I just want to build a city

Chapter 13 Merchants settle in

The author has something to say: Today is still 6000+, sorry, it’s not that the increase is not big enough, but a reader pointed out a big mistake last night.civilians of that period.There is no surname, so I said why I didn't arrange a surname for Xing at the beginning. It turned out that civilians did not have a surname, and I forgot when I wrote it later, but now the whole article has to be changed.

I just corrected the content of this chapter in the morning, and added the part where Koichiro has the surname. I will update the previous content one by one after the update, so if I update the prompt later, I am correcting the mistake, not renew.

After correcting the previous content, I will revise the mistakes and omissions in the saved manuscript, and I will update them tomorrow. This kind of mistake is so terrible that I have to re-intercept the content and insert the newly written content.Originally, the end of the content of this chapter should be Yamaguchi-kun’s return from Heian-kyo... I won’t talk about spoilers, and I’ll read the re-edited manuscript tomorrow.

"Tofu skin sushi! Deep-fried tofu!" Bai Hu jumped up to the table, looking rather annoyed.The maids serving at the side did not have the composure of Xing and Koichiro at all, and when they saw the envoy getting angry, they all knelt and prostrated themselves on the ground.Fortunately, it was only in front of the God Envoy of Yujinjin, not in front of other clans, otherwise, Genji and Fujiwara would really lose face.

However, there are still a few years left until he takes Yuanfu and formally enters into the clan's communication. During these days, let Xing take care of them.

Qingshu-kun only glanced at the white fox god envoy's sarcasm, and calmly chewed and swallowed the food in his mouth before speaking. "Today's wild game is a bit different from yesterday's. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"

The white fox stopped bouncing around, looked down at the meal in front of him, compared to yesterday's steamed meat, but today's game was replaced with grilled, apart from the change of cooking method, what's the difference? .

and many more……

The white fox approached the roasted game, sniffed it with its nose.The barbecued meat of the game has a sweet taste, which is different from the usual desserts. This sweet taste is very strong, and it is neutralized by the salty taste, and it will not feel greasy.

"Did you use up all the sugar in the kitchen? Why don't you cook me more bean curd sushi?"

That being said, the White Fox Divine Envoy licked the burnt and crispy skin on the outside of the wild game.The salty-sweet rich taste is not bad.

Mr. Qingshu ordered some unobtrusive sour fruit next to the wild game. It was an orange with a green skin.

"The envoy said yesterday that he likes the sour-sweet taste of bean curd sushi, so I specially asked someone to prepare sour fruits that are also available in winter for you. The juice squeezed on the surface of the wild game should also be very good."

The white fox raised its paws, pulled out the blue orange, and raised its head. "Well, for the sake of your hard work, let's forget about the oily tofu and bean curd sushi."

"Thank you for your understanding." Qingshu-kun returned like this, but what he thought in his head was: Sure enough, small animals have the attribute of being arrogant.

After the meal, the white fox lingered on the sweet taste that hadn't dissipated in his mouth, and went to the kitchen of the manor in the name of going out to eat and take a walk. Mr. Qingshu clearly saw his whereabouts on the small map of Cairo. There is only one white fox in the whole land.

Seeing the white fox detour to the kitchen, Qingshu-kun closed the system map with a chuckle, picked up the waka collection in his hand and continued to study and study.Sure enough, as he expected, not long after, he saw the figure of the white fox running in a rush at the end of the corridor.

It's hard not to pay attention to such a glaring mass of white snow rushing towards it.

"Qingshu-kun, Qingshu-kun, do you have a monster that can make sugar in your kitchen?! Why don't I feel the monster power?!"

The white fox pounced on Mr. Qingshu's desk, directly knocked over the small pile of books, and indirectly forced Qingshu to answer his question immediately.

Originally, he just wanted to see how much sugar Mr. Qingshu consumed for this lunch, but after going to the kitchen, he saw dozens of sugar bowls in the kitchen, all of which had the word "sugar" written on them .

Baihu didn't believe that such a large amount of sugar suddenly appeared in the manor, so he lifted the wooden lids of the cans one by one to have a look, and tasted them.Although it is a little different from the sugar I have seen in the kitchen before, it is indeed sweet and sweet.

After observing Qingshu-kun for so long, how could he not know that Genji kid doesn't have that much financial resources to buy so much sugar.Because most of his money was used to purchase the materials needed to build the shrine, and hired carpenters who were ready to start work at any time.

Well, and on that useless fat horse.

No matter how the white fox counts with the remaining money, it is impossible for the white fox to buy so much sugar, although the quality of the sugar varies.

His first thought was that Genji raised a group of little monsters that could produce sugar in captivity. There are all kinds of monsters in the world, but they haven't found it before. It's not impossible.I can't feel the demon power, probably some kind of yin and yang technique used to cover up the breath.

