In the early spring of the 3295th year of the Changli reign of Emperor Qianlong.
Nearly thirty years have passed since Wang Anye got married.
Wang's main residence is Ping'an Town.
The geographical environment here is relatively good.
It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the river on one side. The side facing the river meanders for more than 130 miles from east to west, and the widest point from north to south is about 80 miles. It looks like an oval shape on the map.
According to the way the earth calculates its area, it is about 1,700 square kilometers. Although it is a town in name, the land area is much larger than the famous city xg in the previous life.
Now this area has been replaced by the Wang family and has completely become the private environment of the Wang family's main residence.
The former Dingpu Ferry Port has now become a window for the Wang family's private domain to exchange supplies and receive reception. It is as busy as a commercial center. However, people are not allowed to enter the Wang family's private domain without invitation.
Zhuwei Lake, where the Wang family members have deep feelings, has been renovated and expanded along the lake, and has become the main homestead of the Wang family to cope with the family's gradual expansion.
After the Wang family experienced a huge disaster, there were only nine men in Shouzi generation's generation.
However, as the family entered a period of stable development, with Wang Shouzhe's encouragement to have children, generations of clan members multiplied, and the Wang family's population increased exponentially.
ten people.
When it comes to An Zi generation and Ning Zi generation, the number is naturally higher. Especially for Ning Zi generation, the number will exceed one hundred in the future.
Just at the backwater bay to the south of Zhuwei Lake, there is a courtyard built near the lake. The plaque of Ning Xi's cabin hangs at the door of the courtyard. Although the four characters are slightly immature, they are written in sharp strokes, exuding a youthful and energetic atmosphere.
Full of vigor and publicity.
This word was written by Wang Ningxi, the eleventh generation of the Wang family, when he lived alone for the first time at the age of twelve.
Wang Ningxi ranks forty-seventh in the Ning generation. His father is Wang Anxin, a direct descendant of the Wang family, and his mother is Gongye Qianqian, a direct descendant of the Gongye family of a third-grade family.
Speaking of Wang Anxin, although he is not as favored by heaven and earth as his brother Wang Anye in the direct lineage of the Wang family, he is still a dazzling genius.
Later, for the future development of the family, a marriage was arranged with the Daqian Gongye family. After some years of excitement after the marriage, the two gave birth to their eldest son, Wang Ningxi.
Wang Ningxi has shown extraordinary intelligence and talent since he was a child, and he can vaguely feel the extraordinary nature of his bloodline. When he was eight years old, he passed the spirit measuring platform and found out that he had a high-grade C grade Yuanshui bloodline qualification.
It is rare to see such a high bloodline qualification from the beginning, even within the Wang family, which is full of talents. Moreover, the one who awakened is the same Yuanshui bloodline as his grandma Liu Ruolan, and Liu Ruolan received special attention.
Naturally, Wang Ningxi was directly included in the second training sequence, and various bloodline-improving resources were given priority.
Wang Ningxi herself is also very competitive. Not only is she far ahead of most of her peers in terms of cultivation, but her academic performance and moral cultivation are also very good. She has reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm at the end of thirteen years.
With civil and military advancement, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be one of the pillars of the Wang family in the future.
However, when he had just reached the age of fourteen and was at his most energetic, something unexpected happened. That time, after being fully prepared and under the guardianship of his father Wang Anxin, he failed to break through to the Lingtai realm.
For the great genius, entering the Lingtai realm is as natural as eating and drinking. Failure to pass the level is an outcome that has never been imagined.
And if it was just a failure to pass the test, it would only be a loss of several years to re-nurturing the damaged spiritual platform and meridians. The worst case would be a delay of a few years. However, his failure to pass the test this time was by no means unusual, but because of something else in his body.
A Lihuo bloodline emerged during the pass and formed a fierce conflict with the Yuanshui bloodline.
If Wang Anxin hadn't been alert and sent a distress signal in time, Wang Shouzhe and Wang Lixian would have personally stabilized Wang Ningxi's bloodline, and Wang Ningxi would have exploded and died.
But even so, two blood vessels with completely opposite attributes boiled in his body, which also caused his meridians to be severely broken, damaged and blocked. As long as he practiced, the two blood vessels of Yuan Shui and Li Huo would fight fiercely, causing injuries.
Adding to the injury.
In the end, Emperor Longchang, who was living in the Wang family for retirement, personally took action and suppressed and sealed both of his bloodlines with the most powerful means.
In this way, although Wang Ningxi was rescued, he became a "waste" with no power, and the halo of genius in the past completely collapsed.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Ningxi is already sixteen years old.
Outside the waterside study of Ning Xi's cabin, the lake is rippling, the spring water is warm, and a group of mallard ducks are swimming happily by the lake.
Wang Ningxi, who has a "weak" temperament, has grown into a handsome young man.
