Chapter 65
Shen Junchuan usually does what he thinks, so after thinking about the wording, he took a loom to the Markham Building.
Shopkeeper Wan was stunned for a moment when he saw Shen Junchuan, thinking that this scholar hadn't seen him for a long time. In the past, this scholar came with Mrs. Shen, but then he probably had other things to do, so he didn't come with him, and then even Mrs. Shen didn't come!
As soon as I thought of this, Shopkeeper Wan was heartbroken, that Mrs. Shen hadn't been here for a long time, and I didn't know if there were any new tricks recently. If you don't have him, you don't have to lose, and if you don't, you can't see him......
"Shen Gongzi is here, please come in, please come in." Shopkeeper Wan warmly welcomed people in, for fear that Shen Junchuan would also run away, and he had nowhere to inquire about Lin Zhiyun's news.
Shen Junchuan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Shopkeeper Wan actually remembered himself, after all, he hadn't been here for a long time.
"Shen Gongzi, please sit down, I don't know what tea Shen Gongzi wants to drink? I have a few good teas here, can you take a look? ”
Shen Junchuan couldn't help frowning, isn't this shopkeeper too enthusiastic?
"Shopkeeper Wan doesn't have to be like this, I'm just a country man, although I have read a few days, I don't have much research on tea ceremony, I can drink anything."
"Okay, okay, then I'll make Shen Gongzi a cup of Tieguanyin, this tea is very mellow." Before the shopkeeper could make the tea, he couldn't wait to ask, "I don't know what Mrs. Shen has been busy with lately?" It's been a long time since I've been visiting our Markham Tower. ”
Only then did Shen Junchuan understand why Shopkeeper Wan was so enthusiastic, it turned out that he was stained with Lin Zhiyun's light. Shen Junchuan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart, he knew that their Yun Niang was the most capable.
"The lady has been working on weaving lately. Last time, she suddenly wanted to weave a cloth that was a little wider than ordinary cloth, so I gave an idea and improved the loom, I don't know if the shopkeeper is interested. Shen Junchuan asked with a smile.
"Improved loom?" Shopkeeper Wan was stunned for a moment.
Of course, it would be good if you could weave the kind of wide cloth that has become popular in Fucheng recently, but isn't Shen Junchuan a scholar? Can scholars improve looms? The shopkeeper felt unreliable when he heard it.
"Yes, and I've already shipped the loom, it's in the alley next door, if you're interested, why don't you go with me?"
The alley at the next street was not far from their Markham Building, and the shopkeeper Wan thought to himself that since this Shen Gongzi had already sent things here, it would be okay for him to go out and have a look. Although he thinks Shen Junchuan is unreliable, Mrs. Shen is very reliable! He gave Shen Junchuan more face, maybe Shen Junchuan would look at these things and let Lin Zhiyun continue to help him do some new tricks?
"Okay, since Shen Gongzi thinks about our Markham, then our Markham Building can't disappoint Shen Gongzi, I'll go out and have a look."
Shopkeeper Wan actually didn't hold out any hope, but when he saw the loom, he was still stunned for a moment, he had never seen such a big loom! Is it possible that if the loom is made wider, the woven cloth will be wider? He felt that Shen Junchuan was really unreliable.
He's obviously a scholar, isn't it good to study hard? Why don't you mix with the work of weavers and carpenters?
"I remember walking down the alley to the east and passing through the back door of Markham. The shopkeeper opened the back door, and I pulled the loom through the back door, and when the time came, the shopkeeper asked the weaver to come and try it to see if it was feasible. Shen Junchuan said again.
In the past, when the Lu family or other families wanted to buy looms from Carpenter Zhang, Carpenter Zhang would also let them try it first, and Jiang Xiaohui bought a large bundle of thread from Lin Zhiyun to deal with this situation.
Shopkeeper Wan hesitated for a while, and finally asked Shen Junchuan to carry him over and try it. Although their 10,000 cloth village is not open here, it is still easy to find a weaver who can weave cloth in the Markham Building.
The weaver was pleasantly surprised after trying it: "This loom is so easy to use, I don't know how much it costs?" Is ten taels of silver enough? ”
Shen Junchuan said with a smile: "It's not so expensive, the general loom is two taels and five dollars of silver, this is a little wider than the ordinary loom, not only can weave a wider cloth, but also weave the cloth faster, five taels of silver can be a piece." ”
The weaver girl smiled: "I can really afford this price!" In that case, I'll just buy one! ”
This loom is the kind that Carpenter Zhang sold to the Lu family, and it is not that Shen Junchuan deliberately cheated thousands of families, but there is no treachery, no business, no business, no treachery, if he doesn't hide his hand first, this loom won't be sold for long. Nowadays, only Carpenter Zhang has this kind of loom, and of course they all buy it from Carpenter Zhang.
But there are a lot of smart carpenters in this world, there are at least seven or eight in the town like Carpenter Zhang, as long as they can buy a weaving cloth and disassemble it twice, they can make exactly the same, and there are fewer and fewer people who will go to Carpenter Zhang to make it. Shen Junchuan planned to wait until that time, and then ask Carpenter Zhang to take out the kind of loom made for them and buy it, and it should be able to hold it for a while.
