and leave

After all, Lu Yiqing didn't stay in the study to continue handling official business. After all, the official business can't be finished. Why did Wei Jingrong come here nine times out of ten? Of course, it's because she is busy, and she doesn't have time when she is busy. Go out and surf.

But today, when she was stimulated by the increase in military expenditure, she didn't want to bury her head in the paperwork anymore, so she planned to take her daughter-in-law out to relax.

It has only been three years since Xiliang was built, and it is still a relatively young city.At the beginning, the city was not built with money from the imperial court, but by Lu Yiqing's means.To put it simply, she still got the money from the merchants. She first built the shops herself, and then started to open up the business routes between the two countries.

With Wei Jiajun's endorsement, the shop is leased out, from short-term to long-term leases, which is enough for Lu Yiqing to pay back his capital.Afterwards, the merchants who came and went found that the original shops were not enough, so they built new shops and added new houses, gradually forming a small city.

Because this city was basically built by merchants, the most traffickers in the city were naturally merchants.

Lu Yiqing took Shen Wangshu's hand and walked on the street, and he no longer found it strange to see the businessmen coming and going on the street hawking.Only occasionally when I see something novel, will I go forward and take a look.

Shen Wangshu looked at the bustling streets, and couldn't help feeling: "I never thought that building a city would be so easy."

Lu Yiqing didn't take it seriously. In her opinion, this small town doesn't even have half of Yangcheng, so it's really nothing: "It's just a small town. As long as there are people with money, it's easy to build as many as you want in this vast land in the northwest." Very much."

Shen Wangshu disagreed, seeing that it was Lu Yiqing's merit that she came to this city: "But before this, no one built the city, right?"

The two walked and watched, chatting casually, until they saw a barbarian on the street selling sweaters to Liang Guo merchants.Seeing this, Lu Yiqing raised his brows slightly, and led Shen Wangshu over there. Just after listening to the end, the merchant from the Liang Kingdom ordered [-] sweaters from the Huren at a price of [-] yuan each. The two parties agreed Delivery in one month.

The sweater business started three years ago, and now it is no longer the only one in the Lu family, and Lu Yiqing never thought of monopolizing this business.She had an impure heart in collecting wool at the beginning, and she never thought of keeping it a secret after spinning and weaving.

In three years, the sweater making method has been passed to Qin State, and now Liang State wants to collect wool from Qin State at a higher price than before.But it doesn't matter, Qin's manpower is all stuck in wool - from collecting wool to spinning and weaving clothes, it is actually quite a cumbersome task, but wool itself is worthless, and Qin people will not regard it as cost.Therefore, the profit of two hundred cash for a sweater really captivated the hearts of many people. Coupled with the resurgence of Xiliang's guard army, many Qin people put down their thoughts of plundering.

What should Hu people do if they cannot graze in winter and cannot survive without food?Naturally, it is to knit sweaters to make money, and then use the money to buy food to eat back!Tired is a bit tired, but there is no need to take risks, my life can always be saved.

Lu Yiqing waited for the merchant from the Liang Kingdom to leave, and went up to him. The barbarian smiled and raised the sweater in his hand to show it: "Guest, look, this is a new legal sweater this year. The wool has been selected. The wool is softer, and it is more comfortable and warmer to wear..."

After the introduction, Lu Yiqing listened carefully, and even touched it with his hands after listening. It is indeed much more refined than the original sweater.The fineness refers to the woolen yarn. As for the knitting method of the sweater, it is the simplest flat stitch - the people of the Qin State are not as dexterous as the people of the Liang State. Lu Yiqing herself is not very good at knitting sweaters, but in her workshop, There are already female workers who can weave various patterns.She would sell such sweaters to wealthy families, and they would be more expensive, far more than the wholesale price of two hundred cash.

After seeing this Huren's sweater, Lu Yiqing knew that the Qin people had put more attention on the wool.She thought about it and asked: "I just heard that you sold [-] pieces. If you place an order now, don't you have to wait a long time to get the goods?"

As soon as the Hu man heard that the business came, he immediately patted his chest and promised: "No need, it's still a month. I can supply as much as you want."

He uttered big words, but Lu Yiqing was not polite, he raised a finger and said: "Ten thousand pieces, can you get them out?"

10 pieces is not too much for Lu Yiqing, after all, [-] men of the Wei Family Army can be consumed as military supplies.But the barbarian widened his eyes in surprise when he heard the big deal, and he hesitated for a long time: "This is a bit much, can you allow a little more time?"

Lu Yiqing didn't force it, and asked again: "Then how long will it take you?"

The Hu man calculated in his heart, and then said: "It's about half a month, and the delivery can be made in one and a half months. If you can afford the wait, we will sign a contract first. If not... then I can introduce someone to you. We We will definitely make it together.”

It was only autumn at this time, and there was still some time before she needed to wear a sweater to keep out the cold. The Hu people thought that she could not wait until she had to buy goods and go back to sell them.But in fact Lu Yiqing is naturally not in a hurry, so she said: "No need, I can afford to wait for a month and a half."

The Hu man was happy, and the two signed a contract on the street, and the Hu man turned his head and closed the stall back.

Shen Wangshu has been watching from the side, and she didn't intervene when Lu Yiqing bought a sweater, until the dust settled and the Hu people left, she said: "It seems that these Hu people have raised more sheep this year, and their war horses are almost out of pasture. It's grass."

Three years was enough for Shen Wangshu to see clearly Lu Yiqing's ambition and her foresight.From collecting wool here and there at the beginning, to now selling tens of thousands of sweaters to the Hu people, I wonder how many sheep they raise.Take the previous barbarians as an example. The tribe he belongs to must not be small, otherwise they would not be able to grow so much wool, let alone have so many people to knit sweaters.

