Chapter 176: Buying a Life
With the right to choose, how can it be regarded as the Qingshui Yamen?
In Li Weijian's previous life, a small official with real power could drive the surrounding township officials to flock to him. When the time comes, just find a lecturer and hold a three- or five-day study seminar, this person eats horses and chews plus the lecturer's fee, and he is embarrassed not to pay a few thousand?
As soon as Li Weijian said his idea, Hu Debiao blinked and hesitated: "This ...... Can it be done? If the army collects money, I am afraid that it will provoke the impeachment of the superintendent of the imperial history, and the criminal department will come to interrogate the official. ”
Li Weijian said: "Lang Zhong is too worried, we naturally don't want to ask the army directly for money, but let's get a plan, aimed at improving the combat level of the generals in the army, and then make a big competition at the end of each period, and the winner will be given priority when he is selected.
The inner government is now very rich, and Lang Zhong Mo said that it was a few thousand taels, even tens of thousands of taels of silver could be sought. ”
"Ahh Hu Debiao clasped his palms together and looked at Li Weijian more and more pleasing to the eye: "Then this plan-"
"One person is short, if you work together, you must always meet the prince's wishes."
"Okay, well, the resurrection is really not a loss to the name of the God of Wealth."
Hood Biaole stumbled away. Looking at it in the distance, Li Weijian Shi Ran sat down, tasted a little towards the teacup, and smiled on his face. The King of Loyalty and Courage did not believe that he could train the gunners, so he took the sword and went to the front of the sword, and the soldiers of the Beijing battalion were trained. It's not easy to step and ride Li Weijian, this gunner has something to say.
Looking through the case file, Li Weijian carefully observed Dashun's metallurgical industry. Dashun inherited the former Ming Dynasty, the former Ming Dynasty originally smelting the center of iron in Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zunhua, Foshan, it can be seen that the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in the north of the hundred industries withered, the iron smelting industry obviously shifted to the south.
At this time, the iron smelting output of Lianghu and Jiangxi plummeted, Foshan remained the same, and Zunhua was not as good as before, but it was the sudden rise of Hanzhong.
Dashun Taizong Li Guoding regularly opened the iron ban, and now the tax rate is only one out of fifteen, but because of the long distance, the remote place far away from the iron-smelting center, the price of iron is still expensive.
I have taken a brief look at the iron industry in Hanzhong and Foshan, the Hanzhong Iron Works is run by the internal government, and most of the large and small iron factories in Foshan are organized by the private sector. Because Foshan Iron Industry still uses charcoal, because the quality of the iron it produces is far better than the other place.
Then I turned to the Zunhua Iron Factory, which not only has all kinds of data, but also depicts in detail the blast furnace used in Zunhua. Li Weijian looked at the short and fat blast furnace for a headache, it was so low, not to mention the fuel consumption, and the quality of the iron smelted was not high.
As for steelmaking, it is still an extremely primitive method of frying steel.
Li Weijian can design a more suitable blast furnace, but this blast furnace is too high, and adding material to it has become a problem, and machinery is needed to add it to it. But the partial inner government is now making every effort to build firecrackers and artillery, and has no time to build steam engines.
After a few turns, the question becomes a chicken-and-egg one. Li Weijian thought about it for a long time, and could only pin his hopes on the machinery factory he opened. He secretly thought to himself, Dashun can stably produce gray iron, what is lacking is suitable steel, and it is better to design a Martin furnace when he turns around.
In this way, iron ingots and iron ore can be purchased from all over the world, and the extreme open-hearth ore method can be used to produce suitable steel.
It's a pity that he is engaged in metallurgical machinery, how to make steel is only a half-understood, even if he comes up with an alkaline open-hearth, he can only test furnace by furnace, so that he can get the low-carbon steel, high-carbon steel, and spring steel he wants.
After thinking about it, this gas generator has no idea at all, but I am afraid that the open-hearth stove will not be good. Well, after thinking about it, let's honestly go to the reflex stirring furnace first.
For half a month, Li Weijian went to the yamen on time to order. A few newspapers, a cup of tea, a stack of snacks, after reading it, I will write and draw at the desk, and when I don't have time, I will go to the steam engine factory in the outer city every three or five times.
Now the land in the factory has been leveled, and some houses have been built. More than 200 craftsmen invited are now casting all kinds of instruments with clay models according to Li Weijian's design drawings. There were some parts that could not be cast, so Li Weijian had to give up his face and go to the Armament Institute to pestering Chen.
This Chen is good at all, as long as the money is enough, it is easy to speak. Li Weijian only accounts for 10% of the shares in this factory, and he naturally does not feel distressed when he spends the money. went twice in a row, and dropped an urgent order of more than 3,000 taels of silver, and Director Chen took it in a daze, and promised to make it all before the end of the month.
After Li Weijian fiddled out the design of the alkaline open-hearth, it was suddenly dawned that it had been more than 20 days since he unconsciously moved away from Rongguo Mansion. On that day, I should have promised Jia's mother, and I often went back to take a look at it every other day, but I didn't see it for more than 20 days, which is really unreasonable.
