Chapter 20: The Ruffian
A small episode is like a breeze blowing a curtain, and then the previous calm is restored.
Because of Liu Yuanshan's personal recommendation, his nephew Liu Quan would naturally take more care of Ye Yu, not only quickly obtained the certification of the government, but also handed over the clothing weaving of the state government officials and officials to Ye Yu personally under the operation of Liu Quan.
Ye Yu didn't expect this great benefit, he just opened a small private dyeing workshop, this scale is nothing in Qingliu County, let alone in the entire Chuzhou? And now that Liu Quan has given him this fat difference, he is really a little flattered.
Since ancient times, there is a world of difference between officials and officials, and the officials appointed by the Ministry of Officials after the selection of the imperial court are called officials, whether it is the imperial examination or the inspection of the nine rank officials, they are all of grade and the officials are on the record.
In addition to the imperial court, there are very few local "officials", and most of them recruit small officials. To put it bluntly, these people are stewards who are not in official status. These people were not subject to the imperial court, but were only divided among the state officials.
It is precisely because of the low status of these officials and officials that office clothes naturally cannot enter the official uniforms of the imperial court.
Therefore, the uniform clothing worn by the government is mostly handled by the local government! Liu Quan, as the judge of Chuzhou to supervise this matter, also has the right to choose and purchase clothing merchants.
There is no explicit provision for this kind of thing, but it is generally supervised by the state government and businessmen. Now Liu Quan has handed over this matter to Ye Yu to supervise, which can be seen to be a great favor.
Although there are many people who complain a lot about this because of the implicated interests. But Liu Quanli rejected public opinion, so that everyone could only keep silent.
As soon as this news reached Pan Yue's ears, he was also surprised by this matter. He never thought that a yellow-haired boy would be able to touch the Chuzhou General Judgment.
Pan Yue, who calmed down, thought of Liu Yuanshan, because the relationship between Liu Yuanshan and Liu Quan was no secret to them, businessmen who were well versed in officialdom.
But the more this is the case, the more Pan Yue can't understand what makes the Liu family's uncle and nephew support Ye Yu so strongly. Because in his cognition, Liu Yuanshan has always had no good impression of Ye Yu.
Although the profit of this errand is not large, the long-term cooperation with the government is also an intangible guarantee for his Pan family's business.
His Pan family has repeatedly sought this agency in the state capital, but they have not been able to get what they want. Now he didn't expect to cheapen Ye Yu, who he didn't put in his eyes.
Pan Yue didn't know how angry Ye Yu was, and since he took over this errand, he has been busy with the dyeing and weaving of the dyeing workshop.
He knew that this was a good time for him to turn over, although the number of officials and officials in the counties of the state capital was not too large.
But it's a great time to launch your brand. Imagine that everyone in the government is wearing the cloth from his dyeing workshop, and this kind of publicity and influence can be immediate.
For the next few months, Ye Yu spent his days wandering between dyeing workshops and ready-to-wear shops. Su Quanzhong pre-ordered the clothing specifications sent by the government, and the small ready-to-wear shop was also busy.
Now the supply of fabrics is continuously provided by Ye Yu, and the Su family's ready-to-wear shop has also recruited many tailors, and under the supervision of Su Quanzhong, they are also working day and night.
Ye Yu only felt the backwardness of the garment shop at this time, and he had an idea in his mind, whether to introduce the sewing machines of later generations to this era.
But then he threw this thought at him, and secretly scolded himself for being too anxious, and the things in front of him were not yet secure, so why bother to add trouble to himself.
In order to make his cloth deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Ye Yu decided to label the cloth according to the business methods of later generations, so that the people could pass it on by word of mouth.
However, Ye Yu thought about this label for a long time, during which the father and daughter of the Su family also put forward different ideas, and finally Ye Yu named the cloth label - China!
The middle is among the four directions; Chinese, the beauty of the uniform!
Ye Yu is in full swing to run his own cloth dyeing workshop, hoping that his cloth business can be like this name and be famous in China in the near future.
But everything has unpleasant things, and on the day of winter, the dyeing workshop ushered in uninvited guests.
A group broke into the dyeing workshop and named Ye Yu by name, the leader was a young man in his twenties, this person really didn't dare to compliment his appearance, and his five short body was sharp-beaked monkey gills.
As soon as he entered the dyeing workshop, he proudly repelled many dyers and shouted: "Let your hosts come out!" ”
Seeing this, all the dyers in the dyeing workshop couldn't dodge, and after Li Daniu, the leader of the dyeers, calmed the scene of the commotion, he hurried to the account room.
At this time, in the account room, Ye Yu was checking the account book in front of the table, and Su Tai, the account clerk on the side, was standing and waiting.
"Hmmm! Recently, the sales of cloth have increased a lot, and it seems that the tiger skin of the government has really been effective......" Ye Yu held the tea cup and smiled slightly.
"What the proprietor said is that since the shopkeeper of the eighteen shops in the four counties learned that our dyeing workshop was appointed by Liu Tong, they have come to place orders to negotiate the supply! Although the demand is not large, it can be regarded as gradually opening the door! Su Tai had a straight face and reported to Ye Yu certically.
Ye Yu gently put down the teacup and rubbed his forehead: "The demand for these shops is not big, that's because we are not big enough, this dyeing workshop is too small after all, and when the errand assigned by Lord Liu is completed, it is time to expand the scale!" Uncle Tai, you've worked hard these days! ”
"Owner, this is what Sutai should do! As the owner said, this dyeing workshop should be expanded, and our Chinese brand fabrics have a trend of being in short supply......"
