Chapter 280 Chapter 280 Are you going to do it?
Li Liu gave a number, "Nowadays, the winery can put a batch of wine into the warehouse every day. The shops in Qinghe Town can't handle so much."
"Yes, Qinghe Town definitely can't eat it all. Go back and find the Qi family fleet and send that batch of wine to the capital. They can't eat it there, but the Food City can."
"Oh, there's one more thing to worry about. It's the salt supply for the bacon factory. The batch of salt we bought from the Qi family is all gone. If we buy more, I'm afraid we won't be able to buy as much."
The bacon factory needs a lot of salt, but the salt of the Dayan Dynasty is official salt. Even if they go through the Qi family, they don’t have that much salt to make it for them. After all, this stuff is too precious.
Xu Yunfan put his hands on his hips and said, "Let's keep raising the pigs at the farm. I'll find a way to send the salt back. We need to keep raising the pigs. They're all meat. Even if we don't make bacon, we can kill them and sell them in the village for a lower price. We won't have trouble selling them."
The two of them walked and talked until they reached the cement road. A group of children were running around on the cement road, stepping on it from time to time, and then screaming, as if they were wondering why the road under their feet was so flat.
The roads in cities, counties and towns are paved with bluestone slabs. Not only is the project huge, it also takes a long time. However, this cement road was completed in just a few days.
The children of the tenant farmers on the farm saw it with their own eyes and found it amazing. The road had been blocked before, preventing them from escaping, but today they finally had a chance.
Xu Yunfan stood not far away and stared at them for a long time.
Qin An and several other children from the Qin family, including Lin Duoduo and He Weichen, were jumping and skipping on the road, making it very lively.
Qin's child will be going back tomorrow. Xu Yunfan thought about it, turned around and went back to the restaurant to bring a large bucket of bubble water.
When Qin Run, Qin Qian and the other two came out of the farm, they heard the excited screams of the children from a distance.
On the road leading to the food city gate, a group of children jumped and poked bubbles floating in the air, "Uncle Xu, look, that bubble is so big."
Lin Duoduo grabbed the corner of Xu Yunfan's clothes and pointed at the bubbles floating above, but he was too short and could not reach them no matter how hard he jumped.
Xu Yunfan put down the bubble machine and picked him up. "What about now? Did you meet him? Was it fun?"
"I hit it, the bubble burst, uncle, bubbles are so fun." Lin Duoduo shouted excitedly. Xu Yunfan rubbed Lin Duoduo's head and put him down, then picked up Sandan, the short and fat guy. After the bubble disappeared, he patted Sandan's butt and put him down, then picked up the bubble machine and continued blowing.
Some adults heard the children's laughter and stood at a distance, watching and not getting close.
Some children are afraid of adults. When adults are present, they will be restrained and unable to relax, but they are not afraid of Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan seemed to have a special kind of magic. He was so dazzling, yet so attractive that people couldn't help but get close to him.
This man should be like the distant moon in the sky, someone who seems unattainable, but he always smiles and is full of patience when dealing with Lin Duoduo and the other little boys and girls, speaking softly. No wonder the children like him so much.
Lord Qin and Second Lord Qin smiled and shook their heads. They were both married men, so how could they still be the king of children?
Second Lord Qin: "Yun Fan seems to like children very much. When Run Ge'er has a child in the future, the child will be spoiled to the sky by him."
The two of them were imagining the beautiful scene of having many children and grandchildren. Over there, Fu Qingyu was squatting on the road, touching and knocking on the cement road surface, and even hitting it a few times with stones. However, after so many hits, the stones in his hands broke, and there was not a single pothole on the road.
It’s incredible!
Fu Qingyu stood up, pointed at the road and asked Qin Run excitedly: "What...what is this?" He was sitting in the carriage when he came here and didn't pay much attention. After getting off the carriage, he went straight to the farm and didn't care about anything else, not to mention yesterday. He didn't have X-ray eyes, so how could he see clearly what was underneath the red carpet?
No wonder he was wondering why the carriage was not bumpy at all when he came here.
Before entering the farm with Qin Run, Qin Qian specifically asked Fu Qingyu's men to drive the carriage somewhere else, and also specifically asked them to speed up. It didn't matter if other work was not done for the time being, the main thing was to roll up the red carpet first.
Qin Qian's purpose was very simple. He just wanted Fu Qingyu to see such a path. As long as he saw it with his own eyes and was tempted, the benefits would fall into Xu Yunfan's hands.
