Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 19 Making Gloves
After successfully accepting Zheng Yuxin, Li Tai couldn't help pressing his temple.

To be honest, this is a trouble, but for the sake of my own industrial structure, it's fine if I don't have a chance, but if I have a chance to win it now, I won't let it go easily anyway.

After all, the textile industry is a very critical industry for itself.

In short, the cotton and duck down that I have researched need to be transformed into circulation in the market by this industry.

From a distance, cloth in Datang can be used directly as money. Now that you can have a whole industry from top to bottom to yourself, it will be of great use in the future!
If you do it slowly by yourself, it's not that Li Tai can't get it out, but this whole process will take a lot of time, and I don't have any suitable people to take care of it. It has already used him to death!

So, it's better to just let Zheng Yuxin... No, let Peacock take care of her dowry.

Anyway, I only need this property, as for the income brought by the property, let her slowly accumulate it as a dowry.

Li Tai sorted it out and confirmed his determination to get the textile industry, so he immediately went back to his room and began to concentrate on writing his diary.

Zheng Fengchi will definitely disclose his cooperation with Zheng Fengchi to the Xingyang Zheng family on purpose.

At the expense of his granddaughter, everyone would think that Zheng Fengchi had already reached a preliminary cooperation intention with him.

This matter itself can add a lot of leverage to Zheng Fengchi's lineage, and it will be of great help to Zheng Mingshang's inheritance of Zheng Fengchi's wealth in Chang'an. As for how to use it, it is Zheng Fengchi's business.

But for me, I must let Li Shimin know the whole story, and let Li Shimin know that his son sold himself to ensure that the people in Chang'an would not freeze to death this winter!

It was really sad for those who saw it, and tears for those who heard it, but for the people of Chang'an City to have a good year, I had to sacrifice a little.

"Drool is running down, wipe it off!

I feel that this sentence is written too directly and exaggeratedly, can it impress Aye?

Just treat your diary as a typo and erase it, lest it be clean and people will suspect that you wrote a draft first. "

Li Tai muttered in his heart, but he also finished writing this diary in the midst of bumps and bumps.

"The next step is to wait for the censor to hear the wind and report to Aye about me getting mixed up with Zheng Fengchi!"

Li Tai had no doubts that there were censors watching around the Yue Palace.

Because in the entire Zhenguan Dynasty, the lowest cost and high return thing was to advise, especially when they found out that Li Shimin wanted to be a Mingjun, and after he really became a Mingjun, the censors began to stare at his sons.

After making the arrangements, Li Tai didn't panic anymore. Anyway, even if his subjective purpose was to seize the heir, as long as he did everything in accordance with the rules and was really for the common people, Li Shimin would definitely support him. Afraid of officials!
"I just hope that things can slow down a bit. When the data is in hand, I will talk with the data. Whoever bites me, I will slap him!"

All in all, Li Tai hopes that the censor will come out to bite him, but it's best to wait until he collects enough data to bite him.

After all, if no one bites himself, no one will know that he is doing things conscientiously.

But if you bite too early, and it becomes a slobbering debate in the end, then neither side will be able to convince the other, and it will be meaningless.

The next day, Zheng Yuxin, who seemed wary of cats, came to Li Tai's side.

Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin's whole body on guard, but he didn't care. After all, it doesn't matter how she treats him, as long as she works for him.

After all, these days, being a capitalist should be hated by others, otherwise it will be impossible to make others grateful.

"When your grandfather came, the title deed and house deed of the restaurant he opened next to the boiling water bathhouse had already been sent over, and he came here with you, and there is also a complete set of weaving industry, which will be left to you to take care of. Your own dowry!"

As Li Tai said, he sent a stack of house deeds, land deeds, and even the death deeds of the servants to Zheng Yuxin.

Zheng Yuxin stared blankly at Li Tai, but she didn't expect Li Tai to put these things back in front of her.

Looking at her money for selling herself so close at hand, Zheng Yuxin didn't know how to answer Li Tai.

And Li Tai didn't bother, and just said, "Last time you got seven out of eleven questions correct, so you have passed the test.

