Poor family mother and son

Chapter 44

Five days later, the first batch of bricks came out of the kiln.

Chu Qing first checked the conditions of the three kilns.I found that the quality of this kiln is really good. The kiln body is not made of bricks, but adobe, which actually resisted the possibility of bursting.

Three kinds of bricks were compared again.The bricks produced by the No. [-] kiln are comparable to the blue bricks here, and the quality is no different.

The bricks from the No. [-] kiln were obviously heavier, and they did not break when they were hit hard on the ground.But it is much lighter in color than blue bricks.

Kiln No. [-] is Chu Qing's key inspection object.Because of the mixture of granite stone powder, the adobe itself is heavy, and the fired bricks are also heavier than other bricks.The color is darker than the log color, very bright.

Moreover, according to the craftsman in charge of No. [-] kiln, the firing time is longer and hotter, which is a heat they have never reached.Because I was afraid of frying the kiln, I didn't dare to fire it for too long.But the heating rate is slow, and a lot of coal is used.

After Chu Qing asked about the coal consumption of the three kilns, he began to worry.

Coal is expensive.According to this burning method, the remaining silver will not last long.It is necessary to burn bricks and burn coke after a while, which consumes a lot of coal.Now burning coal is equivalent to burning money.There is also the transportation fee, which is not a small expense.

Coal prices are high because of high taxes.The last time Wu Dalang came back from pulling coal, he said that when the coal is mined, the coal kiln will be "divided", and taxes must be paid for selling coal, not counting other miscellaneous taxes. During the transportation process, customs duties, bridge taxes, etc. With so many taxes for purpose, the price of coal is simply not affordable for ordinary people.Anyway, people in the village can't afford it.

How can I get cheaper coal?Chu Qing's eyebrows were all knit together.Xiao Bao came to look for Chu Qing with his waist bag, there were too many things in it, and the buttons of the waist bag couldn't be fastened.

Chu Qing's brows widened in an instant, and she hugged Xiaobao and kissed him: "It's really my lucky star, Xiaobao!"

Chu Qing tidied up the things in the waist bag, and the buttons could be fastened.This pocket is a gift from Mrs. Song.Mrs. Song, Mrs. Zhizhou, ask her to approve a note to buy coal!

Think and do it!After Chu Qing hugged Xiaobao, he called Baijia Setuche.Baijia is a good guy, he knows everything, driving a car, building a kiln, and settling accounts. He can quickly learn everything he has come into contact with.Zhang Mingyu was no longer needed recently.

Thinking of Zhang Mingyu, Chu Qing was happy.Chu Qing was very dissatisfied because she was forced to become a regular by the secret investigation department.But the situation is stronger than people, and dissatisfaction has to be suppressed.Originally, Chu Qing and Zhang Mingyu were assigned to be in charge of information transmission between Donglun Kingdom and Jizhou, but in the end, Chu Qing pushed them to Zhang Mingyu in private.

Since I have used myself and my own "Baolu Group" as a stronghold, don't blame us for being lazy.Anyway, there aren't many jobs recently, so Zhang Mingyu will take care of them.

Although there is no Zhang Mingyu around to help, Chu Qing is not affected.Because Baijia is fully capable of doing the work assigned by Chuqing.

Unlike Zhang Mingyu, who is a colleague, Baijia has a superior-subordinate relationship with him, which is more convenient to use.Chu Qing thought in her heart that she should observe Baijia carefully and see if she could develop him into her own housekeeper.

Chu Qing looked at the big box next to her in the carriage, which contained three kinds of bricks.Each kind of Chu Qing brought two yuan, ready to be a gift at the door.With mixed thoughts in my heart, I arrived at the back door of the state government office.

In the ancient yamen, people entering the main entrance were used for business.The back hall of the yamen is the official residence.Therefore, most family members use the back door to go in and out.Go through the back door, that's probably how it came.It's personal business.

After a few greetings with Mrs. Song, Chu Qing got to the point.They are not people who like twists and turns, it is best to have something to say.

Chu Qing opened the box; "Sister Song, look at the gift I brought."

Mrs. Song came over and took a look, then smiled: "Hey, this gift is unique, what's so special about it?"

Chu Qing introduced all three kinds of bricks to Mrs. Song, and told her that the No. [-] brick was his key research and development object.Then, to put it bluntly, you can't afford coal anymore.

