The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

When Shen Jia came out of the palace, her feet felt frozen, and the weather was getting colder and colder. It was okay to go to the south at this time of year, but fighting in the ice and snow in the northwest was hard.

He went back to the yamen to check the affairs of the charity foundation. The office had already been tidied up, and Zuo Jiangyi was brought over by him to be the supervisor here. The first thing he did was to purchase cotton clothes.

As soon as he showed up, Zuo Jiangyi said with a bitter face: "My lord, it's too late to make cotton clothes for the winter, and it will be spring when they are delivered to the border."

"Have you contacted various garment factories? Are they willing to take urgent orders?"

"I asked, most people heard that they were making cotton coats for border guards, and they took the initiative to lower the price by a few percent, but the quantity couldn't keep up. They could only make a few thousand sets a month at most. All of the inventory has been bought back, and it is still a drop in the bucket.”

Shen Jia thought for a while and asked him, "Do you know how long it takes to sew a set of cotton-padded clothes and trousers?"

Zuo Jiangyi put on a face of "how do I know?", and a servant from the Shangyi Bureau in the palace replied: "If the craftsmanship is good and the materials are complete, a set can be made in two days, provided that the pattern is made." Simple money."

Shen Jia laughed. Of course, the cotton-padded clothes worn by soldiers would not be required to be embroidered on them, and even the crotch of the cotton-padded clothes and trousers would be fine, and it would not be easy to get dirty when worn under the military uniform.

He beckoned everyone to come over and ordered: "Go to Shuntian Mansion and ask them to help you post a notice saying that the imperial court urgently needs to rush to make cotton coats and send them to the border. They will recruit skilled female workers to help. Each set of cotton coats will be paid ten cents If you can do it quickly and well, you will be given a bonus.”

Zuo Jiangyi clapped his hands and shouted excitedly: "This is a good idea. I also have a few embroiderers in my family, and there are also many maids who know how to sew clothes. I will let them all go. In addition to the wages given by the court, the mansion will make extra money." One, they are definitely willing to go."

Shen Jia told him not to be too happy, "Manpower is easy to talk about, but the materials must be prepared first. Cotton and cotton cloth are indispensable. The goods in Chang'an City will definitely not be available. Send people to other places to purchase, and buy as much as you can."

Zuo Jiangyi immediately arranged for people to do these things. There was a father-in-law who came out of the palace. He was originally a small head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was in charge of purchasing on weekdays.

At this time, their role was immediately highlighted. Those who can be in the palace at this age have some skills, dexterous hands and feet, and extremely fast execution of tasks. In the afternoon, the news of the recruitment spread, and the conditions listed It is very wide, anyone who knows how to needle and thread is welcome, so there are many applicants.

The location was chosen in the other courtyard where the Military Academy was previously opened. The courtyard is spacious and accommodates many people, and the room can be burned with earth dragons, so that the work will not be cold.

Shen Peng also brought a few maids to help. Her family does not need the money to supplement the family, but as long as she thinks that the cotton clothes she sew can be worn by her husband, she is more active than anyone else. There are many more living women.

"I really hope that this war will end soon. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I still want to wait for my man to come over to spend the Chinese New Year together. Otherwise, the whole family will have an uneasy life this year." A woman in a coarse cotton-padded jacket said to Shen Peng. explain.

She saw that Shen Peng was wearing embroidered muslin, his waist was slender, his hands were like peeled eggs, not to mention his face was bright and gorgeous, and he was from a good family, and he had a few maids by his side, so After entering the door, I sat next to Shen Peng, wanting to see how the wife of this wealthy family sews clothes.

Shen Peng didn't like to talk to her, but when he mentioned the man in the family, he couldn't help but reply: "I heard from my brother that if everything goes well, the fight can be finished before the year, and those foreigners will also celebrate the New Year."

"Who is your brother? Is his news reliable?" the woman asked with a look of inquiry.

