Just as Li Shimin was leading the ministers of the court and China to watch the dragoon performance, Li Zhi's silk business finally affected the clans that monopolized the industry.

Thanks to his improvements to the spinning machine, the efficiency of spinning has increased significantly.

Coupled with the sheer size of his workshop, the daily consumption of raw silk is considerable.

At the same time, there was a large supply of silk thread, and Li Zhi produced more and more top-quality silk.

This has led to a huge change in the originally stable market situation.

And this change is also very bad for those clans.

The reason is that with Li Zhi's large purchases, the price of raw silk has increased significantly.

Due to the efficiency advantage of the new spinning machine, the price of high-grade silk has been slightly reduced.

The profits of high-grade silk are inherently large, so these unfavorable factors do not have much impact on Li Zhi.

However, after the cost increases, the corresponding low-grade silk has to rise in price with the rise in cost.

As a result, some mainstream consumers of low-end silk had to reduce their purchases.

Some have even experienced consumption downgrades.

That is to say, those who originally mainly bought mid-range silk began to buy low-grade silk.

And people who were barely able to consume low-grade silk had to reduce their purchases or even not buy them.

You must know that although the profits of high-grade silk are huge, the overall consumption scale is not very large.

In the past, it was precisely these low-end silks that sold best.

As a result, the silk trade controlled by those clans shrank severely.

This forced them to come together and start discussing how to deal with it.

In the ancestral house of Fan Yang Lu, there are more than a dozen people discussing how to deal with the high price of raw silk at this time.

Lu Zhaolin, the head of the Lu family, said with a worried face: "Ladies and gentlemen, the price of raw silk has doubled right now, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to wait!" ”

Dou Xiao, the head of the Dou family, who was sitting first on the left, said: "At present, there has been a shortage of raw silk in the entire northern land, and it seems that the price will rise again." ”

The head of the Zou family opposite him said: "Now the price of tulle has doubled, and the selling price of other low-grade silk has also increased by 50%, so many customers are afraid that they can't afford it!" ”

Lu Zhaolin said: "Although the sales of high-end silk have skyrocketed, our profits have decreased significantly. ”

He sighed "hey" and continued: "I heard that the output of the spinning machine developed by the King of Jin has increased by more than dozens of times, so the price of raw silk will not have much impact on him. ”

Another person spoke: "Don't forget, the king of Jin hired the victims to weave silk threads, and there is no other expense except food and lodging every day. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

In fact, these are only Li Zhi's temporary cost advantages.

At the moment, he only needs to send people to various places to buy raw silk and transport it to the workshop for further processing.

With the advantages of equipment and manpower, it is naturally easy to control costs.

However, it will not be long before these victims return to their hometowns.

At that time, Li Zhi will have to spend money to hire workers.

His cost advantage will naturally be reduced accordingly.

However, the Maisons did not think about this.

All they are thinking about now is how to deal with the problem at hand.

The clans monopolized the sales channels to buy silk from the common people and sell it.

The rise in the price of raw silk naturally makes the price of the people rise with it.

As a result, they have become the first victims of this wave of price increases.

Someone said: "It's useless to say these things at this time, we should still find a way to sell the goods in our hands." ”

The head of the Zou family said: "The business within this country must not be good, we might as well trade with foreign merchants, or we can make a turnaround." ”

Lu Zhaolin sighed: "The tax collected by the city is also a lot, and there are restrictions on the number of transactions, and it is not easy to develop the market in other regions!" ”

The head of the Zou family said: "The silk that can be purchased in these foreign countries is mainly of the middle and low grade, and now the consumption within the country is greatly affected. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "The imperial court can't just watch these silks and no one wants them, right?" ”

His words immediately reminded everyone.

Nowadays, the country has lost some of its spending power due to rising prices, but the total amount of silk produced has not decreased.

If the imperial court left it alone, then they would have to reduce the number of acquisitions.

At that time, because the imperial court forbade the common people to buy and sell silk privately, the silk in the hands of the people would not be sold.

As a result, people will lose a major source of income, and life may soon be very difficult.

After figuring this out, they no longer worry about the silk in their hands not being sold.

The mood of these people immediately lightened a lot.

Lu Zhaolin smiled and said, "Those merchants outside the region will not bargain, after all, they are facing the richest customers. ”

Now that the matter had been resolved, the people began to talk lightly.

The head of the Zou family said quite angrily: "This His Royal Highness the King of Jin is not shallow, he has made a lot of money, but he has made me wait for a long time. ”

Lu Zhaolin nodded and said: "What Brother Zou said is extremely true, as a prince, he doesn't want to study hard but competes with us and other people for profit, which is really a bit hateful. ”

Someone said: "We might as well think of a way to punish this Jin king, lest he do something that harms our interests without knowing moderation." ”

Dou Xiao said: "Dou Mou thought of an idea, I don't know if it's feasible. ”

A person next to him spoke: "Brother Dou, hurry up and listen to it." ”

Dou Xiao said: "Now is the time for silkworm farmers to raise silkworms, why don't I book some silkworm cocoons with silkworm farmers first?" ”

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he continued to explain: "Everyone, since the price increase of silk has no impact on us, we can hoard it, and then won't we be able to make a lot of money?" ”

His approach immediately caught the eyes of the others.

Although the imperial court restricted the trade in silk among the people, the control of silk was not very strict.

This gives them a chance.

So that they can use their financial advantages to control the price trend of silk.

Once this idea can be realized, they will be able to manipulate the price of silk at will in the future.

Although due to the control of the imperial court, they could not control the flow of silk for a long time.

But short-term control is enough to give them the ability to manipulate prices.

This was not only profitable, but also made it impossible for Li Zhi to buy enough silk, which forced him to reduce production.

At that time, Li Zhi's efficiency advantage will be greatly reduced, and he will not pose a threat to everyone present at that time.