When the loom is almost sold, won't there be any more of his improved spinning machines and cotton machines?
Because several things he has improved have been successful, Shen Junchuan feels that he has a talent in this area. Since this is the case, then he may be able to improve more good things in the future, anyway, they will be handed over to Carpenter Zhang to sell, and he will just take a share. A manly man, he can't just go in and out.
After getting the affirmation of Zhiniang, the shopkeeper Wan was also very happy, so he smiled at Shen Junchuan and said: "I only knew that Mrs. Shen was good at embroidery and strong at slugging, but I didn't want Shen Gongzi to be so good in this regard." I don't know how many more such looms there are in Shen Gongzi's place? I bought them all. ”
Shen Junchuan said with a smile: "The ready-made ones have already been sold out, and if the shopkeeper Wan is interested, he can make another custom." I don't know what the shopkeeper thinks? ”
"Naturally, I have the intention, but I can't be alone Sasuke for such a big matter, I have to discuss it with our host, I don't know if Shen Gongzi can come back in two days, and tell you when we discuss the results?"
Shen Junchuan waved his hand and said, "I just came here today, and I should stay in the school honestly in two days." If the shopkeeper is interested in this thing, he should first buy this loom I sent today, right? ”
"It's nature!" Shopkeeper Wan hurriedly took out five taels of silver and gave it to Shen Junchuan, "But our Wanjia will definitely order a few more, I don't know where to find Shen Gongzi then?" ”
Shen Junchuan said with a smile: "If the shopkeeper Wan discusses it with the owner, he will send someone to Huaihua Village for a trip." There's a carpenter there, and he's made it himself, and you can order as many as you want with him. ”
Shopkeeper Wan nodded again and again: "I see, I will definitely send someone over to take a look at it when the time comes." ”
"Since that's the case, then Xiaosheng will leave first."
When the shopkeeper saw that someone was leaving, he was anxious again, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the person: "Shen Gongzi go slowly, I still have something to ask Shen Gongzi." ”
Shen Junchuan paused, turned his head and asked, "Shopkeeper Wan wants to ask about Neizi, right?" ”
"Yes, yes, in the past, whatever Mrs. Shen did, she would sell us Markham, but Mrs. Shen hasn't been here for almost two months, I don't know where Mrs. Shen has sold those things recently?"
Shen Junchuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Neiko has just been busy with other things recently, and she hasn't done anything new, let alone sold it to others." If Uchiko makes fresh silk flowers and silk flowers next time, I will definitely let Uchiko sell them to Markham House first. ”
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Wan hurriedly nodded: "Then I will thank Shen Gongzi here first." ”
Shopkeeper Wan was actually a little disappointed in his heart, because he didn't get any accurate words. He was actually very curious, what would a clever woman like Lin Zhiyun be busy with recently? Since Shen Junchuan improved the loom for her, did she weave a beautifully patterned cloth like last time?
If she knits it, who will she sell it to? In fact, they also collect cloth in Markham, as long as she weaves beautifully. But about Lin Zhiyun's weaving, Shopkeeper Wan didn't know anything about it, and he thought to himself that Lin Zhiyun either found someone else to cooperate, or sold it himself.
If she sells it herself......
Shopkeeper Wan frowned, and decided to report this matter to their owner truthfully, and their owner can always handle it.
Wanjia has been in business for generations, and there are different people in power in different places, and the owner who is in charge of several shops in Daiyun County is called Wanjinshan, and he is the second young master of Wanjia, it is said that this young master has been in poor health since he was a child, and his talent in business is not as good as that of other brothers in the family, so he can only manage the shops in the small county town. But Shopkeeper Wan knew in his heart that their young master's ability was far more than that, and the largest grocery store in Fucheng had the handwriting of their second young master, but no one knew about it.
Wan Jinshan listened to the words of the shopkeeper Wan and said with a smile: "Indeed, that Mrs. Shen is a strange woman, and the Yunchuan cloth in Fucheng recently was woven by her. ”
"It turned out to be Yunchuan Bu?" Shopkeeper Wan was very surprised, "It seems that Mrs. Shen doesn't trust me anymore, obviously she used to ......"
"It's not distrustful, although she sold you a lot of things before, she didn't sell herself to you, and now it's normal to find anyone to work with." Wan Jinshan said with a smile, "If she goes to cooperate with the rabble of the Lu family, I may also suppress it, since it is a grocery store, then forget it, anyway, it will make money for me in the end." ”
Shopkeeper Wan couldn't help but pout, thinking that the grocery store had the share of the second young master, and of course the second young master would be happy. But the grocery store didn't have his share, so he had to make less money!
Wan Jinshan knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw him like this, and said with a smile: "That Mrs. Shen seems to care very much about the signboard of Yunchuan cloth, if it was sold into Markham Building in the first place, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep this name." If you want to make this money, promise them to keep the name, and make it clear that it is a consignment, they will not be unhappy. ”
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, if this is the case, it is also feasible.