Shen Peng smiled and didn't answer, just said: "How can he know this, it's just hearsay, well, let's act fast and finish this set before sunset."

Shen Jia came here once, took a look through the window, and saw that some women were better at tailoring, and some were better at sewing, so she suggested that they should organize their own groups and work separately. I am not proficient at the beginning, but I am familiar with it after making a few more sets. In this way, the efficiency has increased significantly, and the clothes made by each set are extraordinarily neat.

The affairs here are supervised by a few father-in-laws, who have revealed their identities from the beginning, so there is no problem of male and female defense. At this time, even outsiders can see the benefits of using servants as subordinate officials.

In the court, there were officials impeaching Shen Jia who couldn't see it. Some said that he had misused the money and even used the money to hire hundreds of women to work. Some also said that he robbed and prostituted women, and even recruited a group of women to work, many of whom were men from the family on the battlefield. If scandals spread, wouldn't it be harmful to others?

Old God Shen Jia stood at ease, and didn't care about these people impeaching him at all. These nonsense reasons were totally untenable. It was nothing more than jealousy when he saw that he had a lot of money in his hand.

Li Shilang from the Ministry of Civil Affairs stood up and yelled at the official, "I'm curious, how can it be abused to use charitable money to make cotton coats for soldiers? Could it be that if you don't hire someone to make cotton coats, you can make them yourself? What's more, male robbers and female prostitutes It's even more nonsense, the old man's wife also brought her maid to help, so does the old man suspect that his wife is having an affair with Mr. Shen?"

There was a sudden burst of laughter in the hall. Li Shilang is not young anymore, and his wife is already a grandmother. Looking at Shen Jia's face in full bloom, who would pull these two together?

Qin Zhangyuan also stood up and said: "Li Shilang is right. The donations from each household are to help the soldiers in the Northwest to survive the cold winter. Mr. Shen is clever and came up with this coup. It is said that thousands of sets of cotton-padded clothes can be produced in one day in this way, and this move is really for the sake of the soldiers."

Feng Qiugui from the household department also said something for Shen Jia, "Actually, the adults in the Metropolitan Procuratorate don't know much about economics. The cotton clothes made in this way are much cheaper than those bought outside, and can save a lot of money."

Only then did Shen Jia chime in: "The humble minister came up with this method because he was in a hurry and couldn't help it. The battle couldn't be over and the cotton clothes hadn't been sent yet. That would be too chilling for the soldiers. Now the money saved Donations can also buy a batch of new shoes, and the first batch of clothes can be sent to the front line in three days.”

Zhao Zhang praised him after hearing what he said: "Okay, Shen Aiqing is very relieved in doing things. If all the yamen of the imperial court can solve the problem quickly like this, why should the Jin Dynasty be unstable?" He looked at the censor With one glance, she said in a cold voice: "Since Wang Aiqing is afraid that there will be male thieves and female prostitutes hiding in the other courtyard, from now on, all the female relatives in your family will go to help and do something for the frontier soldiers."

This order was just a small punishment, although it was not painful, it was very embarrassing. The Wang Yushi couldn't lift his head after receiving the order while kneeling.

With the emperor's order, more and more official wives joined the upsurge of making cotton clothes. They were not easy to show their faces, so they took cotton and cotton cloth to make at home, and some even donated the existing cotton cotton cloth at home. Coming out saved Shen Jia a lot of money.

Shen Jia asked people to record these things in the book. Regardless of whether the donation was money or goods, whether it was large or small, it had to be recorded in the ledger. Later, in order to distinguish who made the cotton-padded clothes, someone thought of embroidering them on the corners of the cotton-padded clothes. With a surname or a family emblem, you can tell who made the effort at a glance.

Originally making cotton padded clothes was the work of the female relatives, and the wives and ladies of rich families seldom did it, and they all left it to the villains. But after this idea appeared, even the masters of the family became concerned, and wished that they could do it every day in the house. Hundreds of sets of cotton-padded clothes were produced, imagining the pious and grateful hearts of the soldiers when they put them on and saw that the clothes came from their mansion, and maybe they could make a good relationship for their family.

