Chapter 36 Chapter 36
Jiang Huai thought about knitting sweaters for a few days and finally decided to pass on the knitting technique.
After Xiao Jingzhao improved the spinning equipment, the efficiency and speed were improved a little, and there was more wool, but the output of sweaters was still small. Unless he had control over the entire set of technology, or improved the knitting, it would be better to promote the technology and sell wool.
Of course, there was also a bit of Jiang Huai's idea of helping the world when he became rich. Although he was not very rich now, the market was so big that he could not handle it all by himself. If he insisted on being greedy and taking too much and not letting others have a piece, Jiang Huai would feel a little guilty.
Xiao Jingzhao had been paying attention to Jiang Huai's movements, and naturally noticed Jiang Huai's entanglement in the past few days. He had been waiting for Jiang Huai to speak, but he didn't expect that Jiang Huai would shock him as soon as he opened his mouth.
Xiao Jingzhao was very clear about how the sweater business was going. He also learned that even though other garment shops and some merchants in Anyuan Prefecture were studying how sweaters were made, no one had yet been able to fully understand it.
Xiao Jingzhao estimated that if given more time, he might be able to make a replica similar to the sweater, but the quality and cost might not be as good as Jiang Huai's. He would not be able to make a profit unless he sold it at a high price. Besides, with Jiang Huai's authentic sweater already available, who would pay a high price for an inferior product?
As for the low price, it is even more difficult to make back the investment. Who would be willing to do such a loss-making business?
But now Jiang Huai actually wants to teach people how to knit sweaters. Even if he doesn't teach how to make wool yarn, he will lose a lot of money.
Xiao Jingzhao knew very well how much Jiang Huai cared about money. When he first started making money by selling sweaters, Jiang Huai would keep careful accounts and do the math every day, and he would smile from ear to ear when he saw the extra money.
"Did someone force you?" Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously thought that when he was not paying attention, someone forced Jiang Huai to teach him how to make a sweater, and Jiang Huai had to come up with this method to fight back.
After all, if the other party wants to obtain the sweater-making method, it must be to sell the sweaters at a high price to make money. Once many people know how to make sweaters, the price of sweaters will inevitably drop. Even if the sweaters knitted by these people may not be as exquisite as those made by the other party, but with low-priced products, it will not be so easy to sell other sweaters at a high price.
Who is it?
Xiao Jingzhao frowned. He hadn't followed Jiang Huai much these days, but if someone threatened Jiang Huai, would the people he placed around him just eat dry food? He hadn't noticed anything.
Or, it was Wei Xuan.
It's not that Xiao Jingzhao was overthinking it, but if the sweater-making method was given out, apart from Jiang Huai who would suffer some losses, foreign merchants could sell more sweaters to other places, and the people who came to learn how to knit sweaters would also benefit. It can be said that Anyuan Prefecture would also benefit.
Now that Anyuan Prefecture has suffered a great disaster, Wei Xuan might want to...
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingzhao's face became even colder and he asked.
Jiang Huai didn't expect that he had only thought about how to answer, but Xiao Jingzhao's conspiracy theory had already suspected Wei Xuan. Why didn't he realize that the other party was so suspicious before?
"No, no, absolutely not." Jiang Huai spoke quickly. He suspected that if he didn't speak up, Xiao Jingzhao's conspiracy theory would expand even more. "I am..."
"There's a saying in ancient books, 'If you're poor, you should take care of yourself; if you're rich, you should help the world.' Although I'm not very rich now, I still want to do something." Jiang Huai felt a little regretful after he said it. It seemed a bit self-promotional for him to say that, and it was really a bit pretentious.
Jiang Huai's face flushed, and he quickly added, "Besides, I feel like I'm not very fast at knitting sweaters. If I want to promote sweaters, hiring people to knit is too slow. It's better to just sell the yarn directly."
Xiao Jingzhao didn't expect Jiang Huai to have such an idea. He stared at Jiang Huai for a long time, and after making sure that what he said was true, he fell silent.
"Don't you want to?" Jiang Huai waited for a long time but didn't get any answer from Xiao Jingzhao, so he spoke tentatively. After all, the spinning machines were improved by Xiao Jingzhao. According to what he said before, he would give Xiao Jingzhao a share of the money earned from selling sweaters.
If we make this change now, unless the sales of wool are also booming in the future, the money we make will definitely not be as much as from selling sweaters.
Jiang Huai was a little conflicted. If Xiao Jingzhao disagreed, it would be difficult for him to make the decision alone.
"You'll earn less money this way." Xiao Jingzhao didn't answer, but asked, "Won't you regret it?"
"Now that you mention it, I feel a little regretful, but I feel guilty if I don't do it." Jiang Huai covered his chest. It must be a bit uncomfortable to spend money. However, Jiang Huai felt that he had traveled through time and space. Although he had suffered a lot on the road of exile, now it can be said that his life is much better than that of ordinary people.
