CHAPTER 836: CHAPTER 222: I, SHEN WANSAN, ADMIT DEFEAT_5

After asking this question, Shen Wansan remained silent. The question was foolish, but he had to ask it or he would not be able to explain himself later. Although he understood in his heart, if Chen Jiusi did not say it out loud, it would be difficult for him to relay it, as there would inevitably be discrepancies.

Thinking this way, Shen Wansan looked towards Chen Jie, needing Chen Jie’s answer directly.

Chen Jie was momentarily surprised, then quickly replied, "Haha, Mr. Shen already knows the answer in his heart, doesn’t he? But since Mr. Shen wants to ask, I must respond to Mr. Shen."

"Mianshui County suffers greatly from the bandit troubles, and the arrogance of the Zoroastrian Sect is extremely high. We in Mianshui are determined to eradicate the bandits. As for the river opening, the matter can only wait until the bandit troubles are resolved. As for when the bandit troubles will end?"

Chen Jie laughed and said, "Haha, there’s no set time. It could be a month or two, or maybe half a year. But we have decided firmly that unless the bandits are eradicated, the river will not open. Just let the gentlemen of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce have an understanding of this."

Hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Indeed, Guild Leader Chen is formidable. It seems we are like turtles, only able to be captured obediently."

Chen Jie replied, "Why does Mr. Shen say that? I have only admiration for you, where does this turtle talk come from?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Enough, Guild Leader Chen, I accept your kind words. This time, our Suzhou Chamber of Commerce admits defeat."

"My chamber still has business affairs, so I wish to leave Mianshui, but I have a large amount of grain on hand. I wonder if Guild Leader Chen is interested in purchasing?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed, "Mr. Shen is not planning to slowly sell it in Mianshui?"

Shen Wansan replied, "Haha, not selling. The river blockage in Mianshui has a significant impact. I think the river should open soon, right? The Zoroastrian Sect rebels aren’t so powerful, are they?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie remained silent for a long time and said, "Mr. Shen is absolutely correct, so how much grain does Mr. Shen plan to sell?"

Mr. Shen replied, "Isn’t it for Guild Leader Chen to decide how much I sell?"

Chen Jie said, "Ah, how could it be I who decides, we are doing fair business."

Shen Wansan said, "How about the current market price of fifteen cents?"

Chen Jie said, "That’s too expensive."

Shen Wansan said, "You don’t want to even give us fifteen cents, thirteen cents?"

Shen Wansan continued, "That’s the lowest price, any lower and we really can’t sell it!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Lower it a little more."

Shen Wansan said, "How much does Guild Leader Chen want to give?"

Chen Jie said, "Nine cents."

Shen Wansan said, "Can’t sell at that price, we’d be losing money. Plus, we’d have to pay for warehouse fees to Guild Leader Chen. Guild Leader Chen can’t let us lose too much, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed, "Haha, Mr. Shen, at nine cents, I won’t charge you for warehouse fees."

"Consider it making friends with Mr. Shen."

Shen Wansan replied, "Even without warehouse fees, the maximum is twelve cents, can’t go any lower."

Chen Jie said, "Then I’ll add something more."

As Chen Jie spoke, he waved his hand, shortly Cuiju, who was attending nearby, approached and said, "Master."

"Go find the mistress and bring the things I gave her yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Cuiju said, "Yes."

Cuiju quickly left, and soon returned with a tray in her hand, which contained two pieces of cloth.

One piece was an undyed cotton cloth, and the other was a dyed patterned cloth.

Chen Jie said to Shen Wansan, "Mr. Shen, please take a look."

Shen Wansan frowned slightly and then looked at the two pieces of cloth on the tray in front of him. After a glance, he realized that the cotton cloth was well-woven, with a dense texture and solid stitching, clearly the work of veteran textile artisans.

Meanwhile, the patterned cloth had even dyeing and bright colors, indicating high-quality dyeing techniques.

Shen Wansan said, "Guild Leader Chen, what are you planning?"

Chen Jie replied, "Making a deal, see if these cotton and patterned cloths can serve as products, sold by your chamber or you personally!"

Shen Wansan frowned and said, "Is this cotton from your Mianshui?"

Hearing this, Cuiju next to him replied, "Of course it’s from our Mianshui."

Shen Wansan looked at the cotton cloth and pulled it hard, asking, "Guild Leader Chen, how much of this cotton cloth do you have?"

Chen Jie replied, "Currently only a hundred thousand pieces, but based on our production, we can have ten to twenty thousand pieces a month."

"Ten to twenty thousand pieces a month!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan stood up with eyes full of astonishment. Are you playing a joke on me?

How could a small place like Mianshui County have such a large production capacity; normally the cloth collected is not of this quality, even a State Mansion could only collect ten to twenty thousand pieces a month, how could it be produced so quickly here.

Looking at Shen Wansan’s disbelieving expression, Cuiju pursed her lips.

With a look of disdain as if saying you have not seen the world.

Totally condescending, unaware of our guild leader’s prowess, she has visited Chen Jie’s textile mill.

This textile mill was established by Chen Jie, called Mianshui First Textile Factory, employing female family members of guild members, with a thousand workers.

But having so many people alone would not produce so much cloth, but you can’t stop Chen Jie from being a transmigrator, and he shared his ideas with his workshop lead.

Under the leadership of workshop director Tao Guangyi, famously known in later generations as Feitian, Wan Hu.

Using one month, they overcame technological hurdles and manufactured the first Jenny Textile Machine in Mianshui.

Then they commenced mass production, and now the entire Mianshui Textile Factory has over 120 Jenny Textile Machines, and with three shifts of workers working eight hours each, a monthly production of twenty to thirty thousand pieces of cotton cloth is no problem at all.