Chapter 71 Digging a Pit
"Ren Quan, organize the servants and tenants, and follow the pictures I gave you yesterday, go dig a pit! Then ask Butler Cui to buy 20,000 kilograms of peat and 20,000 kilograms of charcoal back." On the afternoon of the day when Wang Yuanbao was released from prison, Zhang Qian stood by the river in front of the village. After listening to Ren Cong's description, he sighed and ordered.
"Yes, the owner of the manor!" After experiencing the shelling altar incident on the day of the solar eclipse, Ren Quan has now completely regarded Zhang Qian as an immortal, agreed and trotted to carry out the mission.
"Senior brother, you are not optimistic that Wang Yuanbao can win the lawsuit? He asked Duke Kui to stand up for him." Ren Cong's heart immediately shivered. He hesitated for a moment, and asked for advice carefully.
"What do you say with your second senior brother?" Zhang Qian sighed again and asked with a smile.
"Second Brother, the second brother said that unless the arsonist is temporarily intent, since they dare to touch him, they have already calculated the strength of Duke Kui." Ren Cong was stunned, and his expression was very disappointed. "But if it was temporarily intent, Wang Zude, the magistrate of Xinfeng County, would not have the reason to shelter the arsonist."
After saying that, he felt very unwilling to accept it again. He stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Qian's sleeve and shook it gently, "What should Wang Yuanbao do? You can't just admit it like this. He is really wronged. I have visited his glass workshop, and the fire must have been burned from outside. And the other party obviously wanted to kill everyone in the workshop."
"I don't know what to do. The problem now is that he sued Xinfeng County Magistrate Wang Zude, lacking real evidence. As for detaining him for three days, the other party can say that it is to find out the case and prevent him from running away, and to lose the pension that should be given to the victims." Zhang Qian looked at him and explained patiently.
Similar cases are not uncommon on the Internet in another time and space. Bystanders are indignant and criticized, but they are often futile. Officials who are incompetent in the law will skillfully control their own behavior within the scope of rules and laws to satisfy all procedures. No one can find any problem unless the complainant has the ability to find another way.
"Wang Zude must have taken advantage of others!" Seeing the elder brother he admired the most, he was helpless. Ren Cong felt disappointed and stomped his feet in a hurry. "Wang Yuanbao said that seven or eight days ago, a man named Ma Haoma had asked him for 20,000 yuan to sell his glass workshop and glass shop, but he refused. Ma Haoma had always been in the business of Dashi Liuli. On the day when the workshop of Wang's family was set on fire, someone saw Ma Haoma and his friends appeared near Xinfeng County."
"Does he have evidence of arson of a horse toad? Or evidence of arson of a horse toad?" Zhang Qian glanced at Ren Cong again and shook his head gently, "It is a good thing you want to help your friends, but it is not this kind of help. You should first go and work with your second senior brother to change Wang Yuanbao's family to solve his worries. Then take the coarse salt purification method I taught you, and take it back to your grandfather, and ask your grandfather, how to solve this kind of thing. Your grandfather has been in the mall for so many years and has encountered many things. Any advice to you is better than doing it here."
"This..., yes, senior brother!" Ren Cong was stunned. Then he remembered that he was just doing something for Wang Yuanbao and almost forgot to tell his family a shortcut to make money. He quickly bowed, turned around and left.
"Also, remember to sit in the military weapon surveillance every day, even if you pretend to be like it!" Zhang Qian chased after him for a few steps and whispered behind him, "Although the Armored Office has you as the Chief Secretary, it will not delay work. However, if you have just taken office, don't let someone catch the handle."
"Yes, senior brother, I remember it!" Ren Cong's face turned red, he stopped and bowed to salute. Then he quickly left.
"Oh" Looking at his panicked look, Zhang Qian sighed and shook his head.
My third junior brother is kind, simple, and kind. As a friend, it is the best choice. However, as an official of the Tang Dynasty, he is not qualified at the moment.
