The entrance to the temple of manna.

The sudden scene made the waiter at the door and Qianniu Wei stunned.

The housekeeper suddenly broke free of control, took the opportunity to rush over, and rushed straight towards Qin Huaidao, Qin Huaidao instinctively dodged to avoid it, the housekeeper rushed too fast, he couldn't stop at all, and was tripped by Cui Renshi's body on the ground, and his forehead hit the corner of the stone steps, making a muffled sound.

Qin Huaidao went up and opened his body to probe, but he was out of breath.

This is the same as Cui Renshi, knowing that he can't live, and he will splash blood when he dies, which is ruthless enough!

Qin Huaidao was furious and looked at Qian Niuwei, who was in charge of guarding.

Remiss?

Or is it deliberate?

Several Qianniuwei reacted, their faces turned pale in an instant, and they knelt down with a puff, completely panicked.

Several chamberlains were also panicked, and Wang De hurriedly entered the hall to report.

Qin Huaidao knew that he couldn't go, so he stared at the two Qianniu guards who were kneeling and shouted: "Raise your head, look at this official, and say, why don't you control the good criminals?" ”

Several Qianniu guards raised their heads, wanted to speak and stopped, but they couldn't say a word, their faces were full of ashes, the guards were about to commit dereliction of duty, let people crash to death, the crime was not small, and there were even suspicions.

Can the dignified Qianniuwei still be able to hold on to two powerless people?

Qin Huaidao's eyes were like torches, sweeping around on the faces of several people, observing the micro-expressions, it didn't look like it was intentional, that was a dereliction of duty, but the dereliction of duty was unforgivable, however, Qianniuwei, who was in charge of the guard's travel, was an internal guard, different from the outer guard, and was under the control of Xu Shiji, Qin Huaidao was inconvenient to interfere, looked at it coldly, and mourned silently for Xu Shiji in his heart, this pot came a little inexplicably.

Soon, Li Er and the others rushed out, looking at the dead corpse, their faces gloomy as frost.

Qin Huaidao took the initiative to admit his mistake: "Holy Lord, the minister is guilty, you shouldn't stimulate Lord Cui, if the minister doesn't say those words, Lord Cui won't be impulsive, please punish the saint." ”

Li Er comforted: "You are right, people are doing it, the sky is watching, if you do more injustice, you will kill yourself, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't be under pressure, I am not stupid, how can I not see that he is deliberate, splashing you with his own life, tomorrow there will be countless ministers to impeach you, go with peace of mind, I will deal with it." ”

"Thank you!"

Qin Huaidao said gratefully, and looked at Fang Xuanling and Li Jing quietly, the two of them waved their hands slightly, signaling to go first, the action was very hidden, Qin Huaidao slowly retreated and left.

Out of the palace, Qin Huaidao turned over his face and got on his horse and hurried back to the house.

There is no He'er, so he can only rely on himself, Qin Huaidao asked the cook to help boil hot water, rinse it well, and then came to the study, soaked in a pot to check, and looked out the dark window and pondered.

Cui Renshi is dead, so there is nothing to worry about, but the case can't be investigated, who are the other ones?

The murderer of the assassination was a dead man? Or a hired killer? Who is behind it?

These families are really ruthless, they actually dare to commit suicide, but that's right, once they are alive, they will implicate a large group of people, and if they die, those who are involved will feel at ease, and they will try their best to intercede, and even put pressure on the court, the family is estimated to be unable to keep it, but the clansmen may be able to keep it, it depends on what price the Cui family is willing to pay.

But it has nothing to do with him, the top priority is to strengthen the strength of Qinjiazhuang, just in case, once the family jumps off the wall in a hurry, everything will be done.

The study was silent, only the red candles beating.

……

Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao came to the West Courtyard after breakfast, and saw that Uncle Ma had made a lot of molds for making honeycomb coal, and asked people to take them to Qinjiazhuang immediately, so he hurried to the Supervision Mansion.

