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Chapter 203 Xiao Han: First, second and last, so she is my sister

British government.

"Can Liu Bowen do it?"

"Such a large fleet suddenly becomes Meng Yuan's, but it's not easy to handle."

Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han with some worry.

"Relax."

"After all, he is Liu Bowen, and he has been entrenched in Panyu City for such a period of time. If he wants to do something in Panyu City, we may not be able to do it as swiftly as he can. This small matter is no problem."

Xiao Han leaned on the recliner, the old god was there, holding a cup of tea in one hand, drinking by himself.

"That's true."

"With his ability, there won't be any big problems."

"By the way, why are Qing Ling and Miao Yun so busy these two days?"

"Why does your little maid go shopping every day?"

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and then asked curiously.

"Oh, the British government is quite big and has many things."

Xiao Han said, rubbing his eyebrows slightly.

Regarding this matter, Xiao Han could guess it even if he didn't check it carefully. It was obvious that Chang Qingling pulled Xu Miaoyun. He didn't want Xiao Han to get too close to Ruoyi, so he arranged for Ruoyi to purchase items in the house every day, while he himself Together with Xu Miaoyun, she took over Ruoyi's original job.

To be fair, Ruoyi was actually working as a maid now, doing the housekeeper's work. To a certain extent, she was promoted. Chang Qingling really didn't treat her harshly.

This is also the reason why Xiao Han didn't say a word even though he knew what happened. Zoey was also a grown up girl, and it was time to get ready to get married. It was really not good to be too close or too intimate with him.

However, as a maid, Ruoyi surrounded Xiao Han, and her job was not easy. Xiao Han originally thought that Chang Qingling and Xu Miaoyun, two young ladies who had no fingers in the water, would hand over the matter to them if they persisted for one day. The other maids didn't expect that they actually persisted until now.

If Xu Da and Chang Yuchun saw this, they might have to beat him up.

It’s difficult.

Why don't you wait until Ava and Bago close the net to direct the battle yourself, or simply fight with Can Yuan directly.

No matter what, leave the things at home behind and go out to avoid the limelight.

This move is a skill that Zhu Laosi has tried repeatedly since then.

Once the state affairs feel boring, just use the universal formula.

Son, you are in charge of a country, and my father wants to go to the north.

It is indeed a pleasure to send a fat boy to the court, take care of money, food and logistics, and just go to war in peace and peace of mind.

"really?"

Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Han suspiciously.

"real."

"By the way, how have these brats from each family behaved recently?"

"Ruoyi has been with me for a long time. Just like my sister, I plan to find a young talent from our Ming Dynasty to marry her. Who do you think is more suitable?"

Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao.

"No one is suitable."

"Isn't the most powerful young talent in our Ming Dynasty just you?"

"I see that your little maid also likes you, why don't you do it yourself?"

Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han.

"I?"

"No, no, no!"

"First of all, I watched Zoey grow up and really regarded her as my sister."

"Secondly, I already have two head wives. It would be too unfair for her to be my concubine. If she gets married, with my face, no matter who I go to, she will still be a head wife."

"Finally, my body doesn't allow it. I am now with Qing Ling and Miao Yun, and I feel that my energy is no longer enough. We are alone for ten days a month, and I have to rest for ten days. Another one will not kill me. ?"

Xiao Han opened his mouth and listed three reasons directly.

"Go, go, go."

"You are worthy of Xiao Fengxue who dominates the world. He has a clear mind and sufficient reasons."

"As long as you think about it, if you open your mouth, you can make an argument that can be used in the imperial examination. I can't defeat you."

"I can only say that you have to think clearly about the specifics. Do you want to consider the thoughts of your little maid?"

"Let's go, don't stay any longer. Yao Guangxiao did have a moment. With his help, half of the first river channel has been dug out in just a few days. I have to deal with the iron ore deployment."

"Remember to be tight on your iron ore acquisition, otherwise the stock in Shuzhong may not be enough to support it for a long time."

Zhu Biao stood up and left.

"Jiang You."

"How is our purchase of iron ore in Shuzhong going?"

Zhu Biao left, and Xiao Han narrowed his eyes.

"Back to Your Highness, the latest news is that the progress there is not going smoothly. Currently, only three iron ore mines have successfully entered our hands. When those three iron ore mines were heard to be from our British government, they gave them to us at 30% lower than the normal price. "

"As for other families, they are not very cooperative. They either simply say they won't sell it at all, or they ask for more than half the normal price."

Jiang You opened his mouth and replied.

As a member of the secret guard organization, he was only responsible for helping Xiao Han gather information and was not directly involved in the matter, so he did not give any subjective evaluation.

"I don't know how to praise."

"Jiang You, ask your people to go to the local area, select a few families that are the least cooperative, and directly investigate their old cases."

"Which of the three families are the most cooperative?"

Xiao Han asked Jiang You.

"The Ma family, a business family in the middle of Shu, the Yu family, a business family in the middle of Shu, and the Zhang family, a business family in the middle of Shu." Jiang You responded.

