From the Princess's Mansion, it became the Li Mansion.
Although there are still two people living there, there seems to be no difference.
But the difference is huge.
Hanging up the signboard of the Li Family means that with Li Xiao as the main family, if it continues, it may not become a big family in the future.
Zhu Di also figured it out, even though his daughter was his own blood.
But she is a woman after all.
After several generations, more than ten generations passed, this royal bloodline gradually faded away.
If Li Xiao is really capable, it would not be a bad thing to obtain a title and continue to run the family and make it bigger and bigger.
After entering the mansion, Xu Miaoyun took a few people around and gave a brief introduction.
This mansion has everything you need, no worse than the palace, except that it does not have the political system and attached officials of the palace, but everything else is there.
Gardens, houses, lakes, hills, warehouses, martial arts arenas
It's almost like a small Prince Yan's Mansion.
After all, this was originally reserved for Zhu Gaoxu as the palace of the county prince, so it wasn't too bad in the first place.
The main house has a master bedroom, a study room and a very grand hall.
The furniture, beds, chairs, bookcases, etc. are all expensive furniture and are worth a lot of money. The total cost is estimated to be more than 100,000 taels of silver. As expected of King Yan, his family is big and his business is big.
"Ningyun, Li Xiao, are you two satisfied? Is there anything you need to adjust?"
Xu Miaoyun asked with a smile.
"Satisfied, so satisfied." Li Xiao said.
Zhu Ningyun also nodded: "Thank you, concubine. We are both very satisfied. There is nothing to adjust."
Xu Miaoyun nodded and said: "Okay, the prince and I will leave first. From now on, you will take care of this mansion. I originally planned to arrange some maids and servants for you, but this time we have brought so many girls. Just arrange it yourself. As for the guards, your father has assigned you hundreds of soldiers, ten of whom are the same ten who escorted you to Jiangnan last time. How about that?"
"It could not be better!"
Li Xiao burst into tears with gratitude and enthusiastically sent the two elders back to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Afterwards, the two returned to "Li's Mansion" happily.
"From now on, this is our home, and we have to run it well."
Zhu Ningyun suddenly felt that she was in charge of the family and was very happy.
Previously, he had been the canary in Prince Yan's Mansion, but suddenly he had to control hundreds of people in a mansion just like his mother-in-law.
"Yes, run it well."
Li Xiao looked at the gold-lettered signboard "Li's Mansion" hanging in the house, and suddenly felt a sense of responsibility.
I don’t know why, maybe after entering ancient times, I slowly started to think of myself as an ancient person.
Li Mansion represents one's own family, starting from oneself.
A prosperous family can last for hundreds or thousands of years.
Many powerful families have gone through several dynasties and have remained standing because of their own heritage.
Suddenly, this sense of responsibility rippled through Li Xiao's heart.
If possible, I would like to build a family that lasts for hundreds or even thousands of years!
With his own mansion, he naturally doesn't need to live in Prince Yan's mansion.
However, it seemed a bit impersonal to move away as soon as they got the mansion. Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun still lived in Prince Yan's mansion for the time being.
But the next few days were very busy for Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun.
Zhangluo people clean the mansion, decorate it, arrange it, etc.
Zhu Ningyun has many of his own things that need to be moved in Yong'an Pavilion.
Li Xiao doesn't have many things, but he has many people to arrange.
First, a house was vacated to serve as a medical clinic in the mansion.
The talker in the medical clinic is naturally his beloved disciple, Li Shizhen's grandfather Li Kefang.
Li Kefang was also flattered. He didn't expect that his master, with such a powerful background, was actually the prince's son-in-law. This frightened him.
Li Xiao asked him to practice medicine in a hospital. Anyone in the house who had a headache or fever would go to him. In addition, he was allowed to study medicine in peace, and all the expenses were paid by Li's house.
The Li Mansion is not said to be rich now, but it can still be called a small fortune.
Ningyun is in charge of the house's accounts, and there are now more than half a million taels of silver in the house's warehouse.
This money is the first pot of gold for the Li family to make a fortune!
Li Xiao is currently planning two businesses, one is Fengyoujing.
This business is run by Li Kefang and has already been completed. However, because of the bottle problem, Li Xiao is not in a hurry to start operations.
