In the Song State Mansion in Chang'an City, Xiao Yu and Xiao Cuo's father and son sat opposite each other. ,!

"Father, Wenxin has never given birth, which has caused Concubine Yang to be very dissatisfied, and this time Liuyang went out of Chang'an, and also took the Cui family woman with her, I heard that Concubine Yang also has a very good impression of the Cui family girl, will this affect Wenxin's position as the princess?" Xiao Cuo asked with a worried face.

"Well, I also found out about this problem, although Wen Xin's father is also called the emperor, but in count, he is the anti-minister of the former Sui, so in the eyes of Concubine Yang, Wen Xin is just a daughter of a thief, plus Wen Xin has no heirs, this is indeed a big problem, fortunately, Liu Xun is a person who is affectionate, as long as he doesn't let go, Concubine Yang can't take Wen Xin well, at most let her suffer a little grievance!" Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and said indifferently.

"But father, Concubine Yang is Liuyu's biological mother after all, if she doesn't like Wenxin all the time, will it affect the relationship between their husband and wife?" Although Xiao Cuo is not Wen Xin's biological father, in his heart, he has always regarded Wen Xin as his biological daughter, not to mention that he still has a special affection for Wen Xin's mother, so he naturally cares more about Wen Xin.

After hearing this, Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Concubine Yang has asked your aunt to help, although your aunt is not Concubine Yang's biological mother, but for the sake of her face, Concubine Yang will not be too embarrassed by Wenxin, the most important thing now is to let Wenxin conceive Liuyan's child as soon as possible, no matter whether the child is male or female, it will make Wenxin's position greatly stable!" ”

Xiao Cuo heard that his aunt Queen Xiao was willing to help, and finally put down his hanging heart, but when he heard that Wen Xin should get pregnant as soon as possible, he also showed a wry smile, pregnancy is not something that can be had, everything depends on God's will. It's a pity that Xiao Cuo didn't know that Li Su and Wen Xin had never had a round house.

Xiao Yu also knew that they couldn't help with this matter, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Wrong, what happened to the people who went with Liuyang last time, Liuyang is about to come back, do they have any news?" ”

Xiao Cuo's spirit was shocked, and he said with a smile: "Father is wrong, there is no liuqiu now, only Taiwan under the rule of the Qi Palace." ”

"Haha, yes, yes, there is only Taiwan, there is no flow!" Xiao Yu also laughed.

After the father and son laughed, Xiao Cuo said: "Father, a few days ago, there was news from Taiwan, they have set aside a lot of land in southern Taiwan as a plantation, but because of the lack of manpower, so in the first year, the whole land is estimated to be only one-fifth of the area, and the harvested sugarcane will be purchased by the Taiwan government, and then made into white sugar for wholesale sales, and we, as a raw material supplier, have the priority to wholesale." ”

"Hmm~" Xiao Yu nodded after hearing this, and then asked again, "Wrong, according to your estimate, how much income will there be in Taiwan this year?" Can these proceeds subsidize Lanling's hometown? ”

Xiao Yu is from Lanling Xiao, and Lanling is the future of Changzhou, located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta, since ancient times is the famous land of fish and rice, Xiao is the local famous Wang family, the clan holds a large amount of land, many of which rely on planting mulberry and silkworms to obtain income, but now with the impact of cotton cloth, the silk market is not smooth, and their Xiao family is naturally extremely affected, so even Xiao Yu, who has never valued money, will think of Taiwan.

"This~" Xiao smiled a little bitterly after hearing it, his father Xiao Yu has always been high, and he doesn't know anything about financial management at home, if he lets others hear what he just asked, I'm afraid he will laugh at him, but as a son of man, he naturally didn't dare to laugh at his father, so he had to explain, "Father doesn't know, although Taiwanese plantations are a good way to make money, but they also need to invest a lot of money in the early stage, such as buying slaves, tools, seeds, etc., so generally speaking, not only does not make a profit in the first year, but may also lose some, It will not be until the second year at the earliest that there will be a small amount of gain, and it will not be until all aspects are mature, and this benefit will be bigger and bigger! ”

"Uh~" Xiao Yu was also a little embarrassed after hearing this, in fact, he didn't understand this, but he was worried about the situation of the Xiao family in Lanling, so he made such a low-level mistake.

