Inside the Temple of Manna.

The chamberlain hurriedly brought a low stool and placed it next to the brazier.

The people sitting around the brazier were all ministers of the court, and they would never dare to sit in another person, but Qin Huaidao didn't care, went up and sat down calmly, and saw Fang Xuanling can't wait to ask: "Virtuous nephew, is the coal really okay?" ”

"There are still some tobacco poisons, and they can't be eradicated, so you just need to leave a small crack in the window to let the outside air in." Qin Huaidao said truthfully.

"That's all right."

Fang Xuanling is overjoyed, what is it to leave a seam, who sleeps in a closed house? looked at Li Er and continued: "Shengshang, with the things for heating, the people will be much better this winter, and the rest is the food problem, as I said just now, the road is difficult to travel in winter, the grain from all over the country cannot enter Chang'an, and the price of grain is soaring, if it is not calmed down, I am afraid that something will happen." ”

Qin Huaidao heard that the price of grain had really risen, but fortunately, he had given Jia Youcai five thousand taels to buy grain before, and Qinjiazhuang was not a big problem this winter, so pay attention to what it sounded like.

Dai Guan, the head of the household department, said with some resentment: "These grain merchants are the most hateful, and they take the opportunity to make money every winter. ”

Fang Xuanling hurriedly objected: "No, the imperial court's intervention in the market may cause more trouble, if the grain merchants close their doors and do not sell grain, they can still be forced to sell, Guanzhong has a bumper harvest this year, the people have some surplus at home, digging some wild vegetables can survive, but there is a shortage of grain in Chang'an City, the four people of Shinong, industry and commerce, scholars, industrialists, and merchants do not farm, they all rely on buying, these people are short of food, the merchants are better, some floating wealth, and the craftsmen are the worst." ”

"Is it feasible to withdraw some reserve grain from the counties of Jingzhao Prefecture?" Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, asked.

Fang Xuanling shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The counties of Jingzhao Mansion were supplied with food for Chang'an when they were the most powerful from Chang'an, how much more wealth can the counties have?" The weather is cold and the road is difficult to walk, the water is frozen, and the grain in Jiangnan and Hanzhong cannot be transported in, this problem has been the case for many years, only to build more granaries in the coming year, and transport more reserves in summer and autumn. ”

"It's harder to build a granary." Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, interrupted.

Everyone was silent, and their expressions were gloomy.

Qin Huaidao was a little curious, what is so difficult about building a granary? Seeing everyone's natural expressions, they couldn't help asking, "Lord Duan, how difficult is it to build a granary?" ”

"It's not that the construction is difficult, it's that the cost is too high."

Qin Huaidao became more and more curious: "How tall?" ”

Duan Lun glanced at the saint, and saw that he didn't mean to stop it, so he explained: "The granary can only use bricks, not a mud house, and the use of bricks requires a lot of glutinous rice pulp and Sanhe soil to boil, and bricks are not cheap, and the cost of building a granary covering an area of one acre is more than 200,000 yuan, and you can buy a lot of grain." ”

"It's so expensive, how tall is it?"

"About two feet."

Two zhang is about six meters, one acre in the memory of the Tang Dynasty is not as large as the area of later generations, about 0.8 acres of later generations, about 540 square meters, if calculated according to the square, the average length of the four sides is about 23.3 meters, and the total area is about 560 meters when the wall is built six meters high.

The outer wall of Qin Huaidao's hometown is twenty-four thick, and the inner wall is eighteen, that is, a single brick, and the granary wall is required to be thicker, at least thirty-six, and the bricks of Qinjiazhuang are used to build it, and one square meter can not use 200 bricks, and the total amount of bricks is about 110,000.

The cost of burning a thousand bricks does not exceed 300 taels, 10,000 bricks is three taels of silver, and 110,000 is 33 taels.

At this moment, Qin Huaidao has an intuitive understanding of the cost of building a brick house in this world, burning bricks is expensive, and glutinous rice mortar is not cheap, if he takes over the project, wouldn't he make a lot of money?

Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao was a little tempted, but this matter can't be rushed, and he has to figure out how the granary was built in order to determine the final cost.

At this time, Dai Zhou suddenly thought that Qin Huaidao was burning bricks, and couldn't help asking: "Lord Qin, are you burning bricks, are you selling them or not, what is the unit price?" ”

"Don't consider selling it for the time being, Qinjiazhuang lives in mud and straw houses, which may collapse at any time, I am ready to build a green brick house in Qinjiazhuang for everyone to live, the demand for bricks is large, and it is not enough." Qin Huaidao refused.

When everyone heard that the blue brick house was sent, they were all taken aback, and they all looked over, Fang Xuanling was most concerned about civil affairs, and asked: "What do you want to give to those tenants of the blue brick house?" ”

Qin Huaidao explained: "It's not called a complete delivery, first live for everyone, deduct from everyone's wages at cost price, pay off in 20 years, if you don't make money that month, you don't need to deduct it, and then postpone it until you have money in the future, and then talk about it, and the house will belong to everyone after the deduction." ”

"This is a good way to avoid not being able to take out a large sum of money at one time, Lord Qin has the people in his heart, and the old man admires it." Dai Xuan said sincerely.

Li Er was also eye-catching, this method of living first and then repaying the loan slowly is good, it can solve the housing problem, but there are also many drawbacks, and he asked curiously: "Then how much does your cost be, is the monthly income of the tenant enough to pay, and the people's life is not easy, can you be bullied?" ”

Qin Huaidao pondered that this price could not be said to be low, in case someone placed an order in the future, and the profit was not good to mention, so he said: "Covering an area of about 100 square meters, the cost is about 50 taels of silver, the specific is not calculated, it is deducted in 20 years, 225 a year, about 200 wen a month, they are now working for 20 or 30 wen a day, and Weichen also covers them to eat, which is enough to pay, the saint can rest assured, the minister will never dare to oppress the people." ”

"Is it really that low?" Li Er asked with a shocked face, a pair of tiger eyes staring at Qin Huaidao tightly, and even his breathing became rapid, which was really unbelievable.

The others also stared at Qin Huaidao, revealing incredible expressions.

Everyone doesn't know how expensive the blue brick house is, how can a house covering an area of 100 square meters be built for 50 taels of silver, and the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Dai Xuan hurriedly said: "Lord Qin, this is not child's play, are you sure what you are talking about?" How is it possible to do it for fifty taels of silver? ”

Qin Huaidao made a quick calculation in his heart, and felt that half of it could be built, but he couldn't say this, and said with some reservations: "Holy Lord, Lord Dai, the cost of fifty taels should be enough, and the specific amount will only be known until it is built." ”

"Okay, when you've built it, the old man will go and have a look." Dai Xuan still didn't believe it.

The other ministers didn't believe it either, but didn't say much.

Li Er felt that Qin Huaidao didn't seem to be joking, and was shocked in his heart, and said: "Huaidao, if the cost is really so low, even if it is sixty to eighty taels, the people of Datang will be blessed." ”

"That's right, if it really works, some blue brick houses will be built on the old man's village."

"And the old man!"

"And the old man!"

Everyone said one after another, obviously not believing it.

Qin Huaidao smiled, isn't this business coming?

Li Er saw Qin Huaidao smiling confidently, and felt more and more that it was possible in his heart, at this price, many palaces could be renovated, and even a granary could be built, so he asked, "How long can you build it?" ”

"After the year, it is not easy to construct in winter, and when it is completed, please ask the Holy Lord and the ministers to take a look."

"Okay, I will definitely go to see it when the time comes, Lord Qin is dedicated to the people, and the salary he gives is not low, I am very relieved, if there are any difficulties, just mention it, I will help you find a way." Li Er agreed, but he thought in his heart that if it was really so cheap, the city walls in various places could also be overhauled, especially the border passes, and the country would be forever.

When Qin Huaidao heard that Li Er wanted to help, his eyes lit up, and he knew that the time was not enough, so he didn't mention it stupidly.