Chapter 658: Continue to expand enrollment [2]

The new dye had just been semi-officially operated, and Xue Dongjia and Yu Fushi also wanted to make some achievements to bring honor to His Majesty. Therefore, every time they were urged to do so, they would go to Qin's workshop the next day to urge Qin Xiaomi.

"Master Qin, Northeastern Province is very big, and red cloth is the best-selling product. If the workshop doubles its staff, Northeastern Province will be able to handle the output of the workshop. So expand the staff as soon as possible. We can also let the new female workers receive a month's wages before the New Year, so that the female workers' families can have a good New Year."

Deputy Envoy Yu spoke in a gentle tone, fearing that his tone would be bad and displease the Qin family, but also afraid that his tone would be too nice and Young Master Qin would not take it seriously.

It was because after several contacts, he already knew that this Mr. Qin was very lazy, the type of person who wanted to lie down and not make any progress once he had enough money to spend.

But how can a person not strive for progress?

"We have such a golden age ahead of us, so we must work hard," Deputy Envoy Yu said earnestly.

Qin Xiaomi: "People should enjoy life. Besides, I have tried my best."

Deputy Envoy Yu: “…”

What have you worked hard for?

I just asked you to recruit more workers, not to do the work yourself, but you are too lazy and want to put it off until after the New Year.

Sure enough, Qin Xiaomi's next sentence was: "The New Year is coming soon, let's talk about it after the New Year."

Deputy Envoy Yu: “…”

Xue Dongjia suppressed his laughter and advised: "Niece of the Qin family, you should expand the recruitment. The new dyes have just been semi-government-run, and the court will definitely want to see the profits. Now the businesses operating new dyes in various states are competing in production..."

"The latest news is that your hometown, Zhongyuan Prefecture, has just survived the disaster, but has directly hired 500 people to work, striving to support more people with the new dye and make the government's account books look better."

"There are more than a thousand new dye workshops in Gyeonggi!"

The new dyes in various prefectures in the capital were managed by Brother Zheng. Brother Zheng sent him a letter and told him the situation, so Mr. Xue knew a lot about it.

"The output of a thousand people? Can the capital city handle it?" Qin Xiaomi asked.

However, not all of these one thousand people are working to make color soup and dry pigment powder. About three hundred of them are collecting and drying color grass.

Xue Dongjia nodded and said, "We can afford it. There are many wealthy families in the capital, and every household is competing to buy red cloth dyed with new dyes to save face for the court."

Although Gyeonggi Province is not as big as the Northeastern Province, its purchasing power is amazing, so it can consume the output of new dyes every month. Therefore, the Zheng brothers delivered an extremely good result in the first month.

"The first month's profit is 260,000 taels of silver." Xue Dongjia reported an astonishing figure.

"How much?!" Qin Xiaomi was stunned: "The flattery of the elders and fellow villagers in the capital is too much."

This is a crazy way of flattering the emperor.

Deputy Envoy Yu: “…”

Could you please be a little more reserved in your words?

After all, if you speak too directly, you might lose your head.

Grandma Qin, who accompanied her to meet the guests, also felt that her granddaughter's words were too direct and kept winking at her.

Qin Xiaomi pretended not to see it and continued, "Three months later, the new dye workshop in Jingji will definitely have to lay off workers."

In the first three months, everyone bought as much as they could to curry favor with the emperor, and thus created a terrifying profit of more than 200,000 yuan. But after three months, purchasing power will return to normal levels and sales will drop significantly.

After all, we can't always flatter the emperor.

Xue Dongjia: "That's also Gyeonggi's business, and our shipment volume really can't feed the entire Northeast Province, so let's expand enrollment."

Grandma Qin followed up with advice: "Xiaomi, listen to Mr. Xue and expand the enrollment."

Mr. Xue has been doing business for half his life, so he must know more about it than you.

Qin Xiaomi was in pain. She really didn't want to work too hard. "Can't we wait until after the Chinese New Year?"

"No." said Grandma Qin.

