Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 184
Chapter 184 Work Together
In addition, although Qiao Haoyu was the only son of Second Fang and Qiao Lao’er valued him a bit, he was still a concubine son. Moreover, Qiao Haoyu was a very disciplined person, and he was very particular about the distinction between the first and second fathers.
How could he eat up a plate of meat by himself?
Therefore, regardless of whether this chef was from the second room or anyone else’s, her role was obvious, but she was just a backstabber.
Second Fang and Old Madame Qiao both got what they wanted without harming their own interests. It could be said that everyone was happy.
Although Chef Niang had a contract to sell her body, it wasn’t a death contract. No matter how angry Second Master Qiao was, he couldn’t directly take her life. Send it to the government. Back then, Qiao Haoyu’s death was reported to the official as an accident. After the coroner performed an autopsy, the relevant procedures were completed to cancel the household registration. Therefore, the cook could not hand it over to the government.
In the end, Old Madame Qiao handed over the cook to Second Room and let the people from Second Room handle her.
“Now, let’s talk about the Shu brocade.” As she said this, Old Madame Qiao looked at Qiao Xi in a strange way.
Last time, Qiao Xi made it clear that she could not interfere in the business of the Qiao family, because this was the ancestral instruction left behind by the old master.
But Old Madame Qiao was such a strong person, how could she give up just because of Qiao Yunxi’s words?
Now that the Changfang people weren’t here, it was the time for her to fight for Fourth Fang. However, she still subconsciously paid attention to Qiao Xi in her heart. She wasn’t afraid, it was purely provocative.
No matter how much Old Madam Qiao comforted herself, her guilt was a fact.
“This time, the Internal Affairs Department did not choose the imperial merchants by referring to the previous products of the various merchants. Instead, it gave us time to weave another batch and unify the selection. This method has both advantages and disadvantages, but regardless of whether it is the advantages or disadvantages, I hope that everyone will cheer up. Everyone knows how important this is to our Qiao Clan. It’s still that sentence. Hide your thoughts. Everyone knows what the Imperial Merchant means. In the past, there was no chance. Now, the opportunity is right in front of us. Whether or not we can rise to prominence in the future depends on how much we are willing to pay. When the Qiao Clan becomes an imperial merchant, it will benefit all of us. I won’t say any more nonsense. Our Qiao family is rich in Shu brocade, but I dare not say anything else. In the Shu brocade industry, our Qiao family is definitely the number one in Shu Province. If we choose from our fame and strength, our Qiao family will definitely be the first choice for the Internal Affairs Department. However, since the people from the Internal Affairs Department are demanding a unified selection, then we need to give full play to the advantages of the Qiao Family. ”
During this period of time, Qiao Yunxi fiercely mended the history of Qiao Family’s Shu brocade, knowing that when Old Master Qiao was originally a merchant, he was doing a scalping business. It was just like the “Fallen Master” in a special period. Later on, he gradually had a family background before he started to seriously do business in Shu brocade. Every step he took was really a bit explored.
Old Master Qiao was indeed formidable. He improved his weaving and dyeing techniques and designed new designs. At this point, Qiao Family’s Shu brocade was unique in Jincheng. Even the entire Shu Province did not have any merchants who could contend with it.
This was also Old Madame Qiao’s most confident point. Even though the Qiao Clan was involved in other industries, Shu Jin was the only one that would definitely be the first choice for the Internal Affairs Department.
However, no matter how hard it was to guard against the fact that even the best techniques would be stolen, the human heart was the hardest to guard against.
The workers of the Qiao Family Textile Mill either signed a death contract or belonged to the clan. However, there were always a few greedy people. Although the core techniques were in Qiao Xingbang’s hands and the ones that came out were those that could be used skillfully and did not help to improve the quality of Shu brocade, no one liked to have their things plagiarized or plagiarized in any era.
Old Madame Qiao had something to say, and everyone understood what she meant. However, they could not control these things, let alone put an end to them.
Seeing that the morale was not good, Old Madame Qiao encouraged, “We have our advantages. We just need to give full play to them. We need to guard the textile mill well. We must not have any accidents.”
“Coincidentally, mother spoke of the textile mill,” Fourth Master Qiao looked at Qiao Yunxi. “Qiao Qiao, Fourth Uncle wants to discuss something with you.”
“Fourth Uncle, please speak.” Qiao Yunxi said very politely.
“There should be more people on the textile mill. This is a critical moment, so we can’t afford to be careless. Outsiders have to guard against it, and the thieves have to guard against it as well …”
Before Fourth Master Qiao could finish his words, the atmosphere in the room was suddenly wrong.
Fourth Master Qiao smiled and explained, “Everyone, don’t misunderstand. I’m talking about the workers of the textile mill. Although they’re all from Qiao Family, as long as the benefits are big enough, who wouldn’t be taking chances?”
“That’s right.” Old Madame Qiao agreed.
Fourth Master Qiao continued, “Our Qiao family’s Shu brocade can be said to be a model of Shu brocade. There are many pairs of eyes staring outside, so we must be on guard.”
“What does Fourth Uncle mean?” Qiao Xi asked impatiently after Fourth Master Qiao had said this for a long time but didn’t get to the point.
“We’d better supervise those skilled workers, including their families.”