However, it is no wonder that Little Fatty Ren Cong was not qualified to be an official. Before meeting him, Little Fatty was always raised by his stepmother as a "waste". In order to avoid the conflicts with his stepmother, the Little Fatty himself was obsessed with searching for experts to become a sword immortal. Therefore, in addition to doing business, he had serious lack of knowledge in the world. Not to mention his experience.
Another junior brother, Guo Nu, was much more active than the fat man. He was also not favored by his family, but Guo Nu showed off a silly attacking attitude. No matter who dared to provoke him, he would disgust the other party first and then talk. Over time, he would instead make a world for himself.
Therefore, when you are in trouble, Zhang Qian would rather let the fat man Ren Cong try to solve the problem by himself than give him any ideas. Even if he suffers losses in the exploring, for the fat man Ren Cong, he is accumulating blessings for the future. What's more, Zhang Qian himself cannot come up with a good idea if he lacks enough information.
His understanding of Wang Yuanbao is limited to that this person has a very good vision in business. Before Liushen Hualu was on sale, he saw the prospects of this thing, resolutely invested a lot of money and wanted to buy more shares as much as possible. He knew nothing about other aspects.
Zhang Qian also carefully studied the glass bottles provided by Wang Yuanbao. Compared with the artistic glass that was crystal clear and chasing natural crystals in later generations, the current glass products are far inferior in quality and craftsmanship. Not only does the thickness exceed the bottom of the beer bottle, the color is also quite turbid. The price is close to the relatively common Xiuyu jade, no wonder it has never been popularized among the people on a large scale!
"The owner of the manor..." The housekeeper Ren Quan went around and walked back, looking at Zhang Qian and wanted to speak but stopped.
"If you have something to say, don't hold it in your hands!" Zhang Qian smiled and ordered with a smile.
"You asked you to dig the pit. My servant has arranged for Zhang Fu to take people to dig. Peat and charcoal, and also arranged for Butler Cui to buy it." Ren Quan quickly walked closer and smiled and bowed, "Master, don't think that the fire in Wang Liuli's workshop may not be targeted only by him."
"Hmm?" Zhang Qian frowned slightly, not saying anything.
The glass bottle is just a packaging of Liushen flower dew. It cannot be supplied for a while and does not affect the production of flower dew. The reason why I arranged for people to dig holes and store coal and charcoal was to prepare for the future, so that when the glass bottles were not supplied, I would directly try to produce glass by civilized methods.
"Master, you are a savage man and know how to make glass. But others don't know, the mater knows." Ren Quan's words sounded confusing, but every sentence is alert, "If the mater is a rich and powerful bad guy, you have been spying on your Liushen workshop. The mater must have prepared more than one move. Kill Wang Liuli so that the bottle cannot be supplied, but it is just a start. Just like the temptation before the two armies fight. If you are unaware, then the mater will take full advantage of the battle in order to achieve full success!"
"You mean, the other party was clearly snatching Wang Yuanbao's glass workshop, but was actually preparing to snatch Liushen Commercial Store?" Zhang Qian was shocked when he heard it, but for a moment, he was a little reluctant to believe Ren Quan's speculation.
No matter how bad he is, he is now a fourth-ranked rank. In another time and space, he is at least a department level. Although the Liushen Commercial Bank is not large in scale, it has also joined forces with three dukes, a royal family and several powerful factions as shareholders. What's more, he just blew up the monk who was in trouble and got a corpse all over the world. At this time, how strong and appetite would the other party have to come up to provoke him?
"Master, don't be too long-winded. I encountered similar things when I followed Ren Zhuang to work for the Duke of Baoguo Mansion." Knowing that my words were a bit too alarmist, Ren Quan thought about it and continued to add, "After all, officials are not allowed to do business in the Tang Dynasty. So no matter who has a large industry, they must remember it on the people below. No matter how much trouble the other party is to our Six Gods Business Company, they can also say that the people below are making trouble. As long as you don't target you, you can't directly attack him. You can only talk to his official censors and business in the business!"
"Then it's the official and the business!" Zhang Qian was so confused that he gritted his teeth and whispered fiercely.
