Chapter two hundred and eighty seventh big business
The wishful thinking in Song Kai's heart clicked.
He became the exclusive raw material supplier of Jiangzhou Textile Factory.
Then you can monopolize the entire textile raw material business in Jizhou and even the entire Jiangnan.
At that time, cotton will be collected from various prefectures and raw silk will be sold to Jiangzhou.
Then the cloth and satin produced in Jiangzhou were sold to various state capitals.
This profit...has exploded!
After upgrading the textile factory in Jiangzhou, one machine can produce five pieces of cloth a day!
The efficiency of a single unit has increased five times compared to before.
Moreover, the stability of the machine is greatly improved, and the probability of defective products is greatly reduced.
And now there are fifty textile machines in Jiangzhou!
That's two hundred and fifty bolts of cloth a day.
This number is astonishing.
This is inseparable from the contribution of Pei Lin's wife Gu Fang.
She put a lot of effort into improving textile machines.
In fact, good results were achieved the year before last, but at that time Jiangzhou was still struggling near the food and clothing line and could not spare any time to engage in the textile industry.
Since last year, the scale of textile factories has gradually expanded.
Gu Fang and Fang Zhe suggested collecting cotton from each directly-affiliated state and weaving it uniformly in Jiangzhou.
After the natural disaster, the price of cloth dropped sharply.
There are almost no large-scale textile institutions anywhere.
The spinning wheels in ordinary people's homes are extremely inefficient.
Why not give all the extra cotton to Jiangzhou, and the people can exchange it for some food.
With Song Yang's approval, Fang Zhe gave her great support.
Textile factories continue to expand investment.
It was not until steam engines were installed on textile machines that textile efficiency improved dramatically again.
Song Yang had seen steam looms, but the original water power was changed to steam power.
Although the speed was fast, it still couldn't beat Song Yang's speed.
However, it is already good to have such results at this stage.
Song Yang encouraged Gu Fang and asked her to continue research and development. He also told her that if she needed any help, she could contact him directly for help.
In the past six months, the steam spinning machine has changed little by little, and its speed and stability have gradually improved.
Song Yang believes that it won't be long before a real steam loom will be available.
Song Kai was in a very good mood and had a drink with Fang Zhe and others before setting foot on the boat back.
As for economic contracts, if you want to make money, you have to let others know about it as late as possible.
But Song Kai was a little carried away after all.
Mainly because I drank a little too much.
Less than an hour after the fleet set off, they met Zhong Jiaxiong, the former prefect of Yongzhou.
Zhong Jiaxiong is a close confidant of Yongzhou King Song Miao, and the two are related by marriage.
Now the prefect of Yongzhou has been replaced by Zhong Jiaxiong's nephew, and he himself has become a member of the alliance committee...
The so-called alliance committee is an organization composed of one person from each alliance member.
Responsible for speaking on behalf of all parties, and can also manage various matters related to the alliance, including transactions, military, etc.
Sounds like a lot of power.
But in fact, this organization usually does nothing.
There has been no war recently, and spring plowing has not yet reached its busiest time, so the alliance members are very idle.
Zhong Jiaxiong secretly went to Jiangzhou to see if there was anything he could do to make money.
Of course, the money he earns must be given to Yongzhou Wang 50% of the shares.
We were approaching Jiangzhou and met the fleet of the Prince of Jizhou head-on.
The boats stopped on both sides, and Zhong Jiaxiong stood on the bow and greeted Song Kai.
"Why did the prince come to Jiangzhou this time?" Zhong Jiaxiong asked curiously.
Nothing has happened recently. Even if there is trade, the prince does not need to personally intervene, so he asked specifically.
Normally, Song Kai would be very strict.
But this guy has a problem. After drinking, his mouth no longer belongs to him, and he can't control what he wants to say...
"My prince is here to talk about big business this time! Huge business!"
Song Kai said swayingly.
The boat was always swaying on the water, and it was swaying even after he drank too much.
If it weren't for the support of the two waiters beside him, he would have almost fallen.
"Big business? What big business?" Zhong Jiaxiong asked out of curiosity.
I didn't expect to ask about something big.
This guy retired and focused solely on making money. When he heard that Song Kai had a big business, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Haha! This prince's business is great! From now on, I will take care of all the material supply for Jiangzhou Textile Factory! Do you think it's big or not?" Song Kai laughed loudly.
As he said this, he wanted to turn over his contract to show off.
As a result, he fell down.
"Be careful, Your Majesty. You should go back and rest quickly. I have resigned!" Zhong Jiaxiong clasped his fists and immediately waved for the fleet to continue moving forward.
"Big business! I really have big business!"
Song Kai was still shouting, but Zhong Jiaxiong's fleet had already started to move forward.
In fact, Zhong Jiaxiong didn't know much about this so-called big business.
The textile factory was full of female workers, and the old man was too embarrassed to go there to inspect.
Therefore, he doesn't know what the output of the textile factory is or how much raw materials it can consume.
But the usually calm Crown Prince Song Kai became very drunk because of this.
Obviously this is no big deal.
Zhong Jiaxiong can actually get more things out of Song Kai.
But Song Kai is drunk now. When he wakes up and realizes that he lied to him, he will have offended someone.
That's why Zhong Jiaxiong didn't get entangled with Song Kai and went directly to Jiangzhou.
"Master Fang. I haven't seen you for a long time, and now you are even more in high spirits! I heard that Master Fang has married a beautiful wife. Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Upon arriving in Jiangzhou Fucheng, Zhong Jiaxiong immediately went to find Fang Zhe.
