A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination - Chapter 76

    After the screen was sent away at the end of June, Xiao Jingduo immediately asked Chen Ci to bring many women from the embroidery workshop to embroider some small embroidery pieces such as screens, embroidered handkerchiefs, and fans. After the embroidery was finished, Xiao Jingduo He picked a few trusted people from the yamen to **** the embroidered pieces to Chengdu. Jinjiang County was surrounded by mountains, Xiao Jingduo was afraid of any accident on the way back from the yamen, so he arranged for Butcher Feng to accompany him when he left.

    When these things were originally arranged, the news of double-sided embroidery had not yet returned to Jiannan, and Xiao Jingduo made these decisions based on guesswork. Xiao Jingduo believed in embroidery mother’s craftsmanship, and even more in Rong Ke in Chang’an, so he boldly stocked up a batch of embroidery products and sent people to Chengdu to wait early. If everything goes as he expected, double-sided embroidery will really start in Chang’an. Famous, then there will soon be caravans coming to Chengdu to buy goods, and then they will be able to make their first huge profits.

    This method is very risky. If the embroidery is sold, it will be fine. Fortunately, Butcher Feng and the others finally came back, and looking at the yamen’s tone, it seemed that the trip had been fruitful.

    Xiao Jingduo breathed a sigh of relief, got up quickly and said, “Where are they? Lead the way ahead.”

    On the main street outside the mansion, butcher Feng, a loud voice, was enthusiastically sharing his experience with the people around him: “…you haven’t seen it, Chengdu mansion is really prosperous, there The market here is more than ten times bigger than the one in our county! After a few of us took our embroidery to Chengdu Mansion, although our eyes widened, we were also worried. For those who are unfamiliar, how to sell these embroidery Ah? We got together and sent two people to the market the next day to inquire. I didn’t expect to know if we didn’t inquire. When we inquired about it, I was shocked. There were many caravans from other places in the market, all of which were asking for a lot of money. Finished face embroidery! At first, we thought we had encountered a liar, but after more people asked, we realized that double-sided embroidery is now hard to find. I heard that we had finished products in our hands, and several caravans came to us and offered the price. One is taller than the other!”

    The surrounding people all exclaimed “wow” excitedly, some people were impatient and couldn’t help urging: “Afterwards, did you sell it?”

    “Of course it’s sold!” Butcher Feng laughed, “I’ve been selling pork with my family since I was five years old, and I’m the best at doing business. I have compared several companies. , and carefully inquired about the prices of other people in the market, and then sold them in batches to a few trusted caravans. It’s a pity that we have less goods, otherwise we can make more money.”

    “How much did it cost?”

    This is the point. Although Butcher Feng has a straight mind, he has been selling pork for many years. He smiled mysteriously, without saying the price, he said vaguely: “Anyway, it’s more profitable than selling raw silk alone… Hey, the county magistrate has come out, and the county magistrate is here!”

    Under the old pillars of the Jinjiang county government office, a young magistrate in a light green official uniform is standing there. Feng Butcher waved his hand excitedly, pushed aside the crowd with force, and ran towards Xiao Jingduo in three steps.

    “Xiao County magistrate, I was going to find you, why did you come out?”

    “If I don’t come out again, you’ll be shaking all the way.”

    Feng Butcher rubbed his head and smiled: “Haven’t I seen so much money before, I’m so complacent all of a sudden, I’ll change it, I’ll change it!”

    Xiao Jingduo glanced at him amusingly. Many people under the steps were looking in their direction. This is not a place to talk. Xiao Jingduo said to Butcher Feng, “Come with me.”

    When they walked to the flower hall of the west courtyard, and no one else was waiting, Xiao Jingduo let the embroidery escorts sit down and asked: “Now we can say, this delivery trip Is it going well?”

    “It was fine when I went, but when I came back, I followed a lot of blood-sucking aphids, so I hate it!” Feng Butcher gritted his teeth when he talked about this, “If you dare to rob me of Feng Da’s goods, I’m afraid I don’t want to live. It’s gone!”

    Other yamen also said: “County magistrate, Butcher Feng is right, people have followed us as soon as we left Chengdu. If Butcher Feng was not very strong, I’m afraid our money would be wasted in vain. People stole it.”

    This is really expected, Xiao Jingduo sighed: “The field will not be busy in a few days, call the other people in the county government office, and we will clear the surrounding roads. Double-sided embroidery is a long-term Work, the road is not peaceful.”

    “Yes, the road is too difficult to walk! This time, thanks to the county magistrate’s savvy, we arrived in Chengdu ahead of schedule. The others have not yet embroidered the finished product, so we can make a smooth shot. Double-sided embroidery in Chengdu has developed, and it is difficult for us to deliver goods over long distances, so I am afraid that we can’t grab the local people.”

