"Here we are, keep reading. After reading this, you will understand what I want to do and what I can do." Chen Xi watched as the Chang'an Woolen Textile Workshop walked in with a group of people.
What can I say about the textile industry? Even in later generations, it will be one of the important pillar industries. After all, this industry has relatively low technology, can provide a large number of jobs, maintain social stability, and has a huge demand.
Therefore, Chen Xi has been engaged in wool spinning since the Taishan period. In fact, the reason why the barbarians in northern Xinjiang were squeezed to death was not because the Han Dynasty's war strength was stronger than before.
For the northern Hu people, it makes no difference whether the military strength of the Han Dynasty is 100 or 150, because if they are over 60, they have to kneel down and call daddy. The entire Han Dynasty, whether it is the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Mobei After the decisive battle, they basically had considerable advantages over the Hu people.
However, even during the reign of Emperor Xuan, who had the greatest advantage, the problem in northern Xinjiang was not completely solved. The northern grasslands were too vast and lacked serious output. The only option was to suppress the invaders or make peace with the local barbarians. Even if they were conquered, there would be no output. If you go out, you can only give up after a long time.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu and his family may have realized that relying solely on beating the barbarians could not solve the problem, so they developed the method of letting the barbarians fight the barbarians. In the entire Northern Xinjiang for two hundred years, either the Qiang people or the Uzbeks were beaten. Either the pills are going to fight Xianbei, or the Southern Huns are causing trouble. Anyway, it's just a stalemate. Whoever wins the Han Dynasty will give some money, and then let them continue to fight.
It wasn't until Tanshihuai that Xianbei defeated the mercenaries of Nanxiongnu and Wuwan. The Han Dynasty didn't have to pay for Nanxiongnu and Wuwan at the same time. He strangled the Gu King to death, and considering that he had no money, he could only lie down and see what Tan Shihuai would do. As a result, Tan Shihuai died suddenly, and the Han Dynasty was peaceful again.
However, it was also that time that made the Han Dynasty realize that the offline cricket fighting method left by Emperor Guangwu was also dangerous, and new methods had to be developed.
To be honest, this was one of the reasons why the official Cao Cao moved the Hu people inland after defeating Wuwan and Xianbei. If there was an effective and unchangeable method, Cao Cao would follow the old practice and continue to implement it.
After all, the Eastern Han Dynasty's method of hiring barbarians to fight without paying was something everyone wanted to try, but the emergence of Tan Shihuai had proven the shortcomings of this method.
Without Chen Xi, the Hu people in northern Xinjiang might have continued to surrender, rebel, surrender, and rebel. However, the wool spinning technology brought out by Chen Xi completely destroyed the Hu people.
From the beginning, what the Han Dynasty lacked was not combat power. Even when Emperor Ling faced Tan Shihuai, it was not that he was not strong enough, but rather that he simply did not want to spend money. There would be no benefit if he won, and he would still have to pay more if he lost. Talking about losses, how many people want to fight in this situation?
However, the emergence of woolen textiles changed this situation and made Northern Xinjiang a sustainable five-baht-dollar producer. Again, if you have 50% profit, you will dare to take risks, and if you have 100% profit, you will dare to trample on the laws of the world. You dare to commit any crime with 300% profit.
For the northern aristocratic families, the complete wool spinning technology means that the barbarians are their pocketbooks. As for how dangerous it is to do this, is it still true that if they can't defeat the Huns, they can't defeat you bastards? In the past, the tiger was just trying to avoid the mad dog, but now, the tiger is hungry!
This is why Chen Xi had a complete process of wool spinning technology early in the morning, and he just pressed on to capture Qingzhou, and only started talking to others after capturing Xuzhou, because the interests in this thing are too great, even for some ruthless guys, Even if it kills the owner.
When the three states are stabilized, Chen Xi is no longer a chess piece, but a real chess player. Even if the major families have this intention when facing Chen Xi, they must carefully consider it, and wait until the family alliance is announced in Yecheng. , that’s already the peak of success.
