Mrs. Wang frowned and sat upright, twisting the Buddha beads without speaking. Because of Jia Zhu's death and the birth of her young son Baoyu, she disliked her daughter-in-law Li Kun very much, and even her grandson Jia Lan was not treated by her.

Li Weijian, who was turning a corner, was naturally not treated well by Mrs. Wang. It was Li Weijian who entered the Rongguo Mansion for many days, but he only saw Mrs. Wang once.

Mrs. Wang originally thought that the frugal brother was just a sour talent who went to Beijing to take the exam, and the exam was still a practical study of Laoshizi, and he was just a pickled little official who was mixed with craftsmen in the future. I never thought that this thrifty brother would make a fortune inexplicably!

The shares of the water company are more than 10 or 200,000 taels of silver per year, which is several times more than the annual income of Ning Rong's two mansions together.

Mrs. Wang didn't want to have anything to do with Li Kun and even the Li family, but the population in the house was growing, and the income never increased, but the expenses became more and more expensive. In the first month, Wang Xifeng borrowed a short amount of money, and Mrs. Wang knew the huge profits, so she encouraged her nephew Wang Xifeng to lend money to increase her income.

Originally, Wang Xifeng had already moved his mind, but Ni Er was born at this time, and something bad happened! If you can't find reliable people, the matter of money lending will be put on hold for the time being, and the expenses of the Rongguo Mansion can not be put on hold. The moon is shining, and the aunt and nephew don't know how many times they have consulted, but they can't find a way.

And now I suddenly heard that thrifty brother made a fortune!

Holding back the disgust in her heart, Mrs. Wang thought for a while before saying: "I don't want to get ahead in this matter, if it comes out, it will be like our family bullying people by seniority, you have privately found Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, and then discuss it with that frugal brother, whether you succeed or not, you have to take care of your relatives." ”

Wang Xifeng responded, feeling a slight chill in his heart. She is now in charge of the house, and the words that offend people come from her, but in fact, it is Mrs. Wang who is in charge of the house, how can she be the master?

She is a strong one, this dynasty has the power in hand to carry out the order, accustomed to the surrounding nodding and flattery, where can she bear to be empty in the coming day, and let the servants and mother-in-law in the house talk behind their backs?

As soon as Mrs. Wang pushed it clean, Wang Xifeng said goodbye, and on the way back, she could only secretly calculate. At this time, she was secretly glad in her heart, fortunately, she had never offended her sister-in-law on the surface, otherwise it would be difficult to speak this time.

After passing through the hall, Ping'er, who was on the side, whispered: "Grandma, I see that the thrifty fourth master is round on the outside and square on the inside, and he is not a good person." Grandma must have a good discussion, and don't hurt her relatives later. ”

"Huh?" Wang Xifeng paused, then walked forward slowly, and said, "Yes, you have seen Brother Jian twice. Let's talk about it, what kind of character is Brother Thrifty? ”

"It's hard to say-" Ping'er pondered: "Looking at the pleasant face, a pair of eyes are very bright. In private, those mothers-in-law all said good things about the thrifty fourth master, I inquired, but it was the maid Hongyu next to the thrifty fourth master, regardless of whether it was to take food or the objects next to it, and every once in a while I would always stuff a few coins of silver into the housekeeper. ”

Wang Xifeng was stunned, and suddenly became angry from his heart: "The surname Li is a broken rule!" Those subordinates and mothers-in-law in Su Ri are extremely unruly, and they have benefited from him, if the master next to him is driven by the day, do they have to give up some money? ”

Ping'er was speechless for a while, and then stopped, and finally said: "Grandma forgot, you told me some time ago...... I estimated that the thrifty fourth master was also helpless. After a pause, he said: "The same joy and the same value around my aunt's wife, the silver money she gave up is more than the red jade." ”

Wang Xifeng snorted angrily: "Looking back, my wife must always rectify such a mother-in-law who does not know her duty!" You continue. ”

"Yes," Ping'er responded, and said: "The thrifty fourth master doesn't care about small things, but he can meet big things...... Grandma thinks about Uncle Xue of her aunt's family, and the two of them in Dongfu, can you get a good child? ”

Wang Xifeng paused, and when he was about to get up again, he was speechless for a long time. Yes, it can be seen that Li Weijian is not easy to get along with, and he must be discussed with a good student.

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For three days in a row, Li Weijian went out early and returned late. He first met with King Chungyong again, explained some of the main points of the water company, and then asked King Chungyong to approve him to visit various workshops in the inner government.

Li Weijian has already gained fame, and this time he has made meritorious contributions, and the loyal and brave king has nothing to do, and he also sent a director to accompany him, leading Li Weijian up and down to visit the inner mansion workshop.

