Gu Jiayue glanced up briefly, but didn't see the handkerchief fly away. She only saw Jiang Luli bouncing up and down. "Yeah, that's how big bosses are."
Afterwards, the two of them stopped caring about it and focused on placing the equipment according to the drawings that Gu Jiayue had just drawn.
Another half hour passed, and the instruments were neatly placed in the designated places. At first glance, they looked very orderly.
"Okay, now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."
The village chief remained noncommittal. "Jiayue, what I'm thinking is that each family in the village should nominate a man between twenty and thirty years old to come and work."
There are hundreds of households in Taohua Village, and if each household provides one worker, there will be hundreds of workers. This is more than enough for a newly established small workshop.
"Okay, let the village chief and second uncle arrange the recruitment, but we also have to consider families without men. There are also arrangements during the busy farming season, positions, wages, assessments, etc. If you have any questions, you can ask Hu Zi."
"Don't worry, Huang Mo and I have a plan in mind." After all, they had experienced this once before when building a school. Now they have ready-made experience to copy, and they are both very sure that they can get things done.
"Yes, the village chief and I promise to get this done." The second uncle also quickly expressed his determination. After all, he took on this task on his own initiative. If he failed to do it well, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Gu family?
"Okay, then I'm looking forward to using our homemade paper next month."
As they walked out, chatting and laughing, they bumped into Jiang Luli, who had just returned from picking up a handkerchief.
The village chief was the first to ask with a smile, "Chief Jiang Shan, are you done with your workout?"
Jiang Luli didn't understand why, but he still kept a cold face in front of people he didn't know well. "Yeah."
"Very good, very good. You should exercise more when you get older, especially you scholars, who are very weak." The village chief didn't notice that Jiang Luli didn't want to talk to him and continued to chat.
Jiang Luli's face turned even colder. He was madly complaining in his mind: What does he mean? What does "old" mean?
Is twenty-two years old old just because you have just passed the age of twenty?
What else can you say about scholars being weak? Can't you see that his muscles are about to burst his clothes?
This village chief is really blind and doesn't recognize a great man. I'll replace him tomorrow.
So who should we go to if we want to replace the village chief? The county magistrate?
But the county magistrate and Gu Jiayue have that kind of relationship, hmm...
Forget it, let him jump around for two more days.
The village chief had no idea that because of one sentence, his position as village chief was almost lost.
He wanted to continue, but Gu Jiayue pulled him aside to talk about something else. "Uncle Village Chief, after the papermaking workshop is open, please find another hilltop according to the requirements here, and we'll set up a silkworm breeding workshop."
Gu Jiayue took out the mulberry planting and silkworm breeding schedule that she had written overnight.
She did not just casually say the thing about planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms in Taohua Village, but she did so after conducting rigorous market research (the conclusion given by the system).
Through systematic comparison and analysis, it was found that Juzhou, where Taohua Village is located, is very similar to Qianzhou in her previous life in terms of climate, geographical location, and spiritual environment.
According to the report given by the system, Qianzhou's geographical environment, climate conditions, soil types, etc. are extremely suitable for growing mulberry trees.
Since Qianzhou is possible, then Juzhou is naturally possible as well.
What’s more, Taohua Village has nothing but mountains.
The best conditions for growing mulberry trees are to plant them on gentle slopes of hills and mountains. Such terrain is conducive to drainage and prevents water accumulation from damaging the mulberry tree's roots.
Planting mulberry trees in mountainous and hilly areas can also help conserve water and soil. At the same time, taking advantage of the vertical climate differences in the mountains, planting different varieties of mulberry trees can extend the picking period of mulberry leaves.
The village chief looked at the light pieces of paper in his hand and felt unwell. He recalled the state of not being able to eat or sleep when he first learned the papermaking technique.
He had a bright idea when he left home this morning. Once he had completed the papermaking workshop, he could live his peaceful life like before, no longer living in constant fear of bad guys trying to steal the secret recipe. At least he could get a good night's sleep.
But now, just when he finished one, another one came. Is he still going to be treated like this?
"Jiayue, what's the point of planting this mulberry tree? What's the point of raising those silkworms?"
For a moment, Gu Jiayue didn't know how to briefly explain to the village chief.
Then he saw Jiang Luli standing nearby, silent since returning from training, and immediately came up with a plan. "Captain Jiang, is that coat you're wearing silk?"
Jiang Luli still hadn't recovered from the shock of the village chief saying that he was old and weak. He just hummed coldly.
Gu Jiayue didn't mind. After all, he was a big shot. He had the capital to be arrogant.
"Then do you know how much this coat cost?"
Jiang Luli glanced at his outer shirt and was speechless for a moment.
He just put on the clothes without caring where they came from, so when asked this question he really had no idea.
The guard behind him saw his master's embarrassment and immediately said, "The coat my master is wearing is made of Luzhou silk and costs about ten taels of silver."
The village chief stared at the green, luminous coat in disbelief. Just this? Ten taels of silver? A farmer's three years' worth of harvest went into one piece of clothing?
Oh my god, otherwise he would be called a rich man.
But what does this have to do with the mulberry planting and silkworm breeding he asked about.
Gu Jiayue was also stunned at first. She only knew that silk was expensive, but she didn't know it was so expensive.
But she quickly calmed down, looked at the village chief, and said briefly, "The clothes that Jiang Shanzhang is wearing are made of the silk I just mentioned."
"And silk can not only be woven into cloth and made into clothes, but also used for embroidery and headwear. Oh, and it can even be used to make facial masks. All of these can be done by the women in the family. In this way, all men and women in the village will have jobs. If the family works together, how can we not achieve a well-off life?"
In fact, Gu Jiayue was more concerned about the women in the village.
After the papermaking workshop was built, every family would have a man working in the workshop. This way, they would have a fixed monthly income, and the status of men in the family would continue to rise.
Most of the villagers in Taohua Village are good people, but there are also a small number of them who have bad personalities and like to take advantage of their wives and daughters.
It was like this before we had money, and it might be even more incredible now that we have money.
Therefore, we must also find ways to allow women in the village to earn money. Even if we don’t let women hold up half the sky, at least we can have a say at home, right?
Don't say right away that we rely on you for support. We are also people who can earn money, and no one relies on anyone else.
Moreover, silk can not only be used to make clothes, but also to make jewelry. For example, the wrapped flowers and velvet flowers that were very popular in the past were made of silk.
They could also make facial masks. Didn't women of that era care about beauty? Were they not afraid of aging? As long as these things could be made, they would be the first to be sold, and there was no need to worry about not having a market.
By then, the girls in the village will have mastered these skills, and whether they get married or live alone, they will always have the skills to survive.
The village chief was silent for a long moment, tightly gripping the pieces of paper in his hands. A painting seemed to unfold before his eyes.
In the painting, every household in Taohua Village lives in a large, tiled house made of blue bricks, and eats white rice every meal. The young men and women in the village have no trouble finding wives, and matchmakers from all over the village come to the village every day.
Hehe, it’s very beautiful.
"Don't worry, Jiayue, I will definitely get this done. Isn't it just finding a small hill with fertile soil, gentle slope and convenient water supply? It's a small matter!" The village chief was full of fighting spirit. At this moment, the tens of thousands of miles of mountains near Taohua Village passed through his mind, and he really thought of several good places.
But you still have to go and see it in person to be sure.
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