He Tianchong only looked at it for a moment, and then he realized that his previous worries were completely superfluous. The men received only a little cash, and the rest were deposited in the bank in the form of death or demand.

Think about it, too, if you keep your money at home, you will worry about theft. If the money is kept in the bank, not only does he not have to worry about theft, but he can also receive some interest every month, and he will also deposit the silver in the bank instead of putting it at home.

Only then did he understand that the Daming First Commercial Bank he had seen before was engaged in this kind of business. It's just that I don't know how the first commercial bank of Daming makes money, if it can't make money, just pay interest, and only can't get in and out, won't it become a money-losing business.

However, he felt that Li Feibai could be appreciated by Guo Xun and Wang Shouren at the same time, which showed that he was a smart person. How can a smart person make a money-losing business, Daming First Commercial Bank must have a way to make money, but he doesn't know.

He is a person from a big city in Beijing, and he can't help but envy the people in the small county town who don't birds. The people of Jiyuan put their money in the bank, not only do they not have to pay money, but they can also make money, if there is such a bank in the capital, it would be great!

He Tianchong saw that the old debts were being cleared in an orderly manner, so he had no interest in standing and watching anymore, but was curious about Li Feibai discussing with the craftsmen in the house what way to make money. He also probably knew the situation of the coal cellar and the iron smelting station, and if no one went to the prefect's yamen or the government to make the yamen accommodating, it would definitely be a money-losing business. If you want to make money, you can only ask the two lords, and no matter how bad it is, you should beg them Jinyiwei, that's not a matter of their words.

Li Feibai discussed with the craftsmen, could it be that he could discuss with the craftsmen a way to let the government or the province buy coal or iron?

He paced towards the big room. Pushed open the hidden door and walked in.

Everyone in the room gathered to look at two pieces of paper, but no one noticed his arrival. The paper was passed from front to back, and every time it was transmitted, there would be a dozen or twenty heads surrounding the paper in the middle, whispering while reading.

Those who had paper stared at the paper intently, and those who did not have paper looked forward to it, waiting for the paper to come here, but no one noticed his arrival.

He Tianchong also wanted to see what was on the paper, but he stood at the end and could only wait quietly. Fortunately, the craftsmen were not greedy, and when they understood what was on the paper, they passed it back, and soon the paper reached his neighborhood.

A craftsman holds a piece of paper, and the craftsmen around him lean their heads over. He Tianchong also leaned his head over, and then the craftsman standing next to him saw him, and was so surprised that he was about to kneel and kowtow.

He Tianchong waved his hand and said in a low voice: "I'll join in the fun, you don't have to be restrained." ”

Although the craftsmen no longer knelt, they stood there a little unrelentingly. The craftsman holding the paper saw He Tianchong aiming his eyes and hurriedly handed over the paper.

He Tianchong said: "Let's watch it together!" "When the craftsmen have all put their heads forward, they look at the paper in their hands.

On the paper are several drawings. A painting, to be exact. The top is a full picture of something, and the bottom is a teardown of the top thing.

He Tianchong looked at the painting on the paper, but he didn't know what it was? There was a big hole in front of the thing, a round pipe in the middle, and a mechanism to press down on the back.

He Tianchong looked at the big hole, and then looked at the round tube in the middle like a foot barrel, a thought came to him, and said secretly: "Could it be a fire gun?" ”

As a brocade guard, he is good at weapons such as knives rather than firearms, but that doesn't mean he is not familiar with firearms. As far as Jinyiwei is concerned, he has no less firearms than the firearms battalion, so he still knows a lot about firearms. If Li Feibai made a fire gun in iron smelting, it would be a profitable business. However, the eyes of the fire gun are as thick as the gun tube, how can it be so thick, it is more than ten times the thickness of the gun tube, what power can such a gun have? Therefore, this must not be a firebolt, but something else, and I don't know what it is for.

He looked at the complete appearance and then looked at the dismantling map, and it turned out that there were twelve thick iron pillars hidden in the big hole. The round pipe in the middle is also hollow, and there is also an iron pillar connected to the twelve iron pillars hidden in the big hole, and the press mechanism at the back can make the twelve iron pillars move up and down.

He Tianchong looked puzzled, and wanted to ask the craftsmen next to him what this was, but found that those craftsmen were also puzzled. At this time, the craftsman standing outside their circle asked, "Have you finished reading it?" After reading it, let's also open our eyes! He handed the paper out of his hand, and soon another paper reached his hand.

The things drawn on this paper are much simpler and clearer than the previous ones, and at first glance it is a stove fire, but unlike ordinary household stoves, the structure of this coal fire is much more complicated. There is not only a lid on the stove, but also a cavity for air out, and several cylinders connected to the air cavity.

Judging from the exploded view, the structure inside this stove is also different from the stove at home, there is an object in a hollow cylinder inside, and I don't know what it is for.

He Tianchong just hurriedly looked at it, then passed the paper in his hand again, and said secretly in his heart: "Didn't Li Feibai gather the craftsmen to the house to discuss how to sell coal and iron?" How can the craftsmen look at these two drawings in the house, and I don't know what is drawn on them. ”

However, with the experience of paying off debts like that outside, he didn't dare to underestimate Li Feibai. I always feel that those two things must be of great use, and I don't know what the use is. He didn't rush out and waited for Li Feibai to uncover the puzzle.

The two pieces of paper finally reached Li Feibai's hands again, he shook the paper in his hand proudly, and said, "Everyone understands it!" ”

The craftsmen all nodded.

Li Feibai was very happy. Since he was in the Balcony Palace and signed a contract with Zhao Xuefei to purchase the coal cellar and the iron smelting institute, he was thinking about how to turn the coal cellar and the iron smelting institute into a profit. In view of the current production capacity, he felt that it was still very interesting to sell briquettes and coal fires, so he asked Hou Yanmin to draw two structural drawings based on his description.

Hou Yanmin also lived up to his expectations, drawing the two structural drawings vividly and simply and clearly, even a fool can roughly understand it, let alone these skilled craftsmen.

He said, "Can you make these two things out of the iron we produce?" ”

The craftsmen nodded their heads again, and one of them asked, "Our iron is honestly full of impurities, and the quality is not good." It's impossible to make a hoe or a weapon, but you should have no problem making something like that. But what's the use of making these things? ”

Li Feibai said: "You asked this question very well! Let me explain to you what these two things are for. ”

The man who spoke was so praised that he hung his head in embarrassment.

Li Feibai took out a piece of paper and said, "This is a briquette machine, which is used to beat briquettes." He had the impression that he didn't know what it was called, but he knew that it was used to make briquettes, so he gave it a name.

Someone asked, "What is the use of briquettes?" ”

Li Feibai said: "Briquettes are naturally burned in a coal fire. ”

The craftsmen all laughed.

Li Feibai also smiled and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

A craftsman boldly said: "Coal fire, coal fire, as the name suggests, is a stove fire that burns coal." However, the coal burning in Jiyuan is only restaurants and restaurants, or handicraft workshops that need fire to exercise, and there are large households. They used fire for a long time and had to buy coal to burn. Shopkeeper Li, what are you doing when you build a briquette machine? They want to use coal, and they buy coal directly, so why should you do anything more? ”