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Someone grabbed the arm of a young newspaper seller in disbelief, and asked him excitedly.
"My lord, what I said is absolutely true. It was published in the newspaper."
The young man selling newspapers immediately replied with a smile.
"Give me a newspaper!"
The man immediately took out a paper money of 1 penny and handed it to the young man, and then took a newspaper.
"I want one too!"
"Give me one too!"
Others on the street also took out a piece of paper money and bought a newspaper.
Everyone wanted to confirm immediately whether the news that the boy who sells newspapers shouted just now was true.
Soon, everyone bought the newspaper and read it.
Everyone found that the headlines on the front page of the newspaper were news about the price reduction of cloth.
Sure enough, it was exactly the same as what the boy who sold the newspaper had shouted just now, and the price of the cloth had really dropped by half!
A piece of linen that originally needed 4 liters a piece, now really only needs 2 liters a piece!
As for wool fabrics, cotton cloth, etc., the price has also been reduced by half of the previous price!
"Yangzhou Chen's Store: Our store has arrived in large quantities of all kinds of cloth. If people in Yangzhou need it, they can go to Chen's Store to buy it, and the price will be reduced by half!"
"Suzhou Zhang's Store: Our store has arrived in large quantities of all kinds of cloth. If Suzhou people need it, they can go to Zhang's Store to buy it, and the price will be reduced by half!"
Immediately, everyone saw two more advertisements in the newspaper, both of which were shoutouts from shopkeeper Chen in Yangzhou and shopkeeper Zhang in Suzhou.
This undoubtedly completely dispelled everyone's doubts about this news. After all, shopkeepers Chen and shopkeeper Zhang had published it in the newspaper and asked everyone to buy it.
This must mean that what the newspaper said is true, the price of cloth has really been reduced by half!
"His Royal Highness King Wu is definitely the reincarnation of a god!"
"His Royal Highness King Wu loves the people like a child, and immediately chooses to reduce the price of cloth after the cost of cloth is reduced, so as to benefit the people!"
"Yangzhou and Suzhou have His Royal Highness King Wu, which is the blessing of all the people in the two states!"
"No, it is the blessing of all the people in the Tang Dynasty to have His Royal Highness King Wu!"
"His Highness King Wu is a thousand years old!"
"Long live His Royal Highness King Wu!"
"Be careful, it's not good to say this!"
When it was confirmed that all of this was true, all the people in Yangzhou and Suzhou were all excited!
Everyone was cheering and thanking Li Ke.
Because the status of cloth in this era is really too important.
If food ranks first, then cloth can definitely rank second!
Li Ke reduced the price of cloth by half, which is equivalent to reducing the price of grain by half.
The significance of this can be imagined.
Let everyone spend the same money, but can buy twice the amount of cloth before. How can this not make the people grateful to Li Ke?
Everyone was extremely grateful to Li Ke, and some people even couldn't help shouting out the words "Long live His Royal Highness Wu Wang".
You must know that only His Majesty the Emperor is eligible to live long, and the prince can only live a thousand years at most.
The common people shouted such slogans so sincerely, no doubt in their hearts, Li Ke's status was already as high as that of His Majesty the Emperor.
Of course, the status in the heart is high, and this kind of slogan is still not happy to shout, and big things will happen.
After everyone calmed down a bit from the boiling, they frantically rushed towards Chen's shop and Zhang's shop.
A piece of linen for 2 cents, you can earn money if you buy it!
After buying it, you can also make new clothes for the children and adults at home.
And now that the price has been reduced by half, it is equivalent to using half of the previous money to achieve this.
Besides, cloth is a hard currency in this era and can be directly exchanged for grain.
Even if you are not in a hurry to use it for the time being, it is great to buy such cheap cloth and keep it at home.
Naturally, everyone ran to buy cloth.
For a while, the entrances of all major Chen's shops in Yangzhou were full, and the entrances of all major Zhang's shops in Suzhou were also full.
It can be said that this is the busiest time ever on Yangzhou Street!
"I want 10 pieces of cloth〃‖!"
"I want 5 bolts of cloth!"
"I want 20 bolts of cloth!"
Many people lined up honestly, and then shouted at the shop assistants.
"Don't worry, everyone, there is a lot of cloth, everyone has a share!"
"And the price is the same as the newspaper said, only half of the previous price!"
The clerks in the shop shouted to everyone, while quickly collecting money and getting cloth.
Pieces of cloth have been prepared a long time ago, and now there is no need to count copper coins one by one, just look at the amount on the paper money. The transaction speed is many times faster than before.
For example, 5 bolts of cloth are 1 guan. If someone brings paper money of 1 guan denomination, the transaction will be over in a few seconds.
Even if it is not 1 pen, as long as it is not all of 1 pen denomination, the transaction speed is also fast.
"I really bought 1 bolts of cloth for 5 guan. My whole family can wear new clothes this year. Thank you His Highness King Wu!"
"During the Chinese New Year some time ago, I only made new clothes for the children in the family. My mother-in-law couldn't wear new clothes, but this year there must be!"
"All this is due to His Highness King Wu!"
Although everyone believed the news in the newspaper, when everyone actually bought the cloth, the feeling and mentality were still different.
