Daming Junior Scholar

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The news quickly spread throughout Chenjiazhuang. All the old and young men in the village who knew how to build boats immediately started to pack their luggage, hurried to the pier, and headed straight to Paju by boat.

Chapter 1196 An Hour

Chapter 1196 An Hour

Stimulated by such a high reward, Chen Yi has already exploded with endless energy. On the way back from the fish pond to Paju, he has led people to observe the warship from the beginning to the end several times. When I docked in Paju, I already had some confidence in my heart. After I settled down, I devoted myself to busy work.

The so-called insiders look at the doorway, and laymen watch the fun.

Since I don't know anything about shipbuilding, I should leave this matter to those who know how to build ships. After returning to Paju, I devoted myself to the construction of artillery factories, shipyards and naval training. Among them, thanks to the fact that I hired so many craftsmen in Suzhou, the construction of the two factories is proceeding at an extremely fast speed, but the training of the navy made me feel a little tired.

In the end, it was because I was not familiar with the navy. Just getting everyone used to the turbulence of the wind and waves made everyone feel exhausted, not to mention practicing a series of actions such as firing guns and hoisting sails under such conditions.

I haven't seen him for a few days, but He Jiaan's mouth was blistered because of getting angry. After thinking twice, he came up with a solution. At noon, he locked himself in the study of the government office and wrote two eloquent words. After writing the letter, I read it several times from the beginning to the end, and after I sealed it with satisfaction, I called Tang Lin, handed the letter to him, and then ordered: "Send these two letters immediately. To go to Guangzhou, one letter will be delivered to Master Wu, the envoy of Guangdong Lingzheng and Deputy Haidao, and the other letter will be delivered to Master Xue, the Commander of Guangzhou Front Guards."

"Yes." Tang Lin agreed and hurried down.

After he left, another figure flashed at the gate of the courtyard, and then he walked over lightly, seeing the frivolity on He Jiaan's mouth, he said with some distress: "Brother-in-law, you have worked too hard. You still have to do one by one, if you tire yourself out, who will help you when the time comes."

Gently touching the blisters on his lips, He Jiaan couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "I also know that the time to accompany you is too little, but time doesn't wait for me. If Japanese pirates come to harass Paju now, I don't even know how to take it." What to resist them."

"Don't you still have those five warships, plus so many sailors, how could you not even defeat the Japanese pirates?" Perhaps because of the invincible image of He Jia'an, Chen Yue'e's words were full of endless confidence.

"Hehe." He Jiaan didn't bother to explain to her why these sailors couldn't resist the Japanese pirates, but asked curiously: "By the way, why didn't you go to the perfume workshop today?"

Chen Yue'e couldn't help casting a blank look at He Jia'an, and said angrily: "You still remember your perfume workshop. I thought you would make me relax after you arrived in Paju, but you didn't even ask."

"Oh." Only then did He Jiaan suddenly realize that he really seemed to have neglected the matter of the perfume, and quickly smiled apologetically, "It's all my fault, how many perfumes we have now, if possible, can be turned into silver .”

Chen Yue'e pondered for a while and said: "There are already three large vats for storing perfume, and the small porcelain bottle ordered last time has also arrived. This time, I just want you to go to the workshop to see it. If possible, we can bottle it and sell it. out."

"That's good, let's go and have a look." When he heard that the perfume was ready to be shipped, a big stone on him finally fell down. As long as he could sell the perfume to the whole of Daming, he owed the Wang family a lot. The money can be regarded as settled, but when he thinks that he has handed over all the perfume sales to the Wang family, He Jiaan still feels a little distressed, but he is only one person after all, it is impossible to cover everything, it is just a loss of some profits That's all, I can still accept it.

When she heard that He Jia'an was free to accompany her to the workshop, Chen Yue'e immediately became excited. After Tang Lin came back, the two got into the carriage and headed all the way to the perfume workshop in the corner of the city.

Contrary to He Jiaan's imagination, Chen Yue'e's perfume workshop is located in a spacious mansion. Once inside, she found that the functions of all the rooms in the house have been changed. He Jiaan was a little surprised that the security in the perfume workshop was extremely strict, and even he had to put up a sign before he could enter.

"Such strictness, is there anyone who is not used to it?" He Jiaan took a look at the sign hanging around his neck, and was a little curious.

