Mayi now produces 1 million pieces of woolen cloth per month, and the ex-factory price has not dropped much. However, because such a large amount of woolen cloth has impacted the market of the entire Han Dynasty, the price of woolen cloth has begun to drop in big cities such as Luoyang City. Now one piece
It can only be sold for 2,000 yuan, which is the price of ordinary silk.
At this time, Zhen An discovered that they were working so hard to resell various goods in Mayi, and it would be better to just open a textile factory in Mayi.
"Guild Lei will allow us to open a factory in Mayi?" Several people exclaimed in unison. The workshops in Mayi are making a lot of money every day, and their business is more stable than theirs. Which businessman would not envy them.
But Xu Wei will not restrict them from opening workshops in Mayi. After all, he comes from the era of attracting investment. If these businessmen want to invest in Mayi, Xu Wei will certainly welcome them. It can even be said that Xu Wei even helps them come to Malaysia.
When opening a workshop in a city, people in the Han Dynasty would find ways to restrict merchants, but Xu Wei came from a business community and not only did not restrict the primitive business environment of the Han Dynasty, he also found ways to support them.
Therefore, the caravans who came to Mayi all had a good impression of the Tengjia Army. Although they collected high taxes, they did not discriminate against these merchants, and they also tried to help them. This was something that could not be felt in other places in the Han Dynasty.
It’s just that Xu Wei will not give them the most advanced machinery in Mayi. Like the most advanced textile looms in Mayi, Xu Wei has no way to control them. They are scattered in the hands of women in Mayi and there is no way to control them. Now there are hundreds of thousands of them in Mayi.
I can't even control it.
It was quickly copied by outside merchants, but their success was of little use because the textile machines of this era were already very advanced. What affected the world's cloth output was that the spinning technology could not keep up, and they did not have raw materials like wool.
, these things are not available, a loom alone is of no use at all!
However, Xu Wei has very strict restrictions on the new spinning machines in Mayi. The spinning machines can be scattered in the homes of the tribesmen in Mayi, but the spinning machines are all concentrated in no textile factories. Ordinary women in Mayi have to
The yarns are all purchased from textile factories. Especially the water-powered spinning machines that can spin hundreds of spindles at a time are even arranged to be guarded tightly by a group of soldiers. They are not members of Mayi, and they cannot even
Close to these factories.
Without access to these advanced machinery, and the wages here in Mayi are generally more than twice as expensive as those in the Han Dynasty, it is not cost-effective to set up offensive and defensive operations in Mayi. Therefore, few businessmen will open factories in Mayi. At most, only in Mayi.
Open a store to sell your own products.
Zhen An smiled and said: "Lei Gong has always allowed us to open a workshop in Mayi, but he does not trust us. We are not allowed to have access to the most advanced machinery in Mayi. Without these advanced machinery, we can still make money by opening a workshop in Mayi."
We don’t have enough money, so I asked everyone to settle their family property in Mayi, so that everyone can become their own people, and only then will Lei Gong trust us!"
Tian Zhong hesitated and said: "If Lei Gong rebels against the traitors, he will be wiped out by the imperial court sooner or later. If we settle our family property here, what will happen if the imperial army comes to Mayi?"
Zhen An smiled and said: "This is a gamble. Nowadays, wool cloth is more profitable, and no one knows it better than us. I estimate that it only takes two years to build a textile factory to recover the cost, and the rest of the time will be earned.
, we are now betting on whether Lei Gong can continue to persist for more than three years, not to mention the relationship behind us, even if the court really kills Lei Gong, can they still rob our factory? The only thing I worry about now is that Lei Gong
They don’t trust us and refuse to give us the most advanced machinery!”
Xian Yuying shook his head and said: "I'm just a steward, and the big issue of family relocation can be decided there! And the textile factory is Lei Gong's gold mine, will he allow us to dig it?"
Others also shook their heads. Don't look at the fact that they are all stewards of the noble clan outside. They are majestic and enviable outside, but they don't have much status in the family. Moreover, they are not optimistic that the Thunder Guild will allow them to establish here.
Textile factories, if they themselves would not let people dig gold in their own gold mines.
Only Zhen An has the most freedom here. He has made a lot of money for the Zhen family over the years. In addition, the Zhen family is also worried about the contact with Lei Gong, so Zhen An and the Zhen family are separated. The Zhen family is in Zhen An's business.
Among the shares, of course the majority belongs to the Zhen family, and Zhen An is only a small shareholder.
But becoming a small boss is enough for Zhen An to be excited, and the motivation for him to work is different. Now he is not worried about his relationship with Lei Gong at all, but wants to use this relationship to make more money!
