The grain merchant was wiped out, and the case was abandoned halfway, so he couldn't hit the Cui family, although he offered the imperial court to calm the price of grain, but it was not enough, and it was difficult to calm down, Qin Huaidao decided to cut off his minions, and the right to collect some interest, and told Cui Shihai the clues that he took to trade

As soon as the two of them heard that it was a robbery of bandits, it was not illegal, there was no pressure, and their excited eyes lit up one by one, and they couldn't wait to leave immediately.

After chatting for a while, it was not early, and they dispersed.

The next morning, Qin Huaidao went out to eat something, came to Dongshi to find a stone grinding shop, the shop guy was very clever, and when he saw that Qin Huaidao was dressed extraordinary, he greeted him enthusiastically and asked, "Nobleman, what do you need?" ”

"Need to order some stone grinding, is the shopkeeper there?" Qin Huaidao asked casually, while looking around, the yard is not small, full of all kinds of stone mills, as well as unexcavated large stones, one of which is dark green, like sandstone, his eyes lit up, and he walked up quickly to take a closer look.

The stone particles are uniform, the texture is delicate, the dark green is mixed with other inconspicuous colors, Qin Huaidao smiled, this dark green should be zinc iron oxide, and the other colors should be calcium silica and the like, the sand and gravel are originally hard, wear-resistant, and even more after containing iron, this kind of sand and gravel is best used for stone grinding.

The shopkeeper came out of the back room, saw Qin Huaidao's expression, knew that he was in the picture, and flattered: "Your noble person has good eyesight, this piece of sand and gravel is the best stone in our store, and the stone grinding is impeccable." ”

Qin Huaidao smiled indifferently: "This sand and gravel looks really good, and the cost is probably not cheap, but such a good sand and gravel is not used for grinding grains and wheat, and the shopkeeper may not be able to sell it, right?" ”

The shopkeeper knew that he was a knowledgeable person when he heard it, and immediately smiled: "The noble man has good eyesight, and he really doesn't hide it, the purchase price of this stone is two percent higher than that of ordinary sand and gravel, and it is a bit of a waste to do stone grinding, but no one cares about it except for doing stone grinding, if you like it, take it away at the cost price." ”

"This stone meets the requirements and can be used to make two sets of stone mills."

The shopkeeper interrupted: "Four sets are no problem. ”

"You give me two sets for grinding small stones, and the stones need to be the size of soybeans." Qin Huaidao asked bluntly, the two sets are on the same page, and the efficiency is much higher.

"Wouldn't it be a bit big to open two sets?" The shopkeeper reminded him, seeing that Qin Huaidao didn't care, he continued: "Your nobleman's requirements are a little special, but he can do it, and he can do it within five days." ”

"In addition, there are ten sets of ordinary stone grinding, which must also be the same size, but the finer the grinding out, the better."

"That's simple, just polish and flat, the number of ten sets is a bit much, it takes some time, how about ten days?" The shopkeeper quickly calculated the construction period and reported the time.

"How much silver together?" Qin Huaidao asked, ten days is not a big problem.

The shopkeeper calculated in his heart and said, "A total of fifteen taels of silver, can you see it?" ”

"Yes, it will be transported to Qinjiazhuang after it is done."

"The nobleman is from Qinjiazhuang?" The shopkeeper was shocked, saw Qin Huaidao nodded, and hurriedly said: "A relative of mine is helping Qinjiazhuang transport stones, I heard that Qinjiazhuang is burning bricks, pulling coal, and is still making honeycomb coal, and the wages given are very high. ”

"You can go and pull coal." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, feeling inexplicably good.

"I heard that pulling coal makes more money, but you need to bring your own carriage to pull coal, a mule costs five taels of silver, and a carriage is not cheap. The shopkeeper said.

"No, you can tell everyone that you can't finish it in a year."

The shopkeeper didn't believe it: "No, that coal is poisonous, how long can it be pulled?" Don't lie to me. ”

"If you don't believe it, what's the use of me lying to you?" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"Brother!" At this time, Cheng Chumo hurriedly ran in.

