After researching for several days, Jia Yue felt that going into the fabric or textile business was a more reliable option.
She has blueprints for an improved textile machine that is three to four times faster than current textile machines. With increased speed, the potential for profit will increase, and the machine will not disrupt the market too much.
As for the fabric business, it's because she has the technology in that area, such as dye formulas that are more time-saving and easier to obtain, and color-fixing agent formulas that are more effective.
The finished products may be the same, but time costs, raw material costs, labor costs... can all be saved, so her profit margin is much larger.
Finally, she decided to try her luck with the fabric business.
That day, she summoned Granny Chen to her study.
"Your Majesty, did you summon me here because you have something to instruct me on?"
"I don't need to give any orders, but I remember you have a son-in-law who doesn't have a proper job yet, does he?"
Chen Mama's son-in-law was actually a Manchu. It wasn't uncommon for bondservants to marry ordinary Manchus. In fact, Chen Mama's son-in-law was quite capable, but he was just unlucky.
He became a scholar in his early teens. If he works hard, he can pass the provincial examination and become a scholar. As a Manchu, his path to officialdom, while not entirely smooth, will not be too difficult.
But just before his exam, someone bumped into him and injured his right arm.
My handwriting trembles slightly when I write. Since handwriting is very important in exams, my future looks bleak.
Over the years, he's been running a small business on the side, and he has to do it secretly.
Manchus were not allowed to engage in commerce, and this was a real rule; as long as they didn't go too far in private, it was fine.
This is why Jia Yue said her son-in-law didn't have a proper job.
"Your Majesty is wise. My son-in-law does indeed not have a proper job."
"There's something I need you to ask your son-in-law for me, Granny. Ask him if he'd be willing to do some business for me. Of course, he won't work for nothing. No matter how much he earns, I'll give him 20% of the profits. You have two grandsons, right? Train them well. When Hongzhao grows up, he'll need capable people around him..."
Granny Chen was very tempted by what she heard. She only had one daughter, so naturally she wanted to make plans for her daughter.
She saw Hongzhao's intelligence, and she also clearly understood Jiayue's abilities and methods...
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