The Sheng family is a prominent family in Wujin, but it is nothing in Suzhou, at most it is the status of a rich man in the countryside, because of Wang Feng's face, everyone greeted Sheng Huaixuan politely, and fiercely satisfied his young self-esteem.

After greeting each other, Sheng Xuanhuai said to Wang Feng: "Now Changzhou belongs to you, and I have also been called by you as a cow and horse for a month, so I want to go home in the next two days to see my grandfather and grandmother." ”

Wang Feng shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later." ”

"No, it won't!" Sheng Xuanhuai immediately shouted dissatisfiedly: "I'm not selling it to you, my grandfather and grandmother are old, I just want to go and see them, and it's not that I won't come back, and I also miss my brothers and sisters in the clan, you really don't look at people like people!" ”

Wang Feng smiled slightly: "Sheng Xuanhuai, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to stop you, but you have to find out, can Elder Sheng accept you now?" Look at yourself, your braids are cut, your hair is cut, and you are wearing Chinese clothes, can the elderly get used to it?

You yourself said that Sheng Lao is not young, what if you see you getting sick from anger? Have you ever thought about it? You can't just try to be fast! ”

Sheng Xuanhuai thought about it, and immediately his arrogance disappeared, and he said: "You are right, then what should I do?" You can't never go home, can you? ”

Wang Feng still smiled slightly: "Who said you can't go home?" It's just that I can't go back now, and I'll be fine if I come back in a few months. ”

"Why?" Sheng Xuanhuai looked at Wang Feng in amazement, even those Suzhou bosses looked at it puzzled, they thought that Wang Feng's worry was very reasonable, Sheng Xuanhuai's outfit was not used to the elderly, they looked dazzling, Wang Feng finally coiled up his hair, but Sheng Xuanhuai kept an inch of short hair, just like a monk who hadn't shaved his head for several months.

Wang Feng explained: "You wrote a letter home some time ago, I think, Elder Sheng should know what you are doing, in the eyes of the elderly, these are all deviants, aren't they?" When he sees you, will he scold you and be half angry? ”

"Yes!" Sheng Xuanhuai replied affirmatively.

Wang Feng said again: "But in any case, you are Sheng Lao's grandson, flesh and blood relatives can never be erased, although he is angry with you, but he is still worried about you in his heart, if I guess correctly, he will also think that you should go home to take a look during this time, maybe even the board is ready for you, but you don't come, you don't come, he must be more and more annoyed at first, but, as time goes by, he may have some other ideas, such as whether Xuanhuai is sick, is the long-haired man surnamed Wang not let him come." , and so on, correspondingly, his anger towards you will gradually turn into worry and longing, so when you come to the door again, will he be angry with you half to death? ”

"Gao, Commander Wang is really smart!" The bosses led by Song Wenze praised and praised in their hearts, and they were extremely admirable in their hearts, Wang Feng's analysis pointed directly to the hearts of the people, and it was clear that they had a deep understanding of human nature to come to such a conclusion, especially Song Wenze, and even Hu Lu'e and Cai Aya were abducted!

Sheng Xuanhuai's eyes also lit up: "You are right, then I will go home after a while." ”

Wang Feng nodded: "After a few months, our Qiē is on the right track, I will accompany you to go back, first, to let Sheng Lao see our achievements and have confidence in us, and second, it is related to your father, your father Sheng Kang served as the governor of Hubei, has rich experience, and is a rare person in the Qing court who is willing to really do things, we need such a person to join, besides, it is not a matter for your father to serve in the Qing court, if your news leaks one day, maybe there will be trouble, so you need to persuade Sheng Lao to write a letter to him to go home." ”

"I'm afraid my father still doesn't know my situation, so it's all up to you." Sheng Xuanhuai showed a look of deep disapproval.

As he spoke, Wang Feng led everyone to a corner of the barracks, where there was an imitation steam engine, which was nearly half smaller than the one salvaged from the Hermes, but the parts were not bad.

As soon as they saw Wang Feng coming in, the blacksmiths saluted in unison: "I've seen Commander Wang." ”

Wang Feng waved his hand: "No need to be polite, how about the steam engine?" I've brought someone with me today, don't disgrace me! ”

An old blacksmith slapped his chest with a bang: "The structure of the steam engine is not complicated, and there is nothing particular about the materials, the key is that it is unexpected, but since there are samples, it is not difficult to imitate them, we have tried it several times, please rest assured that Commander Wang is that if there is any business trip, we will ask!" ”

"Good!" Wang Feng turned his head to look at the gentry led by Song Wenze: "The purpose of inviting everyone here is precisely for this steam engine, now I invite you to see the demonstration." ”

Several blacksmiths immediately got busy, pouring water and pouring water, adding coal, and after a while, they saw that with the bursts of white smoke discharged, the flywheel began to run repeatedly, and a huge stone mortar was connected to the flywheel, driven by the flywheel, knock knock! The stone mortar pounded the rice, powerful and calm, and a basket of rice was poured into the stone mortar, and the white and delicate rice flour was discharged from the gap!

