Outside the city of Jiangning.

Lin Mu and Zhang Bo inspected the rented compound.

The urban layout of the Hua Dynasty was the same as that of the contemporary feudal dynasty, which was also divided into three parts: the inner city, the city and the countryside, of which the inner city was not large, but had a strong city wall, concentrated administrative and military institutions, and the people who lived in it were either rich or noble.

The city is equivalent to the junction of urban and rural areas, is the expansion area of the city, the area is larger, there is an earthen wall protection on the periphery of the city, here is the distribution center of all kinds of materials, there are also farmland and residential areas, the workshops of Jiangning City are also set up here, as for the countryside is the main agricultural area, distributed large and small villages.

"Young master, this yard used to be a weaving mill, and the old slave summed it up, and it can place a hundred looms." Uncle Zhang used to do business with Lin Mu's father and was very familiar with the area of Chengguo.

Lin Mu nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction with the location of the weaving workshop.

Since the return of Liufu, the Lin Mansion has devoted himself to the affairs of the weaving workshop, and with Liu Jiangbai's care, all kinds of business copywriting of his weaving workshop have been handled very smoothly, and the process has not been troubled by the officials of Jiangning City.

"Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind, let's go, now we let the craftsman put the spring on the shuttle." Now that the weavers have been recruited, the cotton yarn has been procured in sufficient quantities, and the site is secured, all that remains is the most important loom.

These 100 looms have actually been manufactured, but Lin Mu did not provide springs, and the shuttle on the loom cannot be called a shuttle.

Uncle Zhang had already learned what a spring was from Lin Mu's mouth, but what kind of spring Lin Mu had kept secret, and he had never seen it, and he was a little excited to see it today.

"Young master, please come with the old slave." Uncle Zhang immediately led Lin Mu to the carpenter's shop that ordered the loom.

Following Zhang Bo in the Chengguo District for three miles, Lin Mu saw the Ding's carpenter shop that ordered the loom, and this time in order to put it into production as soon as possible, he allowed the carpenter shop to directly transform the old loom, so that the progress of manufacturing was much faster.

Although today's Hua Dynasty is more prosperous than the previous feudal dynasties, the main economic model is still the small peasant economy, so farmers are busy farming, leisure weaving is the norm, because of this, there are many looms on the market.

Entering the carpenter's shop, Uncle Zhang found the craftsman in charge of manufacturing, and at this time, Lin Mu took out two boxes of springs from his cuffs.

"This is the spring?"

The craftsman in charge of making the loom was a man in his forties, and when Uncle Zhang handed him the drawings of the loom, he was excited all night.

Because taking this business means that his carpenter's shop will have the know-how to make such looms in the future, and in this way, he will be rich in the future, so in order to grab this order, he almost lost money to make this deal.

But when all the processes were completed, he learned from Uncle Zhang that without springs, this loom would be no different from ordinary looms.

Uncle Zhang's eyes were also attracted by the spring at this time, and he took out one from the box, and he exclaimed: "Young master, although this thing is small, but in the opinion of the old slave, I am afraid that the blacksmith shop will not be able to forge it." ”

"It's natural, no blacksmith can forge it in the Hua Dynasty." Lin Mu confidently said that this is a contemporary craft.

Hearing Lin Mu's words, the man said with a bitter face: "Uncle Zhang, if this spring can't be imitated, I will really lose this business." ”

Uncle Zhang has been doing business with Lin Mu's father all the year round, and naturally he also has the cunning side of a businessman, and he can see that this carpenter shop has bad motives.

He pretended to be stupid and said: "You are so dishonest, how can this businessman do business at a loss, what you mean is that we still owe you a favor." ”

The man was now smashing his teeth and swallowing in his stomach, sighed, and said: "Hey, it's all my fault for being obsessed with ghosts for a while, it's really retribution, you get it, you come with me, put this spring on it, and you can transport these looms." ”

Lin Mu and Zhang Bo glanced at each other and smiled without saying a word.

They rest assured that they let others make the shuttle loom because they have mastered the core accessories, otherwise the shuttle loom will be learned, and what business will they do.

Instructing the man to install the spring in the shuttle, Lin Mu asked Zhang Bo to send someone to transport the loom back to the weaving mill for installation, if it is smooth today, the weaving workshop can be opened tomorrow.

Uncle Zhang left in response, while Lin Mu and Shan Hu were guarding the carpenter's shop, when he found that the man was carrying a stool and removing the plaque hanging in front of the door.

Seeing this, Lin Mu asked puzzledly, "Are you ready to close before noon?" ”

The man sighed again, "It's not closed, but this carpenter shop can't be opened, and it's ready to be sold out, it's not a secret, I do have selfish intentions to take over your business this time, I wanted to make a fortune to pay off the debt through this loom, and then treat the old lady at home, I never thought that this wealth could not be made, and I added a debt." ”

"You deserve it!" Shan Hu has always been straightforward, and when he heard this, he suddenly became a little angry, and the scolding was smooth.

"Hey!" The man didn't refute, just shook his head and showed remorse.

"If a person is not a saint or a sage, he can be without fault, and he can change it, and he is very good." Lin Mu Zhengse.

This man can admit in person that he has repented, and besides, if he gives the drawings to any carpenter's shop, they will be imitated, after all, he handed over the drawings is equivalent to sending technology.

"Lin Gongzi is lenient, and Ling is embarrassed." When the man heard this, he was even more ashamed.

Lin Mu smiled, he didn't want to show his leniency, he did it for his own purpose.

The weaving workshop was only his first business in the Hua Dynasty, and he would need more machinery in the process of building his own business empire in the future, so it was important to establish an exclusive team of craftsmen.

Ever since he entered the carpenter's shop, he had been observing the woodwork, and by comparison, he found that the goods in the carpenter's shop were in very good condition, as Uncle Zhang said.

Uncle Zhang was cautious in choosing a carpenter's shop, after all, it involved a weaving mill, so he looked not only at the price but also at the carpenter's shop.

Since this man can't continue to operate because of debts, he can take the opportunity to buy it.

So he said directly: "It's a pity to close the carpenter shop here, and it also wastes your exquisite craftsmanship, since you took over my Lin family's first business, do you want to do things for my Lin family in the future." ”

The man showed a look of surprise when he heard this, but his eyes quickly dimmed, "I'm sorry Lin Gongzi, now I owe a debt to treat my mother, if I can't repay this debt, I'm afraid that my life will not be guaranteed, and besides, my mother's illness is getting worse and worse, I want to be by her side." “

"How much money do you owe?" Lin Mu asked.

"Two hundred taels of silver." The man said truthfully.

Lin Mu thought about it for a while, and he said: "Your shop and the goods in it are probably worth two hundred taels, since you want to sell it out, why don't you give it to me, and I don't know what kind of illness your mother has?" ”

"My mother was cut with a sickle, the wound was very deep, and now the wound is suppurating and she is unconscious." At the mention of this, the man couldn't help but wipe away his tears.

Hearing this, Lin Mu had a plan in his heart, this man's mother was obviously infected with a wound, and it was time for antibiotics to come out, he said: "If I can save your mother, are you willing to do things for me loyally?" ”

When the man heard this, he said: "If the son can save my mother, I am willing to be a cow and a horse!" ”