Datang Nongwang

Chapter 389
Big business or not.

Now who knows.

In the case that the shampoo has not been sold yet, everything is an unknown.

And this time.

A small official from the household department had just left Li Zhuang with Qiao Su and others when Li Chongyuan and the others were still in the workshop.

After less than half an hour.

Brother and sister Li Chongyuan returned to Lizhuang.

Seeing Li Chongyuan's return, Qiao Hui hurried up to meet him, and said in a low voice, "Young Lord, someone from the household department has come, and they said that the farm cattle that were distributed have arrived, and Xiao Su has brought a few people back to Chang'an."

"Really? That's great, the cattle are finally here, hahahaha." Li Chongyuan was overjoyed when he heard the news suddenly.

original.

The cattle should have arrived long ago.

But because another war almost broke out in the north, it was only two months late.

Fortunately, it has arrived now, and this can be regarded as a big event in Li Chongyuan's heart.

Wan'er was also very happy at this time, waving her little hands, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, can I be a cowherd girl?"

"Go and go, everything is your business." Seeing what this girl said, Li Chongyuan was really helpless.

This shepherd boy.

This is what Li Chongyuan said casually.

But this girl really took her heart, and said she wanted to be a virgin girl herding cows.

but.

Li Chongyuan unfolded the picture in his mind a little, and it was quite beautiful.

But my younger sister is the head of the county, with this status, how can I be a shepherd boy, let alone a little girl.

Wan'er didn't care about what her fourth brother said at all, so she happily ran to greet Li Yuan.

And Li Chongyuan at this time.

But he came outside the blacksmith's room.

"Xiao Langjun, what you want has already been made, and we have been making bearings recently. Xiao Lang, do you think this bearing meets your requirements?" Seeing Li Chongyuan coming, Lao Xu hurriedly took out one today. I just came out with a bearing that I thought was intact.

When Li Chongyuan saw it, his eyes immediately attracted him.

After reaching out to take the bearing, I turned it around, "Yes, yes, according to the current conditions, you can produce such a good bearing within two or three months, which is really beyond my expectations."

"Xiao Langjun killed the old man." Old Xu was almost ashamed by Li Chongyuan's words.

then.

He made a promise in front of Li Chongyuan.

But now.

It took such a long time to make one, so I don't have the face to accept praise.

in fact.

Although Li Chongyuan seldom came here recently, every time he heard the voice in the blacksmith's room, he knew that the old Xu's family was also working extremely hard.

The bearing in his hand is not bad.

But it was still far from what Li Chongyuan had in mind.

But when you think of the current conditions and Li Zhuang's conditions.

It is not easy to manufacture a compliant and slippery bearing.

Maybe it would be better if it was put in prison.

However, Jiang Zuojian was the imperial government's government office workshop, even though he, Li Chongyuan, was a relative of the Li family, and he was an honorable man, he knew that the place was beyond his reach.

Li Chongyuan handed the bearing back, "Continue to forge according to this, make some more, and make twenty. By the way, where is the thing I want?"

After Lao Xu spoke, he waved to his first son.

After a while.

Old Xu's sons came over carrying two baskets.

"Xiao Langjun, the things in this basket are what you need, do you think it is suitable?" Old Xu's second son, Xu Jun, asked cautiously.

Li Chongyuan picked up the things in the basket, "It's okay, but, these plowshares and these iron rings, you can see if you can polish them, at least they must be brighter, otherwise, I won't be able to use them. .Also, remember to put some tung oil on it after polishing, and let Le Dao make some medicine to soak it."

"Polishing? Mr. Xiao Lang means polishing, right? That's fine, we'll go and polish it right away." After Xu Jun heard the words, he quickly followed suit.

Fortunately, there are many men in the Xu family.

Old Xu can be considered to be able to give birth.

Three sons, plus two grandchildren.

A total of six people were busy working in the blacksmith room.

Li Chongyuan saw that Lao Xu's family started to work again, so it was not easy to stand here, so he had to confess: "Old Xu, the things just now should be made in the next two days, and I think they will be used in two days."

"Okay, little man, don't worry, we will definitely get it done in the next two days." Old Xu bowed in response.

After a while.

Li Chongyuan went back to the courtyard.

The bullpen has already been done.

Just to the side of the new warehouse.

Simple, just a cowshed built with some tree trunks and sticks.