Now this is no longer her family's business. She has to follow the Xue family, Deputy Envoy Yu, and the court, and cannot act too independently.

"Okay." Qin Xiaomi agreed, and then said: "Then you two go find the clerk and ask him to inform the four village heads to give priority to recruiting people from Taifeng Town... By the way, this time 30% of the quota will be given to widows who have children to raise and unmarried girls who need to help support the family."

"Don't worry, we will definitely get it done." Deputy Envoy Yu said immediately, but then he felt that he had overstepped his authority and said hurriedly, "Sorry, I overstepped my authority. Regarding recruitment and other matters, please listen to the Qin family. I shouldn't have said anything too much."

If the three parties want to work together happily, they must abide by their duties, not steal other people's work, and certainly not interfere in other people's work.

But today, he overstepped his bounds.

So Deputy Envoy Yu stood up and bowed solemnly to Qin Xiaomi and Grandma Qin as an apology.

After urging for new dyes, Xue Dongjia started urging for new red candles: "After the Marquis of Wenchang gave gifts to several of our families, now there are noble families in the capital who come to order new red candles. If possible, the new red candle workshop should also expand its recruitment. The New Year is coming soon, and every household needs red candles to worship their ancestors and gods."

Qin Xiaomi: "Let's talk about it after the New Year."

Deputy Envoy Yu: “…”

She is really lazy. She won't even make money.

Xue Dongjia nodded in agreement: "Okay, there is no rush for this deal."

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After finishing the business, Xue Dongjia did not stay any longer. He took Deputy Envoy Yu and left to find the customs clerk to discuss the expansion of enrollment.

That afternoon, the clerk called the four village heads to the Lifang Office and told them that the new dye workshop was going to expand its recruitment.

By the evening of that day, all the villages in Taifeng Town knew about the expansion of recruitment, and this time at least fifty female workers would be recruited.

It caused a sensation in all the villages.

Every household in the village was extremely excited, and that night they gave eggs to the potential daughter-in-law and maids in their family.

"You have to take good care of her and grow some weight, otherwise the Qin family will suspect that our mean girl will not work for our family!"

The Qin family would not give money to families with mean girls, and the news had spread to the county.

As the Qin family becomes more powerful and can provide more benefits to the villagers, the villagers are more willing to do things according to the Qin family's words.

As a result, the girls in Baofu County were treated much better.

The next day, the whole Taifeng Town became bustling because the new dye workshop expanded its enrollment.

Because the Wenchang Marquis family gave gifts to the Qin family, people in this county, neighboring counties, and even the provincial capital followed suit and sent people to give gifts to the Qin family.

Manager Han, who was in charge of the incense and candle business in several nearby counties, also hurried over with a cart of gifts, including meat, grain, cloth, and gold jewelry, thinking that the Qin family would meet him after learning about it.

Unexpectedly, three days after he submitted the post, the Qin family didn't give him any news at all.

I wanted to visit the Qin family's shop directly, but I couldn't even get past the wooden barricades halfway down the street.

The soldiers stopped him and said, "To protect the Qin family's safety, outsiders are not allowed to disturb the Qin family at will. Hand over the visiting card and we will pass it to the Qin family. If the Qin family is willing to see you, they will send someone to inform you."

Just keep waiting for news.

But he has been waiting for three days. If he waits any longer, his master will remove him as the head manager!

Manager Han regretted so much. If he had known this would happen, he would not have waited until the Qin family started selling new red candles in June. Now that he had missed the opportunity, he couldn't even get close to the Qin family's door!

There is no way to use tough tactics.

The Qin family is a family of heroes who killed bandits and exposed a century-old spy crime. Even the Marquis of Wenchang respects the Qin family. If he dares to use tough tactics against the Qin family, he will be skinned alive by his master.

"Sir, this box is my gift to the Qin family. Please pass it on to the Qin family for me." Han, the shopkeeper, handed over the card again and added, "My master's surname is Zhang, and there is a lady in the palace."

The soldiers guarding the sentry were shocked.

What do you mean?

Does this mean that his master has a lady who works as a queen in the palace? !