Chapter 320: The Power of Industrialization

On a hot day in July, Tian Hongyu wore thick cotton clothes in the emperor's Qianqing Palace, walking around to show the emperor cotton clothes.

Tian Hongyu didn't dare to cry this time, the hotter it was, the more he laughed, and the beads of sweat kept rolling down to the ground, and this smile was getting more and more level.

After a few clicks, Tian Hongyu was as if he had been washed with water, and he didn't dare to wipe his sweat, let alone complain to the emperor, and then the emperor saw his declining appearance, I'm afraid it wasn't as simple as wearing cotton clothes, I'm afraid I had to go to the fire.

"Your Majesty, this cotton coat is really a good product, warm to wear, keep warm, I want to be in winter, it will never be cold." Tian Hongyu's sweat beads fell down like flowing water, and he said seriously that this cotton clothes have a good warming effect.

"Well, I saw it, it's really a good product, the old man will take off the cotton clothes, in this hot day, wearing such thick clothes, the old man is not too hot to panic." Yang Gengai asked Tian Hongyu to take off his clothes with a smile, this Tian Hongyu, he should be honest now, otherwise, before the matter was done, he would have a crying face, dodging, why do you want this kind of person?

"The task given to the minister by His Majesty, the minister must try it on, so that he will have an understanding of this cotton clothes, and he will not miss His Majesty's business, this should be tried on, it should be tried on." Tian Hongyu had an expression like he had received amnesty, and took it off as he spoke, if he didn't take off this clothes, he should be jerky.

Yang Gengai wanted to laugh very much, this Tian Hongyu was not honest, he was very slippery, he didn't give him some pressure and color, he was always slippery, and he dared to play sloppy with himself in his own affairs.

"Yes, the old man is really dedicated, the old man has tried the clothes, so let's talk about how much this dress costs." Yang Gai said with a smile.

Tian Hongyu is really much more honest this time, and he no longer dares to think about the idea that his daughter is a concubine before every sentence he wants to say, but now he thinks that what the emperor says is what he wants, and the emperor will do whatever he wants.

When it comes to business, Tian Hongyu is still very fine. After a little thought, an offer came out.

"Back to Your Majesty, this big cotton clothes, with new cotton, good cotton, with cotton about three catties, close to four catties, ordinary bulk cotton in six cents of silver a catty, this buy a lot of goods, the price can also be a little cheaper, a pound is a five cents of silver, this cotton clothes are just used on cotton money, it should have two dollars of silver......" When it comes to business matters, Tian Hongyu is a person who can be careful with calculations, and he abandoned the mind of dodging and sloppiness, and began to deal with the problem with all his might.

Seeing Tian Hongyu settling accounts there with the appearance of "I am a professional", Yang Reform nodded uncontrollably, which was like doing things.

Sun Chengzong also nodded when he heard it, this cotton coat was really not worn in vain.

“…… This cotton coat, plus fabric, handiwork, collar, hat, this set down, it will cost four or five dollars of silver...... "Tian Hongyu calculated the accounts for a long time, and finally settled the accounts, and then looked at the emperor sincerely, he was really afraid of the emperor, and he didn't dare to be sloppy anymore.

"A set of four or five dollars? These 700,000 pieces, that is, a total of more than 300,000 taels of silver? "Yang reform's price of cotton, what the price of the fabric is not clear, and I haven't asked anyone, I'm afraid that others will quote him a sky-high price, and now it seems that the price that Tian Hongyu said, Yang reform is acceptable.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, pull high and fill low, 300,000 taels can't run, it is estimated that it is more than 300,000 taels, and the highest is only 350,000 taels of silver, the minister estimates that this large amount of cotton and cloth can be bought a little lower, and it can be cheaper, so it should not be 350,000 taels of silver." Tian Hongyu said with confidence this time.

Yang Reform nodded, this price was within his affordable range. Sun Chengzong also nodded, this quotation is very reliable, although he has never made cotton clothes himself, but he knows a little about the price of cotton on the market.

