Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

He was surprised and said: "The clothes are very soft, like silk, but the silk is rough, but it is much better than linen!"

Chen Chu said: "This is clothes made of cotton, and the cost is not much higher than that of linen."

what?

The cost is not much higher than the linen?

You know, clothes in this era were either made of silk or linen.

The price of silk and linen is simply very different.

In this way, the texture of the clothes made of cotton can be compared to silk, but the price can be compared to linen?

Changsun Wuji is an old businessman, of course he saw the business opportunities.

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Chapter 301 West Datang Company

Datang has the so-called Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, which refers to the seven major families that even His Majesty Li Er has to be courteous.

Among them, the Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang controlled [-]% of the country's silk business, and even the imperial court had no choice but to do anything about it, and because of the silk business they had always mastered, these two families were still standing and very powerful.

In terms of background, the eldest grandson's family is far behind the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs.

What Changsun Wuji can be sure of is that once this cotton cloth appears, it will soon become popular in the Tang Dynasty, completely overshadowing the limelight of silk.

Although silk is good, it is not something ordinary people can consume.

But this cotton cloth is different, it is only more expensive than linen cloth, who will buy linen cloth at that time.

Definitely all will become followers of this cotton cloth.

Changsun Wuji saw a huge business in an instant.

And once the grandson's family misses this opportunity, there will be no better opportunity than this one.

He was so excited that he grabbed Chen Chu's sleeve and asked, "Tell me, what conditions do you need to join this West Datang Company?"

Chen Chu smiled slightly.

Sure enough, dealing with smart people is refreshing, you don't need to go into too much detail, the other party already understands what you mean.

click.

Chen Chu snapped his fingers and said, "It's simple, the shares of West Datang Company are still divided into ten shares, each share is [-] yuan... It depends on how much money you can give, brother?"

The eldest grandson frowned: "A share of [-] guan, how much do you want?"

Chen Chu explained: "In the early stage, a large amount of cotton must be purchased, and then transported to Chang'an, and the processing of this cotton is very complicated, and the initial investment must be high..."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said, "In this case, my eldest grandson's family needs two shares."

In fact, Changsun Wuji also wanted to ask for more, but the Changsun family didn't have so much spare money. If they wanted more money, they had to sell the land and property!

Chen Chu said again: "I still need someone, and that is my son-in-law, Chang Sun Chong. This cotton business requires a lot of dealings with Tubo, and Chang Sun Chong is Tubo's son-in-law. It is most suitable for him to join the Western Datang Company... ..."

Changsun Wuji was taken aback for a moment, and asked worriedly: "Chen Chu, you didn't cheat on me this time, did you? I'm just such a son. If you dare to harm my son, I'll never end with you..."

Chen Chu waved his hand: "Brother Changsun, this is your fault, you actually doubt my sincerity... Don't forget, I also said just now that this cotton business is not just for making money. In the future, once Tubo is merged into the big Tang, who deserves the great credit for this day? Isn’t there a share for Changsun Chong? I also invited him to join because of Gesang’s face..."

Changsun Wuji suddenly realized.

Yup!

There will be great contributions in the future.

If Chong'er can get a share, the future will be limitless.

The last time, Chong'er was sent to Tubo by Chen Chukeng. After returning, not only married the Tubo princess, but also got a title and official position.

For this, Chen Chu should be trusted.

Having figured this out, Changsun Wuji turned around and shouted: "Come here, make a table of wine and food. Today, the old man is going to get drunk with Chen Chu..."

In a short time, a table of delicacies will be ready.

Changsun Wuji warmly invited Chen Chu to the table and began to drink to his heart's content.

……

a few days later.

The West Datang Company was quietly established in Nanshan Mansion.

among them:

The eldest grandson's family holds two shares.

Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Li Jing, and Niu Jinda hold a share.

Li Er's internal treasury holds one share.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, King Qi Li Zhi, and King Yue Li Tai all hold one share.

Chen Chu took five shares in the name of Princess Li Lizhi of Changle.

The start-up capital is five shares other than Li Lizhi, a total of [-] guan.

The general manager of West Datang Company is Yue Wang Li Tai, and the deputy general manager is Chang Sun Chong.

In the face of each new term, everyone was explained in a messy way by Chen Chu, and they didn't fully understand it in the end. They only knew that the West Datang Company could make a lot of money.

A few more days passed.

A huge convoy departs from Chang'an Ximen.

The leaders were Li Tai and Changsun Chong, and the carriages were loaded with Kaiyuan Tongbao from Datang.

It was the team of West Datang Company.

Following the convoy, there were also many merchants from Chang'an City. They brought silk, porcelain, and spices, followed the Western Datang Company, and planned to sell them in Tubo, and then buy cattle and sheep from Tubo before returning.

Once you come and go, you can make a lot of money.

