Chapter 69: Mulan's Whimsy
The post chiefs all returned to the inn, and it was time for the office to be on duty, and Zhao Junsheng explained to Pei Jin and rode back home.
In the store, Xiaoqing and Honglian, two maidservants, were sewing clothes, and Zhao Junsheng asked, "How many sets of customized clothes are there these days?" Can you get busy? β
Xiaoqing and Honglian saw that it was Zhao Junsheng, and wanted to put down the needlework and salute, but were stopped by Zhao Junsheng, Honglian replied: "The reputation of our shop is getting louder and louder, and there are more and more people customizing clothes, and even people in the county below have come to customize clothes, but we are still busy!" β
"Okay, I see that your stitching is already very good, but the speed is still a little slower, and you still need to practice more!" Zhao Junsheng said after taking a look at the process of their needles.
In fact, he also knows that he has higher requirements for them, the main role of the stitches he cultivates is to kill people, cutting and sewing is only an incidental role, using embroidery needles and sewing needles to kill people, the control of techniques, strength and speed is not generally high, and it is a thousand miles away from the slightest mistake, and the average tailor master can do them to this extent It is already very good.
Zhao Junsheng encouraged him and came to the backyard to give Hua Arc massage, and found that Hua Mulan was doing it, and Hua Yuan was cooking dinner.
Mulan looked back and asked, "Where did you go the other day?" Why haven't you been back for a few days? β
Zhao Junsheng said: "Didn't I tell Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua, I took the subordinates of the agency to the post stations in the following counties to inspect, went for several days, and only came back the day before yesterday." When did you come here, and how did the livestock and fur purchases go? β
Hua Mulan said: "I came here at noon." Now we have bought more or less the cattle and furs in the county, and a large number of cattle and skins from the north, and the prices are so low that the cattle and fur merchants of the north no longer come here, but go elsewhere. I calculated yesterday that a total of 30,000 cattle, 110,000 sheep, 160,000 furs of various colors, and 50,000 bales of wool were collected. But whatΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· The money has also run out! β
"Oh, good, good! No, wait, you're not going to use up all my money to open a tannery and a leather garment factory, are you? Zhao Junsheng asked nervously.
"Don't worry, I'll keep it for you!" Hua Mulan glanced at Zhao Junsheng.
"That's good, Uncle Liang has already rented two yards as factories, and is recruiting manpower and buying raw materials and some tools for liquid preparation, if you don't have enough money, you have to stop!"
At this time, Hua Arc said: "Junsheng, Uncle told you something, Uncle has already asked Doctor Zhang, I have to slowly recuperate from this disease, and I plan to go back to Huajiabao with your aunt!" β
Zhao Junsheng hurriedly said: "Then recuperate here, why do you want to go back?" Could it be that the little nephew is not thoughtful and offends you when you are old? β
"That's not it," Hua Arc smiled and waved his hand, "As the saying goes, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own kennel, it's been more than a month, and the old man is also a little homesick, so I have been living here, and I can't do it anymore!" β
"Still kennels? Is it good to live in a castle? If this is placed in the future generations, owning a castle is the dream of countless young people, right? β
Zhao Junsheng felt a slander in his heart, he looked at Mulan, Mulan shook his head, it seemed that the old man had made up his mind, he had to say: "Okay, you always insist on leaving, and the little nephew is not forced to stay, I will send you back tomorrow!" β
"No, you still have official business to do, you can't always delay time on us old guys!"
Hua Arc smiled and patted Zhao Junsheng's shoulder, seeing that his expression was a little sad, and asked, "What's the matter, things haven't been going well in the government recently?" β
Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "It's not unpleasant, you always know that the little nephew is in charge of the Facao Department, the posts in the counties below are all in a mess, some are deserted, some post soldiers have fled seriously, and some post personnel are overstaffed, the key is that each post is losing money every year, making ends meet, and the money allocated by the Taishou Mansion is not much, and it is not easy to maintain these post stations!" What's more important is that those post soldiers usually have nothing to do, and delivering official documents is not a daily job, if they have nothing to do, they will desert, and even gather people to gamble, which is very nerve-wracking! β
Hua Arc nodded and said: "The post post matter is an old accumulation, and this is not something you can solve alone!" β
At this time, Mulan said: "Brother Junsheng, I think you can find a way to concentrate the idle post soldier labor and use it, and your law and law department can issue notices to the people, and undertake the work of delivering personal letters and delivering goods to the people." You see, most of the letters between the people nowadays are entrusted to people to carry along the way, and some family members want to bring some clothes, shoes, socks, money, etc. to distant relatives and friends, but they can only think about it, but they can't make a special trip, and most of them are looking for someone to bring it over, these must be inconvenient, if you can do this, as long as you do it, the income will definitely be very expensive! Wouldn't it be nice if they could bring their personal letters and goods along with them on the premise of collecting some money? I think the people should still be willing! β
Zhao Junsheng's eyes widened when he heard this, "This, isn't this the same as the logistics business of the postal system in later generations?" β
Hua Mulan leaned over and whispered in his ear: "There are still hundreds of horses in our pasture that can't find a buyer, and they can just be sold to your Fa Cao Department and distributed to the post soldiers of each post as foot power, which is more than enough to deliver official documents, letters, and pull carts!" When the time comes, you can organize the convoy and transport large quantities of goods, as the official convoy will definitely be easier to pass through the checkpoint than the convoy of those caravans, you just wait for the merchants to carry the money to the door! β
"Shhh I, a person who crossed over from the afterlife, didn't expect to use the post system for logistics, but she, an ancient beauty, actually thought of it! β
Zhao Junsheng sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but hug Mulan's head and kiss her the face, laughing and saying, "HahahaΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Mulan, you're a genius idea, great! No, I have to complete the details and report to General Wan immediately, hoping to get his support! β
After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, he got up and ran, leaving the red-faced Mulan covering her face with a shy face, she looked at Zhao Junsheng's back and shouted: "Zhao Junsheng, you bully me, you fuck off!" β
"Hehe, it's good to be young!" Hua Arc smiled and watched the little couple play.
Hua Mulan turned her head and said angrily: "What's good? Grandpa, Zhao Junsheng bullied your daughter, you don't care? β
"Girl, don't tease my old man, he can bully you? You're bullying him! β
Zhao Junsheng ran back to his room and began to write a plan for the development of logistics, and soon Hua Mulan came to call him for dinner, and continued to write after dinner.
Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng rushed to the Yamen of the Taishou Mansion to be on duty, and met Wan Yutong as soon as he entered the door.
"Zhao Junsheng, wait, I'm looking for you!"
Zhao Junsheng saw that it was Wan Yutong, stopped and asked, "It's Miss Wan, what is the current situation of the garment factory?" I've been busy with the affairs of the yamen these days, and I haven't even looked at the production progress! β