North and South groceries

In the end, Luo Yong spent a lot of money to buy the house of a foreign official not far from Nanbei Grocery.

People in this era are very superstitious, coupled with people's longing for the bustling and prosperous Chang'an City, many people don't even want to leave when they come, and it is definitely a bad luck to let it out.

Therefore, many people said that their house is not good and cannot make the residents prosperous. Some people obviously have the financial resources and also have the desire to buy a house in Fenglefang, but they don't want such a house anyway.

Of course, there are those who are willing to buy, but the price has been suppressed quite severely. With the current real estate market in Fenglefang, the original owner of the house cannot accept such a price no matter what.

It's time for them to catch up, Luo Yong just happened to be planning to buy a house in Fenglefang, and it just so happened that he didn't believe in evil.So it was sold for a good price, and the family happily left Chang'an City and settled down elsewhere. They didn't need to spend any money when they were away from home. With this money, they felt more at ease.

Although this house is a private house, it is not small in the slightest compared to the Nanbei groceries shop.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, most of the residences were spacious and open. Thinking about the time when the city just started to distribute homesteads to the common people, it was also very generous.

For a good family, a family with less than three members can get one mu of homestead. If there are more than three members, an additional mu will be added for every three members.

For an ordinary small rich family, if there are six people in the family and a few servants, they will be able to share a three-acre homestead. This is definitely an unusual small household in Chang'an City.

Therefore, in Chang'an City, the smallest and smallest house must be based on one mu of land.

This is really hard to imagine in the highly densely populated 21st century. Luo Yong has been here for a long time now, and he is somewhat used to it. Now if he is asked to go back to the 21st century to live in a commercial housing pigeon cage, he will definitely feel cramped and aggrieved.

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"Is the entrance located here?"

"Yes, it must be easy to enter and exit when carrying ice cubes. The entrance should be close to the courtyard door, and the angle should also be paid attention to."

"Build a slope down here? Make it gentler?"

"It doesn't matter if the slope is steeper. This slope is used to pass people. In addition, there is a shaft on the side of the main entrance of the ice store. The ice cubes come in and out through that shaft."

"I've been looking for someone to start working in the past two days."

"It's good to start work a few days earlier. The construction period does not need to be rushed. Safety comes first. Dig slowly and build slowly. The arched brick surface on the top of the icehouse needs to be arranged closely. Don't be stingy with materials and labor. "

"I know."

The house that Luo bought this time is very large, and the ice storage he plans to build is also very large. There are several small ice cellars in one large ice storage.

At that time, ice will be stored in winter, and in summer, the small ice cellars will be opened and used one by one.This minimizes the loss of cold air and keeps the ice in the ice cellar for as long as possible.

Summer in Chang'an City is hot, the humidity is quite high, and it often rains. In order to ensure the cold storage capacity, the ice bank must not only be dug deep, but also do a good job of rainproof and waterproof work.

I heard that people at this time mostly use dry wells to store ice, and the dry wells are dug big and deep, and ice cubes are thrown into them before the spring, and then these ice wells are sealed, and the wells are opened when the summer is needed. Take ice.

This method is also more ingenious, and the cost is lower, but after all, there is limited storage of ice, and when fetching ice, someone has to climb into the well, tie the rope to the ice, and let the people above take the ice. There are many dangers in the operation process.

Luo used this ice bank to build it this time and planned to use it for a long time, so he decided to build it better.

If you want to build it better, you can’t be ambiguous about spending money. Such a large icehouse, together with so many small icehouses inside, must be built with blue bricks, whether it is the floor, ceiling or surrounding walls. There is a lot of money for bricks.You must know that the walls of many people's houses are still compacted with mud these days, and the price of blue bricks is not cheap.

Although Qin bricks and Han tiles were mentioned, until the early Tang Dynasty, brick and tile houses were not popularized on a large scale. Most of the people built walls with rammed earth and thatched roofs, and this was also the case in Chang'an City.

However, if the people in Chang'an City were from relatively well-off families, many people would still replace thatched roofs with tiles. Firstly, the tiled houses were not easy to leak, and secondly, it was to prevent fires.

Coming out of the house over there, Luo Yong was also secretly thinking about how much money it would cost to build this ice store.

Most of the money he exchanged for chili seeds in the past few days was used by him to buy this house. Although Luo Yong still has a lot of chili seeds, he also has other things to do.

Seeing that the time is entering autumn, the autumn pears have also come down. Aunt Luo and the others are busy harvesting pears for canning recently. After this year's canned pears are ready, Luo Yong plans to buy a batch from them and hire some people , Send this batch of cans to Luo Erniang who is far away in Liangzhou City.

At the beginning of this year, when Luo Yong bought the North and South groceries shop, it was also thanks to Luo Erniang's help. A while ago, Wang Dang and others brought a batch of soap and cashmere from her. It's not so clear, but Luo Yong can't always take her side for nothing.

Canned pears are not a rare item in Chang'an City nowadays, but they should be worth some money in Liangzhou City. If you can get some canned fruits from the south, Luo Yong also plans to give them some past.

The same is true for Mrs. Luo. When the North and South groceries shop was bought, it can basically be said that the two sisters each paid half. Luo Yong didn't have much money in his hand at that time.

