Looking at Min Gui's curious but pretended indifference, Mu Bin smiled: "This is the lighter given to me by His Royal Highness." Lord Min, this thing is left on the stove, and it is also convenient to start a fire. But, alas, forget it, I'll do it myself. This oil essence is very expensive, and I don't have much left. ”

Zeng Jian's eyes lit up: "Come on? Is it the same as our oil lamps? What's so precious? ”

Mu Bin simply threw the lighter to Zeng Jian: "Lord Zeng, this oil is not our lamp oil." This is the light oil after refining the black oil from Shaanxi, and His Royal Highness gave me a small barrel back then, and I hid it at home and never used it. I brought it here this time just in case, but I didn't expect it to be really useful! ”

Bite! Zeng Jian opened the steel cover of the lighter, looked over and over again, and asked curiously: "How can this be refueled?" ”

Mu Bin took the lighter, grabbed the grinding wheel and the bracket, and pulled it out. Pooh, the lighter is split in half. "There's a felt mat here, and you can just peel it off and drip oil. Here is the flint replacement port, just unscrew it and plug it in. ”

Min Gui snorted: "It's very simple, there is no wrong gold and silver decoration, there is no carved ornamentation, it is not a fine product." ”

Mu Bin is helpless, these people, grapes are always sour. "Lord Min, it's a little simpler, but it's easy to use. Without this thing, how much time is wasted by the fire sickle for half a day? ”

"Yo, how many adults are very leisurely?" Hua Houwei walked into the room, looked at the appearance of the four people, and secretly smiled.

Mu Bin immediately subconsciously stood up straight: "Lord Wang? ”

Min Gui's face suddenly pulled down, and he said lightly: "The prince is here, is he here to see the jokes of the old man?" ”

Hua Houwei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Ah! That's right, it's to take a look at Lord Min's embarrassment. Hehe, Lord Min, you have all arrived at this step of the field, and your official power is not small. It doesn't matter, one crop of rice is three or four months, and this king can afford to wait. I'm here to talk to you, but now I don't need that. Lao Wang, let's go. ”

Wu Shan stopped Hua Houwei: "Lord Wang, wait a minute." ”

Hua Houwei turned his head: "Lord Wu, we have known each other for a long time." Is there something wrong? ”

Wu Shan bowed his hand and saluted: "The lower official has something unclear about, and I want to ask the prince." ”

Hua Houwei returned the favor very politely, and he still had a good impression of Wu Shan. Regardless of his position, Wu Shan is a fair and honest person, and he is also sincere to Daming. "Tell me, I know everything."

"Lord Wang, the lower officials have always admired the Lord very much, but they never understand, why there are so many industrial ills, and why does the Lord insist on promoting them?"

Hua Houwei looked at Wu Shan and smiled slightly: "Let's go, let's talk in detail in the house." This is a room, smoky and burning, don't you choke? ”

Entering the hall, Hua Houwei sat unceremoniously on the main seat, and greeted a few people with a smile: "Sit, everyone sit." Lao Wang, you also sit. Industry is a big article, why does this king insist on promoting? Before answering this question, let me ask you, what is the current situation of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Wu Shan thought for a moment and said seriously: "After the civil fort, the two generations of kings of Chenghua and the first emperor worked hard, and the Ming Dynasty has gotten rid of the danger of destroying the country, and the country is thriving!" ”

Hua Houwei was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at Min Gui: "Lord Min, what do you think?" ”

Min Gui hesitated for a while, and finally sighed: "Ming people don't say dark words, Da Ming looks splendid, but in fact it is rotten inside, and the old man doesn't know how long it will last." ”

Hua Houwei nodded with satisfaction: "Lord Min is really a humble gentleman, and he didn't hide his lies. ”

Min Gui said stupidly: "Although the old man is different from Wang Yedao, he still disdains to cover it up. ”

"Yes, Daming seems to be cooking oil with fire, but in fact it is full of dangers."

Wu Shan looked at Hua Houwei suspiciously, then at Min Gui, and couldn't help but open his mouth to ask: "Lord Min, is this really the case?" ”

Min Gui sighed: "That's true! You're in the Inspectorate, don't touch that. The old man was getting more and more frightened. ”

"Why?"

"Yellow Book! The foundation of the Ming Dynasty lies in the land population, obviously the more the land is cultivated, the more the population is born, and the more the yellow book is born... Alas, the land is getting smaller and smaller, and the population is not realistic. ”

Hua Houwei took over the conversation: "Yes, what does this mean?" It shows that the corruption of the officials has reached the point of helplessness, and these people have disdained to cover it up, and openly say that corruption is justified! ”

Several people are people who are worried about the country and the people, and after sighing for a while, Min Gui stared at Hua Houwei: "Lord, what does this have to do with industry?" Didn't the prince want to tell the old man that industry can solve the upside down of the people, right? ”

"Yes!" Hua Houwei nodded: "Lord Min, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty lies in the land, what is the land?" The land where grain is planted is the land, and the grain is the foundation of the country. But the hearts of the people are greedy, the gentry occupy the main position, and they can't suppress their greed, this land is more and more, and the people can't live, how can there be a reason not to rebel? ”

Min Gui spread his hands: "This is also a helpless thing, since the ancestor Longdingding, there is no three-hundred-year-old dynasty in the Central Plains, and my generation is just trying its best." Hmm, can industry solve it? ”

"Yes! Industry is essentially no different from the land, but it produces much more than the grain in the field. Lord Min, with the development of industry, the wealth brought by it every year is several times that of grain, and if there is more wealth, the gentry will not squeeze out the life-saving food of the people, and the people will not take risks. Fundamentally, isn't industry a good antidome, you say? ”

Min Gui was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's difficult! Lord Wang, you have worked hard for Daming, and the old man actually admires him very much. But you also said that human nature is greedy, and after the development of industry, the gentry are still desperately looting the people, what is the difference in the ending? ”

Huahou Wei hesitated slightly, thinking of the future generations. Min Gui is right, greed is endless, and in the end, it is the people who suffer. He took a deep breath: "Lord Min, what you said is good, but the biggest difference between industry and farming is the capacity problem. ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

"Every 100 years of a dynasty is founded, and there is turmoil. It is because of the greed of the gentry and the growth of the population, and the carrying capacity of the land is so much, of course there will be problems. But the industry is different, and every technological progress will bring about the expansion of the market. Well, it's wealth, and it's going to increase a lot. The gentry did not have the time and energy, and if they looted the increased wealth, the people would naturally be much better. ”

Min Gui shook his head: "Lord Wang, the wealth in the world is constant, how can the wealth increase?" It doesn't make sense! ”

Hua Houwei remembered the scene when he talked about wealth with Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, and stood up with emotion: "Lord Min, you are wrong. Wealth comes from people, how can no one get wealth? Lao Wang, I will send someone to send "The Theory of Wealth" to Lord Min, Lord Zeng, and Lord Wu. ”

Mu Bin raised his head: "Lord Wang, why didn't you get off the official?" ”