Chapter 1,38 Learning

This reply surprised Ouyang Chengxu. He never expected that the court would prohibit the sale of gold and silver utensils and jewelry as commodities. You should know that the gold and silver utensils and jewelry from China have been very well made since ancient times and can be called fine products. However, what he did not expect was that the court actually blocked these fine products and did not allow foreign trade, which surprised Ouyang Chengxu a little!

This is also a strategy of the Ming Dynasty. These gold and silver are indeed very exquisite things and can be sold at a high price. However, for the Ming Dynasty court, the most important thing is not to let these precious metals be lost, because once this opening is opened, at the current trade speed, it is very amazing. This can be regarded as a protective effect. Jianglang from the future naturally understands that those things should be protected, just like the original rare earth!

The content of rare earths in China can be regarded as the world's very high content. Moreover, in the original world, every six new technology inventions, there is one that cannot be separated from rare earths. Rare earths are an important strategic resource in the 21st century. China's rare earths account for many world's first place, and their reserves account for 53.5% of the world's total reserves. However, my country's rare earths have disorderly development. It is estimated that "according to the current development speed, in another twenty or thirty years, China will become a small rare earth country or even a country without rare earths. The price of Chinese rare earth products has long been foreign businessmen.

Home control. Some powerful foreign traders and enterprises purchase large quantities of rare earth products in my country when prices rise. When prices rise, they stop purchasing, use inventory, and purchase when prices are lowered again. This forces domestic companies to compete to sell at lower prices. However, in those overseas countries, they protect and prohibit mining of their own rare earth mining, and use market leverage to control the price of rare earths in the market. In this case, China's rare earths are not only cheap, but also lose a lot of resources, which is even a time when it has to be taken seriously!

Although people nowadays do not understand these principles, Jiang Lang understands very well, so even if gold and silver utensils can be sold at a very good price, of course, it exceeds the price of gold and silver of these gold and silver utensils themselves, this situation will cause valuable items such as gold and silver to pass away. Therefore, in the early days of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, the court issued an order that it was strictly prohibited to sell gold and silver utensils. When trading abroad, try to adopt gold and silver trading. In this way, although the trade is carried out, foreign gold and silver will quickly flow into China. And the gold and silver flowing in naturally account for an important part of the court!

However, Ouyang Chengxu was not sure why the court adopted this ban. According to his understanding, if you give gifts, you should give some jewelry within gold and silver, etc., to make others happy, right!

Therefore, Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but ask strangely: "Don't those foreign envoys also had jewelry such as gold and silver when paying tribute? Why did the imperial court prohibit this?"

Murong Fu shook his head and said, "I don't know what the imperial court intended, but this matter is true. The imperial court strictly restricts the trade of such goods, and the supervision is very strict. If someone finds that he carries or hides such items in the goods, he will be disqualified and will be arrested and imprisoned. I have also asked Lord Wang about this, but Lord Wang has no statement about this. He just said that it was the intention of the court, so he must abide by it. If someone violates it, he will naturally be severely punished. So far, there are still no gold and silver vessels on the list of exported goods. For other merchants that do not belong to the chamber of commerce, the imperial court has been supervised more strictly, and only the imperial court knows what the intention is!"

Murong Fu said this, Ouyang Chengxu was somewhat dissatisfied, but it was okay that they were not satisfied. These were not included in the list of the court, and of course he did not expect the court to change it. He pondered for a moment before asking again: "In addition to these, there is nothing else in the scope of prohibition!"

"The quota for fur, ivory, and some precious Chinese medicinal materials, such as ginseng, is subject to annual export quotas, which are restricted!"

Murong Fu said the same way, then smiled, and then said: "These things have a very detailed list, and I will show them to Lord Ouyang another day!"

"Is the fur actually within the prohibited range or something?"

This made Ouyang Chengxu even more confused. Why is this?

Murong Fu shook his head and said, "It's hard to predict the best intentions, we still don't know this!"

In their eyes, these furs are just wild animals in the forest. Why is this not in the ranks? As long as the hunters go and fight, there is no need for any production site or something!

