The atmosphere in the Xingyuan Flower Hall is becoming more and more harmonious, and it is so good that it is so good that the honey is blending oil.

"Your intentions, this king fully understands." Zhu Zhen is still this kind of temper of a donkey, the more you hold him, the more he can't let you suffer.

"The borrowed ones are indeed a bit raw. But how could this king let his friends suffer? That would be shameless! He pondered for a moment, patted his thigh and said:

"Otherwise, this king will give you a chance to get rich."

"This is good, Your Highness, please speak." The expectations of the big families for the 'magical six' are extremely high.

"Don't you think that the goods we export are a little monotonous at the moment?" Zhu Zhen asked first, and then asked Shen Rongdao: "You are the deputy promoter of the City Division, and you have the right to speak on this issue." ”

"Yes." Shen Rong nodded hurriedly and replied respectfully: "At present, among the export commodities of the city's shipping division, raw silk, various silks, and silk products account for more than eighty percent. Too dependent on silk indeed. ”

"What's left in the two? Why can't we expand our share? Zhu Zhen asked.

"The remaining two percent are mainly porcelain, Songjiang cotton, stationery and other stationery such as rice paper and lake pens, as well as some handicrafts." Shen Rong replied in a deep voice:

"As for why the share is so small, some of it is because of the limited production, such as porcelain. Some are because of the general market, such as Songjiang cotton and various medicinal herbs. Overseas cotton cloth is produced, and no matter how good the quality of our Songjiang cotton is, they are not willing to pay dozens of times the price to buy it. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that only the goods we exclusively produce, and they have to be widely sought after by overseas countries, such as silk, can be high in quantity and price, so that we can make a lot of money!" ”

"Your Highness is so right." Shen Rong nodded heavily and said: "It's just that there are not many such commodities, among the commodities that Daming can export, there are only two kinds of silk and porcelain that meet these two conditions at present." ”

"......" Some big families moved their lips and didn't dare to speak. In fact, they used to smuggle arms overseas, and they also made a gimmick. However, considering the identity of His Highness, this transaction is not even a thought.

"Isn't tea good?" Zhu Zhen asked a little puzzled. In his impression, the traditional overseas trade also has a fist product such as tea. and silk and porcelain to form a troika of foreign trade.

"The sales of tea overseas are very limited, mainly because overseas people are rarely used to drinking it." Shen Rong replied: "In the north and southwest, tea is the hardest product. ”

"The tea and horse business is not something we can touch." Zhu Zhen frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The tea and horse market is an important tool for the imperial court to control Mongolia and Tibet, you don't mix it, otherwise this king will not be able to protect you." ”

"Yes, yes, we will keep in mind His Highness's teachings and never take half a step beyond the thunder pool." The big families who have had enough of prison meals are busy expressing their positions.

Zhu Zhen asked again: "What about porcelain?" This can be sold openly, why is there so little sales? ”

"Because we can't get the goods." The big households said: "The output of porcelain in Jiangnan is limited, and only the kiln is opened in Longquan, Zhejiang. ”

They won't say that it's because food stamps can only buy silk...... That's why they don't bother to develop other products. I want to spend the food stamps as soon as possible.

"Jiangxi is also Jiangnan." I heard His Royal Highness the King of Chu say lightly.

The big families heard Zeng Tai say the same thing yesterday, but today they heard it like hearing the sound of immortals, and they suddenly opened their mouths, and asked in unison: "Your Highness is talking about Jingdezhen?" ”

"That's right, it's Jingdezhen." Zhu Zhen smiled and nodded.

The famous Jingdezhen naturally does not need to talk nonsense, by the time of the Yuan Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain has basically unified the world and is sold overseas.

In this dynasty, Jingdezhen's status continued to rise. In the second year of Hongwu, the imperial court set up the 'Imperial Kiln Factory' in Jingdezhen, making Jingdezhen porcelain a royal palace and far ahead of the country.

The quality of the porcelain fired in Jingdezhen is also unique in the world. Jingde porcelain is even more sought-after than silk overseas. However, it is generally exported from Fuzhou and Guangzhou, and it is rarely exported from the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan is closer to Goryeo, Japan, but what kind of porcelain do sticks and Japanese slaves know? It's enough to get some local kilns and sell them to them. Selling them Jingde porcelain is a pure waste.

Therefore, don't look at the big families who have Jingde porcelain in their homes, but few of them have the idea of it.

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After listening to everyone's explanation, Zhu Zhen said: "I see. It's because it's too far away. ”

"yes." Everyone also nodded and said: "If the porcelain from Jingdezhen wants to be transported to the south of the Yangtze River, it must first go through the Changjiang River into Poyang, and then enter the Yangtze River from Poyang Lake, and flow down to Taicang." Not to mention the long distance, Jiangnan is much farther away from Nanyang than Fujian and Guangdong, so most people don't sell to us. ”

"Then what if we move some of the workers in Jingdezhen to our side to open a kiln?" I listened to His Royal Highness the King of Chu ask quietly.

"That's a good feeling!" When everyone heard this, they were excited: "If we can open our own kiln and produce porcelain similar to Jingdezhen, then we will make a lot of money!" ”

"It's just that those people in Jingdezhen have always covered the kiln tightly, and they are willing to give up this chicken that lays golden eggs?" The more the big families cared, the more they asked about gains and losses.

"Haha, I must be reluctant on weekdays." I heard His Royal Highness the King of Chu smile slyly: "But is it normal now?" ”

"Yes, yes, no, no, of course not!" The big families immediately reacted, patted their thighs and shouted, "Now it's a big migration." Whoever dares not to cooperate, he will be sent to Huguang! ”

"These are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, how can this king do that to them?" Zhu Zhen said with a look of disgust.

"Yes, yes, it's us Meng Lang." Everyone hurriedly apologized.

"However, Jingdezhen is the most densely populated place in Jiangxi, and it is inevitable that they will not move this time because of this big migration." Listening to the sixth child, he turned his head and said lightly:

"I heard that there are only two or three out of ten natives there, and seventy or eighty percent are foreign potters. With so many floating populations, it is really inappropriate. Moving a population out of the country by one or two percent, right? ”

"Reasonable, very reasonable." Everyone nodded in unison.

"It's just a pity to let these craftsmen with unique skills go to Huguang to farm." Zhu Zhen said leisurely: "This king will make the decision and place them in the area of Susongchang Town, do you have any opinions?" ”

"No, no, absolutely not." Everyone thoroughly understood what His Highness meant, and nodded excitedly like pecking rice.

"As for the cost of resettlement...... "The sixth said again.

"We are responsible, we are responsible!" When everyone landed, their eyes were red, and they wanted to get all those potters and potters to their homes.

"But you can't pull it in. In this way, Ming'er will take you to visit the kiln. Zhu Zhen smiled and said: "How many craftsmen can be recruited depends on your own ability." ”

(End of chapter)