Lin Xu didn't mean to deal with Mama Zhang from Jinfenglou and Mama Cao from Hongxiuzhao, but he did have something to deal with urgently.
This time, Zhang Lie was too busy to come to Suzhou, but he asked Sun Chong to help with a few things. The first thing was to buy a batch of urgently needed metallurgical materials, and the second thing was to find a way to bring him
Some craftsmen went back, especially the blacksmiths!
This is all because Lin Xu has arranged more and more work for their camp. Zhang Lie not only has to lead his team to research and manufacture machine tools, but also build weapons and armor. Both materials and manpower are in urgent need!
After Sun Chong came to Suzhou Mansion and told him about the matter, he immediately asked Feng Er and Li Xiaosi to take the lead in handling it.
Because last year's winter was too cold, not only many people died of cold and hunger, but many craftsmen also lost their livelihoods and were forced to leave their homes and become refugees.
After these people came to Suzhou Prefecture, although they knew some craftsmanship, many workshop owners were afraid of getting into trouble and were unwilling to hire them because there were no roads and their identities were unknown.
Some illegal workshops are brave enough to keep them to work without fear of their identity being in question.
However, these illegal workshops do not treat them as human beings at all, and treat them like animals. Their wages are withheld and they are not even given enough food!
Therefore, after many craftsmen went through many hardships, they ended up living in the dental industry and became slaves!
Originally, craftsmen all had skills that could support their families. It was difficult to buy craftsmen from dental shops. You basically had to rely on luck, and the price was often expensive!
However, under the current background, it gave Lin Xu a huge opportunity to make mistakes!
Before asking Feng Er and Li Xiaosi to handle this matter, Lin Xu specifically told them that as long as they were skilled craftsmen, regardless of their craftsmanship, they would be bought at all costs!
Feng Er and Li Xiaosi were grateful for Lin Xu's kindness, so they worked very hard and implemented Lin Xu's requirements very well. In just two or three days, they found more than seventy craftsmen, including
There are more than ten blacksmiths in urgent need!
In addition to the craftsmen, they also purchased seven or eight of the metallurgical materials Zhang Lie needed.
However, the two of them were laymen after all. They were really not sure whether these materials could meet Zhang Lie's needs and had to let Lin Xu take a look.
First of all, these materials are very expensive. They will spend tens of thousands of taels of silver just to purchase this batch of materials.
Secondly, these materials are very heavy, and it takes a lot of effort to transport them from Suzhou Prefecture to Linshan Village, especially when they come and go. It takes a lot of time.
If the materials you buy are substandard, it is a waste of money and time!
After a full afternoon of busy work until dusk, Lin Xu finally went through all the materials they planned to purchase and finally decided which materials to purchase.
In addition, Lin Xu also took a look at the craftsmen they found, and overall he was very satisfied!
Although he was busy for a whole afternoon and was quite tired, Lin Xu was still very happy!
First, he identified several companies and reached cooperation intentions with them. From now on, these companies can serve as stable suppliers of the raw materials they need.
Secondly, he originally thought that buying one or twenty craftsmen would be very good, but he did not expect that he could buy more than seventy craftsmen at once, and the overall quality of these people was very good!
This is much happier than him finding a raw material supplier!
Because, he always believes in one thing, that is, no matter what era, talent is definitely the most important resource!
"Sir, you are in a very good mood today!"
Xia Dahai saw that Lin Xu's face was always filled with a smile, so he naturally knew that he was in a good mood.
"Of course! I gained so much this afternoon, how can I not be happy!"
"I thought it was because of Mother Zhang and Mother Cao that you were so happy."
"Hey! You Xia Dahai, I think you want to be beaten again!"
Lin Xu stretched out his right hand, pretending to hit him. This chapter has been completed!