88. Cloth Mill Reform

Liang Zijun hit the horse and went home, and saw Chen Qing reading a book on the couch holding the stove, and coughed lightly, "The master is back"

Chen Qing raised his head, revealing a bright smile, and picked up the cloth towel and pulled out the snowflakes on his shoulder, "The silver is back?"

Liang Zijun stuffed the cloth bag in his hand into his arms, and took out a silver bag and poured out 9 taels of broken silver, "喏 ~ one to nine, make a big profit"

Chen Qing strode into the room happily with the silver, opened the dresser drawer, and carefully took out a wooden box and put it in. Liang Zijun saw a helpless smile and scolded the "money fan"

Chen Qing counted the silver in the money box, carefully put it away, and then turned around and asked him, "What kind of embroidery work this time?"

"It's still clothes, but there are some things to discuss with you" Liang Zijun couldn't tell Chen Qing's attitude, so he had to pull someone to sit on the edge of the bed and discuss it loudly.

Chen Qing frowned after hearing this, Liang Zijun secretly coughed and explained, "I know your concerns, I won't force you to teach it to outsiders, besides, the craft is still in your own hands is the safest, but in the long run, you can't ...... if you want to increase production."

"I understand, and I agree with your idea, but I think you can make the business bigger, you let me think about it first......" Chen Qing waved his hand, he didn't think about hiding his secrets, he could teach Brother Yang and his second sister-in-law, and it would be nothing to bring two more apprentices.

Liang Zijun's heart warmed, he didn't expect Chen Qing to support him so much, and even gave him advice. Rubbing his body and gently hugging him, he put his chin on his shoulder and smiled contentedly, no matter what Chen Qing said, it was enough to have this intention.

Chen Qing thought for a while, and patted the scoundrel's head, "Don't make trouble, you get up...... Let's get down to business!"

Liang Zijun was sitting precariously, looking at him with an encouraging face, Chen Qing coughed secretly, and said the thoughts in his heart, "I think the reason why the cloth workshop cannot embroider on a large scale is mainly because of the uneven embroidery skills as you said, and secondly, the embroidery work period is long, and the embroidery is distributed to individuals, and there is no way to take the next one if one is not completed." This inevitably leads to a frequent shortage of manpower in the cloth mills.

Embroidery craftsmanship is divided into upper, middle and lower third, middle and lower profits, the number of high-grade embroiderers is small, a single person or several people can not produce on a large scale, it can only increase the price of a single embroidery. This is also the main reason why the supply of high-grade embroidery exceeds demand, and the inferior is not cared for. The main customer groups faced by our cloth shop are middle and upper-class, and they are not afraid of high prices, but they are afraid that the supply of goods will not be available, right?" Chen Qing said.

Liang Zijun nodded again and again in surprise, it turned out that Chen Qing was so eye-catching, and what he said was Liang Ji's biggest drawback.

"If you want to increase the number of high-grade embroidery, the first purpose is to solve the problem of embroidery craftsmanship first, and it is somewhat difficult to upgrade all the middle and lower grades to the upper class, but at least you can ensure that the middle embroidery girl can approach the top class with embroidery after receiving guidance. As you said, the key embroidery method should still be in the hands of our own people, we can first train a few high-class embroiderers who have signed the death contract, and teach them all the embroidery methods I will have, so that they are responsible for the most critical parts of the embroidery.

Secondly, the medium embroidery girl with good character is promoted to the top grade, and is responsible for completing the finishing work. Don't be idle, let them do some odd jobs such as sewing and sewing. The division of labor and cooperation to complete an embroidery not only takes less time, but also increases the output, which not only ensures the quality at the same time, but also increases the number of embroidery. The more Chen Qing spoke, the more excited he became, and he said all the points he considered.

