The manager continued: "What a little thing means... the young master comes from the capital, so he will naturally not be unfamiliar with the Jiangnan Weaving Department, right?"

Wu Zheng nodded.

"The Weaving Department wants to set up a branch office in Guangxin and Raozhou Prefectures, which requires a large number of female workers... The county gathers girls aged ten to fifteen to bid. Those with higher prices will have the qualifications to bargain with the Weaving Department. Maybe, they can still find a place in the Weaving Department... Are you interested in giving it a try?"

These words made Wu Zheng relieved, but also surprised.

I go, the ancients should not underestimate it. Such a way of making money can even be understood without a teacher?

The Weaver Department sets up a branch office in each place, so naturally it requires a large number of local Weaver Girls as laborers. It is no longer a secret that the Jiangnan Weaver Girls are well paid. To use a metaphor that may not be suitable, every girl of the right age is equivalent to a hen who can lay golden eggs.

But the question is, will the girl’s parents agree?

Wu Zheng asked: "Can the girl's parents give up for nothing, and can they clearly take the benefits into their own pocket?"

That's right, who would easily hand over the benefits you got? For example, if there is a woman of appropriate age in the family who can apply for the Weaver Girl, then after this woman is proficient, her monthly salary can easily reach more than twenty taels. But if the woman organizes a bid in this way, it is equivalent to transferring the bargaining power to the winner of the bid.

Since the winner spent money to bid, he would naturally not lose money in business. Even if he could get some profit from the weaver department, it was essential for every weaver girl to exploit. In this way, the girl and her family would have much less benefits.

No one is a fool, so can the woman's family agree?

The manager grinned and said in his heart, this is indeed a young man.

He just slutty and short-handed. He threw down ten silver dollars in front and behind. The manager explained very sincerely: "Young Master seems to really not know the rules... Now, which prefecture and county I am in, do not strictly control local women? Not to mention far away, just say that in Yushan, all ethnic groups have already registered women from each household one by one, then handed them to the county government, and then submitted them to the prefecture for the prefecture to make a reservation. As long as the weaving department wants to employ people, it must be approved by the prefecture, and the county government will be responsible for handing over them... There are various constraints, haha, the young master still doesn't understand?"

Wu Zheng understood, he really understood.

It is precisely because I understand that I am angry.

It seems that Xia Huiji has nothing to say about many things, with policies from above and countermeasures from below. Wu Zheng thought that the government under his jurisdiction was clear and clear, but the facts were not the case. It is obvious that in this matter alone, the interests of the Weaver Girl were equally exploited from the prefecture to their family.

Even the interests of the weaving department were embezzled layer by layer.

However, Wu Zheng did not mean to have an attack. Although he was angry, there was no reason to have an attack and punish him.

The laws promulgated by the General's Office do not explicitly stipulate that the Weaver Department shall not pass through intermediaries for hiring Weaver Girls. Then, even if you feel uncomfortable after hearing this, it is still something that one is willing to beat and the other is willing to be beaten.

The so-called law can be done without prohibition. Wu Zheng did not want to force an isolated matter because of his own likes and dislikes.

So, Wu Zheng just asked calmly, "Can't the head of the Weaver Department discover the trick?"

This is the point. How could the Weaving Department be in charge of various places be founded?

The manager covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Young master is really a gentleman. How can there be a cat in the world who doesn't eat fishy food? Mumble... The middle-aged man over there is the manager of the Weaver Department in Guangxin Mansion... The one in the west corner, yes, that fat-headed and big-eared, is said to be the uncle in the head of the Weaver Department in Raozhou Mansion."

Wu Zheng was speechless and fell silent.

Maybe his face was not good-looking, the manager stood up tactfully and said, "Today, my store has many trivial matters... I will lose my companion for a while. If you have any trouble, just ask someone to greet me."

Wu Zheng nodded and the manager left the elegant room upside down.

"Wang... Young Master." Lu Jincai almost suddenly said rudely, "How dare these people blatantly bid for weapons, land, women, young master ignore it?"

Wu Zheng sneered slightly, ignored Lu Jincai, glanced at Huang Changping, and said, "You are a scholar who abandoned your pen and joined the army. You are not like this guy who has no education... Do you say that, do you have to worry about this matter?"

Huang Changping lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and replied, "I don't think so."

“Why?”

"Once again, Yushan belongs to Guangxin Mansion, and its governance is in the hands of the three dukes. If the young master is in charge of this matter, he will be suspected of dying from generation to generation..."

Lu Jincai beside him muttered: "Guangxin, the two Raozhou prefectures are also under the General's Mansion, and the three dukes are also under the command of the young master. Where can the Yuewu blisters come from?"

Huang Changping was stunned, looked at Wu Zheng in a panic, and bowed, "I have a wrong word, please punish me."

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said calmly: "Don't pay attention to him, just keep talking."

Huang Changping hesitated for a moment and continued: "Secondly, the law does not stipulate that governments in various places, and wealthy families are not allowed to intervene in the employment of Weaver Girls. If the young master really wants to take care of it, the best way is to promulgate the law after going back, so as to be a good idea."

Wu Zheng glanced at Huang Changping, nodded and encouraged, "Continue to talk."

Huang Changping was excited and said, "Finally, the Weaver Department is not an official government office after all, and hiring weaver girls from all over the world is just a transaction for private merchants. Moreover, the Weaver Department itself is not clean, so how can it stay out of the matter? It's just that one is willing to beat the other is willing to be beaten."

These words made Lu Jincai glar at the eyes of a bull, and shouted: "Rareless, you boy don't know that the Weaver Department is the princess..."

Wu Zheng frowned and interrupted, "Lu Jincai, if you talk too much, get out."

Lu Jincai was stunned, covered his mouth and lowered his head, and stopped talking.

Huang Changping continued cautiously: "Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been sent to the countryside, but the villages have all clans in various places. In theory, the people do not sue the officials and the Weaver Girl, who is the victim, and the Weaver Departments who suffer losses, will not file a case for investigation... Therefore, the subordinates believe that the young master should not be in charge of this matter."

Wu Zheng's face did not change at all. He asked without comment, "Then do you think I should care about the matters of land and military affairs?"

Huang Changping thought for a while and said, "The affairs of the land are the same as those of the Weaver Girl... My subordinates want to say something that should not be said, and Youdao means not being in his position and not doing his own affairs..."

Wu Zheng suddenly smiled, but he did not stop Huang Changping from continuing to say it.

Huang Changping felt cold sweat from his forehead, and he said boldly: "But the young master should take care of the weapons. Guangxin Guard firearms are equipped with the General's Mansion and supplies... If anyone illegally uses this to make a profit, he must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

Wu Zheng didn't react at all, but looked at the dancer and musician in the lobby of the restaurant, and suddenly said to himself: "Where is a person, if he involves interests and happens to have power in his hands, he will make a name and connect with the relevant people to make profits. This is human nature... He relies on the mountains and eats the mountains and water, and he will never stop any dynasty and generation... OK, as you said, today I will only focus on military equipment and ignore other things."
Chapter completed!