In his opinion, these two things are actually not worth thinking about.
Anyway, if it is so expensive, it must be sold to workshops. As long as you ask them to take a look, they will understand the huge difference and then buy it. It shouldn’t require any strategy... right?
When Qu Sinian looked up, he found Yan Shiyue looking at him with squinted eyes and tapping her fingers on the armrest.
He was struck by the look in her eyes, and his heart went crazy, "Master Xiang?"
Yan Shiyue smiled and said: "In this year, have you ever heard a poem: 'The young people in Wuling are tangled in their heads, and there are countless red silk songs.'"
Of course I have heard of this! After all, he is also a cultural person.
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "I found that you are quite good-looking."
These words are a bit familiar. Qu Sinian said cautiously: "Master Xiang...haven't you discovered this matter a long time ago?"
In fact, if he was not good-looking, he would not have been sent to approach her in the first place.
Yan Shiyue said thoughtfully: "It's a pity that none of the principals we recruited are very good-looking. The only good-looking Jiang Yu'an asked me to be sent out." She thought for a while: "By the way, Wei Xin, Meng
What are you doing now?"
Weixin said: "I haven't heard from him, so I should just do business!"
"In this way," Yan Shiyue said with a smile, "send a message and ask someone to persuade him to come to me to ask for an official position."
Weixin didn't ask why and just left as ordered.
Qu Sinian said: "Master Xiang, what do you want to do?"
Yan Shiyue said: "You have been in the Ministry of Commerce for so long, but tell me, what do I want to do?"
She had just recited a poem, and Lord Qu was not stupid: "You want Meng Yiqiu to learn how to demonstrate it? But why bother? It will be easy to sell without him!"
She said: "Let me ask you, who do you think these textile machines and sewing machines should be sold to?"
"Clothing stores, silk and satin shops, and the like!"
Yan Shiyue looked at him and suddenly stopped laughing: "I don't know if I'm unfounded. I'm thinking about a question. Do you still remember the story of 'subduing silk and surrendering to Luliang' told by Lin Fujian?"
Qu Sinian nodded, and Yan Shiyue said: "If we sell a lot of machines, the efficiency of many workshops will suddenly increase several times, and the demand for cotton will increase greatly. After that, will everyone only grow cotton?
Growing food? This is first and secondly, will there be many weaver girls without work and income?"
She frowned: "Although our commercial department specializes in making money, it must also be based on a certain balance. So regarding textile machines, my idea is that we open a government-run factory and we do not sell machines, only yarn.
For example, now in the northwest, where there are a lot of cotton farmers, we will not build factories here. We want to encourage those people to grow cotton.
Plant cotton on one side and build a factory on the other side. With our guidance, businessmen from all over the country will take action. We will control this degree, and it will be relatively easy to keep the process secret. In the meantime, you may lose money at first, but
Over time, a certain balance will be achieved, and this is the meaning of 'state-owned'."
Qu Sinian looked at her for a moment.
It seemed that at this moment, he truly realized the importance of the economy.
Yan Shiyue continued: "As for the sewing machine, my main target customer is not the workshop. After I go back, I want to ask the queen and the harem to learn first. After they have learned it, pick a day to demonstrate in public, and then call them
aristocratic woman
, the noble ladies of the official family went to learn it, buy it, and make money in this way. Then we changed the sewing machine and sold it to those wealthy families, the kind of people who could buy it with just gritted teeth. They learned how to make money by themselves.
You can make clothes at home.”
She paused for a moment: "This is easy, but in the middle, it is still what I said. As a result, many weaver girls and embroiderers will be free. How will they live?" She looked at him: "You said
Tell me?"
Qu Sinian thought for a while: "Wouldn't it be easy to change the spindles of the textile machine to the kind of spindles used on sewing machines? But you deliberately drew different spindles on that picture, which cost you a lot of work.
Son, bring out another small machine... just to give them this machine?"
Yan Shiyue smiled: "Yes. Children can be taught!"
She told him: "Although I am very domineering, you have to dare to think."
Qu Sinian responded with a smile.
She said: "This machine is small and cheap. It is specially used for sewing machines. It can also be used to make bobbins. It can be regarded as giving them a livelihood!"
The two of them discussed it, and Qu Sinian went to arrange the preparations for the government-run factory. Yan Shiyue went to see Emperor Ming Yan, mainly because he wanted the queen and concubine to come forward, and they must report to Emperor Ming Yan.
Yan Shiyue thinks that the Qixi Festival is a very good festival, and it is very appropriate to show it when begging for luck.
Emperor Ming Yan and the prince couldn't help but look at each other after listening to her ramble.
To be honest, Yan Shiyue's attitude towards things and the grandeur with which she did things really amazed them every time.
Then the prince said: "I understand everything else, but I just don't understand. Why do you ask Meng Er to demonstrate?"
"It's not just Meng Er!" Yan Shiyue said: "When the time comes, Xiao Gu, Si Nian, Ren Zenan... I also plan to go to the Imperial College to select a few that I like, and they will all demonstrate. Why? First of all, the pleasing pictures will
Make the woman willing to spend money for it, but that is not the key.
The key point is that this is sold to a small wealthy family, the kind of family that is willing to bite the bullet and be willing to buy it. You know, the clothes can be worn even if they are sewed. The hard work is all women. For example, you, you know how to sew.
How much effort does it take to make a piece of clothing?”
The prince could only shake his head, and Yan Shiyue said: "That's right! It's not because I have worked hard, I don't feel it deeply, and it's expensive. If I can't afford it, I won't buy it. But I chose to use a group of men to show it, in order to give people a sense of 'this'
The feeling that something should be done by a man is very subtle, but in this way, will you not have enough confidence when you refuse? Does your wife have many reasons when she refutes? This will make a large number of people buy or not buy.
People, choose to buy.”
The prince sighed after a long while: "It's really... Yue'er, if all businessmen are like you, with such thorough calculations, it would be really scary."
Yan Shiyue smiled and cupped her hands: "A prize, a prize!"
Emperor Ming Yan said: "I'm sure. Just go back to the palace and find the queen. Concubine Xian also asked her to go back with you."
"Don't!" Yan Shiyue said, "Concubine Xian, just ask her to stay here. I can't bear to take care of a woman who is delicate and delicate. I don't know how much I have to worry about along the way."
Emperor Ming Yan glared at her.
The prince smiled and said: "I will write a letter to your sister-in-law, and you will ask her to come with me when the time comes."
Yan Shiyue responded.
After coming out of Emperor Ming Yan's place, the prince asked her: "What's wrong with Concubine Xian?"
Yan Shiyue was a little surprised.
Her biggest impression of the prince was his gentleness.
He is a gentle, gentle and good-looking person... When did his ability to discern every detail come on?
The prince laughed when she saw her: "Do you think my father can't see it? Who can't see your little thoughts?" He tapped her gently: "You silly kid, why don't you tell me? I'm afraid of her.