On the west gate.

Li Er watched the convoy gradually go away, and asked, "Chen Chu, tell me honestly, will your plan really work?"

Li Er was worried and worked for a long time, but in the end the bamboo basket was empty.

Chen Chu said: "Father, don't worry, Tubo people are human beings, as long as there are benefits, nothing can't be done."

"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news." Li Er patted Chen Chu's shoulder and said.

After Chen Chu left from the West Gate, he went straight to the cement factory outside Chunming Gate and found Zhu Neng.

"Old Zhu, from tomorrow onwards, you take everyone, stop everything you did before, and go to Meishan to build our cotton processing factory." Chen Chu ordered in a hurry.

In the past period of time, Zhu Neng and others, under the leadership of Chen Chu, successively developed rolling mills, spinning machines, looms, printing and dyeing machines, etc., all of which were relatively backward in technology, but now cotton is quickly disappearing. Chen Chu couldn't wait to get to Chang'an, so he could only build a processing plant first.

At that time, Li Tai will start processing the cotton as soon as he delivers it.

Zhu Neng said, "Yes, boss."

……

Tibet.

Logical cities.

In a huge house.

A fat man hurried in and said to Mendo who was reading a book: "Patriarch, this is a letter from Tang Dynasty..."

Mendo hurriedly put down the book, took the letter over, opened it and read it carefully.

After a long while, Menduo showed joy on his face and said, "Hurry up, call the clansmen to discuss important matters."

The servant hurried to order.

Not long after, more than a dozen middle-aged people gathered in Mendo's mansion.

They are all members of the Mendo tribe.

When they saw Menduo, everyone was a little anxious.

"Patriarch, you told us to buy Jibei a lot before. Now, we have given out all the money and food in our hands, and Jibei has received a lot, but what should we do next?"

"That's right, our clansmen living in the west haven't eaten meat for two months."

"Patriarch, don't you have to wait?"

Everyone was chattering, very anxious.

It turned out that Mendo forced the people to try their best to buy cotton.

Everyone was very active. Not only did they run out of money, but they also sold all the food, cattle and sheep. Now, there is no news, and many people are in a hurry.

Menduo sat down and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I am your patriarch. How can I watch the people of the clan suffer losses? The reason I summoned you today is because I got a letter from Chen Chu, the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty. We have arrived in Tuyuhun, within ten days, we will come to Tubo to buy our cotton, the price is fifty cents a catty..."

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Chapter 302

After hearing Menduo's words, everyone was relieved.

An old man asked worriedly: "Patriarch, this jibei, no, it should be said to be cotton, but it is actually not very useful. Why would Chen Chu, the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, be willing to buy it at fifty renminbi a catty? Is there any conspiracy in it?"

Menduo laughed when he heard the words, and said, "You clansmen, don't worry, if other people come to do this, I will still suspect whether there is a conspiracy, but if it is Chen Chu, then there is no need to suspect... Look at this thing .”

With that said, Mendo took out a palm-sized box from his sleeve and handed it to everyone.

Everyone passed each other and looked carefully.

However, no one knows what this thing is.

Mendo said proudly: "I ordered someone to buy this thing from Chang'an City. It's called a match... It's the same as a fire zip, it can be used to make fire, but a fire zip can't compare to it..."

With that said, Mendo brought the matches over, took out one, and swiped it sharply.

Poof.

A flame burst out.

"Wow!"

Everyone was amazed immediately.

"This match, can start a fire out of thin air?"

"how did you do that?"

"Could it be the power of the gods?"

Everyone was stunned.

In Tubo, only the gods can make fire out of thin air.

Mendo shook his head and said, "It's not made by the gods, but by Chen Chu, consort of the Tang Dynasty... I heard that this match is just made of ordinary things. Now it seems that this cotton must be extraordinary. It’s just that I don’t know it!”

A clansman said, "If that's the case, why don't we do it ourselves?"

Mendo sneered: "Do it yourself? Can you make this match? Besides, we don't even know what Chen Chu is doing to buy cotton. How do we do it?"

Everyone was stunned.

Mendo explained: "Since this is the case, we must hurry up to buy cotton now, try to buy all the cotton in Tubo, and then sell it to the people of Datang..."

An old clansman frowned, and said in a low voice: "Patriarch, I have a proposal. Since the people of Tang Dynasty need a lot of cotton, it must be more than this year. We need to have a good relationship with that son-in-law. Next year, let him Through our purchase of cotton from Tubo, our tribe can grow stronger within a few years..."

"Yup!"

"That's right, this business can only be done with Datang."

"For the clan!"

"It must be kept secret!"

"Otherwise, during this period of time, many tribesmen have been inquiring about our purchase of cotton."

"Patriarch, you have to contact Datang immediately."

This proposal was approved by everyone.