Over in the capital, the emperor received a report from the prefect of Lizhou in early October.
Magistrate Xu didn't bother to hurry, so the letter slowly and leisurely traveled for more than half a month before it reached the emperor's hands.
When the emperor heard that the zhezi was from Lizhou, he was immediately surprised. When he heard that it was from the prefect Xu, he was so surprised that he discounted it by half.
However, he still took the fold over and looked at it.
Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but said: "Okay!!!"
His sigh even startled the chamberlains.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor issued an order to let Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Industry and Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Husbandry enter the palace.
As soon as Mr. Xu heard that he was allowed to enter the palace, he thought that it was almost the end of the year and how could he ask for money if he couldn't guarantee everything, so he couldn't help cursing in his heart.
When he arrived at the entrance of the palace, he had calmed down and thought to himself: "No matter what, I just have no money anyway!"
Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Industry didn't think much about it. He has been busy recently. The roads near the capital city need to be repaired, and the places extending outwards must also be repaired.
Of course, it's easy to say in the capital, but the Ministry of Revenue can just approve the money.
In other places, it is natural for the state governments to provide the money.
Fortunately, after the autumn harvest, taxes and grains from various places came in, and the prefecture's public accounts were relatively comfortable.
Moreover, building roads is a good thing and everyone is happy, so all places are busy.
With the demand everywhere, the Ministry of Industry is even busier.
After all, the recipe for cement is still in the hands of the royal family, and the Ministry of Industry still needs to work overtime.
Recently, Mr. Xu has been sleeping directly at the Ministry of Works. Because he is too busy, he is really too lazy to do anything except going to court when necessary.
Now when I was called into the palace, I was quite surprised.
Seeing Mr. Xu together, Mr. Xu couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, Mr. Xu, the Ministry of Industry has recently..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Master Xu with a straight face and an indifferent expression: "If you don't have money, don't even think about it!"
Mr. Xu chuckled on the side and said nothing more.
The two people entered the palace and met the emperor, and then they knew what had happened.
"Faster than a horse-drawn carriage? Clearing thirty acres of land in one day? Princess Zhuxin is really amazing!" Mr. Xu was surprised after hearing this and couldn't help but muttered a few times.
Mr. Xu is still stable, but he is quickly settling accounts in his heart.
There is no way, money bag, habitual thinking is just calculation, if there is such a thing, then...
As long as more people open up wasteland, it will be enough.
But thinking about it again, I don’t know the cost of this thing. If it is more expensive than a cattle, then...
The promotion doesn’t work.
After discussing with the two adults, the emperor directly sent the prince to Lizhou.
Although Prince He and the Emperor are not brothers of the same mother, the other's mother-in-law died young and he was raised in the Queen Mother's Palace since he was a child, so the two brothers have a good relationship.
The emperor felt that for such an important matter, he must send someone he could trust.
Of course, being alone is not a good thing, and you will still be restrained.
Therefore, the emperor thought for a while and sent Mr. Qiao, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, to follow the prince to Lizhou.
At this time, Dongnuan didn't know that the emperor's people were already on the way.
She has been busy getting saplings recently. There are more than 100 acres of saplings, but she can't get them out in just a few months.
So, I have been busy working overtime recently.
Dianthus is already very proficient in blending fragrances, so there is no need to teach her this.
However, when it comes to soap, Dianthus is still made by hand.
Therefore, before the first batch of flowers matured in large quantities, Dong Nuan asked Dianthus to set up a soap workshop.
The scale is not large, so we have recruited a group of women and girls with good moral character and divided them into different assembly lines.
The other raw materials have been prepared, and they are just waiting for the flowers to come out, to directly extract the essential oils, blend the fragrance, and then proceed to the production of soap.
Dong Nuan taught Shi Zhu step by step a series of process steps, and she almost closed her eyes when she was able to make it. Dong Nuan felt relieved.
Then, I concentrated on doing things in the orchard.
In November, the villagers have nothing to do and can come to work for Dongnuan again.
In this way, Dongnuan's shortage of manpower has been alleviated.
Even in the county town, some people have nothing to do and are willing to travel farther to work.
After all, the staff dormitory is not small. Dongnuan has set up bunk beds in each small room. Four people can sleep in one room, and there is still room. Moreover, every fifth room has a common bathroom and place.
Quite spacious.
As for the accommodation conditions, it's pretty good.
Except for a small number of people Dong Nuan brought over from the capital, they still stayed in the county government, while the rest were brought over and started to work as part-time workers.
They adapted quickly and were all assigned to their respective dormitories.
There are a lot of places left, so if some people have a long way to go, they can get accommodation.
Of course, it's not free. Otherwise, if everyone stays here, then Huiguang Village will have to be fully developed in order to be able to live there.
Therefore, accommodation costs three cents per day, which some people think is not too much. It saves time on the road and allows more work to be done.
Dong Nuan is now rushing to make progress and no longer cares about whether he is a vampire capitalist.
Normal working hours are stipulated every day. Of course, during this period, there are team leaders and supervisors in charge, so it is definitely not possible for everyone to be lazy.
If you continue to work outside normal working hours, it will be considered overtime. If you work overtime, you will be charged four cents an hour.
Accommodation only costs three cents. If you work for an extra hour, you can afford the accommodation and still have one cent left. Many people think this account is suitable and stay and work more.
Some people still have family members to look after and have no choice but to walk home from a distance.
When the first batch of flowers arrived in large quantities, Dianthu organized two groups of people to work.
On one side is the soap factory and on the other side is the spice shop.
Of course, what these two workshops have in common is...
When the flowers first come down, they need to extract the corresponding scented essential oils.
As for this step, only Shi Zhu and a few of Dong Nuan's confidants from the capital could handle it.
After the essential oil is extracted, it is transported to two corresponding workshops and then processed.
In fact, the efficiency is pretty good. In early November, a large batch of flowers arrived, enough to satisfy the processing needs of the two workshops.
Spices are easy to extract and soap is easy to make.
But compared with spices, which can be sent out for sale after extraction, soap requires drying time.
It will take a month at the earliest. Otherwise, if it is not formed, it will easily become soft when exposed to water, which will affect the quality and life of the soap.
Of course, more importantly, it is easy to damage your reputation!
In mid-November, Prince He and Mr. Qiao finally arrived at Lizhou Mansion after wandering around for nearly a month.
Seeing the Lizhou Mansion in front of us, the prince and he almost cried like a child: "Uuuu, finally, finally here..."
