Li Shui coughed dryly, changed the subject and said, "Princess, come with me, I will show you the inventions in Shangjun's Villa. These are the things of the Immortal Family, and they will definitely open the eyes of the princess."
Wei Yang nodded with interest.
They first went to see the stone mill, and the craftsmen said to Li Shui happily: "The villain is studying the use of water to turn the stone mill. Once successful, people will not have to work hard, and the output will be doubled, and they will definitely make a lot of money."
Li Shui told them with a straight face that money is like dirt and the world is his own responsibility, and he took Weiyang away as if he was running away.
They arrived at the paper mill again. As a result, the guys who made paper said that they had developed a kind of paper that is as white as snow and has very good quality. After writing on it, it will not scatter when exposed to water or rot when exposed to moisture. It will definitely sell for a high price.
Li Shui said: "Papermaking benefits the country and the people. Everyone is responsible for revitalizing the Qin Dynasty. How can we only focus on money?"
Li Shui then took Wei Yang to the iron manufacturing office. The making of various iron tools is being developed here...
However, the craftsmen who make iron tools are also vulgar, and all they talk about is money.
Li Shui sighed helplessly: "These people are afraid of poverty."
Weiyang smiled and said: "It's understandable. If you can't make money, who will work tirelessly on these things? Isn't that what Mr. Wang said when he advocated opening a patent office?"
Li Shui nodded: "Yes, after all, not everyone is like me, who only cares about the world and does not value money. To be honest, my making money is just a means to benefit the world. If possible, I I would rather have three huts, a few acres of thin fields, and the company of piano and crane..."
As Li Shuizheng was talking, Xiangli Zhu's voice came from behind him: "Aren't you afraid of thunder from the sky when you say this?"
Weiyang looked at Xiangli Zhu curiously and asked: "This girl is..."
Xianglizhu rolled up his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his face, and said, "I am the foreman here."
Weiyang tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "The girl that the banished immortal snatched away from Dr. Chun Yuyue's house?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "I didn't rob it, it was Li Xin who robbed it."
Li Xin next to him was speechless.
Xiang Lizhu said to Wei Yang sincerely: "Have you also been deceived by this shameless person? How many years has he signed an aishen contract with you?"
Wei Young said in confusion: "I didn't sign the aishen contract."
Xianglizhu said: "Then you are so lucky, everything happened in time. A few days ago, a gentleman named Gao signed a fifteen-hundred-year aishen contract. It's really miserable."
Weiyang's beauty suddenly turned pale.
Li Shui pinched Fu Yao quietly and winked at him. Fu Yao scratched his head reluctantly, and then said to Wei Yang in an exaggerated manner: "Sister, look at this thing, it's really fun."
Then, he pulled Weiyang into the house.
Li Shui dragged Xiang Lizhu to the corner and said viciously: "What do you want to do? You are a traitor and a Mohist."
"Of course I'm exposing you, you fake immortal." Xianglizhu was unwilling to be outdone.
Li Shui said, "What do you want?"
Xianglizhu said: "I want 50% of the shares."
Li Shui rolled his eyes: "Are you kidding? I will kill you and silence you. I will give you one ten thousandth of your shares to find someone to blame, and a bunch of people are rushing to do it. Do you believe it or not?"
Xianglizhu gritted his teeth and said, "Thirty percent shares."
Li Shui said: "One thousandth of the shares, do you want it or not?"
Xianglizhu said: "Are you too dark?"
Li Shui said: "One thousandth is no less, okay? You have also seen the gold and silver jewelry in my warehouse."
Xianglizhu thought for a while and said, "Okay. Give me one thousandth of the shares and I'll shut up."
Later, Xianglizhu took out a piece of paper from his body, on which a transfer document had already been written.
Li Shui saw that it was written on the document as one ten thousandth. However, Xiangli Zhu quickly changed it to one thousandth.
Li Shui: "..."
Li Shui took the document and added a few more items: "1. Xiangli Zhu is not allowed to talk nonsense. 2. Xiangli Zhu needs to help Shangjun Courtyard increase its profit by 10% every year, or lead the Immortal Chamber to develop new inventions. 3. , the shares held by Xianglizhu may not be transferred, bought or sold. 4. Other violations. 5. If Xianglizhu violates any of the above, Banxian has the right to take back the shares."
Xiangli Zhu thought about it and felt that the first one was not difficult. The second one is also simple. It’s just to invent something new. It’s easy to have skilled craftsmen helping you. As for the third item, there was nowhere to go except Shang Jun's Villa anyway, so Xiangli Zhu nodded in agreement.
After signing the document, Xianglizhu shut up very wisely.
Li Shui secretly laughed in his heart: The shares are not transferable, so you can't cash out. If you don't cash out, you will be tied up in Shangjun Courtyard. It's like working for me in vain under the false pretense of one thousandth of a share. Haha, the people of Qin are too naive. The direct descendants of Mohists are nothing more than this.
After taking care of Xiangli Zhu, Li Shui entered the house. Fu Yao and Wei Yang have already prepared the dishes, and Tietou is ordering people to bring the dishes one by one.
Now that there is an iron pot in the palace, Weiyang has naturally eaten stir-fry dishes. But Tietou is an expert in cooking after all, and Weiyang is full of praise for his skills.
After eating for a while, Wei Yang suddenly said: "Sir, Fu Yao and I are here this time. In addition to wanting to visit Shang Jun's Courtyard, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you, sir."
Li Shui asked: "What's the matter?"
