NOVEL NEXT Chapter 443 Trading
Xiejia Village has undergone great changes recently. Not only have the roads in the village been rebuilt, more than a dozen families have demolished their houses and built brick houses.
Jiang Mingyue handed her children over to Pingguo and Yun Shu and asked a few people to take them to play in the village, while she came to Patriarch Xie's house carrying gifts.
What Jiang Mingyue didn't expect was that she actually saw Grandpa He here. It was obvious that they were discussing something.
When the two saw her, they stood up happily.
"Wife-in-law Xiaoyuan, when did you come back?"
"I just came back and came to see grandpa and grandma." Jiang Mingyue said and handed the gift to the third aunt who came out.
"What are you two grandpas discussing?"
"It's not a big deal."
Through the narrations of Patriarch Xie and Grandpa He, Jiang Mingyue learned that because there are more people building houses in the village recently, the demand for bricks and tiles has been a bit high. The boss who sells bricks and tiles sees a profit and is very dishonest. , based on the price they had agreed upon before, every five bricks and tiles increased by one penny.
"I thought the other party was bullying me, a foreigner, so I asked Brother Xie to come forward and help me make peace. Unexpectedly, the other party said that now everyone from all over the country knows that our Xiejia Village is rich, and it is appropriate to give us a penny increase. With this little money, we We must take it out and wait. Brother Xie and I were a little angry, so we discussed whether to buy bricks and tiles from other places."
Patriarch Xie has a different identity. He represents the entire Xiejia Village. The boss who sells bricks and tiles, this move is not just a slap in the face of the old patriarch, but the face of the entire Xiejia Village.
"Is that discussed?"
Jiang He and Elder Xie looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Although bricks and tiles from other places are cheaper, they are no longer cheap after they are shipped back."
"Is there only one brick and tile seller in our county?" Jiang Mingyue asked.
"Ok!"
No wonder they dare to raise prices at will and be so arrogant.
Jiang Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let's just bake the bricks ourselves."
After hearing this, Patriarch Xie and Jiang He turned to look at her.
"Xiao daughter-in-law Xie, do you know how to bake bricks and tiles?" Patriarch Xie looked at her with shining eyes and asked.
"Understand!"
They both became happy after hearing this.
"Then let's burn it ourselves."
Jiang Mingyue picked up a branch and drew on the ground: "If we want to bake bricks and tiles, we must first build a kiln. Once we have the kiln, we can keep burning, whether for our own use or for sale."
The two of them naturally thought of something, so they were so happy just now.
"If we sell bricks and tiles, there is a hidden danger, and that is whether we in Xiejiacun can maintain this business with our capabilities."
Patriarch Xie and Jiang He looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
After a while, Patriarch Xie said: "Let's build the kiln first, and then I'll go to Yujiazhuang."
Jiang Mingyue smiled when she heard this. Patriarch Xie was really wise. There was no more suitable partner for cooperation than Yujiazhuang.
"Okay, when we build the kiln, we can make some molds for bricks and tiles. Bricks don't have any patterns and only need one mold. But tiles are different. As far as I know, there are many kinds of tiles..."
Jiang Mingyue painted a total of five types of tiles on the ground, including tube tiles, double tube tiles and antique tiles.
"Grandpa Xie, Grandpa He, which tile do you think we can make better?"
The most commonly used tiles here in Kyoto are antique tiles, while the most commonly used tiles in the south are double-tube tiles.
After some discussion, the two chose antique tiles and downward tiles.
The molds for these two types of tiles are easy to make. Jiang Mingyue explained them to them while drawing. After Jiang Mingyue explained it clearly to the two of them, Patriarch Xie immediately took action.
Jiang Mingyue followed Jiang He out of Elder Xie's place and asked, "Grandpa He, how do you get along with the Xie clan?"
Jiang He knew that Jiang Mingyue was worried that they would be bullied. Most of the Xie clan members were very kind and welcomed them, but there were also a few who ostracized them, but this was not a problem in his opinion.
"Old Patriarch Xie is a very open-minded and wise man. Most of the other Xie clan members are also like this. Even if some of them are selfish, they are not bad in nature. We have gotten along very well during this period."
Grandpa He's words revealed a lot of information. Knowing that they could handle the current situation, Jiang Mingyue felt relieved.
In the next few days, Jiang Mingyue traveled to Qingguan and Xiejia Village to guide the tribesmen in building kilns, selecting soil that could be used to bake bricks and tiles, and so on.
In early February, in the Shangqing Temple, after Jiang Mingyue handed over the grapes and dumplings to the two Changshengs, she was about to go down the mountain when Pingguo walked in in a few steps.
"Madam, I have a letter from you."
Jiang Mingyue suddenly became happy.
"Quick, bring it to me."
Apple handed the letter to Jiang Mingyue with both hands.
After Jiang Mingyue read the letter, a bright smile crept onto her cheeks. It was so good.
"Madam, what did you say in the letter?" Apple asked, looking at his master who was smiling happily.
Xie Yuan said a lot in his letter, and he can summarize it in two main things.
"Zhang Zhongyue has handed over his military power and confessed to the court. My husband said that we can go to Yuanjiang Mansion in May."
Apple smiled when he heard this, no wonder his master was so happy.
"Congratulations, madam, we will be reunited with you soon."
Jiang Mingyue said 'hmm', read the letter again, then carefully put it away and asked, "Has Zhao Shan gone back?"
"no!"
"Ask him to go to the academy and tell Minghong the good news."
"Yes!"
After Pingguo left, Jiang Mingyue turned around and returned to the courtyard, telling her children, Changsheng and Cheng Susu the good news.
At the same time, the memorials of Xie Yuan and Zhang Zhongyue arrived in Kyoto at the same time, and were immediately presented to the imperial court by Eunuch Hai.
Song Ming first opened Xie Yuan's book. After reading it, his impression of Xiao Wu became even better.
Knowing that Li Hu and the others had completely taken control of the navy and that the situation in the Yuanjiang Mansion had stabilized, Song Ming felt relieved and opened Zhang Zhongyue's memorial.
This was an apology, and in the end, he expressed his willingness to hand over all the money embezzled over the years to the court, hoping that he could spare the lives of the Zhang family members.
After Song Ming put down the book, he fell into deep thought. Zhang Zhongyue had embezzled a lot of money from his dealings with Shuiman over the years. If all the money was confiscated, at least in the next year, the court would not be short of money to spend.
After making a decision in his mind, he recruited Shen Ji and Jiang You to the imperial study.
The news soon reached the ears of Song Cheng and Song Min, and both of them immediately set their sights on the palace.
In the imperial study, Song Ming gave Zhang Zhongyue's memorial to Shen Ji without hesitation. After they read it, he spoke.
"My dear friends, what do you think?"
In fact, during this period of time, they had already determined Zhang Zhongyue's guilt. The reason why they had kept it secret was because they were waiting for Zhang Zhongyue's confession.