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In the past few days, Xu Shunben has been very comfortable, especially after reading the account book sent by the housekeeper Liu Dafu just now, he is even happier in his heart.

Liu Dafu saw that Xu Shunben was in a happy mood, and took the opportunity to say: "Master, according to your requirements, we have raised more than 100,000 taels of silver with a number of weaving workshop owners, and are making every effort to buy cotton in the area of Songjiang Mansion. ”

Tens of thousands of bags of cotton.

Don't think about it, so much cotton is simply piled up into a mountain, it must be spectacular, Xu Shunben nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Shunben said: "This time I took out all my family resources, I just want to prepare for a big fight, not long ago, didn't that Zhang Feng also beat Erbao, this time I want him to pay." ”

Xu Erbao was photographed by Zhang Feng with a brick, and after he came back, he naturally cried to Xu Shunben, which strengthened Xu Shunben's idea that this time he must bring down the Zhang family.

Last time, a small trap was set up, originally to plot against the Zhang family's house, but it didn't succeed, and Zhang Feng made it lose face, this time, Xu Shun felt that the opportunity had come, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Liu Dafu, the dog-headed military master, said: "Master, I heard that the Zhang family's textile factory is about to be completed, and they are also preparing to hire a large number of weavers, and their notices have been posted everywhere in the city. ”

Xu Shunben sneered: "This time, there is no cotton, I see how they can start work, and they still want to hire people, hum, we must mess up this matter, so that they can't hire people." ”

Liu Dafu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said in surprise: "Master, you have a good way." ”

Xu Shunben nodded, and said his plan, after listening, Liu Dafu looked happy, patted his ass and said: "Master, you are really smart, in this way, I see who is willing to go to Zhang Feng's textile factory to work." ”

Xu Shunben laughed, and then said: "This matter, do it according to my plan, and in addition, continue to rush to buy cotton on the market." ”

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In the area of Songjiang Prefecture, the price of cotton has been rising, from five or six cents of silver per pound of cotton in the past to more than two coins of silver now, and the price has risen fourfold.

Now, the cotton on the market in Songjiang Prefecture has basically been bought, and by the way, the cotton in the nearby Suzhou and Hangzhou areas has also risen sharply, and many businessmen have followed the trend and snapped up cotton.

Zhang Feng is checking in the warehouse, in the huge newly built warehouse, there are also a lot of cotton, these cotton, all of which are purchased at a price of less than one penny of silver, the purchase price of cotton ranges from five or six cents of silver to eight or nine cents of silver, when the price of cotton rises to more than one penny of silver, Zhang Feng decisively stopped purchasing.

The price of bulk purchases is slightly cheaper than retail, and the price of a penny of silver, Zhang Feng thinks that it is sky-high, that is, eight or nine cents of silver, and Zhang Feng also thinks it is expensive, because usually, the purchase price of bulk cotton is generally about four cents of silver.

These cotton, not a lot, but not a little, these cotton cost Zhang Feng more than 10,000 taels of silver, at least to meet the production needs of more than a month, it can be seen that Yang Shenghai is doing things effectively.

Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, it is difficult to buy cotton in the Songjiang Mansion area now, even in the nearby Suzhou and Hangzhou areas, the price of cotton has also risen, although the rise is not so outrageous, but it has also reached a high price of seven or eight cents of silver." ”

The high price of seven or eight cents of silver, coupled with the time-consuming and laborious transportation, basically blocked the road to buy cotton from the nearby Suzhou and Hangzhou areas.

If Zhang Feng does not solve this problem and cannot buy a large amount of cotton at a low price, Dongfang Textile Factory will immediately face no rice cooking and a complete shutdown after the start of construction for one month.

Yang Shenghai said: "Boss, I have already checked out, the price of cotton is really as you expected, it was all raised by the Xu family, Xu Shunben took out all his family funds, and bought nearly 100,000 taels of cotton in silver, in addition, he also attracted some weaving workshop bosses, and together they hoarded all the cotton in the Songjiang Mansion. ”

"Xu Shunben and they are like crazy, no matter how much the price of cotton is, they all snap up it, even if it has reached the sky-high price of two dollars of silver, they have also snapped up a lot."

Hearing this, Zhang Feng sneered in his heart, it was really crazy, this is simply at all costs, could it be that Lao Tzu dug up their ancestral grave.

………

In the past few days, there is a great news among the people of Songjiang Mansion that the "Oriental Textile Factory" has to hire a large number of people to do things, and the wages it offers have also made many people very excited.

The textile factory was officially named "Oriental Textile Factory", at the gate of the factory, the plaque has been erected, everything is decent, this is the first factory of the Ming Dynasty, no longer a handicraft workshop.

The concept of "factory" has gradually been accepted by the people of Songjiang Prefecture, and the new word "worker" has become more and more familiar to more and more people in Songjiang Prefecture.

