Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 407 Making Money

  Because of the new goods, the front of the humble Treasure Pavilion was very lively, and workers who heard the news all the time came with money.

   Now they are not very short of food, they work here, they have food every day, and the wages they earn can also buy food.

   So everyone has a certain amount of food.

   It is very short of cloth, ready-to-wear shoes and socks, especially in winter, everyone's clothes are leaking, and their shoes are still straw sandals, not to mention socks and other items.

   With money, they want to buy something for themselves, at least to be warmer and have a better life.

   Zhao Hanzhang thought of this long ago, and since the end of the war, the stable counties of Runan County began to produce various materials in large quantities.

  In Zhangjia Village, Shangcai County, Runan County, Zhang Dayan and Bao Sanzhu pushed a trolley to enter the village. Immediately, sharp-eyed villagers saw it and rushed out to ask, "Dayan, did we get our money back?"

   "I got it, I got it, I'll go to my house to get the money later."

"No hurry, no hurry," the other party said no hurry, but his face bloomed with a smile, his eyes fixed on the things on the scooter, "Da Yan, is this fabric? Is there still work? You But you have to leave us a few more pieces of cloth, my mother-in-law's craftsmanship is good..."

Zhang Dayan said: "That won't work, the manager of the county office didn't choose the clothes made by your mother-in-law, saying that the stitches were not fine enough, but the shoes were fine. This time I took 200 pairs of shoes and returned to my sister-in-law for twenty. Double amount."

   "How long will 20 pairs be enough for her to make? Give me 50 pairs, she will take my daughter to make them, and they will be made soon."

"That won't work," Zhang Dayan refused while pushing the scooter home, "everyone receives a certain amount, and the management requirements are very strict. Dahua's shoemaking skills are not as good as that of sister-in-law. If you don't charge it when you are in charge, you will have to give me the material fee later."

   The other party stopped talking immediately.

Zhang Dayan followed: "Shoes are still inferior to making clothes. I heard from the county yamen that tailors and embroiderers with good craftsmanship can enter the embroidery workshop, and the clothes they make are made of silk and satin. At least fifty cents can be earned."

  Zhang Cong was speechless, "So much money?"

"No," Zhang Dayan said, "So Brother Cong, don't be too obsessed with Dahua. I've seen it before. There are so many girls in our village, and Dahua's craftsmanship is pretty good. You can send it to the embroidery workshop to learn. I don't know. can learn."

"It's a bit of a loss for her to pay for the soles of her shoes at home. Now there are many refugees outside, so you have a good heart, so let's do shoe relief, but after this wave, how many people will go out to buy shoes?" Zhang Dayan said. : "But it's different when you enter the embroidery workshop. Not only do you have to learn to cut clothes and embroidery, I heard that you also learn to spin thread and weave. If you can learn the same thing here, it will be of great use in the future."

   Zhang Cong was still thinking, Zhang Dayan had already pushed the scooter back to his yard.

   He didn't even need to go out to inform him that Zhang Dayan and Bao Sanzhu had returned from the county town after seeing the propaganda of children filling the village.

  The people in the village immediately moved, and everyone came to Zhang Dayan's house to collect the money.

   This is their family's wages for weaving, making clothes, shoes and socks for the county government.

  In the beginning, the county government required every family to report what they were good at, whether it was weaving, or spinning, or tailoring, shoe soles and socks, and each family had to submit a sample.

   They did as they did in fear, but they didn't dare to do anything bad, and it took a lot of effort to do it well.

Not long after the    things were handed in, people from the county government came and selected a number of people, asking them to make things they were good at, and a dozen or so families were not selected because of poor craftsmanship.

   Not to mention, the dozen or so households at that time were very proud, and they were very happy.

  The selected family was like a concubine, and tremblingly received the things sent by the county government. After doing so, they handed it in truthfully, and then they received their first wages.

  The situation immediately reversed, and the ten or so households who were not selected immediately looked bad. This time they came over again, surrounded Zhang Dayan and said, "Dayan, did you tell the steward for us?"

   "Said," Zhang Dayan said as he untied the rope on the trolley: "But the steward didn't agree, saying that your craftsmanship is too poor."

   They don't look good.

   Zhang Dayan said: "If you really want to make money, you don't have to do it. I heard from the steward that the county government has to deliver a batch of lumber and bricks, and there is a shortage of manpower. If you really want to make money, just go."

   "Where to send it?"

   "Go to Liang Kingdom."

   "Where is Liang Guo?"

  Zhang Dayan: "Then who knows, it's within Yuzhou anyway. I heard that Chen County is in Liang State, and Shijun is in Chen County."

   "How long does it take to go back and forth?"

   "If you want to deliver the goods, walk around and come back for about ten days," Zhang Dayan said: "There are people who eat and drink on the road, just bring the goods and come back. I heard that you can get a hundred cents for one trip."

   After saying this, the young and middle-aged people in the village were all excited and said eagerly: "Da Yan, why don't you take us to the county seat?"

   "Okay, we can leave tomorrow, come and come, let's go, I'll pay my aunt and sister-in-law first."

  The women who had been squeezed in the back immediately pushed the men to step forward, and these were all their wages!

  Some little girls also crowded in to see, and they also have a share here.

  Zhang Dayan divided the wages, opened the book again, and wrote down with symbols that only he could understand, "It's still the old rules, the spinning of the thread, the weaving of the cloth, and the clothes of the clothes, don't mess it up."

He added: "No one is allowed to transfer it to others after taking the work. When this item is sent to the county seat, the steward must check it one by one. If the craftsmanship is not up to the standard, it will be returned directly, not only will you not get the wages, but you will have to pay for the materials. ."

The women responded in unison, then happily took the materials and went home. The men followed suit and were taken away by the women, "What are you still doing, hurry back to cook, we have to take advantage of the sun Do more with the lights on, or you won't be able to start work as soon as it gets dark."

  The man who was entrusted was not angry, and got into the kitchen to work after answering, and called his son by the way, "Hurry up and set the fire, didn't you see that your mother and sisters are busy?"

   In the Zhao family manor in Shangcai County, Runan County, the busiest people were a group of men.

   They took the bricks out of the brick kiln and put them aside. After a while, someone came to check them. After checking, they started watering.

   A lot of bricks had already been laid on the open space beside it. Someone was pushing a cart, and someone immediately loaded the cart with bricks, built a cart, tied it with ropes and pushed it aside.

   There are also ox carts, mule carts, and donkey carts. After they are packed, they are all piled up on the side, and the caravan can be set off the next day.

  Hu Zhi walked quickly and shouted: "Quicker, faster, there are still many caravans waiting to be loaded. It's getting dark this day, and the departure tomorrow is delayed. I want you to look good!"

   Everyone subconsciously accelerated the speed.

See you tomorrow

   (end of this chapter)