Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 14: Don't Be an Embroiderer

Yang Che said: "This first public is the public gate.

My eldest brother has already talked to Du Suoyou in this chamber. If you go, you will be arranged to be a clerk, which is at least an official.

With such a background, it will be much more respectable to talk about it, and it will be easier for my elder brother to help you find a marriage."

Yang Yuan frowned slightly after hearing this.

If he could work as a minor clerk in the "Xianggongsu" before he had the idea of ​​starting his own business, that would be considered a grassroots civil servant in the Song Dynasty, which is not bad, and he might not refuse to go.

You know, although the Xianggongsu is only the most basic bureaucratic organization in the urban institutions of the Song Dynasty, it sounds like a small government office.

But under the dusuoyou, there were clerks such as Jiezi, Suoyou, Xingguan, Xiangdian, and Shushou. Moreover, there was a patrol station under the Xianggongsuo, which was equivalent to the police station in later generations.

Compared to this, the Xianggongsu is already a good place to go.

Especially when you just start working, you can work as a clerk in the government office, which is indeed a decent job.

However, Yang Yuan has now decided to start his own business. Starting a business involves risks, but once successful, the rewards are also great.

However, if you work as a clerk, the upper limit is too low. Although starting your own business is risky, the possibilities are endless.

However, this was just Yang Yuan's thought.

He knew very well that if he told his elder brother about his plan to start a business, he would definitely not agree because of his stubborn and rigid personality.

Yang Yuan pondered and asked, "What is the other livelihood?"

Yang Che said: "'The other is workmanship.

In Lin'an, there is an embroidery workshop called "Moshanghua". It is an imperial merchant that pays tribute to the palace with embroidery products and is the leader of Hangzhou embroidery in Lin'an Prefecture.

The wages they pay are always very high. Moreover, if you can master the art of embroidery, not only will you have no worries about food and money for the rest of your life, but you can also pass it on to your descendants.”

Embroidery? Learn embroidery?
It was very popular among young men in the Song Dynasty to wear flowers in their hair, but Yang Yuan could never adapt to this fashionable custom. Should he learn embroidery?

Yang Yuan imagined herself with a flower in her hair, light makeup on her face, an embroidery needle in her hand, sitting quietly by the window.

A gust of wind blew, lifting his long hair, and the fallen petals scattered on his shoulders. The sight of him threading the needle tenderly made me shudder!
Seeing his resistance, Yang Che said earnestly, "Second brother, as a person, you can't be humble and look down on others.

Do you think you can just enter an embroidery workshop? Not to mention Moshanghua, a royal merchant.

It was because the young lady of the fat shopkeeper of 'Moshanghua' often sent brocade to the palace. I had met her a few times, so I asked her to speak for me, and the fat shopkeeper agreed. "

In fact, the income of being an embroidery artist is very high. However, Yang Yuan always felt that it was too feminine for a grown man to embroider with an embroidery needle.

Yang Yuan's arms were already sore and swollen, and he said with a bitter face: "Brother, the things that the government office handles are too complicated, such as floods and fires, checking and copying documents, assessing the boundaries, managing the Futianyuan, paying money to the poor, mediating disputes, and arresting criminals."

Yang Che laughed and said, "You know nothing, kid. Most of the things in the township government office are related to people's livelihood, so there is a lot of money."

Yang Che's intention was not to let him be greedy, but mainly because the Song Dynasty had done a very good job in people's livelihood and welfare.

In the event of various disasters such as floods and fires, you can apply to the government for relief or tax reduction or exemption.

However, it is impossible to approve your report of how much disaster you have suffered. At this time, the local government needs to send someone to investigate the severity of your disaster, determine how much relief you need, and then report it.

As for managing the public welfare nursing homes and orphanages within their jurisdiction, and distributing poverty relief, they are naturally responsible for that.

And after doing these things, even if you are not greedy at all, you can still receive a lot of running errands fees and thank-you gifts, which is indeed very lucrative.

Yang Yuan shook his head and said, "Brother, I don't like doing these things."

Yang Che said: "Then go learn embroidery."

Hangzhou embroidery masters have always been men, because Hangzhou embroidery is mainly used by the royal family or families of dignitaries, so the embroidery style is required to be soft yet strong, grand and elegant.

In this regard, it is obvious that men can perform more easily, and gradually the practice developed into recruiting only male workers.

