That little fly

Shui Qingqian picked up carrots and threw them into his father's bowl, then turned his head to look at the guests on the table over there again.Although Fengqing Restaurant is a well-known seafood restaurant, it is strange that it does not have private rooms, and the private seats in the waterside pavilions around the lake are just tables with a wider distance between them, separated by gauze curtains.Summer days are long, and the afterglow of sunset still allows guests who are separated from each other under the gauze curtain to see each other clearly.

Shui Qingqian couldn't say why that elder brother attracted his attention so much, he just couldn't help it, from the moment he came in, among several tables of rich and expensive diners, Shui Qingqian saw him at a glance, and then followed Like a demon, the involuntary gaze fell on the other party.Shui Qingqian will always come back to her senses suddenly after seeing the gods, and then turn her eyes back when she realizes her rudeness, and then after a few mouthfuls of food, she will turn her eyes on the other party unconsciously.

He finished eating - Shui Qingqian thought, because seeing that the other party had put down his chopsticks, he raised his hand to signal Xiaoer to take a gargle and tea.After the man sighed, he stood up and walked this way... Shui Qingqian woke up suddenly, turned his gaze back, then looked at his parents, and then at the man's straight-forward posture, biting his lip in embarrassment, would you Could it be because he stared at someone for too long that the other party came to ask his parents for an explanation?

Before the man walked to the table and stood still, the owner of the water village stood up, and Mrs. water also put down her chopsticks and sat upright.

"I want to say...uh..." the man said, his tone was a bit cautious, as if he didn't know how to word it, "...Welcome to the diving port."

Qingshui: "?"

"Oh, this is so stupid..." The tall young man muttered annoyedly, and then smiled, showing a mouthful of white and neat teeth, which instantly dissipated the originally stable temperament, and revealed a more sunny and childish look.He looked at the family of three from Shui Zhuangzhu, made an obvious hugging motion, and his eyes were bright, "I think you can feel it too... Let me introduce myself, I am the 'Prince of the Ocean'."

The owner of the water villa couldn't help laughing, the name was not as good as 'The Beloved of the Sea', would he dare to be more coquettish?

Master Shui turned around and hugged him, patted him on the shoulder, and at the same time introduced himself in a low voice, "I'm Shishilang. I'm so glad to meet you." The emotion contained in this sentence is definitely not a polite greeting.

There is always an inexplicable feeling between Fei Tian'er, similar to the secret attraction between the same race, as soon as they come in for dinner, the owner and his wife of the water village are aware of it, but the temptation of this 'Prince of the Ocean' is more direct.

Mrs. Water is also very happy, it seems that she doesn't mind hugging a brother, but this is in public, so in the end, she can only stand up and be a blessing, "Know you all the time, today we finally meet. By the way, I am a benevolence student."

"Student of benevolence... Mr. benevolence is you?"

"what?"

Surprised two people, one is the 'Prince of the Ocean', the other is clear and shallow water.

Before the two of them made further embarrassments, the owner of Shui Zhuang sat the two live shrimps on the chair, one in each hand.

'Prince of the Ocean' was surprised. Firstly, he didn't expect that Eleven Lang's wife is also a flying girl; secondly, he didn't expect Mr. Renshu to be a woman!Yes, Mrs. Shui's nickname is Renshu Sheng, and after being added an honorific by outsiders, she became Mr. Renshu.Amongst Fei Tian'er who were similar in age, Cheng Jing thought that 'Green Hand' was a girl, and guessed that 'Ping'an' was a girl, but he never thought that the benevolent student would be a girl.

Shui Qingqian was even more confused, he was cheated by his father!

It turns out that my mother is Mr. Benevolence!

But at this moment, Shui Qingqian has no time to worry about the fact that his father lied to him, because his father is Shi Shilang!Eleven Lang wow, this news has seriously occupied all his thoughts.He suddenly felt that before he went out, he didn't know his parents at all.

Eleven Lang is a little famous... well, a very famous calligraphy and painting master.The average price of his works on the market today is ten thousand per piece. Compared with the works of masters in history, this achievement is not too eye-catching, but in the current dynasty, Shi Shilang is definitely one of the best masters in the painting and calligraphy world.He will be famous because at Tong Shoufu's [-]th birthday banquet, Shi Shilang sent a painting to celebrate his birthday.

In the position of chief assistant, there is a fixed number of gifts for whatever size of weddings and funerals the family organizes. The publicity of congratulations will not embarrass the giver, but will prevent someone from taking advantage of the gift to entrain the fact of bribery.All civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty knew the habit of Shoufu, but the little-known Eleven Lang seized such a stage to showcase his talents.

