"We, Zhao Fang, want to buy it too!"

"Han Ji wants Wutai!"

"We Su Ji want eight sets!"

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One after another, the big shopkeepers of Nanfang Textile were rushing to buy. Zhang Guoji, who was standing beside him, grinned with a crooked smile.

Which of these big shopkeepers in the south is not worth billions? From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, these big merchants have relied on raw silk and cloth to do business with the court and foreigners. Every one of them is extremely rich.

These people don't even ask how much a steam loom costs. They just come up and buy it. That's like waving a bank check to give away money.

Zhang Guoji smiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay, okay."

"Come on, come on, quickly write down the respective amounts for each shopkeeper, so that we can calculate the price later."

At this time, some shopkeepers who were still hesitating asked: "Guozhang, what is the price of your steam loom? If I buy it now, when can I take it away?"

Obviously this problem is not the problem of this shopkeeper. After all, although this steam loom is good, it is obviously more expensive than the Tianqi loom. This kind of large loom that uses the method of checking things is definitely not cheap.

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Of course, no matter how much it costs, they will definitely buy it, it’s just a matter of quantity.

In fact, the reason why these shopkeepers came to buy this steam loom is not just because the steam loom is better than the Tianqi loom. No matter how good it is, you have to spend money to buy it, right?

The biggest reason was that they had some evil intentions and regarded buying steam looms as paying money to the court to protect themselves. After all, the court did not hold them responsible for imitating Tianqi looms before.

Now that the new steam loom was released, they also understood that if the court wanted to crack down on their business, it would be easy as long as they used the steam loom.

After all, steam looms are fast and of high quality. As long as the imperial court is willing to be ruthless and offer price reductions with them, there is no way they can compete with the imperial court.

Now that the imperial court is willing to sell them steam looms, they naturally want to buy it. What they buy is not only a steam loom, but also a ticket to the raw silk cloth market of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

These shopkeepers are not fools. They can do business with Westerners and sell raw silk and cloth as far away as Eastern Yi and Southeast Asia. This shows that these people are smart people even if they don't open their eyes to the world. After all, ordinary people cannot be the leaders of these big chambers of commerce.

They can see from the series of actions of the court that the Ming Dynasty's raw silk cloth business will definitely see a fusion in the future. In the past, small family workshops that could only be weaved by a few people will definitely be replaced by larger and larger factories with more and more machines.

Factories have replaced them, so if you buy a steam loom now, you are buying a ticket for the future.

No matter how expensive this ticket is, it must be purchased.

What's more, Zhang Guozhang was right, how much does a master chef cost?

The master master needs to hold shares and receive dividends. He must receive red envelopes for wine and meat every year, and additional money must be paid at the end of the year. It can be said that the master master is his signature, and who is not allowed to provide it?

Having a steam loom does not mean that there is no need for master craftsmen, but it is equivalent to giving the chamber of commerce a group of master craftsmen who do not need to rest and will not make mistakes. Moreover, these master craftsmen are faster and produce finer silk; who doesn’t buy it?

, this business will not be able to compete with other chambers of commerce in the future.

This is also the reason why the shopkeepers of these chambers of commerce are rushing to buy it. No matter how expensive it is, they will definitely buy it.

When Zhang Guozhang saw these big shopkeepers looking so wealthy, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Every shopkeeper, don't be anxious. I know that all shopkeepers are very anxious and want to take this God of Wealth back now, but I still want to say

, don’t be anxious.”

"This steam loom is the latest research result of our Ming Academy of Engineering Sciences. It is very precious. At present, only Yongding County and I can manufacture it. The monthly manufacturing quantity is really not much."

"After all, not only are the shopkeepers in need, but the imperial court also needs this steam loom. Therefore, the price of this steam loom is slightly higher."

???

The shopkeepers looked at Zhang Guoji's face and felt something was wrong. Good guy, you don't have any in stock now, and the price is not low?

How long will it take to get this very precious steam loom?

Seeing that the faces of all the shopkeepers changed slightly, Zhang Guoji said quickly: "But! Shopkeepers, don't worry, since you have booked this steam loom with me, I will definitely not let you down."

"The price of making one steam loom is different from the price of ten, and the price of making ten is different from the price of fifty. The greater the quantity, the lower the amortized cost. This price It will naturally come down."

"I just did the math and found out that all the shopkeepers have ordered hundreds of steam looms. The price of these hundreds of steam looms will definitely make everyone feel that they are a good deal."

The more you make, the lower the price will be?

The shopkeepers nodded. These big shopkeepers, this time the group purchase was for hundreds of units. The price couldn't be too high, right?

Looking at the expectant looks in the shopkeepers' eyes, Zhang Guoji did not give in. "The original price given by the imperial court for this steam loom was 1.5 million Ming Dynasty treasure notes."

1500000?!

All the shopkeepers couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. For a moment, Zhang Guoji felt that the stuffy factory building was much cooler.

One and a half million units!

What concept?!

