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Li Ke smiled and briefly explained to him.
After witnessing the improvement of the steam engine to the textile industry today, he was in a good mood, so he chatted with the head of the textile workshop for a few more words.
"So it turns out that His Highness has a plan!"
Hearing this, the head of the textile workshop suddenly realized!
Only then did he recall that the owners of a large number of shipyards in Yangzhou and Suzhou had borrowed from banks to expand the size of the shipyards.
Moreover, the Yangzhou Shipyard also delegated technology to these shipyards to teach them how to build large ships.
He didn't know why Li Ke did this before, but now it seems that Li Ke was preparing for today's cloth to go to sea!
Thinking that Li Ke had thought of such a long-term thing a few months ago, he immediately admired Li Ke even more.
After looking around, and having explained what should be explained, Li Ke left the textile workshop and returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.
The next period of time was very dull.
Many things are on the right track, and he doesn't need to worry about it.
Therefore, he stayed comfortably in the Governor's Mansion, drinking tea every day, reading newspapers, and playing with the secretaries.
Enjoying the massage of the secretaries, rubbing the shoulders and kicking the legs, the life is very leisurely.
This kind of day lasted for a month.
On this day, the head of the textile workshop came to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and reported to Li Ke the production of cloth for the month after the workshop introduced the steam engine.
"Your Highness, our estimate was not very accurate before, but now the cloth output for one month has come out, which is nearly three hundred times that of before!"
The textile master handed over a piece of data, which wrote the output of this month.
Before, he only estimated the output of a day based on the output of half an hour, but that was after all counting the time when the drive shaft was not rotating fast enough when the steam engine was first started.
Therefore, the output in the last month is nearly three hundred times that of the previous one, which is similar to the increase in spinning output.
"Tomorrow, the major agents will come to buy goods. You said before that you want to reduce the price, so I came here to ask how much should be reduced?"
The head of the textile workshop respectfully reported to Li Kehui.
"How much does a bolt of cloth cost now?"
Li Ke nodded, and then asked him.
"Now the cost of a piece of cloth is unimaginably low, only the cost of raw materials and the cost of coal used by the steam engine."
"The cost of coal is spread over each machine, so the cost is very, very low."
The head of the textile workshop told Li Ke the approximate cost.
The cost of linen and woolen cloth is the lowest, because the cost of these two raw materials is very low.
The cost of cotton cloth is higher than these two kinds of cloth, but it is only because there are still relatively few people growing cotton and the cotton production is not very high.
In the future, when the production of cotton rises, the cost of cotton cloth will also be greatly reduced.
The most important thing is that after being driven by a steam engine, the production efficiency has increased by nearly three hundred times.
This saves a lot of labor costs and time costs.
Therefore, when apportioned to each piece of cloth, the cost is really only the cost of raw materials.
"In this case, let's reduce it by half first."
Li Ke thought for a while and said to the principal.
The original linen cost 4 coins a piece, which is already the cheapest linen on the market.
Now it will be directly reduced by half, 2 coins per horse!
And even so, the profit at this price is not small, on the contrary, it is very large.
Because the cost of each piece of cloth is too low, even if you sell two pieces of cloth, you can make a lot of money.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The head of the textile workshop nodded respectfully.
This price still guarantees a huge profit on the cloth.
And because the output has increased by nearly [-] times compared to before, the overall profit will also increase many times compared to before.
Of course, this price is the retail price, the price sold to ordinary people.
The wholesale price to agents must be lower than this price.
But it doesn't hurt too much, not much difference.
Soon, the time came to the next day.
Hundreds of agents came to the textile workshop to buy this batch of goods.
"Everyone, because the production capacity of the textile workshop has greatly increased, His Highness King Wu has decided to lower the price of cloth!"
The principal didn't hide anything, and said directly to the agents.
"Reduce the price? Master, how much will the price of cloth be lowered?"
Someone couldn't help asking curiously.
It has always been this price, why is it suddenly going to be lowered?
Increased production capacity?How much can it increase?
Others also looked at the head of the textile workshop, their eyes full of curiosity.
"The price of all cloth will be reduced by half. For example, linen used to cost 4 cash, but now it only sells for 2 cash!"
The principal didn't hold back, and told everyone the extent of the price reduction.
boom!
Hearing this price reduction, there was a sensation at the scene, and more than 300 businessmen present were all stunned!
Do you all feel that your ears have misheard, and you have to drop it by half?