Because it was a turn of the day, Li Weijian took a four-color gift after letting go of the government and drove straight to Rongguo Mansion.
Menzi Yu Liu was bored and was guarding the corner gate, and saw a carriage coming from the east side of Ningrong Street in the distance, and there were two horses in front of him. Looking closely, the person who took the lead was Ding Rufeng next to the thrifty fourth master!
"Eh!" Yu Liu was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him at the bottom of the stairs early.
When the carriage stopped in front of the corner gate, Yu Liu hurriedly set up the stool diligently, and saw that the curtain was lifted, and Li Weijian, who was dressed in a red official robe, walked out from the inside.
The red official robe was dazzling, and Yu Liu hurriedly slammed it to the ground: "The little one greets the lord!" ”
Li Weijian got out of the car and said with a smile: "Yu Liu, I haven't seen you for many days, but you are getting richer?" ”
"Lord To, the little one eats well and sleeps well, isn't it blessed? Hey, it's not as small as the sir, but the sirr is getting more and more radiant. ”
Li Weijian laughed and threw a piece of silver barley over casually: "Where did you learn the crooked words?" Take it and read a few books, and use less words that you don't know in the future. ”
"Eh, Lord Xie." Xi Zizi's subordinates, Yu Liu hurriedly whispered: "Sir, the lord and the eldest lord have been released, and there has been nothing going on in the mansion recently." ”
"yes, okay." Li Weijian answered, and then carried the four-color salute and walked into the corner door. When the steward saw it, he hurriedly greeted the general, accompanied by a smiling face, and hurriedly sent someone to inform the inside.
After walking a few steps towards the Neiyi Gate, even the chief manager Lai Da also greeted him. is also accompanied by a smiling face, and that smile is full of flattery.
Revisiting the old place, thinking about the first time I entered the Rongguo Mansion on the same day, the situation is naturally very different. Li Weijian smiled on his face and sighed in his heart, so he still has to be motivated. You climb high, and you look down with smiling faces; Climb low, and look up and see that it's all butts!
When I entered the inner door, I was greeted by a housekeeper, and I said words of praise from time to time on the road. Li Weijian casually asked the old lady how her body was, and her mother-in-law only said that everything was fine, but she was old, and she was a little bad in autumn and winter.
Turning around the hall, I saw Li Kun's maid Biyue coming out of the weeping flower door, and I caught a glimpse of Li Weijian who was first happy, greeted him, and then saw his mother-in-law on the side, and suddenly looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
Is there something wrong with this?
Li Weijian said to the mother-in-law: "Mama Xu, my relatives, I have lived in the house for more than half a year, but I am not a foreigner." I'll just go by myself, and Mama Xu will go and get busy. ”
That Mama Xu is also a discerning person, and said with a smile when she heard this: "The lord said so, then I will go by myself." ”
As soon as Mama Xu left, Biyue stepped forward to give a blessing: "The fourth master of thrift hasn't been here for some days." ”
Li Weijian said with a straight face: "But something happened to the eldest sister?" ”
"This-" Biyue looked around, and when she saw that there was no one, she lowered her voice and said, "Fourth Master, it's still the beginning of the month." On that day, the grandmother returned from the palace and went to the carriage on Deningrong Street with a broken axle. The grandmother didn't want to wait, thinking that it would only be a few steps, so she got out of the carriage and went home. I don't want to bump into Najari halfway! ”
Li Weijian suddenly frowned.
I heard Biyue say again: "Some of them didn't say it, and they said that Brother Lan is not very dedicated to private studies now, and he will come back to talk to his grandmother." The fourth master also knew that our grandmother was most concerned about Lan Ge'er's schooling, and she agreed to it without much thought at the moment.
After two days, Jia Rui really came over, and said it without a margin, and the toad's desire to eat swan meat was almost written on his face!
The eldest grandmother was stunned about this for several days, and yesterday Na Jia Rui came to pester, and the eldest grandmother hid in the old lady's courtyard to avoid being angry. ”
Li Weijian was furious: "No one is a bastard, he must not die well!" ”
Last time Jia Jing celebrated his birthday, everyone gathered in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rui caught a glimpse of Wang Xifeng and became a thief, and turned his head and was beaten violently by Li Weijian. This guy probably thought that it was Jia Lian who made the shot, but he extinguished Wang Xifeng's thoughts, but he actually hit the big sister with the idea.
Oh, is it really his Li Weijian's sister who is easy to bully?
Li Weijian was furious, took a deep breath and said, "You don't care about this matter, I have my own plans." ”
Biyue hurriedly breathed a sigh of relief, and said worriedly: "Fourth Master, you won't make trouble, right?" ”
Li Weijian sneered: "What can it be?" It's not even a child, it's not the surname Jia, whether this kind of goods can be mixed with a full meal is between the two. That's it, you see the big sister to make her feel at ease, three or two days, I will take care of this fang! ”
Biyue answered, and then she retired.
