Having said this, Zhao Mei picked up her tea cup and took a sip of water before continuing: "Our cloth farms have been opened in all seven northern states, but in Yuzhou and Ningzhou, the two largest mulberry-producing states, we have

The family can’t get involved at all.”

"Why?"

Jiang Xia asked without knowing why.

When she thinks about it, it's just business. As long as she has money, where can't she open a cloth shop?

"If you want to make the cloth shop bigger, you must take a high-end route, and silk is a must-manage project."

Speaking of this, Zhao Mei showed a hint of fatigue: "But the sericulture bases in Yuzhou and Ningzhou have been divided up long ago. The competition is extremely fierce. Without strong enough connections, it is almost impossible to get in and get a share of the pie.

It is as difficult as climbing to heaven."

Jiang Xia suddenly flashed a pair of big bright eyes and asked puzzledly: "I don't think our cloth shop sells silk?"

"You silly boy, call you smart, you are really smart, call you stupid, you are really stupid sometimes."

Zhao Mei smiled bitterly and said: "The silks sold in our cloth shop are all bought from suppliers, and then we sell them to outsiders for a little extra money to earn some price difference. To put it bluntly, we are just a second-rate dealer."

"This kind of business method will be choked by suppliers at any time. Once they increase the price, do you want it or not?"

"Yes, we have to increase the price of takeout. If we can't sell it, we will have a backlog of inventory. In serious cases, our capital chain will be broken and lead to bankruptcy. Even if we can sell it, our profits will be suppressed."

At the lowest level, you can’t make any money at all.”

"No, you may offend our long-term suppliers and they will never supply us with goods again. We won't be able to buy silk even if we want to..."

Zhao Mei broke it into pieces and patiently explained the stakes to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia looked thoughtful: "So, if our family wants to operate silk, we must establish a cooperative relationship with raw material vendors, avoid those second-rate dealers and third-rate dealers, and prevent them from making a difference in price, in order to obtain the maximum profit."

"Yes, that's what it means."

Zhao Mei nodded happily.

My precious daughter is very smart, and she understands the truth as soon as she talks about it.

"What does that have to do with this labor cloth?"

Jiang Xia still didn't understand the key and kept asking questions.

"the reason is simple."

Liu Guixiang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interjected: "If your mother wants to break into Yuzhou and Ningzhou and establish a direct relationship with the sericulture base, she must use the power of official connections to help pull the strings and get a share of the pie.

"

Zhao Mei nodded, looking at her daughter with slightly evasive eyes: "The relationship I am looking for is Zuo Zhoucheng of Yanzhou. You met him once two years ago, do you remember?"

Jiang Xia recalled it for a long time before remembering: "Is it the majestic-looking uncle (baibai) I met when you took me to Yanzhou during the summer vacation after the high school entrance examination and had dinner in a restaurant?"

"Well, yes, that's him."

A faint smile appeared on Zhao Mei's lips.

Although the old lady had already said that she would not allow anyone to interfere with Jiang Xia's marriage, she would choose her future husband based on her own preferences.

But she did not interfere directly. It was Suzhou Cheng's favorite son who fell in love with his daughter at first sight and even proposed to get married to her.

She did not agree at the time, but declined on the grounds that she could not sit on the throne.

But she didn't say anything to death, she just said that as long as her daughter likes it, she, as a mother, will never object.

The implication is that as long as your son has the ability to make my daughter like him, she will fully support him.

Not long after, she heard that Suzhou Cheng's son had transferred to Qinghe County No. 2 Middle School and became classmates with his daughter.

To be honest, she was very happy. The dignified young master of the Su family was willing to transfer to an ordinary high school for his daughter, which greatly satisfied her vanity.

Now two years have passed, and I don't know where the young master of the Su family and his daughter have progressed.

Naturally, she was absolutely committed to this marriage.

The young master of the Su family comes from a family of officials. He is handsome and unrestrained. He is also a martial arts genius and his future is limitless.

If she could become in-laws with the Su family, it would be of great help to her business, and she would naturally be happy to see it happen.

"Isn't he the prefect of Yanzhou? How can he still be in charge of the affairs of Yuzhou and Ningzhou?"

After all, Jiang Xia is a little girl who has not left school. How can she understand the affairs of the officialdom? She is still confused.

Zhao Mei said funny: "You are still young, and you don't understand the official affairs. Your uncle Su is the Zuozhou Cheng of Yanzhou. It is very likely that you will go one step further and become the state pastor of Yanzhou. You said that in the future, you will be the governor of Yanzhou."

When Zhou Mu says hello, will the officials in Yuzhou and Ningzhou refuse to give him face?" Jiang Xia finally understood and was secretly shocked that Uncle Su was such a high-ranking official.

"Because of your uncle Su's help in saying hello, Director Wu of the Yanzhou Prison Department gave us the green light. In the past two years, we have been given a lot of convenience and our cloth shop has made a lot of money."

Zhao Mei said meaningfully.

She wants to instill in her daughter the idea of ​​enjoying the shade under a big tree, and let her understand how powerful the Su family's young master's family background is, and that is the best destination for her.

It's a pity that Jiang Xia didn't know that Su Menglong was the son of Suzhou Cheng.

Even if she knew that, with her indifferent and quiet temperament, she would not accept someone she didn't like because of her family background.

On the contrary, after Zhao Mei mentioned the Prison Department, she was surprised: "Isn't the Prison Department in charge of prisons? What does it have to do with running a cloth shop?"

Before Zhao Mei could answer, the old lady started to interject and explain: "The Prison Department is in charge of prisons, but it is actually the largest weaver and garment manufacturer."

Seeing that Jiang Xia still didn't understand, the old lady said seductively: "Think about it, whether it is weaving or making clothes, it requires a lot of labor."

Jiang Xia nodded, vaguely understanding something: "Grandma, what do you mean, the prisoners in the prison?"

"good."

Zhao Mei glanced at her appreciatively: "Prisoners in prisons need to be reformed through labor. Many prisons have purchased advanced textile machinery and let the prisoners weave and make clothes every day. This not only allows the prisoners to participate in labor reform, but also provides

The country has created profits, so it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

"So, you use this relationship in the Prison Department to get the lowest-cost cloth and ready-made clothes."

Jiang Xia completely understood the key and suddenly realized the truth.

Zhao Mei sighed: "But the interests are always mutual. While our family enjoys low-priced fabrics, sometimes we have to pay a certain price."

"This water-milled cloth is produced by the latest machine introduced by Heishan Prison, the largest prison in Yanzhou."

"Because this kind of fabric has high wear resistance and advanced technology, everyone believes that it will be very popular after it is put into the market."

"Unexpectedly, because the fabric has poor air permeability and is difficult to dye, no one cares about it at all, resulting in a large backlog of inventory. Director Wu was so anxious that he found me and several other cloth merchants who cooperated with the prison and forced it to be carried out.
Chapter completed!