Chapter eight hundred and twentieth IX Wolf-hearted
Su Yueling consciously held up the scented tea and switched to melon-eating mode, "Tell me in detail."
Song Xiaoqiao said: "The name of Yang Youren's fiancee is Li Cuihua. Li Cuihua's father used to be an old craftsman in this paper mill. He has been in this industry for more than 20 years and is a well-known master nearby. Yang Youren is his apprentice.
Old Man Li saw that Yang Youren's parents had died young and he was his apprentice, so he cared deeply about him and taught him those skills without reservation."
"Old man Li also loved his daughter. Seeing that Li Cuihua was interested in this aspect, he also taught his daughter. Old man Li felt that Yang Youren was loyal and honest, so after asking his opinion, he got engaged for the two of them."
"Old man Li passed away two years ago. Li Cuihua paid filial piety to her father. Although the marriage was settled, they never got married. Then the papermaking mill was bought by you, madam, and you promised them that if you can come up with a lower price
The way to reduce the cost of papermaking was to give them a silver reward of more than fifty taels. Those craftsmen naturally racked their brains to study this matter. Although Li Cuihua did not work there, she practiced her skills at home again. She really has a talent in this area.
He came up with a method of manual material removal to reduce two steps. Then Yang Youren learned the method and only said that he came up with it himself."
"Li Cuihua doesn't work in a paper mill, so naturally she doesn't know about this."
"It would be fine if he treated Li Cuihua well. But after he got one thousand taels of silver, he looked down on Li Cuihua's status and fell in love with a pretty girl from another family. He disliked that Li Cuihua was not good-looking enough, so he found an excuse to break off the marriage with Li Cuihua."
Su Yueling frowned, "His character is not ordinary. Old Man Li is his master and has no reservations about him. Not only did he take away the credit of my daughter, he also wanted to cancel the engagement."
In this era, it is generally not possible to teach daughters crafts. Old Man Li is willing to teach his daughter, which shows that he loves her and is naturally concerned about her marriage. If Yang Youren had not shown a positive attitude, Old Man Li might not have chosen her. Now Yang Youren
He feels that he has money, but he despises Li Cuihua. He is a scumbag! Despise him!
Song Xiaoqiao also had an angry look on her face, "That's right! Then Yang Youren is a white-eyed wolf who crosses rivers and demolishes bridges! I just came over, and when Li Cuihua heard the news, she ran in front of me and revealed the matter."
Su Yueling asked: "Then how can you be sure that what Li Cuihua said is true and not deliberately slandering Yang Youren?"
Song Xiaoqiao said: "Because Song Xiaoqiao kept all the drawings with material slots from the rough version at the beginning to the improved ones. Those are indeed her handwriting. And her papermaking skills are also accurate.
Better than Yang Youren."
"I also asked someone to authenticate it. Those drawings were indeed not drawn in the past few days. The earliest drawing was completed more than two months ago."
Su Yueling nodded and said, "How do you deal with Yang Youren?"
Song Xiaoqiao can handle such small matters by herself. She can also be regarded as Su Yueling's deputy.
Song Xiaoqiao said: "Of course we can't let such an unethical villain continue to stay in the workshop. He didn't have time to spend the thousand taels, so I took it back directly and gave it to Li Cuihua."
Su Yueling praised her, "You did a good job, that's how it should be." With this money, as long as Li Cuihua doesn't spend too much money, she can have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life.
When Song Xiaoqiao said this, she still looked aggrieved, "Then Yang Youren dares to take her credit unscrupulously. Isn't it because he thinks that Li Cuihua is a woman and no one will believe her or be willing to stand up for her?"
"As a man, how could Yang Youren have such courage?"
Su Yueling frowned. Yang Youren was kicked out of the paper mill, and without the money, he might really come back to haunt Li Cuihua. By then, there might be someone who could watch the fun and not take it too seriously to make Li Cuihua forgive her.
To bring them together. Furthermore, Li Cuihua is alone and has lost her father's protection. She still has a thousand taels in her hands. Someone will definitely keep an eye on her.
She asked: "So Li Cuihua's papermaking skills are really good?"
Song Xiaoqiao nodded, "Yes. I've seen it, and the paper she handled looks brighter and whiter than others."
Su Yueling nodded slightly, "Then buy a smaller papermaking mill. That papermaking mill only accepts female workers. When the time comes, let Li Cuihua take charge of the papermaking mill and teach the female workers herself."
It is really not possible to arrange Li Cuihua to work in the current paper-making workshop. It is full of men. If word spreads, people outside will not know how to slander her.
Su Yueling could just build a new papermaking workshop and only hire female workers, then that wouldn't be a big problem. It's not like only men can be craftsmen.
This was also because Li Cuihua was talented, and she didn't have the temperament to swallow her anger, so she thought of giving her a chance. However, the status of craftsmen is still too low now.
It can be said that Song Xiaoqiao was not surprised at all by Su Yueling's whim. Madam has always been such a warm-hearted person.
It didn't cost much to buy a small papermaking workshop. Su Yueling handed over the matter to Song Xiaoqiao and asked her to take care of it. She handed over the new papermaking method.
Then the paper mill that Su Yueling bought earlier was expropriated. As compensation, the emperor directly gave it to a large village. In the end, Su Yueling made the profit.
Su Yueling felt that she was going to become a big landowner, and she had more Zhuangzi to her name than usual.
After the emperor Rong Ji obtained the new paper-making method, he quickly made it public. Of course, he could keep the technology in the hands of the royal family and make money with it. But Rong Ji's goal was to reduce the cost of all books, not to make money, so
For him, it was in his best interests to disclose the new papermaking method.
Rong Ji did not take too much credit for Su Yueling's work, and bluntly said that this method was the result of her workshop.
Su Yueling originally had a good reputation, but now she has won the praise of the literati.
She also knew that more and more literati were coming to the capital with their treasured books, including some great scholars who lived in seclusion. This battle was particularly huge, attracting everyone's attention to the library.
This also provided the best cover for the emperor to investigate the family.
Xie Buchuan and others are now preoccupied with the matter of the library and have no time to care.
Su Yueling knew that these people were obsessed with destroying the library and had already been watched.
The first library in Daxia must be built in the capital. The location chosen for the library was originally the largest restaurant in the capital, with a total of three floors.
According to Su Yueling and Yuan Suijun's suggestions, all books were put on shelves according to categories, and each book was numbered to make it easier to find books.
As for the ribbon-cutting of the library, Su Yueling thought the emperor would come in person, but unexpectedly he left it to her.
The ribbon-cutting time has not been set yet, but the family is already planning to take action.