"It's all been put into the warehouse. This first batch of briquettes totals 25,350 pieces of briquettes."
The two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were also very energetic. They kept counting the briquettes put into the warehouse until the last piece of briquettes was moved into the warehouse. The two of them also calculated the quantity of the first batch of briquettes.
"If a briquette sells for 2 cents, the first batch of briquettes can be sold for 50,700 cents, which is equivalent to about 33 taels of silver."
"Oh my God, it's only 33 taels of silver. We brothers have invested thousands of taels of silver for this honeycomb coal. Now we only have 33 taels of silver a day."
Zhang Yanling is a master of arithmetic. After calculating carefully, his eyes suddenly darkened.
I originally thought that the briquette business was a very profitable business, but news came out from Xishan Coal Industry that it could earn millions of taels of silver a year.
This news is definitely not false, because they heard it from their sister, Queen Zhang, in the palace, and they also conducted some investigation beforehand.
In fact, this briquette does not cost much at all. Coal is just like soil on the coal mountain. There is plenty of it. Just dig it up. This briquette, which is a palm-sized piece of coal, sells for 2 cents. This business is sincere.
It's huge profits.
But when the two brothers came to do it themselves, they bought a coal mountain, invested in building a briquette workshop, and hired thousands of villagers to do the work. The briquettes produced in one day were only worth 33 taels of silver.
Suddenly the two brothers couldn't help crying, and this time they really cried.
After investing thousands of taels of silver, we can now only sell 33 taels of silver a day. You must know that these 33 taels of silver have not yet deducted the cost.
Not to mention anything else, just to hire thousands of villagers, each person needs 10 cents a day, which is tens of thousands of cents a day. Taking into account the loss of other things, etc., the 33 taels of silver will probably be discounted.
"33 taels of silver a day, even if it is all considered as profit, it is still less than 1,000 taels this month, and you can't even earn 10,000 taels a year. Liu Jin really didn't lie to us. This is really hard money."
Zhang Heling counted carefully with his fingers, and immediately remembered what Liu Jin said.
Some time ago, when he asked Liu Jin about the manufacturing method of briquettes, Liu Jin said that buying and selling briquettes was hard-earned money. He didn't believe it at the time, but he really believes it now.
This briquette business is really hard-earned money.
The two brothers were like cocks that had lost a fight. They had expected to make a lot of money from the briquette business, but now they were like deflated balloons. They were deflated and listless.
After all, the two brothers are also uncles of the state, relatives of the emperor, and they also have titles and a large amount of land in their names. In addition, the two brothers have always been shameless and will try their best to get involved in any profitable business.
To be honest, the income this year is still quite good, with an income of tens of thousands of taels of silver per year. The business of briquettes suddenly felt boring and it was a pity to abandon it.
"Go back to the capital. I haven't seen my sister for a long time."
Zhang Yanling was listless and had no intention of staying here anymore. Originally, he was just trying to make money, whether he was hungry or cold, he didn't care, he was very energetic.
I get up very early every day, constantly patrolling various workshop areas, and running up and down the mountains. I have worn out several pairs of shoes these days.
Now, he has nothing to think about. He just wants to go back to Beijing, go to the palace to have a meal with his sister, have a good meal, and then have a good sleep.
"What are you looking for, sister? Don't sell these tens of thousands of briquettes. If you don't sell these dozens of taels of silver, they will be gone in a day. Anyway, you still have 33 taels of silver a day. You can make a good profit in a year."
A few thousand taels of silver is also an important source."
Zhang Heling kicked his younger brother. Although he was very disappointed in his heart, after calculation, the profit was actually not bad, but it was far less than what he originally expected.
As the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. I originally wanted to make a lot of money, but now I can only make a small amount of money. The gap is too big.
If they hadn't said that they could make a lot of money at the beginning, the two brothers would never let go of the business that made thousands of taels of silver this year.
"Yes, yes, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat."
When Zhang Yanling heard this, he nodded again and again, and then said to his men: "What are you doing here, you idiot? Come on, load the truck quickly and transport these briquettes to the capital for sale."
"Be careful, everyone. This briquette costs 2 cents. If one piece breaks into pieces, I will deduct your wages."
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Not only the Zhang brothers discovered that the briquettes were not as profitable as expected, but also several princes from the Sangong Coal Industry, the two brothers from the Zhou Coal Industry, and other people who mined the briquettes.
Everyone moved at about the same speed, and they all produced the first batch of briquettes within a few days. As soon as the briquettes came out, everyone would naturally do an economic calculation.
By this calculation, almost everyone involved was similar to the Zhang brothers. They felt extremely disappointed. The news they heard was that the sale of briquettes could earn millions of taels of silver a year.
The reality is that even if the manpower he employs is similar to that of Xishan Coal Industry, no matter how he calculates it, the most he can earn this year is ten thousand taels of silver. I really don’t know how he got millions of taels of silver.
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In Chongnanfang, Langdong, Beijing, Zhang's Coal Industry's store was specifically chosen opposite Xishan Coal Industry.
"Coal briquettes, briquettes briquettes, briquettes from Zhang's Coal Industry~ Come and buy them, come and buy them~"
As soon as Zhang's Coal Industry opened, they immediately started beating gongs and drums. Brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling specially asked several clerks to beat gongs and drums in front of their stores to attract customers to buy briquettes.
With the beating of gongs and drums, many customers were quickly attracted to buy briquettes. The first batch of more than 20,000 briquettes was sold out in less than an hour.
"Brother, all our briquettes are sold out, out of stock~"
The business of honeycomb briquettes was very hot, and they were all sold out quickly. Zhang Yanling finally showed a smile on his face. He happily found Zhang Heling and said, "We will kill a chicken today. We haven't eaten chicken for a long time."
"That's not right, I always feel like something is wrong~"
Zhang Heling did not answer Zhang Yanling's words. He had actually been keeping an eye on the business of the Xishan Coal Coal Store, and soon he discovered a big problem.