Chapter Seventy-Nine: Can You Make Friendships When Doing Business?
After the Fusu thing is done, Hanzhou will create a new era of printing and dyeing.
She wanted to find someone to do joinery, so she walked two streets and found out that there was a person surnamed Xia in the alley in front of her who had good craftsmanship.
When I arrived at the man's house, the man surnamed Xia was working. Han Zhou smiled at the man and squatted down to watch him work. The man nodded, didn't speak, just focused on his work. There were also sawdust floating on his eyebrows and hair, even on his eyelashes.
"Master, you have a blanket on your mouth and nose, or you won't get old, your respiratory tract will be bad."
The man: "Huh? With a sigh, he put down the work in his hand and smiled, "You have a point, the master also said so, that is, he forgot about the work when he picked it up." ”
"It's just a matter of habit."
"Hmm. Is there something wrong with the girl? ”
"Heh, I want to ask the master for a favor and make a few things like stamps."
Master Xia was stunned for a moment, what is this? Why don't you find someone who specializes in seal carving?
Han Zhou smiled and drew on the ground, explaining her intentions as she painted.
What she wants to do is carved wooden rollers and wood blocks, and the patterns on the wooden rollers and wood blocks are yang-engraved, that is, letterpress, and in order to be easy to operate, these things need to be equipped with handles. She drew the patterns, all very simple, solid circles, hollow circles, small squares, hearts and stars, and groups of wavy lines, these things can also be combined in different sizes, and they look a little different.
As soon as she said it, the master understood. The block of wood is also a large seal, and the pattern is very simple, and he has done it completely. It is better to use the shaft of the wooden roller of iron, which is easy to use and stronger. Hanzhou said that it was no problem, and she went to the blacksmith again.
The two agreed on the size, determined the pattern and combination again, and it was settled.
Hanzhou said that it would be better if the master could engrave words. Master Xia said disdainfully, what kind of text, in my eyes, there is only a picture, as long as the picture is given, there is nothing that cannot be engraved. Han Zhou smiled, what the master said was right.
She also wrote on the cross-section of a piece of wood that people like such as blessing, longevity, happiness, joy, wealth, and auspiciousness.
After saying this, Han Zhou told the master again that these don't need to be painted, and it is not good to dip the paint when they are painted.
After paying the deposit, Hanzhou said goodbye, and the next stop was to go to the blacksmith shop.
The blacksmith shop also found the one that made wax knives last time, and the master had strong comprehension ability, did the work carefully, and delivered it in a timely manner. Sometimes Han Zhou thinks that he doesn't know if he can order some weapons, such as daggers and the like. Now that I think about it, she didn't listen carefully when Lao Chen talked about firearms, otherwise, maybe she could have transformed a hidden weapon that fired marbles.
When the master saw that it was her again, he stood up and said hello. This girl doesn't know what to do this time.
Han Zhou still found a piece of charcoal, painted on the wall, and told the master the size after painting, especially explaining that it should be deducted alive, because different wooden rollers had to be loaded and unloaded.
As soon as the master heard it, he understood, this girl is so smart, why couldn't people think of such a method before?
After saying this, Han Zhou remembered that there was another thing that he also needed, and that was an iron. The fabrics of kudzu, linen, and cotton are very wrinkled after tie-dyeing, and they don't look good when hung up, and they will look quite scratchy after ironing.
How? She thought for a while, and drew another picture on the wall, which was basically a large iron stone with a pointed end, and the inside was empty, so that charcoal could be placed, and a lid was added to it, and a handle could be placed on it, so that it could be carried.
The master looked at it and understood, either for heating or ironing clothes.
The two of them had their heads on their heads and discussed together, but they didn't know that one of them stood by and watched for a long time. The man had an unfathomable smile on his face, and if a child saw it, he would be overwhelmed.
Han Zhou got up to leave, and was meeting this person. That smile made Han Zhou stunned for a moment, this person seemed to be a little familiar.
The man smiled and said, "Girl, have we met?" ”
Han Zhou thought about it, isn't this person in civilian clothes Zhao Gao of the CRRC Mansion? He didn't bring a knife today, and he didn't have the majesty of the mulberry garden party, which made people want to come at once.
Since people spoke first, it's not good to pretend not to know.
"Sir, but is Lord Zhao of the CRRC Mansion?"
"Hehe, I haven't seen you for a long time, but the girl still remembers. Good memory. ”
"The gentleman praised it falsely. It's hard not to remember Mr.'s majesty, but Mr. still remembers a little woman, so it's not easy. ”
"Hehehehehe, the girl is really good at talking. Is the girl done? ”
"Ah, it's almost, make some household things, the master's work is good, and I have to come often in the future. ,”
"Oh."
"Mr. is busy in advance, the little woman is going to leave, don't delay Mr.'s work."
"Oh."
Zhao Gao nodded, smiling meaninglessly. Han Zhou Fu turned around and pulled the horse away.
His Xiao Hanzhou saw it and knew that it must be unusual for this person to greet him today. However, I didn't bother to think about it. It must have been Hu Hai's beating that let him know.
If you know, you'll know. How can it be? If the master does not teach, he can only let others teach.
It's just that in the future, I have to prevent this teacher and student from making it bad.
