Qin Mumu's bangs on her forehead were swaying in the wind. The court disputes she learned from Ye An had already made her understand that Song Ting was not as peaceful as she imagined.
Holding his chin with one hand, looking at Ge Shanshu praising Liu E and Zhao Zhen, Qin Mumu frowned slightly and said: "It is definitely impossible for us to leave Tokyo now. As for the future, we will wait until the time comes.
The hall is too chaotic, and our family may get involved, so we leave Tokyo City. Oh, the eldest princess came here in the morning, and she didn’t even agree to let her have dinner at noon. It seems that she went back to prepare for the joint venture."
Ye An looked at Qin Mumu strangely. Logically speaking, she was originally determined not to leave Tokyo, so why did she relax now?
"If we leave Tokyo City, where would you like to go?"
"Jiangning Mansion!"
Qin Mumu spoke without thinking, and Ye An knew the reason with a smile. They had planned a place to escape as early as after they moved to Xinlingfang, and Jiangning Mansion was the best choice.
Jiangning Mansion was the Nanjing of later generations. It had many names. In later generations, it was called Jinling, or Jianye, or Yingtian Mansion, but in the hearts of Ye An and Qin Mumu, it was Nanjing forever.
Even now, it is still the economic and cultural center of the Song Dynasty in the south. Its status is similar to that of Hangzhou, but it has unique geographical advantages in terms of geographical location, where the north and the south are connected.
If you want to expand your business throughout the Song Dynasty, it is undoubtedly the best choice to take Jiangning Mansion as the center and gradually spread to the north and south.
Ye An smiled and said: "If you want to leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave! I will try my best to avoid getting entangled with all the forces in the court. Let's guard our own one-third of an acre and make the money we earn."
If you have enough, you can change the current situation."
Qin Mumu nodded slightly. She was the only one who knew what Ye An was thinking. It would be the best thing if she could get her goal without political struggle.
After all, problems that can be solved with money are not called problems…………
There are more and more customers in Xinlingfang, so much so that there is a long queue in front of Ge Shanshu's wonton stall. This is the power of advertising, and of course it is also the result of new ideas.
The market in Xinlingfang not only achieves the goal of taking advantage of what others don't have, but also makes it possible for people to have what they need. Of course, what's even more commendable is that the prices are cheap and reasonable, which makes people come here to shop unconsciously.
When the product in your hand is extremely cost-effective, an advertising effect will be formed virtually.
What Qin Mumu is most anxious about now is when her cotton field can be planted. April is the best season for cotton planting, and the harvest will be ready in September and October.
The most important thing is that linen fabrics are still popular in the Song Dynasty. Qin Mumu is no longer satisfied with these linen fabrics. She wants to use cotton and cotton thread to completely crush the world's clothing market, or to build a new "clothing industry" of her own.
empire".
Because in the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as a clothing market. They were either shops selling cloth or shops specializing in sewing clothes for people. It was not that there were no ready-made clothing shops, but there were too few.
But in Qin Mumu's hands, Xinlingfang's ready-to-wear clothing store is doing a booming business. As long as they like the clothes, they can try them on on the spot, take them away if they are satisfied, and change them if they are not satisfied.
When you put on new clothes and look at your old clothes, how many people are willing to take them off? Especially women who love beauty?
In Qin Mumu's view, linen fabrics such as linen thread and linen are no longer suitable for this era. No matter how soft they are, the obvious graininess on them makes people uncomfortable when rubbing them.
It’s not that Xinlingfang doesn’t have silk clothes, but it’s a pity that the cost is high and not something ordinary people can afford. The best-selling items are women’s underwear. What woman doesn’t want clothes that fit her body to be comfortable?
So she was eager for cotton, and when she didn't even have cotton, she took Ye An to work on the loom at home.
Only then did Ye An discover that Qin Mumu's hands-on ability was even as strong as his own. Come to think of it, almost all the devices in Lan Kwai Fong were made by her!
Cotton has many benefits, with large output and low production cost. It can also be made into cloth, cotton thread, etc. It is not only warm, but also soft and comfortable.
The most important thing is that cotton products are cheaper than silk, and can be made into various specifications of fabrics, such as light and transparent voile, thick canvas, and thick velveteen, which are suitable for making all kinds of clothes, furniture fabrics, and industrial fabrics, etc.
Waiting is enough.
Just in terms of large output, soft texture and good warmth retention, cotton can already crush silk and linen.
Ye An was so entangled by Qin Mumu that he had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and said, "I'm afraid it depends on when Rosanna can send those seeds over."
"I have told her before that it will be delivered in February. If she is one day late, I will deduct 10% of the payment!"
The sound of gnashing teeth came from a beautiful woman. Naturally, there was not much threat, but Ye An shook his head and said: "One percent? It's too much. If you really do this, what good will Roxana do next time?
I'm afraid the things will be sent to the hands of our competitors! Don't forget, what we want is to give her enough returns, and also give her a long-term return!"
"10% is too much?! Then lower it to 1%."
This was more or less the same. Ye An breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, there were still many areas for cooperation with merchants from the Western Regions like Rosanna in the business of the Hou Mansion, so there was no need to do anything wrong.
However, things did not change because of Qin Mumu's anxiety. Roxana still did not show up. Qin Mumu was very disappointed. Ye An got up early every day and would rather go to Sinong Temple to sit in the office than stay at home.
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After he nodded in the yamen, he took an hour to finish all the things he had to do for the day, and then threw the documents from his window into Fan Ziyuan's window.
The two people's houses are very close to each other, but they are not connected together. They are two separate houses with windows on the sides and a small garden in the middle.
Ever since Ye An accurately threw the document at his crime for the first time, there has been this tacit understanding between the two.
Fan Ziyuan is very envious of Ye An's abilities. In front of him, tedious things can always become organized and much simpler. As long as you follow his steps, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
Today, Fan Ziyuan did not put away the documents as usual, but stuck out his head and said: "An interesting story happened in the court today. It is a pity that Ye Shaoqing did not go to see it!"
"An interesting story?" Ye An shrugged: "What interesting stories can be found in the court? What is not an interesting story!?"
Fan Ziyuan thought about it carefully, nodded slightly and said: "That's true, but the saint has spoken. The farming has been over for several days, and it's time to reward the officials, nobles, and relatives. He gave an oral order to open the lock hall and try it."
He put one arm on the window sill and put his head out of the window and said, "I already know this, what fun can there be?"
Fan Ziyuan smiled slightly and said: "Guess what's wrong, Ye Shaoqing? Those noble families don't want the quota for the Lock Hall Examination at all, they just want the saint to give them more descendants!"
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is also common sense. Don't the older generation just want to have a wife and a shadow? Knowing the wealth of the children in their own family, they don't fight for those things. They were originally locked up.
The office examination is to give opportunities to those benevolent officials. If these nobles take over the opportunity, I am afraid it will not be appropriate..."
Seeing Fan Ziyuan smiling mischievously across from him, Ye An was slightly startled, smiled and cursed: "You Fan Ziyuan, you even got me involved! You don't deserve to be the son of a human being!"
"I am wishing Ye Shaoqing to come out on top!"
Ye An crossed his hands in return and closed the window, packed up and left his mansion. He was going to attend important events outside the city today. The Wang Gang had previously sent news that the brick kiln in Zhuangzi had been built according to his requirements...