Da Wei Chun

Chapter 304
In Yijing, there is a meeting.

A man is about thirty years old, with a white face and beardless.Wearing a blue shirt, but already drenched in sweat.With a feather fan in his left hand, he kept fanning the wind, while in his right hand, he held a spout pot, pouring cold wine "gudong gudong".

After breathing out the smell of alcohol, Jia Can complained again: "You monk is too ignorant, and the tenants will not come, so you hurriedly urged me to come over, and you are suffering from the heat for nothing?"

Although the monk was not afraid of him, he was the beneficiary after all, so he could only laugh along with him: "It's also a coincidence, who would have thought that the gentleman would be appointed as an official today? But according to the usual practice, the first day of going to the Yamen will not be taken seriously." , at most two or three quarters will go to the government office, pay back the labor and the imperial court, etc..."

Jia Can snorted coldly and remained silent.

There must be a wait, and I don’t even look at how many years his "mansion" has been vacant, and no one asks?Jia Can was overjoyed when he finally ran into someone who was taken advantage of by him. He would be willing to wait another two or three hours, not to mention two or three moments.

But when he heard that the tenant was from other places, he was only appointed as an official today, he was a seventh rank, and he was the coolest Hou Xinglang, Jia Can's sense of superiority immediately came up.

It would be even better if the tenant could be restrained and forced to sign a ten-year contract because of his status as a mid-level official...

While I was having a sweet dream, a young servant called outside the door, saying that the gentleman who rented the house had come.While talking, people also entered the door.

He raised his eyes and saw that the person sitting with the monk had a white and beardless face, with thin skin and tender flesh, so Li Chengzhi guessed that it was Jia Can without a doubt.However, there are no Hu people's characteristics. It is estimated that the ancestors were married to the Han and Hu, and the blood has been diluted.

Thinking that he is also an official from the fifth rank, and he had to wait for almost an hour in such a hot day, Li Chengzhi cupped his fists and was about to say a few polite words like "Thank you for waiting".

But before he even opened his mouth, he saw Jia Can sneering, "I'm asking Jia to wait for you for an hour, what a grandeur Hou Xinglang is?"

They are all exquisite and translucent people, so I don't know that the eunuch is going to raise the price on the ground.Li Chengzhi sneered slightly and didn't speak, but just took a wrong step to the side, revealing the figure behind him.

The cooperation between the two was not an ordinary tacit understanding. Li Chengzhi didn't have a word, but Gao Zhan knew what to do.Hearing a "wow", Gao Zhan slapped the feather fan in his hand, looked at Jia Can and sneered, "So what if I make you wait another hour?"

Yubayashijian (intermediate general of the forbidden army, in charge of guards, city gates, and escorts) Gao Zhan?
After wiping off the sweat not long ago, it came out again with a "swipe".Jia Can felt cold all over in the weather that could scorch her scalp.

Not to mention his father, Gao Zhao, who is also the queen's younger brother, casually poking about right and wrong in front of the queen can make him, a fifth-rank internal official, wash the toilet until he dies.

The eunuch was at a loss for words: "Gao...Gao Yulin..."

The fire is almost over, too late.

Li Chengzhi took a step forward, crossed Gao Zhan, arched his hands and said with a smile: "Jia Dianyu is busy with official duties, so I don't dare to delay. You see, it's so good: the annual rent is one thousand gold, and the payment is three years. We can discuss it later, okay?"

Jia Can was even mentally prepared that if he didn't receive half of the money, he might have to pay for it, how could there be any reason for his reluctance?
What he does is to serve people, and he is used to seeing people's faces, knowing that Li Chengzhi is impatient with him, he nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes!"

Li Chengzhi pointed at Li Rui: "Fu Zhi, make a contract!"

Looking at the 20 yuan yellow gold collar on the table (the price of gold and copper is 1:160), Jia Can and the monk couldn't keep their mouths shut: Although Li Langjun is a bit arrogant, his actions are not ordinary. simply.