If not for this, Yang Yuan really wouldn't have this opportunity.

Yang Yuan said: "Brother, I am a grown man, and it is not surprising that I am holding an embroidery needle."

Yang Che was unhappy and said with a stern face: "Being a clerk is a respectable job, and being an embroiderer earns a lot of money, each has its own advantages.

You can't do this, and you don't want to do that, so what do you want to do? Just continue to be an idler?

You have to be down-to-earth in life. I am the eldest brother, I make the decision. You must choose one of these two destinations!"

Yang Che is a typical Chinese father. The characteristics of Chinese fathers are that they are not good at communicating with their children and they value the dignity of being a father.

He can support you with frugality and hard work, and take on all the responsibilities and obligations that should be borne by you.

And he will feel that this is something he should naturally bear for you.

But correspondingly, he also likes to make decisions for you and use what he thinks is good to veto your own choices.

Yang Yuan has decided to start his own business, and he has done serious "market research".

Lin'an of the Song Dynasty is highly similar to his original era.

All industries are well developed, even renting donkeys and ordering takeout are available, and there are many entertainment stars. The market for crisis public relations is actually quite large.

It’s just that people of this generation don’t have this kind of professional concept. When they encounter a crisis, they will certainly find ways to solve it.

But most of them try their best on their own, or ask relatives and friends for help, but there is no professional idea or method to solve this problem.

Therefore, as long as he can successfully handle one or two such crises, he will be able to quickly occupy this market, and be the only one without a semicolon. Wouldn't that make him a lot of money?

What's more, now that we have the incident of Ugu Lunyingge, it is an excellent opportunity.

However, Lu Xi could not understand the concept of "public relations", and he could still coax and deceive.

He definitely can't fool big brother here, and big brother won't listen.

Once he said it, he was afraid that his elder brother would keep a close eye on him and would not let him go astray.

Thinking about it this way, I can only keep it secret from him for now.

If I were to work in the Xianggong Office, I would have to report for duty every day, and newly recruited clerks would need a guarantor. This guarantor must be my eldest brother. If he went with me, how could I get away?

Then I can only learn embroidery!

Thinking of this, Yang Yuan sighed helplessly and said, "Then I will go learn embroidery. After all, it is a skill that can be passed down from generation to generation."

Yang Che relaxed his frown and smiled, "That's right. I'll take a day off tomorrow and take you to 'Flowers on the Road'."

Yang Yuan said quickly: "Brother, I am not a child. You have already agreed to something, but I still ask you to accompany me. Isn't this ridiculous?
You are busy with official duties, so don't accompany me. I will go there by myself."

Yang Che smiled and said, "You also know that you are not a child anymore? Then tell me to worry less from now on.

All right, then you go to work by yourself, I won’t accompany you tomorrow.”

Yang Che picked up the tea, thought about it and still felt uneasy, so he instructed: "When you go to meet them, you should be sweeter and more diligent in your work. Whether it is to the embroidery master or other apprentices, you must know the etiquette..."

Yang Yuan said: "Brother, please stop chanting. When it comes to treating people, I am better than you."

Yang Che glared and said, "Look at what you can do. Hold the gun steady!"

Seeing Yang Yuan gritting his teeth and holding the spear steadily, Yang Che felt greatly relieved.

My second brother finally has a legitimate business, so he can consider his lifelong affairs.

Two brothers cannot both be single. My second younger brother has been wandering in the north for many years and has suffered a lot. As his elder brother, I have to take care of him first.

I started saving money after I found my second brother. Over the past year or so, I have saved about 80 or 90 strings of cash.

If I marry my second brother, the betrothal gift will be at least fifty strings of cash, and the wedding ceremony will cost another fifty strings of cash as well...

Yang Che couldn't help but frown again, he was still a little short of money.

In fact, he works in the Imperial City Department and his salary is not low.

But he was a lone man before, and his job was the most dangerous one, with no future, so he didn't think about saving money.

He started to live frugally only after he found his brother a year ago. But how much could he save in just one year?

Forget it. I need to find a girl that my second brother likes, and the wedding should be grand and not too stingy.

If it doesn't work, I will ask my colleagues to borrow some more money.

Anyway, once my second brother becomes an apprentice and can make money, the hard times for our Yang family will be over.

Thinking of this, Yang Che felt relieved again. He grabbed the teapot and took a sip.

(End of this chapter)