Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

Wei Zhongxian suppressed his smile and looked at Zhang Gui without saying a word.

He originally thought that the uncle of the country would be excited when he heard that there was so much money, and even give him a smile, and then begged him to give him more money to start some industries.

But Wei Zhongxian did not expect that he would not be favored by his uncle Guo for copying so much money.

"Ten million taels?"

Moreover, after hearing what Zhang Gui said at this time, Wei Zhongxian was still a little unconvinced.

He really wanted to ask Zhang Gui, you are so powerful, why don't you try to copy one right away, if possible, I will give you the position of Admiral Dongchang!

Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to talk to Zhang Gui like this on the face, but said with a smile: "Uncle Guo's skills are naturally better than ours."

For a while, the two arrived at the Nuan Pavilion where Tianqi was.

Wei Zhongxian first reported to Tianqi that Luo Sigong was confiscated.

After hearing this, Tian Qi said: "Not bad!"

Wei Zhongxian took a look at Zhang Gui and said: "The emperor has won the award, but the servant is still worse than the uncle of the country. The uncle of the country said that he will be able to copy tens of millions of taels of silver for the court in one go. The servant thinks that the uncle of the country has this ability, although It’s impossible for this servant to ask himself.”

Therefore, Tian Qi also looked at Zhang Gui: "Is what Wei Zhongxian said true?"

Zhang Gui presented Ye Xianggao's list of Donglin officials to Tianqi: "Your Majesty, you will know after reading it. These are all Donglin officials' lists written by Ye Xianggao himself. Among them, Li Sancai and Zhou Yanru are listed by Ye Xianggao." Gao Du was said to be a corrupt official, and Ye Xianggao was asked by the minister to estimate his family assets, and which one of these is not worth a million taels? This is where the minister's confidence lies."

Tian Qi looked at the list and said angrily: "Among the officials in Donglin, there are so many corrupt officials! No wonder Luo Sigong said that Ye Xianggao is clean. Compared with the officials Ye Xianggao himself said were corrupt, he is indeed clean."

Wei Zhongxian was convinced by the side, and only then did he realize that what Zhang Gui said was true, a Luo Sigong was really nothing, and Ye Xianggao was not even a big deal, the Donglin officials behind Ye Xianggao were the real rich .

"My lord, why don't you give me a melon man copy."

Wei Zhongxian even proposed it on his own initiative.

Tian Qi nodded after hearing this: "You are responsible for this matter. The greedy and useless people on this list are marked to investigate one by one, and copy one by one!"

"Slaves obey orders!"

Wei Zhongxian replied.

Zhang Gui knew that Wei Zhongxian was busy right now, so it can be said that because of the list he asked Ye Xianggao to provide, Wei Zhongxian's great business of copying his family had only just begun.

"I heard that the farmland given to you by the Ministry of Household Affairs is not very good, but you still want it. Is it a place called Xishan?"

At this time Tianqi asked Zhang Gui about something else.

Zhang Gui nodded: "Xishan is very good. I plan to develop industrial products there. To be precise, it is to build an industrial zone where steelmaking and weaving are all concentrated."

Tian Qi nodded after hearing this: "I have been waiting for what you said to make the carriage with rolling bearings an industrial product, and then use it on a large scale for the country and the people. If you don't have money, remember to ask Wei Zhongxian for it."

"yes!"

Zhang Gui replied.

After returning home to catch up on sleep for a day, Zhang Gui began to plan to go to Xishan to engage in industry.

Why do it in Xishan?

Naturally, it is because Zhang Gui knows that Xishan is not suitable for farming, but it is rich in coal mines and other energy sources. Naturally, it is more suitable for industrial development, and the key is that it is close to the capital.

Zhang Gui first asked someone to call Han Gui, and said: "I heard that there is a man named Song Yingxing who is waiting for the selection of officials in the official department. You take this letter from me to see him, and then bring him to see me."

With that said, Zhang Gui handed a letter on the desk to Han Gui.

"yes!"

Han Gui took the letter and went to the Ministry of Officials.

Not long after, Han Gui brought Song Yingxing over.

As soon as Song Yingxing saw Zhang Gui, he immediately cupped his hands and bowed: "Greetings to Uncle Guo! Uncle Guo is knowledgeable and proficient in the science of nature. I wonder if you can accept late students as disciples?!"

