After dressing as a widow

Lin Zhen got used to the temperature in the room before taking off his thick cloak, sat next to the coal stove, and said to Gu Lin who went back to the backyard first: "On the way back, you said you were going to Jingzhou Come on, when are you going to leave?"

Gu Lin's eyes fell on Lu Lu, and Lu Lu, who already knew that he was married, quickly put down the hot water bottle in his hand, bowed and walked out.

Gu Lin's slender fingers unbuttoned Lin Zhen's slanted placket, leaned over to enclose his Adam's apple, which was smaller than ordinary men, and touched the collarbone and the skin under the neck.

In Liyu Village and on the way back to Lizhou, Lin Zhen thoroughly saw the virtue of this brat, he would do that if he caught him, and it would take him a long time to do it...

When Lin Zhen woke up, it was already noon the next day. He lay on the bed in a daze for a long time, and then raised his sore and limp hand, removed the bed curtain, and called hoarsely to sit by the coal stove. , Gu Lin who was writing with a pen: "I want to drink water."

Gu Lin put down the pen, poured out a bowl of soup with a little sweetness that had been prepared earlier, and brought it to the bed.And mouth Xi mouth tuankou √.

Lin Zhen glanced at him angrily, "I've never seen you like this..."

Gu Lin didn't say to be lighter or less next time, but took Lin Zhen's clothes, put them on for him with his own hands, put the socks on Lin Zhen's feet and said, "Drink the cheese while it's hot."

Lin Zhen was hungry and soft, so he drank the warm yoghurt. The yoghurt was made of goat milk. He used the method he taught the kitchen, boiled it with almonds to remove the fishy smell, and cooked it with honey, so there was no goat milk. The smell of milk was smooth and refreshing, and he quickly drank a bowl full of shortbread cheese.

Gu Lin revisited the topic that was interrupted in the middle of last night: "There are officials and friends in Lizhou, and there is no major event for now, but Jingzhou has never been to Jingzhou. We will call all the officials in the government office. Come and meet with me, and ask them to send them to the capital of Lizhou for important business in the future."

Lin Zhen put the empty bowl on the stool, "I remember that Jingzhou is a little southerly than Lizhou, and the climate is better than here?"

"Well, but there is less water in the Lizhou. Like the previous Lizhou, the food production is small and the people are poor."

Lin Zhendao: "Nowadays we don't know when Che Luo and Yan will invade, we have to be on guard, but it's not difficult to give up eating because of choking and disregarding people's livelihood."

"I remember some methods of growing food in land with little water. I will write it down later and take it with you. You can see the situation in Jingzhou and see if it is useful."

"By the way," Lin Zhen said about another matter, "I want to draw 200 people from the sergeants to form a caravan, and take the goods to other countries except Che Luoyan, and bring as many as possible. Food and iron ore came back."

"Ordinary people have not been trained, and they are afraid of worrying about running so far. Sergeants should be a little more at ease."

Lin's firm's rouge powder, soap and soap are all high-quality products, and some vendors have long since brought them to other countries to sell them, and the profits are astonishing.

Lin Zhen also focused on this area, and he planned to expand production before Che Luo and Yan invaded, in exchange for more materials that could be useful in the war.

Grain, salt, iron, as long as the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, everyone will not worry about starvation, and they will be confident about the state of Luo and Yan in Shangche.

No one knows better than Gu Lin why Lin Zhen did all these things.

He looked at Lin Zhen and nodded: "Okay, before I go to Jingzhou, let the deputy Qianhu select people, and before Uncle Lin finishes his work, they will obey Uncle Lin's orders."

Things are so urgent and urgent, and when Lin Zhen sees Gu Lin now, he thinks of Gu Lin's appearance of wanting to put all his energy on himself. After writing him the method of planting in a land with little water, he sends him out of the city, and then goes to See deputy thousand households.

Deputy Qianhu knew that Lin Zhen was an important person, so he didn't ask what to do with these sergeants, but personally picked two hundred capable ones and brought them to the backyard of the yamen.

He smiled and walked to Lin Zhen's side: "Boss Lin, what kind of explosives, when will you make some more? I have that in mind." Bang bang, he thumped his chest, "An Sheng!"

The guards who followed Deputy Qianhu also had bright eyes. As long as you have used and seen explosives, you will never forget them.

