Xia Nan was straightforward and said to everyone: "First of all, I will tell you a good news, the cloth woven by our textile factory is selling very well in Guangzhou, and two thousand pieces of cloth are sold out in less than a month, and they are sold for one thousand silver. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 According to the current rate of weaving, there are 6,000 pieces of cloth per month, and if they are sold, there will be 3,000 taels, and excluding the workers' food and wages, it is not a big problem to make a net profit of more than 2,000 taels of silver per month. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, selling cloth is more profitable than selling salt, so in this way, wouldn't it be 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a year?

Liu Quan was happy and worried, happy that the new master was more powerful than the old master, and worried that he surrendered after being captured, and he was afraid that he was not as trusted as those salt legs in the salt field.

Tan Shan and other people from Ma Yuan Village were overjoyed, according to Master Xia's generosity, the benefits of those who did things for him must be indispensable.

Fu Nanying is very calm, which makes Xia Nan sigh surprised, tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, others are not calm, looking at other ethnic minority girls, the realm is different.

Before he could finish feeling the festival of the ethnic minority people who regard money as dung, Miss Nanying asked curiously in her crisp and beautiful voice: "Master Han, how much is two thousand taels, how many catties of salt can you buy, and how many iron tools can you buy?" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Xia Nan was even more stumbling and almost fell, and the emotional Nanying girl did not regard money as dung, but did not know the value of silver taels at all.

It is no wonder that the Li and Han people have traded mostly in barter, and rarely traded with silver, except for the headman, ordinary Li people like Fu Nanying have never seen silver at all.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xia Nan ignored the question of the curious baby and reported the current problem of the textile factory - the workers.

"Six thousand horses a month can be sold for three thousand taels, so what about ten thousand horses a month, twenty thousand horses? I don't say you know, you earn more. However, spinning wheels and looms need to be operated by people, and cotton cannot be turned into cloth by itself. And if we want to weave more cloth, we need to process people, and the question is where do we go to find workers?"

Look at me, look at me, look at you, and no one is silent.

Xia Nan patted his head, forgetting that he was now facing a group of 17th-century ancients, not department heads from the old plane, who were accustomed to obedience and obedience, especially a few villagers from the salt ding in Ma Yuan Village.

He stretched out a finger: "Whoever can come up with a reliable idea, verified and feasible, will be rewarded with ten taels of silver." ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, especially Tan Shan, his eyes were about to bulge out, and there were ten taels when he touched his mouth up and down, and the money came too easily.

He couldn't believe that this was true, and confirmed to Xia Nan: "Master, this is true, there are ten taels if you come up with an idea?"

"Master Ben said yes, provided that your idea is reliable, and you can't get away with it by shouting."

Stimulated by the high bonus, everyone racked their brains to think of a way, especially Liu Quan, in addition to the temptation of the bonus, this is a great opportunity for him to improve his status in this small group.

Tan Shan spoke first, and he said tentatively: "Otherwise, we will ask the government to come forward, post notices, and recruit workers in Lingao County, and with the name of the government, the people who come to work will have less worries and concerns." ”

Lin Weiye asked: "How can the government help us?" ”

"Money can make the devil grind, and make silver." Tan Shan has the experience of bribing Xia Nan, and he is familiar with this method, and he has also figured it out, anyway, the money given to the government is not out of his pocket.

Xia Nan was noncommittal, but just commented: "The idea is good, what about others, is there a better way?" ”

Liu Quan spoke enthusiastically: "Master, there are so many people in Lingao County, of which men, the elderly, and children account for most of them, and the women are not many except for those who are too old, and there are even fewer of them who are good at spinning and weaving, not to mention that they are not as skilled as the Li people recruited by the master, even if they are recruited, as a local, there are concerns at home, and they run home twice in three days, and they can't work wholeheartedly." ”

Xia Nan felt more and more that this Liu Quan was a bit of a brain, from discovering the advantages of cloth to analyzing Lingao's recruitment, which reflected his characteristics of being good at observing details and considering problems. He nodded in encouragement: "Then tell me, what is the best way?" ”

Liu Quan saw that his speech was taken seriously, and he was more confident: "I think that the female workers of the Li people are skilled and can increase the number of people, and if there are not enough people in one village, find other villages, as long as there are enough benefits, I am not afraid that those local officials will not agree." Although the female workers in Mayuan Village listened to the old man very much, the number of them was limited. In addition to these two types of people, the next recruitment has to sign a deed, and only those who sign the deed can work for the master with peace of mind. ”

Xia Nan felt that what he said was very reasonable, the female workers of the Li nationality are simple and easy to manage, and the price is cheap, so they are a good source of workers, although the female workers in Mayuan Village are obedient, but there are only so many people in Mayuan Village. As for the third type of worker he said, he didn't understand it, so he shamelessly asked, "What does it mean to sign a deed?" ”

Although he was surprised why such a shrewd and capable master didn't understand the meaning of the deed, Liu Quan did not show the slightest surprise and replied: "The so-called deed is actually selling yourself as a slave. ”

I see, it's a good source of workers. The capitalist comrades, who were anxious to expand production, had no time to pay attention to the human rights issue of the Ming Dynasty, and directly asked: "Where can we find so many people who are willing to sign the contract?" ”

"Back to the master, if there is something to eat, who wants to be a slave or a maid? If you want to find such a person, you can only go to the human market, and those refugees who have suffered from disasters can do whatever they want to do as long as they have food to eat. However, there is no city in Qiongzhou, so you have to go to Guangzhou. ”

This is a good way, Nan Daxi in the summer, and made a decision at the moment: "You prepare, and you will go to Guangzhou with me tomorrow." Whether this thing is successful or not, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. ”

Liu Quan's heart blossomed, gold always shines one day, and he glanced at Tan Shan proudly.