Li Weijian walked towards the Hanging Flower Gate, thinking to himself in his heart, no wonder the eldest sister was angry, she was a widow and unemployed, and she was the most taboo about such things. If it spreads, it will be yellow mud pasted on the crotch of the pants, not but.
It's hard to get rid of the hatred in his heart with a single beating, since this fang has a lustful heart, then let him die on the obscene word!
Entering the hanging flower door, seeing the big maid mandarin duck coming up, the cold color on Li Weijian's face suddenly disappeared, and then he smiled and greeted the maid.
Li Weijian only said that the new official took office, and there were many chores, so he delayed the transfer of the house. Mother Jia liked Li Weijian in her heart, and half-truthfully and disgusted a few times, and then turned to talk about the side.
After sitting for a while, Sanchun, Daiyu, and Baochai rushed over when they heard the news, and Li Weijian smiled and chatted with the girls for a long time, but he just talked about the matters in the inner yamen.
Later, Wang Xifeng and Li Kun also came, and the eldest sister Li Kun obviously got the news from Biyue, and her eyes were full of worry when she looked at Li Weijian.
Seeing that it was approaching Shen, Jia's mother mainly left Li Wei to eat frugally, and also sent people to add two more dishes to the kitchen. Li Weijian was full of annoyance, where can he eat this time?
Only said that his colleagues had a small gathering in the evening, and his newcomer was not good at refuting the face of his colleagues, and Jia's mother regretted a few words and asked Li Weijian to come back when he was free.
Li Weijian agreed, and then got up to say goodbye.
As soon as he got up, Li Kun got up with him, and wanted to say a few words when he saw him off, but he was preempted by Wang Xifeng.
I heard Wang Xifeng smile and said: "Ancestor, Brother Jian is now out of business, it's easy to get over the house, and I have to take care of it." In the coming day, if you can't say it, you will ask for it on the head of the thrifty brothers. Giggles, I'm going to send off Brother Jian. ”
With Wang Xifeng here, Li Kun naturally didn't want to say anything, because he hesitated slightly, he saw the two of them leave Rongqing Hall together.
Li Kun secretly raised his heart, for fear that Li Weijian would be angry for a while and make a big incident.
I didn't mention it for the time being, but said that Li Weijian and Wang Xifeng came out of Rongqing Hall, Wang Xifeng only made a look, and Ping'er took the maid to quietly take a few steps back.
After passing the Weeping Flower Gate, Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Frugal, that Jia Rui's thief is not dead." I was beaten last time, but I didn't dare to beat my idea, but I turned my head and pondered my sister-in-law again. ”
Li Weijian bowed his head and said: "Thank you second sister-in-law for telling me, I know about this." ”
Wang Xifeng's housekeeper, where can I hide the big and small things in the house?
When Wang Xifeng saw him say this, he hurriedly said: "Brother Jian, it's not that I don't care, I only learned yesterday that I arranged Brother Qiang and Brother Rong to deal with Na Jia Rui." ”
How can Wang Xifeng deal with it? It's just a lovesick game, and Jia Rui finally died of a cold by himself. It's only October now, and it's not yet to the extent that the moon is ten winters and the water drops into ice.
Since Li Weijian has hatred in his heart, where can he tolerate Jia Rui's hard work?
Because he smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law, next time there is such a thing, just send someone to tell me." This time, I won't work for my second sister-in-law, so as not to get my hands dirty. ”
Wang Xifeng couldn't figure out what Li Weijian was thinking for a while, so he only said: "Brother Jian, don't just break up with me because of this." ”
"Ha, where is the second sister-in-law? So Jia Rui died, what did it matter to the second sister-in-law? ”
Wang Xifeng let go of his worries and sent Li Weijian to Yimen before turning around. Now Li Weijian is not only Li Caishen, but also a dignified second-class man, and he will never suffer a loss if he befriends him.
However, he said that Li Weijian went out of the Rongguo Mansion and got into the carriage, and when he got out of Ningrong Street, he opened the curtain and beckoned Ding Rufeng, who was accompanying him.
"Sir?"
Li Weijian pondered: "Do you remember Jia Rui who was beaten last time?" ”
"Back to my lord, remember."
"Well, find a pair of people who tie the fire hoard (called in the Ming Dynasty, and it was called immortal jump in the middle and late Qing Dynasty) and send him to prison!"
Ding Rufeng smiled: "Uncle Narui went to tease the second grandmother again?" Tsk, I really don't know-" Seeing that Li Weijian's face was not good, Ding Rufeng suddenly restrained his smile and gave his hand: "-Eh, yes, the old man is good." ”
Li Weijian bowed his head, took out a thousand taels of silver ticket from his sleeve cage and handed it over. Ding Rufeng glanced at it and said, "Master, to deal with a mere white body, you can't have so much money." ”
Li Weijian said: "The rest of the buy Jia Rui's life!" ”
I was delayed yesterday, so I'll see if I can make up for it in the next two days. After a cursory check, there are typos to help you pick them.
(End of chapter)