Qin Huaidao was worried that he had no place to look for coal. With Li Er's status and power, it would be much easier for him to find coal. Facing Yu Zhang, he said sternly: "In this case, I am ashamed to accept it. There is a kind of coal, also called black soil, black soil."
Charcoal, which is called black stone in some places, can burn and has smoke. Can you please help me find it? I am willing to buy it."
"Black soil - I've heard that it's poisonous when burned, isn't it?" Yu Zhang was surprised.
"That's right." Qin Huaidao agreed. Coal will produce carbon dioxide after burning. If you absorb too much of it, it will kill people. It is correct to say that it is poisonous.
"Then why are you here? Someone will die?" Yu Zhang reminded.
"Of course it is of great use." Qin Huaidao said. It was too troublesome to explain, so he simply didn't say it.
Yuzhang saw that Qin Huaidao was determined to win, but he didn't want to say more. He was smart and didn't ask any more questions, and agreed: "Since the Qin family brother wants coal, let him go to the palace and let my father find it."
"That's it, thank you very much." Qin Huaidao said politely, and he felt a little calmer. The matter of Li Er coming forward is basically stable. It just depends on how long it takes to find him.
"There is one more thing, I don't know whether to say it or not." Yu Zhang started to say but stopped.
"Then don't talk about it yet." Qin Huaidao was thinking about more than two hundred people in his heart, and turned to leave.
"Why is this like this?" Yuzhang was a little depressed about Qin Huaidao's unreasonable behavior, and quickly shouted: "Brother Qin, you care so much for those two hundred women who are suffering, and you are unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. You can't find anyone else in Chang'an.
Please also pay attention to Princess Jinyang, she is your patient, if there is anything Yuzhang can do, just ask her."
Qin Huaidao thought of something and simply asked: "You want me to find Luo Han Guo."
Yuzhang nodded calmly and said sincerely: "Brother Qin, as long as you are willing to look for it, you can ask for anything you need. If Yuzhang can't do it, he will let his father do it. The people sent by his father have been here for three months, but
Returning unarmed, Yuzhang was worried about Sizi and had no choice but to speak shamelessly and ask Brother Qin for mercy."
His face is sad, his words are sincere, and God pities him so much!
With the dignity of Princess Yuzhang, there was no need for her to ask for help from such a low profile. She could even ask Li Er to give an order to force her to go, but she didn't. Instead, she asked for help sincerely, which shows that she has a kind heart.
It's a long way to the south and it's troublesome to go there, but saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. What's more, even if you save Jinyang, you will be indebted to Li Er, and you can have more talismans, so it's not a loss.
But if he doesn't go, Li Er will definitely have a grudge and it will be detrimental to him.
Anyway, it's just a trip, it won't take too long. Once Luo Han Guo is found and Princess Jinyang is rescued, Luo Han Guo's reputation will spread. There are many people in Chang'an who suffer from gas diseases. Wouldn't he have more ways to make money?
After some weighing, Qin Huaidao found that this matter was harmless to him, so he said: "It's not impossible to go, but you have to live for a while. There are conditions. Of course, the conditions will not be harsh. It is easy for the Holy Spirit to do it. Let's do it.
, As long as the Holy One helps find the coal and facilitates the deal, how about we discuss this matter?"
"Thank you, Brother Qin!" Yu Zhang said with sincere gratitude.
"I'm going back now. If I need anything, I'll call someone."
"Brother Qin, walk slowly!"
Yu Zhang looked at Qin Huaidao's leaving figure, his eyes a little blurry. He didn't look back until Qin Huaidao's back disappeared around the corner. He called the guard waiting next to him and said, "Did you hear the conversation just now?"
"heard it."
"Go back and tell your father every word, and convey one sentence - Yu Zhang, believe him!"
"Here!" the guard hurried away.
…
Breakfast still needed some time. Qin Huaidao found Huang Lao and a few people accompanied him and went to the highest point of Qinjiazhuang. Standing on the hillside, he had a clear view of the surroundings. More than a hundred new graves in the back mountain were clearly visible, and further away was a river.
There are vast paddy fields with no end in sight.
There is a cool breeze, mixed with the fragrance of green grass.
Everyone didn't know what Qin Huaidao was going to do, and they didn't know what to see nearby, so they waited patiently.
After a while, Qin Huaidao pointed to one side and said, "Mr. Huang, is that our field over there?"
Huang Lao hurriedly said: "Back to Young Master, yes, the field dam has been reinforced and raised, and the dam built by the Wang family has been dredged, with more than one meter of water stored. Do we want to start raising fish?"
