At the end of June, Chen Xu arrived in Jiangxi, visited Poyang Lake, inspected the nearby Jiangxi porcelain factory, and personally named the place where high-quality porcelain clay was produced Jingdezhen, so the name of Jingdezhen spread all over the world with newspapers and business travels from south to north, second only to Qinghe Town to become the two most dazzling towns in Daqin.

Today's Jingdezhen has more than 10 porcelain factories, the largest of which is the Jiangxi porcelain factory, and several other scales are large and small, because the quality of the porcelain clay near is good, so the quality of the porcelain produced is also very high, and with the increasing maturity of the porcelain process, various shapes of porcelain and painted ceramics are also endless, in addition to the common dishes and bowls and other utensils on weekdays, there are also high-end porcelain such as tea sets, wine sets, lamps, candlesticks and large bottles and jars and even ornamental porcelain, The porcelain industry has become the main industry of Jiangxi County, which has led to the great prosperity and development of local commerce.

After inspecting Jingdezhen, the summer is almost over, at the beginning of July, Chen Xu led his family to climb Lushan for two days and then took a boat from Poyang Lake into the river, down the Yangtze River, along the way to inspect the construction of Jiujiang, Qingyang, Dangtu, Jinling and other important Yangtze River ports, in mid-July, Chen Xu arrived at the most important stop of the trip Guangling.

Guangling, that is, the Yangzhou of the later generations, here to build the second silk factory of Daqin has completed the first phase of the project in March and officially put into operation, now although the autumn, but a large number of silkworm cocoons and raw silk are still in the large-scale acquisition, the hoarding of materials is enough to produce until the spring of next year.

Originally, after Chen Xu set up these two silk factories last year, he planned to come to inspect them in April, but he didn't expect all kinds of messy things to emerge one after another, and his sister was going to get married in May, so he put it off again and again, and now he didn't really see the largest contemporary silk textile factory arranged by himself until July.

At present, the second phase of the Yangzhou Silk Factory project has been completed, the scale of the loom has reached 500 frames, and the two phases of the plant together cover an area of more than 200 acres, all of which are wooden board house structures, and the identical houses are connected into a large area that looks quite visually impactful.

Since the construction of this factory, it has been reported countless times by Daqin Metropolis Daily, and everyone who has seen this factory with their own eyes is shocked by its indescribable huge scale, and it is rumored that this factory has been exaggerated to the point of being the first in the world, but Chen Xu will only laugh when he hears it.

God is the first in the world, and there are countless large factories along the coast in later generations, and any Foxconn factory can crush such several factories, but after Chen Xu personally arrived at the factory, he had to admit that this silk factory is indeed the largest single factory in China at present, and more than ten factories in the two phases of the project are connected vertically and horizontally in three rows, which does seem to have a bit of majestic momentum.

And the most commendable is the scale of the looms in the field, there are fifty in each workshop, ten by five patterns are neatly arranged, rows of neat rows of raw silk scrolls on the beams are densely hung down silk threads like silk holes, all the weavers are wearing uniform overalls, with hats on their heads and serious faces non-stop spinning, kicking and tapping on the tiptoe and crackling sound like flowing water converge into one, stewards at all levels and patrol craftsmen keep shuttling back and forth between rows of looms, Occasionally, a silkier pushing a cart would replace a spool for a loom that had run out of raw spindles, and from time to time a weaver would stop to cut the silk and be counted by the steward and carried away.

Chen Xu had arranged for guards to come in advance to inform the director of the silk factory and local officials before arriving at the Jiangling Silk Factory, so when he came to the silk factory with his wife and concubine, he was greeted only by the county lieutenant of Guangling County and several senior leaders of the textile factory, and no one else knew that the world-famous Qinghe Marquis had arrived in Guangling.

A factory gate poured with concrete, five zhang wide, two zhang high, the eaves of the warped beam are very traditional architectural style, the lintel is filled with red cinnabar with several small seals of Guangling Silk Factory, each of which has two feet square, looks magnificent, in addition to opening the gate, all around are walls made of masonry and cement, there is a zhang high, the wall is also inserted with a half-foot long bamboo stick, mainly to prevent someone from climbing in to steal and rob or even have another attempt at weaving Niang, After all, there are more than 1,000 female workers and apprentices in the silk factory, and safety problems have to be guarded against.

The gate is blocked by a movable fence during the day, except for horses and vehicles with a pass, outsiders are generally not allowed to enter, on both sides of the gate is the security room, more than a dozen sturdy security guards with swords to guard the gate at all times, the guardhouse also has horns and gong sirens, etc., once there are wrongdoers trying to break into the factory, the alarm sounds, more than 100 security guards in the entire factory area will hear the news, these security guards are retired soldiers, and they are allowed to kill all suspicious people who do not obey orders.

This is the majesty and domineering of the state-owned factory, under such strict security measures, everything in the entire factory area is in order, quiet and quiet, and there has not been a single unsafe incident in the past few months.

