The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 261 Trapping a Flower
As soon as Jia Min returned to Bu Kui, he got good news that Dai Zhi and Liu Cheng had arrived.

The two of them set off from the imperial capital together with Wei Ruolan, went to Goryeo halfway, then transferred from Goryeo to Tumen, passed Wanqing to Xinning Ancient Tower, which is Wula Street in Jilin, and then arrived at Old Ningguta , and then went all the way, and finally arrived at Bukui.

The two left for three months.It seems like a long time.However, along the way, we need to hurry, inspect the market, and inspect the business routes to transport some important materials back. In fact, the time is very tight.

The journey was full of dust and dust. Although their faces were tired, the two of them still looked very excited.

"Mr. Dai and Liu Cheng have worked hard all the way."

"Officer Min, you are being polite. We thought you guys hadn't arrived. Fortunately, the matter was done."

Dai Zhi's tone was full of pride.Liu Cheng smiled and gave Dai Zhi the opportunity to speak.

"What did you bring this time?"

"It's mainly sulfur and saltpeter, which are estimated to be enough for half a year. Other things can be solved here, so I didn't buy them. Therefore, I made my own decisions and spent all my money on these two things. It's just that the money is gone."

"Okay, it's good to spend all the money, it's time to make a decision. Otherwise, if the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, will you still look for me everywhere and ask how to spend the money?"

"Liu Cheng and I worked it out together, thinking that Chief Min would agree with us, so we cut it first and played it later."

"It's so good. I have entrusted Mr. Dai's family to Cong Xiucai. They will come with those farmers and craftsmen in a few days. They have our official defense documents, and the various checkpoints and local governments will also give face. Don't worry about safety."

"Thank you, Chief Min."

"Mr. Dai is polite. This is what I should do. Ruolan has already selected the site of the firearms workshop. Go and see tomorrow if it is suitable. If not, you can choose another place. As long as you like the place, I'll give it to you."

"How much money you need, you can make a budget, and I will allocate the money for you. In addition, I will transfer you a platoon of soldiers to be responsible for the security of the firearms workshop."

"For the labor issue, I can transfer you from the exiles. As for the craftsmen, there are not many in the local area. We have to wait for our craftsmen to come. The rest, we have to train ourselves."

"Bukui has a small iron factory, but the scale is not large. Liu Cheng went to have a look and consider expanding the scale. There is an iron mine in Wendula Mountain. The ore grade is not bad, but the current output is not high, and the production is not high. It’s too stable, and when I solve the banditry problem in Windura, the iron mine problem will also be solved.”

"About the product issue, I thought about it again. I still adopt the method of walking on two legs. One is military products, and the other is civilian products. The farm tools and general tools here are relatively backward, and the demand for civilian products is also huge."

Whether it is military products or civilian products, the demand for ironware is huge.

The use of ironware can not only increase the service life of the product, but also greatly improve the production efficiency because of its hardness.

For the development of Bukui in the future, there will be a huge demand for ironware in terms of military affairs, economy and urban construction.

Iron was already in short supply in various places, and even as an important strategic material, the imperial court included pig iron and ironware, salt, sulfur, and saltpeter in the ranks of monopoly.In foreign trade, are subject to control.

High-grade ore and high-purity pig iron are even rarer.

Mount Ventura produces iron ore, which is an open-pit mine that is easy to mine.However, the current mining method is still very inefficient.It's just a purely artificial primitive mining method, and the method of explosive blasting has not yet been adopted.

Currently, the commonly used black powder is used in iron ore mining. Jia Min has not tried it yet, but according to his estimation, the power should not be enough.Therefore, if you want to mine by blasting, you have to increase the power of gunpowder.

Another factor that restricts the production of iron ore is the banditry in Mount Vendura, which is the factor of a flower.Last year, Yizhihua once robbed the Wendula Iron Mine.

Therefore, in order to normalize or even expand iron ore production and ensure the safety of transportation lines, it is necessary to effectively control the Vendura Mountains.The premise is also to solve the problem of a flower.

Therefore, the issue of Yizhihua is not only an issue of public security in the jurisdiction, but also related to Bukui's future development.It is a military issue, an economic issue and a political issue.

Maybe even Yizhihua didn't realize that her problem is so serious now.

To meet Dai Zhi and Liu Cheng at noon, Jia Min only arranged for Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun and Wei Ruolan to attend, and did not invite Zhao Dahai.

After dinner, Jia Min began to have a secret talk with Wei Ruolan.

"We must solve the problem of a flower as soon as possible. If this problem is not solved, many things will not be easy to do."

"But so far there are very few clues."

Wei Ruolan was also worried about this.In his hands, there is currently no valuable information about Yizhihua.

"Even if she is a bandit, she needs to consume. They can't produce anything, let alone be self-sufficient. Some daily necessities must always be purchased."

"Currently, Bukui is the largest distribution center for goods. If you want to buy something, you always have to buy it from Bukui. So, I guess, Bukui must have their insider here."

"The role of an undercover agent is nothing more than material supply and intelligence collection. You might as well start with some shops and look for clues."

