A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 350
Gray winter.

The persimmon trees in Yongxingfang turned into a rare bright color, and the persimmons turned red, hanging high like lanterns.

Huaiyu looked up at the tree full of persimmons.

"This year's persimmon wine has already started brewing, right?"

The shopkeeper Zhao Yi came to pay his respects early in the morning, accompanied by all the shopkeepers from various accounts of the Wu Family, "Well, this year we have made preparations in advance, and in summer we will send staff to order persimmons everywhere, and also follow A Lang's instructions, I also stored a lot of the sweet potatoes planted this year after harvesting, and prepared to use them to brew sweet potatoes..."

Food prices in Chang'an have dropped a lot this year. Now Chang'an has 20 cents per dollar of rice and [-] cents per dollar of millet in Chang'an. Although this price can't be said to be comparable to the previous years, it is indeed the lowest food price in Chang'an in the past [-] years.

The ban on wine making has also been loosened, but apart from home brewing, those big wineries still have food quotas.

The samurai used persimmons, sweet potatoes, grapes, pears and other fruits to make wine, and the business was booming, and now word of mouth has grown. Although there are fewer really high-end wines in samurai shochu, the nobles still prefer rice wine.

However, this kind of shochu is quite popular in the mid-to-lower market, especially in the military. There are many troops stationed in Chang'an. When they are not on duty, they are willing to buy a pot of shochu and make some braised vegetables when they come out. What a treat.

Liquor is even more popular at city gates, docks, and markets.

Fruit wine brewed with fruit also has some niche markets, mainly among women.

But now the Wujia distillery has also developed alcohol, using the head of the wine to purify it to produce higher alcohol, which can be used as medicinal alcohol or perfume for the Wujia.

The family is big and the business is big, and the expenses are also big.

Fortunately, although the Wu family is a new rich, there are many profitable industries now, such as medicine from Qianjintang, wine from Bingyutang, soap, perfume, soap, rouge from Meiyutang, salt from Baoyu, and tea from Wujia. Quite profitable, plus those manors.

However, after calculating the account yesterday, he earned a lot, but Wu Huaiyu still owes the famine on the account.

The stalls are relatively large, and a lot of profits have been invested in it.

He bought a lot of land, slaves, cattle and horses, etc. These expenses were not small.

The money borrowed when marrying a wife and accepting a concubine has not been repaid.

Of course, if you calculate carefully, the Wu family has a lot of assets now, and that little debt is nothing.

Mentioning many special products of the Wu family, Huaiyu first went to visit Qin Qiong's house in the same workshop.

The two families are not too far apart, they are in the same workshop, Qin Qiong's house is much bigger than Huaiyu's.

Loading several carts of presents, Huaiyu rode forward slowly, taking a look at the changes in Yongxingfang by the way. It was dark when he came back yesterday, so he didn't watch carefully.

Watching it all the way now, I found that Yongxingfang has changed a lot.

There has been a lot of rain recently. If in previous years, the streets in the workshop were muddy and difficult to walk, but now the streets and alleys in the workshop, large and small cross streets, are paved with sand transported from the Chan River, and the muddy water roads have become sand embankments. Drips wet boots and clothes.

The street is very clean, there is no litter, and no one defecates indiscriminately.

"This sand is led by our family, together with the Duke of Qi's mansion and other big nobles in the square, paid for the people in the square, and dug sand from the Chan River and transported it here."

A lot of money was spent on this project. The noble families contributed money, and the residents contributed their efforts, but the residents did not contribute their efforts in vain. They had their wages. Work and make a fortune.

Sand digging, sand transportation, and sand spreading have been busy for half a month.

In addition, the cleanliness of the square is also due to the fact that a lot of money has been paid out this year, many public toilets and bathhouses have been built, and many garbage points have been equipped, and some disabled and elderly people in the square have been hired to clean and clean up the garbage. wait.

This change was made possible by investing real money in it, including replanting many willows, elms, pagoda trees, etc., regular cleaning of sewers, ditches, and drilling of seepage wells, etc.

"Is it all paid by the nobles and wealthy households in the city?"

"Um,"

After hearing this, Huaiyu felt that this was not a good way. After all, relying on noble merchants to donate money may not be happy after a long time. Don't think that nobles are really generous because they have money.

Although nobles have money, they pay more attention to returns.

Now the main thing is to have a name, but how to make them continue to spend money is a problem. According to the urban management philosophy of later generations, the investment must be rewarded, and it must even be profitable in order to continue.

The best way, of course, is to sell the land, rent it out, or get advertising revenue and so on.

Yongxing Square is adjacent to the Imperial City and the East Palace. It belongs to the prime area. The real Upper East District. There are many noble officials in this square. Of course, there are also many ordinary craftsmen.

Both private and government-owned.

Huaiyu felt that if some operations were made, such as taking out some vacant land, or directly building houses, and renting them out to students or scholars in Beijing, or officials who came to Beijing to make plans, or businessmen, then the rent would be good. income.

Part of this income can be used for the maintenance of infrastructure and public facilities in the workshop.

Of course, the land can also be sold directly, or a public-private partnership, where the government provides the land and the businessman pays for it, and the apartment is built and rented out to share the proceeds.

Or build some shops in the square, such as some small shops for the convenience of the people, selling a la carte and daily necessities, which can be convenient for the people without affecting the residents.

In fact, after the overall planning and construction, the environment of Yongxingfang is better, and the rent has even increased.

When they arrived at Qin Qiong's house, the two hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and they chatted happily.

Qin Qiong even checked Huaiyu's mace technique.