They paid the money as soon as they got it. In the future, Luo Yong decided to make a clear calculation with the aunt. Every time he brought over how much goods, how much it was worth when converted into money, he had to write it down, as well as their north and south groceries. My staff meals are always delivered from my sister's restaurant, and I have to write them down.

However, if Luo Yong directly took the money and sent it over, the aunt would definitely not accept it, and then she would just give her other things, such as Eucommia gum.

"Hey, why is it gone?"

"Mr. Hurry up early tomorrow, we will make another batch of goods tomorrow."

"We're going to go out in two days."

"There's not enough manpower, why don't you hire more?"

"I really didn't expect this booklet to sell out so fast, and the stock is a little short. Please take care of me, gentlemen."

"I'll give you the money first, and I will leave a box with you tomorrow."

"sure."

"..."

Luo Yong walked near his shop, and heard a bustling bustle from a distance. It sounded like the "Chili Edible Handbook" in their shop was sold out again.

That brochure was a bit cumbersome to make, as it was accompanied by pictures and text, and had to be printed separately, and the pictures were divided into various colors. You had to be more careful when printing, so the speed was a little slow. Previously, Luo used someone to print a few Thousands of volumes have already been sold out by now, and the printed copies in the past two days are not enough to sell.

Most of those who are anxious to buy brochures in the future are merchants.

They bought chili seeds and all kinds of chili powder and chili sauce from North and South Grocery, and then bought some brochures of this kind, and shipped them to other places for sale. Yes, as long as the place is not too closed, everyone must have heard of this pepper by this time, so there is no need to worry about sales.

After finally sending these people away, the disciple saw that Luo Yong had come, so he told him about the situation in the shop in the past two days, and asked him if he needed to arrange someone to help with printing.

But Luo Yong said that he has people on his side, so they don't have to worry about it, and just run the business of the shop with peace of mind.

Luo Yong also expected that this booklet would be a good seller. When this edition of the booklet was first put into printing, nearly ten thousand copies were printed in one go. It is a big deal in this era, after all, the entire city of Chang'an is only a few years old. household population.

As a result, he still underestimated the purchasing power of those merchants, especially those Hu merchants, who bought chili seeds and this kind of brochures and bought several carts at every turn. One cart of goods often required several carts of money to pay for them. But he didn't even blink his eyes.

It seems that we need to hire some printers...

At this moment, within the palace walls.

"... Na Luoyong has become more and more unrestrained recently."

"How can the imperial court order officials to do what merchants do?"

"Your Majesty treated him so generously, but he didn't know that he was grateful. Not only did he do that businessman's business, but he also made such a high profile, and he completely lost the court's face."

"Your Majesty, have you ever read the brochure he published recently? It's an opportunistic and sensationalist thing..."

Luo Yong was originally at odds with these royal relatives and relatives. In the past, his work on papermaking had hurt the interests of these people, and then there was the matter of Prince Gong Li Boyi, and these people were even more displeased with Luo Yong.

But they didn't do anything to Luo Yong for a while, they just went to blow the emperor's ears if they had nothing to do, if it wasn't for the hard ears of the current one, they should have been blown away by these people long ago.

"You also bought this booklet?" The emperor sat there listening for a long time, and finally spoke at this time.

"The servants at home bought them at random." Of course, he couldn't say that he asked the servants at home to rush to buy groceries in the north and south.

The emperor said: "Just because of these things, the eyeliners placed in Chang'an City by various countries have become a little uneasy recently."

"There is such a thing!" When the man heard this, he was secretly happy. It was a matter of national security, and that brat Luo Yong might be in for some serious misfortune this time.

"It's not a problem, but it's just a few that were put on the bright side, and they were arranged by their people to buy chili seeds. This booklet also bought a lot." The emperor paused, and said:

"The last time I saw these people floating like this was because of the Sixth Valley."

"The sixth valley is the god-given valley. How can Luo Yongnao Shizi pepper seeds be compared with it?" This guy flattered him when he saw the opportunity.

The emperor glanced at him, but didn't answer. After a while, he said again:

"Two days ago, a few barbarians dressed as Han people bought several carts of chili seeds from North and South Grocery, and bought these pamphlets. Marquis Wu suspected the identity of these people, so he followed them all the way. Unexpectedly, these few people actually entered Your mansion."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please investigate!" The man was so frightened that he fell to the ground, who could bear the charge of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country!

"How can I not believe you? Those Marquis Wu must have made a mistake. There are many Hu people coming in and out of Chang'an City, and every mansion has Hu people servants. There are even Hu people generals in the army. It's not surprising," said the emperor.

"However." The emperor said again: "The chili seeds are quite expensive, if not for your family's instruction, where would they get so much money?"

"This... I didn't know this..." The man was already sweating profusely at this time.

"The so-called family has a big business, and it is inevitable to overlook it for a while. Fortunately, only you know about this matter today. If it is known to outsiders, it will not only damage your personal face, but also our Li family. shame."

"While sending people to buy groceries in the north and south, and at the same time coming to me to say these things today, if outsiders know about it, how will they evaluate our Li family?"

"Chen..." The man lay prone on the ground, shaking like chaff.

"Forget it, let's go." The emperor waved his sleeves and said, "It's better to reflect at home, and you are not allowed to go out for half a month."

"Here."