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    "Last year, Prince Qi sent people to reclaim a thousand acres of wasteland and planted cotton at the beginning of this year. However, according to the original agreement with the Ministry of Industry, 80% of it must be purchased by the Ministry of Industry, and the remaining 20% ??is at our own disposal.  , calculated in this way, it is estimated that there will be 10,000 kilograms of cotton. In addition, we also bought 300 Silla women. After being trained by textile craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, they are now skilled in spinning and weaving. As long as this year's  As soon as the cotton comes out, we will start weaving the cotton immediately. Whether we make money or not is secondary, the main thing is to accumulate some experience in this area." Wang Zihao talked eloquently and talked about the preparations made by Prince Qi for spinning.

    "Well, the preparations for my house and Liulang's house are the same, and Zihao will send people to manage them." After listening, Li Ke was the first to pick up the topic and said.

    "Our Cheng Mansion is similar, but we didn't prepare so many female workers. We only prepared a hundred." Cheng Hualiang continued, and then Qin Huaiyu, Li Jingye, Li Jingheng and others introduced the situation in their own homes. Most of them  It¡¯s almost the same as what Cheng Huailiang said.

    After listening to everyone's words, although Wang Zihao nodded with satisfaction on the surface, he sighed slightly in his heart. When King Qi was in Chang'an, he had already made the importance of textiles very clear to Cheng Huailiang and others, and required every family to have more textiles.  Preparations were made, especially for skilled weavers, to have at least 100 female workers who had reached a certain level. However, they did not expect that they actually only prepared 100 female workers. Apparently they did not pay enough attention to the weaving matter.

    Although Wang Zihao understood in his heart, but with his identity.  It was hard to say anything, but he was also secretly sneering. When the cotton comes down next year, if the textile industry really begins to show its true power as His Highness said, then when they don¡¯t have enough manpower, then just watch the two  Let the royal family get rich!

    "Brother Qian, how are your family's preparations going?" After asking Cheng Huailiang and the noble brothers, it was finally the turn of the businessmen. The first of them was Qian Gui, who sent Master Yuan Tiangang and his disciples to Dengzhou.

    "Brother Zihao. I have also prepared 300 female workers in my house. I have also signed agreements with many farmers. In addition to the cotton handed over to the Ministry of Industry, all of it will be sold to me!" Qian Gui called to him.  , immediately stood up excitedly and replied.  Coal mining and glass manufacturing are two industries for which he is not qualified at all, but he is involved in several industries such as cement, briquettes, and canneries, and has invested a lot of money. It is precisely because of this that he was invited  to here.

    Hearing Qian Gui¡¯s answer, Wang Zihao was very satisfied, but his face remained calm and he asked several other businessmen.  I found that they had also made a lot of preparations. For example, the female workers had prepared at least two hundred people.

    Although these people are rich, they are powerless. Therefore, they are unable to participate in many industries and can only watch others get rich.  This time I finally got Wang Zihao's advice, and I heard that it was His Highness the King of Qi who ordered it personally, so they worked very hard. Moreover, compared to acquaintances like Cheng Huailiang and others, people like Qian Gui who had never met Li Min were more convinced of him.  .

    Knowing the preparation status of each company, Wang Zihao had a rough estimate of the textile industry next year.  Especially the most critical skilled workers, there are probably tens of thousands of each family together. When the textile industry really starts to develop, with these skilled workers leading the novices, a huge textile team will soon be organized.

    While Wang Zihao was faithfully executing Li Min's orders in Chang'an, there was also a large ship working for Li Min on the Yellow Sea northeast of Dengzhou. This ship looked like a fishing boat, but its size was larger than that of Li Min.  Ordinary merchant ships are larger than ordinary merchant ships, and there is a huge deck at the bow. There are many strange weapons supported around the ship. If there are people from Dengzhou here, they will definitely recognize that this ship is the one sent out by the Qi Palace.  A whaling ship.

    Although it has just dawned, the crew members on the ship have been busy. Maneuvering the ship requires people at all times, so the crew members on the ship work in two shifts. The crew members who were on night duty yesterday have just been replaced and have a rest.  Although the crew members who came up had a night's rest, they were not in good spirits.  The wind picked up last night and the whole ship was swaying. Even those sleeping in hammocks would be knocked off from time to time. In the end, someone simply tied himself to the hammock, but after one night, his whole body was strangled.  Soreness and listlessness are also normal.

    Laowozi carried a bucket of precious fresh water and mops and cleaned the deck very seriously. The wind had subsided this morning, but the deck was soaked by sea water. Now it must be cleaned with fresh water, otherwise the deck will be corroded.

    Laowozi is actually not old, he is only in his early thirties, but he has been fishing at sea all year round, and his face is wrinkled by the sea breeze, which makes him look very old. In addition, he is dull, so he got such a nickname.  He was originally from Huang County, and he used to make a living by fishing.After everyone used big boats and trawls to catch fish, the fish production increased several times. The already cheap fish price dropped even further. There was an old woman with five naked children, and his younger brother.  He died at sea last year, leaving behind a wife and three children. He usually relies on his old home for financial support.

