Cheng Zijin seemed very embarrassed, his eyes were a little drifting, and he didn't dare to look at Hao Fenglou's eyes.

Obviously, this guy is a person who is not good at dealing with people. After hesitating for a moment, he slapped his head and said, "Please sit in the hall."

The so-called living room is actually just a dining place. It is almost the same as the restaurant. It is impossible to rely on cleanliness, but at least it is barely passed by.

Hao Fenglou had already settled down, but Cheng Zijin didn't dare to sit down and said awkwardly: "I wanted to serve tea, but I was afraid that the tea would be bad..."

Hao Fenglou waved his hand: "I don't want to eat tea now. It has nothing to do with the quality of the tea. I have seen your steam engine. Well, is it mainly used for mine pumping water?"

Cheng Zijin nodded and said, "Yes, this mine is most likely to accumulate water, which brings great inconvenience to mining, and it is also very likely to cause hidden dangers. Therefore, in the past, those mines mainly mined, they had to hire many strong men to relay the water. But the water flowed to the low point, the mine was low-lying, and the rain stream and even the underground water were still discharged every day, every day, so it was unbearable. A few days ago, the price of coal mines remained high, so there was this reason. Mining was time-consuming and labor-intensive. The mine was not valuable, but manpower was valuable. Students only needed one mine to use one, pumping water day and night. Now many mine owners came to order. Looking at the shed on the left, more than seventy blacksmiths have been recruited. The iron shop of Zhouji provided the raw materials and produced daily, but it was not enough..."

Speaking of this, Cheng Zijin became less restrained, and he talked about his machine as much as possible and his current business.

But after all, he is an excellent inventor, but not necessarily a smart businessman. When talking about trading, he frowned and showed some helplessness.

Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Why, have you encountered difficulties?"

Cheng Zijin felt vaguely that this great man must be interested in his machine. He was a little excited. He knew the name of Hao Fenglou. A few days ago, when Haifanghou arrived at Wumaqiao, Cheng Zijin did not go out of the gate, and the people who hid in the iron room to fiddle with his machine every day could not help but watch. But he didn't see Hao Fenglou and joined in a fun in vain. But he didn't expect that the noble man would actually visit him in person. In fact, he was very excited. It was difficult to express it, and he was speechless for a moment.

"If you want to know the adults, there is no difficulty... This steam pump is now very popular, but students always think that it seems not enough and want to continue to improve. But now that the transaction is getting bigger, there is no time."

This is what Hao Fenglou expected. He smiled and said, "I came for this. Your steam engine is very useful, so you should show off your strengths. If you want to improve, it will not be possible to rely on one person. You should recruit more skilled craftsmen to study with you. As for the matter of transactions, you should not worry about it. This time I came here to talk to you about this transaction."

Hao Fenglou pondered: "The Hao family is willing to invest. Let's build a mechanical workshop together. I will use 20,000 silver patterns to account for 70% of the shares, okay?"

Cheng Zijin was stunned for a moment. In fact, he was really not good at doing business and could do business with the Hao family. How many people wanted to give them free shares in the past may not be willing to ask for it, not to mention that they also sent 20,000 taels of silver. In Langsan, what kind of transaction is the most profitable? Although Langsan is prosperous and gives countless people a way out, there are many dark places, such as officials and businessmen...

That's right, behind Lang Son are a group of officials and chieftains of all sizes. These people are the real vested profiteers who come to Lang Son and even the entire Jiaozhi. Behind them are the Hao family, each occupying a lot of transactions. Because of their political convenience, the transactions are much smoother than others. The Hao family is the most typical representative of them. Their industries have already involved all aspects and are involved in profit-profit industries. Any areas where the Hao family is involved in, transactions are often much more convenient.

For example, Cheng Zijin, the machinery factory, is actually a bit inconspicuous, but if the Hao family rectifies it, the transaction will be expanded ten times in a short time.

So don’t say that someone gave you 20,000 taels of capital, even if you don’t lose a penny, this transaction will be profitable.

Cheng Zijin felt that a pie fell from the sky and couldn't believe it for a moment, but he was sure of one thing. If the Hao family cooperated with him, it would never be possible to embezzle the other 30% of its benefits. After all, the Hao family is a reputable family and will not care about this little profit. But the problem is, what are they working with him to do?

Cheng Zijin couldn't figure it out.

