The grain dealer was silenced and the case was abandoned halfway, so there was no way to attack the Cui family. Although the court gave some relief by offering suggestions to stabilize grain prices, it was not enough and it was hard to calm down. Qin Huaidao decided to kill his minions, charge some interest, and trade Cui Shihai.
The clue said it again
When the two of them heard that they were robbing bandits, it was not an illegal thing, and there was no pressure. Their eyes were shining with excitement, and they were eager to set off immediately.
After chatting for a while, it was getting late and they all dispersed.
The next morning, Qin Huaidao went out to have something to eat and came to Dongshi to find a stone mill shop. The shopkeeper was very clever. When he saw that Qin Huaidao was dressed unusually, he greeted him enthusiastically and asked, "My lord, what do you need?"
"I need to order some stone mills. Is the shopkeeper here?" Qin Huaidao asked casually, looking around. The yard was not small, filled with various stone mills and uncut large stones. One of them was dark green, like
It was sandstone. My eyes lit up and I quickly went up to take a closer look.
The stone particles are uniform, the texture is fine, and the dark green color is mixed with other inconspicuous colors. Qin Huaidao smiled. The dark green color should be zinc iron oxide, and the other colors should be calcium silicate and the like. Sand and stone are inherently hard, wear-resistant, and contain
After iron, this kind of sand is best used for stone grinding.
The shopkeeper came out of the back room. When he saw Qin Huaidao's expression, he knew he was right. He said flatteringly: "You have good eyesight. This sandstone is the best stone in our shop. The stone grinding is impeccable."
Qin Huaidao smiled calmly and said: "This sand and gravel looks really good, and the cost is probably not cheap, but you can't use such good sand and gravel for grinding grains and wheat. I'm afraid the shopkeeper can't sell it, right?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper knew that he was a knowledgeable person and immediately smiled and said: "You have good eyesight and I will tell you the truth. The purchase price of this stone is 20% higher than that of ordinary sand and stone. It is a bit wasteful to make stone grinding, but no one cares except for stone grinding."
, if you like it, you can take it at the cost price."
"This stone meets the requirements and can be used to produce two sets of stone mills."
The shopkeeper interrupted: "Four sets are fine."
"Give me two sets for grinding small stones. The stones should be the size of soybeans." Qin Huaidao asked bluntly. Using two sets together will make the efficiency much higher.
"Isn't it a bit big to open two sets?" the shopkeeper reminded. Seeing that Qin Huaidao didn't care, he continued: "Your request is a bit special, but it can be done. It can be done within five days."
"In addition, ten sets of ordinary stone grinders are required, and they must be of the same size, but the finer the grinding, the better."
"That's easy, it just needs to be polished and smoothed. Ten sets is a lot, so it will take some time. How about ten days?" The shopkeeper quickly calculated the construction period and reported a time.
"How much money together?" Qin Huaidao asked, ten days is not a big problem.
The shopkeeper made some calculations in his mind and said, "It's a total of fifteen taels of silver. Do you think it's okay, sir?"
"Okay, once it's done, ship it to Qinjiazhuang."
"Your Excellency, are you from Qinjiazhuang?" The shopkeeper was surprised. Seeing Qin Huaidao nodding, he quickly said: "A relative of mine is helping Qinjiazhuang transport stones. I heard that Qinjiazhuang is burning bricks, pulling coal, and making briquettes.
, the wages given are very high, and everyone is very grateful. They work hard, but there are too few people, many who want to go are turned away, and we don’t know when we will recruit people.”
"You can go pull coal." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, feeling inexplicably good.
"I heard that you can make more money by pulling coal, but you need to bring your own carriage to pull coal. A mule costs five taels of silver, and a carriage is not cheap. If you don't pull coal for a few days, you will lose money." said the shopkeeper.
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"No, you can tell everyone that you can't finish it in a year."
The shopkeeper didn't believe it: "No, the coal is poisonous. How long will it last? Don't lie to me."
"Forget it if you don't believe me. What's the use of lying to you?" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"Brother!" At this time, Cheng Chumo hurried in.
