Steel Dynasty - Chapter 264

[Chapter 264 The King of Wei comes to envoy]

“What are you talking about?”

Xiao Ming frowned. He had never thought about it before, but now that Zi Yuan mentioned it, he suddenly thought about it.

This means that the Three Ways and Four are developed from the Three and the Four Virtues.

Now when these female workers say this, it is natural that someone is saying behind their backs that they go out all day and are not at home to care for their husbands and children.

“No, for this reason, there are quite a few female workers who go home midway. The slaves and maids in this textile workshop are either not coming here or that one is not coming every three days.” Zi Wan pouted, a little angry.

Xiao Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head. The feudal etiquette once again gave him the color. He said: “In this case, I will publicize it for you in the newspaper. I believe there are still many people who are enlightened. Oh, by the way. “What’s the salary you give this female worker?”

“Ninety cents a month.” Zi Wan stretched out her little hand and made a sign with nine fingers.

“Thirty cents?” Xiao Ming was dumbfounded.

This penny can only buy 20 meters in Qingzhou today. According to the price of modern rice, these 20 meters are only 20 cents.

In other words, Ziyuan only gives people a salary of six yuan or six kilograms of rice a month. It is no wonder that these female workers are unstable, because this kind of work is really useless, it is a pity to abandon it, and the food is tasteless.

If it weren’t for the fact that there weren’t many job opportunities for women in ancient times, people probably wouldn’t be willing to come.

Moreover, since ancient times, the people have a small-scale peasant economy and are self-sufficient. Male workers and female weavers, earning thirty coins a month here, are not as good as going home and weaving by themselves.

“What’s wrong, Your Highness? Is there too many?” Zi Wan looked innocent.

Luluo couldn’t help but said: “Sister, you are usually smart, why can’t you figure it out this time? His Highness is less disgusted. The reason why those female workers can come is because this textile workshop is opened by His Highness, and the people in the city It was because of His Highness’s reputation that he agreed to come. Now the salary you give is not as good as weaving. They will definitely not be happy.”

Xiao Ming patted Luluo on the head and said with a smile: “Luluo is smarter than you, you. This is a habit of being a housekeeper. Like Qian Dafu, he is becoming more and more stingy. Let me make the decision. The salary of this female worker is one tael of silver per month, Your Highness.

This is too much. Zi Yuan looked distressed, “This money is all from the palace.”

Xiao Ming said, “Then I ask you, how much do you plan to sell a cotton-padded jacket for?”

After saying this, Zi Yuan’s eyes rolled around and she smiled. Said: “At least three taels of silver?”

“Then how much does a cotton-padded jacket cost?” Xiao Ming asked again.

“Including the salary of female workers, which is at most two taels of silver.”

“That’s it. There are a hundred female workers in the textile workshop now, thirty pieces per day, which equals that the textile workshop can make a net profit of 900 taels of silver in a month. If there are one thousand workers As a female worker, you can earn nine thousand taels of silver a month, which is quite a lot.” Xiao Ming said.

Zi Yuan suddenly came back to her senses and said: “Yes, the most important thing now is to recruit people.”

Xiao Ming nodded, “That’s right, one tael of silver a month, twelve taels of silver a year is equal to one season. “The harvest is here, do you think they are willing to come?”

“Well, His Highness said, in this case, His Highness should write this in the newspaper for Zi Wan,” Zi Wan said excitedly.

Xiao Ming nodded. Now that the new city wall is about to be built, it will be difficult for the barbarians to capture this city. Now he can finally free up his hands to vigorously develop industry.

After having fun with the two girls for a while, the servants heard that an envoy from the King of Wei was outside the door asking for an audience, and gave the invitation to Xiao Ming.

“Messenger of King Wei?” Xiao Ming frowned.

Since the last separation in Chang’an, he and King Wei had lost contact, but it was said that King Wei had been begging Xiao Wenxuan for the artillery matter, and was very urgent, frequently citing reasons for Japanese pirates to harass the coast.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Ming said: “Let him come in.”

The servant left, and Aster and Pothos automatically avoided it.

Not long after, a young man in white walked towards him, led by his servant.

Seeing the young man in white from a distance, Xiao Ming suddenly had the illusion that he had seen this man somewhere, but when he looked carefully he couldn’t remember it.

“His Royal Highness Shi Xiaoqi has met His Royal Highness Prince Qi?” The young man in white said when he saw Xiao Ming, he was neither humble nor overbearing.

“Your surname is Xiao?” Xiao Ming frowned, “Are you from the Xiao family in Nanyang?”

The young man in white still said respectfully: “Your Highness, I am not from the Xiao family in Nanyang. There are many people with the surname Xiao in the world. “

A small citizen.”

“Really?” Xiao Ming looked suspicious, “You are still a long-term uncle of the Three Emperors. If you are not a member of the Nanyang Xiao family, you are a very talented person. “

Your Highness, it’s just a matter of luck that he got favored by King Wei.” Xiao Qi said.

Xiao Ming looked at Xiao Qi again, and no longer asked him about his personal affairs, but asked: “Uncle Three Emperors sent you here, what is the important matter?”

“Your Highness, it is for the artillery matter, King Wei Your Highness has received the Emperor’s approval, and I hope that His Highness can sell the artillery to King Wei,” Xiao Qi said seriously.

“When did it happen?”

“His Royal Highness has been going to Cangzhou for several months, and the emperor agreed to this matter a month ago.”

Xiao Ming frowned more and more, and he said: “Father, the emperor still feels sorry for you. “Uncle Huang.”

At this time, the young man in white said seriously: “Your Highness is wrong. This time it is not that the Emperor feels sorry for His Highness King Wei, but that the Japanese invasion is serious along the coast. While His Highness was in Cangzhou, 30,000 Japanese pirates landed in Yandu. Prefecture, Cangping County was captured. Thousands of people in the city were slaughtered and turned into a nest of Japanese pirates. Your Highness, you are the lord of the Great Yu Kingdom, how can you bear to see the people of the Great Yu Kingdom suffer? “

“Hahaha…” Xiao Ming laughed loudly when he heard this, and said without courtesy: “A mere 30,000 Japanese pirates made the Third Emperor’s uncle so panicked, so when I face a hundred thousand barbarian army, wouldn’t I be so scared that I wet my pants? Who in the world doesn’t know how fertile the land of Wei is and how strong the troops and horses are. Isn’t it the King of Wei’s responsibility to lose Cangping County?”

The young man in white was stunned. The whole world said that the King of Qi was righteous in the battle of Cangzhou. He came here this time as well. He urged Xiao Ming to provide artillery to King Wei as soon as possible due to his righteousness. Unexpectedly, Xiao Ming did not mention the righteousness of the country at this time, but instead rebuked King Wei for dereliction of duty. He didn’t know how to answer for a while.

Xiao Ming smiled secretly in his heart, he knew the tricks of the young man in white very well.

Since Xiao Wenxuan agreed to King Wei’s request, it would be logical for King Chu in the south. Now that raw rice has become cooked rice, he can only accept this business.

However, it is impossible to use national justice to make him sell artillery at a low price, because compared with him, it is a joke for these vassal kings to mention national justice in front of him.

(End of chapter)