Chapter 57 Changes
A month has passed, and Shen Lin has not fallen out with the main line because of the dirty work underneath.
He still accepted the second order, one million kilograms of cement.
Originally, Shen Zhongru wanted to double the amount.
He has already planned to take the cement business overseas.
Shen Zhonghe, who received Shen Lin's instructions, overcame the lack of production capacity.
In the end, he didn't agree, and Shen Zhongru jumped up in anger.
There are currently eight cement kilns, seven large and one small, which is quite a lot.
On average, it can produce 40,000 to 50,000 jins a day.
The monthly net profit is also quite impressive.
Blindly expanding production is not a good thing.
Doesn't it mean that Shen Zhongru is leading the way?
At the end of August, Wu Qi came to see Shen Lin with a dozen good horses.
He originally made a trip to Chanzhou, picked up a big order, and was going to come back to tell the good news.
But there have been huge changes in the top management of Anding County.
It caused a great blow to the Zhou and Wu families.
There are four giants in the county.
The county magistrate Wang Ruiguang is a typical literati who likes to recite poems and write poems.
It basically doesn’t care about specific things.
Li Chengfeng, who taught Li Chengfeng, was very enthusiastic about cultural and educational undertakings and ignored others.
In fact, there is also a very old county captain Zhu Bin.
The county lieutenant is responsible for arresting and patrolling bandits in a county, and is a military position.
Originally, Wu Qi and his second uncle Zhou Baotou were under the control of County Lieutenant Zhu Bin.
But this old man has always been in poor health.
Most of the affairs were left to the county magistrate Zhou Yuan.
Shen Lin suddenly realized.
No wonder I saw the Big Three in Jinxiu Tower.
But there is no such thing as Mr. Zhu Bin.
The fact that the Zhou and Wu families were able to prosper in Anding was also related to the transfer of power by the county captain.
But now, Mr. Zhu Bin has retired honorably.
The successor is someone Shen Lin doesn't want to see.
The second uncle of the main family, Shen Zhongxin.
Wu Qi didn't know that Shen Lin was at odds with Shen Zhongxin and Shen Zhongru.
He also expected Shen Lin to help.
"Brother Lin, that second uncle of yours will cause trouble as soon as he comes up."
"You said I haven't been doing my job all day long, and now I want Master Qi to take charge of the cell?"
"Damn it, why don't you let that drunkard Zhu Chenglong go?"
"Uh, by the way, Zhu Chenglong is the nephew of Mr. Zhu Bin."
Shen Lin pursed his lips.
Are you embarrassed to say that someone is an alcoholic?
Your brother, Huang Claw Feidian is a horse.
Aren’t you drinking bamboo leaf green all day long?
"Shen Zhongxin's actions are so big?"
Wu Qi groaned angrily.
"Isn't it?"
"The new official took office three times a day. He did everything a county captain should do."
"He's planning to do something beyond his scope!"
"He appointed another arrester named Shen Jin. He is neither yin nor yang, so it is difficult to deal with him!"
Shen Jin?
Is it him?
On the day when he said goodbye to his uncle Shen Zhongxiao, Shen Lin actually met this man.
Not very impressed.
It seems that he is in charge of the household members and is responsible for the safety of the Shen family's old residence.
This is completely understandable.
"It's normal. When Shen Zhongxin comes to power, there must be someone reliable to help him, right?"
Wu Qi shook his head.
That’s not all.
"Shen Jin's subordinates are all servants named Shen who serve as spies."
"In the county's Yamen, those old people have almost been replaced."
"Only the drunkard Zhu Chenglong is left, probably for the sake of Mr. Zhu Bin."
Didn't you and Zhou Captou do it for your uncle Zhou Yuan's sake?
Otherwise, you can spend three days fishing and two days drying nets.
Even the prison boss has nothing to do with you.
"By the way, your second uncle also wants to reorganize the county squadron."
"They said they would expand from 500 to 1,000 people."