Another extremely simple thatched shed was built, which can be regarded as a place for these cattle that have not yet arrived.

I can't spare anyone to work, so I can only keep everything simple.

And this time.

Qiao Su arrived at the Ministry of Households, and not long after meeting several officials, he was taken by a small official to the northwest suburb of Chang'an City.

"Qiao Guanshi, this is your farming ox. The cow with the word "one" painted on it is the farming ox of Mr. Li County, and the one with "[-]" is the Mr. Li's farming ox." The little official said, pointing to the cattle in Ruo Da's stable.

Qiao Su took a quick look, and there were cows everywhere.

And the forty cattle that he wanted to take back seemed to have been marked long ago, waiting for him to come and take them back.

After seeing so many cows, Qiao Su hurriedly bowed his hands to the little official and asked, "Do you dare to ask if these cows are all owned? Is there anyone willing to sell them?"

"I don't know about this. I heard that before the farm cattle came from the north, the higher-ups had already arranged them. You know, Mr. Qiao, that we are short of farm cattle in Tang Dynasty, and the shortage is not just a little bit, but everywhere. This time [-] head, [-] head were sent to the south, but there are only [-] head in the north, and less than [-] head near Chang'an." The little official seemed to know what Qiao Su wanted to ask, like a few treasures Introduce the matter of farming cattle.

According to the little official's words.

There are only [-] around Chang'an.

That's not enough.

How many counties are there near Chang'an?

That has more than a dozen counties.

and.

These counties near Chang'an have Zhuangzi and fiefdoms of relatives, heirs, county kings, and state and county princes everywhere.

Just like Li Zhuang.

Once belonged to Li Chongyuan's elder brother, Li Chongji's Zhuangzi of Li County Duke.

Josu knew better.

Even my own young gentleman is just a small county, and he is not at the same level as these big men.

When he heard the little official's words, he had no choice but to nod slightly, "Then I'll come to pick up the cattle tomorrow morning, do you think it's okay?"

"Of course, but it's best to take these cattle away within three days, otherwise, you know, if the people above really go crazy, we really can't stop them." The little official said lightly. Nodding back.

but.

His words also reminded Qiao Su.

Although the farm cattle have already been assigned to everyone, who knows who will be on top and which honorable person will play tricks.

After Qiao Su heard the words, he waved to Yao Kong who was behind him, and Yao Kong quickly took out the consistent money from his backpack, "Thank you for letting me know, please accept this little thought, I will trouble you tonight. "

Thank you for sending money.

Collect money to do things.

That's the basics.

All night.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Su led the crowd to the western suburbs again.

All the official business has been done, and the handover procedures are also over.

at last.

Forty cattle tied by their necks were brought out from the temporary cattle farm in the western suburbs.

Fortunately, these forty cattle are also honest.

It's just that they are tied around the neck, and they follow the people so honestly, heading for the official road in the direction of Huxian County. It can be seen that these cattle have been tamed quite a lot all the way from the north to Chang'an.

"Qiao Guanshi, it seems to be different from what Xiao Langjun said. There are mostly bulls here." Yao Kong saw that at least half of the forty cattle were males, and hurried to Qiao Su who was riding on the horse. A reminder from the side.

After Qiao Su heard the words, he shook his head helplessly, "It can't be helped. Although there are a lot of cows in the north, they need a lot of grain to exchange. We can get ten cows. This is considered good. Didn’t you see the cattle in the cattle farm? Most of them are male.”

Although they don't know much about the deal between the North and Tang, they do know something.

normal circumstances.

Suppose a bull can be exchanged for three stones of grain.

But if a cow is used, it will cost at least ten stones of grain.

That's three times as high.

Furthermore.

People in the north are not fools.

If a large number of cows were replaced and left, as in the Tang Dynasty, if there were more cows, the calves would live forever, and then they would have no business to do after that.

Although the current north belongs to the Tang State, it is still not completely controlled by the Tang State.

Exchanging grain for cattle is also a normal thing now.

but.

When Yao Kong heard this, he pointed at the bulls, "Steward Qiao, although we have cows, these bulls seem to have been eunuched."

"Haha, how can we get farm cattle without eunuchs? But don't worry, if they are eunuchs, they will be eunuchs, but I asked the subordinate staff to get us one of them yesterday. If you see if there is no eunuch, then there is no eunuch on that end." , and very strong." Qiao Su laughed, pointing to one of them.

