Zhou Kui is stingy, and the stingy Zhou Kui has a very strange personality. Although his family is very rich, he is surprisingly stingy in terms of food and clothing.

"Liufu, this lamp is really expensive." Zhou Kui said with heartache.

Liu Fu deeply agreed: "Yes, Master, what should I do?"

Zhou Kui paced back and forth: "This, the wick is wrapped in two. If you pick one wick, will you save some oil?"

Liufu nodded happily: "The master is right, it's really a good idea. Long live the emperor to summon him tomorrow. Could it be that he wants to share dividends with the master?"

"I hope, alas." Zhou Kui sighed: "Money is such a fucking good thing."

Liufu nodded, "Money is indeed a good thing, a good fucking thing."

The master and servant really complement each other. Liufu was not like this before, at least, he was not so stingy.

Otherwise, the one who is close to the vermilion is close to the vermilion, and the one who is close to the ink is black, and after staying with Zhou Kui for a long time, Liufu will learn it.

Zhou Kui's food is really a waste of time. He is very particular about what he wears. As for living, he pays more attention to luxury.

A square table of Huanghuali in the front Tang Dynasty is priceless, Zhou Kui can buy it without hesitation. A large bed of red sandalwood in the Northern Song Dynasty can spend a lot of money.

However, Zhou Kui is extremely stingy in life. Basically, breakfast is full of pickles and porridge, and an egg is added recently.

Zhou Kui has to talk about an egg for a long time. What are extravagances, wastes, etc.

Zhou Kui was also confused when he went to Xishan to face the saint tomorrow. On the one hand, he wanted to pay dividends from Xishan and get back the money he wanted. On the other hand, he was hoping that Zhu Cixuan would create a big money-making project so that he could invest and make money.

But Zhou Kui is not stupid after all. After so many years, he found that he actually didn't have much money in his hands, and all the money was on the books of Xishan.

This means that he worked hard all his life to work for Zhu Cixuan. Zhu Cixuan just drew a cake for him.

It would be fine if this cake could be withdrawn, but the problem is that it could not be withdrawn. Unlike the current situation of the company's investment, at least the shares are real.

The shares that Zhou Kui invested in were more inclined to be a kind of short check. So Zhou Kui was a little panicked, and he wanted to find Zhu Cilang to show it.

But every time I think of Zhu Cilang, I often create so many big projects that make money. In fact, Zhu Cilang is indeed very good at making money, and I make a lot of money in my investment business.

Zhou Kui was a little confused. This time he was so cruel that he gritted his teeth and decided to go to Zhu Cilang tomorrow and want to return his own share, with a full plan of about 6 million taels of silver.

Xishan, Zhu Cilang drove from Yuquan Mountain to the west. The Xishan came to Xishan to investigate the manufacturing problems of glass factories. In addition, he also studied the production of cement.

After arriving at the West Mountain, Zhu Cilang was really shocked by the scene in front of him.

In fact, since the construction of the factory in Xishan, Zhu Cilang, on the one hand, was to make glass and make some extra money. At least, he could solve his urgent needs.

On the one hand, Xishan Glass Factory can accommodate a large number of homeless refugees, which has suddenly reduced the pressure in the capital.

At that time, the West Mountain was desolate, and there was almost no grass growing except for the abundant coal reserves.

At that time, the craftsmen who came to Xishan really had a meal and a dew. They lived in low thatched huts, mud-filled black houses, and fenced courtyard walls. The craftsmen went out early and came back late, sweating.

At that time, Xishan was a slum. It can be said that he had nothing to do with poverty.

But now, there are blue bricks and green tiles everywhere, neat houses, blue brick pavements, bustling streets, and lively markets.

Tall chimneys rose from the ground, and there was endless smoke on the chimneys. These were newly built glass factories in Xishan, as well as kiln porcelain factories, and blue brick factories.

A large amount of carbohydrate stored abundantly was transported to the ground. Fly ash, mineral slag, limestone, etc. were everywhere.

These are excellent raw materials for making cement. In addition, there are some smelters that are emitting thick smoke to cast fine iron.

Zhu Cilang was very pleased because of the busy official duties. In addition, the battle was fierce at that time, and he led his troops abroad all year round, so he took care of it and came up to the west to take a look.

After many years, when I visited the old place again, this place was completely different. No wonder some people said that they would rather live in the west than the capital. In this bustling and lively West Mountain, it is no less than the hustle and bustle of the capital.

Importantly, the people in Xishan are rich. Even the craftsmen who are sweating are treated generously. Working alone is more than enough to support a family.

The whole family here refers to a dozen people of people of all sizes. Moreover, even those Beijing officials are envious of the more welfare benefits.

The first thing is the work-related injury. Zhu Cixuan personally formulated the work-related injury treatment in Xishan. Although it is open-pit coal mining, it still has certain risks.

A few years ago, craftsmen in the mine were inappropriately operated and suffered casualties. The family members would receive a huge pension, second only to the soldiers who died in the Hu Ben Camp.

So, this is a huge sum of money. In addition, Zhu Cixuan also stipulated a retirement benefit at the age of fifty.

Of course, the practical significance of this retirement benefit is not very great. First of all, people in this era generally live a short life, and fifty years old is considered old enough.

Moreover, after the age of forty-five, those who cannot do heavy work can also do some cleaning and doing odd jobs in the courtyards in various parts of the Xishan Mountain. Although they don’t make much money, there is no problem in supporting their families.

And as long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely make a lot of money.

Surprisingly, Zhou Kui, the father-in-law of the country, was in charge of the West Mountain. Zhou Kui was extremely stingy and did not dare to be careless in dealing with craftsmen.

It’s not that he is so generous, because Zhou Kui knows that only when the craftsmen are treated well can they work hard. Only by working hard can they create more wealth for him.

Before, Zhou Kui had also tried to exploit and squeeze these craftsmen. Then, he completely poked the hornet's nest.

The first thing is that the craftsmen went on strike and caused trouble. At that time, Zhou Kui's sedan chair was in the West Mountain and was smashed into firewood by the craftsmen with stones and wooden sticks.

Then the craftsmen went on a collective strike. At that time, Zhu Cixuan was still pacifying the enemy and had no time to take care of the matter of the West Mountain. Emperor Chongzhen seemed not concerned about this. Later, Emperor Chongzhen could not bear it and issued an order to scold Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui restrained himself and had no choice but to reach a certain compromise with the craftsmen. Although the craftsmen did not cause trouble and no longer went on strike. However, Zhou Kui found that the productivity was significantly lower.
Chapter completed!