Liu Bei who killed Yuan Shao at that time was just like when Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao in Guandu. The situation in the world had become clear. It was only a matter of time. At that time, it was impossible for the major families to have any ambitions towards Chen Xi. On the contrary, Chen Xi We must restrain our posture to prevent others from jumping over the wall in a hurry.
After the major aristocratic families obtained woolen textiles, the Hu people in Northern Xinjiang had actually entered garbage time. Even if the Northern Huns did not return, the Hu people would sooner or later be locked up in various ways based on the methods of the major aristocratic families.
The chain is tight, and the reason why the concept of Zahu is not mentioned until now is that there are really no Zahu anymore. They are all herders in the animal husbandry industry, contributing to the construction of China.
"This is wool spinning." Masinde was not surprised when he looked at the newly processed wool in the large workshop. They had seen blankets, felts and the like decades ago, but the ones they saw back then They are both Persian blankets produced in Parthia, and they are relatively hard, but if you really want to say it, in the eyes of these two people, there is not much difference, they are all made of wool.
"It's different from your place." Chen Xi said with a smile.
"I won't mention Beigui. Before we came into contact with the Indus-Ganges side, linen and sheepskin were the main products. Silk was available, but ordinary people couldn't use it. On the Ganges side, cotton was quite popular." Langa. Rajan said casually.
The Ganges River was chosen as a place of choice for civilization, not only because of its food output, but also because of its origin of cotton spinning, which solved the problem of food and clothing.
"We also have cotton spinning here, but it's not here." Chen Xi explained, "You can see the difference if you look carefully."
Masinde and Rangarajan did not refuse, and walked along the workshops of the big workshop. As they walked, Masinde and Rangarajan stepped back, staring directly at a large bale of wool, and then Watching a large bale of wool being sifted, oiled, kneaded, and carded, it was made into roving in a not too long time, and then rolled into a gulu and sent to another workshop.
"This efficiency is indeed much higher." After all, Masinde has seen cotton spinning. Comparing the textile industry in Kushan with that of the Han Dynasty, the efficiency is far behind.
"Go to another textile workshop." Chen Xi said with a smile. Without explaining anything, he took Masinde and Rangarajan past the process of making fine yarn and combing in the middle, and took Masinde directly to the weaving workshop. workshop.
Masinde fell silent after reading it. Do you use an etching power machine to do these things?
But I have to admit that this efficiency is really outrageous. The shuttles on both sides directly eject back and forth, and the power machine outputs its power in an orderly manner. One section is knitted in a short time. More importantly, the pattern and color are very stable.
Xianglishi's power machine is not good at making big things, but it is really suitable for weaving. After the debugging is completed, the female worker designs the sample. After the trial run, there is no problem, and we can continue to weave. Earlier, it was possible It still needs to be shut down for maintenance from time to time, but now the technology is mature. One textile machine can match the efficiency of dozens of weavers.
However, the textile looms and the weaver girls in these days are not on the same competitive path. The textile machines in the Han Dynasty were mainly engaged in wool spinning, while the weaver girls in these days were either engaged in linen clothes or brocade clothes. The two sides did not compete directly, but only in the market. Mai is really dying of cotton spinning and wool spinning.
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty had a plan. The state-owned textile workshops accepted unlimited female workers, and female workers were at least more profitable than spinning linen and brocade clothes at home. Of course, the highest-level weaver girl couldn't compare, and neither could a weaver girl of that level. Unemployed, even in the 21st century, a guy of that level could still live well by changing his name.
"This is the route I want to take and the basis for ensuring that the people of the Han Dynasty can purchase enough supplies in the world." Chen Xi pointed to the spinning machine that was still running.
"If I work here, how much does a female worker earn per month?" Masinde asked, looking at the textile machine. The previous shock had passed, and Masinde began to get down to business.
"Depending on the level of proficiency and working hours, it ranges from 500 to 1,500 fen, but the money and points are half and half." Chen Xi replied without thinking. In the earliest days, these workshops were owned by young people. It was under the name of the government, and then gradually became independent.
"In Chang'an, there don't seem to be many." Masinde thought for a while and said.
"But they buy clothes very cheaply." Chen Xi said with a smile, "And the supply and marketing cooperative here is also cheap when they buy things, and they have plenty of supplies."
