Great Blue Night Watchman

Luyi understood: "The Zhao family and the Zuo family didn't come over, maybe they are waiting."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until the Qu family can no longer hold on, and ask them to be let go. Then they can make this deal with the young master without losing face or leaving any traces."

That must be it!

There was absolutely no way that the Zhao family and the Zhang family were willing to let their beloved son give up on his dream of taking the scientific examination, but they felt that it was unlikely to ask Lin Su to take the initiative, so they changed their ways, oppressing the Qu family and forcing them to death. The Qu family, if Lin Su doesn't want the Qu family to die, he must take the initiative to make a deal with them.

As for the Zuo family, in the early stage of Xishan, they took the initiative to make peace with Lin Su. They should strike further while the iron is hot, but they didn’t come, so it was puzzling. There are only two possibilities. One is that the Zuo family failed to withstand the pressure from the other two families. , turned again. The second is that the Zuo family is worried that begging him will require a huge price, and plans to wait until the Qu family is desperate to get what they want at a lower price...

No matter what, their plan will fail.

Because the Qu family had taken a crucial step, their blockade and suppression of the Qu family turned into a joke with the advent of Lin Su's new dye. This dye is not a traditional dye popular in the world, but a dye that did not appear on earth until the mid-20th century. It has a professional name: reactive dye.

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In the courtyard of the Qu family, Lin Jialiang took out thirteen volumes of "Commentaries on the Holy Words". He had always kept this Notes on the Holy Words close to his body in the storage bag around his waist. Even his wife Qu Xiu had never read it. Qu Zhe had exchanged holy words with him many times, but he only interpreted it with his mouth, and did not come up with this, because in his mind, this is the foundation for the third brother to establish a sect in the future, and its weight is unparalleled. .

But today, he took it out.

Because the third brother asked him to take it out.

The world of officialdom is dark. It needs some fresh blood and some seeds. The two people in front of them, no, plus Qu Zhe, they are three seeds. They need to be given a platform and a chance!

This Holy Word Note is their opportunity!

After reading the Commentary on the Holy Word, they have the opportunity to stand out from the palace examination, step into the officialdom, and take charge of the government.

Seeing him take out these books so carefully, Zeng Shigui felt unspeakably excited, but Qiu Mochi was fine. He took one of the "Tao Te Ching Annotations" and read it with a smile.

After only three lines, his expression suddenly changed, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

After reading three more lines, his hands trembled slightly.

With a bang, he sat down and sat directly on the ground. The "Annotations to the Tao Te Ching" in his hand did not leave his sight, and he just became addicted...

Looking at Zeng Shigui again, his face is flushed, his eyes are big and bright, and he is holding the "Analects of Confucius" as if he is hearing about the great road...

Qu Zhe came in from the outside and was shocked when he saw the situation of the two of them. He moved his eyes to Lin Jialiang, who pulled him aside: "Don't you always ask about the origin of my Holy Words? It's right here, from From now on, you can also watch it in its entirety!”

Qu Zhe's whole body trembled.

He has communicated with Lin Jialiang countless times, and his appreciation for Lin Jialiang has turned into worship. He also has admiration for the great Confucian teacher behind Lin Jialiang. Now, with all the thirteen commentaries on the Holy Words in front of him, he can completely After reading it again, this opportunity happened before the palace examination. It was the most precious gift he had received in his life!

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To the northwest of the capital, where the Wei River flows eastward, and to the south of the Wei River, a large workshop was built. It was buzzing with people for several days, and no one knew what was being done inside.

On the third day, a huge plaque was suddenly hung up in the workshop.

The letter was written in five big characters: Qulin Printing and Dyeing Workshop.

Colorful silk flags were also hung on the road outside the printing and dyeing workshop. The red was warm, the purple was noble, the green was delicate, and the cyan was deep. The silk flags in eighteen colors were hung up and could be seen ten miles away. In an instant , countless people came to see what happened.

Outside the printing and dyeing workshop, a shopkeeper shouted loudly: "This printing and dyeing workshop is a joint venture between the Qu family in Beijing and the Lin family in Haining. It uses the latest printing and dyeing method. The first batch of colors is eighteen, and the second batch is thirty-six colors. Think about it." You can choose whatever color you want. What is on display outside are just samples..."

Someone laughed and said: "Qu family? I only know that there are Ding, Li, and Zhou who are printing and dyeing in the capital, but I have never heard of the Qu family or the Lin family... Shopkeeper Qu, your printing and dyeing things look good. But if you put it outside like this, you won’t be afraid of the wind and sun, and it will be completely different tomorrow?”

Shopkeeper Qu smiled and said, "It turns out to be Shopkeeper Qi. Are you interested in playing a game?"

Shopkeeper Qi doesn’t understand, what game are you playing?