"I haven't practiced much, I'm not proficient enough." Qin Qiong saw through it at a glance.

"It's true that I haven't practiced much."

Although Wu Huaiyu is the Duke of the state with his military exploits, compared with Qin Qiong and other generals who have fought many battles, he has not really fought many battles, let alone raised troops to battle. Moved.

Many military generals in the court were not convinced by Wu Huaiyu's real title as the Duke of the country, and it was also because of this that he felt that his meritorious service was too light. If the gun is dry, they will not accept it.

Especially generals such as Qiu Xinggong and Wei Chi Gong, who have fought for many years and have countless scars on their bodies, but they are not as young as Wu Huaiyu.

Qin Qiong is in good health now.

I have been in the countryside for more than a year, but I don't care about the military and political affairs of the court and China, so I can rest with peace of mind.

In addition to riding and shooting, he also practiced the Babu Vajra Kungfu. Qin Qiong swam the river near Bailuyuan twice a day, regardless of season.

Although this body is not as thick as it was when he was at the peak, his belly is not so big, and his body is less fat, but his appearance is better. Last year, he was very sick and couldn't wear his previous clothes. Now, Qin Qiong is very Magnificent.

Even the hair is black and shiny, and the voice is full of energy.

Qin Qiong recovered, and all the wives and concubines became pregnant one after another.

All of this is also due to the conditioning prescriptions prescribed by Wu Huaiyu.

"The adoptive father is going back to Beijing this time, is he coming out of the mountains?"

"In fact, I'm already used to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes now," Qin Qiong said with a smile. The emperor repeatedly called him to go out to do things, but Qin Qiong hesitated.

As an official like him, he still has merit. It is actually very good to retire now. After he has achieved fame, he is not old, but he is only a general after all. If he wants to be a governor or something, he feels that he may not have this ability.

"I feel that I am a little out of tune with the current situation. I am an immediate warrior, and I will do my part in the war, but if I assist the emperor to rule the world, I don't know how to start."

When the moon is full, it loses, and when the water is full, it overflows. In fact, Qin Qiong is also a smart person. He can understand the current situation of Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Duan Decao, Liu Hongji, Sun Shunde, Liu Zhenghui and others.

"Let's not talk about that anymore," Qin Qiong smiled, picked up the double mace, and danced on the martial arts arena. The double mace was like a dragon, and it danced superbly in his hands. This is the real double mace.

"When you have free time, you still need to practice more, especially horse lances and bows and arrows." Qin Qiong accepted the mace and said to him with a smile. "You know that His Majesty led the army in battle and was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but he was still sharp with a sword and unparalleled in bow and arrow. No matter how many times he was in danger, His Majesty was unstoppable with his sword and strong bow."

Go back to the living room and drink tea.

Qin Qiong talked about Li Sanniang.

"Sanniang is a very nice child, she is in my house now, and the county lord likes her very much, and intends to accept her as a righteous daughter,"

Huaiyu sat there and listened honestly.

What Qin Qiong said seemed to have been expected.

"I also want to hear your thoughts, your true heart."

Huaiyu didn't hesitate, and said bluntly, "Sanniang is a very good girl. She is also the jewel in the palm of my teacher and teacher's wife. She is the eldest granddaughter of the eldest son of the Danyang family of the Li family in Longxi. Her status is destined to make me have nothing to do with her." Yes, I can't possibly have anything to do with her."

Qin Qiong sighed, "The pharmacist came to sit with me that day and talked a lot. They really hurt Sanniang. Now that Sanniang is like this, they are very heartbroken. The pharmacist even said, if, if you insist on being here Together, he will forget it."

Huaiyu shook his head.

"How could we be together? I don't know what it is. It's very bad for the Yongkang government and the Wu family. I'm even more sorry for Sanniang."

"You really think about it, can you cut two pieces with one knife?"

"From the very beginning, I thought clearly, so I never said anything that I shouldn't have. It was Sanniang who couldn't figure it out for a while."

Qin Qiong nodded, "It's a good thing for you to know what a man does and what he doesn't do. If that's the case, then I'll deal with you. I'll accept Sanniang as a righteous daughter, and you will become brothers and sisters. How about it?"

"Okay." Huaiyu didn't hesitate.

He can accept the daughters of the Qiu family, even Cao Shisanniang, Tang Liuniang, Duan Wan, etc., and can be with Fresta, Han Niangzi, etc., but the nature is different.

In the final analysis, it was Li Sanniang's identity that made Wu Huaiyu dare not go lightly.

Qin Qiong clapped her hands.

At this time, a person suddenly turned out from the back of the hall, and Li Sanniang had been hiding behind the hall, Qin Qiong deliberately arranged her here, and then let her hear Huaiyu's heartfelt voice with her own ears.

"Sanniang, did you hear Erlang's words?"

Li Sanniang knelt in front of her, with tears in her eyes.

Although he was always unwilling, he finally understood that Wu Huaiyu didn't accept her, and he had no chance at all.

Heartbroken, dream woke up.

"How about you becoming brother and sister?" Qin Qiong asked.

Li Sanniang bowed her head.

"San Niang thanked her adoptive father for his great love,"

"If Erlang doesn't give up, Sanniang is willing to marry Erlang in Jinlan, and from then on they will be like brothers and sisters." Li Sanniang, who was dressed in Taoist clothes, almost cried blood.

Huaiyu looked distressed, but she still hardened her heart, and would not stop, but suffered instead.

"Okay, I'll let someone arrange it, and today you will officially become brother and sister."

(End of this chapter)