behind me is the earth.

Chapter 148 146. Ruan Tang's Career

In the scorching summer of July, the farmers have finished harvesting the wheat, and the barn is filled with heavy grain.

It is also full of granaries in Qingcheng Town.

mid-July.

The news of the establishment of the Longyou Chamber of Commerce spread throughout Qingshui County like a gust of wind.

Most of the merchants in Qingshui County have joined this chamber of commerce. Even if they are not merchants in the textile industry, their black eyes can't see the silver. Seeing that there is money to be made here, they are like cats who smell fishy, ​​and they all join in. come over.

However, the current Longyou Chamber of Commerce is just a loose organization, a move arranged by Ren Pingsheng in advance, and the various companies are more likely to exchange news about the upstream and downstream of the textile industry in the Longyou Teahouse in Qingcheng Town.

In late July, the war in Yinshan County broke out brazenly. After the fierce battles, both sides were red-eyed!
Therefore, the battlefield did not even follow the rules to set aside time for both sides to dispose of their own corpses, and a large-scale rebellion broke out, and then the fighting on the Yinshan battlefield subsided a little.

The strong city of Yinshan County was hard to break, and it became a protracted war of attrition.

The news spread to Qingcheng Town, causing brief turmoil, and the situation was quickly stabilized under the continuous publicity of the Propaganda Section of the Town Yamen.

And this propaganda on the battlefield of public opinion has also tempered the team of the Propaganda Section, giving them specific experience in dealing with public opinion, rumors and other issues.

"Is there any news today?"

In the morning, Ruan Tang went to her favorite food stall and asked the shopkeeper while waiting for the bean curd.

During this period of time, the cloud of war hangs over the earth, and she has been paying attention.

After the war is really approaching, it is related to everyone's wealth and life, and it is a frightening and real sense of oppression.

Even she, a time traveler, was not immune.

"no."

The owner is a young couple.Although the war is close at hand, under the guidance of the Propaganda Section, the current environment of Qingcheng Town is stable and prosperous as a whole, and they don't have any deep feelings.

The husband couldn't help taking a peek at Ruan Tang, and quietly dug out a small spoonful of sugar for her: "However, outside of our Qingcheng town, many people can no longer bear the torture, and their families have moved south!"

"what happened?"

Ruan Tang asked curiously.

"It is said that most of the grain that has just been harvested in the field has been snatched away by the county guards!

The remaining food, not to mention eating it until next year, can't even survive the winter! "

The wife snatched the bean curd from her husband and put it on the small square table behind Ruan Tang.

Ruan Tang asked: "I can't survive anymore, is there no one to resist?"

"What's the point of resisting? Those servants all go with soldiers, and those who dare to resist will be beaten severely and get nothing.

Now, many people in Qingshui County have hid in our Qingcheng Town in order to avoid those wolves, tigers and leopards! "

said the wife.

"Ah? Isn't Qingcheng Town also in Qingshui County?"

Ruan Tang asked curiously.

The husband said proudly: "Our Qingcheng Town is different from other places. In our Qingcheng Town, there is the mayor of Qingtian, and there is a regiment with strong soldiers and horses. The county lord in Qingshui County dare not extend his hand to Qingcheng Town. Come!
Our Qingcheng Town not only does not impose excessive taxes like other places, but also exempts all other miscellaneous taxes except the regular tax. "

Ruan Tang took a spoon and ate the sweet bean curd in the bowl, suddenly she was very curious about the mayor of Qingcheng Town.

"What's the name of our mayor?"

"Hmm... I don't know."

The couple shook their heads.

"Oh."

Ruan Tang didn't think much about it.

When she was on Earth, she didn't know the name of the mayor of her hometown, nor did she know the name of the county magistrate.

After eating and drinking, Ruan Tang returned to her small yard.

This small courtyard now belongs to her.

Ruan Tang, who sold the wall clock, has transformed into a rich woman with more than 80 taels of silver in her hands, which made her look forward to the future.

Pushing open the door, the yard has become full.

However, although there are many things, the classification is very clear. All kinds of tools and materials are placed in fixed places, obediently waiting for her to use them at any time.

"Aunt Zhao!"

She saw a woman with a big arm and a round waist, sitting under the eaves, holding a pipe and smoking dry tobacco.The appearance of swallowing clouds and fog caused a cloud of smoke to float in the yard.

This is a helper she hired a few days ago to help her with some physical work.

"Girl, you are back."

Aunt Zhao stood up, knowing that Ruan Tang didn't like the smell of cigarettes, she quickly extinguished the cigarette pouch in her hand.

"Ah."

Ruan Tang nodded, and said: "You first move the sand to the side of the furnace, and burn the glass later.

I will assemble the wall clock first and send it to Baiqiao Pavilion at the end of the month. "

When selling the wall clock to Baiqiao Pavilion before, after some bargaining, the store readily gave a hundred taels of silver, and promised to continue to buy Ruan Tang's wall clock at the price of a hundred taels of silver.

After several contacts, she felt that the people in Baiqiao Pavilion were very real, and the money she made was very comfortable.

The first time is raw and the second time is familiar, and the remanufacturing of wall clocks is also a familiar way.

On the workbench, a beautifully carved wall clock was quickly assembled by her.After adjusting the time according to the wall clock hanging on the wall of her house, the hands started to "dat da da" when the strings were fully wound. After about ten minutes, she judged that the hands of the wall clock were moving very stably, and then she set the new clock. wall clock hanging on the wall.

After a few days of calibration and no problems, it can be sent to Baiqiao Pavilion at the end of the month.

Then, Ruan Tang changed clothes, put on a leather apron, put on gloves and went to the side of the furnace, prepared raw materials such as silica sand, soda, lime, etc., and started to turn on the blower with the help of Aunt Zhao. The glass is fired in a high temperature furnace.

She plans to replace all the window paper in her home with flat glass that can provide better lighting and keep warm in winter.

After that, create a workshop around the glass.

She thinks that transparent glass should have a great market in this world.

"Aunt Zhao, in the afternoon, go and buy me some copper. Then go to the blacksmith's shop and buy some iron ingots."

While firing the glass, Ruan Tang did not forget to ask Aunt Zhao.

"Okay girl."

Aunt Zhao nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, girl, tonight there is a free play by Qixinshe on the middle street. I heard it's very lively. Would you like to go see it?"

Aunt Zhao asked.

"No, I still have work to do tonight."

Ruan Tang shook his head and said.

A busy day passed quickly, and Aunt Zhao looked at pieces of crystal-clear glass erected in the corner.

She was still in shock.

Such ordinary sand was turned into priceless crystal-like glass by the girl's skillful hands!

"What a wonderful woman!"

When Aunt Zhao went out, she was still sighing.

"Miss Ruan made more than a dozen pieces of glass today, and bought more than 20 catties of copper and iron ingots."

Aunt Zhao reported what she saw and heard today to a young recorder, and she recorded the content in a notebook.

(End of this chapter)