My Daming New Empire

He lowered his head and said, "His Royal Highness, Xiaomin's name is An Xiaohu, and he is Shaodong from the Anyuan Silk Company. Today Lan Liangdi found Xiaomin, and she wanted Xiaomin to help her connect the two ships of Shu brocade on the pier." But since the Ministry of Industry has a new loom, the price of cloth, silk, silk and satin has all dropped by more than half. Lan Liangdi doesn't know the market, and wants to sell it at the original price, and Xiaomin naturally can't do it .Because the words are not speculative, and Xiaomin drank two liang of horse urine, so there is offense between the words. But Xiaomin never offended at all!"

Zhu Zhanji bowed his head and asked, "Is what he said true?"

Lan Yan was held in Zhu Zhanji's arms, not daring to struggle, nor did he dare to raise his head, but just hummed lightly.From Zhu Zhanji's point of view, it can be clearly seen that her small ears are already red.

Even if it is not true, Zhu Zhanji will not deal with this An Xiaohu now.Because he punished An Xiaohu, wouldn't it be true that An Xiaohu bullied Lan Yan, which would have an extraordinary impact on her reputation.

Maybe because of this rumor, her status will be lost, and she will not be welcomed in the palace in the future.

So even if An Xiaohu really bullied Lan Yan, Zhu Zhanji would only find time to deal with An Xiaohu in the future.

Now it seems that An Xiaohu's words are just a little frivolous.And this little girl is thin-skinned, stupid and cute, and she faints in a fit of anger, and everyone knows what she preaches.

Zhu Zhanji is not a person of this era. A few words about his own woman are considered disrespectful and offensive.

In the previous life, his wives fought with his brothers on weekdays, and Gracia also liked to gamble with Liang Hao and the others, but now he just said a few words, what can he do.

That's why he nodded to Yang Zhangde, and Yang Zhangde let go of him.

But An Xiaohu still knelt on the ground, not daring to lift his head.

Zhu Zhanji said: "You come with me too. Since you are Shaodong from Anyuan Silk, you are familiar with the current silk and cloth prices in the capital, so I don't have to ask others."

An Xiaohu raised his head, with a happy expression on his face, he kowtowed three times before he dared to get up. "Your Highness is magnanimous, and Xiaomin is very grateful. If you want to ask anything, just ask me. The inside and outside of this capital, as long as it is related to Sibu, Xiaomin knows everything about it."

Seeing Lan Yan's carriage being driven over, Zhu Zhanji said flatly: "It can be seen that you are also a smart person, it depends on whether you are smart or not."

Putting Lan Yan into the carriage, the window curtain blocked the sight of others, and Lan Yan felt a little more at ease.She looked up at Zhu Zhanji, her eyes sparkling and very attractive. "Your Highness, why are you so kind to my concubine?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "You will be my people from now on, if I am not good to you, who is good to me?"

She froze for a moment, looked at Zhu Zhanji with extremely bright eyes, and said sincerely: "Throw me a peach, and repay it with Qiongyao. The bandit repays it, and it is always good!"

After reading this poem, Lan Yan was so ashamed that she turned around and never dared to look at him again.

Zhu Zhanji felt relieved, and became more and more happy with this chick who looked a little silly on the outside but was as pure as crystal on the inside.

For the sake of her reputation, Zhu Zhanji didn't get into the carriage, but still rode behind the carriage, and hooked his finger at An Xiaohu who was following behind the team.

After leaving Qingliangmen, because of the construction of Jiajiang Industrial Zone, a pure wooden arch bridge ten meters above the water surface was built on the Qinhuai River here.

This place is still south of Stone City, and there are no large ships passing by, so even the palace ships can pass through the ten-meter-high bridge hole without getting in the way.

The bridge deck is six meters wide, and two carriages can be paralleled. However, for safety, there is usually a weight limit on the bridge deck, and there are soldiers on both sides to supervise, and city fees can also be collected by the way.

After crossing the bridge, Zhu Zhanji asked: "Nowadays, only looms are improved, why have the prices of silk and satin also dropped?"

An Xiaohu didn't have a mount, so he could only trot beside the horse, but judging by his appearance, he didn't feel tired at all, on the contrary he was full of energy.There were a few guards at the back of their team, leading horses, presumably his guards.

"Your Highness, it is clear that whether it is silk or cloth, the principle is actually the same. Now that there is a new loom, it can be used for silk with only minor modifications. It is said that the adults of the Ministry of Industry are already experimenting with new looms. The loom can directly reel silk and weave brocade. Whether it is silk reeling or weaving, labor always accounts for the majority, so if the cost of this aspect is reduced, the prices of all aspects will naturally fall.”

Zhu Zhanji asked again: "How much cost can that new loom save? How long will it take to make money back?"

