Old housekeeper Sun still didn't change the habit of chattering, he chattered all the way about the situation of the loom workshop, and was very moved by Zhou Zhi and Li Maoyuan to help the Sun family and find a way for the Sun family.

It was getting late, there was no moon tonight, and it was so dark that I could barely see my fingers. Old Butler Sun walked in front with a dim lantern, Zhou Zhi and Li Maoyuan followed, and Qi Yanwu followed behind.

Qi Yanwu was obviously very puzzled by Zhou Zhi's behavior today. However, in his mind, as long as Zhou Zhi's brother wants to do it, it will definitely make sense, and he can only support and obey orders.

When Zhou Zhi and Li Maoyuan first entered Gaoyang County, they could hear the sound of machines everywhere, but now it is silent.

Although the textile industry in Gaoyang County in the Ming Dynasty has developed greatly, after all, it does not have the prosperous and busy scene of the later generations.

The loom workshop of the Sun family is not in the courtyard of the Sun family, it is out of the Sun house, along the West Street of Gaoyang County directly to the south, and it is a workshop covering an area of about three or four acres. Half of the workshop is used for looms, and the other half is used as a warehouse.

Although the whole workshop is a little simpler, it is still very large-scale, and the fact that the Sun family can have such a workshop shows how prosperous this place was a few months ago.

Zhou Zhi and Li Maoyuan followed the old housekeeper Sun into the courtyard of the workshop, and it was deserted and very depressed. There are still a few old craftsmen in their forties and fifties guarding the workshop. At this time, they had already fallen asleep, but when they heard the movement outside, they still nervously got up and went out of the house to watch.

There was nothing left in the workshop's warehouse, everything of value had been sold, only the sixty looms in the loom were still worth some money, but there was no fear that anyone would steal them. The loom was huge and cumbersome, and it was not something that could be stolen by three or two thieves.

Besides, Pang Zuo, the magistrate of Gaoyang County, is a very pragmatic and very shrewd magistrate, he is a celebrity of Peng Ze, the prefect of Baoding, and he governs a Gaoyang County in an orderly manner, which is very peaceful. Every night, there are no less than four or five officers patrolling the county, and they are all very attentive, and Gaoyang County has reached the level of not closing the door at night, and there will be no thieves easily.

These three or five old craftsmen carried the lantern and saw clearly that it was the old housekeeper Sun, and hurriedly asked in surprise, "The old housekeeper has come here, could it be that the shopkeeper has found a way to get through the difficulties, and this loom is about to start weaving again?" ”

Old Butler Sun lamented, "I have already told you that this workshop is going to close down completely. The old shopkeeper has already settled his wages with you, and you should go elsewhere to find a way out, alas! The old shopkeeper of your hearts has understood it, so why should you hang yourself from a tree? ”

When the old craftsmen heard this, their expressions immediately turned gloomy, sighed for a long time, and returned to the house very lonely.

Old Butler Sun also sighed and nagged, "Alas! It is not easy to make a living, these craftsmen are all from Jiangnan, they have worked in the workshop of the Sun family for almost ten years, and they all have feelings for the workshop, so they are naturally reluctant to leave.

Moreover, although there are many weavers in Gaoyang County, there is no shortage of manpower at this time, and even if there is a shortage of manpower, the weavers must use young and strong people. Although these old craftsmen were skilled in repairing looms, it was difficult to find employers. They are all Jiangnan people, who have lived in the north for more than ten years, and they are not willing to return to their hometowns, alas! It's just that they are consuming it here, but if they continue to consume it like this, it is not a way to do it after all.

Hum! Speaking of which, those weavers have eyes and don't know the goods! These craftsmen are all treasures in the eyes of the old slave! ”

Listening to Old Housekeeper Sun's sympathetic nagging to those old craftsmen, Zhou Zhi nodded lightly.

Old housekeeper Sun was nagging, and at the same time, he carried a lantern and led Zhou Zhi and the three of them into the machine workshop.

The black rumbling in the machine shop, fortunately, there was a faint light from the dim lantern, and Zhou Zhi could barely see the scene inside.

After only two months' work, the workshop was covered with dust and cobwebs, and it was a lonely and desolate scene.

Standing in front of a loom, Zhou Zhi carefully observed, the loom of the Ming Dynasty at this time was still mostly wooden, and only a small amount of iron pieces were in it. However, the structure and production of the loom are very sophisticated and reasonable, as if there is a prototype of the loom of later generations.

At this time, there was no electricity, so the loom naturally had to be done by hand.

In later generations, although Zhou Zhi studied literature and history, because his hometown was not far from Gaoyang County, he often went to Gaoyang County, and was fortunate to see a Ming Dynasty loom at an exposition.

The loom that later generations had seen clearly appeared in Zhou Zhi's mind at this time, and Zhou Zhi repeatedly compared and determined that what Sun Gong said just now was true, and their loom should be a relatively advanced loom in Daming at this time, and the price was naturally expensive.

There are a total of 60 looms in the workshop, all of which are of the same structure and are all excellent looms.

Li Maoyuan didn't know anything about looms, so after a few glances, he stood behind Zhou Zhi and looked indifferent. In his opinion, Zhou Zhi actually doesn't need to take a closer look at these looms, what he needs to do now is to find a way to sell the looms, as for what the looms look like, is there any correlation between not looking at them and trying to sell them?

Old housekeeper Sun saw that Zhou Zhi observed the loom very carefully, and Zhou Zhi even operated it a few times by himself, looking very knowledgeable, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart. "These looms are all newly purchased from Zhejiang, and they are very advanced, and they have been shared for less than three months.

In the entire Gaoyang County, these looms of our Sun family are also the most advanced and second to none. Hum! Those black-hearted merchants are really hateful, and they pretend to be ignorant, and they want to take the opportunity to harm the Sun family, alas! In these years, you can see villains everywhere!

Hum! How could the old slaves not know their minds, they have long coveted these looms! ”

Zhou Zhi heard what the old housekeeper Sun said, and he had a bottom in his heart. Then he said softly, "Old housekeeper and relax, since Zhou Zhi plans to help the Sun family come up with a way, it will naturally make these looms come in handy and sell them at a fair price!" ”

Old Housekeeper Sun was stunned for a moment, and said continuously, "If the young master really has a way to sell these looms at a reasonable price, then he has done the Sun family a great favor and is a great benefactor of the Sun family!"

The old slave thanked the young master first, thank you, young master! ”

This old housekeeper Sun really has a deep affection for the Sun family, and he can't help but bow deeply to Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi hurriedly returned the salute.

When Li Maoyuan heard Zhou Zhi say this, he was also very excited for a while, and immediately asked, "Brother Zhou Zhixian, could it be that you really have a way to find a buyer and let the Sun family's looms sell at a fair price?" ”

Zhou Zhi chuckled, "Do your best, I'll go back to Sun's house first, and then make detailed calculations." ”