Chapter 69: Door-to-door business
"Wonderful, really wonderful."
"Brother Yun." Bai Jiaojiao was a little surprised to see Yunxi, and then introduced Yunxi to Bai's father and Liu. Retreating from Liu's invitation, Yunxi only asked Bai Jiaojiao to accompany him.
"Why is Brother Yun here?"
"Something." Yunxi said with a smile.
Something? In this backwooded place full of rocks? Bai Jiaojiao's eyebrows moved slightly, and he didn't ask. "You saw it all."
"If it hadn't been for the coincidence, I would have almost missed the show. I thought you'd deal with it without leaving a trace of affection, but it seems that you're still soft-hearted. ”
Bai Jiaojiao shook her head. "Yes and no. After all, it's a relative, and I don't want to make A-Niang sad. Second, they didn't violate my bottom line, but it was for money, and if I wasn't so excessive, I would still help. ”
"Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows."
"It's just a rural person, my father and mother have been used to it over the years, and what can't I get used to. These small means are naturally incomparable with those in the deep house compound. She was also angry, thinking that she would rush out to theorize her innocence, but at that moment, she felt funny, after all, she was also a person who had lived for so long, how could she be so uncomposed. Even if the people of the Liu family are vulgar and greedy, they are not traitors after all. She didn't live her life to fight these people.
"I'm curious, what's your bottom line." If someone dares to insult him like this, then this is estimated to be on the way to reincarnation now, and the ruthlessness in Yunxi's bones cannot be concealed.
"Human life. A person can be vicious, greedy, selfish, and shameless, but he must never be disrespectful of human life. ”
"Human life." Yunxi muttered softly, he was a little looking forward to someone touching this girl's bottom line, "Walk with me?" ”
"Do your bidding." Bai Jiaojiao smiled, "Brother Yun is also interested in farming? ”
"I'm interested in anything that can make money." Yunxi suddenly wanted to talk to her for some reason. "Do you know about the five-year official cloth dispute?"
"Guanbu?"
"Today's official cloth is controlled by the Shangguan family in Jiangnan, and the Shangguan family has been the sole leader in the cloth business for many years, and the official cloth capital of these realms belongs to it." The official cloth symbolizes a kind of honor, but also a mountain of gold, and his weaving and dyeing skills have always been a family secret.
"This has something to do with Brother Yun?" The white and small teeth bit her lip gently. "He'an County is a transportation hub for water transportation, and there are mostly farmland and mountains near He'an County, and the climate is suitable, so it is an excellent choice for raising silkworms and cotton. Brother Yun arrived in He'an County at this time, but I am afraid that the Yun family's power is more than one Qingyun Building. ”
"The Yun family has a weaving and dyeing workshop in He'an County." Yunxi saw that she was really a little thorough, so he gave her some rumors.
Bai Jiaojiao's eyes widened violently, since the last time Bai Hua gave her the status of the Yun family's imperial businessman, she knew that in the financial world, the Yun family was the undisputed overlord. "What's the matter, the Yun family's hand not only has to reach out to the procurement of imperial grain, but now it also has to interfere in the official cloth? No, the Yun family is an imperial businessman, an emperor! ”
Yunxi touched her supple head and heart appreciatively, such a beauty, but unfortunately she is still a child. "On the Queen Mother's birthday this year, Concubine Jing Shangguan Yanran wore a phoenix hairpin."
Feng Hai has been brought by the queen since ancient times, but Concubine Jing is so arrogant, it can be seen that there is no one in her eyes. If the Shangguan family is just a famous businessman, then the emperor naturally feels that it is not enough evidence, and it doesn't matter if he loves Concubine Jing. But Concubine Jing's arrogance will naturally cause some people to be dissatisfied, the queen is the queen mother's niece, if these two people don't want Concubine Jing to have a good time, then the first thing that comes to mind is the Shangguan family.
"The weaving and dyeing business is not what the Yun family is good at, but the above meaning cannot be disobeyed." So whether he can do it or not, he must at least make an appearance.
"So Brother Yun is not very interested in weaving and dyeing?"
"The Shangguan family is deep-rooted, the family has a strong family background, and the weaving and dyeing sector has been in business for many years. Even if I have connections but no technology, it's extremely disadvantageous to compete with them. "Give up what should be discarded in time, Yunxi clearly knows what he is good at." But it's not just my Yun family, I'm afraid that other families have also touched one or two, and if the water is mixed, it's easy to touch the fish, and the foundation of the Shangguan family will always be shaken. If you use the method correctly at this time, you may be able to make a profit. ”
One of the above meanings can shake a deep-rooted family that is not small, causing a storm, and it really only takes one sentence to do it. People who are not strong enough can only be at the mercy of others, if this situation happens in the Yun family? No, the Yun family will never fall into the situation of the Shangguan family, and shaking the Yun family is shaking half of Dasheng. Money and power are the first to decide.
"What are you thinking?"
Bai Jiaojiao sighed. "It's just a pity for the Shangguan family."
"Is Kyaukjiao interested in making money?" Yunxi suddenly saw those sparkling eyes, and the four words of the same person jumped into his mind. "I'm interested in stirring up the muddy waters, but I'm missing someone to stir them."
Yunxi actually thought of her, Bai Jiaojiao was a little surprised. "Why me?"
"The dress you made for Uncle Qiu is indeed intentional. I'm not talking about needlework, you should understand. ”
The clothes made for Qiu Hai are the most attentive, and in addition to embroidering, she also did a tie-dye with the color of her old clothes. Presumably Yunxi saw it, so he paid extra attention.
It was also funny to say, she observed the clothes of the women passing by the street several times, and all but some common patterns were mainly solid colors. "Are the women in the court also dressed in plain clothes?"
"There are many colors, most of them are brocade, silk, silk, and the patterns are embellished with flowers and birds embroidered with texts." Yunxi's reflex answer. "This one on me is the fabric woven and dyed by the Shangguan family."
In the previous life, there was already tie-dyeing technology in the Qin and Han dynasties, and in the Tang Dynasty, there were "purple valerian shirts" and "green blue valerian" and other fine products that spread overseas. As for the Song Dynasty, there were various texture effects such as sandwich dyeing, scratch dyeing, thread string dyeing and overlapping dyeing. Dyes have also changed from general plant dyes to safflower, comfrey, indigo, etc. Tie-dyeing techniques include rice dyeing, face dyeing, bean dyeing and so on.
Thinking about it like this, Bai Jiaojiao became more confident, "Brother Yun has heard of tie-dye?" Pinch dyeing? Scratch dye? Or twill jacquard? According to the order of dyeing, the dyes used are different, and the effect is also different. As for the way to weave flowers, there are also thousands of varies. The cloth dyed by Shangguan's family is uniform in color and bright in color, but there is a lack of variation, I think Brother Yun has also discovered it. ”
"Looks like I'm not looking for the wrong person." Yunxi clapped his hands and exclaimed, the meaning of Bai Jiaojiao is already obvious, the weaving and dyeing technology of the Shangguan family is absolutely down-to-earth and steady, and the quality is good, but the technology is backward and there are few colors. Whether it is men's or women's clothing, one look at the quality and the other is to compete for beauty. Especially women, in order to compete for beauty, fabrics and styles are what they pay the most attention to. "You're going to do what Kyaukjiao said?"
"I'll teach others how to do it." Bai Jiaojiao will not say that she is an encyclopedic theorist, "If there is a skilled master, you should be able to understand what I say." ”