Zhao Qingyan smiled faintly.
"Sir, you only need to tell me what you lack and how many kilograms you need. Whether I can get it or not is my business, and what you need is your business."
The quartermaster was speechless at Zhao Qingyan's words, but upon reflection, it made sense.
If you don't specify what you want when you buy something, the seller can't just stuff everything into your hands.
So he explained his needs.
It mainly consists of grains, meat, vegetables, and also cotton clothing and quilts.
Zhao Qingyan lightly tapped the table with her finger, actually using her consciousness to check how much rice and flour was in the space.
As for cotton, that stuff has to be grown on the spot.
Zhao Qingyan also plans to give away all the meat she had hoarded in her past life.
Since the space became capable of raising animals, it has amassed quite a few pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, and poultry. Whenever one wants to eat, one can simply slaughter one with a thought.
"100,000 jin of top-quality rice, 100,000 jin of wheat flour, 20,000 jin of pork, 10,000 jin of beef, and 10,000 jin of mutton."
As for the other slaughtered chickens, ducks, and geese, I'm not sure of the exact number.
First of all, all of this meat has bones in it; I don't have that much time to cut it up.
That's all for now. If the adults need more, we'll arrange for it to be transferred later.
It just takes a little longer.
As for dried vegetables, we can only provide 100 jin (50 catties) for adults for now.
After all, that stuff was originally prepared for our own family to eat.
However, I can teach adults how to grow soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts.
A new batch sprouts every few days, which is at least a dish to eat, and it's good to add a dish for the soldiers.
As for cotton-padded clothes and quilts, adults can purchase them from me if they wish.
Then we'll just have to wait until I can gather enough people to mass-produce them.
The quartermaster was originally assigned to buy vegetables, but ended up buying grain and meat instead.
Oh my, this is a wonderful surprise. I hadn't really paid much attention to this little girl.
When the quartermaster learned that Zhao Qingyan was the legitimate owner of Huicui Pavilion, he lost all his contempt.
The business deal was agreed upon, and a contract was signed.
Zhao Qingyan went to the military camp, took half of the deposit, and then left on horseback.
Early the next morning, Zhao Qingyan and Zhao Minggeng arrived at the camp gate with 300 oxcarts.
What's most shocking isn't the 300 oxcarts themselves,
Instead, no one was herding these cattle. Zhao Qingyan led the way, while Zhao Minggeng brought up the rear.
Except for the first ox, whose reins were in Zhao Qingyan's hands, the reins for the subsequent oxen were all tied to the rear of the cart at the front.
It was quite a sight to see such a long, almost invisible string of candied hawthorns in front of you.
It's truly thanks to Zhao Qingyan's foresight that she dared to do this, having commissioned many different types of carts and horse-drawn carriages.
When needed, depending on the situation, the cattle and horses can be harnessed to a cart and brought out.
There was no other way but to do it this way; we had to be high-profile.
Finding a cave is simply unrealistic; the land is flat as far as the eye can see.
Forget about finding a place to use as a warehouse.
The city was in ruins. We were outsiders, and unlike the seasoned veterans in the military, we didn't know the city as well.
It's even less likely they'd conjure up some treasure nearby. Do they really think the lookout posts in the military camp are just for show?
The saying "Standing high, one can see far" is not just empty talk.
Therefore, Zhao Qingyan had no choice but to take her father and run away for thirty miles to find a secluded place before releasing the string of "candied hawthorns".
With these tens of thousands of kilograms of meat, the soldiers were finally able to have some oil and fat to eat.
First, the quartermaster inspected the goods on the oxcart one by one before he was asked to drive the oxcart into the military camp and unload it in an open area.
Zhao Minggeng led an ox out of the military camp, while Zhao Qingyan went to settle accounts with the quartermaster.
Holding a thick stack of silver notes, Zhao Qingyan felt that Dawar was quite lucky for her.
However, she is not a heartless businesswoman; she will still make cotton-padded clothes, trousers, and shoes with care.
We will also do our best to help the troops stationed here live a better life.
Unsure if there were spies among the garrison, the very next day after the garrison was finally able to eat meat, the northern Mongols came to harass them again.
They launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night, their target being the camp's granary.
The soldiers on patrol were diligent and quickly noticed something amiss. After issuing a warning, they swiftly wiped out the small group of enemies.
However, their own side also suffered dozens of casualties.
The military camp was located outside the city, so it was more likely to be attacked by surprise.
As a commander without any troops, Zhao Minggeng's greatest desire was to drive out and subdue the Northern Mongols.
Otherwise, when will he ever become a county magistrate with the people in his heart?
Zhao Qingyan returned to the city and inquired about the local real estate situation with the registrar.
She soon bought a three-courtyard house.
It occupies a large enough area and has enough rooms.
They selected a room to use as a warehouse for storing garments and cotton fabrics.
However, these houses were reinforced, the windows were sealed, and the interiors were treated with cement.
Zhao Qingyan was able to use cement so openly thanks to Zhao Han for inventing it.
As for hiring workers and judging people, Huang's eye for talent was the sharpest.
Although there weren't many people in Davar, several hundred women with exquisite handicrafts could still be selected.
Working for the Zhao family was like working on an assembly line.
There were specialists responsible for cutting, specialists responsible for piecing together, specialists responsible for stuffing cotton, specialists responsible for quilting cotton garments, and specialists responsible for finishing the final touches.
Everyone is paid by piecework.
I don't know how the Huang family allocated the people, but on the contrary, the arrangement was very reasonable.
Zhao Qingyan didn't care about anything else; as long as she could get the clothes made, she didn't care about anything else.
As for shoemaking, shoes with multi-layered soles are certainly comfortable to wear.
But for the soldiers, it wouldn't be good if it was cloudy and rainy.
So Zhao Qingyan sent a message by hawk, asking someone to deliver rubber and rubber tree seedlings to her.
She wanted to be able to produce rubber in the space.
However, this process was a bit too long. Ancient transportation wasn't that fast.
Zhao Qingyan then thought of waterproof fabric and leather shoes.
Looking at the pigs and cows in the space, I wondered how many pairs of shoes could be made from a single pigskin or cowhide.
The cows and pigs, munching on grass (vegetable leaves), involuntarily shivered, sensing that someone wanted to harm them.
Zhao Qingyan was naturally unaware of the inner thoughts of these animals.
She should continue to ponder it.
Soon, the workshop was up and running. Huang found the feeling he had back in Zhao Family Village again.
She was still that energetic, shrewd, and capable old lady.
Zhao Qianci, while taking care of his two grandsons, was also busy.
He acted as the advisor, while Zhao Qingyang and Zhao Qinglin acted as the county magistrate and clerk, respectively.
Unfortunately, Zhao Minggeng wasn't unwilling to publicly recruit to fill the staff vacancies in the county government.
Even if he wanted to hire someone now, no one would dare to apply.
The people are all thinking about when to flee.
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