Cheng Erlang added a shovel of charcoal to the hearth, and when he saw that the fire was slowly burning, he stepped aside, leaned against the pillar, and looked at the craftsmen who were tanning the skins in the shed. He was an old soldier, and the freight yard had been built, and he had this job of burning fire.

The heat came out of the stove and through the chimney on the other side along the fire path laid under the shed. Anyway, the coal was cheap, a few stoves burned extremely strongly, and although the shed was ventilated on all sides, it was as warm as spring. There are even craftsmen who do good things, and they put more than a dozen pots of chrysanthemums in the shed, and they are blooming brightly at this time. All kinds of craftsmen are busy in this warm shed.

Seeing that Zhong Adaa took a few people to scrape the skin, while he was busy, muttering non-stop, Cheng Erlang couldn't help laughing. This Cheng Ada is a craftsman recruited from Wynn, and he has the most strange words, never stops living, and the words in his mouth do not stop.

Qi Kongmu sat at the end of the shed, patiently checking the accounts. It was too hot on the other side of the shed, and he felt parched and parched, so he stayed on the far side of the stove. As the fur yard slowly got back on track, Zikonmu's life calmed down.

At this moment, a small official came in from outside, came to Qi Kongmu's side and whispered, "Kongmu, Du Guanren has arrived." ”

Qi Kongmu hurriedly got up and went out with the little official.

Du Zhongxiao walked on the path of the freight yard, looking at the crowded flow of people in the freight yard, and felt a little breathless. With the arrival of Feng Yuan and other foreign merchants who returned from Yanmen Village, the production capacity of tanning fur here in the freight yard was fully utilized. The furs sold from the north can be tanned here directly, which is not only very convenient for the merchants, but also convenient for the people of Bingzhou. In the past, people in Bingzhou did not wear much fur, but with the rapid decline in the price of cooked skin, many people came here to buy a leather coat to wear.

Seeing the fur head of the fur shop standing at the door of his shop, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but sneer. Before the yard was built, I wanted these people to help, but none of them believed me. By the time business started here, these people forgot what they had said.

The cold clerk stood at the door of the store, directing the servants to sell furs to the people passing by, his eyes widened, for fear of missing a customer. It's all because I was bad at chess, I didn't open a shop here first, and I lost a big customer, so I could only sell along the street like this. The first to arrive at the yard here are foreign merchants, they control the largest source of goods, and follow the big merchants who sell to the Central Plains from here, and they don't know how many goods come in and out every day. Feng Yuan's people are all outside the big staff now, and they can't be seen in the freight yard. However, the local merchants in Bingzhou, because they were too late to enter the freight yard, could only set up stalls along the street to do business for the people of the city.

At a glance, seeing Du Zhongxiao walking by, the cold officer hurriedly ordered the supervisor next to him a few words, and ran up quickly.

When he arrived in front of Du Zhongxiao, he saluted, and said coldly: "How can the officials be idle today and come to the freight yard to inspect." ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at the cold officer with a smile on his face, and said lightly: "It's okay today, come and take a look." ”

The cold officer said: "If the officials are fine, the small one and a few merchants will set up a host in the restaurant next to it, and they will appreciate the light." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'm going to take a look at the tanning field over there, and then let's talk about it." ”

After speaking, he took Tao Qiqi and others away.

The cold officer looked at Du Zhongxiao's back and said loudly: "The officials are done, the little ones are going to invite the officials!" ”

After speaking, the cold officer looked at the palace staff outside the stall next to him, and said, "It's rare for Du Guanren to come once, don't miss the opportunity." You go to find other merchants, and when the officials are done in a while, we will go and invite them together. ”

The palace official said: "Business is so busy now, where is the time to invite officials to drink." ”

The cold officer was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "How stupid you are!" We are the merchants in the city of Bingzhou, but if you look at this freight yard, we are all selling on the side of the road, but those foreign merchants do not have to be exposed to the wind and sun! If there is an official to help, we will also go to Yanmen Village to buy raw hides, where we will tann mature skins and sell them to customers in the Central Plains. ”

The palace staff shook their heads: "Outside, when the freight yard was first built, Du Guanren asked us to move the shop over, but the staff was unwilling. Now the few shops here are occupied by foreign merchants, who has a way? The original business of the freight yard was brought by them. Moreover, when the tanning yard was opened, it was these merchants who paid the craftsmen in advance, so that we have today. Now I go to ask for officials, but I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"Even if it's late, it's better than not doing it at all. After all, foreign businessmen are outsiders, and officials are officials of our state, and they will always be towards us. Even if we were wrong in the past, we should forget it today. - Outside the palace staff, you just have to call people! ”

The cold staff is the head of the line, and the palace staff has no choice but to agree.

Du Zhongxiao walked to the place where the fur was sold, and there was a row of improvised thatched huts, specializing in sewing leather clothes for people. In less than two months, a large number of fur-related industries have gathered around the yard, and business is booming.

Passing through various shops, Qi Kongmu was already on the outside of the tanning factory, and Yingdu Zhongxiao was inside.

As soon as he entered the shed, he felt warm as spring, Du Zhongxiao pointed to Kong Mu and said: "Kong Mu, it's not cold here, are the craftsmen still used to it?" ”

Qi Kongmu nodded again and again: "Accustomed to it, used to it." Who would have thought that the fire tunnel in the shed would be so warm. It's just that the shed is too powerful, and the craftsman is prone to dry mouth, and he has to go out to let the wind out several times a day. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "If this is the case, it is better to put a few more basins of water on the fire road, and the shed will not be so dry." Also, the curtains around the wind don't have to be so tight, and it is good to leave some gaps to let in the wind. ”

Qi Kongmu agreed and ordered people to do it.

The hot air enters the shed along the fire path, which will cause the air to dry out, which is not good for the body. However, people in this era are not so delicate, and on such a cold day, they are satisfied with the warmth in the shed. After staying in the shed for a long time, they went out every hour or two to let off steam. According to the knowledge of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, it is most likely to catch a cold with such a cold and a hot, and it is strange that no one of the craftsmen here is sick until now.

When he arrived at Qi Kongmu's case, Du Zhongxiao sat down. Looking at the busy craftsmen over there, Du Zhongxiao aligned with Kong Mu and said, "Business here has been booming recently, Kong Mu, how are the accounts of Tanning here?" ”

Qi Kongmu arched his hand: "Now that the furs from the Northland are piled up, we can't do it here." The merchant who comes here to tann the skins has to pay 30% of the payment in advance, and we will take over his business. It is in the account here, and now the cash has exceeded 1,000 yuan. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "There are 500 yuan per month, which is very good." If you add the taxes collected from outside, it is not difficult for this freight yard to collect more than 1,000 yuan a year. In the future, when the business is bigger, maybe it can collect thousands of yuan. It's not in vain that I've put a lot of effort into it. ”

Qi Kongmu smiled: "There are fewer officials. The tanning skin is made here, and everything is not cooked, and when it is done later, there will be more. Now it's just that we can't do it, don't worry about no business, and add people later. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at the hot scene in the shed and nodded. Now it is indeed just beginning, saying that it is a backlog of goods, but in fact, the reputation of the state has not yet spread. When it really becomes a fur distribution center, it is not uncommon to have several times the increase.