From the gate of heaven

Chapter 82 [Sell coal to Mingyue Building]

Recently, Lin Ze recruited about [-] female workers from various miner families to make briquettes in the coal factory.

In addition, [-] cooks were also recruited for the package.

The candidates for the cook are the family members of the members of the mine protection team who have passed the screening, which makes these members of the mine protection team more loyal to Lin Ze.

For these female briquette workers, Lin Ze's requirement is to make [-] briquettes every day, and put them into storage after drying.

The wages given are very low, only two hundred Wen a month, but three meals are taken care of.

According to the value of a meal of 15 Wen, the daily expenditure of each person is about 45 Wen, and the processing money is 52 Wen.

The money spent on these female workers every month is 4680 taels.

To be honest, the labor intensity is not high, but the remuneration is very good. These female workers are very hardworking, and because of these jobs with good remuneration, Lin Ze has gained a higher reputation among the miners.

At present, the coal mine produces 90 briquettes every day.

Because honeycomb coal is used to promote the use of coal, honeycomb coal currently maintains the same price as raw coal.

The honeycomb briquettes made are also very popular in the market, more convenient to use and durable to burn.

The honeycomb briquettes produced by the female workers can be sold for 5400 taels of silver every month, and after paying the wages of the female workers, there is still 720 taels left. It seems that Lin Ze is not losing money, but in fact this does not count the cost of raw coal.

If we simply calculate the value of the coal saved by making briquettes, it is 1080 taels, and after paying the wages of the female workers, the net loss is 3600 taels.

Well, less profit is less loss.

But this is an indispensable cost expenditure in the process of promoting the use of coal.

Because of this, Lin Ze does not intend to continue to recruit female workers for the time being, and even considers to completely divest the briquette production business after the coal use market opens, or consider raising the price of briquette to turn this business into a profit.

Of course, it is also possible to consider reducing the treatment for female workers to achieve profitability, but Lin Ze does not consider this matter.

It is not worthwhile for Lin Ze at this stage to make a little more money but lose his reputation and popularity.

Looking at Shan Xuliang who asked him if he had any discounts on honeycomb coal, a brand new idea popped up in Lin Ze's mind.

Since you lose money by making briquettes yourself, why not let others do it.

In the expectant eyes of the other party, Lin Ze directly shook his head and said:
"There is no discount. Now as much briquette is produced, it is bought by second-hand dealers. Many people in the city are selling briquette, and many are selling briquette in the countryside. Some people even transport coal to surrounding towns like you."

"In this case, it's fine if I don't raise the price, but for the sake of our happy cooperation, I can give you a priority to sell some of the honeycomb briquettes I made."

Shan Xuliang was not disappointed when he heard this.

Smiling and cupping his hands: "Then thank you Lin Daxia for taking care of me."

It would be great to have the priority to get the goods, and he understood that this was because he worked hard and steadily provided the rewards from the large yellow croaker.

Otherwise, with Lin Ze's current social status and own strength, he might not sell him this face.

At this time, Lin Ze paused for a moment, and said again: "Master Shan, in fact, you can take coal from me in large quantities and go back to make briquettes for sale yourself."

"It's not difficult to make briquettes. Basically, you can learn it after just a few glances. A thousand catties of coal costs two hundred yuan. Adding yellow mud can make about 1250 briquettes. It takes four people to work all day."

"Don't look at the ex-factory price of briquettes for one penny and five catties here, but in the city, there are honeycomb coals for one penny and three catties. After all, people who transport and sell them also want to make money to eat."

"Even if you sell them at the same price as them, these briquettes can be sold for a little more than 410 yuan, and the net profit is 54 yuan per person. If three people work hard for a day, they can finish more than 1000 briquettes."

"At this time, the profit can be increased to about 72 yuan per capita, and the income is not bad after deducting taxes and fees."

"You have a lot of people in the gang, and the docks don't have work all the time, and the families of these laborers are always idle anyway. Why don't you mobilize and make briquettes when you have time."

"You can contact Caobang in other cities on the canal to help you distribute the briquette, and you won't have to worry about the sales at that time. It is estimated that you can make as much briquette as you want and sell as much as possible, and you can continuously obtain profits."

"When the time comes, you will smoke a little from each hall master, or simply give them piece-based rewards. If you work for a long time, won't you make a fortune? And because you gave everyone a bite to eat, everyone will thank you for it .”

After listening to Lin Ze's words, Shan Xuliang fell into deep thought.

And as he thought about Lin Ze's words over and over again in his mind, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he felt a sudden realization.

"Listening to Lin Daxia's words today, it's like seeing the sun through the clouds, suddenly enlightened."

