Watching Jia Cong leave, Aunt Xue sighed, "This kid is really good, but it's a pity that he is a bastard."
Xue Baochai said angrily: "Mom, what are you talking about? I've already gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to sign up. How can I have any other ideas?"
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "My dear, I didn't think about anything else. I just thought this child was good and I felt sorry for him."
"Brother Cong is really good. He has his own family business at a young age, which is rare among big families. It sounds like he is quite capable."
Aunt Xue didn't know Jia Cong well. After hearing what her daughter said, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you telling the truth? Can the Rongguo Mansion allow it?"
Xue Baochai smiled and said: "I have found out clearly in the past two days. Just because my aunt did not allow it, the power of running the family was lost and fell into the hands of the big family. Now Brother Chengfeng is in charge of the family. This is all because of brother Cong."
Aunt Xue suddenly said: "No wonder that day at the old lady's place, your aunt used Xiangling's incident to light Brother Cong in front of the old lady. It turned out that the two of them had a holiday?
Even your aunt is no match for you. This guy does have a lot of tricks up his sleeve. If your brother had this ability, we wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore. Hey! It's really sad. "
"Maybe in two years, it will be better if my brother is older."
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In the imperial study room of the palace, Emperor Longqing looked at the information on the imperial desk and asked: "That boy is back again? Do you know why he came back?"
Dai Quan cupped his hands and said: "To return to the master, that boy came back the day before yesterday. I heard that the Xue family came to Beijing and brought him a girl. Mrs. Shi asked someone to call him back, but yesterday the boy I've looked for Qiu Liang."
Emperor Longqing said thoughtfully: "Is it about the Lantern Festival? Have your people found out? Who is going to deal with that kid?"
"Going back to the master, I found out that it is Li Rui, the second son of Li's Trading Company. I heard that it was for that boy's soap formula. That boy came to Qiu Liang, probably because he wanted to know who was going to deal with him."
"A young man from a trading company dares to cause trouble for the Jia family? This trading company has a good background. Do you know who is behind them?"
"Master, apparently the boss of the Li family, Li Zheng, is at the Yushitai, but there seems to be someone behind the Li family, but this person is more cautious, and we haven't found out who it is until now."
Emperor Longqing lowered his head and looked at the information in his hand, flipping through a few pages. When he saw one of the pages, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This little bastard really dared to talk about anything, even the emperor dared to arrange it, and even scolded all the ministers. Although everyone gritted their teeth in hatred, no one dared to accuse him.
If anyone dares to stand up and accuse, he or she will be involved in the story and become a minister in the story. Therefore, no one will stand up and they all pretend not to know. This phenomenon is very similar to the emperor's new clothes. !
I turned another page and nodded when I saw the waterwheel on it. This boy was still a bit serious. Waterwheels have been around since ancient times, but not many are actually used.
First, it is restricted by conditions. Secondly, a rich person does not care about the output, and a poor person cannot afford it. The reality is that there is no alternative.
"Dai Quan, keep an eye on those two boys these two days. Don't let them cause a big mess. Although this boy is not big, he is not a good person. Think about it when I was ten years old, I was still studying in the palace every day, and I was scolded by my husband. Woolen cloth.
This kid is good, he doesn't study or speak, he just does whatever he wants, he is absolutely lawless, he has no taboos at all, and this old guy Jia She doesn't care. "
"Now that I know Master, I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on me when I turn around. I won't let them cause trouble."
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In the afternoon, Jia Cong came to Lin Daiyu's room again and taught her to practice for a while. He was relieved when he saw that she had completely mastered it.
"Sister Lin, you have mastered everything. From now on, you just need to keep exercising every day. Slowly your body will get better and better."
Lin Daiyu took the towel handed over by Zijuan, wiped the sweat on her forehead, and said happily: "Thank you, Brother Cong. I will definitely exercise every day. I feel much more comfortable after sweating a little."
The two chatted for a few more words, and a group of friends all ran over.
Xichun ran over, took Jia Cong's arm and asked, "Third brother, I heard from Sister Lin that you are leaving tomorrow?"
Jia Cong touched Xichun's little head and said with a smile: "Yes, fourth sister, I will leave tomorrow. The master has found a master for me and is still waiting for me in the village. If I go back late, I might be in trouble." Beaten."
"Well, Third Brother, please tell us a few more stories today, otherwise I won't let you go."
"Okay, let's talk a few more today until you are satisfied."
"Very good."
The friends all cheered instantly.
Jia Cong once again transformed into the king of stories and told fairy tales to all the friends. He continued telling fairy tales until it got dark and the old lady came to urge them to eat.
We had dinner at Jia Mu's place, played with everyone for a while, and told Jia Mu to go back to Zhuangzi tomorrow.
Jia Mu said nothing and just asked him to practice martial arts well.
After leaving Jia Mu's place, I went to see Jia She again and asked about the progress of the matter.
"Master, how are things going?"
Jia She laughed and scolded: "You are still impatient. Don't worry. Is there anything else I can't do? It's been done, but the delivery will take a few days. They have to go through the scrapping process."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I still have a lot of contacts. I really want to thank you this time. I don't know how much silver is needed in total, and how will the transaction be done then?"
Jia She said: "The war horses cost thirty taels of silver each, a total of one thousand eight hundred taels, and the bows, arrows and hand crossbows cost twenty taels of silver, a total of two thousand four hundred taels, a total of 4,200 taels of silver.
When you wait for the transaction, you will pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. The location may be outside the city. I will ask your second brother to inform you when the time comes. "
Things went very smoothly this time. Just go back and prepare money and wait to get the goods. With this batch of equipment, you can train a cavalry and a group of archers with long-range strike capabilities.
Jia Cong stood up and bowed: "I understand, Master. Then I will go back to Zhuangzi tomorrow. I will wait for your news over there."
The next day, Jia Cong did not leave directly, but went to the human market. After walking around inside, he bought another batch of slaves and brought them out.
This time I bought five blacksmiths, three carpenters, and a kiln burner. I bought more than a hundred children aged 12 or 13, mainly boys, and only about a dozen girls.
Let them rest for a few days after returning, and select those with good physiques and strong willpower as soldiers, and the rest will be assigned to work as apprentices in the blacksmith shop, the carpenter shop, and the winery that is about to be built.