Shopkeeper Qu pointed his hand to the other side. There was a batch of dyed fabrics and several basins of water on the other side. He said: "To allow you to test the finished products of Qulin Printing and Dyeing Workshop, we have set up a gambling game. You can You can choose these fabrics at will and wash them with clean water. If you can make them change or fade, we will give you a five-foot piece of cloth for free!"

Shopkeeper Qi and several people around him were shocked at the same time: "Shopkeeper, aren't you joking?"

It is a common practice for clothes to fade when washed. No matter how high-end the clothes are, it is just a matter of more or less color fading. There is no problem that the color will never fade. If the color fades after washing, you will be given a five-foot piece of cloth for free. ? Five feet of cloth, that is a luxury item!

The shopkeeper directly picked up a pen, wrote this paragraph on a piece of paper, and posted it on the wall next to the table. In this way, it was a formal contract.

The onlookers felt as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.

"I come!"

"How can you, a big shopkeeper, make such a living? Let me do it!"

"Let this girl come, she has been washing clothes for more than ten years..."

Shopkeeper Qi pushed aside the crowd and took the lead in sending the girl he brought with him to the casino. Surrounded by big shots, the girl was a little nervous. Shopkeeper Qi whispered, "Wash!" The color must be washed away. If successful, I will buy you some clothes!

The girl also picked up a piece of red silk like a chicken blood, and manipulated it skillfully, once, twice, three times...

Everyone's eyes were wide open. It's impossible, right?

The red silk was so red that some red dye had to be washed out. Even a little bit could be seen clearly in the clear water. But she rubbed it hard and her knuckles turned white. She insisted on not washing it. After about a quarter of an hour, the girl stopped, panting: "Master, you really don't fade!"

The seven or eight pairs of eyes in the periphery suddenly became blazing.

Oh my god, after washing like this, the color will not fade at all. Such cloth and clothes have completely subverted the current technology. What will happen once it is launched?

The clothing replacement of the upper class will be completed in the shortest possible time!

Why?

For people in the upper class, if there were clothes that did not fade, who would wear clothes that would fade? It’s not the sex that’s gone, but the value!

Once the upper class changes, the middle class will try their best to change.

The final result is that only people at the bottom will wear faded clothes. This social trend will force the upper class to completely ban faded clothes...

This is a business opportunity!

Huge business opportunity!

Shopkeeper Qi is also a clothes maker himself, and he is well aware of the power of this trend. In the world of the lower class, clothes are used to keep out the cold and shame, but in the eyes of the upper class, clothes are a symbol of status. If everyone's clothes fade, , that's fine, once clothes that don't fade appear, the clothes that fade will disappear from the sight of the upper class at a jaw-dropping speed.

He acted immediately: "Shopkeeper, please take a step to speak!"

Pulling shopkeeper Qu aside, he made a request, could he sell Qu's embroidery on his behalf?

This can be regarded as seeing the essence through the phenomenon.

Qujia Embroidery will naturally be the first user of Qulin Printing and Dyeing Workshop. This kind of embroidery will not fade and will be a hot commodity in the new era. If he takes the first step, he will gain a huge advantage.

Shopkeeper Qu's heartbeat quickened, and what Sister Chen said rang in his ears: Shopkeeper, don't worry, as soon as the young master's new printing and dyeing method is launched, everyone in the capital's fabric business will come to you. Are you still worried about the Qu family? Can’t sell embroidery?

Now it comes true!

Less than half an hour after its launch, the first subscriber came to the door.

Immediately afterwards, two more people rushed over to sign a sales agreement with the shopkeeper, and they ignored the most sensitive price. Shopkeeper Qu boldly increased the embroidery price by 30%, but they symbolically paid back 20% to reach an agreement. .

When Shopkeeper Qu was about to return to the dyeing workshop to report to the two young ladies (Sister Chen was also a young lady in his mind), several more people rushed over to sign an agreement. One of them even started arguing with another person: "Tong Fourth child, you are not in the fabric business at all, why are you getting involved?"

The old boy asked, "Have you changed your career now? Are you in charge of the money I use to buy goods?"

Four more merchants signed the agreement, and the amount demanded was quite large. There were ten merchants before and after, and the total amount was close to 30% of the previous goods. As long as a few more came, Tiantian was trying to intimidate him these days. Those merchants, he can completely ignore them.

This is not just business, it is pride and pride.

Shopkeeper Qu returned to the printing and dyeing shop with a glowing face. Sister Chen and Qu Xiu received him. The shopkeeper laughed. This is really amazing. As soon as our sign was put up, we have already received orders from ten merchants, and even some I was not originally in the fabric business, but I temporarily switched to this business.