Dongfang Textile Factory has posted notices all over Songjiang Province that from tomorrow, it will recruit 500 workers, and at the same time, it will also recruit "foremen", "workshop managers", "department managers", "factory managers", etc., the basic requirement for these positions is Xiaowen literacy.

For these positions, the wages offered are also very substantial.

"Foremen" and the like can get about three taels of silver a month, the "workshop manager" and "department manager" can get five or six taels of silver a month, and the "factory manager" can get more than ten taels of silver a month.

This kind of treatment, in the Ming Dynasty, where wages were generally relatively low, was simply too attractive.

One tael of silver can buy almost one stone of rice, which can solve the problem of food and clothing for a family of four for a month. In addition, according to the salary level at that time, a firewood soap (that is, the follower of the official, equivalent to an orderly) earns about 20 taels a year.

And the hardships at the bottom, such as long-term workers, the work of each store, hard work, all year round to earn a few taels of silver, compared with the treatment of the Oriental Textile Factory, it is simply a few streets.

An employee of the Oriental Textile Factory, the most ordinary employee, can get about one tael of silver in a month, which is more than a dozen taels a year, and it is stable, which belongs to drought and flood to ensure income, and the above-mentioned foreman, workshop manager and other wages are higher, which makes many people excited, and even, some people who have read books, but have no hope of the imperial examination, will aim their eyes at those workshop managers, department managers and other positions.

The treatment is so good, there are many people who want to enter the Oriental Textile Factory, in the streets and alleys of Songjiang Mansion, the restaurant and the teahouse, the hot topic of the people is basically about the recruitment of the Oriental Textile Factory.

"Lao Zhao, the Oriental Textile Factory wants to hire people to do things, and the monthly salary is at least two taels of silver, so let's try it together?"

"Lao Li, such a good opportunity, I have long wanted to go."

"Then it's decided, I'll call you then, and we'll go together."

Oriental Textile Factory posted notices everywhere, informing everyone that it would hire people to do things, and it would also offer such a high salary, and many people were eager to try.

At the same time that everyone was hotly discussed, some rumors also came out, and this kind of rumor became more and more popular, and some people who were going to give it a try suddenly hesitated a little and waited and watched.

In a restaurant, in the hall, there are a few short-shirted customers eating, and it can be seen that these short-shirted customers are all hard-working people.

While everyone was eating, they were talking about the hiring of people from the Oriental Textile Mill, and a short-shirted customer was talking so loudly that almost half of the people in the hall could hear it.

The short-shirted customer said loudly: "This time I have thought about it, I will no longer do this hard work in the future, I will go to the Oriental Textile Factory and earn more than one or two silver a month, how good!" ”

The other short-shirted guests at the same table nodded their heads, and it was clear that everyone basically had the same idea.

At this time, a long-shirted guest came over and said in a strange manner: "You are so naïve, where is there such a good thing in the world." ”

Hearing this, these short-shirted customers were stunned, and the short-shirted guest just now said: "This brother, this matter, people have posted notices everywhere, is there any fake?" ”

The long-shirted guest smiled coldly and said: "I don't know if it's true or not, but I know that this silver is not so easy to earn, I heard that anyone who enters the Oriental Textile Factory to work must sign a deed of sale, and he can't go out of the wall all day long, and he can only meet his family once a month." ”

In the whole hall, there were many diners, many people were listening, and when they saw the caftan customer say this, some people were immediately shocked, and one of them stood up and said loudly: "No! ”

The cheongsam guest said: "How is it impossible, you see the high walls around the textile factory, that is, you are all locked inside, and you are constantly doing things all day long, even the iron body can't bear it." ”

As soon as the words of the long-shirted guest fell, someone suddenly realized, "No wonder, no wonder they built such a high wall and signed a deed of sale, it turned out that they wanted to lock everyone in there and do things for them." ”

"It's so vicious!"

"I didn't think about it, it turned out to be like this."

“……”

In the entire restaurant hall, everyone was talking, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the long-shirted guest looked proud, quietly left, along with the long-shirted guest, there was another person, it turned out that the two of them sang and harmonized, spreading rumors.

Such rumors are getting more and more powerful, and they are getting more and more outrageous, and there are several versions, and some people secretly scold Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng also heard this rumor, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, the trees want to be quiet, and the wind doesn't stop! This Xu family is really restless, and sends people to spread rumors everywhere.

There are so many believers in such mentally retarded rumors and such a large market.

It is no wonder that the concept of the common people is deep-rooted, and the maids and the like are bought and sold, and they sign a lifelong deed of sale, such as buying a maid, the price is still very cheap, ten taels, twenty taels can be bought.

It has always been a business relationship, Zhang Feng suddenly came to a recruitment, signed a contract, and the rumors were together, many people believed it, thinking that this contract was a deed of sale.

If it was in modern times, naturally no one believed such low-level rumors, but in the Ming Dynasty, this caused Zhang Feng a lot of passivity.