Baguwen is proficient in five words, which really pokes at Zhang Chen's weakness. He didn't know how well Zhu Er learned martial arts with the martial arts instructor appointed by the emperor, he only knew that he learned relatively easily in the classes in the mid-mountain hall every day, but once every three days, he learned the eight-strand special training given to him by the old Hanlin at night, and he learned it to death!

He doesn't want to break the topic at all, take the topic, and talk about it now...... He just wants to get the standard article out of here! Princess Yongping's good golden branches and jade leaves, why does she prefer Baguwen to poetry and songs? Obviously, poetry and songs are catchy, and it is much easier to memorize at least one poem and song than to memorize an eight-strand model essay! The temper is too weird!

"Little sir, can you not mention this stubble?" Not to mention the eight strands, we are still teachers and students......

Zhang Shou saw Zhang Chen complaining, but he still returned to his original position and sat down, so he smiled and said: "This group of people from Jiuzhangtang who went to Xuanda, in fact, I am not worried, because Wang Dayin is a person who is upright and strong but has outstanding ability, and most importantly, he is responsible, so others just need to follow and do things." You can go to Xingtai to promote new textile machinery, to be honest, it is likely to be thankless. ”

"It's hard because there is a big prince in Cangzhou, it can be said that people who go to Xingtai will be compared with each other all the time, but the identities of Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu are very different from the big prince, the disadvantages are too great, and the support and resources received by the two parties are not comparable. As for not pleasing you, it means that those in Xingtai who make a living from weaving are likely to be hostile to you. ”

"Why is that?" This time, Zhang Lu couldn't help but ask in disbelief, "With the new spinning machine, they can spin several times more yarn every day, won't this income increase a lot?" Why are they hostile to us instead? ”

Zhang Shou glanced at the others, and saw that Zhang Wu also had an expression of approval of Zhang Lu, Zhu Er also nodded again and again, Zhang Chen frowned and obviously couldn't figure it out, Qi Liang was there to raise his eyebrows and think hard, only Lu Sanlang looked like he had something to gain, but he didn't seem to be able to say it again.

At that moment, he said bluntly: "A few days ago, I remember talking to you about Wang Anshi's transformation in the Banshan Hall. He is obviously dedicated to the public, and I have explained why these new laws, which seem to be very good, will fail. Think about it, is there a similarity between the Qingmiao Law and the emperor asking you to promote new textile machines? ”

"You know, the plan I first proposed to you was only to lease the new textile machinery to the spinners by way of loans, so that they could pay off the rent with a part of the yarn produced every day." Zhang Shou intended to throw bricks and lead jade, but he didn't mention it at all, he already had a very detailed plan for the emperor's plan.

As soon as these words came out, Lu Sanlang suddenly slapped him vigorously: "I understand what Mr. Xiao meant, the Qingmiao Law was originally used by the imperial court to lend money to those poor people who had no money to buy green seedlings for farming, but the poor were illiterate, and those application documents had to be written by the officials, and after layers of exploitation by the yamen, the money finally arrived was less, not to mention, the profit increased dozens of times!" ”

And the same is true of the spinners. Those who can afford to buy a textile machine have only such a textile machine, and they cannot afford to buy a new one. And before they came into contact with the new textile machine, it is likely that there were already those big households who used the excuse that the spinning efficiency was greatly increased, which drove down the price of yarn, and at the same time preached that the court promoted the new textile machine for profit, and so on! ”

"Therefore, even if the imperial court sends people down to put forward such a plan as Mr. Xiao said, those spinners who are incited will definitely be suspicious, uncooperative and even hostile!"

As soon as he finished his analysis, he saw that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were all looking at him with surprised eyes, especially Zhu Er, whose eyes were full of surprise, only Zhang Chen snorted coldly and deliberately looked away from him, Lu Xiaofat was proud in his heart, and decided not to bother with Zhang Chen generously. And then Zhang Shou's affirmation made him even more proud:

"Yes, Lu Saburo got to the point. In the final analysis, even if you go to Xingtai with a large group of people, but the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, many things still depend on the cooperation of local officials and even big households. Once they discredit you for their own benefit, it will be very difficult for you to gain the trust of the people. ”

"The method I said before was to start among the textile workers near the capital, and here, the emperor is the biggest, and there is Wang Dayin in Shuntian Mansion, so such a simple and crude plan is enough."