"merchant."

"Yes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. This fact is much more lovely than those annoying literati families."

"Send your people over and ask them if they are interested in joining my business system."

Xiao Han waved his hand and said.

"promise!"

Jiang You responded and retreated.

"Um…"

Xiao Han stretched slightly, picked up the pen, and began to write.

The matter of iron smelting has basically been completely determined, so it is time for the Ming Dynasty's industrial skills to continue to advance.

This time, Xiao Han planned to increase the power of Daming firearms and produce more powerful yellow gunpowder.

Originally, Xiao Han had no such idea, but during this period, the skills of the craftsmen who were responsible for purifying wine for Xiao Han became more and more mature, and according to the drawings drawn by Xiao Han, the ceramic chemical instruments already had certain purification capabilities. The ability to use acid and alkali is just very troublesome to make, the possibility of failure is not small, and the cost is very high.

However, now that he has initially gained the ability, if Xiao Han spends some time, he may be able to achieve stable chemical synthesis capabilities.

It is not impossible to find a way to synthesize picric acid, the originator of yellow gunpowder.

So... what Xiao Han is writing now should be considered the chapter on the essentials of industry in the Ming Dynasty and the essential methods of chemistry in the Ming Dynasty.

It is also a good thing that Xiao Han popularized the Ming alphabet in advance, and chemical equations can be written in letters. It would be a lot of effort to write all in Chinese characters.

You know, during the Ming Dynasty, this thing was not written in simplified characters. It was really difficult to write.

Panyu City.

After several days of sailing, Wang Jing and Yu Tongyuan finally arrived at Panyu City with their fleet.

"Master Liu, how come there are so many Mongolian and Yuan merchant ships in Yucheng these days?"

Wang Jing looked at Panyu Port and saw the Mongolian and Yuan merchant ships everywhere, and couldn't help but marvel.

"nonsense."

"If you don't create more Mongolian and Yuan merchant ships, how can I turn you into a Mongolian and Yuan fleet in a reasonable way?"

Liu Xiang rolled his eyes.

In the past few days, Wang Jing and Yu Tongyuan were enjoying the sea breeze, eating hot pot and singing this song on the deck. Liu Xiang was very busy. In order to prepare, a large number of Mongolian merchant ships appeared at Panyu Port.

This was also during this period of Lingnan development, and Xiang Liu's chief minister, Si Yamen, was still relatively wealthy, otherwise he would not have been able to achieve this scene.

"Haha."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Liu. Come on, please accept these two jars of Jinling high-quality wine."

As Wang Jing spoke, he took out two jars of Jinling fine wine from behind and handed them to Prime Minister Liu.

"how?"

"You want to bribe me?"

Liu Xiang looked at Wang Jing and did not reach out to take it.

Liu Bowen has always been very protective of himself, so naturally he would not accept such an obvious gift-giving behavior easily.

"Eh!"

"My lord, you have wronged the common people."

"Giving you a gift to ask you to do something is called bribery. You have already done this. I am simply expressing my respect out of personal admiration."

"Although this wine is high-quality, it is not the best in Jinling. It is rare in Lingnan. It is not a valuable item. Just accept it."

Wang Jing chuckled.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean my official business is finished?"

"I am here to handle matters for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the British Duke, and the imperial court!"

"Why did it come out of your mouth? It's so strange."

Liu Xiang immediately looked at Wang Jing warily.

"Yes."

"We all work for the imperial court, the British prince, and the prince. Although I am a small businessman, my lord, you are the chief envoy."

"Then I'll give myself a pat on the back. Since we're all working with the same people, it's not too much to call them colleagues."

"Sir, your good governance in Lingnan is a blessing to the people of Lingnan. However, there is indeed not much strong liquor. However, apart from some of the best products in Jinling, it is already not uncommon. Like this, the Ming Dynasty treasure is worth one tael of silver. You can buy a jar with some money, at best, it’s a souvenir given by a colleague.”

"Furthermore, this is a business of the British Duke. Sir, please tell me that His Highness the British Duke allows us to bring him here. What does this mean?"

Wang Jing continued to smile playfully.

"okay."

"I'll just accept it and stop trying to tease the British public."

"Don't do this again in the future. You still know that this thing is worth one or two silver dollars. Do you know how long this money is enough for ordinary people to spend?"

"Speaking of which, I haven't drank this fine wine from the British Duke's Palace in Jinling for a while. I'll ask my family to send you two taels of silver later."

Liu Xiang took over the two jars of wine.

Given Liu Bowen's original intelligence, he would definitely not believe Wang Jing's bullshit.

But...what if?

Liu Xiang had never seen through Xiao Han. He thought he had seen through it until that day, when Liu Bowen died in the execution ground and when Liu Xiang came to Lingnan, he suddenly realized that Xiao Han was bottomless.

For ordinary people, two taels of silver is a huge sum of money, but for a political envoy, it is really not a big sum of money, so Liu Xiang didn't want to bet on whether Xiao Han would tease him, so he simply paid two taels of silver to buy peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)