"Naturally, there are others!" Jiang Mo smiled like a gentleman, and asked Qin Mu to bring up a small leather sofa, "Uncle Zheng, you can sit on it and try it!" ”

Zheng Yuanyu looked at this thing with some novelty, and leaned up, "It's really comfortable, I didn't expect you to be able to create such a novelty?" ”

"This is called a sofa, I am arrogant and lascivious, and naturally I like to tinker with something that makes people comfortable!" Jiang Mo laughed.

"Hahaha, the virtuous nephew is quite humorous, the prince doesn't mind if I call it that, right?" Zheng Yuanyu deliberately narrowed the distance.

"You are an elder, and you will send you any good things you make in the future!"

After the normal greetings and gifts, Jiang Mo said officially: "The little nephew has a business, I don't know if I can talk to Uncle Zheng?" ”

"Virtuous nephew and say!"

"Coal mine, I don't know if Uncle Zheng has heard of it?"

"The Zheng family in Kaifeng also has a business of ore, salt and iron, so naturally they have heard that Shanxi seems to produce coal mines, but it has not been used on a large scale."

"This one burns more slowly, whether it's for heating or ironmaking, it's a good fuel, you can try ironmaking!"

"How much does it cost?"

"At the price of carbon!"

"1.5 Wen a pound?"

"The mining cost in the early stage is definitely relatively high, but I can only sell it at the price of carbon, and then I can renegotiate the price in combination with the market and mining market."

Zheng Yuanyu patted the sofa: "The virtuous nephew has given such a good gift, you can give it a try!" ”

Jiang Mo handed Uncle Zheng a letter, "This is my letter of recommendation, which has the address of the Qin family, and by the way, I asked Uncle Zheng to help and send some ...... to Tianxiaju and Jiang Mansion."

"Okay, by the way, nephew, I think this sofa is good, and it can be traded."

Jiang Mo smiled awkwardly: "It will take two years for the filling materials inside to be produced......"

"It's okay, it's okay, then I'll book it first!" Zheng Yuanyu got up and smiled.

Jiang Mo immediately said solemnly: "There is also the matter of the paper mill, I want to discuss it with Uncle Zheng!" ”

"I heard Feng'er say, those papers can only be used by the Zheng family and your mansion, and selling them will inevitably cause a big storm!"

"But ......"

Zheng Yuanyu raised his hand to stop Jiang Mo from speaking: "But reading and literacy are monopolized by the gate lord clan? As a result, even if the civil officials of the scientific examination, in addition to the gate lord clan, are all rich merchants or small gate lord clans, and the real poor family can't get ahead at all? ”

"Exactly" Jiang Mo arched his hand.

Zheng Yuanyu shook his head and knelt on his main seat: "The Zheng family is also a clan of gate lords, so naturally this matter will also be related to the survival of the Zheng family......

Jiang Mo tried to persuade the other party: "How could it be! With a lot of resources in their hands, the gate lord clan will always be the gate lord clan, but they are just facing more competition in their careers, and it is also good for the country, and the Zheng family or other nobles still have an absolute advantage in education and wealth! ”

Zheng Yuanyu's face sank, and his voice increased a lot: "Even if the Zheng family has such righteousness, the other gate lord clans will not agree, and the largest gate lord clan will not let us go easily...... The Zheng family can't resist thousands of gate valves! ”

Zheng Xiaofeng just tried the sofa, and gave Jiang Mo an expression of "I told my father a long time ago", and shook his head at Jiang Mo, signaling that there was no need to continue.

"Ji family?" Jiang Mo did not relent.

"Whether it is said that the surname of the big five is Gaomen, or the sixth surname is Gaomen, in fact, the Zheng family is the weakest, there are very few people in the officialdom, the highest official is only an old man, and the business is also limited to the surrounding area of Kaifeng. The Cui family is also comparable to us...... In addition to the Ji family, there is also the entire Shanxi industry of the Wang family, and there is also a large number of business in the official family in cooperation with the Ji family. Zheng and Cui are the two families, and they can barely speak in front of the others......"

"My nephew understands, but it's man-made!"

Zheng Yuanyu stared at Jiang Mo for a long time before he said coldly: "Then I'd rather give you the paper mill, maybe Qi Shizi is indeed suitable for doing this, but the Zheng family can't participate in ......"

Jiang Mo heard what Zheng Yuanyu meant, "Okay, the 3,000 taels of silver invested by the Zheng family, the little nephew will return the ......."

Zheng Xiaofeng finally heard some gunpowder, got up and persuaded him: "Dad, Jiang Gongzi, do you really want to be so decisive?" ”

"Sending off!" Zheng Yuanyu was even more indifferent under Zheng Xiaofeng's or.

also arranged for the family to drive Jiang Mo out, and also made the family shout, "Qi Shizi, don't enter the gate of the Zheng family in the future!" ”

It seems that people passing by know that Jiang Qi and the Zheng family have fallen out......

…………

Jiang Mo went out of the Zheng Mansion, then went to the Imperial City and the East Palace, and after letting the guards pass the word, after waiting for a long time, Jiang Mo was able to enter the East Palace of the Imperial City, and this is only an East Palace, and the layout and size have caught up with the Qi Palace.

Jiang Mo came to the Hall of Virtue, and also gave a few bottles of wine and a sofa, Jiang Mo first saluted, and then smiled and showed vitality like the previous grandson: "This is a sofa made of cotton!" ”

Taisun Ji Wuchi had a sad face, and when he saw the sofa sitting down, he smiled slightly, "Hehe, it's not bad... Hey"

Then he drooped his face and sighed.

Jiang Mo asked, "What's wrong?" Your Highness? ”

Ji Wuchi stared at Jiang Mo, "Hey, I haven't been able to see Miss Zheng recently, and Grandpa Huang has given me a problem." ”

Jiang Mo was curious, "What kind of problem?" ”

"That's it......" Ji Wuchi seemed to smile, and instantly lowered his face again, "Hey, I can't tell you this, I just think it's too difficult, if I'm alone in the future, it's even more difficult......"

Jiang Mo knew that maybe the old emperor told Ji Wuchi about the court situation and world affairs, which made Ji Wuchi, who was simple-minded, very incomprehensible, and he asked tentatively: "You are not alone, there are hundreds of civil and military officials and people in the world......

"Hey" Ji Wuchi didn't want to talk more, so he could only change the topic, "Do you have anything else to do with me?" ”

"I want to talk to you about some business!"

"Heck, I'm not in business either." Ji Wuchi waved his hand, obviously a little impatient.

Jiang Mo thought about it for a long time, but still said in a low voice but very firmly: "I know that the political groups of the Great Zhou are complicated, especially the gate lord clan affects the royal dominance to a certain extent, and many decisions need to be in line with the interests of the gate lord clan before they can be made. So you want to break the pattern? Do you want all the scholars in the world to have their hearts set on the imperial power of the Ji family? ”

Ji Wuchi lay on the table and glanced at Jiang Mo: "You shouldn't discuss politics, my imperial grandfather will definitely kill you when he hears it!" ”

Jiang Mo shook his head and smiled: "I'm not discussing politics, the Ji family of the gate lord clan is in control of paper printing, and the high price of paper and books makes it even more difficult for the people to read, but if I can make an ordinary person can also read and write, and the real Han Shi can also stand on the political stage and show his strength, when you inherit the unification, are you still worried that the people of the world are facing the Great Zhou and His Royal Highness?" At the same time, it will be a fatal blow to the gate lord clan and even the princes? ”