thanked him, and he didn't forget to joke with this Sanniang.

"Haha, you little mouth is sweet. Well, Sanniang likes it! But I don't dare to be your mother-in-law. Sanniang glanced at Pan's mother.

Then she thought about it and said, "Cheng'er, when the time comes, how about this treasure mirror that can illuminate people really and give Sanniang a face?" Don't take too many photos, Sanniang is going to be old! ”

"Okay, I must prepare the best for Sanniang!" Pan Xuezhong agreed with a smile.

"That's settled! Fourth sister, I'll go get a silver tael for Cheng'er now! Sanniang twisted her thin waist and walked away like a gust of wind.

In this way, Pan Xuezhong begged his father to worship his grandmother, and finally scraped together 30,000 taels. He left 5,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 25,000 taels were all bought for Wang Rui to buy grain and various supplies.

Then, he pulled down his face and got his father and uncle to send him four boats, and finally loaded them all.

After everything was cleaned up, he hurriedly led the fleet to this side of Fushan Bay.

On this day, Wang Rui went to the beach to look at it as usual, but there was still no boat on the vast sea, so he had to turn around and go back disappointed.

"My lord! Look, there's a ship coming! Wang Rui was about to turn around when Long Dulu suddenly pointed to the south and shouted.

"Where?!" Wang Rui was ecstatic when he heard this.

Raising my eyes and taking a closer look, I saw that four big boats had been drilled out on the sea level in the south, and on each boat, there was a big flag with the word "Pan"!

"Quick! Captured! Go back and give me orders, and all the soldiers, except the guards, will come and carry the supplies! Wang Rui happily gave the order while running to the shore without looking back.

"Third brother! I am back! Pan Xuezhong Yuanyuan, who was about to reach the shore, was also very excited when he saw Wang Rui waiting on the beach, shouting and eager to jump off the boat immediately.

When the big ship docked, the two brothers could finally hold hands and say goodbye. However, under the command of the officers, the soldiers of the Fushan Front Station began to carry the materials in an orderly manner.

More than 1,000 young and strong soldiers, under the militarized organization, were carried very quickly. It only took an hour, and tens of thousands of taels of silver of grain and supplies were all transported.

Looking at the army of more than 1,000 people, Pan Xuezhong was very surprised: "Third brother, this is the soldier you trained?" ”

"Yes. Ha ha! Wait for you to go up, there will be even bigger surprises! Wang Rui said confidently.

"Good! This is what we went to see the third brother to surprise me! Pan Xuezhong excitedly grabbed Wang Rui's arm.

Although Pan Xuezhong had been prepared in his heart, the scene in front of him still surprised him: a huge military camp was the first to be imprinted in his eyes. The appearance of this barracks is completely different from the Ming army barracks seen before.

It has tall earthen walls, a huge school yard, and the dormitories are also neatly organized, and the walls are painted with beautiful white plaster.

"Well, that's a surprise! Your barracks is big enough for 3,000 people, right? Pan Xuezhong asked after looking at it.

"Haha, second brother has good eyesight! It can accommodate 3,600 people! Wang Rui said proudly.

"Do you really want to recruit 3,000 men? You have a thousand households, how can you recruit 3,000 soldiers? Third brother, are you too reckless? Therefore, it doesn't matter if you can recruit 3,000 soldiers from a thousand households, even if you can recruit 3,000 soldiers, you can't afford to raise them! Pan Xuezhong said worriedly.

"Afford it! Afford it! As long as you have the support of the second brother, you will definitely be able to afford it! Wang Rui said with a smile.

"I support?!" Pan Xuezhong was taken aback. It looks like I'm going to be beaten by the autumn wind and dig up a piece of meat!

Wang Rui saw Pan Xue's puzzled look, and hurriedly added: "The younger brother doesn't want to beat the second brother, your autumn wind!" I mean, I've made glass and mirrors! ”

"Really made? Then take my brother and I'll take a look! Pan Xuezhong and then Wang Rui were about to run.

"No hurry, no hurry! Just walk over. Second brother, you see, these rows of houses are for the workers of these workshops. Wang Rui pointed to a row of dormitories next to the workshop and said.

"Such a nice room for these craftsmen? Third brother, you're too good at spending money! Pan Xuezhong complained.

"You can earn it if you can spend it! I have the funds, and I have to repair three more rows like this! Wang Rui replied while thinking in his heart: With the huge profits of glass and mirrors, I can support my industrial revolution step by step! Only by making the workers better can they be more attractive to the agricultural population.

And the more organized workers can quickly be transformed into good soldiers. And all this is undoubtedly what Wang Rui has been looking forward to.

"These three big houses are your workshop? Look at the steaming look! Pan Xuezhong said happily.

There are also two tall chimneys emitting black smoke in the workshop, both of which rise from the ground, which is very powerful. Looking at Pan Xuezhong's shocked appearance, Wang Rui knew that he was impressed by the scene of this big industry.

Different things, in different eras, give people different feelings.

This tall chimney emitting black smoke, in the previous life where Wang Rui once lived, it was a backward production capacity, and when it was placed here, it became an industrial force with the power of the wilderness.

Wang Rui did not have too many reservations in front of Pan Xuezhong, and he led Pan Xuezhong to visit the workshop. I thought that Pan Xuezhong would care about the process, but I never thought that he was not very interested in it, but he stayed in the packaging workshop in the back for the longest time.

In fact, Pan Xuezhong is extremely thoughtful and the most decent, so the skill of turning stones into gold, although they are brothers of righteousness, how can they be easily looked at?

However, when it comes to the final packaging link, it doesn't matter. Looking at these exquisite glassware, Pan Xuezhong was amazed.

He said to Wang Rui with emotion: "The third brother's brain is really amazing, I can't imagine these exquisite items, the third brother really made them so quickly!" ”

"It's just hard work, and it's up to the second brother to lift! Let's go and look in the mirror again! Wang Rui intimately held Pan Xuezhong's shoulders and said.

In fact, the first glass mirror manufacturing began in the 15th century. The inventor was a skilled craftsman in Venice.

Because the glass mirror is easy to carry, bright and clear, for a time, the princes and nobles rushed to buy, and people from all over the world also came to Venice, the small mirror was worth a hundred times, and a lot of wealth poured into Venice.

In order to monopolize the market and prevent the outflow of technology, mirror-making technology became the biggest secret of the Venetians, and they tried their best to concentrate the mirror-making workshops on an island, which was heavily defended and blockaded, thinking that they could forever dominate the world with their popular mirrors.

But later, the red-eyed French bribed several Venetian craftsmen with a lot of money and smuggled them out of the country in small boats under the cover of night. Soon, the same mirror-making workshops appeared in France, and the origin of glass mirrors was no longer mysterious, and their prices were no longer expensive. Since then, mirror workshops have spread throughout Europe, and the area of mirrors has changed from small to large, and the shape has changed a lot.

Wang Rui can't control the situation in distant Europe, and he estimates that only a small amount of it will be sold to East Asia now. But with the shipping time and distance in this era, Wang Rui is really not afraid of competition from Europe.

He could still make windfall profits for decades to come.

As for decades later, Wang Rui believes that he has built more industrial workshops, and under his own guidance, the land of China must have stepped onto a new level.

"Amazing, amazing! Unexpectedly, in just a few months, the third brother's former place in the floating mountain has taken on a new look! Pan Xuezhong picked up a mirror and praised sincerely.