Act 108: Sanctions from the Dyestuff Association
New York City.
This is the largest city in the Americas.
It is also the largest port in the United States, and countless goods are distributed here every day.
The first thing Carlton did when he returned to New York from a countryside in New Haven was to convene members of the North American Dye Association for a meeting.
"Thank you all for taking the time to attend this rally. Please take a look at the paper bags sent to you. Something like the UK has also happened here."
Carlton did not have too many greetings, but simply said hello and went straight to the topic.
Many members of the Printing and Dyeing Association unpack the paper bag and carefully looked at the dye inside the paper bag.
They all found that this was not the current mainstream dye, but they still couldn't say what the mystery of this dye had.
Suddenly, a voice asked in an uncertain tone, "Is this... a synthetic dye?"
The North American Dye Association consists of two types of people, one is a dye transport merchant represented by Carlton.
They either build their own teams or hire ships to transport natural dyes from different parts of the world from one place to another.
Another type of person is the plantation owner who grows dye crops in North America.
However, not many planters came today.
Compared with the comfortable life in its own plantations in the south, this international metropolis in New York is not very attractive to most planters.
However, no matter which of these two types of people, the phrase "synthetic dye" cannot be ignored.
This phrase, like a nightmare, reminds them all the time that good days now will not last too long.
British purple dye can only dye fur, which is already extremely terrifying. If there is a dye with stronger generality, the entire trading system based on natural dyes will fall apart.
Carlton replied seriously, "Yes, this is a synthetic dye."
"How is the applicability?" a member immediately asked.
"The red in your hands is good in water and excellent in oil." Carlton replied.
After he finished speaking, there was no sound in the conference room.
Those who can join the Dye Association and sit here are all successful business people.
As successful people, although they have some luck on the road to success, they all have one common characteristic, that is, they are not stupid.
Good water solubility and excellent oil solubility.
This means that this synthetic dye can be applied too wide. Compared to purple dyes that can only color fur.
This red dye may not be favored by the royal family of any country in the world. However, it can be used in countless fields.
Some people may think that high-end products can make money.
But the fact is just the opposite. Although the profits of high-end products are high, the output is low and the marginal cost is high.
For large-scale industrialized products that can be widely used, the profits of single products may be very meager, but the output is huge, and the marginal cost can even be spread to almost zero.
If you have a patent for industrial products like me, it means you can produce exclusively.
Exclusive production means greater profits.
The planter frowned and wanted to remove all the red dye crops he had planted.
The transporters were already bright in their eyes, and they just wanted to ask Carlton where he got the dye.
Carlton knew their thoughts and said in a very regretful tone, "I've talked to the maker of this dye. He refused to work with anyone in our dye association. He wanted to sell the dye himself."
"How could he do this!"
“This is not fair!”
"We want to sanction him!"
In an instant, various sounds began to rise and fall.
They are indeed angry. But the one who is angry is not the maker of this dye, they plan to eat alone. The one who is angry is not the one who is eating alone.
Carlton pressed his hands down to make the sound in the venue drop, he said, "The maker of this dye is a complete villain.
Even a gentleman was not considered a gentleman, and he was even just a little homeless man just a few months ago.
Now, it's just a guy who is arrogant in a remote place.
He blatantly challenged everyone in our dye association.
Just as everyone said just now, I think we need to teach him a lesson.
I have an idea.
We have issued a notice in the name of the Printing and Dyeing Association.
Inform all manufacturers that use our dyes not to use dyes that are not approved by the Dye Association.
At the same time, we must work hard on publicity.
You may think that with synthetic dyes, there is no need for natural dyes to exist.
No! That's not the case!
Healthy! Natural dyes are healthier!
Natural dyes are extracted from plants.
What about synthetic dyes? They are obtained through various chemical techniques.
We all know about chemistry, strong acids! explosives!
We can promote that if you wear clothes dyed with synthetic dyes, your skin will ulcerate. If you brush the walls of synthetic dyes, you will even explode!
We can ask experts and professors to stand up for us and publicize the disadvantages of synthetic dyes to the public.
In this way, we can continue to sell natural dyes.”
"But...what if we can also produce synthetic dyes?"
"Can we produce now? No! We can't live today, so how can we have tomorrow? If we can produce tomorrow, the output will be better than that damn little homeless man. Can't we promote the benefits of synthetic dyes?
For example...cheap.
Anyway, those stupid guys are forgetful. They will believe what we promote. As for what we say before, how can they remember?
OK, vote now.
Raise your hand if you agree to the sanctions.”
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"The number of people raising their hands is fifty-seven, more than half. The sanctions on dyes without the North American Dye Association's permission begin today. Please all members are asked to perform their duties conscientiously."
Carlton said.
Chapter completed!