The murderer's body was still left in the hall, Qin Huaidao carefully investigated for a while, and did not find any clues representing his identity, but there was a faint crescent mark on the back of his hand, which was not very obvious.

Not long after, Yu Chi Baolin hurriedly came over and said: "Brother, I checked it last night, and I also found the mark on the back of my hand, and I found someone to check it, it is a killer organization logo, and only the strong people in the organization are qualified to have this mark, which represents status." ”

"What killer organization?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Wind and rain building, the legend originated from the Wei and Jin dynasties, very mysterious, not many people know, as long as they give money, there is no one they dare not kill, I heard that the previous dynasty had sneaked into the palace to assassinate, almost succeeded, the descendants of the Tang Dynasty were determined, the country and the people were safe, these people disappeared, I didn't expect to come out again."

"Are you sure?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Sure, this imprint is archived in the palace, and the Criminal Department also has it, I just went to the Criminal Department to check, Lord Li asked me to remind you to be careful in the future, the purpose of Fengyu Building is to take the money first and then work, never die, even if the employer cancels it." Yu Chi Baolin said affirmatively.

"Find a way to investigate, and in addition, the body will be handed over to the Criminal Department for disposal." Qin Huaidao admonished, thought of the carriage, and asked, "Has the carriage of the imperial court been delivered?" ”

"It was sent early in the morning, you weren't there, Luo Zhang came to take over and brought it to pull coal."

"That's good, I'll go back to Qinjiazhuang, and come over at any time if I have something." Qin Huaidao dropped a sentence and left in a hurry.

Li Er is personally staring at the case, and it is inappropriate to meddle again.

About half an hour, Qin Huaidao hurriedly came to Qinjiazhuang on horseback, and saw that a heavy army was blocked at the entrance to the village, Xue Rengui and one person were talking something, and hurriedly stepped forward, only to find that the leader of the team was actually Yu Chi Baoqi, and shouted: "Why are you?" ”

"Hehe, how can there be a good thing without me, hurry up and explain to Brother Xue, let us in, what's the point of blocking the outside?" Yu Chi Baoqi said with a smile.

Qin Huaidao was right when he thought about it, without war, there would be fewer opportunities for meritorious service, and it was rare to have the opportunity for Wei Chi Gong to naturally cling to his own people, and besides, Yu Chi Baoqi was familiar with him, so it was not appropriate to send others.

Xue Rengui didn't know the inside story, so he arched his hand and said, "Young master, they said to pull honeycomb coal?" ”

"It's hard work, let them in, but they can only assemble on the flat ground in front of the ancestral hall, and they can't run around, and the people in the village will send out the honeycomb coal." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Yu Chi Baoqi, there are many secrets in the village that cannot be leaked, so he has to guard against it.

"Don't worry." Yu Chi Baoqi agreed knowingly.

The group slowly entered the village, came to the front of the ancestral hall and stopped on the open and flat ground, Qin Huaidao came to the ancestral hall, and asked people to call Jia Youcai and Huang Lao, and told them, and the two promised to inform people to go.

Honeycomb coal has done a lot, everyone's room can't be saved, I can't wait to move away, an order, the whole village men, women and children are in action, He'er with a few people to count, do registration, busy and happy.

Qin Huaidao saw that there was no problem, so he asked Xue Rengui to help, and together they took out 15,000 taels of silver from the ancestral hall and gave it to Yu Chi Baoqi, and had already purchased 100,000 stone grains, of which 50,000 stone were received according to five wen and one bucket, and the price of the other 50,000 stones ranged, Qin Huaidao advised: "If it's not enough, come back tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'll stare you to death the ledger and never let them mess around." Yu Chi Baoqi agreed, let people come and pull the money away, load the car, and arrange a trustworthy person to guard it.

Qin Huaidao returned to the ancestral hall and saw that the bag containing silver was almost half missing, and more than 100,000 taels of silver could not support nearly 1,000 people in Qinjiazhuang to eat and drink, and there were so many wages and expenses, so he had to return the funds as soon as possible.

