When he received Li Wenliang's letter, Yu Chengfu had already felt the atmosphere of harvesting autumn silkworm cocoons. After receiving the letter, he and his wife and brother immediately picked a dozen capable men and set off immediately to other states and counties.
Acquisition of autumn silkworm cocoons.
Li Wenliang passed a message to Li Jinzhu, Li Yuzhu, and other people who were running around Liangzhe Road to set up weavers' schools and collect fine cloth from looms on credit. Even the Hong family members who were busy collecting looms, if they met the silkworm farmers
, while collecting autumn silkworm cocoons.
Because the weaving mills in various states and counties have stopped working, they have more free time to crane their necks and prick up their ears to inquire about this news and that. Someone from other places comes to harvest autumn silkworm cocoons on their ground. This matter can only be heard every other day at most.
Got it.
No matter what Jiangnan Silk House said, it couldn't compare to the frightening fact that autumn silkworm cocoons were snatched away by others. The various weaving mills openly stood still, but secretly moved faster than the other. Every family was busy collecting autumn silkworm cocoons. From the day the weaving mill stopped working, Jiang Caosi wrote to all states and counties, asking them to pay attention to the livelihood of silkworm farmers, and to report it quickly if no one collects cocoons in the autumn.
After the autumn silkworms appeared in clusters, reports from various places came in one after another. Ten days later, the Caosi Yamen received a thick pile of reports from various states and counties about the autumn silkworm cocoons.
Mr. Ge, the most useful aide of Jiang Caosi, entered the main room of Caosi Yamen with a thick stack of papers in his arms.
"Is everything ready?" Jiang Caosi put down his pen and looked at Mr. Ge.
"It's all together, it's really great!" Mr. Ge put down the thick pile of papers, picked up the top two pages and handed them to Jiang Caosi, "Dong Weng, take a look."
Watching Jiang Caosi read it carefully, Mr. Ge said: "From the records, the harvesting of autumn silkworm cocoons first started in Pingjiang Prefecture, and it took only ten days to get into full swing. Our two Zhejiang roads are like this.
This is probably the case throughout Jiangnan."
Jiang Caosi hummed and pointed at several states and counties marked red, "These places are still acquired at a premium. What do you think?" Jiang Caosi looked at Mr. Ge.
"This is the prince's method." Mr. Ge answered with a clear affirmation.
Jiang Caosi was silent for a moment and sighed, "Fortunately, I listened to you and handed the prince the envelope."
When the prince was stationed at the Prince's Mansion in Hangzhou, Mr. Ge suggested that he report to the prince about the suspension of work in the weaving mill, so he wrote a secret note to the prince, saying that the suspension of work in the weaving mill might be related to
Things related to the capital. Now it seems that it is really a wise move.
"Write a letter carefully. You have to tell Xianggong Pang about this." Jiang Caosi pondered for a moment and then ordered Mr. Ge.
Mr. Ge nodded in agreement, and just as he was about to speak, the waiter outside raised his voice and reported: "Master, I have a Mr. Zhou to see you."
"What Mr. Zhou?" Jiang Caosi frowned, this sentence was meaningless.
When the boy heard the question, he opened the curtain and entered the room. He took two more steps forward, held a post in his hands and said, "This is a greeting post from Mr. Zhou. He said that you will know after reading it."<
/p>
Jiang Caosi took the lacquer-sealed invitation, opened it, glanced at it, and immediately motioned to the boy, "Please come in."
The boy bowed his hands and exited. Jiang Caosi looked at Mr. Ge and said, "He came from Pingjiang City. He said he was a counselor at the prince's side."
Mr. Ge's eyes widened.
"You hide behind there and listen to the voice." Jiang Caosi motioned to Mr. Ge.
Mr. Ge stood up and hid in the tea room next to him.
Zhou Chennian followed the boy in and bowed to Director Jiang Cao.
Jiang Caosi bowed slightly and returned the gift, smiling and saying, "Mr. Zhou, please sit down. Did Mr. Zhou come all the way from Pingjiang City?"
