Chapter 177: Calico
The guy promised to go upstairs, and after a while, he heard Su Liuyun's laughter: "Miss Ruan, you are really difficult to invite, you have been with us for so long, but what surprises do you want to show us?" Take it out. (Tiantian Chinese.)" Before the words fell, Ruan Yunsi and Zhong Nan couldn't help laughing, and Zhong Nan said: "There is really what kind of owner has what kind of treasurer, and the fifth prince speaks like a treasurer." ”
Su Liuyun came down just to show respect, in fact, a few people still had to go up to the third floor to discuss matters, Zhong Nan took a few guys to the carriage to move brocade, only selected one of each horse and sent it to the third floor, and the rest was directly put on the counter to sell, or put it into the warehouse.
I haven't seen each other for a few months, and the three of them have a lot to say, Ruan Yunsi listened carefully to Su Liuyun and Yan's shopkeeper's analysis of the market, what kind of pattern of brocade is hot, what kind of pattern of brocade is relatively poor, she has to know it in her heart, so that she can adjust the direction of the brocade when she goes back.
And Su Liuyun and the shopkeeper Yan saw this hundred horses of high-grade makeup brocade, and couldn't help but be very surprised, Su Liuyun smiled and said: "The last time I went to the Internal Affairs Office, Guo Gonggong also specially told me that the few makeup brocades that paid tribute before the year were very popular with nobles, because of the rich and rich patterns, they all compared the makeup brocade of Jiangnan weaving tribute, and let us pay more tribute, I was embarrassed, I didn't expect the girl to send it over again, this is really timely rain, but the number is too small, if the ladies fight, it is really difficult to do, This is not that Shu brocade is difficult to weave, and it is already rare to have two or three hundred tributes every year. ”
Ruan Yunsi sighed: "Is there any way? Master Luo of Jiangning weaving is stingy, the number of jacquard machines in Hualou is too small, if Guo Gonggong wants it, it is better to talk to that side and let them sell me a few more machines. After speaking, Su Liuyun and the others all laughed: "That's not possible, Jiangning weaving is not something he can do as a chief eunuch, not to mention that it is the absolute head of the brocade used in the tribute palace, and it also supports overseas trade, and no one dares to beat them easily." If the girl doesn't have the help of the little grandfather, not to mention the Hualou jacquard machine, it is an ordinary loom, and you don't want to get it from Jiangning Weaving. ”
Ruan Yunsi knew about Su Mingxi. They only found out recently, and they also wondered how Ruan Yunsi could buy the machine from Jiangning Weaving, but the other party didn't say it, and they didn't want to ask. Later, it was a few dyers from their own family who told Su Mingxi about going to the weaving and dyeing factory, and they only knew about it, but Ruan Yunsi had become strangers with Su Mingxi, but they didn't know about it.
At that moment, Ruan Yunsi smiled and said: "What the shopkeeper and the fifth prince said is right. Fortunately, the family I recruited is very good, and the looms are steadily increasing. So over time, we will produce more and more high-end brocades, which is something that the fifth prince can relax. The reason why I came here this time is not to show you these makeup brocades, but something else. After she finished speaking, she beckoned and said to Zhong Nan: "Bring one of our flower cloths." ”
Zhong Nan hurriedly took a calico over. Seeing her so solemn, Su Liuyun and the shopkeeper Yan couldn't help but straighten up, not knowing what surprise Ruan Yunsi would give them.
Shopkeeper Yan took the cloth from Zhong Nan's hand first. The old man was immediately confused, holding a piece of cloth in his hand and blinking his eyes, thinking to himself what was this? Definitely not satin, that's for sure, just floral cloth? Joke, how can there be such a flower cloth? I've been selling cloth all my life, but I've never seen such a beautiful cloth. ”
Su Liuyun is young in the end, and his acceptance of new things is far greater than that of the shopkeeper, and when he saw the old man holding the cloth Dumu, he only thought about it for a while, and then reacted smartly. looked at Ruan Yunsi in disbelief and shouted in a low voice, "Girl, this is ...... Is this sack? You actually weave linen cloth with flowers? Oh my God, this ...... How much work does it take, although it is beautiful, but it is ...... But this is a big loss. The rich don't wear this kind of cloth at all, and how much can the poor spend on the woven cloth? ”
Ruan Yunsi laughed and said, "Do I look so stupid? The fifth prince said that he didn't understand such a simple truth? Take a look at it again. 360118 See clearly, this cloth is woven and it is true, but you can see how this flower got it......" Before he finished speaking, he heard the shopkeeper suddenly exclaim.
"This ...... Is this a print? Oh my God, this ...... This turned out to be printed and dyed. Fifth son, you ...... Look at it......" The shopkeeper finally came back to his senses, in the end, he has been rolling in this industry for a lifetime, although from the beginning of stepping into this line to the present, he has not seen a real sense of printing and dyeing cloth, but after all, he has heard of that ancient craft, take a closer look, you can see some doorways.