But Hao Fenglou revealed the answer.

"The reason for this is that Mr. Hao hopes that you will focus on useful places. In this machine repair factory, you can set up a research institute to recruit the top craftsmen and improve your steam engine. And... I will give you a way of thinking. Think about it, the force generated by this steam can be pumped water, what else can you do, such as... let it walk? Just like a carriage. Can Mr. Cheng see a water truck? This water truck is sandwiched by the river and uses the power of water to rotate continuously. Is it? Naturally, this is just a path. This steam engine is really good at thinking about it. There are many places available. Mr. Cheng, many things in the world are actually not afraid of anything, just thinking about it. Some things, as long as you think about it thoroughly, it will be invincible."

When Cheng Zijin heard this, his eyes suddenly shone. He was indeed a little confined to one place and just wanted to pump water. Moreover, this pumping did bring him many real benefits. But when you think about it carefully, the steam engine was to use a certain force formed by heat. This force can pump water, and naturally it can also do many things, such as replacing horsepower, replacing water power, etc.

Cheng Zijin was very excited when he woke up the dreamer with a word. Moreover, Hao Fenglou's theory of the water truck just now did give him a lot of ideas, water truck... water truck... isn't this water truck just a big wheel? If the power of this steam is placed in the wheel, wouldn't it be...

Thinking of this, Cheng Zijin felt a little scary. This... would be too shocking, but if it was really realized, then...

He looked at Hao Fenglou deeply and said helplessly: "Mr. Marquis is aware of him. Students are willing to invest in the Hao family. Students have a lot to do. This... I don't know if someone can hand over the deal here tomorrow..."

This guy is quite impatient and even a little unruly.

Hao Fenglou didn't care. In fact, Hao Fenglou didn't believe that a person who could make a steam engine could have. How high is this person's emotional intelligence? People always have their own strengths and weaknesses. Hao Fenglou has no ability to invent, but he can learn from the experience of later generations. His main strength is all about dealing with people and things, but people like Cheng Zijin are really lacking in this regard.

If you don’t have it, just lack it. Hao Fenglou doesn’t plan to let him be a broker.

Chatting with such a person is actually a kind of trouble. Hao Fenglou is unwilling to make trouble, so he got up and was still polite to him. So he left and left. Before leaving, Cheng Zijin sent Hao Fenglou out of the door. Hao Fenglou stopped at the door. Hao Fenglou looked back at him and said, "You don't have to send him off, be prepared, don't worry, your business is the business of the Hao family, and the Hao family will make you worry-free."

A short sentence is enough for Cheng Zijin to have no worries about food and clothing in his life, but he can do his own business with peace of mind.

Hao Fenglou stepped on a high stool, got into the car and left.

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Seeing the carriage rolling away, Cheng Zijin stood there in a daze. Until now, he had not responded, and seemed to be dreaming.

But when the Hao family's carriage was parked outside his workshop, many people were already staying outside. When they saw the Hao family leaving, they looked at the stupid scholar who usually didn't go out of the gate and guessed something in their hearts. Someone was inevitably accusing people of trouble, and they asked, "Oh, is the Marquis of Haifang just now?"

"Ah...yes, yes..." Cheng Zijin began to feel cramped again.

"What's the matter with Mr. Hou Xun, Haifang?"

“Buying…doing business…”

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Cheng gained countless envious gazes.

It is already a great thing to be able to do business with the Hao family, not to mention that the Marquis of Haifang came to do business in person. This man surnamed Cheng is about to make a fortune.

So many people began to indirectly attack, "What business does Haifanghou do with you?"

"Scared, you're not bragging."

"Haifanghou is interested in this? What a strange thing!"

The news spread like wildfire, and then Hao Fenglou was indeed doing business. Because people like Cheng Zijin had visited four or five people, most of them were the same as Cheng Zijin. In fact, the business was not big, and it was considered luck to be able to do it. However, each of them was almost a precedent in an industry, such as a loom workshop and a carriage workshop. Many people were jealous, and many people became famous overnight, which was really unexpected.

After analyzing it, we realized that the Hao family seemed to be interested in some new things, which inevitably made many people regard Cheng Zijin as a model. If they could have a sudden idea, they might be as rich as him. With the support of the Hao family, would they still worry about not being able to make a fortune in the future?
Chapter completed!