Chapter 4 Caravans After dinner, Zhao Yannian occupied Erica's mayor's office and summoned several merchants from the Inner Regions, because of the underdevelopment of transportation in this era, coupled with the separate policies of the lords of the outer territories, the Inner Regions have always played the role of the transit core as the center of the human kingdom, and the north and south of the three regions of the outer regions of the kingdom are ruled by three dukes respectively, and there is still a Northwest Army in the northwest for the time being.
The northern and northwest territories are bounded by the Dragonspine Mountains, the northern territory is close to the Elven Forest, the southern one extends to the Warcraft Mountain Range, which is named after the Warcraft Forest, and along the Marañon River, you can come to the Ice and Snow Plateau, the Ice and Snow Plateau and the Brute Beast High were originally one, but they were separated by the Dragonspine Mountains, and the Dragonspine Mountains blocked the cold current so that the Beast Plateau inhabited by the orcs was not too cold, and the cold current that was blocked back lingered on the Ice and Snow Plateau for a long time, and finally formed a unique ice and snow country.
The boundary between the southern and northwestern territories is the largest bend of the Marañón River, which suddenly turns and flows into the inner region when it comes to the middle of the continent, and the river is turbulent in this huge bend, and the low-lying side of the south is flooded all year round, so that no one of the early pioneers wanted to live there, and over time it became the boundary between the two regions.
Not only is it inconvenient to communicate with the three major territories, but even the communication with the lords in the region has been hindered, which has led to a lack of materials in some small territories, so the merchants of the inner region have a more prominent economic status in the territory.
In addition, the transfer of products from the outer regions to the inner regions is very profitable.
Therefore, there has always been an endless stream of merchants from the inner regions who go to the outer regions to sell and buy goods.
Zhao Yannian's several businessmen in front of him are like this.
"You don't need to be so nervous, I came to you today because I have some questions for you."
Zhao Yannian smiled kindly and beckoned to a few cramped businessmen to sit down.
"Thank you, sir."
A middle-aged man who looked calm sat down first after saluting Zhao Yannian.
Someone took the lead in setting an example, and soon several businessmen also sat down and looked at Zhao Yannian.
Zhao Yanqing coughed and said, "Everyone, the reason why I summoned a few people is to ask you, except for the purchase of animal skins and other materials, do you accept the goods that have been made?"
” "My lord, I don't understand what you mean."
A somewhat reckless young businessman asked.
"That's right, I only became the lord of this territory last autumn, although it is an earldom, but the people of my territory are not rich, so I want to organize my lords to produce some leather goods and other things to sell in the inner region during the slack time, but I don't know if I can make money in this way."
Zhao Yannian briefly said what he thought.
"What are you going to produce?"
The middle-aged businessman asked Zhao Yannian.
"There may not be many types at first, so let's produce some leather shoes to sell first."
Zhao Yannian replied.
"My lord, I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of making shoes like leather shoes have always been made by skilled craftsmen according to the customer's size, and if you produce a large number of leather shoes of the same size, I am afraid it will be difficult to sell."
The middle-aged man seemed embarrassed and said.
"Of course!
I've taken this into account.
Zhao Yannian clapped his hands.
Several young men carried a wooden box and opened the door and walked in, and when the box was opened, several merchants approached.
I saw that ten pairs of leather shoes of the same style and different sizes from small to large were placed in the box.
Zhao Yannian stood up and took out a brand-new leather shoe from the box and said to the merchants: "In fact, the reason why leather shoes are expensive is half because of raw materials and half because of labor.
That's why I made different series of sizes for my shoes, so that each production would result in a set of shoes that would fit everyone.
The people of my realm can produce several times their output by only one-third of the wages of those skilled workers every day, so that the cost can be greatly reduced. ” Zhao Yannian casually threw the black shiny leather shoes in his hand to the middle-aged businessman.
"Look at it, how much do you think my shoes should sell for if they are placed in the store in the royal capital?"
Zhao Yannian asked the merchant.
The middle-aged man carefully checked the shoes that Zhao Yannian threw at him, the leather shoes are a little different from the popular styles in the inner region, the upper is very low, the material used for the sole has not been seen by the businessman, the leather is cut very thin, and the inside is sewn with a layer of soft silk, and the comfort of wearing it is absolutely undoubted.
"My lord, why do you have to sell these shoes for three gold coins, these shoes are not only exquisite in materials, but also very fine in the sewing of the shoes, and the distance between each stitch is the same, which is definitely a craft that only a master who has been doing for more than 20 years."
The middle-aged businessman concluded.
