Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi was content to find a boat, Jin Ying smiled and said, "The little brothers of the Fang family are in front, I'll take the young master there." ”

After walking more than ten zhang, Yi Zhicontent saw Fang Xiaoliu standing on the bow of the boat waving at them, and when he arrived at the boat, he smiled and said, "You have to go and see the destruction of crows. piece, bring the four and six little ones, go early and return early. ”

"I'm not going." Bai Zhi said and shook the folding fan and went straight to the boat, Jin Ying winked at Yi Zhicontent, and said, "I'll be back in an hour at the latest." After speaking, he greeted the Fang family brothers and left quickly.

Li Wang naturally saw that Bai Zhi was dressed as a woman, and immediately said, "Young master, go buy some food." ”

A few people walked away in a blink of an eye, Yi Zhizhi smiled disappreciatively, knowing that Bai Zhi had something to talk to him about, and estimated that it was related to the purpose of Yi Zhenren's coming, got on the boat, and entered the cabin, he said: "There are many people who know Bai Girl, and if you openly go with Ying Yatou, you don't worry about causing trouble for me?" ”

Bai Zhi glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "Don't fight the idea of the little junior sister." ”

It seems that Jin Ying's ear is talking to him a little affectionately, and Yi Zhizhi laughed and said: "Ying girl walks around in front of me every day, if you want to make up your mind, can you wait until now?" With that, he sat down directly across from him and said, "What's the matter, just say it." ”

Bai Zhi has always been cold to men, and she doesn't have a good face, this is a habit she has developed for many years of self-protection, even so, most of the men, young and old, are kind and pleasant in front of her, but they are easy to be content and laugh at Jin Ying, but they are extremely cold to her, and it is difficult to meet her, even if they meet, they don't even look at her, and they disperse after saying a few words. This made her very angry.

After a slight groan, she asked, "What's going on with you and Fujian Three Points?" ”

"A real person asked you to ask?"

"No, but a real person will definitely ask."

"Ying girl knows the reason for this, you ask her."

Seeing that he didn't even want to say anything to her, Bai Zhi was speechless for a while, and said faintly after a while: "Qinglian has taught something big." ”

Yi Zhishu was shocked. What happened to the Qinglian Sect at this juncture, but don't implicate him, he didn't ask, took a cigar and lit it slowly, and Bai Zhi, who listened to it, continued: "Sichuan Sect Leader Guo Jianwen conspired to start an incident in Zhongjiang, Santai, Pengxi, and Fuzhou, and the incident was not secret, and was killed by the army sent by Baoxing, the governor of Sichuan, and then it was strictly investigated, and many disciples were killed. Years of business were ruined. ”

Hearing that there was an accident in Sichuan, Yi Zhishu was a little relieved, and sighed lightly: "The world is not chaotic in Shu first, and the world has been ruled in Shu, which is really not bad." After a pause, he said a little strangely: "Why didn't this matter be published in the newspaper?" ”

Bai Zhi glanced at him and said, "It's too late for the imperial court to cover up this matter, how can it be published in the palace newspaper?" She said. But in his heart, he pondered, 'The world is not chaotic, Shu is chaotic first, and the world has been ruled and Shu has not been governed.' 'What does this mean?'

Yi Zhishu then asked, "Is the real person coming to Guangzhou?" ”

Bai Zhi didn't want to overstep her bounds. He said softly: "When I see a real person, my junior brother will naturally know." As she spoke, she asked: "Senior Brother Fang Cai said that the world is not chaotic before Shu is chaotic, but does it mean that the world is going to be chaotic?" ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at her and said, "I'll talk about it when I see the real person." ”

Seeing that he was reluctant to say more, Bai Zhi was quite helpless. She really doesn't understand, other rich sons look fascinated when they see her, but this lustful and famous junior brother never pretends to her, what is the reason? Is it just a little girl who likes to be young? But what happened to Su Dieniang?

Yi Zhishu looked at the river with a cigar in his hand, and was stunned, thinking in his heart what would be the purpose of coming to Guangzhou to meet him according to the real person? It stands to reason. Sichuan Qinglian Sect was suppressed, according to the real person, he should disappear for a period of time, hiding from the limelight, what did Baba do when he came to Guangzhou to find him?

The two were sitting sullenly, and the little servant Li Wang came in with a bag of cooked food, glanced at Bai Zhi, and said softly: "Young master, the two brothers and sisters of the Su family are asking to see each other outside." ”

The two brothers and sisters of the Su family? Yi Zhizu immediately reacted, it was Huang Dianyuan and Su Mengdie, and the two of them also came to Humen to see the destruction of crows. Filmed? Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Wang hurriedly said, "The little one just met them outside." ”

Before the words fell, Huang Dianyuan had already boarded the boat, and laughed loudly: "There is some evil in this place of Humen, and you will meet contentment once you come." ”

Yi Zhishu hurriedly got up and said to Bai Zhi: "Go to the back and avoid it." ”

Bai Zhi had already guessed who the Su family brothers and sisters were, where they were willing to go, their heads were biased, but they didn't hear it, Yi Zhizhi was content and lazy to pay attention to her, walked out of the cabin quickly, and said with a smile: "Brother Rong said that he was laughing, it's not that Humen is evil, but that Humen is too small." Saying that, he caught a glimpse of Su Mengdie, who was dressed as a scholar and standing on the river embankment, smiled, and he stretched out his hand and politely said, "Brother Rong, please." Then he beckoned to Su Mengdie.

