The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1294
These materials can be easily obtained, but what about other things, is it possible that the corvée or soldiers can go to the workshop and make them distracted?living comfortably without anybody's help?

I really don't know what year and month it will be until the completion of the new palace.

For things like bricks, tiles and paints, some workshops are ancestral industries, and they all have their own unique crafts. However, the materials used in the construction of the new palace are of course high-grade, and can only be used by those businessmen who are inserted in the middle. .

As for Chang'an Institute of Technology, these things can indeed be produced, but there are only a few people in the Institute of Engineering, and there are more than a hundred people. The materials used in Longshouyuan's huge new palace, it is difficult to rely on these more than a hundred people to pull the team to study manufacture?
Moreover, these more than a hundred people are also divided into different types of craftsmen, who specialize in art.

Therefore, it is imperative to buy the materials for the construction of the new palace from big merchants.However, he was stuck on the price, which made Yan Lide in a dilemma. In the past, Xuan Shijing had negotiated [-]% of the price with some businessmen, but later, these big businessmen held down the price and refused to let go.

If Yan Lide let go, then the former merchants would not be happy. They supported the imperial court in this way, but in the end they got such a result, which offended those merchants and Xuan Shijing, which displeased His Majesty.

Don't let go, on the Longshouyuan side, within half a month, the materials will be exhausted, and the progress of building the new palace will be interrupted.

"I know that you all have to support your family, but His Majesty's will has already been explained, and Xuan Gong has also discussed with some businessmen. If I repeat at this time and do not follow the previous rules, then this official's hat , but it’s worn to the end." Yan Lide said earnestly: "I understand your difficulties, but everyone, at least you should also understand my difficulties. It's not that I don't want to let go. It's really difficult, or you don't care about offending the court at all."

"Master Yan, let's say something that doesn't please you. This imperial court can't let people have a bad day." A businessman said.

"I know that because of the construction of the new palace, all the materials in Guanzhong have been ordered by major merchants and shipped to Chang'an. Now even if the imperial court sends people to Guanzhong to purchase, I am afraid that they will not be able to receive them. It's just that you are hoarding them in your hands. Are you afraid of losing so much material?" Yan Lide said: "Datang is not only related to China, but also Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and the south. , transported to Guanzhong by the Yellow River, and transported to Longshouyuan, maybe within half a year, the materials in your hands will rot in your hands."

"This..." The businessmen looked at each other in blank dismay.

What Yan Lide said is true, and it will be true in half a year or even more than half a year, or a year later, but in the final analysis, what he said is correct.

"But, Lord Yan, the cost of transporting materials from the south to Longshouyuan is not cheaper than the market price in Chang'an, right?" A businessman said, "Why should you look far away, sir? Besides, here in Chang'an, you can buy it directly." It only takes a day to send it to Longshouyuan, so please think twice."

"Everyone, people in the imperial court, including His Majesty, no one likes to be coerced by others." Yan Lide said with a smile: "So, you should think carefully about this matter, and don't want to be bullied." The petty profit in front of you blinds your eyes. The materials in Guanzhong are continuously produced. How much can you buy? How much can you buy? All of them are brought to your own home, hoarded in your own hands, who to sell to? Ordinary people If we don’t build a palace, who will buy from you in large quantities? Wait a minute, time will pass, and the new palace will have no shortage of materials. Throwing your things in your hands is a small matter, and offending people is the real thing.”

As for whom he offended, it was obvious that he offended Xuan Shijing, offended the big businessman Qiandui, and offended those businessmen standing with Qiandui.

The chamber of commerce under Qiandui's hands is huge, with Xuan Shijing and even the crown prince and the two princes as the backing, to set up such an enemy for themselves, these people have to carefully weigh it in their hearts.

Even if you have Xungui as your backer, is it worth it if you continue to resist forcefully?
A businessman is always a businessman, with money but no power but no influence. Although some merchants are backed by nobles from Chang'an City, even if they offend people like this, they have to weigh it carefully.

The master's family is in the dark, not everyone will stand up like Xuan Shijing, and the last time Xuan Shijing stood up, it was also by His Majesty's will, and the rest of the people are just a group of businessmen on the surface. On the top, it is also an alliance of businessmen, how long can it last?
Even if the masters behind him are now uniting to fight for the merchants in front of His Majesty, His Majesty has made up his mind before, and he can't let those merchants down.

So what if Longshouyuan stopped working?
After a while, it will be winter. Once winter comes, the progress on Longshouyuan is bound to slow down. Work will stop around the first day of the year. They will gather again on the Longshouyuan, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, not to mention the first day, there will be the Shangyuan Festival after the first day.

After the Shangyuan Festival, spring begins. After the spring, the ice of the Yellow River melts, and the canal resumes shipping. Materials from the south are continuously transported to the north, to Guanzhong, and to Longshouyuan. The materials in their hands, Hoarding for such a long time also requires manpower and material resources, which are all costs.

Moreover, what Yan Lide said is also true. The materials in Guanzhong are continuously produced. Could it be that they want to completely monopolize all these materials?The more you hoard, the more you hoard. This is a vicious cycle. If things fail, the more you hoard, the more you will lose!
If there were not enough materials on Longshou Yuanshang, those businessmen who had cooperated with the imperial court before would definitely rack their brains to find a way to deal with such a matter, or step up their purchases in Guanzhong, or go further afield.

All the businessmen here know that even if the market is [-]%, it is still profitable. If the quantity is large, it means small profits but quick turnover, and the profits are very considerable. Those opponents who are in the top position, from now on, this business will be the world of those people
Yan Lide persuaded with good words first, followed by threats. After saying such words, he sat in his seat and drank tea calmly, observing the faces of these businessmen quietly.

Now it seems that his words are still somewhat useful, at least judging from the faces of these businessmen, they have already wavered, and next, add another fire.

(End of this chapter)