Although it's just a middle-of-the-road appearance, but with Yue Wangfu as the backer, as long as it is serious, it should be enough to take care of these shops.

From now on, she will be my eldest maid, and the only one with the same status as you in the palace is Bai He.

You can call the name Zheng Yuxin in private, and when you come to Yuewang Mansion, you can call her by the servant girl's name, just call her Peacock. "

"My name is Zheng Yuxin!" Hearing Li Tai's words, Zheng Yuxin said unwillingly.

"You will be called Peacock from now on!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and said, "If you want to get your name back, you must at least prove that you have the qualifications, otherwise, no matter how much you struggle, you won't be able to change the reality."

"How can I get my name back!" Zheng Yuxin asked back when she heard Li Tai's words.

"At the very least, get the property of the Zheng family in Chang'an!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and said,

"I don't care what kind of emotion you have for your family, but if you want to be equal, you must first obtain the qualification of the richest man in Chang'an.

The current richest man in Chang'an is your grandfather who sent you here. With the wealth of the Zheng family, the name Peacock can be lost! "

"How is this possible?!" Hearing this, Zheng Yuxin's eyes widened, unable to believe Li Tai's words.

"If you can't do it, then obediently be a peacock in a cage, don't think about this or that!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and said,

"There are many opportunities to grasp destiny, but few people can see it, and even fewer people can grasp destiny!"

Li Tai continued: "I won't feel any surprise if you can't do it, but please do your current role well.

Next, I will give you the first task, give me an unlimited supply of gloves and shoulder pads with this entire weaving industry. "

"Gloves and shoulder pads? What are you doing?" Zheng Yuxin couldn't help feeling a little dazed when she heard Li Tai's words.

And Li Tai said, "It's mainly for the people in the mine, to give them the necessary protection.

So this glove needs to be quite wear-resistant, and most importantly, the cost should be low.

Because if the prediction is correct, maybe a pair of gloves will be changed every half a month. "

"I know, I'll do my best!" Zheng Yuxin bowed her head when she heard Li Tai's words.

"You take the guards to the mine for field inspection, and then choose the most suitable material for their gloves. The cost should not be higher than two dollars." Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and said, "Finally, remember that you will be called Peacock from now on."

"I... the peacock knows it!" Although the name was quite unfamiliar, Zheng Yuxin called out.

"If it's okay, let's deal with it." Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and waved her to leave.

"King Yue, can I ask a question?!" Zheng Yuxin looked at Li Tai, biting her lips and finally couldn't help asking.

"What's the matter?" Li Tai glanced at Zheng Yuxin.

"Are you really in control of your own destiny?" Zheng Yuxin couldn't help but wonder in her heart after all.

"No, but at least we're on the way!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Yuxin and said calmly.

"Thank you!" Zheng Yuxin didn't say much, and after saluting to Li Tai, she withdrew.

"Inexplicable..." Li Tai ignored Zheng Yuxin's psychological changes.

At this time, Li Tai felt like he was racing against time. What he needed was to integrate the textile industry given by Zheng Fengchi through Zheng Yuxin into his entire industrial chain.

And time passed by little by little, and the weather became colder day by day. In a coal mine in Chang'an, the workers inside were tremblingly carrying baskets of coal.

Almost everyone's hands or shoulders were wrapped with cloth of different colors, but the color of these cloths was eventually dyed vermilion or gradually turned into dark red.

The kiln manager who was in charge of the management began to yell loudly, "Okay, okay, everyone stop, gather together and have something to say."

Hearing the kiln chief start to say hello, workers with dark fingers also came over one after another.

The kiln chief said, "You guys are lucky, after receiving the favor of King Yue, hot water will be provided here for everyone to wash.

If you bring your own bottle, you can also make a bottle of hot water and take it home with you.

In addition, all those who have formally registered for employment will come to receive a pair of gloves and a shoulder pad before starting work every day.

You have to take it back after using it every day. It doesn’t matter if it is worn out, but if someone loses it, your wages will be deducted!

A pair of gloves is five cents, and a pair of shoulder pads is ten cents. "

"Then we don't need it, can we!" Someone yelled loudly.

