Jin Feng has publicly said many times that it is meaningless to make money from the poor. If you want to make money, make it from the rich.
The Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce did the same thing when it was first established, using soap glass beads and black knives to make a lot of money in the capital and Jiangnan.
Jin Feng relied on the money to open a factory, recruit bodyguards, and purchase materials to make weapons.
It can be said that the original capital of Jin Feng's business was accumulated by earning money from rich people.
Although the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce is now much larger than before, with branches and supply and marketing cooperatives spread all over Sichuan and Sichuan, its efficiency in making money has dropped significantly.
The nature of the current Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce and Supply and Marketing Cooperative is the same as that of the state-owned department store supply and marketing cooperative in Jin Feng's previous life. They are not for profit, but rather provide convenience to the people as their main goal.
Soap, various kinds of ironware, soy sauce, etc. all enter thousands of households through supply and marketing cooperatives.
In particular, soap has greatly improved people's sanitary conditions.
In the past, people could not take a bath several times a year. No matter adults or children, lice crawled on their heads. Many diseases were caused by poor sanitary conditions.
Now, thanks to the publicity of Jinchuan Daily, soap is now available, and people have gradually developed the habit of bathing, washing their hair, and washing clothes with soap. The sanitary conditions have been greatly improved, and many diseases caused by poor sanitary conditions have also disappeared.
When soap first came out, its main customers were brothels. A box of soap could be sold for several taels of silver. If there were two lines of poems copied by Jin Feng written on the box, the price would soar several times, and even if you had money, you couldn't buy it.
How much does a box of soap cost? At that time, the profit from selling a box of soap could reach dozens or even hundreds of times the cost!
The current output and sales volume of the Tincanshan Soap Factory are more than ten times that of before, but the profit is less than 30% of the previous one. If the transportation cost, rent cost and labor cost of the supply and marketing cooperative are deducted, the profit will probably be even higher.
Discount.
The Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce now relies entirely on volume to make money.
In the view of Ninth Princess, this model can work in Sichuan and Shu, but not in the Eastern Barbarians.
First of all, it is too far, and transportation costs will increase greatly. Moreover, the Eastern Barbarians are too poor now, and trade with the Eastern Barbarians is destined to lose money.
But she didn't see any worry in Jin Feng's expression now.
Seeing the confusion in the eyes of the Ninth Princess, Jin Feng explained: "Wuyang, if you want to make money, you can go to the rich, but the poor can create wealth! For example, Xihewan and Jinchuan were also very poor before, but now
Woolen cloth?"
When the Ninth Princess heard this, she couldn't help but look thoughtful.
Yes, Xihewan and Jinchuan in the past were just like the Eastern Barbarians now. It was a problem for the people to eat.
But now Jinchuan has become the richest county in Sichuan, Shu, and even the entire Dakang.
And it only took less than three years to go from poverty to wealth.
The biggest credit for such a big change is of course Jin Feng and the factories he founded.
Thinking of this, the Ninth Princess quickly asked: "Husband, do you plan to build a factory in Dongman?"
When building a factory in the East Barbarians, you must hire East Barbarian workers. No matter what factory Jin Feng builds, the technology will be learned by the East Barbarians.
In the view of Ninth Princess, this price is greater than Jin Feng's direct gift of materials.
If Jin Feng planned to do this, the Ninth Princess would definitely stop him.
Fortunately, Jin Feng shook his head and said: "There are no plans to build a factory in Dongman for the time being."
Chapter 1602 Weaving Wool (2 / 2)
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25 days ago
Although influenced by his previous life, in Jin Feng's mind, the Eastern Barbarians have always been part of the Chinese territory, but he also knew that it was a previous life.
Before the Dongbans were completely taken back, Jin Feng would not be able to express his heart and soul to the Dongmans.
When fighting the Eastern Barbarians before, Jin Feng showed no mercy at all.
Hearing what Jin Feng said, the Ninth Princess finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked doubtfully: "If we don't build a factory, how can we let the Eastern Barbarians create wealth?"
"The Eastern Barbarians are good at grazing, of course through grazing."
Jin Feng said: "Horses, cattle and sheep are full of treasures, but the Eastern Barbarians don't know how to use them. They only know how to eat meat."
"Let's not talk about horses. In addition to eating meat, they can also be used as war horses and pack horses. What else can cattle and sheep do besides eating meat?" Ninth Princess asked in confusion.
"In addition to eating meat, you can also eat milk!" Jin Feng said: "You can eat mare's milk, cow's milk, and goat's milk. Especially some breeds of cattle have high milk production! There are also sheep. In addition to eating meat and milk, you can also spin wool.
Wire!"
In fact, today's herdsmen also drink milk from horses, cows and sheep, but they have not formed an industry and do not know how to cultivate improved varieties. They drink it when there is milk and don't drink it when there is no milk.
As for using wool to spin thread, it is completely out of the question.
The sheep on the grassland are not shorn from birth to death. The wool is not useful until after death, when the sheepskin is peeled off and made into sheepskin jackets and sheepskin mattresses.
"Spinning thread with wool?" Princess Ninth's eyes widened: "The wool is so short, how can it be spun?"
"Of course!" Jin Feng said: "And the threads spun from wool and the cloth weaved from wool are much warmer than linen. Think of sheepskin jackets and sheepskin mattresses."
"The sheepskin coat and sheepskin mattress are indeed warm." The Ninth Princess nodded and then asked: "Master, are you ready?"
She knew Jin Feng too well. If she hadn't been 100% sure, Jin Feng wouldn't have spoken so confidently.
"That's right," Jin Feng said, "Liu Buqun and Heming should have already built the wool-weaving machine. I've also sent people to collect the wool. I'll test it when I get back and see if it works."
In fact, when he first met Princess Lu Jie, Jin Feng came up with the idea of weaving with wool. Later, when things got busy, he forgot about it.
This time when Princess Lu Jie came over, he remembered this matter again, so he worked overtime to draw the machine drawings for spinning wool, and sent someone back to give it to Wan Heming.
Now Mancang is in charge of the steel plant and shipyard, Zuo Zhiyuan is in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and Liu Buqun and Wan Heming have become frequent visitors to Jin Feng's laboratory.
With the efficiency of the two of them, the wool spinning machine may have been invented long ago, and maybe Wan Heming will improve it.
"When testing the machine, be sure to call me!" Ninth Princess said solemnly: "This matter is very important and involves negotiations with Dongman and future cooperation!"
"Okay," Jin Feng nodded and took note of this: "I'll call you when the time comes."
"By the way, there is one more thing. You interrupted me and I almost forgot about it."
"What's the matter?" Jin Feng asked.
"It's the same thing as before," the Ninth Princess said: "The cattle and sheep in Dongman are all sick now. You want to do wool business with Dongman. Have you already thought about how to solve this problem?"
Although she never knew that Jin Feng knew how to treat horses, cattle and sheep, she had no doubt at all.
Because before Jin Feng founded the military medical team, she didn't know that Jin Feng knew medical skills.