After Yuechan and others in the Qinming Mansion received the cotton seeds, they returned to the palace to resume their duties.
After Qin Ming repeatedly tried to persuade Yuechan to stay, he saw that Yuechan had made up his mind, so he asked the servants in the house to pack several boxes of cakes for her.
In addition, Qin Ming also specially asked Xiao Changxi to take some new socks from the warehouse and asked Yuechan to take them back and give them to the princesses.
Compared with the food and socks, Qin Ming actually wanted to write two letters for Yuechan to bring to Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang.
But there was no time, so he had no choice but to use these small gifts to thank Princess Changle for the reminder.
Of course, among these gifts, there is also one specially given to Yuechan.
After Yuechan accepted it with a blushing face, she got back on the carriage and returned to Chang'an.
...
At no time, the study room of Qin Mansion
Xiao Qingwan, who had twin ponytails, poured Qin Ming and Li Chun each a cup of tea, and then stood obediently behind Qin Ming.
Qin Ming picked up the tea and took a sip, then quietly looked at Li Chun, who was concentrating on the workshop drawings.
After a while, Li Chun reluctantly put down the drawing and asked excitedly:
"Sir, do we really want to build such a large coal workshop? This scale has exceeded all the workshops in our village?"
"And now that spring has begun, the amount of charcoal used in Chang'an City has been reduced. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to build such a large workshop at this time?"
Qin Ming smiled and said:
“You don’t have to worry about this, people will only use more and more coal in the future.
Maybe it won't be long before this workshop is built.
Besides, coal is money as long as it is mined. Even if you can't sell it for a while, it doesn't matter. You just need to build the workshop as soon as possible. "
"By the way, based on your experience, how long will it take to build this coal mine and coal furnace workshop?"
Li Chun thought for a while and said:
"If there are enough manpower, it will take about a month to put it into use, and it will take about two months to complete it."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this and said:
"In terms of manpower, the coal mines can charge higher wages and try to recruit as many people as possible. In addition, the mines must be built solidly to protect the safety of the miners."
"Well, don't worry, young master, I know the importance of this."
"That's good. By the way, besides that, Zhuangzi will ask Chou Niu to take his team to inspect the coal mine. If you encounter trouble in the future, you can ask him or someone from the Cheng family for help."
Li Chun felt happy when he heard this. With Chou Niu's protection, he wouldn't have to worry about encountering obstacles in his work.
"Okay, thank you, sir. I'll go back and make arrangements."
After saying that, Li Chun stood up to leave.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ming quickly stretched out his hand to stop Li Chun and said:
"Hey, don't be anxious, Manager Li. I have one more thing here that I need you to arrange."
Li Chun smiled awkwardly, bowed and said:
"Sir, please speak."
Qin Ming stood up and helped Li Chun up and said:
"In addition to the workshop Li just mentioned, our cement workshop in Zhuangzi also needs to be expanded to increase cement production to a hundred stones per day as soon as possible."
Li Chun was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
Xiao Qingwan, who was standing aside, asked doubtfully:
"Sir, what is the use of producing so much cement?"
Qin Ming smiled at Xiao Qingwan and said:
"I want to build all the roads in Zhuangzi into cement roads, so that the roads in Zhuangzi will not be muddy and difficult to travel due to rain."
"Besides, we are transporting more and more goods to Chang'an every day on Zhuangzi, so I plan to wait until the road on Zhuangzi is repaired.
Build another cement road directly to Chang'an, so that it will be more convenient to transport goods on Zhuangzi in the future. "
Li Chun and Xiao Qingwan were stunned after hearing this.
Ever since the cement road was paved on Zhuangzi Road, he had been dreaming that one day he would be able to build an official road.
In this way, I can't say that I will be famous in history because of this official line.
But he was excited for a while and then calmed down. After hesitating for a moment, he said to Qin Ming:
"Sir, since ancient times, official roads have been built by the imperial court. Would it be okay if our government took the lead in repairing it?"
Li Chun didn't say the rest, but he knew that with the young master's intelligence, he would be able to guess what he meant.
Qin Ming frowned slightly when he heard this, but soon he said to Li Chun:
"Let's do this. You increase the production capacity of the cement workshop first. Let's repair all the roads on Zhuangzi first. As for whether the official roads should be repaired or not, how to repair them will be discussed later."
Li Chun was relieved when he heard this, but he also felt a little regretful. However, he quickly adjusted his mentality and saluted Qin Ming:
"Then I'll go back. Master, your injury is better, please pay more attention to rest."
Qin Ming nodded slightly and said to Xiao Qingwan:
"Wan'er, help me see off Manager Li."
"yes."
...
Not long after Xiao Qingwan and Li Chun left the study door, Xiao Changxi opened the study door with an account book in her arms.
Qin Ming looked up and saw Xiao Changxi coming, so he quickly got up, walked quickly to Xiao Changxi, hugged her and said:
"Xi'er, are you here?"
Xiao Changxi held the account book, struggled slightly, and whispered:
"Sir, I have something to tell you."
When Qin Ming heard that there was something serious, he let go of Xiao Changxi, pulled her to sit on the sofa, and asked:
"What's up?"
Xiao Changxi handed the account book in her hand to Qin Ming and said:
"Sir, the slave family has just sorted out the accounts of the house. Please take a look."
Qin Ming reached out and took the account book, then put it on the coffee table and said:
"I won't read the account books. Xi'er, you can probably just tell me about it."
Xiao Changxi couldn't help but feel happy when she saw Qin Ming trusting her so much. She thought for a while and said:
"Sir, there is a total of 183,805 kuan in the warehouse of the house."
"Among them, Huaxia Vegetable Store has a balance of nearly 30,000 guan so far, Ximenglou and Teahouse have a balance of more than 50,000 guan, and Erguotou Liquor Shop and Winery have a balance of more than 60,000 guan."
"Also, I got 40,000 guan from the recent sale of coal mine members. According to your wishes, 10,000 guan was kept for running the workshop. The remaining 30,000 guan has been put into the warehouse."
Qin Ming was shocked when he heard the figure of 180,000 yuan. After all, this would be equivalent to having assets of hundreds of millions in future generations.
After all, he clearly remembered that when he just woke up, there was only three thousand coins in the house.
This is equivalent to an asset increase of more than fifty times in half a year, which is exaggerated when you think about it.
He hugged Xiao Changxi happily, kissed her on the face, and said:
"It's great. With this money, we can recruit more people and the house will be much safer."
Xiao Changxi's pretty face blushed slightly and she pushed Qin Ming gently. After hesitating for a moment, she said:
"Sir, the slave family is here to discuss the purchase of land with you."
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment and said:
"But to grow cotton?"
Xiao Changxi nodded and said:
"Now the fields in the house have been planted with wheat. It will take at least four months for the wheat to mature. Didn't you say, sir, that the cotton must be planted in mid-March?"
"Now that the government has granted the young master a thousand acres of fertile land, I'm afraid it won't be enough to plant those cotton seeds."
"So the slave family wants to discuss with the young master to buy some more farmland near Zhuangzi."
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