Chapter 548: Balance of supply and demand
"What are there so many warehouses for? Just build a large warehouse." Gan Luo said.
The factory director smiled and replied: "This has two purposes. One is to make it easier to take out things. You can go to any warehouse to get what you want.
The second one is fire prevention. If a warehouse catches fire, at most one warehouse will be burned down, and the other warehouses will be safe. "
"What if all the warehouses are on fire?" Gan Luo asked.
"Then someone must have deliberately set the fire. This is a crime, and the gentleman will know that someone is trying to harm him." The factory director said.
Gan Luo was also deflated.
At this time, everyone realized that they had underestimated the factory director. The person Qin An chose was really capable.
Ying Zheng said slowly: "It makes sense. Take us to see the dyeing area."
"promise."
Then the factory director took everyone outside the dyeing area. To be honest, the factory director didn't want to bring everyone to the dyeing area at all. Not only was there a secret formula here, but there was also a smell in the dyeing area.
Just when everyone came to the entrance of the dyeing workshop, the director stopped them.
"Village chief, ladies and gentlemen, there are rules in the factory. Anyone who enters the dyeing workshop needs to wear a mask and work clothes."
Just when everyone was confused, the factory director had already called the security guard at the entrance of the dyeing workshop to bring over the masks and work clothes.
The factory director took out a work clothes and a mask and said, "Village chief, here are the masks and here are the work clothes. Let the villain help the village chief put on the work clothes."
The work clothes are just white aprons. Just put it around your neck and tie the rope on the back.
After helping Ying Zheng get dressed, the factory director also started to get dressed. After everyone saw the factory director getting dressed, they all imitated his example and quickly tied on their aprons and masks.
When the factory director saw that everyone was dressed, he made a gesture of invitation.
"This way please." The factory director extended his hand to guide everyone.
Then everyone entered the dyeing workshop and saw several large dyeing vats. Each dyeing vat was built with cement stone bricks and coated with several layers of waterproof paint.
There are machines in the dye vats and workers stirring the dye.
Some people carefully take out the dyed cloth and then exit it to dry.
Another thing is to put the white cloth into the dye vat. Everyone is working in an orderly manner.
"What a bright color." Meng Xifan saw someone taking out the cloth from the red dye vat and was instantly impressed by the color.
When had Da Qin ever had such a bright red color?
The factory director said: "This is bright red cloth, used for celebrations. For example, weddings, New Years and festivals and other important events.
The husband said that after they go out, he will hold a wedding for the three ladies again, and let everyone wear the red wedding clothes for the wedding. "
"Then I really want to see what the red clothes look like?" Ying Zheng said with some anticipation.
"Village Chief, this day will come soon." Meng Yi said.
Ying Zheng nodded solemnly.
Gan Mao said at this time: "Village Chief, this textile workshop is really powerful, even more powerful than the most advanced hydraulic looms outside.
We can definitely move outside and set up a weaving workshop all over the country. In this way, everyone can buy cheap cloth. "
Jiang Lu said: "It can be moved, but it is inconvenient to build it all over the country. Once there are too many pieces of cloth, it will only be counterproductive."
"Young master is right," Meng Yi said, "Sir, he said that the market has its own rules and there is a supply and demand relationship.
When supply exceeds demand, goods become cheaper; when supply exceeds demand, goods become more expensive.
Therefore, this supply and demand relationship must be well controlled, and it must not be too much or too little, otherwise the people will still suffer. "
"Absurd," Gan Mao said, "The cheaper things are, the better for the people? Will they make the people suffer?"
Everyone nodded slightly, and they all agreed with Gan Mao's statement.
Ying Zheng asked: "Meng Yi, what did Qin An say?"
Meng Yi replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, your Majesty once said that there is a businessman who raises many cows and can supply milk to the people in the city every day.
But in the second year, because half of the people no longer drink milk, the businessman will produce half more milk every day.
However, the businessman did not lower the price of milk, nor did he sell the milk to the poor at a low price.
The businessman did something that outraged both humans and gods. He poured out all the excess milk. "
"It's too much. It's really too much."
"It's unreasonable. It's really unreasonable."
"Asshole, where is he? I'm going to kill him."
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Everyone was furious and wanted to catch the businessman and cut him into pieces.
Although Ying Zheng had an angry look on his face, he didn't say a word.
When the people around him had finished venting their anger, Ying Zheng said, "Tell me, why did you pour the milk?"
Meng Yi immediately replied: "Report to the village chief, because the supply and demand are out of balance, because the businessmen want to make money, and there is another person who wants to buy milk.
Let’s talk about the imbalance between supply and demand first. As I just said, once supply and demand are out of balance, either the price will be cheap or the price will be too high.
If it's just a little higher or a little cheaper, that's fine. If it's a lot, then the businessmen will have no profit, no profit. Why would the businessmen go to such trouble to establish a textile factory?
Next, let’s talk about the milk buyer’s thoughts.
I bought milk for one silver coin per bucket, and suddenly it became thirty cents per bucket. So I still had seventy cents, so wouldn’t I have been cheated in vain? And I didn’t spend so much money in vain before.
This would make me very unhappy, and so would half the city.
At that time, everyone would settle accounts with the merchant. Even if the government finally ruled that the merchant did not have to compensate everyone, do you think these people would buy his milk in the future?
Finally, when it comes to making money, businessmen all aim to make money. They can donate money and food during times of famine, and they can give some money to beggars, but they will never give milk to everyone for free, let alone lower the price.
Therefore, the simplest way to solve the supply and demand problem is to reduce or increase production.
At present, there are only 20 million people in Daqin. Even if each person makes three sets of clothes, how much cloth is needed?
Textile factories were opened all over the country, and eventually there was an imbalance between supply and demand. "
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Although what you said makes sense, it is shameful to waste food in vain."
"The village chief is wise, so we must strictly control the supply and demand relationship in the market, and it is best to achieve a balance between supply and demand." Meng Yi said.
"Then how do you think this matter should be handled?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Just let the market handle it on its own. Although there will be waste, it won't last long. There are too many things, and unprofitable workshops will shut down on their own."
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