Ming Zuo

Chapter 79 Business Layout [Ms. Meng, welcome home! 】

Although it was the Little Ice Age, in February, Shandong also thawed.

The business invitation sent by Zuo Menggeng finally began to give back.

"Little Hou Cheng, from Guide, this is a share of gold, please accept it with a smile from Young Master Zuo."

The first person to arrive was the shopkeeper of Hou Xun's family, who brought [-] taels of silver.In addition to holding the shares of glass, it also has the distribution rights in Henan province.

"Little Cao Xuan, from Nanyang."

The second person to arrive represented Cao Wenheng.

Although he and Hou Xun are from Henan, what Cao Wenheng seeks is not the distribution rights in Henan.

His ambitions were even greater, and he spent a full [-] taels of silver.For the insufficient part, use the minerals and materials that Zuo Menggeng needs.

What Cao Wenheng wants is the right to sell glass in Huguang, Guangdong and Guangxi.

Anyway, they are all areas that cannot be affected at present, Zuo Menggeng has no reason not to agree.

People from Liu Zongzhou's family also came, and the share price was also [-] taels. They were seeking the right to sell glass in Zhejiang and Fujian.

Wang Weiran, whom Zuo Menggeng was looking forward to the most, finally brought what he needed ten days after the canal was enlightened.

The vast fleet entered the canal via the Yellow River, but did not enter the customs in Linqing, but stopped in the wild in the middle of the night.

The whole army of the rear battalion was dispatched and worked all night before transporting all the iron and coal back to Zuozhuang.

"Brother Wang's kindness is unforgettable by Zuo. But there is one more thing, I hope Brother Wang can help."

What Wang Weiran wants to see most now is glass.

After he brought the samples back to Shanxi, everyone in the family went crazy.He was instructed to become a shareholder and to win the distribution rights in the northwest.

"Brother Zuo, please speak."

What Zuo Menggeng asked for this time was simpler.

"My little brother would like to ask Brother Wang to purchase thousands of cattle and sheepskins on his behalf, and the supply will be stable in the future."

The purpose of Zuo Menggeng's purchase of cattle and sheepskin is to make ammunition boxes.

The ammunition of the flash hat gun is wrapped in paper, and waterproof and moisture-proof has become the most important indicator.Ordinary cloth bags are definitely not possible.

Moreover, the cloth bag is soft, and the ammunition is not neatly placed in it, which is not conducive to the use of soldiers.

The only way is to tanner the cowhide and make it into a boxy box.The box has a strap that can be connected to the soldier's belt and hung around the soldier's waist.

Leather ammo boxes are not easily deformed, and ammunition can be neatly stacked inside.And the waterproof effect is very good, even if you swim across the river, you can continue to use it.

During combat, as long as the cover is opened, the bullet can be taken out and loaded.

The ammo box is divided into two layers, one large and one small.The large one holds bullets and propellant, and the small one holds the flash cap with the propellant.

In this era, the only ones that can provide cattle and sheepskins stably are outside the frontier.

The relationship between Shanxi merchants and outside the Great Wall, it is easy to get some cattle and sheepskins.

Sure enough, Wang Weiran didn't care when he heard it.

"This matter is left to me, Brother Zuo only needs to pay for the money."

So far, the shares of each company's shareholding in the glass industry have added up to more than [-] taels of silver.

And to build a glass factory, it doesn't take so much at all.

In other words, most of them went into Zuo Menggeng's pocket and became the development funds of the Houying.

With the money in place, the construction of the factory was put on the agenda.

"Ming Fu, please provide help from the government office and publish job recruitment notices to the whole city."

Linqing prefectural government is also beneficial, of course, I have to find Qu Shisi for this busyness.

Qu Shisi didn't take it seriously.

"A little labor, you can recruit as much as you can."

Zuo Menggeng looked at him faintly.

"Mingfu, we need fifty thousand workers."

"hiss……"

Qu Shisi pulled off his beard and grinned in pain.

"How much do you need?"

He was a little frightened.

"A mere workshop, need these many people?"

Zuo Menggeng had no choice but to give him popular science.

"What we did this time is not a small workshop, but a group enterprise. In order to meet everyone's needs, there must be sufficient output. If there are not enough workers, it will not be possible at all."

Zuo Menggeng added another sentence.

"For this reason, the little nephew has already scavenged the refugees outside the city, and there is still a big gap. The little nephew thought that there are not a few unemployed refugees in the city. They do bad things every day and harm the neighbors. It's better to get them all and let these people work. If you have income, you will not lose the stability of the place.”

Qu Shi Si suddenly sat up straight, his eyes looking straight at him.