"In that case, old man, do you have the confidence to finish these 700,000 sets of cotton coats by the end of the year?" Yang Gai stared at Tian Hongyu and asked, this time, he won't let Tian Hongyu be sloppy.

Tian Hongyu stared at the emperor uncomfortably, and he didn't dare to shirk, let alone lie, the emperor even made his clothes, and he could still shirk himself? Tian Hongyu was afraid that the emperor would have some new tricks to torture him, so he didn't dare to say the word "no", but this astronomical amount of clothes was completed in just five months, and Tian Hongyu was a little less courageous. ,

"Old man, why don't you speak?" Yang Gengai saw that Tian Hongyu hesitated for a long time, and he didn't dare to answer, so he asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has that heart, but he doesn't have the strength to make seven or eight hundred thousand sets of this cotton coat in five months, the minister is not unwilling, but he is really afraid that he will miss His Majesty's business" Tian Hongyu begged, really frightened by the cotton clothes that were in the same number in the sky.

Yang Reform scoffed, this unpromising guy is a little bolder, and he plans to build a textile center, you can't do it now? What else can't be produced in this industrialized production? Not to mention hundreds of thousands, even if it is hundreds of millions, others will be able to produce it.

"Forget it, old man, I'll give you some guidance, it's up to you to be in a hurry." While Yang Reform was talking, Tian Hongyu's sweat beads flowed out again, the front one was not dry, and the back one was added again, and he was soaked all over, looking at his father-in-law's pitiful appearance, Yang Reform softened his heart again.

“…… Your Majesty, please. Tian Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Even if you make 800,000 sets in five months, it's 160,000 pieces a month, and when you count it every day, you should do more than 5,000 pieces a day. Yang Gai began to give ideas to his father-in-law.

Tian Hongyu was silent, but he was muttering in his heart, five thousand pieces are not much? So what does it mean to have more? 800,000 sets, I'm afraid that the entire Jingshi can have one set per person, right?

“… Back to Your Majesty, not much. Tian Hongyu responded in a whisper.

"Very good, 5,000 pieces a day, if each worker can make one piece a day, then you need 5,000 workers to make clothes for you, if each worker can only make one every two days, then you need 10,000 workers, I don't give you money, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit people? Are you afraid that no one will make clothes? Yang Reform gave Tian Hongyu an idea, and he had seen the power of industrial production, but Yang Reform did not take this number into account.

"But, Your Majesty, where are you going to find 5,000 people to make clothes for your ministers?" Five thousand people, enough to catch up with an army, Tian Hongyu asked.

"It's not easy, you have something wrong with your brain, right? Shaanxi has been affected so much, you can't recruit people? There are so many people in the capital, you make materials, let those little daughters-in-law who are idle at home and have nothing to do, the old mother will make you cotton clothes, make a set, you give others dozens of dollars, others don't rush to do it, don't say make 5,000 sets a day, even if you make 100,000 sets a day, do you still think that you can't find 100,000 little daughters-in-law in this Beijing city, old mother? Yang reformed the contemptuous lesson to Tian Hongyu, this power of industrialization, people who have not felt this power can not imagine.

Yang Gengai gently stabbed the windows on this floor.

A broader world is presented in front of Tian Hongyu's eyes. 100,000 sets a day, that is to say, if the little daughter-in-law and the old mother of the whole Beijing city are mobilized to make cotton clothes, these 700,000 sets can actually be made in just a few days. Tian Hongyu is like an initiation, like a rain, like a treasure.

"The minister sincerely reminded His Majesty, His Majesty's words made the minister realize the business opportunity, and the minister is sure, not to mention 700,000 pieces, even if it is a few million, the minister can do it." Tian Hongyu has always been blocked by that layer of window paper, and he can't see the world outside that layer of window paper, and the power of industrialization is displayed outside the window.

"Hehe, my father-in-law has finally figured it out, it's good to figure it out, although this clothes can be made according to my method, but the quality and style, the old man has to check carefully, and he must do exactly the same, don't make all kinds of clothes for me, make my army like a flower child, I will have to send someone to accept it when the time comes, if it is not qualified, I will not ask for the goods." Yang Gengai said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister already has an idea in his heart, knows what to do, and must ensure that His Majesty's cotton coat is exactly the same, and it will never be short." Tian Hongyu now has a magic weapon for success, and he began to pat his chest when he spoke, which was very different from the bear-like one just now.

