Chapter 207 His Medicine
Xie Chengzhi felt a little awkward upon hearing this.
However, he knew he was in the wrong. If it were him, he wouldn't have allowed Yunzheng to sign the contract under his own name.
After thinking for a moment, Xie Chengzhi said, "Then let's do as Boss Yun says."
After all the contracts were signed, the two of them enjoyed a delicious meal and drinks in a private room at the restaurant, celebrating in a grand manner.
After the banquet ended, Xie Chengzhi walked out of the restaurant with a happy expression, while Yun Zheng carefully took out the craftsman transfer contract and read it carefully.
As he looked at it, he suddenly chuckled softly.
Back at Jixia Manor, Xie Qi was chatting with Song Shebu.
This old man was also a grateful person. Ever since Xie Qi lent him two thousand bolts of kudzu, he regarded Xie Qi as a living bodhisattva and introduced him to many merchants.
Although the merchants he introduced rarely bought expensive items, but mostly bought inexpensive goods like cotton and linen, the sheer volume of these purchases meant he still made a considerable profit.
When he was bored, Old Man Song often came to Jixia Manor to drink tea and chat with Yun Zheng. Later, he met Xie Qi and they hit it off immediately. Not only did he help him conceal his identity, but they could also chat for a while from time to time.
Upon seeing Yun Zheng return today, Song Shebu wisely left.
After seeing him off, Yun Zheng asked, "Why did Old Man Song come over?"
Xie Qi said, "I'm the one who asked him to come today."
"Huh?"
Yun Zheng asked in confusion, "What do you want with him?"
“He has close ties with merchants from the northern desert. I plan to ask him to introduce me to a few people so that I can try to open up trade routes in the northern desert.”
Xie Qi touched the pearl tassel on his waist, playing with it unconsciously, and said casually, "Even if my identity hadn't been exposed after the Xie family's warehouse was burned down, and I was able to inherit the Xie family's business, Eunuch Yuan might not have even looked at me."
“But I can’t afford to lose this backer yet, so I plan to use Old Man Song’s relationship with merchants from the northern desert to open up a trade route for bartering.”
"Change what?"
Xie Qi lowered his eyes and did not answer.
There was a tea-horse trade along the border, and cloth was also a sought-after commodity.
However, to participate in such transactions, one must obtain a certificate from the Maritime Trade Office and apply for relevant documents from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.
Although it is difficult, those merchants from the northern desert have connections, and he can cooperate with them when the time comes.
If he can accomplish this, he won't be entirely worthless to Yuan Xu.
Although the "tea-horse trade" only allowed the exchange of draft horses and prohibited the private exchange of warhorses, ...
Xie Qi lowered his eyes and slowly wrapped the tassels of the net around his fingertips.
His silence indicated he had no intention of speaking, so Yun Zheng didn't press further. Instead, he took out the contract: "The matter has been settled. This is the long-term contract transfer document from the Xie family craftsmen."
"With this, you can poach all the master craftsmen from the Xie family without lifting a finger."
Xie Qi nodded, then suddenly asked, "How are things going with the group of people who came from the Xie family yesterday?"
Yun Zheng said, "Don't worry, I've arranged everything."
Yun Zheng looked up at Xie Qi and couldn't help but exclaim, "Your luck has really come your way; there's no stopping it!"
These past two days, Yun Zheng has been arranging for Xie family craftsmen at the dyeing and weaving workshop in the suburbs. Due to the lack of personnel, the workshop is not yet fully operational.
He then approached each craftsman and embroiderer and asked them what they used to do every day at the Xie family.
Explain everything in great detail.
The craftsmen didn't understand what their new employer meant, but they were all afraid of offending him, so they didn't hide anything from him.
Yun Zheng was chatting with everyone in the courtyard at that time, trying to show his approachable and respectful manner, when suddenly the door was pounded on.
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng said to Xie Qi, "You don't know, when I opened the door, I was quite startled."
There were twenty or thirty people standing outside the door, men and women, young and old. I thought someone had come to seek revenge.
"The embroiderer named Mansui had red eyes and asked me as soon as she opened her mouth if we were hiring. If we were, all the people behind her would come to our Jixia Village."
Yun Zheng pinched his brow and grimaced: "Of course I confessed. After welcoming all these people in, I had to listen to that girl cursing Xie Chengzhi and his three generations for the entire day."
Thinking of those foul words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shudder with fear.
"From what you're saying, that girl seems quite capable."
Yun Zheng nodded: "That's true. She's a capable organizer who can keep the men and women, young and old, who came with her in line."
Xie Qi said, "Then the embroidery room will be handed over to her to manage. The original manager of the Xie family can come, but cannot stay in the original position."
Only in this way will newly promoted people feel grateful to their new employer and work hard for them.
Those who originally held some status at the Xie family's textile and dyeing workshop would work even harder in hopes of regaining their former rights, and would no longer have any interest in thinking about their old employer.
Yun Zheng said, "But if we do that, I'm afraid it will make the original managers dissatisfied."
Xie Qi chuckled: "That's exactly what we want. If they're dissatisfied, there will inevitably be friction between the old manager and the new manager over time."
"Only when there is friction among the craftsmen will they constantly strive to gain the favor of their employers, instead of all sticking together and fighting against their employers."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zheng exclaimed, "I understand."
After a brief exchange, Yun Zheng recounted everything that had happened that day when he signed the contract with Xie Chengzhi.
"Your calculations are truly flawless; Xie Chengzhi's reaction was exactly what you anticipated."
Xie Qi chuckled: "I know every single person in the Xie family very well."
He had imagined this scene countless times, where he could transform himself into the ruler of the Xie family, making Xie San Niang, Hua Nan Zhi, and others regret their past actions.
But after the truth came out, he felt utterly bored.
All the reasons he had for hating the Xie family never existed in the first place.
Everything he strived for, the meaning of his existence, was a joke.
Thinking of this, Xie Qi felt a sense of emptiness, which caused his ears to ring and his head to spin.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his brow, feeling restless.
After realizing that his hands were trembling again, Xie Qi said, "I'll go back first. Xie Chengzhi will definitely come to you tomorrow to sign the documents. You can persuade him to go to the Xie family with you and get back the long-term contracts of those craftsmen from Xie Boyu."
“Starting the day after tomorrow, send those artisans to the textile and dyeing workshop in Jixia Manor…”
Seeing Xie Qi's face suddenly turn pale, Yun Zheng quickly nodded: "If you're not feeling well, go back first. I'll take care of things at the weaving and dyeing plantation. Don't worry about me."
Xie Qi nodded, enduring the discomfort in his body.
For some reason, he felt unwell all over and wanted to go home to find Yuanzhu.
Xie Qi gripped the knot that Shen Yuanzhu had made for him tightly, enduring his discomfort as he hurried toward the Xie family.
He didn't know why, but he had been feeling unwell lately, but he felt much better whenever he returned to Yuanzhu's side.
It was as if Yuanzhu was a medicine specifically for curing his intractable diseases.
Thinking of this, Xie Qi smiled faintly and murmured softly.
"Yes, the Shenyuan Pearl is his life-saving medicine."
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