      Was robbed of business!”

    Xiao Jingduo smiled half-smile: “If Grandma Zhou is still in the county, do you think you can successfully sell the embroidery in Chengdu Mansion this time?”

    Feng butcher and the yamen fell into silence, seeing that they understood, Xiao Jingduo continued: “Chang’an is such a big market, there may be other places in the future, and our family alone cannot eat it. How can we do business on other people’s land? I will send a letter to the governor of Chengdu Prefecture in a few days. We simply rent a store in Chengdu Prefecture and arrange for people to watch over there. The county visits regularly. In-store delivery is fine. By the way, Rongzhou can’t be left behind.”

    Feng Butcher nodded and said, “The county magistrate understands that we can’t eat alone anyway, so it’s better to bring other people together to make money, rather than offending people and not thanking them.”

    “Exactly.” Xiao Jingduo affirmed Feng Butcher’s words, and then asked about the price: “What is the price of double-sided embroidery when you go out this time?”

    “The county magistrate, I know this.” A clerk took the initiative and said, “I have lived next to the market since I was a child, and I am used to seeing vendors haggling prices. We went around in circles. After we arrived at Chengdu Mansion, the small one did not rush to sell, but inquired about the prices of several caravans and the price of local Shu brocade in Chengdu Mansion. The double-sided embroidery is 80 wen, a table screen-sized double-sided embroidery, after being framed, it is 600 wen, and the handkerchief is about 20 wen. If the double-sided embroidery pattern is exquisite and complicated, it will be even higher.”

    At this time, a bucket of rice is twenty cents, a bucket of white flour is thirty-seven cents, and a piece of raw silk is only four hundred and seventy cents, but a piece of raw silk is two feet long , Now after double-sided embroidery is embroidered, the palm-sized handkerchief can be turned to twenty texts, which shows huge profits.

    For the ladies in Chang’an, if a piece of raw silk is given to someone, it will be given to someone, let alone a few dozen pennies. The ladies and noble families don’t care about money, a fan can spend a month for ordinary people, but the people under Xiao Jingduo care.

    Feng Butcher and several yamen saw a shortcut to making money, and they are discussing in full swing. They are already discussing how much goods to ship next time and how many copper coins to bring back. Xiao Jingduo listened for a while, and couldn’t help pouring cold water on them: “Now that double-sided embroidery is on the market for the first time, the nobles in Chang’an are looking for something new, so they don’t hesitate to buy double-sided embroidery. As more and more come, the price of double-sided embroidery will drop, and at that time, it is not bad to be able to maintain half of the price at this time.”

    “Ah!” Feng Butcher and others panicked, “County magistrate, what should we do then?”

    If it really arrives then, you can only change new patterns to stimulate the beautiful ladies in the capital to continue to buy. However, these Xiao Jingduo did not intend to tell their subordinates that they are now dazed and sober up. Xiao Jingduo said: “It’s too far to think about it now. It’s reasonable to sell more while the price of double-sided embroidery hasn’t dropped in the past few days. Now you go out and call for people, and in a few days, follow me out of the city to clear the road.”

    “Okay!” Feng Butcher stood up with a chorus, feeling full of energy, “Our county has finally found a way to make money, we must take the opportunity to make more money. Now, I’ll go out and call someone!”

    After listening to Feng Butcher and others recounting the demand for double-sided embroidery outside, the enthusiasm of the people of Jinjiang County was greatly mobilized. Xiao Jingduo struck while the iron was hot, took people to build a road outside the city, widened two car bodies on the basis of the original road, and ordered people to consolidate the bumpy land. Outside the city, the road is in full swing, and the city is not far behind. Many women volunteered to help in the embroidery workshop, embroidering more handkerchiefs and fans.

    For a time, silkworm breeding was popular in Jinjiang County. Xiao Jingduo knew that it was a good thing for the people to be enthusiastic, but it was also the most likely to cause trouble, so he immediately issued a decree and wanted to enter the embroidery workshop to learn double Face embroiderers must sign an agreement with the government. During the period of the agreement, all embroidery products must be handed over to the government. The government is responsible for the fabric and thread and future sales. They will not teach double-sided embroidery needles for free, and the county government will not help embroidery girls sell them.

      It was only at this time that people realized with complexities that Xiao Jingduo, the county magistrate who was smart, handsome, diligent in politics and caring for the people, also had such a side.

      , and the other half of the money did not become Xiao Jingduo’s private treasury, but returned to the public treasury of the county government. In the future, road repairs, market expansion, etc. would return to the people. Why not do it?

    So after arguing for a while, some people left the embroidery workshop, while more people stayed and signed contracts ranging from five years to ten years.