    There was no food left at home, and it was impossible to feed the whole family just by fishing. At that time, the old man was so anxious that he almost killed himself with a rope. Fortunately, His Highness the King of Qi opened some canneries in various counties at that time, and  He also looked for female workers. His wife and sister-in-law were both poor and not so particular. For the sake of the family, they both worked in the factory as workers. Their combined monthly wages were higher than his previous income from overseas.  , then all the big fishing houses recruited people to fish, and Laowozi also went to work in the fishing team of the big fishermen in the county. As a result, the family of three worked, and their income was suddenly several times higher than before. The children and  I finally had a few full meals.

    But the good times did not last long. The seventy-year-old mother accidentally fell down while taking care of her eight children. As a result, her bones were injured and she groaned in pain every day.  Lao Wozi is a filial son. Not only did he spend all his savings some time ago to seek medical treatment for his mother, but he also owed a lot of foreign debts.

    To make matters worse, because of my mother¡¯s illness, I have to have someone to take care of the children. There is no man in the sister-in-law¡¯s family, and the whole family depends on her income. Naturally, she cannot quit her job, so she has no choice but to ask her wife to quit her job. As a result  The family suddenly lost nearly one-third of their income, and it became even more difficult to make ends meet. Therefore, as soon as he heard that the Qi Prince's Mansion organized a whaling ship, and the salary was suddenly increased three times, he immediately signed up without hesitation, for the sake of the family.  Wife, children and I, not to mention a whale, even the God of the Sea, I dare to give him a shot.

    "Cheer up, everyone. There is mutton for breakfast today. If anyone dares to be lazy, go and drink the sea breeze!" At this moment, a young man walked out of the captain's cabin in the middle of the ship with a serious look on his face.  He scolded the listless people.

    When Laowozi saw this young man, he immediately lowered his head and concentrated on his work, and no longer dared to think about things at home.  The man who came out was named Zhou Yu. Although he was young, he was the captain of the whaling ship.  I heard that Zhou Yu's identity is not simple. He used to be the manager of the entire Qi Prince's fishing team. This time it was the first time the whaling ship went to sea, so he volunteered to take over the captain's position temporarily. It is estimated that he will wait until the deputy captain Liu Da  After the beard is recognized, he will go back to work as a steward of the fishing team.

    Looking at all the crew members who were shocked and began to concentrate on their work, Zhou Yu nodded with satisfaction. The reason why he volunteered to be the captain of the whaling ship was not for the triple salary. After all, he was in charge of the fishing team.  With his salary, he not only had food and clothing, but there was also an endless stream of people proposing marriage. His mother personally selected the most beautiful girl from ten miles and eight villages to get married, and they would get married by the end of the year.  The main reason why he took the risk to go to the whaling ship was that His Highness Prince Qi attached great importance to this matter. As a newcomer who had just entered the core of Prince Qi's palace, he naturally had to perform well, otherwise it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the future.  .

    Zhou Yu strolled to the bow of the ship, holding the railing and looking at the sea around him, but there was nothing abnormal anywhere he could see. Now he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.  They have been out to sea for six days. If they can't find any trace of whales, they can only go back to replenish supplies before going out to sea. Although he has expected this situation, this is the first time that a whaling ship goes to sea. If it is  It would not look good on his face if he returned empty-handed.

    "It's time to eat!" At this moment, several crew members responsible for cooking were carrying a large bucket and shouting as they walked. When the crew members who were working seriously or pretending to work nearby heard this, they immediately became energetic and ran away one by one.  He went over to get the bowls and chopsticks, took his own breakfast and started to devour it.  Today's breakfast was rice porridge with chopped mutton mixed in. There were also two steamed buns and a piece of fresh fish. However, most people only took the steamed buns, and only a few were willing to eat the fish.  They have been at sea for six days, and the provisions on the ship are almost used up. Today's mutton is the last batch of canned meat. From now on, they will only be able to drink porridge or eat fish.

    Zhou Yu had already had breakfast in the cabin, and it was now the daily routine search time. He opened a leather case around his neck, took out the telescope inside, and began to carefully search the sea in the distance.  There are two leather cases around his neck. One holds a telescope and the other a navigation compass. These two things are important instruments for navigation. However, due to limited production, except for the ships of Prince Qi, they are still on other ships.  No preparation.  In addition, these two things are also symbols of the captain's identity. Except for him, no crew member on the ship has the right to touch them, otherwise they will be severely punished.

    "Huh? Why is there a ship here?" When Zhou Yu turned the camera to look around, suddenly, he saw a mast rising from the sea level in the north. It seemed that a ship should be passing by.  But they are far away from Dengzhou now, and they are inOn the Yellow Sea, no ship usually dares to pass here, and if they didn't have a navigation compass, they would never dare to come here.  !  ~!

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