Chapter 111: The Workshop
Zhao Wenhua didn't know that the Japanese were preparing for another large-scale invasion.
At this time, he was in Ningbo Fuzhong and bought a piece of land in the most prosperous area.
In fact, he originally planned to occupy it by force, but after inquiring that this piece of land belonged to Yue Guogong, he changed it to buy it, and the Yue Guo Mansion learned that this land was used to build a sea temple for the emperor, so he agreed.
Yes, Zhao Wenhua's ultimate goal in buying land is to build a sea temple used to worship the god of the sea.
He knew what Jiajing valued most, maybe in the emperor's heart, he had the reason why the Japanese invaded was because of the lack of sacrificial thoughts for the sea god, and building the sea temple by himself was in line with this.
If the emperor knew, he might have praised him! He thought to himself.
And Tang Shunzhi didn't feel anything about these ghosts and gods, Zhao Wenhua studied the structure of the Tanah Lot Temple seriously on the ground, and gave full play to his own skills as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, but he had already walked away.
At this time, Tang Shunzhi was wandering on the street.
Before entering Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I have heard the name of this city, and now I see it, it is really extraordinary! He sighed inwardly.
This kind of prosperity has even surpassed the general provincial capital, which is comparable to Nanjing, and the faces of the people on the street are ruddy, and they are obviously living very well.
The dusty city wall in the distance told Tang Shunzhi how complete the defense here was.
No wonder the pirates would die here.
Just thinking about it, there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and Tang Shun was stunned and turned his head to look.
I saw a huge house in the distance, and a large group of people were crowding outside the door of the house, not knowing what to do, and looking at the scale, there were thousands of people.
Suffered, did you encounter a crowd fight? He immediately thought of this.
In this era when the concept of vernacular is extremely heavy, a small spark may cause both sides to shake people, and finally lead to a firefight, which is not uncommon in the countryside and happens from time to time in the city.
Looking at the chaotic and crowded appearance, Tang Shunzhi's head suddenly became hot.
Now that the Japanese are surrounded by pirates, it is the time when the coastal residents should work together and do their best, how can they start infighting?
At the same time, he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart - why were the guards in this city so slack? It hasn't shown up yet!
But since they don't show up, then they have to stand up!
Tang Shunzhi stretched out his hand, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted:
"Stop!"
"In broad daylight, in the city of Daming Mansion, how can you wait for chaos!"
His voice was so loud that it caught the attention of everyone around him at once, and their eyes brushed towards the place where the voice had come from.
And Tang Shunzhi walked forward quickly, but the more he walked, the more wrong he found the situation.
I seem to have misunderstood something......
The thousands of men were not in conflict, but crowded into the huge house, but because the door was a little small, it looked messy, and they were all women, but they wore hats and shorts, so they looked like men from a distance.
Being watched by hundreds of people with "this thing is a fool" and "what is he shouting about", Tang Shunzhi only felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he was extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, the men seemed to be anxious for something, and after looking at him twice, they rushed into the great house again, and said:
"Hurry up, hurry up, it's time to get yuck."
"It's already three quarters of an hour, and a quarter of an hour is too late! If it's late, you'll have to deduct your salary! ”
Tang Shunzhi blinked his eyes, he probably understood, this seemed to be ...... Workshop?
But it's not that he hasn't seen a private workshop, but there are usually dozens or hundreds of people, and looking at the scale just now, there are two or three thousand people! I've never seen such a big one, otherwise I wouldn't have made such an oolong!
He is always enthusiastic about new things, and Tang Shunzhi immediately planned to ask someone.
Soon, he learned from some idle old people around him that this was a textile workshop, and in this city, there were more than 20 such workshops, in addition to this textile workshop, there were also wine-making and pottery...... is different, all of them were opened by the Yan family.
"These workshops supply the daily needs of Ningbo and many surrounding prefectures, and many products are sold to the southern ...... Uh-uh. The old man spoke quickly, and then he found that he seemed to have said something that he could not say, and he quickly stopped talking.
Tang Shunzhi knew that what the old man said must be "Nanyang", but these things were basically tacitly understood by the southeast, and he only didn't hear them:
"Where are so many workers in so many workshops?"
The old man was also idle, and showing his erudition in front of this outsider was just enough to satisfy their vanity, so he explained to Tang Shunzhi with a big grin:
"Our Daming, there is a shortage of everything, but there is no shortage of people!"
"Not to mention anything else, just over the years, although our part has been blessed by God and there have been no major disasters, but in other places, natural disasters have continued, and displaced people are everywhere!"
"You say, will there be a shortage of people? At this time, if you give them a mouthful of food, you will be able to do anything, not to mention that this workshop gives twenty-five taels of silver a year, which is better than farming! Farming depends on God's food, and when the harvest is good, they simply get this number, and the locals are red-eyed! ”
"If you want me to say, this workshop has done a good job! Without this workshop, I don't know how many people would have starved to death. ”
I see...... I didn't expect that I had only been away from the southeast for a few years, and it was developing with each passing day! Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but sigh.
He has learned a lot of miscellaneous things, and he knows everything from three religions and nine streams, and when he sees these things at this time, he suddenly feels that he is lagging behind the times.
In fact, except for this Ningbo place, other places are really the same as he imagined. It's just that because there are a lot of goods coming in and out, there is the Luzon Governor's Office outside to conquer and expand the territory, and there is someone secretly controlling it, so the progress of development is far greater than that of other regions.
And while he was thinking, the old people were already chatting again.
"I heard my guy say, in addition to the outside, there are many places to sell the cloth produced here, even in the Ming Dynasty, where do they come from so much? It's amazing that the quality is good and the yield is high......"
"People have been getting Hangjin's craftsmanship for a long time, and I heard that they have recently invented a new type of spinning machine, and the spinning speed has increased by more than seven or eight times...... Those small workshops are completely out of their way. ”
"So much improvement? It's a fetish! ”
"What is this, I heard that they are still researching a grain with an extremely high yield per mu, and they are about to succeed!"
"This matter is confidential, how do you know, old Song Tou?"
"What if you know, people have nothing to fear...... Don't look at anyone's property, dare to steal? ”
Listening to the old man's conversation, Tang Shunzhi's curiosity in his heart could hardly be suppressed, and he immediately walked to the workshop to see what the divine object looked like.
But at the door, he was stopped by several guards.
"I am under the command of Governor Zhao." Tang Shunzhi showed his identity, and after Zhao Wenhua got the position of governor as he wished, he also kept his promise and gave Tang Shunzhi an official position, which was just used to pass the customs at this time.
There were just a few subordinates in front of him, and he must not dare to be embarrassed, he thought so.
However, to his surprise, the guards still did not give way, and there was a faint refusal in their smiles:
"I'm sorry, my lord, I was ordered by Grandpa Yue Guo to strictly prohibit others from entering, and I offended."
The leader made a gesture of please, and accentuated the pronunciation of the four words of Grandpa Yueguo.
Hearing this, Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
The other party said so, if he broke in again, he would have offended Yue Guogong, not to mention him, even his boss Zhao Wenhua didn't dare.
He could only put away his curiosity and leave regretfully.
When the Japanese are calmed down, we must come again and have a good experience. Tang Shunzhi said to himself in his heart.
He felt that this coastal family was full of secrets, and this capital city was not similar to the rest of the Ming Dynasty.
He had a faint premonition that perhaps he would find a way to govern the world and the people in his life......
(End of chapter)