Fang Xuanling was tempted when he heard the price, and asked: "Then... what about the stove you mentioned, how much is it worth? It should be cheap so that the people can afford it. I will find a way from the court to give you some compensation.
how?"
"compensate?"
Qin Huaidao was worried about the problem of selling briquettes, so he planned to give away the stoves for free, taking advantage of people's habit of seeking small gains to quickly expand the market. When the number of users increased, the cost of a stove could be earned back in minutes.
But there is compensation, why not?
Fang Xuanling also quickly calculated in his mind that if he relied on the imperial court for relief, it would not be possible without tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the effect would be minimal and the people's hearts would be damaged. However, it would definitely not work if the subsidies were too large for Qin Huaidao. All officials would not be able to get through, so he hesitated for a moment.
, said: "Yes, compensation, if it is too much, there is no way. The court has laws, the maximum is five thousand taels."
Five thousand taels is a huge amount of money, and it can make tens of thousands of stoves.
Qin Huaidao originally planned to give away the stoves to promote sales, and he agreed: "Uncle Fang, do you think this is okay? All the stoves will be engraved with names and they will be called Zhenguan stoves. I will be responsible for the production, and the court will arrange for them to be given to those in need.
, free delivery, but not too many at one time, as the production cannot keep up."
"Wait a minute, what did you just say? It's called a Zhenguan stove?" Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up and she stared at Qin Huaidao closely, asking, even her breathing became rapid.
Qin Huaidao's scalp felt a little numb when he saw it, and he responded: "Isn't it possible? Then we can change it."
"Can't change it, that's it."
Fang Xuanling was overjoyed, what is this? It is a political achievement, a good story that has been passed down through the ages. When future generations use the stove, they will think of the Zhenguan period, the Holy Emperor, and himself who is responsible for promoting this matter. His name in history is right in front of him, and Fang Xuanling cannot
He calmed down and asked: "Is it really free?"
"How dare you cheat on such a big thing? But you can't do too much every day, otherwise the output won't be able to keep up."
Fang Xuanling was overjoyed. Giving it away free of charge means the people's support and the increasing prestige of the court. Isn't this the great governance that the emperor and his ministers pursue? He asked: "How much is the output? Is it difficult to make?"
"If several key technical issues are successfully solved, we can still produce about a thousand problems every day," Qin Huaidao said with reservation.
Fang Xuanling interrupted: "No, a thousand is too few. Solve the key technical problems as soon as possible. Once mature, I will ask the Ministry of Industry to cooperate with the output issue. Let's work together. There are so many poor people in the world, one for each household.
The demand is also huge, Zhenguan Furnace... This is a good proposal, the Holy One will like it, go ahead and do it, I will help you find a way to get more for the compensation issue."
"Compensation doesn't matter. My nephew also cares about the people." Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. With the imperial court making stoves, he could make less work and invest much less. He could also quickly occupy the market. The common people could not burn briquettes when they had stoves.
The more you buy, the greater the demand, and the more you earn.
Fang Xuanling didn't know Qin Huaidao's little plan. Seeing Qin Huaidao actually saying that compensation didn't matter, he said with some emotion: "You can give it away for free, which shows that you care about the people. This is good. This matter is important. Please solve the technical problems you mentioned as soon as possible.
If necessary, I will ask the Ministry of Industry to cooperate. Stop going to court these days and concentrate on research and development. I will ask for leave for you. Are three days enough?"
"I'm afraid it's not enough. It's useless to send people from the Ministry of Industry to solve technical problems. They don't know how to do it, so they can only study it on their own for at least ten days." Qin Huaidao said quickly. It was a matter of confidentiality. Of course, people from the Ministry of Industry couldn't learn from it.
"Get it done as soon as possible. I'm going to report the good news to the Holy One." Fang Xuanling went out happily.
Qin Huaidao sent the person out, feeling very good. He sent him out in the name of the imperial court, and the reputation was better for the imperial court, so that no one would say that he had bought people's hearts with ulterior motives, not to mention the compensation, and he would also give a few honeycomb briquettes for trial use.
Can you still buy it if you taste the sweetness?
Isn’t this market open?!
The group of princes, ladies and ladies have already bought the fairy fruit and left. Xue Rengui is helping to pack it. Many people want a lot of goods and have to arrange for them to be delivered to their door, but they have not yet recruited people. There are not enough people. There is a lot of work today. Qin Huaidao found
Xue Rengui warned: "You stay and help, and take He'er back to Qinjiazhuang tomorrow. I will take the first step."
"That's okay. I'll finish delivering the things today and recruit some more people. It will be ready tomorrow. Young master, be careful on the road." Xue Rengui agreed, not feeling at ease leaving everything to Liu.
Qin Huaidao said hello to He'er and left in a hurry.
First, he returned to his house, took the finished briquette mold, and drove it to Qinjiazhuang by horse-drawn carriage. Qin Huaidao found Mr. Huang and some famous farmers, and asked people to bring coal and loess, mix them in proportion, and add water.
Stir it and then demonstrate it. Everyone sees that it is similar to making bricks and they are eager to try it.
Qin Huaidao asked everyone to try it a few times, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said: "Huang Lao, uncles, let the family members make the clay tubes. This requires a lot of work, and it is physical work. It can only be done by strong labor.
Everyone brought coal and loess to their homes to make the molds, and each household received a mold to use first. After making the molds, they were placed outside to bask in the sun and not get exposed to rain."
"Here!" everyone responded solemnly.
Qin Huaidao quickly calculated in his mind that when ten briquettes came out of the mold at a time, each person could make at least a thousand briquettes a day. After he became proficient, if he worked overtime, he could make 1,500 briquettes, so he said: "Uncles, you must make a thousand briquettes."
Mixing it with loess, the proportion is as before, one thousand and twenty cents, what do you think?"
Huang Lao gratefully agreed: "Young master, this is simple and quick to make. Twenty cents is too much. It is more than what you get for making bricks."
Everyone laughed sheepishly when they heard that it was more than making bricks.
Some people couldn't help but said: "Young Master, you don't need so much. You have three meals a day and meat for every meal. They are all given by the Young Master. Let's work together. If it weren't for the kindness of the Young Master, how could we survive? Let me see."
Ten Wen is high, so it’s not a big problem to do two thousand a day, just twenty Wen.”
"It's really high. Outside, people are competing for ten cents a day to do it, which can break their heads. We have twenty cents a day, and we still eat the young master's food, and still have meat every meal. People can't lose their conscience."
Huang Lao thought for a while and suggested: "Young Master, maybe ten coins, or even less."
"Only twenty cents, listen to me." Qin Huaidao made the final decision. He originally came up with this idea to help everyone find a way to survive. If it weren't for the worry that the cost would not be recovered, the unit price would be higher.
After saying that, Qin Huaidao left in a hurry.
Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao's leaving figure and were very grateful. Mr. Huang said solemnly: "Everyone, the young master doesn't need to do this. He gives us meat and high wages, so that the whole Qin family village has a way to live and have hope. Oh, yes."
Together with Zai Zai, whoever is ignorant of his conscience will be a public enemy of Qinjiazhuang and a traitor, and will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, kill without mercy!" Everyone agreed with an imposing manner. They were all soldiers and hated traitors the most.
Mr. Huang stared at everyone and said: "Listen up, young master, we are in a hurry. We can't hold back. We have to do our best even if we risk our lives. Let's all take action."