Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

Hearing Xue Baoqin's words, Qingwen and the other girls couldn't help laughing.

Qingwen couldn't help but say: "Miss Qin is really very rich. Her pocket money is more than ten thousand taels of silver."

"According to me, these ten thousand taels of silver are not enough. We need another hundred thousand taels of silver."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "Miss Qin, don't listen to Qingwen's nonsense. This business is originally because the third master takes pity on us, and is afraid that we will be bored at home."

"This business is for us to relax and have fun. When the time comes, the Third Master will naturally give us a shop."

"Therefore, the initial investment is extremely limited. If it lasts, it will only cost a few hundred taels of silver."

"We sisters have collected all this money at one place. How can we use Miss Qin to get the money?"

"Miss Qin only needs to help us come up with ideas and design a few clothing styles, that's enough."

Hearing this, Xue Baoqin nodded slightly, and when he was about to speak, he heard Xichun next to him couldn't help but say:

"Such a fun thing? Why don't you take me with you? I also want to make some pocket money!"

Xiao Jixiang looked at Xichun and asked seriously: "Miss Fourth, we sisters have already collected enough money."

"We asked Miss Qin to join us because she can help us draw pictures. I wonder what the Fourth Miss knows?"

Xichun was originally a young lady from Ningguo Mansion. After Jia Huan moved into Ningguo Mansion, Xichun became closer to her.

The relationship with Xichun, Qingwen and other maids is also very good.

Xichun and Xiao Jixiang are similar in age, so they often play around together.

After hearing Xiao Jixiang's words, Xichun couldn't help but said angrily: "You Xiao Jixiang, how dare you say that to me? I hope I don't tear your mouth apart."

Said Men, he got up and went to tear off Xiao Jixiang's mouth.

Xiao Jixiang got up and hid beside him, begging for mercy: "Fourth Miss, please spare me this time. I won't dare to do it again in the future."

Xichun said harshly: "You don't know how many times you have to say this in a day. I won't be able to forgive you again."

The girls watched them playing around and didn't bother to dissuade them.

Anyway, they didn't know how many times they would have to play like this at the end of the day.

When Xichun was tired from running and paused, Yuanyang said: "If the Fourth Miss wants to become a shareholder, it's naturally possible."

"I don't want Fourth Miss to give up the money, but if we need to draw something, I hope Fourth Miss won't refuse."

After hearing this, Xichun said happily: "This is a natural thing. Since I have become a shareholder, I will not do nothing."

"I don't expect to make a few taels of silver, but it's a very interesting thing to do something seriously."

At this time, Xiao Hong couldn't help but say: "Although we do not regard this clothing store as a business, if outsiders hear this, it will become a joke."

"But since you want to do it, you have to do it for the better. At the worst, you have to earn a few more taels of silver every month."

"This will also make the Third Master take a good look at us! It just so happens that we have invited Miss Qin here."

"Why don't we listen to Miss Qin's opinion?"

After Xiao Hong finished speaking, all the girls nodded in unison and couldn't help but look at Xue Baoqin.

Xue Baoqin coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said: "Since the sisters believe in me, I will tell you my opinion."

"I thought, since we are going to do it, why not try to be the best from the beginning?"

"We can absolutely do it, lead the fashion in the capital, and make the ladies in the entire capital and even the entire Daxia proud to wear our clothes?"

"We can definitely do it and make people feel that wearing the clothes of our store is a symbol of status."

"The clothes in our shop don't depend on how many sets we can sell. On the contrary, it's hard for people to find one set."

Xue Baoqin's words made the girls completely dumbfounded.

Even Qingwen, the most radical, still sells high-end ready-made clothes, with a set costing dozens of taels of silver.

The situation Xue Baoqin described was so high that they couldn't even imagine it, and they didn't think they could really do it.

Therefore, after hearing Xue Baoqin's words, Qingwen couldn't help but ask: "Miss Qin, how can we achieve what you said?"

Xue Baoqin couldn't help but ask: "Why not? Do you know the pattern of wisdom?"

Hearing this, the girls couldn't help but nod together.

Of course they knew about Hui Wen.