At that time, the unknown Shishilang sent a painting, "The Desert Goshawk".

Because the gift was a painting, and because the person signing the gift was an unknown person, the painting was hung and displayed after it was received on the birthday banquet to show that the gift was neither precious nor expensive.However, what is the origin of the people who can participate in the chief minister's birthday banquet?A good painting can be recognized without shouting once it is hung there.A rotten painting, and a reputation as a national player is also a fire product.Eleven Lang's goshawk is plump, majestic and steady, with the proud figure of a long-standing man and sharp eyes.It is also because this is an eagle, whose identity coincides with the chief assistant, soaring under the sky, swaying and bending, looking down on the earth.The whole painting is majestic and the eagle is aloof, which is a truly vivid work.In this way, within a day, Eleven Lang and "The Desert Goshawk" entered the eyes of all dignitaries, literati and inkmen, and Luoyang was expensive for a while.

Many people speculate on Shishilang's identity. According to his handwriting and the artistic conception of the calligraphy and painting, some people guess that Shishilang is very young and a madman.Some people think that Eleven Lang has a sophisticated artistic conception and must have experienced the vicissitudes of life.When Shui Qingqian learned about Shishilang's deeds from the miscellaneous newspapers, she didn't think too much about it, but just carefully observed the "Mountain and Stream Pleasure Picture" on the wall of his study.The painting is good, and Shui Qingqian can see it, but when he thought of his father Hua Wanguan buying such a painting, Shui Qingqian, who was struggling with the extreme imbalance of the family's income and expenditure, was left with a stomachache all over his body.

Well, the good news today is that the painting at home is free, and Eleven Lang is his father!

Her big round eyes stared at her father, all kinds of arrogance, all kinds of resentment,

"You lied to me..."

The owner of Water Villa smiled and touched the bird's feathers, "Do I have any?"

A certain kid thought about it carefully, and only remembered how his father played tricks in Lushui City.

Uh, okay.

but……

"Why?" Shui Qingqian asked.According to those statements in the official newspaper, Eleven Lang looks like a great master.But as far as Shui Qingqian learned, his father hardly spent any time on writing and drawing.Except for teaching him how to write for two years when he was first in school, and later teaching him how to paint, he has never seen his father never leave his hand with a paintbrush.Isn't that a pity?According to the evaluation in the official newspaper, his father has the potential to become an eternally famous figure like the former scholar sage.

"Hmm... Calligraphy and painting are all small ways. I have a real goal to fight for." The owner of the water said.

Shui Qingqian was stunned for a moment, and it was the goal of struggle again.

However, "Isn't it good to be a calligraphy and painting master?"

Huasheng Shishilang, this name sounds so awesome.Think about the sage of calligraphy, the only one who opened up the world and opened up the world.

"Calligraphy and painting are more of a personal preference. This is used to cultivate sentiment." The owner of the water village doesn't care.He hopes that he can become one of the promoters of social change, rather than a mere artist.Perhaps this is the path that many flying children will choose.Apart from the fiction of social responsibility, this kind of change entrusts some kind of dream that they can't express.

With a dream in mind, but not knowing how to choose his own future, Master Shui was very hesitant at the beginning after accepting the inheritance, and his father left him at that time, and he has been alone since then... No matter how knowledgeable, Master Shui was at that time. It's just a 16-year-old boy.Perhaps it was the contradictory mood at that time and the vision of traveling around the world that made Shi Shilang make a qualitative leap in the field of calligraphy and painting, and achieved such an instant fame.

Times have changed, and Eleven Lang found his own direction in his later travels, leading the development of Gewuxue, luring the imperial court to increase investment in academic research, establishing a theoretical system "Tao", using life practice as "art", and integrating Taoism and art into one In fact, the owner of the water village has actually become an important shadow pusher of social change.Maybe he can't be as comfortable as Mr. Renshu, and step by step towards the ideal in the meticulous, rigorous, and endless boring experiments, but he has pointed out the direction for many such practitioners, helping them overcome countless failures in practice, and finally Reach the other side of victory.Promoters of social change include, but should not be limited to Fei Tianer.

"I don't understand." Shui Qingqian shook her head directly.

"You will have a chance to see it soon." The owner of the water village promised.

The chat with his father came to an end, and Shui Qingqian's thoughts turned to 'Ocean Prince' and his mother, just in time for Mrs. Shui to accept Cheng Jing's warm invitation.

