activa-t Chapter 375 Weaving Workshop
Chapter 375 Weaving Workshop
Who could have thought that the lame Ding Mao could marry a beautiful wife, and even take his wife to work the next day.
Now the people in the refugee camp could no longer sit still. It was obvious that Ding Mao went to work in the workshop to enjoy himself, not to suffer.
So the next day another seven or eight people signed up, but after questioning, only two people were left in the workshop. The others were of no use and were sent back to the refugee camp.
Some people were sent back, which made the people in the refugee camp more determined. Working in the workshop was a lucrative job.
Several more people signed up that day, and among them was an old man who could actually make spinning and weaving machines.
With his help, in just three days, the spinning and looms that had not been very easy to use were all completely transformed into new ones.
Even Ye Jintang did not expect this speed.
"I never thought that Ningchuan City is home to so many talented people. Master Bao can make spinning and looms, Master Qiu's spinning skills are also good, and that little girl Xiaohua, although she is not very old, can weave fine cloth that is no worse than that of the capital."
In the workshop, Ye Jintang was amazed at the thread that Master Qiu had just spun.
It's obviously the same cotton, but the thread spun by Master Qiu is thin and strong, completely different from those thick threads.
"Master Qiu, your spinning skills are truly amazing."
"Thank you for your praise, Madam. I used to work for a wealthy family. The mistress of that family had very high standards. I started learning spinning at the age of ten, and it took me six years of practice to get the yarn I spun to my taste."
Although Master Qiu's words were not very clear, Ye Jintang vaguely guessed that the family she used to live in was either a wealthy businessman or an official family.
"I wonder if you can teach other girls this spinning skill."
"Of course it's possible."
Master Qiu didn't expect Ye Jintang to speak to her in such a gentle voice, and she didn't expect that she would not use words of command, but instead asked her in a negotiating tone if it was possible.
This made Master Qiu flattered. She was already old, and it was always the master who ordered her to work directly, and no one had ever asked her if she was willing.
Looking at the Princess Qin in front of her, Master Qiu felt that she was like a fairy from heaven, and she couldn't help but want to kneel down to worship her.
Now that we had spinning machines and weaving looms, and people who knew how to spin and weave, Ye Jintang built a spinning workshop and a weaving workshop that very day.
There were not many spinning and weaving machines at that time, so she recruited the first batch of girls and asked them to learn spinning and weaving.
Once Master Bao and the carpenters have finished making the spinning and weaving machines, they can start work right away.
The Qin Palace was looking for people related to weaving in Ningchuan City and did not hide anything. The news quickly spread in the city.
Some people who knew how to weave wanted to sign up, but unfortunately the weaving and spinning workshops in the Qin Palace only accepted refugees, not ordinary people.
This matter spread like wildfire in the city. Some people said that what the Qin Palace did was very good, as it would provide jobs for the refugees and prevent them from competing with ordinary people for jobs.
Some people also said that the King of Qin was too soft-hearted to accomplish anything great, and that all these refugees should be sent to mine, and easy jobs like weaving and spinning should be given to the ordinary people in the city first.
Ordinary people only saw the wages of spinning and weaving, but the owners of cloth shops in the city saw a deeper message.
"Brother Yi, tell me, your Yizhong Cloth Shop has the most shops in Ningchuan Prefecture. What do you think about this matter?"
Tian Xin from Songluo Cloth Shop looked at Yi Wang with a frown.
There are seven people sitting in Yi Wang's study at the moment. They are all owners of cloth businesses in Ningchuan City.
"I have sent people to inquire about it. The King of Qin is going through so much trouble just to weave fine cloth. I guess he will ship the fine cloth to other cities for sale. It should not have a big impact on us. After all, we mainly sell coarse cloth."
Yi Wang was not anxious at all. As long as it did not affect his income, the King of Qin could do whatever he wanted.
"Brother Yi, don't forget that the King of Qin has to collect cotton in Ningchuan Prefecture to weave fine cloth. The fine cloth he weaves is more expensive than ours. When he collects cotton, as long as he charges ten cents more per bag than us, we can forget about getting cotton."
Tian Xin looked at Yi Wang with a dark face.
"Brother Tian, have you forgotten why we don't weave fine cloth and ship it to other cities to sell?"
"I remember that we once worked together to weave a batch of fine cloth. However, it was robbed by robbers not long after it was shipped out of the city. We had to travel through mountains and rivers to transport the remaining half to other cities and sell it. When we finally calculated the amount, we almost lost all our money."
As they spoke, Yi Wang and Tian Xin looked at each other and laughed. When they were young, they were as fearless as a newborn calf. They made a lot of money, but also lost a lot.
Tian Xin continued, "After so many years, the official roads in Ningchuan Prefecture are even more dilapidated than before. Do you think the fine cloth that the King of Qin spent so much effort to weave can make money?"
"As long as one batch is not profitable, the King of Qin will definitely not bother with fine cloth in the future. By then, the price of cotton will still be decided by us."
"Brother Tian, what you said is true, but the first batch of fine cloth shipped by the King of Qin will not be shipped out until the beginning of next spring. It will take so long, can we just keep waiting? We also need to produce coarse cloth, we can't stop production, I don't have that much stock in my warehouse."
At the beginning of winter, many people made cotton-padded jackets. There were not many coarse cloths in stock in the cloth shops in Yiwang. Moreover, people would go to the fields to work in the spring of the next year, and many people would buy new clothes for themselves. That would be the time when sales were the best, and he did not want to miss it.
“It’s a problem.”
Tian Xin pondered for a moment and looked at the others.
"Sister Zong, what do you think?"
Zong Lingyu is the owner of Lingyu Cloth Shop. Although she is a woman, she is good at doing business. The ready-made clothes sold by Lingyu Cloth Shop are extremely famous throughout Ningchuan Prefecture.
"In my opinion, we should follow the King of Qin. Since the King of Qin dares to weave fine cloth for sale, he must have his own ways."
"Sister Zong, what do you mean?"
"I want to reduce the stock of coarse cloth and follow the King of Qin to weave fine cloth. When the King of Qin takes the fine cloth to other cities to sell, I will also have people follow him."
The other owners present were all surprised when they heard Zong Lingyu say this.
Zong Lingyu did this undoubtedly because she wanted to give up the coarse cloth market in Ningchuan Prefecture. If she failed to follow the King of Qin, it would be difficult for her to occupy the coarse cloth market again when she came back.
"Sister Zong, we have known each other for many years and have always had a good relationship. I would like to advise you that the King of Qin's foundation in Ningchuan City is not stable. He probably did this just for fun. If he doesn't make money, he can completely withdraw from it. It won't have much impact on him."
"But it will have a huge impact on us. There are only a few relatively large cloth shops in Ningchuan Prefecture, and it's hard to make money. If you leave and want to come back, there won't be a place for Lingyu Cloth Shop."
"Well, I'll think it over carefully."
Zong Lingyu didn't say much in front of everyone, but he already had an idea in his mind.