Although Qin Ming didn't know why the timber merchants in front of him lowered their prices so quickly, since it was the Qin Mansion that benefited, he didn't think much about it.
"Since you are so sincere, Qin is also willing to show his sincerity."
"From today on, you guys will be our Qin Mansion's timber suppliers. From now on, unless you guys can't supply the Qin Mansion's needs, the Qin Mansion will never purchase wood from other families."
Zhang Jiulang and others were overjoyed when they heard this. They didn't expect that just a small concession on price would actually bring them the opportunity to cooperate with the Qin Mansion for a long time.
Zhang Jiulang and the other two looked at each other, then stood up and saluted Qin Ming:
"Thank you Qin County man for the promotion."
Qin Mingxu raised his arm, and after everyone stood up, Qin Ming pointed to shopkeeper Guo next to him and said:
"Everyone, after you finish counting the inventory tomorrow, just come to Ximeng Tower and find Shopkeeper Guo."
Zhang Jiulang and others nodded after hearing this.
Qin Ming stood up and wanted to go out to find Xiao Qingwan and Sishe.
"Lao Guo, you can discuss the rest with the shopkeepers."
Upon hearing this, shopkeeper Guo quickly bowed and agreed.
At this moment, the shopkeeper Zhang Jiulang pushed Liu Twelve next to him.
Liu Twelve hesitated for a moment, walked to Qin Ming, saluted respectfully, and stammered:
"Director Qin, please stay. We want to verify something with the county man."
Qin Ming stopped, helped the middle-aged man in front of him, and said with a smile:
"Shopkeeper Liu says it's okay."
Liu Twelve wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously:
"We would like to ask Director Qin whether there will be any changes to the imperial decree a few days ago that allows merchants to contract to build cement roads? Will we merchants really be able to contract cement roads in the future?"
Qin Ming frowned when he heard this, wondering why these people didn't even believe the imperial decree.
"Governmental orders are all issued by Zhongshu Province, how can they be changed so easily!"
"Why do you ask this?"
Several people had bitter expressions on their faces when they heard this. They hesitated and no one said anything. They all had expressions that were hard to explain.
Upon seeing this, shopkeeper Guo quietly came to Qin Ming's side and whispered a few words. Only after Qin Ming heard this did he understand what was going on.
It turns out that recently, there have been rumors in Chang'an City that the imperial court issued the decree allowing merchants to contract cement roads mainly because the construction of cement roads cost too much money and the gains outweighed the losses.
Only then were merchants included in the scope of contracting cement roads.
As a result, the four-wheeled carriages and four-wheeled road rollers built by the Qin Mansion greatly increased the speed of building cement roads and reduced the cost of building cement roads.
In this case, there is no need for the court to let merchants profit, so it is rumored that the current saint will soon re-issue the decree on contracting cement roads, thereby depriving merchants of the right to contract cement roads.
The merchants in Chang'an City naturally felt sad after hearing the news.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that contracting cement roads is a sure-profit business.
Qin Ming frowned after knowing the reason.
Such a piece of news suddenly appeared in Chang'an City. It was definitely not groundless. I think there were already officials from the imperial court working on it.
It seems that there are already people in the DPRK who regard the contracting of cement roads as their own meal.
How whimsical! Idiot's dream!
I finally managed to pull it off, how could I let you all take advantage of it!
Although this game, due to various reasons, has deviated from the original intention, it doesn't matter, the harvest must still be harvested, but the scope has been expanded.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming snorted coldly!
"Hmph! Someone actually dares to spread such rumors at the feet of the Emperor. He has really evil intentions."
"Everyone, please rest assured. As the head of the Road and Bridge Department, Qin will definitely report this matter to His Majesty and state his interests!"
"And as the chief of the Road and Bridge Department, Qin can also promise you that as long as you have enough savings and are willing to take on the responsibility of building cement roads! Then there will be no problem in contracting cement roads."
Zhang Jiulang and others were very excited when they heard this and saluted Qin Ming one after another:
"Thank you, Director Qin!"
Qin Ming thought for a moment that these people could be considered his downstream suppliers, so he reminded him:
"In a few days, the Department of Roads and Bridges will publicly sell the contracting rights for cement roads. If you really want to get a piece of the pie, you'd better prepare more money."
Zhang Jiulang was confused when he heard this:
"What does Director Qin mean?"
Qin Ming smiled mysteriously and said to the crowd:
"It's not convenient to say the specifics now. If you trust me, just do what I say. In short, Qin can assure you that contracting the cement road will definitely be a profitable business."
After hearing this, everyone expressed that they would definitely follow Qin Ming's advice.
Qin Ming was noncommittal about this. Anyway, I have said everything I should say. Believe it or not, if you don’t have enough money to buy the contracting rights for the cement road, you won’t be able to blame me.
"Everyone, let's talk. Qin has something else to do, so I won't entertain you."
Zhang Jiulang and others heard this and bowed:
"I'll see off Director Qin respectfully. Director Qin should go slowly."
Shopkeeper Guo took two steps and helped Qin Ming open the door.
"Master, walk slowly."
Qin Ming nodded.
"Well, you have been putting so much effort into the lumber issue recently. I will tell Qing'er later and ask her to mention your monthly payment!"
Shopkeeper Guo narrowed his eyes and smiled when he heard this:
"There is no need to mention the monthly payment. It is an honor for me to serve you."
Qin Ming patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"Lao Guo, you can't refuse. Those who can work harder will get more. This is the rule of the house, and no one can break it. As long as you work for me with peace of mind, I will never treat you badly."
Shopkeeper Guo looked solemn when he heard this and said respectfully:
"Thank you, sir!"
Qin Ming nodded, waved his hand and said:
"Okay, you can go back and talk about business. I'll just go to the accounting office by myself."
"promise."
After Qin Ming finished speaking, he led Qin Da out of the room and into the corridor. Then Qin Ming was stunned.
Because right in front of him stood a "man" in a Confucian shirt with red lips, white teeth and fair skin. Behind her stood a little maid dressed as a book boy with bulging breasts.
"Yuchi...brother Yuchi?"
Yuchi Wanning stood there, leaning forward and smiling with narrowed eyes:
"Why, we haven't seen each other for just a few days, and Brother Qin doesn't want to be your friend anymore?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming curled up the corner of his mouth, walked to Yuchi Wanning, put his hand on Yuchi Wanning's shoulder, and said in her ear:
"How could it be? Qin just didn't expect to meet Brother Paulin here, it was a bit unexpected."
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