After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 495 Something happened
Mrs. Ma took her grandchildren and began to discuss what kind of industry she could help her eldest sister, Mrs. Zhou, run to make money.

What Haijiao can come up with are the three most popular items from the Haijia family: glass, spices, and wine.

It's just that glass and wine are now border officer camps in Chang'an, and the former is not allowed to be touched by private individuals. However, if you rely on the Zhou family's connections, wine is still a good business. Haijia has the formula and experience, but it’s hard to find grape raw materials. If it is purchased directly from Gansu and Suzhou, transportation will be very troublesome, so we need to find a way to solve it.

In comparison, the spices that Ma is most familiar with seem to have more potential. By coincidence, she also recognized many caravan traders in the Western Region who specialized in spice trading, and she knew which company had the best products and fair prices. Now is the season when merchants from all over the world gather in Chang'an. As long as Zhou Ma can spare some money and prepare a sum of capital, with Ma's leadership, he can make a fortune at any time.

Haitang proposed two new industries: cotton and wool. Both of these goods are good for keeping out the cold and have great prospects in the northwest. The former can also be woven into cotton cloth and sold to large towns in the east and south. It's just that cotton requires a loom, and if wool is to be made into finished products, it also requires craftsmanship and tool support, and it's not something you can get started immediately.

Haitang knows how to spin wool thread, knit sweaters, and beat felt. She also knows how to play cotton, spin cotton thread, and weave cotton cloth. However, this is all knowledge she gained in her previous life. She has not been able to find a reasonable source in this life. It is not convenient for her to express it directly. She can only make suggestions and let others add to it.

As expected, Mrs. Ma was very interested in her granddaughter's proposal.

Although the three things that Sun Tzu proposed can make money, they are all too familiar to the point of becoming boring. Moreover, there are many competitors in Chang'an, and you can easily encounter large companies with strong backgrounds and financial resources. With her two sisters using a little private money to make a small fortune, they could only earn some pocket money at most, but they could not be rivals of those big business houses. When others ate meat, they just drank soup. On the contrary, the two things my granddaughter suggested were not to mention wool, but cotton is a good thing. Whether it is made directly into cotton clothes or spun into thread and woven into cloth, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it. You can still do business in winter and summer, even if it is You can also negotiate a good price if you sell it to a caravan from out of town.

Even if the items really can't be sold, they can still sell them to the border troops without losing all their money. The border army's connections are the easiest problem to solve for the third family of the Zhou family.

Ma took his granddaughter with him enthusiastically and said, "I know which acquaintance is stationed in a place where a large amount of cotton is now grown. Anyway, after deducting the share required by their own guards, they sell the remaining cotton to passing caravans. Yes. What's the difference between selling to a caravan and selling to Sister Erhe? It's just that spinning and weaving is more troublesome, and I don't know where to find the looms. But the old aunt used to do the cloth business, so she stayed. The old guy must be knowledgeable. I need to ask someone to find out. If I can find someone who is familiar with the market to help, it will save trouble for my sister and me. "

Haitang reminded her: "If you don't want to just be in the cotton raw material business, but plan to spin and weave fabrics into finished products for sale, then you have to buy some looms. The people who operate the looms and weave the fabrics also need to be stable. It’s reliable. We just trained our people. People outside can easily poach them for a small amount of money, so aren’t our efforts in vain?”

Ma thinks this matter is easy to handle: "There are many veterans and military dependents in the third room of the Zhou family. Their whole family is living in the village of the third room. How can they run away? Just these people are enough!"

As for the loom, you have to ask a familiar caravan to go south to inquire about it. Although she was not familiar with this industry, she also knew that the textile industry in Jiangnan was prosperous and the looms were the best in Jiangnan.

Ma made up her mind and told her husband Hai Xiya during dinner in the evening when he came back from the Yamen.