"The common people have seen the crown prince!" The shopkeeper saluted Cheng Chumo respectfully, with a somewhat humble attitude.
"Do you know me?" Cheng Chumo looked at the other person.
The shopkeeper quickly explained: "I sent a set of stone mills to your mansion half a year ago. I met you from a distance. I heard someone mention your identity, so I wrote it down."
Cheng Chumo didn't ask any more questions and said to Qin Huaidao: "I just came back from home. I told my brothers what we talked about last night and everything is fine. Are you done here? I went to your shop to have a look and made an appointment with some of them for lunch.
"
Cheng Chumo, the shopkeeper, called him brother Qin Huaidao. The relationship between the two was very close at first glance. He couldn't help but look at Qin Huaidao: "What do you call this noble man?"
"You don't even know Mr. Yi Guo?" Cheng Chumo reminded.
"Ah... the noble man is Duke Yi. I forgive the common people for their stupidity. I deserve to die. I will apologize to you." The shopkeeper was shocked and quickly bowed and saluted. When he thought of something, his eyes lit up and he became excited and asked: "My lord, just now
Is it true that you said you would haul coal for a year?"
Cheng Chumo cursed angrily: "Nonsense, do I need to lie to you?"
"Yes, yes, the common people are ignorant." Not only was the shopkeeper not angry, but his eyes were bright and he said with a smile: "As the Duke himself said, the common people will buy some carriages when they go back and let a few nephews pull coal.
The neighbors also went to thank Mr. Guo for giving the poor people a way to survive."
"You should get money for your work. I tell you, don't worry, I promise that we won't stop within a year. Just go and pull it. If you feel wronged, you can go to the house to find it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, it would be better if there are more people pulling coal. The coal mountain is so big.
Da, let alone one year, two years may not be enough to pull it all, so he handed over the fifteen taels of silver.
"My lord, you don't need it. Just give me half of the deposit."
"Take it, sooner or later it will be given to you, just do it well."
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mr. Guo. I promise to do a good job. If there are any flaws, I will refund the money and make a new job. Mr. Guo gives everyone a way to live. He is a kind man. The common people are lucky to work for Mr. Guo. If you still have no conscience,
If you disgrace your ancestors, the neighbors will scold the poor people to death."
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for sending it over to Butler Jia." Qin Huaidao said politely and left.
After leaving the house, Qin Huaidao took Cheng Chumo to his shop. He felt much better when he saw a dozen people queuing up. The people trusted him and were willing to pull coal. The fairy fruit was in great demand again. It smelled so good!
I walked into the shop to have a look, and exchanged a few words with Mrs. Liu. I learned that more than a thousand more pills had been sold. The frustration of the grain merchant being silenced disappeared. I was in a good mood and was about to find a place to eat. I saw Fang Xuanling and Cheng Chu.
Bi came together, stepped forward and asked, "How did Shibo find this place?"
"I heard that Chu Bi said you were here, so I came with you." Fang Xuanling explained, looked around, and lowered his voice: "The imperial court has issued an order to the counties to collect grain on their behalf, and we will go there in a few days.
When you arrive, pay for the grain. After you bring it back to Chang'an, I will arrange for someone to help you sell it. It would be better if you set up more places to sell it."
"Then don't we just need to pull him over?"
"Stabilizing grain prices is a matter for the imperial court. You have contributed a lot with your suggestions. It is unreasonable for you to be asked to do more work. It is not within your responsibilities. The Holy Father has said that all the trucks hauling goods from the three grain merchants will be given to you, and there will be no further compensation. No
Question?" Fang Xuanling asked in a low voice.
Qin Huaidao laughed happily when he heard this. There were about 800 carriages from the three families, worth six to seven thousand taels, which was a little less than the original compensation of 10,000 taels. But Qin Huaidao would rather have a car than a mule, which is hard to buy even if he has money.
The common people are reluctant to sell it easily.
"I'll pick it up in a few days. You guys can chat, I have something else to do." Fang Xuanling said and left.
"Shibo, let's go slowly!" Qin Huaidao bowed, he even saved on feeding these days, it smells so good!v