Since he was a child, this mother has worried about him the most, getting sick twice, dropping out of school, and going on expeditions, each time she worries a lot.

Zhou Bei felt a little guilty in his heart and smiled at his mother. "Mother, it's okay."

She sighed and turned to leave.

Zhou Bei looked at her somewhat rickety back, and a sour feeling felt in his heart.

Unlike men, who have a long shelf life, she is fifty-two years old this year, and she is already an old woman.

Zhou Bei suddenly realized that his mother was old.

Zhou Dong killed the watermelon and handed a piece to Zhou Duo first. "Dad, you eat a melon first, and I'll tell the fourth brother."

Zhou Duo nodded, took the watermelon, and ate most of the piece in one bite, obviously very thirsty.

Zhou Dong also took a piece, and after eating, he said to Zhou Bei, who was eating melons: "Little Si, the dispute between the princes of Tang Wangfu affects the relationship between Tang Wangfu and Tangzhou County, as well as the interests of Xuezhou County, do you know?" ”

Zhou Bei is nearly ten years younger than Zhou Dong. However, after only fourteen years old, Zhou Bei has changed a lot, killed nine people, and repeatedly earned money for his family, even Zhou Dong has special respect for him.

Zhou Bei nodded and asked, "I only heard what the county lord said at dinner, has it already spread?" ”

Zhou Dong looked at Zhou Duo, turned his head and said: "Xuezhou County, Sanhe Mansion, including the factory, all attach great importance to the death of the prince of Tang Wang, and this time to condole, they all sent people.

Yesterday evening, after the burial of the prince of Tang, an internal meeting was held, and early this morning, some news was transmitted back to the factory by telegram. It is said that the Tang Wangfu intends to let Zhu Shiqing compete with Zhu Liqing and elect a shrewd and capable son. ”

Zhou Bei shook his head and said: "The news I got is that the Tang King supports Zhu Liqing, and the elders think that Zhu Liqing is too shrewd to be as good as Zhu Shiqing's control, and supports the ancestral family law and does not let the Tang King establish a third son." Now let them compete because the Tang King, the Council of Elders, and the Tang Prefecture County have a common interest......"

Speaking of this, Zhou Bei stood up and turned to Zhou Duo and bowed and said, "Daddy, the child is not careful, and now he has put our Zhou family in danger, and he is ashamed to be a son of man." ”

Zhou Duo sighed, picked up a piece of watermelon, and nibbled on it again. "It's okay, I can hold on."

Zhou Dong didn't know much, and when he saw this, he was puzzled and asked: "It's just that the dispute between the sons of the world has affected you to marry Youwei, how can you say so?" What else I don't know? ”

Zhou Bei sighed and introduced the process of communicating with Zhu Lihua. "Because of my own business, now my Zhou family is in a whirlpool, and I can't get out. Now I am afraid that the Tang Wangfu will take advantage of the topic and make a big deal on the grounds of the resignation of the guest of honor, and it will be difficult for my Zhou family at that time. ”

"Since Youwei is still a virgin, what reason does the Tang Mansion have to find fault with us?"

Zhou Duo sighed: "Si'er and Youwei are close, and Youwei has a marriage contract, this is wrong." The face of the palace is greater than the sky, if they are aggressive, how will our Zhou family deal with it? No matter what, it's wrong.

What's more, the county lord refuses to come forward, not only because of face, but also because I am afraid that I have taken a fancy to the patent in our hand, the wealth of 400,000 silver coins, not to mention the county lord's mansion, even the prince's mansion may not have so much cash! ”

Zhou Beidao: "If it's just for money, money is something outside the body, and the child is not reluctant to give up." The daughter is scattered and comes back, and it is a big deal to earn it later. I'm just afraid that Tang Wangfu will threaten Youwei and let the children go to Tangzhou to help them build a factory. ”

"You ......" Zhou Dong was puzzled for a moment and understood. Daddy's side of Xuezhou County will definitely not release people, since you are the patent owner, they only need to firmly grasp a few major technical patents, can open a gap in the field of mining machinery. With the hiring of some technical experts, it is really possible to set up a machinery factory. ”

Zhou Bei nodded. "King Xue's Mansion and the County Lord's Mansion will not directly oppose Tang Wang's Mansion. Now, only the two local governments of Xuezhou County and Sanhe Mansion can stand out for us. Xuezhou County is too far away, who can rely on people here in Sanhe Mansion? ”

Zhou Duo smiled and said: "There is one thing that your brothers have not seen clearly, that is, my Zhou family and patents are not completely one.

The interests of the Tang Prince's Mansion, Tangzhou County, and even the Tang Prince's Mansion were not consistent.

The Ming Patent Act is a law that has been implemented before Emperor Gaozu succeeded to the throne, and it has been nearly a hundred years ago.

In the past 100 years, because of the existence of the patent law, countless ordinary people have been given the opportunity to make progress. This passage is something that no one or any interest group dares to block or snatch.

As long as the patent is in our hands, we can take the initiative and keep the family safe. Therefore, the main question now is the future of Si'er......"

"Daddy......" Zhou Bei looked up at his father's ravine-covered face, his eyes were a little moist. The child's future is small, and the whole family is involved, and the child feels guilty. ”

Zhou Duo smiled, picked up a towel and wiped his mouth. "You have been different from ordinary people since you were a child, and you lost your childishness after entering school, although I have been sick twice and I have to worry a lot about your mother, but now my Zhou family has hundreds of thousands of dollars, most of which are due to you.

