my grandmother

The deep house in the east of Pingjiang City.

Zhu Jiuye got off the car outside the corner gate, entered the corner gate, and went straight to the small courtyard in the corner of the back garden.

Master Zhu Jiu went straight into the upper room, and seeing his father, Mrs. Zhu, hurriedly said: "Father, I can see clearly this time. He was playing tricks like those in Pingjiang City. Teaching peasant women to weave and weaving on credit The machine is given to them, and the cloth is paid to the account.

"No wonder they only pick on the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. We are careless. What should we do now?"

"Hmph." Old Master Zhu snorted coldly, "It's just an idea of ​​borrowing the chicken to lay the egg.

"This kind of business, if it's not successful, it's a bleak operation. If it becomes prosperous..." Old Master Zhu snorted again, "If you have a capital of ten or tens of taels of silver, you can squeeze in and share a piece of leftovers. When the time comes, there will be crowds, and when the time comes, they will be making wedding clothes for others."

"Father is right, but we weavers, it's really unpopular to take advantage of them for nothing." Zhu Jiuye was very angry.

"It's nothing. I was careless, and it wasn't all carelessness." Old Master Zhu folded his hands on his stomach, "At that time, Prime Minister Pang hadn't replied yet, and your elder brother had always been in charge of the capital. Never let anyone interfere."

Old Master Zhu paused, and sighed deeply.

Zhu Jiuye followed with a sigh.

The son suddenly launched an attack, and it was too sudden. The silk shop and his elder brother's house were all confiscated. Until the day when the elder brother was executed, he and his father tried their best, but they couldn't see the elder brother or get a word from the elder brother.

"Brother is always cautious." Zhu Jiuye sighed again.

His elder brother is a cautious person, and he handles the government, especially the important personnel affairs, by himself, and never pretends to others. Nowadays, no one knows how many human relations his elder brother has in his hands, and all these are buried with his elder brother. into the ground.

"Let's not talk about that." Old Master Zhu waved his hand, "We made a mistake this time, it shouldn't be like this, step by step is too cautious, just in line with their wishes."

"Then we?" Master Zhu Jiu leaned forward slightly.

"Tell all the weaving workshops that since work is suspended, there is no need to keep those weavers in vain, and let those weavers kneel at the gate of the yamen and beg for food." Old Master Zhu said indifferently.

"Huh? What if the government asks the weaving workshop to sell weavers?" Zhu Jiuye's eyes widened.

"If the government orders to sell it, it will be hung up in the tooth shop." The old man Zhu sneered, "This is one, and the other is that in ten days or so we will harvest the autumn silkworm cocoons, and tell the weaving workshops that since work has stopped, we can also sell them." There is no need for silkworm cocoons and silk, and not a single cocoon will be collected!"

Zhu Jiuye blinked and slowly let out an oh.

He gets it, it's a two-pronged approach!

There are no less than [-] weavers in the weaving workshop of the Jiangnan Silk Industry. These [-] weavers are not so easy to buy and raise. Add autumn silkworm cocoons and press them down together. If you want to take over, it’s not just a matter of money!
"My son understands, I'll do it now!" Master Zhu Jiu stood up abruptly.

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Just after lunch, Zhou Chennian rushed to Li's house, accompanied by Wan Qing.

Wan Qing went to the backyard to watch Sister Mei plant autumn vegetables, and Zhou Shennian talked to Li Xiaonan.

"The old man here is Yu Chengfu, he is a powerful man."

Zhou Shennian got straight to the point.Li Xiaonan made a cup of tea and put it in front of him.

"Yu Chengfu's old lady told the old lady of the Pingjiang Silk Association that she was a cousin. When Yu Chengfu was two or three years old, his old lady came to Pingjiang City behind her back and joined this cousin.

"Yu Chengfu and his old lady were arranged in a large courtyard in Ruifufang, and Yu's old lady went to Zhifang to take a job as a handyman.

"Look at this arrangement. The relatives are either far away, or the relationship between the cousins ​​is not very good."