In less than two moments, the money and deed were cleared.Three years later, that "luxury house" was decided by Li Chengzhi...

After the meeting, Gao Zhan felt a little bit wrong the more he thought about it: "How big is the house, and the annual rent is only one thousand gold? Can the price be lowered?"

"It's more than ten acres... The price was negotiated earlier, so there's no need to save this money?"

Gao Zhan was stunned: the annual rent for a house of more than ten acres is only one thousand gold, so you can't save money?

No wonder Li Chengzhi rented it for three years?
Is this what you co-authored and pulled yourself to do?
Gao Zhan felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was being used by Li Chengzhi.

Li Chengzhi was thinking about something, how could he guess what Gao Zhan was suspicious of, so he casually ordered the groom: "Go to West Market!"

There is Luoshui in the south of Luoyang, and Mang Mountain in the north. The distance between them is only more than [-] miles, so the length of Luoyang City from north to south is only [-] miles.If the capital wants to develop, it can only expand eastward or westward.

According to historical records: twenty miles from east to west of the capital... This refers only to Guocheng, which is the outer city protected by city walls compared to the imperial palace and inner city.Outside the city wall, the east and west ends each extend out for more than ten miles.

All the markets in Luoyang are concentrated in the east and west of the city, and what Li Chengzhi is going to is the West Market.

Although it is a market, it is still organized according to the "li", and there are distinctions between each other, and it is strictly forbidden to mix food: it means that the same kind of goods will be concentrated in one area, and they are not allowed to move around.

Just like the "Tongshang" and "Dahuo" in the south of Yudao.Food and clothing, raw materials needed by all walks of life, etc. are all concentrated here, and skilled craftsmen, butchers, and handyman coolies can all be hired here.

Li Chengzhi has already inquired about it, whether it is the eight stones used by Taoists for alchemy or the medicinal materials needed by the imperial court, they are all purchased from here.

One thing does not bother two masters, Li Chengzhi still hired the shop next to Jingle Temple, and the one who showed him the way was still the accountant who had seen the house.

Gao Zhan was at a loss, and asked left and right, but Li Chengzhi kept silent, only saying that he would let him know when he got to the place.

There are a lot of medicine sellers, and there are also shops that supply alchemy materials to temples directly under the Tao of Heavenly Masters, such as Taiping Temple and Chongxu Temple.

The exploration profession is not for nothing, and the mine safety supervision for several years is not for nothing. It is just that when he entered the first pharmacy, Li Chengzhi saw ammonium chloride at a glance.

The color is purplish red, a bit like amethyst, with a layer of sulfur attached to the surface. It looks like it was dug out from a mine, and its purity is extremely high.They are all fist-sized pieces, randomly piled up in the courtyard. It seems that there are a lot of them, and they are definitely not expensive.

After casually asking a few words, the clerk at the pharmacy said that the doctor called it gas sand, which can attack accumulation and dispel stagnation, and can also cure swelling, pain and carbuncle.The Taoist called it Zisha and Beitingsha, but he didn't know how to make alchemy.

Hearing "purple sand" and "qi sand", Li Chengzhi wanted to slap his forehead.Ge Hong's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription" and "Golden Elixir Neidan" have this thing, and Tao Hongjing's "Compendium of Materia Medica" also has it.But he never got in touch with ammonium chloride...

After asking a few words, Li Chengzhi gave Li Rui a wink, and Li Rui nodded secretly, indicating that he had remembered it.

In order to prevent leaks, Li Chengzhi will definitely not buy it.When we go back, we need to build a pool first. During the two days in between, Li Rui will buy a little in the way of ants moving house, and then secretly transport it back...

Asking questions while walking like this, it took almost two quarters before Li Chengzhi said to the shop boy: "Two thousand catties of high-grade nitrate powder!"

"What do you want this thing for?" Gao Zhan's eyes were as big as walnuts, "Alchemy...you want to sell elixir?"

