When Wang Xian heard this, he was stunned and said, "Is this possible?"
The clothes of this era were basically made by women at home who bought cloth and cut it themselves. People rarely had the habit of buying finished clothes.
Only in big cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Nanjing, there are a few shops that specialize in making clothes for people. However, the craftsmanship fees required by these shops are not low. Generally, only wealthy families can go to these shops to make clothes.
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Ordinary people buy cloth to take home, or simply weave their own cloth to make clothes for their families, and do not spend money to buy clothes directly.
That's why Wang Xian felt that Wang Shouren's method might not work.
"Of course it can be done. Isn't the Tianjin Garment Factory running prosperously?"
Wang Shouren smiled and said very confidently.
"I also know the Tianjin Garment Factory. It is Mr. Liu Jin's industry. The clothes they make are mainly sold to major factories and workshops in the Beijing and Tianjin areas. The orders from many factories under Mr. Liu alone are endless.
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"We are different from them. We don't have so many factories to make orders for us."
Wang Xian thought for a while and shook his head.
"How come there aren't? There are so many factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and more and more people are setting up new factories. If uniforms are issued by then, will we still be worried about not having orders?"
"In addition, we don't have to focus on the orders in the factory. We can also make all kinds of clothes and sell them to ordinary people."
"Master, it's okay to make uniforms for other factories, but it's not realistic to sell them to ordinary people. Everyone likes to buy cloth and go home to make their own clothes."
"Who among ordinary people would buy ready-made clothes?"
Wang Gui also shook his head and said: "And everyone's figure is different. The clothes we make will definitely not fit. The clothes must be made according to your own figure to fit."
"Of course someone will buy it~"
"If you think about it, not everyone can make clothes. Many people make clothes that waste cloth and make clothes that look ugly."
"If we work together and design together, we can save fabric and make the clothes look better."
"As for whether it fits or not, although everyone's body shape is different, most people's bodies are within a certain range. We only need to make it based on a few sizes."
Wang Shouren said very confidently that it is precisely because everyone makes their own clothes that there is a greater market for this ready-made clothing, thinking in reverse.
Making clothes is a relatively professional thing. Even if an ordinary housewife can make clothes, she will never be any better. It is a waste of cloth and does not look good. This is the market.
"Listening to what the young master has to say, it is indeed a good way out."
After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Wang Xian and Wang Gui thought deeply but couldn't help but nod their heads, feeling that what Wang Shouren said was quite reasonable.
"Go ahead and do as I say."
"Why do so many people invest in new factories? Life will be difficult after that~"
Wang Shouren smiled. In fact, he also learned these things from Liu Jin. He was often with Liu Jin, and both of them learned a lot.
"Yes, Master~"
The two of them nodded quickly and were about to turn around and leave when someone hurried over and said, "Oh no, something happened~"
"What happened?"
When Wang Shouren heard this, he frowned slightly and said.
"The price of cotton has risen sharply, directly to 300 Wen~"
Wang Zhicun said breathlessly.
"What?"
"The price has increased to 300 yuan? Wasn't it only 150 yuan yesterday?"
When Wang Gui heard this, he immediately said anxiously that Caiyun Textile Factory didn't have much cotton in stock and it wouldn't last long.
The key is that if the price of cotton rises to 300 yuan, the cloth woven by Caiyun Textile Factory will basically have no profit. So what should we do then?
"There is not enough cotton to sell. Boss Zhang and Boss Li told me that cotton is now seriously out of stock. They don't have much cotton left, but there are a lot of people buying their cotton. They said that since we are old customers
It’s only for our sake that it costs 300. If it were someone else, it might cost 330.”
"Didn't I come over quickly to ask for permission? Do we want this cotton?"
Wang Zhicun explained quickly.
"300 is too expensive, don't want it~"
Wang Gui said without thinking.
"Okay~ I'll reply to Boss Zhang and Boss Li right away~"
When Wang Zhicun heard this, he nodded quickly and prepared to reply.
"Wait a minute, tell Boss Zhang and Boss Li that we want all their cotton at the price they say."
At this time, Wang Shouren spoke up.
"this…"
Wang Zhicun suddenly didn't know what to do. Wang Gui said no, but Wang Shouren said yes.
"Do as the young master said and buy all the cotton as soon as possible."