"Daughter-in-law...... You are so amazing!" Liang Zijun stood up happily as if he had picked up a treasure and hugged Chen Qing around. "This can not only shorten the construction period, but also make use of all the third-class embroidery girls, how did you come up with this brain? I and the shopkeeper Wan are not as thoughtful as you think, the division of labor and cooperation? This word is fresh, and it is indeed appropriate."

Chen Qing couldn't help but push him away a little embarrassed, he is a first-class embroiderer, and he understands that some of the work can be completed without first-class craftsmanship, "You reminded me, the reason why clothes are embroidered is cumbersome, mainly because there are some bits and pieces such as hemming, stitching, etc., if the first-class embroiderer can free up her hands to only embroider key parts, isn't it much faster?"

Liang Zijun praised it, and asked expectantly, "What other ideas do you have to hear?"

"Yes, we can integrate the embroidery girls and rent a yard so that they can work in a fixed place during the day and go home at night. By the way, I also have to rest for an hour at noon to go home and cook," Chen Qing imitated the modern 8-hour work system.

"Well, this is also a good idea, it can avoid taking the embroidery home and leaking the style, and it can also prevent other cloth workshops from taking the opportunity to consult the embroidery" Liang Zijun pondered for a long time, and the embroidery leaked mostly for this reason, but it was ......

"After all, most of the embroiderers are women, so it's not good to show up all day long? Their families may not agree, if it is really because of the workmanship and reputation, it will also be a big blow to the cloth mill," Liang Zijun said worried.

Chen Qing weighed it carefully, and also felt that it was a problem, after all, ancient times were not as open as in modern times, women could go out shopping and buy vegetables, if they didn't return home all day, I was afraid that rumors would spread in a short time. "You can first mobilize the family members of a few core embroidery girls, and find a yard near their home, if you are not at ease, you can ask a few strong women to pick up and send them every day, what do you think?

"I'll find a way to do this, and I think that since the division of labor has been divided, I might as well divide it more carefully, so that even if I take it home and do it, it doesn't hurt" Liang Zijun smiled treacherously.

"How else do you subdivide it?" Chen Qing couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Teach them all the embroidery methods, but only master one or two embroidery methods, and each person only needs to complete the part they know," Liang Zijun raised his eyebrows.

"Treacherous! But it is more difficult to integrate, the embroidery is not like carpentry, it is okay to disassemble, this is a whole piece of embroidery, all by eye, I am afraid that there will be deviations, and the whole embroidery will have to be scrapped."

"Why, you can't do it? You can always be proficient with a few more cooperation, and you can try to complete one piece first, and then break up the work. If not, then embroider it uniformly according to the method mentioned before" Liang Zijun took the pair of calloused palms, and raised them for a winter, and he didn't see much detail, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he touched it.

Chen Qing retracted his hand, he couldn't see people with this hand, and it couldn't compare to Brother Yang's green onions and white tenderness.

"Don't do rough work in the future, the master will still support you" Liang Zijun pulled it back and looked at Chen Qing with his fingers crossed.

"Ahem~ I'm used to doing rough work, and I can't do it all over my body without strength...... Besides, I don't have the strength to beat you!" Chen Qing turned his face away, defended dryly, and finally found a reason that was not a reason.

"Haha...... When you go back, you will arrange a bunch of embroidery work to see if you still have time to toss those few acres of land!" Liang Zijun poked Chen Qing's slightly red face and said with a smile.

Chen Qing turned his head suddenly, and his eyes were bright, "If you can't be busy, can we call Abi to help?" She is my sister-in-law, and I taught her by myself, so now she is also a first-class embroiderer!"

Liang Zijun stared at him playfully, "Whatever you want, but ...... You're not afraid I'll stare at her?"

Chen Qing immediately sank his face, punched Liang Zijun's palm, and scolded unwillingly, "You leper * clam * toad, dare to look at Ah Bi carefully your eyes!"

"It's up to you~" Liang Zijun approached, stole a fragrance on that angry face, and strode away with excitement.

"Bastard!" Chen Qing was caught off guard, touching his cheek and scolding angrily.