I am making a bird, do you want an iron pill that can hear the sound?
To be prepared for danger in times of peace, it is natural to get some explosives and grenades in case of emergencies. The most important thing is that these things can be used to deceive people.

How can a unique business be envied by no one?There will definitely be people who will do everything possible to steal the secret recipe of ice making, and then use this thing as a cover.

Li Chengzhi asked with a smile: "Shall I stand on the city gate and shout?"

Gao Zhan was as anxious as a cat scratching, but he had to give in: "Yes, it is important to keep it secret!"

Summer is only so long, and if you sell it one day later, you will lose one day's money.Li Chengzhi didn't dare to delay any longer. As soon as the accountant had hired all the artisans and coolies, he took two thousand catties of nitrate powder and headed for Mangshan along the imperial road on the west side of the city wall.

The closer it is to Mang Mountain, the cooler it will be, and it is also a good place for dignitaries to cool off from the heat.Near the northwest corner of Guocheng, that is, to the west of Jinyong City, there is a piece of flat land two miles long and ten miles wide, which is the residence of the Yuan Clan and Zong Clan.

Officially known as Shouqiuli, commonly known as Wangzifang.The residences of Wang Yuanyong of Yingchuan, Yuanyue of Ruyang, and Princess Yuanying of Changle (Gao Meng's son-in-law's mansion) were all built here.Rich houses in Chongmen, Donghu connected houses, wind blowing from flying halls, fog from heavy buildings...everything is no worse than the mansions in Gaozhao, and the housing prices here are not lower than those in the inner city.

Naturally, Gao Zhan knew that the annual rent of one thousand gold might not even be able to rent a hut here, so he didn't care.But when the carriage bypassed Wangzifang, missed Jinyong City, and went straight eastward along the foot of Mang Mountain, the doubts on Gao Zhan's face became more and more serious.

"No wonder it's only a thousand gold, so you rented it in Taoshi?"

Tao City?

Li Chengzhi smiled and said nothing.

Although most of the people living there are coolies, renting a house with a size of more than ten acres for one thousand gold is still like telling a joke.

When the carriage turned north and went straight to Mang Mountain, the hairs all over Gao Zhan's body stood up: this is a cemetery for his mother, where else to go, could it be that he rented a private house?

After walking for another mile, Li Chengzhi pointed at the mansion: "Here, here it is!"

Gao Zhan stared at Li Chengzhi like a fool.

Graves are almost built on the steps of this gatehouse, and how many dead people are buried under this mansion?

How could such a fool spend a lot of money to build such a big house here?And Li Chengzhi, a fool who rented a cemetery for three years and three thousand gold?

Grandpa doesn't even want to tip money...

The dissatisfaction in my heart disappeared long ago, and instead I complained to Li Chengzhi: "Speak up... Even if you have to rent it, but this is a dirty, dilapidated and taboo place, how dare the eunuch ask for a thousand gold?" A hundred gold is too much..."

"Where do you have the effort to grind your teeth?"

A thousand gold can't buy a good heart, even if this house is so close to the inner city, the price of this thousand gold is really not expensive.Li Chengzhi felt that he had taken advantage of a lot.

He waved his hand nonchalantly, directed Lifu to unload the truck, then called the head craftsman over, and followed him to the attic in the courtyard.

Gao Zhan gasped, and followed closely.I feel that Li Chengzhi is even more powerful than him, and his daughter is not in his eyes?
With a pencil in one hand and a wooden ruler in the other, Li Chengzhi drew up the drawing in two or three strokes, and pointed to several gardens and said: "Build two ponds here...the small ponds should be high, and the soil should be at least five feet high, and the ponds should be built on top of the soil." : Two feet in radius and four feet in depth, the bottom and walls are paved with pottery bricks, and the joints are filled with raw lacquer.

Thirty built-in iron boxes, each box is two feet in diameter and four feet deep, and the four walls and bottom covers must be removable...

