Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 160 Ask Pinger for help...

"It may not be a dangerous situation. My aunt thinks that hoarding food may not be able to earn money. If there is a real danger, it will be unavoidable to hoard food during a disaster." Uncle Rong said with a frown.This girl Xue Baochai is really proficient in business affairs.

Just this way...

Xue Baochai scolded Brother Rong, saying that the Xue family is not such a person.

Whether hoarding food is for disaster relief or to raise prices, Brother Rong is not in the mood to compete with Xue Baochai, even if the Xue family does not do it, someone else will.He also has some understanding of the Great Yan Dynasty's disaster relief, and driving up food prices is of no use at present.

This might be regarded as Emperor Xiande's first political achievement.

But in the final analysis, it was because of frequent floods in the Great Yan Dynasty.Regardless of the ascended emperor or the officials in the court, they all have a lot of experience in how to rescue disasters.

With several methods such as intercepting grain and flatting, purchasing from neighboring provinces, and distributing shipments from warehouses, the affected areas have never seen serious food price gouging in recent years.

Brother Rong didn't tangle with Xue Baochai on stockpiling grain, instead he carefully read the letter from Jiangnan Province in his hand.

Jiangnan Province has an extremely vast terrain, including Songjiang, Suzhou, and Yangzhou in the east, Xuzhou and Huai'an in the north, Huizhou and Chizhou in the south, and Fengyang, Luzhou, and Anqing in the west.

The location mentioned in the letter from the director of the Jiangnan Province of the Xue family was not anywhere else, it was actually outside Jinling City.

Yangzhou is not far from Jinling, but more than 200 miles away.

Speaking of which, the ancestral lands of the Jia, Wang, Xue, and Shi families are all in Jinling, and there are still more than ten other members of the Jia family living in Jinling.According to the custom, when Jia Jing became immortal, the coffins of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen had to be transported from Tiekan Temple back to the ancestral land of Jinling for burial.

Thinking of this, my mind inexplicably remembered a cement factory in my previous life, which was also in Jinling.That cement factory has witnessed the humiliating history of the nation.

My heart is inexplicably sour.

"What did Brother Rong think of?" Xue Baochai asked curiously.

Brother Rong said desolately: "There is nothing else. I just think that my ancestors moved here from Jinling, and the younger generations don't know what Jinling looks like now. I think I should go back to Jinling someday to have a look."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "There are many opportunities to go back to Jinling. In the past, your Jia family supervised the building of sea ships and repaired seawalls in Yangzhou and Gusu. I guess it was for this reason that the two old princes invited you and passed on this Here comes the cement recipe. In my opinion, it will still fall to your Jia family to oversee the construction of seagoing ships and repair seawalls in the future.”

The Jia family also built ships in the Suyang area?It was all decades ago, and Brother Rong didn't know.

It was a mistake, and I didn't think that cement had something to do with the Jia family's previous management.

Supervising shipbuilding?Brother Rong didn't dare to think about such an errand.

What he is thinking now is how to avoid the possible crisis of the Jia family.If Emperor Xiande really wanted Jia Rong to miss the job of supervising the shipbuilding, he would dare to secretly let someone build a special ship. In case of turmoil in Dayan one day, he would let some important people to Jia Rong leave temporarily. This is right and wrong.

Everything needs to be prepared.

Jia Rong made arrangements for the cement kiln outside Shenjing City because King Zhongshun gave him a few days off, and selected someone for Zong Cheng to lead the team to Ping'an Prefecture.

"Master accepted this apprentice, apart from being older, he couldn't find any other shortcomings." Brother Rong and Qin Ye laughed.

Qin Ye knew the purpose of Brother Rong's visit.He didn't answer the flattery, and taught: "I know you are impatient, but there is no rush to build a kiln. Zong Cheng has improved the hydraulic mill now, and it will take a few months to build it in Ping'an Prefecture." Mills. The mills and kilns in Ping’an State have been completed, and workers have to be recruited from outside. With so many people in one place, basic necessities of life must be provided.”

Brother Rong is also helpless. If this counts, the kiln factories in Ping'an Prefecture don't have a year or two to prepare, and it is difficult to start the furnace.In addition to the labor issue, there is also the procurement of raw materials, coking coal, iron slag, iron ore, talc and other things to be prepared.

"Brother Rong, don't worry, Master Qin has already planned. Brother Yun, Brother Zhong, and Brother Zongcheng went to Ping'an Prefecture. They are here to build a big kiln factory once and for all. We in Shenjing also We can’t stop production, isn’t the price of earth and rock outside dropping these days?”

Brother Qiang laughed and continued: "We have already replaced Zongcheng with a new mill, which will be more convenient for production in the future. Now that the price of sand and gravel is falling, it is also cheaper to build houses, roads and dams in Shenjing. Maybe, our small workshop may not lose to the big kiln factory in Pingan Prefecture."

Qin Ye also said: "Shenjing is under the feet of the emperor, and it is difficult for any trouble to happen. Although there are a few skilled craftsmen missing, it is easy to find someone to make up for it outside. There are many people in Shenjing, and there are many workers. I also Thinking about expanding the kiln factory in Shenjing, I will fight that bastard in the future."

