The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 32 Is It Appropriate To Be So Arrogant
It is not easy for Zhu Gaochi to go to the city alone. He needs to obtain the consent of Princess Yan. Of course, he will not waste time.

A temporary room.

The atmosphere in the room seemed a little tense.

The eldest son is approachable, those who are familiar with him will recognize him, and those who are not familiar with the character of the eldest son will be intimidated.

The other party is a noble person.

They actually sit on an equal footing with nobles.

"The old method was too slow."

On the grounds of the ironworks.

More than [-] coal bosses involved in the production and sale of coal stoves and briquettes gathered together under the auspices of the eldest son.

Among the businessmen present, only Zhang Dehui was not panicked at all.

On the contrary, it seemed a little enjoyable.

All over the world.

Is there any noble person like the eldest son who shows kind gestures to ordinary people from the bottom of his heart?
wrong.

There are also people-friendly ones.

But it's not as good as the eldest son's sincerity.

In the eldest son's heart, it seems that he really has no idea of ​​superiority or inferiority.

Whether it is officials, craftsmen, businessmen, or ordinary people, they are all treated equally and equally, which makes people often subconsciously ignore the identity of the eldest son of Yan Wangfu.

So Zhang Dehui likes to stay with the eldest son very much.

This kind of spiritual pleasure made him extremely satisfied.

Looking at the colleagues around him, their bodies tense all over, Zhang Dehui felt complacent in his heart, for he was a sober person.

"The common people don't know coal stoves and briquettes, so no matter how each company sells them, the words will not be able to impress the common people."

People are not familiar with him.

Back then, Zhang Dehui was even more nervous than when everyone saw him for the first time.

Zhu Gaochi was too lazy to talk nonsense.

After a long time of contact, they will naturally get used to it like Zhang Dehui.

"What good plan did the eldest son think of?" Zhang Dehui said deliberately.

"Then send it."

"Find one or two families on each street, give them coal stoves and briquettes, and use them as demonstrations."

"The common people have seen the benefits with their own eyes, and they don't need to promote it, they will naturally buy it."

……

The coal bosses looked at each other.

Is it possible to do business like this?
Someone subconsciously resisted.

Where does the nobleman know the way of cost and benefit? It's just a temporary interest.

One day he lost interest, he turned and left, leaving only chicken feathers on the ground.

at last.

Someone mustered up the courage to raise concerns.

"Honeycomb and coal stoves are already sold cheaply, and there is not much profit to be made. If the business has not yet opened, if we send so many of them out, I am afraid that they will lose money."

"Yeah yeah."

"If the eldest son is not satisfied, the students can ask the shop assistants to promote it when they see customers, which will definitely increase the sales."

Those who do business do not wear the skin of a scholar, and the road is not smooth.

Zhang Dehui is an example.

Therefore, merchants are both merchants and scholars.

The powerful ones even have the fame of juren.

There are many scholars.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, there was a lot of waste waiting to be rebuilt, and there was a shortage of talents.

Therefore, Juren can be a high-ranking official.

There are also those who do Shangshu.

It's just that after more than [-] years of development, the status of juren in the officialdom has become more and more difficult to use, and it is pure luck to rely on juren to become a high-ranking official.

Not to mention the scholar.

But there is no future in the officialdom, which does not mean that the status of fame and fame is not easy to use.

"If it's just a coal stove and briquette business, it's true for a short period of time, but briquette is not a one-time deal." Zhu Gaochi explained.

He can also choose to force it down.

But the situation is not in control.

In case things become serious and accidents are easy to happen, he may not be able to bear the consequences.

And it's obviously a good thing, why do it have to be a bad thing.

Bureaucracy is bad.

"As long as the common people use coal stoves, they will buy briquettes every month and every year, which means that all the money spent on buying firewood is used to buy briquettes."

"Such a huge sum of money, you should be able to calculate it clearly."

After hearing the words, everyone felt that what the eldest son said was reasonable.

But some people are still worried.

The workers who make the briquettes cost a sum, and transporting them to the city is another sum, and it is even more expensive to transport the briquettes to the streets and alleys.

Count the cost of clay, coal, etc.

The market is indeed huge.

It seems to be a transaction with a huge amount of silver, but it is purely a small profit but quick turnover.

intensive industry.

With more effort, there are profits, but not to the point of exaggeration. For each individual business, it is just an extra.

Purely wanting to make a fortune from this business.

Only ordinary people can get rich.

And they were the owners of the coal mines, and their wealth did not allow them to put in a lot of effort.

Zhu Gaochi sighed secretly.

That's why he didn't want to get involved in the business.

A lot of labor and cost are used, and there are many problems that are easy to encounter, but the benefits are not rich. Even the mine owner looks down on it, let alone him.

The same is true for future generations.

Those who sell briquettes in cities and towns are generally local self-employed.

For ordinary people, it is worth investing in, but for businessmen, it is of little value.

But Daming's productivity is low, and the common people don't have the strength.

"Everyone is blind."

Zhang Dehui interrupted the silence.

When it comes to business matters, he has to come forward.

It happened to be able to perform in front of the eldest son again.

He understands the eldest son's thoughts, and it is precisely because he understands the eldest son's thoughts that he feels that the eldest son is right.

The reason why he didn't convince his peers was that the eldest son didn't find the right breakthrough.

"Where does the coal come from?"

"From the mines."

"Whose business is the mine?"

"If you feel that the honeycomb business is not worth the loss, you can sell it to small businessmen after it is promoted."

"Think about it, everyone, if all the people in Beiping Prefecture will switch to briquettes in the future, then our mine will still have trouble selling?"

"I'm afraid the supply is in short supply."

Seeing that many people were moved, Zhang Dehui began to promote his factory again.

"The steam engine makes you buy more, but you don't want to buy it."

"Humph."

Sneered twice.

"In the future, people will switch to honeycomb coal, and mines that don't use steam engines will have a better output than others."

"At that time, you can only watch others make money."

……

Everyone was silent for a while.

"Zhang... What Zhang Dong's family said is very true."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi heaved a sigh of relief.

But in a blink of an eye, there are still people who are not convinced and unwilling to speak up to support.

He couldn't figure it out.

The real benefits are all in front of your eyes. Will a businessman be so stubborn?

"No one should try to steal and play tricks."

Zhang Dehui told the story of these people.

"Thinking about getting others to do it, the market has opened up, so I hide behind and follow suit."

"Make a rule today."

"Everyone present, if you agree, make an oath. We opened the way. In the future, the coal mines used for briquettes can only be provided by our mines."

"Whoever dares to break the rules, we will beat him together."

Everyone looked at each other.

They do have thugs.

But in front of noble people, is it appropriate to be so public?

(End of this chapter)