"My husband said it was a cement road." Qin Run answered truthfully. When his grandfather came to call him, he told him that no matter what the people they brought asked, he should just answer truthfully.
"Cement road?" Fu Qingyu was surprised. "Can water and mud create such a solid road surface?" Why was he so unconvinced?
Qin Run was not clear about this. "Brother Fu, I don't know about this matter. You can ask my husband."
When Qin Run saw Fu Qingyu, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that the elder brother Fu, whom he met on the boat and gave his husband a farm, knew his two grandfathers.
Being able to spend an entire farm, Fu Qingyu's spending is indeed huge. Qin Run knows everything about Fu Qingyu.
Seeing that Fu Qingyu had no intention of revealing his identity, Qin Qian and Qin Kun could only watch and pretend to be deaf and dumb.
When Xu Yunfan was called over by Qin Run, he hadn't finished playing yet, but Qin Run waved him over and he ran faster than anyone else. "What's wrong? What do you want me to do?"
"Brother Fu has some questions for you." Qin Run felt warm in his heart as he looked at the man who smiled brightly the moment he saw him.
Xu Yunfan, whose eyes were full of her husband, only then noticed Fu Qingyu and immediately smiled even more happily. Fu Qingyu gave him money again and was generous and magnanimous. Who could not love such a person?
Anyway, he loved her to death. In his eyes, Fu Qingyu was like a golden walking ingot.
"Brother Fu, oh, why are you here too? If you had come yesterday, you could have attended my wedding. What a coincidence, but it doesn't matter. Come on, come back with me and let's have a drink."
Fu Qingyu found Xu Yunfan's words interesting.
Calling him "big brother" shows that they have a special relationship.
Secondly, he mentioned that he got married yesterday, and finally asked me to go for a drink. That's it. Anyone who knows a little bit will have to pay a little price.
Fu Qingyu shook his head and laughed, "I was here yesterday and watched the fireworks show." So, he gave the red envelope yesterday.
Xu Yunfan was shocked. "You came yesterday? Then why didn't you come to see me? I'd have a drink with you anyway!"
The two walked side by side, but Qin Qian and Qin Kun at the back wiped their sweat.
Before coming, Fu Qingyu reminded them that he knew Xu Yunfan and told them not to say anything else. But seeing Xu Yunfan speaking so casually, the two of them couldn't help but feel a little frightened, fearing that Xu Yunfan would say something wrong.
"You want the recipe for my cement road?" Xu Yunfan glanced at Fu Qingyu and thought to himself, Fu Qingyu is so arrogant, asking for the recipe right away. Does that mean I have to give it to him just because he wants it? There's no such good thing in the world.
Xu Yunfan shook his head, "Brother Fu, it's not me..."
After spending a few days with Xu Yunfan, how could Fu Qingyu not know who Xu Yunfan was? He used to cry poor in front of him, saying how broke his family was, how he had to support his husband and two skinny brothers-in-law, and how he needed money everywhere...
Now that he was asking for the prescription, he was afraid that it would not work without bleeding. Before Xu Yunfan could finish, Fu Qingyu said, "Give me the prescription, and I will agree to one condition."
Hearing this, Xu Yunfan was so naive that he said, "No, Brother Fu, you've really thought it through. Even if you make this thing, you won't make much money. Cement roads are good, flat and clean, but for most people, once you have to pay to travel on them, they can't compare to dirt roads."
The ancient times were different from the modern times. Modern roads can make money, but ancient roads cannot.
Fu Qingyu wanted to make money from cement roads, but this was unrealistic. "I'm not trying to make money, but I want to build a main road leading to the northern border and the important border areas. This way, whether it's transportation or troop deployment, the speed will be faster and more convenient."
The border is guarded by border troops, and the capital is guarded by the capital troops, but once the war really breaks out, it is still the capital troops who are responsible for transporting food and supplies.
For soldiers on the battlefield, although there is a saying that "food and fodder come first", they still need supplies later. Supplies and food are their second life and cannot be delayed for even a day.
In the Great Yan Dynasty, both the transportation of food and fodder and daily traffic mainly relied on ox-drawn carts and ships.
Although some major land routes are regularly patrolled by responsible personnel to ensure unobstructed traffic, if it rains or snows, the roads become muddy and it is difficult for people and livestock to move forward, not to mention the flatness of the roads.