In this way, three days later, Shen Jia originally thought that he could only send [-] sets of cotton-padded clothes out of the city at most, but it turned out that there were five thousand sets more. Many of the cotton-padded clothes sent by those rich and powerful households were made of fine cloth, and the cotton was also high-quality. The cost of a set is not cheap.

However, some inspectors found that the cotton padded clothes sent by some people were mixed with reed flowers and rags.

Shen Jia was in a hurry. He didn't force the family members of the officials to help. He thought he was doing a good deed, but someone did not help. If such clothes were sent to the soldiers, wouldn't that be a trick for their yamen?

Shen Jia went directly to the palace to invite the teachers and fathers of the Shangyi Bureau to be the inspectors. These highly skilled experts knew what was inside by touching them, and they really caught a few shoddy ones.

Shen Jia didn't indulge them, and sent back these defective products with gongs and drums, calling them by name, so that the whole city would know who did such a thing, and made those families dare not go out to socialize for a while.

The northwest has entered a severe winter, and the snow is getting heavier every time. The army camp is covered by heavy snow, and many tents are overwhelmed.

"Master Hou, it can't go on like this. It's okay in the daytime, but it's too cold at night. Last night, hundreds of soldiers were frozen to death, and dozens of people were crushed by the collapsed tent. If this goes on, we don't need the enemy to attack. No one can withstand the cold wind and heavy snow.”

Marquis Zhenyuan sighed, "At this time in previous years, the Tatars had already retreated and retreated to the grasslands. This year, they are unwilling to give up and must eat a piece of our meat before they are willing!"

The lieutenant said angrily: "Then why don't we take the initiative to drive them out? We have enough troops this time. Even if we meet head-to-head, we may not lose!"

Marquis Zhenyuan frowned and retorted: "Although it may not be possible to lose, this is a stupid move to hurt the enemy seven hundred and self-defeating one thousand. These good men come to join the army, and we have to take their lives seriously. good!"

He turned his head to look at his eldest son who had been looking down at the newspaper, and shouted, "Yuaner, what have you been reading? Let's talk about it. Next, shall we retreat to the city or continue to fight the enemy!"

Cao Shizi raised his head, his mind was still on those masterpieces, and he thought for a while before he said: "I read in the newspaper that the imperial court raised a lot of money to make cotton coats for the soldiers. If we take the initiative to attack, we can give it a try, not only are we cold, but the enemy is also cold."

Marquis Zhenyuan looked at him helplessly, "Don't believe what the imperial court says, it would be good if you don't send us a pile of rags, do you still expect them to send thick padded jackets to the soldiers? The money is sent directly, and you can buy a few sheep to reward the sergeants, and leave it to the moths in the court, who knows how many copper coins are left."

Cao Shizi thought of the young and handsome No. [-] scholar, and couldn't help but licked his lips. Such a beautiful young man would definitely not do such a lowly thing, "Father, maybe it's different this time, even newspapers Now, they don’t dare to go too far.”

As soon as the words were finished, a soldier came to report outside: "Master Hou, Vice General Sun asks you to check and collect the military supplies from the capital."

Marquis Zhenyuan got up and went out, and asked impatiently: "What did you send me and I want you to see it yourself?"

The soldier replied happily: "It's cotton-padded clothes, thick cotton-padded clothes and trousers, brand new! There are [-] sets!" In fact, [-] sets are not enough for the soldiers to share, but if you have one, you get two. The adjutant said that there will be more in the future, and all the female family members in Chang'an City are rushing to work day and night for their cotton clothes.

Cao Shizi followed, his eyes brightened when he heard this, "Father, let's go and have a look together."

The father and son walked towards the warehouse, and saw a group of people gathered there from a long distance, everyone's smiles were extraordinarily bright, and someone directly took off a set of cotton clothes and gestured on them, "This size is simply tailor-made, too. It fits, my lord, may I just want this set."

