Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

When Ma Shouxin arrived, Wu Shigong had almost forgotten about the person he had fooled around in Nanjing.But the one who came was a guest. After receiving the notification, Wu Shigong still received him very warmly.

Originally, it was just to meet and have a meal, and Ma Shouxin would be the best to invest in some things, but after the meeting, Ma Shouxin unexpectedly asked Wu Shigong to watch the soldiers drill.

If it weren't for Ma Shouxin's background from the wealthy Ma family in Songjiang Prefecture, Wu Shigong might have kicked him out.Regarding the soldiers of the Runing Army, although Wu Shigong is not yet able to fully love the soldiers like children, he will definitely not let these soldiers be treated like monkeys by outsiders.

Besides, the number, equipment, and tactical drills of the Runing Army are top secret, and it is absolutely impossible for an outsider, Ma Shouxin, to see them. So in the end, Wu Shigong let Ma Shouxin watch the drills of his own soldiers, of course. He just practiced a set of fists and kicks and a set of axes and guns on the school field, and hit a target once.

But even this kind of drill, Ma Shouxin was also watching with great interest. He was completely dazzled like a modern civilian visiting the army.In the end, with Wu Shigong's consent, Ma Shouxin even fired a few shots with the loaded firecracker, which made Ma Shouxin shout that the trip was worthwhile.

And the reason why Wu Shigong treated Ma Shouxin so much was because he wanted the Ma family to invest in Runing Mansion.Therefore, after receiving the reception in person, Wu Shigong asked Zhang Xuebin to accompany Ma Shouxin to visit around, and inquired about the possibility of Ma's family investing in Runing Mansion.

But the news in return is quite bad. Although after this trip to Runing, Ma Shouxin also has a good impression of Wu Shigong's Runing Army, but when it comes to specific investment issues, Ma Shouxin always changes the topic , to the end.Zhang Xuebin also heard the implication. It turned out that Ma Shouxin couldn't be the master in the Ma family.

Although Wu Shigong regretted the result, showing Ma Shouxin's face at this time would not help the matter. Instead, he would offend people for no reason. After all, up to now, only Ma Shouxin, a big businessman from a foreign country, came to Runing Mansion to have a look.Therefore, Wu Shigong hosted a banquet for Ma Shouxin before he left.

But at this banquet, Wu Shigong also made his last effort.He asked Ma Shouxin to ask the Ma family to open a weaving workshop in Runing.And the land of this weaving workshop was brought by Runing Army, and the house of the workshop was also funded by Runing Army to build according to the requirements of the Ma family, and also asked the Four Seas Bank to give the Ma family an interest-free loan of 2000 taels of silver a year.

also.The Runing Army also promised to purchase [-] bolts of white cloth from this weaving workshop every year for five years, and the rest of the cloth will be sold by the Four Seas Trading Company.However, the Runing Army only needs to hold [-]% of the shares in this weaving workshop.All management of the weaving workshop will also be managed by the Ma family.

Of course, the Runing Army also has requirements:

First of all, the cotton in the weaving workshop will be provided by the Runing Army, and the part that cannot be provided can be purchased by the Ma family from the outside world;

The second is to ask the Ma family to recruit [-] local weavers in Runing, and ask the Ma family to ensure that these weavers are fed every day.And the corresponding salary is only twenty copper coins per day, which is almost negligible;

The last thing is to exchange [-]% of the shares of the weaving workshop and the clothing workshop for the Ma family's Runing Army.However, the management of the two workshops will also be taken over by the Ma family.

Ma Shouxin listened to the conditions.I was simply stunned, it was Wu Shigong who was sending money to Ma's family!

The Ma family was the main maker of the famous Songjiang cloth at that time.However, in Songjiang, the competition in the loom and weaving industry is also quite fierce.The salaries of skilled weavers are getting higher and higher, and because the overseas export channels are gradually monopolized by the Zheng family in Fujian, the selling price of Songjiang cloth has also been artificially lowered by the Zheng family.

Therefore, the operating rate of the current Majia loom is insufficient.It is no problem to transfer hundreds of redundant looms from our own weaving workshops in Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture.

But now Wu Shigong is giving land and workshop houses, so the Ma family only needs to transport the excess looms to Runing, and then send some skilled weavers to train the newly recruited weavers.This weaving workshop can be built without even taking out those interest-free loans.

