If they happened to be walking below when the cup was thrown down, wouldn't it be a disaster?
At that first moment, Zhang Shou's first reaction was such a thought. But when he thought about it more carefully, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Not only was Ah Liu beside him, there was also Cao Wu, who was quite famous in Cangzhou.
Not to mention throwing cups, even if you throw knives, they will definitely catch you. But this passerby is so unlucky and innocent?
It doesn't matter if people hate him or Zhu Ying, but this behavior is simply a bastard! What he hates the most is this kind of bastard who throws objects from high altitudes and hurts people!
Zhang Shou saw that nothing had happened in the entire Jile Street. Cars and horses were still flowing continuously, passers-by were still going their own way, and the shop assistants on both sides were soliciting customers, hawking, and watching the excitement... In short,
Only the unlucky passerby who was busy bandaging his wounds but only dared to curse in a low voice seemed to be selectively ignored by everyone.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and winked at Ah Liu. Seeing that the young man immediately went up to check on the unfortunate guy's injury, he turned his head and glanced at Cao Wu.
Of course Cao Wu knew what Zhang Shou meant by this glance. In fact, at this moment, he felt regretful in his intestines. Considering that it would be a big loss if someone had a bad feeling towards him, he could only say in a low voice: "Zhang Shou"
Young Master, I just accidentally learned that the Young Master from the Hejian Magistrate's family returned to Cangzhou in a state of disgrace the day before yesterday, so I asked privately if anyone had any grudges against the Zhu family, so..."
Zhang Shou just wanted to shed tears of sympathy for the Hejian magistrate... Raising such a deceitful son will really drag him down no matter how high he becomes! He was beaten by Zhu Ying and went to Cangzhou to arrest him.
The little pigtails of the Zhu family? You don’t want to think that Zhu Tingfang, the murderer, is now the imperial envoy! You must know that Zhu Ying was scolded by this eldest brother before, saying that he should be taken to the Yamen and given a killing blow!
But according to Zhu Tingfang's temper and methods, as for leaving such a young master who is jumping up and down but not familiar with world affairs? It would be weird to say that Zhu Tingfang doesn't know that this person is in Cangzhou City now! Maybe there will be a big disaster in the future.
My uncle is playing a long game to catch the big fish 2...
According to Zhang Shou's character of not wanting to take revenge overnight, he initially planned to ask Ah Liu to go upstairs and catch the damn young master and punish him for hurting others, but at this time he changed his mind. Seeing that Ah Liu had come back quickly.
, and then whispered a few words in his ear, he nodded, and then said to Cao Wu, who was full of anxiety: "Okay, let's go!"
Cao Wu originally didn't expect Zhang Shou to have a direct face-to-face conflict with the Hejian magistrate, but the scene of smashing a cup from high in the sky just now really shocked him, and he was afraid that Zhang Shou would take out his anger on him after having a fit on the spot.
So, since Zhang Shou was willing to give up, what else could he be unwilling to do? At that moment, he responded with a smile and led Zhang Shou forward. However, when he passed by a house he had already scouted for in Cangzhou.
When he was in a famous restaurant, he was about to introduce the special wines and dishes here, but unexpectedly, Zhang Shou actually raised his finger and pointed at a silk and satin shop across the street that had not yet opened its doors.
"It's late at night, but this Hua's Silk Shop is still open? Will anyone come to buy silk at night?"
Cao Wu was stunned for a moment. After looking up, he smiled apologetically and said, "That's the Hua family's silk and satin shop in Suzhou. They are all top-notch materials shipped from Suzhou. Many of them use colorful silk threads and gold and silver threads.
The closer it gets to night, the more colorful it becomes when you shine it with a light, so when you open it on Jile Street, people often come to look at the goods at night."
Thinking that Young Master Jiang once mentioned that the Jiang family and the Hua family in Suzhou were related by marriage, Zhang Shou suddenly became interested. Anyway, his trip today was just for a walk in the evening to eat, so he walked straight over.
When the young waiter who was looking around boredly in front of the door saw a customer coming, he immediately stood upright, but he just smiled and did not say any attentive words to attract customers.
Firstly, the position of his own silk and satin shop is not that of a small shop that solicits customers diligently. Secondly, although he looked at Zhang Shou's appearance, clothes, and gestures, he looked like he came from a wealthy family.
Since he has worked here for three years but has never seen him before, he must be a foreigner...
The possibility of a foreigner passing by Jile Street buying silk and satin is really slim! You know, the price of buying Su silk and Su embroidery in Cangzhou is twice as expensive as buying it locally in Suzhou!
Until he saw Cao Wu with a serious face behind Zhang Shou.
