Chapter 029: A Profitable Business
Shopkeeper Ju hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
He knew that Zhao Yulin was the lord of the mountain here, and he had not paid for the land at all. He only invested money when the original residents were relocated.
Ten taels of silver per mu of land? This is simply robbing money.
This is digging out his raw meat.
However, it is still much cheaper than buying land in the city of Jiangbei, and the key is that he can choose the location himself.
Zhao Yulin saw his hesitation flash by, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip calmly, and said lightly that porcelain making was just so-so. If Shopkeeper Ju was willing to take root here and advance and retreat with my Shenwei Army, I would like to teach Shopkeeper Ju a way to make money, and guarantee that I can earn as much money as three porcelain workshops within a year.
What? You can earn as much as three porcelain workshops in one year?
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Ju's heart began to swell rapidly and his blood pressure soared.
Damn, what other highly profitable businesses are there?
He knew that Chen Zhugan was the one who brewed the peerless fairy wine Wu Gu Feng with the secret recipe passed down from the Third Young Master's ancestors, so the Third Young Master must have some good stuff in his hands.
Shopkeeper Ju agreed without hesitation. He had just said that he only wanted ten acres of land, but he increased it to one hundred acres in one breath.
Zhao Yulin smiled and agreed, saying that the land in Cuiping Mountain was still limited, and when choosing a site, we should try to choose a mountainous area. His words always count.
After seeing off Shopkeeper Ju, Zhao Yulin went to see his mother. The original labor garment workshop was expanded into Cuiping Garment Workshop, which was divided into three processes: weaving, dyeing and garment making, and provided military uniforms and work clothes for the Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin invited Liu Yuru and told him that every workshop must consider the issue of environmental protection and that the wastewater from the dyeing workshop must be precipitated before it can be discharged.
Zhao Yulin introduced him the design concept of the three-stage septic tank and asked him to put it into practice in conjunction with sewage treatment.
Zhao Yulin told his mother that they couldn't make the place look unrecognizable by making clothes, and they must try to reduce pollution. His mother listened very seriously and asked everyone around her to remember it.
Liu Yuru was stunned. He had never heard of the things the Third Young Master was showing, let alone seen them. The old man started the primitive computer on his shoulder and kept searching.
Zhao Yulin went to see his fourth mother again.
Cuiping Mountain is under construction, and the accounting office is very busy. He said that Si Niang can select someone to join the team if there are not enough people. She will participate in future meetings, and if it is inconvenient, Xiao Min can go.
He knew that Si Niang, like his mother, was an elder and a woman, so she would inevitably be cautious in what she said and did. But if the department did not participate in collective discussions, how could they achieve brainstorming?
Zhao Yulin must start from here and slowly establish a management system.
In the evening, everyone was eating at the same table. His mother said that she would not go to the meeting and asked the second shopkeeper to go. His fourth mother also said that Xiaomin should be asked to attend the meeting.
Zhao Yulin thought it was a good idea and asked them to do a good job of supervision. A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole, so if there is any suspicion of discrepancy, it must be investigated thoroughly.
As soon as Zhao Yulin finished his meal and arrived at the study, Liu Yuru came to see him. He immediately asked Xia Dingtian to serve tea, after all, they were both in their 60s.
The old master is an expert in construction in southern Sichuan. He doesn’t need any guidance to build the city according to the terrain.
After the greetings, Zhao Yulin didn't exchange pleasantries with him and only brought up the city's roads and water supply and drainage treatment. Because the terrain here is very mountainous, it is difficult to travel; there are no complete underground pipe networks and sewage treatment facilities, and everyone still pours urine buckets on the street every morning, which is really unsightly and pollutes the air.
He told the old man about the effectiveness of earth cement. The old man had been using this stuff for some time and found it very effective in underwater construction. He was very shocked and very happy about this new material provided by Zhao Yulin.
Zhao Yulin took out a pile of manuscripts and said that with this, and with the iron bars made by Master Chen, underwater buildings can become as solid as rocks. This can be used to build underground culverts, pipelines, cast-in-place bridges, prefabricated stone slabs, and a combination of open and underground ditches...
The old man trembled and asked him to wait and speak slowly. He wanted to get a pen and paper to write it down...
Zhao Yulin talked about the pattern in a lively and eloquent manner. The master architect looked at him with a pious expression as if he was worshiping a god.
When Liu Yuru recovered, he took the teacup and offered the old man some tea. He suggested that he start from the houses facing the street, bury culverts under those concentrated and contiguous houses, build latrines, collect sewage and discharge it through septic tanks, and build a real Cuiping New City.
Liu Yuru had studied in a private school and was a cultured craftsman. He took the manuscript Zhao Yulin gave him and thanked him repeatedly, saying that he would go back and think about it carefully and make a detailed plan.
This made Zhao Yulin feel embarrassed.
For three consecutive days, he visited every construction site, every workshop, and military camp in Cuiping New City, talked with the managers, and combined advanced technology and management concepts with current economic development, hoping to achieve rapid development.
Zhu Congwen was very happy to see his pragmatic approach, and the two of them drank together. Considering that he was paralyzed from the waist down, Zhao Yulin even brought him two jars of Litchi Qinggong wine.
Lao Zhu said that when he opened his eyes and saw the feudal society, he became desperate because he had no legs.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that although he was physically disabled, his spirit was not. Losing his legs was nothing. He should just keep his spirits up and work hard. In the future, when he gets married and starts a family, he can give birth to another bunch of children to inherit his legacy.
