In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 39 The First Startup in the Southern Song Dynasty

"..." Zhou Qiong.

"I'll do other things, but I will continue to use the people you left behind." Zhao Yurui said, "How many people are there in Fenglai Building?"

Zhou Qiong was very unbelievable at this time. The other party said that he would not work in the brothel, but he would keep the people and continue to use it. I really couldn't believe it.

"A total of 36 people." Zhou Qiong said.

"I even bought the building and the people, how much?" Zhao Yurui asked.

At this time, Zhou Qiong realized that Zhao Yurui was not joking, she stared at Zhao Yurui for a while, and said in a deep voice, "What do you want to change it to?"

"You don't have to worry about it now. In short, I guarantee that as long as you listen to me, you can keep them. Not only will you support them, but each of you will have a regular salary every month."

"Is this true?" Zhou Qiong said excitedly.

"If shopkeeper Zhou is not at ease, you can sign the female envoy contract, once every ten years." Zhao Yurui continued: "The laws of the Song Dynasty can only be signed for ten years, but I can guarantee it in front of everyone today, as long as you Follow orders, don't play tricks, I—Young Master will support you until your old age."

After Zhou Qiong heard this, she was a little moved. She asked Zhao Yurui to wait for a while, and then turned around to pull a few girls. Everyone seemed to be discussing something.

After a while, Zhou Qiong said: "Young official, please come with me."

Zhao Yurui was puzzled, but still kept up.

Several people followed Zhou Qiong back and went out through the back door, their eyes suddenly brightened.

It turned out that there was a big backyard.

"Fenglai Building has two floors, each floor has two rows of four rooms, a total of sixteen rooms, which underwent some renovations in the early years."

"This is the backyard."

After arriving in the backyard, Zhao Yurui was stunned. There were actually several children in the backyard, both boys and girls.

"These were all accidentally born by my sisters, so among the 36 people, there are six children, and the oldest is only seven years old."

"If petty officials want to raise them, even these children must be counted."

"As much as the child can eat, let's raise it together." Zhao Yurui said: "You can also sign as a servant girl, and follow me from now on."

Zhou Qiong glanced at him from the corner of his eye, guessing that he was from a wealthy family and had to support so many servants and maids.

"This way, little official."

There is a row of houses at the back, thirteen rooms large and small, all of which can be used to live in, and then go out to the east, and there is another yard, and the east of the yard is the canal.

The environment is very good, and the place is bigger than Zhao Yurui imagined.There are still some miscellaneous forests on the left and right sides. If they are eradicated, a larger place can be built. If they are all folded into squares, it is estimated that there will be more than 1000 square meters.

"Everything is packed, how much is the total?" Zhao Yurui said at this time.

Zhou Qiong thought about it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "1 taels of silver, or [-] guan of copper coins." Of course, it can also be an equivalent meeting.

"So expensive?" The corners of Zhao Yurui's mouth twitched slightly, he didn't lose so much now.

But on the busiest street in Lin'an, Beijing, such a large store is really worth the price. It would be cheaper to rent it, but he only wanted to buy it, not rent it.

Zhou Qiong said lightly: "There are more than 30 people here, and the monthly payment is [-] guan, plus food, and other things, it is [-] guan a year."

"Every time the little official raises them for one year, Zhou Qiong will retire the little official a thousand pennies."

This Zhou Qiong seems to be really loyal, as long as Zhao Yurui has raised them for 30 years, all the [-] guan will be returned to Zhao Yurui.

Zhao Yurui stared at her, originally wanted to say, what if you just ran away with [-] coins?
But looking at the performance of Zhou Qiong and the girls, it seems that they don't look like this kind of person.

"I don't have that much money, so I can only pay it in batches." Zhao Yurui immediately said, "I will give you 1000 taels of silver in the first year."

"I'm sure I'll make money in a year, and I'll give it to you when the time comes. Do you think it's okay?"

"It's a deal." Zhou Qiong was also very straightforward and agreed directly.

The two immediately signed a contract in the store. Zhao Yurui paid the deposit and will pay the down payment later. The contract also stipulates that if Zhao and Rui change to a young girl to work in a brothel, Zhou Qiong can go back on his word at any time and return the money back to the store.

So the Southern Song Dynasty capital's nearly [-]-square-meter shop came to Zhao Yurui.

Before leaving, Zhao Yurui said: "Fenglai Building will be closed from now on, and the sign will also be taken down."

"I will redesign and modify it, and wait for my drawings to move."

Zhou Qiong responded one by one.

After Zhao Yurui left, the girls around gathered around to express their gratitude to Zhou Qiong, and some people worried that Zhao Yurui would go back on their word and drive them away.

Zhou Qiong comforted him: "I don't think this little official Zhao is a treacherous person."

"Besides, I will stay and take care of you for a period of time. The so-called time sees people's hearts. As long as I get along with him for a while, I will know what he is like."

Zhou Qiong's plan is to work with Zhao Yurui for a few years, and after confirming that Zhao Yurui is worth entrusting, he will leave. The remaining money can even be refunded to Zhao Yurui, and he only needs to bring enough.

On the way back to the palace, Quan Yong kept asking his cousin what kind of business do you want to do?
Quan Yong was dying of anxiety. Cousin managed to get some money in Shaoxing, so don't spend it all in Lin'an City. Judging by his appearance, he doesn't look like he can do business.

Zhao Yurui didn't bother to explain to him, just let them wait, and then said: "Go and find out the best stonemasons and carpenters in Lin'an City first, I will see them tomorrow morning, and you will understand then."

The next morning, after Zhao and Rui finished class, Zhou Lai brought four craftsmen.

In the Song Dynasty, there were craftsman households, also called craftsmen, but they were completely different from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties before and after.

Before the Song Dynasty, Confucianism regarded craftsmen as low-level, a rare skill, but later in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, they regarded craftsmen as humble, and they could not be changed for life.

Only the status of craftsmen in the Song Dynasty was the highest among all dynasties. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, craftsmen were able to enter the palace and sit on an equal footing with scholars. For example, Li Bangyan, the prime minister of the Weizong period, was born as a silversmith.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, due to the rapid development of industry, commerce and handicrafts, the society basically treated craftsmen and merchants as equals, no different from scholars, and many scholars also engaged in industry and commerce.

These four craftsmen are all craftsmen in Lin'an. According to Zhao Yurui's request, two of them are carpenters and the other two are stonemasons.

"Grass people"

"Little Man"

"Old."

"Greetings to King Yi." The four of them didn't look very scared, they paid respects to King Yi in a respectful manner, and claimed to be various.

People in the Song and Song dynasties didn't kneel when they went to court, and they didn't kneel when they saw officials.

"Come, come, sit, sit, which one of you is a carpenter and who is a stonemason." Zhao Yurui invited them to a table beside him, where there were many drawings, all of which he drew just last night.

The craftsmen quickly got their own drawings, which showed things they had never seen before.

"Dare to ask King Yi, is this a cave?"

"Yes, six holes on both sides."

"It's the first time seeing Caomin."

"Such a round log?" The carpenters stared.

"Can it be done?" Zhao Yurui asked.

"It's possible, but I'm afraid it will take a long time to polish, and it may not be as round as the one drawn by King Yi."

(End of this chapter)