Su Liuyun was also shocked, and hurriedly left his seat and came to the shopkeeper Yan, took the cloth and took a closer look, his eyes were also straight, and it took a long time to look up at Ruan Yunsi, and let out a long breath and said, "This ...... This is really dyed, Miss Ruan, you ...... How did you do that? ”
Printing and dyeing is an ancient technology, but because it is difficult to grasp the color, it is slowly being eliminated. Su Liuyun is also from a family of weaving and dyeing, from some ancient books, you can also see some very old but immature printing machine prototypes, at this time, under a closer look, it is immediately seen that these flowers are not woven, but printed and dyed.
"That's right, this is the printed and dyed cloth. When I was in Jiangnan that day, I saw a picture drawn by the second son of the Li family on the dirt floor while begging on the street, and I recognized it from the letterpress pattern that it was a printing machine. So I did everything possible to bring the family back. A few days ago, the printing machine was finally made, and this is the result. ”
After Ruan Yunsi finished speaking, she took a sip of tea, and then pointed to the cloth and said with a smile: "I believe that the fifth prince and the shopkeeper also know that the printing and dyeing technology is actually much simpler and more time-saving than brocade, just because there has been no way to solve the color problem, so it has gradually been eliminated, as long as the color problem is solved, this printing and dyeing is used on the Gebu linen cloth, but it will attract the eyes of many people, a foot of cloth is only two or three cents more expensive than those plain cloths, who doesn't want to buy some flower cloth to go back to make clothes?" You two said yes? ”
"That's right, especially women, how can they not like it when they see such a flower cloth? Although it is not as good as brocade, what is the price of brocade? Where are ordinary people willing to buy? But this flower cloth is different. The shopkeeper shouted excitedly, with his vision and shrewdness, how could he not see the business opportunities of this printing and dyeing cloth?
Of course, Su Liuyun also understood the unusual significance of this, slowly took a few deep breaths, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, girl, we should soon surpass the sales of Guiyun Silk Village in the bottom market, I dare to guarantee that these flower cloths can monopolize half of the market of ordinary fabrics." ”
Ruan Yunsi nodded and said: "That's right, now the second printing machine is already being manufactured, the first printing machine can only produce this kind of pattern, and the second one I have asked Huaifeng to find a way to see if I can make the letterpress alive, and it can be disassembled and installed at any time, so that we don't need to make a large number of printing machines, as long as we can make letterpress with various patterns." Today I brought 500 pieces of cloth, all of which were grey fabrics woven by the villagers, and then printed and dyed, these 500 pieces of cloth only took more than a month, compared to brocade, it is really much time-saving and labor-saving. ”
Su Liuyun and the shopkeeper Yan were ecstatic, looking at the flower cloth and nodding constantly. Ruan Yunsi said again: "These seven hundred pieces of cloth, first sell them in the store, let's see the sales, if it is popular, now is the leisure time, I can mobilize the whole village to weave grey cloth, and then print and dye, at that time, Liujin Cloth Village can have one more characteristic cloth, let Guiyun Silk Village jump to the feet." ”
When it comes to Guiyun Silk Village, Su Liuyun couldn't help frowning, and said in a deep voice: "These days, when I occasionally meet Xu Jinpeng, I think he can calm down, this person can make Guiyun's business so big, it is by no means an ordinary person, I heard that now they are also involved in overseas trade and mining, and their achievements are extraordinary, which is enough to see this person's ambition." And Guiyun Silk Village has these supports, and the stability of its status is self-evident. Although he has not moved these days, we must not be on guard, and the girl must not take it lightly. ”
Ruan Yunsi smiled: "I understand this, but I'm not afraid of him, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, if he wants to find a place on me, it is nothing more than weaving and dyeing, but I am confident in this, so what tricks he wants to play, just let him play." It's the fifth son, you have to prevent him from jumping off the wall in a hurry, this kind of person, once he loses his mind, he can do anything. ”
Su Liuyun was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but blush, knowing that Xu Jinpeng's intentions for himself had been seen by Ruan Yunsi, but fortunately, the shopkeeper Yan went to look at the flower cloth carefully at this time, so he didn't notice the strangeness of his fifth son.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The girl is really Bingxue smart, but don't worry about me, after so many interactions, I don't know what kind of virtue he is?" Hmph, I'd like to see what decent means he can have besides falling into the well and playing tricks? ”
Ruan Yunsi looked at Su Liuyun's angry appearance, and thought to herself, don't say it, the fifth prince is really beautiful, especially when he is angry, no wonder Xu Jinpeng's scumbag always can't help but use those inferior methods, maybe in addition to forcing the fifth prince to comply, he also wants to see the other party's anger, right?
Seeing that it was already noon, not to mention that Ruan Yunsi couldn't rush back to Xiaowang Village at all, even if she could rush back, how could Su Liuyun and Yan, who now regarded her as the God of Wealth, let her go back? Su Liuyun asked the guys to go to Yanyinglou, one of the most famous restaurants in the capital, to book a first-class banquet, considering that Ruan Yunsi is a woman, it is not easy to show her head, so she specially sent a few guys to put the table back in a big food box, Q