Emperor Hongwei left with a sense of pride, as if he had returned to the time when he had just ascended the throne, which made Liu Yi, who was guarding the door, really relieved.

However, as soon as he returned to the palace, Emperor Hongwei immediately secretly summoned several close confidants, and at the court meeting the next morning, dozens of officials, including Zhang Hou, the commander of Jinyiwei, were dismissed, and the purge triggered by Xu Rui's assassination officially kicked off.

Xu Rui, who is the protagonist of this case, hid in Liu's Mansion for more than 20 days on the grounds of recuperation, or chatted with Mr. Changpo about medical skills, or talked about scientific research with Yuan Zixiong, and occasionally talked to Zhang Zongnian about the hundred schools of thought.

In short, no matter what, he will never step out of the house, nor will he interact with people in the officialdom.

During this period, Cao Wanxi would make a few delicious snacks and send them to the concierge of Liu's mansion every day, and she would not meet Xu Rui, just leave her things and leave.

Leaving the special environment of living and dying together, she always felt that there was something between her and Xu Rui, and she could never return to that intimate state.

For some reason, she can always wronged herself when facing others, but in front of Xu Rui, she wants to leave the last dignity for herself, at least she doesn't want him to see her embarrassment.

However, Mrs. Liu looked at this gentle girl very pleasantly, and even took advantage of her to bring food a few times to have a good chat with her.

Facing Mrs. Liu's gaze of choosing her daughter-in-law, Cao Wanxi was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, but she was inexplicably happy in her heart, and she looked forward to the short time she went to Liu's mansion every day.

On this day, Xu Rui was humming a little song, sitting alone in the backyard and fishing for carp in the tank with a thin bamboo pole.

Yuan Zixiong happened to pass by the porch with a pile of drawings, and when he saw Xu Rui, he stopped, struggled for a moment, and walked towards him.

"Lord, these days, there is something I have always wanted to ask."

After standing behind him for a long time, Yuan Zixiong held back a sentence.

"Say whatever you want."

Xu Rui said without looking back.

Yuan Zixiong said: "I heard that the lord has written six chapters of rejuvenation to the emperor, do you really plan to be a generation of ministers?" ”

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, put down the fishing rod that couldn't drop the fish at all, and looked at him playfully.

"My lord, the emperor has done everything to stabilize his power, in the past few months, you have been fighting with the emperor at all, and you don't look like a subordinate at all, and now you haven't become a climate, once you really emerge, how can he tolerate an uncontrollable person like you?"

Yuan Zixiong gritted his teeth, and since he had already said his heart, he simply said everything that could be said and could not be said.

After a while, Xu Rui shook his head with a smile: "You, you, you, you are old, and you still love to drill the horns like this, don't worry, the saint will not kill me." ”

Yuan Zixiong's face changed: "The lord can't be careless, the Yuan family is a lesson from the past, you must not have any illusions about him." ”

Xu Rui sighed and said, "Your concerns are good, but you underestimate him."

Now is not the era of great unification, and he is not a faint king with no ambitions, as long as he wants to win the world, he will tolerate my existence, but I can't do too much, this is the so-called moderation, or balance. ”

In another world, Liu Bang was trapped by Xiang Yu's army and was in danger, so he counted on Han Xin to relieve him, but Han Xin not only did not come to relieve him, but even took the opportunity to threaten to be the fake King of Qi (acting King of Qi).

Liu Bang hated it in his heart and threatened to kill Han Xin, but fortunately, Zhang Liang persuaded him, Liu Bang also realized his gaffe, and hurriedly wrote to Han Xin to tell him that if you want to fake the king of Qi, you must do it really!

So he really named Han Xin as the king of Qi, and Han Xin lived up to expectations and helped him defeat the invincible Western Chu overlord Xiang Yu and establish the Han Dynasty.

There are countless similar examples, but any emperor who has the world in mind will force himself to endure his courtiers before he completes the eternal hegemony, and it is the same now, which is also the fundamental reason why Xu Rui dared to be with the emperor for so long.

What's more, Xu Rui thinks that although Emperor Hongwei is ruthless, he is essentially a person with a personality, he is not like Zhu Yuanzhang who crossed the river and demolished the bridge, but more like Zhu Di, and he is quite humane to the heroes who support him to fight the world.