"Coming here from Pingjiang City, it's not a special trip." Zhou Chennian sat down, thanked Jiang Caosi again, and replied with a smile.
"Oh?" Jiang Caosi raised his eyebrows and said a high-pitched "oh" instead of asking a direct question.
"The Royal Palace has sent Steward He, who is stationed in Linhai Town, to come forward and invite overseas merchants to Linhai Town. They will negotiate next year's silk business before the end of the year. I will accompany Steward He's eldest son, He Xiangsheng, to the silk shops in various states and counties to deliver the message. When passing by Hangzhou, please
See Cao Si." Zhou Chennian leaned forward to answer.
"Oh!" Jiang Caosi's voice was full of surprise.
He didn't expect Zhou Chennian to say such important things directly without being polite, and he didn't expect that the prince would invite overseas merchants. This was a complete drain on the pot.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Zhou Chennian picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea with lowered eyes.
"In the old years, when He Xiangsheng and his father, Mr. He, the shopkeeper, came to Hangzhou, I met him two or three times. It's true that a tiger father has no dog son."
Jiang Caosi used polite words to ease the surprise.
"How has it been for Mr. Zhou and He Xiangsheng? How is the silk business in various states and counties?" Jiang Caosi asked with a casual tone and a smile.
"Better than expected." Zhou Chennian put down his cup and smiled happily, "Before setting off from Linhai Town, shopkeeper He was very worried. After all, the Jiangnan Silk Headquarters has been in charge of the Jiangnan silk industry for decades, and it has long been entrenched. Caosi also
You know, shopkeeper He is a very cautious person."
Zhou Chennian said and laughed.
"We're all ready to go? In what month?" Jiang Caosi asked immediately.
"I really haven't agreed, not one of them." Zhou Chennian stroked his beard and smiled, "However, there will be a lot of families by then, and they will all have to rush to Linhai Town."
Zhou Chennian paused as he spoke, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "Look at these autumn silkworm cocoons, they are all snatched up."
Jiang Caosi laughed and said, "That's true. When is the date set?"
"It depends on when the various maritime merchants can arrive in Linhai Town. It will be the beginning of the twelfth lunar month at the earliest." Zhou Chennian responded with a smile, and then said: "The weaving workshop is related to people's livelihood. Before leaving, the prince gave me instructions.
:When passing by Hangzhou, I came over to report to Cao Si. Thanks to Cao Si, although the weaving mill was suspended, there was no big trouble."
"I don't dare to accept it. This is all thanks to the prince. The prince has Jiangnan in his heart and has made good plans." Jiang Caosi hurriedly flattered him and went back.
He didn't dare to accept the words "Thanks to him."
"I won't disturb Cao Si much." Zhou Chennian stood up and said goodbye.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for taking the time. I'll see you off." Jiang Caosi stood up and escorted Zhou Chennian out of the house. Zhou Chennian stopped him firmly and stood at the door, watching Zhou Chennian go out the second door. p>
Jiang Caosi turned around and went back to the house. He looked at Mr. Ge coming out of the tea room, frowned and asked, "What do you think?"
"This is the prince's goodwill." Mr. Ge replied.
"Yeah." Jiang Caosi hummed, and then sighed, "Such kindness is hard to bear."
"Your Majesty, things are different now." Mr. Ge clicked his tongue softly.
"Well, from the time he arrived in Hangcheng, from Hangcheng to Pingjiang Mansion, until now, he has been doing everything step by step. It is indeed different from what it used to be!" Jiang Caosi clicked his tongue.
Mr. Ge's voice was very low, "The former prince was slightly worse than Mr. Pang Pang. The current prince is much better than Mr. Pang. I look at him. He is as old-fashioned as Mr. Pang."
What, Dong Weng needs to think about it carefully."
Mr. Ge's last sentence was slow and meaningful.
Jiang Caosi frowned, and after a while, he hummed.
Mr. Pang is already old. Mr. Pang, the leader of the next generation of the Pang family, is far behind his father. The prince is only in his early twenties, and he and the prince are as close as brothers...
He wanted to think carefully about whether it was time for the Jiang family to change their patrons.
