Jiangning Weaving Bureau.
In order to strengthen the management of the silk trade, the imperial court set up three major weaving bureaus in Jiangnan (Nanjing), Suzhou and Hangzhou, which were also known as the Three Weaving Bureaus of Jiangnan. They were responsible for handling silk and satin clothing and purchasing various royal items, and Jointly operate the silk industry in the Jiangnan region.
Jiangning Weaving was an agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Nanjing. It was an imperial merchant that supplied fabrics and silks to the palace. It was supervised by the admiral weaving eunuch.
The current Jiangning Weaving Company is also an acquaintance of Zhu Gaoxu, named Ruan An.
Ruan An is from Jiaozhi. At that time, the British Duke Zhang assisted the beautiful Jiaozhi boy and brought him back to the capital and selected him as a castrated boy.
After this boy entered the palace, he became very popular with Emperor Yongle because of his intelligence and intelligence, and became a little eunuch in front of the emperor.
Later, when the imperial court moved the capital to Beijing, at Zhu Gaoxu's suggestion, the Third Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was established. Ruan An was retained and became the admiral weaving eunuch of the Jiangning Weaving Bureau, which was considered a step to the top.
Therefore, Ruan An respected the prince Zhu Gaoxu very much. As soon as he saw Zhu Gaoxu, he immediately fell to his knees on the ground and even started to have tears in his eyes.
"Get out of here!"
"What are you doing here, kid?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and cursed angrily, which made Ruan An immediately roll up with a smile.
In Zhu Gaoxu's memory, Ruan An is indeed a good talent.
Although this son was castrated, he relied on his talents to become proficient in mathematics and architecture.
During the Zhengtong period, Ruan An gained great knowledge and was ordered to renovate the Tongji River. He also participated in the reconstruction of the three main palaces of the imperial city and the management of the Yangcun River. He made great contributions and became a master of architecture. Therefore, his name will be remembered in history and will be remembered for generations.
Well, this is also an excellent eunuch.
In fact, there were indeed many outstanding eunuchs and eunuchs in the Yongle Dynasty.
For example, the navigator Zheng He, the diplomat Hou Xian, the explorer Yi Shiha, and the architect Ruan An in front of me. Each of them has left a strong mark in the history books, and their names will go down in history and be remembered for generations.
However, it was precisely because of this that Zhu Di had great trust in the eunuchs and ordered them to study, which led to the disaster of eunuchs in the future.
Who can say for sure what is right or wrong?
Ruan An looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a smile and said kindly: "I have met the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."
"I wonder why the prince came here today?"
"Our Jiangning Weaving Bureau has recently collected a batch of good materials. I will bring them to the Crown Princess right now."
Well, Ruan An misunderstood as expected. He thought that the Crown Prince Zhu Gaoxu came with Concubine Wei today to harvest wool.
After all, Zhu Gaoxu not only brought Concubine Wei, but also his concubine Guo Shi, and several concubines.
From this look, it looks like someone is traveling with a beauty and comes to Jiangning Weaving Bureau specifically to pick up wool!
Zhu Gaoxu quickly waved his hand to signal Ruan An not to do this.
"I came here today to get them familiar with each other."
"By the way, I built several woolen textile mills in Nanjing back then. I heard from Zhou Chen that they are now managed by the Jiangning Weaving Bureau. Where is Qiu Guangde now?"
Hearing this, Ruan An was obviously stunned for a moment.
But before he had time to think about it, he immediately asked someone to call Qiu Guangde over.
This Qiu Guangde was just a wealthy businessman before, but for some reason he was noticed by Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han Dynasty, so he hosted the tasting meeting, and became a man of the hour in Nanjing City, a close confidant of Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han Dynasty.
After that, Zhou Chen went to Peking to purchase wool in order to implement the grassland plan, and Qiu Guangde built a factory in Nanjing to prepare for the disposal of the wool.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and a battle for the heir swept the entire court. Zhu Gaoxu had no time to take care of anything else, so that Qiu Guangde and the wool factory were put on hold.