These bosses were all dumbfounded, pointing, discussing, and taking advantage of the cover of the noise to guess Wang Feng's goal in a low voice.

After running for a while, the steam engine stopped, Wang Feng smiled slightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, in today's world, Britain, France, the United States and other Western countries have used a large number of steam engines, which has brought profound changes to industrial production, from the artificial era to the era of large-scale joint production, the production efficiency has increased dozens of times, and the reason why Western goods are so cheap is, in the final analysis, the application of steam engines.

The British battleship Hermes, which was sunk by our army, has a displacement of 3,000 tons, which is equivalent to a ship of about 143,000 stones, such a huge ship, it is no longer driven by artificial oars, but by a steam engine, a steam engine weighing only a few tens of tons drives the Hermes, and the sea giant came to China from the distant United Kingdom.

Of course, the one you see now is just a copy of the original, slightly smaller, but it can still run perfectly, if you use a steam engine as a power in the workshop, the same time, less labor, the output will be multiplied, it can also be widely used in mining, textile, metal smelting and machine manufacturing and other aspects, it only needs coal, as long as there is not much coal, it will work continuously, you have just seen, the consumption of coal is actually not high, can you understand? ”

A boss nodded and said cautiously: "I understand, may I ask Commander Wang, do you want us to buy it?" How much does it cost? The price is reasonable, we can consider it. ”

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "No, I just want to ask you if you are interested in investing in the steam engine industry and producing your own steam engine for sale in the market." ”

Boom, the crowd exploded when neutral, no one expected Wang Feng to make such a request, the Chinese of that era, especially in Suzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou, had more opportunities to contact with foreigners, and they were not ignorant of foreign things, and they were more or less clear about the benefits of steam engines, but they couldn't get it, let alone produce it themselves.

After the Second ** War, the Western powers completely subdued the Qing court, and they no longer had the courage to fight back, so they began to import equipment and technology to China.

Another boss said in a trembling voice, "Commander Wang, is this true?" Are you really willing to give us the steam engine for production? How much does it cost? ”

Wang Feng asked rhetorically: "I want to find out if you are willing to invest?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Including Song Wenze, everyone replied firmly, they are all businessmen, and it is easy to sniff out the business opportunities contained in the steam engine, and there is no need for Wang Feng to bother with words.

"Good!" Wang Feng pointed to the blacksmith with satisfaction: "I don't know the cost, you can learn from them when you are free, but I am sure that with the gradual proficiency of manufacturing technology and the increase of output, the cost of the steam engine will also be reduced."

But the promotion of steam engines is not only a matter of cost, but also about coal, because the Qing court banned coal mining, resulting in the coal on the market is basically from private kilns, the price is higher, the quality is not satisfactory, however, this problem will soon be improved, as far as I know, in Fengtai County, Anhui (now Huainan, Anhui) buried under the ground There is a large area of high-quality coal, after I stabilize the southern shape of Sunan, I will do my best to send troops to control the south of the Huai River, and mine the local coal, by that time, The price of coal will drop sharply, and the steam engine will be more popularized.

Therefore, the steam engine industry is a very promising industry, we Chinese have always paid attention to precautions, only early layout, investment in development and research, in order to obtain the maximum benefits in the market blowout, but due to the restrictions of coal, investment in steam engine may not have much income within three or two years, or even no income, because I have to remind you, you must think clearly! ”

Song Wenze arched his hand: "Commander Wang's ability to mention coal shows the sincerity of his intentions, besides, we are all in business, who doesn't understand that there must be enough upfront investment to do big things?" Please rest assured, Commander Wang, at least I, Song Wenze, will not quit. ”

"We're not going back!" The rest of the crowd expressed their stance.

"So, let's get down to business, I mean setting up a joint venture."

As soon as Wang Feng's words blurted out, he was interrupted by Song Wenze with a wave of his hand: "Eh~~ What joint venture company to establish?" So what's the trouble? Commander Wang is all handed over to the old man, how much money should be invested, the old man is all covered! ”

"Old Song, what do you mean? What are the benefits for you to take it all? ”

"Yes, your Song family is indeed wealthy, but Commander Wang made it very clear that it is the establishment of a joint venture company, no matter how small our family business is, we will not be able to get this money!"

"You're fucking ugly!"

As soon as Song Wenze's words fell, the crowd was suddenly surging, and some people even rolled up their sleeves and posed as if they were fighting at any time!