If he had been a child of aristocratic family when he traveled through time, enjoying wealth and splendor in Kyoto, and had never come into contact with ordinary people, Jiang Huai felt that he would not have had this idea, and even knitting sweaters was just a simple hobby. But now there is a way to make life a little better for the people, or in other words, as long as someone is willing to save some wool, the people from other places may not know, but the people in Anyuan Prefecture can definitely save a sweater for themselves.
"Since you think so, I have no objection." Xiao Jingzhao said.
Since he wanted to let the people learn the skills of knitting sweaters, Jiang Huai thought about it and gave up the method of learning without paying any cost. Firstly, if he did so, he was afraid that many people would come to learn from him, and he simply did not have enough manpower to teach them.
Secondly, things that are easily obtained are always less cherished.
Third, Jiang Huai is not that kind-hearted. After all, teaching people costs money.
So in the end, he set the rules for learning how to knit sweaters. Those who wanted to learn had to work for him for two months first, and then learn how to knit sweaters. However, considering that sweaters could be sold at the highest price when the weather was cold, and merchants might not be able to wait for two months, Jiang Huai modified the rules slightly.
The change is that one person can sign the contract and do the work first, while the other person is responsible for learning to knit sweaters. In this way, a skilled worker can be trained quickly.
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In previous winters, the village was deserted inside and outside. Unless necessary, almost no one would come out of the house, and everyone stayed at home to spend the winter.
But this year is particularly different.
In Wantou Village, the villagers were talking noisily and surrounding a family with questions, which made the family impatient.
"If you don't believe me, just go and see for yourself." After saying this, no matter how much others asked, the family remained silent.
The other villagers couldn't get an answer from him, and they looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.
Although the news of Jiang Huai buying wool and selling sweaters has been circulating these days, it has no impact on Wantou Village, because all the wool that could be taken away by Jiang Huai has already been taken away, and they can't do any wool business.
As for sweaters, they had heard a little about the prices. Although they were surprised by the prices, they didn't have any ideas. After all, they didn't know how to turn wool into yarn, nor did they know how to weave yarn into sweaters.
But now it's different. Jiang Huai is said to be able to teach people how to knit sweaters. Although one has to work there for a few days before being taught, and after learning, one has to knit three sets of sweaters and trousers for Jiang Huai, it is worthwhile to teach them such a secret recipe even if they work there for a few years, let alone just two months.
This is almost a pie-in-the-sky benefit, and because the benefit is so great, it makes many people hesitate and wonder if there is something wrong here.
Not only Wantou Village, but also other villages, and even ordinary people in Anyuan Prefecture knew the news. However, the people in the city did not know about it one village at a time. Instead, their relatives told them mysteriously that they would have good news, and then told them the news. Many people were skeptical.
However, whether the news is true or not, for the sake of profit, there are always people willing to take a trip to find out. After finding out that the news is true, many people became interested.
And the people who asked said that two people could go there together, one person could be responsible for working in the workshop, and the other could directly learn to knit sweaters, so that they could learn earlier.
After hearing the news, merchants from outside also quoted prices. As long as one could knit a sweater of qualified quality, the wages would be over a hundred coins. Although compared with the price of the sweater, this wage was not too high, but for ordinary people, this wage was enough to make them jealous.
Especially now that it is winter, it is the time when people are living off their savings. In the past, even if I wanted to work, I had to go out to work. It was difficult to work outside in this weather. But knitting sweaters is different. If I can bring the wool home, I can knit sweaters at home, which saves a lot of trouble.
As the news spread, more and more people came to the workshop to inquire, including a man and a woman, and also a mother and daughter. After all, men can still do some heavy work at home, and cleaning and combing wool does not require much strength.
The workshop suddenly became bustling with activity, and it expanded a lot in a short time. However, considering that this was only temporary, they simply built a shed instead of adding more houses. It was just that the shed seemed warmer because there were more people in it.
When merchants from outside heard the news, they all came to Jiang Huai to learn how to knit sweaters. Jiang Huai also accepted everyone who came. The main reason was that he knew that if he didn't teach, others would learn it after they learned it. As long as these merchants paid, they would always be able to learn it. It would be better for him to make the money.
However, Jiang Huai upgraded the knitting method learned by foreign merchants. Not only can he knit ordinary sweaters, but he can also knit various colors and patterns. The only difference is that the basic style has one price, and the pattern style has another price, which makes it seem expensive when added together.
Initially, some merchants were not satisfied with the high price offered by Jiang Huai, thinking that he was trying to cheat them. However, when they saw the patterns that Jiang Huai brought out, they started to buy the sweaters. If one wanted to sell the sweaters at a high price, the patterns were absolutely necessary.
Especially when everyone else has bought it, if you don’t, it will seem that the sweater you knitted is of poor quality and you won’t be able to sell it for money later.
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