"Master Sun, what do you have to say?" Yang asked his right-hand man.

Sun Chengzong has not spoken, he is doing something for the emperor to pick up the leftovers, and when he saw the emperor asking, he said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this cotton coat is a good thing, but unfortunately, you have to guard against the people below to do tricks and feet. ”,

Yang Reform, who was originally in good spirits, listened to Sun Chengzong's words, and half of his anger was vented, this corruption at the end of the Ming Dynasty, drifting is needless to say, indeed, I don't want to think of a way to do this, and I will send the warmth project by myself, and all of it will be sent to the pig's belly.

"Master Sun, is there a way?" Yang asked helplessly.

Sun Chengzong also shook his head in his heart, if he could have an idea to deal with corruption and drifting, the Ming Dynasty would not be what it is today, and the Guanwai would not lose to this extent, however, Sun Chengzong still said something: "Back to Your Majesty, this, the minister has no good way, but if you say something, it can be regarded as a little advice to Your Majesty."

Yang Reform also said weakly: "Master Sun, please speak." ”

"Your Majesty, this cotton coat is designed by His Majesty himself, the style is unique, and the fat jacket of my dynasty is very different, so Your Majesty can issue an order to prohibit non-official soldiers from wearing this kind of clothes, so that it also breaks the mind of some people to resell this kind of cotton coat, which can be said to be a royal gift, so as to prevent some people from intercepting cotton coats and selling cotton after demolition...... Sun Chengzong thought for a long time and gave the emperor two ideas.

After listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Yang Reform's heart was half cold, and he felt that he should learn from Tian Hongyu and put on the thick cotton coat to keep out the cold.

What Sun Chengzong said chilled Yang Reform's heart. Forget about reselling clothes, after all, they still give it to people, and they still have to say that it was given by the emperor, saying that they want to prevent people from tearing down their clothes and selling cotton...... Yang Reform's heart is completely cold.

After half a ring, Yang Gai relented and asked, "Master Sun, it's not so serious." ”

"Alas...... Back to Your Majesty, I hope it won't be like this...... I hope that as Your Majesty and the ministers said, seventy percent of them will be in the hands of the officials and soldiers, which will be considered a blessing. Sun Chengzong sighed, the emperor has such a good idea, but unfortunately, the soldiers at the bottom are still a little far away from the emperor, whether they can share such a good thing, it is difficult to say.

Yang Reform only had the feeling of being powerless, thinking about it for a long time, and he didn't have an idea, and he could only take one step at a time to see this matter.

"Father-in-law, do cotton clothes, you can start preparing now, it's best to go to Shaanxi to recruit some people, there are too many people there to eat, if you can have a chance to live, it's a good thing, I told you before, it's best to wait for this year's new cotton to go on the market and then buy a large number of new cotton." Yang Reform still ordered his father-in-law to start work.

"Your Ministers obey." The emperor had told him about this before, but he was careful and went to Shaanxi to recruit people, which he could understand.

"In addition, the matter of silver, you still have money on your side, so I will use your side first, and when the new cotton goes on the market this year, and then I buy a large amount of cotton, I will give you silver." Yang Reform has not much money in his hands, so he can't be too generous, so he can only be careful in his calculations.

"Your Ministers obey." Tian Hongyu didn't say much, but still agreed.

"Okay, then the old man will go and get busy first, don't pull down the wool thing, the clothes of the officers and soldiers, some need to use wool, in addition to cotton clothes for ordinary soldiers, the captains also have a share, and the generals are ready to use the best wool to buy a body, these things are in this bag, the old man take it, go to the details yourself." Yang Gengai lifted the bag of materials on the table with some discouragement and asked Tian Hongyu to take it, which was full of military coat styles, styles, and materials. All of them copied the military coats of later generations, ordinary soldiers used cotton clothes, and the generals Yang Reform prepared to issue woolen sweaters and high-end goods made of wool.