"Yes. As long as your hands don't hurt and your shoulders don't feel sore, no one will force you to use them!" The kiln chief said loudly, "Okay, okay, that's the thing, work with gloves and shoulder pads, The amount of mining today has not been completed yet!"

Hearing the shout of the kiln chief, the people inside couldn't help whispering.

It's really not that much moving, but it's a good thing after all if the conditions for my own work can be improved a bit.

Especially the weather in Chang'an is getting colder and colder, maybe it will snow in a few days, and then even if I want to work, I won't be able to do it.

Now I can work, not to mention how much money I can earn, but at least I can get food and housing when I work here. This winter is considered settled.

"Kiln chief, what about those of us who just joined, we also want gloves, and we also want to take a hot bath!"

Hearing that only formal employees have this benefit, some people will soon be unhappy.

"It's called, what's it called!" the kiln manager said, "They are full-time employees, and they have to sign for at least one year, and the monthly payment is paid on the fifth of every month. They don't live as comfortably as you temporary helpers. Enjoy What's up with the little treats.

You temporary helpers, a box of coal is one penny, and three mines of coal are a meal, but we all pay on the spot.

I have never treated you badly, so don't cause trouble for me! "

Originally, the temporary workers looked at each other when they heard what the kiln manager said, and a bold one said,

"But it might snow in a few days. Without gloves and shoulder pads, these hands might freeze to nothing!"

"Then register and register. What's wrong with becoming an official coal worker? In Chang'an, it's good to survive!"

The kiln chief persuaded again,

"And King Yue is kind-hearted.

For other officials, who would allow us to eat duck meat and eggs occasionally, who would have thought that our hands would get cold when working in winter, and who would prepare a bathing room for us humble people.

Ask yourself, in Chang'an, can you really meet officials who are better than the king of Yue! "

Some of the refugees who were hesitant at first only planned to stay here last winter. When spring came, they would go to Chang'an to have a look. Maybe they could find some work and let themselves settle down in Chang'an to follow.

But now, after hearing the words of the kiln chief, they all feel that if they follow Li Tai and don't talk about the future, at least there is a way to survive now.

As for whether to go to Chang'an in the future, at least I can save a little more monthly money here, so that the future is more or less guaranteed.

So they are all willing to become full-time employees here and live a life with food and shelter.

Li Tai's hot water baths and gloves and shoulder pads are provided to the people in the two coal mines, and they have indeed gained a lot of happiness.

Although the work is still very hard, at least they feel that the hard work is worth it.

Li Tai didn't know what his concern for these miners would bring, because the feelings of the miners were too far away for Li Tai.

What Li Tai wants is to complete the task that Li Shimin entrusted to him, and then let his backstage support him a little bit more.

At the same time, in the boiling water bathhouse and the hostels delivered by the Zheng family, Li Tai asked someone to set up a sign and began to recruit teachers.

Yes, it's time to recruit teachers.

What I want to teach is not only to let these children go to farm, but more importantly, let them be literate, let them spread agricultural knowledge, and even need them to write books and biography, but no one can teach them to read!

And as the regular exam in January is about to start, soon the foreign students have already rushed to Chang'an with the arrival of winter.

Some people do it for the sake of relationship, while others do it to get familiar with the environment. No matter how many people come to Chang'an, it is a situation that they will see every winter.

As for Li Tai's Kaishui bathhouse and boarding and lodging hotel, the sons of rich and wealthy families naturally have no interest in visiting.

After all, for them, it doesn't matter if they have a relationship and live directly in the relative's house. Going to the flower house in Kanglefang is their best choice.

As for those who will come to Li Tai's hot water bathhouse and board and lodging hotel, they must be desperate. When they come to Chang'an, they are the ones who can't wait to break a penny and spend it.

The recruitment advertisement that Li Tai set up at the door was aimed at them.

"Xiaoer, here... a bowl of boiling water!" Lu Cai slapped a penny on the seat and said proudly.

"Here we come!" Xiao'er came over, poured a glass of boiling water, looked at Lu Cai's penny, and couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry.

"Guest officer, we don't charge for boiling water here."

"Chang'an is such a great place!"

While sighing, Lu Cai put the penny back into his faded sleeve.

(End of this chapter)