Yi Zhi's words are very tempting. Confused, Yi Zhenren and Bai Zhi are very excited, the two have stayed in Guangdong for a long time, they have a certain understanding of the sugar industry, know that the output of sugar is large, the demand is also large, it can be said that the development prospects are great, if you can imitate the Donghuang Silk Company monopoly machine sugar factory, Qinglian Sect will definitely be able to develop rapidly.

After a little groaning, Bai Zhi asked, "The sugar squeezing machine, can't it be imitated?" ”

"The most critical steam engine cannot be imitated." Yi Zhizhi said: "It is definitely not a problem to monopolize the machine sugar mill. After a pause, he continued: "The monopoly is not only the machine, but also the technology - the sugar process, because there are abundant funds, you can concentrate manpower, material and financial resources to continuously develop new processes, improve the output and quality of sugar, so that you can monopolize for a long time." ”

Yi Zhenren stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "When it comes to the way of doing business, don't talk about the Qinglian Sect, I'm afraid that no one in this world can be satisfied, this machine sugar factory, according to the contentment said, Yuan Qi out of the machine, Qinglian Sect errands, as for the specific division, after the contentment carefully investigated, then negotiate, however, the time is too long." ”

"Real people rest assured." Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "In the near future, I will leave for Hainan, and go to Xu Wen, the capital of Leizhou, to investigate, and come up with a specific plan before the squeezing season this year." ”

"That's very good." Yi Zhenren nodded slightly: "Go to Xu Wen with contentment, but with your Senior Sister Bai accompanying you, she is very familiar with Leizhou Mansion." ”

This matter was finalized, Yi Zhizhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, grain, oil, cotton candy, the output and sales of sugar in bulk agricultural products ranked fourth, and it was also concentrated in Sichuan, Guangzhou, and Fujian provinces, especially suitable for Qinglian to promote, once the machine sugar mill was popularized, the profit would not be lower than that of the silk reeling factory, after all, the output of sugar was not comparable to raw silk.

Of course. In this way, his status in the Qinglian Sect will also be quite transcendent, and as for the rapid development of the Qinglian Sect, he is not too worried about who will make the wedding dress for whom. It depends on the means of each.

Hearing that she wanted her to accompany Xu Wen, Bai Zhi frowned slightly, Yi Zhixiang was very cold to her, she was afraid that it would be counterproductive if she accompanied her, but in front of several people, she was not easy to object.

After taking a sip of tea, he said according to the truth: "Contented to go to Hainan, but for the sake of mining matters?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded. Said: "The mining of Changhua iron ore should not be delayed, the three thousand young and strong, I don't know if the real person can arrange it properly?" ”

"Someone has been arranged to go to various prefectures and counties to convene." Yi Zhenren twisted his long beard and said: "However, the number of 3,000 people is a bit large, and I don't know if I am content, and the small people in the countryside will be relocated to the land, even if they encounter a famine, as long as they can survive." They are not willing to leave their homes. ”

Relocation? Yi Zhixiang smiled, he really thought he was a rich kid who didn't know anything. The people in the interior may be relocated to a safe land, but the people in the coastal areas of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, and Fujian do not have any concept of relocation, and most of the people who go to Nanyang and Taiwan are the people of Fujian and Guangdong, the other party said. It may be that the Qinglian Sect's organizational ability is limited, and it is not as good as the three-point meeting, or it just wants to put forward conditions.

Attentively refilled half a cup of tea for him, and Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "The miner plan of Changhua Iron Mine is to recruit 6,000 people, and entrust the Qinglian Sect and the Fujian Three Points Association to recruit 3,000 people each. Real people are not only in difficulty, but they don't have to be reluctant, Yuan Qi can entrust all the three points to recruit miners. ”

The Blue Lotus Sect and the Three Points Association each recruited 3,000 people? According to the real person, he immediately reacted, the other party wanted to check and balance, this kid was really not ambiguous at all, he immediately smiled, and said: "Yuanqi's matter, how dare the Qinglian Sect not do its best, even if it is difficult, there will definitely be no one less than three thousand." ”

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "There are real people who bother. "Contentment doesn't have to be polite." Yi Zhenren smiled and waved his hand, then changed his head and said, "I came to Guangzhou this time to borrow a sum of money from Contentment." ”

Borrowing silver? There is no door, Yi Zhishu is very clear, according to the real person's mouth, it is definitely not a decimal, and this silver is also a meat bun to beat the dog, without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, he hurriedly said: "Real person, now Yuan Qi has no silver to borrow." ”

According to the real person, this hasn't said much, so he directly refused? Yi Zhishu hurriedly explained: "Don't hide from the real person, the Foguang Railway was built by Yuan Qi out of silver, and the investment in Changhua Iron Mine is not a small amount, in order to open the mine, it is necessary to build a railway longer than the Foguang Railway, and also build a port, Yuan Qi is now raising silver." ”

Yi Zhenren especially did not give up, and said: "Can't make up tens of thousands of taels?" ”

"Don't say tens of thousands, there are no thousands." Yi Zhicontent blocked the door without hesitation, and didn't give a chance at all, one is that he is really tight now, not to mention the silver everywhere, and the mint has to hoard silver dollars, and the second is that he does not dare to set this precedent, so that the Qinglian Sect will have to make an inch in the future, and the third is that he also intends to sweep the face of the real person and not sell it.

