"Wu Meiniang wants to make clothes." After hearing the news, the weaver looked at the winter clothes in front of her and couldn't help but smile.
As the saying goes, great minds think alike. Not only did Wu Meiniang see the high profits of silk clothes, the weaver also saw the future of cotton clothes.
Recently, the weaver had used the hydraulic spinning machine to greatly reduce the cost of labor. She realized that she was already the leader of the textile industry in Chang 'an City. If she used low prices to take over the Chang' an City market, she would only hurt herself in the end. However, by making cotton clothes, not only could she ensure the profits of the workshop, but she could also carve out a path in the small farming economy.
Because in the small farming economy where men plowed and women weaved, the only way to sell cotton clothes was to reduce the price of cotton clothes to the point that it was not cost-effective to make cotton clothes made by women. Therefore, the weaver set the price of her cotton clothes at an extremely low price. In order to keep the price as low as possible and to obtain as much profit as possible, the weaver did not hesitate to choose the simplest and most inexpensive ink clothes between the Confucian clothing and the ink clothes.
"A cotton coat costs 30 copper coins!"
When the cotton clothes of the weaver's workshop appeared in Chang 'an City, almost everyone exclaimed.
One had to know that making a cotton-padded coat required several pounds of cotton. Buying cotton cloth and then spending time to sew it would cost nearly 30 copper coins. Therefore, when the cotton-padded coat was priced at 30 copper coins, it immediately attracted the attention of the people in Chang 'an.
"That's not how it's calculated. If we grow our own cotton, weave our own cloth, and sew our own cotton clothes, we won't need to spend a single copper coin." A farmer woman said with a distressed heart, still unwilling to spend 30 copper coins.
The young woman beside her smiled and said, "That's not how it's calculated. The price of a male worker in Chang 'an City is 300 copper coins a day. The price of a female worker is about 200 copper coins a day. It takes at least ten days to make a cotton coat, from weaving to sewing, and you can only save 30 copper coins. In half a month, a female worker can earn 100 copper coins. If you save the time to make clothes and work, you can earn even more."
Ever since the Mo Family advocated for female workers, other shops followed suit and began to recruit female workers. Female workers were cheaper and had the advantage of being careful and skillful. Female workers became popular in Chang 'an City.
The precondition for the popularity of female workers was to free women from heavy household chores, especially weaving and sewing clothes, which was a big project for every family. The Weaver's cheap cotton clothes were just in time to liberate women from heavy weaving and weaving.
"That's right. Not to mention, the Weaver Workshop's cotton clothes are beautiful and have a wide variety of styles. They are of high quality and cheap." Many female workers agreed.
For women, other than being thrifty, they also had the need to pursue beauty. Compared to their own hand-made clothes, the cotton clothes produced by the Weaver Workshop had a great improvement in appearance.
All of a sudden, cotton-padded clothes sold well in Chang 'an and even spread to other big cities along the brick roads. This winter, ink-padded clothes rose strongly.
The Weaver Workshop's cotton clothes shocked the middle and lower class people of Chang 'an City. However, when down jackets came out, they completely stunned the middle and upper class women of Chang' an City.
"The design is novel, soft and warm. With silk as the surface and down as the lining, it's as light as a feather. It's the perfect thing for a woman to keep out the cold."
Compared to the rigid cotton clothes and heavy fur coats, down jackets were light and beautiful. Once they appeared on the market, they immediately caused an uproar among the circle of women of Chang 'an City.
"An ordinary down jacket costs 300 coins, and an embroidered one costs 500 coins!"
Even though down jackets were expensive, the women of Chang 'an City rushed to buy them. Everyone was proud of owning down jackets.
"Lady Mei, down jackets are selling like crazy! Now the merchants in Chang 'an City are rushing for more, "a daughter-in-law of the Mo Family said excitedly.
"Great!" Wu Meiniang waved her fist excitedly. Although she was quite confident in down jackets, she couldn't help but feel excited when she heard the success of down jackets. This was an achievement she achieved by herself.
"From now on, immediately recruit female workers, especially embroidered ones. Winter is coming, and the weather is turning cold. This time, down jackets will not only be sold in Chang 'an City, but also in the whole Tang dynasty," Wu Meiniang said proudly.
"But we've already invested our cash, if …" a daughter-in-law of the Mo Family said worriedly. A daughter-in-law of the Mo family said worriedly. In order to stock up, they had already spent all of Wu Mei Niang's little treasury.
Wu Meiniang nodded without hesitation and said, "Then take the down jacket workshop to the bank of the Mo Family Village for a loan. We don't want to be special. We'll take the loan according to the normal procedure. I believe Mr. Shen won't refuse."
Sure enough, when Wu Meiniang took the down jacket workshop to the bank of the Mo Family Village for a loan, Shen Hongcai approved a huge sum of money without hesitation.
After getting the money, Wu Meiniang couldn't wait to carry out the next round of expansion. She ordered machinery in the South City, silk in the East City, and horses in the West City. In a short time, the price of silk soared again. Wu Meiniang brought silk back to its peak with her own efforts.
"Wu Meiniang's down jacket workshop is recruiting female workers."
As the news spread throughout Chang 'an City, the women in Chang' an City exclaimed. Only then did they realize that down jackets, which had caused a great uproar in Chang 'an City, were actually made by Wu Meiniang.
Down jackets were now popular in Chang 'an City, and Wu Meiniang was even more popular in Chang' an City. People originally thought that after Mo Jiazi sent Wu Meiniang to the cotton textile workshop, Wu Meiniang would be silent. But no one expected that she would rise again in such a short time.
With Wu Meiniang taking the lead and the high price offered by the down jacket workshop, women in Chang 'an City eagerly came to sign up as female workers. In a short time, female workers in Chang' an City were popular in Chang 'an City.
A large number of female workers directly stimulated the economy of Chang 'an City. One month's salary was enough to buy a family's cotton clothes. When down jackets were popular in Chang' an City, the weaver's cotton garment workshop was even more popular.
And Wu Meiniang's generous weaver also followed her example. She took her own cotton garment workshop as a loan and started a new round of expansion, wantonly recruiting female workers.
In a short time, Chang 'an City was no longer a slogan. It was really realized in Chang' an City. A female worker could also support a family's responsibilities.
With a cold current coming from the northwest, the whole north was desolate. Winter was coming.
At the same time, carriages of cotton clothes and down jackets were driven to the whole Central Plains. And the thought of Chang 'an City being a woman spread from Chang' an City to the whole Tang dynasty.
No one expected that Chang 'an City would be realized by two women so easily.
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