Because there is a Huiwen in Jia Mu's room. Jia Mu loves it like a treasure and is willing to display it for appreciation only during important family banquets.

To put it bluntly, this is just an embroidery.

But because the woman who embroidered this set of necklaces was a lady from an official family, they were not commercially available.

Moreover, this girl died when she was eighteen years old, so she is extremely rare and rare.

Originally there were only two or three pieces in Jia's house, but later two of them were moved to the palace, leaving only this set of necklaces, which became Jia's mother's treasure.

The beauty of this set of necklaces lies in the embroidery stitching.

On the side of each flower, there are old sentences or poems written by ancient people about this flower.

They all use black velvet to embroider cursive characters, and the hooks, turns, weights, and breaks of the handwriting are all the same as cursive handwriting, and they are no better than market embroidery handwriting.

Xue Baoqin smiled and said: "Now if we can achieve the same level as Hui Wen, the materials will be luxurious, the stitching skills will be exquisite, and we will also control the number of spreads."

"Do you think it can be as precious and rare as the Huiwen?"

After Xue Baoqin finished speaking, the girls opened their mouths to say that they couldn't, or that they couldn't do it.

But if you think about it carefully, it may not necessarily be impossible.

In terms of materials, they can naturally get the best.

In terms of needlework, although they cannot embroider verses like Hui Wen.

But clothes are not originally made of cherry blossoms, and there is no need to embroider poems.

As for acupuncture alone, Qingwen's work may not be worse than that of the official lady who painted Huiwen.

And as long as the hype starts - this is not the first time that Jia Huan has used hype techniques, which makes these maids understand the concept and principle of hype.

They may not be able to make their ready-made clothes into treasures like Hui Wen.

Thinking of this, the girls' minds suddenly became alive.

They were all Jia Huan's maids, but they never thought about what they could do to make the Third Master look down on them.

But they are just little girls, how can they have the ability and opportunity to do such outstanding things?

Now it was an excellent opportunity, how could they let it go?

Therefore, one by one, they became serious.

They began to discuss details such as how to design, how to package, what patterns to embroider, and so on.

As the saying goes, one person is short-term and two people are long-term.

The girls put it all together and found an idea for them very quickly.

And their execution ability is still very strong. Now that the discussion has been decided, they will start to organize in full swing.

During this period, Jia Huan also noticed how busy these girls were, but he didn't take it to heart.

You just found something for them to do and let them do whatever they wanted.

It was just for fun in the first place, so even if I had to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver, it would be nothing.

Jia Huan's current focus is only on the news about Japanese pirates and Haitian Island.

Recently, good news came from Haitian Island.

After several years of research, the Mohist family finally successfully developed the first steam engine.

I still remember that at the beginning, I used the blueprints of the steam engine and some promises to get the head of the Mo family to lead the Mo family to join me. A few years later, the Mohists finally produced a steam engine.

And this steam engine is not just a concept machine.

Because the drawings of the steam engine given by Jia Huan are already very detailed.

This saved the Mo family from many detours.

Therefore, when the Mohists were manufacturing, they were developing for practicality.

Now it is finally manufactured and can be put into use directly.

Of course, problems may arise during use.

But these problems are just minor problems and do not affect the promotion of steam engines.

Therefore, after Jia Huan learned the news, his first consideration was where to apply the steam engine first.

The next thing he considered was whether to promote the steam engine, and if so, how to promote it.

After some thinking, Jia Huan decided not to promote the steam engine to the outside world, but to produce a batch for domestic use on Haitian Island.

It's not that he is stingy or self-conscious.

But Daxia is currently in chaos due to changes.

Once the steam engine is popularized, it will inevitably set off an industrial revolution in Daxia, and it will inevitably trigger a new round of turmoil.

Daxia is already chaotic enough, it’s better not to add to it.

If there is further chaos, the situation will become increasingly uncontrollable.

And since it is only used on Haitian Island, there is no need to make too many in the first batch.

It will be enough to make a few dozen of them first.

Mohists can also continue to accumulate experience during the production process to pave the way for future mass production.

Jia Huan decided to build a textile factory on Haitian Island first.

Haitian Island itself raises mulberry trees and raises silkworms, and silkworm cocoons can also be purchased in large quantities inland.

