Changning Huangfu family is a family with a history of 500 years.
As early as when Changning Guard was first built, the Huangfu family of Changning migrated from Monan County. In the early days of land reclamation, they made many meritorious deeds and made many contributions.
Of course, those who migrated here were branches of the famous Monan Huangfu family, not their own clan.
The Huangfu family of Monan County takes animal taming and breeding on the prairie as its pillar industry.
That's why.
The Changning Huangfu family branch also has excellent breeding technology.
This is also a normal thing.
There are many family relationships in this world, and they are all intricate and complex.
Families with true self-made cultivators are not only rare in number, they are usually not even of high grade.
Sometimes a seemingly inconspicuous small family may even trace its roots to a certain Zifu family if traced back.
Daqian State has been in existence for a long time, with a history of more than 7,000 years.
The migration of family branches is an extremely complex and epic story.
today.
Changning Huangfu arranged a night banquet. It was almost dusk now, and the sky was getting slightly darker. But the lights on both sides of the street were already burning, making it look like daytime.
This is also a way for the Huangfu family to demonstrate their financial strength. Just burning these lights is a huge expense.
The main residence of the Huangfu family was a high-class residence, and ordinary people could not even reach the door without permission.
The wall surrounding the main house is comparable to a city wall, like a city within a city.
The towering courtyard walls are made of bluestone. Five hundred years of vicissitudes have left mottled traces on the bluestone bricks. Through the stone bricks, one can vaguely glimpse the ups and downs of the Changning Huangfu family in the past five hundred years. .
Towering sentry towers stand at the four corners of the courtyard wall, and exquisite copper bells hang under the eaves.
These copper bells have octagonal edges on the outside, so they cannot be blown by the wind. They are also engraved with exquisite patterns on the surface, making them look very special.
In the beginning, the Monan Huangfu clan relied on their superb beast control skills to establish themselves on the prairie. Their magic weapon, the Octagonal Dragon Soul Bell, was famous throughout Daqian.
These copper bells are imitation octagonal dragon soul bells, which symbolize that the Changning Huangfu family never forgets the protection of their ancestors.
The main house was already brightly lit at this moment. Countless servants and stewards were coming and going, busy making final preparations and confirming various preparation details over and over again.
Under their background, even buildings with a long history seem to have a little more vitality and new vitality.
There is no endless traffic at the entrance of the main house, but it is very quiet.
After all, the Huangfu family only invited some major figures from the eighth-grade family and Changning Wei this time.
For example, the city lord of the city capital, the treasurer of Qian's Trading Company, or the brains of some large commercial organizations, etc.
There are only a dozen or so people who are eligible to be invited.
"Mrs. Ji, brother Anbang, brother Shouzhe" Huangfu Jinhuan dressed in formal attire personally greeted the guests. Seeing Wang Shouzhe, Xu Anbang and Mrs. Ji getting out of the carriage together, there was no displeasure at all.
Instead, he had a smile on his face and was very polite.
Wang Shouzhe and Xu Anbang naturally chatted and socialized with Huangfu Jinhuan politely. They seemed to be old friends for many years, cordial and warm.
As the invited party, a gift list in line with the family's character was also presented.
It was as if there had never been any bad blood before, and the two sides had never fought each other to the death in the mall.
This is the superficial harmony between the families of Daqian Kingdom.
Never mind that they compete with each other or even fight with each other because of something in private.
But as long as there is no public rift, on the surface this set of things should be maintained.
This is different from the situation between the Wang family and the Liu family and the Zhao family back then. Back then, the Wang family and them were almost at odds with each other, and there was no room for change.
The place where Huangfu held the night banquet was in the main hall of the front courtyard.
As they exchanged warm greetings, they kept inquiring about information and so on.
Guests have arrived one after another.
Among them, the city lord Xiahou Hongde and Zifu's direct disciple Fang Youan were both welcomed and entertained by the ancestor of the Huangfu family, Patriarch Hua Ye.
These are the rules and regulations that apply everywhere. Different cultivation levels have different status. Patriarch Hua Ye personally welcomed them and entertained them. This is the etiquette and rules that should be followed.
As for the group of core disciples from Zifu Academy, they all followed Fang Youan and sat on the chief seat.
After all, they are all core disciples, and there is a high possibility that they will become monks in the Heavenly Realm and serve in the Zifu Academy in the future.
Wang Shouzhe and other representatives of the eighth-grade aristocratic families were placed at the second table, accompanied by Huangfu Jinhuan himself.