Lu Yiqing took Shen Wangshu's hand again, still with a look of indifference: "Isn't this good? They support themselves and don't come to the border to plunder. Maybe one day when swordsmen meet, they don't have horses and don't raise their butcher knives. The army will not kill them all."

Shen Wangshu glanced sideways at her when he heard the words, and vaguely heard sharpness from her mouth.

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The two of them wandered the street for a long time, looking around at various commodities, but unfortunately they didn't find anything novel.In the end, Lu Yiqing only bought some spices, which are delicious for barbecue, but the price comparable to gold made Shen Wangshu limit her purchase quantity.

When leaving the spice shop, Lu Yiqing weighed the small bag in his hand and couldn't help sighing: "I'm still too poor, I can't even afford some cumin."

Shen Wangshu was speechless, and even though it was funny, he still gave her a pat on the back: "No, Ah Qing is not poor at all, you can make money. It's just that there are too many people who are hindering you. Think about it, there are still 10,000+ people you want to raise. What can you do?" Woolen cloth?"

Lu Yiqing didn't feel that she was being tamed at all, she was even more mournful, and still can't figure it out, how did she get so hot-headed that she wanted to encourage the Wei family army to make trouble together?It seems that the preparatory work has not yet started, and the preparatory work will kill people.

After being frustrated for a while, Lu Yiqing cheered up again when his wife patted her head again.

She took Shen Wangshu's hand, and said excitedly: "There is nothing to see on the street, Ah Chen, let's go to the winery."

Shen Wangshu saw that she was full of energy again, and her eyes were full of smiles, so naturally she would not refuse.The two left the commercial street hand in hand, and went to the winery on the other side of the city—this winery was the first batch of buildings in Xiliang City, and it was not a factory specially built by Lu Yiqing for his wine steaming. , which should be called a winery here.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "Grape Wine Luminous Cup", but wine is produced in the Western Regions, so it is naturally expensive to sell it in the Central Plains.After Lu Yiqing saw it by chance, he came up with the idea of ​​making wine. For this reason, he even sent people to the Western Regions to hire a master who can make wine, and transplanted new varieties of grapes.

After three years of tossing around like this, Lu Yiqing's vineyard has begun to show its scale.She and Shen Wangshu had already tasted the sweet grapes from the Western Regions, and the first batch of wine had been released recently, so she planned to take Shen Wangshu to taste the new wine.

The freshly brewed wine is rosy in color, and when it is poured into the glass wine glass that Lu Yiqing specially ordered someone to fire, it looks as bright as fresh blood.

Shen Wangshu looked a little like it, or most girls like beautiful things.Then she picked up the wine glass and held it to her nose to smell it. The strong aroma of the wine revealed a hint of the fragrance and sweetness unique to the grapes, similar to the wines from the Western Regions.

However, after entering the new wine, Lu Yiqing tasted it carefully, then frowned: "It's a bit bitter, it's not very good."

Shen Wangshu also tasted it after hearing the words, but he was not as picky as Lu Yiqing: "I think it's okay, the taste is quite special."

Wine is to be sold for money, Shen Wangshu has always said that when it comes to business, he will not do bad things to comfort anyone.So Lu Yiqing tasted the wine after hearing what she said. After thinking about it, it was probably because wine was a new thing—there were too few wines introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, and he had never tasted better wine. The one in front of me is not bad.

Shen Wangshu has been in the Northwest for three years, and this is not the first time he has drunk wine, so if he still evaluates it like this, then those people in the Central Plains will not hold it against him.So Lu Yiqing became happy again, and drank the unsatisfactory wine in the glass in one gulp.

But Shen Wangshu was not in a hurry, he tasted the wine bit by bit slowly, and that elegant gesture of tasting wine made Lu Yiqing go crazy again.

After a long while, Shen Wangshu drank the wine in the glass, his eyes turned slightly, and Lu Yiqing came back to his senses.She didn't feel embarrassed either, instead she pulled Shen Wangshu and pestered him: "Ah Chen really looks better and better, I really want to hide you from others."

Shen Wangshu blushed a little at what she said, and was afraid of letting outsiders hear him, so he felt more and more uncomfortable, and was a little shy: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, it's embarrassing for outsiders to hear."

Lu Yiqing then realized that this should be said in private, so that it is not easy for others to hear.

With a smile on his lips, Lu Yiqing took Shen Wangshu's hand: "Okay, let's not talk, I will take you to see the wine filling."

Shen Wangshu doesn't know what's so good about canning, but if Lu Yiqing wants to drag her, she will naturally not refuse.So he put the empty wine glass in his hand on the table, and followed Lu Yiqing to leave in a hurry.

When he got to the room where the wine was bottled, Shen Wangshu couldn't help being surprised when he saw the situation inside the room.There is no other reason, only because Lu Yiqing used crystal clear glass bottles to store wine.This does not mention how beautiful the wine is in the glass bottle, nor does it mention the value of the wine. Just looking at the glass bottle that contains the wine, you don’t know how expensive it is-the guys carefully packaged it as if they were holding their ancestors.

It is conceivable how expensive such a bottle of wine will be sold.

Shen Wangshu calmed down before asking: "Ah Qing, where are you going to sell this wine?"

It's not that Shen Wangshu asked so much, she originally thought that the wine was sold to middle schools, such as Chang'an.But now that Lu Yiqing raised the price of wine with glass bottles, she couldn't help but think too much. After all, Lu Yiqing's glass has basically been sold to Qin State in the past three years, and all the money he earned was from the people of Qin State.

But this time Lu Yiqing looked at the bottle of wine, but replied firmly: "Of course it will be sold to Chang'an."