In the sixth year of Zhenguan, from the seventh to the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.
Qin Ming has lived a very fulfilling and happy life these days, and his life seems to be back to the way it used to be.
In the morning, I attend classes for my children at the academy, in the afternoon I deal with various chores related to the workshop and industry in my house, and in the evening I tell the girls in the backyard about "Huan Zhuge Ge" for half an hour, and then I sleep with my little maid in my arms, living a good life. That's called freedom.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Qin Ming and A Da rode horses and went to Chang'an City again.
The reason why Qin Ming went to Chang'an City that day was mainly because shopkeeper Guo had sent news that he had spotted several houses in Xingdaofang and asked Qin Ming to go there and make up his mind.
So after Qin Ming received the news, he and Qin Da went straight to Xingdaofang in Chang'an City the next afternoon, and then spent about two hours selecting one of the largest houses.
Of course, the reason why Qin Ming chose this house was not only because it was the largest, but also the most important reason was that there were gardens and ponds in the house, and the overall architectural style favored the Jiangnan water town.
According to people from Yahang, this mansion was originally the residence of a southern nobleman from the previous dynasty. Later, for unknown reasons, the house was mortgaged to Yahang.
Considering that Xiao Changxi and his daughters were all from Jiangnan, Qin Ming bought the house without hesitation.
But strangely enough, I don't know if it's fate, but his house is only a few yards away from the house where Li stayed two years ago. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are neighbors.
After the house was purchased, Qin Ming asked shopkeeper Guo to buy some servants from Yahang and arrange them in the house.
After all, although this house looks nice, it has not been inhabited for some time. Both the furnishings and some basic daily necessities in the house need to be replaced.
Qin Ming's main purpose in buying these servants was to let them clean up the house as soon as possible and buy some furniture and daily necessities, such as sheets and quilts.
In this way, Qin Ming can take Xiao Changxi and the others to stay in this house temporarily on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
In addition to the purchase of the house, several major events occurred in the Qin Mansion that shocked Zhuangzi in the past few days.
The first big thing is that two days ago, under the leadership of the craftsman god Li Chun, the cement workshop successfully produced the first batch of cement. This can be said to be a great joy for Qin Ming and Li Chun.
After all, with the addition of cement, the construction speed of new mansions and academies in Zhuangzi will increase a lot.
In addition, once the cement is produced, Qin Ming will be able to give Li Er an explanation.
After all, Qin Ming still needs Li Er, a big boss, to protect him on the surface. This time, we can use the cement workshop to ask Li Erduo for some people to come over and protect Zhuangzi's safety.
The second big thing is that coal mining has got on the right track, and now hundreds of kilograms of coal can be transported to Zhuangzi every day.
This greatly alleviated the demand for charcoal in Qin Mansion's various industries and also improved the production efficiency of Qin Mansion's workshops.
The only drawback is that there are too many coals burning on Zhuangzi, and there are also many black chimneys. This makes Qin Ming worried that there will be smog on Zhuangzi in the future.
But now the Qin Mansion has too much money to spend, and it must ensure production. It can only wait until its survival crisis is lifted before considering relocating the workshop.
The third major event is that the Qin government officially sent two caravans yesterday to Taiyuan in the north and Yangzhou in the south.
In addition to Uncle Zhang and Uncle Huang, the members of the caravan also include the house's accountant, craftsmen, original members of the escort team, and some young people who were orphaned in the famine.
In addition to these people, Qin Ming also specially selected four nurses from the medical school and arranged them in the caravan, so that if special circumstances occur, they can also solve some medical care problems.
In total, there were more than a hundred people in each caravan.
Qin Ming believes that as long as everything goes well this time, the people of the two caravans will be able to gain a foothold in about three months and send people back home to transfer goods.
The people in the caravan will become the main business leaders of Qin Mansion in the future.
On the day of the caravan's departure, Qin Ming led all the stewards in the house and toasted the members of the two caravans with a glass of wine. He also told all the stewards of the caravan that although their property was important, it was far less important than their lives.
If there is an emergency, even if all the goods are discarded, the safety of the caravan members must be ensured.
At that time, both those who came to see him off and everyone in the caravan were deeply moved when they heard what Qin Ming said.
Speaking of which, Qin Ming was able to do so many things in just a few days, thanks to the support of farmers and disaster victims in Zhuangzi.
After they celebrated the New Year, it was as if they had identified the Qin Mansion. Whenever the Qin Mansion posted a notice recruiting workers, a large number of laborers would gather in just half an hour.
Because among the various industries in the Qin Mansion, the caravans were paid the most wages, which resulted in the caravans originally planned to have only a few dozen people turned into a team of hundreds of people.
In the sixth year of Zhenguan, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Sishi, Qinjiazhuang, Lantian County
Under the protection of a group of guards, the two carriages drove into Qinjiazhuang.
Sitting on the carriage in front was none other than His Majesty Li Er, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who came to "inspect the goods", and Shangshu Zuopu Shefang Xuanling, who had not been here for a long time.
Sitting in the carriage behind were those who came to visit their son-in-law, Queen Changsun and her four daughters, Princess Changle, Princess Yuzhang, Princess Chengyang, and Princess Jinyang.
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