It was already past ten o'clock in the night. In the past, everyone had gone to bed early, but Carpenter Peng's house was brightly lit and busy.
Carpenter Peng, his son Peng Laosan and several teenage grandsons at home are all busy, rushing to catch up on work and goods.
Because the tables, chairs, cabinets, beds, etc. made by Carpenter Peng’s family are very consistent with the specifications of these suites in Shuxiangli Community, it has now spread around Shuxiangli Community.
In addition, my craftsmanship is really good and has a good reputation, so I received dozens of orders at once, and I always received new orders every time I went to deliver goods.
With so many orders, the family was extremely busy, as if they couldn't finish the work.
We made money, but we were tired and exhausted the whole family.
"It can't go on like this."
"This family worked very hard for one day just to make one set, and this was with sufficient materials. If we had to start over from scratch to select and prepare materials, it would take even longer."
"Now the materials stored at home are almost used up, and the speed will be even slower next time."
"When will these orders be completed? Customers will definitely become impatient if they wait too long."
Peng Laosan decided on the task in hand and thought carefully in his mind.
I have to do all the work myself, and the efficiency is really too slow.
"The houses in this scholarly house only have three specifications. If we can produce the furniture, wardrobes, and beds according to these three specifications, then we can form standard specifications."
"Split these pieces of furniture into various components, produce these components to uniform specifications, and finally assemble them very quickly."
"It's just like in a factory. We set up a special factory or workshop, divide the production into different parts, and then finally assemble them. The efficiency is fast and good."
"There are thousands of households in the first phase of this scholarly community, and there are also phases two, three, and four. You don't have to worry about not having customers in the next few years. This workshop is completely feasible."
Peng Laosan was thinking silently in his heart. He had always been unwilling to just be a carpenter for the rest of his life, but his father, Carpenter Peng, had only himself as his only son. He had no choice but to be a carpenter.
Now Peng Laosan feels that he can indeed open a workshop that specializes in producing various furniture, and can target the current commercial housing market.
"I'm just lazy again. I work a few times and then I feel tired."
"If you don't seize the time to do the work that makes money, and make more money, why are you still in a daze?"
Carpenter Peng was getting older, and he had been doing carpentry work for many years, and his back had already been aching. When he saw his son Peng Laosan sitting there in a daze, he was almost furious.
It’s hard to come by this big job and good business, but if you don’t seize the time to make money, you’re still here in a daze.
"Dad~"
"Let's discuss something~"
Peng Laosan came to Carpenter Peng and expressed his idea of opening a workshop.
"Dad, look, if we are the whole family to do the work we have now, we may be too exhausted to finish it, and even if we work all day long, we actually can't finish it. How many."
"I was wondering if we could open a workshop and recruit some workers to do the work."
Before Peng Laosan finished speaking, Carpenter Peng said: "Recruiting people to do work?"
"How big is your family?"
"Do you think that you, like those big business owners, have endless money at home?"
"We are still recruiting people to do things. This is just a small job. Do we need to recruit people to do things?"
“It’s free to run this workshop?”
“Isn’t this worker’s salary free?”
"And how can we, a carpenter, just teach people our skills casually? When I hired apprentices in the past, they had to work for us for at least three years before I was willing to teach them some real skills."
"To recruit people now, you not only need to be provided with food and accommodation, but also a few taels of silver as wages. Otherwise, who will do the work for you?"
Carpenter Peng was very opposed to it. He felt that he could eat as much as he wanted. The family worked hard and could do as much as they could. There was no need to set up a workshop.
"Dad, don't be impatient~"
"We also visited Shuxiangli. The houses in Shuxiangli have three specifications. We can produce furniture according to these three specifications."
"Split all furniture into individual components and produce them individually. Split all the processes, just like the assembly line in a factory. Everyone is only responsible for the work at hand."
"If we do it this way, we don't need to spend time teaching people, and we don't have to worry about our family's profits being stolen by others. The key is that the speed will be much faster. We may only need to recruit dozens of people."
"I've already found out how many phases there are left in this bookstore. It's estimated that there are tens of thousands of houses to be built. There will be work to do in the next few years."