Just three days ago, he happily thought that from now on, no one would spy on his Six Gods Business Store. He could let go and put some of his ideas into practice! Unexpectedly, someone came to him so soon.
If Ren Quan's prediction is correct, the opponent's attacks will follow during the period before and after the New Year. And he may have no other choice except to prepare for the battle carefully and deal with the moves.
Fortunately, I am not without the power to fight at the moment. And the Six Gods Commercial Bank is much more confident than when it was just established.
"It's ground, it's ground, it's really ground!" Not far away, someone was screaming, as if he suddenly dug up the ingot.
"What's going on?" Zhang Qian's thoughts were interrupted and he frowned and asked.
"Go and take a look, Master, please wait!" Ren Quan threw a sentence and rushed towards the source of the sound. Soon, he ran back with a smile on his face. While wiping the sweat on his face, he gestured excitedly, "Master, you are so amazing, really awesome. Master, you asked me to connect two wheel-like millstones to the windmill the day before yesterday to see if I can carry them. My subordinates did as you told me. Just now, Wang Mao Bo was free, so he helped to pack the last part. Then Zhang Gui took a bag of wheat to grind, and it turned out to grind it out. It was quick and thin, which was much easier than pulling a mill with a donkey!"
"It's done, so fast?" Zhang Qian was stunned, and then he remembered his purpose of coming to the riverside today. In an instant, the dark cloud that had just emerged in his heart was wiped out.
"The millstone and grinding stone are both ready-made. The drawings you gave the day before yesterday are detailed enough. Of course, they will get twice the result with half the effort when installing them?" Ren Quan did not dare to be greedy for me, and just flattered the owner of his own house.
"Come and take a look!" Zhang Qian heard it, feeling more and more relaxed. He took his legs and strode towards the windmill. Across the distance, he saw a group of men and women standing around the windmill like a market, dancing and roaring.
The windmill he had spent a lot of money to build quickly under the blow of the south wind. The nails at the edge of the blade reflected the sunlight and rolled up circles of gorgeous colors.
It’s almost the beginning of spring, the weather is getting warmer, and the wind is getting less biting.
"Boom, boom, boom..." As if I felt the arrival of my master, the millstone just installed under the windmill suddenly began to accelerate, and two wheel-like millstones rotated on the millstone, crushing all obstacles in front of me. (Note: The stone mill pushed by the windmill is different from the common millstones in rural areas. They are two wheel-shaped millstones that rotate on the same millstone.)
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"Boom, boom, boom..." The heat generated by the candlelight pushed the rotation of the revolving lamp, making a slight friction sound, which made people feel upset.
"Destroy it!" Cui Shi, the Minister of Rites, was in no mood to appreciate the exquisiteness and magic of the lantern. He frowned and ordered in a deep voice. "It's broad daylight, the room is so bright, what are you doing to light the lamp?"
"Yes!" The maid dared not disobey, so she picked up the fan and gently fanned towards the lamp. The flames on the wax core were blown out by the wind, and the lantern immediately stopped rotating. The glass made of lampshade was filled with blue smoke in a blink of an eye.
Cui Shi, the Minister of Rites, was still angry. He frowned and continued to complain in a low voice: "Just just for such a broken lamp, you sent someone to burn Wang Liuli's workshop? Do you know that most of the glass bottles burned by Wang Liuli were supplied to Liushen Commercial Bank? And Wang Yuanbao himself was one of the major shareholders of the business bank?! Cui was ordered to go to Zhang Shaojian's house that day to contact the investment of Liushen Commercial Bank. You didn't know. He was not very enthusiastic about expanding shares..."
"Does Cui Shangshu want to teach me how to do things?" A cold question sounded across the street, instantly holding Cui Xi's complaint back into his stomach. He wrapped himself in a snow-white sable fur, but his arms and chest were exposed outside. Maizhe slowly walked to Cui Xi in small steps, with his eyes shimmering in autumn water.
"Me?" Cui Shi's anger suddenly dropped in half. He lowered his head and explained with gritted teeth, "I'm not teaching you how to do things, but you need to say hello to me in advance so that I can make some time to make corresponding adjustments. The shareholders of Liushen Workshop, including Zhang Qiannei, were not very enthusiastic about stock expansion. You..."
