Chapter 611: Flagship Products

One sells raw materials.

One sells elixirs, weapons, and other refined goods.

A de facto "industrial-agricultural price scissors" exists between Great Shun and the Jiaoren.

Therefore.

It is inevitable that the Jiaoren tribe will be harvested by these "invisible scissors."

Because the value of things is difficult to measure directly, they have been getting clipped all along without even realizing it.

A short while later.

Quan Linghan and many Hunting Tiger Jiaoren stared blankly.

They didn't understand.

"Chieftain."

Quan Guangqin, however, had roughly grasped the meaning and described it to the crowd in the arena in plain language.

Simply put, in a vertical comparison, the Jiaoren are indeed earning, and their standard of living has improved; however, from the perspective of fair trade, the Jiaoren are far from earning the profits they deserve.

Every time they trade, they "lose" once.

Liang Qu gave a thumbs up in praise: "As expected of a young person, your mind is agile."

Quan Guangqin bowed respectfully: "My lord's insight is profound; this junior is merely parroting others."

The people in the arena looked at each other.

It sounded quite reasonable.

A faint sorrow welled up in their hearts.

Originally, everyone had decided to move to the Jianghuai Great Marsh, and trading with the human race was a good thing; what they cared about more in the middle was the issue of safety. But hearing Liang Qu say they were losing money made them feel uneasy.

Losing money.

It was uncomfortable.

It wasn't just the Jiaoren.

Long Binglin and Long Eying both furrowed their brows.

The trade methods of the two clans were almost exactly the same...

Was the situation of the Long Ren seemingly no different from that of the Jiaoren?

Quan Linghan pondered.

"Assuming refined goods really do earn more, not to mention porcelain or intricate crafts, just elixirs and weapons alone are all cultivation necessities. Our clan has nothing comparable. Could it be that we can only let others slaughter us without resisting?"

"Alchemy, weapon refining... even firing porcelain, none of these can be compensated for by one or two geniuses."

The Jiaoren responded one after another.

The number of people in the Jiaoren clan was a fatal flaw, and it was visibly apparent that even if they practiced for another thousand years, they wouldn't catch up to the human race.

How could they talk about selling?

"Refined goods against refined goods, the one with better technology wins. By logic, this is a head-on collision where no shortcuts can be taken. If it were anyone else, they would surely be at their wit's end and suffer the loss in silence."

Liang Qu leaned back in his chair, spread his shoulders, and sat in a relaxed, imposing posture.

Long Binglin's eyes lit up; this was the sense of confidence and security!

Seeing the situation, Long Yao kneaded his shoulders, while Long Li, a step behind, had no choice but to squat down and knead his legs.

Quan Linghan leaned forward and lowered his head.

"Please, my lord, speak..."

"If you don't monopolize raw materials, you can't sell them for a good price. Jiaoren tears could actually count as a monopoly... but you Jiaoren yourselves have difficulty producing them, only one or two in a lifetime, so they can't be sold as a product. Therefore, you can only think of a way through refined goods."

"Refined goods." Quan Linghan thought back and forth. "Jiaoxiao?"

"Correct!" Liang Qu snapped his fingers. "Although the output of Jiaoxiao is limited, it is still better than Jiaoren tears, which only come one or two in a lifetime, and it has a stable output."

"We do sell Jiaoxiao..."

Liang Qu was speechless and reached out to grab Long Yao's Jiaoxiao sleeve.

"What do people buy Jiaoxiao for? To pad tablecloths or use as carpets? People buy Jiaoxiao to make clothes! You have turned fish scales into Jiaoxiao, but Jiaoxiao is essentially a 'raw material' that has undergone rough processing; clothes are the refined product!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

Quan Yuxuan was puzzled.

"But when it comes to making clothes, we Jiaoren can't compare to the human race."

"No need to compare. The things we make don't need to be technically superior, and we must find a different path!"

Liang Qu's eyes shone brightly.

Besides building an "industrial chain" and competing head-on in quality, there is one more thing in trade!

Luxury goods!

In the previous world, luxury goods could harvest the whole world because they relied on cultural attributes, and behind cultural attributes stood hard power. Therefore, in essence, it is the same as building an "industrial chain."

The ultimate truth—whoever is strong has everything.

However, this world is slightly different.

Except for the Jiaoren, no one else can grow scales, so they truly cannot make Jiaoxiao.

Quan Linghan's expression became even more respectful.

He felt as if he had opened an incredible door and was about to lead his clansmen to an unprecedented peak!

"What does my lord want to do?"

"Do you have Jiaoxiao?"

A moment later.

Quan Yuxuan brought over a bolt of Jiaoxiao.

Liang Qu took the fabric and turned to look at Long Eying: "Give me your foot."

Long Eying took half a step back.

"..."

Liang Qu turned to Long Li, who was kneading his legs, and beckoned.

Long Yao, kneading his shoulders, giggled.