Qiao Xi said, “Fourth Uncle, you can rest assured that the families of those workers are all working in the Qiao Clan. They basically have no chance to get in touch with outsiders.”
Fourth Master Qiao said worriedly, “Qiao Qiao also knows that the Qiao Clan’s Shu brocade relies entirely on unusual weaving and dyeing techniques. Outsiders can imitate the patterns, but we can also innovate. However, it is not easy to improve the techniques.”
Improving technology and equipment was a lengthy process, requiring both opportunities and talent!
Therefore, once the secret was leaked, Qiao Family’s advantage would be lost.
Apart from Qiao Xingbang, who had a good business sense, the people from the Qiao Family had already achieved good results. Even so, Qiao Xingbang did not have the ability to improve the equipment and technology. Therefore, the old textile workers from the Qiao Family were particularly important.
Those people were all old men who followed Old Master Qiao. Each of them was in charge of a certain part of a process. Dozens of people could work together to complete a Shu brocade. Although the process was complicated, it guaranteed that no technical secrets would be leaked. These dozen people didn’t know each other, they hadn’t even seen each other before, and they were scattered in different parts of the textile mill.
Fourth Master Qiao had privately bribed these people. Of course, he was not stupid enough to personally take action. Instead, he appeared in the name of a competitor in business under the banner of someone else. As long as he bribed everyone, or only half of them, to piece together the entire process, then Qiao Family’s Shu brocade would not be the only one.
Unfortunately, his wishful thinking had never been achieved.
This was also what he was angry about. If only he had the chance to get the entire process flow this time, then that would be great.
Qiao Qiao understood what Fourth Uncle meant. Fourth Uncle could rest assured. Daddy had already made proper arrangements. There had been no accidents in the textile mill over the years. Not to mention outsiders, even Qiao Family members could not enter and leave freely. “Furthermore, the most crucial technology is in Daddy’s hands. Even if those people spent money to buy off the workers, without the most crucial steps, they would still be useless.”
Fourth Master Qiao gritted his teeth. This damn girl was so vicious, how could she be so cruel to say such words!
“If Fourth Uncle feels that something is wrong, then Qiao Qiao will invite Daddy back and let Daddy take care of him. Fourth Uncle can rest assured.”
“No need!” Fourth Master Qiao uncomfortably explained, “Sister-in-law is at a critical moment. Taking good care of sister-in-law is our business. Although competing for the imperial business is a major matter for the Qiao family, there is nothing to worry about. If there is really a need, we will talk about it then.”
“Then let’s do as Fourth Uncle wishes.” Qiao Yunxi looked docile.
“Third Brother, what’s the situation with the Tong Clan?” The one who spoke was Old Madam Qiao.
“Mother, The Tong Clan and the clan were in a ruckus. They had originally chosen a few children who could be adopted by the Tong Clan and had them chosen by the Tong Clan. Who knew that Madam Tong had adopted a half-year-old child from outside? The Tong clan had a lot of opinions. They didn’t agree to let the child enter the clan genealogy. The Tong clan seemed to be stunned. They had to find someone to criticize the child. The child’s eight characters matched her perfectly, and she had a life expectancy of a hundred years. Therefore, the Tong clan didn’t hesitate to leave the clan and keep the child. “Master Qiao’s Third Son explained in great detail.
Old Madam Qiao sighed, “Tong Bin left early. Madam Tong’s heart has a thorn, so this child’s life expectancy of a hundred years makes her so persistent.”
“Parents, who doesn’t want their children to live a hundred years longer? Madam Tong also has her hopes in doing so.” Xue Tao sighed.
“The Tong Clan invited themselves out of the clan?” It was Second Master Qiao who asked this question.
Master Qiao’s Third Son replied, “The Tong Clan has this idea, but why would the Tong Clan be willing to do so? Over the years, those clansmen have made a lot of money by relying on the Tong Clan. In terms of business, those people are inferior to the Tong Clan. Their connections are all from the Tong Clan. Without the Tong Clan, those people will only be tricked.”
“That’s true. It’s not like the Tong Clan hasn’t secretly done business with silk merchants these past few years. Nobody can compare to the Tong Clan.” Old Madame Qiao sighed emotionally.
‘”The Tong Clan doesn’t care whether or not the child can enter the family tree. In the future, the Tong Clan’s family property will belong to that child. As long as the documents are filed in the government, the Tong Clan won’t get anything.”
“If that’s the case, why don’t we let that child enter the genealogy?”
Seeing that the topic had gone too far, Old Madame Qiao hurriedly said, “Greed is not enough to swallow elephants, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty. Have the other silkworm merchants come into contact with each other?”
“Yes, my son talked to them separately. The price of the same quality goods is 30% higher than that of the Tong family.”
“Price is not a problem. The key is the quality of the goods.” This was what Matriarch Qiao was concerned about.
Shu brocade is good, silk is very important.
“The few cocoon merchants that my son came into contact with weren’t many, and the quality wasn’t the best. Thus, my son came into contact with the silkworm farmers around Jincheng several times. They did have their own cocoons in their hands. The number wasn’t large, but the quantity of one Shu brocade was still enough. “These silkworm farmers are old people who have been raising silkworms for many years. Their character is reliable. My son has been searching for them for a long time before finding them. My son wants to ask my mother.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Old Madame Qiao immediately said, “Talk to your fourth brother tomorrow. The price is easy to say. The key is quality.”