The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 454 Xu Family Weaving Factory

However, on the day the Xujia weaving factory opened, Wang Shouren, the magistrate of Huating County, also came to congratulate him.

The Patriarch of the Xu family, Xu Tan, was greatly surprised that Bailihou personally came to congratulate him.

He originally thought that Wang Xianzun, as an imperial envoy, would not condescend to come here. Who would have thought that Xianzun had no airs at all, and instead came here once to have fun with the people.

When the county magistrate arrived, Xu Tan naturally stepped forward to greet him, and invited Wang Shouren to the factory while making an apology.

In fact, it was a weaving factory, but it was a temporary renovation of an abandoned house in the Xu family.

Hundreds of looms are neatly placed in the open room, and every fifty looms are managed by a steward.The steward is also responsible for any problems with the weavers.

Such a model can ensure maximum efficiency and is very conducive to mass production.

Wang Shouren inspected the Xu family's weaving factory, and was invited by Xu Tan to a small courtyard for tea.

This garden was originally for the Xu family to live in. It's just that it has been deserted over the years, but the foundation is still there. Although there is no scene at every step, there are all pavilions and pavilions.

The weaving factory is in the outer house, so we can't see such a scenery.But after passing through several moon gates and walking along the Chaoshou corridor to the back garden, the general scenery changed immediately.

It is said that this garden was designed by a craftsman in Suzhou Prefecture. It combines the timeless beauty of Suzhou gardens with the atmosphere of Songjiang gardens, which is beyond words.

Wang Shouren scraped off the tea dust with a tea lid, and said lightly, "Mr. Xu is really lucky. Every abandoned garden in the district is so beautifully arranged. I have never lived in such a beautiful house in this county."

Wang Shouren is not talking nonsense.Although he also comes from a scholarly family, his father Wang Hua can be regarded as an important member of the court.But the old house in Yuyao can be regarded as quite satisfactory at best, and it has nothing to do with a mansion at all.

People are more popular than others. After looking at the Xu family's house, Wang Shouren felt that his ancestral house was dilapidated and dilapidated, and it didn't look like a government official's house at all.

Not to mention the mansion in Beijing.

The capital is expensive, and it is not easy to live in it.The Wang family's house in the capital has only three entrances, even in the capital where every inch of land is expensive, it can only be regarded as shabby, which is very inconsistent with the status of Mr. Wang Hua.

"The county lord praised it. Although this house is quite exquisite, it can't accommodate too many people. There are hundreds of people in the old man's family, and it's too crowded to live here, so he moved out and built a new house."

When Wang Shouren heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

This Wujin house is still small?

Could it be that Xu Tan still wants to live in the royal palace?

But he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said in a harmonious voice: "It really is a wealthy family, this county has seen it."

In terms of the family's long history, the Langya Wang family is not inferior to the Huating Xu family.However, due to the business relationship, the Wang family has not fared as well as the Xu family in the business field in the past 100 years.Coupled with the fierce fighting among the various houses of the Langya Wang Clan and serious internal friction, it declined.

However, the Xu family has always been the head of the house to take care of the housework, and it has become more and more prosperous for a hundred years.

In comparison, it is embarrassing.

"Xianzun, there is one thing that I don't know if I should say it or not."

Now that Wang Shouren has come, Xu Tan naturally wanted to take this opportunity to find out what he said.

"Mr. Xu said it's okay."

"I wonder how long this new policy will last?"

It is of course a good thing for the Xu family to be able to open a weaving factory.However, if the imperial court's order is changed overnight, and the New Deal is abolished not long after it has been implemented, it will be a devastating blow to the Xu family.

A few hundred to one thousand looms is not a small amount, and it will cost a lot of money just to buy it, and this one is rotten in the hands.

Second, this will expose the Xu family's ambitions.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

This is especially true in the business world.If the Xu family can benefit a lot from setting up the factory, then it's fine to suffer some grievances.

If it turns out to be nothing, then the Xu family will be at a loss.

Wang Shouren took a sip of tea and said: "This is not what the county knows. However, the county feels that since the imperial court implements the new policy, it is impossible to change the order overnight. With Xiaoge Lao in the court, the new policy can continue to be implemented."

Although Xu Tan was not guaranteed, Wang Shouren's words gave Xu Tan a reassurance.

"In this way, the old man can rest assured."

Who is Mr. Xiaoge?That is Jane's character in the emperor's heart.

Xu Tan has also seen the world, and understands that all official titles in the Ming Dynasty are false, and only the word "dixin" is king.

What Wang Xianzun said is right, as long as there is a small elder in the court, the New Deal can be carried out.

Xu Tan didn't expect the New Deal to be implemented for dozens or hundreds of years, as long as he could make a lot of money in about ten years.

Regarding Wang Shouren's strength order, Xu Tan himself has mixed feelings.At first, he only thought that this person was a stupid young man who wanted to smash all the things he didn't like.

But later it was discovered that this person had great wisdom, and it didn't mean that they would not give them a way out for wealthy families.

As for the matter of setting up a factory, it will be of great benefit to families like the Xu family. If all goes well, it will completely solve the problem of huge family expenses.

"However, there is one thing that the county wants to tell Yuanwai Xu first."

Wang Shouren changed the subject, and there was a trace of sharpness between his brows.

"Please tell me, the county lord."

Xu Tan pretended to be listening attentively, and said in harmony.

"Although the imperial court has given you the right to set up factories, it doesn't mean that you can sell the cloth and satin at will. If the county finds out that there is smuggling of sea trade, it will never be lenient!"

Hearing this, Xu Tan shuddered.

It's not that he didn't think about selling silk cloth by smuggling, because this is the most profitable way.

Although the imperial court halved the tax for setting up factories in the first year, the profit from selling silk cloth in the Ming Dynasty was limited, and the profit at hand was only about [-]%.

And if you smuggle sea trade, it is very common to get double or double the profit.

"No matter what the county lord said, the old man really wants to do sea trade, and he will report to the Sea Economic Bureau in advance."

Xu Tan only felt that he was being watched by Wang Shouren, so he smiled awkwardly.

If he really wants to go to sea trade through the Bureau of Maritime Economics, he will have to pay another tax to the Bureau of Maritime Economics on the basis of paying the factory tax. The calculation is similar to the profit of selling silk cloth to the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty.

So, why did he need to do this?
Wang Shouren just said casually about this, and he was not too worried about smuggling.Because whether it was the Hongzhi Dynasty or the Zhengde Dynasty, the problems of smuggling and Japanese pirates were not very serious.

He didn't quite understand why Xie Shen urged him in every possible way on this matter, but based on his trust in Xie Shen, he still had to fulfill his supervisory responsibility.

All that needs to be said has been said, and Wang Shouren didn't want to stay longer at Xu's house, so he put down his teacup and said, "This county still has business to do, so I won't bother Mr. Xu."

Xu Tan had been longing for Wang Shouren to leave for a long time, so he was naturally overjoyed when he heard this.

It's just that there was a look of reluctance on his face, and he pretended to persuade him to stay.

　ps: The second update has been delivered, Lao Kun is going to watch "Ming History"~
　　
　
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