Masinde didn't know why, so Chen Xi smiled and led the group to a large supply and marketing cooperative that sells materials for textile factory employees. Unlike other supply and marketing cooperatives where there are only three people, the supply and marketing cooperative here is a thirty-year-old supply and marketing cooperative. In a multi-person team, when Masinde entered, he was like the number one born in the 1970s.
It was like the first time I entered a large supermarket, and everyone felt numb.
"This wine?" Masinde looked at the rice wine that was exactly the same as the one he drank before, but the price was 30% lower. He looked at the points marked on it and was even more surprised.
"But these things are not for sale. There is a limit to what each person can buy." Chen Xi explained, "If they are opened directly, it will cause other problems."
"Even if they don't open it, some of the things they buy here may be sold outside." After calculating the so-called floating ratio of work points and money, Rangarajan frowned and said, in this way, The ratio of working points to money in the workshop is different from the ratio of money to money outside.
"I didn't say it wasn't allowed." Chen Xi said with a smile, "That's why there is a limit."
"If you do this, it seems to be creating artificial barriers." Masinde frowned and said, "External supply and marketing cooperatives do not have such benefits, and if only such national workshops have them, then over time they will inevitably form barriers. A kind of divide."
Chen Xi couldn't help but glance at Ma Xinde. Zhuge Liang actually discovered this situation after studying it for a while. It was really incredible that Ma Xinde could react so quickly.
"Don't look at me like that. I can see that it's just because I was outside the chasm when I was in Kushan, so I am very sensitive to this kind of thing." Masinde said with a sneer. He hated this kind of behavior. When you are in self-exile, isn’t it to realize that you are always outside the wall?
"Look here." Chen Xi took Masinde out of the workshop and came to the rules and regulations.
"What does this mean?" Masinde asked Chen Xi.
"Either you abide by this system and focus on achieving the goal; or you can ignore this system and develop at will, focusing on subsidizing local areas." Chen Xi said with a smile, "These points are actually more like compensation, rather than creating artificial barriers. Later, when I take you to local village workshops, you will realize the difference. In fact, more people like to work in local workshops."
The things that Masinde considered were things that have been mentioned a long time ago in history, and the natural solutions have also been specially described. Of course, when the overall social system is corrupted, these solutions will naturally lose their meaning.
However, now that this kind of state power has absolute power, and under the premise that industry has the absolute first mover, the best but most unachievable answer among the several solutions proposed at that time is actually the most suitable answer for the current situation. .
"It's okay to go and have a look." Masinde nodded. He was actually very satisfied with this very large textile workshop. Even if there were some intentions such as creating artificial barriers in it, based on the current situation in the third century, it can be said that It's just a worry about happiness.
"Such large-scale state-owned industries and local township industries actually complement each other. If there is only the former, it is indeed creating artificial barriers as you said." Chen Xi did not deny this fact, because he chose the dual-track system. , it is inevitable that there will be price differences inside and outside the wall.
To be honest, Chen Xi was able to prevent price inversions because he had witnessed the Soviet Union's efforts to stabilize food prices and ensure the people's bread freedom, which led to the inversion of bread prices and food prices. In the end, Soviet farms directly fed bread to pigs. .
Of course, the biggest hidden danger of the dual-track system is actually not the above, but the problem of buying and selling. However, the latter one is relatively easy to solve these days.
It’s not that people these days are more innocent, but that people with this idea these days have a hard time bypassing the defense barriers that have been built up for thousands of years. If a country is in a better overall situation and has no external pressure, it will have a problem with this kind of behavior. Enough force to strike.
So much so that the issue that needs to be considered in this current operating mode is more about how to eliminate the barriers created by employees of state-owned factories and mines relying on their own supply and marketing systems.
As Masinde said, they are all human beings, so why do they buy things cheaper? If it is just because they work in state-owned factories and mines, is it intentional to build barriers and create barriers?
Even from Chen Xi's point of view, this behavior is to use the labor force more efficiently and further improve the happiness of the staff.
But to be fair in some things, it is better to be fair, and Chen Xi is using part of the work points instead
This issue was already considered when raising money, and workshops in towns and villages are actually a supplementary answer to this idea.
