Chapter 32 Wei Zhongxian is convinced by Zhang Gui and continues to work hard to confiscate his house and become his disciple!

Wei Zhongxian stopped smiling and looked at Zhang Gui without saying a word.

He originally thought that the uncle would be excited when he heard that there was so much money, and would even give him a smile, and then beg him to give him more money to start some industry.

But Wei Zhongxian didn't expect that Uncle Guo would not take notice of the money he had copied.

"Ten million taels?"

Moreover, when Wei Zhongxian heard what Zhang Gui said, he felt a little unconvinced.

He really wanted to ask Zhang Gui, if you are so good, why don't you copy one immediately and let me try? If you can, I will give you the position of Admiral Dongchang!

Wei Zhongxian did not dare to talk to Zhang Gui like this on his face, but said with a smile: "Uncle Guo's skills are naturally better than ours."

Suddenly, the two of them arrived at Nuange where Tianqi was.

Wei Zhongxian first reported the confiscation of Luo Sigong to Tianqi.

After hearing this, Tianqi said: "Not bad!"

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Zhang Guidao: "Your Majesty gave me the reward, but I'm still worse than Uncle Guo. Uncle Guo said that he would be able to copy tens of millions of taels of silver for the court in the future. I think Uncle Guo has this ability, although

This slave asks herself that she can’t do it.”

Tianqi therefore also looked at Zhang Gui: "Is what Wei Zhongxian said true?"

Zhang Gui presented Ye Xianggao's list of Donglin officials to Tianqi: "Your Majesty will know after taking a look at it. These are all Donglin officials' lists written by Ye Xianggao himself. Among them, Li Sancai, Zhou Yanru, etc. were listed by Ye Xianggao.

Gao Du said he was a corrupt official, and Ye Xianggao was asked by the minister to estimate his family wealth. Which one of these is not worth millions of taels? This is the confidence of the minister in saying this."

Tianqi looked at the list and said angrily: "Among the officials in Donglin, there are so many corrupt officials! No wonder Luo Sigong said Ye Xianggao was honest. Compared with officials who Ye Xianggao himself said were corrupt, he is indeed incorruptible."

Wei Zhongxian was convinced on the side, and realized that what Zhang Gui said was true. Luo Sigong was indeed nothing, and Ye Xianggao was nothing. The Donglin officials behind Ye Xianggao were the real rich.

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"Your Majesty, why don't you give me some melon vines?"

Wei Zhongxian even took the initiative to propose it.

Tianqi nodded after hearing this: "You are responsible for handling this matter. Investigate and copy those who are marked as greedy and useless on this list one by one!"

"My slave obeys the order!"

Wei Zhongxian replied.

Zhang Gui knew that Wei Zhongxian was very busy at the moment. It could be said that because of the list he asked Ye Xianggao to provide, Wei Zhongxian's property confiscation had just begun.

"I heard that the farmland given to you by the Ministry of Revenue was not very good, but you still wanted it. Is it a place called Xishan?"

At this time, Tianqi asked Zhang Gui about other things.

Zhang Gui nodded: "Xishan is very good. I plan to develop industrial products there. To be precise, I want to establish an industrial zone where steelmaking and weaving will be concentrated."

After hearing this, Tianqi nodded: "I have been waiting for what you said to make the carriage with rolling bearings an industrial product and then use it on a large scale for the country and the people. If you don't have money, remember to ask Wei Zhongxian for it."

"yes!"

Zhang Gui replied.

After returning home to catch up on a day's sleep, Zhang Gui began to make plans to go to Xishan to engage in industry.

Why do it in Xishan?

Naturally, it was because Zhang Gui knew that Xishan was not suitable for farming, but it was rich in coal mines and other energy sources, so it was naturally more suitable for industrial development. The key was that it was close to the capital.

Zhang Guixian sent someone to call Han Gui and said, "I heard that a man named Song Yingxing is waiting for election in the Ministry of Personnel. You can go see him with this letter from me, and then bring him to see me."

With that said, Zhang Gui handed a letter on the desk to Han Gui.

"yes!"

Han Gui took the letter and went to the Ministry of Personnel.

Not long after, Han Gui brought Song Yingxing.

When Song Yingxing saw Zhang Gui, he immediately bowed his hands and said, "Greetings to Uncle Guo! Uncle Guo is knowledgeable and proficient in the study of nature. I wonder if I can accept a late student as a disciple?!"

