"Oh, this damn old ghost is still in the toilet. He won't be able to come back for a while, Master."
Fifth Aunt Tai’s curved eyebrows were lightly frowned, and she murmured with charming eyes.
It's so sexy that no one else can.
Zhao Shifu will be back soon. What thirst can he quench in these few minutes?
"I'm a little anxious. Let's go to the toilet and wait for him."
Xu Qin broke free, turned around and left.
"Hey... Master!"
The fifth aunt never imagined that this young master would remain unmoved by such an explicit seduction?
The men in the Zhao family, including the old man's sons and grandsons, looked as greedy as a cat seeing a live fish, its eyes turning green when they saw her.
Xu Qin asked Sanlang to follow him, went out to find the housekeeper and went back to the side room to rest.
He asked Xu Sanlang to guard the outside and not allow anyone to come in.
In this way, the five of them settled in the Zhao Mansion in the town.
Nothing happened all night.
Early next morning.
When everyone got up, Xu Qin said:
"Let's go to the salt mine for on-site investigation and take a look, so we can design and plan it. That will be our first mine in the future."
Everyone agreed.
Soon, the five people mounted their horses and arrived at the location of the two mines they bought yesterday.
The mine is almost ten miles away from the Zhao Mansion in Zhuqiao Town.
The two mines are connected together and cover an area of about 2,000 acres.
Because of the mineral salt, this land is all saline-alkali land, and the surrounding area is extremely desolate with almost no human habitation.
However, based on the current technical level, visual inspection shows that these two salt mines are enough for Xu Qin and others to mine for hundreds of years.
In other words, if you lose it, you won’t be able to mine all the mineral salt.
After going around for a while, Xu Qin probably had an idea.
He called Zhang Leping and two other junior leaders from the Ministry of Industry over, dismounted and squatted on the ground, using stones to draw a floor plan on the dirt.
"Leping, this is the first salt mine in our East Palace Zhanshi Mansion. You will be the general manager of the salt mine, and the two of them will be the technical assistant managers."
"We will also transfer some craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to build office areas, dormitories, and factory working areas in these locations..."
Xu Qin arranged the matter for Zhang Leping.
"The mining workers will be dealt with on the spot. Please ask Zhao Zhenling to help you with the recruitment of workers. Purchase a large amount of items for the construction site and form a mine protection team."
"I will handle the establishment of the mine protection team. Weapons and equipment will be allocated from the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War, and the captain and other key backbones will be appointed from the Capital Forbidden Army."
He is very thoughtful about business preparation, property safety protection and other aspects.
I was familiar with this routine in my previous life and blurted it out without thinking twice.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu, please rest assured." Zhang Leping immediately raised his hands in a gesture.
He is currently an eighth-grade petty official, but he is ten years older than Xu Qin.
But he comes from a high-ranking noble family and has a very tough background.
Zhang Leping certainly hopes to follow Xu Qin and make progress in the future.
"Okay, then let's work separately. I will follow Zhao Zhenling to the county office later to handle the transfer of land title and other related procedures."
Just like that, they parted ways.
When Xu Qin returned to Zhao Mansion with Sanlang Pegasus, Zhao Shifu and his entourage had been waiting in the front hall for a long time.
"Can you leave now?"
Zhao Shifu shouted.
It looked like he was riding in a carriage.
Xu Qin nodded in agreement, turned his horse's head, followed Zhao Shifu and the others, and galloped away.
The county seat is not far from Zhuqiao Town, less than thirty miles away. In addition to land routes, water routes are also very convenient.
Horses in ancient times were like cars in later generations, they were easy to move wherever they went.
Zhao Shifu is also well-known throughout Shanyang County. He is very familiar with the small officials in the county government office and handles things extremely smoothly.
Soon, all formalities such as transfer of ownership and taxation were completed, and the deed and title deed were stamped with the official seal of the county government.
It also has the signature and signature of the county magistrate.
"Everything is done, Mr. Xu, let's go back quickly."
Zhao Shifu put one of the contracts in his arms and said with a smile.
"No, this junior is going to Huai'an Fucheng from here. Let's say goodbye for now."
Xu Qin had his own plan.
"Well, if anything happens in the mine, just ask them to come to me."
"There is plenty of labor in Zhuqiao Town. After the busy farming season, many tenant farmers are busy and want to go out and find a job. It is much more convenient to work right outside their homes now."
Outside the county government office, Zhao Shifu said goodbye to Xu Qin and left happily.
"Young Master, I feel that this deal is not cost-effective for us. How can we mine this broken mountain in the future? Can it really be done?"
Xu Sanlang looked at Zhao Shifu who was gradually going away, and began to think about it again.
He followed his father Xu Fu's instructions and should protect his young master more when he went out, fearing that the young master would be deceived due to his lack of experience in the world.
After hearing this, Xu Qin rolled his eyes at Sanlang and wanted to scold him angrily.
Considering that he was an upright and loyal person, with good martial arts skills and that he was Xu Fu's son, I tolerated it.
"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing from now on. Just follow my instructions and do everything."
"oh!"
Saburo was beaten back.
He realized that he was meddling in other things, so he quickly lowered his head and asked:
"Then young master, what should we do next?"
"Follow me, let's go into Huai'an City to do some errands."
Xu Qin snorted coldly, turned his horse's head and whipped it forward.
Sanlang said nothing and had no choice but to ride his horse and follow him.
…
Huai'an Prefecture was the ancient water transportation hub in the south of the Yangtze River and the center of salt transportation.
In addition to the Huai'an government office, there are also government offices such as the Water Transportation Governor's Office and the Salt Transportation Department.
Historically, this was the canal capital of China.
In the Ming Dynasty, Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture were listed as two famous cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
During the Jianwen period, the general who guarded the city of Huai'an was named Mei Yin.
She is the legitimate daughter of Emperor Taizong Gao, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Empress Ma, and the husband of Princess Ning Guo.
Mei Yin was the only minister Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted to take care of his life when he was dying.
He guarded the city of Huai'an and resisted the Yan army led by Zhu Di from crossing the border.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was cunning. He bypassed Huai'an and captured Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, the two gates of Nanjing, and then went straight to Nanjing.
By the time he reacted and was ready to send help, Zhu Di had already entered the city without losing any blood.
On July 17 this year, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he forced Princess Ningguo to write a letter asking her to surrender.
Considering that his wife, Princess Ningguo, two sons and a daughter were in Zhu Di's hands, Mei Yin thought again and again. On August 15, the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he entered Nanjing and submitted his surrender.
It is said that Emperor Yongle Zhu Di personally went to Xuanwu Gate to greet him that day.
Mei Yin's 200,000 troops in Huai'an were officially incorporated into the imperial army.
Therefore, Huaian City has just surrendered for more than a month, and many fortifications, gun emplacements, etc. on the city wall are clearly visible.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them successfully entered Huai'an City with the Prince's Mansion token.
After inquiring, the two came to the southeast corner of the city, in front of a majestic villa covering a vast area.
There are two soldiers guarding the door holding horizontal swords, and two tall stone lions squatting on the ground.
There is also a sword rack next to it.
Xu Qin knew at a glance that this horizontal knife was the standard military knife of the Ming Dynasty, called the Yanling knife.
