Why marry someone when you are reborn?

When the first snow fell, Xu Yun was completely penniless.

She turned her head and asked Luo Li with a numb expression: "How much money is left?"

Luo Li said calmly, "There are still five hundred coins left. Save them for the New Year."

Xu Yun let out a long sigh.

Five hundred coins, even if you save a little for the New Year... it's not enough! You can't even buy a sheep!

But seeing that Luo Li had lost weight and Gao Yu's face had darkened, Xu Yun finally managed to smile and said softly, "Next, we can take a break."

Luo Li responded, "The letter from the Guards arrived at the garrison yesterday. There is really nothing to worry about right now."

No matter what happens, it’s just a patrol matter.

As he was talking, Zhu Qing came running over with a look of joy on his face: "It's out! It's out!"

Xu Yun was excited: "The carpet is made?!"

Zhu Qing was so happy that he didn't know how to be happy: "It's done! We can send someone to Kyoto right away!"

This carpet was drawn by Xu Yun himself.

Next year is the Year of the Sheep and this is a wool carpet, so I painted a picture of three yangs bringing good luck on it.

This is the first carpet made in the entire Lingtai County.

The master craftsmen did not do it themselves; it was all done by the apprentices from Lingtai County.

The parts that were not done well had to be redone, and the old masters taught us step by step, but it still took a long time to get them done.

Xu Yun turned around and left: "Let's go and take a look!"

The carpet was as big as half the room.

Press it with your hand and it feels thick and warm.

And the pattern is also very beautiful.

Xu Yun looked and touched again and again.

Zhu Qing, who was in charge of this mess, couldn't help but raise his hand and wipe the corners of his eyes with his sleeves: "Finally it's done!"

"Yeah." Xu Yun looked at the carpet, his eyes also swollen. "You ask Zhu Shan to personally deliver the carpet to the prefecture, and then when the prefecture sends the annual tribute, bring it back to Beiping and present it to the emperors."

This carpet took a lot of time and effort to make, and it is the first carpet in Lingtai County. It is not too shabby to give it to Your Majesties as a New Year gift.

Thinking of that scene, Xu Yun couldn't help rubbing his hands, his eyes sparkling: "Once the emperors have praised our carpets, people will naturally come to buy them!"

Then the money will come!

Zhu Qing nodded repeatedly. His former noble and gentle image was gone, and only the shrewdness of a businessman remained. "Someone will definitely come to buy this carpet! When the time comes, we need to set a suitable price!"

After a pause, he continued, "And we must not let the neighboring counties steal our technology! Otherwise, we will have to lower our prices when the time comes!"

This problem is also a hidden danger.

But this thing is unavoidable.

There are always relatives in the same county, so such skills may not be completely hidden.

However, Xu Yun and Luo Li had already thought about this, so Xu Yun said, "Then we won't wait for them to learn secretly. I'll write letters to inform the magistrates of other counties. If there are young people who are clever and willing to come, let them come and learn. After they learn, they can work here - they have holidays anyway, so they can go home when they have holidays."

After a pause, she said, "When the opportunity is right, I will open a carpet workshop in each county."

However, in this matter, we must first inform the local county magistrate and obtain his consent.

Otherwise there will be no way to deal with it later.

Zhu Qing hesitated: "In this way, wouldn't it be like letting them get the benefit for nothing?"

Workshops also have to pay taxes every year.

The tax should be paid to the county government wherever it is collected.

Xu Yun glanced at Luo Li.

Luo Li said in a gentle voice: "Who would be willing to do something that has no benefits? What we want is for all the carpets to fall into our hands. We can avoid cutting prices to grab business."

Only when prices remain stable can everyone make money.

The biggest share is still with them.

Zhu Qing was still a little reluctant - that was a lot of tax!

Xu Yun couldn't bear to see him like this, and sighed helplessly: "It's all going to the national treasury, why are you so distressed?"

These taxes just go through the county government!

It’s not really given to the county government!

Zhu Qing choked for a moment, then nodded. He had to admit that he was a little petty.

The main thing is, if the taxes are paid from Lingtai County, the higher-ups will definitely look upon them with new eyes.

Xu Yun knew that Zhu Qing's idea could not be changed for the time being, so he just smiled and said nothing.

As long as Zhu Qing is willing to cooperate with her, they can break through the current poverty situation together. As for the rest - let's talk about it when the time comes.

Coming out of the workshop, the wind was a bit cold, so Xu Yun tightened his cloak, and told Gao Yu and Luo Li to put on their cloaks as well, then he slowly walked back to the county government office along the road.

We met many people along the way.

Whenever I meet them, I always say hello to them before leaving.

A few people have been running around the entire county for three months. The good thing is that now there is no one in Lingtai County who doesn't know them.

Looking up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Xu Yun sighed: "It's snowing really hard. People say it's snowing like goose feathers, but I've never seen it before. Now it seems that it's not all exaggerated."

Gao Yu exhaled a breath of white air: "After another month, it will be even bigger."

Luo Li was worried about the problem of getting around: "Once the snow blocks the road, it will be really hard to travel. Even if we shovel the snow path, it will be muddy and slippery underneath. If it gets colder, it will freeze - you will slip twice for every step you take."

Xu Yun sighed: "How did you get there before?"

"We have sleds." Gao Yu rubbed his cheeks, and the tip of his nose turned red. "Ordinary people walk. Better families ride horses. If they need to transport light items or send a letter, they have dogs. Dogs can pull sleds, and when they really run, they are very fast, almost as fast as horses."

Xu Yun was curious: "I have never ridden a sled before."

Gao Yu laughed loudly and said proudly: "I knew you had never ridden one before, I have asked someone to prepare it! When the time comes, we will go out on a sled!"

Let Xu Yun open his eyes!

Xu Yun suddenly felt yearning: "That really makes me look forward to it."

Luo Li laughed: "That must be unique."

However, if you want to ride a sled, the snow must be thick.

You definitely can’t sit down now.

The three of them talked all the way back to the county government office. Chen Ku quickly brought ginger soup from the kitchen and asked the three of them to drink a bowl to warm themselves up.

After taking off their outer cotton-padded jackets, the three of them sat on the kang. When their hands were no longer cold, they began to count the accounts.

The labor and material costs of this carpet must be calculated clearly, otherwise the price will not be appropriate, and how can you make any money when the time comes?

In addition, the large ship that Xu Yun and Luo Zhan bought together had already completed a complete round trip and brought back a lot of goods from the south. Luo Zhan also asked someone to send the account book to Xu Yun.

So even though it snowed and things had come to an end, Xu Yun was still busy.