My heart is much more at ease, and the sense of happiness in my heart is also much stronger.
At the same time, the gratitude to Li Ke in his heart has reached an extremely high level again.
With the panic-buying by a large number of people in Yangzhou and Suzhou, even though both of their families bought large quantities of cloth, they were still sold out!
"Fellow folks, all the cloth has been sold out."
"But don't be disappointed, there will be more cloth added every day, everyone can buy it every day, and it will always be at this price!"
The guys immediately announced the news to the people who were still queuing at the gate.
After seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the people, I immediately told everyone that new cloth will be added every day, and the price will not change.
Because, the production capacity of Yangzhou Textile Workshop is really terrible, even if the output in one day is several times the output in the previous whole month!
As stores in Yangzhou and Suzhou, they can purchase goods from Yangzhou Textile Workshop as quickly as possible, and then quickly distribute them to various stores for sale.
"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow!"
After the common people heard that cloth would be sold every day, and at this price, a stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.
In the afternoon, people from Chen's Shop and Zhang's Shop went to Yangzhou Textile Workshop and started a new round of purchases.
The smiles on the faces of Shopkeeper Chen and Shopkeeper Zhang have never stopped, or they haven't stopped since the sale started today.
Because the sales volume was so good that the supply was in short supply. Countless people bought cloth with paper money. That scene was something they had never seen in their years of business.
It’s too shocking!
Although the price has been lowered, their profit per horse is still the same as before, and the quantity that can be sold is completely different.
This is more than a hundred times the previous sales volume!
In other words, their current profit from selling cloth in one day is equivalent to the profit from selling it for several months before!
Just say, if it were you, would the smile on your face stop?
Even if they feel that their facial muscles are a little stiff now because they have been laughing, there is no way, they just can't stop!
In this way, basically every day, Yangzhou textile workshop can send out a large amount of cloth, so that the cloth market in Yangzhou and Suzhou can continue.
And other agents also shipped the cloth to the state capitals of their respective agents and started selling.
When people from all over the world heard the news, they basically reacted similarly to the people in Yangzhou and Suzhou.
Shocked and unbelievable, I immediately expressed my gratitude to Li Ke, and then went crazy to buy it.
Li Ke saw the news from all over the place from his intelligence organization in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and couldn't help smiling with satisfaction.
He is well aware of the influence of cloth in this era, it is comparable to food!
Therefore, the steam engine was first applied to the textile industry, which greatly reduced the cost of textiles.
In this way, the reduced cost will benefit the people of the world, so that the people of the world can buy cloth that is half cheaper.
In this way, the people of Tang Dynasty will definitely be extremely grateful to him!
After all, food, clothing, housing and transportation come first.
Li Ke's approach won the hearts of the people of Tang Dynasty, which is not too simple.
And as the sales of cloth cover more places, where will his influence be covered.
It seems that a lot of profits have been lost, but the hearts of the people actually gained are priceless!
"¨. Not enough, transport a few steam engines to Dengzhou and Quanzhou, and transform the textile workshops in Dengzhou and Quanzhou!"
Li Ke felt that the output was not enough, so he immediately gave instructions.
It is not enough for the Yangzhou textile workshop to complete industrialization, and the textile workshops in Dengzhou and Quanzhou must also complete industrialization.
Anyway, when we enter the era of great navigation in the future, we will also ship directly from Dengzhou and Quanzhou.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to go to Yangzhou every time to buy goods and then send them out.
As for why he didn't transport the steam engine to Chang'an, he also had his considerations.
Both Dengzhou and Quanzhou are coastal cities, and steam engines can be directly shipped by water to Dengzhou and Quanzhou by sea.
Steam engines are very heavy and bulky, making them difficult to transport.
It is definitely the best to be able to go direct, but it is a bit difficult to transport in Chang'an.
As for directly sending people to Chang'an City to manufacture steam engines, Li Ke gave up after thinking about it.
After all, Chang'an is not his territory, some things are better left in Yangzhou.
If Li Shimin was in Chang'an, it might be safer.
When Li Shimin personally conquers Goguryeo this year and Li Chengqian supervises the country, who knows what Li Chengqian will do.
Including that he did not send people to Dengzhou and Quanzhou, but chose to ship it from Yangzhou after it was manufactured.
He still has to keep this kind of strategic weapon in his own hands.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Someone immediately agreed, and then went to the steam engine workshop to deliver the order.
At his order, the steam engine workshop immediately prepared several steam engines, plus a few technicians.
Get on the boat from the pier, and then take the boat to go north and south respectively.
Almost after this incident, an extremely important time node has arrived.
Spring plowing season is here!
Food is the most important thing for the people, and the Tang Dynasty was an agricultural civilization, so farming is naturally the top priority.
Li Ke also attached great importance to agriculture.
Because in his plan, cloth is his trump card for gaining people's hearts, and so is food!
The seeds brought over before, after two seasons of cultivation, there are already a large number of seeds.
And when he came back from Chang'an this time, he also brought a lot of seeds.
In Chang'an, he plans to cultivate for another season, but in Yangzhou, he plans to start promoting planting directly!