Chapter 495: Iron-Hearted

Sheringham, who was walking down the street, suddenly stopped moving, because there was a shop in front of him, and he couldn't move his eyes. The guy in the shop, when he saw Sheringham walking in, stepped forward and said with a smile: "This guest officer, this store can't do business with outsiders, so please go back." ”

The ghost who followed Sheringham interpreted, and after the translation, he stammered and asked, "Why?" ”

The guy didn't mean to reject the ghosts, and said with a smile: "This is a decree of the imperial court, and if you pre-purchase guns, you must have a local household registration certificate." In the realm of the Ming Dynasty, there are only two places where people can hold guns, one is Liaodong and the other is a Dayuan. ”

Sheringham was very unwilling to look at the neatly arranged guns in the shop, the dark body of the gun was shining with blue light, and it was a murderous weapon at a glance. And in terms of shape, it is also the latest flint gun in Europe, but I didn't expect it to come out in Europe, and it is all bought and sold in the store here. I muttered to the interpreter, and finally the interpreter asked the guy, "We want to buy a gun, how can we do it?" As he spoke, he stuffed a silver coin, and the man took it and put it in his pocket: "It's easy to do, with the approval of the local supreme military commander, I'll sell this to you." "This answer is enough to cheat the father, do you have the ability to buy a gun?

Sheringham, who had spent the money unjustly, left very unhappy, and did not dare to have any dissatisfaction. People are like this, if you are strong, he will be afraid of you and dare not make trouble in your house. Sheringham had witnessed the battle at sea, and the Dutch merchant warships were in front of the Ming warships. Didn't even fight back. You can't beat it, you can't run away, there is no way to enter the sky, there is no way to enter the ground.

As soon as he thought of that scene, the unhappiness and anger in his heart disappeared, and he wondered how to buy weapons made in Daming. There is no need to think about the cannon, that kind of militaristic weapon, which will not be sold if you kill the Ming Dynasty. The musket can be remembered, but how can you meet the supreme military commander?

Back at the docks, Adams stood on the side of the Green. Sheringham was overjoyed to see this. Immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Adams, I have a heavy dà,......。 Grunting out, Adams also came to the spirit. There are wars going on everywhere in Europe. There is no need to worry about the lack of sales for arms. It's rare to find a place to get high-quality munitions. Now I heard that there are some in Daming's shop. That means that at least the rifle is a relatively easy weapon to come by.

Adams took Sheringham and hurried to visit Foons Valley, all of them Europeans. It's easier to talk to. Fang Sigu also gave him face, and he didn't wait long to find time to meet him. Adams looked at Fang Si Gu, who was dressed in a Ming military uniform, and was very envious in his heart. This dress, no matter how you look at it now, I think it looks good, and people wear it is the spirit of idleness.

After some politeness, Adams said, "Captain Sheringham saw the musket shop pù on the street, I wonder if I can buy some?" ”

Fang Sigu was very surprised by this request, and said in a deep voice: "I can't agree to this for you now, and I must get the consent of the cabinet ministers." You know, arms trading is never easy. In this reply, Adams could only get up and say goodbye regretfully, and said before leaving: "I will do my best to come again, even if I don't come, Captain Sheringham will come." ”

This is true, the Ming Dynasty allowed foreign trade, and the silk and other specialties were shipped back to Europe for three or four hundred percent of the profits, and the merchants of the whole Europe would be crazy about it. Sheringham's Green, laden with silk and tea, returned to India without mentioning.

Chen Xie is in Songjiang and has never returned to Nanjing, not because of how busy things are, but because Chen Xie needs to stop this field. The new district of Huating is a thorn in the eye of many local gentry. With Chen Xie sitting here, plus 3,000 elite soldiers, and warships on the Yangtze River, the local gentry did not dare to make a mistake. But not all the gentry were against what Chen Xie was doing.

There are many gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, in the garden of the Zhou family in Songjiang Prefecture. It was nearly dusk, and the winter rain was thickening outside the window. There is no late snow to come, only raindrops. Although it was only the beginning of November, after a winter rain, the entire Songjiang Province became unusually silent in this bleak and cold rain. They all confined themselves to their homes and refused to go out. Chen Xie will not stay on the warship and live in the garden of the Zhou family.

Green ant new brew wine, red clay small stove. The hot old wine went down to the stomach, and the whole body was warm. The two former wives who were burning wine with their hands were the two ex-wives on Chen Xie's left and right sides. It's going to sit together and drink, not to get ready for an action movie, but to get down to business. Master Chen is a hedonist, and he naturally refuses to treat himself badly when he has the opportunity.

The floor of the attic was covered with thick animal skins, wrapped in fox furs, and kept complaining: "This ghost weather, just say it's going to fall." The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is more difficult than in the north. The cold air kept drilling into the bones. ”

"It hasn't been so cold in previous years, I don't know what's going on over the years, it's getting colder and colder every year." Ye Xianyun put down the wine glass in his hand and gave the old rival Zhou Xiuying the first look on the other side. The process of the two from life and death enemies to best friends is very fast, with similar identities and similar experiences. One is a husband fooling around outside, and the other husband is a broken sleeve lover. has got a letter of resignation, and they are all inseparable from the guy in front of them. Leaving their respective families, these two do not regret it so much. In these years, don't look at the scenery of the daughter-in-law of a big family, in fact, I don't know how difficult it is behind my back. The bigger the family, the dirtier it is.