"Yizhihua is a lady of every family. It is said that she has some talent for poetry. In the bandit den, most of them are men and rough people. It is difficult for a bandit leader like her to share the same language with them in terms of aspirations, writing, drawing, etc. Composing poems and reading books should be one of the main ways for her to pass the time, and she should work hard on this aspect."

"You mean, start with these shops?"

"Not only these, but also other aspects. It is said that she is very beautiful, and she is only 24 or five years old, so she should like dressing up, rouge and gouache, which should be her favorite things. In addition, some fun things Children's small items, snacks and so on, are all things that women like..."

Jia Min was analyzing seriously, but Wei Ruolan was thinking a little bit wrongly.

Chief Min knows women so well, and he seems to have a way of dealing with women. No wonder Miss Miaoyu and Ping'er follow him so wholeheartedly.In this aspect in the future, I have to learn from Chief Min.

Return to distracted mind, serious business, Wei Ruolan still did not forget.

"Officer Min, when you say that, I think of a plan."

"Oh? Talk about it."

"Let's find a way to catch a flower."

"Fishing plan?"

"Yes, but for this matter, I have to trouble Chief Min to go to Miss Miaoyu and Ping'er."

"I?"

"Yes, since Yizhihua likes poetry, Chief Min's poetry is the best in the world, how can she not like it?"

Do you still want me to play a beauty trick?No way, Ruolan is not such a person.

"Ms. Miaoyu and Heping'er brought rouge powder, locks, candied fruits, fruits, jewelry and so on from the imperial capital. There are not many of them. They are all the latest styles. If I see a flower, I'm afraid I will like it."

"That's right, it's a very good plan. Okay, I'll go there."

Just do what you say, Jia Min went to find Miaoyu and Hepinger.

Jia Min said what he wanted, and several people stared at Jia Min with strange eyes.

"Why do you want these things?"

Miaoyu asked bluntly.

"Of course it's useful, anyway, it's not for a certain woman."

"These things are all women's things, not for women, so what's the use of you coming here?"

Miaoyu is still relentless, she just has such a straightforward temper, or bad temper, she will say whatever comes to her mind.

"Here, uh, we are working on a case, and we need to take these things to lure the enemy. They are not given to others. Besides, I just arrived here, and I don't know any other women, so who can I give them to?"

"Besides, there are only a few of you who are the most beautiful women in Bukui. If you want to give it to you, I will give it to you. Will you give it to someone else?"

This trick worked, Ping'er first took out some rouge and gouache, and Qingwen took out three locks.Seeing that both of them had taken it, Miaoyu also took out a hairpin and a box of preserved fruits.

Among these things, Miaoyu's lies in the word "fine", and Ping'er's lies in the word "new".Qingwen's love lies in the word "odd".Attractive to any woman.

With the pen and paper here, Jia Min wrote two more poems, one is "Poppy" and the other is "Midnight Song".

Miaoyu's supplies have always been high-quality products, so her paper is also very exquisite rice paper, paired with these two poems, it is absolutely lethal to a flower who likes poetry.

"There is a profitable business, do you want to do it?"

Jia Min then talked about making wine.

"Whoever loves to do it will do it, I won't do it, vulgar."

Miaoyu was the first to quit.

What's so vulgar about making money?Oh, forget it, just let her go with her bad temper.

"Then let me do it, Qingwen, will you do it? If you do it, we will be a partner."

Pinger Pinger took over the business.

"I'll do it. Such a good business, everything is ready-made, and I'm short of money, so I'm naturally willing to do it."

"Sister Qingwen, what about the two of us?"

It was the magpies and the thrushes who spoke.

"How about this, I count it as one share, and the three of you count as one share. I will put up your capital first, and when you make money, you will return the capital to me."

Pinger's solution was unanimously approved.

Ping'er has the largest shareholding in the supermarket in the imperial capital, and now she is a little rich woman.Speaking of it, it is natural to have confidence.

"Miaoyu, don't you want to do some business to make money?"

Jia Min still didn't give up, now that Bu Kui was waiting to be done, and there were many opportunities to make money, he still wanted to provide Miaoyu with a way to make money.

"You are so good at making money, why do you want me to make money?"

What Miaoyu said was justified, as if it was a matter of course.

What's the point?All right, I earn what I earn.Even if I owe you in my previous life.I not only owe you, but also Baoyu, the big-faced cat, the old lady, the Jia family, the emperor, and Bu Kui...

I came here through time travel just to pay off the debt.

Jia Min knew that Miaoyu was like this, so he wasn't angry with her.However, all the things Miaoyu uses are high-quality goods, and it seems that she doesn't care about spending money.This is a bit strange.

In the past, Jia Minjue's Miaoyu seemed to be in a difficult financial situation, so he helped her earn a sum of money in the gambling game of Liansheng Casino.Now, Jia Min is a little suspicious, whether Miaoyu has a small treasury she doesn't know about.

Miaoyu is also the daughter of an official, and her family background was relatively prominent in the past. It is not surprising that her family left a sum of money for her.

(End of this chapter)