"Presumptuous, military supplies have to be distributed uniformly, how can we allow private detention?" Zhenyuan Hou scolded with a dark face, and the crowd moved away, and he saw the big bag of things piled up at the door, and the lieutenant handed it to him. The cotton coat and trousers in his hand.

"Master Hou, take a look. It's a good thing. The one my mother-in-law sent is not as good as this one. It's thick and warm."

The Marquis of Zhenyuan was also from an honorable family. Of course, the cost of food and clothing is different from that of ordinary soldiers, but as soon as he got his hands on the cotton clothes, he felt that they were different from ordinary cotton cloth, and they were extraordinarily smooth and smooth.

"Why is the imperial court so generous this time? This batch of clothes will cost a lot of money, right?"

The official who brought the things came forward and greeted everyone, and praised everyone, "Master Hou led all the soldiers to defend our home and country, so that we can have a peaceful life. These cotton clothes are donated by every household. The ones that came out did not cost the court any money, this batch is [-] sets, and we are still rushing to make them, and the next batch is expected to arrive in ten days and a half months."

Marquis Zhenyuan expressed his disbelief, "Since when are the dignitaries so generous? Even if they donate money, they donate cotton clothes? How long have you been making [-] sets?"

The official said proudly: "I'm afraid you haven't read the latest issue of the newspaper. It lists the donations received by the court. It's a lot of money. In order to rush to make these cotton-padded clothes, Mr. Shen It only took a few days to complete all the female relatives in the city. When the officials left Beijing, more and more people joined, and the next batch will only have more people. Master Shen said, be sure to To make every soldier wear warm cotton-padded clothes, we cannot replace the soldiers to fight the enemy on the battlefield, we can only do a good job in rear support so that the soldiers have no worries."

The eyes of many soldiers were red when they heard this, especially the recruits. They joined the army actively after being infected by the newspapers. After they came, they suffered a lot and saw many comrades die on the battlefield , It would be a lie to say that they have no regrets, but after seeing these thick cotton coats and hearing these words, they finally felt that the trip was worth it!

"The lower official also brought a lot of letters from the soldiers of Chang'an City, and I don't know how to find them. Why don't you just hand them over to Master Hou?"

Marquis Zhenyuan nodded, "I'm sorry."

He went to look through the big bags, and found that they were all very new padded jackets, and they were extraordinarily warm to the touch. Although not all of them were made of fine cloth, they were already very good.

"Hey, Yuan'er, I see this is our family's crest?" Zhen Yuanhou accidentally saw a simple pattern embroidered on the hem of a cotton coat, which was very similar to their clan crest.

Cao Shizi took a look and said in shock: "Father, this is the emblem of our family. Even the pattern looks familiar. It seems to be the handicraft of the maid beside my mother."

The adjutant laughed and said: "That's a coincidence, I haven't told the Marquis yet, the court official's mansion also helped a lot this time, the women's family members of Zhenyuan Marquis' mansion should also make cotton clothes by themselves, and some people made cotton clothes on the clothes. Mark, saying that if the family sees it, they will also know that they have a part of the credit for it."

Marquis Zhenyuan hadn’t returned to Beijing for a long time, and his longing for his family reached its peak at this time. He rubbed the family emblem and said with red eyes, “Yes, they have made great contributions. ...Since there are only [-] sets, let's distribute them to the Qianfeng camp first, slaughter ten sheep in the evening, let everyone have a good meal, and drive the group of grandchildren back to the grassland tomorrow!"

"Ho Ho! Lord Hou is mighty! Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Must win! Must win..."

The power of the masses is infinite, Shen Jia knew this in her last life, especially when the people outside Chang'an City also learned that they could help make clothes, many women who were idle at home came to help, and a set could get ten coins For the money, as long as you make ten sets, you will be able to cut clothes and eat meat for the Chinese New Year this year.

