Chapter 640 Gathering sand to form a tower

Chapter 640 Gathering sand to form a tower

In ancient societies where farming and weaving were the main industry, no one could refuse the charm of the large water conservancy spinning wheel.

After learning about the purpose and efficacy of this big spinning wheel, the visitors were either bright-eyed or surprised and disbelieving. However, without exception, they all gathered around the big spinning wheel and carefully observed every step of the big spinning wheel with their eyes wide open. details of the operation of the components.

After seeing dozens of strands of silk being spun successfully at the same time, the exclamations from these people became more and more continuous.

"This large spinning wheel is the skillful work of skilled craftsmen from the South. It is located near the rapids of the river. Each wheel can make more than thirty spindles. The flow is constant and the labor is endless. More than a hundred kilograms of yarn can be spun in a day, and the work is ten times better than human power!"

Seeing that the crowd was attracted here, Li Tai also smiled and personally introduced the origin and working efficiency of this big spinning wheel. He did not take the credit for this creation as his own, but placed it on the heads of the craftsmen of the Southern Dynasties. The circulation of production technology could also promote the integration of the people in the north and the south.

After everyone heard this, they all sighed and said: "The southerners are so skillful and their craftsmanship is really good! If such a heavy weaving tool could be spread all over the world, how many frozen disciples could be protected!"

After sighing with emotion, some people rushed to speak and asked how much investment would be needed if they wanted to rent or set up such a large spinning wheel for textile production?

Facing the crowd's inquiries, Li Tai just waved his hands and said with a smile: "Although this big spinning wheel saves manpower and has great achievements, it consumes a lot of water power. Once it is allowed to be built in the countryside, the rivers and canals will be destroyed." Congestion seriously damages the foundation of farming! Therefore, only the state government can measure the amount of water power and build canals in rivers and rivers where they are cheap..."

The reason why he did not promote large spinning wheels in Guanzhong was, first of all, because water resources in Guanzhong were relatively scarce. Second, his voice in Guanzhong was still not high enough to effectively control the expansion of production scale.

But today's Jingzhou General Administration is like his one-spoken office. Everything within the thirty-six states under its jurisdiction can be decided with one word. Of course, it can systematically plan production and promote it without harming agricultural facilities such as rivers and canals. Application of large spinning wheels.

When everyone heard that private citizens were not allowed to erect this amazingly effective spinning wheel, they felt cold and disappointed. However, Li Tai's next words soon gave them hope again: "The reason why the state government exclusively uses this spinning wheel is Of course, it is not to compete for profits with the people, but to protect the foundation of farming.

However, if the textile house cannot benefit from this, it will inevitably live up to the merits of this artifact. Although the people cannot spin by it, they can weave by it. Today, there are tens of thousands of registered households under the stewardship, and there are many good weavers among them. But if you can get a loom on credit, you can keep weaving diligently..."

The investment and production model adopted by Li Tai here is also the investment and production model that has been running within the Qumeng for several years, but now the promotion level is wider, no longer limited to households on both sides of the Luoshui River, but also under the jurisdiction of the entire Jingzhou General Administration In the Thirty-six Prefectures, investors are no longer limited to members of the Qu League, but all local powerful people in Guanzhong and Jingzhou.

Through the high efficiency and low cost of large spinning wheels, relatively cheap large amounts of yarn can be obtained, and then centralized large-scale production can be organized, thus bringing profound changes in production efficiency and production methods to the entire textile industry.

In troubled times, a strong army and strong horses are the only way to protect yourself and progress, and the prerequisite for a strong army and strong horses is to fully integrate and utilize the various resources you have.

Qumeng's textile production model has brought considerable benefits to the powerful people involved, so many people in Guanzhong have heard about it even if they are not involved.

Although these powerful people also have a large number of weavers in their respective families, silk cloth is like food, a basic daily consumable, and it is also a currency that can be used in all directions. Naturally, the more the better.

Some people even thought of investing a sum of money in the early stage to build hundreds of looms, and then gradually participate in other investment opportunities in Jingzhou through the profits from these looms. Through this kind of profit reinvestment In this way, I am afraid that it will not take many years to have a considerable family business in Jingzhou!

Therefore, the investment enthusiasm of the masses was instantly aroused, and everyone enthusiastically pledged their investment. Soon the number of looms that had pledged to invest exceeded the 50,000 mark, but the enthusiasm of the masses for investment remained undiminished. Some people invested too little because they were too conservative in the early stage. Later, when they saw the enthusiasm of the crowd, they were too busy to invest more.

