After negotiating the raw materials at wholesale prices, Li Zhi's cost of making soap was greatly reduced, from eight and a half cents to six and a half cents. With the current amount of 65,000 pieces of soap per month, this saves money every month.
One hundred and thirty taels of silver.
After ordering the raw materials, Li Zhi went to the Guodian Street in the city and ordered ten deep-bottomed cauldrons half a foot wide, which were delivered to his home the next day. Before it got dark, he went to Guodian Street again.
I went to Bamboo Street and bought fifty bamboo boxes half a meter long and two inches deep to hold cooled and air-dried soap.
After finishing all this work, Li Zhi returned home.
Although he was very tired after a long day of work, Li Zhi was still very energetic. Li Zhi guessed that his career was booming in the late Ming Dynasty, which gave him a sense of excitement and supported his spirit. Before time travel, he worked as an industrial designer.
When he was working, Li Zhi's spirit was not as good as it is now.
Li Zhi did not make soap at home today. Li Xing and his mother Zheng made more than 300 pieces of soap, and they were too busy. When Li Zhi came home, Li Xing complained: "My mother and I are so busy."
You’re exhausted, brother, why don’t you sneak out to buy things and become a man?”
Li Zhi had nothing to do with this careless brother and could only smile.
Dinner was white rice and a large plate of shredded pork stir-fried with cabbage. Uncle Li Zhi and Fourth Uncle Li also ate together. Domestic pigs in this era did not eat feed and clenbuterol, and the meat was very delicious. The five members of the family chatted and ate while eating.
It's very sweet.
While eating, Li Zhi said to Mrs. Zheng: "Mother, now I want to expand production and recruit about ten people. See if my grandpa has suitable manpower. We can hire them for twenty taels of silver a month!"
If you work, you will be given three meals a day."
Hearing Li Zhi's words, Mrs. Zheng glanced at Uncle Li Zhi with some anxiety and said: "Zhi'er, there are so many poor relatives in the Li family. Your second grandfather is trying his best to recommend people to work in our family. Now he will use Zheng
The people in my family are unjustifiable!"
Once a woman in the Ming Dynasty married, she belonged to her husband's family. If she secretly brought the benefits of her husband's family to her natal family, it would be against women's ethics and she would be scolded behind her back. Mrs. Zheng was a responsible woman, how could she dare to use it at this time?
From the Zheng family?
Li Zhi smiled and said: "The Li family doesn't have that many relatives, so we can't let everyone from the Li family come to work in our house. I will give the Li family ten places, and in addition to these, I will recruit three more from the Zheng family."
No one else has anything to say!"
Mrs. Zheng hesitated for a while and then said: "Is the Zheng family really useful?"
Li Zhi patted his chest and said loudly: "I make the decision on this matter, who dares to gossip? Mother, you will go to my grandpa's house later and talk to grandpa and ask him to recommend three people tomorrow."
When Li Zhi's second uncle saw Li Zhi patting his chest, he also said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, there are only three people from the Zheng family, no one will discuss it."
Mrs. Zheng then turned around and said: "That's right, with only three people, no one else will say anything!" Smiling, Ms. Zheng said: "Then your grandpa will be very happy. Those cousins of yours are all poor.
Haha, I am making two taels of silver this month and taking care of the food, which will make them very happy."
Li Zhi smiled, turned to his second uncle and said: "Second uncle, then you go and tell your second uncle tonight and ask him to choose ten honest people from the family to work. Make a list first, and I will
If there are no problems tomorrow, I will ask someone to come the day after tomorrow. The treatment will still be the same, two taels of silver a month, and you will be in charge of the food."
Li Zhi recruited people from the family again. This was real good news. When Li Zhi's second uncle Li Dao saw that Li Zhi asked him to deliver the good news, he was filled with joy and quickly agreed: "Okay, I will go and talk to you later."
Second Grandpa said go."
After thinking about it, Li Dao added: "There are more people buying soap today. Some people buy seven or eight pieces at a time. The five hundred pieces of soap were sold out in one and a half hours in the morning! Many people queued for a long time and couldn't buy it.
arrive."
