Chapter 495: Something Happened

Ma pulled his grandchildren and began to discuss what kind of industry he could help his eldest sister Zhou Ma run to make money.

What can be raised by the reef are the three old things of the sea family: glass, spices, and wine.

It's just that glass and wine are now border officer camps in Chang'an, and the former is not allowed to be touched by private individuals. However, if you rely on the connections of the Zhou family, wine is still a good business. Haijia has a formula and experience, but the grape raw materials are not easy to find, if it is directly purchased from Gansu and Suzhou, the transportation is very troublesome, and you need to think of a solution.

In contrast, the spices that Mars is most familiar with seem to be more promising. Coincidentally, she also knew a lot of caravan merchants who specialized in spice trading in the Western Regions, and knew which one had the best goods and fair prices. Now is the season when merchants from all over the world gather in Chang'an, as long as Zhou Ma's can spare his hands and prepare a sum of capital, with Ma's leadership, he can make a fortune at any time.

Begonias have proposed two new industries: cotton and wool. Both of these goods are good things to keep out the cold and have great prospects in the northwest. The former could also be used to weave cotton cloth and sell it to the big towns in the east and south. It's just that cotton cloth needs a loom, and wool also needs to be supported by craftsmanship and tools to make finished products, and it is not immediately available.

Begonias know how to spin wool thread, knit sweaters, hammer felt, and also know how to play cotton, spin cotton thread, and weave cotton cloth. However, this is all the knowledge she gained in her previous life, and she can't find a reasonable source in this life, so it's inconvenient to say it directly, so she can only throw bricks and stones, make suggestions first, and let others supplement them.

Ma was really interested in his granddaughter's proposal.

Sun Tzu's proposal of the old three things can certainly make money, but they are all too familiar, familiar to a little tired, and there are many competitors in Chang'an, so you can casually meet a big business with strong background and financial resources. With her two sisters taking a little private money, they just make some pocket money at most, but they can't be the opponents of those big businesses, others eat meat, and they just drink soup. But the two things proposed by the granddaughter, wool is not mentioned, but cotton is a good thing, whether it is directly made into cotton clothes, or spun into thread and woven into cloth, there is no worry that it cannot be sold, and it can still be bought and sold in winter and summer, even if it is sold to caravans from other places, it can also be negotiated at a good price.

Even if things really can't be sold, they can sell them to the border army with a single hand, and they won't lose all their money. And the way of the border army is the easiest problem to solve for the three rooms of the Zhou family.

Ma Shi pulled his granddaughter with great interest and said, "I know which acquaintance is stationed where a large piece of cotton is now planted." After they had deducted their share of the guards, they were to sell the remaining cotton to the passing caravans. What's the difference between selling to a caravan and selling to an eldest sister? Even if it is troublesome to spin and weave, I don't know where to find the loom to be used. However, my aunt and grandmother used to be in the cloth business, and the old man she left behind must be knowledgeable. If you can find someone who is familiar with the market to help, the eldest sister and the person will save trouble. ”

Haitang reminded her: "If you don't want to only do cotton raw material business, but plan to spin and weave cloth into finished products and sell them, then you have to buy some looms to come back, the manpower to manipulate the loom weaving cloth also needs to be stable and reliable, can't we just train the manpower, the people outside spend a little money to easily dig people over, then we are not busy in vain?" ”

Ma thinks this is easy to do: "Some of the three rooms of the Zhou family are veterans and military dependents. Their family is living in a three-room Zhuangzi, can they still run away? That's enough for these people alone! ”

As for the loom, it will be necessary to ask a familiar caravan to inquire about it in the south. Although she is not familiar with this industry, she also knows that the textile industry in Jiangnan is prosperous, and the loom is also the best in Jiangnan.

Ma Shi made up his mind, and when her husband Haixiya came back from the yamen, she told him at dinner in the evening.

