In the war of the Cold Weapon Era, the side that occupies the terrain advantage basically wins half of the victory!

Besides, this is Meridian Valley!

In Sun Chuanting's hands, there are still twenty mortars!

Gao Yingxiang has no way to retreat, so he can only rush to the death!

But at this time, just "not afraid of death" is useless!

Four days of fierce fighting, uh...... It should be said that after four days of slaughter, Gao Yingxiang finally couldn't hold on!

Leaving behind more than 10,000 corpses and bones, with the remnants of the defeated army, he reluctantly withdrew his army!

This retreat, the defeat of the army is like a mountain!

Countless thieves raised their hands and wept bitterly to surrender!

If it weren't for the timely arrival of several Ming troops, with only Sun Chuanting's 3,000 soldiers and horses, he would not dare to surrender!

Knowing that Gao Yingxiang was hiding in the mountains and was seriously injured, the Ming troops from all walks of life could no longer bear it anymore and went into the mountains desperately to search!

Finally, after killing the thieves Huang Long, Liu Zhe and others, Sun Chuanting became the lucky one!

Unexpectedly, Gao Yingxiang was captured alive!

Hong Chengchou, Zuo Liangyu and Lu Xiangsheng are simply envious, jealous and hateful!

However, there is still a chance - Li Zicheng's head is more valuable than Gao Yingxiang's!

It's a pity that after searching the mountains for more than ten days, no one found Li Zicheng!

Most likely, he fell into the abyss and died!

Or maybe it was taken away by the evil wolf beast!

In either case, the bones are basically gone!

Whether it is a thief or a Ming army, they all think so!

It's a pity that the reward of five million is gone!

By the way, there is also Zhang Xianzhong's birdman, his head is also worth five million!

What is depressing is that he did not follow Gao Yingxiang into the valley!

At this moment, I don't know where to hide and be the king of the mountain!

A few days later, the news of "capturing Gao Yingxiang alive, destroying more than 20,000 enemies, and quelling the thieves" was transmitted to Jingzhou, and Wang Li's face was unwavering!

The disappointment in my heart, no one knows!

Of course, the reward money that should be issued, a copper plate is not less!

didn't kill Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, or should report to Jingshi!

The news reached Jingshi, and Zhu Youzhen didn't believe it if he died!

It wasn't until Gao Yingxiang was escorted back to Beijing that Zhu Youzhen had to believe it!

Scold!

Wang Li stepped out, and sure enough, he didn't disappoint me!

I didn't look at the wrong person, let alone use the wrong person!

After the joy, Zhu Youzhen burst into tears!

After a long time, I wiped away my tears, tidied up my clothes, ran to the Taimiao, and continued to cry bitterly!

After ten years of hard work, the thieves finally subsided, which is enough to comfort the emperors of the past dynasties!

Now, only Huang Taiji remains!

Then, it's time to expand the territory!

Give me another ten years, and Daming will be able to prosper!

……

After receiving Zhu Youzhen's edict, Wang Li's heart scolded his mother more than once!

You keep your promises, what's the business with me?

Returning to Beijing to receive a reward?

Well said!

Isn't that embarrassing me?

Do I care about that reward?

Do you care about a bullshit vassal king?

Returning to Beijing is just a waste of my time and my rich life!

Needless to say, after receiving the reward, there is no good life for me!

Yang Sichang went to Liaodong to fill the pit, and when he heard that he behaved decently, Zhu Youzhen was not satisfied!

However, no matter how dissatisfied you are, you don't need to summon me back to Beijing, right?

I'm not a saint, so why are you staring at me?

I have said a long time ago that I will not go to that place in Liaodong!

Say nothing and don't go!

I won't go to death!

"Factory father, our white yarn and white silk have been reduced to twenty-five taels and one horses; However, the "Huang's Embroidery Village" in the city was even more ruthless, and it was reduced to twenty-four taels and a half! ”

"Huh?"

