This time, Huang Youtian came back with one of Bai Qi's men named Zhao Xing.
More than a month ago, when Luo Yong and the others were recruiting people, Bai Qi and others happened to come to Changle County.
They heard that they were recruiting people here, so they came over.
In those few days, because many people escorted the thieves to the Changle County government office to receive rewards, Luo Yong took this opportunity to understand and sort out some of the large and small forces in their local area and surrounding areas, including some.
People mentioned Bai Qi and his party to him.
According to what Luo Yong heard, Bai Qi was a very upright person, and the people under him were also relatively well-behaved.
Although they were wandering around on the streets like knights, they were not evildoers.
When Bai Qi and others went to apply that day, there were five people in total.
The others were all fine.
Zhao Xing was the only one who was thin and thin.
He didn't meet the requirements originally.
But since Bai Qi and others came together, this It's natural to speak for Zhao Xing when the time comes.
Luo Yong happened to be there at that time, so he asked Huang Youtian and the others to take in these five people.
People like Bai Qi are expected to be more loyal.
Luo Yong also thought that he was a talent and wanted to use him for himself, so he sold him a favor at that time.
However, according to Huang Youtian, although Zhao Xing was thin, he was very courageous and flexible, so this time Huang Youtian came back and brought him back.
Firstly, it was safer for the two of them to go together, and secondly, it was so that he could go to Bai Qi and others' home to report that they were safe, and also send them their first month's salary.
Bai Qi couldn't leave by himself, so he had to leave this matter to Let Zhao Xing do it, and the brothers are very relieved.
The two of them returned to Changle County that afternoon.
Huang Youtian first went to the county government to find Luo Yong, while Zhao Xing was taken to the machine workshop by Liu Huo and the others.
The name of their machine shop is also nonsense, which means it specializes in making mechanical equipment.
They have a large separate yard, which is not mixed with several other large workshops, so it is quieter.
People like Liu Huo and the others were not very busy on weekdays.
When they saw Huang Youtian and the others coming back, they wanted to know what was going on in Yiwu.
Huang Youtian was at the county government and couldn't come back, so they He caught Zhao Xing and kept asking questions.
Later, even Hengzhi came out of the workshop at the back.
Hengzhi was originally a carpenter.
He had been playing with iron tools a lot in the past two years, but it mainly stayed on the physical level.
This time, the thorium oxide lampshade that Yiwu made, He didn't know what the reason was, and he might not be able to help even if he went there, but he was still curious.
It's a pity that Zhao Xing couldn't explain the reason.
He just said that they went in and out all day looking for stones.
They found all kinds of stones and came back for the two gentlemen to ponder.
They didn't know which kind of stone to use.
I don't know if their processing method is correct or not.
After a while, Huang Youtian came back and said the same thing.
Everyone was annoyed.
With the current development, the biogas lamp that the master told them might not be used for a while.
Huang Youtian and Zhao Xing rested one night at the machine shop.
Early the next morning, they moved some rice, flour, money, and silk from the workshop, delivered wages to the families of those in their team, and reported that they were safe.
On the first day, we sent off those people who lived in and outside Changle County first, and then went to Dunhuang on the second day.
The only people from Dunhuang in their team were Bai Qi and the other five.
After the two of them arrived in Dunhuang on a wooden carriage that day, Zhao Xing was familiar with the people and went there one by one.
Those people were a little worried at first, but they were relieved after seeing Zhao Xing.
They also knew that they were working for Luo Yong's disciples this time, and they earned more money, so they were naturally happy.
Look at the food, cloth and copper coins, so much for only one month's wages.
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Some neighbors came to watch the fun, and they all said that Zhao Xing and the others had found a good job this time.
When they finally arrived outside the Bai family's courtyard, it was almost dark.
Zhao Xing looked into the courtyard and saw that there seemed to be lights coming out of the hall, so he raised his voice and called out: "Bai Weng, please." at home" "Ah Xing, why are you back today?"
Bai Qi's father recognized Zhao Xing's voice and hurriedly opened the door and came out.
Looking at the way he was walking and talking, he seemed to be in a panic.
"Aweng, please slow down, don't fall."
Zhao Xing stood outside the half-man-high fence and said with a smile.
"Oh, I'm not happy.
It's been a long time since you left."
Seeing his smiling face, the old man Bai felt a lot more at ease.
Old Man Bai gave birth to a total of six sons and one daughter in his life, not to mention the first two who failed to stand.
Of the four sons he raised, two more died, one was lame, and the daughter also died.
Married young.
After giving birth to so many sons, in the end only Bai Qi was left intact.
At this time, Bai Qi's friends came over late at night and stood outside the yard calling for people.
The old man couldn't help but think about the worst, fearing that something might happen to his son.
"Everyone said that Lao Qi was fine.
Earlier he specially asked the merchant to come over and tell us that he was safe."
Bai Lao San also limped out of the house at this time.
Behind them were Bai Qi's two sisters-in-law, who also came out to see what was going on.
Women at this time didn't have any particularity about never leaving the front door or leaving the second door.
Especially in such a borderland, and with people like them.
Families in China have to go out to fetch water every day, and they often have to go to the city to find other jobs to supplement their family income.
There were also a few children at home who hadn't even thought about sleeping at this time.
They all came out to join in the fun when they heard the noise.
"Why aren't these little ones sleeping yet?"
Zhao Xing and his wife had already carried their things into the yard at this time.
"I've been fooling around all day, just like a monkey, how can I sleep at this time."
The old man Bai led the two of them into his house, and asked Zhao Xing: "What do you have in your hand?"
"This is Bai Qi's wages last month."
Zhao Xing replied.