I plan to wait for the advent of glass technology in the system and make small glass bottles to hold essential oil before starting this business. There is no rush.
Li Xiao felt that without the small glass bottle, this Fengyoujing would have no soul.
It’s also not portable, and ordinary ceramic bottles are easy to break.
The second business is the textile workshop.
In the past few days, Li Xiao moved these girls and his own goods to his house.
Because there are more than 600 little girls who have nothing to do and eat and drink for free every day.
So Li Xiao planned to branch out this business first.
Make the best use of resources and put unemployed people to work.
Zhu Ningyun selected fifty girls from among six hundred girls to serve as maids in the house.
Zhang Cuicui, Ningyun's personal maid, finally became the master and became the mistress's maid. At the same time, she also became the chief maid, managing these girls and teaching them how to do things.
As for the remaining 550 girls, they are to be arranged.
After Li Xiao's textile machine is obtained, work can begin.
Li Xiao made a room and bought materials.
In the system, there are design drawings of the textile machine.
With the skills of a senior carpenter and craftsman, he can make a textile machine by himself.
The development of textile machines has gone through many stages.
In the Neolithic Age, textile machinery was mainly primitive hand-made textile tools, such as pottery spindles, stone spindles, etc.
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze spinning wheels began to appear, but the functions of the spinning wheels at this time were relatively simple and could only be used in the primitive stages of spinning and weaving.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the development of spinning wheels reached a peak and the types became more abundant.
For example, the "Turntable Spinning Wheel" of the Ming Dynasty, the "Tune Pump" of the Qing Dynasty, etc.
The structures of these spinning wheels were more complex and their functions more complete, reaching the international advanced level at that time.
In the modern period, textile machinery has been further developed and improved.
For example, in 1925, British inventor Kaye invented the flying shuttle, which greatly improved the production efficiency of textile machinery.
The textile machine made by Li Xiao just added a shuttle.
The so-called flying shuttle is a shuttle with small wheels installed in the chute. Spring is installed on both ends of the chute, so that the shuttle can travel back and forth extremely quickly.
Therefore, the invention of the flying shuttle made the weaving speed faster, which greatly improved the weaving efficiency.
What Li Xiao wants to do is this kind of textile machine, which is close to modernization, but not completely modern, because without a steam engine, it cannot enter industrialization.
At this time, Li Xiao was using a wooden roe deer to plan wood and make parts for the textile machine. He was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
These operations are completed by one person to avoid leakage of technology. No one else is allowed to come in at will except Ningyun.
"Xiao Lang."
Ningyun opened the door and walked in, holding tea, "Let's have a sip of tea."
"Well, I am indeed a little thirsty. Thank you, madam."
Li Xiao picked up the teapot and took a sip of tea.
After saying that, Zhu Ningyun picked up the towel again, and Li Xiao wiped his sweat thoughtfully, saying distressedly: "Xiaolang, just arrange for your servants to do these rough jobs. You are the head of the family now, there is no need to do it yourself."
"Not yet."
Li Xiao smiled and explained: "This is the latest textile machine I developed. If people learn it secretly, our core competitiveness will be gone."
"Your latest loom invention?"
Zhu Ningyun was stunned for a moment, and then he felt relieved when he thought of Li Xiao's inventive ability.
Li Xiao nodded, "That's right, Ningyun, didn't you always complain before that those who are covered in silken clothes are not sericulture people? When this textile machine of mine appears, we can break this deadlock and reduce the price of silk and satin. If we continue to fight, we can produce silk and cloth that the common people can afford to wear."
This was Li Xiao's long-awaited plan.
There are too many cloth shops on the market now, many of which have been in business for hundreds of years.
If you want to get a piece of the market, you can only take the "Pinduoduo" route, low price, high quality, and use price to kill the blood.
The advantage of having your own textile machine is to increase output and reduce labor costs.
"ah??"
Zhu Ningyun was a little confused and asked: "Can it really be done?"
Li Xiao said confidently: "If I say that the weaving efficiency of this textile machine is ten times or even twenty times that of the current textile machine, do you think the price can be reduced?"
"What? Twenty times!"
Zhu Ningyun's face was filled with disbelief. This was incredible.
"Don't believe it? Let's take a bet."
