Chapter 222: Help from My Stepmother
Good goods deserve good prices!
Li Xiaoyue knows that this year, Lanshan County has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and many woolen workshops have appeared.
Even the price of wool has been inflated.
It is estimated that this year's wool output will be ten times that of the Li family, so the price of this year's wool is not destined to be high.
Therefore, Li Xiaoyue changed her strategy. Although the Li family workshop still produces some high-end wool, it will invest more in new products, high-end carpets.
Judging from Liu Zicheng's evaluation, this carpet should be good.
If she wants to earn it, she will earn the money of the rich, and she will not compete with the small workshop in Lanshan County.
There are more and more of these small workshops, and the price of wool is getting lower and lower, so that people can buy cheap wool and wool in the future.
Li Changlu walked outside, lowered his voice and said to the chief steward and the chief steward Qian: "Today, General Liu is here with his servant Liu Fu. ”
Hearing this, Grand Steward Qi and Grand Steward Qian looked at each other, saw surprise in each other's eyes, and quickly calmed down.
Let's take a look!
After coming in, the treasurer of Qian Da and the steward of Qi gave gifts to Li Xiaoyue, Gongsun Lian, as well as Liu Zicheng and Liu Fu.
When they looked up, they were attracted by the carpet that filled the room.
In the past, they also bought carpets from the Qi country and the surrounding steppe peoples and even the three countries further afield, but the style of those carpets was full of exotic customs.
Although it is novel to watch, the Great Qin Dynasty has always claimed to be the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and it is not so fond of Fanbang's things.
In general, there are psychological contempt, as well as aesthetic differences.
It's just that there is no good wool processing technology in Dalian, and the wool processing technology can't get the best wool thread, so the blanket has always been the best in Fanguo.
Because of the scarcity and the long distance, the price has been high.
It can only be purchased in the spring of each year, and the rest of the time the quantity is very small.
But now, Mrs. Li not only has good wool here, but also can make good blankets.
Especially the patterns and patterns on the blanket simply scratched the hearts of the people of Dayan China.
Plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum.
peony, peony, rhododendron, camellia, lotus......
There are even large carpets for mountains and lakes, which are perfect for spreading in the study.
These carpets are printed with the appearance of a wonderful painting, and the charm displayed is incomparable.
When they heard that Liu Fu and General Liu were here just now, they thought that Li Xiaoyue deliberately used this to raise the price.
But in retrospect, this is not entirely the case.
It's impossible for such a good thing to be sold by one, and there must be a lot of people who want to buy it.
The Liu family may also have taken a fancy to the beauty of the carpet.
However, most of the Yanagi family's business area is near Kyoto, occupying the north.
They are in Jinling and do not affect each other.
The shopkeeper of Qi Da admired, "Mrs. Li, when I see these blankets, I can't help but want to negotiate the price!" Can't wait to pay for the carpet to take away now! ”
The shopkeeper also smiled, "The same is true for Qian." Presumably, the same is true of General Liu and Steward Liu. ”
Liu Fu smiled, "What the two chief stewards said is true!" ”
Gongsun Lian looked at Liu Zicheng, "Since we have started to talk about business, we are not suitable for people in the officialdom here." ”
"Brother Liu, there are fish in the lake over there, please fish below, okay?"
When Liu Zicheng heard this, he wondered in his heart, what kind of medicine is sold in this grandson's gourd?
However, he didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "It's rare to have leisure, and fishing in the lake is also a rare elegant thing!" Brother Gongsun, please! ”
Gongsun Lian and Liu Zicheng went out.
The next process is very simple, it is nothing more than to negotiate the price of different styles and sizes.
The large one, one zhang long and two-thirds wide, is the most popular style.
Because it can be placed right in the middle of the living room, in the middle of the study.
Of course, the price is also the most expensive, 600 taels a piece.
Medium, equivalent to half of the large chunk, and half the price.
Small pieces, although not large, but placed on the kang table, or couch, and bench, the requirements are higher and more exquisite. The price is a little lower, but not too low either.
Wen Xiaolan and Li Changshou have been listening and learning on the side, but they have not spoken.
Everyone also saw that Li Xiaoyue was going to train a successor, and brought out the experience, and did not despise Wen Xiaolan and Li Changshou because they were young.
At noon, Li Xiaoyue hosted a banquet for several guests at her new home.
It's a home-cooked meal, but it's also a different taste.
When they left, they took away all the carpets and wool stocks on the Li family's side.
It was worth 190,000 taels of silver, of which 100,000 taels were paid with grain by the great treasurer of Qi and the great treasurer of Qian.
With so many prisoners of war clearing the wasteland, at least it is necessary to ensure that the prisoners of war do not go hungry, otherwise they will not have the strength to work.
The payment method of the Qian Qi family made Li Xiaoyue like it a lot.
As Li Xiaoyue's carpets sold at a high price, Lanshan County had an active brain and began to want to make carpets.
From the descriptions of the female and male workers, the machines made are not like each other, but they can also make some carpets.
Focusing on a low-end market can also make money.
The whole of Lanshan County has carried out a series of increased production activities because of wool and wool derivatives.
There are some places in Li Xiaoyue's house that are not suitable for farming, so she scatters grass seeds for grazing.
Because Huo Yingjie led the army to expand three hundred miles eastward, more Dayan people went to the grassland to graze, and they could not only harvest a large amount of mutton, but also a large amount of wool.
When these money shopkeepers, Qi shopkeepers, and Liu Fu left, they all got a few pots of meat presented by Li Xiaoyue.
I didn't think anything of it at first, so I took it back and gave it to the masters at home.
I didn't expect Mrs. Houzhai to like it very much, and they all asked for it, of course, this is all a later story.
At this time, in the Li family's workshop, female workers worked hard to make carpets every day, although it was hard, but the wages were also very high.
The captives continued to clear the wasteland, build roads, and build walls.
Most of the labor in Lanshan County this year was done by these prisoners, and the local people were very happy that they did not have to do it.
felt that General Liu did a good job, so that Liu Zicheng had a good reputation in Lanshan County.
Lanshan County collects the most taxes among the seven counties in Fucheng.
There are good things at home, and Li Xiaoyue has not forgotten Qin Yuyao.
She specially sent someone to send Qin Yuyao carpets and meat, as well as some fine wool.
After Qin Yuyao received the things, she liked them quite much, and immediately asked the mother-in-law next to her to bring her letters and gifts to her stepmother, and at the same time asked the steward who was responsible for managing the outside business to come over.
Buy things from Blue Shan County and sell them in Sile Province.
King Wu wants to raise soldiers, and it costs a lot of money.
It is not enough to rely on the output of the fiefdom, so Qin Yuyao, as the princess, has to think about making money.
Not only to cultivate wasteland, but also to do business.
At first, I didn't make much money, but when the carpet arrived, the income increased day by day.
King Wu took the 10,000 taels of silver tickets handed over by Qin Yuyao, and his face was surprised, "Yuyao, isn't there no silver in our house?" You're not going to sell the dowry, are you? ”
Qin Yuyao explained, "Lord Wang, I didn't sell the dowry, this was earned by my business, and the goods were purchased from Lanshan County, and my stepmother taught me." ”
"In the future, we can have more than 10,000 taels of silver every month, give 10,000 to the prince, and the rest will be saved by the concubines in case of emergency."