"But since the emperor is focusing on promoting it from Xingtai and Cangzhou, where cotton planting, spinning, and weaving are the most developed, then I think the methods you use in Xingtai should be adjusted. Let me first state my opinion, and after you have heard it, you will discuss it. ”

Zhang Shou saw that several people sat up straight all of a sudden, and their attention was extremely concentrated, so he said slowly: "First, in addition to the hundred textile machines sold to the eldest prince, I asked Zhang Blacksmith Sun Carpenter to set up another workshop in Rongshui Village, and so far, dozens of textile machines should have been built, but transporting these things to Xingtai is a long way, inconvenient and costly. ”

Zhang Lu was reluctant to let Lu Sanlang concentrate on the front, and immediately asked: "What does the little gentleman mean to say, let me and Ah Wu take these craftsmen to Xingtai together?" ”

"That's right." Zhang Shou smiled and nodded, "You must know that it is very troublesome and easy for you to requisition craftsmen in the local area if you are not familiar with the place. Top craftsmen such as Blacksmith Zhang and Carpenter Sun are all in the capital these days, and it is their apprentices and grandchildren who are busy working in the workshop. I won't say much about how you source wood locally for the components. ”

Seeing Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu nodding again and again, Zhang Shou said unhurriedly: "Second, when you arrive in Xingtai, you don't have to be busy with promotion first, but first find a good place, start the workshop to build ten sets of eight textile machines, and like when you were in the capital, recruit textile workers to test the machine, and promise to return fifty percent of their daily work income." In other words, as long as they get used to the machine, they can immediately work more and get more. ”

Of course, they don't have to provide any means of production, but they can get 50% of the output as wages, which is really too high, so high that the workshop loses money. But this is the same as Shang Yingli Timber, which is an attractive strategy. ”

When Zhang Shou said this, he remembered that the four words of means of production are a new term for people nowadays, and he had to explain in detail that the means of production include labor tools and labor objects, what are labor tools, and what are labor objects......

Realizing that if he continued to say this, it was the serious Ma's political economy, and he hurriedly coughed.

At this time, Zhang Chenhuoran, who had been deliberately showing disinterest just now, got up and said: "I heard that in addition to those spinning workers who have their own textile machines, many textile workshops are now also recruiting people to work, and the wages given are extremely meager, that is, they barely make the workers make a living. Moreover, those who have textile machines are often unsustainable because of the price manipulation by workshops and merchants! ”

"Oh, I didn't expect Zhang Chen, the son of your dignified Qin Guogong, to learn about the workshop and the spinning worker?"

Lu Sanlang smiled coldly and interjected a sentence, seeing that Zhang Chen suddenly knew that he was speechless, he snorted and sat down, he squeezed his eyes at Zhang Shou with a smile: "Little sir, look at Zhang Chen, he has obviously learned about today's cotton textile industry, and this is still pretending to be a gesture of letting go, it is obviously wrong!" ”

"Zhang Chen really understands it very carefully." Zhang Shou ignored Lu Sanlang's ridicule, and said in an approving tone, "And Zhang Chen is also right, those workshops deduct wages to make the greatest profit." It is not wrong for businessmen to pursue profits, but if they pursue profits too much, it will be harmful to the people. ”

Seeing that Zhang Chen was suddenly a little embarrassed, he continued: "But no matter what, as long as Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu make the posture of Shang Yingli in Xingtai, those workshop owners and machine owners will naturally not be able to sit still. ”

"At this time, you can rent the spinning machine to the interested spinner, and then agree to rent six transactions of yarn per day. Of course, the rent is not permanent, you can set it for three months or six months, depending on the situation. Of course, if the spinners don't want to take the risk, they can continue to spin in the workshop, and pay 30% of the daily output. ”

Hearing this, Qi Liang was immediately overjoyed: "Using these two methods in parallel, it will indeed have a good effect!" ”

Zhu Er looked at the other people who were thinking hard, and suddenly felt that he who had no ideas was very similar to the salted fish that Zhang Shou once said. He rolled his eyes, and suddenly said angrily: "How can it be so easy, how can those guys whose interests have been damaged be willing!" For example, the loopholes found out by Yingying's inventory before, although a group of stewards were driven away, the rest of the people will still find other ways to make money. ”

"Those insatiable guys, how can they admit defeat so easily! As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind! ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he saw Zhang Shou looking at him with a smile, and the others did the same, among them, Zhang Chen looked disdainful, but Lu Sanlang had a bad smile on his face. He couldn't help but exclaim discontentedly, "What, am I wrong? You have a strategy, I have a countermeasure, even if you come up with a good solution, others will have a countermeasure, it's that easy! ”

"Zhu Er is right, even if I say that these two methods seem attractive, and you choose the most honest and honest people to implement them, there is very likely that there will be links that cannot be monitored. What's more, others do have a killer trick. ”