Qu Xiu was stunned. She was a business talent, but she was also shocked by the business behavior in front of her that was inconsistent with traditional business.

Sister Chen smiled: This is the power of new technology. Every time a new technology appears, Young Master, it is like this. A new trend is formed in an instant. Things like Baiyunbian, Spring Tears, and Coal, which one is either snatched or earned? Those businesses are all stupid and start to believe in new technologies... When it comes to real trust, you have to count boss Ding Haiding. Do you know what he said? He said, Master, no matter what you do, I won’t even ask, I will just give you money!

Qu Xiu giggled, and his uncle did not lose out to him. Baiyunbian is basically the exclusive store of Haining House, and Spring Tears is also exclusive to Haining. He accounts for half of the coal and other materials in Haining House. In the past year, he has earned all these With the money, ten new Haining buildings can be bought.

The new dye became an instant hit. Sister Chen, Qu Xiu, and Shopkeeper Qu discussed on the spot and made a decision. At present, the printing and dyeing factory only serves Qujia Embroidery and Qujia Color Cloth Shop, and does not undertake printing and dyeing matters for external parties.

The fundamental purpose of this move is to make Qujia embroidery and Qujia colored fabrics the first in the market.

The high-end market forms a monopoly!

The shopkeeper's heart was pounding wildly. If this happened, Qujia's embroidery and Qujia's colored cloth would really fly.

Immediately afterwards, we talked about a very sensitive issue, that is, how to give the Lin family a share?

The secret recipe was developed by Lin Su alone, and Sister Chen is currently in charge. To be honest, the Qu family is about to fall into a pit. For this life-saving straw, even giving 50% of the net profit is not excessive, but Sister Chen He was shocked as soon as he opened his mouth. Sister Chen only wanted 10%!

Her reason was: Although the secret recipe was valuable, the young master never cared about money, he cared about friendship. The Lin and Qu families were united, so don't embarrass the young master just for a little money.

Qu Xiu pondered for a long time. His uncle was very capable and he really didn't care about this small amount of money. But the Qu family had received such a great favor, but they couldn't help but know whether it was good or bad, maybe 20%!

Her identity was the most sensitive. She was the daughter of the Qu family on one side, and the young mistress of the Lin family on the other. If she spoke, she could only do as she said.

Sister Chen also agreed. After signing the agreement, she returned to Yixianyuan. About a quarter of an hour later, she handed an envelope into Qu Xiu's hand. Qu Xiu grabbed it tightly and did not pass the third person. He did not even read it. , went directly to Grandpa's study and handed the envelope into Qu Wendong's hands.

Qu Wendong held the envelope, his hands shaking slightly.

A secret recipe can change the entire printing and dyeing industry. He naturally knows the importance of this secret recipe.

Who should be in charge of this secret recipe?

In the end, he chose one person, Qu He, one of the third generation disciples. Qu He was Qu Jin's elder brother. His literary talent was not worth mentioning, but he was loyal and reliable. He was kidnapped that day and asked about the secrets of the Qu family's embroidery. Even though his legs were broken, he didn't say a word, so he was deeply respected by Qu Wendong.

Qu Wendong was relieved to give this secret recipe to him.

The secret recipe was handed to Qu He. Qu He stared at the secret recipe for two whole hours, and then, in front of Qu Wendong, he burned the secret recipe completely.

All the secret recipes are recorded in his brain, and there are no words left in the world. This is the Qu family's attitude towards preserving secret recipes.

Noon, Shunfeng Tower.

The head of the Ding family, the head of the Li family, and the head of the Zhou family rarely gathered together to accept a banquet from a mysterious figure. This man was the head of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, named Li Xiang.

Although Li Xiang is just a businessman, he is extremely mysterious. Everyone knows that there is nothing he cannot do in the world.

If you want to buy the demon tribe’s formation stone, others can’t buy it, but he can.

If you want the demon blood grass from the demon clan, he can do it.

If you want the West Sea Mermaid, he's okay.

If you want someone's head, talking to him about it is just a matter of price. Of course, he himself does not admit this...

Li Xiang is thin and has a smile all over his face, which makes him look quite amiable.

Facing the bosses of the three major dye houses, Li Xiang held up his wine glass with both hands: "I invite you three to the banquet today just to thank you. After this, the Qu family will lose its wings in the capital, and the embroidery and colored cloth markets under his family will be replaced by The Dingzhou Marquis Mansion has taken over, and I have discussed it with the Marquis. He will cooperate with the three of you, and the printing and dyeing fees will increase by 30% within three years! All parties will benefit, and everyone will be happy."

The three major dye houses were surprised and happy. The head of the Ding family stood up and said, "Thank you, Brother Li, for taking the trouble, but I have something unclear, and I hope Brother Li can give me some advice."

Tell me!