Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 237 Foresighted Profits
In fact, although Xue Hong was excited to watch the completion of the Old Summer Palace, but...it was also the first construction in the Kangxi era.The Old Summer Palace is actually called the Three Old Summer Palaces. In addition to the Old Summer Palace that was first awarded to Yongzheng, there were also the Changchun Garden and the Yichun Garden that were built later and were called the Three Old Summer Palaces.

This large royal garden, which is adjacent to the Summer Palace, was built by the five emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng for more than 150 years. There are countless treasures displayed in the garden, and the entire garden is so magnificent that it is said that even The main hall of the Forbidden City is not as valuable as the cultural relics of the Yuanmingyuan.

So Xue Yi advocated selling all the existing building materials of the Xue family to the royal family. Xue Hong made a suggestion: "Father, I think it's better not to sell all the building materials in our hands at once."

"Oh? Why?"

"The royal family is busy building such a big garden now, so it's natural to look around for building materials. First, let's see how the quality of the building materials donated by other people's homes is compared to ours, so we can negotiate prices with the old foxes from the household department. Then Now that the garden is about to be built, capable imperial merchants can hand over part of the building materials. There is no shortage of building materials for the initial garden project. Why don't we accumulate more, and when the supply of building materials is weak in the future, the price will definitely go up. Now, let’s take it out and sell it again, wouldn’t it be a good thing?”

Xue Yi had thought this way before. He felt that his family was in the business of old building materials, and the building materials in his hand would only decrease due to the increased demand of the royal family, but it would not be out of stock. He bought building materials from outside anyway. If the palace is so lucky, the profit will be several times, so there is no need to be so careful.

But what Xue Hong said reminded him that since the royal family was going to carry out large-scale construction projects, the cost of building materials collected from outside would be higher. It would be better to wait until the price soared before selling them. As long as they were good at saving, that is .After all, Wu Shuxuan has such a large goods yard. If they hear that the royal family wants a large amount of building materials, and their family has no way to do business with the imperial court, are they afraid of not cooperating with themselves, the most qualified royal merchant?Besides, the good wood and stones in the Northeast Forest Farm are enough to make money.

The father and son made a long-term plan to purchase building materials here, and within a few days, the emperor's imperial decree was promulgated.In the imperial decree, not only the fourth prince Yinzhen was canonized as Prince Yong, but also the third son, Prince Yinzhicheng, the fifth son, Prince Yinqiheng, the seventh son, Prince Yinyouchunjun, and the tenth son, Yinyu Wo (in the modern Chinese dictionary) There is no such word anymore, so I have to break it down and write it out in this way. In order not to look so awkward, I will not mention the name of the ten princes. When I mention him, I will only write it as ten princes. Zi Yinzhen, the emperor's twelfth son Yinzhen, and the emperor's fourteenth son Yinzhen are all Baylor.

The last sentence of the imperial decree is "Build the Old Summer Palace to the north of the Changchun Garden in the west of Beijing, and give it to the fourth son of the emperor Yinzhen to live in."

And the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, who was named Prince Yong, has been reused by Lord Kangxi for 12 points since then, and he has become busy on weekdays.Apart from occasionally helping Shen Wei to make suggestions for opening a branch of Fuying Restaurant, Xue Hong devotes all her time to the barbecue restaurant that is about to open.

When the renovation of the barbecue shop was completed, Xue Hong was very satisfied with the layout of the new shop, so he went to the suburbs of Beijing to have a look at his green brick vegetable shed, and by the way, discussed with the villagers and butchers in the suburbs who raised large meat animals about long-term purchases. matters.

When he arrived at the construction site, Xue Hong saw that the ten wells had been laid according to the originally agreed positions, and the ground dragon had also begun to take shape. He summoned the chief craftsman who had been in charge of the overall situation.

"Mr. Xue, you are here! Look, are you satisfied with the work on this construction site?"

Xue Hong nodded after hearing this: "To be able to do this in such a short period of time shows that you are also very dedicated. I am naturally very satisfied."

The honest craftsman scratched his head: "It's fine as long as you are satisfied. To tell you the truth, I didn't know what you wanted to build such a thing at first, but since you explained it to me last time, I and the big guy All in all, I think this is a very ingenious design. Hey, we people say that we are craftsmen who build houses, but in fact they are just farmers with some skills. We usually do all the work in the fields at home. Fresh vegetables are so precious when they are frozen. Our group of people are actually from our village or nearby villages. We will honestly help you build a house, and we will never be lazy. Just ask...just ask if you can teach me in the future Teach us to grow these vegetables or something?"

Xue Hong smiled: "If you don't say it, I will do the same. I have such a large place, so I naturally need someone who knows the way of farming to help me. As long as I can help me with this vegetable garden, the wages will be paid." I will get enough. If you craftsmen are interested, you can recommend yourself at that time. However, whether this dish can be grown is another matter, and I don’t want many people. At most, it’s two. Ten, but you are not allowed to brag about it outside, it is not appropriate for too many people to know about such things.”

The leader of the craftsmen had a quick mind and saw that Xue Hong's vegetable garden was profitable, but not everyone had that kind of mind.I saw the leader of the craftsmen smiling naively: "Hey, when the weather gets cold, it will be a slack time for the farmers. I will just go back to the village to find enough people and quietly come to help Master Xue. There will be no chaos. That day It's freezing cold. Some people are willing to come, but some people are still reluctant to leave the house. I know this well. Well, my name is Gouzi. If the young master doesn't mind, you can call me a nickname from now on."

Xue Hong is no exception to Gouzi's respect and flattery. He can only say that he is smart and can foresee the future profits of the vegetable garden. It's rare to understand, Xue Hong is very useful in his heart.

However, he took out another blueprint from his pocket and handed it to Gouzi: "This is my new blueprint, do you think it is possible to add a few drying ovens and paths for burning charcoal in the northwest corner? It also needs to be able to control the import. Anyway, they are used to supply the ground dragons for heating, so I thought, I can directly move the stove for making spices and the way to burn charcoal here, at least to save the cost of transportation.”

Gouzi looked at the drawing, nodded and said: "It is possible. It is not easy to modify the house after it has been built. Now... it is just a matter of one sentence. I will definitely modify it according to the young master's instructions."

Xue Hong nodded in satisfaction, watched the craftsmen at work for a while, and then heard Tang Jiu come to report: "Master, the village chiefs of several nearby villages are all here."

(End of this chapter)