With the approval of the sample iron coins, the industrial machinery of the Village of Mo's Village started immediately and built a batch of hydraulic stamping machines for the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the shortest time.
"Now everything is ready except the east wind!" Tang Jian looked at the stamping machines in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
"East wind?" Meton was stunned and stared at Tang Jian confusedly.
"Of course it's the raw materials. The biggest cost of casting money is the raw materials. As long as there are enough raw materials, you can cast as much money as you want." Tang Jian smiled and said. The raw materials used to cast money before were gold, silver, and copper, all of which were very expensive and there was no inflation. Unlike the paper money in the future, the cost of casting money was not low. If they dared to print money randomly, there would be trouble.
"Raw materials!"
Meton suddenly understood that Tang Jian was talking about stainless steel. He patted his chest and promised, "Minister, don't worry. The Village of Mo's Village will supply stainless steel to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to cast iron coins."
The raw material of the iron coins was stainless steel, which could only be produced in the Village of Mo's Village. Naturally, the Village of Mo's Village had to provide the raw materials.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Marquis Mo." Tang Jian smiled and handed a shopping list to Modun.
Meton looked down and raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that the Ministry of Civil Affairs would need so much stainless steel.
"Thank you for your concern, Marquis Mo. The iron coins must be distributed throughout the Great Tang, and the first batch must be sufficient," Tang Jian explained.
"Minister, don't worry. The Village of Mo's Village will not delay the casting of iron coins." Meton promised. It was urgent to build the Shuzhou Road. The sooner the iron coins were cast, the sooner the Shuzhou Road would be built.
"What? The Ministry of Civil Affairs ordered so much stainless steel? "When Meton put the list in front of Old Zhang, Uncle Zhang could not help but exclaim.
The amount of stainless steel almost accounted for 70% of the output of the Village of Mo's Village. If the Ministry of Civil Affairs ordered all of them, the production of stainless steel tableware in the Village of Mo's Village would be affected. The stainless steel tableware was popular in the Tang dynasty now and made a lot of money every day. If the Ministry of Civil Affairs ordered all of them, the production of the Village of Mo's Village would be affected.
"Uncle Zhang, if stainless steel is not enough, we can continue to expand the production. In the future, stainless steel will be the mainstream of the world. Cut down the pig iron and crude steel business in Village Mo. If it is still not enough, we can continue to buy iron from the market and focus on the production of stainless steel and special steel." Meton said decisively.
Old Zhang said regretfully, "That's the only way."
To be honest, with the brand of the Village Mo, the goods produced by the Village Mo were all profitable. However, as the products of the Village Mo were upgraded generation after generation, many profitable goods were cut off mercilessly. Unexpectedly, even the pig iron and steel business were all abandoned.
When the news that the Mo Family's Village had given up the pig iron and crude steel business came, the industrial corridor between the Mo Family's Village and Chang 'an City was filled with cheers. Every time the Mo Family's Village's industry was upgraded, there would be a large gap in the market, and new technologies would be introduced, which benefited the industrial corridor a lot.
Although the technology of the workshop of the Industrial Corridor was not as good as that of Village Mo, it was much better than ordinary workshops. At the same time, they were also the cooperative supplier of Village Mo. Village Mo relied on Industrial Corridor and cooperated with each other. This was the tacit understanding between Village Mo and Industrial Corridor.
"By the way, I heard that the Mo Family's Village is supplying stainless steel to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and buying iron in large quantities. This is a big business!" At the same time, a business opportunity was widely spread in Chang 'an City, which immediately caused a fluctuation in the price of iron in Chang' an City.
At first, no one cared about this fluctuation. After all, every big move of the Mo Family's Village would cause a big disturbance. However, as the price of iron kept increasing, someone finally sensed that something was wrong.
"In just over ten days, the price of iron has soared by 50%." A blacksmith said with a dignified face.
"And 70% of the iron in Chang 'an City is controlled by …" A businessman pointed at the shop of the Zhangsun Family vaguely.
For a long time, most of the iron in Guanzhong City was controlled by the Zhangsun Family. However, with the rise of the Mo Family's Village, the Mo Family took advantage of technology and exchanged machines for iron. Gradually, they obtained nearly 20% of the iron, which ensured the supply of iron in the Mo Family's Village. The remaining 10% was in the hands of individual investors.
Nowadays, most of the iron was used to make stainless steel for the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This time, there was only one reason for the rise of the iron price. The Zhangsun Family!
"The Zhangsun Family and the Mo Family!"
Many people took a deep breath. These two giants were fighting against each other again. Chang 'an City was destined to be turbulent again. However, all of this was not something they could participate in.
"What is the Zhangsun Family's intention?"
Meton frowned and shouted coldly.
Iron was the food of industry. The most important thing for the Mo Family to develop was iron. Most of the iron in Guanzhong City was controlled by the Zhangsun Family, and all the iron mines followed the Zhangsun Family's lead. Now that the iron price in Chang 'an City suddenly soared, it was obvious that the Zhangsun Family was behind it.
"Old Zhang originally thought that the Zhangsun Family took advantage of the imperial court's iron coins to make a profit. This was reasonable. But now, it seems that the Zhangsun Family's ambition is even greater. The iron price has risen continuously. If it continues to rise, the Mo Family's Village will have no room for profit. It's as if the Mo Family's Village is working for the Zhangsun Family." Old Zhang said angrily.
The Zhangsun Family was taking advantage of the situation! They took advantage of the shortage of iron in the Mo Family's Village to supply the Ministry of Civil Affairs with all their strength.
"No!" Meton shook his head and said, "What the Zhangsun Family wants is definitely more than this short-sighted profit. I'm afraid that the Zhangsun Family is playing with the intention of Lord Pei!"
"Lord Pei! Is Marquis talking about the secret skill of stainless steel? "Old Zhang said in surprise.
"Yes! The Zhangsun Family has been coveting the secret skill of making steel in the Mo Family's Village. They once threatened us by cutting off the supply of raw materials. Now that the secret skill of stainless steel is out, there will be no market for ordinary steel. The Zhangsun Family is playing the same old trick! "Merton said.
"The Zhangsun Family is too naive. I'll place an order with other mines and ask them to supply more iron!" Old Zhang said decisively.
The reason why the Mo Family's Village could occupy 20% of the market was that they signed the contract in advance and exchanged the Mo Family's machines for iron. That was the only way to guarantee the Mo Family's Village's consumption. Even if they placed more orders, it would not help. Not to mention that the Zhangsun Family had already anticipated this step. Meton had a vague feeling that something bad was going to happen.
As expected, fortune did not come in pairs and misfortune did not come singly. The mines that cooperated with the Mo Family's Village had problems one after another. They either delayed the delivery of goods or demanded to raise the price. Some mine owners even said that they could not supply the Mo Family's Village with the iron even if they raised the price. At most, they could only provide enough iron for the Mo Family's Village to use.
"Burning the bridge after crossing the river and raising the price. They are going too far!" Old Zhang said with righteous indignation.
Although the Mo Family's Village had contracts with the iron mines, most of these contracts were about to expire. Even if the iron mines could supply the Mo Family's Village with the iron mines, it could only maintain the Mo Family's Village's Village. Most of the mining machines in the mines had been set up. At this time, the Mo Family's Village was weakened to the minimum. No wonder these mines dared to collude with the Zhangsun Family.
Now there were only two choices in front of the Mo Family's Village. One was to hand over the secret skill of stainless steel in exchange for iron, the other was to accept the high price of iron and let the Zhangsun Family control the Mo Family's Village.
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