Phi-Fic Chapter 172
Chapter 172
Chapter 172
The busiest thing in Zhuo County these days is Dukangting's furniture factory.
Not only did the households in Zhuo County order a lot of furniture, but Fan Yang suddenly added a large number of orders. The output of nearly a thousand sets of furniture made the craftsmen of the furniture factory very busy.
Liu He came to inspect the furniture factory. Seeing that Gao Xing went to the battle in person, he pulled him aside: "You are now the manager and shopkeeper of Changhe Furniture. You should focus on cultivating talents, not doing coolies, understand?"
I was so happy and anxious that I was about to cry: "My lord, to be honest, orders have soared recently. Fan Yang's [-] sets of furniture are only available for one month. The craftsmen are working day and night, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to supply them. If the subordinates don't do it themselves No more."
Liu He said with a smile: "You can't change anything by yourself, but you have to find a way to improve efficiency. Although Fan Yang has a large number of furniture, they are all tables and chairs of the same style. You can ask people to make them in batches and categorize them. Someone is responsible for the desktop. , table legs and other materials, someone specially assembles it, isn’t it fast?”
"Oh, my lord is really smart!" Gao Xing was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, and slapped his head suddenly: "Why didn't I think of such a wonderful method?"
"In the future, you need to use your brain more and less hands. You are in management, understand?" Liu He patted Happy on the shoulder with the attitude of a big boss, and said: "Fanyang will have a bigger furniture factory, you We need to cultivate more talents, and we will not only manage this area in the future, there is a long way to go!"
"Thank you, my lord!" I was so happy to see Liu He trusting him so much, I couldn't be more excited.
Liu He walked around happily, and roughly pointed out how to mass-produce ordinary furniture. This kind of assembly line product is actually better. As long as the manpower is properly allocated, no special carpenter can participate, so it is convenient to recruit labor too much.
During this period of time, the furniture alone sold more than 1000 million yuan. Liu He thought he had enough money, but since the last time the emissary came and said that Zhang Rang asked Huangfusong for 6000 million yuan, Liu He realized how much money he had. Superficial, my own family background is not enough for others to accept bribes!
In addition, under the management of Zhen Yao, the winery has gradually entered the right track. With the joint efforts of more than a dozen winemakers, three series of wines have been brewed, followed by blending, cellaring and other processes. A catty of wine can be sold for [-] yuan, and today's wine pool can be called a cornucopia.
As for the soap that Liu He took out that day, the effect is still not satisfactory so far. It is mainly made of sheep oil, lard and plant ash, but the mixing ratio is not satisfactory. Add spices and other things, and the soap effect is much better.
But these spices are not easy to find. The roses I took last time were a dowry gift from the Zhen family to Zhen Dao. These spices were brought from Guishuang Kingdom, how could they be so wasted?
Liu He asked the craftsmen to continue to search for ash of various materials for preparation. He remembered oak, beech and other woods. The effect of trees that can extract lye juice would be better, and further experiments were needed.
In addition, Liu He also opened several small factories, specializing in the research of cement, glass, and coal smelting methods. With the current conditions, it is advanced enough to be able to make these things. Currently, there are not enough iron tools. To develop, it is necessary to improve steelmaking technology.
When the school was about to open, Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan and the others left for Fanyang, but Liu He took Dianwei to Youbeiping after working in the workshop for a few days, which puzzled everyone. What is it that attracts him?
During the autumn harvest, all places are filled with the joy of a good harvest. This time is also the most active time for grain merchants. When the autumn grain comes out, they will buy a batch at a low price. When the next spring planting or when there is insufficient food in summer, Resell it.
The normal grain price in Dahan is about 400 yuan a stone. In recent years, there have been many wars and chaos, and it has risen to 500 yuan. Last year, when the grain price in Zhuo County was the highest, it was nearly 700 yuan. It was not until these two months that it gradually dropped and returned to normal levels.
According to the standard of grain harvest in previous years, the price of autumn grain will be slightly lower, about 320 yuan. When each family is planning how much grain to sell this year, they suddenly find that instead of reducing the price, the price of grain has risen to 420 yuan.
As the news spread, everyone inquired one after another. People with some connections in the government finally got "inside information". It turned out that due to the military deployments in successive years, the treasury in various places in Youzhou was empty, and the government was planning to purchase a batch of autumn grain to replenish the inventory.
As soon as the news came out, wealthy families with a little bit of wealth began to go to villages and villages to buy food secretly, but most people were skeptical and still waiting and watching.
At this time, the government issued an official document, all the people who were exempted from taxes this year were not allowed to sell autumn grain, and if there was any surplus grain to sell for money, the grain tax should be paid first.
As soon as this official document came out, those grain merchants who got the news immediately sensed the business opportunity and immediately started buying grain. At this time, the price of grain had risen to 450 yuan, but they didn't care. Some people even paid the deposit before harvesting the crops. .
In mid-September, Fanyang City, which was originally deserted, became extremely lively. The Yanjing Academy was originally opened, and many scholars and Confucian scholars came from all over the place, wanting to see the demeanor of great Confucianism, and see if there is a chance to enter the Academy.
Now that the price of grain has quietly increased again, the nearby grain merchants are escorting large and small vehicles to rush here. The official road leading to Fanyang is overcrowded, and there is even a traffic jam, which has never been seen before.
Fan Yang's newly opened Yanyanglou in September is extremely popular, not only because it is the tallest five-story restaurant in the city, but also because its drinks are delicious, and several special dishes are even more memorable after eating.
The owners of several large households in Fanyang eat and drink here every night, and the food at home is simply unbearable. Some even reserved private rooms for a month, using the restaurant as their own guest room.
"Oh, it's a loss, a loss, a big loss!"
"Isn't it? It was still 480 yuan yesterday, but it was raised to [-] yuan this morning. My thirty shi grains!"
"Tch, thirty shi is too embarrassing to call out. I worked so hard to transport two hundred shi of grain from Qinghe, and sold it for [-] yuan. Do you think it's a loss?"
"Then why don't you hurry up and collect another batch, I see that the price of food will continue to rise."
"It's easy for you to say. Now the grain is in the hands of the grain merchants, and the scattered ones have long since disappeared. If you want to buy it, you can only transport it to other places..."
Such voices were heard everywhere in the restaurant, everyone was beating their chests and feet, sighing, they were all discussing the matter of selling grain, but few people mentioned Yenching Academy.
On a table by the window on the third floor of Yanyang Building, Qiao Yong was sitting with Liu Ping and Gao Wang, quietly listening to the discussion around them.
Gao Wang said in a low voice, "Five hundred renminbi a stone of grain, this is still autumn grain, isn't the price too high?"
Qiao Yong said with a smile: "It's not high, it's just a small fight. If you want to attract real big businessmen, you have to at least double the price."
"Hiss—" Gao Wang gasped, and asked with wide-eyed eyes, "Is this... going to be a problem?"
Although Liu Ping was young, his eyes were sharp and determined, and he pursed his lips and said: "The scattered grains in Zhuo County are all harvested, and the price will definitely rise again."
"What the second son said is very true!" Qiao Yong glanced at Liu Ping appreciatively, and patted Gao Wang's arm, "Tomorrow let them collect another batch of grain from scattered merchants, and the price will directly increase to just over [-] yuan."
"This..." Gao Wang's hands trembled. He was a little afraid to collect grain at such a high price.
Qiao Yong smiled and said, "Don't worry, the lord has already explained this matter. Before he came to Fan Yang, I had my own plan."
(End of this chapter)