"And not only Jingcheng Real Estate, Zhang's Real Estate, Sangong Real Estate, Sihai Real Estate, etc. have also started to build real estate in the surrounding areas. From now on, there will be new types of real estate businesses."
"If we seize the opportunity now, we can slowly develop a large factory by then. This will be considered as leaving a real foundation to future generations, not just this craftsmanship."
"Our family is not the only one who knows how to be a carpenter. If nothing else, there are dozens of well-known carpenters in Chengdu, large and small. Our family's craftsmanship is something we only find rare."
"Look at Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Li. Their craftsmanship is no worse than ours. They also harvest a lot of land."
Peng Laosan strongly disagreed with his father's conservative ideas and expressed his own thoughts.
When Carpenter Peng heard this, he immediately looked at his son and realized that his son had grown up and had his own ideas.
Carpenter Peng has always been relatively strong-willed and has the final say on everything in the family. His son, who is in his thirties, rarely has the opportunity to express his own opinions.
This time Carpenter Peng had to say that his son seemed to be quite reasonable and his vision seemed to be quite good.
"I'm old, and from now on it will be your young people's world."
"Since you have such an idea, then do it according to your own ideas, and I can help you supervise the work."
After pondering for a while, Carpenter Peng decided to let his son go ahead and do it.
Looking at my grandchildren, they are already at the age where they want to marry. If nothing else, it will be very difficult to buy a scholarly house in Chengdu.
It's time to toss and toss.
Since the house in Shuxiangli appeared, it has suddenly become a benchmark in the Chengdu area. Families with good conditions are eager to buy a house in Shuxiangli.
This house costs several hundred taels of silver, which is really expensive.
It only costs a few taels of silver to make a whole set of furniture for someone, but it would take hundreds of pieces to buy a house. Even if you are tired, you can't afford it.
"Dad, do you agree?"
When Peng Laosan heard this, he immediately said excitedly.
"Hmm~"
"It's good for you to have your own ideas, go for it."
"The money in the house will be taken care of by you from now on. Do it if you have any idea."
Carpenter Peng nodded, thinking that he was too strict.
He is already in his thirties, he has never had many rich men, and he is not a lively person. He has been obedient and sensible since he was a child.
When he grew up, he was still an honest and responsible person, and he was also diligent in doing things. I did manage him a little too tightly.
There was nothing he could do about it. After giving birth to several sons, he raised this one, so naturally he paid the most attention to him. Even though his grandson was already a teenager, Carpenter Peng still felt that his son was not mature enough and sensible enough.
Now it seems that it is true that I have given him too few opportunities, and I should let him take charge of his own affairs and do what he wants to do.
"Very good!"
"Dad, I asked someone to find out. Now there are specialized woodworking workshops and woodworking factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area. They all use machines to do their work."
"Take wood cutting as an example. Using a machine to cut wood is very labor-saving and time-saving. The key is that the quality of the wood produced is good and the wood can be fully utilized."
"If we run a workshop, it would be best to buy some machines like this."
"Don't be in a hurry to buy the machine. I've heard about these machines and they are very expensive."
"You have to eat in one bite and walk step by step. If you walk too fast, you may fall. The most important thing now is to find a way to complete the projects in front of you and make money. From then on, you can slowly buy more machines.
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"Dad, I know, I know~"
"I see there is a construction site at the end of the village. It should be very good for a workshop. Just build a shed."
"That piece of land belongs to Lao Liu's family. I'll go to him and discuss it. If I can buy it, I'll buy it first. If not, I'll rent it."
"If we recruit people now, food and accommodation are included. Where can we find a place to live here?"
"Of course food and accommodation will be provided if conditions permit, but if conditions are not met, food and accommodation will be provided. There are many people working in the capital now, and there are always people who are willing to work. Moreover, you can learn a craft from us."
"Hmm~"
The father and son kept discussing this matter. When the family members heard about it, they also began to make plans and discuss the matter of opening a workshop together.
A few days later, a workshop named Peng's Wood Industry was born. At first, it was just a few people in the family, but it soon recruited dozens of workers and started to get busy quickly.
We rented a space to set up a workshop, separated many processes, formed a series of immovable processing steps, and implemented an assembly line-like production method, and the efficiency was greatly improved.