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    The textile factory started the year before last and has developed greatly last year. Among them, Li Min and various aristocratic families and several big businessmen are the leaders. Each of them has a large textile factory with no less than a thousand people under their name, especially Li Min and several large textile factories.  A well-prepared big businessman, the number of people in their factory has long exceeded 2,000, and the cloth they produce accounts for most of the market.

    The development of textile mills is closely related to the promotion of cotton cultivation. Ever since Li Min used the need to conquer Goguryeo as an excuse to ask the court to promote cotton cultivation in the Tang Dynasty, cotton production has increased almost at a rocket speed, and with this shareholder trend  , Li Min opened a large-scale textile factory. The construction of textile factories naturally further stimulated the production of cotton. After all, cotton does not occupy fertile land and is drought-resistant. It can be said to be a very ideal economic crop.

    Zhang Liu worked in a textile factory under Li Min's name. Of course, she didn't know that the young newspaper man in front of her was her boss and the current King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty.

    "Sister-in-law Zhang, how long do you have to work in the textile factory every day?" Li Min then asked. Although he could also get the answer from Wang Zihao, this was an interview, so it naturally had to look like an interview.

    "This is not necessarily true. Although the stipulation is to work for five hours a day, if there are enough materials, we usually have to work overtime. However, overtime work also comes with overtime pay, so although it is tiring, many people are willing to work overtime."  Mrs. Zhang Liu replied with a smile.

    "So what is your current income, can you support your whole family?" Li Min asked a question that even Li Zhi was very concerned about.

    "Haha, when I was an ordinary female worker, I could get half a pound of money every month. A family of four could handle it by saving some money. Now that I have been promoted to a team leader in charge of ten people, I can get half a pound of money every month.  It¡¯s about 800 yuan, plus various benefits during holidays and overtime expenses. It¡¯s not a problem to support a family now, and I can still save some money in my hand, and occasionally I can cut some meat for my children.¡± Zhang  Mr. Liu answered very calmly.  And when he spoke, he had a satisfied smile on his face, obviously very satisfied with his current life.

    But after hearing what the other party said.  Whether it was Li Min or Li Zhi, the two fell silent. It was not easy to live in Chang'an. Prices in the city were already higher than in other areas. Moreover, with the development of industry and commerce in the past two years, the income of ordinary residents increased, but what followed  Yes, it's because of the rising prices. Five hundred pennies is enough for a family of four to live for a month, which is a bit unimaginable for both of them.

    Next, Li Min asked Zhang Liu a few more questions.  However, the theme slowly changed from her work in the factory to the comparison of Sister-in-law Zhang's life before and after she entered the factory.  Speaking of her past life, even Sister-in-law Zhang, who had always been optimistic, became a little sad. When her husband died, she had to support the whole family.  She worked day and night to wash and cook for others, but despite this, the whole family still had enough to eat. There was even a record of going without food for several days. Speaking of the time when the two children were crying and wanting to eat,  Even she couldn't help but wipe away tears.

    Later, thanks to Li Min.  She first worked as a cook in the coal mine, then washed bottles in a cannery, and finally entered the textile factory. With her weaving skills and her willingness to endure hardship, she was quickly appreciated by the manager and promoted to  As a team leader, he has ten people in charge, and his life is getting better day by day.  Her biggest wish now is to save some money, raise her two children, marry a wife for her son, find a good in-law for her daughter, and then she can take care of herself at home.

    After listening to the words of Zhang Liu, a simple woman, Li Min turned to look at Li Zhi and found that the other person was blinking his eyes with confusion. Obviously, this was his first time to come into contact with the people at the bottom of society, and it was also his first time.  Hearing such a simple but great life plan, it is no exaggeration to say that this may be the first time that Li Zhi thought that there is such a way of living in the world?

    After asking all the questions that should be asked, Li Min also took notes carefully. Although even Li Zhi looked down upon his dog crawling handwriting, in the eyes of Zhang Liu's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and two children, there was a sparkle in his eyes.  The look of envy and awe, after all, in their view, anyone who can read and write is a being they need to look up to.

    After closing the notebook and cleaning up the pen and ink, Li Min looked at the sky and found that it was almost time for dinner. Li Zhi stood up next to him and seemed to be about to leave with him.  However, Li Min did not stand up. Instead, he took out a note from his arms, handed it to Zhang Liu and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, this is today's interview fee. Although it is not much, it can be considered as money from our newspaper."  Thank you very much, please accept it!"

    Sister-in-law Zhang took the note and recognized that it was a coupon issued by the imperial court. With this coupon, she could exchange it for copper coins at the government office. Unfortunately, she was illiterate and had no idea how much it was, and she was too embarrassed to ask.  I just heard that Li Min said it was the cost of the interview, and it wasn't much, so I accepted it.

    Next??Li Min and Li Zhi were about to leave, but Mrs. Zhang Liu insisted on staying for a meal. After all, having two scholars come to her house as guests really made the house brighter. How could she not stay for a meal?  Where's the meal?