For Jianglang, these are very important. People of this era do not have any environmental protection intentions, nor do they know how to protect those precious species. However, Jianglang knows that if this opening is made, many animals will be hunted and killed. With the expansion of trade, more and more animals will be hunted and killed, which may lead to the extinction of some animals. Although they are in the Ming Dynasty now, they must think about it for future generations. Just like when people in the world know what a crisis is, many animals have already left.

On the road to extinction, but on the original earth, they have numerous quantities, and some precious Chinese herbal quotas are exported to protect species. This person is insatiable. If there is no restrictions, they will collect large quantities for the benefit. In this way, these precious medicinal materials will not have time to grow again, and on the other hand, it will also increase domestic prices. On the other hand, the court also encourages artificial cultivation, so that those wild precious medicinal materials can have enough time to grow!

Jiang Lang only told Emperor Jingtai about these things. Emperor Jingtai was also a very sensible person, and of course he did not object. Of course, after some quotas were issued to the Chamber of Commerce, they would naturally be implemented under strict supervision. At the same time, Jiang Lang also understood that as long as there was trade, there would be smuggling, so the court had a very severe blow to smuggling. Once the smuggling person was caught, he would not leave any mercy at all. All the people were arrested and locked up, and all the goods would be confiscated. Moreover, the people behind the scenes would be severely investigated. Once it was found out, they would naturally be severely punished!

Many of the laws of the Ming Dynasty were used by Jiang Lang to refer to the laws of the original society, so it is very strict to a large extent. Sometimes it is like a high-pressure policy. As long as you respect the law and abide by the rules, you will naturally be safe. If you dare to provoke the laws of the Ming Dynasty, then there will be only two results to wait, either to go to jail or die! Although some officials have objected to this, their opposition is too weak, and naturally no one pays attention to it!

Although Ouyang Chengxu was very confused about this, since it was an order issued by the court, it naturally had a lot to do with that adult. If there was time, he might be able to ask what the reason was. However, it was a bit unanswered now. He didn't ask at the moment, but walked inside. At this time, Ouyang Chengxu also discovered that although it was a small workshop for making packaging boxes, it had a very detailed division of labor. The closest to the door was to use saws and other tools to change wood. They changed the logs into pieces, and the second process should be rough processing. These workers cut these pieces of wood into different sizes. How big is the specific wooden board? There is a brand in their current position, with paper on it, and it is written clearly on the paper.

Chu, and these people naturally have a foreman who is responsible for counting the quantity. The wooden boards coming out from here are basically very regular, and the third process is carving. The masters of these carvings are divided into six groups, each group is responsible for one direction, because the patterns carved in each direction are different, and the carved boards will be sent to the next process. These workers will assemble these piece of wooden boards, then order them into small boxes, and be responsible for wrapping the work of foot edges. After they finish, they will be sent to the next process, which is paint. The painted wooden box will be sent to a dry and ventilated place for air drying, and after the game is finished, they will be sent to the next place. The workers here are responsible for packaging the porcelain as gifts according to the size of the box!

When I saw this last part, Ouyang Chengxu was surprised to find that when the workers got a box, they would loudly report a number, and then a worker brought a porcelain. The porcelain was very suitable for the size of the porcelain as a gift, and some silk would be filled with in it, so that it would not be damaged during transportation. Seeing these, Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Why are the size of these porcelains just right in the box?"

Murong Fu smiled and turned his head to look at Boss Shen, saying, "I think Boss Shen is the most suitable answer to this question!"

Boss Shen did not refuse, but smiled and said, "Did you notice that every time they put a box, they shouted a number?"

Of course Ouyang Chengxu noticed this, nodded and said, "I noticed it!"

Boss Shen nodded and continued: "The court has great restrictions on goods exported, especially the goods used as gifts. The most important point is that they cannot be repeated. That is to say, each piece of porcelain used as gifts is unique among these gifts, and none of them is the same, and this also brings trouble. Because the size is different, the box is different. The box is small and cannot be filled, and it is too loose to put it down when transported. Therefore, the box is required.