The location of Haitian Island is excellent, allowing direct trade with overseas merchants.

Steam engines and improved looms will increase textile efficiency hundreds of times and greatly reduce the cost of silk.

This will also greatly increase Haitian Island's profits.

Secondly, Jia Huan decided to apply steam engines to transportation vehicles.

He decided to let the Mohists develop steam locomotives and steam engines and ships on Haitian Island.

Steam locomotives can improve the transportation capacity of Haitian Island and enhance the internal transportation efficiency.

The area of ​​Haitian Island is not small, although for now, the transportation capacity is sufficient.

However, if Haitian Island develops rapidly, the current transportation capacity will be stretched.

It is necessary to develop steam locomotives.

The second is to develop steam engine ships.

There are no large ships or navy on Haitian Island.

But there are still a number of small boats.

If these ships are loaded with steam engines and assembled into steam ships, their naval combat capabilities will be greatly improved.

After all, whether it is land combat, naval combat or air combat, mobility is an extremely important part.

For example, the cavalry is highly mobile and can fight when they want and leave when they want, making it impossible for the enemy to catch up.

Steam ships are much faster than ordinary ships.

During a naval battle, steam engines and ships can advance to attack and retreat to defend.

Once you find that you are outmatched, you can stay far away so that the enemy cannot catch up.

Make sure you are invincible.

Moreover, Haitian Island has now improved the ammunition, making the guns they purchased from the West have a longer range, increasing the range by almost 50%.

As long as the escorts are proficient in gun shooting, they can build a steam engine ship and install guns on the ship.

Haitian Island's military strength can be improved to several levels immediately.

As long as you don't encounter large-scale foreign enemies, you can protect yourself.

Thinking of this, Jia Huan was about to write a letter and give instructions when he suddenly received a visit from Master Mo.

Jia Huan hurriedly ordered people to invite him in.

After the head of Mo University came in, he immediately said: "Sir, I am going to Haitian Island to personally participate in the installation and modification of the steam engine."

It seemed that Mr. Mo was no less interested in steam engines than he was.

This is understandable. For these craftsmen, the steam engine is a brand new power source.

It was like opening a door in front of them, leading them into a whole new world.

Therefore, after hearing what Master Mo said, Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "If Master Mo wants to go, just go."

"By the way, I don't know how to use the power of the steam engine to push the ship forward. Does the master of Mo University have a clear idea?"

Mr. Mo thought for a long time and couldn't help but shook his head.

The master of Mo University had a clear idea of ​​how to install a steam engine on a carriage and create a steam locomotive.

Just use the crank connecting rod structure.

But if a steam engine is used as the power for a steam engine ship, Mo University really doesn’t have any good ideas for the time being.

The head of Mo University couldn't help but said: "I can't think of a good idea at the moment, so I would like to ask for your advice."

After hearing this, Jia Huan smiled slightly, then picked up a pen and paper and began to draw an image of a propeller.

By the way, he also explained some dynamics principles to the leader of Mo University.

After listening to this, the leader of Mo University couldn't help but be enlightened and enlightened.

She carefully put away the drawings of the propeller and said, "Sir, please rest assured, with these drawings, I will be able to transform a steam engine ship very soon."

Jia Huan still has great trust in the hands-on ability of Master Mo.

Hearing what Master Mo said, Jia Huan couldn't help but nodded.

……

In the evening, Jia hugged Qingwen and couldn't help but ask: "Qingwen, I see that you are very busy these days. I wonder what you are busy with?"

When Jia Huan asked this question, Qingwen suddenly became proud.

She couldn't help but said: "Third Master doesn't know, we are-"

"By the way, Yuanyang and Miss Qin didn't let us reveal it to Third Master! They said they wanted to give Third Master a surprise."

Jia Huan couldn't help but ask: "What does this have to do with Miss Qin?"

Qingwen couldn't help but smile and said: "Third Master doesn't know that Miss Qin has also become a shareholder! Nowadays, many of the plans for our shop are Miss Qin's ideas!"

Only then did Jia Huan know that Xue Baoqin had also bought shares.

For him, this was a good thing. (End of chapter)