Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Cloth exhibits not only silk, but also all kinds of wool, sweaters, clothes made of wool, and linen clothes.

The entire fashion show was not short, and all the models walked through it twice. Many people probably couldn't pay attention to the clothes the first time, so Li Ke deliberately asked people to go through the second time.

After walking the second time, Li Ke stepped onto the stage from under the stage again, took the microphone from Helian Liuli, and Li Ke said: "Everyone, I think many shopkeepers and patriarchs have already I saw the cloth, silk, etc. we exhibited."

"Next, I would like to announce a few questions. First of all, the previous clothing styles will be exhibited by the brand under my name in the future, and these clothing styles have all applied for patents."

"As for what a patent is, a patent is granted by the Tang court within a certain period of time according to legal procedures, based on the application of the inventor or designer, on the premise of disclosing the content of the invention to the public, and that the invention has legal benefits to the society. The exclusive rights of inventors or designers.”

"In short, a patent means that you have invented an item. After you apply for a patent to the country, your design or invented item cannot be used for any commercial purposes. Take the craftsman under my name who invented it. For a brand-new spinning machine, after applying for a patent, if people build one in their own home, then spin it for themselves, use it for themselves, and do not sell it, this does not violate the patent right.” Li Ke explained to everyone.

This point is slightly different from that of later generations. Although Li Ke knows that commercial use is difficult to identify, quite a lot of people in the Tang Dynasty rely on it for their livelihoods, so this loophole can only be left behind.

"However, if other merchants directly weave the spinning machines made by the craftsmen under my name, and then sell them to other people, factories, and commercial firms, or use them to spin and then sell the yarn, these are all infringements! Datang Business The Patent Office under the Ministry will punish such behavior! Even order to suspend business, compensate for losses and so on.”

"The reason why I tell you this is because the Patent Law will be promulgated soon." Li Ke said lightly, "I hope everyone will not violate the Basic Law of the Tang Dynasty."

"Finishing this, let me tell you about textiles. Now several craftsmen in Datang have invented very advanced spinning machines, looms and other machines! And these machines have applied for patents. And will It is manufactured and sold by Datang Changan Machinery Manufacturing Plant."

"Everyone can buy and use these machines directly."

When Li Ke said this, the audience below immediately became agitated, which was a great thing for them.

"I know that you still have doubts about the new machine, but I can tell you here that if you don't consider the purchase price of the machine itself, etc., then the cost of a piece of silk can be controlled at 60 cash!" Li Ke directly gave A number for everyone.

The initial spinning machine and loom can reduce the cost of silk to about 96 ren, which also includes a lot of manpower and material resources, and now the new machine has further reduced the labor cost.

Transportation costs With the new carriages and the brand-new transportation firms headed by Longmen Escort, the cost is also constantly falling.So now the cost of silk has been reduced to 60 Wen!

Hearing this number, everyone was in an uproar! What is the concept of 60 essays?You must know that the cost of a bolt of silk was about 240 Wen.

The cost has increased compared with previous years because Datang's labor costs have risen somewhat, so the cost has increased from 210 liters per piece of silk to 240 liters.

And the cost of the other party is only a quarter of theirs... Everyone knows what this means commercially.

Bankruptcy if they don't keep up with what awaits them!No wonder His Highness said at the beginning that after today, quite a few people here will leave this industry.

"Moreover, I can tell you very wisely that when the cost is only a quarter of yours, the silk spun is fast and good! And the width of the silk will be wider!" Li Ke clapped his hands.

On the second floor of the theater, someone dropped strips of silk in an instant. Looking at the silk that fell in mid-air, a piece of silk in the Tang Dynasty was stipulated to be one foot eight inches wide and forty feet long, about 54 centimeters wide and the length About 12.1 meters.This width is because Datang's looms can only produce this width.

But if you make clothes with this wide width, it is actually very expensive to fabricate, and many clothes are not good-looking.

And now the width of the cloth displayed by His Highness is at least three feet wide!

"Your Highness." Someone in the audience couldn't hold back, raised his hand, and shouted loudly at the same time.

"Tell me." Li Ke said with a smile.

Everyone else also fell silent.

"Your Highness, what I want to ask is, is the cost width of 60 Wen the width you show now, Your Highness, or the original width?" the person asked directly.

"If it is this width, the cost is actually only about 80 yuan, because everyone knows that if the width of the loom increases, the cost of a piece of cloth will only increase the cost of raw materials, and the cost of transportation and labor will increase. In fact, very few, not many. This width is twice the original width."

"And the cost of a piece of linen will only be about 40 Wen."

"There is also woolen cloth made from brand-new wool, which is more expensive, about 120 cash a piece. Of course, the cost of this price is because the price of wool is stipulated by Datang, and it must not be lower than a certain price."

"In fact, it's not just wool, it also includes all raw materials such as silk and hemp crops. In the future, Datang will have state-owned commercial banks to purchase them to stabilize prices. Market fluctuations are allowed within a certain range, but they are not allowed to fall below a certain price." Li Ke said.

The reason why Li Ke keeps the price so low is because the textile industry is related to the clothing of the people, and most of the people in the Tang Dynasty are farmers.

Although it is said that because of the new high-yielding seeds planted this year, the output of the common people's fields will be greatly improved, but the income of the common people who mainly rely on weight is definitely not high.

But it is impossible for Li Ke to maintain high grain prices.

Food prices must be brought down. Since there is no way to maintain high food prices, the prices of other necessities for the common people should also be brought down.

As long as all prices fall, the people will naturally have money in their hands.

It doesn't matter about luxury goods, anyway, luxury goods have nothing to do with ordinary people.

At present, the common people are mainly related to the food they eat, the cloth clothes they wear, and ironware and other daily necessities.

In terms of ironware, Li Ke has already lowered the price. Although there is no way to compare it with later generations, it is already very low in this era. In addition, pottery and simple porcelain can also be fired in large quantities and entered the homes of ordinary people.