Datang: Get a god-level selection system at the beginning

Li Wenbin patted the loom and made a crisp sound: "Master Wei, do you know the cost of this loom."

"How could this official know?"

Li Wenbin said a number softly, which immediately made the officials gasp again—and Wei Zheng was not spared this time.

"Master Wei, this loom costs so much, do you think it is possible to promote it?"

"This...doesn't rule out that some big merchants will buy it, but the quantity shouldn't be too much."

"That's right. Actually, the cost of this loom is not worth mentioning. The difficulty lies in the technical breakthroughs in the early stage. I paid a full three thousand yuan for this to get such a weaving machine. machine."

Li Wenbin didn't go into detail, but the material cost of the three thousand guan used on the loom itself only cost [-] guan, and he spent the rest on those responsible for technical improvement.

As for these trivial matters, there is no need to talk to Wei Zheng. Li Wenbin just said the number of [-] guan, which almost caused several elderly officials in the hall to have a stroke.

"Then I would like to ask His Highness King Qin, such a precious loom can already be compared to gold, how much do you plan to sell it for?"

If you build one for 1000 guan, Datang's annual financial income is only for you to build more than [-].

When the loom was finally successfully researched, Li Wenbin distributed a bonus of [-] guan on the spot as agreed.

Shi Xu Jingzong, the head of Qin Wangfu, once advised him not to do this, thinking that this trend will not last long-you will be given a bonus of [-] guan for the research of a loom, and then you will be researched for others. Isn't it necessary to pay the same or even more bonuses?
Li Wenbin's answer to this question is natural.

"Old Xu, don't you know how much influence such an invention will have on Datang? Not only Datang, but future generations will have changed a lot because of it."

"For the value it creates, what is a mere 500 guan? Even [-] million guan is far from enough."

Fifteen million guan, which is almost the fiscal revenue of the first three years of Zhenguan, Xu Jingzong naturally didn't understand, and Li Wenbin didn't intend to explain it to him in detail.

Because there are too many aspects involved in this, if you really want to explain it clearly to him, then you don't need to do anything these few days.

After hearing Wei Zheng's question, Li Wenbin smiled slightly: "Master Wei, you may have misunderstood something. Why are you selling such an important weapon for the country?"

Wei Zheng: "...Then why don't you sell it? Do you want to use it yourself?"

"Hey, Mr. Wei is really smart, this loom is just for his own use."

"Father has already ordered the manufacture of [-] such looms, which will be used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the coming year, it is estimated that [-] new looms will be manufactured, and pilot sites will be set up in Chang'an and Luoyang to recruit workers."

"Pilot?"

Words that he had never heard of came out of Li Wenbin's mouth one by one, making Wei Zheng a little confused.

"That's right, it's just a pilot project. Master Wei, you don't think that every family will get one of these looms, do you? Originally, this king also thought it would be like this, and didn't think it was very useful, but the emperor made a smart decision. idea."

"Father will find a suitable place in Chang'an and Luoyang to build a factory—that is, expand and centralize the textile workshop, and then hire workers to use these looms."

"This……"

The amount of information was so great that Wei Zheng didn't know what to say for a while, but he also knew that once this kind of loom was popularized on a large scale, the labor force it would occupy would be an astronomical figure.

"But it takes up so much labor, why don't we stop farming? You know, my Tang Dynasty is based on agriculture. If something like this happens, then no one will farm the land, and they will all go to the factory to work. "

"Now there are only two... factories, what if there are twenty or two hundred in the future?"

"Haha, Zheng Guogong doesn't need to be so alarmist." Li Shimin laughed and smoothed things over, "I have already thought about the problem you mentioned. But I already have a solution."

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what method do you plan to use to solve this matter?"

"King Qin, I'll let you speak for me."

"According to the order."

The main reason is that Li Shimin didn't quite understand the nouns Li Wenbin said, and it was very awkward to say.

"Master Wei, once this loom is used on a large scale, it will indeed use a lot of labor as you said. But there are other methods."

"Hmph, the more you say it, the more outrageous it is. Without the people of Tang Dynasty, can you make those machines move by themselves?"

"Master Wei, don't we have no other choice without the people of the Tang Dynasty? As far as this king knows, there are many local aborigines living on the grasslands, Goguryeo, and large areas of Nanyang."

"They live in poverty, need to be fed, and are struggling to die every day. If this is the case, why not let them come to Datang to work?"

For a moment, Wei Zheng didn't know what to say, but he felt that there was something wrong with doing so, but he didn't know how to refute: "His Royal Highness, if you do this, aren't you still fighting for the interests of the people?"

Well, after talking about the daytime, I came back again.

"Master Wei, please be safe and don't be impatient. This king and my father have already discussed a solution."

"Although this loom is expensive, most people can't afford it, but we can rent it."

"rent?"

"That's right, for example, ten units are rented at least, and a certain profit is charged as rent every year. In order to earn profits, these private factory owners will hire workers themselves. At that time, you still worry about those who weaving for the Will the women who give birth be starved to death?"

"Since this is the case, another problem has arisen. If people from other nationalities are used, the cost will naturally be much lower. At that time, who will come to hire my Tang people as workers?"

"This is the time for the imperial court to come forward, as long as a code is issued, stipulating that in each workshop, our Tang people must occupy a certain proportion."

Wei Zheng thought for a long time, but he really didn't know what to say, so he finally had to sigh: "His Royal Highness, you should know that what you made is not necessarily a loom, but a devil."

Li Wenbin smiled slightly, but did not speak.

He naturally understands what Wei Zheng said, and he has already figured out what the consequences will be. However, for the sake of future generations, the coalition forces of several countries will no longer come to the door, and a few cannons can make this ancient civilized country cede land and pay compensation. There are things he has to do.