When it came to his professional knowledge, Zhang Wenning had no intention of quarreling with him. He stared at the drawings carefully for a long time before nodding thoughtfully and said, "Well... it's a good thing, and it can be done, but... …”
Zhang Wenyuan didn't want to hear the second half of his words, so he waved his hand and laughed, "That's great, you can help me make a hundred fights first!"
Upon hearing that there was so much to do, Zhang Wenning's eyes suddenly narrowed, "That will take a lot of effort, I still have a lot of work to do!"
Zhang Wenyuan sneered, "What's the point of your work? Let's make this and open a spinning factory together. You will be in charge of production and the second brother will be in charge of purchasing and sales. It's no better than you floating outside all year round!"
In the past few days, he has been thinking about the uses of these inventions. The imperial court ordered that private salt production is prohibited. Salt production technology is useless. The best way to deal with it is to realize it in time. Sugar production technology has some uses, but Shandong does not produce sugar cane, and sugar beets will have to wait hundreds of years to be introduced to China. To play a big role, you have to go to the south. Now he just wants to make quick money, so he can only put it on hold for the time being. Purified alcohol can be promoted. In the Song Dynasty, the country was prosperous and the people were strong, and the alcohol market was very large. It stands to reason that they could make a lot of money. But his technology must be combined with the distillation brewing process to reduce costs. The cost of using fermentation to brew wine first and then distillation and purification like now is too high, and few people can afford it.
After much deliberation, only the textile machine was the most practical. First of all, every household in the Song Dynasty, both in the north and the south, was growing mulberry and hemp, and there was no shortage of raw materials. Secondly, the majority of textile workers were women. There were many women in the Song Dynasty who were too idle, such as Yan. Po and Yan Poxi, Wang Po, Pan Jinlian, Pan Qiaoyun, Lu Junyi's wife Jia... These day-faced girls have nothing to do all day except cleaning the house, so they go out and mess around. If they can be absorbed into textile factories, not only can they avoid their tragic fate, but they can also generate income for themselves - after all, women's wages are much lower than men.
When they heard that they were going to open a textile factory, the brothers became interested. Zhang Wenjing was the first to ask, "What are purchasing and sales?"
Zhang Wenyuan explained, "You are responsible for buying the raw materials, and the elder brother is in charge of spinning. You then sell the spun yarn, and then we share the money together."
Zhang Wenning finally reacted, "Then what do you do?"
Zhang Wenyuan was stunned and said to himself: You don't think about how much money you need to invest, but you care about my job responsibilities. The brain circuits of the ancients are really strange.
"I...of course I'm going to socialize!"
"What is entertainment?"
"Entertaining is something you don't want to do but have to do, such as making friends with colleagues, officials and people in the world, making connections, exploring potential markets, expanding existing markets, and avoiding potential risks!"
The two brothers were stunned by what they said. It took Zhang Wenning a long time to react and said dissatisfiedly, "We are spinning yarns honestly. If we don't provoke anyone, why should we make friends with the government?"
Zhang Wenyuan explained, "Our spinning machine is dozens of times faster than the current spinning wheel. Others can only spin ten kilograms of flax a day, but our spinning wheel can spin a hundred kilograms a day. Others sell it for a penny a kilogram, and it can only spin a kilogram a day." We can only earn ten cents. Even if we only sell two kilograms for one cent, we can still earn fifty cents a day, which is five times what they earn every day. With such a profitable business, what consequences do you think it will have? "
Hearing what he said, Zhang's mother became excited at first, "If it's really ten times faster, then won't our Zhang family be going big?"
Zhang Wenning and Zhang Wenjing also came to their senses and echoed, "If this is true, then our Zhang family is the ancestor of our ancestors and the virtues should be passed on to our generation!"
Zhang Wenyuan curled his lips and said to himself: With your virtues, I don’t think our ancestors have accumulated any virtues. Even if they have accumulated virtues, they won’t be applied to our generation. “You are right, we will be rich in a short time.” , but our secret will soon be spread out. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of being missed. If we have such good things, someone will definitely come to snatch them. If we don't prepare early, it will be too late when something happens. "
Zhang Wenjing said thoughtfully, "You mean to make friends with powerful people and find a backer."
Zhang Wenyuan was noncommittal, "You must have a backer to do business!"
Zhang Wenning felt very sad, "But you will definitely have to spend a lot of money to find a backer. Why spend that unjust money?"
"Haven't you ever heard of the principle that a man is not guilty of a crime? We have such good things. If we don't spend that unjust money, let alone make a fortune, we might even lose our lives. How can we not spend this money? Wrong money?"
Zhang Wenjing said, "What do you mean, we make money for you to squander?"
Zhang Wenyuan didn't expect these two brothers to be so smart, so he could only sneer and say, "Ah... you can understand it that way, there is no distinction between high and low labor."
Zhang Wenning snorted heavily, "Hmph... You have a beautiful idea, but I won't agree to it even if I starve to death!"
Zhang Wenjing also shook her head and said, "We do all the work, but you have to share the same amount of money. This is not fair, and I won't do it either!"
The relationship between the two brothers was too small. This plastic brotherhood made Zhang Wenyuan very speechless. He sighed, "Hey... don't think that the life of debauchery is beautiful. In fact, it is very energy-consuming. Since you think I am taking advantage, then fine , I’m squatting at home, you go out to socialize.”
The two brothers were immediately dumbfounded. They were just two idiots. How could they know anyone from the Yamen?
The two brothers stopped talking, and Zhang's mother came out to smooth things over and said, "Dalang, Erlang, what you said makes sense, don't argue anymore!"
