These young wives and even the embroidered ladies who have already given birth to sons and daughters don’t know what reserve is. Especially when so many women surround Shen Ao alone, even those with limited courage will see some generous actions of other sisters. , couldn't help but have the idea of playing, and while squeezing towards Shen Ao, he said some blushing words, and even took the opportunity to touch Shen Ao's body.
On the roof of the other courtyard, Xuefei, who was wearing a white veil, looked at the scene in the courtyard with a smile, without any intention of taking action.
She could naturally see how popular the young master was. The most important thing was that these embroiderers were just joking. Xue Fei, who didn't feel the slightest murderous intention, naturally wouldn't disturb her. On the contrary, she looked at Shen with curiosity. Ao, looking at this person who usually does things in a orderly manner, showing a composure and calmness that is inconsistent with his age, but at this time, he is blushing and having a thick neck, not knowing what to do.
In calm times, Shen Ao, who has the air of a general, can often be seen. But like today, Shen Ao, who is cautious and burrowed into thousands of flowers, is too rare to see. How could she stop him? Instead, from time to time She also had a smile on her lips. Needless to say, one of the embroiderers must have taken advantage of Shen Ao again.
Shen Ao was indeed cautious. These all depended on women. In ancient times, the distinction between men and women was given extra importance. Gentlemen often talked about the lack of intimacy between men and women. Those women could touch him, but if he dared to touch him in return If you go back, you may be criticized a lot, and that would be more of a loss than a gain.
As for using force if you can't stand it? That's not true. You have to be so unmanly to do such a thing.
Being touched but unable to be touched, hit and beaten, Shen Ao could only "bear" everything. Fortunately, these embroiderers also knew how to measure. It was just such a rare opportunity that they wanted to "vent". Touch. Once Shen Ao was satisfied and their curiosity was satisfied, enough was enough.
Shen Ao, who was just touching step by step, finally "squeezed" himself to the side of the principal Mu Ling after spending more than a stick of incense. Then Shen Ao wiped the sweat from his forehead without any exaggeration, and said with a sigh Said, "These embroiderers are so enthusiastic."
"Pfft", this sigh made Mu Ling laugh out loud no longer.
Mu Ling has met Shen Ao a few times, but there are many rumors about him. He has various titles such as a young poet, a young genius, a genius, an inventor, and Crazy Shen. But no matter No matter what, these things all prove his excellence and excellence when placed on Shen Ao, who is only seventeen years old.
No wonder the daughter of the family couldn't help but raise her voice a little louder when she mentioned Duke Zhongguo's name. Mu Ling thought in her heart, if she was just a girl, her eyes would move when she saw Duke Zhongguo. Not open.
Speaking of which, Mu Ling is very beautiful, especially her dignified temperament, which few others can match. Otherwise, she would not have been favored by Xu Heng, who is known for her skillful hands, and would not have given birth to such a beautiful daughter, Xu Qing. Already.
"Mr. Zhongguo, the embroiderers like you, they just expressed it in this way, please don't take it to heart." No matter what thoughts he had in his heart, when facing Shen Ao, Mu Ling still spoke very politely. Proportionate.
"Yes, I know that." Shen Ao smiled brightly and then asked about business, "Manager Mu, but I wonder if the socks are ready?"
When talking about the business, Mu Ling's face became much more serious. She apologized slightly and replied: "It's already made. The five kinds are finished. I would like to ask the Duke to step over and take a look."
In history, silk socks appeared during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The socks worn by the emperor at that time were called Luo socks. But they were just one of the daily necessities of the rich. Compared with those who could not eat enough or wear warm clothes, For ordinary people, this is undoubtedly a very luxurious thing.
Shen Ao came up with the idea for socks, not just on a whim, but because he thought this was an industry that could be expanded, so he came up with some ideas, not only to make a lot of money, but also to I hope to see all people wearing socks and enjoying their own creative achievements.
Socks are the only thing in the world that can be called socks. Other than that, ordinary people can only use them as foot wraps. They don't keep warm in winter, and they are too stuffy to use in summer. Things that are not practical will naturally not be welcomed by people.
Since Shen Ao wanted to start a sock business, of course he had to think carefully. So he selected five sock styles, namely brocade socks, cotton socks, tube socks, tabi socks and villain socks.
Brocade socks appeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and cotton socks appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. They are not modern products. If you take them out in advance, you can naturally seize the market earlier. As for tube socks, because they use more fabrics, they are naturally They are used by the rich; tabi socks are mainly used by men who work hard and have athlete's foot; and the last villain socks refer to the words "villain" embroidered on the end of the socks, which can also mean stepping on villains, which is for Used by people with feudal ideas.
