hsntnovel Chapter 2348 For Technology
Chapter 2348 For Technology
Li Shen was so angry that he laughed at the 5,000 strings of cash offered by Arthur.
This is the first time since I was a child that someone has looked down on me like this. I feel like I am being insulted.
Have these foreigners never seen money?
Although five thousand strings of cash is indeed a huge sum of money among ordinary people, in the eyes of the real high-level officials and top wealthy businessmen, what is five thousand strings of cash?
According to the 80/20 rule, 20% of people control 80% of the wealth.
The Tang Dynasty now has a population of more than 10 million, and there are at least 2 million rich people.
There were hundreds of thousands of merchants in Chang'an City, as well as nobles and aristocratic families from all over the country, and there were also wealthy businessmen from all over the country.
During the ten years that Li Shen developed his business, many middle-class people emerged, and 5,000 strings of cash was more than enough for him.
This is just like in later generations, one million is a huge sum of money for 80% of people, but for the remaining 20% of people it is just a one-time expense.
Who of those wearing headscarves cares about a million?
And Li Shen is the top among those two adults.
Although he is now burdened with huge debts, it does not affect his wealth.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, if you are not satisfied with this price, we can still negotiate.
And we’re just buying one or two looms.”
Seeing Li Shen's disdainful attitude, Arthur hurried to explain.
In his opinion, paying five thousand strings of cash to buy two looms was already a sky-high price. They had bought a lot of things in Chang'an City without spending too much money.
He acquired many technologies that their tribe did not have at very cheap prices.
For example, in planting, construction, and production.
They also bought one or two textile machines and looms at very cheap prices.
It was only because he heard that the looms in Prince Ji's mansion were better and wove faster that he thought of buying one or two and copying them.
Li Shen certainly understood this. What they bought was not just one or two looms, but the technology behind looms.
This kind of thing can be easily studied thoroughly if it is disassembled.
"Arthur, right?" Li Shen looked at Arthur.
"Yes." Arthur saluted.
"Put away your little thoughts, and don't think that I don't know what you are planning.
You want to buy it and then make a copy yourself, right?"
Li Shen directly exposed Arthur's thoughts.
At this time, the Central Plains did not pay much attention to the concept of technology.
The idea of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans is too serious, and such strange machines are called strange and lewd tricks.
So it was taken over and controlled by some people. Otherwise, why were so many things learned from China in later generations?
Arthur thought he was very smart and wanted to buy it back at a low price, but he didn't know that Li Shen was not an ordinary person.
Li Shen attaches great importance to this aspect.
In this era without patents, Li Shen is very strict in protecting trade secrets.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ji, we do think so. The looms in the Tang Dynasty are better than ours.
So we're going to buy it and make it."
Arthur didn't care when his thoughts were exposed, and nodded to agree with their idea.
"It's more than just a little better, isn't it? You're still using the most ancient hand-woven fabrics, while my Tang Dynasty is many times more advanced than you.
You are not buying a loom, you are buying the method of making a loom.
Enough to change the way your country's weaving industry works.
He will bring you endless wealth."
Li Shen said seriously, he suddenly realized that he had been ignoring this problem.
Datang’s technical problems.
He controlled India and other small countries, but seemed to have forgotten the merchants in the Western Regions.
Merchants from the Western Regions were a very large group in the Tang Dynasty.
They came from all over Asia, and even farther away from Europe, a place where people still ate raw meat and drank blood.
Li Shen's research institute is just a seed he planted. If we want to truly develop science and technology, we need continuous accumulation, breaking down barriers and accumulating experience.
This is a long process.
It may take hundreds or even thousands of years to achieve this, and it will require a large number of talent reserves.
The only things Li Shen can provide are money and results. The process requires people to think for themselves and keep trying.
But as long as someone does it, Li Shen believes that there will be a day of success.
During this period, the confidentiality of technology blocking is very important, and protecting the interests of inventors is particularly important.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, we are also doing this for the people of the tribe. We hope that they can have enough food and warm clothes, just like the people of the Tang Dynasty."
Arthur saluted without panicking. As a businessman, profit naturally came first, and he had no regard for the so-called benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty.
However, when facing the people of the Tang Dynasty, Arthur knew that he had to conform to the Tang Dynasty's ideology, putting benevolence, righteousness, and morality first.
Unfortunately, he met King Ji, who was also devoid of benevolence, righteousness and morality.
"What does it have to do with me whether the people of your tribe have enough to eat or warm clothes?
They are not the people of the Tang Dynasty.
We are just doing business, even if everyone in your tribe dies, I will not feel guilty."
Sure enough, when Li Shen heard that it was for the sake of their people, he immediately sneered.
Your people have nothing to do with me. If I don’t have enough to eat, I won’t even care about the people of the Tang Dynasty.
What’s more, you are the one wearing the blue hat.
Arthur was stunned when he heard Li Shen's words. Isn't he a prince of the Tang Dynasty? Shouldn't he care about the world?
"I can tell you that I will not sell cotton at the moment, because the people of the Tang Dynasty still need it.
As for the loom, I can also tell you that I will not sell it.
Look at the royal robes I am wearing, they are worth no less than ten thousand strings of cash. Your mere five thousand strings of cash can't even buy a set of my clothes, and you still want to buy the production method?
It's absolutely ridiculous." (Tomato novel free reading)
Seeing that Arthur didn't say anything, Li Shen flicked his sleeves and rejected Arthur with disdain.
"Clothes worth tens of thousands of taels? Even if they were made of gold, they wouldn't be worth tens of thousands of taels, right?"
Yitan on the side couldn't help but exclaim in shock, and the others also looked at the purple clothes on King Ji in surprise.
Even the clothes of their chieftain cost more than tens of thousands of strings of cash.
They had stayed in Chang'an for more than a year and had some understanding of the prices in the Tang Dynasty.
The price of rice at twenty wen per dou already made them feel very luxurious. Although luxury goods were more expensive, they were still acceptable.
In particular, porcelain and silk were very cheap in the Tang Dynasty, but would cost ten or even a hundred times more to ship them to the Western Regions.
Ten thousand strings of cash can buy a lot of things in the Tang Dynasty.
"Humph, you are indeed a Manchu. You really haven't seen the world."
Li Shen didn't need to explain, Shi Tou on the side snorted first, attracting the attention of several people.
It was not difficult for Arthur and the others to see that the person who had been standing next to King Ji should be King Ji's servant.
Shi Tou took a step forward and glanced at the few people with contempt in his eyes. It was time for him to show off.
(It’s a little late today, something happened)