Liao Decai's suggestion seemed completely unintentional.
However, it secretly produced an unexpected effect!
They used cotton to exchange for cotton cloth.
Such suggestions gradually spread from Persia to India.
What Liao Decai didn't know was that shortly after his suggestion, cotton began to be widely planted in various countries.
An unexpected turn of events can lead to unexpected success!
This approach, however, aligns with market principles.
Moreover, it is similar to the situation in the Industrial Revolution that followed.
The widespread use of steam engines, along with the prevalence of new looms such as flying shuttles, led to the rapid development of the cotton fabric industry.
The rapid development of the cotton fabric industry has also greatly increased the demand for cotton.
In the various colonies, enthusiasm for cotton cultivation was also very high.
This led to the widespread cultivation of cotton in regions such as North America, the Nile River basin, and India, providing raw materials for the new textile industry.
And this practice has unknowingly become popular in Dagang Country as well.
...
Nasr Noh was unaware of what was going on behind the scenes.
At this time, Nasr Nuh was preoccupied with how to purchase more cotton cloth from the Great Gan Kingdom.
He was confident that, given enough cotton cloth, he could establish a monopoly throughout Persia and even in regions like the Abbasid Caliphate.
It's worth noting that white cotton cloth sold very well in Persia, the Abbasid Caliphate, and other regions!
Once they have a monopoly, they can earn huge profits!
As for bringing these mechanized weaving workshops to Persia, the idea only briefly crossed Nasr Nuh's mind before being discarded.
Nasr Nuh naturally understood that since these mechanized weaving techniques had not yet been widely adopted throughout the country, they would not be promoted to other countries.
Even if the merchant were willing, Li Xin, sitting on the throne, probably wouldn't agree!
Therefore, Nasr Noh did not make this request.
After signing a preliminary letter of intent with the Tanggu Machinery Weaving Bureau, Nasr Noh left.
After wandering around the Tanggu Port area for a while, Nasr Nuh returned to Jinghai Railway Station.
Outside the train station, Nasr Noh saw large horse-drawn carriages loaded with sacks of salt being loaded onto trains.
"Is this fresh salt from the salt field?"
The driver's eyes widened in surprise. "I never imagined the salt fields would start producing salt! I wonder where this salt is going?"
Nasr Noh smiled slightly.
Seeing boxes of salt being loaded onto the train, I understood that this salt was being transported to the capital.
Nasr Noh didn't think much of it and boarded the train, heading towards the capital.
After getting off the train at the West Station, Nasr Noh did not rush to leave, but stayed at the station to see how the salt would be disposed of.
After the boxes of new salt were unloaded, they were transported to a nearby salt warehouse.
On the outskirts, Nasr Noh also saw several tall, robust, and somewhat rugged middle-aged men with dark, reddish skin, resembling men from the Northwest region.
After speaking with the head of the salt warehouse, these people received their salt using salt coupons. The boxes of new salt were then broken down and distributed to different merchants.
Among them were camels, their bells jingling.
Nasr Noh also understood somewhat.
However, at this moment, he was thinking about the benefits of Beijing West Railway Station.
Although the railway has only been built up to this point, the Beijing West Railway Station has already become a major transit point for goods.
Salt from the coast was transported here by train and distributed to merchants in the northwest region.
These merchants transported the goods to various parts of the Northwest for sale.
It seems that Beijing West Railway Station still holds a very important position!
Heading west from Beijing West Railway Station, it won't be long before you enter the mountainous region.
Even now, before railway lines are fully connected in other regions, horse-drawn merchants are still needed to sell goods.
Therefore, the location here is indeed much better!
Thinking it over, Nasr Noh carefully surveyed the surroundings in the commercial area near the West Station of the Capital.
It seems that the shops here should be selected in good locations, suitable for use as large warehouses.
After making up his mind, Nasr Nuh returned to the inn in the capital.
The attendants who remained in the capital also gathered information about the auction and handed it over to Nasr Noh.
Looking at the newspapers in his hands, Nasr Noh frowned slightly and asked, "Have so many merchants from all over the world come?"
"Yes, sir!"
The attendant nodded and said, "Many merchants from Southeast Asia and the West have come. Many of them are old acquaintances of ours."
"Moreover, it wasn't just these merchants; many merchants from all over the country also came. Some were there to watch the spectacle, others wanted to learn about steam trains—there were many merchants."
"The capital city has been much more lively lately!"
Hearing the noise outside, Nasr Nooh nodded slightly.
It's definitely much more lively now!
Auction on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month!
Today is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the auction will be held in a few days.
It seems we still need to prepare sufficient funds.
Thinking it over, Nasr Noh instructed, "Let's pause our recent procurement activities and see how much money we have left."
"gentlemen,"
A follower, holding an account book, said, "Most of the silver we brought this time was used to purchase weapons and equipment, so there isn't much left. We still need to use this money to buy cotton cloth, soap, perfume, and other goods. Roughly speaking, we estimate that we'll have about 200,000 taels of silver left."
Two hundred thousand taels?
Nasr Noh frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "It's a bit too little. It's a pity that this auction won't use grain as the price!"
"so,"
Thinking it over, Nasr Nuh looked at his attendants and said, "During this time, clear out the grain and also look around the city to see if there are any places where we can get a mortgage loan."
"Mortgage loan?"
Another attendant frowned slightly, then said with delight, "Sir, I think I've seen a similar news article in the Beijing Daily."
"Yeah?"
Nasr Noh was slightly taken aback, and quickly asked, "Where did you see it? Quick, find it and let me see it."
"yes!"
The attendant responded and then began searching through the newspapers.
Before long, the attendant found a copy of the "Capital Daily" and discovered the mortgage loan information in the last page's advertising section.
He then handed the newspaper to Nasr Noh.
"Sir, this is the place."
Looking at the newspaper article, Nasr Noh frowned slightly and muttered, "Beijing Bank?"
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