Chapter 354, the brighter the color, the more valuable
"Tsk tsk, Old Liu, this textile factory hasn't started making money yet, but the newly established Jingcheng Machinery Factory has made money first."
In Liu Jin's mansion in the capital, Zhu Hou looked after the order worth 200,000 taels of silver placed by Wang Shouren Caiyun Textile Factory, and couldn't help but laugh.
Lao Liu's ability to make money is incredible. He's so powerful. With him here, he will never have to worry about being out of money.
"I've only made a few bucks now. Just watch, more orders will come in soon like snowflakes."
Liu Jin smiled and said very confidently that once the new spinning machines and looms are released, they will definitely subvert the entire textile industry, and sharks who ask for the smell of blood will definitely come surging.
"Aren't you afraid that others will learn how to make this machine?"
Zhu Houzhao's little eyes turned slightly and he thought about it and asked.
"There are some things that others can never learn."
Liu Jin said confidently that it was not impossible to make the same spinning machine and loom. With the skilled craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, it could still be done.
But if you want every machine to be exactly the same, without much difference, with guaranteed performance, durability, and complete after-sales service, you can't just learn it casually.
The reason why Liu Jin wants to build a large school is to popularize basic education. Only when these things are firmly established can we truly realize industrialized manufacturing in the future.
If you are not aware of this, even if you know the principles of a new spinning machine and can manufacture the same spinning machine, it is destined to be unable to steal its own market.
What's more, whether you learn it or not, Liu Jin wanted to push the entire Ming Dynasty to slowly develop towards capitalization and industrialization. If someone learns it, it means that he has successfully achieved this goal.
There is a lot of knowledge in machine manufacturing, just like the aero engines of later generations. Even if everyone knows this principle, even if we give you a sample, it is difficult for you to create an equally powerful aero engine. The cost, lifespan, thrust and so on are many
There will be huge gaps in all aspects, which is enough to show that mechanical manufacturing is definitely not that easy.
Just relying on copycats is not enough.
"That's alright. Anyway, Lao Liu, I can rest assured that you will do your job."
"However, our textile factory has woven so much cloth, why don't we sell it and keep it in the warehouse?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded, then thought about it and asked again.
"Of course it's to make more money."
"The cotton cloth we weave can only be sold for less than 900 cents per piece now. If the quantity were larger, it might only be worth 800 cents per piece."
"But if we dye this cotton with beautiful colors and patterns, its price will double. A piece of cloth can easily be sold for more than one tael of silver."
"If we make these pieces of cloth into clothes and sell them, one piece of cloth can be made into many clothes, and its value may be increased ten times, and it can be sold for ten taels of silver. What do you think you will do?
choose?"
Liu Jin thought for a while and replied.
Jingcheng Textile Factory Liu Jin does not intend to sell cloth directly. In itself, it is an advertising existence, letting everyone see the power of new spinning machines and looms, and attracting everyone to buy their own machines.
Of course, now that weaving has produced cloth, Liu Jin also plans to explore chemistry. Chemistry is actually closely related to dyeing cloth in the textile industry from the beginning.
Ancient cloth is not as colorful as the cloth of later generations. There are various colors, styles, etc. for you to choose from. The brighter and more beautiful the color of ancient cloth, the more expensive it is. The cheapest is white cloth.
One of the main reasons for this is that ancient cloth dyeing technology was very backward, whether in the Ming Dynasty, Europe, Central Asia, Arabia and other regions.
Because of backward chemical technology, it is difficult for everyone to dye brightly colored cloth. This is why people in ancient palaces and upper class society like to use brightly colored cloth, because it is expensive and more beautiful, so that it can show
Come to your noble identity and status.
Bright colors such as purple, red, blue, green, etc. are difficult to paint and preserve. In this era, only a very few places can produce limited cloth, and their utilization is all done by soil.
The color of French-dyed cloth is far different from that of later generations, and it is easy to fade.
But these cloths are extremely expensive, and only upper-class people can afford them.
Knowing this, Liu Jin would not be stupid enough to sell white cloth. He would just dye it with the color. With the golden finger, Liu Jin would not be able to trouble him at all. He could also turn on chemistry. The role of chemistry is very powerful.
Yes, if you want the grassland people to be good at singing and dancing, you need guns and ammunition, the most important of which is gunpowder.
Once the chemistry point is opened, it will be much easier to conquer the world in the future.
"Lao Liu, you are amazing~ I have nothing to say."
