I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 100, bringing disaster to Chiyu

Of course, he still has another way, which is to organize manpower to develop a steam loom, so that the efficiency can be increased dozens of times, but it is a pity that even now Mayi is the most technologically advanced place in the world.

However, it is as difficult to manufacture a steam engine as China wants to land on the moon. Although it is possible to achieve it, it will take decades to wait even if huge manpower and material resources are invested.Obviously, troubled times are approaching, and it is impossible for Xu Wei to waste money on an Eastern Han-like Apollo project.

Hearing this, Xu Juan was obviously disappointed, and facing such eyes, Xu Wei could only run away in despair.

Faced with more and more wool, Xu Wei couldn't make a steam loom, and he couldn't even improve the original loom. He could only ask the wood factory to suspend other work and give priority to loom manufacturing.

Soon 2000 textile machines were manufactured and placed in the textile factory. The efficiency of the textile factory increased rapidly to the point of producing 4 pieces of woolen cloth per month, barely meeting Xu Wei's expectation.

But in order to improve the efficiency of the loom, he posted notices at the four gates of Mayi, saying that whoever has a way to increase the speed of the loom will be rewarded with 10 yuan!

This announcement caused a sensation in the entire Mayi people. This is a wealth that can make people crazy, so that the entire Mayi people began to think of ways to improve the efficiency of the textile machine. Of course, this bonus in a short period of time is very difficult. acquired.But as long as he keeps thinking, Xu Wei knows that someone will find a way.

As the efficiency of the textile factory has not only improved, the monthly output of woolen cloth has exceeded 4 pieces, and Xu Wei has also begun to display woolen cloth in supermarkets in Mayi.

These cloths were soon discovered by Mayi's followers, and the woolen cloth made them very fond of it.

The cloth in Mayi has to be imported from outside, so that the price of linen has risen to 500 yuan a piece, which makes everyone complain, but there is no way, no one can produce linen in Mayi without planting sisal, and transport it to Mayi The price is naturally expensive.

This is still in Mayi, if the linen is transported to the grassland, the merchant will not sell it without thousands of dollars.

So in this era, having a caravan is really very profitable, and of course it is also very dangerous. Although it is not as good as in the age of great navigation, more than half of the people died, but they still often encounter such accidents as bandits, bandits and horse bandits. , Losing one or two percent of goods and personnel.Therefore, the profit is not high, and it cannot be done at all.

Mayi can barely be regarded as the territory of Dahan, so the price is only doubled, but it is still extremely expensive for the people of Mayi.

And you can't do it without it, it's impossible to wear sweaters in summer!Now that everyone has found thick and comfortable woolen cloth at a low price, who is willing to use expensive and pungent linen, and have used their savings to buy woolen cloth.

So much so that the wool cloth produced by the textile factory was bought up by the people of Mayi, and there was no export share at all.

Soon the linen in Mayi was unsalable, and no one came to buy this kind of low-quality and high-priced cloth, which made Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping extremely anxious.

They are considered to be the forces closest to Mayi. It only takes half a day for Mayi's goods to travel downstream from the Sanggan River to the Xiaowei Mansion in Tuntian, Youzhou, and it only takes one and a half days to go upstream.

In addition, they use boats to transport goods, which are naturally more than ten times stronger than horse-drawn carriages, so a large amount of goods in Mayi are transported to Youzhou for sale by two people, and the Sanggan River runs through the entire Youzhou, which makes them even more so. The way of business is unique, and they helped Liu Bei accumulate a lot of money in just half a year.

But they also have troubles, that is, money is not enough to buy things here in Mayi, and Lei Gong is not short of money. He even explained to the businessmen who came to Mayi, saying that money is not a big deal in Mayi If you want to come here to do business, you must bring the goods that Mayi needs, especially the food that you have talked to them about.

There is no way to do this. Mayi has a well-developed industry, but after all it only occupies a county and a half, and many basic raw materials have to be purchased from outside.But money does not play much role here, so Xu Weicai set the trade policy of bartering.

Hu merchants usually bring wool, cattle and sheep when they come to Mayi, and these are what Mayi wants, especially sheep can increase Mayi’s grain reserves, and cattle can help with farming and transportation, so Xu Wei is very interested in these Hu merchants. Come and welcome.

And Liu Bei specifically asked Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to prohibit them from taking grain to Mayi. After thinking for a long time, the two finally found salt and linen, which can meet the requirements of Mayi. , Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping occupied most of the market in Mayi with their salt and linen, exchanging a large number of unique commodities in Mayi.

But now when Mayi's woolen cloth comes out, their linen market has been wiped out, which has directly destroyed half of the foreign trade share of Tuntian Xiaowei's Mansion. Without these linen, they can no longer buy enough goods to sell in Youzhou. This seriously affected the income of Daotuntian Xiaowei Mansion.

The two knew that the matter was important, so they bought hundreds of woolen cloths, found a transport ship, and went down the river to Xiaowei's Mansion in Tuntian, hoping to report to Liu Bei about Mayi's situation.

At this time, Liu Bei was also inspecting the wheat in Tuntian Xiaowei's Mansion.

Last year, Liu Bei also faced the same dilemma as Xu Wei, that is, it was already past the farming season when he was farming, so he had to choose to grow winter wheat.

Although he has reclaimed 200 million acres, he does not have the Quyuan plow and the eight ox plow in Xu Wei's hands that can be plowed deeply, he does not have Xu Wei's elevated canal, and he does not even know how to compost, so the growth rate of wheat in his field is not as good as that of horses. Yap over there!

But even so, he saw the green wheat grass field and said happily to Guan Yu and the others: "The yield of these wheat per mu is more than one stone, maybe one and a half stones, so we can harvest 300 million stones of grain this year, which is enough for everyone. We are all full, and after purchasing the wheat, we can plant a season of bean, which can not only raise the land, but also use the bean to earn some expenses, so that in a few years, everyone can take root in Youzhou."

Jian Yong said with a smile: "One hundred thousand refugees settled down again and became the people of my great man. Xuande's merits are enough to go down in history!"

But Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "My little work is nothing. If Liu Zhoumu hadn't given me enough money and food and used the power of the whole Youzhou to help Tuntian Xiaowei's Mansion, Tuntian wouldn't be able to produce results so quickly!"

"Not to mention that before me, there was Zhuangjiehou who resettled millions of refugees, so that the entire Jizhou Road would not be picked up and closed at night. This is a real achievement that can go down in history!"

Guan Yu also sighed and said: "The Marquis of the Zhuang Festival served the country and the people, he can be called a hero all his life, but it is a pity that he died at the hands of villains!"

(End of this chapter)