She makes money by carrying large bags to raise cubs!

Chapter 166
"My lord, the pier outside the city has been built, when are you going to have a look?"

Qi Hongxi rubbed his hands and said.

For the past three months of presiding over the construction of the wharf, Qi Hongxi has received twenty taels of silver per month, which made Qi Hongxi feel very guilty. Therefore, for nearly three months, after the office was dismissed, he would go to the wharf to personally supervise the work. He would reprimand people without hesitation. Under his conscientious supervision, Qi Hongxi can guarantee that this pier will never cut corners, and will absolutely guarantee quality and quantity, and it will be used for hundreds of years without any problems.

After hearing Qi Hongxi's report, Lu Weimang felt happy, "Come on, let's go to the pier to have a look. If it's really good, I'll give you the work of a supervisor here."

Qi Hongxi was overjoyed, and the two rode out of the city. Seeing the crowds gradually increasing in the city, they sighed, "Lord Lu is indeed a well-known economic minister in the court. He has only been in our Jincheng for three months. Our Jincheng Visibly bustling. A few days ago, I received my lord's salary and went home to visit relatives. I saw that the people in the country were also busy, and every household was busy spinning. The faces of the villagers were no longer numb and bitter, but there was hope. My mother, who has never been out of the village in her life, is now earning money, and even made an exception to come to the city to visit me with food and vegetables. Mr. Lu has made great contributions, which is admirable."

Listening to Qi Hongxi's flattery, and seeing people in linen clothes wandering around the city, shopping, Lu Weimang was also happy in his heart, and waved his hands, "Where is this? Once the five-color roof is built, the good days for our Jincheng will really come!"

Qi Hongxi didn't understand, but it didn't hinder his admiration for Lu Weimang, "Your official must do his best."

Lu Weimang and Qi Hongxi came to the pier, which has changed from a flat and desolate river beach to a popular gathering place. There are clever people here to sell food and tea, and there are also many workers here to pack the remaining stones and wood. , Lu Weimang stepped onto the pier, looked at the gentle river on both sides, and turned to look at Qi Hongxi, "We in Jincheng lack officials, and people of high rank need to be appointed by the imperial court. Appointed by selection. Now that our wharf has been built, you can nominate one person to be a lock officer, and he will be in charge of scheduling the ships at the wharf. This lock officer doesn’t need to be talented, he only needs to be able to read and write, and he should be kind.”

After hearing this, Qi Hongxi went through several candidates in his mind, "My lord, the head catcher Xie is good at everything, and should be qualified for the position of gate officer. To transfer Lao Xie over, we only need to choose one of the catchers below to be promoted to head catcher. Just add a few more catch blocks."

Lu Weimang nodded and waved his hands, "You can figure it out."

Seeing that the lord trusts him so much, Qi Hongxi is happy in his heart, "Yes, my lord, I must ask Lao Xie to do his job with all his heart."

After seeing the pier, Lu Weimang took Qi Hongxi to a high place in the north of Jincheng City. It is said to be a mountain, but it is not high, but the terrain is relatively high, so Lu Weimang was selected by Lu Weimang to build Jincheng Grocery Store. Grocery store, but on a large scale.In Lu Weimang's plan, Yongzhou connects the east and the west, leaving the Yumen Pass to the west, which is the vast land of the Western Regions, where there are all kinds of gems and wines. When Jincheng develops here, there will definitely be caravans from the Western Regions and Dagan, so She plans to list the best-selling products in the east and west, including Jincheng's local wool thread and colored glaze, in the Jincheng grocery store for caravans to choose from.

Therefore, this grocery store must be built wide and eye-catching. After Lu Weimang shared his idea with Qi Hongxi, Qi Hongxi, who already had supervisory experience, patted his chest and promised, "As long as the money is in place, we will start working at both ends." , to save the construction period, only the five-color glazed roof needs to be eye-catching, and I am afraid that at least three floors must be built. In this way, the ancillary house next to it can be completed in one or two months, and the main house here may take three months."

