Chapter 317 Unexpected news
"This is white sugar." Huo Xi said while passing the porcelain bottle in his hand to Wu Youcai.
Wu Youcai took it with great interest.
Poured some into his palm, took a handful and put it into his mouth, his eyes lit up immediately: "How is this made?"
Huo Xi and Feng Twenty looked at each other, and said something to him in a common language. Feng Twenty was also clever, and he was obviously a courtier, so he had to wait for Huo Xi to finish delivering the message before he said a long series .
Wu Youcai glanced at him, then looked at Huo Xi.
Huo Xi then said: "He didn't know how to make it. He just said it was a secret in their country and he didn't bring much. If Mr. Wu was not interested, he would find someone else to change it. He likes the brocade from my dynasty. And porcelain, if grown-ups can’t change it, it’s not like others don’t.”
Wu Youcai rubbed the bottle in his hand, put the white sugar into the water, the water did not change color.
The common people can't afford the sucrose, let alone the white sugar. It can only be sent to high-end households. There has never been such a thing as white sugar in Wei Dynasty. If he got it, how much benefit would he get back?
Wu Youcai was thinking about it, his heart was up and down in every possible way, and he didn't speak.
He wants it very much, and this white sugar can only be bought by him.
Wu Youcai looked at the list of items to be exchanged on the paper again. There were about ten catties of ambergris, two boxes of pearls of various colors, ivory tortoiseshell rhinoceros horn, and various spices. There are not many, but they are all top grade. Those two boxes of pearls are especially treasures.
If he got the white sugar, it would be considered an orphan. Wu Youcai was very moved.
But a piece of brocade is priceless in the market, and it is always a tribute. If he wants to get a hundred pieces from the warehouse of the Shibo Division, he has to take a lot of risks. A ship of official kiln porcelain is easy to solve.
After thinking for a long time, I tapped on the item list: "Add a thousand catties of sugar."
Huo Xi put on a show and bit Feng Er'er's ear, and said to Wu Youcai: "If Mr. Wu is not sincere, my lord doesn't plan to stay any longer."
Wu Youcai hurriedly winked at Pingniang.
Pingniang hurriedly got up and pulled Huo Xi back, and persuaded her gently: "Oh, who the **** are you, kid? You are from the Wei Dynasty, and the Wei Dynasty people should help our Wei Dynasty talents."
Wu Youcai felt very comfortable with Pingniang's words, nodded in agreement, and said to Huo Xi: "If you help me negotiate this business, I will not treat you badly."
Huo Xi was unmoved.
Wu Youcai rolled his eyes, and said to Huo Xi: "You help me negotiate this business, and I'll give you a place to buy timber from Ci'en Temple. I don't care whether you do it yourself or give it to someone else. There is a lot of money to be made in it, more than what you can get from being a middleman for these fans."
Huo Xi took him as a joke: "When did Master Wu change to the Ministry of Industry? The Ci'en Temple was built by the Ministry of Industry. Can Master Wu become the owner of the Ministry of Industry?"
Wu Youcai looked proud: "Ministry of Industry? How can the Ministry of Industry have anyone available now. If there is a carpenter who can solve the wood problem of Ci'en Temple, the Ministry of Industry would be very happy. Maybe the carpenter can be used as an ancestor."
Wu Youcai glanced at him, thinking that she was too young, traveling thirty-six times along the coast, not sure if it was true that no one was available, so he sent a child here twice.
But children are easy to control. When something happens, he just doesn't admit it. We think that child is getting one's own mind, too.
Pingniang took a look at Huo Xi, then leaned weakly on Wu Youcai's body, and threw the shamrock on his face.
"My lord, why do you have to play charades with a child, how many worlds has he seen? If you don't explain the reason clearly, he will be out of his mind and can't figure out the key to this."
Wu Youcai was coaxed comfortably by Pingniang, and pinched her face: "You still know how to talk."
Then he said to Huo Xi: "A few months ago, Your Majesty ordered Taining Marquis Chen Gui to build Beiping City, and all kinds of materials were transported to Beiping City. Among them, timber procurement is a big part. Now the Ministry of Industry, from top to bottom, only needs to breathe. Almost all of them were dispatched to the front line of wood mining. Song Li, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to the mountains of Sichuan in person. The left servant, Gu Pu, went to Jiangxi, the right servant, Shi Kui, went to Huguang, among the various langs, and Yuanwailang went to Yunnan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Now that His Majesty wants to build the Temple of Mercy, there is no manpower left."
Huo Xi was taken aback, he didn't expect to hear such news.
Like a dog leg, I personally made him a glass of sugar water and asked him to talk more.
Wu Youcai was coaxed comfortably by Huo Xi, but he was not stingy and told her a lot.
It was only then that Huo Xi found out that Emperor Yongkang first sent people to dredge the North-South Canal, and after the Tonghe River was dredged, he ordered the construction of Beiping City.
The construction of Beiping City is not a simple project, and the wood required is huge. "Shushan Wu, Ah Fang out." The construction of just one Efang Palace will cut down the entire Shu Mountain.
Phoebe is mainly used to build palaces, nanmu is also mainly used for gate towers, and fir, cypress and other woods are used occasionally.
It does not mean that as long as it is these kinds of wood, each wood has its size and length requirements. Those with a circumference of less than one foot are not required; those with a circumference of more than one foot are classified as sixth-class; Above the foot is a sacred tree.
These nanmu, fir, cypress and other woods that are more than one foot long grow on the mountains. Song Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, dragged his old body to the deep mountains in Sichuan and Shu, can the rest of the Ministry of Industry enjoy the happiness in the capital?
Now the wood in Beiping City is still in the process of harvesting, and the emperor wants to build the Temple of Mercy to worship Emperor Taizu and Empress Xiaocigao. The purchase of this wood can only be handed over to wood merchants.
Nowadays, there are three main forms of timber procurement for the construction of Beiping City. One is official direct timber procurement. If it is Guanshan, it will be cut directly. If it is Minshan, the price will be given according to the market. The second is that merchants pick wood, and the third is that chieftains offer large logs.
Compared with the construction of Beiping City, the purchase of wood for Ci'en Temple is naturally lagging behind. Nowadays, the Ministry of Industry has no manpower to go to the front line of logging, watching the purchase of wood for Baoen Temple, and handing it over to the wood merchants.
Wu Youcai said something, and gave Huo Xi a sideways look. What did he say so much to this kid. Suddenly feel a little lost identity.
Huo Xi noticed his gaze, and hurriedly stepped forward to pat and coax him, making him comfortable, with a hint of flattery on his face: "My lord, can you really give me a quota for timber procurement?"
Wu Youcai gave him a sideways glance: "Do you dare to doubt my lord's words?"
Pingniang leaned on him: "Oh, my lord, he is a boy, how can he know your ability, your brother-in-law is Lord Hou, and your sister is Mrs. Hou, even in the palace you have noble people to help you, a small timber procurement for the Ministry of Industry It's just a quota, can't you be the master?"
Wu Youcai looked smug, and gave Huo Xi a sideways glance: "If you can convince Fanshang to add another thousand catties of sugar to the list, I will be the master."
(end of this chapter)