However, Fan Jun immediately relaxed his brows. He was just a eunuch in charge of the military affairs bureau. He only needed to take care of his own one-third of an acre of land. There was no need to worry about any major national affairs.
Duke Xingguo had naturally discussed this statement with the emperor. Otherwise, he would not have put it forward so blatantly based on his own wishes.
Fan Jun thought of this and turned to look at Duke Xing's bodyguard. With so many soldiers following him, even if the Duke wanted to commit such a heinous act, there was no way he could hide it from the emperor.
Therefore, he immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Lord, our family knows about it. If necessary, we will inform the emperor and mobilize craftsmen from all over the country."
Zhong Jinwei nodded after hearing this, and suddenly got a hint from Fan Jun's words and remembered something. He immediately told Fan Jun: "By the way, in addition to mobilizing more craftsmen, you can also consider other ways to increase production capacity.
Ways to improve.”
Fan Jun didn't understand for a moment, and asked with some confusion: "The Duke of the country refers to...?"
"For example, the barrel of a gun is no longer made by hand, but drilled out. It can be fixed on a stand, that is, a machine tool, and drilled using manpower, animal power, hydraulic power, etc. Anyway, you can figure it out and think of ways to improve the firearm.
production methods, increase output, and improve quality.”
Zhong Jinwei gave Fan Jun all the concepts he could think of. As for the specific operations, he let Fan Jun practice them himself. He didn't worry about it.
Fan Jun listened thoughtfully and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, our family will arrange for a skilled craftsman to come and try it out soon."
After Zhong Jinwei finished explaining, he stopped sitting. He immediately stood up and said, "Then you go about your business. I'll save some tea for my father-in-law and leave first."
Fan Jun was speechless, then smiled and sent Zhong Jinwei out.
He was sincerely grateful to Zhong Jinwei. If it wasn't inconvenient, and if he didn't ask for discounts for dinner, he could even pay homage to Zhong Jinwei on time every year, no, every month.
Because every time Zhong Jinwei comes over, there will be new requests and new ideas, which will add another great achievement to Fan Jun.
After Zhong Jinwei came out of the military battle station, although it was still early, he went back home directly.
After arriving at the Duke's Mansion, he said to Gu Baichuan and others: "It will take a few days to get here from Tianjin. I will be in the mansion these days and will not go out. I guess it will take a long time to go to the south this time."
It will be a long time. If you have young children, take advantage of these few days to go home and spend time with your family."
Zhong Jinwei had taken care of them like this several times, so Gu Baichuan and others were not polite. They immediately thanked them and arranged for several squads to take turns, while the others were arranged to go home.
The newly transferred officers felt a little uneasy when they heard for the first time that the Duke was thinking about them. But when they saw that Gu Baichuan and the others seemed to be at ease, they made no excuses.
Although Zhong Jinwei was in the mansion, he was not idle. He had been away from the mansion for a long time and had a rare opportunity. He first learned about the financial situation of the mansion, and the steward Yu Shu made a report.
Zhong Jinwei was not polite at the beginning and had already bought some properties in Tianjin. Not only that, he also asked Yan Yingyuan to contribute some money.
Regardless of whether it is from his own perspective or his own situation, Zhong Jinwei is willing to do this method of making money that does not violate the law.
After looking at the family's financial situation, he smiled and said to Haining: "Uncle Yu, Tianjin's purchases don't require much, so we can stop it. We want to be rich, but we can't be arrogant. Otherwise, it will be written down in the history books.
, saying that I am a big landowner in Tianjin and have vast hectares of fertile land is not beautiful."
Although Yu Haining was quite old and considered a calm person, he was also amused by Zhong Jinwei's exaggerated statement. He understood what Zhong Jinwei meant and immediately nodded in agreement.
After talking for a while, Yu Haining said goodbye and left the main room. Zhong Jinwei was going to go to the back hall to accompany his wife and entertain his son.
Just as he turned around, a deep-throated voice came from outside: "Master, I have something to do."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he couldn't help being stunned. He heard that the voice was Li Laosi. Doesn't this guy usually have a loud voice? Why did he suppress his voice this time?
"Come in." Zhong Jinwei said immediately to the outside.
As soon as the door opened, a figure flashed in. Sure enough, it was Li Laosi. He immediately closed the door after entering.
Although the door should be kept closed in this weather, Zhong Jinwei felt that Li Laosi was sneaking around.
"Old Si, have you done something bad?" Zhong Jinwei sat back down and asked, staring at Li Laosi.
When Li Laosi heard this, he immediately blushed and said repeatedly: "Ah, no, no, no!"
After calming down for a while, he immediately explained: "I just have something that I want to ask for your permission."
Zhong Jinwei saw that Mr. Li didn't know where to put his hands. He looked nervous and frightened. He couldn't help but smile and said: "You Mr. Li, let go of your farts quickly and say something quickly."
Li Laosi did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence in the lobby, he whispered: "Master, I want... to take a wife."
"Oh, this is a good thing! Seeing how sneaky you are, I thought you were a thief!" Zhong Jinwei said with a smile when he heard this.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Laosi's red face and was a little curious. After Li Laosi was taken into the house by him, he rarely went out. He was either guarding him or staying in the house.
These days, there is neither the Internet nor the telephone. Moreover, Li Laosi can only read Braille and cannot write, nor can he make a pen pal. He suddenly proposed that he want a wife. Where did this girl come from?
"Tell me, when I came back today, did I see a girl on the street and fall in love at first sight?" Zhong Jinwei guessed wildly.
When Li Laosi heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment, then immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, I... I want to marry Simin."
"Simin? Oh, it's Li Simin?" Zhong Jinwei reacted in his mind and immediately confirmed.
This Li Simin is a girl in the mansion, a refugee who was rescued from the son of the former Marquis of Baoding while having dinner at the Zhuangyuan Building.
Now Li Simin is Yan Yingfang's right-hand man in conducting chemical experiments and sorting out materials. Therefore, he is also respected in the mansion and is regarded as the number one person.
Zhong Jinwei was a little surprised and asked with a smile: "Does she agree? If she doesn't agree, I will not force her to marry you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Laosi nodded hurriedly, like a chicken eating rice, and replied: "Agree, agree."
Seeing Li Laosi like this, Zhong Jinwei said curiously: "Oh, when did you two hook up?"
When Li Laosi heard this, he was dissatisfied and protested: "It's not a hookup. The matter between us is actually thanks to you, sir."
Zhong Jinwei became even more curious after hearing this. He seemed to have never been a matchmaker, so why was it thanks to me?