Chang'an City is an international metropolis. Even when winter comes, the West City is still very lively.

Even because the weather gets colder, the business of cloth shops in Xishi has become better.

The linens of the Lu family in Fanyang were unique in the Tang Dynasty. They controlled more than 30% of the linens of the Tang Dynasty and were undisputed industry monopolists.

Although you don’t think that the number 30% does not seem to be very high, you have to consider that many farmers are self-sufficient and all the linens are woven by themselves. They really need to buy linens in the market, but they are ordinary residents in various towns.

Therefore, the Fanyang Lu family occupied 30% of the linen market in the Tang Dynasty, and in fact, it basically monopolized the linen market in various major cities.

Naturally, in a trade center like Xishi, there are also shops from the Lu family in Fanyang.

Fanyang linen shop, this is the linen sale point of the Lu family in West City.

"Shopkeeper Lu, the quality of the linen cloth this fall is very good. Look, the distance between each thread is very small, and the thickness of each thread is very equal, which is really a rare good material."

An old man in the shop introduced the linen that had just been stockpiled in the shop with a smile on his face.

Whether it is a food merchant or a cloth merchant, hoarding goods is essential.

The quality of linen this year is particularly good. After years of construction, the economy has also begun to recover. Lu An vaguely felt that the linen shop had ushered in a new opportunity to make money, so since this autumn, he has been instructing his fellow workers to purchase linens from all over the country to Chang'an.

"The linen in Hebei is indeed different. Lao Zhang, you are an old man in the shop, so I feel at ease when you do things. A few days ago, I reported your idea to the boss. Not only did the boss agree, but he also allocated 50,000 jin of money from the account for us to use. From now on, until next year, we will collect all the linens transported to Chang'an from other places and then sell them slowly!" Lu An looked at Lao Zhang with great enthusiasm.

Lu An is only forty years old this year and is already the head of Fanyang Lu's linen industry in Chang'an City. It is just around the corner to take over the business power of Fanyang Lu's family.

Although most of the five surnames and seven hopeless children look down on businessmen, the status of businessmen is actually not low. Especially within the family, children who control the family's business power are often expected to become core members of the family.

"Fifty thousand guan? Not only will the boss not take away the profits this year, but he also allocated an additional 50,000 guan to us?" The wrinkles on Lao Zhang's face burst into laughter, "Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, a year later, no, in just half a year, in half a year, you have the final say in the price of linen in Chang'an City. If you want it to be high, it will be high. If you want it to be low, it will be low!"

"Haha~ OK, it's right! Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the first priority. As long as you thoroughly grasp the linen pricing power of Chang'an City, the Guanzhong area will basically be inseparable from our palms. The head of the family will definitely be very satisfied by that time."

"Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, I'll go to Hebei in person now to determine the situation of the next batch of linen."

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The scene of Li Kuan meeting Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou for the first time left a deep memory for the two future prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

"Binwang, Dengshan, come, you two see how this wool thread is?"

After a simple greeting, Li Kuan knew that the two generals he ordered had finally arrived.

After hearing Li Kuan's words, Ma Zhou did not say much. He went forward and picked up a circle of wool thread, and put it seriously in front of his nose and smelled it.

It seems that people who know the warmth and coldness of the world.

Anyone who has used wool products knows that the thing has a smell. Although there are ways to get rid of it, the process is very complicated. The high-value things such as mink and fox skin are fine, and they can withstand the processing cost. Things like wool have no future with traditional processing methods, otherwise a large amount of wool will not become garbage on the grassland.

"There is no strange smell, prince, did these wool threads be used for tanning?" Ma Zhou looked at the pile of wool threads in front of him, then looked at the wool threads in his hand, and looked at Li Kuan with anticipation.

Everyone knows their importance for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

It can be said that if this is solved, a prosperous era will come!

"That's natural. In a while, Wang Fugui will lead you to visit the wool workshop from beginning to end. Don't underestimate this small wool. This is an important magic weapon for me to control the grassland!"

"Control the grassland?" Chu Suiliang frowned, "Prince, I'm sorry, since ancient times, no Central Plains dynasty has been able to truly control the grassland. The grassland is too big and Hu Nu is too scattered and uncontrollable at all. Even the Eastern Turkic areas that were just conquered last year, the court cannot really manage it now. It's just that it has established Yunzhong Governor's Office and other government offices for symbolic management."

"Prince, although Deng Shan's words are unpleasant, they are heartfelt words. Your Majesty arranged the prince to Liangzhou, and certainly hoped that the prince could stabilize the northwest, but he did not expect the prince to completely control the grassland. The grassland was uncontrollable!" Ma Zhou frowned when he saw Li Kuan, worried that he would blame Chu Suiliang.

Along the way, Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang became friends. Naturally, he did not want to meet on the first day, so Chu Suiliang and Li Kuan broke the relationship.

After all, not everyone can accept subordinates like Wei Zheng like Li Shimin.

"No, I don't agree with your point of view. Everything in the world has its own rules. Why do the Huns or Turks keep invading the Central Plains?"

"Prince, my subordinates think it's for plundering materials. But what does this have to do with wool? What does it have to do with controlling the grassland?" Ma Zhou thought for a few breaths and gave his own answer.

"It has something to do, of course it has something to do. To put it bluntly, the Turks were going to invade the Tang Dynasty, or the lower herders were willing to follow and fight for the desperate reasons. The reason was very simple. They were too poor and needed to rely on plunder to make themselves rich." Li Kuan put down the wool thread in his hand and stood up with his hands behind his back.

"Think about it, if grassland herders can live a richer life without robbing them, will there be so many people willing to fight to the death?"

Li Kuan's rhetorical question made Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang fall into deep thought.

If you put yourself in your heart, you will definitely choose a way to get rich more easily. Of course, the premise is that this solution is indeed feasible.

It is obvious that Li Kuan’s acquisition of herders’ wool now provides them with a way to get rich.

Ma Zhou: "Prince, I think I understand what you mean. Clothing, housing and transportation are the first priority, but is it not enough to rely on wool alone?"
Chapter completed!