Shen Shichu, Lantian County, Qinjiazhuang, Qin Mansion
At the beginning of Shen Shi, Qin Ming and Qin Da finally returned to Qin Mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Xiao Changxi walked over to her.
Xiao Changxi looked at Qin Ming's outfit, frowned, walked to Qin Ming, and asked worriedly:
"Sir, why did you come back wearing this? Did something happen?"
Qin Ming nodded and then said:
"Xi'er, there are a few things that you need to arrange first. For other things, you can come to the study after dinner and I will talk to you slowly."
When Xiao Changxi heard that something serious was going on, she immediately suppressed her doubts and said:
"Sir, just tell me and I will make arrangements."
Qin Ming heard this and said:
"You will take the horseshoe mold out of the warehouse in a while, and then arrange for the servants to send it to the Minister of Industry and Commerce in Chang'an City. Then send someone to inform Li Chunli, the manager, and ask him to wait for me in the study."
Xiao Changxi nodded when she heard this, and then said to Qin Ming:
"Sir, you must be tired when you came back just now. Go back to the yard to take a shower and have a rest. I will ask Manager Li to come to your yard at the end of the day."
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After a while
Qin Ming lay down in the steaming bathtub, while Xiao Qingwan and Sishe stood beside the bathtub to serve him.
One helped him rub soap on his back, while the other kept pouring hot water into the tub.
Qin Ming squinted his eyes, feeling Wan'er's smooth little hands behind him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
This is what life is like. Why did I lose my mind in the first place? I had nothing to do and opened some teahouses or wine shops. I was not short of money. It would be great to just stay in the village.
But Qin Ming just thought about it. If he had to do it all over again, he would still do it because he couldn't watch so many living people starve to death on the road.
Forget it, now that things have reached this point, we can only bite the bullet and go on.
Sishe looked at the changing expression on Qin Ming's face and became concerned. Just after midnight this morning, she received an order from her superiors, asking her to personally protect Qin Ming and the people in his house these days.
Although her superiors didn't say anything clearly, she knew that someone must have been eyeing Qin Ming and might be detrimental to him, so after receiving the news, she immediately went to Mou Tu and renegotiated their respective arrangements. The focus of team members’ protection.
In the following days, their team will focus on protecting Qin Ming and Xiao Qingwan, while Mou Tu's team will focus on protecting Xiao Changxi and Yang Zijun.
Xiao Qingwan stood behind Qin Ming and could not see his expression. It's just that she feels a little sorry for Qin Ming now. When she just took off Qin Ming's clothes, she saw that the inner side of Qin Ming's thigh was red and swollen, and she knew it was caused by riding for too long.
She said with red eyes and a hoarse voice:
"Master, your back is washed. Turn around and Wan'er will wash your front."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming turned around, took the soap from Wan'er's hand and said:
"No, sir, I can do it myself. By the way, tell me what happened in the house these two days?"
Wan'er hummed, thought for a while and said:
"The government has been preparing for the start of the workshop and the opening of the shops in Chang'an City for the past two days. Now both the goods and manpower have been arranged."
"By the way, Dean Sun has also returned from Xuandu Temple, and he has brought several people with him. They are all disciples that the dean took in a few years ago. Among them is a young lady named Baili Zhi, who looks very good. It’s so beautiful.”
Qin Ming smiled when he heard this, reached out and pinched Xiao Qingwan's face and said:
"Is my Wan'er as beautiful as me?"
Xiao Qingwan was ashamed and said coyly:
"Sir, you are teasing me again. If you continue like this, Wan'er will not accompany you at night."
Qin Ming raised his hands and said:
"Well, dear young master, let's not talk anymore. I wonder if Xiao Wan'er has time tonight?"
Xiao Qingwan's face turned red when she heard this. She raised her head and glanced at Si She. Seeing Si She looking away with a red face, she nodded slightly.
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At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Qin and Ming Dynasties study room
After taking a shower, Qin Ming felt much more energetic. When he walked out of the bedroom door, he saw Li Chun waiting for him in the yard.
Qin Ming waved to Li Chun and said:
"Manager Li, I've kept you waiting for a long time. Please come in quickly."
After saying that, the two of them entered the study.
Li Chun bowed his hands towards Qin Ming and said:
"I don't know what you want me to do, sir."
Qin Ming smiled and pointed to the sofa and said:
"Manager Li, please sit down first."
"I asked you to come here this time because I want to tell you that production is a matter of cement."
Li Chun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said:
"Sir, have you found a coal mine?"
Qin Ming nodded slightly when he heard this and said:
"Lu Guogong has a coal mine, southwest of our Zhuangzi. Qin Da knows the specific location. Tomorrow you will arrange for people to go to that coal mine, and together with the people sent by Cheng Mansion, first build a coal mine workshop. When you come back every afternoon , you can bring some coal back by the way."
Li Chun was overjoyed when he heard this. Ever since he developed cement, he has been looking forward to Qin Ming finding a coal mine to solve the cost problem of cement.
Now that the coal mine has been found, he is more excited than anyone else. After all, cement is much better than other construction materials.
Li Chun stood up and bowed, grinning and said:
"Don't worry, young master, I'll go make arrangements right away."
As he said this, Li Chun was about to go out excitedly.
When Qin Ming saw this, he quickly stopped him. Then he turned around and took out the cement workshop drawings he had drawn long ago from the bookcase, handed it to Li Chun and said:
"This is the drawing of the cement workshop. You arrange the construction team on Zhuangzi to transform a cement workshop with a brick kiln. You look at the drawing of the workshop and make a rough estimate of how many days it will take."
Hearing this, Li Chun took the drawing and looked at it carefully, thought about it and then said:
"Well, this transformation is not difficult. It will take about three days."
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll give you four days to transform it. You can go to Butler Xiao to get the money you need. But on the fifth day, the cement workshop must make the first batch of cement. Is there any problem?"
Li Chun laughed and said:
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely make the cement."
Qin Ming smiled and nodded when he heard this, and then said to Li Chun:
"Okay, there's nothing else. Manager Li, you can make arrangements."
After hearing this, Li Chun bowed to Qin Ming and left the study door.
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