Chapter 193; Not cost-effective
King Qin just smiled and didn't say much about it.
"Don't hide it from my aunt, my little nephew came to the door today to see Cousin Zhaode."
The eldest princess of Ningyang on the opposite side was suddenly stunned, looked at King Qin a little strangely, and asked; "Did the Emperor tell you?"
When she asked like this, it was confusing to King Qin.
"What did Grandpa Huang say?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing. ”
The eldest princess of Ningyang hurriedly turned over, and the Emperor Taishang said that it was not okay, King Qin didn't know the best, after all, her daughter was so good, if King Qin knew about it, what did she think, wouldn't it be a sin.
"Auntie, can you ask you what you are looking for Yaoyao?"
She didn't have anything else in mind, just pure curiosity, after all, the two had only met twice, and they didn't say a few words.
This King Qin suddenly came to the door and said that he wanted to see her daughter, how could the old lady not be curious?
"Actually, there is nothing special, but during the time I returned to Beijing, I heard about many cousins' deeds."
"I heard that she still has a few workshops, and that her nephew's fiefdom also needs some goods, so I want to talk to my cousin."
Putting aside the paper, the brick workshop that Huo Junyao has made so far is also famous in this part of the capital, and there is an endless stream of people coming to buy it every day.
In ancient times, the firing of green bricks took a lot of time, and the yield was extremely unstable.
Take the current situation of the Yu Dynasty as an example, there are several green brick workshops near the capital, after all, the capital is a big place, and there are many rich people.
But it is completely in short supply, not to mention far away, let's talk about Huo Junyao's hot spring villa, except for the accident that the main courtyard is built with green bricks, the other courtyards are made of adobe bricks.
Is it that there is no money to afford it?
Obviously, after all, a prince and an eldest princess, the two of them have a lot of money alone, not to mention that when the Yu Dynasty was founded, both of them received a lot of land rewards.
Isn't this because there isn't enough supply of green bricks?
There are many such situations in the capital, and even some of them are adobe bricks, after all, you can't always wait for the green bricks to be built, isn't it?
So as soon as Huo Junyao's brick workshop came out, the business was too good to be good.
She wants to expand, but at present, her manpower is really insufficient, and there are still 10,000 acres of land that still need people.
You can't let all the food in your name be workshops, regardless of the land, right?
If she really does this, I'm afraid that she will be impeached the next day, after all, the Yu Dynasty wants to focus on agriculture and suppress business, and you let farmers abandon their land to engage in business, can this still be good?
Therefore, the farmer must ensure that there is enough, and the surplus can be arranged to the workshop.
"That's it, then you wait, I'll ask Yaoyao to come over."
Mama Zhao stepped back very sensibly.
"King Qin is here? Want to see me? ”
In the small courtyard, Huo Junyao was also a little stunned when she heard Mama Zhao's words.
"Yes, I said I wanted to buy something from you, Miss, and I didn't mean anything else."
Mama Zhao is such a smart person, seeing her like this, she immediately thought of some thoughts in her heart.
I didn't think there was anything funny, after all, the county lord of her family was first-class in terms of appearance, character, and ability, and it was normal for such an excellent woman to be admired or something.
"Oh, I'll go over now, then."
As soon as she heard that it was not for what the Emperor said, she immediately became interested.
Speaking of which, she still has a good impression of this King Qin, as long as she doesn't talk about those messy things, she is still willing to intersect with him.
Soon, Huo Junyao arrived at the main courtyard.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin."
"Cousin Zhaode doesn't have to be polite, speaking of which, we are on an equal footing, and I can't afford your courtesy."
King Qin smiled and turned sideways, he said it well, although Huo Junyao's title is only the county lord, but there is also a title, that is the county lord of Zhenguo, and the title of Zhenguo is not something that can be used casually.
Not to mention, the emperor also granted her the same position as the prince, although she is only the lord of the county, but her real status is the same level as the prince.
King Qin is also a prince, so after calculation, the two are of equal status, and it is naturally impossible for him to accept Huo Junyao's gift.
"You two, there are so many false gifts from your cousins, this is not outside, sit down."
The eldest princess of Ningyang smiled and beckoned the two to sit down.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, I heard that you want to see me, I don't know why?"
Although she already knew some from Mama Zhao, she still didn't understand the specifics.
"That's right, I heard that the county lord has a brick and tile workshop under his name, and it produces a lot of bricks and tiles every day, so I wanted to ask the county lord to buy some."
Hearing this, Huo Junyao shook her head directly, her shaking made the eldest princess of Ningyang on the side a little anxious, and just wanted to speak, she listened to Huo Junyao's mouth.
"The fief of His Royal Highness King Qin is thousands of miles away from the capital, although this brick and tile is not a precious thing, but it is really troublesome to transport."
"Even the shipping costs are far more than the product itself, which is not cost-effective."
What she said was true, this transportation was indeed a difficult thing in ancient times.
Let's just say that King Qin came from the fiefdom this time, and it was still a light car, and it took seven or eight days to come all the way.
If you pull a cart of bricks and tiles, you can't walk for half a month?
You must know that there are few serious roads in this Yu Dynasty, and even some official roads far away from the capital are in tatters.
The light car and the car that pulls heavy objects are completely different, not to mention that this time is summer again, the fief of King Qin is in the south, and there is more rain, and half a month is still a relatively conservative estimate.
If it rains continuously, it will have to be delayed even more.
How much manpower and material resources are needed in the middle?
Those bricks and tiles are only a few dollars.
Does this atypical tofu turn into meat prices?
"Wen Bi, your cousin is right, this is really not cost-effective."
King Qin on the other side also nodded when he heard this, he didn't think much about this, he just thought that he would go back to the fiefdom anyway, so he took it back along the way.
I haven't looked at it from this perspective.
Although his fief is relatively rich, he is not the kind of prince who only knows pleasure and fools around, he really wants to see the development of his fiefdom.
It can also be regarded as leaving some good foundation for his descendants.
At this time, Huo Junyao was so little, he also understood that the cost would not be less, and the manpower needed would not be less, and the most important thing was that there was too much time to delay.
His identity was there, and although Emperor Zhaowu seemed to have been very casual all along, the ghost knew if he was secretly staring at him.
It's not that he doesn't know anything about the capital in his fiefdom all these years, after all, his position is so embarrassing, if he really doesn't care about anything, he doesn't know how he died.
So he also knows a little about what happened in the capital, the prince and the king of Qi and Chu are fighting, and he also knows about the prince's nonsense.
Speaking of which, when he received a letter from the Emperor Taishang asking him to come to the capital, he was very apprehensive, after all, when he returned to the capital at this time, he would easily be suspicious of Emperor Zhaowu, and would be regarded as a thorn in the side of the prince and others.
But then the emperor's edict also came, and he couldn't be allowed not to come.