The two brothers still didn't speak. It was obvious that they were dissatisfied with such a split ratio. Mother Zhang snorted angrily, "Eh... you guys are so stupid!"
Zhang Wenyuan said hurriedly, "Forget it, I will take less, and you will take more! Let's do this, I will take 20%, and each of you will take 40%. Is this okay?"
Zhang Wenning flatly refused, "It still doesn't work. I will take 50%, the second brother will take 45%, and you will take half. If it doesn't work, we won't do it!"
The appearance of these two brothers was so ugly that Zhang Wenyuan was so angry that he wanted to hit them, "Don't push yourself too hard. I did it because my parents favored me when I was a kid, and I felt I owed you a little, so I got you rich together. Do you really think Can’t I do it alone?”
After saying that, he glanced at the two of them with contempt, looked at Zhang Wenning and said, "Huh... don't think that you are great just because you have a skill. I can just find a carpenter in the city to do this little job!"
Zhang Wenning was not threatened by him at all, and said angrily, "Huh... Then go find it, maybe you are afraid that others will know the mechanism inside!"
Zhang Wenyuan sneered, "Do you think I'm as stupid as you think? Don't I know how to keep such a good thing secret? I can find a few carpenters to make a little bit of it each, and then assemble it myself. What can they know?"
After hearing this, Zhang Wenning was trembling in his heart. He thought to himself that this third child is really insidious and cunning. Why didn't I think of this method? But fortunately, I have memorized the drawings. I can make it after I go back and think about it for a while. When the time comes, I will make a fortune on my own. What will he do to me?
The eldest brother was stubborn and snobbish. Zhang Wenyuan wanted to ignore him and turned to Zhang Wenjing and said, "Second brother, the eldest brother is too bullying and has no spirit of cooperation at all. We won't play with him anymore. Let's do it together, four." Six points, I’m four and you’re six, what do you say?”
Zhang Wenning calculated carefully and found that he had evenly distributed the original eldest brother's shares. Although he felt that he was at a disadvantage, he finally nodded and agreed, "Okay, that's it, you can't lie to me again!"
Seeing that he didn't believe in his character, Zhang Wenyuan immediately expressed his attitude, "If you don't believe me, we can make a contract!"
Zhang's mother hurriedly interrupted, "We are all brothers making a contract. Be careful if you tell anyone about it and others will laugh at you!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Wenning, who was still confused, and shouted, "Dalang, why are you so stubborn? San'er intends to support you, why are you so ignorant? If you are still stubborn, they really won't help you. You’ve made a fortune together!”
Zhang Wenning was thinking about how to make a spinning machine. He didn't even notice that his two younger brothers had finalized a cooperation plan. He suddenly woke up after being given a slap in the face by his mother. Seeing that his two younger brothers had really excluded him, a sense of loneliness and humiliation arose spontaneously, and he said angrily, "Humph... If you don't take it with you, I won't take it with you. I don't care about it either!"
Zhang Wenyuan had already seen his plan from his eyes and sneered, "Mom, don't persuade him. He just memorized the mechanism of my spinning machine. He must be thinking about going back and making it himself. Then the family will become rich!”
Zhang's mother was stunned, looked at Zhang Wenning and said, "Da Lang, you... this is San'er's unique skill. He kindly showed you, but you want to repay kindness with hatred. I... I... I don't have a son like you!" "
Zhang Wenning glanced at Zhang's mother and hummed, "Humph... you have favored the third child since you were a child. Whatever I write down based on my ability is mine. Even if I go to the emperor to reason with you, I won't be afraid!"
Mother Zhang was dumbfounded when she heard this. She wanted to scold but couldn't, "You... you are not my son. I really regret giving birth to you!"
Zhang Wenjing asked anxiously, "Ah, third child, what should I do?"
"Don't be afraid of him!" Zhang Wenyuan deliberately put his mouth close to his ear and whispered, "Don't worry, I'm still researching the loom. When it is developed, it will be more than a hundred times faster than the current one. Then we can spin and weave. Bu, wait until he comes to us crying."
He spoke in a loud voice and bit his ears just to show off. Both Zhang Wenning and Zhang's mother heard it very clearly. Zhang's mother smiled happily and said, "Ah... that's good, that's good!"
Zhang Wenning, on the other hand, was ashamed and annoyed, and said angrily, "Hmph... Outsiders say you are treacherous and shameless. I didn't believe them all before, but I really believe them today. You are plotting against your own brothers. From now on, let's cut them off!"
"Hey... we're evenly matched, weren't you plotting against me just now?" Zhang Wenyuan said back without flinching, "Although I no longer work in the county government, at least we still have some friendship, and I don't dare to show it openly. You use these unique skills because you are afraid that someone will take notice of you and bring disaster to your family. You are quite courageous. You are already powerless and want to eat alone. You won’t even know how you will die! "
Zhang Wenning was finally frightened by him, and his aura weakened a lot. He looked at Zhang's mother and said, "I...I don't have it!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Wenyuan finally suppressed his eldest brother's momentum. He couldn't help feeling relieved, and then asked, "Seeing as we are brothers from the same mother and we have taken advantage of you in the past, I will give it to you again. Last chance, are you willing to work with us?"
Zhang Wenning didn't dare to show off anymore, "Do it, why not do it? But we must do it as you said before. The second child and I will each get 40%, and you will get 20%. Otherwise, I would rather not do it!"
Zhang Wenyuan glanced at Zhang's mother and said with a smile, "Okay, I've decided happily! Da Lian, dinner is ready!"