The cloth workshop still has to make some preliminary preparations before trying to implement the plan, but Chen Qing has seized the time to embroider in the past two days, and he has expectations in his heart, and his hands and feet are also sharp.

The chickens caught in autumn begin to lay eggs one after another after the beginning of spring, at first the next one every few days, and the next one every other day after the weather warms up. 20 chickens can pick up 8 or 9 eggs every day, which makes Chen Qing very happy.

The little piglets are also fat and strong, and they are no longer the simple and cute appearance they had at the beginning. Chen Qing knocked on the wooden barrel and called the two half-sized fat pigs to him, watching them hum and eat with their mouths and mouths, feeling very steady.

Despite the bustling and lively county seat, he still thinks that these livestock and fields are the most pleasing to the eye. The spring breeze is blowing, and it won't be long before spring plowing will start again.

Chen Qing shook his arms, staring at the three acres of land that belonged to him with burning eyes, looking forward to the arrival of Qingming.

After nesting at home for two days in a row, he finally embroidered the miscellaneous pheasant and put the unfinished embroidery into the embroidery basket, Chen Qing got up and put on a cotton shirt and carried the bamboo basket towards the county seat.

Walked briskly into the city gate, and directly picked an ox cart to walk. Feeling like he hadn't been to the town for a long time, Chen Qing was thinking happily.

The effect of Liang Zijun's negotiation was not very good, and only the families of the four embroidery girls agreed to settle nearby, and this was the result of the personal negotiation with the shopkeeper of Wanda. Fortunately, there is no rush in this matter, if this matter can be done, he will have an excuse to take his sister to live in the county seat.

Chen Qing has his own plans, but his idea must be based on the consent of the Wan family, and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law are also willing to move to the county seat. After all, even if he has his own help, if he doesn't have a living to make money, I'm afraid Wan Zhuoping will not want to leave the mountain village and fields.

The inherent ideas of the farmers are very conservative, and they are afraid that they will not be able to adapt to the sudden life in the city. Even Chen Qing was reluctant to leave the field, thinking that the kid who grew up in the countryside was even more reluctant to move to the county.

The ox cart swayed and walked for an hour before arriving in Qingping Town, Chen Qing quickly stepped into the shopkeeper of Lin's pharmacy, and received a string of congratulatory voices without waiting for the opening, Chen Qing also smiled and bowed to his old age, and then talked to the shopkeeper Lin into the house.

"There are still fruits left in the early spring, which is worthy of the landlord Liang's house," Shopkeeper Lin said with a smile as he picked up an apple that had lost moisture.

"There are only a few left, the fruits in early spring are still rare, thinking that the babies should also be hungry, I will send you and your aunt a few over" Chen Qing's face was a little embarrassed. In fact, this is something that Liang Zijun dislikes and refuses to eat, and Chen Qing is afraid that it will be rotten, so he wants to give it away.

Fortunately, there is a lack of fruit in the spring, and anyone who sends it will be happy, so the shopkeeper of Bulin hurriedly put it into the cabinet like a treasure, planning to take it home to satisfy his grandson's hunger.

"Why do I look at you as if you've grown taller again?" shopkeeper Lin patted Chen Qing on the shoulder and said in surprise.

The master can still run around at 20, but the little brother is basically stereotyped when he reaches the age of 18. Chen Qing is half a head taller than his brother of the same age at the age of 19, why does he seem to have grown taller again this year?

Shopkeeper Lin immediately found a ruler and said in a loud voice, "It's really half an inch taller."

Chen Qing didn't realize it, it is estimated that Liang Zijun is more likely to be the reason for his height, "probably because he has enough oil and water for the New Year, and he eats too well"

Shopkeeper Lin nodded in agreement, and touched the sturdy skeleton with regret, how good would it be to be a man?

The two of them sat down and chatted for a while, and the shopkeeper Lin wrapped a snack for Chen Qing to take back to eat.