Yu Yongzhong said that he looked at his manpower. The government offices in Luoyang County were busy. Rich households wanted to rent mountains. All mountains owned by the government could be rented.
They know that they are not allowed to plant cotton on the land where food is grown, so they can only go up the mountain.
The rent is not high, much less than that of a tenant farm. Calculated based on the area, if it is a fruit forest, it is more expensive, and the fruit belongs to the person who rents it.
When planting cotton, you need to water it, and you can help water the fruit trees by the way. If you prune the branches that need to be pruned, you will have a good harvest next year and sell the fruits for money.
Those who paid the money went to the Luoshui River to see the windmill. The weaver girls were still performing here and practicing by the way. Later, they would teach others and earn wages.
The afternoon sun was warm, and Zhu Biao and others set up a table and sat by the river drinking tea.
"Did Er Dezi take people to build a greenhouse?" Zhu Biao asked casually without seeing Zhu Erde.
"Yes, Wang Yiqian and others are the most skilled at building greenhouses. We won't be able to build them in Beiping this year. A large number of craftsmen will be transferred out, and there will be ones in Sichuan."
There is a little bit of regret in the long journey, and I missed a year further north.
Zhu Biao nodded: "How will we use the deposit we collected?"
"Your Highness, the truth is, the deposit should not be used, it can only be left. Theoretically, we are not qualified to spend it, not even to lend money.
Once misappropriated, there will be a financial crisis and credit crisis in which the deposit cannot be returned.
We will have to standardize it in the future, but this time we will build the machine and borrow their money to use it.
In winter, clean up the rivers and repair the roads, otherwise the money will be wasted there. "
The manager first made it clear what was right and what was wrong. The deposit must be kept separately and must not be misappropriated.
It's not about the money borrowed by the rich. The rich have to pay interest on borrowing money. That kind of money can be used at will.
"That's the truth. Money is a way to make money! It's a pity that there are restrictions in the rules." Zhu Biao said, taking a sip of tea.
"Your Highness, we can actually use another method. It is not a matter of controlling the loans of the rich, but it can also allow the rich to work hard.
When the new textile equipment in Luoyang was successful and everyone made money, we put it in Kaifeng Mansion.
Instead of directly cooperating with wealthy households, wealthy households can only contribute money to buy shares and distribute dividends. If the dividend ratio is set above Ming's loan interest, they will actively participate.
If you want to make more money, you need more cotton. Let them grow cotton wherever cotton can be grown and allowed.
Of course, we can also use the money they invest to find people to grow cotton. This is called a joint-stock system.
We can only do it. If the people want to organize it, the court must strictly investigate it. There are many ways inside. "
The village chief came up with a term, everyone gets rich together, but the wealthy households no longer participate directly.
"Borrow other people's money to do business, and then pay dividends to others?" Zhu Biao expressed his understanding.
"No, if we lose money, we will also owe others money. This way, if we make dividends, we will lose them if we lose money.
It’s hard to make money, but not easy to make losses? Your Highness, let me give you an example.
You set up a textile business, I will invest one million shares, and then the King of Qin will plant cotton while Your Majesty collects the cotton cloth.
As a result, His Majesty the King of Qin's cotton has increased tenfold. You buy it, weave it into cloth and sell it to His Majesty. Your Majesty will lower the price, and the price will be ten times lower.
His Royal Highness the King of Qin and His Majesty made the money. If you turn around and tell me to pay it back, I can only stare. "
"Huh? Then you won't stop me from spending ten times the price to buy cotton?"
"What I said doesn't count! I can only buy shares and receive dividends, I have no decision-making power.
Therefore, without perfect rules, others are not allowed to follow our methods.
They won't abide by the rules. We just want money to flow, not to deceive people. "
Li Changtan started, expressing his helplessness. He didn't have time to make rules, and he didn't dare to let others play like that.
Zhu Biao had a serious look on his face: "Yes, the manager is right, we can do it, but we can't replace it with anyone else. Can it be sold if it is made of cotton?"
He considered the problem of excess products and found other places to grow cotton without occupying grain fields.
In the end, a large amount of cotton was grown and turned into cotton cloth. Who was it sold to?
"Sold to barbarian people, such as Dashi people, Tianzhu people, and people from other places. The cotton cloth of Dashi has few patterns. It is best to make it white directly. We don't need to mention the flowers.
In fact, Tianzhu grows the most cotton. When we trade with them, we have to calculate the transportation cost and labor cost.
How much does it cost to ship a ship of cotton cloth, including the risk cost, how much does it cost the weaver to weave a piece of cloth, and the depreciation cost of the loom is included in the calculation.
How much does it cost for Tianzhu people to weave a piece of cloth themselves? As long as the sales price of our cloth is lower than the cost of weaving their own cloth, they will buy our cloth.
Then we buy cotton from them, transport it back, process it into cloth, resell it again.
They like to wear brightly colored clothes, so jacquard technology is very important and their cost is higher. "
Li Chang said that the profit problems brought about by technical advantages and low cost made the other party have to buy it.
Zhu Ping, who was next to him, said, "It's really profitable to have technology! But if we sell it and buy it back, what can we buy with the extra money?"
"Your Highness, King Qin, there is food in the local area. Let's bring it back by ship. By then, the people of Ming Dynasty will be able to eat a lot of meat. There are many livestock and they need feed.
When the scale of trade reaches a certain level, Tianzhu will always be in trade deficit, and a lot of resources will be taken away by us.
Some of them will have ideas, why? If you can't change it, then grab it.
Therefore, the Ming Navy is always ready for battle. We need bigger ships, and steam engines must be installed on them.
With the best soldiers and the best weapons, we can maintain the normalization of trade. "
The commander talked about war, and when people can't replace you, they will rob you.
Technical advantages cannot only be placed on how to reduce the cost of fabrics, but must also be used in the military.
As soon as the other party saw the ship and weapons of the Ming Dynasty, many of their inappropriate thoughts naturally dissipated.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and asked: "What if others stop trading with us? Just like the sea ban policy set by my father before, others will do the same."
He thought about the issue of the maritime ban at the beginning. If Xiaqiu Village had not provided many things and written letters explaining the benefits of trade, the exchanges of many things would have been cut off.
Then there would not be the large amount of money, food, medicinal materials, and spices that we have now, and Ming Dynasty might take another path.
“Then they would have trouble controlling the smuggling, and they would have no silk to use.
Their place is now called the Delhi Sultanate, which is a slave country. Our Ming Dynasty belongs to a feudal country.
A characteristic of slave-holding countries is that many people are slaves. Is it better to let slaves grow cotton and grain in exchange for things, or to let them weave their own cloth? There are choices whenever you think about it.
It is said that silk fabrics appeared in Tianzhu a long time ago, but it is not important. Now they have no silk and can only buy it from the Ming Dynasty. "
The head of the village transferred the troubles that Ming Dynasty encountered before to other countries and smuggled them.
(End of chapter)
