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Chapter 257 Flourishing (Part [-])

Liu Youcheng staggered off his horse, and ran into Liu Zhong, the steward of Buzhuang, head-on.

"Why are you here at this time? But what happened in the shop?" Liu Youcheng asked drunkenly, and the strong smell of alcohol hit Liu Zhong's mouth and nose.

Liu Zhong said with a smile: "Young Mistress asked me to come...to ask about Tabu!"

Liu Youcheng was taken aback, only feeling a little sober from the wine.

Why do you always insist on this matter!

He nodded towards Liu Zhong, and walked quickly towards the inner courtyard.

When he entered the room, he saw Liang Zhangzhu sitting at the square table in the main room, flipping through the pages of the account while making calculations. It looked like he was doing accounts.

Hearing the movement, Liang Zhangzhu raised her head and saw that her husband had come in. He hurriedly weighed paper and weighed the account book, and stood up with a smile: "I'm back...why did I drink so much again..."

"I met Liu Zhong just now..." Liu Youcheng's expression became a little serious, "What happened? What does Young Madam mean?"

Liang Zhangzhu's expression became dazed for a moment, and he said, "I went to Gong's residence today..."

She briefly told what happened.

"I didn't expect that the young lady wanted to start the cloth-treading business because of this matter... I think she is a woman who doesn't know how to run a business. If she really starts this business, I'm afraid it will be supported by the Duke of Yan. I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain... I just want to calculate the profit of Tabu, and see if I can think of a way to make her earn more."

Liu Youcheng didn't say a word, walked around the room several times with his hands behind his back, and said seriously: "I don't think it's better than this, you go and help them too."

"Ah!" Liang Zhangzhu looked at her husband in surprise.

"They are a group of ignorant and dangerous ladies who only do things according to their conscience, so they can't last long... If the work fails, it will not be those orphans and widows who are unlucky..."

Liang Zhangzhu didn't know her husband yet, upon hearing this, she looked at Liu Youcheng with a smile: "Really?"

Liu Youcheng was a little embarrassed under that smile, and said in a deep voice: "Of course, if you can break into the circle of nobles in Yongzhou City because of this, it will be of great benefit to us..." Speaking of which, He paused, "Besides, this is also a good thing to accumulate good fortune..."

* * * * * *
Gu Xiyan stretched out her tender white hand and touched the young green leaves on the tree.

"Ma'am!" Mo Ju, who was following her, laughed, "The sun is a bit bright today, let's go back to the house!"

Gu Xiyan has already worn it three times in the forest, and there is a thin layer of sweat under her armpits.

She nodded, and went back to the house with Mo Ju.

Yun Shang waited for her to take a bath, Gu Xiyan asked: "Is no one coming to see me?"

Without waiting for Yunshang to answer, Mo Ju who came in with clothes smiled and said, "Who is Madam waiting for? I've been asking these days!"

Gu Xiyan soaked in the tub and didn't speak.

It has been four or five days since I went to Gong's house to deliver clothes, but there is still no movement from Liu's house.

Could it be that what I did was too cryptic, and the Liu family didn't realize what I meant at all; or, my little thoughts were known to others a long time ago, and I didn't want to go into this river at all... Or, call it Liang Zhangzhu came in and asked directly?As the people of the Liu family, they would not dare to refuse... But if the word "dare not" is added to the incident, it will make people feel a little less interested...

She was thinking wildly there, when she heard Qiu Yu say through the curtain in the ear room: "Ma'am, the Twelfth Young Mistress of the Liu family, please see me!"

Gu Xiyan sat up from the bathtub with a "wow", and hurriedly said: "Please come in quickly! Please come in quickly!"

She hurriedly put on her clothes and went out of the ear room, Liang Zhangzhu was already standing outside with her hands down, waiting for her.She bowed her knees to salute Gu Xiyan, and everyone sat down on the big kang by the window, Gu Xiyan discovered that there was a thin account book on the kang table.

"This is..." Gu Xiyan pointed to the account book.

Liang Zhangzhu smiled and handed the account book to Gu Xiyan: "Madam, you mentioned last time that you wanted to set up a sewing team. After we headed home, we carefully calculated the accounts with me. This is the account book. You have a look!"

Gu Xiyan opened the account book with the surprise suppressed from the bottom of her heart.

The account book records in detail the materials required for each military robe, the origin of these materials, the bulk price in various places, shipping costs, etc. Simply put, it is a quotation.

Gu Xiyan glanced at Liang Zhangzhu and raised her eyebrows.

Liang Changzhu smiled and said: "Madam doesn't know. Our Liu family has been in the weaving industry for a long time. The cost and freight of each family's cloth are no better than ours. According to the booklet we provided You can save three cents for each gown in the young lady’s sewing team..." She paused for a while, "Madam, don’t underestimate the three cents. As the saying goes, water drops wear stone, Gathering less makes more..."

The twelfth young lady of the Liu family is indeed a shrewd businessman!
Gu Xiyan just smiled: "Young Mistress, come to my place for a light meal at noon tomorrow!"

* * * * * *
She got up early in the morning to discuss the menu with Hongyu, and even opened the storeroom to bring out the best bone china to set up a plate, and invited Liu Meier, Han Shi, and Liang Zhangzhu to have lunch at the Nuan Pavilion in Liyuan.

Simple four meals and one soup, everyone sat around the round table and talked while eating.