    And this contract is invalid for the statement. Xiao Jingduo knows that the statement is the most important person in the embroidery workshop. It happens that the rewards from the court and the governor have been delivered in the past few days. Xiao Jingduo does not take a penny. After transferring the reward to the speech, I took the opportunity to talk with the speech about future plans.

      Naturally, Xiao Jingduo’s treatment for the statement was also excellent. In addition, Xiao Jingduo did not use the master-servant contract to bind Qiu Ju and Xiqi. As long as they were free, Xiao Jingduo was also happy to let them embroider some small pieces for them. Save your own money.

    After tying up the embroidered girls, Xiao Jingduo turned to arrange the delivery team. Thanks to his initiative to offer advice, the governor of Rongzhou and the governor of Chengdu had a good impression of Xiao Jingduo, so Xiao Jingduo rented shops in the two places effortlessly. Xiao Jingduo plans to open official stores in Chengdu and Rongzhou, specializing in the sale of embroidery products produced in Jinjiang County. Not to mention that self-production and self-selling can make more money, the most important thing is to save the county government warehouse that is almost full of spider webs. . It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. If the county government library is still half-dead, Xiao Jingduo will not be able to achieve political achievements even with three heads and six arms. As long as double-sided embroidery drives the economy of Jinjiang County and can bring new income to the county government, then he can show his strength and make more achievements.

    The official store needs reliable and smart people to run it, and the delivery on the road also needs manpower. These things alone are enough for Xiao Jingduo to be busy. For a month, Xiao Jingduo was looking for suitable personnel and finalizing the agreement.

    Finally, the two stores in Chengdu and Rongzhou were respectively contracted to two families. One has been in business for three generations, and the other has just started but expanded rapidly. Xiao Jingduo was too lazy to listen to how these two families uplifted themselves and devalued each other, but just told them plainly that their annual remuneration was related to the profit of the shop, and the monthly profit was always one level, and ten per cent was another. If you don’t do well this year, you will be replaced next year. Although Jinjiang County is small, there is still no shortage of business people.

    For this reason, the number of people in the county office was reduced a lot. Now that the county office has some spare money, Xiao Jingduo no longer hesitated, and immediately recruited many miscellaneous officials to come back.

    In addition to the shopkeeper, the monthly delivery team is also a problem. There are many people staring at Jinjiang County now, and there may be many robbers on the road. The delivery team must be strong enough, so that the delivery can be carried out smoothly, and then the money can be brought back safely. For the first time, Xiao Jingduo thanked Jinjiang County for its agile folk customs. Under the recommendation of the common people, he really found some tough people.

    It is not enough to have a thug to deliver the goods. Those who are smart and know the way, and those who are good at talking and speaking will make connections, including those who monitor the shopkeepers in the two places for the government. It will be difficult to pick the most suitable person, Xiao Jingduo can only let them deliver the goods while slowly moving.

    Feng Butcher, because of his strength, loud voice, and the fact that Xiao Jingduo can trust him, has long stopped his pork business and ran around for the government. Butcher Feng originally felt guilty about killing pigs in the Feng family’s time, but it was not good for his generation, but he couldn’t stand Feng Jiao’s insistence, plus the money was really fast from the running business, so the butcher Feng didn’t struggle for a few days, he calmed down accepted a new mission.

    Feng Butcher traveled from south to north, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his whole person changed rapidly. Not only Feng Butcher, but other people in Jinjiang County were also changing rapidly. The arrival of Xiao Jingduo was like an opportunity, which quickly brought amazing changes to this quiet and stagnant county.

    “County magistrate.” The chief clerk knelt down under Xiao Jingduo, took out the newly sent account book with a smile on his face, pointed to the column of total income and showed Xiao Jingduo, “This is this month’s account book , and the county government got another 200 points.”

    The county magistrate of Qipin earns 25 yuan a year, so it seems that the Jinjiang county government has an income of 200 yuan a month, which seems to be quite rich, but in fact, the way to get the money There is only Splendid, but there are many ways to spend money.

      It turned out that there was no money in the public account, so I had to endure it. Now that I have income, it is time to repair the government and expand the manpower. The most important thing is that the road construction is imminent.

    Every piece of this requires a lot of money, especially road construction is a bottomless pit. Regardless of the amount of money sent by the official stores in the two places every month, when Xiao Jingduo’s decrees were issued in the second month, there would be nothing left on the books in a blink of an eye.

    The road to prosperity in Jinjiang County is just the beginning.

    Xiao Jingduo rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. The caravan directly purchased embroidery products from Jinjiang County in Chengdu Prefecture, which was actually quite unfavorable. It will not bypass the large mountains and forests and come to Jinjiang County with all the troubles. Is there any way to attract the caravans to Jinjiang County instead of just staying in the upper-level state capital?

    The author has something to say: [Jinjiang County Get Rich Project has been started]