Look at the Great Wei Wen has the prime minister, Prince Bao, and the Wu has the five military governors, the Zuo Dadu Governor Hong Guangli, although these two people can be called the pillars of the northern country, but they are also people who have great power enough to threaten the imperial power, if Emperor Hongwei really has no room for people, they are afraid that they will be ancient long ago.

Although Yuan Zixiong also knew this truth, because the situation of the Yuan family was not as optimistic as Xu Rui, he persuaded: "Lord, with your talent, why bother to ask for the whole song?" ”

Xu Rui stood up, pointed to the fish in the water tank and said, "Old Yuan, I know that your Yuan family has broken with the Holy Lord since the Changxingqiao case, but look at the fish in this water tank. ”

Yuan Zixiong stretched out his head to take a look, only to see a few carp swimming lazily, he didn't know where Xu Rui was intended, and couldn't help but look at him suspiciously.

"Don't understand?"

Xu Rui asked with a smile.

Yuan Zixiong nodded suspiciously.

Xu Rui smiled: "If this fish belongs to your Yuan Mansion, but one day, a certain subordinate takes this fish out and steam it without permission, what will happen?" ”

Yuan Zixiong said sharply: "If you don't ask, you will be a thief, the etiquette of the Yuan Mansion is housekeeping, which subordinate dares to do such a thing of stealing chickens and touching dogs?" ”

"What if the fish wasn't in the tank, but in the river?"

Xu Rui asked again.

Yuan Zixiong said: "Then everyone depends on their ability, whoever can catch it is whoever." ”

Xu Rui nodded: "That's it, you can catch fish in the river, do you know whether you are a carp or a crocodile?" If you encounter a crocodile, who will eat whom? ”

Yuan Zixiong was slightly stunned, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Xu Rui patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In the water tank, it is a carp, let the family handle it, but it can also be protected by the family, although the fish in the river are free, they may be caught and eaten by others at any time."

We are still carp, of course, we can only obediently hide in the water tank, and one day, when we become crocodiles, we can think about how to swim into the river. ”

Yuan Zixiong understood what Xu Rui meant, and suddenly looked at him, but saw that the smile on Xu Rui's face gradually faded.

"Haven't you been mentioning the matter of letting me accept your Yuan family's descendants as apprentices these days?"

Xu Rui looked at the water tank and said casually.

Yuan Zixiong nodded, and was about to fight for two sentences, but saw Xu Rui waving his hand.

"It's not time to accept apprentices, but you can't always expect me to do it alone, tell you the truth, I already have a new blueprint for the future, and the first part of this huge blueprint is your Yuan family, so don't be anxious."

Yuan Zixiong sighed: "The old man is not in a hurry, but he is worried that at the old man's age, he will not be able to wait for the day when the blueprint of the lord will be completed." ”

Xu Rui smiled: "Since this is the case, then there is one thing for you to do right now." ”

"Really? What's the matter? ”

Yuan Zixiong was overjoyed when he heard that something was happening, as long as it was done by Xu Rui, which one was not earth-shattering? After almost a month of idleness, he was already a little impatient.

Xu Rui took out a booklet from his pocket and handed it to him, saying: "Galaxy Group is the foundation of our future life, but it is not enough to have a money-making industry.

I plan to set up a Galaxy Research Institute, which is completely independent of the Galaxy Group, with the children of your Yuan family as the core, and is responsible for the development of new technologies and theoretical summary.

Of course, in the beginning, I would be the head of the institute and would be responsible for developing, planning and directing the development of all new technologies, and I already had an idea for the first project of the institute, which was nitric acid.

This thing is different from those guys who specialize in making money, it is an out-and-out treasure of the town, I will not hide it in the development process, as for how much your Yuan family can learn, it depends on their ability.

The details are here, and you can start implementing them by drafting a charter. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Zixiong was shocked.

The establishment of the Galaxy Research Institute with the Yuan family as the core is equivalent to separating R&D and production, and the Yuan family has mastered the R&D link, which is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the entire Galaxy Group.

In addition, no matter how magical the things made before, Yuan Zixiong always felt that Xu Rui was a little careless in private.

But the thing called nitric acid was called the treasure of the town by him, which really made Yuan Zi's ambition itching, and he couldn't wait to make it now to see what kind of treasure it was, which made Xu Rui so respected.

Yuan Zixiong stretched out his trembling hands, respectfully took the booklet, solemnly waved at Xu Rui, and then didn't say a word, turned around and left.