The family has enjoyed a lot of your offerings, and naturally it will also pave the way for your future. Your eldest brother is a person who keeps the success, the second brother is obsessed with technology, and the third brother is frivolous in doing things, and I have always pinned my hopes on you.

According to the Ming Law, any official must graduate from college before the age of 30, otherwise he will not be used. So, you have to go to this university, and that's the most important thing.

Xuezhou County, Sanhe Prefecture, will definitely not let me leave the Fifth Tractor Factory, nor will it be easy for Tangzhou County to set up a mining machinery factory.

But nowadays, a complete blockade is impossible, because you avoid the patents applied for in the factory, which is an important technical direction for the development of mining machinery today.

No patent is allowed to be monopolized by one company, it must be shared by more than three companies, and the fifth tractor factory must also be shared with two even if it is now bought out.

Today, there was a one-day meeting in the factory to discuss this issue. As long as we insist, one of these three is the machinery factory in Tangzhou County, and this matter will still have a turning point. ”

Zhou Bei frowned and asked, "What is the attitude of the Sanhe Mansion?" What is the attitude of the Fifth Tractor Plant? ”

Zhou Duo's smile faded, and he sighed: "Of course they don't want to let the machinery factory in Tangzhou County get a patent, but the initiative is in our hands!" ”

He glanced up at Zhou Bei and asked, "Why did you insist on avoiding the Fifth Tractor Factory in the first place?" But did you have this in mind in the first place? ”

Zhou Bei shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the child didn't expect that there would be twists and turns in the matter with Youwei, but I just felt that the previous patents were all applied for in the name of my father, and my father was the chief engineer of the factory, and the main rights and interests belonged to the tractor factory, which was unfair to my Zhou family."

Several of the patents applied for this time are invention patents, and the interests are too great, and it will be unfair to my Zhou family if the tractor factory continues to occupy most of the rights and interests...... But Daddy has been blamed for something? ”

"Of course, there is gossip, but my father is fifty and three, and now he is almost unpromoted, and this accusation will not affect me. No one will remove me from my position, and if I leave the system, although my life's work will be in vain, there are still many interests that cannot be clarified. ”

Zhou Duo is the chief engineer and belongs to the officials in the system, and his patents can only be paid by individuals from 10% to 30% of the dividends, and the majority belongs to the factory.

In the eyes of ordinary people, these inventions of the Zhou family should be Zhou Duo's ability.

But in fact, in addition to some small improved patents, most of the real invention patents are researched by Zhou Bei from those modern mining machinery in the space.

Whether it is Zhou Duo or the second Zhou Nan, they are just assistants.

But no one believes that these technologies were invented by Zhou Bei.

Now, the patent applicant is Zhou Bei, and the Fifth Tractor Factory will not take advantage, so naturally Zhou Duo will have some opinions, thinking that he is harming the public and private interests.

If it weren't for the pressure on the principal, I'm afraid the impeachment would have been sent to Ying Tianfu.

Zhou Bei had already premeditated this, and he also retained a few patents, as well as many research ideas as evidence to deal with the investigation.

Zhou Bei also understands what his father means.

Zhou Duo has too many patents under his name, many of which have not yet been granted for twenty years.

Zhou Duo is in the system, these interests are easy to calculate, if he leaves the system, the Fifth Tractor Factory and the Three Rivers Mansion are unwilling to see Zhou Duo occupy most of the rights and interests.

Therefore, no matter how big their opinions are, they will not easily remove Zhou Duo from his position as chief engineer, which means that they will pay a large amount of patent money.

Seeing that Zhou Bei understood, Zhou Duo said again: "It's useless for us to think about it now, it's mainly up to Tang Wangfu's side to make moves." You don't have to worry about them getting you involved, I'm still a little useful, and I'll be able to keep you.

It's just that Youwei is here, and I'm not sure now. After all, she has a marriage contract with Zhu Liqing, if Zhu Liqing refuses to withdraw from the marriage, no one will force him for us. So ......"

Zhou Dong sighed and said: "The little lady Youwei is indeed a good match, but if you want to marry into the door, it is not up to us to decide." ”

Zhou Bei was silent for a long time, then raised his head and asked, "Daddy, but Xuezhou County, Sanhe Mansion has exerted pressure here?" Do you want us to give up our marriage as a price to protect our family? ”

Seeing that Zhou Bei himself had figured out the relationship behind him, Zhou Duo sighed and said, "If we want to win over Xuezhou County and Sanhe Mansion, we must have a choice. Now that our Zhou family has taken root in Xuezhou County, naturally we can't turn our backs on Xuezhou County and throw ourselves to King Tang's side! ”

Facing Xuezhou County and Sanhe Mansion, Zhu Lihua, the county lord, is not enough to see.

She wanted to force herself to deal with Tang Wangfu, using her relationship with Youwei, and also grasping the reason why she couldn't do without Youwei in order to promote the family level.

But for the sake of the family, Zhou Bei must have a choice.

However, after two years of deliberation, I hope that through my marriage with Youwei, the Zhou family will leap to a higher level and plan so much.

In addition, I really like the innocent and coquettish, transparent Youwei, so I am really reluctant to give up like this.

After a long time, Zhou Bei raised his head and said, "Daddy, big brother, don't worry, I will think about it." Youwei's side, if you can't disobey it, I'll ......"

Speaking of this, Zhou Bei's heart was like a knife, and he couldn't go on. "Tomorrow...... Let's take a look at what Tang Wangfu has to say! ”

Zhou Duo nodded. "You go back and rest first, there will be no shortage of things tomorrow, you have to save enough energy. Youwei's side, we will also try our best to help you fight for it. ”