Hai Xiya did not object, but made another suggestion: "Zhou Jinlin is doing a good job in Zhongwei, Ningxia. I heard that the wolfberry produced there is very good. You might as well ask your eldest sister to write and ask what the wolfberry is there. The price? Ask the messenger to bring some back and try to sell them. If it sells well, this will be a long-term business. Not only will your elder sister benefit, but Zhou Jinlin's life in the health center will also be easier. Will it also help his promotion?"

Ma was overjoyed: "Well, I really didn't expect this level. I'll tell my eldest sister tomorrow! If Jinlin can be promoted to a higher level, maybe he can be transferred back to Chang'an!"

Ma has been thinking about this all night, and she is quite happy, feeling that she is very sure that the matter can be done. When she got up early the next morning, she had breakfast with her husband and sent them away. She immediately called to her grandchildren: "Hurry up and change your clothes. Let's go to the eldest sister's house and have a look." Hai Jiao reluctantly put down the bow and arrow in his hand: " Grandma, I have to go to class soon. You don’t have to be in a hurry. You can wait until I get back from school in the afternoon, right?”

Ma gave him an angry look: "Well, I was just thinking that you went to report the letter yesterday, and if I follow you today, I can also ask about what happened in Zhou Jinpu, but in the end, you are only thinking about going to school!"

However, going to school was business, and Ma didn't want to ask for any more leave, so she had no choice but to let him go and take her granddaughter Haitang out.

Hai Jiao smiled apologetically and sent his grandmother and little sister away. He looked back at the door of the Jin family's house and sighed.

That Ma Shangyi stayed at Jin's house for a long time last night, and there was a curfew when she left. She is accompanied by the soldiers of the town government, so she will have no problem walking on the street at night. But Hai Jiao couldn't go to talk to Jin Jiashu at such a late hour, so as not to disturb his rest.

But he was really curious! What did Ma Shangyi say to Jin Jiashu? We actually chatted for such a long time? !
Although it is still early now, according to Jin Jiashu's daily habits, he must be awake, right? He should be practicing boxing in the back garden. Hai Jiao really wanted to go over and have a chat, but thinking that he still had to go to school, he could only suppress his curiosity and wait until he got back from get out of class to talk to his friends.

Not to mention how Hai Jiao was struggling and sighing, Hai Tang accompanied Mr. Ma in a carriage to the third room of Zhou's house, and found that the door of his house was still tight and it took a long time to enter. Obviously they were relatives of Zhou Ma, the mother-in-law of the third house of the Zhou family, but the concierge still sent someone to the outer study room to ask for permission from the head of the house, Zhou Shigong, and then went to the main courtyard to report clearly. After obtaining permission, he let them in.

Ma waited anxiously in the concierge, and as soon as she got the permission, she couldn't help complaining to her granddaughter: "The concierge knows who we are, and the eldest sister has also given instructions that we can come to see her at any time, so what?" Are there such strict rules? I’ve never had to wait so long before going to Zhenguo Palace!”

Haitang keenly noticed that there were more sentries in the front yard, and there were more servants guarding each intersection and doorway. After walking to the main courtyard, the number of women guarding the door was still the same as usual, but there were more guards at the passages on both sides. Two strong women.

What happened?

Haitang remained calm and followed Ma into the main courtyard. Zhou Yijun came out from the upper room to welcome her. As soon as she saw the gift, she frowned and took Haitang's hand: "Auntie, Sister Hai, something happened last night!"

Both Ma and Haitang are the same. Ma asked hurriedly: "What happened? Is it Zhou Jinpu? Didn't he say that my brother-in-law has sent people to keep an eye on him?!"

Zhou Yijun hesitated to speak, and after a few words, she said in frustration: "I didn't keep an eye on him! He tricked the old lady into climbing over the wall, but when the old lady was riding on the wall, he withdrew the long ladder, causing the old lady to climb over the wall. I fell down and broke my leg, and now I’m howling in the west courtyard! Grandma doesn’t know what to do, should I call a doctor?”

(End of this chapter)