Soap is an epoch-making product, and Li Zhi expected that it would become more and more popular. Li Zhi nodded and said, "Then limit the purchase limit and stipulate that each person can buy up to two pieces at a time. This will allow more people to use it.
Put on the soap."
"Okay, let's do this tomorrow."
After arranging things in the store, Li Zhi concentrated on having dinner. In the evening, Li Zhi and Li Xing continued to make soap, and they didn't blow out the lights and go to bed until they made five hundred yuan.
Early the next morning, Li Zhi's grandfather came to Li's house with Li Zhi's uncle and two cousins on crutches.
Seeing Li Zhi, Li Zhi's grandfather Zheng Pinchun was filled with joy. He staggered up and grabbed Li Zhi's arm and said, "My dear Zhi, I didn't take you for nothing when I was a child! Don't forget your natal family when you make money. This is
The Zheng family has done a great job for me!"
Li Zhi searched for information about Grandpa Li Zhi in his memory. He pondered for a while, then smiled and supported his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, we are all a family. Why do we talk about being so different?"
Zheng Pinchun grinned when he heard this, shook Li Zhi's arm hard, and then pointed at Li Zhi's uncle and said: "Your uncle Zheng Yuan works as a waiter in a restaurant and only has one or two months of money."
. Your aunt quarrels with him every day, and now she is thirty-two years old and is still too poor to have children. If I ask him to be your assistant, does that count as one?"
Li Zhi quickly said hello to his uncle and said, "It's natural for my uncle to come. Count him as one!"
Seeing Li Zhi greeting him, Zheng Yuan, who was standing there a little nervously, blushed and nodded awkwardly. It was really embarrassing for Zheng Yuan that he was almost middle-aged and had to go to his nephew. But when Li Zhi agreed to let him come,
After earning these two taels of silver, Zheng Yuan's face lit up with joy and he stood there rubbing his hands happily.
Li Zhi's grandfather pointed at Li Zhi's two cousins and said, "Both of your uncle's two sons have no livelihood. They are working in your uncle's pottery shop and have no money to get married. Now they are all looking forward to you."
What do you do here, do you count two?"
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Count two!"
Li Zhi's two cousins were very happy when they saw that Li Zhi had agreed. They were paid two taels a month and took care of the food. This treatment was very generous, which was enough for the two young men to save money and marry a wife. The two of them were not like Zheng Yuan.
Shyly, he walked up and said:
"Li Zhi, my cousin will defect to you from now on!"
"Li Zhi, my brother will depend on you for food from now on!"
Li Zhi smiled and nodded, and said: "Don't worry, two brothers. As long as there is a bite of Li Zhi's meat to eat in the future, the two brothers will also have a bite of meat to eat."
Seeing that Li Zhi had agreed, Zheng Pinchun was very satisfied, with a smile on his face. He pointed at Li Zhi's eldest cousin Zheng Kaicheng and said: "Your eldest cousin has also attended ethnography for four years and can write!"
Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Zheng Kaicheng again. In the Ming Dynasty, there were not many literate people, and those who were literate were considered intellectuals. If he could read notices, write and do calculations, he might be able to help Li Zhi.
Be less busy.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Well, my cousin's skills will be of great use in the future!"
Seeing that Li Zhi looked up to his eldest cousin Zheng Kaicheng, his grandfather Zheng Pinchun laughed loudly, shook Li Zhi's arm vigorously, and then said with a smile: "Zhi'er, I watched you grow up. Unexpectedly, you are now
You are so successful. You have paid off your father’s debt so quickly and managed such a big industry. It’s incredible!”
Leaning on crutches, Zheng Pinchun said with a smile: "If your father were still here, he would be very happy to see you like you are now!"
Li Zhi was not as modest as his grandfather, so he smiled and asked the four Zheng family members to stay for breakfast. Zheng Pinchun was not polite and agreed. The four members of the Zheng family had breakfast together, eating eggs and drinking.
Porridge, thinking that this food would be the daily treatment for helpers in the future, made me feel better. The four of them chatted and laughed with Li Zhi's second uncle, and it took two quarters of an hour to finish the meal.
