Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The crowd began to look at each other, and soon they were all sweating as they looked at Fang Zheng Yi.

Fang Zheng Yi chuckled: "Presumably, everyone already has the answer in their hearts."

"Once the textile factory starts selling to the market, it will be a devastating blow to many people."

"In less than five years, I think more than half of you present here will not be qualified to be here."

Smaller cloth merchants had already turned from nervousness to fear.

Unlike those large cloth merchants who could sell goods like silk in large quantities with the backing of influential people,

they were walking the path of small profits and quick turnover. The textile factory was precisely targeting this group of people.

Five years is even too much; two years! At most two years and it's all over!

Seeing their horrified expressions, Fang Zheng Yi casually waved his hand: "However... everyone doesn't need to be too nervous."

"This textile factory is not being managed by this official personally, but by the Fifth Princess of our dynasty."

"The princess is pure and kind, and she couldn't bear to see other merchants suffer losses because of this. Therefore, the goods from the textile factory are still piled up in the warehouse, not a single piece has been sent out!"

"Furthermore, the establishment of this textile factory was not for the purpose of making money, but to allow the people of the capital to spend the winter safely!"

"Even though the princess is so benevolent, this official still occasionally hears some rumors among the people. I hope that everyone here will go back and promote the princess's good deeds. Do you all understand?"

Promote it well!

Sooner or later, I'll let the emperor, my father-in-law, know that I'm earning fame for his daughter... Hehe.

Isn't this pleasing both sides at once?

Thinking of the strawberry-flavored princess, Fang Zheng Yi猥琐licked his lips.

I still have to go to the palace tonight to continue reporting!

The fact that the princess is managing the textile factory has already spread among the people, and it's been a hot topic.

However, the Six Ministries once mentioned this matter in the Daily Report. Although they never explicitly stated it, their words implied denial.

If the Crown Prince is out playing every day, and His Majesty doesn't express an opinion, everyone accepts it!

But a princess, a young woman, personally engaging in business? That's not acceptable!

The Banshan Daily Report didn't say a word about this.

Although the people in the palace had some criticisms about this matter, they didn't think it was a big deal.

Isn't the princess always in the palace anyway! What business is she doing? Rumors! All rumors!

There are many rumors among the people. If the imperial family cared about everything, how could they live?

So this matter was temporarily suppressed, and Fang Zheng Yi didn't receive any pressure.

It's just that people still occasionally talked about it, but they didn't expect it to be confirmed here by Lord Fang today!

This textile factory is really opened by the princess!

The merchants immediately stood up and bowed in unison.

"Lord Fang, we will take care of this matter. The princess is so benevolent, and her love for the people is truly moving."

Fang Zheng Yi smiled: "Good, good, good, it's good that everyone knows."

"Now, let's talk about serious matters."

"Since the princess couldn't bear to see everyone suffer losses, we have to think of a win-win solution."

"But after thinking about it, this official can't think of any good ideas. So, why not just buy all the cloth in your hands?"

"However, this money will be used from Banshan Workshop's funds, which is the Crown Prince's and this official's money, about sixty thousand taels."

"You can discuss among yourselves afterward how much each family will sell and at what price."

The merchants looked surprised!

Good thing, this is a good thing.

If the textile factory is really preparing to sell goods, then at least the inventory in hand this winter can be sold off. Who would have thought that officials could be so generous? It's really strange!

"If you think the purchase price is too low, you don't have to sell it. This official won't force you."

"However, the cloth and clothing that have already been purchased and the cloth and clothing produced by the textile factory will be sold at low prices on the market. Please consider it yourselves."

The merchants began to whisper to each other again.

"Alas, judging from Lord Fang's appearance, he really wants all the people in the city to have new clothes to wear in winter."

"This is a good thing. The textile factory has such a big advantage. Instead of competing, it's better to just sell it all to him, which saves a lot of trouble."

Someone sneered: "Are you guys stupid? No matter how efficient the textile factory is, it won't be able to produce enough cloth to satisfy the entire capital this winter."

"When the government collects our goods and then sets up sales points throughout the city, where will we stand when it's fully rolled out? At that time, we can only be slaughtered!"

"But with such efficiency, setting up the entire city is only a matter of time. Is there a difference between half a year earlier or half a year later for us?" Someone retorted.

"Of course there's a difference. Haven't you noticed that the factory only produces plain cloth that hasn't been dyed yet? We all use our own dyeing workshops. Good weaving doesn't necessarily mean good dyeing. If the dyeing isn't good, how can it sell well? We may not have time to catch up!"

Whispers inevitably leaked out.

Fang Zheng Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head after hearing a few words.

It's not easy to do good deeds. I won't keep you in suspense!

"Everyone, if you are unwilling to sell, it doesn't matter. Let's change the method."

"You can provide the purchase ledger to Banshan Workshop and then sell the cloth and clothing to the people at the purchase price. For every sale, the workshop can subsidize half a percent! Of course, if anyone dares to cheat, they will be subject to the laws of Da Jing!"

"In addition! The looms you see today can be sold to everyone together!"

Instantly, the discussion stopped abruptly, and then the merchants exploded.

"Is Lord Fang's statement true!"

"It's true, this official never tells lies." Fang Zheng Yi sighed.

"The so-called giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish."

"This official knows what you are worried about, which is nothing more than fearing that the textile factory will encroach on the market and smash your rice bowls."

"But this official can guarantee to you that the Banshan Textile Factory is currently only responsible for production and not for sales."

"If your shops are willing to sell the textile factory's cloth, you will have the opportunity to buy the textile factory's looms."

"Of course, the pricing of the factory's cloth and clothing must still follow my rules. So... are there any problems?"

Problem? Of course, there is no problem!

However you want to sell, you can sell it in my store. What I want are the looms!

With the looms, who would care about you?

A merchant was full of doubts and directly stood up and asked: "Lord Fang, I don't understand what this means."

"Forgive my petty heart, but does the textile factory really want to do such a self-sacrificing thing? You must know that if the textile factory sells its own goods, then no one on the market will be its opponent!"

Fang Zheng Yi smiled slightly and put his hands behind his back.

Self-sacrifice? It's not worth mentioning. I'm already rich enough, although the research funding in the county is quite expensive.

But there is really no need to compete with people for profit in matters of people's livelihood.

The last time I sold looms in Jianjiang, I was secretly hoping that someone would crack them and sell them on the market.

However, the result was disappointing. It seems that I sold too few looms, and everyone kept them as treasures in their hands.

Commerce is the greatest charity, and competition is the driving force for promotion and progress. Moreover, he himself cannot have the energy to stare at a textile factory every day.

The dear princess is very important, but it is even more important for the people to wear winter clothes.

Since I came out of the county, I have a responsibility on my shoulders, and I inevitably have a bit of historical responsibility.

If textile machines are promoted on a large scale, in ten or twenty years, or even fifty years, maybe everyone will have clothes to wear at that time.

This time may be very long, or it may end without success.

But being a person... you must have ideals!

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