Xu Rui looked at his back, and a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

The Yuan family was personally ordered by Emperor Hongwei never to be hired, and he was always embarrassed to slap himself in the face, right?

As long as the Yuan family is not served, the secret of the new technology will always be in the hands of Xu Rui, even if the black powder and even more cutting-edge technology are handed over, the imperial court will always be able to drink his footwashing water.

"Young Master."

An Ge appeared behind Xu Rui at some point and called softly.

"It's all done?"

Xu Rui turned his head and asked with a smile.

An Ge nodded: "The Bandung Chamber of Commerce has agreed to authorize the production and sale of toilet paper, feminine products and crayons, etc., and we are still responsible for providing core raw materials, and then taking another 30% of the profits as royalties in addition to the sales price of core raw materials."

In addition, in exchange for authorized production, the iron ore trade from Beiqi to Changxing, which originally belonged to the Bandung Chamber of Commerce, will be transferred to Galaxy Group. ”

"Hmmm......"

Xu Rui nodded: "In this way, the group will have at least 200,000 taels of input every year, and it will also be able to get a raw material supply line for nothing." ”

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed: "Money, you need money for everything, there are too many things to do, and you don't feel enough money." ”

"The young master wants money, why don't you take these industries back and do it yourself? In this way, there will be at least nearly one million taels of input every year, why do we let them intervene in vain for the good things we have worked so hard to make? ”

An Ge asked puzzled.

Xu Rui knocked lightly on the door of his head and said with a smile: "Greedy boy, don't forget, other people's shop guys are ready-made."

If we take it back and do it ourselves, production, warehousing, logistics, sales, and manpower must be invested in every link, and it will take at least one year to return to the cost.

What's more, there is so much money in the world, if we protect our food, others will inevitably guard against us, and even drag us back behind our backs.

It's different now, when Ye Shi and Jia Ping get a profit through authorized production, everyone will want to get a piece of the pie, at that time, we will be the God of Wealth, and everyone will ask for us.

Also, the most difficult thing about the original new product is to promote, and now those traitors will change the law to help us promote, and when the brand of Tianbao Pavilion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, at that time, you can make money with your eyes closed.

In addition to these, there is one more crucial point.

I just authorized production, and I didn't sell the technology to them, and I can cooperate with others at any time, so that I indirectly control these chambers of commerce, and after a long time, hum, isn't the world's economic lifeline in my hands? ”

After listening to Xu Rui's words, An Ge also laughed: "People make money, and the young master earns the world." ”

Xu Rui sighed: "I don't have a choice, I just wanted to play casually, who let us have a shallow foundation?" It's a cannibalistic world, and instead of letting others eat you, it's better for you to eat others first. ”

An Ge said with a smile: "The young master's strategy has already paid off, I heard that the toothpaste authorized by Ye Shi has made a net profit of 70,000 taels of silver in just one month, and many people are red-eyed. ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "Don't worry, the so-called scarcity is expensive, and it is worthless if you sell too many things, let them taste the bitterness of hunger marketing first, let's take advantage of this time to lay a solid foundation." ”

An Ge nodded, and when he heard Xu Rui mention the foundation, he groaned slightly, and reminded: "Young master, we still face two problems, one is that the foundation is too shallow, and there are not enough people to take over the iron ore trade in Northern Qi.

The second is that salt and iron are monopolized by the imperial court, and even if it is only ore trade and transportation, it needs the exploration and approval of the Ministry of Households, not to mention that there are also new crossbows waiting for production from the Ministry of War, and this matter may be delayed......"

Xu Rui waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about the survey and approval of the household department, I will solve this problem in the next few days."

As for manpower, you can borrow some from the two princes for the time being, you can't always just take money and don't do anything, right? There are many stewards in their house who have been operating outside all the year round, with rich experience and clean nets, which just allows them to contribute to the princes. ”

"Okay! This is what the young master said, use other people's costs to earn your own money! ”

"Okay, even I understand this, it seems that those studies are not in vain."

The two teenagers burst into laughter, like two sinister foxes.

At this moment, a maidservant girl hurriedly walked in, saluted Xu Rui and said, "Young master, there is a little scholar outside the door who wants to see you." ”

"Little scholar?"

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the shadow on the Wentian Pavilion, and his heart moved slightly.

"Is that her? How did she get here? Invite her to the front room, forget it, I'll pick her up myself. ”