Jinyi Music

Even the overseas business they do is in the hands of local friends, who share [-]% of it, and the remaining [-]% are divided by themselves. However, because it is a north-south barter, the price of a batch of goods is raised. It is extremely high, and it can also make many rich people in the capital flock to it, so they earn a lot!
"To tell you the truth, Madam, the little money we have in our hands can be considered as a top rank in the capital, but we went to the south..."

Gu Sanzi took a sip of the wine, put down the glass and shook his head, saying,

"Our small amount of money, going to the south, that is, the annual income of a shop in Suzhou city, in the eyes of others, it is not enough at all!"

Si Lian was born in Hangzhou in her previous life. Although she was young and lived in a mountain village, she heard her mother beside her talk about the prosperity at the foot of the mountain. She was not surprised to hear this, so she thought about it and asked ,
"Is it enough to buy a house and land?"

Gu San shook his head,

"The south of the Yangtze River is rich and the land is fertile, and the supply of silk is in short supply. Many people have converted their fields into mulberries, and they can't even grow enough for themselves. It is difficult for the locals to buy them, let alone us!"

Of course, if you are a local tyrant and have the means to plunder, then naturally it is not a problem!
Speaking of silk weaving, Si Lian's heart skipped a beat,
"So how many weaving workshops are there in the two cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou?"

"There are as many as a cow's hair...Nowadays in the two cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the sound of locomotives can be heard everywhere, and there are silkworm farmers in every family..."

Si Lian nodded but remembered an incident in her previous life. At that time, her father would come to visit her every year, and she happened to mention a new kind of loom in Hangzhou city. A loom only needs one female worker You can weave half a piece of fabric a day, which is extremely fast and high-yielding. I don’t know if there is such a thing in this world?
Si Lian asked the question, only saying that she accidentally heard about it from a businessman from the south. Mou Biao thought for a while and said,
"We don't know about this matter, but it's okay... just send someone to inquire about it!"

Third Young Master Gu was very moved when he heard that,

"If there really is such a thing, we might as well invest our money in the south to build a weaving workshop, and the silk fabrics produced will be sold overseas directly. This money will make a lot of money!"

After the three of them made an agreement, they waited for Mou Biao's people to inquire about the news. If there was such a thing, Gu San would go south to have a look around, and then discuss how to buy a house and land, and open a weaving workshop!
Mou Biao was busy with official duties, so he handed over the matter to his wife, but he was still at ease, and privately told Wang's mother to keep an eye on that boy Gu San,
"That kid has a change, mom doesn't need to ask me, just break his middle leg first!"

Mama Wang naturally agreed repeatedly,
"Baye, don't worry! With the old slave watching, that kid Gu San will definitely not dare to mess around!"

After finishing speaking, Mama Wang made a gesture of cutting her palms downwards. Mou Biao nodded in satisfaction with that fierce force.

"correct!"

So this matter went very smoothly. Jin Yiwei inquired about the news in the south, and then passed it back, saying that someone in the south was trying out a new type of loom, but although this thing is useful, no one made it willing to use!

"Hey! Even if it is easy to use, why is no one willing to use it?"

Gu Sanbai couldn't figure it out, but Si Lian knew something about it, so he thought about it and replied,

"It is said that they belong to a family in the south of the Yangtze River. The men in each family grow mulberry and the women weave cloth. Most of the women go to the textile workshops in the city to work. If the goods are delivered slowly, the labor will be much more expensive. Once the looms are improved, the work will be done. Soon, there will be fewer people asking for it, and the weavers will be driven home without being paid, just think about it... how can these weavers who spin yarn and weave cloth use such things?"

Gu San pondered for a moment and nodded,

"Young Madam is right!"

Silian laughed,

"This situation can't be said to be beneficial to us newcomers. Just think about it... If we go to the south of the Yangtze River and employ 15 people to weave the cloth in one month, it can replace the cloth weaved by 30 people in the old weaving workshop. The manpower is reduced. , the cost is reduced, and the profit is more..."

Hearing this, Third Young Master Gu's eyes lit up,

"The third young lady is right..."

Immediately pressed the table and got up, Teng jumped up all of a sudden,
"I'm going to pack my bags and go to the south of the Yangtze River now, and immediately buy land and build a house to start a weaving workshop..."

After hearing this, Si Lian hurriedly said,

"Mr. Gu, you don't need to be so ostentatious. From my point of view, buying is worse than renting, and building is worse than using old ones. You should find a house in a remote location. It is best to have ready-made workers and sites, and then buy the new textile machine. ..."

After such and such, such and such, after discussing like this, the third young master Gu took his luggage and went to Jiangnan overnight, leaving a whole house of concubines to live tremblingly under Mrs. Gu's despotic power.