This was the first time for Wang Shouzhe to meet Patriarch Hua Ye.
Because he has practiced the "Red Dragon True Art" to a relatively advanced level, Patriarch Hua Ye's hair is as red as fire, and his whole person looks energetic, with a natural domineering aura.
No wonder.
Ancestor Hua Ye is the third generation ancestor of the Celestial Being Huangfu family, and his qualifications once reached the middle-grade second-class level. And it is said that he was promoted to the Celestial Realm when he was about one hundred and forty years old.
Compared with those in the Academy, such as Fang Youan, he is naturally inferior. But if he is placed among the core disciples, he is also at the forefront.
It was precisely because of his rapid promotion that the Celestial Being Huangfu clan had been around for nearly sixty years, and there was once a period when one or two Celestial beings were at their peak.
During that period, the Huangfu family was so suppressed that the Heavenly Man and the Lei family were unable to hold their heads high.
It's a pity that the good times did not last long.
Seventy years ago, the ancestor of the previous generation of the Huangfu family passed away at the age of more than 370 years old, and the momentum of the Huangfu family slowed down.
Various reasons have also developed the courage of Patriarch Hua Ye.
Ancestor Hua Ye, who has never suffered a lot in his life, has a strong sense of confidence in his words and deeds. Even when facing a genius like Fang Youan, he talks and laughs with ease.
"Brother You'an." Patriarch Hua Ye sighed with emotion, "Your master, Master Binglan, is one of the masters that I, Huangfu Hua Ye, admire the most. Not only is his strength extraordinary, but he is
We in Longzuo County are even one of the pillars of the whole country, and our character is also top-notch. I also heard that she has hope of further advancement."
Fang You'an raised his hands as gently as jade and said: "Senior Huangfu is ridiculous. My master often said, 'The road is long and long, and I will search up and down.' Compared with the vast way of heaven, she is just a small person."
A toddler.’ and stuff like that.”
The city lord Xiahou Hongde who was accompanying him laughed loudly and said: "Brother You'an is joking, but he is too modest. If the famous Master Binglan is just a toddler, then I can't even learn the language.
Didn’t do it.”
Fang Youan smiled gently and did not retort.
His words certainly sounded like Master Binglan's self-effacement, but he also knew that as a direct descendant of the Academy, his ideals for the future and the responsibilities he shouldered were different from those of these local powerful men.
But even so, he would not underestimate any local powerful.
He is also from a noble family, and he clearly understands that the Daqian Kingdom is composed of noble families.
Every aristocratic family is the cornerstone of Daqian and the cradle of a steady stream of talents.
And whether it is the ancestor Hua Ye or the city lord Xiahou Hongde, those who have reached this stage are by no means simple people.
Later.
The night banquet begins.
In the Huangfu family, which has more than a hundred generals and a thousand servants, many maids are carefully selected.
They served delicious and high-end spiritual food one after another, as well as various rare spiritual wines, making the atmosphere warm all of a sudden.
…
But at the same time.
There is a remote town in Changningwei called Jinsha Town.
This is a barren land, with a total population of less than 10,000 for decades.
There is only one small ninth-grade aristocratic family in this town - the Xu family of Jinsha regards this as their base camp.
In addition to the mulberry fields that are very difficult to cultivate, and the production of raw silk to supply the Xu family in Changning.
The biggest industry here is still gold mining, which produces small amounts of gold year after year.
Compared to its heyday.
The current gold output in Jinsha Town is very low, and can only sustain the lives of some local civilians and the Jinsha Xu family. It is extremely difficult to develop on this basis.
It can be inferred from this.
The Jinsha Xu family is not a powerful family.
But it is a family that has a very close relationship with the Ping An Wang family.
In recent years, there have been quite frequent intermarriages between the two parties. Just like Wang Luojing and Wang Shounuo's mother, Xu Zhirou, that gentle and intelligent woman came from the Jinsha Xu family. When Wang Shouzhe and Wang Luoyi were young, they were still
I relied on her to take care of me for a long time.
The wife of the second brother Wang Shouyi is also a straight woman from the Xu family in Jinsha. She gave birth to the little genius Wang Zongsheng who is currently studying in Zifu Academy, as well as Wang Zongyao and Wang Lilian who are currently still young.
Wang Shouzhe's eldest sister Wang Luomei and second sister Wang Luohe also married into the Jinsha Xu family. In the Jinsha Xu family, they also had children of their own and gave Wang Shouzhe many nephews and nieces.
