Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Opening a Factory
Mo Jinglian's head was buzzing.
Want her to do something? What could she do? In terms of talent, she felt that she was average. As for martial arts, she was so weak that she couldn't even lift a finger.
But when she thought about it carefully, this was indeed not a bad thing, nor was it something beyond her ability. The county lady did not lie to her.
Mo Jinglian replied with a stiff upper lip: "I don't know what I can do for the county lady?"
Lin Si remained motionless. "I want to do business. As you can see, Li County has a lot of novel things, and I have even more. If I sell them, I can make a fortune. But I don't want anyone to know that these things come from Li County, and I don't want anyone to know that I'm the one behind them."
Mo Jinglian now understood that Lin Si needed a middleman to hide his identity and do these tedious things on her behalf.
Mo Jinglian thought again of Jiang Paper, which had always been against the Mo family. Now that others had the support of the prefect, the Mo family would not have an easy time in the future.
But Lin Si asked the whole family to move, so he might have to convince his mother and father.
"I hope the county lady will give me some time. Once I convince my parents, I will move my family to Li County to repay you for saving my life."
Lin Si stretched lazily, "No rush, no rush."
Then he asked, "I heard from Feng Ling that your paper business has been tough lately?"
Mo Jinglian's tone was filled with sadness. "Another paper company has become the governor and is opposing my family at every turn. They even took away Anjing's gold-sprinkled paper business."
Lin Si said slowly, "Actually, I have a way."
Then he gestured for Mo Jinglian to sit opposite him.
Lin Si pulled out several sheets of low-quality paper from the desk and placed them in front of Mo Jinglian. "What do you think of this paper?"
Mo Jinglianjiang took the inferior paper in his hand, glanced at the color of Lin Si's paper, and said honestly: "This paper is too rough, much worse than the cheapest paper."
"But this kind of paper can be used for writing. Most of those who study and pass the imperial examinations come from ordinary families. When you withdraw from the paper business in Shuozhou, you can sell this inferior paper to Shuozhou at a price of one cent per piece. What do you think will happen?"
Mo Jinglian couldn't help but think a little too much.
Is the county lady...venting her anger?
That shouldn’t be the case. She and the county lady didn’t say how familiar they were.
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Ye Xialan and Tang Xing went out again. They thought Li County was quite interesting. When they returned home, they saw Mo Jinglian had returned at some point and was sitting at the table.
Mo Jinglian silently stood up and closed the door, his expression solemn and serious.
"We have to give up everything in Shuozhou and move our family to Li County."
Ye Xialan was shocked when she heard this. "Why...why? Do you need to take antibiotics every month for this disease?"
Mo Jinglian shook his head, "The county lady didn't save my life in vain, but wanted me to move my family to Li County to work for her."
Ye Xialan was stunned for a moment. She was born and raised in Shuozhou and had never thought that there would be a day when she would leave Shuozhou. Giving up everything in Shuozhou would mean giving up the papermaking business as well.
But on the way to Li County and during the three days when Mo Jinglian was most seriously ill, Ye Xialan prayed to God all the time. After such a life-and-death moment, she was able to let go of things.
"This is a life-saving favor, and she is the county lord. If I refuse, it will be unacceptable no matter what."
As long as Miaomiao is alive and the family is safe, they can be anywhere.
"Then sell the papermaking workshop to the Jiang family and tell them that you are seriously ill. Your father and I will take you to seek medical treatment everywhere. There are many veteran workers in the workshop who have worked there for many years. We cannot let them lose their jobs because of us." Ye Xialan reacted quickly.
Tang Xing also agreed. He felt that Li County was very good. Now that the Jiang family had become the prefect, their lives would only get harder and harder in the future. Li County had a good county magistrate and a good county lady. Living here, at least they would not have to worry about being suppressed or framed.
Ye Xialan pondered for a moment and said, "You and Ah Xing stay in Li County first. I'll go back to Shuozhou and settle everything with your father before coming over. But you just said that the county magistrate wants you to do something for her? What exactly is that?"
Mo Jinglian explained truthfully, "The county lady said that she has a lot of novel things, and as long as she sells them, she can make a lot of money, but she doesn't want people to know that the things are from Li County, nor does she want people to know that the things are from her hands, so she wants us to do business for her."
Ye Xialan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be just a business. She had just imagined a lot and was so scared that her back was sweating. If it was really involved in some court feud, their family would be just a small fry. I am afraid they would not even know how they died.
Mo Jinglian guessed what Ye Xialan was thinking. She had also guessed it, but she felt that the county lord should not have anything to do with the court in Anjing.
Li County is far away from Anjing, and the transmission of information is very inconvenient. People in Anjing should look down on a county lord who bears the title of disaster star.
I just don’t know what these new and novel things the county lady was talking about are.
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In order to keep Mo Jinglian, Lin Si thought he had put in a lot of effort. Now that his goal had been achieved, Lin Si could also move effectively towards the next step of the plan.