Looking at a young handsome and imposing young man in a brocade robe, with a group of fairy-looking women, holding a few girls in his arms, chatting and laughing in the factory accompanied by the factory leaders and the county magistrate, more than a dozen gatekeepers stood respectfully on both sides, and did not dare to have half a superfluous action, because in front of and behind this group of people, there were hundreds of powerful young men wearing uniform clothes and carrying strange weapons, all with serious faces and squinting, and the aura produced was extremely powerful, and in addition to this group of people, There are also dozens of samurai with big shoulders and round waists, wearing leather armor and carrying swords, all of them with majestic faces like tigers and wolves, guarding the brocade-robed youth and several women in the middle, and their eyes roaming around, as if everyone has an urge to go up and divide the corpse.

"Yes, yes, the factory is very clean and tidy, but there is less greenery, you can plant more flowers and trees in the open space, and you can also build some pavilions, corridors, stone benches, wooden chairs and other resting places......" Chen Xu nodded while walking around.

A group of women such as Shui Qingrou, Ying Shiyan, Meng Wan, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Concubines, and Yu Ji Xiao Chen Xi were also full of curiosity and interest in this huge silk factory, pointing around and discussing softly as they walked.

They had known for a long time that there were two huge silk factories in Guangling and Hangzhou, but when they finally saw it today, they realized that it was really big, and it was amazing to pass through the rows of wide and neat factories on both sides, and at the same time, the quietness of the factories made people seem to dare not speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the female workers who were producing in the factory.

At this time, it was working time, and all the female workers were working, so there were very few people in the factory area, except for the security guards and the trucks that carried the raw silk spindles.

Chen Xu and a group of people in Guangling County, accompanied by the leaders of the factory and the factory, first toured the factory area, watched more than 10 workshops, workshops, warehouses, logistics, security and pick-up and drop-off workers of the factory car and other facilities, Chen Xu praised at the same time also pointed out some deficiencies, such as greening, rest, entertainment and other facilities are seriously insufficient, requiring the factory supervisor not only to strictly manage the factory, but also to care about the physical and mental health of all weavers, especially can not be overloaded overtime and high-intensity oppressive labor, etc., In particular, it is also mentioned that these weavers have at least two days of physiological leave every month, etc.

Chen Xu's words not only made a group of women blushing and covering their mouths to eat and laugh, but also stunned and overwhelmed the county lieutenant of Guangling County and a group of senior leaders of the factory.

"What's the matter, Ben Hou is wrong?" Chen Xu looked at several leaders of the factory with dissatisfaction.

"No, no, what Hou Ye said is right, we must always care about the safety and health of the weaver girl, and tomorrow the next official will post the menstrual leave system......" A leader of the factory quickly nodded and said.

"Well, this matter is very important, since these weavers have been hired by the factory, that is, the workers of our factory, as factory managers, you must always remember to seek benefits for the employees, not only to care about their physical and mental health, but also to carry out some awards according to their performance on weekdays, and give out some rewards to encourage them to work actively, remember, they are not slaves, they are workers, Ben Hou does not want to hear the words of anyone being oppressed and abused, I will arrange for supervisors and newspaper reporters to take the time to come to check and interview, You can't deliberately obstruct it, can you hear clearly? ”

"Clearly, Hou Ye rest assured, we will definitely do what Hou Ye instructs, the silk factory has already had officials from the Ministry of Industry and Household Department convey these regulations from the date of preparation, and his subordinates have also held official positions in the Ministry of Households, and they will definitely not know the law and break the law!" The factory supervisor wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded.

Although it was already autumn, the weather in the south was still hot, and the sweat on his forehead didn't know whether it was frightened or hot.

The shadow of the famous tree, facing the Qinghe Marquis of the Zuo Xiang and the Taishi, everyone felt that there was a coercion from the heavenly dome that suppressed their souls, and they were nervous and breathless.

"Ben Hou is just reminding you to wait, don't be nervous, let's go, go to the factory and have a look......" Chen Xu pointed to a factory next to him with the sign of the fifth workshop, and led Chen Xi to take the lead and walked in.

As soon as you step into the wide workshop, in addition to a huge warning sign strictly prohibiting fireworks, there is a sound like a galloping horse, the fifty looms arranged vertically and horizontally are clicking and rubbing non-stop weaving, all the weavers have serious faces and keep repeating the actions such as lifting and shuttling, occasionally someone coughs softly, but no one speaks, the noise reveals a serious quiet, and the quiet reveals a sense of urgency and pressure.

There were two security guards and factory stewards standing at the door, and when they saw a group of people suddenly coming in, they wanted to stop them, but they quickly gave up their hands and didn't insist at all, although they didn't know who the brocade robe boy who was leading the little girl in front of him, but just looking at the people who accompanied him, he knew that he couldn't be offended.