Originally sold for 4 Wen a horse, but now only sells 2 Wen a horse?
You must know that a piece of linen with 4 liters is already the cheapest in the entire Tang Dynasty, and there is such a large supply.
It can be said that the linen is not worried about selling at all, so why should the price be lowered?And once it drops, it will drop in half!
"Master, did I hear correctly?"
Many people couldn't believe it and confirmed to the principal.
"Everyone heard correctly, it is indeed reduced by half."
"As for why it was reduced by half, you can see for yourself."
The principal didn't talk too much nonsense, and directly took these people to the workshop for a visit.
When these people saw that the spinning machines and looms were completely unmanned, but they were spinning and weaving automatically at an extremely exaggerated speed.
Everyone's eyes widened suddenly, as if they saw a ghost, their eyes were full of shock and disbelief!
"This is the masterpiece of His Royal Highness King Wu. Now that the production of cloth has been greatly increased and the cost has been greatly reduced, His Royal Highness Wu decided to cut the price by half in order to pass on the profits to the people."
The principal looked at the expressions and reactions of these people, as if he saw himself a month ago, and said to them with a smile.
"It's a miracle!"
"His Royal Highness King Wu must be a Wenqu star!"
These businessmen were all dumbfounded. Li Ke's status in their hearts suddenly rose to the level of a god.
At this time, they also fully understood why the textile workshop had to reduce the price, and once it was reduced, it was reduced by half.
Because this output is not like what the boss said, it has increased a bit.
Rather, it should be said that it has increased by a few billion.
With such a large output, the cost will naturally be low to the point of exaggeration.
Even if the price is reduced by half, based on such a huge quantity, the profit will only skyrocket!
"Of course, it's still the same as the previous rules, 2 coins per horse is the price, and the workshop will naturally give you different discounts according to the distance of the journey."
"The next step is the purchase time of this batch of cloth. I would like to remind everyone that the quantity of this batch of cloth is very large. You can be bold."
The principal smiled and talked to everyone.
Before that, he came to buy goods every month, so he is quite familiar with everyone.
"I want fifty thousand horses!"
"I want [-] horses!"
"I want one hundred thousand horses!"
After hearing the master's words, everyone became excited, and then shouted loudly.
2 cents a piece of cloth, it would be a massacre if it was brought to the market!
There will definitely be a wave of panic buying, so naturally buy more cloth, so that you can make more money!
And didn't you listen to what the boss said?The quantity of this shipment is very large!
It made them bolder, don't you understand what it means?
That is, just buy, no matter how much you buy, it will be sent to you!
So, everyone shouted one after another, and some people wanted to buy 20 bolts of cloth at a time!
Anyway, cloth is a hard currency in this era, and it can be exchanged for rice.
And it's only 2 coins a piece, and it can be sold with your eyes closed.
The boss never refused these orders, the creases on his face burst into laughter, and his mouth could hardly be closed.
After a month of high-strength weaving, the fabrics in the warehouse are now piled up in the sky.
No matter how many orders come, he can take them.
Even if it is not enough today, there will be another batch of cloth in the warehouse tomorrow.
The current output is calculated according to the day, it is too much!
Then, a large number of vehicles appeared at the entrance of the textile workshop, and a load of cloth was pulled from the warehouse of the workshop.
The principal kept issuing invoices to everyone, and then went to the bank to transfer the money together.
Because the quantity was unprecedentedly large, this time the stocking lasted almost a day!
Soon, the time came to the second day.
Early in the morning, Datang Daily started selling.
"Outside the nickname!"
"His Royal Highness Wu invented the magical tool, which has greatly improved the production efficiency of the textile industry, and the cloth output has been greatly increased!"
"The production of cloth has increased, and the cost has fallen. His Highness King Wu chose to let the people benefit, and decided to lower the price of cloth!"
"From now on, the price of all cloth will be reduced by half. Originally, a piece of linen was 4 cash, but now it only sells for 2 cash!"
The young newspaper sellers shouted the news loudly on the street.
And the people coming and going on the street were all stunned after hearing the news!
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Everyone wondered for the first time whether they heard it wrong?
The linen that was originally priced at 4 renminbi a piece now only sells for 2 renminbi a piece?
Really cut the price in half?
You must know that 4 liters of linen is already the cheapest on the market, and now it has been reduced by half on this basis. Is it really possible?
If it is really 2 wen a piece of linen, it will be great news for everyone!
"Young man, are you serious about what you said?"