It seems that the Lingyin Temple murder incident never happened and everything returned to peace.
Lao Song soon found out about a very suitable piece of land, not far from the West City of Hangzhou, not far from Baishanfang where Xue Poye once lived.
Xue Poye took a look at the piece of ground in person. It was indeed a good place. On the left was a large pool, which was just right to solve the water problem. Not far to the south was a small hillside with dense weeds beside it.
There are many thorns in the forest.
The environment here is excellent and clean. It is indeed a good place to open a factory.
Of course Xue Poye knew the difference between ancient workshops and modern factories.
To put it more broadly, it is a major change in the production model of feudal society and capitalist society. To put it more specifically, workshops generally do not employ workers, but helpers, domestic servants, and even a large number of apprentices, with little remuneration and only the minimum guarantee of living.
, so they do not have an employment relationship, while the factory has lost a pure employment relationship, and the treatment of workers has been greatly improved compared to that of apprentices in workshops.
It can be said that the workshop is based on the family, while the level of the factory is much higher.
Factories are stronger than workshops in terms of production scale, technical division of labor, and high production and sales rates. Factories use assembly line production, which is much better than single-hand production in workshops.
Looking at the empty field, Xue Poye asked: "Do you know whose land this belongs to?"
Lao Song responded: "We have found out that this is public land and does not belong to anyone." After a pause, he added: "If the shopkeeper really wants to build a workshop here, I'm afraid he has to go to the government office and ask the prefect to sign the land.
make."
Xue Poye breathed a sigh of relief. If it was private land, it would be difficult, but if it was public land, it would be much smoother.
"Old Song, we are building a factory, not a workshop." Xue Poye said with a smile.
Lao Song was stunned. Of course he didn't understand the difference between a factory and a workshop.
Xue Poye immediately rode the golden lion to the government office. The golden lion had already ridden back from Lan Yuexuan. It was still fat and had long legs and was full of energy. It was even more affectionate towards its master whom he hadn't seen for a few days.
Seeing He Ruhui, Xue Poye first presented him with 20,000 taels of ordinary banknotes that had gone through the formalities. He Ruhui pretended to refuse twice and accepted it with a smile. For this sensible little brother, He Ruhui gave him a blow.
I started to like it in my heart.
When Xue Poye mentioned the piece of land, He Ruhui only asked a few questions casually, and immediately ordered the district office to open the door to get the title deed, sign and seal it, register it in the book, and transfer the vacant land to Xue Poye's name.
Down.
Xue Poye had to sigh, with the Confucianism Society behind him and the collusion between officials and businessmen, it was really great to get things done.
Then he went to the Military Administration Yamen and the Finance Administration Yamen, and gave each person two thousand five hundred taels. Everyone was very happy. These officials in the government had regarded Xue Poye as one of their own, at least on the surface.
At this point.
The total amount is 220,000 taels of silver. For the autumn clothes, the Qiao family received 50,000 taels. This time they gave the Yamen a kickback of 25,000 taels. Now there are still 145,000 taels left. For Xue Poye,
Do enough for him to do a lot of things.
The so-called weapon is absolutely practical in business.
After Xue Poye took over the land, he immediately asked Lao Song to invite a construction team to come over and start building the factory. He also personally drew a diagram of the factory. The specific layout and space size were also mapped out in detail.
There are also clear arrangements for the raw material warehouse, production workshop, finished product warehouse, packaging warehouse, including the canteen and bathroom.
Xue Poye understood that all these were just external tools. What he really needed were the three giants from the Qiao family and Nan Huaiwu, whom he deeply hoped for. As long as these people gathered under his command, Xue Poye really couldn't think of anything.
There is no difficulty that can stump you.
Although Xue Poye's designs were very novel and the construction team had not seen them, fortunately, these people understood Xue Poye's intentions, conducted on-site inspections, studied them carefully, and made construction plans. Xue Poye and these people
Let’s study and improve together, not only to design according to the modern factory in memory, but also to combine the characteristics of this era.
For two consecutive days, everyone made the final plan and chose a day to break ground.
Breaking the ground in ancient times was very particular. You can't just choose a day at random. You need to choose an auspicious day to break the ground. If you choose the wrong day and it falls on an unlucky day, the house will be unstable in the future.
Xue Po went to the countryside at night to do as the Romans did and chose a day. During these few days, he waited until he finished his work and realized that the day for the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce to gather at Baoyu Hall had arrived.
The time has come for the Lu family to use the Chamber of Commerce to suppress themselves.
Xue Poye arrived alone, riding a golden lion, leisurely.
