The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Mama Sun's morning meal was simple. Because the weather was relatively cold, she steamed some rice balls, fried a few hot dishes, and boiled a pot of thick hot porridge.

Jiang Ziyan liked the porridge she made very much, because Jiang Ziyan paid more for Mama Sun's purchases on weekdays, so Mama Sun bought a big jar of caramel when she came back.There is sugar in this porridge, red dates, white fungus, and a small amount of white rice.

The cooked porridge is thick, with red dates floating on it, it tastes sweet and not greasy at all.In this cold winter, drinking a bowl of hot sweet porridge is extra warm.

Jiang Ziyan ate two rice balls and drank two bowls of sweet porridge in a row, and couldn't help boasting: "Mother Sun's porridge cooking skills have improved again."

What cooks like to hear most is when others praise her for the delicious food. When Mama Sun heard the master praise her, she said that it was good to like it, but she was very happy in her heart.

After a meal, Zhang Qiu came over.

In fact, Zhang Qiu came over before Jiang Ziyan had finished his breakfast.Just seeing that Jiang Ziyan was still eating breakfast, no one bothered him, and only came over after he had eaten.

In the small study, Jiang Ziyan was sitting on a soft couch beside him, talking with Zhang Qiu.As soon as he entered the room, he felt that only the bed and couch were warm in the room, and he thought to himself that it was time to light the stove.

Jiang Ziyan said: "Brother Zhang, has anything unusual happened in the paper mill recently?"

Zhang Qiu was a little puzzled, "Something unusual?"

"Yes, things that are not the same as usual are counted. No matter whether it is a big event or a small one, you should recall carefully and don't let go of any details."

Zhang Qiu didn't know why Jiang Ziyan asked such a question, but his younger brother Yan had a smart head, and he didn't need to understand what he was doing, he just had to do it.

Zhang Qiu thought about it carefully, but he didn't expect anything unusual, so he said, "It's been quite normal recently, nothing unusual happened."

Jiang Ziyan frowned and thought, if nothing unusual happened, it meant that the other party was hiding very deeply and it was difficult for anyone to notice.

Zhang Qiu hesitated for a moment, and he said: "There are indeed no unusual things, but a few more ordinary things happened."

"What's the matter, everything is in detail, you tell me everything."

"At the beginning of this month, Zhao Wu and Li Si had conflicts over work, and they fought. The reason was that Li Si was in charge of the production line when the paper was made, but Zhao Wu cheated on Li Si in order to grab credit. , secretly did the job without other people knowing, Li Ci has a quick temper, and when he found out, the two started fighting."

"Although this is the first time this kind of thing happened in the paper mill, I was afraid that they would cause a big incident, so I stopped it. However, Zhao Wu was very good at admitting his mistake, and immediately apologized to Li Si, and was willing to give his The monthly money was given to Li Si as compensation. Li Si also agreed to let go of the past, and the matter was settled like this. The latter two have been doing things according to their duties, and nothing has happened."

While talking, Zhang Qiu suddenly thought of something, and the words turned around a corner: "But speaking of this incident, I thought of another incident, I don't know if it is abnormal or not."

"Since our paper workshop successfully produced plain paper, the plain paper has been sold to Xiangmozhai. Because our paper suddenly became popular, we worked overtime to make paper. In this way, there will be insufficient manpower, so we expanded our recruitment dozens of people."

"This Zhao Wu is one of the dozens of newcomers. Because there was an urgent need for employment at the time, the arrangements were made for veterans and novices. It may also be because the time for running-in in the middle is too short, and there are always conflicts."

"One of the contradictions that impressed me the most was that a worker reported another person. He said that he was lazy at work and wanted to steal our paper. But it turned out that the person was indeed lazy at work, and others were serious. He always looked around to waste his time. But he was framed by that person for stealing the paper, and Shen Xing fired this lazy person afterwards."

Zhang Qiu finally said: "The impressions and profound things I can recall are probably the only ones. Is this what happened?"

