When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Chapter 182 Finally got time to meet Qi Fang

The rain is getting lighter.

Wei Shanzhou lived in a house that Xin Qu had vacated before, and was warming up in a brazier with several leaders.

The coals are bright.

"After shopping around for the past few days, what do you think of this Xin family?"

Wei Shanzhou asked a young man on the left.

"It feels... pretty good. The girls here are quite warm and generous."

When the young man mentioned it, his smile turned lewd.

"Tsk, those who took the initiative are all old girls, and some of them are even widowed."

"Isn't that better?" When the young man heard this, he became happy, "The widow is not bad either."

"you……"

"Okay, let's stop talking about women and let's talk about business." Wei Shanzhou looked at these energetic brats speechlessly.

It really means that you sow wherever you go.

If you encounter some tribes that attach great importance to marriage, it will be over to see if they can detain you.

At least the Xin family has not come forward to detain anyone for the time being. It is probably because of the heavy rain and they are fighting against the flood.

However, he was surprised that the city was not flooded.

After all, this was the first time he had seen this magnitude of rain.

"I think this group of Xinshi is different from the Xinshi we saw in Shandong."

"Yes, they give people an inexplicable sense of stability. Even with such a heavy rain, there are not many emotional ups and downs. It seems that everything is within their expectations?"

Wei Shanzhou nodded slightly, he also had this inexplicable feeling.

The Xin clan was obviously different from the tribes he encountered that had suffered disasters.

Those tribesmen would only be afraid, confused, pray, and then perform sacrifices, again and again, until the disaster passed and asked for forgiveness from the gods.

But there are Xin family members in Changping. The old men and young women look after the children. The young girls and widows are busy making food for everyone. The men have their own duties, some are responsible for blocking the water, some are responsible for investigating, and some are contacting the four parties.

Everyone is inexplicably busy, and the witch is only responsible for telling fairy tales and helping to take care of the children.

Wei Shanzhou felt this feeling for the first time.

And there is another most special place, that is, the slaves of the Xin family can actually walk around the city.

Most of the buildings in Changping City were maintained by slaves.

These slaves, without supervision, spontaneously helped their master's city without escaping?

Wei Shanzhou also found it incredible.

"Perhaps they have experienced this situation a lot?" The young man from before thought and said, "Uncle, I think the Xin family in front of us is quite suitable for our subsequent trade.

They have cities here, which means they are stable and don't have to worry about migration.

Maybe we can keep a group of people here to maintain annual trade? "

"Can this... allow us to blend in?" Wei Shanzhou was somewhat moved, but he still felt that it would not be easy for the Xin family to come in.

"Hey, I asked the woman who made friends with me recently, and she said that she has a title and can recruit outsiders. The title, in a city with the Xin family, represents... residence, status, land, and the right to go to the battlefield. "The man thought for a moment and said, "We have just arrived, and we don't know what the Xin family's title system is like, but it feels the same as that of Dayi merchants. People who have a title mean they own a fief."

Wei Shanzhou thought about it and looked at the few strong young men he had brought: "If the Xin family can stabilize this area, it will indeed be suitable as the core area of ​​Qifang's future trade.

Next, I will negotiate with the clan leaders of the Xin clan.

See if we can make a trade pact. "

A trade covenant is a different kind of covenant. It is called trade, but it is actually a stable exchange of what is needed.

Often this kind of alliance is a match between large clans and states that have a stable living space, and between regions.

For example, Qi Fang is in Dongyi, and Xin family is in Haihe.

Both companies have a certain amount of energy, so they have the control and bargaining power over local resources, and can negotiate with each other about the most favorable objects to maximize their benefits.

The Xin family's city is here. If he doesn't open a stall here to engage in trade, it would be a shame for him as a pedestrian. "Hey, what's the point? If we can steadily provide them with copper, they won't reject our covenant!"

"That's right! I asked around and they all said that copper is not produced in the north. So..."

Duh--

A knock on the door came from outside, and a strong man opened the door.

