As the sun sets, the entire West Garden looks golden.

Zhu Youzhu sat on the soft couch, because the scorching heat has passed, and now he chooses to drink fragrant tea, and at the same time leisurely fish in the waters of Tingchao Pavilion.

The breeze is coming, and the water is not rippling.

On the left is the Listening Tide Pavilion that views and shelters from the rain, on the right is the fishing pavilion, and the center is naturally 700 acres of Taiye Pond, a light wind rolls up shallow ripples, everything is like being in the picture.

This pristine lake is home to a wide variety of fish, and the focus now seems to be on the waters of Tingchaokaku, where fish are constantly searching for the smell of bait.

As the fish mark sank, Zhu Youzhu raised the rod quickly, and an extremely beautiful red carp jumped out of the water, shaking the golden tail very violently.

Zhu Youzhi likes this feeling of lifting the rod and catching a fish, and the instant surge of adrenal hormones brings a strong sense of excitement, which is an unstoppable experience.

There are too many fish in this lake to judge, but now I can't help but smile when I see a beautiful red carp caught in the original ecology.

The color of the carp's skin, the vigor of the carp, and the gluttony of the fish in the lake may only appear in this era.

A few drops of water brought up by the red carp fall back to the surface of the lake, and everything looks so close to nature.

Although he has a lot of government affairs to deal with every day, with his vision and knowledge in his previous life, he has already been handy now after figuring out the matters that need to be paid attention to in handling the sparseness.

Although Wan An was despised in later generations, this is indeed a diligent and conscientious old man, and the most important thing is that he can recognize his position.

Like this time, when he learned that he was going to start a war against the Li Dynasty, he not only did not try to stop it, but also conscientiously deployed food, soldiers, and weapons.

After all, Zhu Youzhu took on the mission of the rise of China, but he couldn't help but feel a kind of pressure, and only by coming here to fish could he completely relax himself.

He turned his head and saw that Liu Jin was skillfully taking fish and throwing them into the wooden basin, but he felt that he was doing a very comfortable job as an emperor, at least much stronger than the blessing 996 in his previous life.

"Your Majesty, please use tea!" The tea lady has a pair of slender jade hands, and gently brings a cup of freshly brewed tea to the desk, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance.

The girl is about seventeen years old, with a delicate face, those eyes are a little strong, with a pair of proud long legs, and the whole person looks very well-behaved to sit here to make tea.

After observing for most of the day, this girl has a maturity that does not match her youth, and she is also a woman who knows the rules very well, at least all her actions are better than her predecessor's tea girl.

Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup and asked lightly, "Han Youying?" ”

"The slave is here!" Han Youying heard Zhu Youzhu call her name directly, and responded respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu looked up and down at this well-behaved woman, but suddenly said with a straight face: "Yesterday, you almost drowned my little flower cat?" ”

Judging from this woman's appearance alone, I really didn't expect this woman to have such a vicious heart.

Because the little flower cat has been sticking to Niu Mengmeng, and Niu Mengmeng has to assess the remaining fifty show girls, so if there is nothing to do, he will take the little flower cat to the west of the Qianqing Palace to run to the fifth place.

Just yesterday, the little flower cat ran to the woman's house, and the woman actually drowned the little flower cat into the water tank in the courtyard. Fortunately, someone found it in time, otherwise the little flower cat would have drowned in her.

"Slaves don't dare! The slave didn't know that it was just a royal cat, and the slave was just bathing it! Han Youying's pretty face changed, and she knelt down to defend herself.

Liu Jin was hanging the bait, and it was only at this time that he realized that the little flower cat was almost drowned, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Han Youying in surprise.

Zhu Youzhu took a sip of tea, and immediately frowned slightly: "Do you know what the crime of bullying the king is?" ”

"Your Majesty, we are holding our own words, why do you conclude that it is a slave who lies, you are so unfair!" Han Youying's eyes were a little stubborn, and she seemed unwilling.

"Bold, are you tired of being alive? How dare you question Your Majesty's injustice? Liu Jin had already hung up the bait, and scolded angrily.

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand slightly, then looked into Han Youying's eyes and said, "Niu Mengmeng stood up to protect me when I was the most authoritative, do you think I should trust her or you?" ”

"She's really that nice?" Han Youying's eyes flickered, and she muttered with some surprise.