Seeing Yi Zhizhi beckoning, Su Mengdie, who was nervous in her heart, couldn't help but smile, since the last goodbye, for more than a month, this enemy has never been to Rongqingyuan, she begged Huang Dianyuan to accompany her to Humen this time, but not to see what to sell cigarettes, but to find this wrongdoer, this thought was not in vain.

Walking quickly on the boat, entering the cabin, she smiled and said, "Yi Gongzi." Bai Zhi, who saw the woman dressed as a man, looked at her with a smile, she hurriedly stopped, arched her hand at her, Yi Zhizu coughed lightly, and then said, "This is the white girl." ”

Bai Zhi smiled slightly and said, "But Su Dieniang, I am a contented senior sister." ”

"It turned out to be Sister Bai." Su Mengdie said obediently: "Dieniang has seen Sister Bai. ”

"Sister, you're welcome." Bai Zhi was unusual, and said enthusiastically: "Don't disturb them, let's go to the back and talk." ”

Su Mengdie reluctantly glanced at Yi Zhifen, and reluctantly followed her to the back cabin, seeing this situation, Yi Zhifen was a little inexplicable, how could Bai Zhi be so enthusiastic about Su Mengdie? Huang Dianyuan said with a smile: "Contentment is very busy during this time? ”

"It's really busy." Yi Zhizu nodded and said: "Assist the government to ban smoking, the Focan-Guangzhou Railway has started, and Yuanqi has a lot of things, and he is busy meeting people all day long." After a pause, he said, "Brother Rong has been in Guangzhou?" ”

Huang Dianyuan said with a smile: "The matter of contentment has been handled by Mr. Yao, and there should be news in the next few days." ”

"Okay." Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "I have been going to Hainan in the past few days. Arrange the fleet. ”

"Contentment is going to Hainan?" Huang Dianyuan smiled: "That's right, I'm about to go to Hainan to have a look." ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and didn't say anything, but asked: "The three points of Brother Rong will be in Fuzhou and Xiamen, but there is power?" ”

"What do you want to do with contentment?"

"Naturally, it's business."

"Fuzhou is the capital city of Fujian, but you don't dare to come nonsense." Huang Dianyuan said with a smile: "As for Xiamen." The business is not big, but it can be accepted. ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Brother Rong might as well throw a few idle seeds in Xiamen and Fuzhou, as short as one or two years, as long as three or four years, Yuan Qi can use it." ”

What is Yuanqi going to do in Fuzhou and Xiamen? After a slight groan, Huang Dianyuan said briskly: "Since Yuan Qi is in need, I will let people go to these two places to open up the situation." ”

The next morning, Flower Field, Odori Temple. Smoke and rain building.

Datong smoke and rain is one of the eight views of Guangzhou, named after the smoke and rain well in Datong Temple, every time before the heavy rain, there is smoke from the smoke and rain well, so it is named "Datong smoke and rain", in fact, Datong Temple itself is also pleasant, the temple is majestic, green trees are shady. The scenery is pleasant, according to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once admired here to watch.

Easy to know content to go up to the third floor alone. Looking at the railing, near the palace pavilion, the white goose sail shadow in the distance, take in the bottom of the eye, it is refreshing and pleasant, this place can come and go around more in the future. Just thinking to himself, Jin Ying walked up quickly and said, "Senior brother, the real person has arrived." ”

Yi Zhenren, dressed as a gentry, accompanied by Bai Zhi, walked up the stairs all the way, and learned that Yi Zhi's meeting place was set at Datong Temple. Naturally, he is not good at wearing Taoist robes, and he is very dissatisfied with the strength of Yi Zhi's cheap apprentice, but now he has a request for the other party and has to endure it.

Yi Zhicontent was waiting at the top of the stairs, and when he saw him coming up, he smiled and said, "The real person is here." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Real person, please." Then he instructed Jin Yingdao: "I asked the temple to prepare snacks and tea, and I went down to get it." ”

Yi Zhenren walked to the railing and looked at it for a while, before he sighed: "Datong smoke and rain, it really deserves its name." With that, he turned around and sat down cross-legged on the futon, and said, "There is no one in this smoke and rain building, how much sesame oil money is enough?" ”

Yi Zhishu sat down opposite him and said with a smile: "It's good if the real person is satisfied, a little sesame oil money is nothing." He chose to see Yi Zhenren in the Yanyu Building of Datong Temple today, not only did he not let Yi Zhenren wear Taoist robes, but also only let the monks in the temple prepare two futons, sit opposite each other, regardless of up and down, of course, this arrangement in the temple is not excessive.

