my wife is mulan

Chapter 35

Zhao Junsheng walked outside the door and saw Wang Xingyuan, the proprietor of Xingyuan Dyeing Workshop, standing at the entrance of the workshop. He smiled and stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "It turned out to be the proprietor Wang. I have been waiting for the proprietor Wang to come to collect the remaining fifty coins." The payment for the goods, but the proprietor Wang never came, let's go back and settle the bill at the shop!"

On the other hand, Wang Xingyuan's face was quite embarrassed, and he cupped his hands repeatedly and said: "I'm really sorry for the shopkeeper Zhao. The fact of collecting the debt last time was that Wang had a last resort. The accomplice wanted to force shopkeeper Zhao to sell the store to him, but Wang had no choice but to submit to him, and as for the fifty cents payment, don’t worry, don’t worry!”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "I also know that Proprietor Wang has difficulties, I can understand it, and I don't blame Proprietor Wang. Since Proprietor Wang didn't come here to collect debts this time, what is the reason?"

Wang Xingyuan hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Wang has always been deeply disturbed by what happened last time. Fortunately, Yao Desheng has been rewarded with evil, and he will no longer do harm. Today, Wang booked a banquet in Desheng Building and came here specially to invite shopkeeper Zhao Going to the banquet at You o'clock tomorrow is to make amends, and I ask shopkeeper Zhao to give me some face!"

Zhao Junsheng declined and said, "That's unnecessary, right? It's not a big deal. I understand Proprietor Wang's difficulties very well, and I won't blame him!"

"No, no, this is Wang's kindness. If shopkeeper Zhao doesn't go, he won't forgive Wang. Wang is really ashamed to see shopkeeper Zhao again, so he doesn't want the fifty cents payment!"

Seeing what the other party said, Zhao Junsheng just agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go! But one yard is one yard, and the debt still has to be paid back! Come on, let's go to the store to settle the debt!"

"Then...then Wang will be disrespectful!"

Zhao Junsheng settled the [-] yuan owed to Wang Xingyuan in the shop. He stood under the eaves of the shop and watched Wang Xingyuan get into the carriage and leave. It's already a falling out, but now this person can still lick his face to make amends, thick-skinned enough.

Feng San came out and said, "Guye, why do I feel that this person has some malicious intentions?"

Zhao Junsheng was surprised: "No way, why didn't I see it?"

"I can't see what's wrong, but think about it, this kind of person's city is too deep, and you must be careful when dealing with this kind of person. If you are sold by him without knowing it, it will be a disaster!"

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just a meal!"

In the evening, several Baoding who were doing experiments came back and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "My lord, we rubbed the breeches with cowhide and sheepskin tens of thousands of times, and our hands were worn out, and the trousers were not worn out. We think the trousers are enough. Use it, look, the cowhide has been polished, and there is nothing wrong with the pants!"

Zhao Junsheng took the cowhide and some breeches and looked at them one by one. There was no fluff on these breeches, and it seemed that the wear resistance was better than ordinary fabrics. He nodded and said, "Not bad!"

In order to increase the wear resistance of the breeches, Zhao Junsheng originally wanted to sew a thin layer of sheepskin on the hips and the back of the trousers, but the cost of using sheepskin was more than half, which made Zhao Junsheng give up this plan.

According to the results of the experiment, the wear resistance of these breeches is sufficient, and the next step is to take them to Wan Dugui for a review, to obtain his approval, and if approved, they can be mass-produced.

Without further ado, Zhao Junsheng immediately brought a few semi-finished products to see Wan Dugui, why is it a semi-finished product?Because the breeches are sewn from undyed fabric.

When they arrived at the Taishou's Mansion, it was already the beginning of the lights. Zhao Junsheng handed over the post to the soldiers standing guard in front of the gate, and was soon led to the back hall of the Taishou's Mansion to meet Wan Dugui.

"Xiaosheng pays homage to the general!" Zhao Junsheng stepped forward and bowed his hands.

Wan Dugui had obviously just finished dinner and was drinking tea, he put down his cup and asked, "Zhao Junsheng, why did you come to see this general so late?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "General, Xiaosheng has already ordered some semi-finished breeches to be made, but they haven't been dyed yet. Bring samples over to show the general today!"