Zhu Congwen threw a clean-eaten chicken leg at him.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he was still the same. When he woke up and saw this pure ecological world without electricity, he felt stupid.
However, it will be fine after we adapt. Maybe we can create a revolutionary new world here.
The two laughed and drank the glass heartily.
Half a month later, the first blast furnace of Cuiping Iron Workshop was ignited to produce steel. Chen Xian said that the construction of the new city could not do without money, so he first made a few new pots for the winery. Then the iron ore turned into steel ingots, which were then smashed into steel plates by large forging machines, and the steel plates were further smashed into the sky pots that Chen Zhongshun needed.
With the new hydraulic forging press, Chen Xian easily made three sets of sky pots. Chen Zhongshun couldn't let go of them and was already very happy.
Zhao Yulin personally went to the winery to design a triple stove. This stove could be used at the same time to utilize the waste heat from the flue and save more fuel.
The new Chengyi Distillery was soon started brewing wine.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the county government office in Jiangbei. A five-man guard group followed him to the dock. Xia Dingtian said that it was arranged by Mr. Zhu and Mr. Lei. They, the leading group, had to cross the river alone and must be protected.
Zhao Yulin was very happy. His brothers were all doing their jobs and working hard.
He saw five young men, all of them tall and strong, all wearing the same new gray cloth military uniform, a pair of brand new cloth shoes, and even their leggings were made of new cloth straps.
The young man leading the team smiled shyly and said that Mr. Zhu should pay attention to his image when he goes out and not lose points for our Shenwei Army.
Haha, that’s very good. Zhu Congwen is also doing ideological work.
Zhao Yulin said, "Of course." He walked into the cabin and sat down with satisfaction. He looked back at Cuiping Mountain and felt that this was a real foundation.
When he arrived at the county government office, Magistrate Chen asked him what he was doing there, as everyone in the provincial capital was looking for him.
When the students saw the spirited Shenwei Army at the dock, shouting slogans and singing songs, and walking on the street with their heads held high, they no longer wanted to study and wanted to join his Shenwei Army. When the shopkeepers saw that the business in Cuiping Mountain was getting better and better, they were all talking about moving to Sanjiangkou.
Zhao Yulin didn't expect Sanjiangkou to have such a good reputation. He put down the tea bowl in his hand and said that it was only with the support of his teacher that he was able to do this.
He told the county magistrate that a blast furnace had been built in an iron workshop in the south of the Yangtze River and invited the teacher to go and take a look. The county magistrate was happy and said he would go there when he had time.
Zhao Yulin reported to him that many people had moved into Cuiping New City, and the number of workshops and shops was increasing. He asked the county to set up a fort there, and he had already thought of the chief security guard. Manager Ju of the porcelain workshop was an honest man, so he asked him to be the chief security guard. The teacher would send some deacons to supervise, and the new city would surely be built better and better.
When Yang Zhishan came in and heard what he said, he said, "Brother, you are very thoughtful and have arranged everything perfectly."
Zhao Yulin knew that he was saying that he was exceeding his authority, so he did not refute. Instead, he smiled and asked the two adults to inspect Cuiping Mountain at any time.
The county magistrate said that the prefect had high hopes for my brother and had recommended him to the emperor for a position in the militia. I should congratulate my brother.
Zhao Yulin immediately declined in panic.
He said that he didn't even want to be the dock captain anymore, and wanted to ask the teacher to let Ma Jin's sister Ma Ling do the job.
Chen Yun drank tea in silence.
Zhao Yulin felt that he owed Ma Jin something, so he wanted to help Ma Ling. He went on to say that although Ma Jin was a beggar, he was a man of great integrity and a role model for dock workers. Ma Ling was young, but he was honest and serious about his work. There were not many things to do at the dock at the moment, and with the teacher's care, he would be able to do a good job.
After hearing what he said, Chen Yun thought that he had made up his mind, so she nodded in agreement and said that the Shenwei Army, which he was currently in charge of, was growing in size, and he had to teach his subordinates to obey military discipline and not be careless.
Zhao Yulin certainly understood that the county magistrate was implicitly reminding him not to be arrogant and disobedient. He immediately said that he would set an example and teach his men to obey the law and be the children of the people.
Zhao Yulin bid farewell to the county magistrate and went to the White Pagoda to see Ma Ling. He heard that Ma Ling'er was absent-minded and very depressed by the river, so he decided to untie her knot.
He asked the guards to step back and walked forward alone. From a distance, he saw the young girl standing by the river in a daze. He shouted "Wow" from behind. Ma Ling turned around in horror and saw that it was him. There was joy on her face at first, but it quickly turned dim. With red eyes, she lowered her head and walked towards the Beggar Chicken.
Zhao Yulin felt pity for Ma Ling when he saw her thinner body. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her. The girl couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, shouting "Leave me alone, leave me alone."
Zhao Yulin said that he was taking care of his woman. Was there anything wrong with that?
Ma Ling stopped crying immediately and looked up at him in confusion.
He smiled and said, "What are you looking at? Don't you recognize me? Your brother handed you over to me a long time ago, don't you admit it?"
Ma Linger burst into laughter, raised her two fists and gave him a massage-like blow on the chest. She kept muttering, "I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death, you enemy."
