Li Xin fell into deep thought about Nasr Nuh's idea.
In fact, Li Xin was willing to open a factory in Persia.
After all, when doing business, setting up a factory in Persia and selling the products locally can significantly reduce costs and increase profits!
Why wouldn't you want to do something so great?
However, setting up a factory involves more than just making a profit.
Moreover, the most important component in mechanical weaving is the steam engine!
According to Li Xin's plan, in order to maintain the strength of the Great Gan Kingdom, it must always be at least one generation ahead of other countries!
This is not only reflected in weaponry and equipment.
After acquiring breech-loading needle-fired muskets, Li Xin planned to equip all his men with them before selling flintlock muskets to foreign countries.
That's also my idea!
Stay a generation ahead!
The same applies to the steam engine.
In today's great nation, the application of steam engines to industries such as weaving, grinding, and shipbuilding is only just beginning.
Therefore, Li Xin did not intend to spread these things to other places so quickly.
At the very least, we will only consider this matter after steam engine technology has become more mature.
Thinking of this, Li Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "Mr. Nuh, opening a factory in Persia is an excellent idea, and I would very much like to see such a scene."
"only,"
Li Xin changed the subject, saying, "Persia is still at war, so it's not convenient to go there now. At the very least, we should wait until your country is more stable before discussing these matters. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured!"
Nasr Nuh nodded and said, "When we return to Persia this time, we can use these 30,000 flintlock muskets to re-arm a powerful army. In a year or two at most, we can pacify the entire Persian Empire and create a stable environment for our cooperation!"
"Okay!"
Li Xin smiled and said, "Then it's settled!"
One or two years is a grace period.
As for one or two years from now, we'll decide then!
However, the application of steam engines to industries such as spinning, weaving, grinding, and shipbuilding significantly improved efficiency.
The textile industry alone has led the trend of the times.
Moreover, news from Qingyu Trading Company indicated that machine-woven cloth had opened up a large market in Southeast Asia and the West, completely destroying the local cloth market.
Moreover, even the local cloth market in the Jiangnan region of the Great Gan Kingdom gradually began to disintegrate!
The tide of the times is surging forward!
Those who follow the way prosper, those who oppose it perish!
Li Xin naturally understood this principle!
Looking back to later generations, when Western cotton cloth was dumped all over China, it also caused changes in the times.
Nowadays, such things naturally happen!
However, if people want to have a better life, this process is still necessary!
After the collapse of the local cloth market, the local weavers faced unemployment.
If these unemployed weavers are not properly resettled, society will be in turmoil!
There is a saying in history that best describes this matter!
That is the livelihood of millions of canal workers!
No matter what industry it is, once it has stabilized, it will be extremely difficult to completely overturn it and make major changes!
After all, by then, it won't just be an individual anymore, but a family, millions of families.
Therefore, if we want to reform, we must be able to stabilize these people and find a way out for them!
This will prevent these people from taking risks and committing illegal acts!
Fortunately, after Li Xin pacified Jiangnan and the entire Daqian Kingdom, he issued his first edict, which was to exempt the poll tax and five years of agricultural tax.
In this way, even if weavers lose their jobs, they will not have to worry about making a living in the short term.
As for what happens next, it is natural to help these weavers find suitable employment opportunities again!
On the one hand, Li Xin instructed the cabinet to organize a large-scale immigration program to relocate displaced farmers and unemployed workers to the border regions to cultivate land, in order to alleviate local pressure and internal conflicts.
On the other hand, local garrisons are also recruiting new soldiers on a large scale to solve the livelihood problems of another group of unemployed farmers.
Secondly, industrial and mining areas are being built in various parts of the country.
After the pacification of various regions of Da Gan Guo, the experience gained from Dongning Steel Plant, Liaodong Steel Plant, and other similar facilities will be promoted to other areas.
Throughout the entire Daqian Kingdom, iron ore and coal mining areas are still very abundant.
Building factories and mines and recruiting workers can also alleviate some of the living pressure on the people.
Finally, there is the promotion of new industries.
Industries such as mechanical weaving, mechanical spinning, mechanical grinding, and mechanical printing, after achieving successful trials, should be gradually promoted to various parts of the country.
The Jiangnan region and other areas were the most prosperous in society.
Originally, a large portion of the homespun cloth produced in various parts of the country originated from the Jiangnan region and was sold throughout the country!
With the widespread promotion of new cotton fabrics, there were naturally many unemployed weavers in the area.
Therefore, Li Xin planned to quickly promote factories producing mechanized cloth and spinning yarn to various parts of Jiangnan, which would also be able to accommodate some of the weavers.
In this way, the people will not be left to live in poverty and hardship.
After Nasr Nuh left, Li Xin envisioned quickly replicating the experience of the Tanggu mechanized weaving bureau throughout the Jiangnan region.
Jiangnan Mechanical Weaving Bureau, Songjiang Mechanical Weaving Bureau, Suzhou Mechanical Weaving Bureau, Qiantang Mechanical Weaving Bureau, Huizhou Mechanical Weaving Bureau...
It all needs to be put on the agenda quickly!
However, the biggest factor restricting the development of mechanized weaving nowadays is the insufficient number of steam engines!
Railway construction is in full swing across the country.
The number of trains running on the Beijing-Tanggu line increased to six per day, which also required a large number of steam engines.
The newly opened railway line also requires a large number of steam engines.
Not to mention the factories and mines in various places!
Thinking of this, Li Xin took a deep breath. The prospects for industrial development are vast!
All industries need to expand.
Every industry needs a large number of talented people!
Therefore, Li Xin doesn't need to worry about a popular uprising happening in the current Daqian Kingdom.
After all, the country had just experienced a major and fierce battle, and the entire Da Gan Kingdom had only just been pacified, with everything in need of rebuilding.
Currently, all levels of society in the entire Da Gan Kingdom have undergone a complete reshuffling.
For the new social class that has survived in the world, the most urgent task is to seize the social class as soon as possible and improve the status of their family.
Therefore, a popular uprising is unlikely to occur in the short term.
And Li Xin can guarantee that.
Therefore, Li Xin had enough confidence to ensure that he could take advantage of the great social changes to quickly promote a qualitative change in science and technology and industry!
This is also an opportunity for Li Xin!
An opportunity to quickly achieve national prosperity and strength, and stand at the top of the world!
Li Xin, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity pass him by!
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