Three drains were built at the bottom of the small pool, and a large pool was built under the ditch: about an inch deep and ten feet in radius. The bottom and walls were also paved with clay bricks, and the joints were filled with raw lacquer.

A shed needs to be planted with pillars outside the small pond, and the roof needs to be erected with heavy-duty wood to form a dragon gate, and it must be detachable and reattachable..."

It's actually very simple: build a large pool and put dozens of iron boxes with good heat conduction in it.Both the pool and the iron box are filled with water, and then the clean cattle and sheepskin or clean cattle and sheep casings are wrapped with hot wax to prevent the ammonium water in the pool from polluting the clean water in the iron box.

When the ammonium water in the pool freezes, the clean water in the iron box will also freeze naturally.

It must also be separated with an iron box: although ammonium chloride is a medicine, it is also poisonous. Excessive intake can cause insanity and even coma...

After the water in the iron box freezes, lift it out with a pulley rope, smash the ice containing ammonium chloride in the pool, put it into a large pool and dry it in the sun, and the chloramine can be separated into crystals, which can be reused.

Li Chengzhi plans to build three such pools first.If there is no cloudy day, it is estimated that the ice can be released five times a day, which is almost two hundred square meters, or 16 catties.

Not to mention selling ice at a price of two cents a catty full of polished rice, half that, and selling it for only one penny, which is 16 yuan a day, which is exactly one thousand gold.

Li Chengzhi is not demanding, even if half of the ice melts, it will still be five hundred gold a day.Ammonium chloride can be reused, the biggest cost is labor and water, twenty gold a day is more than enough...

Craftsmen don't care so much, they do what the employer tells them to do.But Gao Zhan became more and more surprised the more he listened: Except for wine making, he never thought that such a large pond would be needed to make anything else.But winemaking needs to be fermented, and it is best to avoid exposure to the sun. Have you ever heard of one built outdoors?

Seeing that he was about to lose his temper, Li Chengzhi smiled, and went down the attic with his arms around Gao Zhan's shoulders: "Let Brother Zicheng see now, what business I asked you to do..."

If ordinary people hugged him, Gao Zhan would have punched him, but if it was Li Chengzhi, he didn't feel any discomfort.

One is pleasing to the eye, the other is that they will be relatives sooner or later, and the third is that Gao Zhan has always remembered the words in Gao Meng's letter: wild and unruly, arrogant...

Even the eldest brother always hates when he says it, and even Ruyang Wang Yuanyue hits him when he says it. What's wrong with being hugged by such a character?
After entering the room and asking Li Rui to guard his left and right sides, Li Chengzhi showed Gao Zhan what it means to "turn decay into magic..."

Nitrate powder was added to the bucket, and the water inside turned into ice crystals at a speed visible to the naked eye.In the end, although only a bucket of ice was frozen, Gao Zhan was still trembling in shock, his upper and lower teeth fighting: "Demon... demon method..."

In a moment of impatience, he actually connected the ice in the bucket with the cemetery outside the house and Mount Mang.

No wonder Li Chengzhi wants to rent a house in the cemetery...

Demon your sister?
Li Chengzhi glared at him, and said in a low voice: "What kind of magic spell is Taoism at most? Have you seen "36 Volts of Water" in "Baopuzi": "Nitrate is mixed with amalgam, and it turns into silver frost under the stone... ...', that's the thing."

Gao Zhan was startled and said, "You still say it's not alchemy?"

"Refine yourself, this is ice, ice..."

Li Chengzhi wanted to go crazy, so he grabbed a pack of nitrous powder and stuffed it into his hand: "You can do it, come on..."

"Really...really?"

"Can there be any fakes? You'll know when you go back to your house... Let's talk about the business first..." Li Chengzhi pointed to the bucket and said, "If I produce [-] catties of ice a day, and the price is only one yuan per catty, how much can you sell every day?" ?”

selling ice?