"Okay, that's it!"

At this time, Shan Xuliang slapped his thigh.

He recently made a lot of money selling chicken essence. In addition to buying land and land, he also gave his son better medicinal materials to nourish Qi and blood. His achievements in martial arts will definitely be higher than him in the future.

But no one would dislike having a lot of money in their hands, Lin Ze really felt like pointing him to a broad road.

"However, Lin Daxia, I just thought about it and found some problems. I hope you can clarify my doubts."

Shan Xuliang asked at this time.

"Speak freely."

Lin Ze nodded.

"The profit of honeycomb coal is so huge, what if others want to compete and lower the price?"

Shan Xuliang spoke.

At the beginning, everyone must be making money, but when the market is divided up, if you want to ship better and faster, you don't have to fight a price war.

"It doesn't matter if someone uses honeycomb coal for their own use or sells it, but once someone lowers the price maliciously, they will find its source and cut off their coal supply."

Lin Ze said calmly while drinking tea.

"Then it's fine."

Shan Xuliang said with a smile. He asked the question of the price reduction just to get a guarantee from Lin Ze.
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The conversation ended here, and Lin Ze sent Shan Xuliang out.

Then, just as he was about to turn around and go back to study the content of the recent sneak shot from the Mingyue Tower, he heard a servant report that a quack who claimed to be Xu Sheng came to visit.

"Brother Jingguan, I haven't seen you for half a month, but your style is still the same."

Lin Ze went out to greet Xu Sheng himself, with a smile on his face and a joyful tone.

Seeing this brother, Lin Ze was of course happy.

Not to mention that when he fought the Three Kingdoms Kill with several officials a few days ago, he used Xu Sheng to kill the Quartet. Before this brother Xu Sheng took him to find the Mingyuelou Mountain Gate, which is a holy place for martial arts.

Lin Ze's current martial arts practice can gradually get on the right track, this brother Xu Sheng has contributed a lot, of course he himself is not aware of this contribution.

Facing Lin Ze's enthusiasm at this time, he was extremely flattered.

Secretly, brother Lin is really too hospitable.

"Brother Ziyi, I haven't seen you for a long time, and my energy is getting stronger and stronger. I delayed a lot of time on the way, and then stayed at the mountain gate for a while to check the progress of my son's martial arts. That's why I delayed my visit until now." I'm really sorry to visit Brother Lin."

Xu Shengdao.

Lin Ze knew Xu Sheng's itinerary well. He saw him many times when he secretly took pictures of Mingyue Tower.

But all of this is of course something that cannot be said clearly, Lin Ze can only pretend to be stupid.

"Traveling hard all the way, throwing a banquet for brother Jingguan, remember to put it very delicious."

Lin Ze loudly ordered the servants to prepare the banquet, and dragged Xu Sheng into the main hall to drink tea and chat.

Not long after the greetings, the banquet was preliminarily prepared.

First serve a few cold dishes with wine, and then start cooking various hard dishes.

The two chatted while eating and drinking, and the topic at the beginning revolved around Xu Sheng's son Xu Yang.

During the conversation, Xu Sheng mentioned that the progress of his son's martial arts practice far exceeded his expectations. After visiting Lin Ze this time, he will go back to Lanjiang City to continue to do darts to make money for his son's martial arts needs.

Half a year later, when I pass by Fengping County to give my son martial arts resources, I will visit Lin Ze again with souvenirs, and have a good drink together.

When the topic came to this point, Lin Ze took advantage of the situation and said: "Walking in the rivers and lakes is not only weathered and weathered, but also has the danger of licking blood from the knife edge. It is not a long-term solution. Brother Jingguan is still strong and strong at the moment, but once he gets old, he will be in a bad situation. wonderful."

"Brother Jingguan should also know that brother, I have some property in Fengping County. Right now, there are some businesses that I can cooperate with Brother Jingguan. It will not only make money but also not cause too much danger. Wouldn't it be wonderful."

Hearing this, Xu Sheng subconsciously felt that Lin Ze might want to hire him as a bodyguard.

He is a disciple of Mingyue Tower. Although he failed to be promoted to the inner sect, he has been in the world for many years, and his martial arts have improved a lot compared to when he was young.

Nowadays, although the martial arts are not first-rate, they are still at the upper-middle level of the second-rate.

In the past few days, Xu Sheng also inquired about Lin Ze on his way to and from Fengping County. He knew that he was a young and first-class master who had recently gained fame in Fengping County, "Pili Gongzi Lin Ze", famous for his amazing hidden weapon kung fu. .

Xu Sheng could feel from Lin Ze's sharp breath that Lin Ze had already completed his meridians and was in the stage of rapid growth of energy and spirit.