Lu Weimang nodded, "You are considered to be experienced, tell the people who built the wharf that as long as they can introduce experts to start construction here, the construction period will be doubled ten days earlier, and the wages will be doubled one month earlier! Tell them not to hold their own and waste time. I need to finish before the weather gets cold!"

Qi Hongxi thought in his heart that it was already the beginning of September, although Jincheng had no extreme heat in summer and no severe cold in winter because of the mountains and rivers, but other places would be cold.So the adult's request is to try to complete the work before the end of October.

After looking at the grocery store plan given by Lu Weimang for a while, the plan is actually very simple. It is not as complicated as the pier. It is a whole row of spacious and tall bungalows. The main house in the middle needs three floors. Moreover, the location of the doors and windows is very wide, which is different from ordinary houses in the city.

After thinking about it in his heart, Qi Hongxi nodded, "Don't worry, my lord, I will invite three groups of people to come over at the same time, start work at the same time, and find all the carpenters from ten miles and eight towns, and lay the doors and windows in advance, so that when the main and auxiliary houses are built, it will be as simple as possible." Doors and windows can be installed right away, saving time.”

This is the convenience for local people to do things. If Lu Weimang presided over the construction by herself, it would be a problem for her to find someone.

"Well, you decide, let everyone in the yamen follow suit, your monthly salary will not change, you should go to Xiaoqiu to get the money."

Hearing the money again, Qi Hongxi was no longer as embarrassed as before, and thanked frankly, "More adults."

The "extra money" he earned in the past few months not only relieved him in the life of the IOU, but also supported his brothers in the family. After seeing the benefits of money, Qi Hongxi is full of energy at the moment.

After thinking about the work at hand, the wool thread has collected several thousand catties, and the purchase is still going on. The eye-catching glazed roof has also been explained, and the construction has started. The pier has also been prepared in advance. Everything is ready. details.

Lu Weimang summoned Xiaoqiu, "Xiaoxia's wool is almost harvested. Is there a cloth shop in our store or a similar shop with a cloth dyer? Please come to Jincheng to dye the wool."

Lu Weimang's staff is relatively concentrated, only the snowflake salt shop and Qionglai's Chashan and fried tea masters, but Lu Steward has also bought some shops with the public treasury of the Lu Mansion over the years, and there are also many silk and garment tea shops under his command.

In Xiaoqiu's hands, there is no shortage of talents from all walks of life in the Huo Mansion property.

Xiaoqiu thought about the shops in Fuzhong, "Jincheng is not very impressive here, our Huo family has a cloth shop in Tianshui, let me let them send cloth dyers here first. The serious cloth dyers are of course friends from Zhili and Jiangnan. , I will use the carrier pigeon to notify the other side, so that they will also send the master, but the time may be slower."

Lu Weimang was overjoyed, "Don't be afraid to slow down, our grocery store will not open for more than two months, let them be careful on the road, and don't rush too much."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xiaoqiu took the order and left.

Lu Weimang came to the backyard of the Huo Mansion again, where her glazed stove was.

Liuli is a product that is destined to attract the attention of big businessmen. Lu Weimang has used it for refining since the beginning, and he has been in the mansion the whole time, without revealing it in the slightest.

"how?"

When Lu Weimang came to the backyard, the swordsmith of the Huo family's family looked excited at the moment, "Ma'am, this iron can be melted to make swords, but I didn't expect this sand to be melted to make things. I will follow your instructions, At the beginning, they were all made into flat plates of uniform size, no, when I first came here, I made the glass cups, glass vases and other things you mentioned, and see if it is what you imagined."

The swordsmith brought Lu Weimang to the room next to the glazed furnace. The sun was shining today. As soon as Lu Weimang entered the room, he was dazzled by the many colorful glazed bottles.

"Ma'am, look, this is the first trial product I made. It is a pot-bellied vase. Because it is the first time I make it, the color is uneven, blue and purple. If it is not for the rare glass, I must make it It cannot be smashed. Next, after gaining some experience, I made plum vases, Guanyin statues, pear pots, and a small drum nail wash. You can give it to the young master and put it in the study."

Lu Weimang looked dumbfounded. Was this exquisite shape and color distribution really made by this strong swordsmith?

"What a clever hand!"

Lu Weimang gave a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)