Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Dye Workshop
Ever since she met a little girl that day and learned about the grass that could be used for dyeing, Lan Niang became busy.
First they found the little girl and rewarded her with some meat and food.
Then we cooperated with Yang Yidong, planting in Min County and building workshops and processing in Shi County.
After Yao Niang learned about this, she first came over to inspect the area, took some grass and took it back, then tried many methods. Finally, she found that drying the sand grass and grinding it into powder was the most convenient way to transport it, and the color was the most intense.
When mixed with indigo leaves, the color is also very beautiful.
As soon as the production plan was formulated, Lin Si sent Zhao An and Fan Li to Shi County to provide technical guidance.
For the process of grinding into powder, Lin Si plans to use a hydraulic hammer.
It saves both trouble and effort.
As for the other steps of picking, transportation, drying and packaging after powdering, they are all done manually.
The land in Shi County is used for large-scale grain cultivation. Fortunately, the cultivation of sand grass is contracted by Yang Yidong, otherwise Lan Niang would have had a headache for a long time.
Shi County is not developing as fast as Lingzhou, and the people here have just solved the problem of food and clothing with potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Since there were no other industries, the people had almost no spare money except potatoes and sweet potatoes.
When people heard that a dye workshop was going to be built, they looked forward to it with great anticipation.
They all heard that workers would receive a monthly salary, starting at at least one hundred coins.
Now, just by building a workshop, you can earn money every day.
Lu Yunying has been living here since Shi County was not yet Shi County.
In the past, Shizhou was not considered wealthy, and the people were as thin as poles, but the prefect was white and plump.
Lu Yunying occasionally came home from selling vegetables and saw the prefect smiling so hard that his face was wrinkled, which made her feel sick.
Later, a cold wave came. In order to save food, she and her husband ate a little every day, slept after eating, and thus conserved energy.
It was not until one day when I woke up that I realized that Xihe Road had changed. The original prefect was gone, and Shizhou was merged with several counties under it to become Shi County.
Xihe Road became the residence of the Lord of Anping County.
Lu Yunying was a little confused at first. She heard the scholar next door saying that the Princess of Anping had forcibly seized Xihe Road, which was a tyranny and that the people would definitely have a hard time in the future.
As a result, they received the food before the scholar could finish his words.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes.
After Lu Yunying and her husband finished cooking and eating, they no longer heard the scholar next door say anything about tyranny.
His voice was much louder than before, and this time his words became "The Princess of Anping County is the benevolent Princess."
Lu Yunying was illiterate and didn't understand things like benevolent rulers and tyrannical rulers. She only knew that a good official was one who could feed her.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes can be received every day. The new county magistrate is a girl. She is very kind and her smile makes people feel comfortable.
Lu Yunying liked the county magistrate very much.
Because of this County Magistrate Wen, after the greenhouse was built, he didn't even ask the people for money. They just had to wait for the harvest and use potatoes and sweet potatoes to pay for it.
Lu Yunying's husband Duan Gaoxing now helps to repair the workshop and earns ten cents a day.
Duan Gaoxing couldn't stop smiling. It was the first time he saw someone getting paid for working for the government.
At night, the two discussed their future together.
Lu Yunying pointed to the copper coins in the box.
"Today I took potatoes and sweet potatoes to the county government office to pay off the greenhouse debt. I had some extra. The people there insisted on charging me money, saying it was the custom. Why do you think the Anping County Lord has so many good rules?"
Duan Gaoxing: "The workshop is ready, and they're looking for workers. Go and see if you can recruit them when the time comes."
Lu Yunying straightened her hair and said, "This workshop is said to be a dye workshop, and it mainly sells to people in Lingzhou and Li County."
Duan Gaoxing sighed, "The people in Li County are the richest now. They were the first to implement things like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cotton cloth. No one in Li County wears linen clothes anymore. They all wear cotton clothes."
Lu Yunying sighed and said, "One must have enough food and drink to spend money to buy dyes and colors for cloth." Then she added.
"I'll buy it when I have money."
Duan Gaoxing nodded and muttered before going to sleep, "If only the Princess of Anping had come earlier, we wouldn't have had to endure such a long period of hardship."
The next day, when Lu Yunying came back from the fields, she heard the scholars next door clamoring about going to Lingzhou to attend night school.
"If I want to be an official now, at my age, night school is the only way out. I will take all the money from home and go to Lingzhou to study."
The scholar's parents were reluctant to part with their son, and even more reluctant to part with the money his son had taken.
"My son will definitely bring honor to our family!"
Lu Yunying curled her lips silently. She didn't think much of the scholar next door. Although he could read, he always acted as if he was superior to others. He didn't have to do any of the housework at all. His mother and father did all the work.
He doesn't even want to wash his own clothes.
As a result, after studying for so long, I couldn't even pass the imperial examination.
Duan Gaoxing went out early and came back late every day. The workshop was finally built, and recruiting workers was naturally the highlight.