However, captive monsters, no matter how small they are, will not be able to be controlled by little ghosts who don't know anything after they grow maliciously!

"The little monster that produces sugar? Messenger, you are overthinking." Mr. Qingshu dragged him from under his arm and put him in a place where there were no books, so that Xing who was on the side would come and clean up the mess.

"Then you're selling the land?! Hey, Genji brat, I don't need you to do this to make me eat."

Haruki unfolded the painting fan, holding back the gradually widening smile.After restraining his expression, he put away his fan and tapped his immature palm.

"The manor land is the property left to me by my mother. There is only the possibility of expansion. I will not sell it."

"Well, those sugar bowls in the kitchen..." The white fox couldn't understand where the large amount of edible property came from.

Qingshu asked Xing, who had finished sorting the books, to leave with these books.

"Those sugar bowls, do the envoys want to know where they came from?"

The white fox opened his eyes wide. Although he didn't say anything, it was obvious that he wanted to know.

"En." Qingshu-kun murmured, stood up and said with a smile. "It's still a long time before the shrine is built. In the future, the envoy will always know."

Baihu was stunned for a while, and then remembered why this sentence was so familiar, wasn't it the first time he met not long ago, he used it to tease the child?

This kid has gone bad.

Baihu didn't even think about getting to the bottom of it, seeing Qingshu Jun taking Xing to go out, he followed.Since the little boy will know after he says it, it must not be difficult to discover the secret.After all, the thing he didn't say is also an answer that can be easily thought of.It's because of knowing the answer that this little brat wants to tease him back here with confidence.

The white fox envoy was right. Indeed, Mr. Qingshu led him around several corridors, through several courtyards, and came to the courtyard behind the kitchen.This courtyard was originally uninhabited, so there was no meticulous care of it, but now there are servants and servants coming in and out of the courtyard door, carrying firewood, sweet potatoes, and jars.The white fox's eyes lit up. Sugar, of course, can't be made from empty jars and firewood. Therefore, two days ago, Genji Haruki was so excited to see sweet potatoes because he knew that sweet potatoes can be turned into sugar through a certain method. ? !

How did he know this? The white fox didn't ask about it. This is a matter for human beings, and he is the envoy of the god in charge of the harvest. What does sweet potato sugar have to do with him? When it comes to delicious deep-fried tofu, tofu sushi will be fine.

The white fox god made his round eyes wander around, then put this unimaginable thing out of his mind, and followed Mr. Qingshu to the house where the attendants gathered.The person guarding the door of the house is the temporary housekeeper appointed by Mr. Qingshu, Koichiro.

Koichiro saw Haruki-kun and the others from a distance, and saw that he wanted to enter the room, so he hurried forward.It's not that he wants to stop Mr. Qingshu from doing anything, but that the room is too messy now. Before it was used as a temporary room for sugar making, Xing refused to allow Mr. Qingshu to enter this not very clean room, let alone , now it is mixed with the hot sweat of the servants, Haruki-kun will dirty his body if he enters it.As long as the lord is in the scented room and waits for his news, he will perfectly complete the task assigned to him by Mr. Qingshu.

Considering that he had stood at the door for a long time, and his body might be stained with sweat, Koichiro didn't come within two meters of Haruki-kun.

Mr. Qingshu also understood the reason why he and Xing didn't want him to go in, and he didn't insist too much. He just stood there, looked at the room, and watched the few servants he had chosen rush in and out, including his grandfather. The people placed beside him are the samurai Honda Kanaru and Yamaguchi Taro.Spread out everything you have done in front of the two elders openly, so that if something happens, these two will definitely be prepared.Moreover, for the production of sugar, his one manor cannot cover the sugar demand of the whole country. It is better to send the method to his grandfather and father indirectly, and let them occupy the sugar market in other places, such as the place where Genji is located. Kanto, Kyoto where the Fujiwara family covered the sky with one hand.

"how?"

Koichiro bowed and reported to him: "According to the method the lord said, there has been no mistake so far, and it is very successful. Now, all the sugars of different qualities produced have passed through the side door and have been transported to the kitchen storage room In addition, the white horses brought back are very suitable for sweet potato vines as feed, and mixed with the feed brought back from Heianjing, the food intake has increased a lot compared to usual."

Everything is on the right track as Qingshu-kun thought, thanks to Koichiro who sent people to go to other civilian villages and secretly lobbied, so he found out that he remembered the method of making sugar from sweet potatoes.

"Kiroichiro, this time, you did a good job and helped me a lot."

Koichiro lowered his head, glanced at the white fox envoy who was squatting aside, and immediately looked away. "No, what I did didn't have any effect at all. It was because the lord was blessed by Inari God that he was able to discover sweet potatoes and make precious sugar."