Han Gui looked at Song Yingxing in astonishment, and said in his heart: "You are a Juren, how can you come to curry favor with Uncle Guo, and you want to recognize Uncle Guo as your teacher? Are you a scholar who can be your teacher?" ?”

Han Gui naturally didn't know that Song Yingxing belonged to the scholar-bureaucrat class, a man of science and engineering who liked natural science, and there were indeed few scholars who could be his teacher.

It is true that not all scholars in the Ming Dynasty despised science and technology as strange skills and ingenuity. There were also people like Song Yingxing who valued science and technology, and thus left a scientific and technological work called "Tiangong Kaiwu" in history.

Song Yingxing wanted to learn from Zhang Gui at this time, naturally because Zhang Gui's letter showed some natural science knowledge that Song Yingxing didn't know.

"Damn, if you are a dignified person, you have to be a disciple of Enfu. Isn't this trying to steal the prestige of yourself as a big brother?"

Han Gui said in his heart, "Enfu and the scholars have always been hostile, and they will definitely not agree."

As a result, Zhang Gui said at this time: "Han Gui knows that I never reject people who are eager to learn. Since you want to recognize me as a teacher, then be a teacher."

"Disciple, salute now!"

Song Yingxing knelt on the ground and saluted, then looked at Zhang Gui with bright eyes and said, "The crucible steelmaking and wicker frying steel that Enfu mentioned in the letter are really good, and the so-called elemental theory is really novel. Han Changli said that there is a priority in hearing, and there is a specialization in art, and Enfu is obviously superior to disciples in this respect, and it is an honor for disciples to be masters of disciples!"

Zhang Gui nodded and looked at Han Gui: "Look, this is what a scholar who really likes Luban looks like!"

Han Gui smiled awkwardly: "Yes!" Then he thought, "It's over, I'm about to fall out of favor in front of Master."

"The two of you should know each other, now go outside the city with me and recruit a group of refugees."

As he said that, Zhang Gui instructed Man Gui's younger brother Man Hua, who was sent by Man Gui to help him train his servants: "You take your servants with us, and when the time comes, choose a group of young and strong refugees for me. The next step is to form the Taikangbo House Ding team to make preparations."

"Big brother!"

"Brother!"

"Yes, Uncle Guo!"

Han Gui, Song Yingxing, Man Hua and a team of servants under Man Hua followed Zhang Gui to the outside of the city.

It was cold winter, the wind was constant, and the snow was falling like catkins.

Zhang Gui, Han Gui and Song Yingxing were sitting in a canopy carriage.

Man Hua rode on horseback and led a team of servants to guard the carriage.

Zhang Gui is a first-rank official, according to the regulations, when he left the city, the government schools inside and outside the city gate had to disperse the crowd and clear the way.

Therefore, when Zhang Gui came out, he saw sergeants standing on the avenues inside and outside the city gate, and behind the sergeants, there were many girls and boys kneeling in the snow. Parents are all ragged and dull-eyed.

Naturally, these children did not come to complain, but hoped that Zhang Gui would buy them back to their homes so that they and their parents could survive.

Outside the city, there are more people selling their own labels, and they even crowded a few rows.

No matter how much the defenders scolded, more and more refugees gathered with their families, waiting for Zhang Gui, a dignitary, to buy it.

Han Gui and Song Yingxing are naturally commonplace as people of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhang Gui, who just came to this world, is still a little uncomfortable.

When he came outside the city, Zhang Gui, who was wearing a cloak, got out of the carriage with the copper hand stove in his arms, stepped on the broken Qiongyu, and said as he walked, "Han Gui, send someone to contact the tooth shop here, and ask them to bring People come and pick for us."

"Why!"

Han Gui agreed and sent his servants there.

Then, Zhang Gui looked at the heavy snow and asked, "Why don't these refugees light fires to keep warm?"

"The price of charcoal is too high. It only increased by 30% this morning. Every year, the rich and powerful in the capital will stock up on coal and charcoal, and then force the refugees who live along the river to sell their children and daughters at a lower price, and even force Tian It is possible to sell the land, after all, it is getting colder and colder in the north now."

Song Yingxing replied.

After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "It's because I dare not eat minced meat."