After coming out to observe for a while, after making sure that there was no problem, Qin Huaidao came to the warehouse with the gypsum he bought last time, and saw the cement clinker stacked together, the color was a little off, Qin Huaidao picked up some and looked at it, it was not polished yet, it was not delicate enough, and he didn't know if it would work.

The guard in charge of firing cement clinker came over and looked at Qin Huaidao with a nervous expression, Qin Huaidao comforted: "Don't worry, it's normal if it doesn't burn well, just burn it again, help me get some water, sand and lime." ”

The other party said yes and hurried away.

Qin Huaidao came out and shouted to the guards who were burning bricks not far away: "Uncle Wu, has the stone mill been delivered?" ”

"I heard that it was here, so I have to ask the housekeeper where to put it."

Qin Huaidao hurriedly returned, found Jia Youcai and inquired, the stone mill was too precious, Jia Youcai was worried about the damage, and put it in Huang's home, the two found Huang Lao and went home, and the stone mill was placed on the periphery, Qin Huaidao went up to take a look, the quality was good, and he picked one up and walked outside.

The stone mill is custom-made, the volume is large, one set weighs nearly 100 catties, Qin Huaidao is walking like flying, without pressure, seeing Jia Youcai smiled with satisfaction: "Lao Huang, the young master's strength has become greater again." ”

"Indeed, he is worthy of being the son of a general." Huang Lao also sighed.

"This strength will surpass the general's road, do you believe it?" Jia Youcai said with a smile.

Huang Lao shook his head: "This is impossible, the general is invincible." ”

"If you don't believe it, forget it." Jia Youcai smiled and chased after him.

When he came to the warehouse, Qin Huaidao put down the graphite, found some bricks to cushion it, asked people to find a straw mat to spread it, and then put the stone mill on the straw mat, so that the plaster would not be all over the ground and be stolen.

At this time, the guard who took the things came back, Qin Huaidao signaled to crush the gypsum, and then throw the stone mill, and after grinding out some gypsum powder, it was mixed together with cement clinker and lime in a certain proportion, the cement clinker was the most, the lime was second, and the gypsum was the least, I don't know if the proportion is right, I can only try to come, and then throw the stone mill and grind it again.

After grinding, Qin Huaidao picked up and mixed it with sand, then put water and evenly, found bricks to build a simple platform, and told the onlookers: "Explain it, don't collide, and don't put things on it." ”

"Whoa!" Everyone hurriedly agreed.

One couldn't help but ask curiously, "Young Master, this thing is also built for housing?" ”

"That's right, if this thing is okay, you can build a house on a large scale, no matter how much wind and snow you don't have to worry about collapsing, without this thing, you can build it with lime, but the degree of solidity is not the same."

The other party hurriedly said: "I see, it has to be done, and the house can't collapse." ”

Qin Huaidao explained a few words and left, whether he could do it would be until he was thoroughly dry tomorrow to know.

Back at the ancestral hall, seeing that the honeycomb coal had already departed, Jia Youcai came over and said: "Young master, He'er said that after counting, he said that 100,000 were transported, and no matter how many of them were in the carriage, they would not have enough carriages, but everyone's room was vacant a lot, and it could be installed again." ”

"Hurry up and do it, and send the mold that people shipped this morning, right?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"I found out, now there are 300 people doing it, the weather is cold, it can't be done quickly, 500 a person a day is still no problem, you can make more than 100,000 a day, is it enough? It's not enough to let the old horse make some molds. ”

"Leave enough 100,000 yuan for Yu Chi Baoqi every day, and exchange the rest for everyone, don't keep it, if there is more, wait for the stove to be burned and pulled to Chang'an City to sell." Qin Huaidao admonished, relieved in his heart, this output is okay.