Wang Li looked displeased, and threw away the edict casually: "Check out, did they evade taxes?" ”

"Uh...... At least Huang's embroidery village did not evade taxes; Five taels a month, it is definitely paid on time! ”

"That'...... The source of Huang's embroidery village, have you found out? ”

"Alas, the factory father, does it make sense to check the source of his goods?

The white yarn and white silk produced by our Chengdu weaving and spinning, excluding the wages of the weaver girl, the cost of silkworm cocoons and the cost of transportation, the actual cost is about ten taels of silver!

But I heard that in the Jiangnan area, the cost of silkworm cocoons and transportation costs are lower, and the wages of weavers are also lower!

Let's and Huang's Embroidery Village, if all of them are reduced to ten taels and one horses, they can also make money!

Of course, we can continue to reduce the price, we have a lot of money and can afford to lose!

If this is the case, it will take too long to kill Huang's embroidery village!

Moreover, this is just an embroidery village in Jingzhou City!

In the prefectures and provinces of Huguang, as well as the prefectures and prefectures of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Nanzhili, Fujian and other provinces, how many embroidery villages are there?

It is estimated that there are eight hundred, if not a thousand! ”

Hearing this, Wang Li was silent!

In Jingzhou City, in addition to Huang's embroidery village, there are several large and small embroidery villages!

I want to kill them all, and then monopolize the operation by myself, and have enough financial support, but unfortunately it takes a long time!

No way, people's costs are low!

Moreover, Huang's Embroidery Village not only sells fabrics, but also recruits more than a dozen embroiderers and undertakes a lot of embroidery work!

It's hard to kill it just by selling the fabric!

Since their costs are low, think of ways to raise their costs!

This method is definitely more lethal than the "price war"!

"What is the monthly salary of embroidery workers in embroidery villages all over Jiangnan?

What is the purchase price of silkworm cocoons and the salary of weavers in weaving mills around the world? ”

"This ......"

Song Zhe didn't know Wang Li's original intention and hesitated slightly.

After checking a few account books, he was worried: "Factory father, we are concentrated on planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, and the salary of silkworm women is very high;

The weaving mills in various parts of the Yangtze River buy silkworm cocoons from different farmers, and the price is low;

However, if it is evenly apportioned, the cost of cocoons for the two is basically the same;

It's just that...... In our weaving workshop in Chengdu, the average salary of weavers is one and a half per month, with six days off and three free meals;

In the weaving mills all over the south of the Yangtze River, the monthly salary of the weavers is about 300 yuan, and they are open all month long, without room and board! ”

Scold!

It turns out that the doorway is here!

The weaving mills in Jiangnan are all small workshops with twenty or thirty people, and the looms are generally old, and the overall production efficiency is not high!

In particular, the No. 6 silk weaving factory in Chengdu has more than tripled its production efficiency after using a waterwheel as a powerplant!

If everyone's "labor cost" is the same, the weaving mill in Jiangnan will definitely not be able to survive itself!

Originally, the original intention of fighting a "price war" was not to kill each sales store, but to kill the other party's production workshop!

Not only textile workshops, but all kinds of workshops to death!

Increase their labor costs and hit the nail on the head!

Thinking of this, Wang Li was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly gave Zhu You a sealed book!

Under the guise of "people-oriented, for the benefit of the people", it is recommended to promulgate corresponding laws to comprehensively increase the employment wages of various workshops!

As soon as the recital was issued, an edict was forged, requesting that a copy be sent to the prefectures and capitals in Jiangnan!

This is done to buy time!

He believes that Zhu Youzhen will agree!

Because, this expenditure to raise workers' wages did not come from the local finance, nor from the household department, let alone from Zhu Youzhen's personal small treasury, what reason did he have to disagree?

"Factory father, if you really want to do this, you will be the enemy of the entire Jiangnan!" Song Zhe stopped the Jinyi guard who was about to give the order, with a worried face:

"Factory father, Wei Zhongxian is fully taxed, how much silver does each workshop receive?