"Didn't brother-in-law say that we can earn a lot of money as long as we are the only one in Daming? So I give them a lot of money every month. For the sake of the money, they have to get used to it even if they are not used to it." .”

This is very true. After all, as long as everyone realizes the function of perfume, it will be popular. If you can keep this secret for a long time, this place will be a gold mine that will never be exhausted.

After a short time, several people finally came to a nearly closed room. Unlike other houses of a certain age, this room should not have been built for a long time, and it was all made of solid wood from top to bottom. It can be seen that a lot of silver was spent on this room alone, but compared with the things preserved here, the value of this room is still much less.

Even when entering the door, there were four guards standing at the door, staring at the few people, and then someone took a duster to dust the bodies of the several people, and then let the few people in.

As soon as he entered the room, He Jia'an could feel the coldness inside the room, and saw that there were many ice basins around the room, which were filled with ice, and these were replaced at any time, the purpose was to keep the The temperature of the room is kept at a very low position.

Finally, He Jiaan saw the three-mouth jar in the middle of the room. The jar was not very big, and there were no extra decorations on it, but in He Jiaan's eyes, the three-mouth jar had some inexplicable magical power. Carefully opened a mouthful, and suddenly a strong fragrance emanated from it. The moment he smelled the fragrance, He Jiaan quickly put the lid back on, feeling the fragrance in the air silently, and couldn't help but slowly nodded.

"The taste is already good enough, but it's better to dilute it more." After thinking about it, He Jiaan still gave his own meaning.

"Then according to my brother-in-law, to what extent should I dilute it?" This is what Chen Yue'e has been struggling with. If the concentration is low, the taste will not be preserved for long. If the concentration is high, such a high cost will make it impossible for her to earn to too much silver.

But when it came to He Jiaan, it became very easy. He smiled and stretched out a finger and said, "It only takes an hour."

"Ah?" It's not because the time is too long, but in Chen Yue'e's opinion, the preservation time of this taste is too short. At the beginning, I thought that it should be preserved for at least one day, but He Jia'an only asked to preserve it for an hour. , Can such an expensive thing be sold?

Chapter 1197 Unwilling to be Lonely

Chapter 1197 Unwilling to be Lonely

Although there are many perfumes at present, it took everyone a year and countless efforts to refine them. The initial investment alone cost He Jiaan tens of thousands of taels of silver. If you can't make a fortune on this perfume, you can pick it up yourself. It's been a really sad day.

Therefore, from the very beginning, He Jiaan defined perfume as a luxury. Those who can afford perfume are the top people in the Ming Dynasty. They don't care how rare the perfume is or how expensive it is. What I care about is the moment when I can stand out from the crowd, let alone an hour, even if it is half an hour, there must be people who will flock to it and be fascinated by it.

Moreover, for the sake of profit continuity, He Jiaan planned to only put this expensive perfume on the market before, and after the perfume became popular in the upper class of Ming Dynasty, he was waiting for an opportunity to launch a batch of cheap perfume to satisfy those who yearned for perfume. The long-term needs of middle-class ladies.

Of course, from now on, I will only focus on the improvement of the perfume taste. In order to maintain the high-end perfume, I will not push the price to a lower position. In that case, it will only affect my own interests. exist.

Now that the perfume has been formed, the next filling must not take long. After leaving the workshop, He Jiaan wrote a letter to Wang Wei of the Wang family, telling him that the perfume is ready and he can send someone to come Got the goods.

When He Jiaan was so busy, Li Fu didn't want to be left alone like this. He really didn't want to go to that broken construction site anymore. Just looking at those busy people like ants, he felt a little jealous in his heart. If the shipyard and the artillery factory are both built, these are all the credit of He Jiaan, and have nothing to do with me, so if I want to take all these efforts on myself, then I have to drive He Jiaan away. Can.

But how can we drive He Jiaan away without anyone noticing?Li Fu suddenly fell into confusion.

In all honesty, He Jiaan's reputation in everyone's hearts has already reached its peak, especially after the previous major corruption case, I am afraid that even Pazhou people regard He Jiaan as a generation of upright officials. No matter what he thought of, he couldn't change He Jiaan's position in everyone's hearts, so after much deliberation, Li Fu hit the nail on the nail he had planted earlier.