The white fox pouted at the side. Although Xiao Genji was only 6 years old, it was really lucky to receive these loyal servants.He didn't believe that, as the two close servants of Xiao Genji, Koichiro would not know from Xing that his envoy was not a proof that the gods protected Xiao Genji, but came to supervise him to build the Inari Shrine to offset the crime .It's not bad for him to flatter Mr. Yu Yanjin in front of him so unobtrusively.After the shrine is built, it is not impossible to speak up for this little brat in front of the God of Imperial Cuisine Tsu. In this period of time, three meals a day are fried tofu and tofu sushi.

Baihu could hear Koichiro's flattery, but how could Haruki-kun, who is an adult inside, not hear it, and only spread out a small painting fan to cover the little smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Kōichiro, speaking of it, since you are already a retainer of my Genji, you are not a servant. From now on, when you travel abroad, you represent my Genji Manor and my face, so you should have a surname. That's fine, I This is your reward, how is it?" Qingshu-kun said suddenly as he turned the painting fan in his hand.

The meaning in this sentence, not to mention Koichiro himself, Xing and Baihu beside him were also taken aback.It sounds like it's just a surname, but at present, only samurai and above can have a surname. This means that Haruki-kun will want Koichiro to get rid of his status as a commoner and as a temporary manager. In the future, there will be no such thing as a temporary The prefix is ​​added, and from now on, Koichiro will be Gen Haruki's first retainer.

Before that, he also thought about giving Xing a surname, but Xing was originally the female wife next to his mother. Because of his mother's entrustment, she was by his side and took care of his basic necessities. power.Furthermore, Xing will be able to get married in a few years. At that time, if she finds a Genji samurai to marry, she will probably follow the other party's surname.

"My lord, I..." Koichiro didn't know what to say because of the excitement in his heart.

Haruki-kun raised his hand clinging to the painting fan, blocking what he wanted to say. "Tell me, what kind of surname do you want?"

"I... I grew up by the sea, I hope there is sea in my surname."

Haruki-kun thought about the surnames of the sea in modern times, and drew a fan and knocked on the hand. "Haiden, how about this surname?"

"I like it very much. Thank you Lord Lord for the reward." Koichiro, who should be called Kaito-kun now, respectfully knelt down on the ground, thanking this child who was much younger than him for changing his life time after time.

Qingshu-kun tapped him on the shoulder with the painting fan, telling him not to be too moved. "Okay, there are still important things for you to do next."

"Yes." Kaito-kun quickly suppressed the emotions he couldn't restrain for a while, stood up, and waited for Qingshu-kun's next order.

"Now, as the face sent by Genji Manor, in the past few days, He Xing should learn the etiquette between clans as soon as possible, and take the high-quality sugar hoarded in the manor to the territories of other clans, and the stewards there Negotiate and let them buy this batch of sugar."

Commoners couldn't afford high-quality sugar bowls, and traders couldn't afford to buy so many. The best way was to trade them directly to other clans.These clans are not short of money, and they are naturally very willing to exchange some money for hard-won sugar.

"In addition, for middle and low-grade sugar granules that contain impurities, go to various shops in Tottori and inform those merchants to round up the sugar themselves. As for how much each person can take away, it's up to them."

"Yes."

For the next three days, Xing made up for Kaito-kun the etiquette of communication between clans, and sent people to hurry up to make clothes suitable for him.Putting on a new cotton coat that fit well, and taking some of the servants and servants in the manor, and half of the samurai, Mr. Hai Teng went to trade sugar bowls with the clan vendors in the surrounding territories.

After Kaito-kun left, Qingshu-kun didn't know how he behaved in other clans, but let the samurai Honda Kano who was placed by his grandfather take care of him more, so he let it go and didn't think about it.

On the other side, Haruki-kun took out two high-quality sugar bowls and pushed them in front of Taro Yamaguchi. "Honda-kun should have already sent the letter, only the words in the letter, I'm afraid it's hard to say clearly, you take these two cans of high-quality sugar back, give one to my grandfather, one to my father, and them Explain the process of making sugar clearly. It’s okay to come back later, Honda-kun and the others should be back in a short time, and if there is anything at that time, just ask him.”

The smile on Taro Yamaguchi's face, whose identity was directly exposed, was a bit awkward. He is a straight-hearted man after all, not a samurai who knows how to cover up, and now he knows that the actions of himself and Mr. Honda may have been known to Mr. Genji long ago.

Now that he has been exposed, of course he has to listen to the young master Genji's instructions. He has participated in the work of making sugar in the past few days, and of course he also understands that this kind of craft, in the hands of Fujiwara and Genji, will bring great benefits to the two families. How much benefit.In this way, Yamaguchi-kun tightly wrapped two palm-sized sugar bowls with cloth, took dry rations and money for the journey, bowed to Haruki-kun and left, and set off for Heian-kyo.

