The so-called redemption of wealth is to use the wealth accumulated by the Fang family in recent years in exchange for the lenient punishment of the other party.

Fang Kongzhi twisted his beard and sighed again.

Yu Guozhen said that he was implicated, but in fact, Fang Kongzhi understood that even if there was no suspicion of Yu Guozhen, as long as Yang Sichang did not fall, he would never want to escape this catastrophe.

and the money that ransomed for him...... Strictly speaking, it was also prepared by Yu Guozhen for the Fang family over the years.

First of all, Hezhu's share, Yu Guozhen started with Hezhu, in order to obtain the support of the Nanjing Town Shousi, and in order to get more cash, he divided Hezhu's share into thirteen parts, and one of them was sent to the Fang family as a dowry, and the Fang family returned it as a dowry - but Yu Guozhen still recorded it in the name of the Fang family. Fang Kongzhi and Fang Yizhi are both open-minded people, so they accept this.

Then there is the manuscript fee in the past few years, Daming is an era of cultural prosperity, there are many readers, so the consumption power of printed matter is still quite sufficient, this is another era of cultural hunger, the old printed matter is of poor quality and the handwriting is blurred, under Yu Guozhen's cheap and high-quality printing offensive, it is not vulnerable at all, therefore, among the literati, it can be said that Yu Guozhen wants to be popular Whoever can be popular, such as Fang Kongzhi and Fang Yizhi father and son, they now vaguely have the prestige of two generations of literary leaders and academic authorities, can almost be compared with Qian Qianyi, the people of the Restoration Society, who were originally as famous as Fang Fang and Zhizhi, are now quite inferior! In this way, the pen of their father and son is also a large amount, at least not inferior to the family with thousands of acres of fertile land.

However, now the Fang family's savings for many years can be said to have been completely emptied, although Fang Kongzhi still thinks so. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, but from Fang Yizhi's unhesitation to give up the imperial examination that he had been preparing for a long time, it can still be seen that at least in Fang Yizhi's heart, the fame and fortune of the Ming Dynasty are no longer so important.

"Speaking of which, we are all coming to Xinxiang for the first time, and we have listened to Jimin's boasting before. Now you can see it with your own eyes. ”

"My family officials have not boasted." A tiger guard beside him said with some dissatisfaction: "Xinxiang's situation will only be better than what my family officials said!" ”

"Haha, yes. Be. Fang Kongzhi stopped Fang Yizhi's attempt to argue, pulled him aside, and his face was a little heavy: "Wu'er." These tiger guards are all dead soldiers of Jimin, in front of them, they have to respect Jimin, the king of Hades is good, and the little ghost is difficult. ”

"Yes." Fang Yizhi also felt a little bored when he thought that he was going to argue with a young tiger guard, and nodded with a smile.

The ship docked onto the dock, and the Fang father and son didn't find it novel about the buildings on the dock. Because with the promotion of cement, in Jinling, they have also seen houses with similar reinforced concrete structures, and they have also heard Yu Guozhen and Fang Ziyi mention that the entire Xinxiang is almost like this. But the rest who came with them. But this is not the case, among which Chen Zilong is the most staggering: "This place is all made of cement and red bricks, could it be Yu Jimin's residence?" ”

"It's just a warehouse, where is the residence, and the residential area is still inside." The steward on the dock smiled and said, "Gentlemen, please wait a moment, if you want to visit." We will also send someone to accompany us, and we have sent someone to inform my family officials, and they will be coming to greet them soon. ”

Follow Fang's father and son, not only their family relatives, Fang Yizhi was known for his boldness and hospitality when he was in Jinling, the hall was always full, the wine in the cup was not empty, and the down-and-out scribes he met were frustrated with Confucianism, I heard that he followed his father for thousands of miles, and everyone had to follow, such as Xu Fuyuan, He Gang, etc., and Chen Zilong came different, he came to take over Wang Chuanyu's position as the governor of Qin'zhou, so it was somewhat embarrassing.

"How dare you work to help the people?" Fang Kong said.

"Old gentleman, don't be polite, you are an official elder, and you are our elder." The steward knew his identity, and said with a smile: "Although the officials of my family are not valuing courtesy, they are particular about kissing for a long time. Speaking of which, those white-skinned Fanyi really don't know how to respect the elders, the son calls the father's name, and the grandson speaks to the ancestors, not ashamed, but proud. ”

Hearing him talk about some interesting stories about the Europa, he also had witty words, but after a while, he left temporarily because of something, Fang Kongzhi sighed: "Jimin's subordinates are full of talents, but such a steward has seen and heard so much...... My son, you are equal to this, and humility is. ”

He repeatedly educated his son that Fang Yizhi and Fang Qiyi should be, and Fang Yizhi's friends next to him were also awe-inspiring.

What Fang Kongzhi is most worried about is these frivolous friends of his son, these people are conceited about their articles and scriptures, and their favorite thing is to point out the passionate words, Yu Guozhen acts unruly and is not bound by the ancient precepts, these people may not be able to understand, if they don't know the sky and the earth provoke Yu Guozhen, it is Yu Guozhen himself who is generous and does not care, but Yu Guozhen's subordinates may not be so easy to speak!

They visited the wharf once, and they were amazed about the gantry crane and steam engine. Fang Yizhi's friends, although they have the impetuousness common to young scholars, but one thing is good, that is, they like practical learning very much, so no one will say stupid things like "strange tricks and tricks", on the contrary, they all feel that this is the key to why Xinxiang is amazing.