Xia Nan asked Fu Nanying: "Miss Nanying, how many workers can you still produce in your village, and is there any way to contact other villages?"

Fu Nanying replied: "Our village can produce a maximum of 100 people, and the other villages can be sent by the owner to deliver the message." ”

With the successful experience of Tinan Mountain, Xia Nan felt that as long as he opened the way with interests, he should be able to take more villages, and Tinan Peak sent someone to lead the way to introduce it, but a plenipotentiary must be sent to deal with this matter, who should be sent?

He looked at everyone: "We have salt, iron, and silver with white flowers, it shouldn't be difficult to recruit Li workers, I want to send a representative to persuade the lords of the mountains, which of you is willing to go?" ”

Huang Hansheng and Yang Youji smiled, they didn't say anything, they knew their own family affairs, the two of them were shooting arrows and hunting, and the others were not good. Tan Shan and Tan Er were afraid of going deep into the Li District and did not answer.

Fu Nanying smiled and said: "Why don't you ask me, I can go with me, there is white rice here, there is salt to eat, eat and sleep warmly, I go to various villages to say this, everyone must be willing to come!"

In the summer, Nan Daxi, someone came forward to say it, which can indeed greatly enhance the persuasiveness. He asked, "Then it's bothering Miss Nanying, whoever you want to accompany you, take your pick." ”

"Is it really up to me? Then I'll pick this brother. Fu Nanying pointed at Lin Weiye, her big watery eyes full of smiles.

Lin Weiye's face turned red, and he hurriedly waved his hand: "I can't do it, my eloquence is not good......

Xia Nan looked at the expressions of the two of them and seemed to understand something. So he smiled and said: "It's not in the way, you just have to make a statement, we have salt and silver, and we will smash them to death." ”

Lin Weiye still had to shirk it, Xia Nan didn't let him say it, and took out the leader's style: "Don't push back, this matter is decided, don't drag down our career." You go back to Nantong with Nanying first, and let the lord of Fu Yu send someone to escort you to the surrounding villages, and I will give you a relaxed policy, asking for salt for salt, and silver for silver, people, the more the better. ”

Without further ado, the soldiers divided into two routes and acted separately. Xia Nan took Liu Quan, Yang Youji, and 20 guards to Guangzhou by boat, and Lin Weiye, Fu Nanying, Huang Hansheng, and 30 guards entered the Li District.

Lin Weiye and his entourage first arrived at Tinan Mountain, and when they saw the Lord Fu Mountain, they first offered the first month's "salary" - 1,000 catties of salt and 20 handfuls of iron tools. Seeing the salt and iron tools, Lord Fu was very happy.

When Lin Weiye said what he meant, Lord Fu readily agreed. He promised to send twenty native soldiers to escort him, and to send the Otyafu of Tinan Tong as a representative.

The group rested for one night and set off early the next day.

The first time Lin Weiye entered the Li District, he inevitably enjoyed the scenery along the way, and with the Nanying girl, a native local tour guide, he found the feeling of outdoor travel in the old time and space for a while.

"What is this?"

Lin Weiye saw an extremely tall and straight tree on a small hillside, but among the lush trees, it was very conspicuous that it had fallen leaves.

"This, we call it the kapok tree, and the flowers it blooms are called kapok." Fu Nanying said.

"Kapok, I know! The flowers are beautiful. "Lin Weiye went on a business trip to Panzhihua, a major steel town in Sichuan, and Panzhihua means kapok, but what I saw at that time was when kapok bloomed.

Fu Nanying casually picked up a wild flower on the side of the road and played with it, and said in silence: "Brother, do you know that in our place, Sister has praised her beloved Brother as a tall kapok tree. ”

Lin Weiye didn't understand what she wanted to say, and said casually, "Oh, this analogy is very appropriate, the kapok tree is indeed tall and beautiful. ”

Brother, you are also very tall, taller than the boys in our village, and there will be many magical things, you can make the weaving shuttle as fast as a bow and arrow, and make the woven cloth whiter than the clouds in the sky. It's just a pity that it's an elm lump in some things. Fu Nanying said silently in her heart.

Lin Weiye and Xia Nan are from the well-nourished 21st century, he is 1.75 meters, and 1.78 meters south in the summer, which is very ordinary in the old time and space, but it can be said to stand out among the generally malnourished people in this time and space, plus fair skin, compared to the dark skin of the ancient working people who were often exposed to the sun and rain, for the women of this time and space, they can be called tall and handsome, and they have an extraordinary attraction.

But he was emotionally dull and didn't feel the Li girl's different feelings for him, and he still enjoyed his outdoor travel stupidly.