Cheng Erlang added a shovel of charcoal to the furnace. Seeing that the fire was getting burning slowly, he walked to the side and leaned against the pillar to see the craftsman in the shed. He was an elderly wingman, and the cargo yard was built, so he got the work of burning fire.

The heat came out of the stove, along the fire path under the shed, and through the chimney on the other side. Anyway, coal was cheap, and several stoves were burning very vigorously. Although the shed was airy on all sides, it was as warm as spring. There were even good craftsmen who put more than a dozen pots of chrysanthemums in the shed, and they were blooming brightly at this time. Craftsmen of all kinds were busy in this warm shed.

Seeing Zhong Ada bringing a few people to shave, while busy, Cheng Erlang couldn't help laughing. Cheng Ada was a craftsman from Wynn Supervisory Commission, and he talked the most strange things, and he never stopped living and his words kept.

Qi Kongmu sat at the end of the shed, patiently checking the accounts. The other end of the shed was too hot, and he felt dry and stayed only on the side far away from the stove. As the fur yard slowly got on the right track, Qi Kongmu's life also calmed down.

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

Qi Kongmu hurriedly stood up and greeted the clerk with the little official.

Du Zhongxiao walked across the path of the cargo yard and looked at the crowded crowd in the cargo yard, and felt a breath. With the arrival of Feng Yuan and other foreign merchants who returned from Yanmen Village, the production capacity of tanned fur here was fully utilized. Fur sold from the northern region can be tanned mature leather directly here, which not only greatly facilitates merchants, but also facilitates the people of Bingzhou. In the past, there were not many people in Bingzhou wearing fur. As the price of cooked leather dropped rapidly, many people came here to buy leather jackets to wear.

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

Leng Yuanwai stood at the door of the shop, directing the servants to hawk the fur to the people passing by, his eyes wide open, fearing that a customer would be missed. It was all because he was not a chess game, and he had no choice but to hawk the shops here and lose big customers. He could only hawk the shops on the street like this. The first ones to arrive at the yard were foreign merchants. They controlled the largest source of goods and became familiar with the big merchants who sold to Zhongyuan here. They didn't know how much goods were coming in and out every day. Feng Yuan's people are now outside the yard, and they can't see them at a casual time. However, local merchants in Bingzhou, because they entered the yard too late, could only set up stalls along the street and do business for the people in the city.

At first glance, when he saw Du Zhongxiao walking past, Leng Man Wai hurriedly ordered the supervisor beside him to run up quickly.

When he arrived in front of Du Zhongxiao, Mr. Leng said, "How can the officials have free time today? Come to patrol the yard."

Du Zhongxiao saw that Leng Manwai was smiling and said lightly: "I have nothing to do today, come and have a look."

Mr. Leng: "If the official is fine, the young man will set up a host in the restaurant next to him with a few merchants, and he will also like to enjoy the glory."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I want to go to the tanning business over there to take a look, let's talk about it."

After saying that, he took Tao Shiqi and others away.

Mr. Leng looked at Du Zhongxiao's back and whispered loudly: "The official is finished, please go and invite the official!"

After saying that, Leng Yuanwai looked at the palace servant in the stall next to him and went over and said, "It's rare that Guanren Du will come once, so you must not miss the opportunity. You go to find other merchants, and wait for Guanren Du to finish his work, let's invite them together."

Gongshi: "The business is so busy now, how can I have time to invite officials to drink?"

Mr. Leng stamped his feet in a hurry: "How foolish you are! We are the merchants in Bingzhou City, but you see this yard, we are all selling on the roadside. On the contrary, those foreign merchants do not have to be exposed to the wind and sun! If there is any official help, we will also go to Yanmen Village to enter raw skin, tannate mature skin here, and sell them in large quantities with customers from Zhongyuan."

Gong Shiwai shook his head: "Standard, when the freight yard was first built, Du asked us to move the shop here, but Shiwai was unwilling. Now the only shops here have been occupied by foreign merchants. Who can do it? The initial business of the freight yard was brought by them. Moreover, when the tanning yard started, these merchants paid the craftsman's labor money in advance, so they are today. Now, I'm afraid it's too late to ask for officials."

"Even if it's too late, it's better than not. Foreign merchants are outsiders after all, and officials are our Bingzhou officials and will always look to us. Even if we have made all kinds of mistakes in the past, it's time to forget it today. - Gongshi, just call someone!"

Official Leng was the leader, so Official Leng had to agree.

Du Zhongxiao walked to the place where fur was sold, and there was another row of temporary thatched houses, which specially sewed leather jackets for others. In less than two months, a large number of fur-related industries gathered around the yard, and the business was extremely prosperous.

After passing through various shops, Qi Kongmu had already been outside the tanning workshop, and Du Zhongxiao came inside.

As soon as he entered the shed, he felt as warm as spring. Du Zhongxiao pointed at Kongmu and said, "Kongmu, it's not cold here. Are the craftsmen still used to it?"

Qi Kongmu nodded repeatedly: "I am used to doing it, and I am used to doing it. How could I think that the fire path 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 has to go out several times a day."

Du Zhongxiao said: "If this is the case, it is better to place a few more basins of water on the fire path, so the shed will not be so dry. Also, the curtains that block the wind around do not have to be so tight, so it is better to leave some gaps to get in the air."

Qi Kongmu agreed and ordered someone to do it.

When hot air enters the shed along the fire path, it will cause dry air and bad for the body. However, people in this era are not so delicate. In such cold days, they only feel warm in the shed. After staying in the shed for a long time, they will go out to let the air out one or two hours a day. According to Du Zhongxiao's knowledge in his previous life, it is strange that no one in the craftsmen here gets sick.

When he arrived at the Qikongmu case, Du Zhongxiao sat down. Looking at the busy craftsman over there, Du Zhongxiao pointed at Kongmu and said, "The business here has been booming recently. What are the accounts here for Kongmu and Tanxi?"

Qi Kongmu bowed: "Now the fur sold in the north are piled up like a mountain, and we can't do it here at all. The merchants who come here must pay 30% of the goods in advance before we take over his business. Therefore, in the account here, the cash money is now over a thousand guan."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There are 500 guan per month, which is very good. If the tax collected outside is added, it is not difficult for this yard to collect more than 1,000 guan per year. If the business is big in the future, maybe I can collect several thousand guan. It will be worth my efforts."

Qi Kongmu smiled and said, "There are fewer officials. I started to make tanned skins here. I was not familiar with them. If I am familiar with them, I will have more. Now we just can't do them and we don't have to worry about not having business, so we will add people later."
Chapter completed!