Daqin: Signing in at the beginning of the game is ten times as powerful as Lu Bu's, and Ying Yu wins Chapter 293: An Artifact Against Cold, the Joyful Yingzheng
Chapter 293: An Artifact Against Cold, the Joyful Yingzheng
Three days later, there was a court meeting at Xianyang Palace and Qilin Palace.
"Your Highness, what wonderful treasure have you invented again?"
Seeing Ying Yu walking in with a handbag, Nei Shiteng quickly stepped forward to say hello.
Last time Ying Yu entered the Qilin Palace with two paper bags, but he brought the white sugar, a trading artifact, to Da Qin, which directly increased Da Qin's sea trade volume by more than 10%.
Don't underestimate this 10% ratio. Based on astronomical figures, a 10% increase in income would already exceed the total annual revenue of the treasury before the Qin Dynasty.
Especially after the establishment of Daqin Sugar Corporation, the profit and tax ratio of white sugar are much higher than those of several other major sea trade products.
As a result, the treasury revenue has directly increased by nearly 20%, and Nei Shiteng, who is counting money, has been grinning from ear to ear recently.
Now that he saw Ying Yu entering the Qilin Hall with a package again, Nei Shi Teng instantly became excited.
The other officials also looked over, obviously thinking of Nei Shiteng.
"My lords, your views are becoming more and more vicious."
"But this time, the profits of the treasures brought by this prince are not as high as those of sugar!"
Ying Yu smiled and shook his head.
As business profits continued to skyrocket, all officials in the Qin Dynasty became money-crazed, and they no longer had any doubts about doing business.
Who allows them to benefit from the high profits of trade, whether they are public or private?
The officials looked at each other and smiled.
Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Prince came with a baby.
As for the profit mentioned by His Highness, apart from glass, is there any other product in Daqin that has a profit comparable to that of white sugar?
In the opinion of many officials, as long as it is a new product developed by His Royal Highness, there will be huge profits.
And its role for Da Qin will definitely not be that small.
The officials looked at Ying Yu with great anticipation, but Ying Yu just stood there with a smile and did not mean to open their eyes.
This move immediately made all the officials feel itchy!
"You kid, stop being so secretive and tell me!"
Just when the officials were getting anxious, Ying Zheng walked in from the side door.
"My son, aren't we just waiting for your father to come over so we can talk about it together?"
Ying Yu smiled and opened the package in his hand and said:
"These are warm-weather clothes that I asked my father to tailor for my father. Would you like me to try them on to see if they fit?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses:
"Haha, it's rare for a prince to show such filial piety, so why don't I give it a try?"
Seeing this, Liu Mo on the side quickly took the package from Ying Yu's hand and passed it to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng took it with a smile and took out the cotton coat inside.
He looked at it fondly for a long time and showed it to the courtiers like a show off.
After the turmoil in the administration of officials, the Qin Dynasty became more and more open to politics and people, and the atmosphere in the court became much better.
The first emperor, who was always majestic before, has also become a lot more easy-going, and occasionally he will joke and liven up the atmosphere, especially when he is showing off his son.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"As soon as late autumn arrived, His Royal Highness began to tailor new clothes for His Majesty. It's a great story!"
"His Royal Highness, you are setting an example and reminding me that the people of Qin must not forget their filial piety even after they become rich!"
All the civil and military officials praised him one after another, with a bit of envy on their faces.
Being filial to your children is one of the greatest achievements of being a father. Compared with Ying Yu, those bastards in their family, forget it... let’s not mention them.
There is no comparison at all!
"What kind of material is this clothing made of? It's so comfortable and warm, much better than silk."
Ying Zheng happily accepted the congratulations from the officials, and with the help of Ying Yu, he put his coat on the outside of his dragon robe. He soon felt a burst of warmth, which made the late autumn chill disappear a lot, and he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Father, the material of this cotton-padded coat is exactly the cotton that I mentioned to you some time ago!"
"The cotton grown in Tianzhu County is about to reach the harvest season. The cotton cloth made after processing is both comfortable and warm. With some cotton wadding filled inside, it can completely replace the existing winter clothes and become the main clothing for the people of Daqin to keep out the cold in winter. one."
As he spoke, Ying Yu also took out a ball of cotton and a pair of cotton gloves and handed them to Ying Zheng.
"Is this cotton?"
"This cotton is somewhat similar to kapok, but it feels much better and has a stronger effect in keeping out the cold."
After Ying Zheng felt the cotton and cotton gloves, he asked Liu Mo to hand them to Feng Quji and others.
Feng Quji, who was old and was most afraid of the cold, put on the cotton gloves first and was shocked when he felt the warmth.
"Your Highness, how much is this cotton worth?"
“What about yield?”
After the shock, Feng Quji asked.
At this time, the clothes of Da Qin were mainly made of silk and linen.
Both of them have very average effects on keeping out the cold and keeping warm, so wealthy families will try their best to make their clothes thicker, and one of them tried using kapok.
However, kapok is too scarce and its price has remained high.
It is also easy to deform and will not last long, which undoubtedly increases the cost again.
"Currently, the cost of a piece of clothing like this is about forty or fifty yuan. When the Engineering Academy successfully develops a hydraulic and power assembly line workshop, the cost can be reduced to less than twenty yuan!"
"As for the production problem, there is no need to worry.
My prince has already asked caravans to purchase cotton from all over the world, and the cotton in stock now is enough to make millions of cotton coats."
"When Tianzhu County's cotton is harvested on a large scale, it will be completely self-produced and sold."
When they heard that a few were cheap and the output was not a problem, the eyes of the officials suddenly lit up.
"So good!"
"If millions of cotton-padded clothes can be put on the market, the people of Daqin will be much more active this winter, and vendors will no longer have to worry about no one going to the streets to shop in winter."
Nei Shiteng said happily.
Although the emergence of coal stoves made Daqin's winter much warmer, it was only at home.
The winter of this era was much colder than that of later generations. Without enough warm clothing, people would simply not dare to go out.
When winter arrives, it is also the most deserted time in the whole of Daqin, with almost no people on the streets.
If this was before last year, the impact would not have been too great.
But nowadays, Daqin's trade is extremely prosperous. Going out less often means that consumption is greatly reduced, and the merchants' income will be much less.
Commercial taxes, which have become the main source of revenue for the state treasury, will also be greatly affected.
This autumn has been getting colder very quickly. The flow of people in Xianyang New Town has been affected recently, and vendors are worried about this.
Nestern is also worried that it will snow early this year, which will greatly affect the New Year, which is supposed to be the peak consumption season.
But now with this new style of cotton-padded clothes, things are different.
"If I heard you correctly, what His Highness the Prince said is that this cotton-padded coat is 'one of' the clothes for the people of our country to keep warm this winter?"
As soon as Meng Yi said this, everyone's eyes turned to Ying Yu.