Zhao Yannian smiled and watched the merchants circulate the leather shoes one by one, and waited until all the merchants nodded to confirm that the middle-aged merchant's evaluation was not exaggerated before he spoke: "If the sales price of my shoes in the territory is only one gold coin and five silver coins, are you willing to buy a large number of them." ” Zhao Yannian's words immediately aroused the controversy of the merchants, some businessmen thought that they still brought leather to make money on the return trip, and some businessmen said that the market of leather is not very good now, and it is better to bring some leather shoes back to be stored in the warehouse.
There are also merchants who believe that if the price of leather shoes is similar to that sold in shoe stores, it is not possible to sell them quickly.
When the merchant was almost finished, Zhao Yannian spoke again: "It seems that everyone is still not sure whether this business can make money, so if I reduce the sales price of my here by another five silver coins, do you think it can compete with the leather shoes of those shoe stores?"
” "Deal!"
The middle-aged man directly made the decision, and everyone completed the deal.
The Rodnik Collar is a little higher latitude than the Dongsen County where Zhao Yannian lived before, so although the plains are fertile, they can only cultivate one crop per year, and the farmers spend most of their time doing nothing, and if life is still passable, the men will gather together to brag and rest instead of looking for something to fill the family.
Of course, in the typical agrarian environment of the Rodnik collar, it is difficult for men to find a job even if they want to.
Therefore, after Zhao Yannian finished the production line of the power armor factory in the spring of this year, he began to think about how to make his people transform from farmers to workers, of course it is possible to enforce the order, but if you do that, the final result will definitely be that the people will not be able to work, and this kind of coercion will only continue to reduce the population of his territory, for Zhao Yannian, who has many plans in mind, this is a method that outweighs the loss.
Since coercion is not good, then it can only be lured, Zhao Yannian needs to let his people taste the sweetness of working in the factory, and then use advanced agricultural production experience to reduce the number of farmers in his territory, so that eventually the vast majority of farmers will transform into workers, although the first generation of workers may only be able to do some low-end work, but don't forget that there are thousands of teenage children in Zhao Yannian's territory, these children have a very strong learning ability, as long as there is a year of purposeful teaching, They can then become skilled workers who can operate some complex machinery.
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The people in the territory are illiterate peasants, and it is absolutely impossible to let them do complex work, so Zhao Yannian can only choose between cheap labor industries, ordinary clothing, electronic assembly, bags, umbrella making, and shoe making This is a few easy options for cheap labor countries to accumulate primitive capital.
Zhao Yannian removed several products that were not easy to achieve and lacked raw materials, and finally selected the shoemaking industry, the wasteland in the northwest region lacked everything is not lacking in Warcraft, and the shoemaking industry does not need too advanced machinery, Zhao Yannian didn't even plan to get an electric sewing machine, and used alchemy to pinch a few manual sewing machines and hand-cranked shoe repair machines for shoe repair, these simple machines are enough for a few farmers to have a production speed far beyond the average shoemaker.
Zhao Yannian's first batch of recruits were the townspeople, the men were responsible for handling the leather, the women were responsible for sewing leather shoes, the raw materials in the early stage of production were the mountain-like leather obtained by Luna hunting monsters in the winter, and the two hundred townspeople had a simple wooden shack, and this township enterprise-level shoe factory was established.
Zhao Yannian wholesaled the leather shoes produced by the townspeople for a month to these passing caravans at a very low price, and then bought all the daily necessities carried by the caravans in one go, allowing Erica to recruit a few reliable townspeople to open a daily necessities store in the town.
In this way, Zhao Yannian's first step of tempting the people was completed, and the second step could only be taken by the farmers who came to catch the market after spring ploughing.
Just when Zhao Yannian finally finished the first step of the plan and ran to the tavern to tease Jasmine.
A gray-skinned woman wearing a maid's uniform with a huge burden on her back came to Cuifeng Town.
It looks like the black platform leather shoes that have come a long way have worn out, the silk black maid dress that has been washed many times also has a layer of gray dust, and under the long silver hair is a delicate, dignified and serious face, and the long pointed ears that make people care about shake from time to time, the gray skin not only does not take away the woman's posture, but gives people a special sense of beauty, and the huge white cloth burden with a strong contrast with the woman makes the woman's temperament look incompatible with the rustic environment of the entire Cuifeng Town.
The woman looked around the town's surroundings and walked down the street slowly.
After a brief inquiry by the maid, she easily found the only tavern in the town under the guidance of the townspeople.
Through the glass window facing the street, Zhao Yannian was harassing Jasmine as usual.
"Black hair and black eyes, is this her child, as a lord, she actually molests women in a tavern."
The gray-skinned woman said a little stereotypically.