A small one, threw it out and exploded a large piece. It can be said that if it were not for the explosives made by Lin Zhen, the time for the successful attack of Che Luo Kingdom would have been several days earlier, and the loss rate of the soldiers would have greatly increased. It is impossible for the people of Lizhou City to only hurt such a small part.

Tens of thousands of troops approached the city, and the revenge after breaking the city was unimaginable, and 100% of the city would be slaughtered.

So they are all thinking about explosives, wishing they could have one left hand and one right hand, and carry baskets on their backs, blowing up those bastard sons of Che Luoguo and Yanguo to death!

Lin Zhen looked at the sergeant standing in the yard, and said, "I'll start doing it soon, let me give you some instructions first."

Deputy Qianhu patted his head and nodded again and again: "Boss Lin is what he says, look at these boys, don't they make eye contact?"

"There's nothing wrong with choosing people from thousands of households," he said to the sergeant in the yard standing on the steps, "I called everyone here because I have something to do. I plan to form two caravans and go to Naga Sell ​​Lin's business in Jiangguo and other places, and buy grain, salt and iron locally by the way."

"Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. Now that Che Luoguo and Yanguo are forming an alliance, once they invade, it may be several times more dangerous than last time."

"Food, salt and iron are everyone's life, and they can also strengthen our soldiers in Lizhou. Although I, Lin Zhen, am just a businessman, I will guard Lizhou with Master Gu."

"Everyone, the burden on your shoulders is not light, can you accomplish this?!"

When the sergeants first heard that Lin Zhen wanted them to form a caravan to do business, their heads were like mosquitoes, thinking that these rough men could do business, and they couldn't even recognize the words.

But as soon as he heard what Lin Zhen said below, the fire in his heart burned.

They all shouted, "Yes!"

"Boss Lin, just give orders!"

Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Everyone, don't panic, I will send people from my firm to go with me at that time, you just need to protect the things and protect them."

The sergeants breathed a sigh of relief, protecting things and people. This is much easier than doing business. They all geared up and made up their minds to complete this matter well.

Things are done here, Lin Zhen ordered to go down and ask all the people from several workshops to come to the backyard of the government office to discuss matters.

After the stewards of the various workshops came, the first thing Lin Zhen did was to let Niu Dasan go to Lou Feng, the kiln burner, and let Lou Feng come to the state government office to see the distillation equipment that had been used for a long time, and make it as soon as possible. Produce more distillation equipment, and at the same time, among the slaves I bought, I will choose the quick-witted ones to do the distillation of toilet water and the deployment of jade powder.

Niu Da knew that the core of Lin's gouache workshop was the blending of jade powder and the secret of distilled toilet water. He frowned and asked Lin Zhen: "Boss, this is..."

Lin Zhen raised his hand, stopped his words, and said, "Now I have more important things to do, and I don't have the skills to do it all at once. It's better to leave it to the people below."

"This also involves what I'm going to say next. Lin's workshops will not stop working this winter, and they will hire as many workers as they come. They will work on the ground in two shifts. The products produced are not only for the merchants who come to buy goods, It must also be supplied to our Lin's own caravan."

Nowadays, the most profitable companies in Lin's firm are none other than the Water Powder Shop, Soap Shop, and Snow Cream Shop.

Cement is a rare commodity that many people want, but Lin Zhen strictly controls the output of the factory and prevents it from flowing outside, so the cement factory is actually supported by Lin Zhen's pocket.

The pig farm and slaughterhouse are the accessories of the soap factory and the cream factory. Except for the white meat from oil refining, all the pork produced is consumed locally in Lizhou.

A larger part was made into canned food and jerky, and piled up in the warehouse, waiting for Lin Zhen's order to see if it was for sale or what.

As for the gouache workshop and the other three workshops, once they were fully engaged in production, the amount of raw materials and shipments would be a terrifying amount. The managers of several workshops were shocked by Lin Zhen's decision.

But what followed was joy. In the past few years, the orders of the workshops have been soft, and the supply has been in short supply. Many merchants and retail merchants cannot get the goods.

It's all right now, the boss can let go of his hands and feet, and their Lin's firm is afraid that it will become Dayu's richest firm!

