Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 112 Inspection of Weavers
Two days later, Lu Xianzhi sent a message, saying that it had been negotiated with the Weaving Bureau, and initially felt that this method was feasible.But before the specific implementation, it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation of the weaving skills of these women to determine that they are worthy of being recruited as weavers by the government.

In this way, the woman Xu Shuhua chose came in handy.So in the early morning of this day, Xu Shuhua took them to the outside of the largest weaving and dyeing factory in the city, preparing to accept the examination and selection by the officials of the Weaving Bureau.

Because this is just a preliminary examination of weaving skills, not many people are needed, so there are only ten women participating, all of whom are between 20 and 35 years old, which is the most suitable age for learning and working.

These women entered the city for the first time since they went south. They were stunned by the bustling streets along the way, their eyes were full of bewilderment, and they were cramped and cautious, which seemed out of place here.

Gu Yunji was surprised to find that Mrs. Wu was among them.She was dressed in linen clothes that had been washed until they turned white, and she timidly followed behind the crowd. Seeing Lu Xianzhi and these Hangzhou government officials, she became more and more frightened, and buried her head down, not daring to look at them.

Hangzhou Weaving Tao Jian glanced at these thin women, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his eyes showed a bit of disgust, but he didn't say anything. After a few words with Gu Yunji and others, he led them into the room. workshop.

As soon as they entered the factory, the squeaks of countless looms rushed into the ears of everyone, and the noisy and busy atmosphere rushed over them.

In front of the neatly arranged looms, sat one by one capable women. They stared intently at the looms in front of them. Their movements were neat and skillful, and they were not affected by the noisy environment at all. Smooth silk is gradually woven.

There is a lot of space here, let alone three or four hundred looms. Looking from a distance, you can see the flying shuttles and the busy figures of the weavers. The scene is grand and spectacular.

Tao Jian led the crowd to the inside, and introduced: "This is the largest government-run weaving and dyeing factory in Hangzhou Prefecture. It belongs to the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau. There are more than [-] looms and more than [-] weaving and dyeing workers. People, just this one factory can produce [-] pieces of various kinds of silk every month."

Gu Yunji was stunned when he heard that, Jiangnan is really very rich, not to mention other things, the silk weaving industry alone can generate a lot of revenue every year.With such huge profits, it is no wonder that the imperial court's sea ban policy has been relaxed several times, and the sea trade has not been completely blocked.

When he came to a corner where more than a dozen idle looms were placed, Tao Jian stopped and looked back at the ten women following behind them: "Although Hangzhou is short of weavers, we are not. Everyone wants it. Only when you meet the basic weaving standards and pass our assessment can you enter the factory to work smoothly."

As he spoke, he beckoned to call a few weavers, and continued: "They are all good at weaving silk. Considering that you have never touched silk before, they will teach you the skills and essentials. You should follow along and learn .”

Tao Jian has been in an official position for many years, he has a majestic temperament when speaking and doing things, and looks a little bit overlooking.At this moment, his tone was half admonishing and half warning. Gu Yunji and others listened to it fine, but it shocked the few women who hadn't seen the world much, and they were even more cowardly and cowering now.

Tao Jian said: "As far as plain silk is concerned, ordinary workers can weave seven feet an hour, and skilled workers can weave ten feet. I will lower your requirements for you. Now it is four o'clock in the morning. Before the quarter, if you can reach the speed of five feet per hour, you will be considered qualified."

This requirement is indeed not high. After all, it is morning, and women still have half a day to study and practice.But they had never been exposed to silk weaving, and they had fled the desert for several months, so their weaving skills were a little rusty.

Now they are in such an unfamiliar environment, surrounded by Tao Jian and other officials watching like surveillance, the women's spirits are highly tense, and their brains are completely unable to turn. Even if the weaver explained in detail, they are still clumsy. To no avail.

Seeing them flustered, Tao Jian felt a surge of impatience. He gave a "tsk" undisguised, and complained to Lu Xianzhi, "This is the weaver you found for me? Look, the shuttles are too fast." I don’t know how to get it, just like this, can we weave silk?”

Lu Xianzhi's face was also a little ugly. Hearing this, he forced a smile from the corner of his mouth and said, "I haven't touched it before. It's normal. Let's take a look."

Xu Shuhua took all this into her eyes, she took a few steps forward calmly, walked up to the women naturally, leaned over and comforted softly: "It's okay, don't worry, let's take our time. You see, this shuttle can't Let it go like this, but it has to be like this..."

With Xu Shuhua's verbal encouragement and personal guidance, the women gradually relaxed, began to understand the skills with their hearts, and slowly touched a little way.

Gu Yunji didn't want them to be influenced by his group of people, so he suggested to Lu Xianzhi and the others: "My lords, it's still too early, why don't we do something else first, and wait until the hour of You, and then come to check and accept, what's the result?"

Everyone felt that this was reasonable, so they stopped staying any longer and left one after another.

Xu Shuhua was worried that the women would not get used to it after he left, so he decided to stay here. Gu Yunji was a little worried, looked at her and asked worriedly: "Can you be alone? Do you want me to accompany you?"

Xu Shuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm such an adult, why can't I? This is a government-run factory, and it's not a wilderness. Most of the workers are women, so there will be no problems. Does Mr. Gu regard me as a three-year-old who cannot be separated from others?" Is it a child?"

"By the way, don't you want to inspect the construction site in the suburbs with Su Qi and the others today? Go, don't make people wait too long." Xu Shuhua's mouth curled up slightly, with a gentle smile on his brows and eyes, "Don't worry, It is safe for me to stay here, and when you come back in the evening, you will definitely see satisfactory results."

Gu Yunji knew that Xu Shuhua had his own ideas, so he didn't say any more after hearing the words, and turned and left after a few instructions.

Time passed quickly, and it was already evening in the blink of an eye.At the moment of You Shi, everyone gathered in the weaving and dyeing workshop, ready to accept the learning achievements of the women during the day.

In the past hour, five of the ten women wove five feet of plain silk, three of them six feet, one seven feet, and one eight feet.

The conclusion is obvious - all qualified.

(End of this chapter)