    Li Min originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw Li Zhi, he rolled his eyes and deliberately declined for a few times before agreeing.  The reason why he brought Li Zhi with him for this interview was because he wanted him to know more about the lives of the lower class people. Regardless of whether he could inherit the throne in the future, it was not a bad thing to know more about the sufferings of the people.

    Li Zhi is a child at heart. As a prince, he has tasted all kinds of delicacies, but this is his first time to be a guest in a poor family like Zhang Liu's, and he also wants to taste the food that poor people eat.  How is this food different from what you usually eat?

    Taking advantage of the opportunity when Zhang Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the kitchen to cook, Li Zhi leaned into Li Min's ear and whispered: "Brother Six, this family's life is so hard, and you are so rich, but you only give them the same amount of money.  Isn¡¯t this a bit too depressing?¡±

    "Tch, what do children know? No matter how hard and poor my sister-in-law Zhang is in recent years, she has managed it all by herself. Women like this have backbone. If you give too much, they won't accept it at all.  , and this amount of money is already quite a lot for them, I'm worried that when Sister-in-law Zhang finds out, she might still refuse to accept it." Li Min knocked on Li Zhi's head and lectured.

    Li Zhi pushed away Li Min's hand with a look of dissatisfaction, rubbed his head and said: "If you don't give it, I won't give it, but the life of this sister-in-law is really not easy. A woman has two children, and another one."  I have to support my mother-in-law, and she happens to be working in your factory, Brother Six, so it¡¯s always easy to get a raise, right?"

    "Do you even need to say that?" Li Min rolled his eyes at Li Zhi, but then said to him with a serious face, "Ninth brother, although Sister-in-law Zhang's family is pitiful, you have to remember that there are people in this world who are more pitiable than them.  More than Wan Qian, we met her today, so we helped her, but this can only solve the family's suffering. According to the saint's standards of behavior, it can only be regarded as a small benevolence at best, but as the prince, we can do something for her.  The country still has a lot to do for the people. We should not just focus on these small benevolences and righteousness, but should focus on the entire country and the entire society. Only by changing the big aspects, other details will naturally follow.  Change!"

    Although Li Zhi was young, he could still understand Li Min's words. He said with a respectful look on his face: "Thank you, Sixth Brother, for your teaching. I understand!"

    Seeing Li Zhi's obvious appearance, Li Min nodded with satisfaction. Although Li Zhi's character was flawed, his intelligence was stronger than that of the other brothers. Although Li Zhi in history was not evaluated well.  Although he was tall, he was actually an extremely outstanding emperor. Of course, if he had been more decisive, he would not have been overshadowed by Li Shimin in front and Wu Meiniang behind him.

    After a while, Zhang Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law served the prepared meals. It was obvious that they had put a lot of effort into the meals in order to entertain two scholars, Li Min and Li Zhi. The staple food was millet porridge.  and white flour steamed buns, six dishes, including four seasonal vegetables and two large bowls of 'special' meat dishes.

    One of the meat dishes was steamed fish, and it was made from carp. This made Li Min and Li Zhi dumbfounded. Because carp sounds the same as Li, so after their old Li family became king, they banned eating carp. However, this law  Although it has been promulgated, it is difficult to implement. The princes and nobles naturally cannot take the risk to eat carp, but for poor people, it is good to be able to eat carp, no matter what kind of fish you are?  As long as you can eat, no matter how broad the government's control is, it can't control everything on the dining table of every household.  Therefore, carp is still eaten by ordinary people, but no one dares to sell it openly. Some are sold secretly, and the price is very low. It is probably because it is cheap that Zhang Liu can afford it.

    As for the second dish, Li Min looked familiar. This dish was made up of pieces of brown dough, cooked with some vegetables and tofu. There was a thick layer of oil floating on the top of the dish, and it smelled very fragrant, even  Li Min, who had a sharp nose, could still smell a fishy smell from it.  It was this sea smell that finally reminded Li Min of what it was.

    "Two gentlemen, poor people don't have much to eat, but the steamed fish and the whale meat on the side are still good. Please use it slowly!" After the food was served, Zhang Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not serve it, but stood on the table.  While saying.  After all, in this era, women were not allowed to serve at the table with the guests, and there were no adult men in their family, so Li Min and Li Zhi had to eat by themselves.

    "Eh? This is also whale meat. Why is it different from the one you brought back, Brother Six?" Li Zhi curiously picked up a piece of dough, looked at it carefully, then threw it into his mouth and chewed it. He found that it was indeed the same as Li Min Congdeng.  The whale meat brought by the state tasted very similar, and because it was cooked well, the texture and taste were good, so I was so happy that I ate several pieces in a row.

      Li Min was watching his brother eating 'whale meat', but the corners of his mouth kept twitching. He wanted to stop him, but he didn't know how to speak. In desperation, he could only let Li Zhi stuff it into his stomach.  .  ^-^^-^

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