Zhao Gao looked at the back that turned away, and snorted in his nose. This "hum" carried a sense of dissatisfaction, and the master who was working next to him paused for a moment, then pretended to fetch something, stood up and rummaged through the toolbox.
Of course, Zhao Gao is dissatisfied, and now the emperor is talking to Fusu in the palace, which has not happened for several years. Of course he knows that Hu Hai is not angry, but it was trained by him, of course he hopes that he has a future, not to mention, Hu Hai is still young, and after this age, he will know more about the importance and be more enterprising.
The emperor has never set up a queen, nor a prince, what does this mean, isn't this just an observation period for the princes?
This woman is arrogant enough, she dares to beat the prince on the street, Hu Hai's shoulders make her blue, isn't he distressed? Damn it!
The two gifts that made the emperor the happiest yesterday were related to this little woman, who can hide this?
Leave this kind of thing alone, it's not easy for her to talk about this kung fu of pondering people's hearts. How old is she this year? This woman is mixed in Xianyang, mixed in Li Xiangfu, and has a close relationship with the eldest prince Fusu, what does she want to do?
No matter what she wants to do, it is not a good thing for him Zhao Gao and Yu Huhai.
He's going to have to take this guy seriously!
Coming out of Xianyang Palace, Fusu was very excited.
Today, my father was in a good mood, and sat down with him as he had done in the past, asking him about his reading experience and what he usually did.
His father asked him if he wanted to be the emperor, and he saw that his father was in a good mood, so he had the courage to tell the truth. He said there was some ambivalence. As a prince, I want to be an emperor because I want to do a good job of the foundation created by my father, and live up to the hard work of my ancestors who started from the Qin Valley. But he was afraid, afraid of not doing well, afraid of working like his father, and taking on many things that ordinary people did not bear, but also delaying the happiness and leisure of ordinary people.
His father patted him, smiled, and said, Fusu, the position of the emperor is not easy to do. If you do it well, you will control it, you will be tired to death, and if you do it badly, you will be tired by it and you will be infamous for the rest of your life.
He said at the time, father, as a royal descendant, he is responsible, he can afford it, and if he can't afford it, he must work hard to learn to let people share it. Didn't my father do the same when he worked hard to recruit talents?
The father said, "You have indeed grown up." There is a chance to teach your brothers.
Later, my father asked in detail about the policy related to the Xiongnu.
He calculated an account for his father, how much land can be planted in a family of three, and how much grain can be harvested with God's help. A family of three, plus animal power, such as cattle, can plant as much land as they can and harvest as much grain as they can under normal circumstances. And how much forage is consumed by livestock. At present, the state has granted land to the peasants, and there is still a large amount of land that has not been cultivated, and if we vigorously increase animal power, it is bound to increase the output of land. If these newly opened lands are given to peasant households for a period of several years to be exempted or reduced from taxes, they will certainly be motivated to work, but after the period of tax reduction and exemption has passed, the state will have more mature acres of land and a lot more taxes.
And what he said about the grain and cloth used to exchange with the Xiongnu is also the output of the land, and the exchange seems to have less supply in our country, but the livestock exchanged will greatly change the situation of agricultural production, and the continuous trade will increase the output of the land, which is cost-effective for the country and the people.
In addition, the ceramic utensils were originally the output of the land, but they could not be eaten or worn on the mountain, and after being fired by skilled craftsmen, this thing emitted a dazzling brilliance.
He asked his father, do you know how much the plate that Sister Ru dedicated to you sells for in the market?
The father said he didn't know. He told his father the price, and he was shocked.
He said, with the skills of my Central Plains craftsmen compared to the skills of the northern grasslands and wilderness, what will be the price of such porcelain or more exquisite porcelain than it will be when it is brought to the grassland? I'm afraid that a plate can be exchanged for a cow and a horse.
The father was taken aback again and said that it was a good deal to make this deal.
After a while, my father was a little worried, he said, our good things were originally unknown to the Huns, but now that they know, aren't they like bloodthirsty flies, come to rob them?
He said he had those concerns, too. However, this is something that they will all know sooner or later. Moreover, now Meng Tian's 300,000 troops are also very uncomfortable for them, they need a chance to breathe, and we need time to strengthen the national strength. If we can develop agricultural production rapidly for several years in a row, and arm our own cavalry with their horses, if they dare to invade, we will be much more relaxed in fighting.
After listening to his words, the father thought about it for a while, and said solemnly, son, you can do this matter. The Great Wall is just a means of defense, and in the final analysis, we need to have a strong army.
He kowtowed to his father gratefully and thanked him for giving him the opportunity to give it a try.
His father asked him why he thought of reclamation and intermarriage. He said that the sergeants on the border have been away from home for a long time, and their hearts are unstable, which has an impact on their combat effectiveness. If there is a war there, and there is no war farming, it will reduce the pressure on the supply of the rear. Moreover, if they can start a family in the local area and marry a Xiongnu woman, they will defend their homeland more attentively. And how did the Huns rob the belongings of these families? Originally, it was the outsiders who robbed the Chinese, but now they have almost become the Huns, and there are people involved in each other, so they won't ignore it as in the past.
Father laughed and said, wait for Meng Tian to come back and make a good calculation of this matter. You prepare for trade first, and when you are ready, you have to talk to the Huns. Time should be hurry, I want to see if I can make a friendship when I do business.