"If that's the case, the eldest brother might as well choose one more city and open one more workshop, well, it's good in Hangzhou. Why is this happening? Big brother will understand right away. When the eldest brother went south this time, he immediately arranged for people to buy a large amount of cotton. The stakes are high, so it must be kept secret. The person who buys it can't appear as our Jin merchants, we have to find a way to change our appearance, and the storage place of cotton must also be kept secret. And this kind of acquisition will continue for a long time. Fan Yubin said with a smile.

"These are the big housekeepers of the Fan family, so what can I do in Jiangnan?" Fan Yuxin glanced at Fan Yubin and said angrily.

"The so-called predators are invisible, and the elephants are silent. What Big Brother has to do is crucial. The first is to properly arrange the things I mentioned earlier, which are very important for the future plan and should not be taken lightly. In addition, a workshop area will be established in Songjiang. The workshop area must be large, even if most of it is vacant now. Second, he made friends with Fan Youcai and made good connections. Form your own circle of influence. ”

"That's all?" Fan Yuxin couldn't believe it, he asked in surprise. "That's all for now! Big brother, you can rest assured. I was born to be useful. Your talents will not be buried, nor will they be overused. Fan Yubin affirmed: "We can now imagine that once the water-powered textile workshop opens, it will need a large amount of cotton, and we have been secretly buying it, so that the price of cotton will go all the way up." Because of the emergence of hydraulic looms, cotton yarn and cotton cloth not only reduce a lot of labor costs, but also greatly increase the output, and the price will fall. At this time, we eat a lot of cotton yarn and cotton cloth while it is low, and of course we have to do it secretly. The dividends of our joint venture textile workshop are also all folded into cloth or yarn. ”

Fan Yubin paused, Fan Yuxin seemed to smell a little bit from Fan Yubin's description this time, and did not continue to interject, but waited for the following. Fan Yubin continued: "The price of raw materials is rising, but the price of cloth and yarn is falling. The spinning owners of the water-powered textile workshop will definitely take the opportunity to expand because of their interests, and will definitely lobby us to become bigger together. ”

Fan Yubin stood up, added some tea to the eldest brother's teacup, and took another sip before smiling and saying: "At this time, not only will we not support and help them, but we will not expand and grow with them, but we will do the opposite!" ”

"Not bad! It's the opposite. Fan Yubin affirmed: "We want to stop them verbally, and we can also use this as a reason to withdraw shares." What we do is to find a way to let the wind out and make an impact. It is hoped that this disaster will change the adverse effects of our introduction of water-powered looms to Jiangnan, and that the hatred of those handmade textile mills and family owners towards us can be minimized. ”

Fan Yubin said quietly, as if everything in the future was slowly happening in front of him. "A businessman is like a red-eyed gambler in front of interests. The owners of the hydro mills will not listen to us, and our withdrawal is exactly what they want. We can use cloth, yarn or cotton in the name of border trade to offset the shares we have withdrawn, which is undesirable for them. As they expanded, the handicraft weaving workshops would go bankrupt and the workers would lose their jobs, and the artisans would join forces to fight against it. ”

"Definitely!" Fan Yuxin also completely entered Fan Yubin's thinking, and said, "But what kind of methods will they take?" It is certain to take advantage of the relationship between the government and the government. ”

"That's what Big Brother said." Fan Yubin smiled and said: "However, both sides have a considerable relationship in the government, and this is a commercial matter, and it is useless to find the government." I think their first trick is to kill the household. ”

"Control the source of cotton and be a bully!" Fan Yuxin said in a lost voice. "It's about the same as the hegemony." Fan Yubin squinted his eyes and said, "But they are not a person, but a squire Haoqiang group." They will try their best to control the source of cotton, and then buy cotton in the market, once the price war of cotton purchase starts, it is easy to stop, and the price of cotton will rise to an incredible height. Their second step is to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots. If someone stirs up trouble among the bankrupt handicraft family owners and unemployed workers, the spearhead will be directed at the water-powered mills, and their workshops may be smashed, and cloth, yarn, and cotton may be burned. The law does not blame the public, even if a few substitute ghosts were later punished, but no one will make up for the huge losses caused. ”

"So what should we do?" Fan Yuxin was visibly nervous.

"Cranes and mussels compete, and fishermen profit. All we have to do is get the most out of it. In fact, Fan Yubin's main purpose is not to make a profit, but to take this opportunity to carry out a major reshuffle of the handicraft industry in Jiangnan, and lay the foundation for the future industrial revolution, that is, industrialization will gradually replace the handicraft industry, but this purpose Fan Yubin is impossible to say. Fan Yubin continued: "The key is to grasp the timing. The cotton we have hoarded can be sold slowly after the price of cotton has risen several times since the cotton price war has begun. Most of the water-powered workshops have been shut down, and the price of cotton and cotton yarn will skyrocket, and the owners of those handicraft workshops will recruit troops to resume production. At this time, we can bring the hoarded cotton, cotton cloth and cotton yarn to the market, and at the same time reap the huge profits, and quickly bring down their prices. Once the price is loosened, it will plummet, and the gods can't stop it. What's more, those squires and heroes were also injured in the price war some time ago, and they are not monolithic. ”

"Then Jiangnan's economy won't collapse?" Fan Yuxin broke out in a cold sweat on her head.

"That's why I let you make friends with Fan Youcai," Fan Yubin said with a smile, "That's why I asked you to make the workshop area as big as possible." The textile industry is actually a huge industry, cloth and yarn are only primary products, and they can extend shoes and hats, clothing, underwear, socks, towels, bedding, etc., which are not very technical and suitable for handicrafts. ”

The second monk Fan Yuxin was puzzled, what does this have to do with the economic collapse of Jiangnan?