Capital Datang

Chapter 260 Seven Miscellaneous Things in Chang'an

In Chang'an City, Song Guogong's mansion, Xiao Yu and Xiao Cuo's father and son sat opposite each other.

"Father, Wen Xin has never had a child, which has caused Concubine Yang to be very dissatisfied, and this time when Liu Lang left Chang'an, she brought the girl from the Cui family with her. I heard that Concubine Yang also has a good impression of the Cui family girl. , will this affect Wen Xin's position as princess?" Xiao Cuo asked with a worried expression.

"Well, I also discovered this problem. Although Wen Xin's father also proclaimed himself emperor, he was a traitor in the former Sui Dynasty. Therefore, in Concubine Yang's eyes, Wen Xin was just a daughter of a traitor. Shang Wenxin has never had any heirs, this is indeed a big problem, fortunately Liu Lang is a man of affection, as long as he doesn't let go, Concubine Yang can't do anything to Wen Xin, at most she will be wronged!" Xiao Yu sighed Tea, said calmly.

"But father, Concubine Yang is Liu Lang's biological mother after all. If she doesn't like Wen Xin all the time, will it affect their relationship?" Although Xiao Cuo is not Wen Xin's biological father, in his heart, he has always been He regards Wen Xin as his own daughter, not to mention that he has a special affection for Wen Xin's mother, so he naturally cares more about Wen Xin.Capital Datang 267

After hearing this, Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have already asked your aunt to help Concubine Yang. Although your aunt is not Concubine Yang's biological mother, for her sake, Concubine Yang will not be too embarrassing for Wen Xin." The most important thing now is to let Wen Xin conceive Liu Lang's child as soon as possible, and whether the child is male or female, it will greatly stabilize Wen Xin's position!"

When Xiao Cuo heard that his aunt Xiao Huang was willing to help, he finally let go of his hanging heart, but he also showed a wry smile when he heard that Wen Xin was getting pregnant as soon as possible. You can have it, everything depends on God's will.It's a pity that Xiao Cuo didn't know that Li Yin and Wen Xin never consummated their marriage.

Xiao Yu also knew that they couldn't help with this matter, so he quickly changed the subject and said: "Wrong, what happened to the people who followed Liu Lang to Liuqiu last time, Liu Lang is coming back soon, do you have any news about them?" came?"

Xiao Cuo was taken aback, and said with a smile on his face: "Father was wrong, now there is no Liuqiu, only Taiwan under the rule of Prince Qi's Mansion."

"Haha, yes, only Taiwan, no Liuqiu!" Xiao Yu also laughed.

After the father and son laughed, Xiao Cuo said: "Father, there was another piece of news from Taiwan a few days ago. They have set aside a large piece of land in southern Taiwan for plantation, but because of lack of manpower, So in the first year, it is estimated that only one-fifth of the entire land can be planted, and the harvested sugar cane will be uniformly purchased by the Taiwanese government, and then made into white sugar for wholesale sales. As a raw material supplier, we have priority in wholesale right."

"Hmm~" Xiao Yu nodded after hearing this, and then asked again, "Wrong, according to your estimation, how much income will there be in Taiwan this year? Can these income be used to subsidize Lanling's hometown?"

Xiao Yu comes from the Xiao family of Lanling, and Lanling is also the later Changzhou. It is located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta. It has been a famous land of fish and rice since ancient times. They all rely on planting mulberry and raising silkworms to obtain income, but now with the impact of cotton cloth, the sales of silk are not smooth, and their Xiao family is naturally also greatly affected, so even Xiao Yu, who has never valued money, will think of Taiwan. side.

"This~" Xiao Xiao smiled wryly after hearing it wrongly. His father, Xiao Yu, had always been aloof and didn't know anything about family financial affairs. If others heard his question just now, they might still laugh at him. Naturally, he didn't dare to laugh at his father, so he had to explain, "Father doesn't know, although Taiwan plantation is a good way to make money, but it also needs to invest a lot of money in the early stage, such as buying slaves, tools, seeds, etc., so generally Generally speaking, not only will there be no profit in the first year, but there may be some losses. There will be a small amount of profit until the second year at the earliest, and this kind of profit will become bigger and bigger until all aspects are mature! "

"Uh~" Xiao Yu was also a little embarrassed after hearing this. In fact, he didn't understand these things, but he was worried about the situation of the Xiao family in Lanling, which is why he made such a low-level mistake.

After Xiao Cuo finished speaking, hesitation appeared on his face, and he continued after a while: "Father, my son has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Oh? It doesn't matter if you have something to say!" Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Cuo cheered up when he heard this, stood up and bowed and said, "To my father, although the population of my Xiao family in Lanling is not large, there are at least two to 3000 people in several houses, and relying on the output of the family farm , Most of the people are well-educated, but it was too difficult for me to take the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty. Among these educated tribesmen, very few can pass the imperial examination, and most of the rest are dawdling in the clan."