Tian Hongyu took the bag handed over by Wang Chengen and left with a thousand thanks.

In the main hall, Yang Reform looked at the roof, not knowing what to say, this thing of sending warmth, it has to be like a way, Sun Chengzong's sentence of dismantling clothes and selling cotton scared Yang Reform.

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"Well...... companion, clean up the hall, I have some important matters to discuss with Master Sun." Yang Gengai thought about it for a while and decided to discuss that matter with Sun Chengzong first, which was much more important than this matter.

"Obey the order...... Wang Chengen immediately commanded the little eunuchs, and the palace maids withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

When the people were empty, Yang Gaicai sighed and said to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, it's really difficult for me to be the emperor."

Sun Chengzong didn't know what to say, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "Your Majesty, are you still worried about the matter of the cotton coat?" ”

"What's that? Although annoying, but not the most troublesome, that matter, is just a small thing, as long as you want to find a way, you will always send most of the cotton clothes to the soldiers, I am talking about other things, a huge trouble, my heart, very chaotic, Master Sun gave me a pulse. "The matter of the cotton coat, Yang Reform is not the most worried, the most worried is that he can't swallow the huge business, so it's a headache. ,

"Oh......, what did Your Majesty say? Would it make His Majesty so worried? Sun Chengzong asked.

"Hehe, Master Sun thinks that what is the purpose of I buying cotton clothes for the soldiers at the Jingshi and the border gates?" Yang Reform said with a reluctant smile, things can't lose their fighting spirit because of trouble and frustration, Yang Reform cheered up.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while and said, "There is a lot of help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust...... Your Majesty wants to launch a thunderous blow, and the more people who help Your Majesty, the better. "Sun Chengzong saw that this battle was not ordinary, the emperor removed the people from the Qianqing Palace to discuss this matter, there are not many things that can make the emperor treat it like this, just one, that is, the Jin Shang collaborator case, only this matter will make the emperor so careful, for fear of leaking the news, the rest, you can discuss with the ministers, you can tell many people.

"Master Sun is right, I am buying people's hearts and attracting power, hehe, so it is difficult for me to be the emperor" Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong were playing dumb riddles there, although they didn't say anything, but both of them understood that it was the case.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else difficult about that? Now Your Majesty has Man Gui, Zhao Shujiao, and even the old lady of Qin to come to King Qin, Gong Wei Jingshi, and the new army is in charge, and the officials and troops of the nine sides have also won the favor of Your Majesty, and will not betray Your Majesty, doesn't Your Majesty already have evidence of their collaboration with the enemy? As long as it is arrested with brocade guards, His Majesty has now sent someone to take charge of the palace newspaper of the General Administration, and when the time comes, a thunderous blow, like a plough court sweeping holes, to clean up the salt merchants and big businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, isn't it easy? Your Majesty can do what Your Majesty wants to do......" The process of the Jin Shang case, Sun Chengzong knows, such a big matter, it is not possible without personal consultation, and if there is a mistake at that time, one step is wrong, but the whole situation will be lost.

"Alas......, this matter is not bad, but I still have one thing missing, that is, how to take over those businesses that have been swept away, I found that my monthly expenses are getting bigger and bigger, hehe, don't accumulate some family business, I'm afraid it won't last long" Yang Reform smiled distressedly.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"What I mean, in addition to the salt industry, I am also ready to take over some big businesses, only in this way can I support myself Ah What I can use now is a Liulizhai, other imperial merchants, I don't count on it, they add up, the silver they can hand over every year is not as good as a fraction of Liulizhai, what is the use of these people? The problem is that even if Liulizhai is very profitable, it is only one hundred thousand taels of silver every year, compared with the salt industry, raw silk and other big businesses, it is not enough to see, it is not as good as a fraction of others, I want to swallow big with a small amount, a little bit of a feeling that people are not enough to swallow an elephant, hehe, so, call Master Sun to discuss, Master Sun will give me a check......" Yang Reform briefly introduced his thoughts.