Zhen An smiled and said: "I think Lei Gong is a person who does big things and will not be so stingy. As long as we find a way to gain Lei Gong's trust, let alone the textile factory, even the steel factory will allow us to build it. It depends on our ability."
I no longer have the courage.
So this is our chance. As long as we can help Leigong Qushuai in this war against the Huns, I think Leigong Qushuai will not forget us. When the time comes, we will make some small requests. I want Leigong Qushuai to come.
I won’t refuse you! Our Zhen family has been doing business in Hexi County for many years and is familiar with the geography. I think we can help Lei Gong Qushuai attack the Huns!"
Zhen An's statement made everyone interested. If Lei Gong allowed them to open a textile factory, they would make a lot of money!
"I brought 3,000 stones of grain, and I happened to be at Pianguan. I think Leigong Qushuai will definitely be able to use it!"
"I brought 500 pieces of cowhide, I think Lei Gongqushuai will definitely be able to use it!"
Soon, each businessman said he could contribute supplies.
After Zhen An tallied the supplies, he went to Xu Weidao and said: "Knowing that Qu Shuai wants to deal with the Huns, those of us in the Mayi Chamber of Commerce support Qu Shuai!"
Xu Wei picked up the supply list in Zhen An's hand and found that the food alone included 80,000 shi, as well as various types of beef tendons, cowhide and other strategic supplies. The most important of these gifts was a map of Hexi County.
In this era, marching and fighting all depends on the map. A sophisticated map can save a lot of things, so things like presenting maps are often recorded in history books. It is thought that Jing Ke used the method of presenting maps to assassinate Qin, so in this era, maps
It can be regarded as a strategic material.
Xu Wei looked at Zhen An and said: "Thank you for your support to the Tengjia Army. I will buy these materials at the market price! I will also keep your help to the Tengjia Army in mind!"
Zhen An said anxiously: "Qushuai doesn't look down on us! We already said we would donate to Qushuai and then collect the money, so we don't want others to laugh at us!"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "Zhen An, we are all old friends. I have accepted your gifts, but can you tell me the truth about what you want? Otherwise, I will not be able to receive the reward for nothing!"
Zhen An and Xu Wei have known each other for three years. They know that it is better to tell the truth at this time. There are too many circles and Lei Gong will not understand!
So he said: "We want to open a textile factory in Mayi, so please ask him to make it happen!"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "Textile factory! This is no problem. I wish more people would come to Mayi to open textile factories to solve the employment problem of women in Mayi! You must know that the textile industry in Mayi was booming so fast.
Thanks to the textile machines we brought. Now that you want to open a textile factory, I fully support it. After the war is over, I will let the wood factory in Mayi give you the latest textile machines! At the same time, let the engineering team in Mayi
I will build a factory building for you and ensure that you can quickly build a textile factory!"
Zhen An continued: "We can get textile machines ourselves, but what we lack is spinning machines. Please ask Qu Shuai to sell us some spinning machines. We are willing to pay a high price!"
Xu Wei's face darkened and he said: "The spinning machine is our Mayi secret!"
Zhen An said: "We are willing to keep the secret of Mayi. If Qu Shuai can't trust me, I am willing to let the young people come to live in Mayi!"
Xu Wei shook his head and said: "Although I can trust the shopkeeper, I may not trust other people. Now the textile factory in Mayi can make billions of dollars a year, relying on Mayi's spinning machine. If it is cracked by others,
Spinning machines, others are setting up textile factories in Xiliang and Youzhou, which is creating a problem."
Xu Wei also knew that the water-powered spinning machine would not last long, and someone might even imitate it now. There was no way. The technology of the first industrial revolution was really not difficult, and many of it was just a matter of ideas. No one could figure it out until it was invented.
Unexpectedly, even if you don't have the actual object, you can quickly copy it if you know the principles. This is not a photolithography machine, how difficult it can be.
But we have to guard against it. If we can guard against it for one more year, Mayi can make billions more. If we guard against it for 10 years, we can make tens of billions more! Even after Mayi's status as a textile center is established, even if Xiliang
Or youzhou established a textile factory, but it couldn't develop in Mayi. After all, Mayi's hundreds of thousands of textile machines have become a cluster effect, and coupled with Xu Wei's assembly line system, textile factories in other places should not be able to develop in Mayi.
Of course, Xu Wei has another way to kill them all, which is to occupy the entire grassland. If you don't even have woolen cloth, what's the use of just having a textile loom?
