Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that except for Zhang Ximeng, there is no one who does not care about Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial brush. Although we, old Zhu, became a monk halfway, and although our calligraphy is not top-notch, just the word "royal brush" is enough to blind most people.
eyes.
Zhang Ximeng doesn't care, that's because what he wrote can rival Lao Zhu, and even ask Prime Minister Zhang to write you a letter, which will last forever.
But if Lao Zhu writes it, it will only be used by this dynasty.
From this point of view, Zhang Ximeng does have the ability to look down on Lao Zhu. What is the use of a stinky emperor who comes to our house?
But except for Zhang Ximeng, no one has this confidence.
Especially in Suzhou, which had just been surrendered not long ago and people's hearts were still not stable, a handwritten letter from Yingtian really shocked the whole city.
On the night of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, it was delivered to Shen Rulan.
It was still dark, but people gathered outside her home, wanting to see the legendary imperial pen and get some good luck.
It was just that when the sky got brighter, Shen Rulan's husband's family came out, saw these villagers, and told them directly, don't wait. They didn't take it home at all, but put it directly in the workshop.
workshop?
How could such a dangerous thing be placed in a workshop?
"Brother Fang, you have to take care of your daughter-in-law. If you have good things, don't take them out. Keep them at home. How good they are as family heirlooms!"
Before she could finish her words, the old lady grabbed the broom and came out from inside.
"You drank too much horse urine and yellow soup again, and you came to our house to stir up trouble! You are such a courageous bitch! Don't just look at our daughter-in-law and come to cause trouble when she has a future. Let me tell you, we ladies don't eat this.
set!"
The mother-in-law who dared to fall in love with Shen Rulan turned out to be fierce. She chased the gang and fled in panic until they were out of the street, and then returned home in triumph like a victorious general.
"Old man, don't just stand there stupidly. Hurry up and prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Our family will have a good New Year!"
…
On the other side, at the entrance of the workshop, a golden imperial brush was hung, and there were more than a thousand people surrounding it.
Everyone was pointing and talking.
This is incredible!
Heroine craftsman.
Yubi admitted that with the royal title, even with this sign, he would be able to eat and drink without worries in the future.
"Sister Shen, your silk emperor has agreed that you cannot sell it casually from now on. It must be ten times the price. This is a royal item!"
With royal affirmation, you can increase prices and make more money.
It was equivalent to becoming a god, and all the craftsmen in Suzhou were staring at it with envy.
From then on, they had no worries about food and clothing.
But what is surprising is that Shen Rulan is not very happy, and is even a little worried.
She summoned all the weavers together, and on the last day of the year, they discussed a plan for the future!
With His Majesty's approval, it is like reaching the sky in one step. From now on, we don't have to worry about anything.
"Someone has already told me that we only need to weave a few hundred bolts of silk every year. In addition to supplying it to the palace and dignitaries, the rest will be sold on the market at a high price. This will ensure that we can have enough food and clothing, relying on His Majesty's support.
With Yubi, we can all live a peaceful life."
Isn't this a good thing?
But from Shen Rulan's tone, it was obvious that she was not so happy. What was she worried about?
"It's nothing. In the past, we always thought that our business would be bigger and we would hire more female workers to make the business bigger. But if we do this, we don't have to do anything. We can just sit there and count the money.
"
There is a good thing that you can earn money just by sitting down without having to work much.
Is there any need to hesitate?
Not only did the female workers hesitate, they also spent an entire afternoon discussing the matter.
The conclusion reached is that it doesn’t work!
Half of our workshops are owned by the imperial court, and there are still so many female weavers in Suzhou City. Only by expanding our business can we be worthy of the imperial court's investment and hire more workers.
The craftsman route of few but fine is not their choice.
In other words, they also need exquisite silk and satin, but not at the expense of efficiency.
"Take a break tonight. Come down with me tomorrow morning, the first day of the Lunar New Year. We will visit the mulberry farmers door to door and negotiate a good price with them! We are going to have a big fight!"
No one expected that a group of women would not be idle on the first day of the Lunar New Year and went to the countryside to meet the mulberry farmers who sold them raw silk.
First, he thanked Sannong for his help in the past, and then told them about the emperor's imperial pen... and then asked everyone if they could cooperate?
After all, in the future, it can be sent to the palace and the royal family will bring the goods. Not only the craftsmen's workshops, but also the mulberry farmers like them are honored.
Having said that, let's show some respect and sign a contract, and this year's raw silk will be ours.
Basically no village can withstand this offensive.
Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Rulan led the female workers to obtain appointment letters from more than fifty villages, and immediately secured a sufficient supply of goods.
"Sister Lan, your skills are really good! Those workshops are too lazy to die, but they won't move on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Let's strike first and win this year!"
Shen Rulan laughed, "Winning is enough? I also want to win big!"
"Big win?"
