Zhao Sheng was still hesitating, after all, using thieves to deal with the imperial court officials, if there was a leak, it would be a rebellion against the officials, and the risk was very high.

At this moment, another person from outside hurriedly came in and whispered a few words in Xiang Cong's ear.

Xiang Cong was shocked: "That Zhou Quan was going to build a cement kiln in Liguo, and now he is raising share capital, and he intends to join forces with various smelting owners!" ”

As soon as the news came out, Xiang An got up suddenly, and the case in front of him was almost overturned.

"How did I forget this stubble, and besides, the official family would allow him to build a cement kiln here?"

According to the news that Xiang An had previously obtained from the Jingshi, Zhao Ji intended to compare cement to pig iron, wine, tea, etc., which was directly controlled by the royal family for monopoly.

But he didn't expect that Zhao Ji would secretly open an opening for the Zhou family's father and son.

With Xiang An's insight, he naturally knows how much profit cement will bring.

After all, cement is widely used, and it is not much different from iron, and the consumption of cement is far greater than that of iron.

It is said that among the Jingshi, cement kilns have been built on a large scale, and even several main roads in the Jingshi are paved with cement, and the money to be spent is only in the hundreds of thousands. And the households that pass by the main road are extremely enthusiastic, even if they pay some money themselves, they hope to build the cement road as soon as possible.

The Zhou family father and son used cement to win over a group of smelters, thus forming an alliance of interests, but excluding the Xiang and Yao families. Xiang An only felt like a knife in his heart, and he couldn't wait to rush over immediately and hold those benefits in his own hands.

After calming down for a while, Xiang An glanced at Zhao Sheng with a smile: "Brother Zhao Xian, this cement is in the ascendant, but it is a big source of wealth, and the old man is very interested...... Since you are hesitant, then this matter is stopped, and the old man wants to invite Zhou Yanei to meet, so it is inconvenient to see you again. ”

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he was immediately terrified, if he was really taken back to Qingzhou by Zhao Mingcheng, his fake account books over the years would definitely be turned out, and what was waiting for him at that time was the family law. And the family law of the family is something more terrible than the national law!

Thinking that he might die silently, and reporting to the government was just a "violent death", and his wife, sons, and daughters would all be affected by this, Zhao Sheng suddenly relented.

"Xiang Gong, Xiang Lao, you can't ignore me...... Moreover, with the prestige of the public, how can you live under others, is it that at your point, you still need to look at the face of the Zhou family's children? Zhao Sheng screamed.

But Xiang An just waved his hand, for the sake of interests, what is it to look at Xiao'er's face and act, as long as there are enough interests, he can even kneel down and call that Xiao'er's grandfather.

"Xiang Gong, I beg you......" Zhao Sheng fell to his knees.

"Alas...... Zhao Sheng, we have also been friends for many years, and we have known each other more than ten or twenty years ago...... Since you say so, the old man is not easy to let go, what the old man said to you is still valid, but it is better to ask for others than for yourself, whether you are willing to do it or not is your own business. Cong'er, for the father to see off guests. ”

Xiang Cong helped Zhao Sheng up, Zhao Sheng walked a few steps in despair, then stopped and looked back at Xiang An: "If I really did it...... Is Xiang Gong willing to protect me? ”

Xiang An said with a righteous face: "Our twenty-year friendship, you can't trust me?" ”

Zhao Sheng originally wanted to say that he could be trusted, but when he flipped through Xiang An's previous records in his heart, he felt that this old man was unreliable.

But now that he is desperate, the dead horse is regarded as a live horse doctor, and in this case, he can only believe it.

On the way out of Xiang's "Ronghua Hall", he was silent, and Xiang Cong said a few words to him, but he only coped with it perfunctorily.

The moment he was about to go out, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he looked at Xiang Cong and said: "Da Lang, return to Lingzun for me, the dog will jump off the wall if he is in a hurry, since I Zhao has been forced to have no way out, then ...... I, Zhao, am not easy to mess with! ”

After saying that, he strode away, and went straight to the donkey, not to return to his own house, but out of the town of Diqiu.

Looking at his back, Xiang Cong was stunned for a while, and then returned to Ronghua Hall.

"My lord, when I look at Zhao Sheng's appearance, he will definitely go to talk about those strongmen and attack the Zhou family's father and son...... Do you really let him do that? ”

Xiang An heard his son's question, laughed, and then said: "You will visit Zhou Quan tomorrow, just say that I am old and a little confused, now Xiangjia is your business, you are willing to help him build a cement kiln, he wants people, we want people, he wants money, we pay money!" ”

Xiang Cong was stunned, and without waiting for him to come back to his senses, Xiang An said again: "Then, you take Zhou Quan to play everywhere in the town, he is young and young, and he comes from the prosperous place of Jingshi, he will definitely not be able to bear the desertion in the town, you will take him to Xuzhou Mansion again, you used to spend all day drinking and messing around in Xuzhou Mansion, and now you use this skill, you will definitely bring him to recognize you as a close friend!" ”

"Daddy!" This time, Xiang Cong's face flushed, and he didn't call the old man again, but called a closer title.

He really didn't understand why his old father was like this.