Zhang Shou paused, but did not mention the section on the source of cotton that he told everyone last time: "For example, colluding with those merchants who originally bought cotton yarn to lower the price, or even not accept the yarn on hand of those spinners." The reasons are ready-made, and the weavers on the market simply can't digest that much yarn, so naturally the price should be reduced. Or maybe they've already collected enough, so they don't take it. ”

When Qi Liang heard this inference, he immediately nodded again and again: "If this is the case, even if those spinners get more yarn, they may have a meager income than before, and it will even be difficult to make ends meet." In this way, the new textile machine is not only not a life-saving straw for them, but a life-saving steel knife, they dare not resent the imperial court, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu are not unlucky? ”

Seeing that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, who were originally ambitious, were suddenly a little annoyed, Zhang Shou did not mention a solution, but said lightly: "Just like Xiao Qi said, this is a problem that you are likely to encounter." Before leaving, I hope that you will work together, rack your brains to think about the various situations you may encounter, and then come up with a corresponding plan. The first time you go out to run errands, be prepared! ”

Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu agreed with trepidation. glanced at Lu Sanlang and Zhu Er. Zhang Lu, who had always been sleek, stood up with a smile on his face and bowed: "Third Brother Lu, Second Brother Zhu, Xiao Wu and I have limited abilities, you must help us." ”

As he spoke, he arched his hand at Qi Liang again: "Senior Brother Qi has always been warm-hearted, and he always knows more about the folk things than the two of us, and please give us two fledgling junior brothers." ”

Zhang Wu also hurriedly stood up and made a move, just as the two brothers were coaxing for help, they suddenly heard a loud cough, turned their heads to look, and saw Zhang Chen sitting there with a blue face, obviously angry.

They knew that Zhang Chen was easy to get along with most of the time, but they cared about face problems very much, and suddenly secretly shouted badly. But when he wanted to apologize, he couldn't find an excuse to explain the act of ignoring Zhang Chen just now, and his face couldn't help but turn red for a while.

Just when they were embarrassed and panicked, Zhang Shou smiled and said: "You are Ming Xiu Plank Road, Zhang Chen is secretly crossing Chen Cang, and he still has his task." Zhang Chen, come, let them discuss it on their own, let's talk elsewhere! ”

He never mentioned that the goal this time was not to compete with those workshops and big players, but to force both sides to compromise and set a bottom line on wages and yarn prices. This, as well as those various response plans, depends on whether he, the stooge, is not there, and whether the remaining few stinkers can be deduced through consultation.

Zhang Chen glared at Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu angrily, and when he saw Zhang Shou wrapped up in a big coat and walked out, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lu Sanlang and Zhu Er, but in the end he nodded at Qi Liang relatively politely, and then strode behind Zhang Shou.

As soon as he left, Zhu Er scolded angrily: "What are you proud of, you have a good baby and a black face every day, as if someone owes you five hundred taels, that is, my brother-in-law has a lot of tolerance, otherwise if you covet Yingying, he will be able to make you cry and not cry!" ”

Zhang Wu has been taken care of by Zhang Chen for so many years, and at this time, he couldn't help but sneer: "What kind of ability is scolding behind your back?" You have the ability to say this in front of Brother Chen and Mr. Xiao! ”

Zhu Erdeng was angry: "Hey, who called Second Brother Zhu just now, you want me to help you come up with ideas!" How many benefits have you gained by following Zhang Chen all day long? If it weren't for my brother-in-law, would the two of you be a colt and a guest of honor, and you would be able to get the important task of going to Xingtai to be the sole leader this time? They are already people who can stand on their own, and they are still holding Zhang Chen's thighs, whether they have ambition or not! ”

Zhang Lu's eyes flashed, and he was about to speak, but he was pulled behind by Zhang Wuyi: "This is not a question of whether you have ambition, but whether you can forget your roots!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Er was stunned for a moment, Zhang Wu said word by word: "When you and others look at Brother Chen, you probably think that he has a bad temper and often makes hurtful words, but Ah Lu and I are thanks to him, so we can last until we meet Mr. Xiao!" ”

"I know that others laugh at us for being dogs, but the well-behaved Hou Mansion Gongzi followed Brother Chen and walked forward, but he is really righteous! At least when he helped us, he probably didn't think about how we were at home, but he never gave us a tone of charity! ”

Zhang Lu didn't expect Zhang Wu to speak for Zhang Chen so clearly. After being silent for a while, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It is difficult to find a capable and good-hearted person like Mr. Xiao in the world, but we are already fortunate to meet someone like Brother Chen." If Ah Wu and I have a good marriage and a good teacher, we will leave Brother Chen behind, it will indeed be too unconscionable! ”