Zhu Youzhu drank the rest of the tea, then nodded lightly: "Yes, she is very loyal, otherwise I would not have allowed her to walk around the Forbidden City at will!" You don't have to quibble, but let's tell me what's going on, right? ”

"Your Majesty's draft is unfair, and the slave has a grudge in her heart!" Han Youying knew that she couldn't hide it, so she immediately decided to go out of the tunnel.

Zhu Youzhu put down the teacup gently, and found that this woman was really more and more similar to his first love, and asked quietly: "What do you say?" ”

"The slave has worked very hard, and she has done it very well! It's just that in this round of assessment, the slave maid only won the sixth place, but the one surnamed Lin is obviously far inferior to the slave maid, so why can she rank fifth? Han Youying has already gained insight into the inside story of this selection, so she said indignantly.

Zhu Youzhu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Jin next to him and said, "Which surname is Lin?" ”

"Your Majesty, you have confessed!" Liu Jin's face looked embarrassed, so he reminded softly.

Zhu Youzhi knew that as early as when the three hundred show girls entered the palace, they had already escorted several of them, so he pretended to cough and said: "The first and second concubines are to depend on their family situation and background, so you will not be in this rank, but you can compete for nine concubines!" ”

Now most of the three hundred show girls have been eliminated, and only the last fifty people are left to compete for the title of the two concubines and nine concubines, and this woman can rank fifth, which proves that there is a great chance to compete for the title of nine concubines.

Of course, at this point, their appearance and etiquette are not much different, so the important thing is their background and family background, and the scholarly family has always had a natural advantage.

Han Youying's eyes flashed with a kind of innate stubbornness, as if she was going to fight against fate: "The slave maid has no ambition to be the queen, but she also wants to be a concubine, instead of trying to fight for a nine concubines!" ”

"You're just a tea household, and you still want to be a concubine? What a wishful thinking! Liu Jin was so amused that he couldn't help but mock.

Han Youying's eyes turned red suddenly, but she bit her lower lip hard, looking very unwilling.

"Your Majesty, Qin Ji has been waiting here for a long time!" Liu Jin didn't take this lowly girl in her eyes at all, so she reminded softly.

"Slaves, please Saint Ann!" Qin Ji had been waiting here for a long time, and immediately knelt down and saluted in a proper manner.

Zhu Youji's face was slightly gloomy, so he glanced at it and said, "Qin Ji, the daily output of the Royal Weaving Factory has risen instead of falling?" ”

"Your Majesty, there has been a bit of an accident in the new factory recently, but today's daily output has reached two hundred!" Qin Ji was the main person in charge of the Royal Weaving Factory, and immediately reported hard.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at the empty teacup, and then at Han Youying.

Han Youying knelt on the ground with red eyes, and when she saw Youji's gaze, she immediately quickly cleaned up her mood and made tea for Zhu Youzhi again.

Zhu Youzhu was not satisfied with this data, and immediately snorted coldly: "Two hundred? In other words, after a month, you can only produce 6,000 pieces of cotton cloth, so what are you going to pay for? ”

Due to the birth of the shuttle loom to improve the production efficiency of cotton cloth, and the quality of the cloth produced is more durable and durable, as if opening a Pandora's box, the popularity of shuttle cotton is far beyond imagination.

The first batch of cotton cloth produced by the Royal Weaving Mill was sold to Korea, but the situation on Samji Island was more optimistic than expected.

Xu Shiying not only traded with the cloth merchants of North Korea, but also opened the market of the Muhu and Nanshan tribes on the island of Senzhi, so that the 10,000 pieces of cotton cloth were not only digested, but also 10,000 were booked.

The Mongol envoys came to pay tribute, and the head of the mission, after seeing the cheap flying cloth from the royal weaving shop, ordered 5,000 horses from the royal weaving factory through the bridging of the northern concubine Ikxi.

Demand has far exceeded previous estimates, not to mention the delivery of 15,000 horses from North Korea and Mongolia, and even the payment of the cloth tickets that were previously awarded to cotton farmers is very difficult.