"The making of military robes is not like other things. It is not for beauty, but for strength. Anyone who knows a little about needlework can do it. We will take part of the military robe business first, set up the shelf, and then slowly plan to make it. Big." Gu Xiyan was the first to express her thoughts, "Among the few of us, only the twelfth young lady has business experience. I think she will be fully responsible for the sewing team. What do you think? "

"Me!" Liang Zhangzhu was quite surprised.

Those present are either noble ladies or generals' wives. She originally planned to participate, but she didn't expect her to come forward...

Liu Mei'er was the first to agree: "Yes, yes! It's not convenient for me and Xiyan to come out, and Xiyan is about to give birth... The young mistress was born in a businessman, and it is said that she has traveled all over the world with her husband. She is more knowledgeable than us. Be shrewd and leave it to you, it is the most suitable."

Mrs. Han also nodded: "Miss Twelve, you just agree! This matter will take a long time, after all, people who know how to do it need to manage it with heart. Although we all have this kind of heart, we are specialized in art, and our ability is indeed lacking. place!"

Gu Xiyan also smiled and said: "Don't worry, young mistress, since we have entrusted you with the matter, from now on, we will be at your command. If you say go east, we will never go west. If you say go west, we will never go east." ..."

Everyone laughed at her words, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Liang Zhangzhu agreed with her husband's words that "this is a good thing to accumulate good fortune", so she thought about it for a while, and then agreed with a smile.

Everyone smiled gratifiedly.

Gu Xiyan continued: "I will pay for the start-up capital of the needlework team. Mistress Twelve, look, is fifty thousand silver enough?"

Liang Zhangzhu was startled.

She never thought that Gu Xiyan would spend such a large sum of money.

Seeing this, Liu Meier thought that Liang Zhangzhu was too short, and hurriedly said: "How about, I will also pay 3000 taels."

Liang Zhangzhu hurriedly laughed and said, "No, no, it doesn't need that much, a maximum of 5000 taels will do!"

"It's better to prepare more!" Gu Xiyan laughed, "The words of Master Liu last time also reminded us. Even if we take over the business of military robes, it is only a part of it. The profit is small and the work is little. I can only maintain one belly. What I mean is that since people are recruited, at the beginning, the most basic life must be guaranteed for them. Prepare more funds, and some of them can be used to subsidize subsidies in the early stage... "Then she explained her plan in detail.

After recruiting people, Liu Meier is in charge of guiding these women's female celebrities, and selects some women with good hands and feet or good female celebrities to form a team, specializing in some skilled embroidery, clothes and other tasks... ...If the development goes well, you can also do embroidery needle business, silk business... She also emphasized that one point should be paid on a piece-by-piece basis. , then we might as well take out the money directly, so as not to be resented by others for doing good deeds."

After hearing this, Mrs. Han looked very approving.

Presumably, she has learned a lesson in this regard.

Liang Zhangzhu fell into deep thought.

Since the Young Madam has made such a decision and realization, this matter should be able to be done!However, to do it well, I am afraid that I have to use my brains a lot.

Only Liu Meier's reaction was the most direct, and she said excitedly: "In this way, many people will have enough to eat..."

Gu Xiyan laughed: "You'd better do your work well first... Guiding other women's celebrities is like being a master. Don't spend three days fishing and two days drying the net..."

Liu Meier smiled proudly: "You can rest assured and leave this matter to me... Big deal, I'll call my eldest sister and third sister, their female celebrities are no worse than me, and they live near Yongzhou City! "

Gu Xiyan couldn't help sweating from her temples.

Was it Liu Ru'er, the eldest sister who was once known as the most beautiful woman in Yandi and had a marriage contract with Qi Maosheng?

I think that we should give up!
Gu Xiyan couldn't help but beep in her heart.

* * * * * *
That night, Gu Xiyan wrote to Qi Maosheng about this matter, but strangely, Qi Maosheng never replied to her letter.

Gu Xiyan waited for another two days and decided not to wait any longer.

In a few days, it will be her due date, and she will have no time to care about these things.

Gu Xiyan asked Siping to contact Liang Zhangzhu to do some preparatory work first.

Things moved quickly and smoothly.

The Han family quickly recruited more than [-] women who were living in poverty because their husbands died in battle. They were naturally very interested in finding a way to make a living.

Liu Mei'er took time to go to the Gong's mansion, tested their skills, and then selected a dozen or so people who had a good background in female celebrities to go to her place the next day to teach them some female celebrity skills.

Liang Zhangzhu also rented a big five-entry house near Shitan Hutong, bought some items, and started contacting the person in charge of the military robes in the Yan State Duke's Mansion with Siping.

Gu Xiyan pays attention to the progress of time every day, and lives a busy and fulfilling life.

A few days later, Aunt Gao also found out about this matter, and she took the initiative to ask: "Do you think there is anything I can do to help?"

Gu Xiyan suddenly remembered the matter of Aunt Gao going to Huguan, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Aunt Gao, why don't you go to the needlework team and give those people a free consultation!"

Aunt Gao naturally agreed happily.

Yan Hong has been serving Aunt Gao, she followed Aunt Gao for a trip, and when she came back, she said: "It's so pitiful! There is a child who is 12 years old this year, and he hasn't eaten maple syrup yet...It's even worse than when I was a child." !"

Gu Xiyan knew that Yan Hong's father also died in battle, and her father was a relatively high-ranking officer. Knowing this, she couldn't help but sigh!
(thank you all!)

(End of this chapter)