The dense sound of opening stones seemed so pleasant to the ears of many nobles, this is not a quarry, and every stone can become a treasure.

Li Er's chair was placed on the second section of steps, which was eighteen steps away from the flat ground.

Playing with two pieces of wood in his hand.

One piece is the sandalwood of the original palace, which is mostly used to make treasure boxes, and the value is precious, but it is far less than the price of gold. These were shipped from the Huguang area, and according to the capacity at that time, there was no way to import timber from India and other South Seas.

In fact, according to the classification of later generations, the original one in the Tang Palace was large-leaf sandalwood, but more was sandalwood.

This is still somewhat different from the small-leaved red sandalwood.

Li Er took these two pieces of wood, not to suspect that Li Yuanxing was lying to him about the value of the wood, but to distinguish the difference. Li Erzai relied on the feeling of a Tang aristocrat to distinguish the difference in value with his own eyes.

Just as many nobles use their eyes to distinguish the level of treasure jade from ordinary treasure jade. There is also the cost performance of ordinary jadeite and ordinary jade.

What does Li Yuanxing seem to be talking about?

Because Li Er noticed that many nobles were surrounding Li Yuanxing, they gave the opportunity to pick stones to their own women.

"Old Xiao, I heard that you Lanling planted 100,000 acres of low mulberry, and only sold raw silk, not brocade?"

"What His Royal Highness King Qin said is that the younger generations in the farming family are okay. The mulberry garden is well managed, and His Royal Highness has given the silkworm cultivation clan, whether it is a man or a woman, it is required to be able to memorize it, and be skilled. The raw silk was good in the spring today, although it was worse in the summer. But I believe that there will be a breakthrough in the winter silkworm. I dare not say that I can compare with the superior spring silk, but I also dare to compete with the world's famous silk. ”

The old man surnamed Xiao changed his tone: "It's just this brocade, but it's not that there is a loom and there is brocade, and there are barely so many people in my Xiao family who are this weavers, and it's not okay." The income from only selling raw silk is not low, and the art is not in Bo, but in fine! ”

"Okay, one is more expensive. The Xiao family's raw silk is indeed excellent this year! Someone was complimenting on the side.

Li Yuanxing asked with a smile: "How many autumn silkworms can be expected, there is an estimate." How about buying 10 tons in advance? ”

"Your Highness, naturally, it should be reserved for you. Ten tons are guaranteed not to be less than one or two. ”

Li Yuanxing shook his head gently: "This king heard about it." When raw silk was put on the market, merchants had already stepped on the threshold of many silkworm gardens a few inches lower, and if a price was set, an estimated output. So is it time to trade raw silk? ”

All the merchants were relieved. This is tantamount to a baoyuan.

But there are risks associated with the park.

One of the merchants was allowed to do so and said, "Your Highness. This package is risky. In case something goes wrong. It's a big loss, and ordinary Jinfang can't afford such a mistake. ”

Li Yuanxing nodded slightly: "How much silver did the Xiao family borrow for Qiu Si this year?" ”

"I borrowed 160,000 yuan, and I used 60,000 acres of mulberry orchards and several houses in my family as collateral. The interest for three months is 20,000 yuan. The money is given by the Lanling branch of Datang Qianzhuang, half of the banker ticket is given, and then the second half is paid with gold and silver coins, which is used to buy sheep dung, and part of it is used to support the wages of short-term workers. Xiao Lao explained to Li Yuanxing.

Li Yuanxing asked again: "If you don't borrow money, what should you do?" ”

His Royal Highness said with a smile, this method of borrowing money to expand was still learned by Xiao'er in the Qin Palace. Yes, you can manage 10,000 acres of mulberry orchards at home, and if you borrow it, it is ten times the output. Counting the profits, it is also several times more income, so it is naturally good to borrow. However, as soon as the money is borrowed, the family is always careful, which is related to the livelihood of the family! ”

That's enough.

Li Yuanxing's tone changed to the theme: "The price of raw silk in the summer in Chang'an is 320 yuan per ton. A silkworm needs one and a half acres, or even two acres of mulberry. It can produce about 70 catties of cocoons, that is, 7 catties of raw silk. One ton requires the output of nearly 200 to 300 mu of mulberry fields, 30,000 mu is almost 32,000 guan income, and 100,000 mu is 100,000 guan income! ”

"Your Highness, the silk in the field can't be sold at such a high price, and 320 guan is the price of shipping to Chang'an." A businessman said next to him.

Li Yuanxing smiled and asked: "This king uses 1,500 yuan, I will buy you ten tons of raw silk now, what is the price?" ”

"Kindness, even if it's 1,300 times, it's cost-effective. Because our Xiao family doesn't have to borrow anymore, we don't have to spend interest money. Besides, I received the money first, and I was at ease. ”

Li Yuanxing smiled: "Okay, then buy ten tons." After another half a month, Benwang suddenly didn't want it, but this one had already been bought. Naturally, I won't ask you to return the goods, and this king will increase the price to 1,350 yuan, but someone will take over. ”

"Pick it up, the difference is two months, although I took out the money first, but the silk is guaranteed."

At that moment, a businessman took over the topic of Li Yuanxing.