"...Let's go to sea together, and introduce you to my 'Spirit of the Wind'. I assure you, she is extremely beautiful! You will definitely like her." Cheng Jing put his arms around Luzi's shoulders, and said proudly , like a big boy who has toys and loves to show off everywhere.

It's a good idea to go to sea, but at least you have to wait for the scabs on your feet when the water is clear and shallow.It's really not the right time to hurt.

"Going out to sea is not as fast as you think." Mrs. Shui comforted the impatient Luzi, "Cheng Jing has to go back and make arrangements. If he really dares to disappear so suddenly for a few days, the navy office at Qiangang can send a The fleet is looking for him."

It's a bit exaggerated to say so, but Cheng Jing is the head of the ship.If you know that the last two generations of warships of the Imperial Navy are all using the improved design of vertical and horizontal ships, you can understand how important Cheng Jing is.The core designs of some ships even belong to the category of military secrets, and they all come from the mind of the master of the vertical and horizontal ship.

"Don't worry, I played the cover." The Fei Tianer showed off proudly, "They thought my Uncle Fu was the great, mysterious, master ship designer who could turn stones into gold, and I, a young girl, was a big A dandy who eats and waits to die." The truth is exactly the opposite.

Shui Qing smiled slightly, oh, of course, each Fei Tian'er has a unique set of golden cicadas to shed their shells.

Well, he has to learn this one well so that he can use it in the future.

Even though they had never met before today, their nature was enough to make them close like family in a short time.The four of them chatted until the night breeze came to an end, and said good night to each other.Cheng Jing boasted lightly, but he took a lot of thought to shake off his tail when he went out for a walk alone today. It can be seen that after he returns, he really needs to make good arrangements before he can take his brothers, sisters and nephew to visit him at sea. Charming The Wind Spirit'.

While Luzi had to heal his foot injury here, the owner of Shui Zhuang promised his son to show his "life goal to strive for", at least part of it.

The next day, the owner of Shui Zhuang brought Shui Qingqian to the financing chamber of commerce.

This chamber of commerce is not hidden. A large city with a population of more than 20, especially a large city with developed commerce, basically has such a chamber of commerce.However, due to geographical and historical reasons, the Financing Chamber of Commerce in Qiangang is almost the largest in the empire, a little bigger than the one in the imperial capital.

The Financing Chamber of Commerce is located in the center of the bustling street in Qiangang. It is a very extensive style building with a vaulted roof and a spacious hall more than three feet high built with white and three-foot square stones. In the hall stands a row of There are rows of bulletin boards, and correspondingly there are many people of various colors waiting in front of the bulletin boards.The style on the second floor is slightly higher, it is a series of relatively clean and spacious independent private rooms, on one side of the corridor is a large floor-to-ceiling window every ten steps, and on the other side of the corridor, there are still many small notes pasted on the wall.The box is relatively quiet, with tables, chairs, and tea.

No one can tell when this financing chamber of commerce was initiated, and the name was added later based on the nature of the meeting.Simply put, this is a bazaar where the 'future' is traded.Sellers are white people with no ideas or skills, and buyers are rich people with money in their pockets who want money to make more money.Do not underestimate this place.At the beginning, a blacksmith designed the stirrups, which quickly narrowed the gap between the imperial cavalry and nomadic cavalry.The blacksmith and the businessman who gave the money were all famous and rich, and even awarded titles.Come to think of it, what they traded here was just an 'idea', but they got much more than money in return.

As a distinguished guest, Master Shui went directly to the private room on the second floor. After a while, the clerk of the Chamber of Commerce brought over a thick stack of books. Correspondingly, Master Shui took out a stack of thinner books from his sleeve The list, "These are sent to me by the Chamber of Commerce on weekdays, and I screened out some good ones. If it is determined that they have not found funding, we can try to invest."

Shui Qingqian watched his father sort them by time, compared them with the thick booklet, and crossed out the ones that had already been funded. In the end, there were seven left in his hand, which meant that no one cared about them.Shui Qingqian picked up a help request form, which was initiated a year ago, and no one has paid attention to it so far.The initiator of this list is an expedition team of seven people.The general content is that during their voyage and exploration, they discovered a certain island in a certain southern sea area that may be rich in copper mines, and they needed to seek Wanguan's funding to jointly develop the copper mines and so on.

Shui Qing shallowly wrinkled his nose, this is not buying 'future', this is obviously just buying 'possibility'.The copper mine they described, the water is clear and shallow, and you can tell from the lines that this group of people have no idea. They need money, not for mining, but for exploration. Maybe they will be empty-handed in the end. Float.No wonder no one has paid for them for so long.