After the visit, Li Weijian had a rough idea in his heart, at this time there was no shortage of top craftsmen in Dashun, and the workshop was far from the factories of later generations, more like a handicraft workshop. Not to mention, the bulky boring machine alone requires four sturdy mules to push the grinding disc, which in turn is connected to the crankshaft connecting rod to drive the boring machine.

The cutter head of the boring machine is quenched and carbonized high-carbon steel, and the gun drilled is wrought iron inside and gray iron outside.

Li Weijian secretly thought to himself, at this time, Dashun's metal metallurgy process was only slightly behind Xiyi, but the metal treatment process was very different.

Because he had a rough confidence in his heart, he had to build a steam engine that could provide stable power first, so as to further promote the technological revolution.

On this day, Li Weijian and Yan Fengzhen went to the Outer City Military Courtyard again, and the previous time the two of them dropped the picture, and Chen was not easy to estimate, so he only said that he would quote in three days.

Wu Zhaosong has already been transferred to the household department, and the military academy has not yet transferred a new Langzhong, so the two of them are directly dealing with the head of Chen.

Yan Fengzhen's rifled bed is okay to say, this is for the country and the people, and the internal government has covered all the expenses. Just after it is made and verified, it will have the benefits of Yan Fengzhen.

It was Li Weijian's double expansion steam engine, and Director Chen thought about it and finally quoted a sky-high price.

"Four hundred taels? It's so dark! That's the price of the roadblock robbery, right? Yan Fengzhen went crazy when he heard it. Four hundred taels, his monthly money for a year together is not so much.

The old god in charge of Chen was saying: "Li Gongzi's machine is all made of brass, and it will naturally cost a lot of money for such a size. Moreover, all objects must be re-molded according to the size provided by Li Gongzi. Xia Guan thought about it, how could it take twenty craftsmen two months. ”

"That's—"

Li Weijian stopped the angry Yan Fengzhen, and said with a smile: "Silver money is not a problem, only one, it must be built well, and it will not cost any money." ”

A slight smile appeared on Director Chen's face: "Li Gongzi said this, and the lower officials will definitely do their best." It's just that this creation must be able to be made, and it can't be controlled whether it can run the next official or not. ”

"It's okay, it's ready, send someone to inform me, and I'll assemble it myself."

Director Chen arched his hand and said: "Li Gongzi is cool, and there is another matter in which the official must speak first." This time the cost is quite large, and you have to pay half of the silver money as a deposit. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Li Weijian shook his hand and took two hundred taels of silver tickets.

Yan Fengzhen, who was on the side, looked at it with hot eyes, and bared his teeth and said, "The resurrection is really a miracle." ”

Li Weijian laughed twice: "It's not bad for money, it's just done." It's just right today, I'll invite Brother Jingwen to eat and drink, and you can choose any place. ”

"It's still righteous enough to be resurrected-" As soon as the words changed, Yan Fengzhen suddenly twisted: "-I heard that the wine and food in Jinxiangyuan are quite distinctive. ”

Li Weijian blinked, wondering in his heart, how could this Jinxiang Courtyard sound so familiar? Yes, it seems that Xue Pan's wife invited him to go to Jinxiang Courtyard with him a few days ago.

He immediately teased and looked at the general, and looked at Yan Fengzhen with a red face: "Forehead...... In fact, Willow Springs is also fine. ”

Li Weijian smiled: "It's Jinxiangyuan, but we have to talk about it another day." I just remembered that I had to go home early today. ”

Yan Fengzhen responded with his head in succession. He has a strict family education, and most of the monthly silver is spent on practical learning, which has just opened the meat, and I heard someone mention the wonders of Jinxiangyuan, so I gave birth to the idea of finding out.

The two of them said no more, and returned before noon. On the road, Yan Fengzhen said that his father Yan Xiyao was strict about his entry into the officialdom, and privately asked for a favor from now on.

Li Weijian secretly thought, Yan Xiyao, the old fox, is really a good person! This is to see that Yan Fengzhen is not good at officialdom communication, which hinders his career, and instead seeks to transform into a nobleman in order to ensure prosperity in the future.

Yan Fengzhen slandered twice, and suddenly said: "Have you ever heard of Fusheng that Chen Duxian has crossed the Yellow River and will enter Beijing in a few days." I heard that the sage repeatedly issued a decree to urge, and we were not in a hurry to leave. Tsk, it's been more than three months on the road. ”

Chen Hongmou is going to Beijing?

Yan Fengzhen said again: "The day after resurrection, I climbed Chen Duxian...... No, it's Chen Xiang, and the future is definitely limitless. It's really enviable. ”

"Huh?" Li Weijian looked at him with a smile and said, "Why do I want to climb up to Chen Xiang?" ”

Yan Fengzhen said: "How can you show your ambitions if you have such a practical foundation and are good at practice, and you don't follow the path of Chen Xiangmen?" ”

Li Weijian only smiled and shook his head: "Brother Jingwen thinks too much." ”

Climbing Chen Hongmou? That's self-defeating.

