In the west of the city, in the backyard of United Money Village, there have been gathered people who are black pressing, all of whom are unemployed female weavers in Suzhou City, and the number has reached several hundred, and there are still people rushing over one after another.

Zhou Hui was pulled here by the woman, but she met a few acquaintances here, and when she saw that this United Money Village had found so many peers, she couldn't help but be even more puzzled.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

It was at this moment that a shopkeeper stepped forward with a dignified look on his face.

When everyone saw the appearance of the steward, they also closed their mouths and looked at the shopkeeper with curiosity, but someone immediately recognized this as the shopkeeper Sun of the United Money Bank.

Shopkeeper Sun watched the crowd quiet down, and said loudly: "We are in urgent need of silk in the United Money Village, and now we are recruiting cooperative households!" What is a partner? After a pause, he pointed to the red paper notice next to him and introduced: "It is that we unite the money village to produce silk and looms, you will weave the cloth and sell it back to us, and our purchase price is fourteen taels, and the loom is free to use, but we have to deduct six taels of raw silk money, and we will pay you eight taels per horse at that time!" ”

Zhou Hui secretly calculated, and her heart immediately thumped. Ordinary female workers can weave one horse in seven days and four horses a month, which is twenty-eight taels, which is far more than their wages in the workshop.

"Is this true?"

"How can there be such a good axis?"

"I heard that United Money Village had a falling out with our Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, and now they seem to be short of silk!"

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When they heard that it was pie in the sky, the crowd first expressed serious suspicions, fearing that the United Money Village was deceiving them, but some female weavers seemed to be more informed.

Shopkeeper Sun saw the following reaction in his eyes, but said openly: "I will not deceive you!" Several major silk workshops in Suzhou refuse to sell silk to us, and we are now in a hurry to deliver the goods to the Francophone people, so we have to come up with this strategy! ”

Hearing these straightforward words, all the weavers were suddenly surprised, daring to feel that this joint money village had indeed encountered difficulties, and some female workers who learned the rumors immediately put on the appearance of Zhuge Liang's reincarnation.

Shopkeeper Sun pointed to a loom not far away, and said seriously: "However, our looms are all new-style flying shuttle looms, which are different from the old ones in operation, so you know how to use the new looms and can directly sign the contract and leave the address, and we will send someone to send the loom and raw silk materials to you!" As for those who don't know how to operate, they can participate in our training, and all food and accommodation will be borne by our joint money bank! ”

The female workers seemed to have different reactions, but when they heard that the United Money Village was responsible for food and housing, they couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved, especially the female workers who understood the operation introduced that this new loom is not difficult to operate.

Zhou Hui's heart moved slightly, she used the new loom in the original weaving workshop, I heard that it was shipped from Guangdong, and the price was much more expensive than the old one, but the weaving cloth was indeed two or three times faster.

"Zhou Hui, let's go, let's go get the plane!" The woman couldn't help but pull her, and squeezed towards the signing office over there.

There were two officials in official uniforms standing there, but one of them was heard saying loudly: "I am Li Daquan, the county governor of Wu County, and the one next to me is the Cheng of Changzhou County, this time I am here to testify." This contract only requires you to sell back the silk for eight taels per horse, and if the loom is damaged by inappropriate care, or you do not know how to operate and cannot weave silk, you do not need to compensate! In the event of such a dispute, or the joint money bank breaks the contract, you can go to the county government to find the two of us! Of course, if you sell the loom and raw silk, or sell the woven silk to other people, you will have to bear the corresponding liability for compensation, and then the county will condemn you! ”

Wu County and Changzhou County are the prefectures of Suzhou, which can be described as their parent officials, and have strong prestige and deterrence.

Hearing the two county officials say this, Zhou Hui's last scruples were also dispelled, and he happily pressed his handprint on the paper and told his address seriously.

When she arrived at the street, she separated from the woman, and first went back to her original restaurant to ask for her wages, but was unreasonably rejected by the shopkeeper of the restaurant, which made her very angry.

