The slender man went to Yanchi Village and came back soon, and when he came back, the expression on his face was a little depressed.

His second sister in Yanchi Village didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup she was poured into, more precisely, what kind of decanting soup it should be.

In the past, his second sister was irritable and temperamental, no matter what happened to her, even trivial things were impatient.

This time I went to the second sister's house in Yanchi Village, and the second sister and the second brother-in-law were like different people, and they were not impatient at all.

Speaking of words, it is reasonable, just like a talented man who has read books.

None of the men in his family have ever read, let alone the second sister, and he can't even write his own name.

The way the second sister speaks, she really looks like a talented old man who has read books.

The slender man came back in a hurry, first, he did not hear any news about the Western merchants.

The second is that the second sister's family actually told him some big truths that he didn't understand, saying that they lived such a hard life because of local tyrants and inferior gentry like Caokou.

The slender man did understand this truth, but he lived a decent life.

Although he was bullied by Caokou at home before, he now eats with Caokou.

As long as you can eat enough, no matter how miserable you were bullied before, it's a thing of the past.

The slender man couldn't stand the big truths that the second sister's family said, although he was very reluctant to believe those words, but he still knew very well in his heart that what the second sister's family said was the truth.

The slender man had no choice but to go around the cotton cloth workshop in Yanchi Village and roughly estimate the surroundings of the cotton cloth workshop.

Caokou house.

The big shipowner listened to the slender man's reply, and was not surprised that he did not hear from the Western merchants.

The Western merchant is like a ghost, and he usually doesn't see a trace.

If it was really easy to find out the news, or if there was really a ghost, it must be a conspiracy of Western businessmen.

It is enough to be able to inquire around the cotton workshop.

The big shipowner took the news from the slender man and walked into the hall.

Caokou was still thinking about this matter from the main seat of the hall, when he saw the big shipowner walking in, and took the initiative to ask, "How are things going?" ”

The shipowner replied truthfully: "I have not inquired about the residence of the Western merchants. ”

"However, I asked around the cotton workshop."

The big shipowner sat down in the officer's hat chair at the bottom and named the one that the slender man had estimated.

Based on this circumference, Caokou began to estimate the maximum number of pedal looms that could be placed in the weaving workshop.

In order to estimate more accurately, Caokou asked the servant to bring pens, ink, paper, inkstones and abacus.

After careful abacus, I counted no less than five or six times.

Caokou finally determined the number of pedal looms in the weaving workshop: "Up to forty pedal looms. ”

The big shipowner was relieved to hear the maximum of forty plus pedal looms: "If nothing else, a maximum of 1,200 pieces of cotton cloth can be woven in a month." ”

"The stacking days of Western merchants and Black Island pirates are only one month."

"As long as we sell more than 1,200 pieces of cotton cloth at the same price of two and a half cents of silver, we can overwhelm the Western merchants and regain our cotton cloth trade."

Speaking of which, the big shipowner couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied with Zheng Chuandong: "Damn, we gave him a full twenty taels of silver." ”

"This grandson knows how to come and scare us, and he won't even say anything useful."

After Caokou learned how many pedal looms there were in the cotton cloth workshop in Yanchi Village, the expression on his face was much lighter, and he chuckled and said, "Even if he doesn't tell us, we still have a way to know." ”

"Now that we know how many cotton pieces the cotton workshop can produce at most, the rest of the matter is much easier."

A smile also appeared on the face of the big shipowner: "Owner, let's take out how many cotton cloths." ”

"Two thousand? Or three thousand horses? ”

Cao Kou didn't answer this question for the time being, and walked to the bookshelf in the side hall to retrieve an account book.

After looking closely, he found the number he had in mind: "There are still 10,000 cotton cloths in the warehouse." ”

"Let's try to be safe this time and sell all these 10,000 pieces of cotton cloth."

10,000 horses?

The big shipowner looked at Caokou in confusion, unable to believe that this sentence was true.

That's 10,000 pieces of cotton.

If you say you will throw it out, you will lose five hundred taels of silver.

The big shipowner also understood what Caokou meant, although the cotton cloth workshop in Yanchi Village could only weave 1,200 pieces of cotton cloth.

However, the identity of a Western merchant is a maritime merchant, and it is difficult to guarantee that cotton cloth will not be transported from the sea.

In this way, it is absolutely possible that the amount of cotton cloth will definitely exceed 1,200 horses, or even reach 5,000 horses.

Thinking of this, the big shipowner sincerely admired: "It's still Caokou who thinks thoughtfully and comprehensively." ”

"As long as we can come up with 10,000 pieces of cotton cloth, we still don't know that we deliberately target him without the knowledge of the Western merchants."

"Even if a Western merchant really takes out 5,000 pieces of cotton cloth, it is still not enough in front of our 10,000 pieces of cotton cloth."

Caokou nodded and said with a smile: "This is the foundation." ”

"Even if a Western merchant has a hundred pedals, how can the cotton cloth produced in one month be comparable to the accumulation of several generations of Caokou."

The big shipowner nodded solemnly and quite agreed with Caokou's statement.

The two of them discussed in the hall for a while, finalizing all the details and checking for any possible mistakes.

When all the details were decided, the big shipowner arched his hand and walked outside.

Just when the big shipowner was about to step out of the threshold, Caokou suddenly stopped: "Big shipowner, you go over this matter in person." ”

When the big shipowner heard that he was going to go to Black Island in person, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

What kind of virtue is Heidao Haikou, which of the people in the Laizhou Bay area does not know.

It's a den of thieves who really dare to eat people, and the people who live on the black island are all a bunch of evil spirits.

Rao is big shipowner has a lot of blood on his hands and has killed a lot of people, and he still can't help but feel a little worried when he hears the word Heidao.

Caokou knew why the big shipowner was so embarrassed, and lured him with silver: "You can go with confidence." ”

"As long as you can talk about this matter with the Black Island Haikou, you will be able to take care of the salt class in Yanchi Village in the future."

No matter how much the big shipowner is a cronie of Caokou, he is just a rural person with some status.

It was different to be able to take charge of the salt class in Yanchi Village, and he became a wealthy household in Shili Eight Villages.

The big shipowner suddenly smiled, and solemnly hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, Caokou, you will definitely handle this matter properly." ”

Caokou watched the big shipowner leave here, and a trace of smugness appeared on his face, just waiting to see the show.

See how the man who calculates him dies.