In such a situation, it is as if two poor and low-income families are hugging each other for warmth. However, the relationship between the two parties is relatively deep and the exchanges are very close.
Fortunately, in recent years, Jinsha Xu's life has suddenly become much better.
The sand with extremely low gold content was originally useless waste, and the river banks and river channels were full of garbage.
But now, those "waste" suddenly become useful.
With the large amount of cement put into use in Changningwei, the price of river sand has repeatedly risen. In particular, Ping'an Wang's must use a large amount of river sand whether it is building cement roads, cement embankments, or other basic projects.
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Just supplying the Ping'an Wang family has made Jinsha Xu's life much more comfortable than before. In addition, they also supply high-quality river sand to Donghaiwei and other areas.
Jinsha Town seemed to suddenly become a real Jinsha Town.
With the gradual improvement of the economy and the influx of hired workers, the total population of Jinsha Town has reached 12,000 or 3,000. I heard that they are still absorbing refugees recently.
now.
Jinsha Xu Family has once again ushered in a great opportunity for development and rise.
Because Jinsha Town is crisscrossed by waterways and river beaches are wide and mostly gravel, places suitable for building water conservancy workshops can be found everywhere.
Longzuo County's silk technology already has a complete set of skilled processes, from planting mulberry and raising silkworms to reeling raw cocoons into silk, and finally weaving them into plain silk.
However, this set of processes requires a lot of labor and time in both reeling and weaving.
Over the years, Wang Shouzhe and his eldest brother Wang Shouxin have continuously developed and improved silk reeling and textile technology.
If you ask Wang Shouzhe to draw a complete drawing, of course he won't be able to draw it even if you kill him. He even has only a partial understanding of some of the principles.
However, with a lot of scattered knowledge and a very clear direction in the previous life, combined with the wisdom of everyone, I finally created a relatively rudimentary waterwheel-powered silk reeling machine and a waterwheel-powered textile machine.
Basic inventions and creations are not difficult. What is difficult is mainly a direction and idea. As long as you explore and continuously improve along the direction and idea, you can eventually take shape.
(In terms of invention, Lao Ao has more say than other authors. After all, Lao Ao also has his own invention patent, which has been put into production and made a profit...)
The so-called water wheel power structure seems to be very simple, it is a scaled down version and variant of the large water dragon formation.
Prior to this, the silk reeling technology used pedal reeling machines. One person per cart could reel three hammers of raw silk at the same time.
However, the current water-powered reeling car can drive hundreds of spindles at the same time, realizing the separation of human and hammer. Only about ten reelers can run this water-powered reeling car.
Compared with pedal reeling machines, not only the per capita output is ten times higher, but the raw silk produced is smoother and more delicate.
At the same time, the driving principle of the water-powered textile machine was the same. It was just that further improvements were made in the textile structure. Although Wang Shouzhe didn't know about it, how different was it from the shape of the Jenny textile machine that he remembered vaguely?
But there is no doubt that its production efficiency is far greater than that of ordinary foot-operated textile machines.
As long as there is sufficient water resources, it can operate day and night with only a small amount of manual assistance.
Put aside construction costs and manufacturing costs.
Once the water-powered textile machine is put into operation, the production efficiency will be extremely high.
The unit labor efficiency is about forty times that of a pedal loom.
Moreover, the silk reeling car and the textile machine were not purely wooden structures. Wang Shouxin ordered the blacksmith to build many mechanical structures.
Especially for some of the most critical core parts, weapon refiners were even used!!
This also makes these two mechanical structures relatively stable and can be used for a long time as long as they are properly maintained.
Based on various advantages.
Xu Anze, the patriarch of the Jinsha Xu family, has been so excited recently that he can't sleep at all.
He guards the construction site day and night, because he knows that once it starts operations, it will be the day when the Jinsha Xu family rises. As long as they are given twenty or thirty years, it is possible to attack the eighth-rank family.
Even if they are just the lowest level of the three-party cooperation, the original processing unit, he believes that the Changning Xu family and the Ping An Wang family will not treat them badly.
After all, one is the main lineage, and the other is a very close in-law family.
Moreover, Wang Shouzhe, the head of the Wang family, is also a very generous family head to his allies.
But Xu Anze knows that if he wants to rise, he still has to overcome a difficulty.
Night falls!
Several gray shadows appeared on the Jinsha Xu family's territory. They stood on the high ground and looked at the cement-shaped building workshop from a distance, with a hint of coldness and murderous intent in their eyes.
