The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter Six

3000 taels of silver.

Even the face of Wansan next to him changed color, and he started to feel annoyed in his heart.

Eye-catching.

The eldest son was young and spoke politely, why did he lose his head and believe that the eldest son is a tiger that doesn't eat people?

Although 3000 taels of silver would not bankrupt Mr. Zhang's family, it would still hurt his muscles and bones.

After all, what they offer is profit, real money.

You must keep a low profile.

The old craftsman warned himself secretly.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad.

In the past, he scolded Zhang Dong's family for being a bad guy at home, but now facing Xungui together, Wan San and Zhang Dehui sat down together.

Zhu Gaochi just doesn't know how to do business. It's not that he doesn't know how to read people's faces. Seeing the expressions of the people, he knew they had misunderstood, so he explained: "Boss Zhang, look."

"This machine can be turned only by boiling water, and the coal for boiling water only needs to be obtained from local materials, which does not cost much, but it can run continuously, day after day, year after year."

"You have to calculate the general ledger. It won't be long before you can get back your money. The days to come are all profits, so you are making money."

New products are never created overnight.

For example, the invention of the automobile was the result of years of public opinion, which believed that automobiles could easily kill people and that automobiles should be banned.

Birds die for food, people die for wealth.

3000 taels of silver would not kill Zhang Dehui, but he felt distressed, so he wanted to give it a try.

The eldest son is not like a cruel person.

Mustering up his courage, Zhang Dehui tried to open his mouth to negotiate, "The machine is very good, but the student's mine can't use ten machines. The government coal company next door should be able to."

Misfortune to the east.

Zhu Gaochi disagreed.

Although the imperial court opened official mines, set up low-level ambassadors, and had many regulations on private mines among the people, regulations are regulations, and reality is reality.

Official mines are not as good as civilian mines.

There is only one official mine in Xishan District, and more than ten private mines are proof.

The demand for all kinds of ores makes the government turn a blind eye and close one eye, which further promotes the development of the mining industry.

Dealing with min mines only needs to talk about profits.

However, when cooperating with the official mine, there are more things to consider, but it is easy to cause trouble, and a good thing turns into a bad thing.

Whether it is in terms of customer size or convenience, Zhu Gaochi does not intend to cooperate with the official mine first.

"Ten units are a good deal." Zhu Gaochi retorted.

Before the steam engine was popularized, only one Newcomen engine was purchased in the Cornwall mining area in southwestern England.

In less than 30 years, the number of steam engines in the Cornwall mines exceeded one hundred.

The scale of Zhang Dehui's mine is the largest in the Xishan District of Beiping Prefecture.

Beiping Mansion is not Beiping City.

Proposing the number of ten steam engines was not Zhu Gaochi's nonsense.

"Ten steam engines are enough to pump out the groundwater, which is equivalent to expanding your mine at least ten times, or even a hundred times."

The eldest son said it well.

Wansan wakes up.

People think that the eldest son is right, because the eldest son has settled the accounts clearly.

The people present were either artisans, mine heads, or businessmen.

Everyone has a book in their hearts.

The eldest son is not talking nonsense.

It is rare to have a noble man who is reasonable.

Everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Dehui, and the pressure passed to him.

Zhang Dehui smiled wryly, and looked at the crowd helplessly: "The coal produced by the mine has a place to go, and the production capacity has increased by ten times out of thin air. Where can I find so many buyers?"

Yes.

What Zhang Dongjia said is good.

Not to mention that firewood is often used by the people, even in ironworks, charcoal is used, coal is not acceptable.

Everyone woke up.

Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

There are not many coal mines in Daming, and there are more coal mines in the north, as well as various mines on the grasslands, which are also rich.

However, because of groundwater, mines are mostly located in areas where minerals are exposed on the surface or are easily mined.

Moreover, the transportation cost is high and it is difficult to transport it over long distances.

under various constraints.

Therefore, the production capacity of coal mines is not high.

The amount of coal used represents the degree of industrial development in a country's industrial age.

"Boss Zhang's coal mine has a high output, and the price can be cheaper than others', so why worry about no one buying it."

Seeing that the eldest son was stumped, Wan San interjected to help.

In the old days, even if Wan San had a big face and dared to spoil his affairs, Zhang Dehui would have to show him his face.

Now that you have a nobleman by your side, you can't show off your prestige.

So politely explain to people.

"As the saying goes, cutting one's fortune is like killing one's parents. To put it bluntly, none of the thirteen mine owners in the Xishan mining area has ever had a conflict, but there are some things that cannot be done, which will cause public outrage."

Rough words are not rough.

Zhang Dehui's reasons convinced people.

Zhu Gaochi suddenly understood a truth.

Why is the steam engine easy to use, but it still took 30 years for the Cornwall mining area to increase the number of steam engines to thirty.

Because of the market.

The purchase of steam engines increases with the size of the market.

30 years time.

All walks of life in the UK have eliminated the original fuel and used coal on a large scale.

With the function of the steam engine, the effective use area of ​​the mine has doubled, and the coal mining rate has increased geometrically.

So coal is getting cheaper and cheaper, gradually becoming the main fuel people use.

Anything that goes against the laws of nature will fail.

If you want to promote the development of steam engines in the shortest time, the price of steam engines is only the easiest problem, but the real problem is market demand.

……

"Crack clap."

The sound from the machine attracted everyone's attention.

The shaking arms slowly stopped.

The machine stopped moving.

Everyone looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi's face was flushed, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to get under, he didn't hit someone in the face like that.

"hey-hey."

"Accident, purely accidental."

Whether it was an accident or not depends entirely on the young master's opening his mouth, Zhang Dehui was crying.

I feel wronged, my lord.

He can obviously steal money, but he still works so hard.

We cannot live without that awareness.

"My lord, we can't compare to Hui merchants and Huai merchants, let alone salt merchants. The mine is a small business with little profit."

After screaming hard, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "The students bought this machine, the quantity is discounted, and the price remains the same. The students buy five sets. What do you think?"

Zhu Gaochi's face turned cold.

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Several guards stepped forward while cursing and drew their knives.

"The little one said the wrong thing, damn it, the little one bought twenty sets." Zhang Dehui immediately changed his words, his voice was so frightened that he almost cried.

He also has thugs in his hands.

Desperadoes also raised.

However, he is a regular army, killing himself is like slaughtering chickens, how dare he resist.

Zhu Gaochi said dissatisfied: "What are you doing, you all come down with us."

Following his words, several guards retracted their knives and retreated back. Their movements were sharp, and they looked like heroes from the battlefield.

The chill atmosphere did not dissipate, and people dared not speak.

It's so hard to do business.

No wonder my parents in my previous life warned me that I was not suitable for business, and only asked me to find a factory to make screws.

(End of this chapter)