Although Cao Wu was not a frequent visitor to this cloth shop, he was a regular visitor to Jile Street. Of course the young man knew him, and his originally slightly reserved smile immediately turned into an enthusiastic smile.
But when he heard Cao Wu address Mr. Zhang in an attentive voice and invite people in, he realized that it was really a big customer with a high profile, so he hurriedly followed him in and saw Zhang Shou standing on a piece of gold-thread embroidered with colorful butterflies and flowers.
In front of the ingredients, he quickly went to the side and carefully took out a glass lamp.
He held a lamp and introduced Zhang Shou very enthusiastically: "This is a unique weaving method of our Hua family. Moreover, the golden thread looks just resplendent under the sun, but it seems to change color under the light, so it is
Colorful butterfly..."
As he spoke, he quietly observed the reaction with the corner of his eye. When he saw this young customer, even if he was facing the most famous and exquisite colorful satin in the shop, he only gave a faint compliment. He felt more and more that this young customer was very rich.
Even though it was expensive, he took a look around and introduced many of the most famous ingredients, but he heard an unexpected request.
"Do you have any ordinary cotton here?"
The young boy was stunned for a moment, and instinctively glanced at Cao Wu. Immediately afterwards, he saw the chief escort, who was called the Fifth Master by many merchants on Jile Street, saying with a smile: "Sir, this Hua's Silk and Satin Shop only has
Selling silk, there is a cloth shop a few steps next door, but it was closed when it got dark."
He glanced at Cao Wu, who kept calling Mr. Zhang Shou, but the young man did not slander his opponent. He said with a smile on his face: "That Renji Clothing Store is owned by Songjiang. What they sell is not ordinary. Except Songjiang
There are three shuttle cloths, including black mud cloth, silk cloth, and Youdun cloth for making socks. They are all made of fine materials, light and soft, and the quality is comparable to tributes, but the price is much more expensive than local cotton cloth."
Zhang Shou suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, someone is selling it even if it is much more expensive? It seems that there are quite a few wealthy families in Cangzhou!"
Cao Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't figure out what Zhang Shou meant, but then he just listened to the young man laugh and said: "Cangzhou is located on the edge of the canal, and people can go south or north, whether it's the south or the north.
All goods will pass through here. Because our family is related to the Jiang family, we borrowed the young mistress’s dowry shop to open such a shop. The second place is to make money, and the first place is to become famous.”
"After all, Cangzhou produces cotton, but not much silk. Our silk and satin are unique in Cangzhou. Those big families who buy silk will of course choose our family first. As for that Renji family... Tsk, they don't just care about it.
The ones that sell more expensive ones still want to outdo the northern cloth ones by virtue of their quality. You know, when Cangzhou used hand-operated spinning wheels with two spindles, others already had pedal-operated spinning wheels with four spindles. Their spinning and weaving
Most of them are women, unlike here where even men do this..."
Zhang Shou did not expect that this young man was quite talkative, so he was happy to chat with others. After talking with him, he realized that this young man was not a native of Cangzhou, but from Suzhou, and he had relatives at home.
Songjiang, so I can also talk about the situation of Songjiang cotton.
"The men in Songjiang would rather wander the streets than work during the off-season. On the contrary, the women are weaving at home almost all year round, and even seven- or eight-year-old girls will help! In fact, if all five members of the family join the battle,
From cotton to cotton cloth, you can weave one piece in one day and sell it to the cloth collector for at least one hundred yuan, which is three pieces a month. It is much more comfortable than farming!"
"But not many of those men are willing to help their mothers-in-law! Even the former magistrate of Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture, said, 'Local men are too idle to make a living'!"
As the boy spoke, he clicked his tongue and said, "On the contrary, in Cangzhou, there are much more men engaged in weaving than in Jiangnan. I heard that this is because in the early years when Emperor Taizu went to the capital to ascend the throne, he stayed in Cangzhou.
For a little while, I promoted cotton planting, leaving behind the ancestral teachings. The saying is that weaving does not distinguish between men and women, as long as they make money to support the family. So for a long time in Cangzhou, men spun and women weaved."
"Really, you can make more money than farming!"
Can this also involve Emperor Taizu? Taizu, you are so busy...
Zhang Shou couldn't help complaining in his heart. However, after the young man said it, he felt that the image of the time-traveling colleague suddenly became fuller. Instead, he thought of the Shanghai men who were said to be able to go to the hall and the kitchen in this era.
The image given to people was that of idleness, which made him feel a little sad.
After thinking about it, he had been shopping here for so long and heard a lot of interesting things about Jiangnan. Since the cloth store had closed down for the evening, he looked around and then asked with a smile: "You guys are all here, are you here?"
