I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 112

"Wait, was this also the kind of silver you paid to the old imperial physician for the consultation?" Lu Guan grabbed a fifty-liang silver ingot from Shen Xiaoye's bag.

Shen Xiaoye shook her head and said, "No, what you gave him was the official silver you asked someone to pay for the gauze.

Is there anything wrong with this silver? We received a hundred taels of silver note from the Li family, five hundred and seventy-two taels of silver, each of fifty taels, and had them all checked by the silver shop. "

"No, no, I thought you were going to give me fifty taels.

It will be too much money to ask him for this amount of money every time in the future." Lu Guan was shocked.

Shen Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief. "The Taoist priest has instructed me. It's just 10 taels for the consultation fee, and the medicine and acupuncture are paid separately."

"If it's okay, I'll take it!" Shen Cungeng's heartbeat was speeding up and down, and he quickly left with the Taoist priest.

The remaining three people sat in the slightly cool living room which only had a charcoal basin. In a few moments they moved to the west wing and sat on the warm kang.

After listening to Shen Xiaoye's request, Lu Guan thought for a moment and said, "You didn't ask for a name, so I can't match it up."

"She has to first confirm whether you can use your connections." Shen Changsui explained.

Lu Guan said: "It's still possible, after all, my uncle is still here, and some of the soldiers he brought back this time are from the garrison there.

The premise is that his goods cannot contain any iron objects. Of course, since he was not detained at the time, there is no problem. "

Shen Xiaoye: "Then I'll write him a letter back?"

"Two days later is fine." Lu Guan didn't care.

Shen Xiaoye said: "It's better to do it as soon as possible. Businessmen are fighting for time."

Shen Changsui nodded, "Maybe in the afternoon, let Gengge inform him after lunch.

But, Lu Guan, you don't have to go back home today?"

“No, I’ll live here from now on.

Xuan Shen and Guard Chen will move my things here later. It's just that the money is a little tight, Shen Xiaoye, let's do a business." Lu Guan was too lazy to face his cousin's hypocrisy.

When he mentioned it, Shen Xiaoye thought of something she had forgotten for a long time: "Cotton?"

“That’s right, after the cotton harvest this year, all the new cotton will be stored in the farm.

Come back and give me an estimate of the price. Without money, you can't do anything." The reason why Lu Guan was willing to meet Miao Dongjia was to give him a thank-you gift. He was too poor.

Shen Xiaoye took out a banknote from the space and said, "This is the five hundred taels I borrowed from you last time."

"I don't mean to urge you. Besides, this money belongs to my uncle and I can't touch it." Having said that, he still accepted it.

Shen Xiaoye felt relieved. Now that all her foreign debts had been paid off, all she had left was to make money.

She said, "I heard that you can inherit the position and you will have a salary in two years."

“No, if I don’t get first place in the national discipline by the end of the year, I won’t be able to take it in the future.

I hope that the map that Shen Heng and I drew this time can attract attention, so that I can use it to make a military map and make a contribution. "After all, Lu Guan has served in the military, so he can draw a sand table map.

"But salary is a fixed thing. What matters is liquid money." Lu Guan threw a handful of peanuts into the charcoal brazier.

He then asked, "Are you interested in doing the matchmaking business? The market prices of charcoal and coal are not cheap."

Shen Xiaoye turned her head to look at her uncle, but the latter couldn't see her and only said, "I'm interested, but can you support it?"

The blow was so profound that Lu Guan was speechless for a long time.

"If we are summoned by the emperor, we will bring a coal stove as an offering, and I think we can do it." As he said this, he slapped the silver bills he had just put away on the table.

He said, "Let's buy some coal slag and soil. We can adjust the proportions ourselves. At the same time, we can find someone to make clay coal briquette stoves. We can learn from Shen Xiaoye and promote it to ordinary people. Is it feasible to earn some money first?"

Shen Changsui asked him, "Have you checked whether there is anyone in Beijing who can make big round coal balls?

There is no shortage of firewood in Jiuli Village, but I have never seen anyone using it. People in the county mostly use charcoal and firewood."

Lu Guan was stunned: "No, does it have any impact?

No, didn’t people in ancient times also have coal briquettes? Why haven’t I heard of them? "

"I haven't heard of it either. Isn't coal a modern product?" Shen Xiaoye spread her hands, indicating that she didn't know either.

Shen Changsui said: "If there is, it's very cheap. The coal briquettes we make are too expensive and don't sell well.

I accidentally read an article introducing coal briquettes, which said that too much firewood was cut down around major cities, resulting in a very high price for dry firewood.

Charcoal is so expensive that even well-off families cannot afford it, and mined coal is not something that everyone can afford.

As a result, some people gradually used the lever principle to mix coal slag and loess and shake the sieve to make large round coal balls. "

"I'll go ask Mr. Bai about this." Lu Guan slapped his thigh, then slid off the kang and ran to the gatehouse.

Shen Xiaoye asked: "Uncle doesn't want him to do this business?"

“No, I just asked him to do a good investigation and not to bet all his money on impulse.

After this thing is made, it will squeeze the living space of charcoal merchants, and he will have to be able to withstand it.

You know, those who can mine coal are not ordinary people. In the capital, a piece of tile falling can hit a relative of the emperor. "If he can make money safely, Shen Changsui will not want to make trouble for everyone.

Shen Xiaoye quickly turned the peanuts with tongs, "The old imperial physician said that your injury will require at least a month of acupuncture and internal and external medication.

Can I bring the cloth from home and sell it door-to-door in various workshops?" She couldn't sit still and also wanted to go home to visit.

“When grandpa comes to the capital, he may not be able to find where we live.

Also, I want to sell two horses and keep only one for driving the carriage." There were four horses in total, one of which was ridden away by Taoist Qingxi.

Shen Changsui thought for a moment and said, "Keep it. When you have a chance to get a good horse, you can sell it later."

While the two were talking, Lu Guan came back and said excitedly: "No, at least Mr. Bai said he had never heard of it.

Shen Heng, give it a try. At worst we can use it ourselves. You see it’s so cold, just heating the kang won’t do.

I'm not good at doing business outside, so just accompany me through it, okay?"

"Then go buy a cart of coal first, and then draw the coal-briquetting equipment and the stove." Shen Changsui did not object to his small-scale experiment.

Lu Guan picked up the banknote and said, "Okay, let's go now.

By the way, I'll walk around the street and ask about big coal briquettes."

"A cart of coal doesn't cost that much money." Shen Xiaoye took out some change for him.

He grabbed it without hesitation and asked, "You carry so much money with you, aren't you afraid that your family will check your accounts?"

"I have already informed my aunt. It is common to bring plenty of money when going on a long journey." Just as Shen Xiaoye finished speaking, he heard footsteps in the yard, and they were quite hurried.

As soon as she and Lu Guangang left the house, Guard Chen came from the main room and said, "Fourth Young Master, the palace wants to question you and Master Shen.

She followed me all the way from home to here.”

Lu Guan was startled and immediately went back to the house and asked, "Shen Heng, we have to go and check ourselves."

Shen Changsui remained calm, "You are the one who should be checked the most."

"Ah?" Lu Guan lowered his head and examined himself.