As soon as Yuzhu picked up the tea cup, Laosi sent someone to come to him to discuss the matter.
When Yuzhu arrived at Lao Si's place, he saw that Li Wei was also there.
Li Wei's family is extremely rich and he is very good at managing money. The fourth child thinks highly of him.
The talented Li Wei was quickly appreciated by his fourth son, who promoted him to be a member of the Baoquan Bureau of the Household Department.
The Qianfa Hall under the Ministry of Revenue was the mint of the imperial court, and the Baoquan Bureau under it was the mint.
In this moneyless era, Baoquan Bureau is obviously a well-oiled core department.
In the old TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", there was such a quarrel over copper, four, lead, and six, or copper, six, and lead, that some people even lost their heads because of it.
In a nutshell, four coppers and six lead are in poor quality and can easily break.
This kind of bad money is not used by ordinary people, and it belongs to the category of deliberate money grabbing by the court.
Six coppers and four lead are yellow money. Copper is very heavy and common people recognize this kind of money.
However, there is another big problem involved here. The premium of copper utensils is many times higher than that of copper coins.
There are always profit-seekers who deliberately melt copper coins and cast them into copper vessels to make huge profits.
This led to a very serious consequence. No matter how many copper coins the court produced, it could not meet the needs of the market.
"Cousin, come and see, this is the new Kangxi Tongbao made by Li Wei." The fourth child treated Yuzhu as affectionately as ever.
Yuzhu was still not arrogant, he bowed his hands in a serious manner, and after saluting, he sat down next to the fourth child.
Taking the copper coin from the fourth child's hand, Yuzhu looked at it pretendingly for a while, and then praised it: "Beautiful and good money, it doesn't hurt the people."
The fourth child smiled and said, "If you think it's good too, then it's really good."
The country is short of supplies, so we should look for Yuzhu. This rumor is actually a joke made up by Lao Jiu maliciously.
However, Lao Si deeply agreed with this evaluation.
Among the capable officials in the dynasty who are good at managing money, Yuzhu ranks second. Who dares to rank first?
"Cousin, I heard that you are going to Dagukou?" The fourth child is very sensitive to money and hopes that the more money in the treasury, the better.
Yuzhu nodded and smiled: "The shipbuilding project presided over by the Eighteenth Master has been completed. The Emperor ordered me to go to Dagokou to set up the import and export regulations for our Qing Dynasty's first overseas trade."
The fourth child looked at Yuzhu with a smile, and said casually: "Dai Duo likes those Western things very much, so why don't we take him with us so that he can learn a lot?" Yuzhu almost laughed, and he was pregnant with Tu.
Dai Duo, the dragon master, is unknown to others, so how can he not understand it?
The fourth child disliked Dai Duo for his loud mouth and was reluctant to deal with him, so he simply drove him far away, out of sight and out of mind.
Of course, in addition to this, Lao Si probably also wants Dai Duo to secretly learn Yu Zhu's true ability to make money, right?
"Then let him come. I just need someone here who can settle accounts."
The jade pillar is in the dark and the Dai Duo is in the light. Why should we be afraid?
"Oh, by the way, I have hired a new teacher, his surname is Wu, he is very knowledgeable. Come on, why don't you guys have a chat while we cook the pot at my house?" the fourth child said with a smile.
Yuzhu nodded as if nothing was wrong, and said, "It's time to see what Mr. Wu is capable of."
Alas, Wu Sidao still followed the same path as before, with a broken leg and surrendered to Laosi.
This man just can’t stand the twists and turns of fate!
After coming out of Hubu, Yuzhu went directly out of the city and went to Dagokou.
On the pier on the seaside of Dagukou, five large-scale ships are docked quietly.
The Dutch shipbuilder Billy, after several years of training, has also learned some etiquette of the Qing Dynasty.
"Dear Sir, this ship is called a Galenic armed merchant ship, and it is about more than 600 tons. Unfortunately, the ships of the East India Company in my country are all over a thousand tons, so they are much larger..."
In this era, there was no such strict awareness and measures of patent confidentiality, and everything Billy said was true.
Yuzhu nodded, but he knew in his heart that there was a huge gap between Chinese and Western shipbuilding and artillery technology.
In the past, he had a replica model of the sailing battleship "Sea Sovereignty" in his study.
With 1,500 tons and 104 artillery pieces, it was simply a giant on the sea at that time, an invincible existence.
It is correct to face the gap and catch up, instead of vainly bragging about Zheng He's invincible treasure ship when he sailed to the West.
Yuzhu said gently: "Mr. Billy, there is no need to worry, everything will be fine. I still say the same old saying, give money to money, people to people, study slowly, and build large armed merchant ships."
He did not dare to say battleships, but vaguely used armed merchant ships instead.
Kangxi was surrounded by many Western missionaries, and he was no stranger to the risks of piracy at sea.
If Western merchant ships of this era did not carry artillery, they would be giving money to pirates.
However, Kangxi was more wary of the spread of large-caliber artillery, and Yuzhu did not force the construction of a 30-pound smoothbore cannon.
If you take too big a step, you can easily pull your balls.