If you are a top-notch master with hidden weapons, it's normal for your body and internal energy to be a little weaker.

And such a master of hidden weapons may be as lethal as a first-class master in a head-to-head battle, but it also has a disadvantage, that is, it cannot be suddenly approached, otherwise it is easy to be killed by a sneak attack by a martial artist who is proficient in fists and feet.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for Lin Ze to recruit a martial artist like him who specializes in boxing and kung fu as a guard.

Xu Sheng asked himself, if he could protect Lin Ze and let him use his hidden weapons to the extreme, then he might be able to protect himself even under the siege of several first-class masters.

"Brother Lin treats people sincerely. Although he is young and has outstanding martial arts skills and rich wealth, he is not domineering."

"If the price is right, it would be good to serve as brother Lin's guard. When the time comes, I will bring my family to Fengping County. This place is also close to the gate of Mingyue Tower. It is also very convenient to visit Yang'er."

Xu Sheng was thinking about it at this time.

Then he continued: "I don't have much skill, I'm just a rough hand, but Ziyi wants to invite me to protect the safety of the industry?"

Hearing this, Lin Ze glanced at Xu Sheng in surprise.

Yes, I will treat you as a friend, and you will be my employee.

However, Lin Ze actually had the idea of ​​recruiting Xu Sheng as a bodyguard before. After all, he was born in a holy land of martial arts and had some contacts.

Lin Ze can use him to recruit several teams of Mingyuelou disciples who are not weak in martial arts to be guards.

However, after Lin Ze observed the Mingyue Tower for a period of time recently, he had some new ideas in his mind that needed to be realized with the help of Xu Sheng. It would be a waste for him to simply be a guard.

"My subordinates have many servants and servants, and I have also set up a special guard team. It would be a bit overkill if I just ask Brother Jingguan to do these things."

Lin Ze denied Xu Sheng's idea of ​​being a guard.

After a pause, he continued: "Brother Jingguan doesn't know something, I run an industry called a coal mine, which is rich in a fuel called coal, which can be used for cooking and cooking, as well as for smelting iron for heating. One catty is worth three catties of firewood, and the price is low."

"Last time, I heard from Brother Jingguan that Mingyue Tower's Guxuanhai Mountain Gate is an island, and I think it lacks a lot of fuel, so I want to ask Brother Jingguan to act as my distributor to get large quantities of goods from me, ship them, and resell them. For your Mingyue Tower to use."

"The Mingyue Tower is famous for the scale of the Great Zhou. It is not a problem to use tens of millions of catties of firewood a year. If coal is transported in the past, not only the price is cheaper, but also the amount used is much less."

According to Lin Ze's recent observations, the total population living near the gate of Mingyuelou is about 5.

In fact, under normal circumstances, relying on the local resources of Mingyuelou would not be able to support so many people.

Mingyue Tower hangs alone overseas. Although the area of ​​Shanmen is not small, they can grow their own land to produce food, catch fish to make up for their meat needs, and dry seawater to obtain sea salt, but there is one thing that always requires them to transport resources from outside.

That's fuel.

Even if these people only use 150 catties of firewood per day, they still consume [-] million catties of firewood a day, and Mingyue Tower obviously uses more than this amount of firewood. After all, the use of [-] catties of firewood does not bring too high a quality of life.

In addition, Mingyuelou needs a lot of fuel to smelt iron to build weapons. It is conservatively estimated that Mingyuelou needs one billion catties of fuel every year, or about 50 tons of firewood.

According to Lin Ze's estimation, there is about 100 million mu of forest on Crescent Island, where the gate of Mingyue Tower resides, and the amount of firewood is estimated to be around [-] million tons.

In order to maintain the environment of Crescent Island, Mingyue Building is destined not to obtain fuel from the island.

Except for a part produced on the island, the rest has to be transported from outside.

On a smaller scale, at least 40 million tons of firewood fuel needs to be replenished outside each year, which is [-] tons of coal.

Putting it in the coal mine here in Linze, it is also a ten-day output, which can be regarded as a big customer.

In fact, because there is no fast-growing forest in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the recovery speed of firewood is not so fast, and more firewood may need to be brought back from outside, and more coal needs to be bought from Lin Ze.

Lin Ze introduced the situation of his coal mine, and then expressed his idea of ​​wanting Xu Sheng to sell coal for him.

In the end, the amount of fuel needed was deliberately reduced to the scale of a thousand people, so as to cover up his understanding of Mingyue Tower.

The purpose is to let Xu Sheng help him sell a lot of coal to Mingyuelou in a logical manner.

(End of this chapter)