noffsinger Chapter 605: Must Sell Oneself
Chapter 605: Must Sell Oneself
If you want to increase employment opportunities, the best way is to open a factory.
But if you want to open a factory specializing in weaving silk, there are many things to consider.
Normally, the most important thing to consider is funding.
Whether it is renting a venue, buying equipment or recruiting talents, the core is to spend money.
However, the financial issue that worries others the most is the least of her worries.
What she needs to consider now is, first, stable sales channels, and second, venues and equipment.
If you want to produce in large quantities, the original sales channels are obviously not enough.
Even if we add the potential customer, the Sun family, it may not be enough.
In this case, we need to develop new customers.
However, now that we have the Suxiu spinning business, it will be easier to find other shops later.
There is also the issue of location. Whether the factory should be located in Yining County or in Baoshan Town where she lives is also a problem.
If it is located in Yining County, it will be more convenient in terms of workers, equipment and product sales.
But in this case, since she lives far away, she will need to travel back and forth.
But if she chose Baoshan Town, it would be more convenient for her every day.
It will also be much more convenient for Zhenniang and others in the village to go to work.
But the Salesian Church's female workers, equipment, and product sales are all a bit of a hassle.
This issue needs further investigation.
Apart from these two problems, the remaining equipment issues are easy to solve.
She had bought a loom from a villager before. The looms in that shop were of good quality, so she could go there again this time.
Since the number of devices purchased is large, the price can be negotiated.
After a brief thought, Lu Qingqing asked the dean:
"Master Fan, if I were to recruit weavers, would any of the girls from the Salesian Hall be willing to work?"
The headmaster was overjoyed when he heard this and said hurriedly:
"Yes, yes!
There are now eleven girls aged between twelve and fourteen in the courtyard.
These children are all very sensible and able to endure hardships.
Miss Lu, if you are willing to give them a chance, they will definitely work hard and will never be lazy! "
Lu Qingqing nodded: "Okay, I'll come and discuss it with you in detail after I've decided on this."
After saying that, Lu Qingqing didn't continue the topic.
She followed the abbot around the Salesian Church, looking at the very old house and the simple facilities inside.
Before leaving, he donated three hundred taels of silver.
The dean didn't expect there would be so many and was a little hesitant to accept them.
Some people have come to donate money before, and those who can donate ten or twenty taels of silver are already considered a lot.
These three hundred taels are really too much!
Seeing that the dean did not accept it, Lu Qingqing put the money on the table and said softly:
"Master Fan, please keep this money.
Raising so many children means spending too much money.
Moreover, I noticed that the roofs of several rooms in the Salesian Church were leaking.
It's still okay to live in now since it's not raining, but if it rains later, this house will become a water curtain cave.
Use part of the money to repair the house, and use the rest to buy more food.
There are many children in the Salesian Church, and they are all growing up, so don't let them go hungry."
After hearing Lu Qingqing's concerned words, the dean knew that the girl was really thinking about them, so he gratefully agreed.
Lu Qingqing said goodbye to the dean and returned to the county government office. Wang Demao and his men, as well as Dagen and his son, were waiting for her.
Seeing her coming back, he hurried to greet her.
After some greetings, Lu Qingqing suggested that Wang Demou and his companions go back first.
She planned to stay in the city and visit various cloth shops to see if she could open up some new sales channels.
Wang Demao and the others were a little hesitant when they heard this.
Having just experienced the robbery by the Beggars' Gang, several people were afraid that something might go wrong again.
This loom is expensive, and it will be troublesome if something goes wrong again.
Lu Qingqing thought about it and asked Qin Lang to go back with them.
Qin Lang rarely separated from her, and now he was reluctant to leave.
Lu Qingqing pointed at the loom and said a few words, then coaxed the person away.
Seeing the group walking away, Lu Qingqing looked at Dagen and his son behind her and asked:
"Uncle Dagen, you are free now. What are your plans next?"
Da Gen had already had an idea, and when he heard her ask this, he hurriedly said:
"Ms. Lu, you saved Goudan's life, and you are the savior of both my father and me.
I don't have any special skills, but I have a lot of strength.
I want to sell myself to you, and from now on I will do whatever you want me to do."
When Lu Qingqing heard the word "selling herself", she shook her head.
“No, this can’t be done!
Didn’t you two just share some money? Just live a good life in the future. Why sell yourself into slavery?
If you are worried about having no job, I can help you find one.
At least I can earn a living, so why sell myself?"
Da Gen, however, was determined.
"Miss Lu, I'm not a smart person, but I also know a truth.
My father always said that people should repay kindness.
The silver and money your team left behind when they passed by allowed our family to escape by boat and saved our lives.
This time when we came to Yining County, he saved us father and son again.
Our whole family is indebted to you for your kindness!
I serve you willingly!
Besides, you are a good person with a kind heart.
I am willing to sell myself to you.
Miss Lu, please accept me.
I promise that from now on, no matter what you say, I will never go west.
If I have ten points of strength, I will never use nine points!"
Lu Qingqing still shook her head. Although she had come to this era, she still couldn't accept the idea of buying slaves.
Seeing that she was still shaking her head, Dagen knelt down anxiously and started to kowtow again.
Goudan, who was standing next to him, saw his father doing this and started to kowtow as well.
Lu Qingqing was caught off guard and the father and son in front of her started kowtow again.
She hurried forward to help the two of them, but Dagen's attitude was very firm, as if to say, "If you don't accept me, I won't stop."
Lu Qingqing was helpless and only after agreeing did she help the two of them up.
She looked at Dagen, who was very happy because of her agreement, and said seriously:
"Uncle Dagen, although I promised you to follow me in the future, I didn't mean to sell you into slavery.
From now on, you will work for me and I will pay you monthly.
So, are you willing?"
Da Gen didn't expect her to say that, and said hesitantly:
"Miss Lu, can we, my father and I, always follow you from now on?"
Lu Qingqing nodded.
After hearing this, Da Gen smiled again.
"Okay, as long as I can follow you!"
Next to him, Goudan saw his father smiling and started smiling too.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing started to think about where the two of them would live.
Today in Baoshan Town, she has the keys to three vacant houses, but the situations of these three houses are different.
After thinking about it, she decided to go to Sun Mansion to find Li Fusheng.
After figuring it out, she drove Dagen and his son straight to the Sun Mansion.
On the way, Da Gen sat on the shaft of the cart, watching Lu Qingqing driving beside him and secretly learning from her.