SFS Chapter 435 People's hearts change hearts
Chapter 435 People's hearts change hearts
A few old men and women were holding a few silver bills, almost looking at them close to their faces. Others were also staring eagerly, wanting to touch them.
Master Shen warned anxiously: "Be careful, don't tear it apart!"
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to the banknotes, Shen Youyou asked his father, "Dad, why is the price so high?"
Yes, in her opinion, the price was too high. After deducting the cost of materials, the labor cost for a pair of shoes was ten cents.
The cost of high boots was about 40 wen, and the cost of low boots was about 30 wen, so the low price she and her father had originally agreed on was 50 wen for high boots and 40 wen for low boots.
Shen Zhiqiu said: "Maybe the price you told the young general was what he thought was the cost price. I wanted to explain it.
That Mr. Mao from the Ministry of Revenue didn't give me a chance, but I think if I give him an extra ten cents, the court can save a lot of money for military supplies, so you don't have to worry about it."
Indeed, a pair of boots originally cost three hundred or four hundred wen, and the materials used were not as strong as their new sports boots, nor were they as comfortable as sports boots.
Shen Youyou nodded and said, "That's fine. They didn't make much anyway. They only made 1,200 taels from 60,000 pairs of boots. It wasn't that bad."
At the same time, a meeting was being held in the village. People from the whole village were in the square. Tang Lizheng was holding the plastic loudspeaker that Shen Zhiqiu had given him before, and he just walked onto the stage.
Someone couldn't help asking, "Uncle Lizheng, what's going on?"
"Yes, yes, what was the reason why the third son of the Shen family was called away? You don't even know. I've been thinking about it today and I can't even enjoy my meal!"
Tang Lizheng pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then he said, "You will never know how lucky we are that the group of people across the river can settle in our Tangjia Village.
I will never know how righteous the people on the other side of the river are."
The fat white wife shouted loudly: "Mr. Lizheng, we don't know. Please tell us quickly. If you don't tell us, how can we know?"
Master Tang San and the fat white wife had the same idea: "Don't get excited yet, why don't you explain the situation clearly first?"
Under the reflection of the bonfire, Tang Guangzheng's eyes turned red: "Today, the eldest nephew of the Shen family was called to the Ministry of Revenue. It was the Minister of Revenue who called him.
Because they developed a new kind of cloth for making boots, and a new kind of cotton, plastic cotton, which the imperial court wanted to requisition for military supplies.
Do you know what a military supply department is? It is responsible for providing supplies to the army. "
Everyone: "Oh my goodness, that's incredible!"
"Yeah, Mr. Shen is really capable."
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Tang Lizheng held the loud speaker and continued, "The point is, those people have developed new things, but they haven't forgotten us.
How high is the official rank of the Minister of Revenue? He is of the second grade. When you meet such a high-ranking official, you should not speak unless he asks you a question.
But the eldest nephew of the Shen family, for us..."
At this point, Tang Wenzheng's throat choked and he was unable to speak because he was too emotional.
His second son quickly handed his father a handkerchief and asked him to wipe his tears.
Tang Guangzheng took it, wiped his face, and took a few deep breaths before continuing: "I guess the eldest nephew of the Shen family must have knelt in front of the Shangshu with trembling hands, holding the two new things.
I trembled with fear and begged the Minister, if we are needed to provide these two things, can you recruit people from our village to do the work? It will be more convenient."
Tang Guangzheng also said: "My nephew just said, I told the adults, can we use our own villagers to do the work?
But I knew without thinking that in front of such a high-ranking official, even though you have presented the prescription, you cannot just use whoever you want.
Look at me, my eldest son is also a sixth-rank official, I have the confidence to meet our county magistrate, but if it were me meeting the Shangshu, I wouldn't even mention the Shangshu.
Even if I were to meet a minister, I wouldn't dare to speak carelessly, but Shen Zhiqiu boldly fought for me in front of the minister."
"So, I'm putting this here. I'm going to risk my old face to beg you. No matter what happens in the future, no matter if someone offers you a mountain of gold and silver to get the prescription, or someone holds a knife to your neck, don't tell anyone.
The recipe has now been requisitioned by the imperial court, so it belongs to the imperial court. Not to mention that if you spread it around, it will discourage the nine clans.
If you spread the news, it will be a serious crime that will lead to the extermination of all nine generations of your clan. Don't think I'm trying to scare you. Uncle Jiu is here too. He's a juren. If you don't believe me, just ask him if this is that serious."
At this point, Tang Jiugong stopped sitting. He stood up and looked at the crowd with a serious look:
"Guang Zheng is right. If anyone leaks the secret, our entire clan, and even the entire village, will be convicted. No one will be able to escape."
"Uncle clan leader, village head, don't worry. We will not tell anyone. When we get home, we will also tell the wives not to tell anyone, not even their own family members."
"Yes, yes, and girls, remember, you can't tell anyone about your marriage in the future. If anyone tells anyone, not only will our clan be beheaded, but the husband's family will probably be implicated as well."
Listening to everyone's chatter, Tang Guangzheng knew that the main goal had been achieved, but he was still worried and reminded them of another thing:
"I believe that once the news comes down from above, everyone in the surrounding villages will know about it, so when the time comes, don't listen to the instigation of your natal family, your husband's family, or other relatives.
Just go and ask the nine clans to arrange for your relatives to be included in the work force, and don't cause trouble for your eldest nephew. You are just putting pressure on others by kneeling and begging, you know, don't put pressure on them. "
"Village head, please don't say anything. My family will definitely not kneel, beg, or put pressure on us. I will go and give them a duck."
"Yes, yes, don't say anything, I'll go back and kill the chicken now."
The gentleman could not stand it any longer, so he hurried to the stage and told them that he wanted to recruit workers to build a workshop. If he was any later, he was afraid that this group of people would just run away and go home to kill chickens and ducks.
As a result, the people in Tangjia Village said:
"What kind of workers are you recruiting? Just prepare the materials. Building a workshop also requires people from our village to work. Besides, you built the workshop to provide starch for the Nine Clans. They are all connected.
Just give us a call, and we will split into two groups. One group will build a starch noodle workshop here, and the other group will build a new workshop for the Jiuzu clan."
"That's right, Mr. Meng, don't be so formal with us. We all live in the same village now. If anyone has problems, we can help them. It doesn't matter if you get paid or not, just give us food."
Some people were particularly open-minded and ordered dishes directly: "When I was building an old mud house with the Jiuzu clan, the big pot of food was pretty good. We steamed some coarse grains and dry food. It was delicious and filling."
Listening to everyone shouting and talking, Mr. Meng felt warm in his heart. Thinking about the village before and then looking at the Tangjia Village now, the level of enthusiasm is really different. Now he is even more grateful that his family came to Tangjia Village.