Every month, the smaller ones are two or three taels, and the larger ones are seven or eight taels!

And what about us?

Let them spend dozens or even hundreds of taels more per month!

In this way, on the surface, it is to ask for the lives of various workshops, but in fact, it is to offend the gentry of the entire Jiangnan gate!

Besides, Wei Zhongxian collects taxes because he receives them in his bag, and he can play with his life!

Let's do this, we didn't get any benefits, and we caused a commotion!

Factory father, we already have eight lifetimes of money that we can't spend, so why do we have to offend the entire Jiangnan for a few workshops?

Even, offend the whole world?

Is it worth it for a little silver? ”

"Needless to say, just do it!"

Wang Li's attitude was very resolute, Song Zhe sighed helplessly, and continued to persuade: "Even so, you shouldn't forge the holy decree!"

Jiangnan, no better than Sichuan!

It was a matter of time before someone found out and sued Jingshi! ”

Thinking about it carefully, Song Zhe's vision is too low, and a little rich is safe, but he is safe!

His words are not unreasonable!

In that case, let's get the wind out first!

Let's just say that the Lord has agreed and is about to issue a relevant decree!

Scare them first!

Anyway, I'm scared to death and don't need me to bury it!

Take advantage of the chaos and make a big profit!

……

The efficiency of the West Factory is unmatched!

The news that "the imperial court is about to legislate to set a minimum wage for workshop employees" has spread all over the country in just half a month!

Suddenly, the whole country was boiling!

The existing employees were so excited that they burst into tears and couldn't sleep all night!

At the instigation of Wang Li, they demanded an immediate salary increase!

Countless people walked the streets and alleys, asking for information about the employees of various workshops!

The officials and gentry of the whole country, the powerful gate valves, are all panicked!

If this is the case, is there still a way to live?

As a result, hundreds of recitals flew to Beijing every day, and all of them were resolutely opposed!

Zhu Youzhen, who wanted to issue an edict, was shaken!

The edict was not issued, but the instigation and momentum of the West Factory did not stop!

At this time, the "Dongjia Embroidery Village" in Suzhou Prefecture, like tens of thousands of large and small workshops across the country, fell into infinite panic!

Dongjia Embroidery Village, a time-honored brand for more than 200 years!

Because of its fine workmanship, honesty and trustworthiness, it is well-known in Suzhou Mansion, and there is an endless stream of guests who come to the door.

However, because of the instigation of the West Factory, the guys, embroiderers, and handymen in the embroidery village are all clamoring for a salary increase!

Strike without a raise!

The silk, yarn, silk, silk and satin provided by the upstream weaving mills have all increased in price several times, and no credit is given!

There is no money to buy goods, and the guests who urge the goods in the embroidery village are one after another!

Under the anxiety, Dong Yongshou, the owner of the village, who was already suffering from dysentery, fell ill again!

On this day, a thirteen-year-old girl gently put the decoction on the head of Dong Yongshou's bed, worried!

Seeing her mother coming, the girl hurriedly stepped forward, hugged her legs, and burst into tears!

"Mother, daughter, let's go embroider!

Although my daughter embroiders slowly, she can embroider a little bit!

Mother, don't be like the Shen family embroidery village next door, don't sell your daughter......"

"Alas!"

The middle-aged woman sighed and stopped.

This woman, named Bai Xiumei, was born in a down-and-out Xiucai family;

Her father was depressed, and in his spare time, he passed on the full economy to her;

After marrying into the Dong family, Bai Xiumei and Dong Yongshou ran the embroidery village together and gave birth to a son and a daughter;

The eldest daughter, named Dong Bai, is called Qinglian;

Obviously, the name is derived from the surname of his parents;

At this time, Dong Bai was born beautiful, with a flower and moon appearance, and his eyebrows revealed the rare arrogance of this age!

If you sell her to the hook bar in Bantang, she can sell it for two hundred taels to say the least!

