Shen Yiyuan felt creepy. Runniang's words were probably right. The imperial court has long had the ability to lower prices for all cloth merchants, even...
"Dumping!"
Shen Yiyuan's expression changed, remembering a term Shen Xiude learned in business school.
"What is dumping?"
Run Niang asked.
Shen Yiyuan said solemnly: "There is a saying in business school that selling goods to another place or country at a price lower than the normal selling price is dumping. If the imperial court really has a way to use very few people to sell goods in a short period of time, If more cloth can be produced within a certain period of time, the cost will be lower, so..."
Runniang exclaimed, "What if they sell at a low price and still make a profit, but normal businessmen can't compete even if they sell at a low price, so they can only sell at a loss?"
Shen Yiyuan nodded heavily: "Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has changed more and more. There are some things that cannot be found in the Hongwu Dynasty, no, in any previous dynasty, and even more unimaginable. For example, the steam engine can Saying that too many things have changed——"
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Shen Yiyuan pause, Run Niang couldn't help but ask.
Shen Yiyuan's mouth trembled slightly, and he said with some fear: "Steam engine, it can replace relatively simple labor, weaving - it's not complicated!"
Runniang was shocked.
Weaving is indeed not too complicated. Simplified, it is actually the continuous interweaving of warp and weft lines. It is not impossible for the geniuses at the Craftsman Academy to build a textile machine powered by a steam engine!
You must know that the imperial court was manufacturing a large number of steam engines every year, but these steam engines never entered the private sector. They were all taken away by the imperial court and the navy.
The imperial court has enough steam engines, enough talents, and enough cotton, and they can easily produce massive amounts of cotton and silk. I have never heard of them recruiting more people. It is obvious that the promise is ready!
Poor everyone, they are still kept in the dark.
Shen Yiyuan had a headache: "The cloth and silk trade of Hui merchants is similar to the coal trade of Shanxi merchants. They are both pillars! Once they collapse, it will be a huge loss for us."
Runniang can naturally understand that Shen started his career in the cloth industry.
Shen Yiyuan didn't know how much time the court would give all the cloth merchants, but it was obvious that the court was not ready yet.
Once low-priced cotton comes in in large quantities,
.. Entering the market, a large number of cloth shops will inevitably close down. The imperial court may be able to take over the purchasing channels of the merchants, but who will make up for the price difference?
Once countless cloth merchants fail, and once low-price cotton cloth is recognized by the people, how will the cotton be purchased and at what price? Low cotton prices mean lower cotton prices, which hurts farmers. The most important thing is that in countless ordinary people's homes, women are still weavers. The main income of women depends on weaving. If all low-priced cloth is used, the income of women will decrease, and the income of ordinary people's families will also decrease. .
It seems that the imperial court is also considering these issues and has not taken any further action. After all, this matter involves too many areas, but according to Zhu Yunwen's temperament, he will never let these things become dusty.
"overseas!"
Shen Yiyuan's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.
Runniang waited for a while before she understood what Shen Yiyuan meant, and said quickly: "The imperial court will not sell these low-cost cloths in the country, but will it turn to foreign countries?"
Shen Yiyuan nodded heavily and breathed a sigh of relief: "Emperor Jianwen wants to dump overseas. I heard that Venice and other Western countries also have a lot of textiles. After this batch of cheap cotton is sent over, do you think the people will buy it? "..
Yes, of course.
As long as it is of high quality and low price, people will naturally buy it regardless of whose product it is.
They would not have thought that for every piece of Ming Dynasty cotton they bought, one less piece of their local textiles would be sold, and for every one hundred pieces they bought, one hundred less pieces of their local textiles would be sold! And this is fatal enough for some small workshops. When all their textile workshops closed, that was when Ming products completely took over their country.
Shen Yiyuan understood. No wonder Zhu Yunwen chose to use a large amount of cotton
The cloth was given out as a reward rather than put on the market. He was still the emperor who cared about the people. What he hoped was that the new power could make the people live better, rather than make them live worse.
"The prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty will come unstoppably, because we have Emperor Jianwen!" After Shen Yiyuan finished speaking, he turned back to the pavilion and shouted: "Run Niang, come for wine."
Tamerlane, Samarkand.
Harry was very sad. A princess had a miscarriage and her own life was not saved.
Qiu and Qiu did not disturb Harry.
He seems to be a cursed king. Over the years, he has not been without women. Like Timur, Harry also has many women. Unfortunately, Harry's fertility is far inferior to that of Timur. Over the years, only Four daughters and two sons were born. Among them, the eldest son died when he was three years old, and the second son also died because of the cold winter and the person who looked after the charcoal stove neglected his duty and did not leave a crack in the window. ap..
When I was looking forward to having another son, things went wrong again.
Harry had suspected more than once that someone had framed him, but after secretly investigating for a long time, it was still just an accident.
Qiu didn't want Harry to sink, so he walked towards Harry and whispered: "No matter whether there is a conspiracy in the palace or not, the Sultan should have abducted the concubine after she became pregnant, secretly sent her out of the palace, and placed her outside the palace to give birth until the full moon. Come back. The Sultan will be prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will not worry about having no descendants."
Harry cheered up and said, "My sister gave birth to a prince for Emperor Jianwen. She is quite lucky. It's a pity that I have had bad luck over the years. Well, we will discuss these things later. Let's talk about the west side. The situation."
"Lu Chi sent information, saying that *** wants to surrender and hopes that the Sultan will let him go."
Qiu said in a deep voice.
Harry shook his head: "The Communist Party's ambition is to restore the Ottoman Empire, and he cannot truly surrender. Lowering his profile at this time is just to buy more time. Ming's aid has arrived, and we have more Firearms, I will launch a second western expedition next year, and I want to see ships in the Mediterranean."
Qiu advised: "We might as well delay the Western Expedition for a while. We need to accumulate more strength to research firearms."
Harry refused: "It's not too late to study after cleaning up the ***. Only by reaching the Mediterranean can we join forces with Venice. They control the Mediterranean and we control the mainland, allowing sea and land trade to be completely opened. In this way, our country's business will Taxes will double."
Hunting thought for a while and thought that Harry's words were reasonable. The Timurid Kingdom had been recuperating for many years. Although the first western expedition did not achieve its strategic goals, it still severely damaged the country.
"Urgent report!"
After receiving permission, Lu Chi hurriedly walked into the hall and shouted: "Sultan, according to reliable information, the Communist Party intends to send envoys to contact the Ming Dynasty's fleet in the Red Sea!"