The whole Yanyu Building was quiet, a huge Yuanqi Bank, which monopolized the money industry in Guangdong, could not even borrow tens of thousands, thousands of taels of silver, who would believe it? Obviously, Yi Zhishu didn't want to give the Qinglian Sect a loan, and the expression on the face of the real person was a little uncertain, he really didn't expect that the other party didn't give him any face, and it was in front of the two female disciples.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Bai Zhi spoke: "Is it feasible to mortgage a loan?" ”

Yi Zhishu did not let go at all, "Yuanqi no longer lends now, only collects and does not lend." ”

Seeing that he didn't leave the slightest room to turn around, Bai Zhi's eyes rolled and said, "Yesterday, my junior brother said that the world is in chaos before Shu is in chaos, but it is said that the world is about to be in chaos?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said: "I might as well reveal a little to the real person in the future, the Qing Dynasty and England are about to go to war, and the chaos in the world is not far away, if the Qinglian Sect wants to make a difference, it has to calm down, seize the time to bury its head in development, and accumulate strength." ”

Yi Zhenren asked in a deep voice, "Where is England?" ”

Yi Zhisuff was speechless for a while, glanced at Jin Ying, and said, "Little Senior Sister will give a detailed introduction to the situation in England for the real person." ”

Macau, former cottage, Macao Coastal Defence Tongzhi Bureau.

Liu Kaiyu, who has been promoted to Foshan Tongzhi, and Jiang Liang, who has been promoted to Macao Tongzhi, sat dryly, drinking tea cup after cup, "reporting ——。 A servant hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Excellency, the British merchant still hasn't sent anyone to collect tea. ”

Liu Kaiyu said in a sullen voice: "Is there any news from Humen?" ”

"Back to my lord, not yet."

Jiang Liang waved his hand and said, "The situation at the dock." Half an hour for a report. ”

Listening to the still no movement, Liu Kaiyu sighed secretly, the official body is not free, originally thought that after ascending to Foshan Tongzhi, he could stay away from the land of right and wrong, but he still couldn't hide from it. After prohibiting British merchant ships from entering Guangzhou, Yilu pretended to implore Lin Zexu to send someone to Macao to discuss with him how to eradicate the malpractice of violating the prohibition and betraying him.

But when he arrived in Macao, he didn't see the face of Yilu at all, Yilu was capricious, he had already learned it in Guangzhou, and if he didn't see it, he didn't see it, and it was nothing, anyway, the responsibility was not on him. But when he came to Macau, he not only had the task of discussing with Yilu, but also had a task - to award a reward!

English businessmen took the initiative to cooperate with the imperial court to ban smoking and presented crows. More than 20,000 boxes, Lin Zexu played the Ming court, and specially awarded 1,640 boxes of tea to British businessmen.

1,640 boxes of tea - 160,000 catties of tea were neatly stacked at the customs terminal of the general entrance of Macao, but he did not see the person receiving the reward. There was no British merchant to receive the reward, so he naturally did not dare to call the shots in this matter. Immediately the Clipper reported to Lin Zexu.

I don't know how this ended? Liu Kaiyu was upset, and another official hurriedly came to report: "Lord Yu, the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi is content to ask to see outside. ”

How did Contentment come about? Glancing at Jiang Liang, Liu Kaiyu hurriedly got up and said, "Please." ”

Seeing Liu Kaiyu get up, Jiang Liang dared to take a big one, so he quickly stood up and followed. Although he was in Macau, he had heard of the name of Yi Zhizhi, and knew that this great treasurer of Yuan Qi was now a hot figure in the officialdom of Guangzhou, and he had frequent contacts with the governor, the governor, the admiral, and the lord of the Qincha.

Yi Zhicontent, who was dressed in a long robe, walked slowly into the courtyard, and saw Liu Kaiyu and the two of them coming out. Only then did he speed up his pace slightly, and said with a smile on his face: "How dare you have two adults to greet you." ”

"Now it's rare to see the shopkeeper of Yida, how dare you not welcome it." Liu Kaiyu joked with a smile, and then introduced him: "This is Master Jiang, the same acquaintance of Macau." ”

At that moment, there was an indispensable greeting and greeting, and when the three of them entered the house and sat down, Liu Kaiyu asked directly: "How can the shopkeeper of Yida have time to come to Macao?" ”

"Go to Qiongzhou and visit Lord Lin through Humen." Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "I happened to meet Lord Liu's messenger, and Lord Lin specially ran down. As he spoke, he paused and said, "Lord Lin said that 1,640 boxes of tea were invited to the imperial court to give the English merchants the initiative to hand over 20,000 boxes of crows. The reward of the piece, Yilu refused to accept the reward, which was a contempt for my Qing court, and removed everything that should be covered, and placed it in the open air on the dock. ”

