Finally, it was clarified that Li Tiezhu was 14 years old, not 8 years old.
Because Liu Shimin had lived in the palace for a long time, the New Year's money given to Li Tiezhu was only until he was 8 years old, so he claimed to be 8 years old in front of Liu Shimin.
Li Tiezhu still has baby fat on his face, but he is not short, just a little shorter than himself, but his weight is estimated to be dozens of kilograms heavier.
"The child is greedy. If he hadn't been good at blacksmithing, he would have made the family poor."
"Nonsense! I can make a lot of money for my family by blacksmithing. I am the best at making ironwork on the Tianjin Canal and navigation anchors." Li Tiezhu said and ate another steamed bun.
White-faced steamed buns, also known as white-faced steamed buns, are very valuable.
However, since you have the ability to make money, you should have enough to eat.
"Okay, cousin, just follow me. I just want to do some inventions and business."
"What is an invention?" Li Tiezhu asked in a naive voice.
"It's just something that's in demand but that others can't make yet."
Wang Hongyu had already had this intention, and when he was about to express his thoughts, Li Tiezhu said loudly: "The harm is that you are not doing your job properly."
Uh...it's quite realistic.
"Xiao Li is left to you. You should take good care of him and make him smart~"
The uncle scratched his head unkindly and was about to run away in the blink of an eye.
"Wait a minute. I also want to ask my uncle for help with something."
Now that I have caught him, of course I want to take care of him.
"When my good nephew opens his mouth, of course my uncle will help."
"There is Eunuch Wei in the East Palace. I heard he has a lot of personality and can make money relatively well. I want to join forces with him to have some fun... Oh no, do some business."
Wang Hongyu's eyes flashed. With his uncle's position in the palace, he really should know Wei Zhongxian's current situation.
Liu Shimin thought for a while, smoothed his hair and said: "Wei Chao~ He is also quite handsome, but of course not as good as his uncle. But he spends money lavishly, how can he do business?"
The Wei Dynasty...the one who competed with Wei Zhongxian for the Hakka family and completely failed.
My uncle suddenly thought of this person instead of Wei Zhongxian, which shows that Wei Zhongxian's status is still very low, and he can just give him a helping hand to help him gain momentum and help each other achieve success.
"It's not the Wei Dynasty. If you cooperate with him, you will lose money. I'm talking about Wei... Wei Jinzhong."
"He!"
Liu Shimin was a little disdainful and felt that this person was really unsightly.
"Then it's just a member of the society. He's in his 50s and much older than my brother-in-law... No, no, he can find some people who are a member of the society, fighting, gambling, and running a brothel..."
"He can handle it!" Li Tiezhu was still listening. When he heard that Wei Jinzhong had so many connections, he felt that this person could handle it.
"Bullying people, my cousin is 19 years old and not yet an adult. Just talk to him about opening a brothel. I'll tell my mother later." Li Tiezhu pouted, feeling as angry as a fat puffer fish.
"Hey, little ancestor, this is really serious business."
"Is it really a brothel? Then I really want to file a lawsuit."
Liu Shimin was helpless by Li Tiezhu, but Wang Hongyu came to the rescue and said: "That Eunuch Wei is good at this, I will take you to get to know him."
"Okay! It's great to follow my cousin~"
Liu Shimin had no choice but to introduce Wei Jinzhong's situation.
At this time, his surname had been restored by Li Jinzhong, but his status in the East Palace was very low, and he had just gained a foothold thanks to his relationship with his grandson's biological mother, Wang Cairen.
As a result, Wang Cairen was sent to Jiaziku after his death.
But after all, there was money in Jia Ziku, and he was relatively tactful, so now he was fawning over Li Xuanshi and Wei Chao, and things were getting better again.
Liu Shimin said before leaving: "I think Wei Jinzhong is not a kind person. Is it okay to partner with him?"
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. This person was once poor and once entered the East Palace. He knows that life and death are unpredictable, but he can do a lot of business. On the contrary, my nephew feels that he should have a good relationship with this person, not to mention that he also has the relationship of the East Palace."
"Well, you have extraordinary vision, so I'll give you some support."
Liu Shimin recalled briefly and then remembered Wei Jinzhong's residence: "On Zhengyi Street in the east of the Forbidden City, the middle room is his newly bought house."
Well, my uncle is trustworthy and directly gave Wei Zhongxian a place to live, and a big deal was settled.
"You can give me my name, but I still feel that this person is not good."
"It's okay. My uncle doesn't think it's good for him. Then I'll help him build a good relationship. Maybe we can work together in the future."
"Okay, then you take good care of yourself and take Li Tiezhu with you."
Liu Shimin bid farewell to Wang Hongyu and Li Tiezhu temporarily.
Looking at my uncle's back, I always feel that eunuchs can also do things.
Some eunuchs can sail across the ocean, some can win great battles, some can study music and culture, and some can educate the civil service group~
This is my plan, and both Liu Shimin and Wei Zhongxian are indispensable.
My brother-in-law was a Yin Shou eunuch of the Wanli Dynasty, and he was a highly educated eunuch, but he had little political power or fighting skills.
Historically, Liu Shimin was suppressed by Wei Zhongxian, but he did not resist much. When he was finally counterattacked by Donglin, he was counted as a similar person. Then he wrote "Ziuzhongzhi" which is of great literary and historical value in prison.
How can he be allowed to go back to this old path now? Of course, he and Wei Zhongxian must do something more meaningful under his leadership.
Wei Zhongxian is a partner and is responsible for working hard and developing his career in the imperial court.
Liu Shimin is a cultural person and is responsible for attracting those who can be united.
With two eunuchs assisting him, and his eldest brother and second brother helping him in the army, the next step...
Bah bah ~
I want to restore the title of Marquis Dingyuan first, rather than directly wear a dragon robe and engage in internal fighting in the Ming Dynasty.
"Cousin, you just said that you would make some inventions and have fun with Eunuch Wei. What was that?"
Li Tiezhu's eyes were filled with anticipation, as if a new world had opened up.
"Well...you have such a great mouth. You just want to invent and have fun. How about I take you to the capital and let's do some business in the whole store?"
"Okay, okay! I haven't entered the capital yet!"
"You don't live in Tianjin Wei, why haven't you ever entered the capital?"
"My mother said that Beijing is a food desert, and I lost interest as soon as I heard it. If my cousin hadn't said that there are inventions and fun, I wouldn't be interested either."
Food desert?
Nonsense~
"Okay, how are your blacksmithing skills?"
"That's quite good. Farm tools, boats, and kitchen utensils are all trivial. We can also make weapons, armor, guns and cannons..." Li Tiezhu said this with great enthusiasm. Who knows if he was talking too much.
"Wait a minute, weapons, armor, guns and cannons... aren't these prohibited?"
"You can just put it on me, because I come from a military household~"
"Then can you burn iron or coal?"
"It must be possible. My boiler can get very hot and still produce the best iron."
Okay~
Briquettes and cement are ready.
Honeycomb briquettes are made by adding soil to crushed coal, mixing with water, and then using molds. At this time, coal was much cheaper than grain, and the low cost could make a lot of money during the Little Ice Age.
There are a lot of limestone, clay and iron ores around the capital, so making cement clinker is not a problem.
Then bring Wei Zhongxian into partnership, it's all right~ This chapter has been completed!