357.Chapter 357: Bone China and the Mood
Basically, William himself understood that the other queen of the great Briton was able to allow her goods to enter the market controlled by Briton for this reason. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
She believes that the quality of Russian goods, the strength of Russia's industry, the strength of Russia's scientific research are completely incomparable with Briton.
In fact, Briton today is an industrialized country that has basically completed the industrial revolution. Russia, on the other hand, is a traditionally agrarian country with only a few industries.
Yes, an agrarian country, that's what the vast majority of people think about Russia.
William's agrarian reform is nearing completion. Russia uses new agricultural technologies almost exclusively, so much so that Russian grain production has reached jaw-dropping levels.
And after the problem of food and clothing was solved, the Russians quickly moved on to other more profitable directions.
Oil extraction from soybeans, cultivation of alfalfa, cultivation of vegetables, breeding of poultry and fish. Raising pigs, sheep, dairy cows, ploughing cattle, war horses and pack horses......
With the war subsided, and the Tartariya Khanate no longer threatened, the vast plains in the eastern part of the Old World had become the most fertile land in the Old World.
Although the two truly fertile lands of Tronica and Ruthenia, which William had never forgotten, had not yet been obtained, this did not prevent Russia from becoming the leading grain exporter in the human world and even in the entire Old World civilization. At the same time, Russia exports vegetables, meat, livestock, war horses, wool, dairy products...... It is also constantly impacting the traditional advantageous countries of the Old Continent.
In this case, many people are contemptuous and jealous, calling Russia "the largest farm and ranch in the civilized world".
That's it. Maybe it's because the previous attitude towards agrarian reform was too serious, or maybe it's because of some other reason. So the whole world thinks that William and Hereford are very good at agriculture.
And on the basis of this attitude, they take it for granted that since agriculture is very developed, then industry cannot be more developed.
Although there is no reason, although it is not at all like that, people's established feelings still cause such misunderstandings.
But of course, if others misunderstand, they will misunderstand. It's not a big deal, at least for now, William doesn't have the heart to expose his strength for the sake of his own face.
Of course, there are some exceptions here.
While people praise Russian grain, Russian soybean oil, butter and cheese, people also discover the subtlety of another commodity exported from Russia.
Porcelain, yes porcelain.
After a series of experiments, Russia was finally able to produce porcelain on its own. High-quality porcelain clay, as well as a large number of breeding, slaughtering obtained cattle bone powder, coupled with the careful production of skilled craftsmen, has produced this kind of porcelain delicate and transparent, beautiful and elegant shape, moist and bright color surface, colorful fine porcelain.
However, it stands to reason that for some reason the Russians did not claim that the porcelain was made by themselves. Instead, they claim that they were imported from the distant land of the Dragon.
This is mainly to prevent the leakage of bone china technology. Because, to put it bluntly, porcelain firing is a layer of window paper, which is very easy to leak. And after the leak, even if the other party does not have any technical reserves, just by relying on his own continuous exploration, he can make bone china very exquisitely.
And other than that, it's with the help of fame.
Although new shipping routes have been opened, from the Cape of Good Hope around the Green Continent, the shipping routes to Indy and the Land of the Dragon are now unimpeded. But it takes time and is still far more dangerous than any other route in the world today.
Because distance produces beauty, but also because the Dragon Nation is indeed more developed than the old world. Therefore, it is only natural that goods shipped from the Land of the Dragon will be labeled as the best of the best.
A good product sells at a good price. And that's a matter of course. As soon as people hear that this is a commodity shipped from the land of the dragon, they are immediately willing to pay a high price for it, and conversely, if they hear that this thing is produced in the great countryside of Russia, they will instantly be unhappy and contemptuous.
So, the Russians concocted an elaborate lie claiming that they had crossed the Ural Mountains, then trudged through a snowy expanse of snow, making their way under the minions of wild beasts, white bears, wolves, barbarians, and even legendary dragons, and finally reached the legendary land of dragons after a great deal of hardship.