Haixiya did not object, but made another suggestion: "Zhou Jinlin is doing a good job in Ningxia Zhongwei now. The wolfberries I heard about in that place are very good, why don't you ask your eldest sister to write and ask, what is the price of wolfberries over there? Tell the messenger to bring some back and try to sell them. If it sells well, it's a long-term business. Not only can your eldest sister get benefits, but even Zhou Jinlin's life in the guard house will be better, maybe it will also help him with his promotion? ”

Ma Shi was overjoyed: "I really didn't expect this layer." Eming'er went to tell the eldest sister! If Jin Lin can rise one more liter, maybe he can be transferred back to Chang'an! ”

Ma had been pondering this all night, and he was quite happy in his heart, feeling that he was very sure that it could be done. When she got up early the next morning, she accompanied her husband to breakfast, sent people away, and immediately greeted her grandchildren: "Hurry up and change your clothes, and go to the eldest sister's house to have a look." ”

Haijiao reluctantly put down the bow and arrow in his hand: "Grandma, I have to go to class in a while." You don't have to rush until I get back from school in the afternoon, right? ”

Ma Shi glanced at him with disgust: "Eh, I just thought, yesterday was the letter you went to report, and today you can follow the past, and you can also ask Zhou Jinpu about what happened, but you only think about going to school!" ”

However, going to school is a serious matter, and Ma didn't want to ask him for leave anymore, so he had to wave his hand and let him go, and he took his granddaughter Begonia out.

Haijiao smiled, sent his grandmother and little sister away, looked back at the door of the Jin family's house, and sighed.

That Ma Shangyi stayed at the Jin family for a long time last night, and there was a curfew when he left. She was accompanied by the personal soldiers of the Zhenguo Mansion, and she would have no problem walking around the streets at night. But Haijiao didn't want to run to Jin Jiashu to talk at such a late hour, so as not to disturb his rest.

But he was really curious! What did Ma Shangyi say to Jin Jiashu? We talked for so long?!

Although it's still early now, according to Jin Jiashu's usual daily habits, he must have woken up, right? I should be practicing boxing in the back garden. Haijiao really wanted to go over and talk, but thinking that he still had to go to school, he could only suppress his curiosity and talk to his friends when he came back from class.

Not to mention how the reef was entangled and sighed, Haitang accompanied Ma and came to the third room of Zhou's house in a carriage, and found that the door of his house was still tight, and it would take a long time to enter the door. Obviously, they are relatives of Zhou Ma, the mother of the third owner of the Zhou family, but the porter still has to send someone to the outer study to ask the head of the family, Zhou Shigong, and then go to the main courtyard to report clearly, and obtain permission before letting people into the door.

Ma waited anxiously in the concierge, and as soon as he got permission, he couldn't help but whisper to his granddaughter: "The concierge obviously knows who they are, and the eldest sister has also instructed that they can come to see her at any time, why are there such strict rules?" I didn't wait so long to go to the Zhenguo Mansion! ”

Haitang keenly found that there were many sentry posts in the front yard, and there were guards at each intersection and doorway, and after walking to the main courtyard, the number of mothers-in-law guarding the door was still the same as usual, but at the passage on both sides, there were two sturdy mothers-in-law each.

Is this what happened?

Haitang remained silent and followed Ma into the main courtyard. Zhou Yijun came out of the upper room, and as soon as he saw the ceremony, he wrinkled his little face and stepped forward to take Haitang's hand: "Grandma, Sister Hai, something happened last night!" ”

Ma's and begonias are the same thing. Ma Shi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Is it Zhou Jinpu? Didn't you say that my brother-in-law had already sent someone to keep an eye on him?! ”

Zhou Yijun wanted to speak and stopped, and after two snorts, he said deflatedly: "I didn't keep an eye on it!" He tricked the old lady into going over the wall, but when the old lady was riding on the wall, he removed the long ladder, causing the old lady to fall down and break her leg, and now she is howling in the west courtyard! Grandmother didn't know what to do, should she go to the doctor! ”

(End of chapter)