When the two met, they just chatted for a while.
After Fang Zhe was granted marriage by Song Yang, he was immediately pressed into bed by Wan Qianxue.
As for the wedding, it was discussed in a small area in Jiangzhou.
Song Yang also asked him to take care of things in a decent manner.
Fang Zhe said that although life is better now than last year, it is not easy to be extravagant and wasteful.
Song Yang despised Fang Zhe for this and said he was stingy.
This guy's salary is not low, and he also gets dividends from his business in Jiangzhou.
Dividends are available to officials of all sizes in Jiangzhou, and they are regarded as performance bonuses.
But this time it was indeed Song Yang who misunderstood Fang Zhe.
It's not a big deal, it's Wan Qianxue's decision.
Wan Qianxue and Fang Zhe said: "Our family only has so little money, how will we live after we use it to do a lot of things?"
Fang Zhe still argued: "Aren't we still recruiting members?"
"How much money does the collector have? If someone gives you too much, is that not a bribe? Do you dare to accept it? In the end, you will definitely not receive as much as you spent!"
As soon as Wan Qianxue pinched her waist, Fang Zhe immediately did not dare to refute.
Therefore, for small-scale operations, alliance members were not notified.
Zhong Jiaxiong also heard about it from businessmen he dealt with.
The two of them were polite, and Zhong Jiaxiong suddenly asked:
"By the way, Crown Prince Song Kai just said that he has negotiated a material supply business with the textile factory?"
"Yes. Jizhou has occupied the position of the exclusive supplier. From now on, Jiangzhou's textile raw materials will be purchased from him." Fang Zhe nodded.
After saying that, he added with a smile: "This kid was so happy that he forced Lao Yu and me to drink. In the end, we were fine, and he drank too much himself!"
"How big a business is this? How happy are you? I saw him staggering around after drinking, and he almost fell into the water." Zhong Jiaxiong asked immediately.
"This... I'm not sure about the details. You have to ask Miss Shen." Fang Zhe shook his head.
He indeed did not know that he had approved the note permitting the business to be done, but the specific scale was not clear.
"Miss Shen? Prince... who?" Zhong Jiaxiong asked.
Fang Zhe nodded and said nothing.
"Oh oh oh. I understand, I understand. I'll go take a look when I have some free time."
"What is Lao Zhong doing here this time?" Fang Zhe asked.
"There hasn't been much going on in the alliance recently. My prince asked me to come to Jiangzhou to see if there is anything I can do." Zhong Jiaxiong said.
"Oh, then take a look. Whatever you like, I will approve the note for you." Fang Zhe said with a smile.
He knew that this was a business trip again.
Song Yang has given instructions to give the green light to these guys.
Just pointing at Jiangzhou’s market alone will certainly not be able to digest Jiangzhou’s output.
And we have to rely on them to deliver raw materials.
After listening to Fang Zhe's words, Zhong Jiaxiong smiled and clasped his fists: "Then thank you Mr. Fang for your support!"
After bidding farewell to Fang Zhe, Zhong Jiaxiong began to wander around Jiangzhou on his own.
After a long stroll, we arrived at the textile workshop.
The door of the workshop is now closed, but you can see this large area from the outside. It must be quite large.
"What are you doing? It's forbidden to come near the important factory area!" The strong man guarding the door blocked Zhong Jiaxiong's sight.
In order to maximize profits, Song Yang requested that all advanced workshops should be kept secret for the time being.
Of course, it is relatively confidential.
Just don’t show mechanical advancement.
However, the people who implement it below are still very strict.
Zhong Jiaxiong was shocked, but this was Jiangzhou and he couldn't be stubborn.
He waved his hands hurriedly and said: "There is no malice, no malice! I am the representative of Yongzhou."
The so-called Yongzhou representative, the full name is the Yongzhou representative of the Daqian Jiangnan Revival Alliance Committee...
Although the guards didn't know his full name, they heard that this man was from Yongzhou. As a representative, he must be a prominent figure.
It's not that harsh anymore.
"It turns out that the adults from Yongzhou are here for what?"
Zhong Jiaxiong was hesitating what to say when he happened to see a figure in the workshop.
"I'm here to see Miss Shen." It turned out that he saw Shen Xiaowan.
"Director Shen, this gentleman from Yongzhou is looking for you." The guard ran over and said.
Shen Xiaowan is now also the head of the factory.
"you are?"
Zhong Jiaxiong knows Shen Xiaowan, but Shen Xiaowan does not know him.
There were too many officials from various places, how could she remember them all?
Zhong Jiaxiong blew himself up at home, and the two exchanged polite words.
"Um... I met Crown Prince Song Kai when I came here just now. What kind of raw material supply agreement did he say he signed with you?"
"I just want to ask, how much raw material does he want Jiangzhou to supply in a year?"
Zhong Jiaxiong asked carefully.
Shen Xiaowan is Song Yang's woman, and he doesn't dare to offend her, or even look at her in the eyes.
"This is a commercial secret and it is not convenient to disclose it." Shen Xiaowan shook her head.
Zhong Jiaxiong was disappointed when Shen Xiaowan added: "But I can take the adults in to have a look."
"OK!"
Zhong Jiaxiong said subconsciously.
Shen Xiaowan gave him a mask.
Let him follow you.
The two entered the textile workshop and stood on the side to take a look.
But looking at it this way, Zhong Jiaxiong was dumbfounded.