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"Hehe, Lord Sir, you've thought things through much further!" Li Wei said with a smile.

"Li Wei, your wife can be a foreman, sending out jobs. It's 3 coins per set. Your wife is responsible for coming to the manor to collect and assign jobs, taking 1 coin for each job, and supervising their craftsmanship. Only 15 out of 100 jobs are allowed to be substandard; any more will be compensated at the cost of the raw materials. However, defective products must be handed over. Only by raising the price can we motivate the female workers. At the same time, by establishing a foreman system, we can better manage and supervise their work, ensuring product quality."

That way, Aunt Liu only needs to cut the fabric, do quality control, and handle the follow-up work. Your wife needs to separate the defective pieces. Make sure to wash your hands thoroughly before starting any craft work; any soiled fabric will be treated as defective. Have your wife come learn from Aunt Liu this afternoon, or you can gather people at your house to learn and have Aunt Liu send someone over to teach. It's up to you two!

"Yes, Your Excellency," the three replied in unison.

“I’ll set an example for you. In the future, we can outsource some things that can be done. This will revitalize the economy. We just need to focus on our core competitiveness, like manufacturing horse-drawn carriages. If we get more orders in the future, we can also franchise. We just need to provide the spring steel plates. There aren’t many carpenters in the country, are there? This will free up our resources to develop new products,” Jin Shuai said with a smile.

"Let's go see the craftsman, and then we'll go check out the docks." Jin Shuai said, getting up and walking out. The three followed him to the blacksmith, who smiled and approached them, whispering, "My lord, following your method, I've made something that's much better than last time. Come with me and take a look!"

Jin Shuai looked at the glass the blacksmith had brought out. It was a slightly brownish color and contained some bubbles, but it was much better than the previous black glass. He pondered, feeling something was still missing. Suddenly, a servant came to report that they were running low on quicklime and asked if they needed to buy more, adding that the lime-slaked pool was almost full. At that moment, Jin Shuai suddenly remembered the alkali left after filtering and burning quicklime powder and wood ash. He clapped his hands excitedly, finally finding the problem. He then instructed his servant to buy ten more cartloads of quicklime and told the blacksmith to use lime powder and alkali powder to fire the glass, suggesting he experiment with the specific proportions. Afterwards, Jin Shuai and his steward, Li Wei, went to the carpenter's courtyard, saying as they walked, "Li Wei, go and buy a few bricklayers. We don't need too many, just three skilled ones. Is there any clay or pottery shards in town for firing pottery? We need to make some concrete. Also, steward, remember to buy some iron ore."

Not long after exiting Lijing Gate on East Street, they arrived at a Bianhe River wharf. After the three alighted from the carriage, Jin Shuai carefully observed his surroundings, inwardly sighing, "This wharf is really small! And its shape is irregular, situated at a bend, which is completely unsuitable for boats to dock!" He shook his head, not optimistic about the wharf's future prospects. Then, he considered the surrounding environment and geographical location. Far from the city center, on the edge of the outer city, with inconvenient transportation and sparse foot traffic, it was truly unsuitable for developing a commercial district. Finally, he turned his attention to the upper reaches of the Bianhe River, deciding to look there for a more suitable location. So, they boarded the carriage again, heading back along East Street, passing Zhou Bridge, and arriving at West Street. Along the way, Jin Shuai pondered how to find an ideal location to establish his own commercial street. When they reached Junyi Bridge, Jin Shuai noticed the surrounding environment. He saw that the waterway was wide, with relatively few residents on both banks, and many undeveloped plots of land available for development. Jin Shuai thought this place was perfect for building a commercial street, so he asked Li Wei, "What is this vacant land for?" Li Wei replied, "Your Excellency, the area west of Junyi Bridge is planned to be used to build an official granary, because it is very close to the imperial city." Jin Shuai nodded after hearing this, secretly considering whether he could cooperate with the government to jointly develop this area.