Mrs. Song was very happy to hear that Chu Qing actually used the money she gave to do such a big thing.Generally, women from small families buy land and save most of their money to raise their children.There are very few people who can think about buying a shop, and they are afraid that they will not be able to operate it and lose money.

Chu Qing not only opened her own workshop, but also researched and developed new products.This surprised Mrs. Song.Mrs. Song stroked the No. [-] brick, compared the No. [-] brick with the No. [-] brick, and knocked on each other.seems to be considering.

After a while, Mrs. Song smiled: "Sister, I'll order ten cars first for your No. [-] brick. The kitchen yard at Sister Hong's place was burned badly. I treat guests, so I just cover up the whole yard for her." If it is used well, sister Hong may have to ask you to buy bricks, and replace the whole backyard with bricks."

When Chu Qing heard it, this was the way to solve the problem of buying coal.Not for a long time, but we need to use coal for a long time, the price of a few truckloads of bricks is a drop in the bucket.So he hurriedly said: "Sister Song, don't spend this money. I burned it at home and it's not worth a few coins. I'll just give it to you."

Mrs. Song seemed to have guessed what Chu Qing was thinking, and patted her hand: "Don't worry, listen to me. Do you want to buy some cheap coal? There is no need for our master to come forward for this matter. I will let you know later. The butler will accompany you to the Xingtang county government office, ask my younger brother to issue a document for you, and let the coal yard directly transport the coal for you, and you only need to settle the coal payment with the county government office, and other expenses will be saved."

This is good!Chu Qing was excited, this is the direct payment of the ex-factory price, even the shipping fee is waived!Mrs. Song instructed again: "You take this brick too, maybe he wants it after seeing it."

It was still early, and Mrs. Song was not polite, and only asked Chu Qing to go quickly.

Guided by the housekeeper of the Song Mansion, Chu Qing met Xu Zhi County without any twists and turns.The housekeeper told Xu Guangze the general idea, and Chu Qing hurriedly handed over the sample bricks.

Xu Zhixian looked at it seriously, and then asked Master Qian Gu to come over: "Yuan Fang, what do you think?" Chu Qing who was drinking tea almost choked!
Master Qian Gu listened carefully to Steward Song and Chu Qing's narration, and suggested: "My lord, this brick seems to be better than the bricks on the market! However, the students think that it is better to ask a brick-burning master to test it, if it is really good , Your Excellency, isn’t the imperial court going to build a granary in our county..."

Xu Zhixian's eyes lit up, yes!If the quality of the bricks is good, they can be used to build granaries!Immediately said to Chu Qing: "Miss Chu, I will let the master account take care of your coal use later, you just go home and wait for the coal to be collected. Later, the master bookkeeper will tell you how to settle the bill. The one you paid Bricks... How many kilns do you have? How many bricks are produced in each kiln? Can the quality be guaranteed?..."

Chu Qing's heart blossomed with joy as he spoke.This is the rhythm of large orders!But the money has to be paid in advance.

"Master Xu, please find someone to inspect this brick first." Chu Qing replied, thinking that we can talk about the price after you have taken a good look at it.

The next day, the county government sent people to Chu Qing's "Baolu Group".There are only three kilns, which made several "experts" disdainful.But after some careful investigation, I have a deep understanding of kilns and bricks.

Within two days, the head of the county yamen came to look for Chu Qing in person escorting a cart.The purpose of the master's trip is twofold: first, to deliver coal and discuss settlement methods; second, to pre-purchase No. [-] bricks and discuss output.Chu Qing called Baijia to listen in, and even helped serve tea and water.

The first one is easy to talk about, and we can talk about it in minutes.The second clause is controversial.The master thinks that Chu Qing's current production scale is small, and he is afraid that it will not reach the quantity used to build the granary.

Regarding the second article, Chu Qing has her own ideas.For Chu Qing, the imperial court wanted to add a granary in the county, which was just a one-time action, so he didn't want to expand the scale of the brick kiln.And it will take more than two months to actually use the No. [-] brick, so Chu Qing has enough time to fire the bricks in advance.

The difficulty now is that there is no place to place the adobes and finished bricks. More than 100 mu of land looks big, but it is very nervous to pile up bricks.Chu Qing still needs to store a lot of coal.

While Chu Qing was hesitating, someone came over.He is Song Tingshan's master.

(End of this chapter)