Heavenly Dao Formula

As early as the beginning of the plan, the Bureau of Affairs spread the news of the year-end Daqing to several major cities in Shenzhou through the audio equipment.

However, since these sub-bureaus are still in their infancy, the publicity effect is far inferior to Jinxia City, and with the influence of the snow season, Xia Fan has no idea how many people can be attracted to come.

Facts have proved that merchants are indeed the group of people who are most sensitive to trading information. On the first day of the exhibition, the square was crowded with crowds of people, many of whom were merchants from other cities and towns. And the purpose of their coming here is precisely for the brand of cooperation with Jinxia Affairs Bureau.

If there is any difference between a trade fair and a bazaar, it is that the products entering the exhibition must be reviewed by the organizers to confirm that they are unique or innovative before they are eligible to be put on the booth.

The new gadgets that Xia Fan prepared for the exhibition are "crystal glass", canned hairtail, and refined salt seasoning mixed with various spices.

These booths are also the most crowded areas.

The Bureau of Affairs has released the wind, and will promote the production and sales of these three goods. The cooperation method will provide technical support and preferential policies for the government, and the businessman will be responsible for the preparation of funds, building workshops and product sales. Although the Bureau stated that it is self-responsible for profits and losses, anyone with a discerning eye knows that any of these three things is a good product that can make money without losing money.

Crystal glass is undoubtedly the most popular darling.

The more than one hundred trial products put on display have been snapped up by the residents. If it were not marked that the samples were not for sale, it is estimated that there would not be even a single glassware left in the booth.

As early as the Yongguo period, people had already mastered the method of firing sand and gravel into crystals. Those with good appearance and color were called colored glaze, but that was actually the result of low firing temperature and high impurity content. If you want transparent and clean crystal products, only natural crystals can do it, and its high price is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The so-called "crystal glass" is nothing but an inevitable product of the increase in furnace temperature and the advancement of impurity removal technology, and it can be regarded as a by-product of dragon scale steelmaking. Even if it is still far away from the real clear and flawless, and the feel is not as good as that of carefully polished crystal products, but the low price is enough to make it a bloodbath in the market.

If it weren't for the price of the trial product clearly marked on the product manual, the merchants would not believe that this thing is actually several percent cheaper than copper and iron utensils.

Through those crystal clear samples, they seemed to see an unimaginably huge business opportunity.

But in Xia Fan's eyes, canned food is the highlight of this exhibition, and it is also the product with the highest technical content. Only the Jinxia Machinery Manufacturing Bureau can mass-produce such goods with the same specifications and sizes. Iron sheets need to be rolled, and tinning is required before making cans. Separately, blacksmiths can do both, but thousands of them can be produced in a day. A can, that's another level.

Hairtail is chosen because it is convenient to obtain local materials. In fact, any food that can be marinated or preserved with salt and sugar can be made into cans. Compared with dry food that has no taste and flavor and is as hard as a stone, the taste of canned food is much more delicious. It can not only enrich people's daily dining tables, but also alleviate food problems during crisis years. As for long-distance marches and long-distance voyages, this kind of portable food is just needed.

There are not a few businessmen who set their sights on canned items. Although they could not immediately realize the strategic significance of the canned food, the official purchase guarantee listed in the prospectus gave them a lot of confidence. The capital investment of this cooperation seems to be limited, and there is no need to worry about selling the finished product after making it. It is still a very good choice for businessmen.

As for the final refined salt seasoning, it is between the two. It can be said that the larger the output, the larger the market. After all, everyone has to eat, and as long as they have some spare money, people will not refuse to allow themselves to eat better. But its income is also obviously the lowest-refined salt is controlled by Jinxia officials, and the cost of spices is not low. The main task of the merchant is to promote it. There is also the possibility of losing money when it is in place.

Of course, not all businessmen are keeping their eyes on the cooperation projects of the Bureau.

The goods displayed by the elves also attracted the interest of many people.

For example, the unique taste of "bishui tangerine" seems to have the posture of the king of fruits. As long as anyone who has tried it, there is no one who is not moved by its clear taste and rich floral fragrance, and there are not a few people who pay for it on the spot.

There are also brocade clothes made of golden vines, and several clothing workshops have expressed their cooperation intentions to Shuzhou.

As for product viewing and mutual transactions between merchants, there are more.

And those hawkers who couldn't enter set up street stalls on the side of the street, selling some small things like candied haws or paper pinwheels, which can be regarded as a share of the pie.

Although the exhibition itself is not a celebration event, it has brought more enthusiasm than ordinary celebrations.

As the host, Xia Fan naturally also dressed up in disguise, leading the fox demon to experience the unique Spring Festival holiday in Jinxia City as an ordinary person.

"If all these businesses are done by the Bureau, it will only do better?" Li asked while chewing candied haws, "The Bureau's recent expenses are so high, why not use these things to make more money?"

"Doing everything by yourself can indeed relieve the pressure on income and expenditure, but it will also turn the relevant market into a pool of stagnant water. If you use firing glass as an example, it is impossible for the Secretariat to set up several departments, each firing the same products, right?" Xia Fan explained, "But merchants will—the merchants in the same industry are all rivals, and they have to compete with each other to ensure that their products can occupy a larger market. This process will allow them to improve their craftsmanship and increase their product types. , to fill the vacancy in the market, but it is difficult for the bureau to improve in this regard.”

"Moreover, the cooperation stipulates that the production workshop can only be located in Shenzhou, and the money earned by the merchants will not flow out easily. The more money gathered in one place, the more dynamic the market here will be. The benefits brought by this Far higher than the money the bureau itself earned."

"Hmm..." Li shook his ears, "You mean to buy bones with thousands of dollars, first attract all the money from the merchants to Shenzhou, and then kill them after fattening them up?"

Xia Fan couldn't help laughing. The fox demon's understanding was quite in line with the concept of the times - in the eyes of the ruler, a businessman is usually a piece of emergency rations. on the head. Compared with the land-occupied gentry and high-status literati, merchants are indeed easier to manipulate.

"That's not necessary." He shook his head and said, "The reason why money and silver are limited is because people haven't realized the essence of money, and they can only be limited by the amount of gold, silver and copper mined each year. Once the output drops or the goods in circulation increase , it is prone to money shortage. Once you recognize what money is, the money in the hands of a qualified ruler is unlimited."

"Unlimited?" Li slightly surprised, "Are you saying that the money is too much to spend?"

"It cannot be simply described as more or less, but it is always in a state of a little more than the amount to be used."