"The reason why they are not keen on is that the price of Liushen Hualu is too high. At this time, every time a new shareholder comes in, no matter how much money they take to invest, they will be their future interests." Li Gu rolled her eyelids and slowly turned around Cui Xi. The clogs under her feet fell on the floor, making a sound of even rhythm. "What if Liushen Hualu suddenly becomes less valuable? Do you think they are willing to expand their shares immediately? At that time, Cui Shangshu's people will talk about it again. Who dares to treat your people as beggars who come to ask for money!"
"You, did you put eyeliner in my house?" The revolving lamp had already stopped rotating, but there was still friction in Cui Shi's head. Cold sweat slowly oozed out of his head, and he gritted his teeth and asked.
The atmosphere in the room took a sharp turn. The maids were afraid of being affected by the fish in the pond, so they all made excuses to take a break. However, the Li Gu still circled around Cui Xi, as if a wild cat was looking for where to go from the body of the prey.
"You, did you put eyeliner in my house?" Cui Shi gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.
"No, I'm just speculating!" Li Gu suddenly stopped, raised her bright red lips provocatively, and said slowly, "You are sending someone to talk now, you are paying money from others, and you are naturally like a beggar. When my offensive starts, you will send someone to help you in time."
Cui Shi's eyes were attracted by Li Gu's red lips, but he could not have any desire to possess. He took several steps in his heart before frowning and responding: "To be honest, there is no expert like Ren Qiong behind the Liushen Workshop. Even except Wang Yuanbao, no one can provide glass bottles for the business. He changed to a jade bottle or porcelain bottle..."
"If ceramics or jade bottles are used, the same effect will be achieved. Why did Liushen Workshop choose expensive and unused glass at the beginning?" Li Gu strode forward with her toes and kept her eyes on the same level as Cui Xi. Her delicate red lips were like two petals of blooming peonies.
"What if there happened to be a batch of authentic Dashi Hualu that will be sold on Chang'an after the Chinese New Year?"
"What if the glass bottles used in Dashihuahua Dew are also ten times more crystal clear?"
"What if the authentic Dashi flower dew in the same glass bottle is only half the price of Liushen flower dew?"
"What if there is no workshop in Chang'an City except the cannibals in the future that can make glass bottles for him?"
"What if some of the shareholders in Liushen Commercial Bank are no longer optimistic about the prospects of the commercial bank, or are suddenly in a hurry to use money and want to take out the equity?"
"if……"
After saying six or seven words, she put her toes on her toes like a raccoon cat, and took a step forward. She forced Cui Xi backwards one after another until her back hit the wall, and finally she could not retreat. Wiping the cold sweat on her forehead, she murmured: "Dashi Hualu? Dashi travels thousands of miles, how could it be transported to many flower dew? Dashi's flower dew is also packed in glass bottles, how could it be so coincidental? The flower dew from Dashi Country has not been exposed in Chang'an City for many years, why has Liushen Hualu only appeared for a few months? Dashi's flower dew has also arrived? No matter how well the glass of Dashi's glass is made, it is farther away. If the price is high, it may not be someone to buy it. If the price is low, it is not as low as the glass already on the market..."
"So, within half a year, there will be no other glasses on the east and west markets of Chang'an City!" Finally teasing Cui Wei enough, Li Gu stretched out a slender jade finger and poked his throat gently. Then she turned around and laughed like a silver bell in her mouth, "As for the flower dew in the Great Food Kingdom, why didn't it appear early or late, but it appeared at this time. You have read so many books but can't figure it out. How can I, a female streamer, know? But I only understand one thing. This ship of glass and flower dew come just right!"
"It happened?" Cui Shi murmured, and then suddenly realized, "So, you sent someone to burn King Liuli's workshop and prohibit the Xinfeng County government from pursuing the arsonists. You not only knocked out one King Liuli, but you wanted to cut off all the supply of glass on Chang'an market. From the beginning, you were not ready to invest in the Liushen Commercial Bank! You sent Cui to contact Zhang Shaojian, just a cover! You were ready to defeat it and then control it all in your own hands."