The economy of Li County is like a stagnant pool. Even though she occasionally spends money to promote consumption, the effect is still unsatisfactory.
If Li County wants to become prosperous, it is imperative to open factories locally, produce goods for sale, and allow the money to flow back to Li County.
Now that Mo Jing's entire family has been taken care of, the factory plan can be put on the agenda. The husband is busy farming, and the girl has work in the factory. Both sides are making money, so the girl's voice in the family will gradually increase.
Only when the people have spare money can Li County afford to open schools.
Education is the foundation of a country. As a modern person, Lin Si deeply feels the importance of compulsory education, and school has always been in her plan.
Lin Si picked up her pen and began to write her factory plan.
Before this, she had written a draft version, which was not only written in simplified Chinese but also had a sloppy handwriting. Since she needed to organize her thoughts and show it to Liang Nian and Mo Jinglian, she decided to write a new one.
As Lin Si wrote, he thought that if he wanted to make a fortune, he had to sell it to those who had money.
Rich businessmen and officials are all within Lin Si’s target range.
Dachen likes elegance and refinement. Both men and women have the habit of wearing sachets and burning incense, especially officials, who pay more attention to their image.
It's easy to make money from these people by selling perfume and soap.
There is no need to mass-produce it myself. After all, with the population of Li County, mass production is not realistic.
Under the pretext of scarcity, many people buy into it.
After Lin Si wrote the word "glass", he put a question mark behind it to represent uncertainty.
Soap and perfume are not difficult to make, but glass requires certain conditions. Not only does it require a high-temperature furnace, but Li County is not near the sea, so sand cannot be used for burning. The only option is to try limestone.
On the second day, Ye Xialan set out back to Shuozhou with her servants.
Mo Jinglian was called into the county lord's mansion by Lin Si.
But this time, besides Lin Si, there was also a handsome man in the room whom Mo Jinglian had never seen before.
Lin Si pointed at Liang Nian and said, "This is Liang Nian, the magistrate of Li County."
Mo Jing bowed quickly and then sat down.
When the three of them arrived, Lin Si picked up the factory plan on the table and began to talk about his ideas.
"I've finally found someone to do business for me, so now I want to open a factory in Li County to produce those novelties."
Liang Nian knew that Lin Si could always come up with a lot of strange and weird things, but he couldn't help but be curious every time, and this time was no exception.
This was Mo Jinglian's first time attending a meeting with the Princess of Li County and the Princess of Anping County. He was inevitably a little nervous, so he didn't say anything.
"This first thing is called perfume."
Liang Nian was puzzled: "I've only heard of perfume sachets and scent balls. If it's perfume, how can the fragrance last?"
Liang Nian's question was also Mo Jinglian's question. After the water dried up, wouldn't the fragrance disappear? Besides, it would wet the clothes. It was really not as convenient as a sachet or a scent ball.
Lin Si stretched out a finger and shook it at the two of them. "No, no, no, this thing is enough to leave a fragrance, and it won't wet your clothes. Just spray it a little, and your whole clothes and hair will be filled with fragrance."
Mo Jinglian boldly expressed his opinion, "If this perfume is really as the county lady said, then there is indeed great business opportunity."
Liang Nian knew that Lin Si would not fight a battle without preparation, so he said, "Wait until you finish the experiment and make this perfume, and then we'll see the conclusion."
Lin Si continued, "The second thing is called soap."
If the word "perfume" could be roughly guessed based on the word "fragrance", then the word "soap" left the two of them confused.
"Soap?" Liang Nian searched his mind for a long time, but couldn't think of anything related.
Mo Jinglian thought for a moment: "Could it be soap from soap nuts?"
"That's right. Soap has strong cleaning ability and is gentle on hands. We can use molds to make soap into any shape." Lin Si replied.
"Whether officials or wealthy businessmen, they all love elegance. If they can make it look like plum, orchid, bamboo or chrysanthemum, they can increase the price and differentiate it from the ordinary ones." Mo Jinglian lowered his head and thought.
Lin Si looked at Mo Jinglian approvingly, "Yes, soaps made in elegant styles are called limited editions."
Mo Jinglian had a keen business sense. "If these two items are really as the county lady described, they will definitely sell like hotcakes."
"As for the third item, I don't know if it can be made in Li County, so we're just discussing it now. I'll name it glass. It's somewhat similar to the medicinal jade we have today, but I want to make a transparent and clean medicinal jade. But there's no rush for that."
Lin Si himself knew that Yaoyu was another name for ancient lead-barium glass. Because it was turbid and unclear, it did not enter the daily life of the people of Dachen.
But Lin Si wanted glass. Glassware plays an important role in scientific experiments, and perfume in glass bottles would look more expensive.
After talking about these three things, Lin Si began to talk about the planning for the factory and handed the factory plan to the two of them.
"I plan to do the same as last time and only hire girls for the soap factory and the soap factory."
Liang Nian had no objection to this, and Mo Jinglian had even less.
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