Looking at the ice flowers in the bucket, Gao Zhan suddenly realized: So what Li Chengzhi produces is ice?
How is it possible to produce [-] catties per day?
But when he thought of the pond that Li Chengzhi asked the craftsmen to make, Gao Zhan suddenly realized: the so-called one hundred thousand catties is only more than five thousand buckets (measuring device, about 10000 ml), and more than 500 dendrobiums (one dendrobium ten buckets)...

Gao Zhan thought for a long time before hesitating: "A jin is a coin, and a bucket is [-] Wen... It's not expensive... But I don't know if there are so many people in Beijing who can afford it?"

Gao Zhan was not unreasonable to worry.

This thing is only about the size of a schoolbag, and it can last for an hour or two if it is slowed down. Ordinary people will definitely not be able to use it, and even officials of the seventh or eighth rank may not be willing to use it every day.

So although it is rare, it is not necessarily easy to sell.

"Who told you to sell the whole thing?"

Li Chengzhi laughed lightly, then pondered, "It will take three or two days to wait for the pool to be built, and then I will teach you how to sell the ice by the catty by catty.

Right now, you should do a few things first: send your Gao family to defend the house... Although this ice is made of nitrate, there are other secrets in it, otherwise it will be difficult to make ice, so you must not leak the secret, otherwise you will become a big family business..."

"It's natural!" Gao Zhan nodded heavily.

"Secondly, to prevent leakage of secrets, you still need to use your Gao's domestic servants for the core process, roughly 50 to [-] people are enough.

The third is of course production and sales. Brother Zicheng picks out some smart and loyal ones when he returns home, and let me know when he picks them up. I will teach them personally... Fourth..."

Li Chengzhi pondered for a while, and said very solemnly: "This is profiteering, in order not to fall into the trap, everything must be arranged in advance...

After you return home, you can ask Gao Sikong to see if ten taxes and one tax are feasible.If you think it is low, you can pay one tax for five, but the maximum cannot exceed [-]%, otherwise there will be no profit..."

"Do you still have to pay taxes?"

Gao Zhan's face was full of disbelief.He almost wanted to say: Do you know that my surname is Gao, my father is Gao Zhao, my sister is the queen, and my brother-in-law is the emperor...

Seeing Li Chengzhi's eyes staring at him like arrows, without any sign of compromise, Gao Zhan said helplessly: "But the tax of ten is too heavy, and the price of selling grain and rice is only one for thirty..."

As soon as I heard it, I knew that Gao Zhan had never understood people's livelihood: no matter how poor the imperial court was, they would not dare to impose heavy taxes on food, otherwise the price of food would skyrocket, and it would be tantamount to forcing the people to rebel...

Li Chengzhi didn't point it out, and said with a soft smile: "Don't be too greedy, the long-term way of flowing water is the long-term way, and it can ensure that you and I can make a living every year, so it doesn't matter if the tax is heavier, just treat it as serving the country. Divide your worries..."

Gao Zhan wanted to swear when he heard it: How can anyone think too much money is too hot?

On the other hand, there are so many high officials in the huge imperial court, when will it be your turn, a sesame official from the seventh rank?
Isn't Li Chengzhi stupid?

Unable to guess what Gao Zhan was thinking, Li Chengzhi just smiled.

The emperor blatantly cut off the leeks of officials and scholars, which shows how shameless and poor the court is?
Dare to confess?

Believe it or not, before the money you earn is warm enough, the emperor will be able to take this business into national ownership?

The ice making this time was considered asking for directions, and Li Chengzhi had already thought about it: the emperor really dared to be so shameless, so don't blame him for pulling his salary from the bottom of the pot and making the secret recipe public.

Don't want him to invent anything new in the future.Li Chengzhi will definitely only refine his glass beads secretly, and then let Li Song and Li Liang come to Luoyang pretending to be Hu traders...

PS: Sorry for the lateness.As long as the information on weights and measures is used, people can find out the explosion. The system of the Northern and Southern Dynasties is too chaotic...

(End of this chapter)