"Master Hou, do you really want to cook tomorrow?"

In the reception room, a group of factory executives accompanied Chen Xu to drink tea, and the factory director asked cautiously.

"Naturally, how can man be untrustworthy!" Chen Xu put down the teacup and nodded.

"That'...... What ingredients do you need to prepare? The steward of the cafeteria asked nervously.

Chen Xu did not answer directly, but gently tapped the coffee table with his fingers and said after pondering slightly: "The silk factory is a factory directly under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu and the Ministry of Industry, and it is a court enterprise with a strong name, and the Shaofu and the Ministry of Industry will allocate millions of money every year for the maintenance of equipment and the purchase of silkworm cocoons and raw silk and the salaries of all employees, but this is not a long-term solution, and the silk factory will inevitably become a self-financing enterprise in the future, and it will participate in commercial competition and circulation like all the private silk factories in Daqin. Therefore, the quality of silk is the top priority, and the quality of silk comes from whether the skills of the weaver are exquisite and mature, with more and more large-scale textile factories built up by the people, we will become a hot and sought-after craftsman, and now the salary of five dollars and eight dollars given to them every day can not match their skills and abilities, those folk textile factories in order to get their guidance, will inevitably use ten times or even a hundred times the cost to poach them, this kind of thing will not drag on for a long time, Even now, there are already signs of this, have some weavers in the factory suddenly quit their jobs recently? ”

Chen Xu looked at a group of managers in the factory.

"Yes, Hou Ye is right, from April to May to the present, there have been more than 30 older and skilled weavers quitting, I heard that they were invited by Gaoyou, Tangyi and even several new silk factories in Wuzhong, the salary is indeed very high, those weavers go to the management class, we can't stop it!" The steward in charge of personnel management wiped the sweat on his forehead and quickly replied.

"With the increase of silk factories, Wuyue and other places will become a very hot silkworm breeding and silk production base, the next three to five years, Hangzhou, Gusu, Guangling and other places of looms may exceed 5,000, the annual silk output will be as high as two million horses, plus the promotion of small civilian looms, the annual output of finished silk products will exceed three million horses, this number far exceeds the demand of Shaofu, when a large number of silk will circulate into the market, the number brings not only the saturation of the market, At the same time, there is also a drop in prices, but after all, silk is different from ordinary linen, the high cost is bound to be under great pressure, and all silk factories want to occupy more of the market will inevitably suppress each other's prices......"

"Guangling Silk Factory and Hangzhou Silk Factory is the leading enterprise supported by Benhou, not only to do a good demonstration role for the development of this large-scale textile industry, but also to do more efforts and exploration in product quality and new product development, the current silk looms are unified double comprehensive design, can only weave smooth single texture and color, this product is easy to promote but has no characteristics, there will be a large number of similar products flooding the market in the future, the price will not be too high, Therefore, Benhou's requirements for you are to train more and better weavers, research and development of more and better looms, in order to weave more colors and patterns of products, jacquard machine is the future of the textile industry, ordinary looms will only be reduced to meet the needs of the bottom of the market equipment, and jacquard machine you have not used much now, lost in the warehouse as a decoration......"

"Good weavers, good machines, design and development of more color products, has been walking in the forefront of the textile industry, occupying the highest end of the silk industry, this is the requirements and expectations of Benhou for your silk factory, not hoping that you will be so busy every day but only care about the production of the most ordinary silk, these products are not lacking, the folk waist loom can do what Benhou wants you to do?"

"The value of a brocade is ten times that of silk, the value of a batch of silk is ten times that of silk, in the past to weave the most colorful brocade, it may take a best weaver for more than a year, but now there is a jacquard machine, as long as the design is reasonable, it can also be a day into a horse, this is the speed and charm of the machine, far from the past textile means can be compared......"

"Ben Hou inspected today, it can be said that he was both pleased and disappointed, and he was glad that you were indeed conscientious and conscientious in accordance with the arrangements of the Ministry of Industry and Household Affairs, and there was no mistake in the management and development of the factory, but Ben Hou was actually even more disappointed......

Chen Xu's eyes swept over everyone's faces.

"The disappointment lies in the fact that Ben Hou's experimental factory with high hopes does not have the slightest pioneering and enterprising thoughts, and is repeating simple production and weaving day after day, which is not the result that Ben Hou wants to see, and the two experimental Jacquard machines in the warehouse are the focus of your attention!"

Under Chen Xu's majestic gaze, a group of senior leaders of the silk factory all bowed their heads tremblingly, and beads of sweat the size of beans continued to drip down the tips of their cheeks and noses.

"Hou Ye, the silk factory has only been preparing for four months, and I really haven't understood Hou Ye's good intentions, I hope Hou Ye can give me some guidance, and my subordinates will not let Hou Ye down!" In the silence, the supervisor had to stand up tremblingly.

"Well, Ben Hou will give you some tips, you select a group of active and innovative talents from the weaver girl, and cooperate with the craftsman to set up a new product laboratory, this laboratory does not require production, but must be different in terms of silk product color, even if it is the most inferior silk yarn, Ben Hou hopes to be able to weave exquisite patterns, and then be able to sell a high-quality silk price in the market, and can also organize the ingenious weaver to do some embroidery and other end product attempts, Whether it is cloth or silk, the future market must be rich and diverse, whoever has the initiative, who can make easy money, and those who follow the trend can only eat the leftovers of the market......"

