My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 4245 As if Divinely Assisted
Liu Mingzhi glanced down at the matchbox in his hand, then with a slight effort, tossed it directly towards Lei Jun.

"Brother Lei, here, catch."

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's reminder, Lei Jun instinctively raised his hand and caught the matchbox that was in mid-air.

Immediately, he glanced down at the matchbox in his hand, then turned his gaze back to Young Master Liu with a look of surprise.

"Brother Liu, what's going on?"

Seeing Lei Jun's surprised expression, Liu Mingzhi smiled and casually put his hands behind his back.

"Brother Lei, the reason why matches are circulating among the people now is not because they are so precious, but because the scholars of our Great Dragon Academy of Sciences have only recently developed them in the last two years."

In addition, there is another reason: the current production of matches is still relatively small, so they cannot be widely circulated among the public for the time being.

Currently, the scholars at our Dalong Academy of Sciences are gradually improving the process of making matches.

Once the technology for making matches was fully developed, matches, a convenient way to start a fire, could naturally be gradually distributed to the homes of tens of millions of people.

As far as I know, the cost of producing a box of matches at the Academy of Sciences is at most six or seven copper coins.

Once the manufacturing process is perfected, the cost of producing a box of matches will only decrease.

Brother Lei, it's just a few coins.

If even matches worth a few coins can be considered precious, then there is nothing precious in this world.

So, Brother Lei, you can just accept this box of matches.

After listening to Young Master Liu's eloquent explanation, Lei Jun nodded with a look of understanding, and then raised his hands with a smile and gently cupped them to Young Master Liu's chest.

"Brother Liu, since that's the case, then I'll accept your offer without hesitation. Thank you very much, Brother Liu."

Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi smiled and waved his hand gently.

"Hey, it's just a box of matches for starting a fire, nothing to thank me for."

By the way, neither the matches nor the matchbox should get wet; they won't work if they do.

"Okay, I understand."

Lei Jun nodded with a smile in response to Young Master Liu's words, and immediately stuffed the matchbox in his hand into his pocket.

Immediately, he took the pipe in his left hand and put it directly into his mouth, gently inhaling and exhaling a large puff of smoke.

"call."

"Brother Liu, well, shall we continue with the question we were asking earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi turned around with a smile and nodded gently at Lei Jun.

"Alright, Brother Lei, please continue. I'm listening!"

Lei Jun nodded slightly with his smile unchanged, a faint look of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.

"After I received two sums of money from my father and elder brother, I started my own business with Brother Gang and a group of servants."

As you said before, Brother Liu, sometimes fate is just too mysterious.

Looking back, I was determined to pass the imperial examination with flying colors, but I failed repeatedly.

However, when I started doing business, my luck changed.

Initially, the main reason I chose the second option my husband gave me was simply because I wanted to build a decent family business to leave to my children.

Therefore, I had already thought it through from the very beginning.

I, Lei Jun, am not greedy. If I can leave my many children a family fortune worth three to five hundred thousand taels of silver, I will be content with my life.

Brother Liu, leaving behind a family fortune worth three to five hundred thousand taels of silver is no easy task!
For most people in the world, let alone working hard for a lifetime, they might not be able to earn such a fortune even in ten lifetimes!

The reason I dare to have such thoughts and ideas is purely because our Lei family has a good network of contacts in various business circles.

No matter how incompetent I may be, I am still the second young master of the Lei family!
There's a saying that goes, "Even if you don't respect the monk, you should respect the Buddha."

In this way, when I'm doing business, others will eventually treat me better out of respect for my father.
Brother Liu, to tell you the truth, if it weren't for this, even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't dare to have such thoughts!

I originally thought that for most of my life, I would have to keep running around until I was around sixty years old before I could leave such a legacy for my children.

However, to the utter surprise of my father, my elder brother, and myself, ever since I started my own business, I've been incredibly successful in every single one I've ventured into.

No matter what kind of business it is, as long as it comes into my hands, it always ends up thriving.

In the same business, with the same goods, while others lose money, I can make a small profit.

While others were making small profits, I was making a fortune.

In just five or six years, I amassed a fortune of over a million taels of silver.

My current situation is so good that it's no exaggeration to say that I've been divinely aided!
Brother Liu, do you know?
Sometimes, when I can't sleep, I've regretted more than once why I didn't start a business sooner!
If I had started doing business earlier instead of focusing solely on passing the imperial examinations, my family fortune would probably be several times larger by now.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world.

As Lei Jun spoke with deep emotion, he took a small puff of his pipe.

"However, I only feel a little regretful, but I have never really complained about this matter."

Brother Liu, the human heart is a very complex thing, so complex that it is difficult to describe in words.

The reason I sometimes regret not starting a business sooner is because I'm now successful in business.

However, if my business fails, I will definitely feel the same regret in my heart. I will regret why I did not insist on participating in the imperial examination back then, and why I did not choose the first path left to me by my father, but chose the second path instead.

Therefore, the human heart is a very complex thing.