"One meter is not enough. Keep digging deeper. The soil will be used to build a dam. Every ten acres will be divided into a pond. Don't store water yet. Winter is about to come. Let's freeze it first. After spring, expose it to the sun for a period of time to kill poisonous insects and the like.
If it dies or freezes to death, it will be easier to raise fish next year.”
"How much deeper should we dig?" Mr. Huang looked worried.
"The total depth is at least seven feet five."
Mr. Huang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but remind him: "Young Master, this will be a lot of work. It will take two months to mobilize the whole village. Moreover, there will be no harvest in the second half of the year. How can we repay Young Master's money?"
, hundreds of households on the village may run out of food next year, what should we do?"
"The two taels of silver given to each household will be used as compensation and there is no need to pay it back." Qin Huaidao waved his hand indifferently. Seeing what Mr. Huang wanted to say, he interrupted: "Listen to me first. I am going to bake bricks and need manpower. Press
If you pay per piece, how many bricks can an adult man make in a day?”
"I've never done it, so I don't know. Who of you knows?" Mr. Huang looked at the people behind him.
One person said: "Young master, I once worked as a day laborer. At night, I used water and mud to make clay, and during the day I made bricks. I made molds made of wooden boards and pounded the clay into them. Two bricks were produced at a time. Two hundred bricks a day is no problem.
, those with strong strength can make three bricks at the same time."
"How much does it cost?"
"Ten cents a day, one meal, it's a bit hard, but the wages are good, and I can buy several bushels of brown rice. Unfortunately, this kind of work is not commonly used, and there are many people doing it, so I can't get it a few times."
Qin Huaidao quickly calculated in his mind that one person could make two hundred bricks a day, which would be one thousand in five days, which was enough to burn a large kiln, and ten cents a day would only be fifty cents. He immediately asked: "What do you call uncle?"
"If you don't deserve the honorific title of Young Master, just call me Niu San'er." The other party said quickly.
"Uncle Niu, since you have done this, I will give you one tael of silver to teach everyone. In addition, I went to the other side of the mountain to see if the yellow clay can be used. The whole village, men, women, old and young, all started to move. Two things, one, continue
Dig the fields deeply and build a dam to form a pond. The two taels of silver are considered as wages. Second, making bricks. According to what Uncle Niu just said, ten coins a day can make a thousand bricks in five days. For fifty coins, one thousand bricks can be made.
How about I give you one hundred coins, three meals a day, and meat for every meal?"
"This is impossible, there are too many." Huang Lao said quickly.
"Yes, there are too many. Young Master is kind and we cannot be shameless."
"As long as we take care of three meals a day, let alone meat, we will do it without any meat, and we don't need to pay for it."
Everyone said one after another, as if they were humiliated.
Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and secretly sighed, how simple people have people's hearts. He raised his hands and lowered his hands to indicate silence and said: "As long as it is not too little, then it is settled. I am your young master. Listen to me on this matter, starting tomorrow."
, you can discuss when the field dam will be dug and who will dig it."
"Thank you for your grace, young master!" Everyone shouted excitedly. They got excited. Not to mention the two taels of silver, they can still earn a hundred cash in five days. Isn't that six hundred cash in a month? Where can I find such a good thing? If you can do it,
If you do more quickly, wouldn’t it mean you can earn more?
At this moment, everyone's minds were filled with excitement.
Niu San'er suggested: "Young master, we can carry water and mix the clay early in the morning. It is better to put the clay away. It will be used to build the dam in the morning. Women, children and the elderly can continue to mix more clay for later use. In the afternoon and
Let's make bricks in the evening without any delay."
"Uncle Niu Yingming, making bricks requires a lot of molds. Uncle Zhou, you are a carpenter. You have to do this job. I will give you at least a thousand sets of molds. I will give you ten taels of silver. No matter how you make it, can it be completed in three days?"
"No problem! The mold is a tool for making bricks, how can we still ask for money? We can't afford to lose this man. There are trees in the back of the mountain, and the production is simple. We, the old and young men in the village, can do it by ourselves."
"It's okay, but the quality must be guaranteed and the sizes must be the same. The money will be used to sell the meat and improve everyone's lives. Starting from tomorrow, the whole village will eat together, and all three meals will be included." Qin Huaidao was not polite, so as not to get angry.
"Thank you, Master!" Everyone shouted sincerely, excited. If you don't have to cook, wouldn't you be able to free up more time to work and earn more money?
At this moment, everyone's eyes were bright, as if they saw the hope of life, and they were full of energy.