"So back to the topic, talent...... Is the only way for Guangling silk factory to grasp the market opportunity in the future, if an excellent weaver can develop a good product, then once listed will inevitably bring rolling money, once the imperial court ordered to open the silk market, you can live well, conformist do not know the innovation of the enterprise is not long in coming, the court can not manage you for a lifetime, your future, is to come up with the best products to compete with all the silk factories in the world, the big waves of sand to see gold, this Hou hopes that you understand the most simple business truth. ”

"It's only been a few months, the best weaver in your factory has been leaving her job, this loss is huge, if you can't stop the loss in time, can't see the signs in time to change, then when your products are not as good as the products of other silk factories on the market, Shaofu will inevitably close the silk factory or monopolize it, and you don't know if you can keep these five, six, seven or eight official positions?"

The room was extremely quiet, except for the heavy breathing of a few silk factory officials and the sound of beads of sweat falling to the ground.

"From now on, promote more excellent weavers, separate their salaries and treatment from ordinary weavers, experiment more on the jacquard machine, use different colors of raw silk to weave different colors and new products, only far-sighted can see farther and go more stable, remember, you are an experimental factory, innovation is your top priority, and in order to retain more and better workers, in addition to increasing salaries, you should also care more about their production and life, and do more welfare activities like today, It is also a good way to make them have a sense of psychological identification with the silk factory, and to prepare meals to meet their dietary needs, don't you think that the food in the canteen is really difficult to eat? Chen Xu's face twitched slightly, and he picked up the teacup.

"What Master Hou said is that it is indeed very unpalatable, we started to eat for a while, and then ...... Then I got the logistics canteen alone, and it tasted a lot better! The director wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke.

"You don't mind if you want to eat well, after all, the labor and laborers are different, and the status is not the same, but it is also your duty to take care of the lives of the workers, and you must increase the investment in canteen meals in the future, just in accordance with the rules and regulations to meet the standards of three dishes and one soup, but also to make the food as delicious as possible, if you continue on your current management methods, after two years, all the outstanding workers of your factory will leave their jobs and go to other textile factories, and the imperial court's annual investment of millions will be wasted, That's it today, tomorrow the Japanese Hou will personally cook and guide the kitchen workers to make a meal, and will also draw up a more reasonable dietary standard for you, not only to increase the flavor, but also to increase nutrition, the canteen logistics will buy a hundred catties of river shrimp tomorrow morning, this afternoon Ben Hou has already asked, the nearby rivers and lakes are rich in a small river shrimp, easy to catch, a pound is only a penny, whether fried or fried The taste is very good, and it can also supplement the nutrients needed by the body, and, prepare two hundred catties of silkworm pupae......"

"Silkworm chrysalis?!" The room full of people all looked up at Chen Xu with each other in sight.

"Master Hou, silkworm chrysalis...... Can silkworm pupae also be eaten? The logistics steward stammered.

"Silkworm chrysalis are not only edible, but they also taste good and nutritious, but I warn you not to talk about it!" Chen Xu put down the teacup and stood up to admonish.

"Don't worry, I will never say it, vomit~" The director couldn't help but retched when he nodded.

There are not many other counties in the southeast, but there are definitely many silkworm chrysalis.

Especially in Wuyue and other places, there are thousands of years of history of planting mulberry and raising silkworms to spin and weave silk, and the annual silkworm pupae are tens of thousands of catties, because once the silkworm cocoon is out of the moth, the silk will be broken, and it can not be used to spin, it can only be used to fill the production of winter clothes and quilts, but even if it is used as a stuffing thing, only the nobles such as princes and princes can enjoy it, and the people are forbidden to use silk fabrics.

In order to prevent the silkworm pupa from turning into a cocoon, the silkworm pupa is generally killed by exposure to the sun or boiling within ten days after the silkworm becomes a cocoon, and a large number of silkworm pupae left after silk reeling are generally fed to chickens, ducks and livestock, or more are dumped and discarded in the wild to feed wild birds and snakes and rats.

In Chen Xu's opinion, this is a waste, but he once asked some officials who grow mulberry and silkworms, and southerners do not eat silkworm chrysalis.

And now this statement has also been confirmed, looking at the expressions of a group of silk factory officials, you can know that this disgusting-looking silkworm chrysalis is indeed not willing to be eaten.

Not eating does not mean that you can't eat or not delicious, silkworm chrysalis as a high-protein material, higher than the nutritional value of eggs, contains a large number of amino acids, regular consumption can significantly improve the body's immune function, not only to replenish qi and blood to regulate the liver and kidneys, but also to benefit the essence and aphrodisiac, especially suitable for people who are weak, men and women can be used.

Today, I have eaten the food in the staff canteen, the clear soup and little water can only be mixed with a full stomach, there is absolutely no so-called nutrition, although at the moment the ordinary people of Daqin are still in the situation of only caring about food and clothing, but under the condition of this natural advantage, Chen Xu decided to use the silkworm chrysalis to develop some dishes for all the faculty and staff, and after eating them in a few months and half a year, the physique of these petite and thin weavers in the factory will definitely change a lot.

Of course, the premise is that they don't know it soon.

After all, this thing does look disgusting.

Chen Xu told a group of silk factory executives to take a car to the hotel where they were staying.