.In a blink of an eye, it was the end of July. It should have been cooler in previous years, but this year there was very little rain and the weather was still very hot.
On the tall acacia tree, cicadas were still screaming at the top of their lungs, but they were still easily covered by the sound of looms like lake water in the yard under the tree.
This is the largest silk manufacturing factory in Suzhou City. It has a large courtyard with seven entrances in front and back, and a whole large house. When you walk into one room, you can see six looms that are one meter wide, and there are also a passage in the middle that can be used by two people side by side. Walking along the passage to the end, there are eighteen rows in rows. Each loom is weaving silk of different colors, and the sound of weaving comes one after another.
This large workshop with 3,000 looms belongs to the Peng Xi family, the largest family in Suzhou City. The one responsible for daily management is the outer child of the Peng family. As for Mr. Peng Xi, if there were noisy guests to visit the workshop today, I would probably never have set foot on this noisy and chaotic ghost place, and there is too much dust.
But today, he was with him honestly and willing to accept it without complaining, because one of the two guests was his most beloved Lord of the Mansion.
At this moment, Chen Si and a fat eunuch were surrounded by Peng Xi and others. Under the guidance of a smart middle-aged man, he walked from one end of the workshop to the other end.
"How many horses can you produce in a loom in your factory every day?" The eunuch was Huang Jin. Because the noise was too loud, his voice seemed sharper.
Peng Xi urged the middle-aged man to say, "Peng Kang, tell Eunuch Huang quickly."
"When I go back to my father-in-law, a machine can weave four feet a day." The middle-aged man who led the way was Peng Kang, the head of the factory and the son of the Peng family.
"How can the loom in Hangzhou City be able to weave seven feet a day?" Huang Jin said strangely: "Suzhou's weaving skills are better than Hangzhou."
"My father-in-law doesn't know anything," Peng Kang said, "If there is a 12-hour shift, we will work in two shifts in twelve hours. In this way, our loom can weave eight feet, which is much better than Hangzhou." As he said, he said proudly, "Our loom in Suzhou is the most advanced!" But he said frustrated: "Is it just that the work is insufficient? If someone works for a day, we can only work for half a day. In this way, there is still a backlog."
"It doesn't matter," Chen Si smiled and said, "With Eunuch Huang here, you just need to start the work with all your might!"
"That's it," Huang Jin smiled while wiping the oil on his face, "I'm afraid you won't have enough of it."
"That's great!" Peng Kang said happily: "That's going to live our workshop."
Peng Xi was observing his expressions and seeing that Eunuch Huang was already wet and impatient, he smiled and said, "Those things are all done after reading them. Sour plum soup has been prepared before, so let's sit down and say calmly."
"Okay... right?" Huang Jin blinked his little eyes and looked at him silently. He was indeed so hot.
"Okay." Chen Si looked at the busy workshop again, nodded and smiled. The group arrived at a cross-yard surrounded by green trees. With the obstruction of the bushes, the heat and noise were separated outside. It was really a world of people.
When everyone sat in the open and ventilated hall, a maid held a copper basin and presented wet wipes, asking adults to wipe their faces and hands clean.
Huang Jin smiled and said, "Mr. Shen and you all, I'm so rude. I'm so hot."
Silently smiled, "It's all your own people, just be as good as you want."
Huang Jin pulled open his clothes, held his arms, picked up his official hat and slapped it. Peng Xi quickly ordered someone to fan the Eunuch Huang, and then served him three bowls of sour plum soup powder. Huang Jin then sighed and said, "I finally feel comfortable..." After saying that, he realized that everyone else had already been ready, so he was just waiting for him, so he said embarrassedly: "Then let's start."
He nodded silently and smiled, "Today, please invite Eunuch Huang to gather with our 30 silk merchants in Suzhou City, what should you do? You should all know?"
"I know." Everyone said one after another: "My father-in-law's manufacturing bureau is going to negotiate with us the underwriting contract."
"Yes," Huang Jin said with a little depressed expression: "You should have heard that, brothers last year, I fell into trouble, and a total of 40,000 pieces of silk cloth were robbed by pirates. These are all accounts of the Manufacturing Bureau and Zhejiang's couriers," he raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "After the incident, someone advised me to return to the palace quickly, but brothers, I said: 'No, it's natural to pay back the debt. We can't do such unethical things. I bear this loss, and I have to pay back the debt!"
As soon as the words came, everyone applauded, saying that Eunuch Huang was really righteous and a real man.
Chen Si was secretly funny when he listened. Huang Jin was too good to put gold on his face. He advised him to go back at the beginning, but the guy said with tears in his nose: "I and that Chen Hong are so powerful. If I go back in shame, I will definitely not be able to fight him. At that time, I will either be sent to see the imperial tomb or chased to the Luyi Bureau. If that is the case, it would be better to just forget it." So he hid in his mansion for half a year and did not dare to face him. Chen Si couldn't remember how many times he had blocked the creditors.
Now that I have given him a low-interest loan of 2 million taels of silver through Huilian, Eunuch Huang, who has been in trouble for half a year, suddenly became energetic again. The difference between the two is really funny.
