The common folk were unaware of the existence of the textile machines.
However, after the assassination of several officials, the existence of the textile machines had spread.
The people of Great Qin knew that textile machines existed within Great Qin.
Moreover, everyone knew that textile machines could quickly weave cloth, thus everyone was filled with curiosity about them.
"Can that textile machine really weave cloth that fast??"
"Everyone already knows this, could it be fake??"
"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable, I really want to know what this textile machine looks like!!"
Many people were filled with curiosity about the textile machines and were eager to know what they looked like.
Soon, the textile machines produced by Lin Tian began to be mass-produced and distributed.
However, the first recipients of the textile machines were not the common folk, but the merchants of Great Qin.
Because Great Qin had already conquered the entire world, the commercial development of Great Qin was extremely rapid.
Great Qin already had a considerable amount of domestic commerce, let alone the vast markets outside of Great Qin.
Lin Tian did not restrict these merchants.
Lin Tian knew that if merchants did not circulate, the economy of Great Qin could not be vibrant.
Only by having more people engage in commerce would Great Qin become increasingly prosperous.
However, he did not completely let the merchants operate without oversight.
Lin Tian imposed very high commercial taxes on merchants.
The highest among them could reach seventy percent.
Such high commercial taxes could be considered extremely stringent.
Merchants worked hard for a long time, only to receive thirty percent of the revenue.
By any measure, this situation seemed disadvantageous to merchants.
Yet, even with such high commercial taxes, many people flocked to engage in trade.
Although the commercial taxes were high, they still earned a lot.
Compared to others, they were still very wealthy.
Therefore, they were still willing to engage in commerce.
In fact, the number of people engaged in commerce was increasing.
There was significant profit to be made.
To prevent opportunism and tax evasion, Lin Tian enacted very strict tax laws.
As soon as someone evaded taxes to a certain extent, their entire fortune would be confiscated, and they would be executed in the marketplace.
Even for smaller amounts, they would have to repay a hundredfold.
If they failed to do so, the leader would die, and their family would have to make up the money.
Such stringent tax laws ensured that many people acted honestly and dared not overstep any boundaries.
While wealth was very important, it was not as important as their lives.
Money could always be earned, but if one lost their life, all their wealth would be useless.
It was precisely because Lin Tian established these measures that the market of Great Qin was very stable, and no one dared to commit any transgressions.
The reason why the textile machines first appeared in the hands of merchants after their invention was because Lin Tian needed merchants to publicize these textile machines.
To let merchants witness the unique advantages of these textile machines.
Only then would merchants establish factories and allow more common folk to work.
The merchants were unaware of Lin Tian's intentions.
But when they saw the textile machines, they were indeed excited.
"Hiss! Is this the textile machine? It's so big!!"
"It's indeed large, and the weaving speed is very fast, it doesn't take long to weave a piece of cloth, not even half a day to weave a piece of cloth!!"
"Hiss! One piece of cloth in half a day, if I have hundreds of textile machines, wouldn't I be able to weave thousands of pieces of cloth a day??"
As these words were spoken, many merchants felt a surge of excitement.
It's important to know that cloth is a necessity. If there were thousands of pieces of cloth a day, they would truly make a fortune.
Even if the people of Great Qin did not need so much cloth, people in other places would still need such cloth.
Although other places were farther away and the operational cycle was longer.
However, this did not prevent them from selling it at a higher price elsewhere!
Just thinking about this, many merchants were tempted.
"No, I want a textile machine, I need a large number of textile machines!!"
"Me too, this textile machine is a good thing, we must seize it, otherwise, we will miss out on a huge fortune!!"
"Right! We must grasp this fortune, otherwise, we will inevitably fall behind others and be unable to keep pace with them!!"
With the emergence of such powerful textile machines, it was natural for others to realize that the previous textile machines should be phased out.
The previous textile machines had too slow weaving speeds.
With such a slow speed, it was uncertain how long it would take to weave a piece of cloth.
This also greatly increased the cost of cloth.
Weaving a piece of cloth quickly could save a lot of labor costs and reduce the price of cloth.
This was great news for those cloth merchants.
By lowering the price slightly, more common folk would buy their cloth, and they would earn more money.
However, the price of the water-powered textile machines made them hesitate.
"The price of this water-powered textile machine is too expensive! It's a thousand times the price of the previous textile machines!!"
"We might as well use the modified textile machines. Their price is only ten times that of the previous ones!!"
Between the two types of textile machines produced by Lin Tian, people were more inclined towards the manually operated textile machines because they were cheaper.
With such affordable prices, even well-off families could afford them.
Wealthy merchants could even purchase them in large quantities.
The water-powered textile machines were different. They not only required water power but were also extremely expensive, so expensive that many people instinctively did not want to buy them.
However, not everyone was so short-sighted; there were still many far-sighted individuals among them.
They understood that while the water-powered textile machines were a bit more expensive than ordinary textile machines.
Their production speed was far beyond what manually operated textile machines could match.
Moreover, the cloth woven by water-powered textile machines had more intricate patterns and was more exquisitely crafted.
This led many far-sighted individuals to purchase water-powered textile machines.
The price at which these water-powered textile machines were sold was enough to make one marvel.
"Hiss! The common folk of our Great Qin are truly wealthy! I didn't expect them to be able to afford such expensive water-powered textile machines!!"
"Yes, and they're not just buying one, but many!!"
"His Majesty's decision is indeed correct. Just by casually creating something, a vast amount of wealth can be generated! I also believe that under His Majesty's leadership, our Great Qin will become better and better!!"
Although Great Qin already possessed immense wealth, the continuous influx of wealth was definitely something to be happy about for the ministers.
In fact, every one of them was extremely excited and looked upon the future of Great Qin with great optimism.
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