No one knows what the future will look like. The only thing that can be done is to work hard to create the future. But Ye An's pain comes from this. He knows what the future will look like. This country and this nation will still have to experience it in the dark.
Destroyed several times.
He didn't know whether what he was doing now was right or wrong, but he finally saw changes. This was what he and Qin Mumu were happiest about. Change was a good thing.
The two once recalled the history they were familiar with, and suddenly discovered that Chinese civilization was changing, becoming stronger, and passing on again and again. However, they encountered external resistance that broke the law of evolution.
What the Mongolian Yuan brought was destruction, while what the Manchu Qing brought was self-improvement. These two barbarian foreigners were undoubtedly the rulers who feared changes in China the most. It was precisely because of their fear that they did not dare to see changes in China.
Xinlingfang's success is also a change. Although it is very small and insignificant, who can't say that it is like the tiny wings on a butterfly?!
The New Year in this era is almost the same as that in later generations. Except for the quaint buildings and colorful neon lights in the eyes of the young couple, the atmosphere here and the smiles on the children's faces are so similar to those in later generations.
New Year's Eve is a festival not only for the Han family but for the entire Chinese nation. Even foreigners living in Tokyo regard this day as their own New Year.
Ye An didn't know that Zhao Zong said he had been here before, or that Hou San quietly told him, but he just smiled and didn't ask or care. The distance between the two people was not the distance between the founding prince and the country's duke, but the distance between them.
The distance of a whole thousand years is so far that Ye An will not think about this dust that was once cruel and mentioned in the book.
All he cares about is Hou San's business and the daily sucrose production in the small courtyard behind the Chuihua Gate, nothing more.
After passing through the courtyard paved with stones, Ye An did not enter the front yard, but went to the side yard to the west. This is where the carriages and horses are parked. Although there are no carriages in this house, the number of ox-carts has increased sharply.
For people in the Song Dynasty, cattle were the breadwinners of the family. An ox cart was even the entire family and the most important property.
Today is also an important day for Ye An and Qin Mumu, the two wives of the Marquis. The workshop in Zhuangzi officially starts work today, and they are going to distribute the interest.
It is said to be a workshop, but to Ye An and Qin Mumu, it is more like a vocational and technical school. Once they get there, they have to work and study there. There is no time for them to start from the most basic, and all the work has to be done from the beginning.
Middle school.
Today is just a simple start. It is better to say that it is the start of work, and it is better to say that it is officially letting them get started. People who were in debt before and could not pay back the money have already begun to receive simple training here.
Ye An didn't plan to bloom everywhere yet, so he started with the simplest wine making. This was a simple job, but it required the leadership of a master, and Wang Bang was the best candidate he trained.
Of course, there are also brewing masters recruited from the Li family. For the Li family, which owns the brewing rights of three main stores, there is no shortage of people who can brew wine, but Ye An named the brewing master of Huichang Building.
Because Ye An personally tasted his wine, it was fragrant and sweet, and the taste was very good. In fact, Wang Gang was just the contact person. After he taught the man who called himself Bao Dajiu the technique of distilling wine, he could return to the Hou Mansion.
Keep on minding your own business.
Sitting on the shaft of the car, the Wang Gang strongly disagreed with Ye An's decision and said angrily: "Master Marquis, our family's secret brewing method is a treasure passed down from family to family. How about teaching it to outsiders?"
"That's right! Mr. Hou, our Taibaijiu is selling very well. There are countless people queuing up in front of Widow Zhang's house all day long to sell wine. If you teach Bao Dajiu, isn't it like giving it to the Li family?!
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Before Ye An could speak, Tieniu Zizi, who was driving the car, complained. He didn't understand why Ye An did this. Qin Mumu covered her mouth and smiled and said: "I see, this is the one you claim to be unparalleled in loyalty."
A follower?"
