met free Chapter 207 Visiting the Guan Family
Chapter 207 Visiting the Guan Family
Yuxiu came out of the palace contentedly, discussed some things with the old princess, and then went straight back to the mansion.
The making of the coal stove was left to the people in the village. Although it had started snowing in the past few days, there were still many people outside busy with their lives.
Xu Qinghe was going to the farm with the blueprints. Yuxiu was a little worried, so she followed him to take a look.
Hearing that the host had arranged something new, those who had free time because they no longer had to make the kang were very excited.
"Why should we be afraid of snow? We have enough food and warm clothes every day, and we will feel uncomfortable if we don't do some work."
"Yeah, and besides, if we really get busy, we won't feel cold at all. We might even be sweating."
"If we can do this right outside our home without having to travel far, we women can also lend a hand..."
After listening to Xu Qinghe's brief account, everyone in the village was eager to get started.
There happened to be a family who had worked in the kiln before, so Xu Qinghe asked them to come out and work as a small manager and took over the samples he had brought with him.
When steam came out of the small pot on top of the coal stove, everyone understood the working principle of the coal stove.
"This is not difficult. There is loess in the back mountain. We can build an earthen kiln in the leeward place and put up a few rows of sheds. Anyway, we have a lot of manpower in the village. If everyone lends a hand, it won't be a difficult task."
The man who spoke looked like a very simple guy. Everyone called him Liu Laosan, and he was the manager just appointed by Xu Qinghe.
According to Liu Laosan himself, in his early years he helped people burn kilns in his hometown with a few brothers. Later, they encountered a famine and could not survive, so everyone had to go their separate ways.
"Then you guys can handle this matter. If you need anything, just go to the city and buy it. Then ask Dazhu to go to the account office to withdraw money."
Xu Qinghe explained the matter and then looked at Li Qingshi and other managers and said:
"I'm not afraid to tell you that this black thing is called honeycomb coal. The court is now rushing to make it. We have to hurry up and make our coal stoves. When the time comes, we'll sell them together with the honeycomb coal. When I'm not around, you have to cooperate well. There must be no mistakes..."
He was stating the interests involved first. If any of these people dared to have any ulterior motives, they would have to think twice when they heard the word "imperial court".
"Master, rest assured, we will not be negligent in the slightest and will make sure everything is done perfectly."
Several managers made promises to Xu Qinghe, and the others also looked serious. Since they had chosen to be servants, they would of course give priority to the tasks assigned by their master.
This time, Yuxiu brought two kinds of samples. One is a single-burner coal stove, which can hold up to two pieces of honeycomb coal. The other is a three-burner coal stove, which looks much larger and can hold up to six pieces of honeycomb coal.
Compared with a single-burner coal stove, a three-burner coal stove is more suitable for use in restaurants or snack shops.
The fire is strong and the burning time is long. The stove is bigger and the big pot on it can hold more food, which can be slowly stewed on it. It is more convenient and practical than commonly used charcoal.
After explaining everything, Xu Qinghe and Yuxiu went to another farm.
They are all servants of the Xu family, so of course they have to be treated equally when something happens. It's not good to favor one over the other and make people feel uncomfortable.
The two farms on both sides were not very far away, and after some discussion, it was decided that Boss Yang would take his men out every day to work at the farm here.
In this way, the Xu family took on the task of making the coal stove. Later, Yuxiu was still a little curious and went to the mine again the next day.
It's true that Prince Qi Siyuan is quite proactive. In just two days, a tall shed has been built on the side of the mine, on the hillside where the coal ash was dumped before.
The method of making honeycomb briquettes is very simple. Yuxiu took a look from a distance and found that these people were working in an efficient manner. In a short while, they made rows of neatly stacked honeycomb briquettes.
The coal ashes were originally waste materials, and the yellow mud was free of charge. Of course, the people above took it very seriously and directly transferred a lot of people to do the work.
Making honeycomb coal is easier than digging coal. Those who are transferred here are those who perform well and are obedient on weekdays, like the brothers of the Xu family. There is no place for them.
On the contrary, if these people were transferred here to make honeycomb coal, there would be fewer people in other places, and Xu Qinghai's family would have more things to do.
Unexpectedly, there would be such an unexpected gain. Yuxiu looked at the family who were as tired as dead dogs and couldn't help laughing.
Because there were many people in the village and everyone was good at their work, Yuxiu also secretly went over to check it out. She found that these people were very reliable and the coal stoves they made were not much different from the samples.
So she felt relieved and just waited to make more honeycomb coal and coal stoves, and then she could take them to the capital to sell them.
After falling heavily for several days, the heavy snow finally stopped.
The gray sunlight shining on the snow made the people happy.
Some need to replenish daily necessities, some need to see a doctor and get medicine, or some need to find a way out of lack of food at home...
Anyway, everyone put on their thick clothes at home and went out, making the originally quiet streets soon lively again.
The snow this time was similar to that of previous years, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. Fortunately, Qi Siyuan only told the emperor that he had received the news, but did not reveal the source of the news. Even if there were any mistakes, the Yuxiu family would not suffer any losses.
The emperor of the time was a wise ruler. Even if there was no snowstorm in the end, he would only feel very fortunate and would not hold the person who spread the news accountable.
In front of Guan’s mansion.
"Please, please go in and inform him. We have something very important to tell Master Guan..."
Xu Linzhi knelt on the ground very weakly, begging the Guan family of Guan Mansion continuously.
Her brothers also followed behind with their heads lowered.
"Get out of here, everyone. Our young master is such a precious person, you guys can't just go and see him whenever you want."
The Guan family's steward was a middle-aged man who looked very shrewd. At this moment, facing the family begging in front of the mansion, a flash of disgust flashed across his eyes.
"Come here, the rest of you stay here and beat them out if they dare to take a step forward."
"I obey, little one!"
A group of servants armed with sticks and other things rushed over and stood in a neat row in front of the mansion gate, all looking at the Xu family's people with unfriendly eyes.