Who is Chen Hongmou? To put it bluntly, it is the sharpest knife in the hands of the saint, used to redivide the world. The so-called change of the law, the past dynasties and dynasties are just a redivision of interests, blocking people's financial routes is like killing their parents, and this kind of work is the most dangerous.

Let's look at Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, can those who changed the law in previous dynasties have a good end? Li Weijian will be rushing to cling to the past, maybe there will be more than ten years of scenery, but as long as Chen Hongmou falls, he will have to follow and go around.

After the counterattack, how could Li Weijian's body and bones withstand it?

Besides, his Li Weijian's path is different from Chen Hongmou's. One is to re-cut the cake, and the other is to make the cake bigger, and I am afraid that it will not be beautiful when mixed in one place.

At present, the reform of the DPRK and China has not yet begun, but it is roughly divided into two parties, the old and the new. In fact, the new party can be called the imperial party, while the old party represents a wide range of gentry and noble interests.

Li Weijian promoted the industrial revolution, and the beneficiaries were by no means ordinary people, the first to benefit were these nobles and gentry! Because of this, how could he, Li Weijian, stand on the opposite side of these people?

Of course, the saints hate these nobles, and Li Weijian doesn't have to deal with them, but those gentry can be befriended.

It's a shame that some time ago, Wu Zhaosong broke the three ways to advance, but Li Weijian was still struggling with how to sway left and right in the change. This time, however, there was no need to go into the Ministry of Internal Affairs and secretly continue to build machines, and the gentry who benefited from it would naturally spontaneously promote the industrial process.

Yan Fengzhen, who was in the same car, didn't believe it: "Resurrection says this, I'm afraid there is no way, right?" Oh, and it seems that the resurrection will not take the path of Chen Xiang. ”

Li Weijian smiled and groaned: "Why don't we make a bet?" ”

"Bet on what?"

"I lost, I even invited Brother Jingwen to a banquet for a month, and I can choose any place."

"Okay."

"Don't worry, if Brother Jingwen loses, it's good that you can't have sex with each other for a few months."

"You-" Yan Fengzhen jumped like thunder: "Li Fusheng, you are not a good person!" ”

"To bet or not?"

Yan Fengzhen gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Bet!" ”

Li Weijian was suddenly overjoyed, thinking that if he cheated Yan Fengzhen once, it could be regarded as a repayment of his father's debt.

On this day, Yan Fengzhen was sent first, and Li Weijian returned to his small courtyard. He was in such a hurry to come back because he sent Hongyu yesterday to invite his eldest sister Li Kun to come to the small courtyard for dinner today.

One has not seen him for many days, and the other is that he has passed a penny in the inner mansion and hung it in Li Kun's name, which can be regarded as a slight repayment for Li Kun's previous care.

The eldest sister doesn't know what to think, the monthly silver is obviously the same as Jia's mother, and there are some fields to subsidize, but she is frugal and frugal. Thinking about it, the eldest sister Li Kun doesn't need to be so frugal in the future, right?

The carriage was returned at the corner gate first, and Li Weijian and Wu Haiping crossed the sandwich road to the door of the small courtyard, and Wu Haiping handed over the blanket on his body to Li Weijian, and the inside was two hundred taels of silver barley.

After instructing Wu Haiping to go to the front yard tomorrow morning to listen to the errand, Li Weijian carried the blanket inside, and Hongyu greeted him early.

"Fourth master, yo, what is this mentioning?" She hurried over to pick it up.

Two hundred taels of silver is converted into twelve catties, Li Weijian deliberately made the bad never break, and handed it directly to the red jade, and the red jade sank as soon as he started: "Blind, why is it so heavy?" ”

Li Wei said thriftily: "The two hundred taels of silver that I just redeemed, I kept it for my family's expenses, and I went to take it for Qingwen to collect." ”

"Hey." Hongyu's face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly walked a few steps into the house first.

The white barley poured out of the blanket and immediately covered the small half table. Xiangling came over to serve Li Weijian to scrub, and the rest of the maids guarding the silver barley were all smiling.

Na Qingwen put the silver barley into the box, and said with a smile: "I said that this silver is unbearable to spend before, but now the fourth master will take back two hundred taels, which is enough to chew for two or three months." ”

Li Weijian sat down with a golden knife, Xiu Ying hurriedly served warm tea, he took a sip of the bowl and said, "Have you ever said hello to the kitchen?" ”

Hongyu said: "Fourth master, rest assured, I have already greeted Sister-in-law Liu." gave up a tael of silver, and the sister-in-law Liu agreed without a word, saying that Baozhun Er's wine banquet today was in line with the fourth master's mind. ”

"That's good."

As soon as he was talking, it was time for Shen to arrive, Suyun called the door outside, and Hongyu greeted the general, and returned with joy: "Fourth master, grandma is here with her brother." ”