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao was speechless. It's the same brain. Why does Liu Jin's brain always have such a way to make money? He can just play all kinds of tricks with the same thing.
"Smelly boy, stinky boy~"
Just when Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were chatting happily, a rough voice came, with a hint of anger in the voice.
There is no doubt that this must be the British public's fault.
I saw Zhang Mao and Xu Guangzuo walking in together, and when they saw Zhu Houzhao was there, they quickly saluted Zhu Houzhao. After some greetings, Zhang Mao got straight to the point and said: "Bad boy, I just acted as a matchmaker for you.
I’ve introduced two beauties who are as beautiful as flowers. It’s not a good idea for you to burn bridges by crossing the river, right?”
"Mr. Zhang~"
Of course Liu Jin knew what Zhang Mao was talking about. He must have really been involved in the new spinning machines and looms. He came to ask questions aggressively. The meaning was very clear. Why didn't he bring it with him when he had the opportunity to make a fortune?
I, Lao Zhang, don’t even bring your brother-in-law with you, you are so uninteresting.
"If I have the opportunity to make a fortune, I will definitely not forget you. I am just looking for a time to chat with you."
"That's pretty much it. I won't talk nonsense. Give me a thousand sets of these new spinning machines and looms."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Mao nodded with satisfaction, and then asked for a thousand sets. He is really wealthy now, and all the industries he invested in have begun to develop in a blowout style, and there are huge investments every month.
A lot of money came rolling in.
"No problem, I will give priority to Mr. Zhang. Are you satisfied now?"
Liu Jin agreed immediately, with a thousand sets of machines and a large order of almost one million taels of silver. Lao Zhang is very wealthy, but he should have brought the Dingguo Gongfu and Chengguo Gongfu to open the business together. Lao Zhang is a man
It's always been like this.
"Hmm~"
Zhang Mao nodded with satisfaction.
He has been keeping an eye on Liu Jin's every move, and he cannot hide any disturbances in the capital, so he is very aware of the power of these new textile machines and looms, and knows that this is another profitable business.
"Mr. Zhang, Brother Xu, I have a really big deal here. I wonder if you are interested?"
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Mao and his brother-in-law Xu Guangzuo, and Zhu Houzhao happened to be there, so he could take this opportunity to discuss the matter of running a bank.
Liu Jin has been making preparations during this period, and there are no technical problems at all. Now he just needs to call in many big guys to discuss how to inject capital to start the business.
"Big deal?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows. If Liu Jin could talk about a big deal, it must be a very profitable deal. Without any hesitation, Zhang Mao nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I guess you are serious.
It’s not in vain that I introduced you to two beauties.”
"I'm very curious about what kind of deal it is that makes you talk about a big deal, Brother Liu."
Xu Guangzuo smiled and nodded, full of curiosity.
"His Highness and I are planning to open a bank. In layman's terms, this bank is a bank, but it is different from a bank..."
Liu Jin thought for a while, sorted out his thoughts and words, and slowly spoke about the bank.
Both Zhang Mao and Xu Guangzuo listened very carefully and carefully.
"Can this bank...the bank make money?"
After listening to Liu Jin talk a lot, Zhang Mao still couldn't figure it out, so after thinking about it, he asked the question he was most concerned about.
"make money?"
"Once our bank is successful, we will never have to worry about money again."
Liu Jin smiled and said confidently.
"Okay, I'll follow. How much are you planning to invest this time?"
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Mao nodded solemnly. He was determined anyway. As long as Liu Jin said yes, then it would be fine and he would just follow Liu Jin.
"This bank requires a large amount of capital to operate, so it requires a very large investment. In the initial stage, I plan to raise 10 million taels of silver."
"Your Majesty has pledged two million taels, and His Highness has pledged five million taels. I will contribute one million taels, and you can share the remaining two million taels."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said, this bank must be occupied by Lao Zhu's family. Without Lao Zhu's thick legs, others will fall down with a slight push in the future, so he can occupy a small head.
"Ten million taels of silver!"
Zhang Mao and Xu Guangzuo looked at each other slightly and took a deep breath. This was still the early stage, and no one knew how much investment would be needed in the future.
It is impossible to run a bank without strong capital. Ten million taels of silver even Liu Jin felt was too little. If he wanted to open branches in all the major cities in the Ming Dynasty, ten million taels of silver would not be enough at all.
What's more, since it's a bank, it can't work without a certain amount of reserves. When depositors come to withdraw money, if they can't get the money, something big will happen.