Mu Ling took out all five kinds of Shen Ao's creative socks and placed them one by one on a wooden table. Shen Ao picked them up one by one, and then nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, the workmanship is very good, and the stitching is very dense. This ensures quality and lasts longer.”
"Yes, the sisters are very envious of these things when they are made, and they all want to prepare a pair for their families, but they just don't know the price and whether we can afford it." Mu Ling also nodded in agreement. She nodded, but then raised her question. After all, if the price is too expensive, ordinary people will not be able to enjoy this benefit.
"The price is naturally not too expensive. Especially the tabi socks and villain socks, which are originally meant to serve the people, and the price must be low. Well, you can calculate the cost later, and then add 10% of the profit. .As for the other types of socks, they are all for the rich, so there is no need to be polite. If the style is made more beautiful, the price will be tripled. In business, you always have to make money, haha."
Shen Ao's words were heard in Mu Ling's ears, and she couldn't help but perk up. "It's just a 10% benefit, isn't it too little? And those rich people's socks need to be tripled in value, right? ..."
Mu Ling spoke very measuredly. Some words were not finished, but the meaning was already very clear. Shen Ao laughed after hearing this, "It doesn't matter, as long as the people's socks don't make money. Rich people, have money." It’s just a few pairs of socks. Even if it’s more expensive, they won’t take it seriously, so let’s just settle on it.”
Shen Ao knew extremely well in his heart that compared to the wealthy class who could eat dozens of taels or more in one meal, how much money a pair of socks could cost, even if it was more expensive, They won't put it in their eyes. There are more poor people. If the socks are sold too expensively, this thing will not bring any benefit to them. Only cheaper ones can truly benefit people.
Not only Mu Ling heard this, but the other embroiderers also heard it clearly. As an embroiderer, she has good embroidery skills and often appears in wealthy families to help them. But those so-called rich people are not stingy by nature. They are willing to spend money on themselves and deduct as much as they can from outsiders. How can they compare to ordinary people in their eyes?
As a loyal Duke, Shen Ao can think about the people, which is so valuable. These words also made the embroiderers look at Shen Ao more intensely, but it was more of a look of respect.
"Okay, now the slave family will lead the people to thank Duke Zhongguo. Next, we embroiderers will try our best to work as fast as possible, so as not to delay the important events of Duke Zhongguo." Mu Ling was also extremely moved in her heart, so she said this. Take a stand.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Guo, we will definitely work hard and won't be lazy." All the embroiderers also expressed their opinions one after another, which attracted Shen Ao's smile. Just a kind gesture made everyone feel happy. He has won the hearts of these embroiderers. With them, he doesn't know how many people will be infected, and their mentality towards him will also change. How can he not be happy with so many benefits?
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The land in the north area of Sanqian City invested and built by Daqian Bank has already sold out 5,000 houses, taking the lead in satisfying the appetite of 5,000 recruits. Cheng Bailin, the Minister of War, still wanted to continue recruiting troops. He submitted several memorials to Emperor Qianwen, and finally approved it. After acquiring six thousand acres of land, 20,000 more houses can be built, and the Ministry of War can recruit 10,000 soldiers. This will benefit more people and they can get a house of their own through their own efforts.
More and more people's money is put into Daqian Bank and becomes the down payment for houses. Although it seems that Daqian Bank has no profit yet, it can be paid by people's money for house purchase every year in the future. It can be expected that this will It will be a cornucopia, and money will be available for at least ten years, and Daqian will also become extremely rich.
But it is not enough to just rely on Daqian Bank. The number of people it can employ is also limited. There are still more people in Daliang City who have no job opportunities and their lives are still the same as before. This will help improve the overall strength of Daqian. There was still a long way to go. At this time, Emperor Qianwen, who followed Shen Ao's suggestion, issued two more policies, namely, the reclamation of wasteland and the reduction and exemption of land rent.
Outside Daliang City, there are a lot of barren hills that have not been developed. This is just because opening new fields requires more energy, which is more costly than operating old fields. But now that there is a policy of reducing or exempting land rents It's completely different.
As soon as the policy of tax exemption for three years and half reduction for two years came out, it was like a shot in the arm, attracting people to take action one after another to support this national policy with practical actions. For a time, many wastelands outside Daliang City were opened up The land was leveled, the puddles were filled in, and grains were planted.