Seeing that he was very respectful, Yi Zhenren smiled, stroked his long beard and said, "Sugar squeezing machines, how many more may be added this year?" ”

Seeing that he opened his mouth to mention the sugar extraction machine, Yi Zhizhi could be said to be in the right place, and immediately said with a smile: "Can a real person tell me about the effect of the machine sugar extraction?" ”

"Machines are naturally not comparable to human beings." Yi Zhenren groaned: "The efficiency of sugar extraction is high, and the sugar yield has also improved. ”

Listening to what he said simply, Yi Zhixin knew that he must not have paid much attention to the sugar pressing machine, so he smiled and said: "It is okay to increase the machine, and at least about 100 sets can be produced before the crushing season this year, but it has to be bought with silver." ”

According to the real person's voice, he said gently: "How much silver?" ”

"The specific price has to be set by the director of the Changle Factory Machinery Factory."

This means that business is done, Bai Zhi hurriedly reminded, "Senior brother." ”

"I'm just the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi." Yi Zhifen glanced at her and said, "The set of machines I gave last year was completely the silver I paid in advance, do you know how much it is worth?" He held out two fingers and said, "Spanish silver dollars, twenty thousand." ”

20,000 silver dollars? So expensive! Yi Zhenren and Bai Zhi were both stunned, and after a while, Yi Zhencai said: "The machine is so expensive, how can you afford it?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly and said, "Senior Sister Bai has been in Shunde for a long time, and she should know the situation of the machine silk reeling factory in Shunde. ”

"Here comes tea." With the words, Jin Ying came up with a large tray, and arranged a cup of tea and snacks with his hands and feet, Yi Zhizhi poured a cup of tea for Yi Zhenren, poured himself a cup, and reached out to ask for tea, before picking up the teacup and sniffing the fragrance of tea.

Yi Zhenren had some understanding of the situation of the Shunde Machine Silk Reeling Factory, but it was not thorough, and immediately asked: "How much does the Machine Silk Reeling Factory cost?" How long does it take to pay for yourself? ”

"As little as 400,000 or as much as 600,000." Yi Zhizhi said: "Even the principal with interest, three years to return to the capital." ”

That's a lot of money? Yi Zhenren hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yuanqi lending? ”

"Not bad." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, "But Yuanqi needs a mortgage to lend. ”

Yi Zhenren said sullenly: "The Qinglian Sect has nothing to mortgage. ”

Yi Zhizhi took a few sips of tea before saying: "The purpose of real people is to preach, naturally they hope that the more congregants there are, the better, how can we attract more congregants?" Very simply, to bring tangible benefits to the people, opening a large-scale machine sugar mill is a good way. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Jin Ying and Bai Zhi and said, "When I sent you the machine, didn't I say it clearly enough?" ”

Yi Zhenren smiled and said, "It's very clear, but can the machine sugar mill really make money?" ”

Bai Zhi said bluntly: "Starting a machine sugar mill, won't the Qinglian Sect have any profits?" ”

"Whether the machine sugar mill makes money or not, real people should know better than me." Yi Zhizhi said: "As for the income of the Blue Lotus Sect. He smiled and said, "The sect members are rich, but the Qinglian Sect is still afraid that there will be no money?" ”

Having said that, Yi Zhenren didn't go around in circles, and said straight to the point: "Can the machine sugar mill be like Donghuang Silk Industry, Yuanqi will produce machinery and equipment, and Qinglian will manage it, and it will be divided into fifty or fifty." ”

"Kick the local gentry out?" Yi Zhishu laughed and said, "The real person shouldn't be joking, right?" ”

Bai Zhi said unconvinced: "Why not? Do you have to ask the local gentry to take shares? ”

"Yes, the gentry must be shared." Yi Zhicontent said undoubtedly: "The reason is very simple, most of the land is in the hands of the gentry, and the gentry are not allowed to buy shares, and it is difficult to guarantee raw materials, and besides, it is not conducive to the long-term and stable development of the sugar mill." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "With all due respect, the Qinglian Sect should not reject the gentry, but should do everything possible to absorb and encircle the gentry, the gentry can not only assist the imperial court in governing the countryside, but also assist the Qinglian Sect in ruling the countryside." ”

This is not unreasonable, and the real person was silent for a long time before he said: "Then the gentry are allowed to take shares, how should they be divided?" ”

"This needs to be examined in detail before it can be decided." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "I think that real people should take a long-term view, the Qinglian Sect can develop and grow rapidly with the help of the promotion of the machine sugar mill, and the sugar production in Daqing is mainly concentrated in Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan, as well as Guangxi."

Sugar is not only sold in China, the export sales are not small, Guangzhou's sugar exports in recent years are as high as one million yuan, if the Qinglian Sect can not care about the small profits, in these provinces, the local gentry and the people, steadily promote the machine sugar mill, win the hearts of the people, accumulate strength, it will not take a few years, these provinces are the world of the Qinglian Sect. (To be continued.) )