In recent days, Cao Shuo has come to Lingyun Pavilion more times than before.

Hearing that he was coming, the steward hurriedly greeted him.

"The water jade that you asked you to re-polish last time, has it been polished?" As soon as he saw the steward, Cao Shuo said: "I can't polish it anymore, but I have to delay the big thing!" ”

"I've already sent someone to urge me." The steward said, "I said that I could polish it tonight." ”

"Tonight?" Cao Shuo said, "No, I have to use it tonight." Let them send it within an hour, and if they slacken, they don't need to polish it. ”

Although Cao Shuo didn't say it too clearly, the steward heard some not-so-good meanings.

He hurriedly said, "I'll go personally." ”

"You should go for yourself." Cao Shuo said: "I'm waiting for you in the private room, I can't get the water jade for an hour, you know what will happen." ”

"Don't worry, Childe, I'll go over now." The steward responded, and beckoned to the fat woman, "Send the son to the private room." ”

The fat woman hurriedly ran over and said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, please!" ”

Cao Shuo's orders are rarely urged, but this time he came to urge in person, and the matter must be urgent.

Walking out of Lingyun Pavilion, the steward got on the horse, and did not dare to delay for a moment to run to the residence of the craftsman who cut the water jade.

When he reached the door of the craftsman's house, he saw that the door was closed.

Jumping off his horse, the steward banged heavily on the door.

After a moment, a lazy voice came from inside: "Who? ”

"Me!" The steward said, "Open the door!" ”

The door opened, and a man in his fifties poked his head out, and when he saw that he was in charge, he asked with a smile on his face, "Why does the Venerable Master have time to come?" ”

"How's the water jade polished?" The steward asked.

"Only two pieces were polished." The craftsman said, "The rest will take time......

"How much longer?" The steward asked.

"To say the least, it will take ten days and half a month...... "The craftsman replied.

"Ten days and half a month." The steward smiled coldly: "I don't think you need to polish it, hurry up and wrap up your baggage and leave, otherwise your head will be polished." ”

"What's wrong?" The craftsman was stunned.

"How long did Childe hand over the water jade to you? Only two pieces have been polished until now. The steward said: "As the son said just now, if you can't polish it within an hour, change someone else, and you don't need to polish it." ”

The craftsman was stunned, and hurriedly said to the steward: "Please also ask the prince for a favor, all the water jade is polished, and it is impossible to ...... it in a day or two."

"How many days have you done what you can do in a day or two?" The steward said: "Fortunately, there are not many water jade this time, if there are too many, do you have to delay for a lifetime?" ”

The craftsman bowed his head and did not dare to speak.

"Give me the water jade quickly." The steward said, "You don't need to polish the rest, I will explain it to Childe." ”

The craftsman hurriedly ran to the inner room, separated the polished two pieces of water jade from the other unpolished water jade, and handed them to the steward.

Taking the water jade, the steward pointed to the craftsman's nose and turned his head away.

Shocked and covered in cold sweat, the craftsman blinked his eyes and watched the steward leave.

Cao Shuo didn't wait long in the private room, and the steward pushed the door in.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could speak, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said with sincere fear: "This time the polishing of the water jade is not a person, please ask the son to surrender." ”

"It's been quite a few days." Cao Shuo asked, "How much has been polished?" ”

"Two pieces!" The steward replied, "I'll let people polish the rest as soon as possible." ”

"What are you going to do with that craftsman?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"Childe, please." The steward said: "He dares to delay the things that the son explains, which is also a capital crime!" ”

"Forget the capital crime!" Cao Shuo said: "From now on, I am not allowed to give him a single star of anything I explain here." ”

"Don't worry, I know." The steward answered.

"Leave these two pieces to me, and find other craftsmen to polish them quickly." Cao Shuo said: "You need to find a few more polishing craftsmen, and it is likely that they will be done in batches in a few days." ”

"What does Childe want these water jades for?" The steward asked.

"Didn't I tell you that once the war starts, it depends on whether you can win the ten miles." Cao Shuo said: "Tell the craftsmen that I will only give them three days for those that still need to be polished. If it hadn't been polished for three days, they wouldn't have to expect to take over Lingyun Pavilion's work. ”

Cao Shuo stood up and walked to the door, he said to the steward again: "I have to arrange your affairs as soon as possible." ”

"Childe, rest assured, everything is being stepped up." The steward said: "The branch over there in Hebei also sent people. ”

"There's one more thing you have to start working on." Cao Shuo said: "At the beginning of next year at most, I may go to Huainan. Once I go to Huainan and push east to the coastal areas, it will be under my control. You should contact some businessmen who are good at waterway, especially seaway, as soon as possible, and learn from them how to buy goods from overseas and then send our goods overseas to sell. ”

"What does Childe mean ......," the steward asked not too clearly.

"Of course, the bigger the business, the better." Cao Shuo said: "It takes money to raise soldiers, and it takes money to rebuild Huainan, and there is almost no place where money is not needed. You are my God of Wealth, and I rely on Lingyun Pavilion for all my money. ”

"I will be exhausted." The steward said: "As long as the son needs money, I have to take as much as I want!" ”

"With this kind of awareness, it will be done!" Cao Shuo patted him on the shoulder and left the private room.

Walking out of Lingyun Pavilion, Cao Shuo shook the two pieces of water jade in his hand and instructed the guards: "Go to the blacksmith and ask them to get me two pieces of iron, the thinner the better." It's best to roll it by hand into a tube, and I'm going to use it at night. ”

One of the guards departed.

Cao Shuo took a few other guards on his horse and walked home.

Soon after Cao Shuo left, the steward of Lingyun Pavilion also went out.

The small bag he carried with him was wrapped in a few pieces of water jade that had been polished but had been returned by Cao Shuo, and he went straight to a street where craftsmen were concentrated.

Outside one of the shops, the steward jumped off his horse.

As soon as he entered the door, two people came out.

One of them smiled at him and asked, "Why is the Venerable Driver here?" ”

"I'm here to bring you business." The steward said: "Just now, the second prince instructed me to find someone to polish these water jades." ”

As he spoke, he handed the craftsman the small bag containing the water jade.

After taking the water jade and looking at it, the craftsman said, "Isn't it polished?" ”

"What the second son wants is to be even." The steward said, "Although these have been polished, they are not very even, and he does not need them." ”

"Done!" The craftsman responded.

"How long does it take?" The steward asked.

"Three days!" The craftsman replied without even thinking about it.

"I'll only give you two days, the second son is in a hurry!" The steward said, "As long as he is satisfied this time, you will be indispensable in the future." ”