Shen Shizhong, Lantian County, Qin Mansion Study Room
A few hours ago, Qin Ming came to his study after lunch.
Starting to work on the things to be arranged in the afternoon, he first spent about half an hour drawing the renovation plan of the teahouse.
I have finished writing the overall plan for the teahouse.
He also thought about the name of the teahouse, and called it "Ximeng Tower" to commemorate his relationship with Chang Xi.
He has also thought about the plaque for the teahouse and is going to let Chang Xi write it.
The name was given by him and the words were written by Chang Xi. Such a plaque can better represent the relationship between the two.
Put the drawings and teahouse plans away, and plan to send them to the teahouse in Chang'an tomorrow to deliver them to shopkeeper Guo.
Qin Ming then drew the plan of the tea workshop, as well as the recruitment plan for the next few days.
Qin Ming planned to recruit tenant farmers on Qinjiazhuang first, and then recruit from the refugees for the remaining staff gaps.
In addition, he also planned to ask Uncle Huang to take people to Chang'an to buy a shop near the Dongshi Teahouse to sell vegetables from greenhouses and eggs from farms.
There is another thing that Uncle Huang needs to do.
Just buy some sulfur and saltpeter in Chang'an City and bring them to Zhuangzi.
Qin Ming actually bought these things for self-protection in the future.
This time when I went to Chang'an City, I had a conflict with the second son of the Changsun family.
It made Qin Ming realize that if he wanted to live in the Tang Dynasty, it was not enough to just have money, but also to have the ability to protect himself.
Although Qin Ming didn't know how to make modern weapons, he still knew the gunpowder ratio and could make some at home first.
If there is a chance in the future, let Li Chun lead the craftsmen to study the steel-making methods of later generations and see if they can make a few cannons or flintlock guns.
What if one day I am targeted by nobles and I am unable to resolve it.
Taking out these things can at least deter the enemy, and at the worst can buy some slaves.
It was arranged in secret. At that time, there was no problem in dying together with the enemy.
Qin Ming also planned to build a new mansion on Zhuangzi, and the location was chosen near the river in Qinjiazhuang.
First, the current mansion is becoming unlivable as the number of people increases.
The second is that Qin Ming plans to build some secret rooms and escape passages in the new mansion.
This way, if special circumstances occur in the future, he, Chang Xi, Qingwan and other people he cares about will have an extra escape route.
This is also the reason why Qin Ming built a mansion near the river.
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The time came to Shen Shizhong before he knew it, and all the important stewards in the mansion had arrived at Qin Ming's study.
Among the crowd were the newly recruited craftsman Li Chun and Yang Zijun who accompanied Xiao Changxi.
Qin Ming looked at everyone in the study, cleared his throat and said:
"Everyone, sit down first. Qingwan will pour tea for everyone sitting here."
"Yes, sir."
After saying this, Qingwan picked up the teapot and poured tea for everyone who had just sat down.
After everyone thanked him one by one, they all waited quietly for Qin Ming's next instructions.
This was the first time for Li Chun to attend such a meeting in the Qin Mansion, and he was somewhat uncomfortable.
But as soon as he came here, Qin Ming asked him to participate in such an occasion.
He was quite grateful in his heart. After all, no one disliked the feeling of being valued by others.
In addition, he was actually more curious about the special-looking furniture in the Qin Mansion.
Basically, he had never seen them before, so he kept hanging around the sofa, looking here and touching there.
Seeing that everyone had taken their seats, Qin Ming continued:
"There are many things that need to be arranged today, but they are very important to our Qin Mansion."
"Everyone knows that now we have more sources of income in our house, but there are also many more things that require everyone to work together to complete them."
"But please rest assured, since you have more things to do than before, the government will also come up with more monthly routines for you."
Everyone nodded when they heard this, indicating that they were willing to follow the arrangements of the government.
Seeing this, Qin Ming looked at Huang Bo and said:
"Uncle Huang, how long will it take for the vegetables in the greenhouse at home to mature?"
When Uncle Huang saw the young master asking about him, he stood up and said:
"Back to the young master, the five greenhouses that are the first to be cultivated now may be harvested in five days."
"It may take about ten days for the rest of the greenhouses to be picked."
The curious baby on the side, Li Chun, heard this and said curiously:
"Sir, can we still harvest vegetables in our house this winter?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Li Chun with a smile, and their eyes looked as if they were making a fuss.
It seemed that all of them had forgotten the disbelief they had when Qin Ming said he wanted to plant vegetables in winter.
Li Chun was frightened by this sudden gaze. I can’t help but ask myself:
"Have I lived in vain for the past few decades? Isn't it common sense not to grow vegetables in winter?"
Qin Ming looked at Li Chun and said:
"Master Carpenter Li, you just came to the house and you don't understand many things yet. It's late today. Qingwan, you can take Master Carpenter Li around the house and Zhuangzi tomorrow."
"By the way, let me introduce all the craftsmen in the mansion to Master Carpenter Li. From now on, all the craftsmen in the mansion will be under the management of Master Carpenter Li."
"Okay, sir."
"Thank you, Master, for your appreciation."
After Qin Ming finished explaining Qingwan, he went on to say to Uncle Huang and Uncle Zhang:
"Well, since the vegetables in the greenhouse are about to be harvested, Uncle Huang, I want you and Uncle Zhang to go to Chang'an East Market and buy a shop."
"It is used to sell vegetables from our house, eggs, goose eggs and other goods from the farm."
"Uncle Zhang, you will take the escort team and you will be mainly responsible for transporting goods to Chang'an from now on."
"My request to you is that you cannot let others know that these vegetables were transported from Qinjiazhuang to Chang'an."
"You can think of it as a kind of counter-reconnaissance training."
"The dozen or so teams of the escort will take turns to carry out the transportation mission."
Huang Bo said: "Old slave, I obey the master's arrangements. It's just a matter of the breeding farm and greenhouse. Who will be responsible for it in the future?"
Uncle Zhang has been training the escort team in the mansion recently. After hearing this, he looked up at Xiao Changxi and saw Xiao Changxi nodding slightly towards him.
He also said casually: "Well, I have no problem here."
Qin Ming thought for a while and then said:
"For the time being, the greenhouse and breeding farm will be left to Qingwan to take care of. Uncle Huang, come to my place to pick up the things before you leave tomorrow."
"I have something to give to shopkeeper Guo of Ximenglou in Chang'an City. Ximenglou is our own teahouse."
"By the way, Uncle Zhang has met Shopkeeper Guo. Speaking of which, we only met through Shopkeeper Guo."
"Also, I have thought about the name of our new store. It will be called "Chinese Vegetable Store". I will give you the plan for the vegetable store tomorrow."
"Good son"
After Qin Ming finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Changxi. When Xiao Changxi heard the name of Ximenglou, she understood what Qin Ming meant and her face turned red.
Qin Ming continued:
"Uncle Huang, you can hang out with Shopkeeper Guo more in the future. He has been working in Chang'an Dental Shop for many years and is more experienced."
"Besides, when you go to Chang'an this time, you should take Huang Hu with you. When the business of the shop stabilizes, you can hand over the shop to him and return to Qinjiazhuang to retire."