"That's right! They are loyal and loyal, but they are just a fool and a novice in the shopping mall!" Ye An helplessly rolled his eyes at Xuan'er, who was giggling with Qin Mumu beside him.
After kicking the Wang gang with his foot through the door curtain, he said: "How many times have I told you that the layout should be bigger! We told the Li family how to brew liquor, but if there were no Li family, such a big one
Business, can our family afford food? How big is Tokyo city? How many forces are watching? Instead of our family carrying the thunder, it is better to bring the Li family on board. How to protect the secret of liquor when the time comes is what their family will have to consider!
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After understanding the reason, Wang Gang stopped talking. He found that compared to the Marquis himself, he was too stupid, but he was much better than the stupid guy next to him who kept asking him "what do you mean"...
The reason why the farm is called a farm is not only because of the sky and the earth, but also the buildings. The Li family is quite proud. In Ye An's opinion, this is a pretty good house. The road outside the house leads directly to the official road outside Nanxun Gate, the threshing floor, and the valley.
A warehouse and a stone mill are all available.
After parking the car on the threshing floor, Wang Gang stepped on the ground and praised: "Master Hou, I have not been idle during this period. I have made everyone in the village busy, not to mention these farmers and debtors.
He is a good hand at work. Look at the threshing floor with three-component soil on the ground. It’s so sizzling... There’s no doubt that he’s from a good family!"
"Debtors" is a term invented by Wang Bang himself, which means people who owe debts to the Hou Mansion. As long as these people fail to pay off their debts, they are considered to be members of the Hou Mansion.
Ye An looked at the solid ground and nodded: "Well, it is indeed the work of Liangjiazi. It is very well tamped and there is no slippery stuff. Otherwise, there would be no way to have such a solid road surface."
Qin Mumu Feng raised his eyes and asked: "How did you know this?"
Ye An smiled and did not say anything, but pointed at the ox cart and the ground. Qin Mumu realized that there were no ruts along the way. The ox cart was not light even if it was not loaded, not to mention that there were still ruts on it.
There are five people!
"This triple soil contains loess, lime and river sand. The cost is not low. Fortunately, the city of Tokyo is close to the Yellow River. There is no shortage of river sand, but there is a lot of lime..."
"Do you have other plans?!"
Seeing Ye An constantly rubbing the ground with the soles of his shoes, Qin Mumu instantly understood what Ye An was thinking, lime! There must be a lot of lime in this village, and lime is a good material for making cement. As for the role of cement, it goes without saying.
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Ye An smiled: "The brewery does not need to be big. After all, it is not yet time to exert monopoly, but cement uses a lot of materials. Starting from Xinlingfang, we will completely popularize brick houses to everyone."
Every corner of Song Dynasty, including burning bricks and cement, requires a lot of preparation, don’t you think?"
Qin Mumu smiled bitterly and said, "You are going to turn this village into a cement factory and a brick kiln!"
Ye An spread his arms and walked around on the ground before saying: "Wouldn't it be a pity if such a big village is idle? Brick kilns are easy to build, and cement plants are easy to build. When the time comes, we can pave more places to the ground. We will build factories.
Now that the foundation is in place, we can plan the industry and start gradually putting it into production."
Qin Mumu nodded slightly, but there was still annoyance in his eyes: "I told you we are not in a hurry, why are you always thinking about new projects?!"
Ye An sighed helplessly: "There is no way, time will not wait for me! Zhao... ahem... the official family is not young anymore, and he will be in charge in more than ten years..."
Rolling her eyes charmingly, Qin Mumu approached Ye An and whispered: "You don't really plan to replace him, do you?"
"Do you think I'm like a madman? I just want to help him lay a good foundation. The more stable the foundation, the taller the building will be. It will only arouse everyone's fear on the day when the building collapses!"
Staring closely into Ye An's eyes, Qin Mumu said fiercely to the confusion of Xuan'er, the Iron Bull King Gang and others: "Madman!!"