Li Xiao smiled evilly.
"What bet?"
Zhu Ningyun was looking forward to it.
Because of Li Xiao's bet, no matter whether he wins or loses, he seems to like it quite a lot.
"bet"
Li Xiao leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Bet on this."
After listening, Zhu Ningyun's face turned red with embarrassment, "You are so annoying."
After saying that, she ran towards the door.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your acquiescence."
Li Xiao shouted to Zhu Ningyun's back, who shyly closed the door.
At this time, the girl will definitely not agree because of her face.
I was thinking clearly in my heart, but I was embarrassed to say it out loud.
Li Xiao chuckled, "Small"
After resting for a while, we continued to build the textile machine.
Busy and busy
After a while, someone knocked on the door.
Li Xiao opened the door and walked out.
A maid bowed and said, "Master, there is someone looking for you outside."
"Who?" Li Xiao said.
"It's a man named Yang Shiqi asking to see him, and there is a businessman beside him."
The maid whispered softly, obviously she had just changed her identity from Yangzhou Shouma and was still a little unaccustomed to it.
Li Xiao nodded, knowing that the debt collector was coming.
"Okay, let him wait in the living room. I'll change my clothes and come back later."
When the maid was about to leave, Li Xiao stopped her and asked: "Are you used to being here? I mean, are you willing to be a maid here?"
The maid bowed and said: "Master, Xiaoqian is very used to it. She thinks this place is quite good. The food and accommodation are good. It is much better than before. The most important thing is, Master, you have changed our misery." We are very willing to make a living in this Li Mansion."
Li Xiao nodded: "That's good, let's go down."
The biggest fear is that good intentions lead to bad things. It seems that they are grateful that he saved these girls, so that's good.
Xiaoqian thanked her and said, "Yes, head of the family."
After saying that, he retreated.
Li Xiao turned around and closed the warehouse door, locked it, went to the main house, took a shower, and prepared to change clothes to deal with the debt collectors.
Outside the Li Mansion.
Two people were standing.
One of them is Yang Shiqi, the magistrate of Cangzhou, and the other is Yang Shiqi's businessman friend Tian Zhiwei.
Tian Zhiwei originally had a good family background.
The Tian Zhiwei family is engaged in the shipbuilding industry, which is considered a good industry.
But over the years, the family has declined.
In order to revitalize the family, he spent a lot of effort and bankrupted his fortune to build a cargo ship.
That was the boat Li Xiao borrowed.
I wanted to make a fortune and rebuild my family business with this cargo ship.
The relationship between Yang Shiqi and him was that of a crotchless brother, an iron buddy.
After the incident in Cangzhou, Yang Shiqi lent the boat and promised to pay for it out of his own pocket.
Tian Zhiwei thought his first business deal was settled.
The result was not as expected, the first business, the ship was lost.
That’s outrageous!
Who would have thought that the ship would be sunk by cannon in broad daylight?
This was a rare occurrence in a thousand years in peacetime, and he encountered it.
Helpless, Tian Zhiwei had no choice but to ask Yang Shiqi to bring him to collect debts.
After Yang Shiqi went through that incident, he also knew the identity of Li Xiao, and he was the son-in-law of King Yan.
No, just bring Tian Zhiwei to Peiping.
It turns out that Tian Zhiwei was very aggressive and looked like he was going to attack the enemy.
So what if he is the son-in-law of King Yan?
Paying back debts is a matter of course!
But when he came to the door of "Li Mansion", he was mostly intimidated.
This mansion is so grand.
How can ordinary people not panic when they see it?
"You two, please come in."
At this time, a servant opened the door of the mansion and greeted.
The two entered the mansion anxiously, and after entering, they became even more timid.
This mansion is even more grand and magnificent, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with lush gardens and majestic atmosphere.
Not to mention, there are soldiers wearing armor patrolling the house.
This scared Tian Zhiwei quite a lot.
Is King Yan's son-in-law so domineering?
I'm afraid this mansion is just like this for the prince, right?
Also, the residence of King Yan's son-in-law is not called the Prince's Mansion, but the Li Mansion.
It's over, it's over, can such a domineering person get his money back?
When the two of them arrived at the living room, they sat on the chairs, feeling uneasy.
