Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 488 This machine is cheap (Update)
hiss!
Hearing this number, there was a sound of gasping for breath.

No wonder His Highness said that the textile factory may be closed down in the future. The profit from selling machines is countless times higher than selling fabrics.

But they had no choice. Who said that only Li Changfeng could produce this machine?

With Li Changfeng's business style of never bargaining, they could only accept it with pinched noses.

After a brief period of astonishment, the powerful merchants gradually became excited.

Such a high price is tantamount to setting an entry barrier for this industry, blocking a large number of potential competitors from the door.

From this perspective, it is actually a good thing for them.

Immediately, someone made a statement on the spot.

"I want five sets!"

"I want eight sets!"

"I want ten sets!"

"..."

And those merchants who did not have the strength to buy looked dejected.

Some smart businessmen set their sights on another machine.

"May I ask the shopkeeper, what is this machine used for?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's attention was attracted.

The shopkeeper smiled slightly, bowed his hands to everyone and said, "What kind of machine is it? Please forgive me for not explaining it for now. You can understand it by looking at it. It is much clearer than what I can explain."

When he said this, everyone became more curious.

The shopkeeper clapped his hands twice, and a middle-aged woman came over with a piece of cloth in her hand. She saluted everyone with a smile, brought a stool and sat in front of the machine.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, I threaded the needle, spread the fabric under the needle, put my feet on the pedal, pushed the roller with my right hand, and exerted force with my feet at the same time.

Click!Click!Click!

As the machine sounded, the cloth in the middle-aged woman's hands was being sewn. The speed was many times faster than manual sewing, and it was like flying.

"Oh my God! What kind of machine is this!?"

"With this machine, the speed of making clothes will be increased by more than a hundred times!"

"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is so amazing. He invented such a magical machine without any fanfare!"

"..."

In the midst of everyone's exclamations, and with less time for a cup of tea, the middle-aged woman stood up, shook the pile of fabrics in her hands, stretched them out and displayed them in front of everyone.

A pair of pants worn by ordinary adults has been made.

The shopkeeper stepped forward and took the pants, handed them to the merchants and said with a smile: "You can see the effect, how different it is from hand sewing."

"I read!"

"I'll take a look too!"

"..."

A group of people gathered around to take a closer look, and soon there were bursts of exclamations.

"The stitches are even and it is simply too difficult to sew this effect by hand, unless you are a very experienced master craftsman!"

"Yes, the needlework is very fine and strong. It's very difficult to achieve this level by hand!"

"The most important thing is speed! It only takes a cup of tea to make a pair of pants. How much does a skilled worker have to do in a day!"

"Handmade clothing will be completely eliminated sooner or later!"

"..."

After everyone exclaimed for a while and their emotions gradually returned to calm, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "Everyone, this is the sewing machine invented by His Highness the Ninth Prince. His Highness said that if someone weaves cloth, someone must make clothes, and everyone earns his own money. Only in this way can the entire industry develop rapidly.”

As soon as this statement came out, the eyes of those merchants who could not afford textile machines suddenly lit up.

Great idea!

Why do we have to weave cloth?

Clothing making is also a good business!

Someone immediately asked: "Shopkeeper, tell me quickly, how much does this sewing machine cost?" The shopkeeper smiled and said: "This machine is cheap, 500 taels each."

Hearing this, all the merchants couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Is 500 taels cheap?
This machine uses at least a hundred times less material than its steam engine and textile machine counterparts.

However, the price was still affordable for them, so they started ordering on the spot.

"I want ten!"

"Twenty units!"

"I want five!"

"..."

The shopkeeper smiled cheerfully and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious! You can pay the money and place the order."

Someone asked: "Do I need to pay a deposit?"

"No, the full amount."

"Is it in stock?"

"Have to wait."

"Then you still have to pay the full amount?"

"You can choose not to buy it."

"..."

In this way, nearly a hundred textile machines and more than 200 sewing machines were ordered that day, with total sales reaching more than 500 million taels of silver.

Li Changfeng attached great importance to this batch of orders and asked people to work overtime for production. At the same time, he launched personnel training and made every effort to promote industrial technology reform.

Then, Li Changfeng went to the newly built automobile factory.

Passenger car production has now reached a daily output of forty vehicles, which can basically meet the current market demand. After all, only a handful of wealthy people can afford cars.

In fact, this output does not release the entire production capacity of the automobile factory. Li Changfeng has left some room and is preparing to launch single-row and double-row trucks immediately, thereby promoting the development of the Daqian transportation industry.

Since the truck is based on passenger cars, the research and development cycle is very short. We are now stepping up production of related accessories and will soon be able to achieve mass production.

While Li Changfeng was staring at this matter, an armored warship arrived at the Grand Canal port outside Daqian capital, and a large number of foreigners disembarked.

Since the last time Li Changfeng was attacked by Francis and others, Emperor Qianwu has stepped up the security inspection of the port and stationed a thousand-man team equipped with some thermal weapons.

So these foreigners were surrounded by the army as soon as they arrived at the port and before they got off the ship.

"Oh, God, what are you doing? We are envoys from the German Empire, you can't treat us like this!"

"We are envoys from Charlemagne's Empire, and we are here to do something great. What are you doing?"

"We, the Alexander Empire, come with friendship, what you are doing is too unfriendly!"

"I am an envoy from the Holy See. I want to meet His Majesty the Emperor Daqian and His Highness the Ninth Prince!"

"..."

A group of people were chattering.

The Daqian defenders stood there blankly, not understanding a word.

It was not that they were unfriendly to these people, but it was their duty to check and report the identities of these people. In desperation, they had no choice but to send people to ask Li Changfeng for help, and then they made gestures for a long time before these foreigners understood what they meant.

These people did not dare to make mistakes and could only wait where they were.

Then he turned his attention to the bustling port, and groups gathered together to discuss.

"That damn profiteer Benjamin is not talking nonsense. Daqian is really a magical land, and the port is so prosperous!"

"Oh my god, there are people riding motorcycles everywhere here. Are the people of Daqian so rich?"

"Oh no, motorcycles must be sold very cheaply here. That damn profiteer Benjamin sold them too expensively!"

"Cars, I saw cars! Several cars!"

"Did you see the dark weapons with holes in the hands of these soldiers? That must be a musket!"

"..."

　Sorry, I wrote this after I came back from being busy with some things yesterday. I thought it was updated, but when I looked at it today, I actually forgot to update it yesterday. I’m really sorry~
　　
　
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