As long as you are never satisfied with your current situation, you will regret succeeding in some things, and you will also feel regret if you fail.

Both are forms of regret; the only difference is the reason for your regret.

Therefore, people should be content!
"Contentment brings happiness!" Lei Jun's words perfectly dissected the nature of human nature.

As he just said, if a person is not satisfied with his current situation, then whatever choice he makes will ultimately lead to regret.

The only difference is that the reasons for their regrets are different.

After a moment of thoughtful silence, Liu Mingzhi turned around and looked at Lei Jun with a smile.

"Brother Lei, what you just said was truly insightful and insightful!"
Your current state of mind is no less than that of some of the great Confucian scholars of our time.

Brother Lei, with such a mindset, even if you don't achieve great success in the future, you will surely accomplish something remarkable.

As Liu Mingzhi chuckled and spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and abruptly raised his hand and waved it gently.

"Hey, look at my loose tongue, what kind of words are these?"

Brother Lei, you have already achieved quite a lot.

With such a foundation, as long as you, Brother Lei, stay true to yourself, you will surely achieve great success one day.

Brother Lei, what I said earlier was truly thoughtless. I hope you won't take offense, please don't take offense!

Upon hearing the apologetic words spoken by Young Master Liu, Lei Jun raised his hand without hesitation and waved vigorously at Young Master Liu.

"Brother Liu, I dare not, I dare not."

What you just said, Brother Liu, is nothing more than a normal situation.

The world is vast, and there are countless heroes.

Among the many heroes in the world, there are many who can achieve great things, but very few who can truly rise to prominence.

To be honest, even I don't believe that one day I will truly achieve great success.

Therefore, what you just said, Brother Liu, was merely a matter of fact based on the facts.

Since Brother Liu is addressing the matter at hand, how could I possibly harbor any resentment because of what you've said?

After listening to Lei Jun's respectful reply, Liu Mingzhi glanced at Lei Jun's expression and chuckled a few times.

"Hahaha, Brother Lei, as long as you don't take offense, I'm relieved."

Lei Jun took a big drag of his pipe into his mouth, then bent down and gently tapped the ashes out of the bowl with his foot.

Immediately, he straightened up with a cheerful smile and exchanged a glance with Young Master Liu.

“Brother Liu, we’ve known each other for so many years. How could you not know what kind of person I am?”

If I can't even heed such simple and easy-to-understand words, then I've lived these past decades in vain.

"Hahaha, that's excellent, that's excellent!" Liu Mingzhi replied with a hearty laugh after hearing Lei Jun's serious answer.

Lei Jun pursed his lips twice, first putting his pipe back on his waist, and then casually untied the water gourd from his waist.

Immediately, he gently pulled out the stopper from the water gourd and held it directly to his mouth.

"Glug, glug."

"puff!"

Lei Jun leaned forward and spat out the water he had used to rinse his mouth towards the roadside. Then, he raised the water gourd in his hand and drank several large mouthfuls of water in succession.

"Gudu!"

"Gudu!"

"Gudu!"

A moment later, Lei Jun wiped the water from the corner of his lips with his finger and turned to look at Young Master Liu with a smile.

"Brother Liu, just as I just said, those who are content are always happy."

Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart: I'm actually very content with my current situation.

However, on the other hand, that's another story.

While I may be content with my current situation, it doesn't mean I don't have the ambition to reach greater heights!

In my early years, my business mainly focused on the grasslands of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty and the regions of the Western Regions.

Originally, I thought that I would probably spend the rest of my life in these two main places: the Xinfu Grassland and the Western Regions.

Who would have thought that life would be full of surprises?

More than two years ago, I suddenly learned that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Great Dragon Dynasty's western expeditionary army had actually conquered all the territories of the two countries, India and the Abbasid Caliphate.

The moment I heard this news, I suddenly realized that a new opportunity had arrived.

Then, I led my caravan to do business in the Abbasid Caliphate and India.

Later, I led my caravan to conduct business in the more western countries of Rome, Frankish Kingdom, and Prussia.

Fortunately, God has always been on my side.

"This trip has paid off handsomely for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Jun solemnly raised his hands and gave Young Master Liu a deep fist salute.

"Brother Liu, to be frank, the main reason I was able to make money on this trip to the Western countries is because of your great talent and ambition, Your Majesty the Emperor of our Great Dragon Dynasty!"
If it weren't for your great talent and strategy, Brother Liu, who directly dispatched hundreds of thousands of elite troops from our Great Dragon Dynasty to conquer all the territories of India and the Abbasid Caliphate in one fell swoop, and also intimidated many petty villains in the Western countries, then my business and that of our Great Dragon Dynasty's many merchant caravans in the Western countries would not have been so easy.

Brother Liu, there are no outsiders present now.

Therefore, I will just say what I think and what I say.

Brother Liu, to be frank, I am not the kind of scoundrel who would smash the bowl after eating his fill.

Although I earned a large sum of money in the Western countries this time, there are still some things in the world that I still cannot stand.