Jiang Yifan has obviously understood the key point of the matter, in this monarchical feudal society, how difficult it is to continue to promote something.

Perhaps the policies that this monarch was very interested in during his reign will be completely overthrown by the next monarch because of a certain personal concept and intention, and then it will never be seen again.

Just like the Ming Dynasty's very developed maritime industry. Several monarchs of the Ming Dynasty continued to ban the sea according to their own perceptions and preferences, and then for some reason, opened it again. After that, it is opened and banned again. There was no chance for the nautical industry to develop further, or even translate into mainstream trade.

The same goes for steam engines. Many people believe that the reason why the industry of the West was able to develop vigorously at that time was because of the charm of the operation of capital, and capital was in the hands of the capitalists. The pursuit of money and profit allowed the industrial revolution to continue to develop and expand, allowing Western countries to stand at the top of the world.

Looking at Jiang Yifan's gradually frowning brows, Ye Xinyan continued: "So, what you and His Royal Highness King Yu once said that if you want to attribute the mechanical workshop to the imperial court, it should not work. There should even be many mechanical workshops of this kind of research and development nature, which are in the hands of different families. In this way, driven by profits, industry and machinery can be uninterruptedly developed. Relying on the imperial power and the imperial court to develop capital and industry is simply a joke. ”

Jiang Yifan listened to Ye Xinyan's words, his eyes flickered uncontrollably, and he gradually fell into contemplation.

Ye Xinyan didn't bother him either, the concept of capital and private ownership was difficult for an ancient person to accept immediately, and he probably needed time to think about it seriously.

Moreover, in the feudal dynasty of the monarchy, it is very taboo to accumulate a large amount of assets in private hands, and too strong financial resources will endanger the imperial power. These are all factors that restrict the operation of industry and capital, as for how to solve them...... With Ye Xinyan's brain, he can't think of a way. can only let people like Jiang Yifan and Jinrong think about it.

Maybe Jinrong, for the sake of the righteousness of the famous clan, will put aside the imperial power for the time being, develop industry first, and then think of ways to restrict it?

Jiang Yifan pondered for a while, and then took out a pen and paper to write, and from time to time, he would smear and revise.

Ye Xinyan was very curious about what he was doing, so he looked at it and admired it. This guy is actually writing about the impact on the regime when various industries are booming and wealth is concentrated in the hands of large families, as well as the restrictions imposed by the imperial court on it.

It has to be said that the intelligent people of any era should not be underestimated. Jiang Yifan's writing has a rough meaning of political economy.

If from this time on, there were people in the imperial court who focused on economic development and the relationship between politics and economy, perhaps they would have discovered the benefits of controlling and regulating the economy for the regime. The process of social development after that may really be different.

It wasn't until he was about to go to bed that Jiang Yifan put away the pen and ink, carefully rolled up Wang Qiao's drawings, and asked Ye Xinyan: "I have to talk to His Highness about this, what do you mean, okay?" ”

"Say what? Steam engine, or private? Ye Xinyan's eyes were immediately unkind. Isn't it too early for the private sector to say that the steam engine?

The emperor said that this thing, whether the patent law is promulgated or not, must be guaranteed for her. If the principle of the steam engine is leaked out at this time, the ingenuity of the ancients is not covered, and maybe the crowd will work together to make the real thing one step earlier than Wang Qiao.

When the time comes, who will she go to reason?

Jiang Yifan smiled when he saw her attitude, rubbed her hair bun that had taken off the hairpin ring, and said with a smile: "What do you want?" The mechanical workshop also has a share of our family, how can I let others be greedy for money? Besides, who dares? "With the combat power of his daughter-in-law, no one dares to stretch out his hand.

"And what are you going to say?"

Jiang Yifan said ironically: "Of course I said it." Without the widespread application of steam engines and steam engines, what else do I say private and capital? It's okay to have no position at all? ”

His words drew Ye Xinyan's big warning eyes: "If you leak my things...... You and Jinrong think about the consequences by yourself! "It seems that she really doesn't have any good way to punish her.

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Jiang Yifan and his family were talking about such a big thing as the steam engine, but the Qi family was talking about something else.

Qi Younian sent Ye Xinyan and his wife out of the door, and watched the carriage leave, and his face gradually became sad.

Mama Liu was the first to notice that Qi Younian's face was wrong, as if there was something difficult to say. She asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with the old man?" ”

Also who came out to see Ye Xinyan off were Mama Jin and the two younger ones of the Qi family. Mama Liu's words attracted the attention of others, and Qi Qi looked at Qi Younian.

Qi Younian touched Qi Jia'er's head, "It's not early, you and your cousin go to wash and sleep, and tomorrow you have to practice and go to school." You can't do it without sleep. ”

He turned his head and said to Mama Liu and Mama Jin: "It's something, I'm going to talk to you." ”

Qi Jia'er was still a little suspicious and didn't want to leave, but was forcibly pulled away by Qi Sanshun.

Qi Younian returned to the living room and motioned for Mama Liu to sit down, seeing that the two insisted on refusing, they no longer insisted on it, and sat down by themselves, saying: "When I was in Yuanzhou, Ah Qiao said that his daughter-in-law was pregnant. Mrs. Zhou Jialiang was worried about her daughter, and urged Ah Qiao and the two to wait for the fetus to sit firmly, and then send Ah Qiao's daughter-in-law back to the capital to give birth. ”

Qi Younian said, looked at Mama Jin, and said, "Ye Zi is a few years older than Aqiao's daughter-in-law, and she has been married for almost a year, why hasn't there been any movement?" I didn't mention it today because I was afraid that if I said it, the leaves would be uncomfortable. This kind of thing, I'm really an old man can't speak, so it's good to pay more attention to it in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Younian was really a little worried. For a woman of Ye Xinyan's age, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are groups of children, but she does not have a son and a half daughter. If the Jiang family is in a hurry, arrange a concubine room for Jiang Yifan or something? With the temper of his granddaughter, he couldn't live that day.

Mama Jin immediately made a mistake: "Don't say that the old man is in a hurry, the slave is also in a hurry." But every time the slave maid mentioned it, the eldest lady didn't care, saying that she wanted to go with the flow. Then there is a full promise, and you must pay attention to eating and resting. The slave maid really can't help it. ”

Mama Liu is very comfortable doing things in the Qi family now, although the Qi family is not a dignitary, but with the support of the eldest lady and the care of the prince, it is also a decent family.

These are nothing, the important thing is that the old man and eldest son of her family are now in charge of the Qi family, and they are also decent. The youngest son is working with Wang Qiao, Wang Qiao values him very much, and his future goes without saying.

The honor and disgrace of her family are closely related to Ye Xinyan, and of course she hopes that Ye Xinyan will be well. At this time, seeing that Mama Jin and Qi Younian were in trouble, she said, "Why don't Mama Jin talk to Mrs. Hou Fugu?" ”

Mama Jin only hesitated for a moment, and then responded: "It's okay, I'll go to find my wife tomorrow." I used to think that it would not be easy for my wife now, and I didn't want to bother her with these things. "Women's nobility