Yao Kong followed Qiao Su's finger, and immediately understood, "It's still Qiao who is smart in managing things. If it were me, I would have been surrounded by those little officials."

"It can't be blamed on the subordinates. If you want to blame it, you can only blame the people in the north for being too cunning. But as far as I know, the higher-ups have already made arrangements. Among the [-] cattle, although the females are not Most of the bulls have been eunuched, but as long as you find a way, you can still get one or two." Qiao Su seemed to be a sensible person.

Also really.

I ran to the Ministry of Finance several times, and I have already been familiar with the roads and roads among them.

Slow down all the way.

until the sun rises.

Qiao Su and the others returned to Li Zhuang.

At this time, Lizhuang village head.

Li Chongyuan and all the villagers in Lizhuang had been waiting for a long time.

"There are so many healthy cattle, it seems that Mr. Xiao Lang must have spent a lot of money and energy to get back so many cattle."

"Isn't it? Before the spring plowing, I heard from Manager Qiao that Mr. Xiao Lang was almost exhausted in Chang'an because of the cattle farming."

"With cows, we don't have to be so tired to plow the ground in the future."

"You can't be exhausted even if you are exhausted, otherwise, you will be imprisoned."

"Father, it's a cow, it's really a cow."

"My family is going to raise cattle, my family is going to raise cattle."

"So many cows, so big."

All the villagers and children were so excited when they saw the cattle coming from the side of the path.

And this time.

Li Chongyuan stood at the front, and when he saw that the cow was about to arrive, he shouted loudly to a villager: "Big fire, light the firecrackers."

Not long after the fire broke out, the sound of bursting bamboo resounded over Lizhuang.

The helpers who were working on the edge of the waterlogged water stood up one after another after hearing the sound, and looked towards Li Zhuang Xiaodao with envy in their eyes.

Cattle.

In the current era, although it is not without it, it is pitifully rare.

There is not even one of the noble villages like Li Zhuang, which shows how valuable this cattle are.

There were bursts of firecrackers.

The forty cattle all stopped in fright, as if they were afraid of something.

At this time, Qiao Su had already dismounted from the horse, leaning on crutches, leading the cow, and walking towards Li Zhuang.

When he walked to the entrance of the village, he handed the ox rope to Li Chongyuan's hand, "Young Lord, I brought back all forty cattle, and I would like to ask you to touch my eyes."

Finishing touch.

Naturally, it is to put cinnabar on the head of the cattle.

It is also a ritual.

And Li Chongyuan had already made preparations, took the ox rope with one hand, and the writing brush Wan'er handed over with the other, he laughed, "Okay, do the trick."

All the villagers and children clasped their hands tightly, as if they were all waiting for this moment.

As soon as the dotting ceremony is over, these cattle belong to Li Zhuang.

And just as Qiao Su once said, each household can share one head of cattle, or two families can share one head of cattle.

There is a saying.

With cattle, the work of plowing the land will not be so tiring.

Li Chongyuan took a brush dipped in cinnabar, approached the cow, and tapped it lightly.

A big red dot appeared on the bull's head.

"Hi Lai."

Seeing the cow's eyes nodded, Qiao Su yelled immediately.

"Hi Lai..."

The children of the villagers seemed to have waited for thousands of years, and after Qiao Su said happy, they echoed loudly, resounding in the sky above Li Zhuang.

After the dotting ceremony.

Forty cattle were led to the cowshed.

"Father, I fell in love with that end. That end is the strongest, and it must work the hardest. It will take half a day to turn an acre of land." Outside the cowshed, a woman pointed Looking at the only healthy bull that has not been castrated.

"This one is not bad either. It has strong legs and a meaty butt. It must be a good cow for work."

"Although this one is small, it is a female and can give birth to cubs."

"..."

Pointing to the sound.

But they don't know.

Li Chongyuan had a big head for the forty cattle.

Just like this, he was not far from the cowshed, and after listening to Qiao Su’s report, he really had a headache, “The people in the north are really, why should such a good cow be eunuched? Even my plan to raise calves was disrupted by the people from the north."

"Xiao Langjun, we didn't expect this, but don't worry, Xiao Langjun. We have a healthy cow and ten cows, all of which can give birth to calves." Qiao Su said in relief.

(End of this chapter)