The inconvenience of transportation greatly affected the speed of transporting food and fodder during the war. The journey took a long time, and the soldiers and livestock responsible for transporting the food and fodder could not starve to death. Therefore, it was common that only half of the transported food and fodder was left alive after arriving at the destination.
If these main traffic arteries were clean and flat concrete roads, a lot of effort would be saved in mobilizing troops and transporting food and fodder.
This was Fu Qingyu's original intention to build a cement road.
Fu Qingyu pointed his index finger toward the sky and lowered his voice, "I'm not doing this for the money. Didn't I tell you I have a way to meet the guy above? If there were such a road, it would make travel more convenient for the people, and it would also facilitate daily transportation. How could he not be tempted? I'm also thinking about the future of our Great Yan!"
Xu Yunfan lowered his head and rolled his eyes secretly.
Keep making it up!
I'll just watch you make up stories quietly.
Xu Yunfan's eyes rolled around and he suddenly thought of the salt well.
In ancient times, salt was controlled by the imperial court. Firstly, salt could bring huge tax revenue to the national treasury. Secondly, it was to prevent others from raising the price of salt privately, causing unnecessary social unrest, etc. In addition, if anyone wanted to start a riot and the government suspended the supply of salt, would the people who could not buy salt still support the rebels?
It was good enough that the people did not rise up to attack. The court only needed to cut off the supply of salt to silence the rebels without spending a single soldier. Therefore, salt smuggling was a capital crime, and even the nine generations of the family would be exterminated.
Xu Yunfan clenched his hands into fists at his sides and said seriously, "You said you can agree to one condition for me? Any condition?"
Fu Qingyu almost nodded, but luckily he still had his sanity, "Of course not, as long as it's within a reasonable range."
"How do you define what Brother Fu considers to be a reasonable range?"
"As long as it doesn't harm the interests of the country or the people, or is permitted by human morality, it's fine."
Xu Yunfan was silent for a moment, his face showing a look of having experienced many vicissitudes of life. "Brother Fu, I'm dissatisfied with what you said. If it were me in the past, it would be just a prescription. Although we met by chance, we have a lot in common. When you meet a bosom friend, a thousand cups are not enough. Why should we have known each other before? I really regard you as a confidant. It's just a prescription. What's more, Brother Fu wants to do such a good thing that benefits the country and the people. I will definitely offer it with both hands. It doesn't matter if there are any conditions or not. The main thing is that I also have a heart for the people of the world! Talking about money or something like that will hurt feelings, right?"
Fu Qingyu: "..."
When did I ever talk to you about money? You still remember this sentence. I don’t know who it was at the time, but after taking the deed to his farm, he smiled so hard that his eyebrows were not visible.
Now that they were even in love, this kid spoke so nicely, but he said he had no desires? He didn't believe it!
Wasn't the so-called mutual affection the result of him selling a farm?
Xu Yunfan, who didn't know how many times Fu Qingyu's mouth twitched, continued to boast shamelessly: "These days, there are really not many people like me who are righteous and capable, and who care about the people. I have studied hard since I was a child, just to make a difference in the future. So while I work hard to make money, I also don't forget to take the imperial examination, just to become a good official and benefit the people one day. But now I have a way to benefit the people, but I don't dare to do it. I want to ask Brother Fu, if I use this opportunity to discuss something with the person above you mentioned, I wonder if he would agree."
The reason he dared to speak now was, firstly, that Xu Yunfan had someone above him. Fu Qingxu, Xiao Hengzhi, Qin Feiyu, which one of them was not of great influence? Could they still watch Fu Qingyu touch him?
If they don't take action, will Qin Run and Qin Mu agree?
This is why it’s easy to get things done when you have someone in power!
Moreover, his strength is there, with seeds, papermaking technology, book factories and other things. As long as Fu Qingyu is not stupid, he will know that touching him is no less than killing the chicken to get the eggs.
As the saying goes, cooperation brings win-win results.
The bold will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation. If you want to make money, you have to take some risks.
Xu Yunfan had inquired about it. Whether in the other three major countries or in other small countries, salt is a precious commodity. In countries not near the sea, there is even a saying that "salt is more precious than gold". Isn't the Qi family engaged in import and export trade? Xu Yunfan has no intention of competing with the Qi family for business.
Things like grabbing cakes are so hurtful. Why not change to a win-win approach and make money together? In this way, you are happy and I am happy too. Isn't it a win-win situation?
