Chapter 171: Wool
"The meaning of the nobleman, I already understand, you should rest for a while, and wait for a certain arrangement." Situ Changfeng quietly put away the letter and said.
"Yes, I understand!" Li Quan replied respectfully, and then sat quietly to the side.
"I heard that Situ County Guard needs the help of a merchant, and the head of the family specially ordered the old man to come to serve." Cui Ping said with a warm smile.
"Thank you for the Cui family, this official really needs help, Yizhou is wild, if the Cui family can help sell the grain, it would be the best." Situ Changfeng nodded and said.
"There is no problem with this matter for the Cui family, I just hope that Situ Jun will not forget the Cui family in the future." Cui Ping said with an unchanged smile.
"Of course!" Situ Changfeng nodded in response, but he couldn't help but raise his vigilance in his heart, if the Cui family made a request directly, it would be convenient to deal with it, but it would be embarrassing to make a look of not asking for anything in return, you must know that there is no free lunch in the world.
The Cui family transported grain from the Central Plains and sold it to the Yizhou government, which was almost unprofitable.
"Don't worry, the Cui family has no other intentions, just heard from the Duchess of Suguo that you are bold and generous, and you are worth befriending, so there is a group of old people outside the Guan!" It is said that people are old and elde, Cui Ping seemed to have guessed Situ Changfeng's thoughts, and continued to explain.
"I see, and reply to my sister-in-law, after Situ Changfeng returned to Beijing, he went to visit and thank you!" Situ Changfeng suddenly realized.
"The head of the family knows that Gongzi needs manpower here, so he specially arranged for the small one to bring fifty personal guards, all of whom are veterans of a hundred battles trained by the head of the family himself." Jiang Yi got up and clenched his fists and said.
"So good! Brother Jiang came at the right time, recruiting a new batch of soldiers, training is needed, mines and cities also need to be guarded, and the younger brother is feeling that there is a shortage of manpower. Situ Changfeng said with a smile, of course, for the personal guards trained by Luo Song himself, of course, they will not be bad, and they are very relieved to use.
"Jiang Yi is at the disposal of his son!" Jiang Yi was also very happy to see Situ Changfeng so polite.
"The old slave can't do it, the old man specially asked the old slave to stay and help your aunt take care of the chores." Zheng Hou took over the topic and said.
"Thank you Zheng Lao! I don't know when you get old, Zheng Gong and Liwan are good. Situ Changfeng asked with concern.
"Aunt Lao is worried about it, the head of the family is strong, and he drinks two glasses a day, which is very self-satisfied, but the young lady is quite concerned about her uncle, and she mentions it every day." Zheng Hou replied respectfully.
"Good! Thank you, if the Cui family is interested, Cui Lao can buy wool, as much as Yizhou, two copper coins a catty;
Brother Jiang is familiar with the army first, and then make arrangements, and ask Elder Zheng to do things in the county guard; Li Gongke followed the guards to the mine, and the production procedures were all there. Situ Changfeng arranged for a few people.
After the arrangements were made, Situ Changfeng went to the workshop again, and with this large amount of grain coming, it can be said that the people's hearts have become very stable.
In the past, the people were still worried that there were so many people every day and three full meals, and I am afraid that it will not be long before there will be no food in Yizhou.
This large amount of grain came to everyone, and everyone witnessed it, so they naturally let go of their worries.
The wool was taken back, transported to the workshop, soaked with alkali, and the grease and debris were removed, and the wool became very smooth.
Then as silk, by the skillful woman spun into a thread, made into a piece of cloth, although the cloth is thicker, but the clothes are very warm, and relative to silk, the price can be described as heaven and earth, very cheap.
Under the instruction of Situ Changfeng, the fluff on the sheep's body was made separately, and the cashmere clothes were softer, lighter, and very warm.
When Zhao Guangren, Jiang Yi, Zheng Hou and others saw the wool and cashmere clothes made, they were all stunned.
You must know that wool was synonymous with uselessness in the past, and herdsmen often used wool to describe a person's uselessness and hindering.
Even herders make sheepskin clothes, leaving the wool out first, and not letting the wool inside.
And even if a merchant buys sheepskins, he makes other things, leaving no wool behind.
"Uncle is really a god!" Zheng Hou stretched out his wrinkled hands, trembling and touching his cashmere clothes and sighed.
"What a god-man, it's just a matter of thinking more!" Situ Changfeng touched the soft clothes, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile.
"It is rumored in Beijing that my uncle is the god of wealth, so there are so many things that are not like the world, it seems that the rumors are true!" Zheng Hou sighed.
"Nonsense, everyone is also a mortal of flesh and blood, and these things are also made by these skillful women." Situ Changfeng argued with a smile.
Then, without waiting for others to ask, he immediately ordered a reward for the workshop workers, which drew cheers from the workers, who were mostly women.
The workers in this workshop are all women recruited by Yizhou, who separate wool rinsing from production, and are all Tang Dynasty people, and they are not afraid of being stolen by others.
In addition to Situ Changfeng's generous remuneration, the workers pay more attention to confidentiality than Situ Changfeng, and they look taboo about everyone, and even their families do not say anything in detail.
This is also afraid that there are more people who know, which will affect their work, after all, such a generous treatment, if you leave here, you will never find it again.
"Can this thing feed Yizhou?" Situ Changfeng asked the others with a confident smile.
"This garment is simply a treasure for winter, not only is it cheap, but it is easy to make, and it is so warm that I am afraid that there will not be enough to sell." Zheng Hou said excitedly.
"The subordinates will continue to recruit people and gather all the women in Yizhou." Zhao Guangren seemed to see the prosperous appearance of Yizhou, and stood up and said with a firm look in his eyes.
"Yes, recruit all the women who know how to weave in Yizhou, step up the production, and as for the wool, let yourself buy it!" Situ Changfeng said to a few people.
"The Li family is willing to contribute people, contribute, and establish a workshop, and ask the county guard to allow it, and as for the conditions, they are at their disposal." Li Quan pleaded, and was blushing at the profits that wool could generate.
"Of course you can, the world is so big, Yizhou alone can't finish this business. Longyou Dao and the Western Regions, and the Eastern Turks were handed over to Yizhou, and the rest of the places were contributed by the Li family, the Luo family, the Wei Chi family, the Zheng family, and the Cheng family, and workshops were established in various places.
As for the requirements, there are only two, the first is to treat the people of the Tang Dynasty well, and the treatment cannot be too low, and the second is that one percent of the profits will be handed over to the imperial court, and one percent of the profits will be left to Princess Jinyang! A certain hand does not stick. Situ Changfeng thought for a while and said.
"Li Quan understands, so he will go back to Beijing to report to the patriarch, and at the same time discuss with several other families." Although Li Quan didn't understand why Situ Changfeng would mention Princess Jinyang alone, he knew the principle of not asking about royal affairs, so he didn't ask too much, and immediately nodded and said that he had written it down.
"Thank you, uncle, the old slave immediately wrote to inform the master of the family!" Zheng Hou grinned, revealing a mouthful of black teeth.