You can't enter the treasure mountain and come back empty-handed. You pick two pieces of silk and satin, one is suitable for young girls, it should be bright and eye-catching, pick the most beautiful one! The other one should be dignified and generous."
Ah Liu was leaning against the door, his whole body hidden in the shadow of the light, but now he couldn't help but raise his brows when he heard this, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It should be bright and dazzling, the most beautiful, and suitable for young girls.
Obviously, that one is going to be given to Zhu Ying. As for the other one that is dignified and generous, it is probably going to be given to Wu. But...
The young man blinked his eyes and suddenly thought of a question. Did he bring enough money? Fortunately, Zhang Shou didn't say that he would bring one for each of Tai Madam and Jiuniang... However, he heard that the wealthy families in the capital,
Usually the money is paid when someone comes to the door, or the bill is paid once a month. Some people even get so angry when they come to pay the bill that their house is turned upside down...
While Ah Liu was gradually drifting away, the boy was overjoyed.
He had to guard the shop every day. Of course he had never seen Zhang Shou, but he saw the famous local Cao Wuye accompanying him, who was also very interested in textiles. He thought that he had heard that there were many escort agencies and martial arts schools headed by Cao Wuye.
Among them, someone joined the third shift as a servant, or a regular servant. He gradually figured out who it was, so he was full of energy to chat with him. He didn't seek merit, but sought no faults!
Unexpectedly, he was given such a big gift. If he could really make such a big deal, he would not only be able to do business in front of the shopkeeper this month, but he might also be able to get a large remuneration!
While thinking about it, the boy rushed to the samples. After looking around for a while, he went straight out of the back door. After a while, he called another strong man, and the two of them worked together to carry back a piece of cloth. That's right.
, yes... lift!
Only then did Zhang Shou realize that he had just been on a whim and had forgotten that a piece of cloth these days was ten feet long, a hundred feet long, which was more than thirty meters when converted to metric system. Even if it was silk and satin, its weight was not trivial! Seeing two people
Unfolding the piece of silk and satin in front of him, even without the glass lamp, the cloth was still colorfully shining under the dim light of the four walls, so he nodded.
This was the butterfly satin he first looked at. It suited Zhu Ying very well in both color and style.
After approving this one, he quickly finalized the material for the other sapphire blue one, and then ordered: "Send it to Changlu County Government tomorrow. By the way, how much do these two pieces of silk cost?"
When the young man saw that the deal was about to be completed, and he was sure that Zhang Shou was really the imperial envoy of Changlu County Yamen, he suddenly smiled brightly, but he still pretended to be ignorant and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, these two pieces of material
, it is also top-notch in Suzhou, and it costs eight guans per horse, and if it is sent to Cangzhou by water, the price will be doubled. If you want it..."
Before anyone could finish what he said, Zhang Shou nodded and said, "Ah Liu, give him a set amount, and the rest will be settled at the Changlu County Yamen tomorrow, which will be counted as thirty-two guan."
Cao Wu on the side was stunned for a moment when he saw that Zhang Shou didn't counter-offer at all. When he saw that the young man's face was blue with fright, he secretly cursed the boy who has a thief's heart but no courage - if I ask you to make an offer, just do it.
Why are you so open-mouthed when you quote a real price? I didn't expect that this imperial envoy didn't intend to bargain with you at all, and just agreed directly, right?
If your boss or shopkeeper finds out about this, he will shoot you to death for being such a daring boy!
Thinking of selling some friendship to the Hua family in Suzhou, he hurriedly stepped forward to bargain. In the end, Zhang Shou didn't seem to care much. When he heard that it was only twenty coins, he didn't ask about the previous exaggerated offer. After nodding in agreement, he left the shop.
He was worried that Zhang Shou thought he had brought someone into a black shop, so he chased after him and wanted to explain something, but he heard Zhang Shouzheng giving orders to Ah Liu who was standing aside.
"Tomorrow you go to Jiang's house and ask Jiang Siyuan to come and see me. I remember that the reason why Songjiang cloth was marketed in the north was because the imperial court used Songjiang cloth to pay the army in the border towns in the north. Among the Songjiang cloths, the ones with high prices and high quality
Of course that's good, but the transportation cost of cheap cloth will be at least one point higher when it reaches the north, and it's impossible for cotton cloth from Cangzhou or Xingtai to be competitive. In the final analysis, it's all about human effort."
Hearing this, Cao Wudeng took a deep breath. Is this intended to break Songjiangbu's monopoly in issuing military pay to various borders? Wait, but why are you saying this in front of him?