"Your Majesty, please see, these are steam looms, all of them are now in use! They can process tens of thousands of kilograms of wool and weave hundreds of pieces of cloth every day!"
In Xianyang City, Ying Zheng, led by Huang Yuan, visited the newly established steam weaving factory with several ministers.
All of them had satisfied smiles on their faces.
Just like the barbecue restaurant, the steam textile factory also has shares in Ying Zheng and several important officials!
Originally, Ying Feiyu had no intention of taking them with him, but they were so shameless that they insisted on buying shares!
Zhang Han stuffed his son into the barbecue shop to help, and at the same time helped him keep an eye on Ying Feiyu's business trends!
After learning that he was about to set up a steam textile factory, Zhang Han immediately ran to find Ying Feiyu and talked about it.
Immediately afterwards, the news spread quickly, and Wang Bi, Meng Yi, Kang Anping, Feng Quji and others all went to find Xiao Zhengtai.
Distraught, he could only agree and give up some shares!
So when I heard that the steam textile factory could weave hundreds of pieces of cloth every day, everyone was so happy that they couldn't help but smile!
"Good guy, these are only ten machines, and they can weave hundreds of pieces of cloth every day. If there are a hundred machines, a thousand machines...?"
Zhang Han couldn't help but marvel.
"Nowadays, using traditional weaving methods, it may not take ten days to weave one piece of cloth. Now each machine can weave more than ten pieces of cloth every day. We are going to make a fortune!"
Even the general Kang Anping smelled money.
"Although the loom has a large output, it only spins wool, not cloth for the time being!"
Ying Feiyu's words chilled the hearts of those ministers behind Ying Zheng who were dreaming of getting rich.
"Young Master, why is this?"
Everyone asked in confusion.
Isn't it just to make money by spending a lot of money to manufacture these machines?
When will we get our money back just by spinning that wool?
"Yes, Feiyu, didn't you say that these wools can be made into clothes? Why don't I see any of them?"
Ying Zheng held his belly up and clasped his hands behind his back as he scanned the entire steam engine factory but didn't see any clothes.
There was only a group of female workers washing and drying the wool!
Not to mention, after being treated, those dirty wool really became white and clean, and even the smell was gone!
"Father, this workshop only processes and spins threads, the workshop for making sweaters is on the other side!"
After that, Ying Feiyu led everyone through the workshop and came to another workshop.
Here, there are at least hundreds of female workers, each holding two thin stick-like things in their hands, lowering their heads and carefully inserting them, and occasionally winding the thread in their hands!
"Feiyu, what are you doing?"
Ying Zheng looked carefully for a long time, but couldn't see any clues, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Knit a sweater...!"
Xiao Shota explained with a smile, "The workshop in front only processes wool for the time being, spinning the wool into wool, and the workers in this workshop knit the wool into sweaters!"
“Sweaters made from wool are soft and warm!”
“Can’t sweaters be made by machines?”
"Of course you can, but it's still very difficult with current technology. We have to wait for the Chinese Academy of Sciences to study it!"
"I see!"
Everyone nodded as if they were enlightened.
Ying Zheng picked up a knitted sweater and stroked the soft touch, "Well, this sweater is really good, but I don't know how much you plan to sell it for?"
"Two hundred coins!"
Little Shota stretched out two fingers.
"What? Two hundred coins?"
"Did I hear you right? The production of such a soft and warm woolen sweater is so complicated, but it only sells for two hundred yuan?"
"In this case, won't the textile factory have to lose money?"
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As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were shocked.
The young master clearly said that this thing has a good thermal insulation effect and needs to go through multiple processes to make it, but it is only sold at such a low price?
"Purchasing wool is a long-term plan. If the wool is sold at a high price after being made into sweaters and ordinary people cannot afford it, the wool will be stranded, accumulating more and more, and cannot be processed. That's when we will really lose money...!"
Ying Feiyu explained to everyone with a smile, "A sweater requires about three kilograms of wool, and the cost is fifteen yuan. After processing, the finished product will not exceed one hundred yuan at most, and the price is two hundred yuan. There is still one hundred yuan for each piece. It’s profitable, if Da Qin had one, the profit would be two million gold!”
"Sweaters are consumables. A large number of people will continue to buy them every year. You can think about the money you make!"
"Hiss..."
As soon as Xiao Zhengtai finished speaking, everyone present took a deep breath.
No one thought that with such a low price, there could be such a high profit!
Moreover, only textile factories in Daqin can produce sweaters, which is equivalent to a monopoly industry. There is only one factory and no other factories!
If you want to buy a sweater, you can only go to them. Plus the price is cheap, which will definitely cause the whole Qin Dynasty to rush to buy it!
"Textile factories do make money, but in this case, wouldn't they be competing with the people for profit?"
Just when the ministers were immersed in the joy of getting rich, Chun Yuyue, the Minister of Rites, spoke.
"Yes, Feiyu, men farm and women weave. Among the common people, many women are weaving to supplement their household income. If the common people buy our cloth and clothes in the future, won't the common people's income be reduced?"
After his reminder, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered it and couldn't help but worry.
If the court competes with the people for profit, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the people. If another riot occurs, the gains will outweigh the losses!
"Father, where do you think these female workers come from?"
Xiao Zhengtai did not explain too much, but smiled and turned his attention to the female workers in the workshop.
"Looking at her age, she should be a peasant woman in the city, right?"
Ying Zheng took a look and said.
"Yes, the textile factory recruits peasant women from nearby who can weave. And this is just the beginning. More will be recruited in the future! The textile factory works on a piece-rate basis, which means that the more they work, the less they earn. The more they do, the more they earn even if they work the least than they can by spinning cloth every day at home!”
Ying Feiyu had already thought of this, so when recruiting workers, he specifically added a requirement for those who could weave.
On the one hand, it is for work needs, and on the other hand, it is to take care of these women and supplement the family income!
The status of women in this era is low. A large part of the reason is that women depend on men for their lives. They have no financial resources and rely on men for food!
In a textile factory, as long as you are willing to work hard, your monthly salary will definitely be higher than those men who farm at home!
From then on, women can straighten their backs and no longer look at men’s faces!
"You kid really thinks comprehensively!"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
"Young Master is really thoughtful!"
In this way, Chunyu Yue had no objection.
It does not compete with the people for profit, but it can also benefit the people and stabilize the people on the grassland. This textile factory is simply a good thing that kills three birds with one stone!