Last year, the Ming Dynasty's imperial court taxed 500 billion Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, which converted into silver would be 50 million taels. The imperial court's annual tax revenue was only 50 million taels. Now this steam loom costs 1.5 million Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. One hundred units would be in the hundreds of millions!

Even if they have so much living money, they can't just throw it all into this steam loom.

Zhang Guoji smiled again and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this 1.5 million is the original price given by the imperial court. After all, the cost of developing this steam loom is not a small amount, and the imperial court will naturally take it back."

"Now that all the shopkeepers want to buy it, I naturally want to give you a fair price. A steam loom only costs one million, and you can pay the reservation fee first, and then pay the balance when the machine arrives."

"Moreover, I can assure you that the delivery will be completed within this year."

Delivery within the year, discounts, group purchase promotions, and you can pay the reservation fee in advance without spending so much money at once. Calculated in this way, it is much more cost-effective.

Zhang Guoji continued: "Dear shopkeepers, don't think this steam loom is expensive. In today's world, except for the imperial court, where else can I give you such equipment?"

"Foreigners? Do foreigners have such ingenious things?"

"A steam loom costs one million. Have you ever thought about it? This one can pay for itself in two or three years, and the next step is to make money."

This is true. According to the spinning speed, cloth output efficiency and finished product quality of the steam loom, the return on investment will be slow in two or three years. It can be said that with this steam loom, you can really make money while lying down. .

Therefore, these shopkeepers did not hesitate. This shop wanted five units, and that shop wanted eight units. More than 20 shopkeepers joined forces to cover the factory's output for two years. The advance payment alone was as high as 20 million Ming Dynasty treasure notes, but Zhang Guoji

He smiled happily.

Zhang Guoji took these shopkeepers to the best restaurant in Yongding County to treat them to a good meal, listen to music and watch a show. The service was quite good. After these shopkeepers took the cashier's check from Daming Bank to hand over the reservation payment,

After signing and stamping, Zhang Guoji became even more enthusiastic.

After these shopkeepers returned to Jiangnan, Zhang Guoji hurried into the palace to find Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what a good thing!"

"What good thing makes the father-in-law so happy?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Zhang Guoji smiled with wrinkles on his old face: "Those shopkeepers from the Southern Textile Chamber of Commerce bought the factory's steam looms for two years in one go. This is just an advance payment, which is 20 million Ming Dynasty treasure notes. This is all living money."

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Zhang Haogu, who was discussing the governorship of the southern province with Zhu Youxiao, heard this and said with a smile: "Guozhang, is this business profitable?"

Zhang Guoji couldn't stop nodding: "It's so profitable to make money!"

This is an income of hundreds of millions, accounting for one-fifth of the Ming Dynasty's annual tax revenue. How can we not make money?

Moreover, this is the first generation of steam looms, and there will definitely be innovation and iterations in the future. When all the factories in the north and south use this steam loom, the fabrics produced next year can not only be supplied to China, but also to the West. At that time

This is the real source of wealth.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Master Zhang, you can't mess around with this money."

Zhang Guoji quickly said: "If you don't do it randomly, I definitely won't do it randomly. I will spend it how you want to spend it, Yuanfu."

Zhang Haogu said: "The biggest use of this money is to expand the scale of the current factory, recruit more workers, and provide the R&D team with continued research."

"We can't say that we can rest easy now that we have a steam loom. Now that we have a loom, can we also make a dyeing machine?"

"And since we have one generation, should we study the second generation?"

"We must produce one generation, research one generation, and design one generation to ensure that we are always at the forefront. Only in this way can we firmly have an advantage."

Zhang Guoji looked in admiration: "As expected of Yuan Fu, this idea is extraordinary. Produce one generation, research one generation, and design one generation. This is absolutely amazing!"

Zhu Youxiao also said: "Master's words seem to be not just for this."

Zhang Haogu smiled and bowed slightly: "There is no sage like the emperor, these words are appropriate anywhere."

Zhu Youxiao meant something: "Just like the South today?"

When Zhang Guoji saw that Zhu Youxiao was going to talk to Zhang Haogu about government affairs, he walked out very wisely.

As the emperor's father-in-law, Zhang Guoji's ability to make a lot of money was not just based on his status, but also on his ability to observe people's emotions.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu didn't care that Zhang Guoji left. Zhu Youxiao tapped the handle with his fingers: "Use a group, prepare a group, and train a group. This is true for the imperial court and military affairs. Everything must be done.

A backup plan."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war: win with the right and use the unexpected. In everything, it is always right to have multiple back-ups."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly: "That's the truth. It seems that Master has made preparations, so I can rest assured."

Zhang Haogu continued: "The affairs in the south are nothing more than those left and right. After all, they have no other tricks. The court follows the steps, appoints new parties, vigorously supervises, and imposes severe punishments and laws, which is enough for them to escape on their own."

"Actually, the reason why I came to see you today was because of the cloth issue."

"The cloth problem?" Zhu Youxiao wondered, "Isn't the cloth problem already solved?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't you think that with the productivity and material abundance of the Tianqi Dynasty, it is a bit outdated to continue to follow the clothing system of the Taizu period?"

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "Tell me about it."
To be continued...