The construction of the textile factory, a day a look, almost every day there are factories completed and completed, a layer of brick and tile structure of the plant, in modern times, a little simple, but in this era, it is definitely a new thing, high-end atmosphere on the grade. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Seeing the completion of the construction of one factory building, Zhang Feng was happy, and at the edge of the factory, Zhang Feng took out two newly built factories.

As a steward, Yang Shenghai only learned in the past two days that his young owner had hired so many people to come over, including blacksmiths, carpenters and other craftsmen.

This is the result of Zhang Feng's recent time, recruiting dozens of craftsmen, these craftsmen are all selected by Zhang Feng himself, and the craftsmanship naturally has nothing to say, because it has been screened, and the conduct is also more reassuring.

The labor contract was naturally signed, written in black and white, with bright red handprints on each contract.

Zhang Feng called this a "labor contract", and these recruited craftsmen really don't think so, everyone only knows the deed of sale, the deed of contract, etc., although Zhang Feng repeatedly emphasized that this is not a deed of sale, but everyone must think that it has been sold to Zhang Feng, and the rest of his life is Zhang Feng's.

Today is the first day of work for these craftsmen, and the factory is also lively.

In one of the factories, there was a lot of wood, and some carpenters had already begun to work, and in the other factory, a stove was built, and several blacksmiths were lighting a fire, preparing to strike iron and build things according to Zhang Feng's requirements.

In recent times, the main task of these craftsmen has been to make new spinning machines and new looms, and the task of these blacksmiths is to make all kinds of iron parts.

A carpenter's room, a blacksmith's room, a total of two workshops, one before the other, the two factories are adjacent to each other, Zhao Zuolin of the former Zhao's blacksmith shop was appointed by Zhang Feng as the manager of the blacksmith's room, and the steward of the carpenter's room is called Xu Maocai.

Xu Mao was only in his early thirties, he was in the prime of life, the carpenter was first-class, it was rare to be literate, the imperial examination was hopeless, and he became a carpenter in order to support his family.

In the blacksmith room, Zhao Zuolin led a few people to raise the fire, arranged for one person to pull the bellows, and found one person to work for himself, and Zhao Zuolin was ready to work himself.

After choosing a piece of iron, Zhao Zuolin put it into the red fire, waiting for the iron to be burned red, Zhao Zuolin's assistant Xiao Li was asking Zhao Zuolin.

Xiao Li said: "Steward Zhao, do we really have two taels of silver a month in the future?" ”

In this era, it is not easy to find a job to support a family, and it is even more difficult to work in drought and flood to ensure income, undoubtedly, doing things here in Zhang Feng definitely belongs to the conservative type of drought and flood, otherwise, Zhang Feng would not have been able to recruit so many craftsmen in a short time, and they are all of a good level.

Zhao Zuolin used to be in his own blacksmith shop, tired and tired, and he barely made a living, but here it is different, not only is he in charge, he is in charge of twenty or thirty people, and he has a salary of ten taels of silver a month.

Zhang Feng's conditions were so rich, and Zhao Zuolin found that Zhang Feng knew a lot of blacksmith things, what quenching, annealing, hardness or something, which made Zhao Zuolin's eyes light up and full of curiosity, which was also one of the reasons why Zhao Zuolin was willing to come to Zhang Feng to do things.

Zhao Zuolin looked at the fire, and then said: "Xiao Li, you have signed the deed of sale, and now I still don't believe it, that's right, each of you has a monthly salary of two taels of silver, everyone do a good job, if you do a good job, the young owner said, and will increase the salary for everyone." ”

Two taels of silver in January, drought and flood to ensure harvest, although it has been signed and fingerprints have been pressed, many people still can't believe it.

Zhao Zuolin's voice was not small, and many people next to him heard it, and many people pricked up their ears.

Xiao Li said: "Steward Zhao, I signed the deed of sale, and in the next ten years, I will be sold to the owner, and I will definitely work hard for the owner." ”

Although Zhang Feng once emphasized that this is a "labor contract" and not a "deed of sale", everyone believes from the bottom of their hearts that they must work hard for Zhang Feng in the future and dare not be lazy.

Zhao Zuolin said: "It can be seen that the Shaodong family is a person with great ambitions, everyone works hard, and they will definitely not suffer, and everyone listens to me, there is definitely nothing wrong." ”

"Yes, work hard!" Quite a few people agree.

Zhao Zuolin nodded and said: "It's not bad to be diligent and tired, Shao Dong said, everyone can rest for four days a month, if you are tired, take a day off, I believe it is alive again." ”

Whether it is the blacksmith's room or the carpenter's room, it is full of vitality and vitality, and everyone quickly enters the state and gradually gets busy.

In Zhang Feng's new office, Zhang Feng was listening to Yang Shenghai's report.

This is a new building, the second floor, brick structure, Zhang Feng's office is on the easternmost end of the second floor, the layout of the office, according to Zhang Feng's requirements, put on desks, bookshelves, tables and chairs, etc.

At this moment, Zhang Fengzheng listened to Yang Shenghai's report and also looked at the accounts of the past few days, in general, the newly established Oriental Textile Factory is booming, and the output of cotton cloth has been increasing.

After reading the account book, Zhang Feng nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "Steward Yang, have the notices been posted?" ”

Steward Yang said: "Boss, it's all posted, a total of dozens of copies, and Songjiang Mansion has been posted everywhere." ”

According to Zhang Feng's request, in the future, Zhang Feng will no longer be called "Shaodongjia" but "boss", as a traverser, hearing the title of "boss", I feel much more comfortable.