Just as Haruki-kun said, Honda-kun followed Kaito-kun and returned with an empty cart within half a month.The cart was vacant, but the wooden box on Haiteng's body was heavy.For this small batch of sugar bowls, Kai Teng-kun and others brought back a total of 32 pennies.

Mr. Qingshu held the wooden box, and he was naturally very happy in his heart, but he also knew it calmly and clearly.Later, Fujiwara and Genji also produced sugar, and he also produced large quantities of sugar here. Next time, sugar will not have such a high price.However, it is still exciting to earn money at such a low cost. At least half of the account books have been lost due to the construction of the large shrine and stables. It is good news to have income.

Qingshu-kun originally thought that the sugar sale incident would end like this.Unexpectedly, on the seventh day after Hai Teng-jun and others came back, someone outside the manor reported that a businessman wanted to meet the lord.

Mr. Qingshu's Cairo system reacted very quickly and popped up a prompt: Merchant Ichiro came to visit your manor, and hoped that you would set up a shop in the manor territory for merchants to trade.

The businessman wants to settle in Yuanshi Manor's territory, so that in the future, the items produced by the manor will not need to be traded in other territories by Mr. Hai Teng.

However, Mr. Qingshu's first thought was: as soon as the manor's account book has been credited, the garbage system seems to force him to spend money again.

I thought so, but the businessman couldn't see it.After meeting the businessman, the system will light up the construction of the shop, so the development of the manor territory in the future will be much more convenient.More importantly, the villagers of Genji Manor will harvest the crops in this batch of farmland in a short time. In their own territory, traders will not dare and will not ask the farmers for their grain. Price down.

As a vendor, one can wander among the clans, and the one who knows how to look at the dishes is the best.It's inevitable that this kind of person does one thing in front of him and another behind his back. Qingshu-kun didn't meet this merchant named Ichiro directly.Instead, he asked Kaito-kun to send a message between the two through layers of barriers.

This is the usual way of meeting between clans, and Ichiro didn't find it strange.As merchants, they did have their own information. They knew that Fujiwara's grandson, Genji's young master, had recently been stationed at Tottori Manor.However, not everything about the two clans could be heard. He only thought that it was a certain lord from Genji who brought out a large amount of candy this time.I don't know at all, that through layers of barriers, the person I'm talking to by relying on the manager to pass the word is actually a six-year-old child.

The purpose of the merchant Ichiro's visit this time is very simple. As the system reminded, he hoped that a shop could be built in Genji's territory for merchants to stop and trade. They will bring precious objects from other regions to the territory and trade them to the lord and villagers.

For this reason, he also sent a gift on behalf of other vendors.It was a small jade carving, which carved a beast that looked like a wild animal and a fox.

This is what Kaito-kun relayed for him.

"Earlier, I heard that Genji's young master was loved and blessed by Inari God Oyatsu-sama because he sincerely enshrined Yuga's soul god. I don't have anything good to give you as a gift. I happen to have such an Inari in my hand." The jade carving of the envoy was specially presented as a gift."

Of course, this jade carving gift from the Inari Goddess was seen by the white fox who was following Qingshu-kun, and he was very disgusted in his words.

"I'm not so ugly. This appearance is completely wild in the underworld."

Qingshu-kun chuckled, but he didn't ask Haiteng-kun to return the jade carving. He put it back in the wooden box and handed it to Xing, asking her to keep it in a place where the true god envoy couldn't see it.

"Tell him about the shop. I will let people speed up the construction before the harvest. If you have rare objects, you don't need to bring Tottori. If you have the heart, help me pay attention to the crops and seeds in other areas. Just come to Tottori."

The rare items that the merchant can receive may be one or two precious items, but in the Fujiwara family and the Yuan family, are there any precious items that he can't see and get?Moreover, compared to those things that can only be used to watch and play with, he still prefers things that can be eaten in his stomach and improve his diet.

After Kaito-kun finished sending the message to the vendor Ichiro, the task prompt of the Cairo system popped up.

Task: Build a shop for merchants to stop and trade.

Mission Reward: Inari God Fox Jade Carving (already distributed in advance)

Task: After the shop is built, trade in the territory (only for Zhuang people), and the liquidity of the shop reaches 10 coins.

Task: special crafts (random)

Seeing this, Qingshu-kun almost threw the table in disregard of etiquette.The system, you are so stingy, so stingy that you directly use the gift that the vendor gave him as a task reward? !If he refuses this mission, do you still have to tell me, the angry businessman, broke into Genji Manor at night, stole the jade carving, and then the mission reward will be withdrawn? !

[Cairo system:)]

Rubbish system, forcing me to improve myself.

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