The bastard was of course referring to Qin Zhong.

Brother Rong saw that Qin Ye and Jia Qiang were full of passion, so he had no choice but to follow them.Now the kilns in Ping'an Prefecture cannot produce qualified cement in a short period of time, so they can only rely on the kilns in Zhuangshang to continue to supply.

He also knew the thoughts of these two people, one was for his son and daughter, the other was for...

No matter what they are for, just manage the cement kiln factory well.Anyway, Jia Rong would not treat them badly.

He asked: "Recently, are there still people outside the village spying?"

Qin Ye said: "Although there are a few less, how can such a long-necked guy go away. Brother Qiang and I have already discussed, and we are going to collect a batch of sand and gravel from outside, and buy a lot of bricks and stones in the village. A high wall was erected outside. From now on, only people from the kiln factory can enter and leave the village, and the gate of the high wall is guarded day and night. The inside of the wall is also patrolled from time to time.”

Brother Rong was ashamed.Is it necessary?Now that the village has arranged manned patrols, and a high wall needs to be built, isn't it like a prison?
Qin Ye and Jia Qiang have their own ideas.

Jia Qiang said: "The high wall separates the manor, workers' quarters and the kiln. From now on, even kiln workers will not be allowed to enter the kiln when they are not working."

It is completely militarized management!

The two, the old and the young, really have ideas.

Brother Rong can't laugh or cry, let them do what they want.

I also thought in my heart that if my colleagues build two kilns in other provinces, it may be difficult.At the same time as going to the south of the Yangtze River this time, it may be difficult to build another kiln factory.Not only is there not enough manpower, but there is also not enough money.

He left a sentence: "Master Qin promises to be healthy, brother Qiang will resume production as soon as possible."

After returning home, Jia Qin and Jia Fan also came to find him.The two of them somehow got together again.

Brother Rong smiled helplessly: "Are you going to Heishan Village?"

Jia Fan gave Jia Qin a look, Brother Qin understood, and hurriedly said: "In the past two years, Uncle Fan and I have also figured it out. We are all one family, and the affairs of Ningguo Mansion are our affairs together. The black heart of Heishan Village Zhuangtou dared to steal the rent, so the brothers naturally have to stand up for Brother Rong and go and catch this beheading thing."

Jia Jue nodded and said, "What Brother Qin said is true. Even the Lai family members in the two mansions have fallen, and their Wu family members should have their heads chopped off too."

Brother Rong also found it funny, why Jia Fan and Jia Qin suddenly thought of going to that place with Lai Sheng, Beiliao Heishan Village.In the borderlands, in the cold places, life there is not as easy as that of Shenjing.

Jia Jue leaned over, and said with treacherous eyebrows, "Brother Rong, talk to Uncle Liu, if this is done, how much money can Ningguo Mansion give Uncle Six?"

The good guy turned out to be thinking about money.

Brother Rong asked back, "How much money does Uncle Six want?"

The five-year-old and three-year-old Jia Fan smiled shyly, with a greasy and disgusting appearance all over his body, and said, "Last time, Uncle Liu didn't get any money when he copied the villages in Shenjing. Brother Rong can't be stingy when he copied the Wu family this time." Bar."

As expected, I guessed right, these two goods have never been profitable, so how could they be so kind and willing to help.

But Brother Rong doesn't care, people who do things for the sake of profit tend to have more innovative methods.He said with a smile: "If Uncle Six and Brother Qin are sure that the Wu family is playing tricks in Heishan Village, they will share [-]% of the money copied by the Wu family and let Uncle Six and Brother Qin divide it."

"[-]%?" Jia Qin was obviously still young, with a slightly displeased look on her face.

Brother Rong said: "Actually, there is no need to bother Uncle Six and Brother Qin with this matter."

"Don't tell me." Jia Juan was so shrewd that 1% was already a lot.If the Wu family is greedy for 1000 taels, the first achievement is 10 taels; if they are greedy for 1 taels, the first achievement is [-] taels. "It's all about family affairs, so there's no need to calculate so much."

Jia Juan thought, even if Wu Jinxiao only paid 1000 taels, he would still have a way to turn the 1000 taels into 1 taels.Traveling all the way, if you don't earn hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver, it's a blood loss.

Seeing Jia Fan and Jia Qin leaving happily, Brother Rong could only shake his head helplessly.

The weather in Shenjing is getting hotter and hotter after the Dragon Boat Festival.

Jia Rong hid in Yixia Pavilion to rest early in the morning, but Youshi suddenly called the servant girl to look for him the other day.

Since Qin Keqing was pregnant with a child, the Ningguo Mansion attached great importance to it, and Youshi was willing to take over the affairs of the Ningguo Mansion again.Uncle Rong was still puzzled, these days, what else in the mansion could be resolved by himself.

When he arrived at You's courtyard, Brother Rong saw the guests in the room, and then he suddenly realized.

"Auntie, please!"

The person who was looking for him was none other than Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law, Li Wan, Grandmother Zhu who was widowed with her son.

Grandma Zhu, who is only in her early twenties, is dressed in plain clothes, which makes people feel that she is less angry.Brother Rong's mind suddenly recalled the figure he saw by accident one night, and a flawless white jade appeared amidst the clouds and mist.

No one else would have thought that this plain-faced, monotonously-colored Li Wan was also extremely beautiful under her clothes.

Li Wan said with a smile: "Two days ago, Mr. Duan from the voluntary school went to the southern province to take up his post. Now there is only one gentleman, Uncle Li, in the voluntary school. I just heard from people in the mansion that Brother Rong is resting at home, so I came here to inquire about it. What is the arrangement of Houyi School?"

Brother Rong already knew about Duan Lang's appointment. As for the arrangements for the free school.He really didn't have any plans in mind.

Mr. Li is old and lacks energy to manage.This is especially true for Jia Dairu, who hasn't learned anything yet.Jia Rui is young, but he is not tactful enough.In the free school, there are no people who can really manage things.

Brother Rong looked at Li Wan helplessly. When Li Wan's mother and son said something to Duan Lang, would Jia's mother ruin Jia Lan's studies for Baoyu?
The elders are eccentric, but they are not eccentric enough to spoil the future of the great-grandchildren.

Now that Duan Lang is free, he has gone to the south of the Yangtze River to become the county magistrate.There are only two old and one weak left in Yixue, how can they suppress a brother like Baoyu.

In addition, the last time Jia Rong met Li Wan's mother and son, he didn't care about it. He had so many things, how could he stare at a righteous school every day, so he simply didn't care about it anymore.

Jia Rong didn't know what to say when she came to her now.

Brother Rong asked: "These days, my nephew has a lot of things going on inside and outside the house, so I didn't ask about the situation of the free school for a while. But Brother Lang told my aunt, what happened to the free school recently?"

Li Wan sighed: "Lan'er has never been a talkative person, and she never mentioned the free school to me. I just heard some words in the mansion that the free school is not as strict as it used to be, which made many students lazy."

It turned out that she was worried that other lazy students would disturb Jia Lan's studies.

Brother Rong said with a smile: "Auntie, don't worry, Brother Lan is the most self-controlled that my nephew has ever seen. I'm afraid it will not be easy for outsiders to disturb his study. After a while, my nephew will find time to go to Yixue to have a look. Take a look, there shouldn't be any big trouble."

Hearing this, Li Wan laughed dryly, "Brother Rong, I'll trouble you."

Youshi laughed at her, and said: "It's his responsibility to take care of it, so there's no trouble. Rong'er can't take care of it, so I have to ask him to settle the score."

"..."

Uncle Rong hurried back to the Yixia Pavilion, and said with a smile, "It's hot, why are you still wearing so many clothes?"

Qiao Pinger scolded him, and said: "Grandma just asked me to bring ice over and decorate the Yixia Pavilion, but she didn't come to accompany uncle."

"Yixia Pavilion is originally in the shade, there is water behind it, and the walls are also thick and insulated. Ice is needed everywhere, and this thing is more expensive than our cement."

Ping'er said: "Grandma is afraid that someone will blame the weather for the hot weather, and wants everyone who enters the Yixia Pavilion to wear no clothes."

"Bah, bah, am I that kind of person?" Uncle Rong firmly denied it, knocked a piece of crushed ice and held it in his hand for a while, then suddenly put his hand into the clothes of Ping'er who was fiddling with the ice mirror.

Qiao Ping'er immediately became clever and jumped away in fright, but the upper part of her abdomen was still cold.

She gave Uncle Rong a white look, "Don't make a fuss, I'll go find some fruits and put them in the ice mirror. In the future, no matter which grandma comes over, she can eat a couple of cool ones while resting in Yixia Pavilion."

Uncle Rong smiled: "It's not enough to only have iced ones, and there is another one who is pregnant with a child and can only eat warm ones. So what?"

Ping'er snorted, "Didn't forget Grandma Rong, there are also several copper pots in the attic for warm water."

There is warm water in this building!
Brother Rong was stunned for a moment, and hadn't come for a few days.Yixia Pavilion became even a little unfamiliar to him.

He laughed and said, "I have something to ask Ping'er for help."

Ping'er looked at the uncle in doubt, and asked, "What?"

These two words were definitely the two words that Ping'er regretted the most.He shouldn't have returned to the old man. Hearing what the old man said, his face became more and more red. He looked at the ice mirror with ice cubes on the left and the copper pot with warm water on the right.

I don't know what to do for a while!
Brother Rong said sadly: "We will go to Jiangnan in two days, and we don't know when we will come back. We are not heartbroken, and we will not forget my Hao Pinger. It's just Hao Pinger, when the uncle is going Don't you want to help out once you're out on business?"

Ping'er was ashamed.What help, that is to say nice.

I don't know how the uncle came up with the idea, but... actually...

I'm so ashamed.

Ping'er blushed and said: "One is cold and the other is hot. It will make the uncle sick. I will become a villain who has committed a heinous crime."

When Brother Rong heard this, he knew something was going on.

　Sorry, it's been a few days since an update!Recently, I am adjusting the status, and I will add more changes starting tomorrow
　　
　
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