Shui Qingqian told her father about her thoughts, do you really need to pay attention to this kind of help list?The hope of success is too slim, Wan Guan!A pile of them can overwhelm a bullock cart.How can it stand such a random test like a headless chicken?

"Luzi, if there are copper mines, even if half of the mining rights are handed over to the imperial court, the rest is enough to turn a person from a pauper to a rich man. Compared with the rewards obtained, [-] guan is really equal to nine A hair of a cow. Mines have always been a good investment opportunity for huge profits."

"Then what if there are no mines?"

"Well, we can't expect success, but if we try ten times, even if only one succeeds. The result of one out of ten is also called a complete victory." This is the essence of venture capital.If the list mentioned gold mines instead of copper mines, I'm afraid the list would have been snatched away long ago.In fact, with a chance of [-] in [-], you can make a lot of money.

"It's like gambling." Shui Qing wrinkled his nose lightly.

"Everything has the risk of failure, but there is also the possibility of success. It's right not to be blindly optimistic, but you can't give up eating because of choking..." The owner of Shui Pao paused, and whispered in Shui Qingqian's ear, "I know that sea area The possibility of the island being rich in mineral deposits is really great, and if it is not copper mines, there may be other mines."

"how do you know?"

Geological environment, scenery inspection, reasonable reasoning, plus... Don't forget, my grandparents who had clear and shallow waters explored various places and passed through that water area.In the letter, they also made similar inferences.Of course, having mineral deposits is only a possibility, but the coincidence of the two inferences greatly increases the possibility of having mines there.

"So, it's worth a try." Shui Zhuang finally pulled out the list and put it away.

The owner of the Water Villa has funded many projects, and the risks are inevitable. Even after Fei Tian'er's inheritance, knowledge and vision are far beyond ordinary people's comparison, almost half of the water owner's funding has been in vain—from a financial point of view, The investment success rate of 50.00% is shockingly high, making all the businessmen in Dongzhou envious and jealous.It is not surprising that their family can become one of the richest people in Dongzhou Continent.But for such a successful investment, money is just a vassal.In the eyes of Shui Zhuangzhu, the other half of the funding that is not in vain represents not a monetary return, but a change in the world.

For example, the owner of Shui Zhuang subsidized a farmer seven years ago.

The farmer planted rubber trees.He is not the first person to discover the rubber tree, and he is not even the first person to discover that the white pulp flowing from the tree has a strange elasticity, but he is the first person to insist that it will be useful. Because of this persistence, he was awarded the Appreciation and monetary support from the water owner.Nowadays, not to mention the value of the farmers, anyway, shockproof rubber wheels have become popular in the upper class. Four rubber wheels are even more expensive than a whole carriage, but they still attract dignitaries.But the application of rubber is just the beginning.

"His request has been hanging here for two years, and no one cares about it. Who cares about that kind of plant? It can't be eaten, it can't be fed to animals, and it can't be made into clothes... But, it's rubber, and the world doesn't know it. We We should let them know that rubber is a very useful thing. Luzi, its appearance will change the whole world."

The owner of the water farm will not go deep into the old forest to harvest rubber, will not make rubber in the pungent workshop, and will be bored with those endless rubber formula experiments. All he needs is to open a window and 'push' it.Let people discover rubber, recognize it, apply it, and then the whole world is 'propelled'.This is the master of Shuizhuang. Based on Fei Tian'er's knowledge and guided by a lot of money in his hands, he makes Gephysics be applied on the road of proper development, just like the helmsman on a ship. There may be bumps in the road, but not Will deviate from the general direction, and then continue to move forward.

At present, in addition to this possible copper mine, there are two improvements to farm tools, two tool improvements, and one plant cultivation. According to the description, the owner of the water farm guesses that it is a cinchona tree. Cinchona, thank God, malaria kills as much as smallpox.Finally, there is a recipe for refining coke. The idea is correct. It can be predicted that this will be a very successful innovation, but the owner of the water village hesitated, because coking is very polluting to the environment.Coke does play an important role in the production of high-quality steel.Steel is the foundation of industry, and industry is the foundation of the economy. Economic changes can have a profound impact on the political system, which will be a chain of promotion.But after much deliberation, the owner of the water village decided to suppress it.The artist's romantic feelings in his bones were affected, and he really didn't want to see the green mountains and green waters covered with a thick layer of gray by the thick smoke.

After finalizing the list of sponsors, the owner of the water village called the staff of the chamber of commerce, and the chamber of commerce will be responsible for contacting these help-seekers, hoping that within a month of staying here, the owner of the water village can see them, and after the interview, determine whether to finally support them .