I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 158 Erlang is really quick-witted!
Disgraceful?

Wiping your butt with paper is degrading?

Guo Yi was very speechless, he was someone who wanted to set up an archway, earn money, and have a good reputation... You have all the benefits!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help curling his lips and said: "Sven? How much is a catty of Sven? There is a hole in the treasury, butt wipes can fill the hole! Can Sven mend it?

Butt wipes can still be eaten, can Sven be eaten? "

"Pfft! Cough cough cough...!" Prince Chu choked on a mouthful of water.Can your butt wipes be eaten as a meal?
The concubine covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her smile trembling wildly.

Lu Zixi was stunned, with an expression of disbelief.The rumored Guo Yi was just now in an attitude of wisdom, closeness and monsters.But now, now...

And this time, it was the Taoist's turn to stroke his forehead with his hand.At this moment, he just felt the mood of King Chu.

It is indeed a bit embarrassing!

Guo Yi didn't feel it, and couldn't help showing off: "Don't care if it's insulting to the gentleman, just let's see how it works? Even you said it. In just two days, everyone in Jiangling City knew about it. !

Why don't you talk about Lao Chen's virtue of counting money until his hands cramp!

Four to five thousand sheets of paper are produced a day, and they are sold out on the same day!And that lazy guy Zhu Gui didn't even sleep, and was already busy expanding production capacity. "

The Taoist was choked immediately, and had nothing to say, because he was indeed making money.

He was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "I also heard that Erlang created a hydraulic loom? It is more than 40 times faster than the current loom?"

This time, not only Lu Zixi, but even Xue Qingzhi turned their heads in surprise, and looked at Guo Yi in unison.

Water loom, what is that?

"Yes!" Guo Yi nodded and agreed: "The water conservancy loom is one of the layouts. It is to make more people not rely on the fields, so that they have other incomes other than the fields.

You don't know that there are many places on Jinghu North Road that are rich in green hemp and ramie.Therefore, many people make a living by producing hemp silk.

And as far as I know, those of them who have extra sideline income live a much better life than those who simply farm for a living. "

Well!There is such a saying?

The Taoist thought it was very novel, but after thinking about it, it seemed to make sense.He is right, life will be better if you have more money.

The king of Chu also echoed: "Erlang is right. I asked my subordinates to do a survey, and there are indeed a lot of hemp silk that are unsalable this year. According to Erlang, it is due to the impact of high grain prices.

Food prices remain high, causing people to increase their investment in food purchases.And then reduce other expenses, one of which is not to wear new clothes. "

"Oh! Exactly! Exactly!" Xue Qingzhi also nodded in agreement.

This is a question that has puzzled him for a long time, and he only thought of it after groping for a long time.It's just that I didn't expect Guo Yi to know it at such a young age.

He is not the kind of great Confucian who studies books and books by dead books, but has the talent of managing the world!
If it weren't for this, the current Holy Majesty would not have asked him many times.Even many scientific research questions were written by him.

But nowadays, not only hemp silk is unsalable, but also cloth, many other things are also unsalable.

Ever since, many students who were officials wrote to him to ask him.What they didn't expect was that it was actually affected by the price of food.

As the saying goes, if you have enough granaries, you know etiquette.Only when you are full and full can you think of other things.

Xue Qingzhi suddenly felt that he had found a kindred spirit, so he asked excitedly, "Then how should we deal with what Erlang has seen?"

This is also a question that has troubled him for a long time, and has remained unresolved.

Yes, this question seems to have two answers, but there seems to be no answer.

The first is to let the imperial court intervene and directly impose a low food price.But it doesn't work with our business, because of the collusion between officials and businessmen, and because the high food prices are simply instigated by some officials.

Or, if they don't sell it at all, you can only stare blankly.

As for the second solution, it is to wait, to wait for a bumper harvest of grain.But judging from the current situation, not only Kuizhou Road and Jinghu South Road suffered from drought, but other places are also not in good weather.

Although many countermeasures have been taken on Jinghu North Road, some places are also affected by the drought.

Parts of Jingxi South Road were also affected by the drought.There was also the Xinzhou uprising, which was so vigorous that many fields were barren.

From this point of view, it is doubtful to use the bumper harvest of grain to lower grain prices.

But at this time, upon hearing Xue Qingzhi's question, before Guo Yi responded, the King of Chu couldn't wait to show off.

Explain Guo Yi's strategy of using cheap cloth to lower food prices.

Xue Qingzhi frowned: "How can you be sure that people will sell grain to buy cheap cloth? You know, grain is much more valuable than cloth!"

If you don't eat food you will die, but if you don't wear clothes you won't.

He felt that this strategy was very unreliable, and it was completely out of luck.

If the blocking is won, people sell cheap grain to buy cheap cloth.If you lose, people will simply let you go and let cheap cloth flow into the market. Anyway, the price of food is high, and the people will not have extra money to buy cheap cloth.

After his words, His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded slowly and solemnly: "You are right, there is indeed little hope! But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Gu will not give up!"

"Yes!" Guo Yi also nodded and echoed: "It's a big deal, we won't sell it! Part of the spring tax will be paid and handed over to the court. It will be used as a gift for Xixia!"

Well!yes!

This idea can have!
You know, the Great Zhou Dynasty gave Xixia 5 taels of silver, 13 pieces of silk, and 2 catties of tea every year; .

And these silks contain a lot of ramie cloth.You know, the best ramie cloth is not cheaper than silk.

It is not only soft, but also has good sweat absorption, so it is called summer clothing.

If it is really possible to use these ramie fabrics to offset the spring tax, that would be a great achievement!
Because, hand weaving is too time-consuming.This is the main reason why cloth is expensive.

And if it is replaced by a hydraulic loom for weaving operations, the labor cost will be greatly reduced.You know, it is more than 40 times that of a normal loom!
Xue Qingzhi stroked his beard, nodded in satisfaction and agreed: "This plan is very feasible! If the price of grain cannot be lowered, it will be used to pay the imperial court for spring tax!"

"Haha! Erlang is really quick-witted! The question Mr. Qingzhi just raised, Erlang immediately thought of a solution!" The Taoist laughed and praised.

Then, he added: "Based on what I saw on Kuizhou Road, there are also many places where hemp and silk are abundant, and the people also make a living by weaving.

Erlang, do you think it is possible to buy the hemp silk from Kuizhou Road? "

(End of this chapter)