The female relatives of the rich and noble families became impatient after making a few sets, and then ordinary people became the main force. They rushed to work day and night, and they could sew a set in a fast day. If there was no cotton in the middle, Maybe [-] sets of cotton-padded clothes can be produced in a month.

On this day, the first snow fell in Chang'an, Yang Sen went to Shen's residence at night to find Shen Jia, and asked him: "Jia Jia, what do you think of my brother-in-law running a garment factory?"

Shen Jia thought that he wanted to take over the business this time, so she shook her head and said, "There is still some time before Chinese New Year, and the winter is slack, and the women can finish their work before the year before, and they don't need the help of the garment factory for the time being."

"No, no, I'm not trying to grab the business this time. It was Jiajia who inspired my brother-in-law and made me see the value of women. I calculated carefully, and bought cotton cloth and cotton from outside like you, and then hired someone The cost of making clothes is cheaper than they go out to buy cloth and cotton by themselves. If I set up a garment factory, I will make a batch of cotton clothes next year and ship them to various places for sale. It’s not too expensive, and someone should be willing to buy it.”

Shen Jia understands that cotton and cotton cloth are purchased in large quantities, the price is much lower than the market price, and the wages are not too high. The cost of a set of cotton clothes is less than fifty yuan, which is indeed cheaper than that of ordinary people, but this business It's not about making a profit without losing money, "This time it was urgently needed by the imperial court, and the merchants didn't raise the price. Even because it was military funds, the price was about [-]% lower than usual. If you want to do this business, the cost price has to be included For all kinds of miscellaneous expenses, first of all, the site fee is quite a lot, and the shipping fee has to be added. The cost will be seventy or eighty yuan, and you can't set the price more than one hundred yuan. Ordinary styles have to be summed up carefully.”

Hearing that the enthusiasm here has cooled down, Yang Sen scratched his hair and said, "It's not easy to put it this way. If you make a small quantity, the cost price will not be lowered. If you make a large quantity, if you can't sell it, there will be a backlog." Come down, hey."

Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Shen Jia whispered: "If brother-in-law really has the heart, it's okay to try. At least I can guarantee that if your goods don't sell out next year, I will buy them for the imperial court, but the price may have to be lowered." Once pressed, as for the future, you have to figure out your own way.” If you can’t always rely on his relationship to help him sell goods, then it’s not called a business.

Yang Sen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go back and do the math carefully, and then I'll discuss it with your sister. If you do it, you have to do it well, and I won't cause you any trouble."

Shen Jia sent him out, and when he returned to his room, he saw that Zhao Zhang had finished washing and was lying on the bed, holding a gold-bound edition of a freshly baked newspaper in his hand.

This gold-bound edition is sold to the rich. The paper used is the best, the cover is still hard, and auspicious clouds are drawn with gold threads. Mr. Wu wrote "Newspaper Gold-bound Edition" in five large characters. There was also his personal signature on one page, which alone was worth a lot of money.

The content of each page is no longer densely packed, but arranged in an orderly manner, and there are illustrations in the middle, all of which are masterpieces. No matter what the content is, just looking at the style is already several blocks beyond the current books. Someone will buy this difference.

Zhao Zhang turned to the last page, saw the name of the editor and the printing house of the book, closed it and said to Shen Jia: "I want a hundred copies of this, the money will come from a private treasury, you keep it for me. "

"What do you want so much for?"

Zhao Zhang patted the book and said: "Naturally, I can't appreciate the beauty of my great country alone. I have to give it to my allies to appreciate and make progress together, and let them learn more from my great Jin, so as not to always like to drink blood and dance knives." Guns, like savages."

Shen Jia smiled. To put it bluntly, this is something to show off, but it is really worth it. The cultural advantage is the biggest advantage of the Jin Dynasty. The culture alone can make the neighboring countries bow their heads and bow their heads!

"This method is very good! Then I have to ask the printing factory to order a new batch, so that it will be richer and more in line with their aesthetics."