Brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Fang listened very carefully, and they learned some things about people's livelihood.
"Your Highnesses, the stones used by the villagers must be collected. They will be very expensive in the future. Ordinary people should not get rich suddenly and cannot keep their true intentions."
The first thing the village chief considered was the bloodstone that had been dug out. A family suddenly discovered that there were a lot of chickenblood stones on the wall of the yard, and the price was very high, so trouble began.
Why was Xiaqiu Village so scared as soon as it made big money? Why not buy several thousand kilograms of brown sugar and sell it as rock candy?
There was also the soap that came later. The village could obviously work hard to make it, and it had an extra crop of rapeseed.
Every time at this critical moment, Hanhan would stop selling. He just needed enough money to buy livestock and raise them.
Including glass mirrors, Xiaqiu Village has never sold any of them, but selling box lunches is very addictive and makes me feel happy.
If people from other villages give him a thousand gu, he will not live better, he will only die faster.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhu. The palace will consider giving them more things, but they won't be allowed to suffer evil because of their wealth."
Zhu Biao also knew about this situation and decided to collect all the chicken blood stones outside and then dig them out.
"Follow the previous method, use the method of gouging, burning rocks and splashing water. The existing explosives are blown up before mining. I have a map of the specific scope. Your Highness, please take a look."
The chief explained how to mine bloodstone, and Hanhan provided the drawings and methods.
In the beginning, it was done bit by bit from the outside, and it continued like this for hundreds of years, and all the good stones were wasted.
Of course, the most wasteful time is because it contains mercury, so...
Zhu Biao took the paper and didn't read it at all. He just put it in his arms. There is no point in reading it now, eating the skewers is important.
The head of the village added: "Enclose the area and mine in a limited amount, so that the price is high. It is said to the outside world that it is difficult to find good rocks when blasting deep.
Then you can increase the price of soapstone according to the distribution of texture and production process.
This is artificially divided into grades, and the bad ones are sold first, the price is set high, and then gradually shipped, it can last for a long time. "
Zhu Biao was numb to the master's methods and nodded: "Okay! In order to make more money, I will definitely do this."
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The heavy rain fell, and the ninth day of March entered the Grain Rain solar term the day before yesterday. Instead of worrying, the people looked relieved.
This is a critical period for growing vegetables. Even if you are growing wheat, there should be sufficient rain before harvesting.
Wheat will not germinate if it rains now, just drain the water well.
The rivers have risen and the fish catch has increased. People in Nanjing have begun to eat fish. Basically, those who cook at home have bought new tools to steam it and eat it fresh!
This method of steaming does not require deep frying, just add some salt, ginger slices and green onions. If you are still afraid of the smell, several families can buy a large bowl of beer together and steam it together.
Because beer is cheaper than rice wine, everyone has learned to cook with it.
A large group of people arrived on a boat from Xiaqiu Village. A family of five who had gone back before came here again.
The couple brought extra diapers, but everyone still carried the burden, which contained duck eggs and goose eggs.
The head of the village told them that they would sell duck and goose seedlings after they were hatched. They still brought the eggs because there were so many, some of them were more than half a month old. If they let them go for a while, they would probably be able to hatch them on their own because of the hot weather.
There were many people coming this time. There were six boats in Xiaqiu Village, each wearing different clothes and bringing fish with them.
They caught the fish by throwing their own nets, and put them on the boat together with the nets, so they were not afraid of the fish jumping around.
As soon as we arrived at the pier, the people on the pier immediately came up to help. The people from the lake were so nervous. Are they trying to get money for work?
"No, this has to be transported to the front." The boatmen shouted, some things were unloaded, and some had to be sent over there for unloading.
A group of people helped to finish unloading, then dispersed, everyone turned around, as if they hadn't moved just now.
"Wait a minute, someone will tell the other side, and they will send a truck to load it." The person here told the people at the lakeside.
"How did you give me the money just now?" an old man asked in a low voice.
"I didn't give you any money! They don't want it. If you ask them, they will just say to help. This is the case with our boat in Xiaqiu Village."
The boatman responded with a smile while waiting nearby. He felt a sense of accomplishment from doing all the work for Xiaqiu Village.
After a while, people came, pushing a car and taking everyone to the front.
When we arrived at the library, people by the lake saw many people wearing bamboo hats and raincoats, holding children in their arms. They walked their children in in front of a large shop front and turned around to leave.
The store in their impression always opens from the north to the south and from the east to the west. This was the first time they saw the curved front door.
The door has sixteen doors, which is much more impressive than the Yamen, which only has six doors.
The key point is that each door is larger than the yamen door, which is equivalent to one and a half yamen doors. Isn't this over the limit?
Looking at the children who were put down, they stood at the door one by one, rubbed their shoes, and then ran in. Some even took off their shoes and went in with their bare feet.
"Everyone, step over here and leave room for the children. We are busy right now. The adults have to do some work. Put the children who are not suitable for taking care of them in the library.
Although the front door is small, there is room in the back, which can accommodate three to five thousand people. Some people are so busy that they even leave their children here overnight and only find time to pick them up the next night. "
The leader of the tour explained to the people living by the lake that this is the social function of the library.
"Are they from Xiaqiu Village? How much will it cost to raise these children?" A young man considered the cost for Xiaqiu Village.
"Xiaqiu Village has provided us with so many duck seedlings, goose seedlings, and farmland for livestock. How much will it cost to plow soybeans after we have harvested the wheat?"
In the past, the old man educated the young people, but did you feel sorry for others in their turn? What about you? Who will feel bad?
"We, we know how to be grateful!" the young man defended.
"Don't other people understand? When we docked, the other boats gave way to each other, and the people on the dock stayed away after helping with the work.
Isn't this because there is money in Xiaqiu Village? There are more rich people, and there are more people who hate the rich people. Isn't it because I hate Xiaqiu Village?
A place where people can trust their children is the reason for everything. The Village of Benevolence and Righteousness is well-deserved! "
The old man said something and followed the crowd to the gate of Jubiqi. There was a side door next to it. Everyone went in and started weighing duck eggs, goose eggs and fish.
"If you don't weigh the fish, the fish is given to you. We give it to the people in Xiaqiu Village. If you don't weigh it, don't lift the scale. It's given to you!"
The old man was unhappy when he saw someone weighing the fish. He agreed that the caught fish would be given to Xiaqiu Village. What does weighing mean?
"Old man, don't be angry. We just want to see how big the fish are in the lake. We may need to raise fish in the future. We will take the fish back and eat it without giving you any money."
The people who came from Xiaqiu Village explained that if you don’t pay, you can eat for free, but you have to look at the species and size of the fish.
"Okay, remember not to give money. If we, the people living by the lake, really take this money, we won't be able to stand upright in the future." The old man made it clear.
"No way! This is the fish today! Let's send it to the Emperor in the palace to make boiled fish. Let's pick and choose. If there are too many thorns, it's hard to deal with them. It won't hurt any noble person."
The people from Xiaqiu Village promised and even told the other party that the fish would be sent to the palace.
(End of chapter)
