In this world, only by sharing risks can we share wealth, and it is obviously unrealistic to let the Meng family give everything to just one of their own words.

Zhu Yongteng naturally understood this truth, so he said such a sentence.

It is to give the Meng family father and son a reassuring pill!

However, this matter ultimately depends on Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

If it is said that the hybrid rice has not been cultivated, it is difficult to say.

But now hybrid rice should be 80% or 90% sure of success, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang see and believe that there must be many things in this world that he has not seen.

For example, potatoes, corn, these extremely ordinary foods in the eyes of later generations, if they can enter the Ming Dynasty a few years earlier, I don't know what kind of height they can raise the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

He believed that Zhu Yuanzhang had such vision and courage to see the great significance behind this voyage.

Moreover, shipbuilding is not a day's work, to build a fleet, it is estimated that it will not work in two years, and the hybrid rice will inevitably be successful by then, which is even more convincing.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang agrees, his decision is correct.

This investment is definitely a sure win!

Corn and potatoes can be found, but the profits from this voyage alone are unimaginable.

And that's it!

The business that formed a monopoly never lost money!

This is a fact-tested in practice!

So Zhu Yunxi did not hesitate to let the Meng family father and son start preparing for this matter.

Listening to Zhu Yunxi's words, the father and son of the Meng family glanced at each other, moved and a little ashamed.

They suddenly felt that they were living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"Actually, that's not what the old man meant."

Meng Dacai was a little embarrassed and stammered.

Zhu Yunxi smiled, and did not take Meng Dacai's hesitation to heart just now, but said lightly:

"Two million taels of silver were invested in each of them in advance, a total of four million taels, which should be enough."

Meng Dacai thought about it, nodded and responded:

"Originally, it was more than enough, but since the third master said that he wanted to build the largest ship, it is estimated that the silver should be about the same."

It seems that the Meng family is really the richest man in Chang'an, and he didn't frown at all for two million taels of silver..... Zhu Yunxi nodded and admonished:

"This matter should be done in secret, not in public."

Meng Dacai nodded hurriedly, he naturally understood this truth.

After Zhu Yunxi left, the Meng family father and son immediately began to discuss, and finally unanimously decided to build the shipyard in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"It seems that I have to go to Zhejiang immediately and talk to your uncles about Zhejiang."

Meng Dacai said to Meng Chong.

The Meng family is a big family, and several of Meng Dacai's brothers are engaged in business in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and there are Meng Chong's third and fifth uncles in Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone, and this matter is related to the rise and fall of the entire Meng family, and the money consumed is also quite large.

Four million taels of silver sounds like a lot, but it is only for shipbuilding, and it is estimated that it will have to be doubled to carry out seafaring trade.

Therefore, the entire Meng family needs to be involved, and all Meng Dacai must personally go to various places and explain this matter to the brothers everywhere.

"Your marriage will wait for the time being."

Meng Dacai said to Meng Chong: "After I finish this matter, several uncles should come to this Ying Tianfu at that time, and it will not be too late to do it at that time." ”

Meng Chong nodded and said:

"This matter is not in a hurry, my father can rest assured, I will open a few cloth villages in Yingtianfu first, and I will help Miao Miao when I have nothing to do."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: "She is in the Qinglou Academy, what can I help her?" ”

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When he came out of the Meng Mansion, it was almost dusk, and Zhu Yunxi jumped into the carriage and went straight to the heavenly world.

He hadn't been here for a while, and at this time he was feeling a little hungry, so he was going to check it out and have a bite to eat.

Walking into the heavens and the earth, from the front building to the backyard, Zhu Yunxi looked at the people who were constantly shuttling and busy, and couldn't help nodding frequently.

"It seems that Lin Wan's business level is quite high."

He thought in his heart that when he came to the backyard, he didn't find Shu Miao and the others.

"Did they all go to Qinglou Academy?"

He was a little different, because it was almost time to go to the guest at this time, and it was impossible for none of the three girls to be there, right?

At this moment, a gentle voice came from my ear:

"Lin Wan has seen the third master."

Zhu Yunxi turned around, but saw that Lin Wan had stood silently behind him at some point, bending down to salute him.

Why doesn't this girl walk without a sound...... Zhu Yunxi subconsciously looked down at Lin Wan's feet, but unfortunately the skirt was too big and she didn't see anything.

Lin Wan is a famous prostitute, so she naturally knows that some men have some special habits, and when she saw Zhu Yunxi's eyes at this moment, she immediately remembered the rumored story of Zhu Yunxi taking off Han Xiang's embroidered shoes, and a flush rose on her face.

"Are you the only one, what about them?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't expect that he could misunderstand the other party with one look, and asked casually.

"My Fair Girl has always been in Qinglou Academy, and rarely comes here."

Lin Wan replied: "Allure and Shi Chu were called out by Lord Jiang early in the morning, and they haven't come back yet. ”

Isn't this girl really scared?