It cannot be big or small, so each porcelain has conducted detailed measurements on them before making boxes, and then the workers make boxes based on the size of these porcelains. In order to ensure that the corresponding boxes can be found as quickly as possible, they are all numbered. After making them, just put the porcelain in the right box, so the size of these boxes can be guaranteed, and there will be no situations that are too big or too small. Because these are used as gifts, these boxes are also the most exquisite in making, and they are not shoddy!"

Ouyang Chengxu was surprised when he heard this. Although it was just a box used for packaging, it was so fine that it could be seen that these merchants were serious. Moreover, they had also seen this method in the places where the weapons were produced in the court. Iron smelting is iron smelting, casting is casting, assembly is assembly, and testing is experimenting, just like passing things, one after another, one step is completed, and another step is started, just like flowing water. In this way, every worker does not need to know how to master all the techniques. They only need to master the technology in front of them. Once they are familiar with it, the action will naturally be very fast, and the workshop in front of them is the same. They perform their own duties and do not interfere with each other, one after another, and one person does one thing for a long time. Naturally, they become more familiar and faster, and the efficiency is also improved!

I originally thought that this method only exists in the court's weapons-making workshops, and it also exists here. It seems that this method has been accepted by ordinary folk workshops. If workers at every step do their best to do their duty, then the final thing will naturally be a fine product!

This cannot be blamed on Ouyang Chengxu. Although he also has workshops at home, he has never been to the young master before. Of course, he does not know the secret of this. This method of flow construction has been widely adopted in many workshops, especially large workshops. Of course, many workshops did not adopt them in the early stages. In their eyes, this method requires more, and the wages paid are also the most. Moreover, those masters are all-rounders, such as making porcelain, the initial body making, firing, glazing, etc., which requires one person to complete. However, after some of them tried to adopt this flow construction, they found that although some people had increased their workforce, the output increased rapidly, and the profit earned doubled compared to before after deducting those labor. Especially when encountering the numerous processing, the effect is particularly prominent.

For these workers, they no longer need to master all the techniques, as long as they are responsible for it, so that they will get started faster. At the same time, because they only focus on one aspect, although time goes by, they are naturally becoming more and more skilled, and the things they make are naturally getting better and better. Compared with the same as before, it is easier to make fine products. In the ancient land of China, there are very strict requirements for these skills. Many of them are only allowed to pass on men but not women, or just to some specific people, just like those martial arts teachers, they will keep a hand. To a large extent, this is also a worry that they will surpass themselves, but now using this method makes them more at ease, because they all know only one of the steps, and they are not clear about the other steps, just like a leopard in a pipe, they always see a little. And like a blind man touching an elephant, he only knows some of them.

With the development of the Chamber of Commerce, the exported goods requirements are increasing and higher. The products produced by traditional methods have gradually failed to meet the demand in terms of speed and technology. Therefore, for those large workshops, this flow-through method is increasingly valued!

Of course, in addition to the finest products, there are also some finest products. These are very different from ordinary products. These are all from masters. However, these things are very small in stock, and they are naturally extremely precious. However, this can only be considered a very special situation!

Although the workshop in front of me only made some small boxes, there is something surprising hidden in it. For Ouyang Chengxu, today it was a good lesson. After Boss Shen talked about it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and there were so many things he didn't understand!

After reading these boxes, Ouyang Chengxu also looked at the porcelain carefully. As Boss Shen said, these porcelains are all different, including pots, plates, jars, and bottles. The colors and patterns on each porcelain are different, and the workmanship is very fine. The most important point is that at the bottom of each porcelain, there are red inscriptions, which clearly indicate the origin of the porcelain.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, there were many antique porcelains. In addition to their origin, they were inscriptions. Just like those calligraphy and paintings, with the author's seals and signatures, the paintings were considered valuable, and to a large extent, they also showed their identity!

"These porcelains used as gifts are produced at different times, and are all high-quality products. After careful selection, they are confirmed to have no flaws, so they are left behind. They are used as gifts from the court. The earliest of them are from three years ago. Every kiln comes out. If you are lucky, one of them will meet the standards. If you are not lucky, there may not be one!"

Boss Shen added next to him!

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Does anyone choose it every time?"

"certainly!"
Chapter completed!