Separated from the family, gossip is inevitable, "unable to have children" and "jealousy" is their biggest crime, after getting the letter of resignation, they have themselves, far happier than in that oppressive family. Of course, they didn't come out for nothing, and they brought their own industries. The piece of cotton cloth is now divided into three parts of the world, Chen Xie accounts for sixty percent here, Ye Xianyun accounts for two percent, Zhang Jia accounts for two percent, and there are more than one million acres of cotton fields. In the new silk factory, Ye Xianyun accounted for forty percent.

Now it's Zhou Xiuying's turn, after she left the Shen family, she took away the Shen family's silk weaving. There is no doubt that the traditional silk weaving workshop has no great future. This is also why Zhou Xiuying invested so much money, saying that the Zhou family would give this garden to Chen Xie, and use it as a ladder to advance.

There are two textile centers in Daming, one is Susong Liangfu and the other is Hangzhou. As long as there are two industries, silk and cotton. Don't mention cotton now, it has long been crushed by industrial production and has no way out. In the current northern Jiangsu, there are many big families who follow the Zhang family. Cotton is planted on the saline-alkali land to ensure the raw material for large-scale industrial production. The original traditional family model and handicraft workshop have almost been wiped out. Labor costs are a major factor in this situation. According to records, weavers in the Ming Dynasty paid 200 yuan a day for food and housing. To earn this money, you have to be very skilled. But the machine is not so particular about production, it is a woman, her hands and feet are not stupid, she can work on the job with a little training, including food and housing, and her daily salary is only fifty yuan, and the new female workers can't even get this number. You're not happy, how many women want to eat this meal don't have so many places.

The Zhou family is really anxious, as the largest supplier of raw silk to the Shen family in the past, they have not earned much in the past two years. Seeing that the Shen family is no longer good, with tens of thousands of acres of mulberry forests and a large amount of raw silk every year, you have to find a home, don't you? This is not a trivial matter, and it is related to the jobs of many families.

"In the past, it was all manual reeling, which was inefficient and labor-intensive. The meaning of the family is not to open a factory in Songjiang Mansion to reel silk. But you have the technology, and you can't help but reach out and pull it. It's not too early at this time, and next year's spring silkworms will not wait for anyone. Zhou Xiuying was very calm, and started to add wine to Chen Xie's cup, and brought it to her mouth. Chen Xie stretched out her hand to take it, but she shrank her hand: "Open your mouth!" ”

Tut! Chen Xie smiled, and after making this glass, he lay down lazily and said, "I know that your family is in a hurry, have you taken a fancy to the factory building in the north of the new district?" Or did someone tip-off? Leaning on the thick pier, Chen Xie, who was squinting his eyes, looked at the woman next to him who was pretending to be adding charcoal.

"Don't look at her, I sent someone to inquire myself. With such a large factory, it must be useful for you to build it. The slave family doesn't ask you for anything else, the Zhou family can build the factory by themselves, and it's nothing to spend some silver. It's just that this equipment and technology, you have to nod. I won't hide it from you, this matter is also somewhat involved with the Shen family, the Shen family has more than 10,000 acres of mulberry forest, and there are a lot of silkworm cocoons every year. In the past, each family reeled their own silk, but now that you have opened a silk factory in Suzhou, this model will definitely not keep up with the supply. I wondered what I could do by opening a silk reeling factory. Zhou Xiuying said this, and her heart was a little drumming. Chen Xie asked her to wait, not to let her make her own opinions. She was in a hurry, and the Zhou family was also in a hurry. It's no wonder that the production model brought by Chen Xie is too powerful, and the power of this bastard is monstrous, and the Zhou family hopes to hug their thighs. Over the years, the Zhou family has not produced any outstanding characters, there are one or two lifters, and none of the Jinshi. You can also be an official if you raise someone, but the future is limited, and it is different if someone is promoted.

Chen Xie lazily patted the envelope next to him, Zhou Xiuying came over obediently, picked up the big envelope and sat down next to Chen Xie, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, very gentle, how could he have the pungent appearance back then. Chen Xie looked at her and couldn't help but smile: "What are you doing sitting here, I'll let you look at the envelope in your hand." ”

Zhou Xiuying's face turned red as soon as she was teased by this guy, glared at him and said, "Bite you to death." He didn't move anything, and after opening the envelope and reading it, his face was full of joy. A new silk reeling factory, just in the new area, is already installing machine equipment, as long as she takes it back, signs on it, and asks the Zhou family to sign, this silk reeling factory has 40% of her shares.

However, this joy soon dimmed. After putting away the envelope, Zhou Xiuying said in a low voice: "I don't have anything, it's just those former weavers, and there will be no place to eat in the future." I'm afraid I'm going to make trouble. ”

Chen Xie is not hard-hearted, so he can only harden his heart and smile lightly. (To be continued!)

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