Xu Yunfan can act as a supplier, and the Qi family and even the royal family can act as agents to earn the difference in price. This is also a big business, no less than the profit from the salt monopoly, and it can also establish friendly trade with other countries, killing two birds with one stone.
Xu Yunfan's words were sincere, and Fu Qingyu almost believed them. But after hearing the rest of the story, he knew that this guy would not do anything without profit. "A good thing to benefit the people? What is it? Tell me and I'll listen to it and then we can discuss it."
"Brother Fu, forget it. I'm afraid. I'm afraid that if I tell someone, someone with a talent like me will be targeted by someone. Money can tempt people, and they'll..." Xu Yunfan gestured at his neck with his hand, making a beheading motion. "I dare not say it. I just got married and don't want to die young. Let's forget it. I'll give you the recipe. Just consider it my little brother's token of my appreciation. There's no need to discuss anything else."
Fu Qingyu would be surprised if he believed this. He had just heard clearly that Xu Yunfan had put extra emphasis on the phrase "for the benefit of the people." He rolled his eyes at Xu Yunfan and said, "Just tell me what you want to say. Don't worry about anything else. If... I will definitely keep you safe. I'm not happy with you, but I have a golden shield of immunity from death. I'll keep my word when I say I'll keep you safe. A man's word is as good as his bond."
Since Fu Qingyu has said so, there is nothing to be afraid of!
Xu Yunfan deliberately looked around, then put his arm around Fu Qingyu's shoulders and walked a few steps to the side.
In the sight of Qin Qian and Qin Kun, no one knew what Xu Yunfan and Fu Qingyu said. They were originally walking side by side, but now they were arm in arm and whispering to each other. No one knew what Xu Yunfan said, but Fu Qingyu suddenly roared, his eyes widened as if his eyeballs were about to pop out, and he seemed to be extremely shocked, his chest heaving violently.
What's going on?
Why are you still making such a fuss? Fu Qingyu has never been like this before!
Just when Qin Qian was worried and wanted to step forward, Fu Qingyu waved his hand, signaling Qin Qian not to go over, and turned around and moved closer to Xu Yunfan. The two were so close that they were whispering about something. In the eyes of the ministers, Fu Qingyu, who was calm and composed and was in control of the situation, almost had his eyes rolled back, and he looked like he was about to faint from shock, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Qin Qian had good eyesight and could clearly see that Fu Qingyu's hands on Xu Yunfan's shoulders were shaking.
"Xu Yunfan, are you serious?" Fu Qingyu's voice trembled, and it was not difficult to hear the disbelief and excitement in it.
Even at this moment he called Xu Yunfan by his full name, which showed that he attached great importance to what Xu Yunfan said.
Xu Yunfan raised his eyes and glanced at Fu Qingyu, "How could I joke with you about something that could cost me my life?"
"But how could there be salt underground? If so, how could we have never seen it in so many places?" To Fu Qingyu, what Xu Yunfan said was really too far-fetched.
How can there be salt underground?
If so, would they still be short of salt?
Xu Yunfan explained to Fu Qingyu what well salt is. "There's salt not only underground, but also in rocks and on the mountains. It's just that it's only found in special places, not everywhere. Brother Fu, I'm not lying to you. I have more than just sea salt, I also have well salt and so on. I'm asking you if you'd like to do it?"
"Let's do it!" Fu Qingyu calmed down. Only a fool would not do such a great thing.
Xu Yunfan raised his eyebrows. "Okay, Brother Fu's words put my mind at ease. I'll go take a look in a couple of days. You go back and tell that person, and then we'll sign the deed."
Xu Yunfan said that he only sold it in the Dayan Dynasty, but he could find a way out with the Qi family.
"Okay." Fu Qingyu could not hide his excitement. At this moment, he seemed to have seen a steady stream of silver flying into his treasury.
There is a saying that goes, "When there is a big reward, there will always be brave men." As long as the money is in place, there is no need to worry about other things not being accomplished.
Fu Qingyu got on the carriage and returned to the palace in a daze. Qin Qian and others hurried over to ask him.
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "We didn't talk about anything. He just wanted my prescription, so I gave it to him for free. He was so happy that he almost fainted."
Qin Qian and others: "..."
Who are you taking for a fool?
Since Xu Yunfan didn't say anything, they didn't ask any more questions. Although this kid was sometimes a little unreasonable, he knew what was important.
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