However, Huang Jin was grateful to him and patted his fleshy chest and said, "Brother Chen, don't worry, from now on, I, Huang Jin, will be yours!"
Chen Si was so cold that he quickly refused: "You don't have to be polite, they are all brothers, and I didn't give it to you for nothing. I still have a condition..." The silence was that the manufacturing bureau could not directly give it to the Zhejiang merchants in the two million taels of silver, but purchased silk cloth from the silk merchants in Suzhou, and compensated those Zhejiang merchants with physical goods.
This is because I am silenced and well versed in macro-control, and know that for Suzhou, which has suffered from severe economic crises and has a depression in all industries, it is urgently necessary to have large projects and large orders to recover the economy.
For this purpose, he prepared two cards. On the one hand, it was a major project to dredge Wusong River, and on the other hand, it was a large order from the manufacturing bureau. You should know that the silk weaving industry is a pillar industry in Suzhou. From planting mulberry trees to raising silkworms to cooking cocoons and making silk, there are many steps, such as "twisting silk", "paying silk", and dyeing, twisting weft silk into warp silk, and "falling warp", "pulling warp" and so on. Finally, it is "joint", and only then can you woven silk be put on this machine.
Therefore, from silkworms to exquisite silk, it takes many processes, and each process feeds countless people - these workshops are just the last place to 'weaving'. As for silk silk, they are all purchased from the people in the rural areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Almost every household grows mulberry trees and raises silkworms. Urban residents also have silk reels at homes. Women, regardless of age, are mostly relying on this. In addition, the money earned by men as mechanics in the workshop is the entire source of income for the family.
I saw silently clearly how to make the ruler prosperous and stable. Only by letting the people live a good life, as long as the people can live a good life with them, they will naturally support themselves. Whoever dares to be unable to live with him will destroy the people first. In that case, why are you worried about not being able to accept the ruler and causing trouble for the people?
How to make the people live a good life? At least in Suzhou, it is very simple, so that all silk weaving factories can have a steady stream of orders and keep working. The big bosses make a lot of money, and only the machine owners who work for them can keep their jobs, the upstream mulberry households and silk households can make money, and everyone has money, and only the restaurants and restaurants in Suzhou, the ** casinos and casinos will become prosperous, and then the entire Suzhou economy will be revitalized.
But the problem is that the market has not opened and the sales are not smooth, so I can't find such a big customer at all. It doesn't matter, I can make one, so I manipulate the "Huilian" loan to Huang Jin, and ask his manufacturing bureau to order silk from Suzhou to pay the bill for those Hangzhou Chou merchants.
Therefore, the gratitude of the wealthy families in Suzhou City to Lord Shen is like the water of Taihu Lake, and they are endless. If they were just afraid of him before, they are now respectful and afraid.
With silence, there was naturally no problem in signing the contract. Soon, Huang Jin signed and printed dozens of contracts and reached an agreement to acquire 40,000 pieces of silk.
With this contract and other contracts, Suzhou City's silk weaving industry started construction for half a year. There was no problem. The big players were satisfied, and Huang Jin also got sick. Chen Si was naturally very happy. Seeing that the contract was over, Peng Xi smiled and said, "I have prepared a small wine and beg the adults and father-in-law to appreciate the scenery."
"Haha, it's better to obey your orders than respect." said silently with a smile, "Dadfather-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Of course I'm following the adults." Huang Jin took off his big burden and finally saw the light of day again. He really regarded silence as a reborn parent.
Everyone moved to the flower hall, and the tables were filled with exquisite dishes. Behind each table were there maids serving the wine. They were all graceful and had a nice appearance, which showed that the owner had put a lot of thought into it.
After sitting down according to the high and low guest, the maid poured wine. Peng Xi, the landlord, raised his glass and said loudly: "Everyone, we have been practicing Suzhou City for many years, but we hope that our parents and officials like Lord Zun will come to the front-line master, with his far-sighted vision and strategic planning. In our Suzhou City, the sesame seeds will bloom step by step. I suggest that we pay tribute to Lord Shen together."
Everyone shouted yes, and raised their glasses toast together and drank silently; the second cup was to toast Eunuch Huang, and the third cup was to congratulate him on today's completion! After three glasses of wine, the atmosphere between the meal became warm. As the cups were pushed and changed, topics emerged one after another. As they talked, it was the topic that men were most interested in.
In fact, it is also a major event in Suzhou City every year. Choose the courtesan on August 15th!
If you ask in this era, what kind of women are extraordinary, what kind of women are all kinds of charm, and what kind of women are most popular, the answer is undoubtedly the name **. The name is **. Although the mythical figures among women, although they are also in the mud, they can get rid of their humbleness and become guests of officials, gentry, wealthy businessmen, scholars and officials. They have great scholars in their chats and laughter, but no one has ever had a white family. Because of the momentary trend, they were fascinated by all living beings.
