At almost noon, Zhufeng and Hongtao returned to Taoyaju. After having a casual lunch, the family of four, including Old Man Xu, went to Qian Laoer's house for a wedding banquet.
Qian Laoer was dressed in wedding clothes and was greeting guests from all walks of life at the door. After all, he was Fang Ya, a well-known person in the inner circle, so many people from his colleagues came to congratulate him.
After seeing Qingyu and his family, Qian Laoer hurried forward to greet him as if he had seen a noble star. He invited Qingyu and his family into the main room to sit down, and then he apologized and left.
The main room is the seat of VIPs. Obviously, in Qian Laoer's eyes, there is no one who can be called a more distinguished guest than the Xianshi family, so there is no one else in the main room except Qingyu's family.
This is a good time for the family to discuss things.
Qingyu first told Zhufeng and others about the sale of medicinal materials, "...we agreed to barter on the fifteenth day of next month, so Grandpa Xu will have to work hard for a few more days to sell the last few medicinal materials in the countryside.
Finished."
Old man Xu responded, "It's not hard. I'm planning to go to the countryside tomorrow. Most of the land has been plowed, so I can plant winter herbs in the next few days."
"I'll go too," Zhufeng said.
Qingyu shook his head and said: "Dad, you have to be responsible for transporting grain. Tomorrow you and your brother will go to see Liu Jian of Caocao to see if you can rent one of their official ships and take the official road back and forth. It will be faster.
It’s much more convenient.”
Ordinary merchant ships are smaller because they have to travel on civilian routes. A million kilograms of grain would require at least a dozen ships.
But even the largest official ship can carry ten thousand stones. Even if you can't borrow the largest one, it is at least much better than a merchant ship.
Shi'an nodded and said, "It shouldn't be a problem." After all, he also had a life-saving grace for Liu Jian.
Zhufeng asked: "Then I will leave for Mu Country tomorrow?"
"If you can borrow a boat tomorrow, it's best to leave for Mu Country tomorrow so that you can arrive before the fifteenth of next month." Qingyu took out the contract and handed it to Zhufeng, "With this contract, you can exchange food."
Zhufeng took the contract, looked at it, put it into his sleeve, nodded and said hello. Then he apologized to Old Man Xu, "I have to bear all the trouble for the medicine field."
"This is a big deal." Old Man Xu rolled his eyes, which made Zhufeng burst into laughter and quickly apologized.
Hongtao looked at Zhufeng with sympathy. She had just come back a few days ago and was going to be away from home for another month. Thinking about it, it was good to be a child.
Just when her mind was wandering, she heard the clear rain calling her.
"Sister, you took the time recently to go to Muxiang and ask Jiang Mutou and the others to recommend some reliable carpenters. The fifty houses and twenty shops we bought in Tongyuan need to be repaired."
Hongtao hummed quickly: "I have this plan too. I will go to Muxiang early tomorrow morning to ask." In fact, many people in Tongyuan are already renovating their houses, hoping to take advantage of the rising prices to sell them.
Good price.
"Besides, I have another plan." Qingyu added: "I want to rent or buy a factory, then recruit workers to make seasonings, and then sell them to other places." She also talked about the merchants in the morning.
Zhufeng thought for a while and said: "This is a good idea, but since it is sold to other places, the quantity must not be small." Otherwise, the merchants will not be willing to do it, and the cost of transportation will be high.
"So I have to find a big place. My plan is to recruit a thousand workers. Do you have any ideas?" Qingyu asked.
Several people shook their heads. Hong Tao raised his hands and said, "I have no objection. I agree with both hands."
...
At the second quarter of the hour, the auspicious hour arrived. Qian Laoer rode a horse and led a sedan, and went to the bride's home with the matchmaker and the wedding team. At the second quarter of the hour, the bride was welcomed into the gate of Qian's house.
Then it was time to worship and enter the bridal chamber, and then the guests sat down to eat. After the banquet was over and the bridal chamber was completed, it was already Xu Shi. The Qingyu family said goodbye to Qian Laoer.
However, before leaving, Zhufeng still pulled Qian Laoer aside, first gave him a blessing bag, congratulated him for having a son soon, and then asked Qian Laoer: "Is there anything larger in Yinzhou that can accommodate a thousand people?"
's workshop?"
Qian Laoer thought for a while, "A workshop that can accommodate a thousand people is not small. There must not be one in the city, but there are some outside the city..."
Before Zhufeng was overjoyed, he spoke again: "But those are all government-run places, such as salt factories and iron smelting factories. Others are small workshops, such as printing factories and porcelain factories. There are some in the city, but there are thousands of them."
People will definitely not be able to accommodate it.”
Zhufeng was a little disappointed and asked persistently: "If you think about it again, won't there be anything we can use?"
Qian Laoer thought for a while with a solemn brow, then suddenly clapped his hands and said in surprise: "There is a place where, boss, you might be able to do it.
There is an abandoned crossbow field outside the city, where Bingcao made crossbows many years ago. The place was large, and there were at least three thousand craftsmen working at the crossbow field.
But then a nearby mountain collapsed, burying half of it, and then the government moved to another place, and the place was abandoned."
Zhufeng was overjoyed. No matter what, at least he found a place. He patted Qian Laoer's shoulder and said with a smile: "Remember to hang the blessing bag on your tent to ensure that you and your wife are in harmony."
Qian Laoer knew the value of the lucky bag in his hand, and bowed repeatedly, sending Qingyu's family out of the alley, and then went home happily.
...
The next day, everyone in Taoyaju went out early. Hongtao went to Muxiang to find a carpenter, Old Man Xu went to the countryside, and Zhufeng and Shian went to see Liu Jian.
As for Qingyu, she packed all the condiments made by Xu Lan into Xuannv Hall, and then came to the inn alone.
There are many merchants at the inn. Qingyu and Shi'an had already been here last time and met many caravans. So this time, Qingyu was also familiar with the roads. He found seven large caravans and successfully arranged all the caravans.
distributed to them.
On the other side, Zhufeng and Shian also successfully met Liu Jian.
Because Liu Jian had received great favor from Shi'an, after Zhufeng made the request, he nodded in agreement without saying anything. Considering that the big ships were a bit eye-catching, he borrowed two medium-sized ships and sent guards to protect him along the way.
So before noon, Zhufeng successfully left Yinzhou by boat alone.
When Shi'an returned to Taoyaju, Qingyu had just returned. Then around noon, Wen Ya also returned to Taoyaju.
She had been informed about the crossbow field last night, and now that Zhufeng was gone, the matter naturally fell on Wen Ya.
Wen Ya didn't waste any time. After tidying up for a while, she came to Bingcao Yamen.
...
When the military officer serving Wei Cunyang was reported by his subordinates that the master of the Shange Pavilion wanted to see him, he was completely shocked. What kind of identity did the master of the Shange Pavilion have? How could he suddenly come to see him?
Not daring to neglect or delay, Wei Cunyang immediately asked people to invite him to the main hall to have tea and sit for a while.
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Thank you for the tip from book friend 110607203937977 to the incompetent cute Qian at the end of March, okay?