In the afternoon, Qi Jing hurried back to the stone house. As soon as he entered, Tang Shiyue realized something was wrong: "What's wrong?"
Qi Jing looked around and lowered his voice: "Wang Shiqin is dead."
Tang Shiyue's eyes widened in surprise: "Dead?"
Qi Jing nodded slowly.
Nian Yang, who had been invited, had just caught up with Mr. Wang, and he hadn't even asked yet. He went out to buy snacks today, and it took less than half an hour to come back. When he came back, he saw Wang Shiqin naked and dead on the couch.
Tang Shiyue didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
She was quite disgusted with Mr. Wang, but she had always thought that such a person would definitely stay in the world for a few more years.
She was ready to look coldly at what she did, but she didn't expect that she would die like this?
This is really too sudden.
Her mood was a bit complicated, and she asked after a while: "How did you die?"
Qi Jing looked solemn: "This is what I'm confused about. I found a widow and checked carefully. On the surface, it seemed that she died of being bullied. But in fact, she was shattered by someone.
Heart."
He explained to her: "I am extremely talented and have good kung fu. I'm afraid this person's kung fu is not inferior to mine."
Tang Shiyue didn't know what to say for a moment.
So, Wang was killed by a master similar to Qi Jing? Why did things suddenly become so complicated?
Tang Shiyue asked: "Could it be Wu Deyi?"
"I don't know." Qi Jing said, "I asked people to find those servants, but they didn't know anything."
He paused for a moment: "That person hasn't had a chance to ask yet. But you don't have to worry. It is said that Tang Yongli and the Wang family lived in the county before. I will ask people to investigate slowly, and they will always find some clues."
"Forget it, it's not important!" Tang Shiyue waved his hand proudly: "No matter who does it, no matter what his intentions are, wait until he shows up! We have soldiers to block it, and wealth will come to Yue!"
Qi Jing: "..."
The corners of his mouth were slightly curved by her teasing, and he stretched out his hand to rub her hair: "Okay."
Afterwards, no one came to inform them of Wang's death, and the incident just passed without a trace.
The village is still full of chaos and trivial matters every day.
I heard that Mr. Tang wanted to go to Nanping Mountain again, but he was dismissed by his family and had to stay at home. It was like losing his wife and losing his army.
I heard that Tang Shuizhi was also driven back by Cheng Erlang. These days, she is very close to Tang Guihua.
Many people would come here to tell Tang Shiyue these things, but in fact Tang Shiyue didn't even have time to listen. She stayed in Yuefang every day recently.
She has high hopes for Yuefang and plans to continue it as a business for a long time. She usually manages and operates it in accordance with modern methods.
The first batch of workers in Yuefang have already gone through the "assessment". Those who fail the assessment can choose to continue working in the workshop and try to pass the next assessment. However, those who fail the next assessment will be returned to the villages.
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Those who pass the examination are called "weavers", and according to the custom of this dynasty, they are divided into three levels: "little weaver, weaver, and big weaver". Bronze weaver waist badges will also be issued.
Those who have not become weavers are not allowed to teach apprentices privately, but as long as they become junior weavers or above, they can choose to return to the village or stay.
The advantage of returning to the village is that you can bring in apprentices and get commissions. If you stay, you will need to bring in new people. There is no commission, but after bringing in new people, you can learn new jobs, and you can also participate in advanced assessments to see if they can be promoted to become
"Weaver", then "Great Weaver".
Although Tang Shiyue didn't say it explicitly, everyone could see clearly that if he became a "Great Weaver", he might be accepted as a disciple by Tang Shiyue, and only then could he really learn something and his status would rise.
Accurate title, strict management, competition, market, complete assessment mechanism, clear room for improvement, generous income, more reward for hard work, and those who are capable will make progress. Even in modern times, this is an excellent enterprise.
What's more, in ancient times when the handicraft industry was not developed.
Everyone gets what they need and everyone has choices.
Soon, people from several villages completed their studies one after another, and were then brought to Yuefang for examination by their respective little teachers. Tang Shiyue also gave this little teacher a name, "Bridge Master".
This means that she is not your master, but just a bridge to pass on your skills.
This idea was thought up by Qiao Sangyu, which can be regarded as a kind of respect and protection for craftsmanship.
Of course, the assessment is very strict. Those who fail will not pass. If a stitch is wrong, all the stitches must be removed and rewoven. If the thread is damaged to the point that there will be defects in the weaving, the "bridge master" must be compensated and held accountable.
Because these were decided in advance, each "bridge master" was also very serious, and there were basically no problems with the ones they brought over.
As for these newcomers, their main job is to knit socks, and their piece-rate wages are paid immediately.
It was only then that the daily operations of Yuefang were fully implemented.
During this period, Tang Shiyue was basically in charge of the whole process. Probably because her reputation was so famous and because of the dynasty relationship, few people would talk about human rights, so it was completed more smoothly than she imagined.
After the quantity of socks increased, we started to consider selling them.
Paper in this era was relatively expensive, and wooden boxes were too labor-intensive, so after several discussions, the packaging was made of satin.
An exquisite satin bag with four tiny characters "Qinzhou Yuefang" embroidered on the lower right corner. It is fastened with a floral button and contains two pairs of socks, in two sizes. It is suitable for both men and women. The price is expensive.
Not expensive, twenty taels of silver.
Tang Shiyue handed over all the sales work to Qi Xiaolang, and Qi Jing was very efficient and directly transported the socks to the capital Chang'an for sale.
The initial promotion started from the circle of ladies.
Although socks are indeed a small thing, they are an epoch-making thing. The comfort on the feet is definitely not comparable to the current inelastic cloth socks.
Such a thoughtful gift, if you buy it for twenty taels and give it away, the effect is much better than giving it as a gift of two hundred taels.
And it’s not just for giving away. At this price, most people are willing to keep a few pairs to wear themselves. They are soft, warm and comfortable, and they can’t help but tell others about them.
What worked first and what it did not work, wool socks quickly became popular in Chang'an City at a plague-like speed.
Most of those who can do business in Chang'an City have a keen sense of smell, and more than one person has seen the future of this thing.
Soon, Yuefang welcomed its first batch of guests.
Tang Shiyue declined with a smile.
She said very politely: "Thank you for your respect, but we are just a small weaving workshop in the countryside with limited manpower and cannot supply large quantities of goods, so we only plan to sell on our own and not join you..."
Everyone is wondering, why don’t you sell it if you have money? Do you think it’s a waste of money?
Qiao Sangyu couldn't help but ask.
Tang Shiyue was essentially a very loving person, especially since the person asking was her only disciple. Of course, she told everything she knew: "It's very simple, because it's not time yet."
"To them now, in their eyes, we are just a small country weaving shop that has run out of luck. I just spoke out what they are thinking. As for a small country weaving shop, they will definitely not take it seriously.
They definitely won’t pay much sincerity, and they don’t have the intention of ‘definitely winning’.”
"But when Yuefang's products continue to be on the market, more and more, more and more prosperous, and seize the market, they will face up to the prospects of these things, pay attention to them, and start to take them seriously."
"After that, they will use various methods. For example, they will study our finished products to see if they can imitate them? Cut off the source of the wool? Bribe my people? Send people into Yuefang? And so on. These methods can only be used
Only after everything is in vain will they show real sincerity, and we will be able to catch bigger fish."
Qiao Sangyu suddenly realized: "Master is really smart!"
Tang Shiyue said with a smile: "I think so too." (To be continued)