"Yes!" Shen Rulan gritted her teeth and said: "Some time ago, look at their bad words, saying that we came from a brothel! After all, aren't they still afraid of us? After so many years, even if they just immerse themselves in work, they
What don’t we know about those methods? Buy high and sell low, collude with each other, and make huge profits from the market.”
Shen Rulan chuckled and said: "We don't need those unflattering means, we can be fair and upright and defeat those people!"
These female workers stared at Shen Rulan with admiration in their eyes, "Sister Lan, you are so awesome! You are so ruthless!"
Shen Rulan took a deep breath and sneered: "There's nothing we can do, it's all because of them! We've been beaten so much and suffered so much. After getting through today, it's easy for us to be unprepared for anything. We're not looking for money.
, let’s fight for this breath!”
Female workers' heads.asxs.
That's right, you just want to fight for this breath and make those who look down on you dumbfounded and jaw-dropped!
In this case, whatever you are waiting for, get moving!
The first lunar month has not yet come out, but the market in Suzhou is already filled with blood and rain.
Merchants who had managed to escape Zhang Ximeng's butcher's knife and did not become bamboo pole pendants were surprised to find that in just one Chinese New Year, they lost a lot of their weavers, especially those with excellent skills, who suffered heavy losses.
The opponent seems to have been prepared for it, and he is sure to dig it out.
Most of the craftsmen who were poached had some extraordinary skills, and some had more than one skill. Once they left, many key craftsmanships were broken.
Various problems will always arise during silk reeling, weaving, and dyeing, and the resulting silk will simply not be as good as the original.
The quality of the silk is not good, and the old friend who has been with us for many years can no longer maintain it.
They complained one after another, and some simply gave up and turned to the bright side.
In the past, I would hold the money, come to the door in advance, put the money down, and turn around and leave, for fear that you would not accept it or deliver the goods to them... This is no longer possible. These people not only have to inspect the goods, but also have them guarantee the quality. How about they In the past, people would not take it, or they would give a discount on the purchase price.
There is no way, who made your stuff not work?
The big silk merchants who were accustomed to being masters in the past were so angry that they were so angry that they had no choice.
They took stock of the best methods in the past, but now they saw that none of them worked.
Compete at the backstage and use your power to bully others.
Sorry, that doesn't work.
The sky is open to people!
Rely on being rich and throw money at it.
Still not working, they will divide the shares, and as long as you do well, everyone will share the dividends together.
Another thing is to organize people to scold and slander the opponents, forcing them to stop doing it.
They have used this trick before, and even now, they don't even think about it.
An imperial pen and Zhang Xiang's article have given the female workers two insurances. Anyone who dares to touch them is simply seeking death.
The next step is to work hard.
But for the vast majority of big investors, they actually find that they don’t have much real ability!
Are these business masters who claim to be good at business but can't do it without them?
Where has your ability gone?
Is there nothing else besides buying off officials and colluding with others?
The female workers in Suzhou stormed the city and advanced rapidly.
Even Lao Zhu heard about their actions, and after understanding them carefully, he was deeply shocked.
"Purchasing raw silk in advance, controlling the supply of goods, wooing weavers, granting shares, sharing dividends, and actively contacting merchants... The manipulation, swords and swords are no worse than those on the battlefield. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are heroines. !”
Lao Zhu couldn't help but admired: "Sir, look, do those big silk companies still have a way to deal with it? Can they come back to life?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "What do you think, lord?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "We relied on the common people to defeat the rich and powerful, and we are where we are today... Speaking of it, we are willing to watch the female workers make drastic changes, after all, this is how we came to be. But it doesn't seem to be a good thing if these big households fail completely. .”
Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "My lord, what you said may not be appropriate. If the big players only use dirty tricks, I hope they will be completely defeated... But as far as I know, the big players also thought of a trick."
"What trick?"
"I heard from Qian Yongren that the Qian family has already contacted the Mechanical Department of Fudan Academy."
"Why are they contacting each other?" Lao Zhu was puzzled.
"The Qian family wants to get a loom that can weave sixty-four threads at a time."
"What? They want that?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "There are so many weavers now, and wages have gone up again. In the past, we could recruit thirty female workers, but now there are only ten left... We are forced to take the mechanical route!"
Who would have thought that under such circumstances, people would be forced to care about looms and start pursuing technological progress. This was something Zhang Ximeng never expected.
Who said that we must colonize on a large scale and open up markets all over the world in order to achieve industrialization?
Didn’t you also get a clue from this?
Although it only improves the status of female workers and increases labor costs, forcing merchants to start caring about technology and machinery, there is no doubt that this is a good start. It depends on how far it can go!
Lao Zhu was very curious, "Is it possible for the Qian family to do this?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Ximeng said simply, "Let's not talk about whether the loom can be produced quickly... Even if it is produced, Fudan Academy will not just sell it to the Qian family. Moreover, I have also given instructions to the newspaper
, we should pay more attention to inventions and creations. As long as Shen Rulan and the others read more newspapers, they might be the first to get published!"
