Chapter Seventy-Seven

For Baiyue in the south, seeing a snow is simply a miracle.

The first snow of the year came a little earlier and heavier than usual. But it didn't cause a snow disaster, but a snowy winter.

Coal stoves and coal began to be sold before, and Qin Xiding's price was still very low, so he didn't think about making money at all.

So many people can afford to buy it and live a relatively warm winter.

Even those who can't afford it, Qin Xi will let them use it in the form of rental, and the rent can be paid once a day, and it is very small. As for coal, Qin Xi can basically afford it no matter how poor he is.

"If this snow keeps going like this this year, then there will be a good harvest next year." The butler said as he rubbed his hands together.

Qin Xi said: "You go and add a few stoves to the printing house, remember, pay attention to fire prevention, don't go out of the water." ”

"Okay son, but can you explain something clearly at one time, it's so cold to run around." The butler tightened the cotton clothes on his body as he spoke.

"Don't talk nonsense, they're all wearing cotton clothes, it's still cold, you look outside, who can wear cotton clothes, even the emperor can't afford to wear them." Qin Xi said.

"Hey, hey, hey." The butler smiled smugly and left.

Today, only Qin Xi's family has cotton clothes. Because after Qin Xi found cotton, he immediately rushed to make cotton clothes, and at that time it was almost winter.

This is a huge business opportunity, but unfortunately it is already winter, and cotton is very small in Daqin, so it has to be bought from the Western Regions.

In fact, it is also normal, although cotton as an ornamental plant was introduced to Daqin more than ten years ago, but its economic benefits have not been opened, and the soldiers are not enough to eat, how can anyone want to plant this thing on a large scale.

Qin Xi also spent a lot of effort to come up with seven or eight cotton clothes, which was obtained by almost searching the entire aristocratic circle of Si Li.

However, when Qin Xi looked at Nie Li, he felt that he had come to a mythical world.

Nie Li was still wearing the same clothes, but he was not afraid of the cold. According to what Nie Li said, when the internal force reaches a certain height, it is not afraid of the cold of winter.

Anyway, Qin Xi could only barely do a little bit, and it was more comfortable to wear cotton clothes.

"Anyway, where did my father go, he hasn't been here for almost three months, could it be that he was slaughtered by the emperor by saying the wrong thing? It shouldn't be possible, this old guy is a goblin, maybe he was just sent to other places to be an official. "Qin Xi hasn't seen his father for so long. I feel like I miss it.

At this time, Bailu and Yin Ya, who were wrapped tightly in cotton clothes (clothes made of animal fur), walked in from outside and said to Qin Xi, "Let's have a snowball fight." ”

Qin Xi smiled: "Aren't you two cold?" Also have snowball fights. ”

"There's fun cold whatever." Bai Lu said and directly grabbed a handful of learning, and Qin Xi threw it over.

"Oops! You little girl! Look at me! Qin Xi grabbed the snow with both hands and saluted back.

"Yin Ya! Help! Bailu pulled Yin Ya and launched an offensive against Qin Xi together.

Then you can see snowballs flying everywhere in the yard. Naturally, there will be times when there is a mistake, and a snowball hits Nie Li's body, but the three of them are having a good time and don't notice it at all.

Nie Li smiled and slapped the snow off his body, then got up and stomped his feet, and a snowflake under his feet was directly lifted and spread on the three people who were playing.

Suddenly, the three of them were covered in snow, and when they turned their heads to look, they happened to see Nie Li going back leisurely.

Qin Xi patted the snow off his hair and said, "Let's build snow lions." ”

"Yes, yes! I'm going to pile up one of the biggest! Bailu said excitedly.

The three of them hummed and were busy for a long time, but the three of them worked together to make a four-like, and the housekeeper came back and laughed directly after seeing it.

Qin Xi looked at the housekeeper viciously and said, "Find a few people, go and burn the snow on the street, sprinkle some salt, and don't let the carriage slip." ”

"Mouthy, talky." The butler said and went out again.

"Don't play, let's go, go back to the fire." Bailu and Yin Ya both lost interest and turned back to the house.

As soon as I entered the house, it was immediately warm.

After Bailu entered the house, he saw a drawing on the table at a glance, and when he picked it up, it was a four-wheeled carriage.

Bailu asked: "You can't use this carriage, the four wheels can't turn." ”

Qin Xi smiled: "This problem is easy to solve, although I don't know, but I know the principle, and I have already handed it over to the Mo family to study, and it should be solved soon." ”

"If we can really solve this problem, then the carriage can be made bigger and pull more goods." Yin Ya said.

Qin Xi nodded and said: "This is inevitable, Great Qin's commerce will soon have great development, if the carriage for transporting goods is not increased, it will restrict the development of commerce." ”

Bailu put down the drawings and said: "You can't always keep an eye on business, you have so many ghost ideas, and you also help the farmers, when we first came, we also saw the farmers in the town brave the heavy snow to go to the fields to see if the wheat was frozen to death." ”

Qin Xi said: "At present, with my knowledge, I really can't help much, but if Daqin wants to be rich in food, there are two places that are very important,"

"Shudi and Hanzhong, right?" Bailu said.

"This counts as a place." Qin Xi said.

"And where is the other place?" Bailu asked.

"Xuzhou." Qin Xi said lightly.

"I've heard that it's a good place to have heavy grain, but I've heard that the gentry there control the land." Bailu said.

"Didn't Daqin give land to peasants, and it was forbidden to annex land and buy and sell it privately?" Yin Ya asked.

"It's too far away from Xianyang, and the unification was completed late, so Daqin doesn't have much control over there." Qin Xi said.

"Okay, don't talk about this, you all look like officials." Qin Xi said with a smile.

"Isn't it worrying, if there is a problem with food, it will definitely affect business." Bailu said.

Qin Xi nodded and said, "What worries me the most is that there are still many people living in tents in Yingchuan. ”

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In the Xianyang Palace, the First Emperor wore a black cloak and stood outside the main hall, looking at the Xianyang Palace covered with snow.

"Father is worried about Yingchuan?" Fusu on the side asked.

"You've been over there, what do you think?" The First Emperor asked.

Fusu said: "The people's hearts have been fully owned by my Great Qin, and the army and the people are united, which is rare in the world." ”

"It's just that this reconstruction has been somewhat overdone, and the latest bricks and cement have built the house with some luxury, even catching up with some minor nobles." Fusu said.

"That's a good thing." The First Emperor said: "If everyone in the world can afford to live in a good house, eat well, dress warmly, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms can dance happily, Great Qin can also ignore it." ”

"The father is far-sighted, and the son is beyond the reach." Fusu bowed his head and said.

The First Emperor sighed silently in his heart and said, "You set off tomorrow, go to Yingchuan again, and study hard with Ying Xi." ”

"No." Fusu didn't know why, but there was a sense of crisis in his heart.