Mo Jinglian is very optimistic about the sand grass line. This thing is not only sold to Lingzhou and Li County, she also plans to sell it to merchants in other places.
Who says this thing is easy to dye and won’t fade?
The most important thing is that the cost is low, so it will definitely be popular.
Therefore, the scale of the workshop is not small.
Lu Yunying originally wanted to give it a try, but she didn't expect that she would pass all the tests and be selected!
She and Duan Gaoxing were still so excited that they had to select people to visit and learn at the workshop in Lingzhou the next day.
Those who have learned will come back and explain it to the workers.
Lu Yunying was lucky and was selected in the first batch.
Lu Yunying sat in the ox cart, looking curiously at Lingzhou, which was now completely different.
Before she came, the yamen runners had told her that Lingzhou and Li County were now developing into civilized and hygienic cities, so urinating and defecating anywhere and littering were strictly prohibited.
If you are caught with a red armband, you will be paraded through the streets.
Lu Yunying didn't know whether she should say she was lucky. She and several workers had just got off the ox cart when they encountered the parade.
A few handsome men wearing red armbands were leading the way, followed by a dozen people.
These people all lowered their heads and shrank back, as if they were afraid of being seen.
Lu Yunying seemed to be looking at a child of a few years old.
The child seemed to realize how embarrassed he was. He kept crying and wailing, "I will never pee outside again, wuwuwu. Dad, it's all your fault!"
In addition to Lu Yunying, there were naturally passers-by who came to watch the fun.
"Alas, we've been paraded around the streets for several rounds, why are there still people urinating and defecating in public?"
"It's just a matter of luck. This parade is really embarrassing."
"I heard that these red armbands arrest people and their wages are linked to their wages. So they should arrest them vigorously."
Lu Yunying is now twenty years old, and this is the first time she has seen such handsome men, and several of them.
She couldn't help but take a second look.
A girl nearby smiled and said, "This girl is from out of town, right? These are the red armbands from Lingzhou. They're very handsome. To be honest, seeing them every day on my way to work always makes me feel better."
"That's right, this is much better looking than the one at home."
"The red armbands in Li County are for old men and women. In this regard, Lingzhou has won, right?"
"It's not your words, it's obvious that Lingzhou is inferior to Li County in every aspect. It's just a red armband, isn't it? We use old men and old women to show that the people in Li County have better living conditions and the elderly are just as strong as ever!"
A commoner who came to Lingzhou from Li County couldn't help but refute.
"But our Lingzhou is the capital of Xihe Road, and even the county lord is here." The two men refused to give in and even started a new round of debate.
"Don't you know that Li County is a directly-administered county? Li County has a proper County Lord's Mansion."
The two of them argued back and forth, but neither could convince the other.
Lu Yunying was sandwiched in the middle and watched a great show. She could only sigh that they were worthy of being the two best developed places in Xihe Road. They were so confident in arguing.
After watching the parade, Lu Yunying and others followed it into a house.
The guide pointed to the woman in front of them and introduced them. "This is Miss Huang, a technician from the technical department. Miss Huang will first explain the production process and principles of sand grass grinding. After that, we will visit other workshops."
Lu Yunying looked at the rocking girl in front of her.
She knew that the county lord had many capable women under her command. The county magistrate of Shi County was a woman, and the technician in the technical department was also a woman. She had seen many women serving as officials so far.
Lu Yunying wanted to do a good job in the dye workshop, so she listened very carefully and even plucked up the courage to raise her hand and ask questions during the free speech session.
After listening to the process and principles, Yao Niang also showed them the cotton cloth dyed with sand grass.
After just one look, Lu Yunying couldn't take her eyes off it.
The first piece of cloth was a vibrant, almost intense purple. The second piece resembled the color of the sky after sunset, a tinge of blue. Lu Yunying didn't know how to describe it, but it was quite beautiful. The third piece was a light purple.
"This dyed cloth looks really nice."
"Yeah... If I have money in the future, I'll buy a piece of cotton and dye it the same color as the second piece. It will definitely look good."
No one dared to touch the cloth. They just stood around and looked at the three pieces of cloth, with envy in their eyes.
After seeing the dyed cloth, they were taken to visit the workshop in Lingzhou.
The operating model of textile workshops in Lingzhou is the same as that in Li County, and is already a very mature model.
Each process has its own division of labor, fixed working hours, and lunch is included.
But you can't hide it or take lunch from the cafeteria back home to eat. If you are caught, you will be expelled.
Lu Yunying and others naturally had their lunch here as well.
During this time, a female worker from Lingzhou also curiously asked, "Who are these people?"
"He came to visit and said he was from the Shi County dyeing workshop."
"Is that the dye that can dye purple? When will their workshop open? Then I can buy some to make new clothes."
"Me too. I haven't touched the cloth that was my year-end bonus yet. I'm just waiting for this dye to be used to dye it."
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