"The refugees outside the city are gone?"

After he took over as Zhizhou, the biggest trouble was the refugees outside the city waiting to be fed.

No matter what, these refugees will surely die of starvation and cold.

But let’s talk about it, how can I manage it?

He is not like many vicious local officials who directly drive away the refugees.It doesn't matter where you die as long as you're not in your own jurisdiction.

The only big city in the vicinity is Linqing, and the first choice for refugees to eat can only be here.

But under his rule, some people were displaced, which made his political achievements very bad.

Now Zuo Menggeng told him that the refugees outside the city were gone.

How could this not surprise Qu Shiqi inexplicably.

"Mingfu didn't know anything. Previously, over [-] refugees were requisitioned after repairing the Chaoguan Wharf. Later, these people were recruited to the back camp of the little nephew. Counting their family members, there were at least more than [-] people. This time, to build a glass enterprise, It also requires a lot of labor. It is not enough for the remaining [-] refugees to be recruited.”

Qu Shiqi completely ignored why Zuo Menggeng had [-] people in a battalion, and even if he heard it, he didn't think he heard it.

What he cares more about is that two mere projects can solve the refugee problem.

"My nephew, you glass...glass company, do you need as many people as you need temporarily, or do you need it all the time?"

Zuo Menggeng knew what he wanted to ask.

"Mingfu, now the land is tight, and it is impossible to support so many people. The government must find a way for the people to live. The labor required for work is several times or dozens of times that of the cultivated land, and it is only necessary to allow the people to earn a living in exchange for their work. The money and food needed are not at all afraid of the troubles of refugees.”

Qu Shizi closed his eyes and pondered, and there was something he couldn't figure out.

"The people all over the world have gone to work, but who will farm? If there is no farming, how will you be able to feed yourself? Wouldn't it be a bigger disaster when the land will starve and die?"

Zuo Menggeng explained patiently.

"It's not that the people are not allowed to cultivate, but the redundant people are liberated from the land. In this way, the people who farm the land will have income, and the people who work will also have income, so no one will be poor and hungry."

In the end, Qu Shisi didn't have a vision that was too advanced, and couldn't see the deep meaning behind it.

However, as a result, the refugees outside the city were swept away, and even the unemployed refugees in the city had a place to return, which still made him extremely satisfied.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, which is a great achievement of officials.

With the government's presence, recruitment notices were posted all over the city, which became the biggest hot topic in Linqing.

Countless people are eager to try and flock to sign up locations everywhere.

Twenty cents a day is very little, but it is better than no income.

Most of the time people choose because they have no choice.Even if the salary is very stingy, it does not match their efforts.

More than [-] workers were quickly recruited.

The wasteland, which used to be a wasteland that you would never take a second glance at, has now become an extremely lively large factory.

Zuo Menggeng made a plan for the factory area, and did not wait until everything was completed before starting construction.Instead, it is divided into several areas, with different constructions.

People in this era don't have much demand for flat glass because they don't know how to use it.

You say it can be used to make windows, better than paper paste?
Excuse me, how can you say how this fragile flat glass is transported from Shandong to Shanxi, or further afield?
If the damage rate exceeds a certain level, it will not make money.

On the contrary, people of this era are very fond of water glasses, water bottles and other glass works of art.

For this, Zuo Menggeng had nothing to do.

After all, the market is the only factor that determines business.

The first production lines that were built were made of these things.

On the day of work, everyone who can come has come.

Seeing with their own eyes that sand and limestone were put into it, and then turned into a bright red liquid, and then blown by craftsmen into various transparent and crystal glass, everyone was shocked.

"This thing... is this thing so simple?"

While Wang Weiran was dumbfounded, he couldn't help but feel a little heartache.

I felt that the [-] taels of silver I spent was not worth it.

Zuo Menggeng did not see it.

"It's not difficult to know the reasons for things in this world. What's rare is to know the reasons. Brother Wang, do you think so?"

Wang Weiran stared at the craftsmen's glass blowing movements, his face was dark and unclear, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

When leaving the factory, in a secluded place, Wang Weiran asked in a low voice to the people around him, "How is it fired, have you ever seen it?"

The man was full of confidence.

"Young master is at ease, the little one has seen it clearly and clearly. After we go back, we can do it ourselves."

Wang Weiran was very happy, and immediately ordered: "You rush back to Puzhou immediately, and once you make it, report it immediately."

After the man took orders, he left quickly.

Wang Weiran turned his head and stared coldly at the hot construction site, with a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Is it really easy to make money from Shanxi merchants?
Zuo, just wait, there is a day when you cry.

(End of this chapter)