Some people are already discussing how much the daily throughput of Jinling Port would increase if there were also these machines on the Jinling Wharf.

"The official is here!"

Just as everyone was talking happily, suddenly the steward ran to say again, and then everyone saw the bicycle team coming in the distance.

Bicycles are still faster than rail cars, and perhaps after some time, when steam locomotives replace rail cars, this situation will completely change. Yu Guozhen stopped the car, he was wearing a military uniform of a tiger guard, he looked heroic, and when he saw Fang Kongzhi, he also performed a military salute, Fang Kongzhen hurriedly returned the favor, but he turned sideways and got out of the way.

This made Fang Kongzhi very satisfied, originally he was a little worried, Yu Guozhen is now ambitious, and he is down, Yu Guozhen's attitude will change.

"Jimin, although I haven't entered Baoshan, I feel that this trip is worth it now." Fang Kongzhi said with a smile.

"Uncle has worked hard all the way, Ziyi and the two little ones are waiting at home." Yu Guozhen looked back, and then laughed as well: "The little nephew is eager to see his uncle and the secret brother, so he ran faster." My uncle is still behind, and he will be there soon! ”

"You young people go and talk, and the old man is drinking tea here." Fang Kongzhi saw his two sons flickering beside him, so he sent Yu Guozhen away with a smile.

"Brother Jimin, you just want to see your father and Brother Mizhi, but you don't want to see me as a brother?"

Fang Qiyi spoke before his brother, and Yu Guozhen looked at him as a young man now. Then he patted him on the shoulder: "Do you want to see him, have you finished the homework I left for you?" Why haven't I heard from you for a long time? Don't see you report on your studies? ”

Because of the dual influence of Fang Yizhi and Yu Guozhen, Fang Qiyi is also extremely obsessed with practical learning, and the Fang family does not expect him to take the imperial examination. Interested in nurturing his talent in this area. Fang Qiyi has a family history, and his intelligence is above Fang Yizhi, so he is very interested in physics. He is still bold, and he dares to do many things that others dare not do. Hearing Yu Guozhen's question, Fang Yizhi smiled and said: "Where did he dare to write a letter, last time he flew a kite to the sky, and as a result, the thunder in the sky was drawn down, and half of the mountain and a house were burned - he also said that this is to verify what you said, what is the electricity in the sky!" ”

Yu Guozhen slapped his forehead. There was a look of horror on his face: "I didn't teach him this, but last time he asked why he could suck up feathers after his fur rubbed, and occasionally mentioned that it was because of electricity...... Okay, you're straight, you made your own mistakes, but you pushed it on my head! ”

"Huh. You're a brother, what kind of brother is it if you don't give me this younger brother to ward off disasters? Fang Qiyi grinned and said: "It's okay if something else is burned, but what is burned is the ten thousand scriptures that the old man has hidden over the years, and the old man is furious, but I learned that it is to verify your statement, brother, do you know what his old man said?" ”

"How?"

"Well led. is well introduced, and the 10,000 scriptures are originally not as good as a proven. ”

Fang Kongzhi's open-mindedness made Yu Guozhen impressed, but think about it, Fang Kongzhi studied the "Book of Changes", and was extremely interested in the origin of all things through yin and yang, and he was also influenced by Yu Guozhen over the years, read a lot of practical books, and wanted to use the words of the sage to interpret the way of practical learning, and use the way of practical learning to confirm the words of the sage, of course, he would not care too much about these.

"Brother Jimin, I have a saying ahead, I'm going to go to your research institute to have a look, didn't you say that there are a lot of your proud protégés there, I'm going to go too!" Fang Qiyi said again, his eyes flashing with a scorching light.

He admired his brother Fang Yizhi since he was a child, and later after meeting Yu Guozhen, he began to admire Yu Guozhen, because of Fang Yizhi's dazzling brother, he did not have the burden of revitalizing the family business with the lintel, but was able to devote all his energy to practical learning. The mysteries of this made it difficult for him to extricate himself from his curiosity, and on the way south, he had already planned what he would do after coming here.

"Don't worry, when you settle down, I'll take you to the institute, but in front of you, when you get there, you are not allowed to come indiscriminately, especially pay attention to safety, like the matter of drawing thunder and lightning from the sky, everything must be fully prepared to be done."

Yu Guozhen was really ecstatic when he learned that Fang Qiyi had begun to study the thunder and lightning in the sky, after the steam engine, what he wanted to study was electricity, in fact, some basic things were already available in Xinxiang's technical reserves, such as batteries made of sulfuric acid, zinc and copper. However, Yu Guozhen's daily affairs are complicated, he can only point out one research direction, and specific researchers are still lacking, if Fang Qiyi is interested in this aspect, he can set up an electrical research laboratory.

Yu Guozhen knows that if the motor can be completed, it will be of great significance to the hydraulically rich Xinxiang system. Moreover, with electricity, Xinxiang's industrial production can go up to a new level, can produce more strategic materials, not to mention, with electricity to decompose hydrogen is much easier, with hydrogen to make gas boats, compared with the current hot air boats are easier to use, and with electricity, there is aluminum, aluminum will be sold to Europe, but the price is like silver!

At this time, Chen Zilong interjected: "Jimin, listen to Zhizhi, do you think that there are thousands of scriptures, but there are only a ball of feathers, what is the reason?" ”

(To be continued)