Although Wang Gui didn't understand what Wang Shouren was thinking, he quickly said that this factory belongs to Wang Shouren after all, and he is the boss. He is just a part-time worker. Even though he is a branch of the Wang family, Wang Shouren usually keeps his word. The key is Wang Shouren.
The final say.
"Yes~"
Wang Zhicun left in a hurry.
"Master, if the price of cotton rises to 300, we won't be able to make any money from the cloth we put out."
When Wang Gui saw Wang Zhicun leaving, he quickly reminded him.
"Of course I know~"
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "Although there is no money to be made, our factory can still continue to operate. We can still produce cloth and maintain current customers."
"If there is no cotton, our machines will stop, and workers' wages will still have to be paid. If our customers cannot buy cloth, they will find others."
"That's it, thank you, young master~"
When Wang Gui and Wang Xian heard this, they immediately nodded and said.
"But, Master, why is cotton so expensive? We don't necessarily have to buy it from Boss Zhang and Boss Li. We can go find other people to buy cotton."
Wang Xian thought for a while and then said doubtfully.
"Boss Zhang and Li are the largest cotton merchants in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Even they don't have much cotton left. How much cotton do you think other people can have?"
Wang Shouren smiled and asked.
"this…."
Wang Xian immediately realized the gap between himself and Wang Shouren. Although he did not often manage the factory, he knew these things clearly and could see the problem further.
"This can only solve the urgent need. The key is to find a way to get enough cotton."
"Wang Gui, you should immediately send people to Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi to purchase as much cotton as you can. Even if we can't use up the cotton, we can still make money by selling it."
After thinking about it, Wang Shouren gave Wang Gui instructions.
This feeling of being controlled by others is not pleasant, not to mention that you have to make money when you open a factory. It is definitely cheaper to go directly to the production area to harvest cotton.
Only with enough cotton on hand can the factory continue to operate.
"Yes~"
When Wang Gui heard this, he nodded quickly and said.
"You have to act quickly. I guess many people are almost the same as us now and are worried about cotton."
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said.
In fact, just as Wang Shouren expected, with the sharp increase in cotton prices in the Beijing-Tianjin area, the original price of 150 Wen has risen directly to the price of 300 Wen. It seems that the textile factories in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area have suddenly ushered in a cold winter.
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And this is just the beginning. What is even more uncomfortable is that as cotton becomes less and less, the price of cotton keeps rising, and the supply of cotton becomes less and less.
The Beijing-Tianjin area was originally very lively, and the busy textile factories suddenly stopped working. The shareholders of many textile factories began to look sad.
Liu Jin's mansion, Liu Jin, who had just returned from Tianjin, had not had time to interact with his son properly.
The British Duke Zhang Mao, the Chengguo Duke Zhu Fu, and Xu Guangzuo came to the door together, all with sad faces.
"What's going on everyone?"
"Why are everyone looking so sad? Did something big happen?"
Liu Jin looked at the three of them and asked with some confusion.
Something that can make all three of them frown is definitely not a simple matter, something big must have happened.
"You brat, don't you know?"
Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and asked.
"I don't know, nothing seems to have happened in the capital~"
Liu Jin thought for a while and shook his head.
The Ming Dynasty is now in peace and prosperity, and this year is a very rare good year with good weather. What can happen?
"The price of cotton in Beijing has skyrocketed. It was only 150 fen a few days ago, and it has suddenly risen to 300 fen, and now it has risen to 400 fen. The most important thing is that even those with money can't buy cotton."
Xu Guangzuo thought for a while and said.
"If the price of cotton increases, just increase the price. What big trouble will happen?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he didn't realize the impact for a moment, so he said it without thinking.
"You brat, are you pretending to be confused?"
"The price of cotton has increased, and the textile factory we invested in and built will close down. You must return the tens of thousands of machines purchased from you to us."
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately curled his lips and said.
The reason he came to see Liu Jin today was actually to return the machine. The textile machines from the Jingcheng Machinery Factory were easy to use, but they were also very expensive, costing several hundred taels of silver per machine.
Tens of thousands of machines, this is a huge investment of tens of millions of dollars.
Although the three of them are now extremely wealthy, the huge loss of tens of millions of taels of silver still requires blood.
"Ah~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what was happening. He thought about it and immediately understood what happened.
"How long has it been since then that there has been an issue of insufficient supply of raw materials?"