The steward continued, "Small means ...... Childe is from the capital, so naturally he will not be unfamiliar with the Jiangnan Weaving Division, right? ”

Wu Zheng nodded.

"The weaving department needs a large number of female workers to set up branches in Guangxin and Raozhou...... The county gathered girls between the ages of 10 and 15 to bid for it, and the highest bidder was qualified to bargain with the weaving company, and maybe even the weaving company could find a place...... Is Childe interested in giving it a try? ”

Wu Zheng was relieved, but also surprised.

I'll go, the ancients really can't be underestimated, such a way to make money, can actually be without a teacher?

The weaving department has set up branches in each place, which naturally requires a large number of local weaver girls to work as labor, and it is no secret that the Jiangnan weaver girls are well paid.

But the question is, do the parents in the girl's family agree?

Wu Zheng asked: "Can the girl's parents give it up for nothing, and can they obviously include the benefits in their own pockets?" ”

That's right, who would easily hand over the benefits they have in hand? For example, if there is a woman of appropriate age in the family who can apply for the position of weaver girl, then the woman's monthly salary can easily reach more than 20 taels after she is proficient, but if the woman is organized to bid in this way, it is equivalent to ceding the bargaining power to the winner of the bidding.

Since the winner spent money to bid, he naturally did not lose money, and even if he could get a part of the income from the weaving company, it was indispensable for the exploitation of each weaver girl, so that the maiden and her family would get much less profit.

No one is a fool, so, can the woman's family agree?

The steward grinned, and secretly said in his heart, this is really a chick.

It's just that he eats people with a soft mouth, takes people with short hands, and smashes down more than a dozen silver dollars before and after, but the steward explains very "sincerely": "Childe seems to really don't know the rules here...... Which state and county am I facing now, and I don't strictly control local women? Far away not to say, let's say that we Yushan, all ethnic groups have already registered the women of each household one by one, and then handed over to the county government, and then submitted by the county government to the state government to make a register, as long as the weaving department wants to employ people, it must be approved by the state government, and then the counties are responsible for handing over people...... There are all kinds of branches in this, hehe, Childe still doesn't understand? ”

Wu Zheng understood, he really understood.

Because I understood, I was angry in my heart.

It seems that Xia Huiji has nothing to say about many things, there are policies and countermeasures, Wu Zheng thinks that his subordinates are ruling Qingming, but the truth is not, it is obvious that in this matter alone, the interests of the Weaver Girls are equivalent to starting from the state capital to their families, and they are being exploited layer by layer.

Even, the interests of the weaving department have been embezzled layer by layer.

However, Wu Zheng had no intention of attacking, although he was angry in his heart, he had no reason to attack or admonish.

The law promulgated by the General's Mansion does not explicitly stipulate that the weaving department must not go through an intermediary to hire a weaver girl, so even if this matter is uncomfortable to listen to, it is also a matter of a person who is willing to fight and a person who is willing to suffer.

The so-called law does not prohibit anything, Wu Zheng does not want to force an isolated thing because of his likes and dislikes.

Therefore, Wu Zheng just asked calmly, "Could it be that the head of the branch office of the Weaving Division can't find out that this is boring?" ”

This is to the point, the weaving department is stationed in various places, how can it not be found that it is greasy?

The steward covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Childe is really a decent gentleman, how can there be a cat in the world who doesn't eat fishy?" Shuffled...... The middle-aged man over there is the manager of the Weaving Division in Guangxin Mansion...... The one in the west corner, yes, is the fat-headed and big-eared one, and it is said that he is the uncle of the weaving department in charge of Raozhou Mansion. ”

Wu Zheng was speechless and fell silent.

Maybe it was because his face was not good-looking, but the steward got up with interest and saluted: "There are a lot of trivial things in our store today...... The small one will be with him for a while, and if the son has something, just let people greet him. ”

Wu Zheng nodded, and the steward withdrew from the private room upside down.

"Wang ...... Master. Lu Jincai almost burst into ruin, "These people dare to blatantly bid for ordnance, land, and women, and the young master doesn't care?" ”

Wu Zheng snorted slightly, ignored Lu Jincai, glanced at Huang Changping, and said: "You are a scholar who has abandoned your pen and followed Rong, not like this guy who has no culture...... Tell me, 'Do you have to take care of this?' ”

Huang Changping lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and replied, "I don't think you need to care." ”

"Why?"

"First, Yushan belongs to Guangxin Mansion, and the power is in the hands of the three princes, if the young master takes care ......of this matter, he will be suspected of being more and more ruined."

Lu Jincai on the side muttered: "Guangxin and Raozhou are both subordinate to the Great General's Mansion, and the three princes are also under the command of the young master, where is the more miserable?" ”

Huang Changping was stunned, glanced at Wu Zheng with some panic, bowed down and said, "My subordinates lost their words, and I ask the young master to punish him." ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said calmly: "Mo Li, you just keep talking." ”

Huang Changping hesitated for a moment and continued: "The second is that the law does not stipulate that local governments and wealthy families are not allowed to intermediate the employment of weaver girls, if the young master really wants to take care of it, the best way is to promulgate a law to prohibit it after going back, which is a good policy." ”

Wu Zheng glanced at Huang Changping, nodded and encouraged, "Keep talking." ”

Huang Changping perked up and said: "Finally, the Weaving Division is not an official yamen after all, and the employment of weaver girls from all over the world is only a transaction of private businessmen, besides, the Weaving Division itself is not clean, so how can it stay out of the matter?" It's nothing more than a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer. ”

These words made Lu Jincai stunned, and he scolded: "Presumptuous, you kid doesn't know that the weaving division is the county lord'......." ”

Wu Zheng frowned and interrupted: "Lu Jincai, if you talk more, get out." ”

Lu Jincai was stunned for a moment, covered his mouth and bowed his head, and stopped talking.

Huang Changping cautiously continued: "Since ancient times, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the people who controlled the townships, li, and villages were all clans from all over the country...... Therefore, the subordinates think that the young master is still not suitable to take care of this matter. ”

Wu Zheng's face did not change at all, and he asked noncommittally, "Then do you think I should take care of the land and the ordnance matter?" ”

Huang Changping thought for a while and said, "The matter of the land is the same as the matter of the Weaver Girl...... If subordinates want to say something that should not be said, there is a way to not seek political ...... in their position. ”

Wu Zheng suddenly smiled, but he didn't mean to stop Huang Changping from continuing.

Cold sweat oozed from Huang Changping's forehead, and he said boldly: "But the young master should take care of the ordnance, and the Guangxin Guard firearms are all equipped and supplied by the General's Mansion...... If there are lawbreakers who take advantage of this to make profits, they must be severely punished and set an example. ”

Wu Zheng didn't have a hint of reaction, just probed again, looked at the dancers and musicians in the lobby of the wine shop, and suddenly said to himself: "People, if it involves interests and happens to have power in their hands, they will set up a name and collude with relevant people to make profits from it, this is human nature...... Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to eat the water, which dynasty and generation have repeatedly forbidden...... Well, as you said, today I'm only looking at ordnance and nothing else. ”