"We, Prince Qi, sent people to reclaim a thousand acres of wasteland last year 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.

Calculating this, 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 field." Wang Zihao talked eloquently and talked about the preparations made by the Prince of 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 hearing this, 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 Huailiang also continued, and then Qin Huaiyu, Li Jingye, Li Jingheng and others introduced the situation in their own homes. Most of them

They are all similar to 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 only prepared 100 female workers. Apparently they did not pay enough attention to the textile matter.

Although Wang Zihao understood in his heart, it was difficult for him to say anything because of his status. However, he also secretly sneered. When the cotton comes down next year, if the textile industry really begins to show its true power as His Highness said, then their

When you don't have enough manpower, just watch the two palaces 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 whom was Qian Gui who sent Yuan Tiangang's master and apprentice to Dengzhou.

"Brother Zihao, I have 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 in excitement and replied. Coal mining and glass manufacturing are two industries for which he is not qualified at all, but cement, briquettes, canneries and other industries, he has a share in all of them, and has invested a lot of money.

It is precisely because of this that I was invited here.

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

Although people like Qian Gui are rich, they have no power. Therefore, they cannot participate in many industries and can only watch others get rich. This time, I finally got some advice from Wang Zihao, and I heard that it was from His Highness the King of Qi himself.

Those who gave orders worked very hard, and 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 family, Wang Zihao had a rough estimate of the textile industry next year. Especially the most critical skilled workers, each family together probably has tens of thousands. When it comes time to really start to develop the textile industry, with these

With skilled workers leading the novices, a large textile team can be organized in no time.

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 also 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 came up last night and the whole ship was swaying. Even those who slept in hammocks were shaken and fell from time to time. In the end, someone simply put them down.

I was tied to the hammock, but after one night, my whole body was sore from being strangled, and it was normal for me to feel depressed.

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 originally

He is from Huang County. He used to make a living by fishing. However, since all the big families started fishing with big boats and trawls, the fish production has increased several times, and the already cheap fish price has dropped again and again.

There are five naked children in Laowozi. In addition, his younger brother died at sea last year, leaving behind a wife and three children. He also relies on Laowozi for financial support.

There was no food left at home, and it was impossible to feed the whole family just by fishing. During that time, I was so anxious that I almost killed myself 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, there were three people in the family working, and their income was suddenly several times higher than before. The children of the family and

I finally had a few full meals.

But the good times did not last long. When the seventy-year-old mother was looking after her eight children, she accidentally fell and injured her bones. She groaned in pain every day. Laowozi was a filial son. He not only went to the hospital to see a doctor for his mother, but also

I spent all my savings from the previous period and also owed a lot of foreign debt.

What makes matters worse is that because of my illness, I have to have someone to take care of the children. There is no man in the sister-in-law's family, so the whole family relies 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 Palace organized a whaling ship, and the salary was suddenly increased three times, he immediately signed up without hesitation, for the sake of the family.

My wife, children and mother, let alone a whale, even the God of the Sea, I dare to give him a fishing cannon.

"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. He 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 he was young.

The identity of this Zhou Yu is not simple. He used to be the manager of the entire fishing team of Prince Qi. 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 Dabeard gets it.

After confirming, 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 wages, not only did he have enough 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. And the reason why he took the risk to go to the whaling ship

, the main reason is that His Highness Prince Qi attaches great importance to this matter. As a newcomer who has just entered the core of Prince Qi's palace, he naturally has to perform well, otherwise it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the future.

Zhou Yu strolled to the bow of the ship, held his hand on the railing and looked at the sea around him, but there was nothing abnormal as far as the naked eye could see. At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart. They had been out to sea for six days, and they were looking for another

If there were no traces of whales, he would have no choice but to go back and replenish supplies before going out to sea. Although he had expected this situation, this was the first time that the whaling ship went to sea. If he returned empty-handed, then his

It doesn't look good in terms of appearance either.

"It's time to eat!" At this moment, several crew members responsible for cooking carried a large barrel and shouted 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.

I went over to get bowls and chopsticks, got my own breakfast and started to devour it. Today’s breakfast was rice porridge with minced mutton mixed in. There were also two steamed buns and a piece of fresh fish, but most people only took the steamed buns.

But there are only a few people eating fish. They have been out at sea for six days, and the supplies on the ship are almost used up. Today's mutton is the last batch of canned food. 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. A total of

There are two leather cases, one containing 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, no other ships have yet prepared them. In addition,

These two things are also a symbol 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.

"Eh? Why are there ships here?" While Zhou Yu was turning the camera to look around, suddenly, he saw a mast rising from the sea level in the north through the camera. It seemed that there should be a ship passing by. However,

They are far away from Dengzhou now, and they are on the Yellow Sea. Normally no ship would dare to pass here, and if they didn't have a navigation compass, they would never dare to come here.!~!
Chapter completed!