Li Yuanxing asked again: "Then, there is another businessman, there is still a month before the shipment, the price is increased to 1,600 yuan, can you make a move?" ”

The merchant thought for a moment: "The difference of one month, deducting the freight to Chang'an or Hangzhou, if the price of the autumn silkworm is predicted to be three hundred and twenty yuan, the villain thinks that this sale will be sold for 1,800 yuan, and this profit is thick enough!" Of course, 1,600 guan is not unsellable. ”

"That is to say, if it is two thousand, you will definitely give it away!"

"If you go back to Your Highness, you will definitely give it away."

"Then, five days before shipment, this price should be close to the market price of the year, and this transaction is also beneficial." Li Yuanxing asked again.

After whispering a few words, the big shopkeepers of several silk chambers of commerce sent someone to reply: "If you have enough in the early stage of the purchase, you will naturally give up some, after all, the brocade of your own weaving workshop for a month is limited." ”

"Good, good."

Li Yuanxing stood up: "Then, this king asks again: A month before the shipment, the Xiao family's silkworm was sick, or the tree was sick." So what will be the result? ”

"Your Highness, you have already bought it, this deal has already been completed, as long as you hand over a sufficient amount of goods, there is no reason to let the Xiao family return the money. Just sick. The quality of that silk will decline, so this batch of goods in hand, if His Highness said that the steel mill is the same, will drop by a few percent. Don't want to be a cloud brocade, but you still want to cut silk. But the following year, the price of the Xiao family's pre-sale will definitely be lower, after all, after some bad last year, the reputation of this product will definitely be damaged. But it is a good product year after year, and I am afraid that the price of the Xiao family's silk pre-sale is higher than a year. ”

"It's done. This king calls this future. There is also a rule. Raw silk can be engaged, and the grain fields in Luoyang can also be engaged. Taiyuan Wang's coal can also be engaged. ”

The merchant understood.

The merchants of ancient times were definitely not simple, they did not have systematic economics, but that does not mean that they did not understand the economy.

At that moment, another merchant asked, "The owner of the pre-sale must agree to be judged publicly." It is absolutely not okay to rush well. If agreed. The weight of this raw silk is guaranteed. The source of raw silk of each brocade chamber of commerce is guaranteed, and those who have more money can buy more. But it will have an impact on Xiaofang, I don't know what His Highness's solution is? ”

"Truly superb. A few of them came from small workshops. The idea of this king is to make the workshop bigger, but it is more large-scale and larger, whether it is the machine or the management has enough input, so that more high-quality products can be produced, and the cost will also be reduced. I can remember what this king said, industrial mass production! ”

"We will be taught," and the merchants hurried to salute.

Li Yuanxing said: "Although there is some lack of kindness to small workshops, small workshops must be uncompetitive. That's why the king mentioned the elements before. ”

"I understand, the small workshop can be converted into an amount, and the big workshop has received his men and machines, and he has a share of the big workshop. Naturally, there is also a piece of money to earn. Or don't change it for cash, you can change careers. ”

"That's right!"

Li Yuanxing spoke in the inner circle, and those foreigners were all squeezed outside, and some words were inconvenient for them to listen to.

Li Yuanxing's dialogue with the businessman and the family, there will be people who will pass on the ordinary parts after selection and transition, and the secret of the silkworm will definitely not be said nonsense.

In the inner circle, when the family and the merchant were still thinking about the good or bad of this matter, a eunuch came to report.

"Your Highness, the Hui envoy asks to see you?"

"Let him in!"

Hearing that Li Yuanxing asked the Hui envoy to come over, the businessmen who were talking all shut up.

"Your Highness, I want to pre-sell the wool for next spring. The price is three percent lower than that of spring, that is, ten catties of wool two and three, please Your Highness for me to return to the master! ”

When Li Yuanxing heard this, he asked with a smile: "What do you want to do with the cash when you go back to Hui, there is not enough food for the winter this year?" ”

"This ......" replied to the envoy a little embarrassed, and replied with a blushing face: "Your Highness, I want to use this money to buy a share of the steel mill, and calculate the share of the steel mill by next spring, how can this profit be higher than three percent." ”

"You're good at calculations." After Li Yuanxing said with a smile, he said very seriously: "However, your proposal is within the rules, and this king has no reason to be disallowed, so this king will also generously announce two new decrees at one time, one is that the pre-sale of wool is unlimited." One is to allow the registration of ten more edelweiss workshops, one hundred wool workshops, and five hundred wool roughing workshops. ”

"Your Highness Xie, Your Highness Xie." The Hui envoy was a little excited: "We sell 10 million wools!" ”

"Do you dare to have more?" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.

"Is 20 million okay?" The Hui envoy asked tentatively.

Li Yuanxing daxiao: "Okay, it's 20 million." However, this king suggests that you go to the general of Fengzhou to discuss, they are out of jishu, you are out of people, and they are partnered to build a wool carding mill, coarse wool is not valuable, but a pound of fine wool costs at least one and a half pennies, and the selected cashmere is at least ten pennies a catty. ”

"This ......" Hui envoy didn't understand for a while.

However, a businessman came over to remind: "This is His Highness asking you to earn more money, just to clean up the wool, although ten catties become seven catties." But the price has really risen several times, and Your Highness has given you a way to make money. Think about it, a sheep is less than 100 wen, and this wool alone has at least 10 wen more income. ”

"Your Highness Xie, Your Highness Xie!"

The Hui envoy was almost about to kiss Li Yuanxing's boots. (To be continued......)