The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele had already told Little Johnson the general meaning, and she was obviously talking lewdly, but it made him break out in a cold sweat.

She understood what she meant so she didn't need to think too much about it. First, she asked him to get rid of those who had problems, or at least push out those who had done wrong things before, and then fire them. But in fact, everyone knows this kind of thing well. It's not really clean, but he must do things that offend people.

In the handmade cloth shop, the work is getting better and better, except for some of the better goods, such as the curtains made of cloth imitated from the thread that went wrong before, this is not the first time.

He is also very clear in his heart that many people here don't want to do things well now, their hearts are already scattered, and it is not easy to get together. Laziness is basically stolen by everyone, except for a few women who dare not go too far with the little wages , working honestly, other people are not good, if some people are kicked out, those people will definitely not accept it, and then it will be difficult to deal with.

However, compared to the one who was already psychologically prepared, it was later that he secretly complained in his heart.

Adele wanted to replant the cotton originally grown here. She asked to get higher-quality cotton seeds, and asked to produce better-quality cotton, instead of the previous ones that might be hollow.

She also did her homework. She saw how the cotton was picked from the tree, and knew what the better grain production was like, and what their grain production was like.

Later, it was obviously a more troublesome matter, but it was the light but unquestionable tone. Little Johnson quickly went through several solutions in his mind, and finally decided to forward it to his father and discuss it later.

Miss Noble's attitude in handling this matter seems to be quite firm.

But if you must resist, it’s not impossible. For example, let her know that changing the plant casually may have worse results. For example, spinning cloth is not an easy task. It is impossible for her to supervise every day, and she will not know the truth. How long does it take to hand spin the fabric.

When the time comes, something gets sick, the tool breaks down, and when the problem comes, she should quit.

Adele pretended not to notice that he was teasing Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and just told him so.

After going back to have a simple lunch, she asked some more questions. In the afternoon, she proposed to take a walk in the country, just to relax. Mrs. Lude got her new order to make new arrangements and arrangements. In terms of working ability, she is even better than the big Johnson housekeeper here.

Adele has already instructed her alone, and Mrs. Lude has already understood that she will go to do everything she wants to know in the next few days, and will also give her a plan that meets her expectations.

She is not sure about things that are too complicated, but if it is just arranging different divisions of labor for the servants, it has been reformed once before at Bailu Manor. number.

In fact, after hearing Adele's orders and requirements, she almost understood what kind of workshop and farm the lady wanted.

As a loyal servant, Mrs. Lude is willing to do anything for her young lady, and she also has a plan in mind for these sneaky and slippery guys.

The scenery in the countryside is completely different from that in the city.

Even if it is a well-arranged manor with woods, or some other exquisiteness, compared with this pastoral style, it has its own interesting, especially the natural flavor of the field here is stronger.

"Let's go for a walk in the woods over there."

The weather is fine today, neither hot nor cold, and the spring breeze is blowing, bringing a sense of tenderness.

Adele and Jenny walked towards the woods together.

They don't pay much attention to time, and their perception of time is not so keen in this kind of leisurely country life.

Everything is slow.

The forest is full of green, and unknown birds occasionally flutter up and make a little crisp cry.

Although it is not summer, there are already some loud or small insect calls.

"The scenery here is pretty good." Adele nodded. "When I came here, I saw that besides our farm, there seemed to be a Baker Manor next to it."

"Yes, I heard from them that they just changed their owners a while ago." Jenny nodded, guessing, "Maybe the owner of the manor somewhere bought the manor again, but I think there may be someone who has taken a fancy to the tranquility and beauty here , I want to buy a place here to escape the heat.”

"The place where the gentry lives nearby seems to be a few kilometers away from us..." Adele thought for a while, then chuckled.

"After all, except for the 'diao slave' here, everything is fine."

"Miss, why did you make such an arrangement?" Jenny spoke in a childish manner, and she looked a little angry, "They are so annoying, they are lazy and slippery, and they have their own style..."

"Well, so I don't want to stay with any of them."

Her eyes were full of coldness, and there was a faint smile on her face. She let her help her out of the woods and walked on the country road.

"what do you mean……?"

Jenny couldn't understand, just like she didn't understand why Adele didn't punish them immediately.

"They are all moths - I can understand that if they want to make money by fishing for oil and water, there are not many places where they can earn income in rural life. If they want to earn some extra, they can only deduct part of the output for their own use. But what I can't stand is that they fool me with problematic goods."

It is true that Adele said that she does not want to touch them and expel them all, but the real reason is that she does not want to keep this very problematic and backward handmade cloth workshop, and these people are also considered as labor force. , Naturally do those simpler and more usable physical work.

They originally wanted to go to this workshop because they wanted to hide their leisure time, earn money, and earn money for less work. After all, there are not only agricultural and sideline products and oil and water for cloth production, but also subsidies from the Duke’s mansion. salary.

