After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1139 Notes
Haijiao held some new cloth given by his younger sister Haitang and went back to his room, deep in thought.

In his mind, he sorted out the information about the merchants from the Western Regions that he remembered, especially those who traveled between Gansu and Suzhou and Chang'an for many years, had no fixed customers, and were more willing to trade with different caravans. They also had to be the type with good reputation and sufficient supply of goods. He was thinking about finding a time to write down this information and hand it over to King Kang. As for whether King Kang planned to send the Luo family or Jiyuan to contact these merchants, it had nothing to do with him. This was all the information he could provide.

Grandfather Haixiya should have more connections with merchants. If necessary, Haijiao felt that he could also ask his grandfather.

Since Hai Xiya returned to officialdom, got close to Tao Ge Lao, left the army, and came to the six ministries in the capital to work as an official in the Ministry of Revenue, he never thought about doing business again. At most, when he left Chang'an, he would find familiar merchants to buy some spices and gems, and then find ways to sell them after entering the capital to make some profit to supplement his family income. But like he did in the early years, he would not buy spices, gems, jade, wine and other scarce goods in large quantities and then resell them to the Central Plains caravans. Even if he retired and returned to his hometown in the future, he just wanted to live a few years of leisurely retirement life and revive the family, and he did not plan to run business again.

Anyway, the property he has now is enough for him, his wife, and their children and grandchildren to live a rich life.

Since his grandfather no longer needed to use his business connections, Haijiao felt that it would be okay for him to borrow the information. Of course, before handing over the information, he had to get his grandfather's permission and borrow the money.

Although the Luo family has caravans traveling between the capital and Chang'an, they only started to go to the northwest two years ago. Their foundation is still shallow, so they are naturally not as familiar with the ways of northwest merchants as Hai Xiya. Jiyuan's ability is even more limited, and he has never been involved in northwest business. Since the Kangwang Mansion is determined to get involved in the business of northwest local products, it is naturally impossible to be satisfied with only two commodities, wine and glassware. Other commodities can be brought along, and they must not be missed. If they make money, Haijiao, who provided important information, will also have made a great contribution. At that time, the Kangwang Mansion will always give him a decent look, so as not to despise him for only spending a small amount of money to take advantage.

If one day, the Kangwang Mansion was unwilling to give him even this little dignity, he would just withdraw. He was not so greedy that he would not even care about other people's faces for a little money.

Haijiao made up his mind and stopped worrying about it. He pushed open the door and smiled at his newlywed wife Zhuang Minyi in the room: "My dear, come and see what good things my sister asked me to bring you?"

When Haijiao and Zhuang Minyi were admiring the gifts that had just been delivered, Haitang had already finished washing up and sent Xiangcao away.

She closed the door, walked to the large wardrobe in the west end, opened the door, opened the box at the bottom of the wardrobe, and rummaged around for a while before pulling out a locked box. She found the key in the dressing box, opened the box, took out a notebook, and placed it on the table.

This is a "predecessor's note" that she had forged in the past. She used various means to make it look old. She also fabricated his ordinary and trivial first half of life in the voice of a weaving craftsman who was implicated by his superiors and exiled to the northwest. He narrated his various experiences in the weaving industry in Jiangnan in the past. Even his master, fellow students, co-workers, superiors and cases involving his superiors were all made up very carefully. Even if someone checked this note, they would find the real official record. This was actually what she heard from an old weaver in the palace in her previous life. The other party was from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau and personally experienced an old case. He saw his acquaintances being questioned and exiled. There are many details in it that you would never know if you were not an eyewitness.

Haitang forged this note mainly to bring up the loom that she had participated in improving in her previous life. At that time, her grandmother Ma and her elder sister Zhou Ma were cooperating in running a weaving workshop. The loom they used was relatively old, but it was already the most popular loom that could be found in Chang'an. In order to upgrade the technology of Ma's weaving workshop in the future, improve production efficiency, and add new products, Haitang forged this note specifically so that she could find a reason to present the loom drawings that she had successfully researched to her grandmother.

However, before she finished forging the notes, she discovered that her grandmother Ma and her aunt Zhou Ma were actually very satisfied with the profits of the weaving workshop at the time. At most, they only wanted to increase the number of looms, but had never thought about upgrading them... She tried to test her grandmother, but she didn't consider it at all. Even if she took out the notes, it would not be of much use.

The loom she developed in her previous life had a complex structure, and it was not easy to draw a clear blueprint. It was even more difficult to explain the origin of the loom. She had to make this lie perfect, and not let anyone question why the loom blueprint that only existed in the palace would be sold in the streets of Chang'an and bought by Haitang "accidentally"?
It was such a hassle, but in vain. After hesitating, Haitang did not finish forging the notes. The weaver's first half of life experience was there, but the blueprints had not been drawn yet, so it could only be considered half a notebook. She had carefully kept it at the bottom of the suitcase, not letting anyone find it, thinking that it would not be used for a long time, but she did not expect to find it now.

She planned to add two more pages to her notes, mentioning that the weaver had seen a weaving secret book, which was presented to the court by her superiors. It was said that it was collected in the Imperial Library and was the only version in the world...

As long as she finishes making this notebook look old, and after she marries into the Jin family, she can take it out and read it in her spare time. She will then become curious about the weaving secret book that is said to be kept in the palace. Then she can ask Jin Jiashu for help and go to the palace to borrow books, and then move on to related books. Then she can naturally "research" the loom that she developed in her previous life.

Brother Haijiao can use grandfather Haixiya's past business intelligence as capital to become a shareholder of the new industry of Prince Kang's palace. As a younger sister, she cannot compete with her brother, so she can only use the loom she made in her previous life as a bargaining chip. Anyway, this loom has not been put into use in the palace now, and it is unknown whether the drawings still exist. It would be a pity to waste it, so it is better to give it to her. Anyway, she drew the drawings to present them to Prince Kang, a royal child and a prince of the clan, and never let outsiders get away with it. What reason does the palace have to stop it?

By the way, Grandpa Lu Bainian once talked to her about the officials most likely to be selected as examiners for this autumn's special provincial examination. Among them was one who had served as an official in Jiangnan. While in office, he strongly supported the development of the local weaving industry and even wrote a famous article on this topic.

When the provincial examination is approaching, regardless of whether this official will be selected as an examiner, Jin Jiashu, as a student taking the exam, will definitely inquire about the resumes, preferences and past articles of several examiner candidates. When the time comes, she will take out the article and appreciate it with Jin Jiashu, and then she can naturally take out her notes and ask to borrow the palace collection...