This time, An Xiaohu froze for a moment before saying: "Your Highness does not know, the cost savings cannot be calculated simply. However, a new loom can be equivalent to five laborers, and it can run non-stop for twelve hours. According to the comparison between the adults of the Ministry of Industry and manpower, a machine only needs three people, and it runs non-stop at twelve hours a day, which is equivalent to the output of nearly 20 people in the past. With such an output, it takes less than half a year to earn back the machine money and Patent fees for the adults of the Ministry of Industry."

Zhu Zhanji could think of the impact of the industrial revolution on reality, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Thinking of the sheep-cannibal incident that happened in England, he was a little worried whether this would happen to Daming.

But he soon realized that Daming is a farming country, not the same as the island country of England.

Even if Daming urgently needed raw materials, wool, and cotton, he would naturally look to the grassland.

The Northwest of the later generations was the most important cotton producing area, and it was also the main producing area of ​​wool.When Da Ming's businessmen are like bandits, they shift their attention there, it will only promote Da Ming to take all those areas and turn them into their own pastures and plantations.

Not to mention the northwest, from the northwest to the Caspian Sea, there are all places suitable for the growth of cotton!

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji has decided to have someone publish an article in the Daming Mansion newspaper, saying that the northwest region is the most suitable for cotton growth.And in the south of North China, large-scale cotton planting is strictly prohibited, leading merchants to march northwest.

In this way, it will not only increase the motivation of Daming to march to the northwest, but also will not damage the food supply in Daming. With these merchants, Daming can also save countless immigration costs.

Three birds with one stone.

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When they reached the Jiajiang Industrial Zone, Zhu Zhanji finally let go of An Xiaohu who was running behind and was out of breath.

He finally found out that although this An Xiaohu had a bit of a naughty spirit, he wasn't really a villain.On the contrary, he understands some of today's unspoken rules in business better than anyone else, and he is also good at using the rules.

For example, the Yingtianfu Silk Weaving Guild today has the shadow of their Anyuan Silk Industry.Of course, it wasn't him who was in charge, but his father.

This guild is not as formal as the later generations, because all the policies are controlled by the internal supervisor, how dare the merchants blatantly organize the guild to compete with the internal supervisor.

They just took advantage of the advantages of the region, followed behind the inner prison to act as a minion, pretended to be powerful, and then unified the price to bully the merchants from other places.

In the past, the head of the Lan family was still there, and the relationship with this side was still there. In addition, Lan Yan's father was flexible, so she would not be subjected to unnecessary troubles.

But now that she has changed to Lanyan, this chick doesn't understand anything, she just thinks that the Shu brocade is of good quality, and she won't worry about selling it when she arrives in the capital.But she didn't want the price of silk to drop sharply now, she didn't know the market, but she had a rigid mind, and she didn't want to give up any profits, so she was naturally resisted by the capital.

She was right to find An Xiaohu, but unfortunately she was good at talking on paper, but not doing business.

I couldn't stand a little bit of grievance. I heard that the grandson was going to pass downstairs, and then I turned out the big trump card.

Of course An Xiaohu may have a slight tongue, but this sudden business has caused a catastrophe of ruining his family, An Xiaohu is also wronged!

Fortunately, Zhu Zhanji didn't want to argue with him, otherwise, ten lives would not be enough for Zhu Zhanji just because he offended the grandson Liangdi and was met by the grandson.

"Your Highness, to express my apologies, I, Anyuan Silk Shop, will accept Lan Liangdi's two boats of Shu brocade at the original price."

"Since I know about this matter, will I still let her show up? Since it is the best Shu brocade, I have my own place to go, so I don't need to bother you. Li Shaojian, write down his address. If I need to find him in the future, I can do it." Someone can be found."

After An Xiaohu was sent away, Zhu Zhanji considered using cotton planting and sheep raising to lure the merchants to the grassland and to the northwest.This plan came out of the blue, and it has not been fully considered, so it needs to be considered in the long run.

At the very least, he has to go back and have a good understanding of the current situation of Daming's textile industry, and know the current cotton production of Daming, so that he can make unified arrangements.

Entering the scope of the Jiajiang Industrial Zone, the most downstream is a grain processing zone that is more than one mile long. It is close to the mouth of the Qinhuai River. Countless flat boats pulling grain are parked on the bank, and people come and go.

Upstream are more than a dozen workshops specializing in processing jade, gold and silver jewelry. The scale here is smaller and the personnel are not so complicated.

Then there was a large area surrounded by the inner prison. They were rich and powerful, and they ordered a river embankment with a length of two miles, and installed nearly a hundred water trucks.

All the factory buildings are built along the river, with green brick walls, a bit like the state-owned factories built in the 60s of later generations.

Further upstream is the restricted area, and the entry and exit are guarded by naval officers and soldiers. This is mainly the waterwheel research center of the Ministry of Industry.The functions of today's waterwheels have not been fully developed, and the Ministry of Industry, which has tasted the sweetness, has arranged at least hundreds of craftsmen to do various researches here.

In fact, this place is not suitable for research. According to Zhu Zhanji's plan, this place will be developed into an industrial zone in the future. The real research should be put on Jiangxin Island.

There is a navy stationed there, and no one dares to go to the island at will.