After a series of fantastical adventures (see Marco Polo's Travels), they were received by the Emperor of the Dragon Realm, and the trade route was finally opened. And this trade route brought a lot of porcelain, porcelain, and ...... Well...... Chinaware.
Yes porcelain.
Although William would have liked to have some silk and tea leaves, he sadly couldn't. Because he didn't really open up this trade route. At the same time, he did not get any silkworm seeds or tea trees.
So in a sense, this lie also has loopholes. But it's very difficult to puncture it. Because there is indeed a bit of feasibility and business opportunity in it.
If someone is willing to climb over the Ural Mountains, across the entire Siberian snowfield, and then across the entire Mongolian plateau, then he can indeed go to the end of the legendary dragon kingdom.
In fact, William also calculated that, according to the power of the current Russian kingdom, in a few decades or even a hundred years, the whole of Siberia would be conquered and the territory would be expanded to Alaska in the New World. At that time, it is only natural that this trade route will turn from a legend to a reality.
However, I don't know if William himself will live to see this day.
Hm. All in all, these bone china were also present at the World's Fair in Rotterdam.
Because its quality is no different from that of the porcelain of the Dragon Country, and in terms of color and artistic form, it is closer to the feeling of the people of the Old World, so these porcelains are widely acclaimed.
Of course, all these praises were given to that vast empire in the far east, and had nothing to do with William, with the Herefords, or with the Russian kingdom.
But William doesn't feel anything, as long as he can make money. So far, the export of bone china has far surpassed the export of grain and soybean oil, and has become the most profitable business project of the Russian kingdom.
This is mainly the difference in profit - yes, grain and soybean oil are things that can make a lot of money, and the export volume of grain and soybean oil is also greater than bone china or something.
But the problem is that these profits are not much, thirty percent, fifty percent. Eighty percent remarkable. Even if it can be 100% in some cases, it is very rare.
Bone china is different.
Porcelain clay that costs almost nothing, bone meal that costs almost nothing...... The only thing that needs to cost money is the cost of making a porcelain kiln at the beginning, as well as labor costs.
But that's not worth much.
Compared with the price of a set of ordinary porcelain that can be sold for dozens of gold, a set of high-grade porcelain for a few hundred gold, and a set of refined porcelain that can be sold for thousands of gold, it is really nothing.
What's even more hehehe, because of William's boasting behavior, he can openly say that he is imported from the far east when selling bone china, and he can add transportation costs and transfer fees as a second-way dealer when he sells it.
That's it. When William saw these highly praised bone china, there was nothing but hehe. Very good, very good. From the point of view of making money, porcelain is really a good thing.
It's just unfortunate that porcelain doesn't have a lot of industrial capacity. In addition, porcelain is closer to art in a sense, and making porcelain is closer to artistic creation than industry.
In this case, those who made porcelain were closer to the artists than to the high-level workers.
So, although it was said that making porcelain was very profitable, William was not satisfied. It is still the textile industry, and only the textile industry, making money, making a large industrial population, industrialization.
Only the textile industry can meet all his requirements in one go. Therefore, the only thing William really wanted was the textile industry.
"After this year, I'll need to plot against Shilonsk. But...... It's not a good thing to attack a king if there's no good reason," William thought to himself, if there was no valid reason...... "William thought to himself.
Therefore, the biggest obstacle to the annexation of Shilonsk is that he and Shilonsk are part of the Ostrogothic Empire. And before that, William and the king Henry had a very unpleasant quarrel.
To make matters worse, that Kalman IV was a hero. William somewhat understood that what he did would make him register in that guy's heart.
In other words, compared to His Majesty's own struggle, the pressure from the great Emperor is the greatest. William thought to himself: "So, what price does it take to get His Majesty the Great Emperor to support us?"
That's an interesting question. William thought to himself. At the same time, there are some ideas. All in all, he would find a way to meet with Kalman IV next. And then...... Get his support.
Although William knew that this was a very difficult thing to do, there was not much room for cooperation between him and Kalman IV. But William still wanted to give it a try.
"Speaking of which, this time at the World Expo, it was that guy who led the team on the Ostrogothic side. William thought to himself, and then had a plan......