"The grass people have seen the son!" The shopkeeper saluted Cheng silently and respectfully, and his attitude was a little humble.

"You know me?" Cheng Chumo looked at the other party.

The shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "Half a year ago, I sent a set of stone mills to your house, and I saw it from afar. ”

Cheng Chumo didn't ask any more, and said to Qin Huaidao: "I just came back from home, I told my brothers about what we talked about last night, it's no problem, are you over here?" Go to your shop and have a look, and make an appointment with a few of them for dinner at noon. ”

The shopkeeper called Qin Huaidao brother silently, and the relationship between the two was very close at a glance, and he couldn't help but look at Qin Huaidao: "What do you call this nobleman?" ”

"You don't even know Yiguo Gong?" Cheng Chumo reminded.

"Ah...... The noble man is the prince of Yiguo, forgive the grass people for being clumsy, the grass people should die, and they will make amends to you. The shopkeeper was shocked, and hurriedly saluted, thinking of something, his eyes lit up, and he became excited, and asked: "Guogong, what you just said about pulling coal for a year is true?" ”

Cheng Chumo scolded angrily: "Nonsense, do I need to lie to you?" ”

"Yes, yes, the grass people are ignorant." The shopkeeper was not only not angry, but his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "If Grandpa Guo said it himself, the grass people will buy some horses when they go back."

The car asked a few children and nephews to pull coal, and the neighbors also went, and Grandpa Xie Guo gave the grass people a way to live. ”

"Work to get money, you should, tell everyone to rest assured, it will not stop within a year, even if you go to pull, you can go to the house to find it if you are wronged." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, it is better for more people to pull coal, the coal mountain is so big, not to mention a year, it may not be finished in two years, and he handed over fifteen taels of silver.

"Grandpa Guo, you don't need it, just give half of the deposit."

"Take it, sooner or later, it's all give, just do it well."

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Xie Guogong, I promise to do a good job, but if there is a little flaw, the grass people will return the money, and do it well, the grandfather of the country will give everyone a way to live, he is a good person, and the grass people have the honor to do things for the grandfather of the country, if you still have a bad conscience and lose the face of your ancestors, the neighbors will also scold the grass people to death." ”

"Then work hard for the shopkeeper, and send it to Steward Jia." Qin Huaidao said politely and left.

Out of the door, Qin Huaidao took Cheng Chumo to his shop, and saw more than a dozen people queuing up in a much better mood, the people trusted, willing to pull coal, and the fairy fruit was selling again, it was really fragrant!

Walked into the shop to take a look, and briefly exchanged a few words with the Liu family, and learned that more than a thousand pieces were sold, and the grain merchant was wiped out, and he was in a good mood, ready to find a place to eat, and saw Fang Xuanling and Cheng Chubi coming over together, and stepped forward and asked, "How did Shibo find here?" ”

"I heard that you are here, so come together." Fang Xuanling explained, looked around, and lowered his voice a little: "The imperial court has issued an order to the counties, and they will collect the grain on their behalf, and pay for the grain when they go to pull it in a few days, and after pulling it back to Chang'an, the old man will arrange someone to help you sell it, and it is better to set up more points to sell." ”

"Wouldn't that just have to be pulled over?"

"Stabilizing grain prices is a matter for the imperial court, you have made meritorious contributions, and you can't say that you can do more, and it is not within your responsibility, the saint said, the three grain merchants will give you all the cars that pull the goods, and there will be no additional compensation, no problem, right?" Fang Xuanling asked in a low voice.

Qin Huaidao smiled happily when he heard this, there were about eight hundred carriages in total, worth six or seven thousand taels, which was a little less than the original compensation of 10,000 taels, but Qin Huaidao would rather ask for a car, mules are not easy to buy with silver, and the common people are easily reluctant to take them out and sell them.

"Come and take it away in a few days, you can talk, the old man still has something." Fang Xuanling said and left.

"Shibo go slowly!" Qin Huaidao is pretentious, and even the feeding has been saved in the past few days, it is so fragrant! v