Cars and horses were already parked outside Baoyu Hall. The wealthy businessmen in brocade robes and broad robes held out their bellies and greeted them with half-smiling faces. If they were traveling with them, they turned their heads and ignored them, and walked towards the courtyard of Baoyu Hall.
Xue Poye's golden lion has become a symbol. Although his wealth is far less than that of many people, his reputation is much greater than many people. It is for this reason that both familiar and unfamiliar people greet Xue Poye.
Respond to everything with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Xue is here?" A voice came from the side.
Xue Poye turned his head to look, but it was Boss Hu from the decoration shop. He smiled and said: "Boss Hu, you are here too. It's very good, very good." As he spoke, he got off the horse and tied the horse.
On the side.
Boss Hu came closer and said, "I haven't seen you for a while. Boss Xue's business is booming, haha...!"
Xue Poye cupped his hands and said: "It's not all thanks to your brother. If it weren't for your decoration, there would be no current business. I would like to thank you even more for this."
Boss Hu chuckled, suddenly approached and whispered: "Brother, do you know what's going on at this party?"
Xue Poye smiled and shook his head, but he knew very well in his heart.
Boss Hu frowned, glanced at the door, and said in a low voice: "I'm really short-sighted. I'm so busy these days. What the hell are you doing when you have to get together? In previous years, the chamber of commerce gathers at the end of the year.
, we all had a meal and a drink in a restaurant, why do we have to get together in this damn place today." Looking at him, he seemed very dissatisfied.
Xue Poye looked at the faces of other businessmen. Most of them were lackluster. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It seemed that everyone didn't respect the Lu family very much. It was just that the Lu family was so powerful that they had no choice but to do so.
At that moment, he and Boss Hu entered the courtyard hand in hand and walked inside to the hall.
The lobby is huge. There are already nearly a hundred people in the room, noisy and noisy. Most of them are wealthy merchants from Hangzhou wearing brocade clothes and wide robes. The three floors inside and outside the hall are filled with wooden chairs, and all the merchants have taken their seats.
Boss Hu pulled Xue Poye to sit down in a corner and said, "Isn't that woman trying to take advantage of us again? ***, last time at the party, the membership fee was increased by 10%."
So you still have to pay the membership fee? Xue Poye sneered in his heart, judging from what Boss Hu meant, the membership fee seemed to be quite a lot.
"I'm a newcomer and I don't understand the rules!" Xue Poye came closer and asked, "Will this cost a lot?"
Boss Hu said with a hint of anger: "It depends on who it is. The goods from their Lu family will naturally be very small, otherwise they will be high. I can't earn much silver a year, and I still have to pay thirty taels of silver.
***……!”
When a guy next to him heard this, he came over and stretched out his five fingers and said, "I have fifty fucking taels, which is more than you."
Boss Hu glanced at the man with contempt and said, "You earn more than me, so naturally you have more friends. Why don't the Lu family let me live?"
Except here, everyone else was also whispering, and the room was buzzing.
Not long after, Xue Poye finally saw Mrs. Fang coming out.
Mrs. Fang came out of the side door, followed by two maids, wearing light yellow palace clothes. She looked dignified, beautiful and elegant. She walked gently to the main seat, her face as cold as ice and inviolable.
Xue Poye sneered in his heart, she looked like a chaste saint on the outside, who the hell knew the lust behind this woman.
When all the businessmen saw Mrs. Fang coming out, they all stood up. Regardless of whether they were respectful or not, they all saluted on the surface. Seeing so many businessmen saluting a woman with an extremely lustful heart, Xue Poye felt very sad, at least for him
Just sit still.
After Mrs. Fang motioned for everyone to sit down, she first said some polite words, and then talked about some business matters in Hangzhou. There was also a hint of self-respect in her words, which was nothing more than a covert explanation that Hangzhou's business was so prosperous, and she Lu
The family is inseparable, and it is because her Lu family has stabilized the situation here that they have such a harmonious environment.
Xue Poye didn't bother to listen and closed his eyes to rest.
Hearing Mrs. Fang's words, her mood suddenly changed and she said calmly: "It is your hard work that has made Hangzhou prosperous. Recently, something good has happened in this prosperous place."
At that moment, someone asked: "But I don't know what good thing the president said?"
Mrs. Fang's eyes swept through the crowd, and she finally caught sight of Xue Poye in the back seat. She said coldly: "It's a good thing, but it can also be said that a business genius has emerged, contributing to the prosperity of Hangzhou."
After a pause, he said slowly: "You must already know who this business wizard is? The two Hanyuan Gardens by the West Lake are the restaurants under the name of Shopkeeper Xue."
Everyone heard Mrs. Fang's slightly cold voice and followed her gaze towards Xue Poye.
Xue Poye touched his nose, his face was calm, he was enjoying himself!dd