"Oh, the sample is made so quickly? Come and show it to General Ben!

"Wan Dugui was very surprised and said hastily.

"Yes, General!" Zhao Junsheng said as he handed over the package.

Wan Dugui took a pair of breeches from the guard, checked the elasticity of the fabric, and checked the quality. He nodded involuntarily. The elasticity and toughness are very good.

Wan Dugui has already figured out the reason why wearing breeches won't damage his thighs. Just like a farmer weeding with a hoe, if the handle of the hoe is not tight, the palm of the hand will be worn out soon.

Wan Dugui asked: "Zhao Junsheng, how much does such a pair of breeches cost?"

Zhao Junsheng replied: "Back to the general, a coarse cloth skirt worn by ordinary people is worth about 120 yuan including the manual cost, and a pair of trousers worn by soldiers in the army costs more than 200 yuan, but such a pair of breeches is worth about The total cost is about 120 yuan. Think about how the quality of ordinary people’s coarse cloth skirts can compare with this kind of fabric? Such breeches are not expensive even if they sell for 240 yuan! Xiaosheng thinks that the ones sold to the military The price can be set at two hundred renminbi, and the price for selling to the people can be set at 360 renminbi, ordinary people don’t have horses in their homes, and those who have horses will be better off, and there is no shortage of this money, what does the general think?”

Wan Dugui thought for a while and said: "The price of two hundred yuan seems too low. The quality of this fabric is much better than the quality of the trousers issued to the lieutenant officers and soldiers. If the price is set too low, I'm afraid... ..."

"Then I don't know what price the general thinks is appropriate?" Zhao Junsheng asked, he understood Wan Dugui's meaning, setting the price too low would definitely offend many people and attract many people's covetousness.

Wan Dugui said: "The price for the military can be set at [-] renminbi, and the price for selling to the civilians is temporarily set at [-] renminbi, but the military's needs must be met first, and the surplus can be sold to the civilians!"

Zhao Junsheng didn't expect that Wandugui's appetite was much bigger than him, so he directly raised the price by a large amount, and the price sold to the civilians was three times that of the army, black heart!

"The general is wise! If the general thinks that the quality of the samples passes the test, will Xiaosheng let the female workers start working?" Zhao Junsheng asked, clasping his hands.

Wan Dugui immediately agreed and said: "Then it's decided, and we will try to let all the soldiers of our Liang County garrison wear these breeches as soon as possible!"

"Yes, General!" Zhao Junsheng agreed, hesitated for a moment, and then cupped his hands and said, "General, a sample of these breeches has been made now. Once it is released, it will definitely arouse the greed of many interested people. Its weaving method has been obtained, although those people dare not go too far with the general's mighty power, but they cannot guarantee that they will not attack Xiaosheng. If they buy weaving women workers with a lot of money to obtain weaving technology, then we will have no advantage at all. In time, this weaving method will spread throughout the world, and our source of income will be cut off!"

Wan Dugui frowned and said, "What you said makes sense, how can we prevent this from happening?"

Zhao Junsheng immediately said: "Xiaosheng wants to ask the general for an official position. If Xiaosheng has an official status, some people will be afraid, and Xiaosheng can act with more means. At least Xiaosheng has an official position. Restrain those female workers so that they dare not reveal their weaving skills easily!"

Chapter 36

Wan Dugui looked at Zhao Junsheng, "You? You are just a merchant asking for an official? This is not afraid of being inappropriate. Others will think that there is really no one to use me in Da Wei. If a merchant can be an official, wouldn't ordinary farmers be able to do so? official?"

Zhao Junsheng did not expect Wan Dugui to be so contemptuous of merchants. He was very upset and argued: "General, don't look down on merchants. Even His Majesty the current emperor encourages the development of commerce among the people, and issued an edict to allow the people to strengthen commerce with the Southern Dynasties." Let’s communicate with each other! The general can go and ask, which of those local officials’ family does not run a business? How can they maintain their huge expenses with a meager salary and income from a few acres of Susukida?”

