The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 432 Excited heart and trembling hands

As expected, Mao Junyi stood up and turned from the desk, smiling until his crow's feet deepened: "Hand over this recipe. What will the fellow villager who cooperated with you do for a living in the future?"

Shen Zhiqiu also smiled innocently, took out the recipe for making starch and vermicelli from his pocket, and handed it to Master Mao:

"That's fine. Our fellow villagers don't have to make vermicelli. They can make starch for us. Making plastics also requires a lot of starch. Besides, if we can sell some vermicelli, we can sell it. If we can't, we can eat it ourselves. We have a lot of people."

Mao Junyi laughed and said, "I will wait for the court to accept the recipe, but don't worry, I will report to the King of Yan and the army will also accept your vermicelli in the future.

But there is no other care. Once you have made them, just send them to the warehouse and I will settle the bill for you. How much do you sell your vermicelli for per pound?"

Shen Zhiqiu achieved his goal: "Your Excellency, we usually sell it for ten coins per pound, but if we give it to the court, seven coins will be enough."

He could make money with seven cents, but it was not much. The price they usually paid for goods was eight or nine cents, depending on the amount of goods purchased. He was considering giving money to the army, so he decided to make a small profit but quick turnover.

As a result, Lord Mao waved his hand and said, "I'll give you one more cent, eight cents per pound. As for the military boots, follow the price I said. OK, you can follow Master Sun."

Seeing that the decision had already been made and Lord Mao still looked like he had official business to attend to, Shen Zhiqiu had no choice but to follow Lord Sun out.

The remaining three clerks looked at each other and said, "This person is not an ordinary person, just in terms of speaking, not counting his other abilities.

Look at this, this is the highest art of speaking, all the good things are said about others, parents, elders in the tribe, other tribesmen, and even fellow villagers.

My daughter only said a few words and hardly mentioned her own contribution. But where did these prescriptions come from? Weren't they all researched by you, a scholar?

Their Shangshu really likes people like this, who can work steadily and are not in a hurry to show off. "

On the way to collect the money, Manager Sun handed Shen Zhiqiu another sign:

"This is the badge for entering and leaving. In three days, the service providers will hold a meeting. Now you are also a service provider. Remember to bring your badge with you when the time comes."

Half an hour later, Shen Zhiqiu came back with three thousand two hundred taels of silver in his arms. He was wearing a dark blue robe. Although he was not an official, his demeanor was very much like that of an official.

Even when walking on the outer corridor of the palace, he did not seem out of place at all.

Surrounding it are red walls and yellow tiles more than six meters high, with the various central departments of the dynasty concentrated on both sides.

Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Works.

All of them are the most trusted ministers of the North and confidants of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.

It is said that the former emperor drove out foreign races and established the capital in Shuntian, which meant he was following the will of heaven!

Although Prince Yan was the youngest prince, he occupied the capital because his fiefdom was closest to Kyoto at that time and he had a great advantage.

At this time, Sun, who was escorting Shen Zhiqiu out of the government office, was telling Shen Zhiqiu: "Normally, unless there is something important, the Minister of Revenue will not meet with military suppliers. They normally contact the warehouse office, where there are officials specifically responsible for various materials.

So when you first enter, you must carry your token with you. Otherwise, if you are not accompanied by someone, you will be taken away as soon as you approach this place."

Shen Zhiqiu estimated that it was because of General Fu that he was able to come here and meet the Minister of Revenue, Lord Mao.

Yes, it is not so easy to see the person in charge of a department, and there are guards everywhere, so you have to keep a distance.

When he came here, he paid special attention to observation. After leaving the courtyard of the Ministry of Revenue, he walked forward for a long distance and encountered four patrolling guards.

You have to walk across a bridge that is several hundred meters long, which is said to be the legendary "Thousand-Step Bridge", before you can get out.

Moreover, only officials on duty can walk on this bridge.

It can be said that the "Thousand-Step Bridge" is a gap between officials and the people that is difficult to cross.

And today, he, Shen Zhiqiu, a scholar, actually stepped on the bridge and walked in step by step.

I will come back to visit again in three days.

"Thank you for telling me, sir. I understand now."

Manager Sun was very kind to Shen Zhiqiu. He sent him across the bridge and saw him off not far from the front. He looked at Shen Zhiqiu's back for a long time.

I just have a feeling that the person in front of me, who now calls himself a student and bows to him when speaking to him, may become a colleague in the near future.

Thinking of this, I shook my head and laughed at how incredible my idea was, because the imperial examination had not been reopened, and there were many military suppliers.

Although Daqing did not prohibit the imperial merchants from taking the imperial examinations, how many people could actually rise from being military supply merchants to becoming officials of high rank?

As for Shen Zhiqiu, after coming out, he found the place where he had parked his mule cart and looked around at other people's tall horses.

He touched the 3,200 taels of silver in his arms and thought, let's not think about horses for now. Instead, he should buy some cows for the family. They will be useful for farming or delivering goods to the warehouse.

In the evening, Tangjia Village.

As soon as Shen Zhiqiu showed his head, he heard someone shouting, "Hey, Shen Lao San is back!"

The person who shouted this was Tang Yanren, the third son of Tang Lizheng. His father walked up to him and slapped him on the back of the head.

"How many times have I told you to call me Third Brother? Why are you so rude?"

Afterwards, Tang Guangzheng took the lead and walked in front to greet Shen Zhiqiu.

However, the people of the Nine Clans are still busy with their own things and probably haven't received the news yet.

Shen Zhiqiu was frightened by the group of people in front of him.

He stopped the mule cart and said, "Uncle Village Chief, it's almost time for dinner. Why are you all standing at the entrance of the village?"

Tang Guangzheng looked at this group of people, not knowing whether Shen Zhiqiu was comfortable talking to him or not, he simply sat down on the other side of the mule cart: "Come on, I'll go to your house for a meal."

He also did not forget to call out to the villagers: "Go back, don't be so trustworthy, and we will talk tomorrow if there is anything."

Tang Laoqi stamped his feet and shouted, "Old Eleven, you are so dishonest!"

However, Shen Zhiqiu was also frightened by this scene. When he saw Tang Lizheng getting on the carriage, he drove the carriage towards the bridge again.

All that could be heard from the back was Master Tang San greeting everyone: "Disperse, disperse. If you have anything to ask, ask tomorrow. The eldest nephew of the Shen family just came back, we have to let him eat and rest."

As soon as they crossed the bridge, Tang Guangzheng couldn't help but asked, "Nephew, how are you?"

Shen Zhiqiu wanted to laugh when he saw his eager look. He said, "It's almost done. Let us provide military boots and make a kind of plastic sponge that we just researched."

It seems that someone will come to build a workshop. We will have to dig a pit and build a slope tomorrow. I think we should build a workshop and raise the foundation in the end to prevent the workshop from being flooded by a flood. "

Tang Guangzheng nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it has to be done that way. By the way, who are you going to meet?"

"Mr. Mao, the Minister of Revenue."

"Ahem! Who? The Ministry of Revenue, Lord Mao... Lord Mao?"