Even those officials and scholars who claim to be noble are proud of getting to know each other. They do not hesitate to spend a lot of money, but also want to buy a smile from a beautiful woman. Even if they have never had a love for a lover, as long as they are able to talk about a game and listen to a song, they will be satisfied and do not know the taste of meat in March! For example, the talented man Yang Shen, who is praised the most by the world is not that he reads a lot of books, works, etc., but that the famous name of Kunming City can be pursued, willingly supported him and sent him to his death.
Whenever I mention this person and this matter, what I see in silence is a piece of sigh. People say that I wish I could go away!
Ordinary ** can tarnish the reputation of a scholar. When a reputation is a famous person, it can make a good story for a talented person and add points to his reputation. It is as if he has taste, which means he has taste.
The annual Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrity Conference is the cradle of the birth of the famous **. It is not to mention that the one who won the courtesan will have a surge in value and will have a great chance of becoming a "Cai**".
Therefore, the entertainment industry in Suzhou City has always attached great importance to this activity. Last year's courtesan wants to defend his title this year, but last year's defeat, and this year's revenge. There are generations of newcomers who have emerged, wanting to cast the old people at the forefront. They all use their skills and use a hundred times the spirit to strive to jump over the dragon gate, and the female name is changed!
Because the final result was the number of gold flowers rewarded by the audience, whoever gets more gold flowers will win. This competition system determines that on-site performance is important, and off-site work must also be done well. Therefore, with half a month left before the conference, those who have hope for that good ranking will no longer be held and hidden as they usually do, and they will start to take on some business that will appear for free, and even perform for the wealthy family for free, just to be familiar with each other. When the rich man can offer flowers because of friendship that day, the "Burning House" is a cultural activity that is beneficial to the body and mind. Silence is actually from the heart. It is just that as the emperor of the palace, he has the responsibility of educating the people, so he has never had the opportunity to check it out. But now the opportunity has come. According to convention, he, the prefect, will also attend as a guest, have the opportunity to appreciate the performances of famous people up close, and announce the final candidate for the courtesan. He even has the opportunity to call softly to make the silence wake up from the swaying spirit. When he saw it, everyone looked at him with concern. Not only did he blush his face, but he said to himself: "I have no concentration." He coughed a few times, and said embarrassedly, "I just came back from the river embankment this morning, and I was a little exhausted. It was really rude." "Mr. I worked hard for our Suzhou and worked hard." Everyone said with emotion: "Brother Peng, why don't you invite everyone Su to sing a song for you?"
Seeing Chen Mo asking with a look of inquiry, Peng Xi quickly explained: "Today I was fortunate to invite everyone from Su Xuesu from the 'Xiaoxiang Tower' to come and perform for the adults."
"Oh, please be welcome!" said Silently.
Peng Xi nodded behind the gauze curtain in the inner room, and everyone looked over and saw a woman in plain clothes sitting upright in front of the piano, although the gauze blurred her figure, she could not block her graceful posture.
Everyone was curious about what was behind Shaman. The melodious sound of the piano sounded, as the gentle wind was light, and all things knew spring, making people feel warm all over; then the sound of the piano changed, like the quiet mountains and autumn songs, and the high moon and trees were on the surface, making people feel tired; the heart was relaxed and happy, the sound of the piano changed again, like a phoenix flying and a phoenix dancing, and hundreds of birds followed each other, and the singing like a yellow oriole sounded:
"The mountains and forests are slight clouds, the sky is connected with the decaying grass, the sound of painting corners breaks the setting sun. I paused to fight for the bridle, chatted about drinking the cup of leave together. How many old Penglai couples look back frequently, the mist is vast. In the lonely village, there are thousands of crows, and the flowing water surrounds the red wall. When the soul is hurt, it is lightly divided into ribbons and secretly untie the sachet. The brothel is so thin that it is fortunate to be crazy. When will I see it, there is fragrance over the sleeves of the collars and sleeves. The sad place is broken, and the Great Wall is already dim." Listening to the gentle singing silently, it is really like returning to the beautiful and gorgeous West Lake.
The song stopped, and the last sound of the piano dissipated, but everyone was still addicted and could not extricate themselves. Until the gauze curtain opened without wind, a graceful woman in a gauze skirt appeared in front of everyone.
Looking at her delicate and beautiful face, even those present who have been living in the flowers for a long time had to sigh: "God is too partial, why did you give her all the good things?"
Even the eunuch Huang Jin stared at the pretty face and looked hard, which showed that everyone had a love for beauty, and it had nothing to do with men and women.
Seeing that everyone was addicted to their own charm, Su Xue had no pride on her face, and she bowed and blessed with blessings, soft and glutinous, and said brightly: "I am Su Xue, I pay homage to Master Huang, Master Huang, and all the masters."
"Su, please come up," Peng Xi smiled and said, "You are lucky today to sit next to the adults. If you get the praise from our ancestors in a few words, you will be the courtesan this year."
Su Xue seemed to be the kind of cold woman. She just smiled and sat next to Shen Mo with her will, of course, not the same chair.
"Miss Su plays the piano well and sings the music well." Chen Si is not Chu Ge anymore. He is even more accustomed to this kind of social scene. He holds a glass of wine and smiles, "I'll give you a glass."
Chapter completed!