Chapter 39 Machine Change
On the morning of that day, the Colorful Clothing Buds hanged an announcement of temporary closure. The Wang family and the prime minister jointly demanded the closure of the Colorful Clothing Buds induced a great response among the people. The people who did not weave cloth were very annoyed that the Prime Minister meddled with other people's business; while the people who weaved cloth for a living applauded.
But everyone was waiting, waiting for Li Xian to come back.
The next evening, when the lights on the city wall lit up, a huge team finally appeared in the sight of the people of the imperial capital.
Shangguan Yong, Zhang Quan and Yuan Zhao who were waiting at the gate of the city were also excited and burst into tears.
"My brother is back, things are easy to handle now." This is what Shangguan Yong said.
Yuan Zhao nodded: "Yes, right, everything will be easy when my brother comes."
"I don't think so!" Zhang Quan squinted his eyes and smiled, "My brother's recent performance is very surprising. You can watch it. It would be strange if he doesn't make any noise!"
"Okay, okay, I like the excitement, I like the excitement the most." Yuan Zhao is also a fear of chaos in the world.
Without waiting for Li Xian's convoy to approach, Yuan Zhao ran over from a distance and jumped to Li Xian's carriage, "Brother, I miss me so much."
Li Xian looked at Yuan Zhao and immediately smiled, "Tell me, what's the problem? I guess, is the hunger marketing effect too hot, which caused the group's anger?"
"Wow! Brother, you are so awesome, how did you guess?" Yuan Zhao's eyes were full of admiration.
"It's not simple yet. I proposed the concept of hunger marketing. Of course I know what consequences it will lead to." Li Xian was very proud, his nostrils were looking at the sky.
"Wife, what are you going to do? Let me tell you, the emperor is concerned, this is the situation...this..."
Yuan Zhao said what happened in the court with a romance.
"What's the difficulty!" Li Xian didn't care, "I'm going to do an exhibition. You can get all the items, which must be goods. No matter whether they are ordinary tables and chairs, jade, jade swords, or even martial arts, as long as they can be sold, they can be sold, they can be sold. There are three days left for the New Year, and we will start holding the exhibition tomorrow.
They can't accept the price of 90% of the cloth? Humph, tomorrow's exhibition will be 10% off for all items!
The price of cloth is 10% off, and it is 20% off.
In addition to sales, we also hold lottery, giveaway and other activities to mobilize the popularity of the entire imperial capital. I have thought of the slogan of the exhibition - have a cheap New Year."
"Isn't this the New Year's goods market? There is not much newness!" Yuan Zhao expressed contempt for Li Xian.
"Yes, it's the New Year's goods market, but our New Year's goods market is completely different from others. Just prepare the goods, I promise it will be wonderful."
"Okay, okay, I believe in my brother, I'll go back and prepare." Yuan Zhao ran away, his speed was so fast.
Zhang Quan and Shangguan Yong also came up to have a few conversations and then they dispersed. Then Li Xian only brought a few people into Wuyang City, while the caravan left in a mighty manner and moved into the Li family's residence outside Wuyang City.
Li Xian knew that such a powerful caravan and guard could not enter the city, but he still had to lead the caravan to "show off his power" around, which was to prepare for tomorrow's exhibition. He also wanted to tell others - I, Li Xian, are back!
But Li Xian's own carriage was placed with four large boxes one meter square. This was a crystal chandelier, specially given to the emperor - there was no advertising pen that was better with the word "monetary" on it.
In addition, there was a simple textile machine on a carriage behind Li Xian. After hearing that the strategy of hunger marketing was "more successful" than he expected, Li Xian moved a textile machine down.
After entering the city, Li Xian met his father first and discussed the general situation and strategies with his father. After an hour, he left Li's mansion and went directly to the palace to pay homage to the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor treated Li Xian very kindly, and it seemed that all the problems had been forgotten, including the fact that Li Xian returned to Beijing to report his work several days late. "Li Xian, I'll give him a seat."
Li Xian had already received guidance from Li Yulong before coming, so he did not do it casually, but bowed first: "Your Majesty, I have been reporting my duties late, I beg you to forgive me."
"I can forgive my sins, but tell me why it's late?"
"To prepare a New Year's gift for His Majesty, the gift is on the carriage."
"Fu Minghui, go and move the things from the carriage in."
"Yes." Fu Minghui went out with a few guards.
Only then did Li Xian realize that the commander of the guard who had read the imperial edict to him twice was Fu Minghui. In the past, Li Xian never inquire about the matter in the palace, which was very taboo.
In just a while, Fu Minghui moved the items in, four large boxes and a simple textile machine.
"Is this a textile machine?" Obviously His Majesty the Emperor knew him; although the textile machine in front of him seemed a little strange.
Li Xian smiled slightly, but did not talk about the textile machine, but pointed to four obviously opened boxes, "Your Majesty, this is the New Year's gift I have prepared for you. In order to make this gift, I specially bought sea soul silk from the sea clan."
"Sea Soul Silk? OK, open it and see what it actually needs to use Sea Soul Silk."