Although the Royal Weaving Mill is running at full capacity every day, its daily output is only about 200 horses, which is simply not enough to meet the market demand.

Heaven did not fulfill people's wishes, originally planned to build a new plant to increase production capacity, but I don't know where the fire came from, and half of the newly repaired plant was burned.

In addition, Qin Ji is okay to manage the imperial dining room in the palace, but it seems that it is beyond his ability to complete this kind of commercial operation.

"Your Majesty, the slave is guaranteed to increase production!" Qin Ji swallowed and spat, even if he hit the package ticket.

Zhu Youzhu picked up the freshly brewed tea, and immediately said with suspicion: "If I am not mistaken, you said something similar at the end of last month, but it was also a little bit more!" ”

"Your Majesty, the slave will do her best to ensure that enough cloth will be produced on time this time!" Qin Ji felt Zhu Youji's questioning, and even said seriously.

"No need! I don't need people who do their best, I need people who can get things done! Zhu Youzhi directly vetoed it, and then directly arranged: "The royal weaving factory you manage produces according to the output of 200 horses per day, and the cooperative workshop is responsible for 4,000 horses, and the remaining 5,000 horses are directly subcontracted!" ”

"What is subcontracting?" Qin Ji was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion.

Han Youying, who was making tea, raised her head slightly and secretly observed Zhu Youji, but she didn't understand what this meant.

Zhu Youzhu drank the tea in the remaining cup, and then instructed: "You immediately find all the cotton workshops in the capital and cooperate with them." You give them a shuttle loom and they produce the cotton cloth, but all the cotton they produce is sold back to the royal weaving mill for five cents! ”

Originally, the best way was to expand production capacity, but now it is too late, so we can only take the road of outsourcing.

The so-called subcontracting is actually outsourcing part of the order, borrowing personnel and space from other weaving mills, so as to drive out this batch of cotton gaps.

Due to the need to produce cotton cloth of uniform specifications and quality, they also needed to supply the workshop with shuttle looms.

"Your Majesty, isn't it too much of a loss for us to do this?" Qin Ji swallowed and spit, even if he was reluctant.

Liu Jin found that the purchase price was indeed very high, especially the shuttle loom they also provided here, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhu Youzhu in confusion.

Han Youying noticed that Zhu Youzhi was already drinking tea very slowly, so she stopped making tea and looked thoughtfully at this unfathomable emperor.

Zhu Youzhu found that there was a generation gap with these people, so he gently put down the teacup in his hand and said: "As soon as we change hands, we will make money, where will we suffer?" ”

"Your Majesty, we provide them with machines, and we buy back cotton cloth at such a high price, is this too much?" Qin Ji met Zhu Youji's gaze and looked cautious.

Zhu Youzhu found that Qin Ji was indeed short-sighted, and immediately felt dissatisfied and said: "People die for money, and birds die for food!" If you want people to work hard, and you want people to learn to use the shuttle loom, then you can't be too stingy! If you can't complete the order on time, you don't have to go back to the palace, go to Liang Fang to wait! ”

"The slave and maid obey the order, and will live up to Your Majesty's expectations!" Qin Ji immediately became excited, and hurriedly made a statement.

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand lightly, and found that Qin Ji may have strong management experience, but his vision is still a little worse.

Although it may seem like a lot to buy back the cotton cloth at a high price from their side, it is the price that needs to be paid to ensure on-time delivery.

Money can make the ghost grind, which can be said to be a wise saying in business, and now when you encounter a predicament, it is natural to open the way with money, not to mention that the whole business is actually still your own big head.

Even if the production cost of cotton cloth will be increased through subcontracting, the quality of cotton cloth is guaranteed, and what you do is not a one-shot deal.

For the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing was not how much money was made from this transaction, but to establish the scale of the industry through these production processes, so as to form the advantages of the country's textile industry.

On the other hand, as long as they can provide a steady stream of high-quality cotton cloth, whether it is produced by the Royal Weaving Factory or not, this kind of cotton cloth can be exchanged for the resources of various countries.

In this trade with Mongolia and North Korea, he has solved the demand for cattle, horses, ginseng and medicinal herbs in the domestic market, and then has more social resources.

