Negotiating business is a technical job, you have to make money, and you also have to consider safety.
If the King of Wei sends someone to take action, he will risk his life. If the risk is passed on, he is not afraid. The King of Wei cannot take action, and no one dares to touch the coal of the King of Wei.
King Wei's face darkened as soon as he heard the price. Money is a trivial matter, and all face was lost. But when he thought that there was no coal to burn the stove, the cost could not be afforded, and the consequences of failing to complete the task would be serious. He suppressed his anger and said coldly
: "Okay... That's it. Please bring me directly to my manor. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
They were already enemies anyway, so Qin Huaidao didn't care if he was resented by King Wei, and said with a smile: "Please don't worry, King Wei. Whenever the money comes, I will pull him over. I guarantee there will be no problem."
"The money will be brought here tomorrow. I hope Lord Qin will keep his word. Starting tomorrow, we must pull two thousand carts within five days." King Wei walked away without looking back.
"Farewell to the King of Wei. Remember to bring in some silver tomorrow, preferably copper coins."
King Wei hurriedly got into the carriage and said with a gloomy face: "Go back home!"
The carriage slowly left, and the guards chased after it, gradually disappearing around the corner.
Qin Huaidao watched the carriage go away with a cold light in his eyes. He had lost face to the King of Wei today, and his resentment would only deepen. He would definitely take revenge when he got the coal, so he had to make appropriate preparations.
However, one tael of silver per cart costs only about one hundred pence. Moreover, two thousand carts are not enough. One hundred thousand stoves require a lot of coal. This business is profitable, so if you hold grudges, just hold grudges.
When the king of Wei thought of using coal to make a stove, the prince must have also thought of a sheep coming to his door.
Luo Zhang came over and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, what is he doing here?"
"How many cars are pulled every day now?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Almost 300 cars, more people have joined in the past two days, and there should be more than a dozen people joining tomorrow."
With a transport capacity of three hundred carts, it is difficult to pull two thousand carts in five days. We need to increase manpower. Qin Huaidao warned: "The King of Wei is here to buy coal. He wants two thousand carts. We will start delivering it to King Wei's Zhuangzi tomorrow. Do you know the place?"
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"I know, but two thousand cars is a lot, and it will take six or seven days to transport it. I'm afraid the Qinjiazhuang will not be enough for such a long time. I think it has been used a lot recently," Luo Zhang reminded.
"Yeah, we need to increase the transportation capacity. I'll find a way. You keep an eye on Qinjiazhuang." Qin Huaidao said.
Luo Zhang agreed and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao sat by the campfire and thought. The stones were made by hired people from outside the village. There were already hundreds of people, and the supply was not a big problem. The firing of bricks and tiles was all done by the guards of the house, who built warehouses, made tiles, and made briquettes.
Handicrafts such as cooking and making stoves are all done by people from Qinjiazhuang. They are running at full capacity and can no longer redeploy manpower.
"We have to find some talents." Qin Huaidao looked outside the door. The sky was gloomy, the wind was blowing, and the temperature was getting lower and lower. He didn't know when it would snow. People from other villages could not come in, otherwise the secret would not be kept.
, but you can hand over the matter of making briquettes, there is no technical content, and you are not afraid of others learning it.
As long as the manpower for making briquettes is freed up, the output of the furnace can keep up.
After a while, the food smelled delicious. Qin Huaidao ate a few bites in a hurry and left on horseback.
Half an hour later, Qin Huaidao returned to his house and found Uncle Ma who was busy in the iron shop in the west courtyard. He saw that there were thousands of supporting iron rings on the stove and hundreds of sets of molds for making briquettes, and he said: "
Uncle Ma, arrange for someone to transport the briquette molds back to Qinjiazhuang early tomorrow morning, so that we can fully produce the iron rings."
"Remember it, young master." Uncle Ma quickly agreed.
"How many hoops can be made every day now?"
Uncle Ma quickly explained: "There are about five hundred people. No matter how many people there are, there will not be enough manpower. Qinjiazhuang will not be able to allocate manpower. If we find people from outside to come into the house to do it, we are worried that it will not be safe."
"Make as many as you can, and I'll take a few away." Qin Huaidao took a few, packed them in bags, and left in a hurry.
Not long after, Qin Huaidao arrived at Duke Wei's mansion and was led to the study by his servants.
Duke Li Jing of Wei asked eagerly: "Boy, do you still want to come and see me? I heard that you are very busy recently. How about a visit just to take a look at my military strategy?"
"Shibo, I'm afraid it won't work today. I have two things that I need help with this time."
"Tell me about it." Li Jing was a little surprised.
Qin Huaidao was not polite and said bluntly: "First thing, I need a large number of carriages to pull coal to Tongguan County?"
"There must be a reason for the sudden increase in transportation volume. Is it the King of Wei who is looking for you? Or is it the Crown Prince? Didn't you mean..." Li Jing asked bluntly, with a serious look on his face.
Qin Huaidao didn't expect that Li Jing was so shrewd and guessed the truth at once. He was worthy of being a military god. He quickly explained: "Master, don't get me wrong. This junior is not supporting the King of Wei or the prince. It is purely a business. The King of Wei came to the door and bought it with money."
There are more than a thousand people in the Qin family village to feed, so I have no reason to keep my money and not make a profit. If the prince comes to visit me, I will sell it the same way, and at the same price, so I won’t be biased."
"It's just business, don't have other thoughts." Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, and added: "There are not many carriages in the house, so it's a drop in the bucket. However, I do know some people. I'll ask later.
What are the regulations for pulling coal?"
"Every day, we set off from Jinguang Gate at Chen time, and we can return at dusk. We will take care of lunch, have meat, and take care of enough. We will pay fifty cents per cart. If something unexpected happens, we will give you two hundred taels as compensation."
"Your conditions are very high. Isn't there anyone in Chang'an City?" Li Jing was a little surprised.
"Currently there are about 300 cars, but it is far from enough. It is said that behind the major car dealers of Changan Automobile are the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families don't say anything and no one dares. Now the people who are helping to pull the cars are retail investors."
Li Jing suddenly realized and asked: "I see, I'll ask you, I'm not sure how many, tell me, what is your second thing?"
Qin Huaidao took out an iron ring and put it on the countertop, and explained: "This thing is placed on the stove for elevating it to support cooking utensils. The demand is very high, and the juniors can't produce it here. I don't know that Shibo Mansion
Can you please make some for me?"
"There is a blacksmith at home, I'll go ask, wait a minute." Li Jing agreed and hurried out.
Not long after, Li Jing led an old man in. The old man picked up the iron ring and looked at it. It was very rough. He said bluntly: "Master, this thing should be cast from iron juice after making a mold. There is no need to polish it, and there is no need to consider its toughness.
, it looks rough and the quality is very low, but it can be done.”
"That's good, how much do you need?" Li Jing said and looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the old man and said, "Sir, if we produce it in large quantities, what is the approximate cost of one? How many can we make per day?"
The old man thought for a while and said: "This is not difficult. Making molds is easy. The biggest costs are iron and charcoal. If mass production is made, it will cost about five yuan. Recently, charcoal has become more expensive. You will have to make it to know the details.
As for the output, as long as I arrange enough manpower, three hundred per day will be no problem."
“What if you don’t consider the cost of charcoal?”
The old man quickly calculated in his mind and replied: "About three cash."