"Your Majesty, this is a chandelier, and you want to hang it on the beam of the house. Here..."
"Pennant lamp, OK, just hang it in this hall."
His Majesty the Emperor agreed, and Li Xian immediately became busy. Fu Minghui came to help with a bunch of guards; in a moment, the crystal chandelier was hung.
The crystal chandeliers are suspended with five stainless steel hooks. The entire crystal lamp is made of golden crystal glass, and occasionally inlaid with a little purple or red glass prisms of different lusters, which are beautiful.
The luminous lamp head above is a hanging in an upside-down gourd shape, with more than 30 crystal strings hanging below, almost dragging to the ground; it has multiple layers, with various shapes of prisms reflecting the gorgeous brilliance of the hall, like a dream, luxurious and brilliant.
A "cable" made of golden silk is carefully hidden in the gaps between the beams and the like, and eventually extends to the wall next to it, linking a switch carved from the best jade.
"Your Majesty, please." Li Xian gave up the first opportunity to use the switch to the emperor.
"Okay, very beautiful." His Majesty the Emperor had been itchy for a long time. He pressed the switch very familiarly. After a faint wave of spiritual energy, the chandelier turned on!
The golden yellow, but slightly soft light shines, and the prisms scatter the light, dazzling.
"Switch off the rest of the lights."
At the command of His Majesty, the guards around him quickly turned off the lights. After all the colorful lights were turned off, the arrogant golden chandeliers showed indescribable nobility and gorgeousness; the color prisms dotted among the golden prisms played the finishing touch, making the solemn lights more lively and stunning.
Under the golden light, the hall showed an inexplicable majesty, and the entire hall seemed to be covered with a layer of the majesty of the emperor; and the slightly soft light seemed to show the emperor's grace.
"Okay!" The emperor was overjoyed.
After a long time of delight, His Majesty the Emperor finally thought of the textile machine. "Li Xian, is there anything special about this textile machine?"
Only then did Li Xian personally explain the brand new loom.
Needless to say, His Majesty the Emperor found a palace maid to operate it, and the textile machine that he could move was greatly shocked to everyone on the scene.
After a long time, the emperor sighed: "So that's it! No wonder your cloth is so low.
Just my dear (changed name), this loom is really good, but it has affected the livelihoods of many people. Is this difficult to deal with?"
Li Xian’s contempt is that you have only this kind of virtue. Of course, how to think in your heart is not important, but how to say it is the most important: "Your Majesty, I have a few ideas.
First, please give your majesty a name to the textile machine.
Second, I have explained the textile machine technology just now. Your Majesty can set up a large textile workshop by the state to recruit people to participate in factory textiles. Then Your Majesty can control the national textile market.
Think about it, Your Majesty, as long as you have 100,000 textile machines under your command, it will not only allow the people of the country to have food and clothing, but also sell cloths abroad.
Your Majesty, we purchase raw materials from abroad, process them into cloth, and then sell them back abroad. About 20 pieces of cloth can earn a net profit of one or two silver taels.
100,000 textile machines can produce about 30 million pieces of cloth a year, which is the net profit of 1.5 million taels of silver. What a huge wealth is that?"
Next, Li Xian injected export trade to His Majesty the Emperor, trade surplus and trade deficit, industry and commerce enriched the country, and industrialized society. Of course, it was rather vague, and some things were just right. But Mr. Li chose to forget the idea of industrial and commercial tax instead of agricultural tax.
Gradually, His Majesty the Emperor had already walked down the steps and actually stood in front of Li Xian and listened, occasionally asking for some details.
After a long time, Li Xian finally made a summary, "So, technology cannot be leaked, and the border must be blocked.
Secondly, we need to plant enough food, and also have to plant a certain amount of cotton and linen, and breed a certain amount of sericulture; this way we can be free from being controlled by others.
Again, we must win over domestic forces and let everyone engage in industry and commerce together.
Finally, when we have money, we can arm more soldiers and cultivate more powerful practitioners; and then military and business advance together. In this way, not only will the Kingdom of Daxia flourish, but it can even expand its territory and sweep the world!"
"Okay!" His Majesty the Emperor was already so bragged by Li Xian that he could not find the southeast, west and northeast, and he felt that his blood was already boiling.
Finally, Li Xian finally put forward his purpose: "So Your Majesty, I am going to hold an exhibition tomorrow called the "Industrial Expo."
"Accurate!"
"Your Majesty, please give the textile machine a name."
His Majesty the Emperor was full of enthusiasm: "Come here, please serve me in the pen and ink!"
A moment later, His Majesty the Emperor personally picked up the pen and wrote two pages (the imperial edict) in big words:
Page 1: Industrial Expo;
Page 2: Colored Clothing Textile Machine.
Colored clothes textile machine, His Majesty the Emperor expressed his intention to let all citizens wear colorful clothes.
Then he stamped his seal and handed over the two imperial edicts to Li Xian, "My dear, it depends on you tomorrow."
Lee Hyun is "thrilled" and "promises to satisfy His Majesty."
Chapter completed!