Compared with other jobs, this place is indeed simpler and more leisurely, but their house arranged them to work, not to make them lazy.

"I have expectations for fabrics. What I want is not a large-scale factory. Right now, I just want a small workshop that can produce high-quality fabrics. There are machines. Then I will take this opportunity to screen out and see if there are any fabrics in it." A real person..." She paused and sighed.

"From what I see, I'm afraid only those women can really spin. Do you think those men seem to know how to spin?"

Adele recalled the scene they saw when they first entered the cloth workshop. There were several people chatting and bragging in a rather large room, and the rest were working, only a few women were more nimble. Whether it's beating cotton in the sun or turning the cotton workshop into a thread, the movements are relatively skillful.

The other three men who also help out are doing physical work, such as beating cotton. Women are not strong enough, so they work harder. The quality of the cotton thread produced depends largely on the degree of beating cotton. It's hard work, but for other jobs, it's still easy.

It is very important to put in a little physical strength to do this well, and this is also the necessity of having several male workers in the cloth workshop.As for the dyeing, the dyeing vats in the next few rooms and the yard were not used because of lack of process.

They don't seem to have a clear division of labor, just like whoever likes to do it, but when they pay wages, they are not paid according to labor. In fact, as far as Adele knows, the money for female workers requires Far less than male workers.

"It's like this..." Jenny reacted, "Only women can do embroidery, but men may also be able to spin cloth, but it's probably not as good as those women..."

"Miss wants to screen out those who have some real skills, and then pull them out individually, and then consider...?"

"It's almost like this. As for the rest, you can either go obediently or go to farm." Adele's expression was light, and a mocking smile curled up on the corner of her lips.

"Anyway, new places need to open up wasteland, and planting requires people. They will withhold a little of the harvest for their own use. As long as it is not too much, I can turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye. It will be more lenient to ask them to hand over, even though it is their own land. It’s not renting to them, but I also plan to give them a share of the proceeds, either money or output, which can be regarded as an incentive for them to work hard.”

"It's impossible for me to rent out those lands. Since they are our servants, they should work hard. If you don't want to do it, just leave. It saves me a lot of things to go by myself. I have a clear mind. After knowing that there are rewards for good output, people know how to weigh it for a while. Hard work is hard work, but the rewards are the same. This is a good future, but if anyone else is tricky, there is no way. "

Jenny nodded in agreement and praised:

"That's right, if you want to use high-quality fabrics yourself, you must have some elite workers to do this. Not to mention outstanding, you must be skilled. Since they are all restless, then when the time comes Get rid of it all, and don’t leave it in an inappropriate place, just go do farm work, anyway, as long as you work hard, you won’t die of hunger.”

But for those who steal and play tricks, I'm afraid this is a nightmare.

But who asked them to do such a thing?

Adele and the Duke's father are not strict enough to tolerate guys. They can even allow some sneaky behaviors, and the wages are relatively loose. When it comes down to it, no one can agree.

Adele postponed this process, firstly because it is not good to directly airborne and close the workshop, secondly, to screen out capable skilled workers, and thirdly, because she wants to get familiar with the process of spinning.

After the people here are selected, she plans to recruit a few more from other tenants, select a few more from the servants, and then allocate and arrange them together. When the time comes, she will guide and use large machines to work instead of a lot of handwork. Labor, everyone divides labor, pays wages according to working hours and labor results, and speaks with "performance".

For the time being, she doesn't need any mass production, as long as they can ensure that they can provide her with enough high-quality fabrics, whether it is pure cotton cotton thread or dyed high-quality fabrics.

At that time, she will use them herself or sell them in small quantities. As long as the quality passes the test, she will definitely be useful. Since she didn't ask for the quantity, she just hopes that there will be a group of "elites" who are willing to study this for her and produce the best. something to come.

If she can really come up with some tricks, maybe it can be produced by a large machine, and she is rich enough to invest in opening a cotton cloth factory.

If possible, we should try silk, especially in luxury. She is very aware of the importance of silk and velvet fabrics. The lightness of silk and the warmth of wool are indispensable parts.

Since she has some expectations in this regard, and hopes that she can be a noble lady who can walk in the forefront of the trend, if she can master this core technology from the source, and then combine her own influence with it, to be honest, it is indeed a very important one now. When it is possible to make money, and she has the vision of later generations, she knows what others don't.

But if it can't be done, it doesn't matter. Anyway, this is her land, so it doesn't matter if you can't make good fabrics. After all, even if you just sell cotton, you can still produce agricultural sidelines and make money. You can rely on the land for food. As long as the weather is not a problem, it will always be profitable.

Even if it fails, she won't have too much loss. Anyway, this is her investment and attempt.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes was suddenly heard on the way over there, unhurriedly.

The two stopped at the same time and looked up.