Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 58 Shu State Chamber of Commerce

"Even if the fabric is in Sichuan, it will cost at least fifteen guan. My uncle's family runs this business, and I know the cost very well!"

It was Cheng Yaojin who spoke, and of course everyone believed his words.

Even if Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything, everyone could figure out how could this not-so-cheap Shu brocade be made so cheaply?

The material of this silk fabric is much more expensive than ordinary cloth, and the processing is much more difficult. It is impossible to have a price comparable to ordinary cloth.

"You don't know, it doesn't mean I can't do it!"

Li Ke smiled confidently at this time: "Everyone must know that I have opened many textile factories in Sichuan and produced a large amount of cloth. The cost of the cloth I produced is dozens of times lower than ordinary cloth! I used to take these cloth to the I exchanged a lot of food and horses with foreigners!"

Everyone has heard of these things, but there has been no field verification.

But everyone knows that Li Ke suddenly has so many cavalry and so many horses.

From this point of view, Li Ke's words are true, and he does have the ability to produce such cheap cloth.

"What...what does this have to do with gentry?"

Du Ruhui racked his brains and couldn't figure out why Li Ke would switch from the topic of gentry to cloth.

"It's very simple, it means that I have the strength to defeat the gentry..."

Li Ke laughed.

Just when everyone didn't know why and was about to laugh, Li Ke continued: "I can produce a large amount of cloth that is much lower than their cost, and everyone in the world needs cloth. This is a well-known fact."

"And then?" Du Ruhui asked curiously.

"If... I put an unlimited amount of low-priced cloth on the market, everyone can imagine what will happen after that..."

At this moment, Li Ke's tone turned cold, and he asked a question calmly.

"unlimited?"

Everyone began to think again, if there is an unlimited supply of low-priced cloth, then everyone in the world will go to buy the cloth of the King of Shu.

Aren't all fabric-related industries going to close down?

And the main way for the gentry to make money is to squeeze the poor men who farm and women weave, and they have a lot to do with cloth.

Once Li Ke has mastered all the channels of cloth, the wealth of these gentry will shrink greatly.

"hiss!"

Some people have turned slightly pale, including those whose families are involved in the fabric industry.

"You...you can really do unlimited supply?"

Cheng Yaojin still didn't believe it.

But Li Ke's calm smile told him that Li Ke could really do it.

Think again about the large number of war horses that Li Ke bought in exchange. Since he can exchange so many war horses with cloth, he can naturally supply a lot of cloth.

At this time, everyone began to believe that Li Ke's words of suppressing the gentry in the world were not empty words.

"As the saying goes, men farm and women weave. Now that the problem of weaving has been solved, I will now talk about farming!"

Li Ke continued to speak, still speaking very slowly, but everyone heard that his words contained infinite coercion.

"I have opened a large number of farms in Shu, and the food produced is far beyond your imagination. As long as I think, I can use the same method to control the channels of food!"

His words shocked everyone, and everyone's faces turned pale.

This food is more deadly than cloth!

A gentry relies on land, and a gentry can only be called a gentry if they have land. If Li Ke monopolizes the grain channels, then all the gentry in the world will be ruined.

Food and cloth are the lifeblood of the gentry in the world.

As long as Li Ke can supply these two products in large quantities, he can overthrow all the gentry.

Li Ke has mastered the new technology of making cloth and grain, which means that he has mastered the lifeline of the entire Tang Dynasty and most of the wealth in the world.

"Gudong!"

Someone is already swallowing, which is a sign of panic.

Only then did they realize that Li Ke had absolute strength to fulfill his wild words.

"Since your Highness has this ability, why not do it?"

Fang Xuanling calmed down and asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple. Doing this will hit the gentry hard, but it will also hurt ordinary people!"

After thinking about it for a while, Fang Xuanling understood what Li Ke was saying.

Once the food cannot be sold and the cloth is worthless, the gentry will be miserable, but the common people will also lose their livelihood.

"Then you tell us this because you want to..."

Fang Xuanling continued to ask.

"Of course I want everyone to do it with me!"

Li Ke sat down and said with a smile: "I don't want to knock down all the gentry at once, but I do want to weaken their power."

"So, I plan to start with cloth that has less impact and open textile factories in various places. Of course, the final selling price will not be the cost price, which will have a great impact on the entire textile industry of Datang. I will only keep the price down. It must be lower than the price of the rich family."

"Do you have any idea to join the group? You pay to build a factory, I provide technology, and let's set up a Chamber of Commerce in Shu Kingdom!"

"Shu Chamber of Commerce?"

When they heard that Li Ke invited them to join the gang, everyone's eyes lit up.

The cost of cloth produced by Li Ke's factory is extremely low. If the price is slightly lower than the market price, it will definitely make a lot of money.

"I want to join!"

Cheng Yaojin was the first to raise his hand. He was definitely the first to agree to this kind of thing that requires no brains but only needs to be invested.

Everyone looked at each other and raised their hands.

Li Ke has already shown his talent to everyone, wouldn't it be stupid if he didn't hold on to this thick thigh and join his camp?

Besides, they originally planned to support Li Ke. Now that Li Ke can not only help them deal with the Guanlong Group, but also lead them to make money, who would disagree?
Everyone raised their hands one after another, and at the end only Wei Zheng and Qin Qiong were left at the end.

"Shubao, why don't you lift it, are you stupid?"

Cheng Yaojin was very puzzled, why Qin Qiong didn't get involved in this kind of money picking.

Qin Qiong lowered his head and was still deep in thought. His eyebrows were knitted together, as if he had something to hide.

"What? People say that General Qin is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and bravely crowned the three armies. Why are you timid at this time?"

Li Ke walked up to Qin Qiong and asked.

Qin Qiong sighed and raised his head with a serious look on his face.

"Your Highness can indeed make a lot of money by doing this, but..."

Before Qin Qiong finished speaking, someone already said loudly: "It's just that your Highness has not thought that doing so will make it difficult for countless poor people who make a living from spinning and weaving!"

Wei Zheng stood up with an angry look on his face.

His words made the atmosphere of the venue fall into dead silence. After everyone was silent, they began to discuss with each other again.

Wei Zheng's words are right. Although the price is only slightly lowered, once the market is grasped, it will still affect the lives of textile people.

It must be known that a small change in the entire society will cost many ordinary people blood and tears.

"Crack, snap, snap!"

At this time, someone slowly applauded, and the applause was clear and loud, and soon spread throughout the hall.

Everyone looked over again, only to realize that the person applauding was actually His Highness the King of Shu who made the proposal.

Li Ke's expression at this time was warm, not mocking or sarcastic.

It seems that his applause was not out of dissatisfaction, but because he really appreciated the opinions of Wei Zheng and Qin Qiong.

(End of this chapter)