On the way home, she saw horse-drawn trucks carrying looms constantly shuttling through the streets, and her pace couldn't help but speed up a little.

Her home was in the south of the city, near the city walls, and she shared a house with another family in the south of the city. Although the place is small, it can shelter the family from the wind and rain, which makes her very satisfied.

As soon as she entered the small yard, she saw two children playing in front of the door, and the eldest girl and the dog were playing with the sand. The eldest girl is eight years old, and the dog is only five years old, and when the sister and brother saw her, they pounced happily and said, "Mother! ”

Hearing the cheers of the two siblings made her heart very sweet, but suddenly she felt inexplicably sour.

"May I ask if this is Zhou Hui's home?"

But at this moment, a man asked respectfully at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhou Hui responded, and after the other party confirmed his identity, he moved the loom and raw silk in, and put things on the table like a trick before leaving: "Thank you for your trust in our United Bank, and you are willing to become the No. 118 signatory of our United Bank, which is a piece of pork and a jar of wine that we give you!" ”

"This ......" Zhou Hui was immediately panicked, but she didn't expect the other party to be so gracious, and even gave her wine and meat.

When Xiaoya and Shi saw the meat on the table, they said in surprise: "We finally have meat to eat!" ”

The man smiled knowing when he looked at the two children, then turned around and hurried to the next house. This is one of the reasons why he likes this job and does it with all his heart, and they are very different from those black-hearted workshops in the United Money.

In the evening, a man suddenly walked out of the dark alleyway, and Zhou Hui's husband dragged his tired body back.

"Daddy is back, our family can have dinner!" When the two children who were squatting at the door saw their father returning, they immediately ran in excitedly and said excitedly.

The man walked out of the hall with a tired face and complained, "Bring me some water from the lees!" But I don't know which one entered such a loom, that Zhou Papi only cared about unloading to make money, and almost didn't give us time to rest today! ”

"What kind of lees to drink, tonight our family eats meat and drinks wine, I just smelled it, the wine taste of this jar of wine should be good!" Zhou Hui brought out the dish and said with happiness on her face.

When the man saw the wine and food on the table, his face immediately became serious, this is not something they can eat at home now, and he does not allow himself to drink the good wine in the jar.

Zhou Hui glanced at her husband, the so-called husband Mo Ruo's wife, is to tell the whole story. Finally, she stretched out her finger and pointed to the loom placed in the corner and said, "If I am not mistaken, this loom should be one of the ones you have moved down in the past two days!" ”

"Are you sure it's really United Bank?" When the man saw the familiar loom, his eyes lit up slightly.

"The plaque of that money village is the same as the first two words of the United Restaurant, and so many people are present, this should not be wrong!" Zhou Hui nodded lightly, and then asked curiously, "Is this United Money Village really rich?" ”

The man glanced out of the door and whispered, "Just the day before yesterday, a silver ship came from Hangzhou, and I heard that the silver on the ship was at least a million taels. Chen Shan and Li Si were busy all day that day, and after the event, each of them was rewarded with two taels of silver! ”

"So, this bank is so rich, it shouldn't deceive me into a woman, right?" Zhou Hui didn't say anything about not being able to get paid today, but asked with a smile.

The man nodded lightly, and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "No, ...... Whether our family can continue to eat meat or not really depends on you! ”

"Our family is not only meat, I will buy you wine every day!" Zhou Hui had a long-lost smile on her face, a layer of tears welled up in her eyes, and she pushed the wine jar in front of her husband.

Under this flickering light, the child eats meat and her husband drinks, but it makes Zhou Hui feel a strong sense of happiness.

In essence, similar situations are playing out in various families in Suzhou City.

Even if it is the richest Suzhou Mansion in the Ming Dynasty, if it is not inherited by the property of the ancestors, if it is not from the family of the official gentry or landlord, how can ordinary people easily eat wine and meat.

It's just that with the strong intervention of United Money Bank in the production of silk in Suzhou, some things are quietly changing, and the status and income of these craftsmen will also be improved.