...... Zhu Yunxi looked at Lin Wan's somewhat evasive and somewhat fearful eyes, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

Actually, there is nothing wrong with that!

At this moment, Zhu Yunxi was no longer the giggling teenager in Lin Wan's heart, she clearly knew that there was actually something frightening in the seemingly innocent eyes of the young man in front of her.

"I'm hungry, you can give me something to eat."

Zhu Yunxi said deliberately relaxed.

Lin Wan nodded, welcomed Zhu Yunxi to her small building, and then ordered the maids to immediately bring exquisite food from the front building.

"Come on, let's have some food together, you'll be busy in a while."

Zhu Yunxi sat down and said with a smile at Lin Wan.

Lin Wan was obviously a little restrained, and the corners of her mouth tried to pull out a smile and said:

"Third master, you eat, I'll just wait by the side."

It seems that this Jiang Xuan really scared them...... Zhu Yongteng glared and pretended to be angry and shouted:

"How can I do that, if I am hungry, it will be a big loss for my third master, and besides, I don't like others standing by and watching me eat."

As he spoke, he directly took Lin Wan's hand and pressed the other party to sit down beside him.

Lin Wan smiled gently, a little helpless, and asked, "Isn't the third master still drinking today?" ”

"Let's have a couple of drinks."

Although Zhu Yunxi doesn't like to drink very much, somehow, facing Lin Wan at this moment, he suddenly wants to drink two more glasses.

So Lin Wan poured him a glass of wine, and then stretched out her slender and white jade fingers, peeled off the shrimp shell, and put it in the porcelain plate in front of Zhu Yunxi.

It's just that she has been silent, which makes Zhu Yunxi feel a little uncomfortable inexplicably.

"Who else is in Miss Lin Wan's family?"

In order to break the embarrassment, Zhu Yunxi asked without words.

Lin Wan was stunned, Zhu Yunxi's words seemed to touch her heart, her eyes suddenly began to redden, and she replied in a low voice:

"Lin Wan was sold to Qinglou by her parents when she was very young, and there is only one younger brother in the family."

Speaking of this, she sighed: and continued: "My parents passed away one after another two years ago, and now only my younger brother is left to study in Jiangnan. ”

Looks like she's a hard-working girl...... Zhu Yunxi sighed in his heart, and asked with some hesitation: "Then you ...... Hate your parents? ”

Lin Wan shook her head slightly, and said without thinking, "They are for my good." ”

"For your own good?"

Zhu Yunxi shouted loudly, completely unable to understand the logic of this, but listened to Lin Wan say quietly:

"There was a famine in Jiangnan that year, and there was an epidemic of plague, if I wasn't sold to the Qinglou, the whole family would have starved to death."

"And then they survived with the money they sold you?"

Lin Wan nodded: "Yes, later I became more and more famous, and I was able to help my family, so that my younger brother could go to school and study like other people's children." ”

When she said this, Lin Wan looked calm and light, without a trace of complaint.

"In other words, Lin Wan has become a money-making tool in her family?"

Zhu Yunxi was stunned and thought, he didn't have Lin Wan's consciousness, in his consciousness, parents would never sell their daughters.

Even if it's starvation!

Maybe this is the imprint of the times, right?

...... Zhu Yunxi shook his head and decided not to think about it anymore.

Because this is the case with the Ming Dynasty, women have a low status and can be bought and sold as commodities, which is a deep-rooted ideology, even if they can sit on that dragon chair, it is estimated that it will be difficult to change;

He looked at Lin Wan's somewhat sad eyes, and said with a gentle smile:

"With a sister like you, then your little brother must be studying hard, right?"

Who knew that it was okay not to say this, as soon as his voice fell, Lin Wan couldn't hold back any longer, sobbed softly, and choked up:

"But he never called me sister in front of outsiders, and I know that I made him feel ashamed."

Isn't this an ungrateful white-eyed wolf?

...... Zhu Yunxi was unhappy in her heart, and couldn't help frowning, but she heard Lin Wan choke and continued:

"Actually, I can understand him, after all, he is surrounded by people who are reading, so he naturally looks down on a woman like me, if he lets others know that I am his sister, he will definitely despise him."

"So he doesn't recognize you?"

Zhu Yunxi held back the anger in his chest and asked in a deep voice.

Lin Wan shook her head, with a hint of sadness on her face, and said gloomily:

"He will win fame in the future, so naturally he has his helplessness, in fact, I know that he has my sister in his heart."

"Have you in my heart?"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help sneering: "I don't dare to call you sister to your face, this also means that I have you in my heart?" ”

This sentence pierced Lin Wan's heart like a sharp sword, and the big tears on her face flowed down desperately.

She raised her head and wept silently, and the sadness on her face made Zhu Yunxi feel inexplicably distressed.

"If you want to cry, cry out loud, don't suffocate yourself."

Zhu Yunxi said to Lin Wan, sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand, and patted Lin Wan's shoulder.