Chapter 210: Cashmere Carpet
When night falls, the entire Jinyang County is shrouded, and a few dogs bark in the distance, which seems quiet and warm. The husband walked outside the courtyard wall again, shouting in the Taiyuan official accent, "The weather is dry, be careful of the fire candle"
Wang Gang got up, thinking that it was so late, Mi Zhen's girl should also go back to sleep. walked out of the study and walked towards the west wing, which used to be Zhang Yue'er's boudoir.
Wang Gang gently pushed open the door, and under the candlelight, Zhang Yue'er sat in the curtain. I don't know if it's because of the candlelight or the drapery, a smile and a red face.
It is said that Xiao Biesheng is newly married, and the two have not seen each other for nearly two months. Everything fell into place, Wang Gang gently took off Zhang Yue'er's clothes, leaned over and kissed it, and a sound came from the west wing, echoing in the entire courtyard.
It was as if the two of them were the only ones left in the world. But now the problem is that there is still a woman living in the east wing of the small courtyard.
Mi Zhen was in the east wing, covering her ears with her hands, and cursing incessantly in her mouth. But the trace of yearning in the depths of her heart made her can't help but listen with her heart, especially the trace of warm current flowing through her lower abdomen, which made her feel ashamed, and there was some yearning, she is seventeen years old this year, and she is young at the beginning of love.
With a long groan, as if it was the prelude to the stop of the storm, Mi Zhen gritted her teeth, a warm current, buried her head in the quilt in annoyance, and a small voice came.
"Zhen'er is in the east, she won't hear it, I'm ashamed."
"You should be asleep, it's been two shifts"
"What if I didn't sleep?"
"Isn't that more interesting?"
"Husband, how can you say such frivolous words, Zhen'er is not married yet"
Mi Zhen was suddenly annoyed and angry, this Wang Gang was clearly deliberate, deliberately making himself uncomfortable, and before he could get angry, the voice came again.
"Husband, don't. Hmmm"
Mi Zhen covered her ears again, gritted her teeth, and waited for the wind and rain to stop.
At the end of the song, Wang Gang looked at Zhang Yue'er, who was soft, and hugged her into his arms, and the two hugged each other tightly, enjoying the charm after the wind and rain.
"I've wronged you"
"Don't say it again, husband, I don't care about this, as long as I can be by your side, I can help you. I'm satisfied."
"I'll make it up to you later, but I'm afraid it will take a while. It's just that we have to wait for the state to get on the right track," Wang Gang stroked the hair in front of Zhang Yue'er's forehead and said with some love.
"I miss your husband, my husband asked me to come to Bingzhou, what do I want to do" Zhang Yue'er led the topic to the main matter, she is not very clear now, Wang Gang asked her to come, what the hell is going on.
"The main thing is to develop the commerce of the state, but also the handicrafts. There is no advantage in Bingzhou, there is no brocade in Shu, there is no embroidery in Jiangnan, and there is no weapon sword in Yanzhao."
Wang Gang has also thought about it for a long, long time, and now he has attracted businessmen here, if he can't form a good cycle, then what he did in the early stage can only get half the result with half the effort, after all, there is no businessman, and he is willing to make money only half the way.
"In fact, Taiyuan also has a lot of special products, such as the silk of Qi County, the corn of Shangdang, and the horses, cattle and sheep of Shangjun, all of which are the characteristics of Bingzhou, and the husband can find a way to start from these aspects."
But Wang Gang shook his head and said.
"These are too ordinary in the market, and the production is limited, as for the cattle and sheep in Shangjun, it is okay, but now Shangjun is actually controlled by the Xiongnu and Qianghu, and I can't get my hands on it at all."
The concubine also heard her father say that in the mountains near Zhaoyuze in Pingtao County, there is a special wood called mulberry wood. It can be used to make horse lance poles, and one can be sold for dozens of gold. There are a lot of craftsmen in the area who know how to make it, so do you think this is okay?"
"I've also heard a little about the mallet, the production process is too complicated, and it takes two or three years to make one, so I can't wait so long. But since I talked about it, I would like to go to Pingtao County to have a look. "The last time Wang Gang investigated the flow of Fenshui through various counties, there was this Pingtao County. Looks like I'm going to have to check it out for myself.
"Then the concubine doesn't know," Zhang Yue'er sighed. He really couldn't think of the characteristics of the state.
"Since the cloth shop is mainly engaged in cotton cloth now, it can make cotton clothes and cotton shoes for sale," Wang Gang reminded.
"Cotton clothes are easy to sew, housewives in small families can sew, and large families will have subordinates who specialize in sewing clothes. There is also the fact that cotton clothes are generally worn inside, and the appearance is not so important, and some merchants will also sew some cotton clothes for sale. The price is not very high" asked about Zhang Yueer's familiar aspects, Zhang Yue'er can say very clearly.
"What about the cotton shoes," Wang Gang asked without giving up.
"It's simpler than a cotton coat, but cotton shoes are easy to break, so if you have some cotton shoes made of animal skins, you can try them."
"Is the sheepskin okay, there are a lot of sheepskins in the barracks," Wang Gang hurriedly asked.
Zhang Yue'er looked at Wang Gang like a fool, and reached out and touched Wang Gang's forehead again.
"Did you see cotton shoes made of sheepskin in the bazaar again?" asked Zhang Yue'er with a smile.
"It doesn't seem to be, that's not right, so that no one will steal the business," Wang Gang said seriously.
"No one is robbing the business, but no one will buy it, a sheepskin can be sold for five hundred dollars, and a pair of cotton shoes can be sold for fifty dollars. Even if one sheepskin can make three pairs of cotton shoes, it will still lose three hundred and fifty dollars. Do you think it's feasible to make cotton shoes out of sheepskin?" Zhang Yue'er lightly tapped Wang Gang's forehead with her fingers and said with a smile.
Wang Gang was suddenly embarrassed, which made him a little faceless.
Mi Zhen, who was eavesdropping in the east wing, leaned back and laughed even more, this Zhenbei general is really a little idiot, he actually wants to make cotton shoes out of sheepskin, I don't know how this head grows.
"Sheepskins can be used to make many things, such as sheepskin shoulders, sheepskin mattresses, wine sacs, and water bladders. The concubine also heard that some big families in Hebei like to spread blankets made of sheepskin in the room, and you can step on them barefoot in winter, which is very comfortable," Zhang Yue'er said again.
"You're talking about carpets" Wang Gang suddenly became interested, but he didn't expect that carpets existed in the Han Dynasty, and they were still cashmere carpets.
"The name carpet, the concubine is still the first time I've heard of it, but it's very appropriate. It's just that the cost is very expensive, and it is not something that ordinary wealthy businessmen can buy," Zhang Yue'er said.
"Then make a carpet, let the husband think about it, we can make different sizes of carpets, so that the rich people buy the bigger ones, and the poor people buy the smaller ones, and they can also meet them" Wang Gang's eyes finally had more light.
"However, to make a carpet, you need a lot of sheepskin. How many can you have over there in the barracks," Zhang Yue'er asked.
"Wu Zhao brought back more than 40,000 sheep from Yuanyang County, most of them are still in Yanmen, if needed, you can kill all these sheep and get 40,000 sheepskins."
"How can the husband be so exhausted, if he finds a pasture in Yanmen County and raises these sheep, he can bring more than 10,000 sheepskins every year, or even more."