Su Tai is now over forty years old and is a distant relative of Su Quanzhong. On weekdays, Ye Yu couldn't be thorough about the affairs of the dyeing workshop, so he asked Su Quanzhong for Su Tai to come over and help.
Since Sutai entered the dyeing workshop, in addition to things such as dyeing technology, he has always been conscientious and personally handled. For this, Ye Yu felt that he was not looking at the wrong person.
"Boss, it's not good!" Just as the two were talking, Li Daniu, the leader of the dyer, ran in, his voice eager and loud.
Ye Yu didn't care too much about Li Daniu's sudden intrusion, but Su Tai frowned slightly and shouted: "Li Daniu, I've said it many times, why don't you understand the rules so much!?" ”
Li Daniu also seemed to realize that he was rashly breaking into the rules, so he embarrassedly wiped his sweat with a sweat towel, and his words were a little hesitant: "Boss, I ...... it"
"It's okay, Da Niu, you're in such a hurry, what happened?"
Ye Yu waved his hand, signaling that Li Daniu did not need to panic. Li Da Niu is a dyer he taught in the dyeing workshop, and he still knows Li Da Niu's temperament very well, and he will not be so panicked until it is urgent.
"Tongcheng Snake broke into the dyeing workshop with a group of people, and asked to see the owner by name," Li Daniu said the word Tongcheng Snake, with a hint ......of fear in his obvious eyes.
And it was Li Daniu's frightened eyes that were captured by Ye Yu, he didn't understand what this Tongcheng snake was, and it made the sturdy Li Daniu feel timid just by one name.
Ye Yu moved his gaze to Su Tai, and saw that Su Tai also looked frightened, so he twisted his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "What is this Tongcheng snake?" ”
Seeing Ye Yu ask about this, Su Tai bent down slightly and explained respectfully: "Don't you know the owner, this Tongcheng snake is a big ruffian in this county, and this person's name is She Dongcheng, so he is nicknamed Tongcheng snake."
He entangled some unscrupulous youths in his county, specializing in bullying men and women, and the shops in the city were also to calm things down, and to make some money so as not to make trouble......"
It turned out to be the underworld! After Ye Yu listened to Su Tai's explanation, he understood where this Tongcheng snake was sacred. Ye Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Then the government won't control it?" ”
"Hey! The owner, this Tongcheng snake is the brother-in-law of the county, who dares to provoke it? Although County Lieutenant Liu intends to eradicate this bully, this person is very cunning and does not leave a tail! Even more on the grounds of threats, so that everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak! The owner, it is better to send someone to the city and report this matter to Lord Liu in case of accidents! ”
Su Tai's consideration was not unreasonable, Ye Yu nodded and said, "Well, it's okay, just in case!" Xiaotian, you go to the city! ”
"But the son ......" Guo Xiaotian, who had not spoken for a long time, looked worried because of Ye Yu's decision.
"Don't worry, a ruffian can't bother me, you can go and come back quickly! Big bull, push me out to meet this Tongcheng snake! ”
……
Li Daniu pushed the wheelchair out of the account room and came to the living room where the guests were entertained.
Ye Yu raised his eyes and looked at the Tongcheng snake on one leg on the chair, surrounded by many thugs on both sides, but he did not have a trace of timidity, but arched his hand and smiled: "I don't know why Your Excellency is here?" ”
She Dongcheng glanced at Ye Yu with slanted eyes, the toothpick in his mouth kept squirming, and a cold snort seemed to come out of his nose: "You are the owner here?" ”
"Exactly!"
"Then you should know my She Dongcheng's rules, otherwise I don't dare to guarantee that your dyeing workshop can continue to open here for a long time!" She Dongcheng raised his right leg high and threatened with a smile.
Ye Yu didn't refuse, but calmly asked, "Then I don't know how much is needed?" ”
She Dongcheng stretched out three fingers and smiled coldly: "Three thousand taels!" ”
Hiss!
As soon as She Dongcheng said this, Li Daniu and Su Tai were taken aback, this three thousand taels is not a small amount, and now the business of the dyeing workshop is becoming more and more prosperous, and the sale of the entire dyeing workshop is only this amount.
Now She Qianfan Lion has opened his mouth, which is obviously difficult for a strong man.
"Gold?" Ye Yu touched his chin and asked with interest.
"The owner...... You ......"
“……”
Ye Yu's question not only made Li Daniu and Su Tai puzzled, but also made She Dongcheng stunned.
Then he turned around, stared at Ye Yu and laughed heartily: "Sure enough, if you can get the gold, I'm not polite, but with your broken dyeing workshop, do you have it?" ”
"Absolutely! Ye asked the dyers in the dyeing workshop to eat and drink enough, and excreted thirty taels of gold in three days, and there were more than 100 people here, not only enough for 3,000 taels but also for ......"
Burst!
The first to react was Su Tai, if it weren't for his reserve, I'm afraid he would have laughed out loud.
Then She Dongcheng also came back to his senses, and angrily threw the toothpick in his mouth on Ye Yu's face, pointing at Ye Yu's nose and threatening: "Don't toast and don't eat and drink!" Otherwise, don't blame me for giving you a lottery! ”