After completing the official duties in the envoy's office, Du Zhongxiao walked out and ran into Zhilu Shen Shilong. Shen Shilong was similar to Du Zhongxiao. He was a Beijing official and became an official in charge, and his official title became an official in charge of the military. In fact, his duties were no different from those of the official in charge of the military. Just like Du Zhongxiao, because he was an official in charge of the Beijing official, he was a official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of the official in charge of

After the ceremony, Shen Shilong said, "Have you finished the business signing? Why not go out and have a drink together?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "I want to go to Shouningfang to take a look. It will be another day. - What's wrong with Zhilu? Just tell me."

Shen Shilong smiled embarrassedly: "It's time to collect the autumn tax. The number is reported, and the Transportation Commission will transfer grain. The Yongli Supervision has stored hundreds of thousands of kilograms of salt, which is actually useless, but it is on the account. If the signature does not help save the account, I am afraid that the grain from the state will be transferred out, and there will be insufficient money and food at that time, and there will be many troubles. This is a common trouble for our State Court and the Inspectorate. I hope the signature will pay attention to it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I built a fur yard in Shouningfang. If it goes well, all the salt in Wynn Supervisory can be used. Zhilu doesn't have to worry about this. Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of salt sounds a lot, but in fact it's less than ten thousand yuan. Bingzhou will not hurt the muscles and bones."

Shen Shilong shook his head repeatedly: "That's not what it means, a million guan is not a small amount of money, a few thousand stones of grain. There are many soldiers in the state, and once there is a shortage of food, you will have something to do. Sign the verdict, and when you are free, let's talk in detail together."

Du Zhongxiao agreed, said goodbye to Shen Shilong, took Tao Shiqi and other followers, left the yamen, and left Shouningfang.

There are nearly 20,000 imperial guards in Bingzhou and thousands of troops, and the pressure to raise the army is extremely high. Recently, Shen Shilong was in charge of the autumn tax collection, but no matter how he calculated, he had to think about the hundreds of thousands of pounds of Wynn Supervisory. The salt was in the account, and the Transportation Office refused to transfer money and grain from other state troops on this ground. Shen Shilong did not want Du Zhongxiao to exchange the salt for money, but just wanted the two to discuss and find a way to sell the account. Du Zhongxiao was building a fur yard and was still counting on using earth salt to make salt, so he could only drag the matter over first.

After more than ten days of construction, the fur yard in Shouningfang has been large in scale. The pools and sites of nitro fur have been built, and even various tools for tanning are ready for construction. It is just that there is no time to build a house, and now it is built sheds. It is extremely cold in winter in Bingzhou, and such semi-open-air sheds cannot be used. The craftsmen do not think about themselves and are urging the army to build a house.

After driving all the officers away, coupled with the stimulation of money, the Xiang army finally started to work seriously.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao coming, someone had already reported Qi Kongmu, and Qi Kongmu hurriedly came out.

After the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao asked, "Kongmu, the ten-day deadline has passed, how is it built here now?"

Qi Kongmu bowed: "Return to the official, the place where the fur is tanned has been built, but now it is just a shortage of shops and places where people live. These days, they are urging them to work day and night to build some houses for people to live in."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'm afraid it's too late now. When the house is built, it will be next year. But it's okay. As long as the workplace is built, the fur can be tanned by merchants and dealers. Craftsmen have their own residences, just do things every day, and go back to their own homes. As for the Xiangjun who is doing things, they should not find ways to build some temporary residences for them."

Qi Kongmu was a little embarrassed: "Officials are like the sheds that work there, and it is not difficult to build temporary living places. It is just that in the winter of Bingzhou, people are afraid that they cannot live in those places. Even if they work, they cannot stay in the sheds."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "These are all minor details. As long as they are arranged properly, it is not a big deal. There are many charcoals near Bingzhou and the prices are extremely cheap. You can buy more these days to prepare for winter heating."

Qi Kongmu shook his head: "There is a peculiar smell when the carbide is burned, which is difficult to use for roasting fire. Besides, the shed is airtight, which means there is carbide. What is the use of it? Officials don't know that the houses in Bingzhou are different from the Central Plains. They must be tamped in thick soil to block the cold wind in winter."

"I know, I know, you don't have to worry. As long as I buy charcoal, I always have a way." Du Zhongxiao said, bringing Qi Kongmu and his followers to check how the tanned skin was built.

At this time, coal is generally called charcoal, and the price is extremely cheap. One pound is only 10 to 20 cents, which is much cheaper than firewood. However, although carbohydrate is used more now, the technology is not mature and the effect is not good. Burning coal is also a technical job. From the structure of the stove to the layout of the fireway, it is not enough to light it. Du Zhongxiao had seen a coal stove in his previous life and also a fire kang for roasting tobacco. As long as there is enough coal, there is no big difficulty in solving heating.

Seeing that all the facilities were complete, Du Zhongxiao pointed at Kongmu and said, "Since it has been built, have you tried some fur?"

Qi Kongmu said: "I will not hide it from the official, fur is expensive, so where can I get it? Besides, there is also a lack of Glauber's salt and other items, so I have never tried it."

"Don't worry about Glauber's salt. I have ordered the Wynn Supervisor to deliver it in the past few days, which is enough. As for the fur-"

At this moment, someone shouted not far away: "Is it Guan Ren Du? What a coincidence that we returned to Bingzhou yesterday and saw it today!"

Du Zhongxiao turned around and saw that it was Feng Yuan and the other two, and there were a few people he didn't know stood in the distance.

He hurriedly asked Tao Shiqi to invite several people to the shed, and Du Zhongxiao said, "Mr. Feng, you went to Yanmen Village to buy furs. After so many days, things went smoothly?"

Feng Yuan said: "I will be blessed by the officials and everything goes well. These are all businessmen who are traveling with me. I heard that the officials have built a yard here and specially followed us to see it. The fur we brought this time was more than dozens of times the last time!"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The more the better! Look, this cargo yard is so vast that you can save as much fur. Also, the tanning place over there has been built. As long as you settle it, you can recruit craftsmen and tannate it."

While talking, Du Zhongxiao took Feng Yuan and others to watch the tanning area. These people have been trafficking in furs for many years and are familiar with the tanning technology. Seeing that it is well organized, they all have confidence in it.

In the past, Bingzhou had insufficient processing capacity for tanning fur. It was actually not a craftsmanship, but a small workshop-style production method. Due to the small scale and pure manual work, each company had little processing capacity and could not form a joint force. Du Zhongxiao set up this large workshop. In addition to the key processes, a large number of manufacturing processes were merged together. This alone did not know how much manpower was saved. He also used the Xiangjun to do those work that did not require technology, and few craftsmen formed huge production capacity.
Chapter completed!