"It turned out that Xiang Qianhu couldn't keep his position as an official. I heard that a man named Shen Yi was going to take over."
Shen Yi?
Didn’t that guy travel around the world?
At this time, Shen Lin was completely shocked.
What on earth is the cheap second uncle going to do?
Is the reorganization of the squadron meant to capture both arrests and military power?
He could forget about it for the rest of his life.
He actually asked Shen Yi to abandon literature and join martial arts with him?
Uncle, can you agree?
That's right, Shen Zhongxiao is now in the capital, out of reach.
How can he get stability?
Shen Lin asked with a serious expression.
"Lao Qi, won't the county magistrate and your uncle interfere?"
Wu Qi got very angry when he talked about this.
"Forget about the hands-off shopkeeper Wang Ruiguang."
"I wonder what kind of ecstasy soup Shen Zhongxin poured into him?"
"Now, it's not an exaggeration to say that your cheap second uncle can cover the whole Anding County with one hand!"
"The key is that what he did was reasonable and well-founded, and it wasn't nonsense."
"It's not easy for my uncle to interfere, right?"
Mostly so.
In the entire Anding County, who doesn’t know that your fat catcher never does his job properly?
I'll demote you to be the prison boss.
Your uncle can only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, just accept it!
Shen Lin comforted: "It's okay if you don't want to arrest the head."
"Isn't this position of cell leader more free?"
"You might as well pay more attention to your family's business. Making money is also important."
"By the way, you must have some good news from this trip, right?"
Only then did Wu Qi put away his depressed mood.
It's a done deal and he can't change anything.
This guy changed his face quickly and took out an official document from his arms with a smile.
"Open your eyes wide and take a good look!"
"Brother Lin, from today on, you can smelt iron openly!"
Shen Lin felt happy.
He took the official document and took a look.
It actually bears the seal of the Chanzhou Governor's Palace.
"Shen Lin is hereby appointed...to be in charge of Lushui Iron and Steel Co., Ltd....in charge of weapons smelting!"
This thing is amazing.
Although the Zhou Dynasty turned a blind eye to private blacksmith shops.
But salt and iron are related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and have always been a specialty.
Of course, if you have a big tree at your back and are powerful, that's another matter.
Shen Lin belongs to Xiao Xiami, where does he get his power?
In the past, the crafting of weapons and agricultural tools was done secretly and not on the stage.
Now it's fine, we can be fair and aboveboard.
"Lao Qi, this piece of tattered paper was hard to come by, right?"
Wu Qi raised her fat face proudly, feeling proud.
"Of course, Master Qi used his connections to give two hundred-refined Miao knives to the deputy governor!"
"Governor Zhang Fengqi personally received me!"
"So, Master Qi presents the fine iron Miao sword again!"
"Guess what?"
What's the deal?
Shen Lin despised him extremely.
"Haha, I've taken a liking to that fine iron sword. Have you placed an order?"
"Then, you got this official document naturally?"
Wu Qi was very frustrated.
You can guess everything.
How can Master Qi show off?
"Okay? You're awesome!"
"Governor Zhang has given us half a year to make three thousand fine iron Miao knives!"
"Each one is priced at ten taels of silver!"
Twelve?
Young Master, I sold it to the Red Lady and the Chen family for only three taels of silver.
"No, most of them? There are other requirements!"
Shen Lin felt that things were not that simple.
Even if Governor Zhang wanted to falsify the accounts, he would not do it so outrageously.
Wu Qi nodded.
"The five-foot-long sword is extended to six feet, doubled in width and thickness."
"The weight must not be less than twenty kilograms!"
Shen Lin made a plan.
Isn't this just about building a heavy-duty sword?
Good guy, a heavy knife of 1.8 meters.
Cut it off with one knife, and both the man and the horse will be torn to pieces!
Enough to ignore any armor.
Wu Qi knew that this order could make money, and she was very anxious.
"Master Qi has agreed to this, you can't do it, right?"
This chapter has been completed!