Jiang Ziyan nodded and said, "Boss Cheng came over this morning and told me that Boguxuan in the city has also started selling plain paper."

Zhang Qiu was surprised, "How is it possible? We never supplied goods there."

"I saw the plain paper that Boss Cheng brought over this morning. He specially sent someone to buy it from Boguxuan."

"How? Is that paper plain?"

"Say yes and no, say no."

Zhang Qiu felt dizzy when he heard the twists and turns, he looked at Jiang Ziyan in a daze, and said, "Brother Yan, don't f*cking around here, what the hell does this mean? Is it true or not? Tell me quickly." He was a little anxious.

"To be precise, this is the first version of plain paper we developed."

Zhang Qiu understands this a little bit, after all, he was very clear about the process when he developed the plain paper.The first version of plain paper that Jiang Ziyan mentioned was actually the one that Jiang Ziyan thought was problematic.

Jiang Ziyan showed Zhang Qiu the few pieces of paper that Cheng Jin brought over in the morning.

Zhang Qiu took it over and looked at it for a while, and said, "Why can't I see that it is the first edition of plain paper?"

"I won't tell you more about the nuances in the middle. Although this is just my guess and has not been verified, I am sure that this paper is 80.00% likely to be the first version of plain paper for our appearance. .”

Zhang Qiu has always believed Jiang Ziyan's words, since Jiang Ziyan said that this paper is the first version of plain paper, it must be.

Even if he couldn't turn his head, he understood that they only made some of this first version of plain paper when they first developed it.Later, after the successful development of plain paper, their paper workshop no longer produced the first version of plain paper.

Moreover, the amount of daily materials used in the paper mill and the amount of finished paper produced are all recorded. It is impossible for workers to secretly use the production line of their paper mill to make this kind of paper.

Then there is only one possibility, their core technology for making plain paper has been stolen.Rather, it was the first edition of the less successful and flawed plain paper technique that was stolen.

After Zhang Qiu figured it out, he stood up from his chair and said angrily, "Damn it, who the hell stole our technology! Brother Yan, don't worry, I'll go back and get this son of a bitch right now!" Get something out!"

Seeing Zhang Qiu's angry look, Jiang Ziyan quickly got off the soft couch and pulled him back, "Brother Zhang, don't worry, you will only startle the snake when you go back like this. And how are you going to investigate? Go back and interrogate one by one? We have no evidence for this kind of thing, just ask them if they will admit it?"

Zhang Qiu had no choice but to stop, he turned around and sat down, and slapped the table with his big hand, he hated this kind of eating and drinking the most!

Jiang Ziyan was telling the truth, but he was really angry, and said unwillingly: "I will definitely not admit it once I ask them, but after I hit them a few more times, they will admit it. If the dead ducks are stubborn, then I will let them become Hairless dead duck!"

Jiang Ziyan sighed, and said helplessly, "Brother Zhang, lynching is against the law. There are laws in Wei Dynasty, no one can use lynching, otherwise they will be thrown into prison."

Zhang Qiu said: "Caught in prison? Yes, we can report the case! Let the government investigate, and after they are found out, arrest them all!"

"I can't do it, Brother Zhang. If the government asks you, they won't admit it. If you are not careful, you will go to jail. Who dares to say it?"

One or two proposals were refuted, Zhang Qiu had no choice, he said: "This is not okay, and that is not okay, then what do you think should we do? If we continue to delay, what if they run away?"

Jiang Ziyan comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhang, I have a solution. But this matter requires your cooperation. Let's put on a show and catch the ghost hidden in the paper mill."

As soon as Zhang Qiu heard this, he immediately became interested, and hurried up and said, "What kind of play are you acting? Brother Yan, please tell me quickly, don't be fooled."

Jiang Ziyan whispered something in his ear, Zhang Qiu smiled with satisfaction, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I promise it will be done properly!"

Zhang Qiu often came to Jiang Ziyan's place to play cards on weekdays, so this time he went to Jiang's house early in the morning and no one cared.