Zhou Chennian made a comment with a smile.

"Yu Chengfu was taken into the weaving workshop by his old mother when he was two or three years old. She said that Yu Chengfu was very smart and courageous. When he was sixteen or seventeen, he became the weaving workshop's little steward.

"Yu Chengfu was born with a good-looking appearance. It is said that from the age of fourteen or fifteen, some people proposed marriage to him. When he was seventeen or eighteen years old, seeing that he was becoming more and more promising, those who talked about marriage even broke the threshold. So Cheng Fu just didn't say anything, until later, the owner of Yunshanfang, Zhuan You'an, took a fancy to him.

"Yunshanfang is an old company, Zhifang is not too big, Zhang Youan only gave birth to a daughter and a son, they are not considered smart.

"Zhang You'an divided the small weaving workshop into two, leaving half for his son and half for his daughter as a dowry, and the dowry half is now Fuyunfang in Yu Chengfu.

"Chairman Shi of Pingjiang Silk Co., Ltd. is ten years older than Yu Chengfu. When Yu Chengfu was very young, he was very flattering to his distant cousin. After getting married and having his own weaving workshop, Yu Chengfu still followed him. Same as before, flattering Chairman Shi.

"When the former old chairman of Pingjiang Silk Industry was about to step down, when Chairman Shi came forward to fight for the position of chairman, it is said that everyone was surprised.

"President Shi is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and he doesn't have a lot of eyes. After taking over his father's position and becoming the boss of the industry, he shrank to the end of everything in the industry, and he didn't dare to say too much, hey."

Zhou Chennian let out a heck of a laugh.

"Thanks to Yu Chengfu, President Shi won the position of president without much effort, and after President Shi became president, Yu Chengfu became the elder Yu Xing.

"President Shi has been sitting in the position of president for almost ten years. Where there is president Shi, there must be old Yu Xing.

"After Yu Chengfu became an old man, the number of looms in Fuyunfang doubled. How many looms were added to Fuyunfang, and how many looms were added to Yunshanfang. The looms of Fuyunfang and Yunshanfang can be doubled. times, because the original Yunshanfang was too small, and there were no more than twenty looms in total.

"My subordinates think that, first, this Yu Chengfu has a great talent, but it can be limited to the Jiangnan Silk Industry's strict control over the weaving workshops in the industry, and there is nowhere to display his talent, so he must be very aggrieved."

Zhou Chennian narrowed his eyes slightly, and clicked his tongue for a moment.

"A talented person cannot show his talent."

Li Xiaonan smiled and nodded, she understands this feeling.

"Secondly, as much as the number of looms added to Yu Chengfu's Fuyunfang, his brother-in-law's Yunshanfang also increased. It is said that the amount obtained in a few years was an odd number, that is, one more loom in Yunshanfang, and Fuyun There is only one loom in the workshop.

"This person, Yu Chengfu, is either of good character, or has a very profound scheming, and is as loyal as a villain. No matter which one, he can be used."

Zhou Chennian looked at Li Xiaonan with a smile, "I think that even if you are a traitor and loyal, a girl can afford it."

"I think he should have good character." Li Xiaonan laughed.

"Well, I heard that Yu Chengfu has been busy with President Shi's affairs for a while. He just came back from Hangzhou the day before yesterday and went to Linhai Town yesterday, but he didn't see President Shi. That Mr. Huang in Linhai Town is amazing. Very good, watertight.

"When does the girl plan to meet Yu Chengfu?" Zhou Chennian looked expectant.

"I have to go to Linhai Town first and talk to Mr. Huang." Li Xiaonan laughed.

"Young lady has friendship with Mr. Huang?" Zhou Chennian raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Huang was the county magistrate of our Kunshan County before, and I met him a few times. I'm going to Linhai Town now, and I happened to take Wanqing's car." Li Xiaonan stood up as she spoke.

Zhou Chennian stood up, he really wanted to follow to Linhai Town, but hesitated again and again, he still couldn't say this, it was inappropriate for him to follow.