Han Youying watched Qin Ji leave, but suddenly said softly: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!" ”

"Say!" Zhu Youzhu took the fishing rod and threw it down, and said lightly.

Han Youying looked at Zhu Youji's side face and said with certainty: "Your Majesty, this person is short-sighted, let him handle this matter, he will definitely get a kickback from it, and it is likely to delay His Majesty's overall layout!" ”

"My overall layout?" When Zhu Youzhu heard this word, he immediately asked with some interest.

Han Youying nodded lightly, and said eloquently: "The reason why Your Majesty promotes the endless trade with North Korea with Buyi horses and medicinal herbs is like our Ming Dynasty and the Northwest Tea and Horse Division. The slave maid has been observing Father-in-law Qin just now, and Father-in-law Qin is so concerned about one city and one pool, but he can't comprehend His Majesty's painstaking efforts at all! Now if you want others to switch to a new machine, only if you have enough profit to impress the other party, and even have to give a deposit in advance for the transaction with the royal family, otherwise people will not be too sure. According to the slave's opinion, Father-in-law Qin is afraid that he will be short of catties and two, and in the end, he is likely to make a mistake! ”

"How do you know about these businessmen?" Zhu Youzhu looked at this face similar to his first love, and asked curiously.

Han Youying hesitated for a moment, and said with a little loss: "The slave maid's family is in the tea selling business, and there is a small workshop for roasting tea at home, and the slave maid likes to study how to make money since she was a child!" ”

"Liu Jin, you stare at Qin Gui, once he really violates the yang and yin, take him down directly!" Zhu Youzhu believed this woman's judgment and commanded.

"Yes!" Liu Jin glanced at Han Youying in surprise, looking very respectful.

As he spoke, the rod suddenly sank.

Zhu Youzhu seemed to be quick to lift the rod, and a beautiful crucian carp jumped out of the water, looking very vigorous and lively, but was caught by Liu Jin.

Han Youying found that Zhu Youji's eyes fell on her, and she was both happy and uneasy in her heart.

"I heard Niu Mengmeng say that the little flower cat scratched your foot yesterday?" Zhu Youzhi didn't want to ask the teacher for guilt just now, but to beat the Dao.

Han Youying pursed her lips, then nodded lightly and said, "Don't hide and deceive Your Majesty, the slave doesn't know that it's a royal cat!" Because she was just ridiculed yesterday for being the daughter of a cheap businessman, and because of this unfair selection in the draft, the slave and maid were sulking at the time! When she crossed the threshold and entered the house, the slave stepped on the tail of the little flower cat, and was scratched by the little flower cat. The slave was not liked by her parents since she was a child, and her temperament was inevitably a little withdrawn, so she was so angry that she grabbed the cat and put it in the water tank to drown! ”

"You really want to drown that cat!" Zhu Youji's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked with a straight face.

Han Youying didn't dare to look into Zhu Youji's eyes, but shook her head lightly and said, "The slave doesn't know!" It's just that the slave was already relieved at that time, so she picked up the cat and was about to throw it aside, but she happened to be bumped into by someone! ”

"It's no wonder that you've been ostracized by others for such a temperament, and I'm also afraid!" Zhu Youzhu looked at this unconventional good woman seriously, and said seriously.

Han Youying's eyes suddenly choked with tears, but she turned her head to look at the glow in the west, and then said with a miserable smile: "Your Majesty, the slave maid is just venting her recent dissatisfaction with a cat, but no matter how many people kill people without blinking!" It's not that the slave maid doesn't want to be a good woman, but the slave maid has been a concubine since she was a child, and she obviously looks at the workshop and shop very well, but they still let the slave and maid pass the first few rounds of the draft, and the slave just doesn't want to be bullied! ”

"How can you not look at your family situation and background after this election? Since you have made a mistake, it is inconvenient to go back to the West Fifth Institute of Qianqing Palace, stay and join the Qianqing Palace to make tea full-time! Zhu Youzhu knew that this was actually a stubborn woman, and immediately made a decision.

Han Youying knew that her illusions about wanting to choose a concubine were shattered, but this was indeed not a title that could be won by hard work alone, so she nodded silently and said, "The slave obeys the order!" ”

(End of chapter)