After Xiao Cuo finished speaking, a look of hesitation appeared on his face, and after a while, he continued: "Father, the child has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

"Oh? It doesn't hurt to say anything straight! Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Cuo cheered up when he heard this, stood up and bowed down and said: "Father, although the population of my Lanling Xiao clan is not large, but the number of rooms added together, there are at least two or three thousand people, and relying on the output of the clan field, most of them are well educated, but the road to the imperial examination of my Tang Dynasty is too difficult, among these educated clansmen, very few can be admitted to the imperial examination, and most of the rest are living in the clan. ”

When Xiao Cuo said this, he secretly looked at his father's face, and found that his father listened very seriously and did not show any annoyance, which made him feel relieved, and then continued: "In addition, as far as the children know, it's not that they don't want to go out, but they don't know what they want to do at all, what they can do? In this case, then we will simply help them make a choice, send these idle clansmen to Taiwan, first, to reduce the burden on the clan, secondly, Taiwan is at the time of employing people, with their ability to read and hyphenate, they will definitely be able to mix in the local government, and thirdly, we will also express the attitude of our Xiao family to Liuyang, so that he knows the support of the Lanling Xiao family for him, which can also make Wenxin's weight in Liuyang's heart a little heavier. ”

Xiao Cuo's method can be said to be reasonable, and it also lists three benefits at once, even Xiao Yu nodded again and again after hearing it, and said to himself at the same time: "This method is good, don't mention the others for the time being, I heard that Liuyang blurred the line between officials and officials in Taiwan, and officials can only be selected from small officials, so that the clansmen can start from small officials first, there will always be a few excellent ones who will be promoted, and maybe we can have a few more pillars of the Xiao family in the future!" ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu did not hesitate, not only praised Xiao Cuo a few words, but also immediately wrote a letter to Lanling, and sent a part of the clansmen to Taiwan. In fact, the reason why Xiao Yu can make such a determination is also because he firmly believes that under the leadership of Li Su, Taiwan's future development will definitely be limitless!

In a factory in the western suburbs of Chang'an City, Wang Zihao and a group of people are visiting here, and the group of people behind him are of different heights, but most of them are gorgeously dressed, and they can tell at a glance that they are either rich or expensive.

"Everyone, please see, here is our Qi Wangfu and Jiangxia Wangfu, Hejian Wangfu, Lu Guogong Mansion and several other houses, the integration of the bicycle workshops, the establishment of the largest bicycle factory in Chang'an, the factory workers reached 2,300 people, and after the establishment of this factory, the production of bicycles is known for low price, easy maintenance, almost collapsed most of the bicycle workshops on the market, now not only occupy most of the market in Chang'an, but also began to wholesale sales, Even the Hu merchants on the Silk Road ordered a large number of bicycles. Wang Zihao walked forward with the people behind him, and said with a proud face.

"Brother Wang, let's not say these words, we all know the situation of your bicycle factory, so please tell me about the assembly line!" At this moment, a tall, thin old man spoke. This old man's surname is Fu, and he is the largest carriage manufacturer in Chang'an, and today, like the people around him, he is learning from Wang Zihao.

"Hehe, Brother Fu, don't worry, assembly line production is not a secret, it can even be said that it is just a layer of window paper, which can be broken with a finger, everyone please come with me!" Wang Zihao said with that unhurried look, and then turned around and led everyone into the production hall of the factory.

Everyone followed Wang Zihao into the factory, only to see the workers in the factory coming and going, looking very busy, and the sharp-eyed people will find that the work of these workers seems to be messy, but in fact, they are still working according to a special law, such as the same group of workers in front of the same parts.

I saw Wang Zihao casually walk among a group of workers, and then picked up a cylindrical cast iron from their workbench, showed it to everyone, and said: "Everyone, please see, this is a part of the bicycle, with a small square hole in the middle, and according to the newly formulated industrial weights and measures of His Royal Highness King Qi, The length and width of this small hole should be 0.8 centimeters, of course, there will be errors in actual production, but as long as the top and bottom do not exceed 0.1 centimeters, they are considered qualified products, if you are interested, you can use a ruler to measure it! ”

As soon as Wang Zihao's words came out, they immediately aroused the curiosity of many people, and they picked up the ruler on the stage to measure it, and found that as the other party said, the error was really within 0.1 centimeters.

"Brother Wang, this part is indeed very standard, but what's the use of it?" The person who opened the question was a short and fat man, and he was also a friend of Wang Zihao, this person Li Su also knew, it was Qian Gui, a famous businessman in Chang'an, who was now mainly engaged in the textile industry.

"Hehe, Brother Qian, this question is good, I can tell you that the parts produced in this factory are produced according to the new standards formulated by industrial weights and measures, each part has strict dimensions and materials, and each group of workers is only responsible for the production of one kind of parts, and after these parts are produced, they will be sent to the assembly workshop, and the situation in the assembly workshop is similar to here, each group of workers is only responsible for assembling a certain step, and then immediately sent to the next group, so that It not only reduces the learning time of workers, but also increases the proficiency of workers, and when the proficiency goes up, you will find that the production speed of bicycles has almost risen a huge step, and this is our assembly line production method! ”

Wang Zihao said in the end, his face also showed a kind of pain, they are relying on the assembly line of work, most of the bicycle workshops in Chang'an have been squeezed out of the market, but this new production method has been asked by His Royal Highness King Qi to be made public, any industry can learn, which in Wang Zihao's view, is simply to send money to others in vain. (To be continued)

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