How do you know that Xiang An hasn't finished speaking, he stroked his beard and squinted again: "Then, you find an opportunity to tell Zhou Quan that Zhao Sheng wants to buy a strongman to deal with his father and son, this matter must be said sooner or later, and he must wait until he regards you as a close friend and promises that our family will also participate in the cement kiln!" ”

Xiang Cong looked at his father, and only felt a fog in his heart.

first instigated Zhao Sheng to take a risk, and then betrayed Zhao Sheng in front of Zhou Quan, and reported a warning...... It's a big change in style.

"Idiot, if the cement kiln is to be set up, the father and son of the Zhou family must also get out, if you don't roll, you will die!" Seeing that his son didn't understand, he taught An a lesson.

Xiang Cong suddenly realized that if they were also involved in the cement kiln, and when the Zhou family and father and son "rolled", then they would take over all the kilns.

At that time, not only the iron smelting of Li Guojian was still decided by the Xiang family, but even this emerging cement, the Xiang family could also get a piece of the pie, and it was the largest cup!

The Son of Heaven can open a net for the Zhou family and his son, and when the time comes, he will naturally be able to open a net for his uncle's family, so Xiang An is not worried, after the Zhou family and his son are gone, the preferential treatment given by the official family will be canceled.

"The father is really far-sighted, and the child is taught!" I want to understand my own Lao Tzu's calculations, give a bow to Cong Shen, and respect my own Lao Tzu even more.

As Xiang An expected, Zhao Mingcheng appeared before and gave Zhao Sheng a blow to the head, and then there was the temptation of huge profits in cement, and on the same day, Zhou Quan had reached a cooperation agreement with eight smelters.

As for the "smelting pit safety regulations" that the foremen participated in drafting, they were completely ignored by these smelters.

After dealing with these smelters, Zhou Quan finally had some time to meet Zhao Mingcheng, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

At this time, Zhao Mingcheng was not very bored in the Zhuangzi outside the town, because in front of him, there was a booklet.

Seeing that Zhou Quan came back, the hustle and bustle was over, Zhao Mingcheng was still reluctant to put down the book, but raised it to Zhou Quan and asked, "Who compiled this volume?" ”

"Oh, I made it up in my spare time." Zhou Quan glanced at the booklet, and realized that it was a mathematics textbook he had compiled for the young man in Zhuangzhong, and smiled at the moment.

"I never thought you could learn arithmetic...... Is this symbol one? ”

The numbers and symbols used in this mathematics textbook were all brought by Zhou Quan in another life, and no one else should have been in contact with him and Zhuang Zhong at this time. But Zhao Mingcheng was really smart, he just pondered and compared, and recognized the nine numbers such as "1, 2, and 3".

Not only that, but he also came up with four notations. When he got an affirmative answer from Zhou Quan, he smiled and stroked his palm: "This charm is very simple, easy to understand and easy to learn, although Zhou Lang, you have never entered Taixue, but you still have some knowledge!" ”

When Zhou Quan heard this, he felt a little displeased in his heart, Zhao Mingcheng relied on the fact that he had read in the country's eunuch school, and there was some contempt in his tone. Zhou Quan owes Li Qingzhao a favor, but this favor has been repaid, so there is no need to be polite to Zhao Mingcheng, so he said lightly: "Mrs. Zun has never entered Taixue, but I don't know that Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zun, who is highly educated?" ”

Zhao Mingcheng suddenly frowned, and then said: "Humble Jing is bestowed, and I can't do it...... Alas, it's not too early, Zhou Dalang, I'll say goodbye first. ”

The matter about the size of his knowledge with his daughter-in-law has always been a pain in Zhao Mingcheng's heart!

When he was in Guozijian, among the classmates of Sanshesheng, there were many people who made fun of him, who let him marry the word girl that all the talented people in Beijing yearn for!

It can be said that Zhao Mingcheng's psychological shadow area on this issue is close to positive infinity. It is precisely because of this that he will basically give up poetry and focus on the study of gold and stone, perhaps only on these broken copper and iron can he find a trace of superiority over Li Qingzhao.

But it's a pity that this sense of superiority won't last long, and Li Qingzhao's current knowledge in the study of gold and stone has also caught up.

"Why is Brother Zhao in such a hurry, if you want to surpass Mrs. Zun in learning, it's not that there is no way, one word, surprisingly win!"

"Surprisingly winning, that's four words!" Zhao Mingcheng said angrily.

"Haha...... Brother Zhao, for example, these number symbols, Mrs. Zun doesn't know them. Zhou Quan smiled.

Zhao Mingcheng's heart moved, just like most women, Li Qingzhao is indeed insensitive to numbers, and when their husband and wife calculate their income and expenditure, Li Qingzhao often miscalculates.

However, Zhao Mingcheng immediately came to his senses, Zhou Quan's guy was actually instigating his desire to win, and the most important thing was that Li Qingzhao was not good at counting, and he Zhao Mingcheng was also not good.

Seeing Zhou Quan's evil smile again, Zhao Mingcheng finally understood that this guy was simply playing with him!

The two can be said to have met for the first time, but Zhou Quan made this kind of joke, which was really too much.

"Zhou Dalang, if there is nothing else, I will really go." He said angrily.

Zhou Quan restrained his ridiculous smile at this time, and said with a straight face: "I want to ask the Xian couple to make a dictionary!" ”