"Brother Yang, do you think you can get some money today?"
Tian Zhiwei asked softly.
“Of course I can get it”
Yang Shiqi felt confused, but encouraged: "We are reasonable and are not afraid."
"oh"
Tian Zhiwei nodded thoughtfully.
They looked left and right and waited for a full hour before they saw a figure walking this way.
Li Xiao arrived late.
As soon as I walked in, I walked straight to the table and sat down, full of momentum.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "You two have been waiting for us for a long time, let's watch tea!"
The maids served tea and stood aside.
Yang Shiqi and Tian Zhiwei were slightly silent while drinking tea.
Tian Zhiwei winked, and after a long time, Yang Shiqi finally said: "It turns out that Mr. Xiao is the son-in-law of His Highness King Yan. I was really disrespectful and disrespectful."
"you are welcome."
Li Xiao took a sip of tea and waved his hand: "I'm very busy. To make a long story short, why did you come to see me today?"
Seeing this, Yang Shiqi got straight to the point: "That's right, this is Tian Zhiwei, a good friend of Xiaguan. That day in Cangzhou, the cargo ship that Xiaguan lent to Mr. Xiao belonged to Mr. Tian."
Tian Zhiwei forced a smile, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Xiao."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and said, "Well, that's right. What's the matter?"
Yang Shiqi's expression changed. This guy felt something was wrong. He gritted his teeth and said, "The boat was lent to Young Master Xiao. Now it's been destroyed. Please ask Young Master Xiao to pay for it."
"Compensate?"
Li Xiao smiled slightly, squinted his eyes and said, "Zhixian Yang was also present that day. Did you see that boat, was it Xiao who destroyed it?"
Yang Shiqi shook his head.
Li Xiao continued: "Since it wasn't Xiao who destroyed it, why should I, Xiao, pay for it? Oh, by the way, I haven't paid the boat usage fee yet."
With that said, Li Xiao looked at the maid and said, "Xiaoqian, go to the accountant and pay five hundred taels of silver to Mr. Tian."
"Yes, head of the family." Xiaoqian retreated.
Upon hearing this.
Tian Zhiwei was anxious.
Love is only five hundred taels of silver, so I have to send him away.
But this was in someone else's mansion, and there were soldiers patrolling back and forth, so Tian Zhiwei didn't dare to make any mistakes.
He decided to resort to the bitter trick and knelt directly on the ground:
"Mr. Xiao, that boat was indeed lent to you. Now that it's been destroyed, can you pay me some money? I, Tian, lost all my money and built this boat. How can I explain it to my family?"
"You know how to build a ship?" Li Xiao asked in surprise.
Tian Zhiwei nodded, "For generations, our family has been mainly engaged in this business."
Li Xiao nodded, feeling that this person could be used.
At this time, Yang Shiqi said: "Master Xiao, please pay some compensation. This family is not easy. Although it was not damaged by you, it was damaged by others from your hands."
"No, no."
Li Xiao waved his hand and said, "I think you just think I'm easy to bully, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Yang Shiqi was stunned.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "That ship was blown up by Lan Nao'er with artillery, right?"
Yang Shiqi nodded: "That's right."
Li Xiaodao: "Everything must be reasonable. Since it was Lan Nao'er who bombed, what does it have to do with me? Lan Nao'er was arrested, but his father, Lan Yu, is still there. The son's debt must be paid to the father. You should go to Lan Yu to ask for it." money."
"Looking for money from Lan Yu"
The two of them were completely stunned. Even if they had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, they didn't dare to ask Lan Yu for money. Wasn't that asking for death?
"How dare we ask the Duke to compensate us?"
Tian Zhiwei cried.
"look look look"
Li Xiao's fingers trembled and he said angrily: "I'm just saying that you are afraid of the weak and don't dare to ask Lan Yu for money, but you dare to ask me for money. Don't you think I'm easy to bully?"
Tian Zhiwei wanted to cry but had no tears.
It seems that the money is not available today.
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Mr. Tian, why are you doing so poorly despite having been in this business for generations?"
Tian Zhiwei sighed: "Hey, the family's backer has fallen."
What he said was also true. When doing business in the Ming Dynasty, small business was fine, but big business was really difficult without some backing.
