Do you want to run your own factory?

The seemingly casual question made Jiang Fangzhong's heart tremble suddenly. He immediately realized that his Shi family's slave was now exposed. His mind was exposed and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Young master, young master, I am so confused that the lard was in my heart for a while. Thanks to the young master's words, I woke up! I am aware of the crime, and I am aware of the crime."

The craftsmen around just watched this scene quietly. Although many of them were Jiang Fangzhong's relatives and apprentices, they could not interrupt at this time, after all, this was someone else's "family affairs".

"Actually, this is nothing. People go to high places, and water flows to low places!"

Looking at Jiang Fangzhong with a smile, Shi Yiwen said lightly.

"If you want to run your own factory, it's no big deal. In fact, this blower method cannot be hidden from others. You are all experts in making glass. I said it once, and you almost know how to do it, and then you thought about it. It's nothing!"

Shi Yiwen's tone seemed very calm, even if it was a family slave... There were people who killed their masters. Even if they were to keep him by their family law, he could pass on the technology to his son. After all, such a family slave who was selling himself halfway through his own sacrifices is sold for himself, not the family of young and old.

"It's not sweet to make me feel so fucked. Since you want to start a factory, I will take out 5,000 taels of silver to start a glass factory. I will leave this glass factory to you. What do you think?"

Kneeling on the ground, Jiang Fangzhong, who had only thought he would beg for mercy by experts, even forgot to beg for mercy. He raised his head and looked at the young master in surprise, and after a while he said.

"Young Master, this, this is what the old slave..."

Before he finished speaking, tears had already flowed down Jiang Fangzhong's face, and then he kowtowed hard and said.

"Please rest assured, my son, from now on, I will be dedicated to organizing a glass factory for the young master. If you dare to have any selfishness, the thirteen members of the Jiang family will not die well, and they will have no son or grandchildren..."

The oath was made very heavy, but it didn't matter to Shi Yiwen. In fact, deep down, he liked such ambitious people. Ambitious people must have the ability. More importantly, facing the gentry group from Jiangnan, he must strengthen his strength as much as possible.

Sometimes, people like in front of you can also choose to help.

"Young Master, why should you spare him? At this time, you should be ordered to die by sticking your feet. Just the family law."

Xu Sicheng, who had been watching, asked in confusion.

"Now, not only do we care about it, but we also let him manage a factory alone. Even to win people's hearts, it would be a bit too lenient."

Facing Xu Sicheng's rebellious question, Shi Yiwen first pondered for a moment, and then said.

"What do you think is Lugou now?"

His rhetorical question reminded Xu Sicheng of a noun mentioned by Shi Yiwen in the past.

“Industrial Park?”

"It's not just an industrial park, but an incubator, an incubator for the industry! You see what's here now?"

Unfortunately, this office is not a building, and there are no glass windows. Otherwise, if you push the windows, you can see the factory that stretches for miles here.

"Now, in addition to our factory, there is a weaving factory and a dyeing cloth factory. In less than a year, there have been more than a dozen factories and workshops gathered here, with tens of thousands of workers. The once riverside beach has become a modern industrial park. Where will this place develop in the future?"

With his eyes looking outside, Shi Yiwen's tone seemed a little solemn.

"In the future, this place will become the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's industry. The changes being launched here will overturn the entire Ming Dynasty's tradition. The power of industry will definitely destroy traditional handicrafts, just like our spinning machine, one machine, a top of a thousand workers! What will happen to traditional handicrafts in the face of the power of industry?"

Shi Yiwen's remarks made Xu Sicheng feel unstuck, and he really hadn't considered it.

"What will happen?"

"Of course they will fight back. They cannot compare with us in terms of productivity, but they will never compete with us in terms of productivity. They will suppress us through another means."

"Young Master is talking about officialdom?"

Xu Sicheng's expression couldn't help but stutter, and his tone changed. He was a native of Songjiang, but he didn't know the complex connection between the wiring shops in Jiangnan and the officialdom of all walks of life. Moreover, the relatives of many officials themselves operate industry and commerce. Faced with competition from Lugou, how could they sit and wait for death?

"Yes, it's the officialdom. They will use the power of the officialdom to suppress and limit us. The power of technology is powerful, but power can destroy everything!"

The possibility of power destroys everything!

Although it seems alarmist, Xu Sicheng, who was a scholar, knew that this is also a fact.

"Lugou seems to be prosperous now, but in fact, it has no foundation. We do not have the complicated relationship network that the gentry in Jiangnan has managed for two hundred years, nor the protective umbrellas that Shanxi salt merchants have smashed with silver. Don't forget that even our secondary assistant is from a salt merchant family. In comparison, what do we have?"

After pursing his lips, Shi Yiwen asked back, but his eyes became extremely firm.

"Apart from technology, we can say that we have nothing. Once someone is attacking us now, we don't even have the power to fight back. What is this? It's just a fortress built on the beach. Just a slight push can make us fall into a place that will never be restored."

Looking at Shi Yiwen sitting there, Xu Sicheng, who was originally delighted by the development of the company, finally realized the crisis.

"Then, what should we do?"

"The power of individuals is limited, and the power of the group is infinite. Now, we need to strengthen this group, grasp the core ourselves, and strengthen the power of this industrial and commercial group through technology output."

Once again, Shi Yiwen mentioned the reason why he did this.

"But he...is a businessman who knows how to do business."

What's the use of that Jiang Fangzhong? He is just a craftsman.

"He is indeed like this, but, what do I need now?"

Looking at Xu Sicheng, Shi Yiwen smiled.

"What I need is to tell everyone through him that I have some way to turn stones into gold, and there are also ways to make people become successful. So, you should hurry up and come and pay homage to me!"

"Meet you?"

Xu Sicheng said in surprise.

"Who will pay homage to you?"

"What do you think?"

Blinking at Xu Sicheng, Shi Yiwen smiled.
Chapter completed!