Chapter Seven Take It One Step at a Time

  The two men were villagers from nearby, the taller one was called Liu Feng, 20 years old, a local ruffian who knew some martial arts and would often cause trouble wherever he went. Zhuge Jun had been bullied by him when they were younger, but in recent years, he had been traveling with his father for business and hadn't seen much of him. The shorter one was called Liu Erba, and he was Liu Feng's sidekick.

  When Zhuge Jun saw Liu Feng, his eyes turned red. He thought of the times when he was young and Liu Feng bullied him. One time, Liu Feng asked him for money, but his family wasn't wealthy and couldn't give it to him. When Liu saw that other kids had given him money but Zhuge hadn't, he forced Zhuge to hand over his by ordering two kids to push him through a hole.

  From that day on, Zhuge Jun vowed to avenge this grudge. Book.ha.ha.xiao.shuo.net updated at the first time

  Today I met him, Zhuge Jun couldn't immediately take revenge. But now there are two 'girls' by his side, it's not convenient to make a move, thinking that he would let him off for the time being.

  The path was very narrow, and when they walked up to the front, Zhuge Jun and Er'nv let them pass on one side, thinking of waiting for them to pass before walking. However, Liu Feng and the other two stopped and didn't move.

  Liu Feng smiled slyly and said to Zhuge Jun, "Hey, isn't this the third son of the Zhuge family? It's been a few years since we last met, you've grown quite tall. Do you still recognize me, Liu Ye?"

  Zhuge Jun didn't say a word. Liu Feng looked at the two 'girls' and said, "What a pretty little girl, you little rascal's luck is not shallow! Ha ha ha."

  The current Zhuge Jun is not the weak Zhuge Jun of the past. He is the national college student sports meet, fencing champion. Because of the two 'girls' by his side, he didn't want to cause trouble, so he said: "Liu Feng, you go your way, don't look for trouble."

  Liu Feng looked at Zhuge Jun with a mixture of surprise and contempt, saying: "Hmph, you're really arrogant today. I'm looking for trouble now, what can you do to me, Liu?"

  Zhuge knew that things couldn't be left unresolved, so he called the two women to stand aside and picked a willow branch as thick as his thumb from the roadside. "A good dog doesn't block the way," he said with a smile. "If you don't want to get hurt, then roll over to one side."

  Liu Feng was also enraged, and he kicked him with his foot. Zhuge Jun's hand shook, and with a "slap" sound, he whipped Liu Feng's thigh, causing him to stumble in pain and pounce on him again. Zhuge Jun swung the willow branch, hitting him repeatedly on the body. The pain made him jump up and down nonstop. Liu Erba pounced from behind, and Zhuge Jun whipped his neck with a stick, causing him to roll away screaming.

  Liu Feng saw that he was no match for Zhuge Jun, and wanted to slink away in defeat. But Zhuge Jun's anger had already been roused, and he wouldn't let him go. He gave Liu a few vicious kicks on the legs, sending him tumbling to his knees. Liu Erba also tried to run, but Zhuge shouted: "Halt! Dare to run and I'll beat you to death!" As he spoke, he took two steps forward and struck Liu's back with his rod. Liu Erba meekly knelt down on the ground.

  Zhuge Jun habitually made a gesture of holding his sword in salute. Dashing and handsome.

  Ling'er clapped her hands excitedly and exclaimed: "Third Brother, you're so amazing!" Huang Xiaowen looked at him with stars in her eyes too.

  Zhuge Jun fiercely whipped Liu Erba several times, then walked up to Liu Feng and gave him a severe beating, leaving him unable to move. Ling'er had seen Liu Feng bully San Ge before, but now that he was being honest, she also stepped forward and kicked him several times while saying: "You dare to bully people, you dare to bully people."

  Liu Feng didn't know how Zhuge Jun became so vicious, he was born with a cruel and poisonous nature, his mouth still speaking harsh words, telling Zhuge Jun to wait for him, and he would come back to take revenge later.

  Zhuge Jun was naturally not afraid, but it would be a nuisance to let him come and bother again. So he said: "My second brother is now the military advisor of Liu Xiongdi, if you don't want to die, just come."

  Liu Bei was a warlord, and in these chaotic times, it was easy for him to kill someone, just like stepping on an ant. Liu Feng was really scared, his family were ordinary merchants, if they had offended someone, being wiped out wasn't something to be taken lightly. He hastily knocked his head against the ground with great force, his forehead bleeding, and begged for mercy repeatedly.