Since arriving in Paju, the three brothers of the Xie family were directly assigned to study on one of the warships because of their good water skills and great abilities. Although the time on the warship was very tiring, they could provide enough meat every day and rest every day The place where he is located is different from those craftsmen. As long as he disembarks in navy clothes, he will meet many envious and jealous eyes wherever he goes.

Although this kind of life is like a dream, Xie Tiansheng still has some worries in his heart. This kind of worry does not come from anything else, but from the father-in-law Li last time. Being so confused, isn't it just a meal and dozens of taels of silver? Why did I agree to him to be an undercover agent? This is great. If Mr. He finds out, the three of my brothers will not have such a good life , Maybe I have to live a life of hunger and cold like before.

After much deliberation, Xie Tiansheng's only hope now is that Eunuch Li can forget his three brothers, so that he can continue to stay here and live comfortably for the rest of his life.

After half a month, Xie Tiansheng did not receive any orders from Eunuch Li, and just when he thought he could finally be forgotten by Eunuch Li, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.

On this day, the three brothers had just finished a day of training. After getting off the boat with the big guy, they wanted to walk to the village where they were resting, but who would have expected that when they had just walked a few steps, they saw a person Going against the flow of people, he came in front of him, smiled at himself, then left the crowd and walked to the other side.

I'm afraid that even if this person turns into ashes, I can still recognize him. That day when the three brothers were drinking, he was the one who appeared in front of me, and I still vaguely remember his name...Xiao Shunzi.

"Brother, what should I do?" The third child, Xie Tianyang, is the one who is most reluctant to part with the current life. Recently, because he is a fast learner, he has been promoted to a small official. Realizing that I seemed to have done some things to be sorry for Mr. He, my heart suddenly tightened, and I lost my mind.

"Don't panic, there is still me." After hesitating for a while, Xie Tiansheng still felt that he should make it clear to Eunuch Li. He was just an ordinary fisherman, and he really couldn't do such a frightening thing.

While the three brothers followed Xiao Shunzi, Xie Tiansheng asked in a low voice, "Do you still have the money that Eunuch Li gave you last time?"

"Of course." This is the first time the three brothers have seen so much silver, and they feel that it is a bit inappropriate to put it anywhere, and they are afraid that it will be stolen by others, so the three brothers each divided dozens of taels. Don't dislike the panic, stuffed it all in his belt, and when he heard the elder brother's words, the second brother quickly patted his waist.

"That's good." Xie Tiansheng finally had some confidence in his heart. After seeing Eunuch Li, he would return all the money to him and make it clear to him that he really couldn't help him.

Xiao Shunzi walked a little fast, and without much effort, several people left the pier far away, but there was a carriage parked on the side road, Xiao Shunzi went to the car and checked that no one was paying attention, then Greeted: "Several get in the car."

"Cough." Xie Tiansheng forced a smile on his face, and carefully asked: "Little Eunuch, is Eunuch Li on this?"

Xiao Shunzi snorted softly: "Of course I'm not here. What is Eunuch Li's status? How could he come here? Get in the car quickly, and don't make Eunuch Li wait too long."

Okay, Xie Tiansheng now understands, this is probably the same as the last time we met, the three brothers looked at each other helplessly, then got into the carriage, and after Xiao Shunzi sat on the shaft, the carriage drove off into the distance Walk.

I don't know how long it took before the carriage finally stopped slowly. When the door of the carriage was opened, the three brothers suddenly felt that their eyes lit up. Although it was not dark yet, the nearby buildings were set up early. Red lanterns, many women in thin clothes just stood in front of the window and looked down, and from time to time, they even shouted something coquettishly at the men passing by under the window.

"Brother, look quickly, there are a lot of young ladies." Staying in my small fishing village, all I see are women with thick waists and one side of the body. The brothers never got married, so the first time they saw so many beautiful girls, the three brothers immediately felt a little immobile, their eyes widened and they greedily looked up, wishing to pounce on them immediately and hug them all. in my arms.

Seeing the unbearable appearance of the three brothers, Xiao Shunzi couldn't help but snorted coldly in his heart, and then said disdainfully: "You three have seen enough, and if you have seen enough, come in with the miscellaneous family."

After speaking, Xiao Shunzi walked into one of the brothels.

Chapter 1198 Full of Sincerity