"You are wrong, Shangshu Cui! It's not me, but the eldest princess of the country!" Li Gu was dancing in the room, smiling and shook her head, "You look down on me too highly. I am just a close maid of the eldest princess, and you are also an outer room of yours. Where can I be the eldest princess? I once told you that if anything the eldest princess likes, the other party will sooner or later send it to the eldest princess with both hands and beg her to accept it. Do you remember it?"
"You, you..." The room was very warm, Cui Xi leaned against the wall, but his body was trembling slightly with coldness, "Are you not afraid of causing trouble? That Young Master Zhang is not an ordinary person. If you force him into a hurry, he will take out his trick to deal with the monk..."
"For me, he is the secretary and young supervisor of the court? If he spread it, he is not afraid of being laughed at by others?" Li Gu smiled and said with a smile, his beautiful face was full of pride. "As for forcing him, when did I force him? There was a conflict with him, but the big cannibal. Ma Hata who set fire to Wang Yuanbao's Glazed Workshop is also a descendant of the big cannibal. I have never been involved in this matter from beginning to end. Why should he wrong me? He also has to see who the owner behind me is? As for the final acquisition of Liushen Workshop, you Cui Shi will go, and I don't need to show my head. Even if he finally found out that it was me, I was just a timely help. He was grateful to me and it was too late, so how could he not even distinguish between good and good?!"
"You, you, you, alas." Cui Xi could not accept the other party's statement, but he could not find any fault. He murmured for a while, and finally could only sigh!
"Do you know that the vendors from the Great Food Kingdom will transport a ship of glass products and perfume to Guangzhou, and how many people will die on the road?" The river girl did not feel anything wrong with her behavior. She continued to smile and dance, her every move was light and agile, like a river cat playing with a mouse. "Do you know how many times a ship of glass products and perfume will be broken on the road from Guangzhou to Chang'an? The eldest princess just wanted to take over the Liushen Trading Company, but she was just trying to take over the Liushen Trading Company.
The perfume and glass that are more powerful and cannibals were shipped to Chang'an. You said it was a coincidence? Cui Shangshu and Empress Zetian, the Great Sage of the Great Sage, once said, what does the princess in the country like her mean? Do you still don't understand it yet? All saints are lucky enough to be in the world. Cui Shangshu, you are the Minister of Rites, and you should know more than me. When Empress Zetian was in power, she had good weather and good weather for years. Since the priest ascended the throne, there have been floods and double sun eclipses in a year! Why is that?"
Cui Shi didn't have the courage to take over, and he leaned against the wall, sweating like a slurry.
It is true that he was promoted by Princess Taiping. It is true that he had ever had skin relationships with the princess, but he never thought of supporting Princess Tianping to be the next Wu Zetian.
The success rate of this matter was too low. Even if he succeeded by luck, he would eventually go from Shangshu to the Right Pushe and "Pingzhangshi in the Tongshu Sect". Instead of supporting the eldest princess to become the queen, he continued to earn a degree under Li Xian, and sooner or later he would also be the "Third Grade of Tongshu Sectshi"!
"Shangshu Cui, are you scared?" Li Gu's voice continued, and every sound was ecstatic in people's ears. "Don't be afraid, the saints are in the world, and their own luck will push forward. This Tang Dynasty was destined to be a woman as an emperor, so that the country and the people can be prosperous and the country are peaceful. You and I are just two ants attached to the saint's boots. As long as you hold the saint's boots tightly, one day, you will surely be strong! If you fall down halfway, it's hard to say the outcome. At the least, you will be trampled to pieces and smashed into pieces. What's the worst, you may be in trouble with the three tribes!!"
"Not afraid, I am not afraid. When did I, Cui Shi, retreat?!" Cui Shi's eyes quickly turned red. He pulled off his clothes and headed towards Aunt Li, wishing to press this person under him immediately and ravage him to pieces!
Chapter completed!