Although the transportation of cotton raw materials may be farther away, the cheap local labor in Runing is to remove the cloth because the local production may be discounted, so it is not a problem that the high price of Songjiang cloth cannot be sold.

Therefore, Ma Shouxin calculated silently in his heart, as long as Wu Shigong underwrote 4000 horses every year, Ma's [-]% of the shares could get at least [-] taels of income.

As for the [-] local weavers recruited, they are novices, but compared to their wages being one-fifth of that of Songjiang local skilled weavers, it is not a problem, at most the weaving speed is a little slower.

There are also the Runing Army Weaving Workshop and Clothing Workshop. Ma Shouxin has also visited these two workshops in the past few days.Ma Shouxin knows that these two workshops are only in a state of breaking even and making a slight loss. As long as they improve their craftsmanship and strengthen their management, these two workshops will soon be able to turn losses into profits.And the [-]% of the shares were completely given away by Wu Shigong.

Ma Shouxin estimated that his father Ma Yong did not agree to open a weaving workshop in Runing, so he took out some of his own private money, plus an interest-free loan of 2000 taels of silver as working capital, so Ma Shouxin himself It is also possible to open this weaving workshop.

In fact, Ma Shouxin also knew that when he revealed that he could not be the master of Ma's family, the eyes of the senior Runing Army officials who accompanied him also showed disappointment, and Wu Shigong's tone was somewhat regretful.This made Ma Shouxin feel uncomfortable. As a man, he didn't want to be underestimated by others, so his young and competitive heart arose.

Ma Shouxin immediately made a decision at the banquet to open a weaving workshop with a hundred looms in Runing, and immediately signed a contract with Wu Shigong.After the banquet, Ma Shouxin rushed back to Songjiang to transport looms, and recruited more than a dozen skilled weavers and loom craftsmen to return to Runing.And the steward he brought with him this time stayed in Runing to arrange the construction of the loom workshop.

The reason why Wu Shigong put forward such a generous condition, apart from the consideration of a thousand dollars, the main reason is that the Runing Army can obtain considerable benefits from it.

For the current Runing Army, more than 30 homeless slaves have been recruited successively. Although many farm villages and workshops have been opened, there are still many laborers who cannot be resettled.

Especially for those single women or families with orphans and widows, their lives are relatively difficult.After the opening of Ma Shouxin's weaving workshop this time, at least [-] such female laborers can feed.Getting rid of these burdens is somewhat of a relief for the tight finances of the Runing Army.

However, the weaving workshops and clothing workshops originally owned by the Runing Army produced some earthen cloth at most due to the high price of raw materials and poor technology. Except for the Runing Army's own use, the selling price and quantity outside were not high. .

Therefore, the weaving workshops and quilt workshops are in a state of slight deficit every year.However, in order to maintain the livelihood of the female workers in these two workshops, the Runing Army had to spend a large sum of money every year to subsidize them.So until now, no one has come to buy the shares of these two workshops.

Although Wu Shigong gave the Ma family [-]% of the shares this time, if the Ma family can bring these two workshops back to life, the Runing Army can leave these two big burdens behind and revitalize this piece of property. This is a good thing Why not do it?

As for the underwriting of [-] bolts of white cloth, the Runing Army also needs this amount for its own use every year.Coupled with the sales of Sihai Commercial Bank in Henan's branches, there is no pressure to sell an extra [-] to [-] bolts of cloth.This also added a new source of income for the Four Seas Commercial Bank.

What is even more exciting is that Wu Shigong found a way out for Chang Meng's Jimin Reclamation Firm.That is, in the newly developed reclamation village, except for some ration fields, the rest are cultivated in cotton.

Without the temptation of food, the threat of those bandits will be much less.Coupled with the fact that cotton is a cash crop, the income per acre must be higher than that of pure grain.It is nothing more than a little troublesome, to sell cotton to buy food, but with the purchase of cotton from the weaving workshop, most of the problem will be solved.As for buying grain, you can go to Huguang to buy it through Tang Liu!

And what did Wu Shigong pay?A piece of land by the river where no grain can be grown, a group of idle and panic-stricken house slaves contribute to the construction of workshops and houses, plus a few hundred taels of interest from the Sihai Bank.Expenses are also negligible.

This is also a win-win cooperation.But neither Wu Shigong nor Ma Shouxin expected that the opening of this weaving workshop would have an extremely profound impact on the development of Runing. (To be continued..)