When Zhang Qiu returned to the paper mill, the workers had already finished their breakfast and started work.

These workers usually get along better with Zhang Qiu, Zhang Qiu is a carefree guy, and he speaks and does things more straightforwardly, but seeing that he came back from Jiang's house so early, he joked: "Hey, what about us?" Why did Uncle Zhang come back so early today? Did you lose all your money? "

Zhang Qiu grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth, stretched out his leg and kicked the man, and said, "You boy, you know how to tease your master Zhang all day long. Work hard, or I will deduct your wages carefully."

This was of course a joke, and the man didn't take it seriously, but replied cheerfully: "Don't dare, Mr. Zhang, don't deduct my wages, I will definitely do a good job!"

Zhang Qiu walked all the way from the door to the backyard, and most people would say hello when they saw him.It can be seen that Zhang Qiu enjoys himself among this group of people.

Zhao Wu was also among the workers, but he was a little far away from Zhang Qiu, so he just stared at him for a while.It wasn't until someone next to him reminded him not to be in a daze, that he turned his head and continued to work.

Zhao Wu came late and was the last group of workers recruited.He thought about his words, and chatted with the people next to him, "Hey, Brother Chen, that Mr. Zhang who passed by just now, is he familiar with our boss?"

The person called Brother Chen was very enthusiastic, and said: "It must be, this Master Zhang is the brother of our boss. Don't think he is here every day without doing any work, but his work this month The monthly money can be worth a year of yours!"

"Brother, let me remind you. Don't look at so many people greeting him and talking to him with a smile. He is not easy to mess with."

Brother Chen suddenly lowered his voice in the next sentence, and said in a low voice: "I heard that he used to be a bandit leader. He is very skilled and can break people's necks with his bare hands! The boss asked him here to supervise our work! "

Zhao Wu nodded and replied, "I see, thank you Brother Chen."

After Zhang Qiu went back, according to Jiang Ziyan's explanation, he pretended not to know anything, and did what he usually did, but observed the situation of some workers in private.

On the other hand, Jiang Ziyan put the papers brought by Cheng Jin in a dark and damp place.If this semi-finished product is in a dark place, it will accelerate its mold, corrosion and insects.

He has tested it with ink, and the effect of writing on it is still different from the real plain paper.The difference between the characters written in good ink is relatively small, and the cheaper the ink, the greater the difference.

Seven days later, Jiang Ziyan saw sheets of moldy and insect-eaten paper.Sure enough, as he expected, the plain paper that Boguxuan sells is the first version of bamboo paper that he made before, which was not very successful.

The most urgent task now is not to find the person who stole the technology, but to find a way to stabilize the business of Boss Xiang Mo Zhaicheng and destroy the paper manufacturer that produces pirated plain paper.

So the next morning, Jiang Ziyan made an appointment with Cheng Jin.

The business in Cheng Jin's shop has not been very good these days, and there are very few people who bought plain paper from him.They all went to Boguxuan to buy, after all, the plain paper there was half cheaper than his.Only some old customers will come to him to buy paper.

As soon as he met Cheng Jin, he began to cry. There were many wrinkles on his face, but now he has a bitter face.

Cheng. Bitter Gourd Face. Jin has been waiting for news from Jiang Ziyan for the past few days. Today, when he heard from a servant that he had something to look for him, he immediately put down what he was doing and rushed over in a hurry.

"Brother Jiang, I heard that you kept the price of plain paper in the shop the same these days, but very few people came to the door, and it almost returned to the previous appearance. How is your research these days? You can find Find a way to deal with it?"

Jiang Ziyan said: "Boss Cheng, don't worry, I already have a solution. I can now be sure that the plain paper sold by the other party uses the technology of our paper workshop."

Cheng Jin couldn't sit still when he heard it, "What? Can others know the core secrets of your paper mill?"

"Boss Cheng, don't be impatient, just listen to me. Although it is the technology of our paper workshop, it is incomplete. When I first developed plain paper, the first version of the paper-making technology had some problems. After pondering for a long time, the current plain paper was successfully developed. And what the other party stole was the problematic papermaking technology."