Dongjia Xiuzhuang has solved the urgent need and is likely to survive this turmoil!

Bai Xiumei thought of selling her daughter, but there was no way!

The embroiderers said that they would not return to work, and the embroidery village could not be delivered, and the liquidated damages were astronomical!

In the past few days, the creditors are afraid that the embroidery village will go bankrupt, and the debt collectors are one after another!

That's not all!

Dong Yongshou's illness can't be delayed any longer!

But now, I can't even make up the cost of the soup!

"Alas!"

Bai Xiumei sighed again and stroked Dong Bai's head: "Over the years, your father has insisted on letting you learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and spent a lot of silver!"

Today, Xiuzhuang is in trouble, and your father is sick again, how should this be good? ”

"Mother! The daughter knows, the daughter knows! My daughter will go to embroider and embroider until dawn! ”

Dong Bai ran away, but was called back by the woman: "Qinglian, you also know that this is not a solution!"

Why don't you go to Bantang for the time being...... This one...... When Xiuzhuang recovers, he will redeem you immediately? ”

"No, no! No way! ”

In the back room, Dong Yongshou's roar was heard!

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground!

The mother and daughter were shocked and hurried into the house!

used all his strength to feed, and finally helped Dong Yongshou to the couch!

"Nope! No! Qinglian must not be sold! ”

Dong Yongshou grabbed the woman's hand tightly, his face was hideous due to the pain, and sweat was like rain: "My disease, if it can't be cured, it won't be cured!"

However, Qinglian must not be sold!

If the embroidery village is short of money, we can borrow it!

If the money village refuses to borrow, we can find the West Factory to borrow, and their monthly interest is only 8%!

Moreover, the West Factory can give us a batch of silk silk on credit!

Their goods, I have seen, the quality is no worse than that of Suzhou and Hangzhou, but the price is lower than that of Suzhou and Hangzhou!

As long as the embroidery village can resume work, we will be able to survive! ”

"Husband, I also thought about borrowing money from the West Factory, and I also thought about finding the West Factory to get some goods on credit! But ......"

The woman was embarrassed, looked at Dong Bai in front of her, gritted her teeth and shook her head: "But, Xichang kills people without blinking!"

If you borrow money from the bank, if you can't pay it back, at most you will go bankrupt and sell your sons and daughters!

If the money from the West Factory can't be repaid, it's a matter of losing your head!

I also heard that the matter of raising the salary of hired workers was provoked by the West Factory!

Tell me, can we borrow money from the West Factory?

Do we dare to credit the goods of the West Factory? ”

The woman was right, and there was a reason.

Dong Yongshou was seriously ill and wanted to argue with him, but he was in a hurry, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted!

……

Bai Xiumei settled her husband and called Dong Bai to her side.

"Qinglian, your brother is still young, and his father is sick like this, I'm really a mother, there's really no way!

Door-to-door debt collectors, you have seen it too!

However, they were in too much of a hurry, and the money bank refused to borrow!

The silver and silk silk of the West Factory, we can't touch it!

You also know that all these years, the silver spent on you has been eight hundred, if not a thousand!

You're a daughter, but our family has never treated you badly!

Our Dong family is not a prince and nobleman, but you are still the daughter of the Dong family!

Who doesn't envy you?

Qinglian, for the sake of this family, for the sake of the Dong family embroidery village, I can only temporarily wronged you!

Don't worry, as long as the embroidery village eases up a little, my mother will redeem you immediately!

At that time, you will still be the young lady of the Dong family in Suzhou!

If no one wants to marry you, I'll support you for the rest of my life! ”

"Mother...... I ......"

Dong Bai gritted his teeth, nodded, and couldn't cry!

The matter of selling his daughter is so decided!

However, what Bai Xiumei didn't expect was that her plan to redeem Dong Bai could never be realized again!

Even if she pays ten, hundred, or even a thousand times the price, she can't redeem her daughter!