Si Lian, on the other hand, guarded the two children and received a letter from Young Master Gu San every three days, in which he reported to her the progress of various affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, while Mou Biao was above the court. Continuing his dream of swords, lights and swords, the bloody storm, the young couple are busy with things, they have to meet once every three or five days, and when they meet, they will tell each other what they are doing.

Gu San, a young couple, found a ready-made weaving workshop in the south of the Yangtze River. The owner in front of him was also a foreign merchant who went there to learn how to weave, but he was squeezed out by the local local snakes and couldn't do it anymore. Fang cheaply shot it to Gu San.

Those who know the inside story think that Gu San is afraid that he will be like the previous one, and will fail after a long time, but Gu San doesn't care, and keeps the workers and managers in the weaving workshop All the old-fashioned looms were sold, and they made a small profit. Later, they bought ten new looms and employed twenty weavers to work in the workshop.

Gu San also followed the meaning of Silian's letter and divided the twenty weavers into two shifts, each working in three-hour shifts. You must know that due to the developed textiles in the south of the Yangtze River, the import and export trade is very prosperous. In the larger weaving workshops, which one didn't turn around overnight, and the weavers were divided into three shifts, which was very hard.

Going to Gu San's place, because the looms are delivered quickly, the weavers only use one shift every three hours, the second shift can do the same work as the third shift, and the wages are the same, so the weavers naturally want to work here Yes, so Gu San's weaving workshop started up in the city of Suzhou in a discreet manner. When the local merchants found out that the bumpkins from the capital were as good as theirs, the price even dared to compare When they were [-]% lower, they couldn't help being surprised.

You know, there are a lot of weaving workshops in this city, and although the business is good, the prices are so high that the big guys are doing very well. Suddenly, there is a Lengtouqing, and the price is lowered by [-]%. Do you lose money and make money?

At the beginning, everyone was watching with cold eyes, seeing how much money this country bumpkin from the capital had to pay for, but they waited and waited for about half a year. This weaving workshop called Liansheng not only failed to make money, but on the contrary made more and more money. Big, the original ten looms became thirty, and sixty weavers were hired to work in shifts every half day. When it was dark, the weaving workshop was still closed, and the weavers came out smiling, all dressed up beautifully. Come home beautiful and bright!

Everyone is so strange that some people spent money to get something out of the weavers' mouths.

"Our home weaving workshop uses a new loom, which is fast and good. A novice weaver can learn it in at least three days. The cloth we make is the same as that of an experienced weaver. Our work in half a day can equal yours." One day's..."

When everyone heard it, they inquired,
"I heard about this new loom before, but it disappeared after a while. I thought it was not easy to use. No one has made it. I didn't expect...it is actually used by Liansheng Weaving Workshop!"

Speaking of this, Zhiniang didn't know, she just said yes,

"Our boss doesn't know where to get the looms. He only said that he will buy another [-] looms next month!"

So someone went to inquire, and found out that the craftsman who made the loom had already moved his family away from Suzhou City, and only found out after asking the young apprentice.

"Our master's loom technique has been bought by someone. My master got a large sum of money and signed a contract with someone. He will never make this new loom again. If you want to buy it... just ask Lian Sheng The owner of the weaving workshop!"

Gu San had already bought a piece of land at this time, and built a carpentry workshop, which specializes in making new looms. The price is more than double that of the old looms of the same type. ,
"Your price is too high. For the price of a new loom, you can buy two old looms. I don't believe that the output of two old looms can't compare with your new loom?"

Gu San smiled and shook his folding fan,
"Brother, this is not true. Accounts are not calculated in this way. You need to know that although the price of my new loom is high, it will be repaired and replaced within three years. You only need to sign a three-year contract. If you want to use my new loom all the time, you need to buy it from me for maintenance or new parts after three years. If you buy it now, I can also send the loom to your loom for installation and debugging. Weaver uses it, after that you just sit and wait for the money to be collected!"

Some people have listened to it and calculated it, but they think it is a good deal. Some people tried to buy two sets for use, but when they went back to compare, they only felt that it was really fragrant, and immediately ordered a large number of them. Others went to Liansheng The Zhifang inspected it on the spot, and then decided to buy it at that time.

In this way, Gu San was busy weaving and selling looms, and then he was short of manpower, so he wrote to Mou Biao, and Mou Biao simply sent Wen Zifeng and Ni Dongxu to the south of the Yangtze River. Stayed in Jinyiwei and worked as a hundred households, but Ni Dongxuan was more interested in making a lot of money, so he simply abandoned his official position and joined a merchant. Although the world regards merchants as despicable, business is popular in Jiangnan, so he will not be looked down upon!
As a result, rumors of their business started to spread, and Silien wrote to Gu San,
"We seized the opportunity by relying on the loom, but the things we made were not much better than others. Instead of competing with local merchants for the domestic market, we might as well sell things overseas..."