Poor family mother and son

Chapter 166 The Queen Mother Has Please
Chu Qing didn't eat the dinner in the empress's palace, but was invited to the empress dowager's palace.The queen mother called the queen, princess, Chu Qing and Xiaobao, saying that there were many people having a lively meal together.

Instead, Chu Qing relaxed a lot in front of the Queen Mother.After being made uncomfortable by the little princess all afternoon, I can finally get back to normal now.

The last time I saw the Queen Mother was a year ago.This time the queen mother was more enthusiastic than last time, and ordered Yumama to bring Jindun to accompany her by the couch.

Xiao Bao was directly invited to sit on the Empress Dowager's couch, and there was a small table separated from the Empress Dowager. There were a lot of snacks and fruits prepared on the small table, and the little princess accompanied her.

The queen mother asked: "I heard that your new store will open in a few days. Are the goods ready?"

Chu Qing: "When I returned to the Empress Dowager, I didn't make enough preparations. Most of the wool textiles were prepared, but not many cotton textiles."

"Why?" The queen mother was a little surprised.

"Sweaters and wool pants are thick and easy to knit. On average, an adult's sweater is finished in seven days, and a child's sweater only takes three days;
But the weaving can only be six feet a day, and it takes six to seven days to weave a piece of cloth. If we are weaving stripes or plaids, it will be even slower. There is no jacquard cloth yet, otherwise it will be slower. "

The queen mother asked again: "How many weavers do you have?"

Chu Qing replied: "Currently more than [-] workers are employed, not all of them are weavers, and there are also many men."

"Do men do this too?"

"As long as they are willing to learn, anyone can learn. They are all farmers. They have no money-making livelihoods throughout the winter. They are not tiring to do these jobs, and they still make money. Therefore, there are textile workers, men, women and children in my workshop. "

"Can old people and children do things too?"

"Yes. Small children often learn to spin and weave faster than grown-ups."

Princess Zhaohua interrupted at this moment and said, "Yes, Grandmother, Mr. Chu can spin and weave."

"Can the children sit still? Are the workers not lazy?" The Queen Mother seemed to have a lot of questions.

"I can't sit still, but I can hold on for half an hour each time. Because the ministers pay by the piece, one thread is paid for spinning one thread, and one thread is paid for weaving a piece of clothing, so they work very hard. .”

"Have you stolen anything? Cotton, scissors, spinning wheel, etc?"

"Yes, but it was resolved quickly. Because all the work is done in the minister's workshop, each person is only given one tool. If it is broken, it can be replaced, but if it is lost, it will be compensated, so there is no stealing. As for the wool , Cotton, etc., they don’t have tools, and it’s useless to take them back.”

"But the spinning wheel is not difficult to reproduce." The Queen Mother reminded.

"Back to the queen mother, I don't mind if they copy it. These things will become popular sooner or later. If they learn it all, won't they have a profitable business? At that time, I will buy their finished products."

"Are you willing to let others learn these profitable trades?"

"Being willing. If a skill is not promoted, it will be difficult to improve. For example, if there is no predecessor who writes a book and biography, later generations will not be able to acquire knowledge."

The queen mother smiled and nodded: "It's hard for you to have such a mind."

Chu Qing quickly thanked her.Put gold on your face, don't think the queen mother can't hear it.That's about it.

So Chu Qing said again: "If Daxuan can also grow cotton, the textile workers in the world won't be the only ones here. These things can't be hidden just by trying to hide them."

There are counterfeit mobile phones, imitations of clothing, and pirated books... These things cannot be covered. If you want to make money in the long run, you must have your own uniqueness.

"But," the smile of admiration on the Empress Dowager's face faded slightly: "We Daxuan tried it, but we couldn't grow cotton. The former emperor also tried hard, and set up experiments in several places, but the harvest of grain was not enough. Delayed. It will not be advocated again.”

"Queen, can we pass on food now?" The queen reminded, "The children should be hungry too."

The queen mother looked at the princess and Xiaobao, who were stuffing snacks into their mouths while listening to the adults. , Seeing the Queen Mother looking over, she stopped busy and wanted to reach out to the plate again.

"Pass the meal, pass the meal! Look, the children are hungry, let's chat while eating."

Chu Qing thought that the royal family would "eat without saying anything" when they ate, but it was not true.Aren't royal people also human beings, and they should also tell their children not to have a partial eclipse, and suggest that the elderly eat more nutritious food, and say what they should say.

The Empress Dowager didn't enjoy the topic just now, so she asked again: "How much cotton did you collect this time?"

"I collected all the cotton in Tu Huerte this time, 640 million catties." Chu Qing replied.

"There are so many!" The queen mother was surprised.

"Queen Mother, this amount sounds huge, but I can't help but calculate it carefully. The cotton pulled back this time was bought by the minister after being picked. If it is dried, it will lose a lot of weight;
Even if the lost water is not counted, cotton has seeds in it, and about [-]% of its weight will be lost after the seeds are removed;

When it comes to producing cotton yarn, another [-]% will be lost, and from cotton yarn to cotton cloth, another [-]% will be lost. That is to say, a hundred catties of cotton bolls can produce at most one piece of cloth;

With 640 million catties of cotton bolls, I can only produce [-] bolts of cloth, and one bolt of cloth can be used to make a jacket and trousers;
That is to say, if one person makes one suit of clothes, it is only enough to make 4000 people. You see, the population of our Xingtang County alone is more than this number. "

The Empress Dowager picked up the handkerchief and cleaned her hands, and said: "Yes, after such a calculation, there is really not much left."

"And this is already more than half of Vos's output." Chu Qing added.

"So, Voss doesn't have much cotton. How much wool did you bring in this time?" asked the Queen Mother again.

"The minister bought a total of 40 catties of wool."

"How come there are so few?"

640 million and 40, this contrast is too obvious.

"After returning to the queen mother, the wool I bought was only two seasons of wool from the three villages in the Hesuote area, and they kept half of it for themselves. The country of Voss is much higher than Daxuan, and its location is more northerly. The winter lasts for more than half a year. , so they consume a lot of wool, and I have not completely purchased wool from the entire region." Chu Qing's report to the secret investigation department explained all these things, but the queen mother obviously has a clearer understanding now.

"Well, Aijia understands. Hurry up, eat while it's hot, it's all because Aijia pestered you to talk and missed your meal." The queen mother said with a smile.

Chu Qing eats this meal, he is really neither full nor hungry.Advocating "eating without talking" seems to be justified. Talking too much will affect appetite.

After the meal, Princess Zhaohua pestered Chu Qing to teach her knitting for a while, and then reluctantly let her go.

"Princess, don't be sorry. The minister's shop has set up an 'experience hall'. You can go to play at any time. There are all kinds of tools." Chu Qing comforted, "You can also bring your friends to play. The minister will tell the staff in the shop Dude has carved out a quiet cubicle for you."

Go, go, bring more talents, my "Bao Qingxiang" just needs a spokesperson!

(End of this chapter)