Cheng Jin didn't quite understand, "Since there is a problem, why do the plain paper they make are exactly the same as the ones we sell?"

"Because the biggest problem with the paper that came out of the first edition was that it was not resistant to mildew and was easily eaten by moths.

This problem will take time to show, their plain paper has only been on sale for a few days, and people who buy and use these papers have not yet discovered these problems.Once they discover these problems, what do you think they will do? "

Cheng Jin thought for a while and replied: "Although their plain paper is half cheaper than ours, if you buy too much, it will cost you a lot of money. Once the people who buy it find that there is something wrong with the paper, they will definitely buy it." Came to ask for an explanation."

"Yeah, so we'll just have to wait."

Cheng Jin finally stopped being anxious. He asked, "How long do we have to wait?"

"Ten days." It has been seven days since they made the first batch of plain part-time jobs, so they only need to wait another seven or eight days.To be on the safe side, Jiang Ziyan talked to Cheng Jin for ten days.

"Then during these ten days, don't we have to do anything?"

Jiang Ziyan suddenly smiled meaningfully, and said, "No, Boss Cheng, you need to do something."

"What's the matter, you said."

"In the next ten days, Xiangmozhai will be closed for rectification."

Cheng Jin was shocked, "What? Close the door? What does this mean?"

Jiang Ziyan asked: "Xiang Mo Zhai is closed, where will those who need to buy plain paper go?"

"Of course they all went to Boguxuan."

He continued: "After ten days, they found that there was a problem with the paper—"

Before Jiang Ziyan could finish speaking, Cheng Jin took the lead and said, "When they find something wrong with the paper, they will definitely go to Boguxuan for an explanation. At that time, many people will definitely come to make trouble, and Boguxuan wants to suppress it." In this matter, the best way is to refund the money. The more you buy, the more you refund, they will definitely lose money, and then they will close their doors for rectification."

Jiang Ziyan said: "That's what I mean. Since they tried their best to steal our technology, then we will do whatever we can and let them lose everything."

When Boguxuan's plain paper is said to have problems and cannot be sold, it will be useless for the paper maker who supplies him to make more plain paper.In this way, the bamboo paper technology stolen from him is useless.

Then he can find out the ghosts in the paper mill in the remaining time, and rectify the business of the paper mill.

At this moment, Cheng Jin swept away the gloom and confusion on his face, stood up excitedly, full of fighting spirit, and said, "Brother Jiang, don't worry, I will close Xiang Mozhai when I go back." After finishing speaking, he went back excitedly up.

Isn't it closed for ten days?If Boguxuan, a competitor, could be eliminated at one go, he would be willing to close the door for a month.

After Cheng Jin went back, Jiang Zi stretched his waist. He didn't sleep well last night. He already had a solution to the matter of plain paper. The inner ghost also had Zhang Qiu staring at him, so he just had time to catch up on sleep.

When he woke up, it was already noon.Just in time for the meal, Mama Sun came over and asked him to eat as usual.

The temperature has dropped sharply in the past few days, Mr. Cen is not in good health, and the old problem of coughing in the past has recurred. Mama Liu opened a small kitchen in the west courtyard to cook for them alone.

Jiang Ziyan went to see Mrs. Cen after dinner. He had specially invited the doctor to come over to show him, but he had not finished taking a few medicines.

It was already dark when he came out from Mr. Cen, and it got dark very quickly in winter. As soon as he stepped out of the room, he felt the chill outside.

He called Mrs. Sun and said, "It's too cold today, take some extra money this month to buy some charcoal, and light up the stove."

Mama Sun was stunned for a while under the strong wind coming from the south, and then said: "Good sir, I will tell the housekeeper."

Now it was Jiang Ziyan's turn to be stunned. He asked, "The housekeeper? What housekeeper? Who is in charge of the family affairs now?"

Mother Sun said: "Back to your lord, steward Wei is in charge of the affairs of the house now."