Jia Youcai hurriedly said: "I'm afraid there won't be much, after the news of the exchange is re-released, many people come to change, even those who pull carts to transport coal, I heard that after someone changed the briquettes, they pulled it to a distant place to change rice, and I don't know if it's true or not, do you want to check?" ”

"There is no point in tracing the exchange out, from today onwards, all the exchange must be guaranteed by the village head, once found, the whole village is not allowed to redeem again, and the people in the village are not allowed to come to Qinjiazhuang to work, without the village chief as a guarantee, it can only be exchanged for ten at a time, and it can be exchanged once every two days." Qin Huaidao hurriedly said, in case the grain merchant finds someone to come over to redeem it, it will be disgusting to exchange it for grain and fight with him.

Jia Youcai hurriedly wrote it down and hurriedly arranged it.

Back at the ancestral hall, it was lunch time, He'er came over with a bowl of meat and a few big steamed buns, sat next to him with a smile, handed one to Qin Huaidao, and said, "Young master, let's pull out 100,000 honeycomb coals today, can we get a lot of money back?" ”

"It is to exchange it for rice, and then pull it to Chang'an to sell it to stabilize the price of grain." Qin Huaidao said casually, took the big steamed bun and gnawed it, it was soft and sweet, and it tasted very good, let's say: "Who made this, it tastes good." ”

"Those sisters did it, they are so good." Lotus laughed.

Qin Huaidao looked at the busy women outside, all of them looked much better, and he was relieved, and asked, "Are you still used to living here?" ”

"There's nothing I'm not used to, I'm very happy to be with them, can some literate people arrange for me to help count, more and more accounts, one person can't count them, it will delay everyone's work." He'er asked, looking at Qin Huaidao, her long eyelashes blinked, and she looked good.

"No problem, you can take it with you in the future, and more people will have to worry about it, but there is one thing to pay attention to, strictly keep the contents of the account book confidential, and remind them that once the secret is leaked, the young master will not be spared." Qin Huaidao admonished.

"I'll pay attention, the young master is the best." Ha'er said with a grin.

Qin Huaidao looked at He'er lovingly, there was a confidant girl by his side to take care of, and he trusted and relied on himself unconditionally, this feeling was really good, chatted a few words, Mingyue came over and asked, "What else does the young master need?" ”

"That's enough, I'm not here during this time, are you okay?"

"Okay, the people in the village are very respectful and take care of the sisters, that is, the winter clothes are ready, and the sisters have nothing to do except cook and make some masks, they are uneasy, young master, but what can we do? Even if it is told. Mingyue hurriedly said.

Everyone has come to Qinjiazhuang for a while, the days are stable, there is meat to eat, there is no need to be afraid, it is simply living in heaven, everyone does not want to lose it more and more, once they are idle, they will be cranky, for fear that they will be driven out without value.

Qin Huaidao understood everyone's mood and comforted: "Tell everyone not to think too much, you are all very useful, eat with your ability, the young master is reluctant to drive you away, go back to Uncle Jia to buy some fabrics, and make another hundred sets of Zhongshan suits with standing collars, is there a problem?" ”

"No problem, thank you for the shirt." Mingyue went happily, and when she had something to do, her heart was at peace.

"Young master, they are quite pitiful." Ha'er said beside her.

"Yes, who is not pitiful in this world? Only by uniting can we live. Qin Huaidao sighed with emotion, thinking of Wang Tongbiao who ran to the Khitan, that guy must have been secretly supported by the family, otherwise the Khitan would not have listened to him, and he might have done it to himself at some point.

And as soon as Cui Renshi dies, the entire Cui family will attack him, and once the price of grain is stabilized, the other families mentioned in the letter will also be unfavorable to him, so he is also a poor person.

Damn Wang, damn Cui!

No, we have to speed up the increase of strength, otherwise Qinjiazhuang may not be able to keep it.

"Young master!" A person from the Zhuang team hurriedly ran in: "Young master, there is a person surnamed Zhao who is looking for him, saying that it is Zhao Shuwen of the Weinan Zhao family." ”

"Zhao Shuwen?"

Qin Huaidao was stunned, isn't that the Weinan County Order? What did he come for, and quickly said, "Bring someone here." ”