"Why did you bring it here?"
asked the old man again.
"This time the work is far away from home and the time is longer.
I am afraid that my family will be worried, so I made a special trip.
If there is nothing else next month, I may not be able to come here for a while.
We are at Yiwu's side If you meet any familiar merchants, ask them to come over and make sure they are safe."
Zhao Xing said as he entered the house with Old Man Bai and others.
"I've already said that I'm going to work with the disciples of Magistrate Naluo, so what's there to worry about?"
As the old man said this, he heard the children in the room suddenly burst into joy, as if they got it from Zhao Xing.
What a delicious meal.
"What are you buying for them to eat?"
This is not the first time that Zhao Xing has bought food for the Bai family's children.
"It's just a few pieces of candy.
I didn't buy them.
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Bai Qi bought them from Yiwu and asked me to bring them back."
Zhao Xing said as he put the items he was holding on the Kang table.
"How can one month's wages be so much?"
the Bai family's grandma also asked.
"The salary for this job was originally promised to be high, and Bai Qi is a manager, so he naturally earns more than others."
Zhao Xing had nothing to see outside the Bai family, so he found a seat and asked Huang Youtian to sit down first.
Then he sat down himself.
Old man Bai asked Huang Youtian again, and Zhao Xing said that he was a disciple of Luo Yong.
This time he and Bai Qi and others were working in Yiwu, so they were under the supervision of Huang Youtian.
Old man Bai hurriedly asked his daughter-in-law to bring tea and asked them to go and eat.
He said that Huang Langjun and the others must be hungry when they came from Changle County so far away.
Huang Youtian and the others were indeed hungry at this time, so they No refusal.
Judging from the furnishings of this main room, it is quite spacious, but there are also a lot of people in the family.
There are old and young in this room.
Fortunately, Bai Qi's two sisters-in-law are very diligent and clean the inside and outside of the house.
At this time, a brazier was lit in the room, and there were several needle-grinding racks beside it.
It was obvious that the family was grinding needles around the brazier.
Recently, some people here in Dunhuang are doing needle grinding work, and they all got it from Chang Le.
The wages are lower than that of Chang Le, but there are still many people doing it.
The business of the needle shop in Changle County is really good.
Although several needle shops have opened in the Central Plains in the past two years, vendors from the Central Plains no longer come to them to buy needles.
But this one in Changle County The needle shop is still in short supply every day.
Because the needles produced by their workshop are strong and easy to use, not to mention the Yiwu area of Gaochang, even the Turks came to buy needles from them, and many Hu merchants brought such needles to small countries in the Western Regions.
The market is also good, even those Persian food caravans, every time they pass through Changle County, they have to bring some needles back from here.
Because the business of the needle workshop is so good, the supply always exceeds the demand.
In addition, the local population is relatively small, and the labor force is not very sufficient.
If the needle workshop expands indefinitely, it may also affect the development of other industries.
That's why Luo Yong wanted Hengzhi and the others to build the steam engine as soon as possible.
In the early stage, I mainly plan to make some wire drawing and cutting machines.
Later, I may also consider rough grinding.
Using a machine to roughly grind it first, and then grinding it manually can save a lot of manpower and improve efficiency.
As for the use of steam engines in transportation, such as trains, it is probably difficult to realize it in their area of Changle County for the time being.
The main reason is that the tracks they have here are all wooden tracks.
If they are not made, they can be used by light carriages.
If they were replaced by a big locomotive and whined over, they would probably be broken after two trips.
According to the businessmen who were traveling between Chang'an and Luoyang, the wooden track between Chang'an and Luoyang seemed to be replaced with railway tracks, and construction had started a few months ago.
It’s not that the entire track is made of iron.
Even if the wooden track is covered with a layer of iron, a lot of iron will be used.
Some people have proposed doing this a long time ago, but there are also many objections.
However, the track between Chang'an and Luoyang has so many vehicles passing by every day, and there are also many cargo transporters.
The weather there is still relatively humid, and it rains from time to time.
The wooden track The damage must be quick.
As time goes by, just repairing it will take a lot of manpower and material resources, so it is understandable that the wooden track needs to be replaced this time.
I wonder if the Zheng family in Xingyang, who had purchased several iron mines early and was waiting there, has made money this time.
Besides, in Dunhuang, Zhao Xing and Huang Youtian were not particularly particular people.
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It was already so late at this time, so Old Man Bai let them stay here, so they stayed at Bai's house for one night.
The next morning, after eating the meal prepared by the Bai family's sisters-in-law, they left in a hurry.
After the two of them left, the young man of the Bai family sat in the house and looked at the money, silk and food they had sent.
The light was too dark last night and he could not see clearly, but now he could see clearly.
The money and silk had already been collected by the Bai family's grandma.
Needless to say, the corn and wheat grains they brought this time were all new and good grains this year, so they were given a lot.
The fabrics are not bad either.
There are two pieces of fabric, one large and one small, one indigo blue and one light cyan.
In addition, there are several pieces of brightly colored cloth.
The smallest one is only as big as two palms put together, and the big one is as big as a chessboard.
The two sisters-in-law of the Bai family couldn't put down these cloth heads.
The little ones at home are clamoring for fried noodles.
In the past two years, this kind of food has begun to spread in Dunhuang.
Put the bean paste and onions and garlic together in oil and fry it, pour it on the noodles and mix it. eat.
As he just got this new bag of wheat grains, Old Man Bai asked his family to clean the millstone in the yard and grind some flour to make a meal of fried noodles.
The children in the family cheered when they heard about it.
When the adults were working, they all laughed and laughed, just like those in front of them and behind them, as if they were having a holiday. gd1806102: