Han Xue's two families chatted for an hour or so, and Han Fei led Xue Zhen into the study under the pretext of discussing the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Brother Xue, if the Xue family intends to participate in the development and utilization of electricity, it is time to prepare the layout."

"Brother Han, what do you need to do with the junior brother, just give the order!"

Han Fei didn't reply immediately, pondered for a moment, and said, "Brother Xue, have you heard that there is a tree in the south that becomes a rubber tree, and its sap can refine rubber?" ”

Xue Zhen shook his head and said, "Brother Han, the junior brother has never heard of a rubber tree, and he doesn't know what rubber is!" ”

Han Fei was stunned, Xue Zhen has been traveling south and north for many years, and he can be regarded as a well-informed person, since he has not heard of it, it means that the use of this tree has not been discovered, or this tree has not been introduced into the land of Dahua.

"Brother Xue, this tree originally grew overseas, I don't know if it has been introduced to my Dahua at this time, the Xue family has a wide range of friends, you let people visit, this matter is very important!"

Xue Zhen was very surprised that Han Fei actually knew about overseas trees, but he wanted to know why Han Fei asked him to find this kind of tree.

"Brother Han, what is the use of the rubber tree?"

"The use of the rubber tree is too great, the rubber refined from its sap is soft and durable, impermeable, and can be used to make all kinds of utensils, for example, wrapping a layer of rubber on the outside of the copper wire, which is neither afraid of rain nor leakage and hurting people." Han Fei's expression was solemn and he said, "It can be said that if your Xue family finds a rubber tree, it is equivalent to finding a golden mountain." ”

Xue Zhen asked excitedly, "Brother Han, what does this tree look like and where does it grow roughly?" ”

Han Fei took out a few pieces of paper, drew the shape of the rubber tree, described the characteristics of the rubber tree in detail, and then drew a brief chart to mark the general growth range of the rubber tree.

"Brother Xue, you first ask people to look for it in the Lingnan area, if not, you will offer a reward to ask the maritime merchant to bring back the tree seeds, and then buy some remote mountain land in the Lingnan area to plant."

"This tree should be planted in the Lingnan area?"

"Yes, the climate there is suitable for this tree. Brother Xue, you personally watch this matter, the sooner the better, once you find this tree, you will plant it in a large area, and then we will cooperate to refine rubber! ”

"Brother Han, junior brother will start handling it immediately, is there anything else that needs to be prepared?"

"Yes! Brother Xue, this set of power generation equipment needs a lot of copper, as well as sulfur, most of these two materials are controlled by the government, and the market is relatively tight. You can secretly inform the main members of the Chamber of Commerce, and if everyone is interested, they can come forward in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Xue Zhen understood what Han Fei meant, hoarding copper and sulfur required a huge amount of money, and inviting one more person to participate could also share the risk, so he nodded in agreement.

The reason why Han Fei agreed to commercialize the development and utilization of electricity is because he understands that it is impossible to bring electric energy into this era on his own. Only by letting more people know the benefits of electricity and know that it is profitable will we accelerate the promotion and application. He believed that in five or ten years, the use of electricity would definitely lead to revolutionary changes in this era.

In the next ten days, Han Fei led Lin Quan and others to refine and improve the whole set of equipment, especially the electric fan placed indoors, the appearance was carved and painted, and the grade was significantly improved. Han Fei installed a windmill on the roof of the attic in the back garden, and a waterwheel in front of the rockery waterfall, which was connected to a generator to make full use of external power generation. In this way, the reserve of electricity is sufficient, and he installed electric fans in the main room, as well as in the banquet room.

The Xue family is the same, Han Fei personally came to guide Lin Quan's construction, and completely adopted the Han family model.

The news that Han Fei had developed a miraculous thing spread far and wide, and the main members of the Chamber of Commerce were the first to know about it, and soon it also spread in the entire Jinling business circle. Many members of the Chamber of Commerce asked Han Fei about the specific situation, and he did not hide it, the high cost made many people retreat automatically, but the real big ones didn't care about this money.

Regarding the requirements of outsiders who want to get electric fans, Han Fei's attitude is very clear, and all members of the Chamber of Commerce will install them at cost price. Many non-members of the Chamber of Commerce made requests, but he refused to install them on the grounds that the safety of the newly developed products could not be guaranteed.

Han Fei's original intention was to reward the members of the Chamber of Commerce, but this time, it was inevitable that some people would be unsatisfied.

On this day, Han Fei was just about to go out, and He Cuiqin, a member of the Elder Hall of the Chamber of Commerce and a representative of the He family, came to visit.

"Miss He, you can go to the business meeting if you have something, why did you come to the mansion?"

He Cuiqin didn't reply immediately, but stared at the electric fan in the corner of the living room for a while, and said, "This is the electric fan?" Sure enough, it was amazing that it could blow such a strong wind. ”

Han Fei was about to be modest for a few words, and then heard He Cuiqin say: "President Han, I am also an elder of the Chamber of Commerce, why can I install it at other people's homes, but not at mine?" Are you afraid that I won't be able to afford these tens of thousands of taels of silver? ”

Only then did Han Fei understand that this unruly girl was a teacher who asked for guilt. He smiled bitterly and said, "Miss He, who is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Han naturally treats everyone equally, and does not agree to your request for the time being, mainly because you are only temporarily living in Jinling, your residence is not suitable for installation, and you are not the head of the He family." ”

"The second son of the Xue family is not the head of the Xue family, the Xue family can pretend, why can't I do it? My residence is not suitable for installation, and it can be installed in Youzishan's hometown! ”

"No way!" Han Fei said solemnly: "Although this set of equipment is good, but after all, it has just been developed, and there are still many imperfections, I declare that there are potential safety hazards is not an excuse, Youzi Mountain is too far away, in case of an accident, it cannot be rescued in time!" ”

He Cuiqin stared at Han Fei for a while, and asked in disbelief, "Are you serious?" ”

Han Fei didn't explain directly, but picked up the copper wire connected to the electric fan, tore open a piece of wrapped animal skin, and said, "You try it by touching it lightly with the back of your hand!" ”

"Ahh

Han Fei looked at He Cuiqin's frightened expression and said with a smile: "How does it taste?" It's still light, and if the current is a little bigger, your hands will be burned! ”

He Cuiqin was still a little scared, and said: "There is nothing on the copper wire, how can this be?" ”

"There is electricity on it, you can't see it or touch it, you say, how can you send it to Youzi Mountain before you have completely done a good job of safety protection?"

Han Fei persuaded He Cuiqin, and the two rushed to the Chamber of Commerce together. As soon as he entered the duty room, the man sent a letter, opened it and looked at it, but it was an invitation letter from the Jinyi Mansion in Jinling Guard. Although he is secretly doing business in partnership with Jinyi Mansion, according to the agreement, it is not particularly necessary, and the two parties will not meet, how can the people of Jinyi Mansion take the initiative to make an appointment this time?

He rushed to the private room agreed by Yuelaiju Restaurant, and saw that it was a thousand households, and immediately felt that the matter was important, and waited for the other party to explain after seeing the ceremony.

Jinyi Qianhu smiled slightly and said: "Master Han, Du is a subordinate of Lord Tang, Lord Tang introduced the situation of Master Han to Du before returning to Beijing, and Du is deeply grateful for the help given by Master Han!" This time, I asked Han Gongzi to come out, because I heard that Gongzi had created a divine object that could blow the wind and cool off, and I wanted to ask Gongzi to dedicate this thing to the emperor! ”

(End of chapter)