Chapter 203 Schemes
Not long after the dyer left, another embroiderer, wearing a long gown and a headscarf, came over.
"Brother Zhu."
"Hey, Madam Zhao, is there something you need?"
Zhao Niangzi said, "I came to ask you about the recruitment at Xiecui Workshop."
Old Zhu nodded: "I know, I know. What does Madam Zhao want to ask?"
"We haven't heard of Xiecui Workshop recruiting embroiderers for so many years, why are they suddenly recruiting so many people?"
Old Zhu said, "I don't know either. Perhaps the Prince's Mansion won the cloth sample competition earlier, and now that its reputation has spread, they don't have enough manpower."
"Too."
Zhao Niangzi said with longing, "Brother Zhu, let me tell you, the owner behind this Xiecuifang is definitely not that Luo guy."
"ah?"
Old Zhu looked surprised when he heard this. Zhao Niangzi said, "I have visited Xiecuifang many times. I even went there after their family won the sample cloth in the Prince's Mansion."
"The sample cloth that was handed over was hung in the main hall of Xiecuifang, open to all who could see it."
"To tell you the truth, the pattern is absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen such a novel and eye-catching embroidery pattern in the Xie family."
"It seems to have some foreign influences, but it doesn't make you see the coarseness of ordinary foreign embroidery."
"Moreover, judging from her style, one can probably tell that the owner of Xiecuifang is a thoughtful young woman who is probably not very old."
Old Zhu grunted and nodded, but didn't seem to care.
He didn't believe that a young girl could run such a large shop.
"The embroiderers at Xiecui Workshop are indeed very skilled."
"It's not the seamstress's fault."
Zhao Niangzi waved her hand, indicating that she couldn't reason with him.
After a long while, Madam Zhao said, "If it were Xiecui Workshop, I would really like to go and learn some skills."
She had already reached the limit in the Xie family; if she stayed here, her skills would never improve any further.
As Xie San Niang was getting old and the Xie family was busy with many affairs, she had to shoulder the burden of both her large family and the Xie family business on her shoulders, making it difficult for her to attend to everything.
Speaking of the Xie family's design, how many years has it been since they came up with a new one?
Even on occasions like the Dowager Empress's birthday celebration, they would simply commission a painter to create a new painting...
Madam Zhao sighed, "Man Sui said before that all our skills were learned from the Xie family, and it wouldn't be good to betray our employer now. But I think we can't be stuck with the Xie family for the rest of our lives because of this. Don't you agree?"
Old Zhu said, "That's natural."
Zhao Niangzi looked at him with a deep gaze: "So you also think we should leave?"
“I wanted to leave, but what Mansui said earlier put me in a difficult position.”
"Madam Zhao, let's be honest, the Xie family..."
Old Zhu shook his head: "There's no way we'll ever turn things around. Leaving a day earlier or a day later makes no difference."
"Hearing you say that, my wavering heart has finally been put at ease."
Zhao Niangzi said, "Come on, give me the location of the job posting at Xiecui Workshop. I'll go take a look when I have some free time in the next couple of days."
Old Zhu said, "It's the original dyeing and weaving yard on the outskirts of the city. I just heard that they recently bought two new plots of land, which is why they're in a hurry to recruit workers."
"The competition for sample fabrics at the Prince's Mansion made Xiecui Workshop the talk of the town, so its expansion is to be expected."
"Okay, I understand."
Old Zhu repeated what he had said to the dyeing craftsman to Zhao Niangzi, urging her to bring her sisters with her so that she could be a "general" in the new place and avoid being bullied by the original embroiderers.
Zhao Niangzi nodded, having her own plans in mind.
In this way, Old Zhu persuaded many people in Xie's textile and dyeing workshop to open their minds.
Yun Zheng has not been at Jixia Manor these past few days, but has been at the wasteland he recently bought on the outskirts of Xieqi City.
This place is not far from the weaving and dyeing garden of Xiecuifang, only about the distance of an incense stick.
There used to be an abandoned courtyard, which he bought. When Xie Qi was renovating his own new house, he didn't slack off either, and rushed to renovate a bare "weaving and dyeing garden".
These past few days, Yun Zheng has been sitting in the courtyard, and he has sent two gentle-speaking girls along the way.
Whenever they saw someone coming, they would ask a few questions if they were looking for the weaving and dyeing workshop.
The Xie family's artisans and embroiderers were brought to Jixia Village in a daze.
Although some of them were disappointed, most felt that Jixia Manor was not much worse than Xiecui Fang.
After all, it was a thriving shop in the city, and moreover, there were two "officials" that Yun Zheng had borrowed from Yuan Xu standing at the entrance of Jixia Manor.
His intention to gain access to official connections was blatantly obvious on his face.
However, after seven or eight days, almost everyone who came here signed long-term contracts with Jixia Manor.
The written record clearly shows that Yue Yin's salary was indeed twice that of the Xie family.
After a long day of work in the suburbs, Yun Zheng returned to his shop on Wanbao Street, too exhausted to speak.
Seeing Xie Qi in the shop, she could only glare at him helplessly.
After a while, Yun Zheng rested and said weakly, "These past few days, we've spent a lot of money. Although there aren't many workers, the Xie family's monthly allowance is already the highest in Suzhou Prefecture. You've doubled it. I'm afraid that in the future..."
How much monthly salary do artisans receive?
Xie Qi looked through the accounts without even raising his head.
"And not all craftsmen have such a high monthly salary."
Xie Qi continued, "We can't skimp on the money for this."
Even if these people didn't bring their own "secret recipes," Xie Qi still held the craftsmen and embroiderers in high esteem.
If there was anything about Xie San Niang that he admired and learned from, it was her attitude towards everyone in the weaving and dyeing garden.
Several years ago, when he met Lao Zhu on the street, he had considered poaching Xie's weaver and dyer, but he never succeeded while Xie San Niang was alive.
Although he didn't have much money at the time and couldn't afford to spend too much, Xie Qi was still moved by this loyalty.
"become."
Yun Zheng also knew Xie Qi's personality. As long as he was loyal to him and did not betray him, there was always room for maneuver with Xie Qi in everything else.
He never treated his subordinates harshly, so even though he was saved by Eunuch Yuan, he couldn't help but side with Xie Qi in the end.
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng said, "By the way, this is the list of all the people who have signed long-term contracts with Jixia Manor. There are a few that Old Zhu specifically asked us to find. The two people who are in charge of recording the goods coming in and going out in the warehouse have also come over."
Although the old scholar father and son, who were in charge of recording the inbound and outbound goods and taking inventory of the warehouse, seemed inconspicuous, they were indispensable in cracking the Xie family's dyeing quota.
Yun Zheng handed the long contract to Xie Qi and said, "Almost everyone who could come has come. The rest are really important masters that the Xie family can't do without. Most of them also have long contracts with the Xie family, or they haven't given up on the Xie family yet."
"These people probably won't be able to leave the Xie family easily."
Xie Qi said, "It's alright, I have a way to make Xie Chengzhi hand over everything the Xie family has to offer up."
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