The several stewards are all doing practical things, and they will give orders immediately after they leave.

Because of the cold weather, the workers who stayed at home, as in previous years, heard the news that the workshop would resume work in cold weather and recruit a large number of workers. They brought their family members and relatives who were free and able to work to the workshop level to work.

All of a sudden, the one-meter-thick snow in Lizhou City was trampled and melted, and there was a lively scene inside and outside the city.

As the news spread, merchants and retail merchants also rushed from Dongyang County regardless of the cold weather, and stood outside the workshop of Lin's firm, hoping to get their own goods.

Because Lin Zhen, the boss of Lin's Commercial Company, said that it would be [-]% cheaper to pay with grain, salt and iron. Those who can use grain, salt and iron will use grain, salt and iron, and no one wants to spend more money.

Batches of goods were carried out of the workshop, and merchants and merchants scrambled to hand over grain, salt, iron and silver, and stuffed the list into the hands of the steward.

None of these people have any business that cannot be seen. Naturally, they also have salt and iron. Since Boss Lin said publicly that they can use these payments, they naturally don't hide it.

Soon, the warehouses that Lin Zhen asked people to vacate were full, and he asked someone to build several more overnight.

"Today is a rare good day." Lin Zhen was wearing fur-trimmed clothes, a fine fur cape, and a fur hat whiter than snow on his head. The exposed face made everything around him astonished. up the color.

He stood outside the gouache workshop, followed by Niu Da and the steward of the gouache workshop, watching the workers move boxes of jade powder and flower dew to the carriage and tie them up.

Since he let it go, Lin's commercial firm, except for the pig farm, has been working in two shifts, and the products produced are also huge. In the carriage in Linxiang, the long carriage not only shocked the workers, but also shocked the common people watching the excitement.

Why so many!

"How many carriages in total, have you counted them?" Lin Zhen asked Niu Da.

Niu Dao Dao: "Boss, almost all the carriages that can be dispatched from the city are here. A total of 110 three carriages are only half loaded."

"This is a lot, but I'm afraid there won't be much left after selling all the way to Najia and Jiangguo. The workshop still needs to recruit some more people to get the things out as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Lin Zhen looked at the carriages that filled the alley, and walked forward to watch the workers tying the goods.

These workers were recruited later, and they had never met Lin Zhen. Seeing that Lin Zhen was delicate and weak, a brother came to the carriage, and hurriedly said: "Brother, watch the excitement and go far away, be careful of the goods falling on you."

Lin Zhen didn't argue with the workers, he took two steps back and said, "How is your work in the workshop? Is the work tiring? Is the food okay?"

The worker grinned his teeth, and said in a cheerful tone, "Someone from my brother's family wants to work, right?"

"Don't worry, Boss Lin is a first-class kind person, and the manager of the workshop is also very good. He can rest for half an hour at noon and afternoon. There are bedding and hot water on this day, which is very good."

"Not to mention the food made in the kitchen. There are meat and eggs. I have never eaten so well at home."

Lin Zhen nodded, "That's good."

Suddenly, Niu Da came over, and the workers naturally knew Niu Da who often ran in the workshop. When they heard Niu Da called Boss Lin Zhen, their minds went blank.

This, this brother is Boss Lin!

He actually talked to Boss Lin just now!

Now in Lizhou City, who doesn't know that Boss Lin and Mr. Gu, one allows them to live in peace and health, and the other allows them to have enough food and spare money.

Many people's homes still enshrine the cards of the two people, which is more diligent than worshiping Bodhisattvas.

He looked at Lin Zhen and Niu Da at a loss: "Lin, Boss Lin, Steward Niu."

Lin Zhen looked back at him: "Work hard, Niu Da, let the kitchens of the workshops make a bigger meal for tonight, go to the slaughterhouse to get some pig meat, fry it, cook it whatever you want, give it to me. The workers in the workshop replenish oil and water."

"Yes, boss."

The workers who were talking to Lin Zhen, as well as the surrounding workers, heard this and cheered happily.

Lin Zhen stayed here until all the goods were loaded into the carriage and headed for Dongyang County. At that time, these goods will be boarded in Dongyang County and shipped to several countries around Dayu.

Lin Zhen specifically explained to the head of the trading firm that they transported grain, salt and iron all the way back to Lizhou.