When Xiao Cuo said this, he took a peek at his father's face, only to find that his father listened very seriously and did not show any signs of anger, which made him feel relieved, and continued: "Besides, as far as I know, it's not that they don't want to go out, but that they don't know what they want to do and what they can do? If that's the case, then let's help them make a choice and send these idle people to Taiwan. First, it can reduce the burden on the clan. Second, when Taiwan is employing people, with their ability to read and write, they will definitely be able to mix up their backgrounds in the local government. Third, it is also to express our Xiao family's attitude to Liu Lang. Let him know that Lanling Xiao's support for him will also increase Wenxin's weight in Liu Lang's heart."

Xiao Cuo's method is reasonable, and he listed three benefits at once. Even Xiao Yu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and said to himself: "This method is good, let's not mention the others for now. I heard that Liu Lang In Taiwan, the boundary between officials and officials is blurred, and officials can only be selected from among the small officials. In this way, if the clansmen start from the small officials, there will always be a few outstanding ones who will be promoted, and maybe they will be promoted in the future. Our Xiao family has a few more pillars!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu didn't hesitate any longer, not only praised Xiao Cuo a few words, but also immediately wrote a letter to Lan Ling, sending some of his clan members to Taiwan.In fact, the reason why Xiao Yu was able to make such a determination is also because he firmly believes that under the leadership of Li Yin, Taiwan's future development must be limitless!

In a factory in the western suburbs of Chang'an City, Wang Zihao is leading a group of people to visit here. The group of people behind him are of different heights, but most of them are gorgeously dressed, and they can tell whether they are rich or noble.

"Everyone, please see that this is the largest bicycle factory in Chang'an established by Qi Wangfu, Jiangxia Wangfu, Hejian Wangfu, Lu Guogong's mansion and several other companies. The number of workers in the factory has reached two. There are 300 people, and after the establishment of this factory, the bicycles produced are famous for their low price and easy maintenance. As soon as they were launched, they almost destroyed most of the bicycle workshops. Now they not only occupy most of the market in Chang'an, but also start Wholesale sales, even Hu merchants on the Silk Road have ordered a large number of bicycles." Wang Zihao said proudly as he walked forward with the people behind him.

"Brother Wang, let's not talk about these things. We all know the situation of your bicycle factory, so please tell me about the assembly line!" At this moment, a thin and tall old man said.This old man, surnamed Fu, is the largest carriage manufacturer in Chang'an. Today, like everyone around him, he came to learn from Wang Zihao.Capital Datang 267

"Hehe, Brother Fu, don't worry. Assembly line production is not a secret. It can even be said to be just a layer of window paper, which can be broken with a finger. Please follow me!" Said like that, then turned around and led everyone into the factory's production workshop.

Everyone followed Wang Zihao into the factory building, and saw the workers coming and going in the factory building, looking very busy, but those with sharp eyes will find that the work of these workers seems to be messy, but in fact they are still working in a certain way. There are special rules in the work, such as the same group of workers put the same parts in front of them.

I saw Wang Zihao casually walked among a group of workers, then picked up a cylindrical cast iron from their workbench, showed it to everyone and said, "Look, everyone, this is a part of a bicycle. There is a square shape in the middle." According to the industrial weights and measures newly formulated by His Royal Highness King Qi, the length and width of this small hole should be 08 centisteps. Of course, there will definitely be errors in actual production, but as long as the upper and lower sides do not exceed 01 centisteps, all It is a qualified product, if you are interested, you can use a ruler to measure it!"

As soon as Wang Zihao's words came out of his mouth, many people immediately became curious. They picked up the ruler on the stage to measure it, and found that it was as the other party said, and the error was really within 01 centisteps.

"Brother Wang, this part is indeed very standard, but what is the use of it?" The person who asked the question was a short fat man, and he was also a good friend of Wang Zihao. Li Yin also knew this man, and he was a well-known businessman in Chang'an. Qian Gui is now mainly engaged in the textile industry.

"Hey, Brother Qian is a good question. I can tell you that the parts produced in this factory are all produced according to the new standards established by industrial weights and measures. Each part has strict dimensions and materials, and Each group of workers is only responsible for the production of one kind of parts. After these parts are produced, they will be sent to the assembly workshop, and the situation in the assembly workshop is similar to here. Each group of workers is only responsible for a certain step of assembly, and then immediately Send it to the next group. In this way, it not only reduces the learning time of the workers, but also increases the proficiency of the workers. When the proficiency increases, everyone will find that the production speed of bicycles has almost risen to a huge level. , and this is our assembly line production method!"

At the end of Wang Zihao's speech, there was a look of "pain" on his face. They relied on the assembly line to squeeze most of the bicycle workshops in Chang'an out of the market, but this new type His Royal Highness Qi Wang asked for the method of production to be disclosed, and any industry can learn from it. In Wang Zihao's view, it is simply sending money to others for nothing. .