Li Tai quickly waved his hand to pause the recording. Fifty thousand looms meant fifty thousand skilled weavers in their prime. Although the number of citizens in the General Administration has increased significantly since last year, if the conditions for adult women and being good at weaving are specific, this number is still far beyond the scale that the General Administration can currently control and organize for production.

Although the amount of investment that can be attracted is very attractive, Li Tai also knows that he cannot become a big fat man with one bite.

So he could only act like a little scumbag who loves to flirt but is hard to quench his lust. He faced everyone's resentful eyes and said that the plan of the General Manager's Office was limited, and he could only accept an investment share of 10,000 looms, and that was a one-person investment. The amount cannot exceed one hundred frames.

Everyone present was greatly disappointed when they heard this. They used to hate the government asking for money from them, but now they are rushing to send money to the government but are turned away. This feeling is equally unpleasant.

However, despite being disappointed, they still have hope, because there is still half of the exhibition park on the other side of Xianshui River, and there may be more profitable investment opportunities in it.

Seeing that everyone was eager to cross the river to visit other investment projects, Li Tai felt happy in his heart.

The design and layout of this park can be said to be well versed in human psychology. First, various fashion exhibitions will arouse the minds of visitors, and then investment opportunities such as papermaking and dyeing will be appetizers. Start investing with the mentality that it doesn’t hurt to try. Then the big spinning wheel completely aroused people's interest, but in the end, it used a method of covering the market and limiting investment to make people disappointed and reluctant to give up.

Just looking at the expressions and moods of the people in front of them, it is obvious that they are different from when they first entered the park. At least they are no longer as calm and rational as before.

However, the subsequent arrangements of the park did not disappoint these people. It can be said that the arrival of exciting waves makes people feel physically and mentally happy and breathtaking.

In order to make this investment fair more successful, Li Tai even moved out his own stuff from the bottom of the box, such as essence extraction and soap making, and a series of crafts that his family has been operating for a long time, and now they are all on display in the park. Come out and let people watch.

If these industries continue to be secretive and monopolistic, they will be able to add some money to his family.

But for today's Li Tai, even if pure money and property are not different from dung, if they cannot reach a quantity that is enough to cause qualitative change, it actually does not mean much. Even if you want to run a family business and pass it on to your descendants after you have enough food and clothing, what family business can compare to the world?

Of course, the reason why Li Tai was so generous was actually due to the trade with Jiangling. Jiangling surpassed Mianbei in terms of business development and handicraft production. Even if the Handong area had been occupied by the Jingzhou General Administration, it still could not gain a significant advantage over Jiangling.

If the Jingzhou General Administration wants to obtain considerable profits from mutual trade, it must have flagship products with higher profits and better market response.

Naturally, Li Tai could not imitate the unscrupulous practices of the unscrupulous and smoking shit stirrers of later generations. As the raw material origin and production scale of white sugar could not be greatly expanded, these luxury industries of his own were undoubtedly the best to cater to the needs. Commodities of the nobles and nobles of the Nanliang gentry.

And even though the people in Jiangnan are now in dire straits, the purchasing power of the powerful people in Jiangling has not been greatly affected. When the one-eyed dragon opened the forum to lecture on the Tao Te Ching, everyone would bathe and change clothes with soap at home, then spray some perfume, and then sit around and listen to the lecture. It smelled delicious, very fragrant!

Such a large amount of cross-border trade cannot be satisfied by the limited output of Li Tai's own workshop, so it is natural to attract funds and expand production.

These products have long been synonymous with high-end luxury in Guanzhong. When these powerful people in Guanzhong learned that they only needed to invest some capital to obtain the corresponding technology and join in production, they were immediately excited and pledged their investment one after another. The regret of not being able to invest heavily in the loom before was also compensated at this moment.

In fact, for similar production, as long as you understand the process flow and operating skills, both labor and raw material costs are relatively limited.

But Li Tai still set a very high investment amount. Although he no longer monopolizes production, it is reasonable to charge patent fees. Moreover, things that are obtained too cheaply will not be valued as rare. The extremely high investment cost also ensures that these powerful players will not engage in price wars in order to compete for market share. After all, this is a very important foreign trade commodity. Once If the market breaks down, it will have an international impact!

As for the white sugar processing skills, Li Tai did not display them at this investment fair. Firstly, good things cannot be released all at once. Secondly, he still needs white sugar to exert its strategic united front value, so the craftsmanship still needs to be Maintain confidentiality.