He was sitting at his desk writing a letter, and compared to the tenderness and vigor of his handwriting when he was twelve years old. At this moment, his handwriting became smart and delicate, but there was a trace of wave between the strokes.
The lingering haze.
Especially the three words "Resolution of Engagement" written on the letter's header gave the letter an air of sadness.
It's no wonder that Wang Ningxi was such a young man at the time. When he was ten years old, he was favored by many aristocratic families. Even in the royal family, some elders liked Wang Ningxi.
However, Mrs. Bilian of the Yuwen clan has always had a keen sense of smell, and she and the Fire Fox Ancestor pester Wang Shouzhe every day. She looks like she will stay at your house every day if you don't agree.
In the end, she succeeded in sending Shangguan's daughter to Wang's ship. Of course, this was because the little girl from Shangguan was also good enough and worthy of Wang Ningxi, so Wang Shouzhe agreed.
But I never thought that fate plays tricks on people.
"Young Master." Wang Ji, a young boy who was about the same age as Wang Ningxi, urged with a gray face, "You can't break off the engagement privately. If the master finds out about this, I'm afraid he will beat you to death."
Wang Ningxi, who looked handsome, said calmly: "I am now broken and blocked, and the sea of qi is blocked. Even you, a mere boy on the fourth level of the Qi Refining Realm, can't beat me. With such a broken body, I dragged Miss Shangguan by mistake.
I have been a scoundrel all my life. If my father beats me for this, let him beat me."
In fact, at the beginning, he still had hope for his "illness", but as Grandpa Ancestor and Grandma Lixian took action one after another, no way could be found to save him after two years.
He also understood that his problems were difficult to solve.
"But..." Wang Ji asked puzzledly, "If you miss Miss Shangguan, can you marry another outstanding young lady from aristocratic families?"
Wang Ningxi smiled helplessly: "Wang Ji, with my broken body, I will harm others if I marry any girl. Anyway, my parents are still young, so I will just give birth to a few more."
"Then, what should you do?" Wang Ji looked gloomy.
"I have learned a lot about clan studies, and I plan to graduate early this year." Wang Ningxi said, "Fortunately for me, before I stormed the Lingtai, my spiritual will was already strong, and when I passed the barrier,
The spiritual platform has been opened, so that although my body is weak, my spiritual thoughts can still be used."
"Besides, after all, my mother's family is also the Gongye clan, a well-known weapon-refining family, so I went to find a job at the General Office of Refining and do something within my ability, which can be regarded as making up for the resources that the family has lost on me.
However, I still owe the family a debt after all."
Although his spiritual platform has been opened, his physical foundation has not transformed and evolved. It can be said that he is worse than ordinary Qi Refining monks. If he can live to be seventy or eighty years old, he is lucky. His contribution to the family in his lifetime is very limited.
So he said it was a loss.
"Master, please don't say that. No one dislikes you." Wang Ji hurriedly comforted, "Our ancestors of the Wang family and the ancestors of the Gongye family are all thinking of ways for you. Maybe.
One day, you will be back to your original state."
"I know my affairs best." As he spoke, Wang Ningxi had already finished writing the letter, sealed it with wax and handed it to Wang Ji, "This letter must be sent normally, otherwise you don't have to stay with me and go abroad.
Let's open up wasteland. You also know my temper and I always do what I say."
"Yes, Master." Wang Ji's heart trembled and he accepted the letter honestly.
After doing all this, Wang Ningxi said behind him: "Guard Ancestor, I want to go for a walk in Xinping Town. Please accompany me."
"Yes, Master Ning Xi." A "middle-aged man" with an ordinary appearance responded calmly.
This is one of the family's weapon-refining guardian puppets. It was a treasure originally obtained from the Shenwu Dynasty's recruitment point. Although it is only at the early stage of the Lingtai realm, its protective ability is very strong, and it is more protective than the ordinary Lingtai realm puppets on the market.
Be smarter and more efficient.
It’s no wonder that products produced by Shenwu Dynasty are rubbish.
Wang Guard has also made a lot of contributions during the rise of the Wang family. However, at this time, his strength is far behind the vanguard. Therefore, he is now dedicated to protecting some younger people.
In addition to Wang Guard, Wang Ningxi also took the high-grade spiritual weapon [Qiu Shui Sword], which was once the sword of his grandmother Liu Ruolan when she was in the Lingtai realm. Later, it was passed to Wang Liyao, and Wang Liyao returned it.
Family treasure trove.
Passed down from generation to generation, Qiu Shui Sword also came into the hands of Wang Ningxi.
The Qiu Shui Sword is a spiritual weapon, and Wang Ningxi's spiritual sense is pretty good, so he can barely protect himself by controlling it.
Later.
Under the protection of Wang Guard, Wang Ningxi went shopping in Xinping Town and Xin'an Town for more than a month until the owner of the family, Wang Shouzhe, sent someone to recall him.