Directly cutting off other people's raw materials is the way to completely solve the problem of the development of other textile factories, but it is very difficult. Even Xu Wei only occupies a small area of the entire desert.
But that may not change in the future. As long as industrialization begins, the search for raw material markets and commodity sites will begin. Even in the industrial zones built by Xu Wei himself, it will be the same. At most, he will be fair in allocating, but after all, Mayi will still
He would shout that he wanted to occupy the desert. Just like what is written in many books, once the wheel of history starts turning, it will not stop.
After knowing Xu Wei's attitude, Zhen An sighed helplessly, it really didn't work!
However, Xu Wei thought for a while and said: "But there is no workaround. Your textile factory can continue to be opened in Mayi. We will provide the yarn in Mayi. You only need to spin the yarn into cloth."
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Zhen An thought for a while and felt that this was the best way! So she nodded in agreement.
Xu Wei looked at Zhen An who was leaving and thought a little: "Is this the beginning of the bourgeoisie? You should take good care of this Zhen An in the future!"
Xu Wei does not have the mentality of princes in this world to conquer the world. His gameplay is different. He wants to smash the old world and bring the entire Han Dynasty into the industrial age. Therefore, his enemy is the feudal class represented by the noble gentry.
Farmers, workers and businessmen are his allies. Because of his background, Xu Wei has always trained workers and relied on farmers. But today, the appearance of Zhen An and the others made Xu Wei discover another ally of his.
It's just that this ally is a bit dangerous, and it will eat people if you don't expect it!
But businessmen are indispensable for smashing this old world. Xu Wei thought of an online novel he read. There was a very classic passage in it. The naked money relationship is an advanced and fair relationship because it uses money.
Measure all relationships in the world and ensure that everyone is equal before money.
It sweeps away all the feudal inequalities and unfair systems like an iron broom! Even the feudal thoughts in the human brain can be swept away, but if this broom is passed over, it will be impossible to clean the house.
After all, the feudal system was restored.
Originally, Xu Wei didn't know much about it. He felt that although this statement made sense, it was a bit too extreme. After all, in Xu Wei's era, naked money relations were almost synonymous with derogatory terms. Moreover, Xu Wei was in the new era.
The Celestial Dynasty did not feel any feudal oppression, but the oppression of naked money relations. His feelings were very profound!
But after coming to this era, he has a deep understanding. In this era, there is no need to talk about naked money relationships, but when it comes to family ties, you will not be reincarnated, you cannot be reincarnated into a noble family, and you cannot be reincarnated into a royal family.
Among them, if you cannot even be reincarnated into a powerful family, then your tragic fate in this life has been doomed, and you are destined to be overworked to death.
What an unequal system this is. If you have not been reincarnated into a wealthy noble family or a powerful family, your tragic ending in this life has already been doomed. One reincarnation determines the fate of 99% of the people in this world being oppressed.
Disciples of powerful families like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could become high-ranking officials with a salary of 2,000 shi at the age of 20. After accumulating for more than ten years, with the help of their disciples and former officials, they could become one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty even if they did not have much talent.
Let their four generations and three princes become the fifth generation and three princes. The starting point of the official career of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao and other noble families is the end of the official career of many powerful people. But ordinary people have no possibility of becoming officials.
Compared with the naked money relationship, the family relationship is simply ignorant, cruel and cold-blooded. It is the biggest evil in the world!
At this time, the Han class was already very solidified. Disciples of San Gong could become San Gong in the future. This had nothing to do with their personal efforts.
The disciples of the prefect can also become the prefect in the future, even if they don't work hard, because they don't have to do anything, their disciples and former officials can do it for them.
The son of a county magistrate is also a county magistrate. No matter how hard he tries, it is useless and he cannot become a prefect.
Let's take Liu Bei as an example. He participated in quelling the Yellow Turban Uprising, but he could only get the official position of a county magistrate. Even if he was not deposed, it doesn't matter, he could only retire as a county magistrate in his lifetime. At most, he would change to many places.
Become a county magistrate, but you will not break through to the county magistrate level and become a prefect. After all, there are many sons of prefects. Where did Liu Bei get the post of prefect, they themselves couldn't win it! Liu Bei has to thank the era of the late Han Dynasty.
This made him the emperor!
Of course, this kind of family relationship still limits the top officials. For example, Yuan Shu was not satisfied with being the Three Dukes. He wanted to be the emperor, so he attacked the palace, took the lead in rebelling against the Han Dynasty, and finally became the emperor, but the ending was not the same.
It's so wonderful that he broke away from his own class position, even his own people were against him, and in the end he was beaten to death by Cao Cao and a group of princes.