  "Third Brother, forget it."

  Zhuge said: "For the sake of Ling'er's face, I'll spare you. Scram!" The two men were overjoyed and scrambled away as if they had been granted a great amnesty.

  Their interest was ruined by Liu Feng and his gang, so the three of them stopped playing and went back home.

  After being busy for half a month, the soap factory has been operating smoothly. For several days in a row, Zhuge Jun spent most of his time locked up in his room, thinking about his future plans, except when he went to the factory to guide production.

  If you want to live a comfortable life, you don't have to do anything, just rely on Zhuge Liang's protection. In history, Zhuge Liang was the Long History School Lieutenant in Shu State. But I'm only 17 years old now, and from birth to death, it's definitely not the life I want.

  According to the butterfly effect, with advanced technology from a later era in hand, taking out some inventions such as gunpowder or even explosives (being a chemistry major), one can change the form of war and thereby alter the course of history. How it changes, what it changes into, whether for good or bad, I'm not a politician, so I won't judge.

  Is it possible to learn from others, organize an army and participate in the warlord's "mix" war, but oneself has no experience except for participating in a few days of military training at university, nor has that kind of political mind, nor wants to do so.

  It's hard to figure out what's far away, it's a headache, so I won't think about it, take one step at a time, and focus on the present first. Thinking of this, I walked out of the room to find Huang Yueying.

  Huang Yueying was keeping accounts in the house, and after inviting him to sit down, she read out some account matters to him. Excitedly, she said: "Xiao Jun, those products you produced in the temporary workshop are worth a total of 76 taels of gold. The trial production products after the factory started operation are worth 121 taels, and the formal production products are worth a total of 260 taels. I calculated that after formal production, the daily product value is 52 taels, and in one month, based on 30 days, it comes to 1560 taels. After deducting costs, the net profit is 1180 taels. We've become rich! You're really capable."

  It was expected, he smiled and didn't say a word.

  Huang Yueying said: "Uncle sent someone to deliver 300 taels of gold today, saying that the goods are selling extremely well and can't meet demand, hoping we can expand production."

  "He shook his head and said, 'For now, let's maintain this speed and see how it goes for a while. If sales are still good, we'll gradually increase production. We need to keep the market in a state of constant shortage in order to sustain production.'"

  Huang Yueying was a clever person and quickly understood the reasoning. Now, she saw little stars twinkling in her younger brother-in-law's eyes: how could he understand this reasoning without being taught?

  Zhuge said, "Sister-in-law, having money is a good thing, but soon someone will be eyeing us. The saying 'a common man has no guilt, but carrying jade makes him guilty' is precisely this principle. I have some ideas to discuss with you."

  He took a pen and drew a large circle on the paper, saying: "This is our family's farmland. The northwest side is wasteland. First, let's enclose this piece of land. This is the first step. Look at this." He pulled out a diagram.

  Huang Yueying saw that the building above was a circular structure, marked with different perspectives and cross-sections, which made it easy to understand. As for where he learned his architectural skills, she didn't find it strange anymore, so she just listened to him speak.

  He said: "This is a Fujian Tulou, with an extremely large capacity and excellent defensive effect. Next step we will build this."

  Huang Yueying couldn't help but ask: "Where is Fujian?"

  Zhuge's face was covered in sweat, and he accidentally let slip a word. He didn't explain, lest it get worse. He simply said: "It's Min Nan."

  She went "oh" and nodded in understanding.

  "Secondly, I want to establish an armed force to protect our home and industry."

  In those days, all wealthy families had their own private armed forces, and she didn't have any objections.

  "Third, we must stockpile more grain. Convert 60% of our wealth into grain. From now on, I will focus my energy on training the troops, and household matters will rely on you to manage."

  Huang Yueying was a talented person, after marrying Zhuge Liang, on the one hand, Zhuge Liang's prominence overshadowed her abilities, and on the other hand, their family business was too small to give her a stage to showcase her talents. Now that their family business had grown, it was the perfect opportunity for her to demonstrate her capabilities. She agreed with pleasure.

  Two people were talking about some details, suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door, opened the door to see it was Uncle Fu.

  "Second Mistress, Third Young Master, something's happened! You'd better go take a look!"

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