Placed in the open air? Liu Kaiyu was stunned, in case the righteous law did not come to receive the reward, this sun and rain, within two days, this batch of tea would have to be scrapped, seeing that the two did not dare to say anything, Yi Zhizhi smiled and took out a letter, and said: "This is Lord Lin's handwriting, and it is a Western sailing ship under it, and the speed is fast." ”

After taking the letter and looking at it, it was not only Lin Zexu's handwritten handwriting, but also stamped with a seal, Liu Kaiyu put his mind at ease and said with a smile: "Since the Lord Qincha has an order, the lower officials should handle it with respect." With that, he hurriedly got up and went out to order a group of officials to handle it.

Turning back to the hall, he personally poured a cup of herbal tea for Yi Zhi, and then said with a smile: "Lord Qincha seems to be on the same page as Yilu, and he is familiar with Yingyi's temperament, so you might as well judge it." ”

Easy to listen to the laughter, more than 20,000 boxes of crows. 1640 boxes of tea in exchange, Yilu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, however, Lin Zexu consulted him on this matter, he perfunctory on the grounds that Yilu is capricious and difficult to guess, and now where is he willing to show off in front of these two people, he immediately smiled and said: "Why bother speculating and pondering, wait for a day, and you will know the result." ”

As he spoke, he got up and arched his hand: "There are still important things to do, so retire first." ”

As a landlord, Jiang Liang hurriedly said enthusiastically: "It's rare for the shopkeeper to come to Macau, and the official will wash the dust for the shopkeeper at night." ”

"Lord Jiang is gracious, and I understand it in my heart." Yi Zhizu hurriedly thanked him: "However, I'm afraid I won't be able to pull away next night." ”

Yi Zhishu came to Macao, not only to deliver a letter, but also to be entrusted by Lin Zexu to meet the righteous law and persuade the other party to accept the reward of the imperial court.

Outside the office, the little servants Li Wang and Jin Ying chatted without a word, and the topic was naturally that Western women dressed strangely could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, although the concerns of the two were inconsistent, but it did not prevent them from exchanging their respective views.

Seeing that Yi Zhizhi came out, Li Wang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Young master, do you want to call a sedan chair?" ”

"No, feel free to walk around." Yi Zhishu is not in a hurry to see Yilu, Macau is only the size of a town, the news of his coming to Macau, Yilu will definitely know it as soon as possible, he wants to see what Yilu's attitude is?

Macau is not big, and the building is far less than Guangzhou, but its prosperity and liveliness are not inferior to Xiguan, and the Western-style churches and buildings are just that, and the Western-style women who can be seen from time to time are the most beautiful scenery, not to mention Li Wang, Jin Ying, and even Yi Zhishu often follow those Western women.

Li Wang's gaze swept over the towering **** of a Western woman, and he glanced back at the back, and couldn't help asking, "Young master, are Western women dressed like this?" ”

"Stay away from me." Yi Zhishu looked at Jin Ying as he spoke, and teased: "Why don't I ask the tailor here to make you a Western dress?" ”

"I don't want it, it's ugly to death." Jin Ying said and unconsciously glanced at her small breasts, and changed the conversation: "Why are they all so white?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Europe is white, we are yellow, and there are brown and black people. ”

"And the black ones?" Jin Ying shrunk his neck and said, "That's not a monster?" ”

Yi Zhifen smiled: "It's a fuss, you'll know if it's a monster when you see it later." ”

Li Wang reminded softly: "Young master, someone is coming over to us. ”

Yi Zhizu followed his gaze, and saw that he was walking up with a smile on his face, he couldn't help but smile, Macau is small, but it is not so coincidental, it seems that Yilu took the initiative to contact him.

Sure enough, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Yi is coming to Macau, and Mr. Yilu specially asked me to invite Mr. Yilu." ”

Coming to the front of a very beautiful bungalow, Yilu greeted him with a smile, stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Yi came to Macau, it really surprised me. ”

"I can't help myself." Yi Zhizu said and shook his hand.

After entering the house, the two of them went directly to the second floor and entered the room, and Yilu said straight to the point: "Mr. Yi is not here to persuade me to accept the pitiful reward of that little, right?" ”

"If I persuade you to accept it, will you accept it?"

"Of course not."

"Then I won't persuade you."

The two talked and laughed, and after sitting down, Yilu asked, "I heard that the minister of the Qin mission will go to Nanjing soon to take office?" ”

This guy's news is not an ordinary spirit, Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Your Excellency wants Lord Qin to go to Nanjing?" Or do you want him to stay in Guangzhou? ”

"Of course, I want him to leave Guangzhou."

"It's a pity." Yi Zhishu smiled and said, "Lord Qincha has decided to stay in Guangzhou. (To be continued.) )