Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

This was the first time Ning Fan heard about such a strange thing, and he was surprised. But soon, a smile appeared on Ning Fan's face. He did not expect that the two martial arts novels he plagiarized from later generations would become such a big deal. The role of cultural communication has invisibly improved Dakang’s soft power.

"Princess Lolis, it's not that we at Dakang are unwilling to transfer movable type printing technology, but movable type printing is the most convenient and quickest way to print Chinese characters, but printing other characters is different."

Ning Fan began to change his mind.

On this matter, Ning Fan is naturally unwilling to give in easily. After all, this is an issue related to the development potential of Dakang in the future. If Dakang's words are popularized further, then Dakang in the future will become the world's cultural, economic, and political Center, then everything is in line with Ning Fan's plan.

"Let's stop this matter here for now. I will make a decision on this matter after I go back and discuss it with my father."

Princess Lolis may have clearly seen Ning Fan's attitude, so she no longer forced herself.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I will take my leave now."

Princess Lolis bid farewell to Ning Fan happily, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ning Fan: "Your Highness, I still have many things I want to discuss with Your Highness, why don't we just stay and have a casual meal. "

Ning Fan enthusiastically asked to stay, but Lolis didn't expect any hesitation or hesitation at all, and she readily agreed.

Ning Fan just took this opportunity to vigorously recommend some Dakang products to Princess Lolis, such as the cloth, cement, etc. that Dakang is currently industrially producing. These industrialized products are very convenient to manufacture, but it is true that they are available all over the world. A highly demanded item.

In particular, cloth is a hard currency, but with the support of Dakang's current technology, the production efficiency is extremely high and the cost is extremely low. For cloth woven by hand elsewhere, it is simply a dimensionality reduction blow.

"Princess, do you know that the dragon robe I am wearing is not made by hand, but by a machine?"

Ning Fan showed Princess Lolis the dress she was wearing. This dress was imitated using the spinning jenny invented by Ning Fan. The stitches were fine and the cloth was very fine and even. It looked outstanding in color and texture.

Princess Lolis didn't believe it at first. After Ning Fan's repeated assurances, Lolis was shocked to accept the fact. He didn't expect that Dakang's technology had developed to various levels, even such details as weaving. Everything can be done by machines.

"May I ask His Majesty the Emperor of Dakang, how much does the cost of manufacturing this kind of cloth cost compared to the original cost of manual manufacturing? If the manufacturing cost is about the same, then there is still some profit for this product because of its excellent quality, but not much. ."

When Lolis heard that Dakang could use machines to make cloth, I was shocked at first, but then I felt relieved. He felt that cloth made by such machines might not be able to reduce costs and bring more profits.

This is the standard businessman's thinking, but Ning Fan likes it very much. Princess Lolis is also a businessman with a keen sense of smell. In her eyes, everything in the world is a commodity that can be sold, and she can find business opportunities to make money from it. Making profits is what she wants to do.

"Then let me tell you, the cloth woven with this kind of loom is 70% of the cost of the original cloth made by hand."

Ning Fan sighed and said to Princess Lolis.

In fact, the main reason here is that the cost of labor is too low. In today's Dakang, the value of labor is very low. Even if machines are used to replace labor, it will not bring more profits. This is a Realistic questions.

As the economy gradually rises, the cost of labor will gradually rise, and then the surplus value of these commodities will become more and more.

"If it is 70%, then this matter is very promising. We Dabo people are willing to sign a contract with Dakang and purchase large quantities of cloth."

Princess Lolis keenly discovered the business opportunity and was not ready to let go. She wanted to sign a long-term supply contract with Ning Fan immediately.

This so-called long-term supply contract is actually unlimited. As long as Dakang can produce it, Dabo people will buy all the cloth unconditionally, and they will transport it to various places and sell it to earn the price difference.

"With high quality and low price, this kind of product will be the favorite item of our merchants."

Princess Lolis said with some anticipation.

"Princess's vision is really too narrow. We in Dakang not only have high-quality and cheap cloth, but also soap and salt. Of course, we also have a variety of specialties, such as soy sauce, tempeh, cooking oil, etc. , these things are all developed by Dakang ourselves.”

Ning Fan listed many products. Of course, most of these products were invented by Ning Fan himself.

In fact, it is somewhat inaccurate to say invention, because these items were brought by Ning Fan from later generations. After all, he is a person who has traveled through later generations. Ning Fan restored these things based on his own memory, which can be regarded as a benefit to this era. of people.

"By the way, can you, Dakang's merchants, move into Dakang in large numbers? We, Dakang, have plans to build a railway in the future."

Ning Fan is still very interested in those people who are born to do business.

This is not to say how smart Dabo people are, but Dabo people have formed a strong business atmosphere. Dabo people have been doing business since they were young, and many Dabo families rely on business to make a living.

They often start by selling needles, threads, and brains, and then start traveling long distances with caravans. They endure wind, rain, snow, hunger, and hunger along the way with firm willpower.

Moreover, after generations of pioneering experience, Dabo's businessmen have a very precise understanding of the customs and preferences of various places. They have rich experience in where to buy, what roads to take, and so on. Over the years, Dabo people doing business have become stronger and stronger.

"Railway, forgive my ignorance, but what is a railway?"

Princess Lolis looked at Ning Fan with a puzzled face. He didn't know what the two words Ning Fan meant.

"May I ask Princess Lolis, how long does it take for you to return to Dabo?"

Ning Fan looked at Princess Lolis with interest and asked.

"It usually takes two months. Why does Your Majesty ask that?"

Princess Lolis became even more curious.

"If the railway is laid, then this journey can be shortened to about seven to ten days."

Ning Fan said to Princess Lolis with a serious look on his face.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Princess Lolis didn't believe it, because in her understanding, it was impossible to travel thousands of kilometers back and forth in such a short time.