"There are so many people..."

Long Li was bashful. She stood up, untied her shoe laces, hooked her index finger into the heel, and took off her embroidered shoes. Because she had been in the water, she wasn't wearing socks.

A Dragon Lady's feet are very beautiful. Because they swim in the water and don't need to walk and be squeezed for long periods, her toes were round and smooth like pearls, white as pearls, without the slightest callus.

The way of appreciating beauty is a wind that has blown for a thousand years.

What a pity.

He didn't get to see Long Eying's.

Liang Qu felt a pang of regret. He raised his hand and used the Jiaoxiao to wrap Long Yao's toes and soles, winding it all the way up to her knees, half-hidden and translucent.

"We'll sell this!"

The Jiaoren didn't understand.

Long Binglin suddenly realized.

"Foot socks?"

"Correct!"

"Why sell socks?"

"Food and sex are human nature."

"?"

The Jiaoren flicked their fish tails, not understanding at all.

Can you eat socks?

Only the Long Ren slightly understood.

Ever since Liang Qu saw Jiaoxiao for the first time, he had a bold idea—Jiaoxiao silk stockings!

Selling clothes is too strenuous; you have to change people's thinking and concepts.

The value that Jiaoren tears and Jiaoxiao have today is already the result of poets singing about them for thousands of years.

Transportation is inconvenient, and communication is inconvenient.

Relying solely on hype, the marketing costs in this world and the previous world are worlds apart. There must be an actual selling point as support to give the hype a foothold and reduce costs.

Silk stockings can do it!

Once this thing is made well, it's not just a luxury item; it belongs to the category of hard currency!

Women in Great Shun can also become martial artists, and after the Four Gates, the gap isn't too large, so the customs aren't that traditionally conservative.

Besides, it doesn't matter if they really can't wear them out; they will sell just as well if they only wear them at home!

And as for how to build it into a flagship product that others cannot imitate or surpass, the whole plan cannot do without a key person—the Xu family!

Liang Qu believes in one principle.

Unite those who can be united.

Everyone should eat the meat together; there's no need to worry about wolves coming to snatch it.

Xu family—Jiaoren co-branded edition!

Of course, the Xu family wasn't chosen for no reason.

First, the Xu family is already in the fabric business. Their truly high-end fabrics are no worse than Jiaoxiao, and their tailors are first-class, with their own customer channels.

Secondly, Yang Dongxiong is a Jiang Zongshi and the son-in-law of Xu Rongguang.

If his master hadn't broken through to Jiang Zongshi, Liang Qu would definitely not have had this idea.

Profit moves people's hearts.

People's hearts are hard to fathom.

With the support of the Xu clan and Xu Rongguang, the Xu family has other branches, and disputes are inevitable. However, Yang Dongxiong becoming a Jiang Zongshi has a completely different significance; others would definitely not dare to play any tricks.

This is what is called the right time, the right place, and the right people.

Many people in the Xu family are officials in the imperial court, and their influence is immense. Even if there weren't, just based on Xu Rongguang alone, he didn't believe there was no way to send them into the palace.

Liang Qu spoke eloquently and fluently.

"First make a hundred pairs, regardless of white or black, dark or light, and send them to the imperial concubines in the palace to try out, letting the Emperor have a taste of something new.

If the Emperor likes them, operate a bit, and turn them into tribute items. Don't ask for money, just ask for the name.

Once the fame is established, then sell them outside. Never take the path of small profits but quick turnover; they must be expensive, expensive to the point where others find it inconceivable.

Twenty taels a pair, and only a thousand pairs a month, sold all over Great Shun, with only a hundred pairs sold locally in Huangzhou.

Don't ask; if asked, say the output is limited and the raw materials are precious, selected from the scales on the lower abdomens of beautiful Jiaoren between twelve and twenty-six years old. Then find two Jiaoren women with dignified appearances, draw them into a picture album, and hang it in the shop.

It won't take half a year.

The imperial concubines of Great Shun, the Khatuns of the Northern Court, the Holy Maidens of the Southern Frontier... all will want to wear our brand.

If you don't do it, fine; if you do it, do it with a bang, to the point where as soon as anyone wears a fake on the market, they will feel ashamed, knowing it's a counterfeit..."

Gulp.

Long Binglin swallowed his saliva.

It sounded like the prospects were so wonderful...

Quan Linghan, however, felt something was wrong and pondered for a long time.

"Wouldn't our clan be in danger?"

"Not bad."

Liang Qu let go of Long Li's foot.

He said so much, not for money at all.

Once the path of trade is opened and they get a taste of the long-term flow, the Jiaoren can rely on him, or they can rely on others.

But once the Jiaoren stocking brand is successfully built, the quality of life for Jiaoren who rely on him will be significantly better than those who rely on others.

And if they want to betray him.

A Jiaoren tribe with a bad reputation but high value...

"The choice is yours." ===== CHAPTER 612 =====