Weiyang said: "Next month will be the beginning of the year. All the young masters and princesses should prepare New Year's gifts. The father will look at them, and then select the most precious ones and go to the Ancestral Temple to pay tribute to the ancestors. Since you are Fu Yao's master, the most important thing is It’s good to prepare one too.”
Li Shui was stunned for a moment: "New Year's Eve? Chinese New Year? So early?"
Suddenly Li Shui came to his senses, Qin considered October as the beginning of the year, and the next month had indeed arrived.
Li Shui nodded and said, "This is simple."
Weiyang was silent for a while, seeing no one else in the room, and then whispered: "Since Sir intends to make Fu Yao the crown prince, he cannot let go of the opportunity. Giving a New Year gift is also an opportunity to show sincerity and ability to his father. .If sir has no time to prepare, Weiyang can do it for you."
Li Shui smiled and asked, "What did you give as gifts in previous years?"
Weiyang said: "According to past practice, they are mostly rare treasures, ranging from pearls and jade to birds and animals. As for what to give this year, I haven't decided yet."
Li Shui thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid your Majesty has seen too many rare treasures. Let's do this. The gifts from the young master and the princess will also be wrapped up on me. I plan to make some immortal things."
Wei Yang's heart moved and she said, "Yes, if my father saw something from the fairy world, he would definitely be very happy."
Later, Wei Young said with some worry: "However, there is not much time before the end of the year. Sir, do you have time to prepare three things from the fairy world?"
Li Shui smiled: "That's enough."
After deciding on the gift, Li Shui accompanied Wei Young and Fu Yao to dinner. After eating, Li Shui insisted on taking them to visit Shangjun Courtyard again.
This time, every craftsman in the other courtyard has become a moral benchmark, and he is worthy of his words and helping the world.
Niu Calf asked Li Shui in a low voice: "Sir, how are you doing?"
Li Shui scratched his head and said, "It seems... a bit too much, it seems fake."
The calf sighed and thought: Is it fake? I saw the princess smiling very happily.
Seeing that it was getting late, Wei Yang and Fu Yao were surrounded by guards and headed towards Xianyang City.
Before leaving, Wei Young suddenly opened the curtain and said to Li Shui: "Sir, everyone in the world thinks you are greedy for money, but Wei Young knows that you are not. Although Wei Young lives deep in the palace, she also knows that the craftsmen in Shang Jun's courtyard have always been Living in a precarious situation, having no food to eat, has become abundant in food and clothing.”
"Weiyang also knows that the people near Xianyang rented Mr.'s cattle and sheep at low prices, and their lives are gradually getting better."
"Sir, it seems that he is amassing wealth, but in fact he is helping the world. Weiyang believes that within a few years, the entire Guanzhong, and even the entire world, can be like Shangjun Bieyuan, old and healthy, strong and useful , Young people grow up."
"What you did was right, sir. Don't care about other people's rumors. Thousands of people will comment on your merits and demerits, and generations of descendants will comment on them."
Li Shui said movedly: "The princess still understands me."
Princess Weiyang lowered the curtain, and the carriage swayed towards Xianyang City.
Xianglizhu looked at the carriage going further and further away, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "You deceived her so miserably."
Li Shui glanced at her and said, "Find me some aluminum foil. I want to make a gift."
Xianglizhu asked in confusion: "What kind of paper?"
Li Shui was also a little puzzled: "Aluminum foil, you don't know?"
Xianglizhu asked again: "What foil?"
Li Shui was silent for a while and asked, "Have you never heard of...aluminum?"
Xianglizhu shook his head.
Li Shui immediately understood that in this era, aluminum may not have been discovered yet. If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that the technology at this time was indeed not enough to refine aluminum.
Xianglizhu saw Li Shui's strange look and asked, "What is aluminum?"
Li Shui rolled his eyes and said, "That's a thing from the Immortal Family. Don't ask any more questions."
Xiangli Zhu sneered.
Li Shui asked Xiangli Zhu again: "Xi, you must know."
Xianglizhu said: "Of course."
Li Shui breathed a sigh of relief: "Give you five days to get me some tin. Make it very thin, as thin as paper. Let's call it tinfoil."
Xiangli Zhu looked disdainful: "Why do you order me around? I didn't sign the aishen contract."
Li Shui chuckled: "Do you still want one thousandth of your shares?"
Xianglizhu took out the document and waved it in front of Li Shui's eyes: "Which sentence in it does it say, you want me to help you make tinfoil?"
Li Shui pointed to the fourth article of the breach of contract clause and said: "Look at this article 4, the content is: other violations."
"Now if you don't help me make tin foil, it will be another violation."
Xiangli Zhu was furious: "You are shameless."
Li Shui nodded: "Well, you discovered it."
Xianglizhu gritted his teeth for a long time, and then said: "Okay, I can help you make tinfoil. But in the future, everything I invent, the patent belongs to me."
Li Shui looked indifferent.
The two signed supplementary terms on the spot. Then Xiangli Zhucai asked: "What gifts are you planning to use tinfoil for?"
Li Shui waved his hand and said, "You don't understand the things of the Immortal Family." Then, Li Shui hurried away.
And Xiangli Zhu followed Li Shui closely, sneered and said: "I'm committed to you until the end of the year. If you want to give a gift, you must ask that expert for advice, right? Otherwise, you can bring it I’ll go see him, otherwise you won’t be able to make a New Year gift.”
Li Shui rolled his eyes: "Please do it."