It is Yuzhu's established policy to first learn the mature Dutch shipbuilding technology and then study the construction of 60-pound naval guns.
With a boat, money can make money.
Engaging in technology is inherently a matter of burning money. If you don’t spend a lot of money, you will definitely not gain much.
Moreover, Yuzhu's excellent knowledge can save everyone from taking many detours.
The goal is very clear. The British first-class sailing battleship HMS Victory is the ultimate killer weapon in the entire sailing era.
Lao Shiba is just a name, he doesn't know how to build a ship.
However, when the old man saw that Yuzhu and Billy were chatting very enthusiastically, he kept his mouth shut and turned to look at Alice and her beautiful daughter.
Hey, I'm afraid Yu Yan doesn't know that her brother not only raised a foreign wife's wife outside, he even had an illegitimate daughter early on.
With the eighteenth-year-old's aesthetic sense, he really dislikes Alice, but he is very interested in the beautiful mixed-race Xuewei.
To be honest, if the seven-year-old Xuewei was not Yuzhu's eldest daughter, Lao Shiba would really dare to take her back.
Hehe, if you raise it for ten years, it will be just right!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The greedy look of Lao Shiba staring at Xuewei is very much like the wolf grandma who saw the little white rabbit!
However, it was all in vain. Even if he borrowed the courage of Lao Shiba, he would not dare to touch Yuzhu's daughter.
"Dad, are you here to see me?" Xuewei broke away from Alice's hand and rushed towards Yuzhu.
When Yuzhu heard the cheerful screams and the rapid footsteps, he couldn't help but squat down with a smile on his face, opened his arms, and took his little angel into his arms.
"My dear, have you been having a good time lately?" Yuzhu kissed Xuewei's pretty face hard several times, and his affection was self-evident.
Lao Ba was stunned. Yuzhu had also contracted the bad habit of foreigners kissing each other?
The bad habits of foreigners are really strange. Shipwrights and their foreign wives openly kiss each other, showing no shame and being extremely immoral.
Lao Shiba wanted to turn away and look away to avoid getting a needle eye, but he couldn't bear to look at Xuewei, so he could only smile awkwardly and stand aside stupidly.
"Dad, he is a bad guy. He always likes to stare at me secretly." Ling Lao Shiba never expected that as soon as Xuewei saw Yuzhu, she viciously complained to Diao Zhuang.
Yuzhu turned his head and glanced at Lao Shiba, who had lowered his head. A fierce flame had already risen in his heart.
You actually care about my daughter? How brave are you?
Yuzhu comforted Xuewei gently, and when he freed up his hand to settle the score with Lao Shiba, the boy actually slipped away.
However, Lao Ba's appearance reminded Yu Zhu not to let Kang Mazi see Xuewei.
No matter who is interested in Xuewei, whether it is the prince, his brothers, or the important ministers of the court, Yuzhu has the power to deal with them.
Except for the lustful Kang Mazi!
However, Yuzhu thought carefully and gave up this concern.
Because, not long after the Eagle Killing Incident, Kang Mazi suffered a stroke and lost control of his right hand at all. He could only write slowly with his trembling left hand.
At the same time, this stroke also caused Kang Mazi to lose the ability to bully women!
Xuewei is only seven years old. In eight years' time, she will only be fifteen.
By that time, hehe, even if Kang Mazi arranged marriage for Xuewei, Yuzhu would still have a way to completely turn things around.
That night, Yuzhu stayed at the pier at Dagukou.
However, Xuewei was always very excited after seeing him, insisting on letting him tell stories and refusing to go back to her room to rest.
Yuzhu felt quite guilty about Xuewei, so he naturally followed her.
After telling more than a dozen stories in a row, Xuewei was finally coaxed to sleep.
Yuzhu gently picked up Xuewei, went to the next room, and gently put her on his little bed.
Unexpectedly, when Yuzhu returned to Alice's room, before she could close the door, she hugged her from behind.
Also, Alice hasn't touched a man for a long time.
Dagukou Pier is a territory that Yuzhu completely controls. Even if Alice is lonely and wants to steal someone, under the close surveillance of the soldiers and maids, there is no chance and no one dares to approach her.
Yuzhu has long been a thief, how could he not be on guard against a fire in the backyard and his hat turn green?
Facing the extremely wild Yangma, Yuzhu really couldn't resist it.
It's been three times, but Alice is still very tight.
But Yuzhu was already powerless and gasped: "My dear, you are so fierce."
Alice chuckled, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "My dear, just lie back and enjoy it."
Yuzhu secretly regretted that she shouldn't have let this ghost girl eat all kinds of meat every day. Damn, she has too much physical strength, right?
A is honey, B is arsenic.
On the bed, the overwhelming power that Yuzhu wields is just a cloud.
While having breakfast, Xuewei noticed that Yuzhu was always distracted, but Alice was radiant and looked extremely beautiful.
"Mum, you are so energetic, what delicious food did you eat?" Xuewei asked Alice very puzzled.
Red clouds suddenly appeared on Alice's pretty face, and her ears felt slightly hot.
Yuzhu immediately became energetic and said with a sly smile: "She has taken a lot of tonic, which not only nourishes her face, but also improves her beauty."
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