When doing any business, all levels of the court will exploit you. Even if you bring goods into the city, even the soldiers guarding the city gate will exploit you. Without any background, most of the business will be a loss.
Li Xiao said strangely: "How dare you build such a big ship when your backer is down? I have to say that your ship is very well built."
Tian Zhiwei sighed, looked at Yang Shiqi and said, "Isn't this my good friend who became an official and just wants to make a comeback?"
"ah?"
Li Xiao laughed heartily: "Is your backer this little magistrate?"
Yang Shiqi's face was full of embarrassment, and Tian Zhiwei was even more ashamed and regretful. If he had known it, he would not have built the ship.
Li Xiaoyu said earnestly: "Mr. Tian, do you know now that you can't do big business without a backer? If someone blows up your ship, you won't be able to get your money back."
Li Xiao has long understood this.
This is a feudal society, a society where people cannibalize people.
So he traveled back in time, and during the year when he became a farmer, he didn't dare to do anything and just plowed the land honestly.
But it's different now. He has the identity of Zhu Di's son-in-law!
In addition, Zhu Di valued him so much that he almost walked sideways.
Tian Zhiwei nodded and said, "Oh, bad luck."
Li Xiao changed the subject and said, "How about I be your backer?"
Tian Zhiwei's originally sad face showed confusion, and he looked up at Li Xiao: "Master Xiao, what do you mean by this?"
"Work with me to build ships."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Most people don't care, but you do have some skills. The ship you built is of good quality and can bring so many people and goods back from Yangzhou without any mistakes on the way. Cooperate with me and I guarantee you Can make a comeback.”
"real?"
Tian Zhiwei immediately became excited.
It would be a good thing to have King Yan's son-in-law as a backer!
He looked at Yang Shiqi next to him and thought that the little magistrate was really unreliable and almost went bankrupt.
"I'm willing, little one."
Tian Zhiwei immediately responded, "I just don't know how to cooperate. Can I get the money back?"
"Don't worry about that silver. I don't dare to ask Lan Yu for money."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "However, if you cooperate with me in shipbuilding, you will definitely benefit from it. As for the profit sharing of the cooperation, that will be a matter later. You will stay in my house for the time being, are you willing?"
"Yes, yes."
How dare Tian Zhiwei disagree? Now that he is bankrupt, he can't even pay for this trip anyway. He can live in the house and eat and drink for free.
"Okay, then go down and I'll send someone to arrange a place for you."
Li Xiao waved his hand and asked his servants to arrange him.
Yang Shiqi returned to Cangzhou.
Soon, Tian Zhiwei met his sailors and captain.
The captain was shocked: "Master, why are you here?"
Tian Zhiwei said with a bitter look on his face: "I have the nerve to say it, but if it weren't for you, I would be able to say this, why are you here?"
Captain and sailors: "The ship is gone, we have no jobs, we have to make a living here."
Tian Zhiwei: "."
What a sin!
Nanjing, East Palace.
these days.
Prince Zhu Biao's life was not easy.
Lan Yu and Zhu Biao have an uncle-nephew relationship, Lan Yu is Zhu Biao's uncle, and Zhu Biao is Lan Yu's nephew.
Lan Naoer was interrogated by three divisions and the evidence was conclusive. He was sent to prison and executed immediately.
Zhu Biao's Crown Princess Chang was the daughter of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, and Lan Yu was Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law.
After receiving the news, Lan Yu's family, Chang Yuchun's family, his son Chang Sheng and many relatives came to Zhu Biao to plead for mercy to avoid his death.
Zhu Biao knew that this matter could not be done, and his father had already made up his mind.
"I can't make the decision in this matter."
Chang Sheng kept pleading: "No matter what, we have to delay it until Lan Yu returns to Beijing. If you just ignore it, are you worthy of the dead crown princess?"
In order to stop these relatives, Zhu Biao was really exhausted mentally and physically.
Zhu Biao was not in good health at first. At night, he thought about what his late princess had told him before she died, that she must protect Lan Yu's family.
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao finally couldn't stand it anymore.
With a pop, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Lan Nao'er has done many evil things, and Gu Zhen is powerless and helpless!"
After Zhu Biao said this, he passed out on the bed.
(End of chapter)
