Chapter 1161 Western Regions Cotton
The cotton spinning company used all the workers to produce, 30% of the materials were used to make cotton cloth, and 70% of the materials were made into quilts.
In half a month, a large number of finished quilts were launched and sold, and they were quickly purchased by the people of Youzhou as soon as they were launched.
Some of the cotton products produced by the cotton spinning company were sold out in less than three days, and many quilts were sold in a predetermined manner.
Especially merchants purchase in large quantities, and they do not sell quilts again to purchase but use quilts to the daily necessities given by workshop workers.
Quilts have always been a shortage of goods. There are not many materials transported from the Western Regions, but they can still meet the needs of thousands of people.
Most of the cotton is produced by the cotton spinning company and delivered to the Pioneer Army. The soldiers are given priority for the winter.
Businessmen all saw the interests of cotton and wanted to reclaim a cotton field in the Western Regions for investment, but after investment evaluation, the risk was very high.
But the immediate interests have successfully impressed them.
For this reason, some merchants will send people to invest the next time the adventurers go to the Western Regions.
There is a great demand for cotton, but there is really a lack of materials.
There are only a few thousand sets of quilts, and most of the cotton is used as orders for Pioneer Army, and there are also a large amount of cotton fabrics made.
A large part of this material is supplied from cotton fields in the south.
Weili has been very busy recently. Many businessmen ask about cotton fields when they meet him. Cotton fields in the south are all projects invested by Youzhou City Shoufu, which are projects that are stable and profitable. Where can businessmen want to invest in such a good thing?
You can't share the taxes from the city guard's palace to merchants to earn profits.
Therefore, Weili was clear about the intentions of the merchants but did not agree with the practice. The more and more merchants were asked, they had to pay attention to this matter.
Only the Grand Commander can formulate cotton planting projects. The Weili came to ask about the businessmen's investment, which mainly concerns the use of land.
The south is the main production base. If cotton fields are developed, it may affect grain production, so Wei Li himself is not sure about this.
The returns of cotton are very high. You can know through the sales of cotton products that merchants are thinking about investing, which means they have mastered an investment channel. If they want to expand cotton fields, they believe that merchants will invest immediately.
Cotton is too important to Youzhou and can be defined as war preparation materials. The cotton coats and quilts used by soldiers in winter are all good things to prevent the cold.
Li De thought seriously that it is best to plant cotton in the Western Regions. The fields developed in the south are limited, not to say that there is no place, but to cut wood and build fields to destroy the natural environment, it is not worth the effort.
If we really wanted to do this, the investment of the City Shoufu would have been able to expand production long ago. It is not reasonable to start early construction before it has reached the level of development.
"Weili, the Western Regions are a place for cotton planting. I think the City Guardian can cooperate in depth with the countries in the Western Regions to add a cooperation project so that merchants can invest with all their efforts. The countries in the Western Regions should ensure the safety of cotton fields."
Li De took great risks in doing this. The form of cooperation may face breakdown at any time, just as partners may be betrayal at any time.
The key is that the distance is too far. If a businessman encounters a horse bandit, he will lose all his money, but the huge benefits are also the basis for mutual recognition and enthusiasm.
"It's better to spread the news. If the merchants voluntarily take risks, sign a cotton purchase contract with the merchants. As long as the cotton is shipped to, it can give more benefits to investors in Western Regions cotton."
Li De wanted to use interests to drive businessmen to make choices. It is impossible for the interaction of vanguard soldiers to mobilize so many people every time.
Now that the artillery weapon has been revealed, although it is tried to suppress this matter as much as possible, there is no way for Xue Yantuo's people to spread it.
The more this happens, the more dangerous the caravans are. If they want to get new equipment and take it back to study, they will use their real strength.
Although the size of the caravan with 20,000 people is very large, it is also in terms of the size of the caravan. In fact, Xue Yantuo has 300,000 cavalry as long as they all dispatched, then there is no way to resist with tens of thousands of caravans.
Li De knew that there were major hidden dangers in the Western Regions trade route and had to raise interest investment, not to make the merchant lose money, but to have already had a plan for Xue Yantuo.
It is impossible to prevent it first. Only by taking the initiative can you seize the initiative. If Xue Yantuo's arrogant arrogance is destroyed, they will not attract their eye for a while.
Besides, there are so many tribes in the Western Regions, Xue Yantuo is just the larger tribe. If you want to say that there are ambitions, who has no ambitions?
Wei Li knew what Li De meant, and immediately went to do things and explained it to the merchants as soon as possible, and fewer people would annoy him.
The news reached the ears of merchants on the same day. The Western Regions investment merchants were not very optimistic. Although the transportation was very successful, they encountered Xue Yantuo's cavalry.
If it weren't for the vanguard soldiers, they might not have been able to escape unscathed. At that time, Xue Yantuo had dispatched 60,000 cavalry soldiers and now everyone in the world knew about it.
It is already very difficult for the people to return safely. When encountering horse bandits, I have never heard of anyone who escapes unscrupulously. Now the vanguard has done it, but they believe that this must be not simple.
The caravans in Youzhou went to the Western Regions to conduct trade again, and Tang State had already known about the matter of bringing back a large amount of cotton. Li Yuan had discussed with the ministers many times for this matter.
At first they didn't know what the cotton in the Western Regions had. When the quilt and cotton cloth in Youzhou were made, they suddenly realized that they only knew such strategic materials.
The Tang Dynasty attached great importance to cotton in the Western Regions and had sent an envoy to visit to make purchases.
The group of messengers sent this time went with great sincerity.
The countries in the Western Regions did not know the real role of cotton, but such things would not be concealed for long. They really saw the benefits when they planted cotton.
The first batch of countries to plant a small amount of countries only gained little profit. After the caravan left, they had decided to invest a lot of financial resources to grow cotton and expand their planting.
All the countries in the Western Regions think this way. Their craftsmen are also studying cotton, but they have found that the gathered cotton has the effect of keeping heat.
They discovered the value of cotton, no wonder Youzhou would acquire it, and they even said that they would harvest as much as they grow.
A few months after the merchants in Youzhou left, the merchants from the Tang Kingdom also came to purchase cotton. The countries in the Western Regions found that the cotton matter made them profitable.
For this reason, the kings of the countries will make every effort to expand the cultivation of cotton, but it is impossible for them to spend all their money with limited financial resources. After all, they need to maintain the consumption of the country.
Chapter completed!