Jiang Ziyan heard that Butler Wei was very unfamiliar at first, and wondered when did he have such a person in his family.But then he remembered that this person should be called Wei Nan, and he bought it half-given when he went to the dental shop to buy it.

After I bought it, I saw that he was not too young, but I didn't think of what to ask him to do for a while. I remembered that he had said that he had been a housekeeper for a wealthy family when he introduced himself, so he casually said that he was the housekeeper of the family.

Now a month or two has passed, and the house is well-organized, and this person's sense of existence is too low, he almost forgot that there is such a person.

Jiang Ziyan nodded, and said to Mama Sun: "Then tell Steward Wei to find me in my room. It's too cold outside, so I'll go back first."

Mother Sun responded and went down to deliver the message.

After a while, Wei Nan came over.

Wei Nan has a half-length beard, and he should be 50 years old, but he has a very strong body and looks radiant.

He saluted Jiang Ziyan neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "Your Majesty, are you looking for something from me?"

Jiang Ziyan recalled the matter of burning the stove, and said, "Butler Wei, the weather has been getting colder and colder recently, go and buy some high-quality charcoal and come back, and light up the stoves in all the rooms. Don't forget the West Court Wing, Put them all on too."

Wei Nan lowered his eyebrows and replied, "Yes, sir."

"Oh, by the way, is there still enough money in the account?" He remembered that there should not be much money left with Sun's mother for shopping.

Wei Nan replied, "Not enough."

Jiang Ziyan took out a bag of broken silver from the small box next to it and handed it to him, "There are 200 taels in it, and put it all in the account. You can take some for shopping, and tell me if you don't have enough."

Wei Nan took the money and said, "Yes, sir."

After explaining the matter, Wei Nan went down to work.

Wei Nan acted quickly, and lit the stove up the next day.It was impossible for an elderly person to complete the purchase alone, so he took Wang Daqiao with him.

After the stove is fired, the whole house is warm.Wei Nan came over on a business trip and brought an account book.There is a detailed record of his purchase of the stove and carbon, how much money he spent in total, and how much money is left in the account. Every transaction is clearly remembered.

This person is a butler, and he is able to do these things with ease. It seems that what he said is true, he really has experience as a butler.But Jiang Ziyan always felt that Wei Nan was hiding some secrets from him.

But in life, who doesn't have a few secrets?Just like himself, it is his biggest secret that the soul from another world travels to this strange world.

Another seven days passed.Before noon, Mother Sun had already prepared the meal.Her grandson was a little sick, so she made a meal early and planned to go back to help her daughter-in-law take care of the grandson.

He had just come out of his room to eat, when he bumped into Feng Ke, saying that Han Yu had come to report to him about the situation of the paper mill this month.

It is now the middle of the month, and the situation is usually reported at the end of the month.Han Yu came over at this time, probably looking for him for something.

He said: "You guys eat first, I'll go see Han Yu."

Han Yu hurried over all the way, and when he saw Jiang Ziyan, he said anxiously: "Mr. Lang, it's not good, a worker in our paper mill suddenly became unconscious, his hands and feet were twitching and foaming at the mouth, go and see Look!"

When Jiang Ziyan heard that human life is a matter of great importance, he said, "Let's go, let the bridge prepare the car, go over and have a look."

The two went out together, and Jiang Ziyan asked as he walked, "What's going on? How is he doing now? Are you still alive?"

Han Yu replied: "Brother Zhang Qiu sent him to the hospital when I came here, and I don't know the situation yet."

"Were there any signs before he passed out?"

"No, the people who worked with him said he was normal all the time, and then suddenly he fell down."

Jiang Ziyan got into the carriage and asked Han Yu to report the name of the clinic to Daqiao, and the carriage drove towards the clinic.

In the carriage, Jiang Ziyan thought of something, and suddenly asked, "What's the name of this unconscious man?"

"Back to Lord Lang, his name is Zhao Wu."

Jiang Ziyan frowned. It was Zhao Wu again. He always felt that something was going to happen.