The notices are all posted, Zhang Feng is relieved, this is a recruitment notice, the newly established textile factory will recruit a large number of personnel, Zhang Feng is ready to hold a job fair ten days later, it is estimated that this is the first job fair in the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, not only have our notices been posted all over Songjiang Mansion, but also our notices have been posted in the following three counties of Huating, Qingpu and Shanghai. ”

Songjiang Prefecture has jurisdiction over Huating, Qingpu, Shanghai and other counties, and Yang Shenghai sent people to these counties and posted notices to these counties.

Zhang Feng smiled and said, "Steward Yang, this thing is well done. ”

Yang Shenghai was happy to be praised, but he remembered one thing and needed to report it to Zhang Feng.

Seeing that Yang Shenghai seemed to have something, Zhang Feng couldn't help but say: "Yang is in charge, just say anything directly." ”

Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, I recently found that the price of cotton is a little abnormal, in the past half a month, the price of cotton in Songjiang Prefecture has risen by 20%, and it continues to rise." ”

Rising cotton prices?

This is a big deal, after the completion of the Oriental Textile Factory, the monthly output of cotton cloth is at least 30,000, which requires a large amount of cotton, and the price of cotton has risen, which is definitely not a good thing for Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng immediately discovered the unusualness, and after a deep sigh, Zhang Feng said: "Steward Yang, the large and small weaving mills in the Songjiang Mansion are in a recession, and it stands to reason that the price of cotton should not be able to rise, and I am afraid that someone is operating behind it!" ”

Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, I think there must be someone hoarding cotton, but I don't understand, what is the use of them hoarding so much cotton?" ”

Zhang Feng sneered: "They are hoarding cotton, obviously coming for us, this matter is not simple!" ”

Zhang Feng stood up, frowned and walked back and forth in the office several times, thinking about countermeasures.

Seeing Zhang Feng's frowns, Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, the warehouse of our textile factory has also been built, which can be used to hoard cotton, so we will also buy cotton." ”

Zhang Feng has money in his hands, and the silver taels that everyone has invested in, as well as the deposits of tens of thousands of cotton cloths, are all in Zhang Feng's hands, and Zhang Feng can use this money freely. Yang Shenghai knows this.

Cotton rush is performed!

Zhang Feng quickly shook his head, this is definitely inappropriate, knowing that in this way, it will definitely further exacerbate the turmoil in the cotton market, causing the price to climb all the way.

However, in the past few days, before the price of cotton has completely risen, it is okay to buy some and put them in the warehouse.

So, Zhang Feng said: "Steward Yang, in my heart, the price of cotton is at most 30% more expensive, and if it exceeds this price, we will stop buying cotton." ”

Yang Shenghai knew that Zhang Feng's meaning was to rush to buy some cotton as soon as possible at this price, and the factory was newly built, so it could not immediately face a large-scale shutdown and fall into a situation where there was no rice to cook.

"Steward Yang, act quickly, in addition, report to me the price of cotton every day, the price has increased by more than 30%, and the purchase will be stopped immediately."

Yang Shenghai nodded: "Definitely, I must report to the boss every day." ”

After thinking about it, Steward Yang said: "Boss, since the price of cotton in Songjiang Mansion has risen so much, can we buy cotton from other places?" ”

Zhang Feng shook his head, buying from other places, I am afraid that it is not appropriate, the Central Plains region is unstable, wars are everywhere, and the nearby Suzhou and Hangzhou regions are afraid that the price of cotton is not cheap.

After rejecting Yang Shenghai's suggestion to buy cotton from other places, he instructed Yang Shenghai to hurry up and buy some cotton as soon as possible before the price of cotton rose sharply.

Seeing Yang Shenghai go, Zhang Feng thought in his heart, it must be the damn Xu family who is hoarding cotton.

Zhang Feng was right, among the merchants who hoarded cotton, the Xu family was the main force, and in addition, there were some merchants pulled by the Xu family, mainly the weaving mill owners in the Songjiang Mansion.

………

Sun Dazhi in the west of the city is just an ordinary person, and for ordinary people, the marriage of his son is a big deal.

Sun Dazhi, who was not rich in the first place, carried a little loose silver in his arms, and was going to buy a little cotton, which was still frugal and squeezed out from between his teeth.

But when his son got married, how could he make two new quilts, the craftsman who played cotton had been invited, and he made an appointment to go to Sun Dazhi's house to play cotton the day after tomorrow.

Not far from the street, there is a store selling cotton on the street, and when he walked into the store, Sun Dazhi asked: "Boss, how to sell this cotton?" ”

The fat boss said: "This is a first-class product, a pound and a penny." ”

Sun Dazhi almost jumped up, remembering that last year it was only six cents of silver per catty, which was a full increase of four cents of silver, thinking about this four cents of silver, Sun Dazhi's heart ached.

But when my son gets married, I can't buy cotton, so why can't I get married with a bed of torn quilts!

Sun Dazhi said: "Boss, can it be cheaper." ”

The fat boss didn't raise his head, and while making calculations, he said: "One penny of silver is already very cheap, and in a few days, it is estimated that it will rise to two yuan." ”

Up to two bucks!

Sun Dazhi's face changed, he trembled, and took out his little bit of loose silver very painfully, "Boss, why did cotton rise so fast?" Hey, weigh me fifteen pounds. ”

The original plan was to weigh twenty catties and go back to play two thick new quilts, but the cotton rose to two dollars and one pound of silver, and the little broken silver in his pocket could only buy fifteen catties of cotton. Fifteen catties of cotton are bought, remove the cotton seeds, etc., and can only play two thin quilts at most.

Seeing the pain on Sun Dazhi's face, the fat boss said: "You have to buy cotton as soon as possible, otherwise, with your little silver, it is estimated that you can only buy ten catties of cotton in a few days." ”