Xingren Qiu walked in: "I'm sorry to bother you all. It's dinner time soon. Come with me. Our clan leader is ready to apologize for the neglect in the past few days."

"Haha, how can you be negligent? The disaster is imminent. If it weren't for the Xin family, we wouldn't be able to escape the disaster."

Wei Shanzhou stood up and hurriedly exchanged greetings with Qiu Qiu.

Then he took the important people, a group of eight, and followed Xingxing Qiu out.

Putting on their bamboo hats and raincoats, they quickly walked into the Yamen.

Several two-story buildings on the left and right are now full of people.

Yun Zumaxi, Zeyu and others who came later also lived in one house.

Xinqu also moved here, after all, he has to take charge of things.

Walking under the eaves, Xingrenqiu handed the bamboo hat and coir raincoat to Qingyan, who was guarding the door.

Qingyan hung it on the shelf next to it.

"Just go with them." Xingrenqiu said with a smile.

Wei Shanzhou followed Shan Ruliu. After handing over his bamboo hat and coir raincoat, he tidied up his clothes and prepared to step into the Yamen elegantly.

"Wait a moment! Watch out for the threshold."

Xingren Qiu quickly stopped him. Wei Shanzhou looked down and found an unexpected threshold. He was startled: "This is... why are you putting a wooden board here?"

"It's windproof, dustproof, and it blocks insects and snakes." Xingren Qiu introduced with a smile, "And when necessary, even if the rain comes, you can use the threshold to stop it a little."

"Oh...that's it." After Wei Shanzhou crossed the threshold, he looked back and saw that his little nephew was looking left and right, looking at the Yamen with curiosity. He didn't pay attention to the threshold, so he hurriedly said, "Hey, be careful..."

Pfft!
Still too late.

Wei Shanzhou shook his head and watched as the guy stumbled and had to hold his hands on the ground to survive.

However, the ground is leveled with "local concrete" made of stones, mud, sand, shells, and lime. The palms of your hands will be worn out if you push them.

Fortunately, everyone still makes a living by farming, hunting, and gathering, so their palms are calloused. I only felt a slight pain, so I clapped my hands and stood up.

"Be careful next time, you're frizzy." Wei Shanzhou scolded.

"Hey, haven't you been curious about the construction method of this Yamen? From the outside, it looks like a larger thatched house, but when you walk in, you find that it is actually made of such large beams and so many wooden boards.

Really unusual.

How do they support it?Aren't you afraid of being crushed?And here, I have always been curious about how the rainwater is thrown out so quickly. It is not very tight when you look at it from the outside, but you can see it clearly when you look at it from front to back. There are so many wooden blocks inside and outside.

It turns out that this is how the arc is held up! "

This man observed very carefully, and he immediately saw the most different place between the Yamen and other places - Dougong!
In order to ensure that the water on the roof of the Yamen could be drained quickly, Xin Qu personally led his people to remove the dougong, but due to time constraints, he only worked on four sides.

This makes the entire Yamen tilt up at four sharp corners, and also makes the drainage of the Yamen the best in the entire Youxin family building.

It’s just that the cost is high and it requires a lot of chopping and making of wood, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

"Okay, let's go, don't make people wait anxiously." Wei Shanzhou shook his head. The Xin family's architecture of the house is not as good as that of the Dayi merchants. Only a few small skills are more worthy of praise, and the others are not. .

If you pick up any Huaiyi from the south, the quality and thickness of the rammed earth will be better than those with Xin's.

"It's a shame to keep you waiting for so long, my friends from Qi Fang."

Xinqu saw Wei Shanzhou and the others by the lampstand, "smiled excitedly", and then walked outside the hall to greet them.

As soon as this bow came out, Wei Shanzhou was stunned. He could only take half a step back, and then saluted them in unison, crossed his arms on his chest, curled his hands slightly, and bowed at sixty degrees.

Li Bicai said: "Clan Chief Xinqu is so polite. We were able to survive the flood safely only under your protection. We should be grateful to you."

(End of this chapter)