"Shengshang, in the opinion of Weichen, if you want to develop border trade, first of all, you are not in a hurry to sign an alliance with the countries of the Western Regions, but to train strong soldiers and horses, so that the Huns do not dare to serve. Only when we are strong in governing the country can we truly deter the northwest. ”

In a few words, Emperor Jingwen was still a little enthusiastic.

"Aiqing is reasonable, this matter must not be rushed, and it must be two-pronged. I am committed to governing the army and the people, and I will certainly be able to reach a higher level. ”

"Holy Wisdom!"

A few days later, Emperor Jingwen issued a decree that Honglu Siqing was responsible for the preparations related to the border trade and trade, such as the unification of this measure, the formulation of punishments, and so on.

The tax issue is left to the household department to arrange, after all, the type of goods is different, the amount of tax collected is also different, and not only the goods that enter the customs, but also the goods brought out from their Dazhi.

So, it's not something that can be done in a sentence or two.

Zhao Yue, the Marquis of Weixin, took over a series of tasks related to border security and border defense.

Of course, it was not for Zhao Yue to go to the border pass in person to carry it out, but he was in charge, and Zhao Yue had personally been on the battlefield and stationed at the border pass, so this matter was handed over to him, and Emperor Jingwen was very relieved.

Xie Rongzhao, accompanied by Wang Zizhen, went to the embroidery village built in the countryside.

Xie Xiuwen bought two Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing before, one was smaller and handed over to Xie Ronghui to take care of for the time being, and the other was larger, but because it was connected to a mountain and had rich output, Xie Rongzhao pestered his father to take her here a few times.

Xie Rongzhao noticed that there were many villagers living here, and their lives were okay, at least they had enough food and clothing, but the women were relatively poor.

This is not surprising, the idea of preference for sons over daughters is not only found in large families, the more ordinary people are, the more they want to have sons to inherit the incense.

As a result, more and more children are born, and the poorer they become, and when the first life of the family is difficult, they only think about leaving all the benefits to their sons, so they ignore or even start to oppress their daughters.

Xie Rongzhao specially went to see the house in the countryside, the place is very large, the three-entry house, and the east and west courtyards, at a glance, he knew that the former master's family would enjoy it.

After Xie Rongzhao obtained Xie Xiuwen's consent, he sealed several doors on the side of the West Cross Courtyard, completely disconnected from the main house, and then built another gate.

Xie Rongzhao wanted to make life better for the women here, so naturally he didn't just want to hire them to work.

She has already seen that many people's daughters are sent out to work, and the copper plates they earn have to be handed over, not to mention that they buy a branch flower, or they will be beaten and scolded by the elders of the family when they eat a bun outside.

After Xie Rongzhao cleaned up the embroidery village, he arranged for people to recruit workers here.

Because it is an embroidery village, the woman who is in charge of the reception outside is also the female shopkeeper.

Xie Rongzhao considered safety, and specially recruited a few female nurses who knew kung fu to work in the front yard, in addition, there were also men living in the main house, if someone dared to make trouble, they could come out by shouting directly.

Today is the first day of the second batch of recruitment in Xiuzhuang, Xie Rongzhao came over to see how it was going and whether it had recruited enough manpower.

Xie Rongzhao borrowed her father's light, and now the embroidery village is doing well.

As soon as Xie Rongzhao's carriage arrived, the noisy voices outside weakened.

"What's going on?"

As soon as Xie Rongzhao got out of the carriage, he saw that there were many people around the embroidery village, but most of them were middle-aged men and women, and there were some elderly people, these people could do embroidery work?

The female shopkeeper came over to say goodbye, and then motioned to her subordinates to watch, don't let people make trouble, and she went into the courtyard with the owner to talk.

"Master, take a sip of tea to moisten your throat first."

Xie Rongzhao just glanced at the tea cup, and then looked at the female shopkeeper, who hadn't answered her previous question.

The female shopkeeper sighed, "These people are dissatisfied with our regulations here, saying that they don't want to send their daughters or wives here to be controlled, and they just want to take some ordinary needlework home to do." ”

Xie Rongzhao's eyes rolled and she understood, but she didn't speak.

Wang Zizhen on the side also immediately understood, and snorted: "Those people said that since they don't eat and live here, can they increase their wages?" ”

The female shopkeeper's face was not good: "Exactly, Mama Wang really saw through it at a glance." ”

"What's so strange about that? The people here attach great importance to Zi Zhen, and the son is their lifeline. They want to make money, but they don't want their daughters to eat and live here, so they might as well simply exchange it for money, so that they can buy fine grains and meat, and those who can eat their mouths are also sons and grandchildren, not bargains in their eyes! ”

It's not a nice thing to say, but it's true.

The embroidery village has also been open for a while, and there are women with good craftsmanship working here before, saying that it is good to eat and live here, and some people are not even willing to go home when they have no work, even if they only eat one meal a day in the embroidery village, they also feel that it is stronger than at home.

After a long time, the good food in the embroidery village will naturally spread out.

Although they also eat coarse grains, there must be meat once every three days, and the most important thing is that you can eat enough here. And the house is also clean, although it is a large shop, but at least the roof does not leak rain, and there is no need to live in a firewood room.

Many of the people who came to work here were taken back to the house and were obviously white and fat.

At first, the eldest guy thought it was quite good, and sent his daughter or wife to work, which could not only earn money, but also save the family's first rations.

But as the days go by, some people feel that it is not cost-effective.

You can eat meat once in three days!

Why give those money-losing people to eat?

It should be exchanged for silver money and eaten by the children and grandchildren of the family.

In this way, when the second batch of workers was recruited, someone blocked the door to 'ask for an explanation'.

"Don't pay attention to these people, if they make trouble again, they will just let it out, saying that we can completely ignore the girls in our village, even this little salary, and don't point to our own family to earn it back."

If the female shopkeeper gets the master's permission, she will naturally be more confident.

This time, we are recruiting long-term workers.

That is to say, you have to sign a contract with the embroidery village.

It is not a deed of sale, but it is also legally binding.

Many of the farmers were illiterate, and every time they signed a contract, they invited the old boys or old Xiucai from the village to read it.

The women who can enter the embroidery village are naturally lucky, they can be fed and clothed here, they don't have to be beaten and scolded, there is no endless housework, and no one wants to go home to suffer.

Xie Rongzhao opened an embroidery shop here, mainly to help these poor women.

As long as they signed a long contract with Xiuzhuang, they were extremely happy at this time, and they went home twice a month, even if they were beaten and scolded, they also admitted it.

Wang Zizhen was a little worried: "Miss, I see that those old people are not easy to deal with, if they rely on the old to sell the old and make trouble, I am afraid that it will also be a trouble for our embroidery village in the future." ”

(End of chapter)