"Besides, Xiaosheng is not a real merchant. Xiaosheng's father was also a warrior who fought the Rouran people in Mobei. He was forced to quit the army and returned to his hometown because of injuries. He had to drive to make ends meet. A ready-made garment shop. Xiaosheng was taught by his husband since he was a child, and he was alone, and he had to take over the shop because of his father's death! Now Xiaosheng's shop already has a shopkeeper, and he only needs to hire a few more shopkeepers to take charge of the various workshops. Xiaosheng is behind the scenes Commanding and manipulating them can keep them running, and money will flow in continuously!"

"In March of this year, an official in the county once recommended Xiaosheng to serve in the county government. However, my father had just passed away at that time, and Xiaosheng had to be filial, so he had no choice but to refuse. Now Xiaosheng recommended himself, but the general rejected him. This official does not matter, let me leave. !” Zhao Jun said angrily, turned around and left.

Wan Dugui's voice came from behind: "Wait!"

"What else can you teach the general?" Zhao Junsheng stopped and turned around and asked.

Wan Dugui asked suspiciously, "Are you really human?"

Zhao Junsheng snorted coldly: "Can this be false?"

Wan Dugui stroked his long beard with his hand, and after pondering for a while, he said: "His Majesty the Emperor has been on the throne for several years, and he has always strongly advocated the appointment of literati as officials. Since you are a human being, this general cannot bury talents. How about it, the prefect's mansion There is still a vacancy for the position of Fa Cao, so you should be the Fa Cao first, and come tomorrow to get the official certificate and official uniform!"

In the past few decades, dynasties have changed frequently in Hebei and Henan, and wars have also occurred frequently, and the population loss has been serious, especially the Han people. All the Han people in the city have often been massacred, and civilization has been greatly damaged.

Although the Northern Wei Dynasty has been established for more than 30 years, military management is still implemented in many places. Military officers are also civilian officials, managing both the army and the people, but how can those barbarian generals manage the localities?There were very few civil servants who could govern the region, and the Northern Wei court had no choice but to appoint Han literati as officials, but in general, there were still too few learned people. There are literati who come here for refuge, and none of them are not reused.

Zhao Junsheng is not very clear about the official position of Facao, and he doesn't know what it does, but he can't ask Wan Dugui, otherwise Wan Dugui will suspect that he is too bad, even Facao doesn't know, yours What?

He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General!"

That night, Zhao Junsheng informed the female workers according to the roster registered in the recruiting female workers that the female spinning workers and a few handymen would start work first, and after a few days spun some spindles, the female weavers would start weaving. When a certain amount of fabric has been produced, the workers in the dyeing workshop are notified to start work. After the dyed fabric is dried, the female workers who cut and sew are notified to start cutting and sewing. This is how the assembly line works.

From mixing raw materials, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, bagging, warehousing and other processes to form a one-stop industrial chain.

The money consumed by this industrial chain is not a small amount. It is not enough for Zhao Junsheng to sew a few sets of customized high-end clothes for people to support the stall. Fortunately, he got a thousand gold and a lot of gold from Tian Lang Silver jewelry, only enough funds.

Early the next morning, more than 30 female workers and several handymen in charge of spinning rushed to the spinning workshop after being notified. Pile of mixed raw materials had been brought to the textile workshop. The mixing of these raw materials was arranged by Zhao Junsheng The bakers in Huajiabao made it mainly to prevent the leakage of the raw material formula. It is the best choice for the bakers in Huajiabao to do this. It is not at ease to switch to other people.

women workers

After arriving, Zhao Junsheng summoned the female workers and said: "Working here is not calculated on a daily or monthly basis, but on the principle of more work, more pay. For example, you spinners, each spinning a spindle, gets For one coin, the more you spin, the more wages you will get. If you spin thirty spindles a day, you will get thirty coins, and if you spin fifty spindles, you will get fifty coins, and so on. Go to work on time at Chenshi in the morning, lunch is served in the cafeteria at noon, and there is half an hour to eat and rest in the middle, and continue to work in the afternoon until you stop work at three o'clock in the unitary hour. Quantity, the captain is your leader, and most of my matters will be communicated to you by the captain. Taking the spindle out of the workshop without permission is considered a theft, and once found, it will be sent to the official for investigation! Well, about the specific regulations of the workshop, I will Write it out and post it on the wall. Before going to work every day, the team leader will lead you to study and recite together. Now, let’s start working!”

"Yes, my master!" the female workers agreed, and started spinning one after another.