He returned to the main house as quickly as possible and went to visit his grandfather as ordered.
In Wang Shouzhe's small courtyard.
He was drinking tea comfortably, with a group of children still surrounding him, listening to him tell the everlasting story.
And his appearance is still that of a young man in his thirties, but his temperament and eyes have become as deep as the sea, making it difficult to see through.
"Ning Xi pays homage to Grandpa." Wang Ningxi saluted gracefully.
When the children saw Wang Ningxi, they all saluted: "I've seen Brother Forty-Seven/Uncle Forty-Seven/Grandpa Forty-Seven."
Wang Ningxi greeted a group of little carrots with a smile, took out some small toys from the storage ring and gave them to the children. His heart felt warm, recalling that when he was a child, he was also blessed by his grandfather in this way.
"Ning Xi is back." Wang Shouzhe smiled and waved for the children to go to the study room to do their homework. Then he drank tea with Wang Ningxi in the pavilion and chatted casually about some of the parents' quarrels.
While Wang Ningxi was drinking tea, her posture was slightly uneasy.
After having tea for a long time, Wang Ningxi finally couldn't sit still and whispered: "Grandpa, do you know about that matter?"
"How did you feel after walking around Xinping and Xin'an towns?" Wang Shouzhe did not answer directly.
"The area under our jurisdiction is naturally prosperous and powerful. Although it is not as luxurious and ancient as Guilong City, it is like the rising sun. Under the heroic leadership of our ancestors, the future will get better and better." Wang Ningxi praised.
"I'm not asking you to flatter me." Wang Shouzhe glared and said, "I heard that you are designing a farm tool?"
"Nothing can be hidden from Grandpa Grandpa." Wang Ningxi said, taking out some drawings from the storage ring, "But it can't be said to be a design. I also learned about the research in our Wang family's weapon refining research institute.
Research progress in power sources and instrument transmission.”
"The institute has always wanted to miniaturize steam-powered engines and equip them with related agricultural tools for large-scale reclamation and planting to solve the current increasing shortage of reclamation labor, but it has been stuck at a bottleneck and unable to make progress."
"Do you have a solution?" Wang Shouzhe's eyes lit up slightly, "Could it be that you secretly obtained the core power technology of the puppet equipment from the Gongye clan?" Although Wang Shouzhe is a time traveler and is well-informed, he is not an industrial or agricultural person after all.
professional.
It's okay to come up with ideas and general directions, but asking him to do research and development is just blind.
And what makes Wang Shouzhe most helpless now is that no natural oil has been found so far, and there is no way to produce gasoline, asphalt, plastics and other products.
"Of course not..." Wang Ningxi said, "Although Ning Xi's mother clan is the Gongye clan, they cannot have access to its core weapon refining technology. What's more, I heard that the core power technology of the puppet equipment is extremely difficult and requires precious The materials and manufacturing are very difficult. If you really want to build one, it will cost at least tens of millions of gold, and the annual maintenance costs are also sky-high."
During the excavation of the Grand Canal, the Gongye clan produced some large-scale refining and excavation equipment. The costs of manufacturing, using, and maintaining them were staggeringly high. In Wang Shouzhe's words, it was better to hire Zifujing monks to do the work. Comes cheap.
National projects can burn money in order to speed up the burning of money, but when it comes to agricultural production, costs must be paid attention to everywhere. Once the cost advantage is lost, how can economic value be generated?
"Actually, the Weapon Refining Research Institute has fallen into a magical misunderstanding. It has to use a certain power source to solve the problem. It has been studying technology before the technology has been reached..." Wang Ningxi said, "Actually, just change the way of thinking. We can Starting from the improvement of traditional farm tools, powerful animals are used to drive the mechanical transmission structure, so what I improved this time is the combination of the mechanical transmission structure and farm tools, so that it is suitable for the majority of farmers. Grandpa, look at the drawings, here, there , and these designs are all for better power transmission...and this design..."
Wang Shouzhe looked at it and couldn't understand it...he immediately coughed twice and said, "Ning Xi, let's wait until you make a real thing to see it."
I secretly thought that the education of ethnic studies has become more and more abnormal. Has it reached this point? No wonder I can’t teach children anymore...
"Grandpa, my improvement this time is not too big. You see, the transmission structure here is very simple. Anyone who has taken a class in the family..." When it comes to his favorite professional design of weapon refining, Wang Ningxi has no idea at all. Sleepy, he spoke enthusiastically.
"Let's put this aside for now. Let's talk about your breakup of the engagement first. Why did Miss Shangguan offend you? You actually want to break off the engagement." Wang Shouzhe quickly changed the topic, thinking to himself whether he should Have the Hui people reinvented their learning?
Otherwise, what should I do if I become as confused as Emperor Longchang in the future?