Because Zhu Gaoxu succeeded in seizing the heir, no one dared to embarrass Qiu Guangde, his confidant. His wool factory was also placed under the name of the Weaving Bureau, which allowed Qiu Guangde to do business under the name of Huangshang.
But when Qiu Guangde saw Zhu Gaoxu again, all the bitterness and grievances turned into tears, and he knelt down directly in front of Zhu Gaoxu, holding his thigh and crying loudly.
"Your Highness!"
"The grassroots miss you, Your Highness!"
"Over the past few years, the common people have not wanted to see His Highness all the time!"
"The sky has eyes, ordinary people are lucky enough to be able to see His Highness..."
"Your uncle!" Zhu Gaoxu was angry, "Get out of here!"
This guy's nose and tears all rubbed onto his trouser legs.
When Concubine Wei and Concubine Guo saw this, they laughed so hard that Zhu Gaoxu was greatly embarrassed.
Fortunately, Qiu Guangde accepted it as soon as he saw good things, and just showed his loyalty, but he couldn't really offend His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, the common people are well."
"..."
Zhu Gaoxu stared at this guy and asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Old Qiu, after all these years, how are those wool textile mills doing?"
Hearing this, Qiu Guangde started wiping tears again.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, this is your industry, so even though I have been selling everything, I have struggled to keep the wool factory running over the years."
Zhou Chen on the side also spoke in time and assisted the big brother.
"Your Highness, it is indeed so."
"Because the incident happened suddenly, the wool factory had to be put on hold."
"Although we have ways to remove the smell of wool, the concept of wool's smell has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so sweaters basically cannot be sold."
"Over the years, Qiu Guangde has contributed his own money to keep the wool factory running and pay the workers their wages on time. It is indeed not easy."
Having said this, Zhou Chen was also filled with emotion.
This Qiu Guangde is indeed a shrewd businessman!
Obviously the wool factory has been put on hold, and Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu is also busy fighting for the throne, but he insists on holding on to the wool factory and would rather pay for it himself to maintain the wool factory.
Now that the prince has succeeded in seizing the heir, and has asked the wool factory again, Qiu Guangde has made such a great contribution, and his rise to prominence is just around the corner!
Qiu Guangde just smiled, but his heart was full of pride!
This time, he really made the right bet!
From now on, the Lao Qiu family will be rich and prosperous for generations, which will not be a problem!
Zhu Gaoxu also glanced at Qiu Guangde in surprise, and then nodded happily.
"You did a great job!"
"If you are willing, select one or two of the clan's disciples and send them to the Imperial Academy!"
Hearing this, Qiu Guangde was overjoyed and fell to his knees again. He burst into tears and began to express his loyalty.
He has worked hard for all these years, isn't it just waiting for the prince's words?
When a member of the clan enters the Imperial Academy, it means that he can serve as an official!
For merchant families, this is simply great news, enough to change their family's destiny!
"Okay, get out of here!"
"This is all what you deserve, and you will be rewarded after your efforts!"
Zhu Gaoxu laughed and cursed angrily, and then asked about wool spinning technology.
Zhou Chen said before that wool spinning and cotton spinning technology are much more difficult than silk and linen, so they have not been able to make any breakthroughs.
Everyone present can be regarded as semi-experts in the textile industry, each telling his or her own experience.
Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this, and he had a clear understanding of the Jiangnan weaving industry.
"So the two problems currently hindering the development of Jiangnan's weaving industry are: one is a serious shortage of manpower, and the other is insurmountable technical difficulties, right?"
Everyone nodded subconsciously and agreed with this statement.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled slightly and then clapped his hands.
Soon someone brought in pieces of novel equipment.
"Bring it in!"
"This is a loom that was rushed to production by the Royal Manufacturing Bureau!"
"You can try it and see how it feels."
