In the flower hall of the State Yahou, Xia Feng's knees were covered with tiger skins given by Du Zhongxiao, and listened quietly to him about summoning fur merchants and craftsmen today. After Du Zhongxiao finished speaking, he said lightly: "These people only have small profits in their eyes, which is not enough to make big things. Sign the judgment. It is not a small matter for you to let the tanning craftsmen take turns to do this. You must not make any mistakes. In a few days, Shi Changyan, the transferee, came to the state and act carefully."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said that it was.

The Transportation Commissioner is in Luzhou, and is from the Strategic Commissioner and the Tizheng Commissioner of Bingzhou, one in the south and one in the north, that is, the Supervisory Commission of the Road. The Transportation Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner have to patrol all the states every year. This year it is Shi Changyan's turn to inspect the states in the northern part of Hedong Road. Letting the craftsman turn is equivalent to placing the service personnel, which will attract the special attention of the Transportation Commissioner. Xia Xun specially reminded him.

Nodding, Xia Shu said again: "It is always a good thing for Yuzhou to build a fur yard. If merchants really gather, I don't know how much tax you will charge every year. However, what does it mean to let the tanning craftsmen turn into a wheel? Why don't you let them move the store there?"

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "When I returned to my husband, craftsmen are not as good as merchants. They are all small businesses, homes are stores, and stores are homes, and I have no financial resources to move to the yard. I asked craftsmen to use their skills to do things, or rely on recruitment to the wing army. If the arrangement is done well, there are these people in the yard to do their work, and the fur they handle is several times that of now. This is the fundamental thing."

After hearing this, Xia Xu became interested and asked, "Oh, I want to do it, let's talk about it."

"Tanning fur requires soaking, peeling, washing, tanning, resurfacing, and softening. Among them, only a few steps such as tanning and softening require skilled craftsmen. The rest are just to prepare medicine and make efforts. Craftsmen have to do their own skins by themselves, which is often exhausting. When we tanning skins in the cargo yard, we can concentrate manpower on those key steps, and the rest can be used. This not only saves manpower, but also uses a larger pool, and the potion is better matched, and the tanned skins are also much more than before the shipment."

Xia Su nodded repeatedly when he heard Du Zhongxiao's speech. The method Du Zhongxiao said was actually to replace small manual work with factory use. Even with the same manpower, the productivity was not the same. Especially in the water soaking, tanning and other links, the productivity would be increased immediately when the scale was larger.

After listening to Du Zhongxiao's speech, Xia Xu said: "The key to this matter is still with those craftsmen. Their shipments are not achievable, and their own business will inevitably be affected. If there is not much compensation, the transshipment officer will inevitably say that we are harsh on the common people. Another thing is that the tanning business is moved to the yard, which is equivalent to taking away the food and clothing of these people, and we have to find a way."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "What my husband said is very true, and I have already figured out a solution. When the craftsman arrives at the yard, he uses the money earned from the fur merchants to send them money and grain to them, so that they will not suffer losses. As for the future, Bingzhou City has really become a distribution center for fur business. Only the business cannot be done and will not take away any people's food and clothing. Maybe for these craftsmen, their future business will be better."

Xia Xu nodded: "Since you have considered it properly, just do it. Hedong raises nearly 100,000 soldiers and needs money and food everywhere. If you can find a way to make money, it is a great achievement."

Du Zhongxiao bowed his promise and saw that Xia Shu had no intention of talking again, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Back at his residence, Du Zhongxiao asked Feng Yuan and the other two and said to them: "You have seen that the fur yard in Bingzhou will be built in a few days. What you lack now are you fur merchants. The furs on your sides are already made, so why not go back to Yanmen Village to sell them and then buy some raw skins. By the way, let's know the familiar merchants and sell them here."

Feng Yuan hesitated and said, "Although the official arranged it properly, there is still an open space there, and there is no sign of the eight characters. How can I convince others to do business? Trafficking fur is not a trivial matter, and businessmen cannot take risks."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The official is so stupid! You used to sell fur, from Yanmen Village to the Central Plains, traveling thousands of miles a year, and only do one or two business trips a year. Now you only need to sell fur to Bingzhou, and you can go back and forth in a few days. The same capital now has several times the interest. At this time, if you don't hurry up and do more business, take advantage of the opportunity, look forward to the front and back, wasting opportunities. If the government did not allow the government to return to Yi, I would take the capital to sell fur by myself. The official, if you help me accomplish something, there will be benefits in the future."

Feng Yuan discussed with the rest of the people for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's follow the official, we will leave tomorrow!"

Seeing Feng Yuan and others leaving, Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a while before turning around and sitting down. To be honest, Du Zhongxiao hated doing such a lack of money. Because he didn't take out his capital, he was hurrying and was eager to do good things for others. He was obviously doing good things for others, but he had to ask others for help. If it weren't for the restrictions on doing business in the jurisdiction, Du Zhongxiao wanted Tao Shiqi and Shisanlang to take money to do business by himself. He was a small official position and had no reliable connections in the court, so he didn't dare to break the ban. The current transfer envoy Shi Changyan, because he violated the ban in Qingzhou and was found out by the court, suspected that it was reported by the Tongji Chen Shi, who attacked each other, and was demoted. It took many years before he could get the position of transfer envoy again.

Jingjing brought in a cup of tea, gave a gift, and put it on the table.

Du Zhongxiao saw Jingjing shrinking and asked, "Are you sick? Why are you trembling a little?"

Jingjing said: "Where did you get sick? I didn't expect Bingzhou to be so cold. It was only August, and I was so cold at night. It was not like when we were in Jiangnan. Although we had a jacket on the tribute, we didn't wear it at this time."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "If you are cold, you will wear a jacket. Does it depend on the days? When the fur yard in the city is built, I will buy you a fur to wear on you. When you arrive in the north, your clothes and habits will naturally be different from the Central Plains."

Jingjing shook her head: "I am a female messenger. If I wear fur, wouldn't it be a joke?"

As he said that, he turned around and left the door.

Looking at Jingjing's back, Du Zhongxiao shook his head. He did not have the concept of master and servant as a person of this era. Although Jingjing and Xiaoqing were doing slaves in their homes, they were not treated as slaves. Not only did they not treat them badly while eating and clothing, they also had pocket money every month.

Standing up, Du Zhongxiao arrived at the door and looked at the night. He actually had many ways to make money in this era, but he could not buy a property by laws and regulations, and was constrained by making money for the court. He was actually a little depressed. Fortunately, with Xia Shu, the governor, supporting him, otherwise things would be more difficult. Du Zhongxiao's current status is the only way to make money and save political achievements, and others are even more difficult.

It has been three years since he passed the Jinshi period. From selecting and promoting officials to signing judges in Beijing, Du Zhongxiao's speed of promotion has made many people envious. But in Du Zhongxiao's own opinion, he is still just a lie-off official, and he is still a little discouraged when he is promoted to the prefecture. The knowledge and insight he has is destined to be better played by his own side. What kind of future can he have to help others?
Chapter completed!