Han Gui looked at Song Yingxing in astonishment and thought to himself: "You are a scholar, how can you come to curry favor with Uncle Guo like me and accept Uncle Guo as your teacher? Isn't it enough that you, a scholar, can be your teacher?

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Naturally, Han Gui didn't know that Song Yingxing belonged to the scholar-bureaucrat class and was a man of science and engineering who liked natural sciences. There were indeed very few scholars who could be his teachers.

It is true that not all scholars in the Ming Dynasty despised science and technology as fancy tricks. There were also people like Song Yingxing who valued science and technology. Therefore, a scientific and technological work called "Tiangong Kaiwu" was left in history.

Song Yingxing wanted to study under Zhang Gui at this time, naturally because Zhang Gui's letter to him showed some natural science knowledge that Song Yingxing did not know.

"Damn it, you have to be a disciple of Enfu even if you are a great scholar. Isn't this trying to take away the prestige of my senior brother?"

As he spoke, Han Gui thought to himself: "Enfu and scholars have always been rude to others, so they will definitely not agree."

As a result, Zhang Gui said at this time: "Han Gui knows that I never reject people who are eager to learn. Since you want to recognize me as your teacher, then you can be your teacher."

"Disciple, bow now!"

After speaking, Song Yingxing knelt on the ground and saluted, then looked at Zhang Gui with bright eyes and said: "The crucible steelmaking and wicker steel-frying mentioned in Enfu's letter are indeed very good, and the so-called element theory is also really novel.

Han Changli said, "I heard that there are successive generations, and there are specialties in the arts. Enfu is obviously above the disciples in this aspect. It is the disciple's honor to be his master!"

Zhang Gui nodded and looked at Han Gui: "Look, this is what a scholar who really likes Lu Ban looks like!"

Han Gui smiled awkwardly: "Yes!" Then he thought to himself: "It's over, I'm going to fall out of favor in front of Master."

"You two should know each other. Now come with me to the outside of the city to recruit a group of refugees."

With that said, Zhang Gui ordered Man Hua, Man Gui's younger brother who was sent by Man Gui to help him train his servants: "You take your servants with us and select a group of young and strong refugees for me.

Next, we will form a team of servants of Taikang Bo Mansion to make preparations."

"Big Brother!"

"Junior brother!"

"Yes, uncle Guo!"

Han Gui, Song Yingxing, Man Hua and a group of servants under Man Hua followed Zhang Gui outside the city.

It was cold winter, the wind was blowing constantly, and the snow was falling like flakes.

Zhang Gui, Han Gui, and Song Yingxing were riding in a canopy carriage.

Man Hua rode on horseback and led a team of his servants to guard the carriage.

Zhang Gui is a high-ranking official. According to regulations, when he leaves the city, the official schools inside and outside the city gate must evacuate the crowd and clear the road.

Therefore, when Zhang Gui came out, he saw that the avenues inside and outside the city gate were full of sergeants, and in the snow behind the sergeants, many girls and boys were kneeling.

My parents were all dressed in rags and their eyes were dull.

Naturally, these children did not come to complain, but hoped that Zhang Guilai would buy them back home so that they and their parents could survive.

Outside the city, there are even more prostitutes selling their goods, and they even squeeze into a few rows to find every opportunity.

No matter how much the city guard scolded him, more and more refugees gathered with their families, waiting for Zhang Gui, a powerful man, to buy it.

Han Gui and Song Yingxing were naturally familiar as people from the Ming Dynasty, but Zhang Gui, who had just come to this world, was still a little uncomfortable with it.

When they arrived outside the city, Zhang Gui, who was wearing a big cloak, got off the carriage with a copper stove in his arms. He stepped on the broken jade and said as he walked: "Han Gui, send someone to contact the Yaxing here and ask them to take it.

Someone comes and chooses for us.”

"Why!"

Han Gui agreed and sent his boys there.

Then, Zhang Gui looked at the falling snow and asked, "Why don't these refugees light a fire to keep warm?"

"The price of charcoal is too high. It only increased by 30% this morning. Every year at this time, the rich and powerful in the capital will hoard coal and make charcoal a rare commodity. This in turn forces the refugees living along the river to sell their sons and daughters at a lower price, and even forces them to own land.

It is possible to sell the land or sell it, after all, it is getting colder and colder in the north."

Song Yingxing replied.

After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "I wonder why I don't eat minced meat."
Chapter completed!