Kawalu Shengmo continued to say that the products that Japan exports to foreign countries are actually similar to those next door, and there are many overlaps. But Europe and the United States are so big, they only have to worry about less and not worry about more.

And many things are really desired by Europe and the United States, such as metals such as tungsten and zinc, as well as specialty products such as bristles and camphor. Europe and the United States either do not have it, or produce less, depending on imports from the Far East.

The path of the shogunate is still on raw silk, and other European and American powers may not be appreciated. Things that are worth seeing, such as those Japanese handmade lacquerware, screens and the like, are small in output and expensive in unit prices, but the total price is very small.

There is still an old saying that at this time European porcelain-making technology has completely surpassed the East, but why do you want to import porcelain? The rich do not ask for the best, but the most expensive. Ladies get together, if you use a porcelain tea cup made in the UK to entertain everyone for afternoon tea, then there is no compelling.

It must be a teacup from the far east, specially ordered from the thirteen branches of Guangdong, full of exotic customs, to show that the owner is rich, stylish, and tasteful.

Japanese lacquerware, screens and porcelain are actually the same way. These gadgets are not affordable for the poor, and they are exported to Europe to satisfy the consumption of the rich.

Historically, the Imari ware (Arita ware) from the Nabeshima family in Saga was also sold in Europe and the United States. In terms of quality, it is actually inferior to the white porcelain produced in the UK. But he can sell it, or someone is willing to buy it. The thinking of the rich is not the same as the ordinary people.

The matter of export is not mentioned, anyway, Japan does not have any industrial products to export. Let’s ask about imports again. What else did foreign countries send to Japan?

The British brought a large amount of cotton cloth. After all, the industry Ge Ming was born out of the textile industry. Cotton from India and the southern United States is transported by car to Britain. After being woven into cotton cloth, it is then dumped all over the world. It even squeezed out India’s own textile industry, not to mention all parts of Africa where there is no industrial foundation.

For Japan, the denser and thicker cotton cloth woven by the UK is indeed an excellent commodity. The reason why it has not been sent to Japan for sale before is purely because the Dutch have more money-making products.

Perfume, dye, silk, Chinese, patent medicine...

They are all light and expensive things, the cabins are so big, the Shogunate only allows so few Dutch merchant ships to trade in Nagasaki a year, and the fool brought cotton cloth.

It is different now. Now that the shogunate was founded, there is no longer a limit on the number of ships, nor a limit on the amount of trade. Cotton cloth, which is a typical industrial product, is naturally accompanied by ships and sent to Japan in batches.

Japan itself is a society where men farming and women weaving, but Japanese textile materials are raw silk, kapok, and green ramie. Cotton is a new crop introduced in the Edo period. Think about it, wow, cotton was only promoted in the next mainland in the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it the Edo period in Japan?

In addition to the three types of textile materials other than cotton, raw silk, we have mentioned before. Ordinary people dress mainly in linen and kapok.

The key point is the key point!

Japan's domestic production is difficult to meet the needs of the market!

It is always said that the poor in the old society are in tattered clothes, or they are not well clothed. This is not only the reason why the poor are poor, but also the reason why the supply of clothing cannot meet the demand.

Therefore, the large amount of cheap cotton brought by the British businessmen not only did not impact Japan's own small peasant society, but also effectively supplemented the Japanese market. Of course, there are still relatively few imports now. If you really wait for a large amount of cotton to be sent to Japan, certain social problems will still arise.

Regardless of cloth, the import of another product is really the key.

Yangtie!

There is no need for the brains of these foreign businessmen. The cheap and easy-to-obtain pig iron in their countries is not so expensive in East Asia, but it is also a commodity that is in great demand in the market. Whether it is shipped to Siam, Burma, Qing or Japan, it is the same best-selling.

Drawing lessons from experiences in other countries, both British and American businessmen brought the entire ship of Yangtze. The magnate merchants who established their business in Yokohama happily danced with the franchise merchants of the various domains. Although pig iron is crude iron, it is not iron, so there is no market for it.

After the businessmen of the Saga Domain discovered Yokohama in Yokohama, they purchased in large quantities. Who said Saga has been able to use the blast furnace to refine pig iron? Buying home and making steel is even more magical.

In history, after the shogunate was founded, all the ancient iron and steel merchants in Japan went bankrupt and closed for no more than two decades. Including what we know, the big landlord who owns 25,000 hectares of land in Izumo, and the famous iron manufacturer Taman Uemon, did not withstand the impact, and was ultimately finished.

Let me add a digression here. After this, Japan's so-called iron milling and jade steel technology has been completely cut off, perished, and ceased to exist.

It is completely lost and perish forever!

Later on, they brag, that the so-called ancient steel recovered by scientific methods is all modern goods. Compared with the ancient methods, it is the difference between Songhuajiang and Songhuadan. Except for the name, nothing else is the same.

The knives made with this kind of steel are actually different from the knives hundreds of years ago. ~lightnovelpub.net~ is not the same thing at all, it depends on packaging.

However, this so-called ancient smelting is completely normal. The smelting technology at this time is known as "liu cave iron" and "bei iron making". Lavatory iron is to break the mined iron ore first, and then find a stream to throw the ore powder into it. The earth and rocks flow along the water, and the iron-containing particles sink to the bottom.

Take out these sunken ore powder to smelt, this thing is called "liu cave iron". "Treading iron" means ironmaking in an earthen blast furnace equipped with a large bellows. The reason for stepping is naturally because you need to step on the blast to enter the furnace.

The entire ironmaking process is full of various uncertainties. It relies entirely on the experience of the smelting master to ensure the level of milled iron and jade steel that is finally smelted. As for why one furnace can produce milled iron and jade steel at the same time, it is another matter. If you are interested, you can check it out.

With this kind of smelting technology, isn't it just that the cheap Yangtie was immediately squeezed to death by Yangtie. Fortunately, Tadaoemon has ordered Oguri Tadashi to build the Nagasaki Steel Works in Nagasaki, which is regarded as the start of the modern steel industry.

Perhaps Yokohama can also take advantage of convenient water transportation to start building a steel plant.