Chapter 6 Mountains of ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties
The last thing that is missing in the thrift station is all kinds of old furniture, all of which are broken.
These broken old furniture, put in the thrift station, in the end are either sold as firewood, or distributed to employees as benefits, and more are piled up there, no one cares.
A piece of intact antique furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, sent to the cultural relics store, is worth seven or eight or ten yuan.
How much profit will this idea create for the old freight station?
In the past, the thrift yard also thought of finding a carpenter to repair it and put it in the cultural relics store to sell it at a high price.
But the problem is that ordinary carpenters will not repair these ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Carpenters who understand the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties and can repair them, they can't afford to hire them.
So, the proposal was postponed indefinitely.
Wang Bin sincerely thanked his mother, who was so wise that he actually picked up a wild carpenter.
If he can invite Zhang Junping to the thrift station, repair the broken ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and increase the income of the station, this is a real political achievement.
Especially now at the critical moment of competing for a webmaster.
If anyone can greatly increase the income of the station, it cannot be said that they will win with one hit, but they can also increase the probability of winning.
Now, not to mention the slightest chance of winning, it will be 100% effort.
Wang Bin asked for leave yesterday and asked his mother to lead him to Dashilar to find Zhang Junping.
As a result, Zhang Junping did not come because he made a free chair for the old lady.
made Wang Bin pounce.
Today, Wang Bin, who was unwilling, came to Dashilar to look for Zhang Junping alone.
The hard work paid off, and he finally found it.
It's a pity that Wang Bin doesn't know that in Zhang Junping's heart, he also attaches great importance to going to the thrift station to repair furniture.
If it weren't for the fact that he was raising his value, Zhang Junping couldn't wait to throw away the folding chair and follow Wang Bin to the thrift station.
What money is not money, does it matter?
Significant!
But compared with the opportunity to get in touch with many ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the craftsmen of the Ming and Qing dynasties to communicate across time and space, everything is not important!
Of course, Zhang Junping is more greedy, and he wants the opportunity to get in touch with the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties at zero distance, and he also wants money.
Therefore, on the grounds of selling out the folding chairs, I plan to pull Wang Bin.
As a result, he did not expect that the folding chair would be so popular.
However, no matter what, his purpose of pulling Wang Bin was achieved.
"Master Zhang, thank you! If it weren't for you, I would be miserable today!" Wang Bin wiped the sweat from his forehead and thanked Zhang Junping.
"It's okay, it's okay! What is the situation of the big brother who just said about repairing the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties?" Zhang Junping took the initiative to mention the matter of repairing furniture.
"Master Xiao Zhang, I am the deputy stationmaster of the thrift station, the kind of wood you pulled from my house the day before yesterday, we have a lot of it at the thrift station!
As long as you go and repair the furniture for us, I can call the shots of the wood, and give it to you!
In addition, I can also give you a certain maintenance fee!" Wang Bin hurriedly introduced himself and said the conditions he had thought of yesterday.
"Hmm!" Zhang Junping nodded and did not speak.
Even if Wang Bin doesn't say to give precious wood, Zhang Junping will go.
The temptation of repairing ancient furniture in the Ming and Qing dynasties is much better than what small-leaved red sandalwood and what Hainan huanghuali.
Again, the most important thing for a craftsman is craftsmanship, not materials.
Good materials are just the icing on the cake.
"Master Xiao Zhang, you see that this folding chair is also sold out, should we go to the thrift station now?" Wang Bin looked at Zhang Junping with some apprehension.
I don't know what Zhang Junping's 'um' word means.
"If Master Xiao Zhang is not satisfied with the maintenance fee, just mention it! If you can be satisfied, we will try our best to be satisfied!"
"Stationmaster Wang, shall we go and see the furniture that needs to be repaired first, and then talk about the maintenance fee?" Zhang Junping said directly.
"Well, okay! I'll show you around!
We receive a lot of old furniture every day, some of which can be used as firewood, and some of which can be repaired and can still be used!
The purpose of our old cargo station is to turn waste into treasure, save resources, and contribute to the realization of the four modernizations!
If Master Xiao Zhang can repair those ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it can be regarded as a contribution to the four modernizations!" Wang Bin said with great joy.
"Okay, let's ...... now Wait a minute!" Zhang Junping was about to say that he would leave now.
I turned my head and saw the little boy standing on the side of the road.
He was staring at him.
didn't come yesterday, not only let Wang Bin pounce, but also released the little boy's pigeons.
This made Zhang Junping feel a little guilty.
Zhang Junping beckoned to the little boy.
"Big brother, you're here, I thought you weren't coming today!" The little boy saw Zhang Junping waving and ran over to talk to Zhang Junping.
"Yesterday the big brother had something, so he didn't come!
It's me who broke the appointment!
In this way, as compensation, this little rabbit will be given to you!" Zhang Junping smiled evilly, took out a wooden carved rabbit from his bag and handed it to the little boy.
This little boy is a bit like his nephew in his previous life, and his favorite thing to do is to tease his nephew.
The little boy looked at Zhang Junping aggrievedly.
It's a boy!
Boys play with guns if they want to play, what kind of rabbit they want, that's something that girls only play with.
"Okay!
This gun, give it to you!" Looking at the little boy who was about to cry, Zhang Junping smiled and rubbed the little boy's head, and exchanged the gift for a barge gun.
"Thank you, big brother!" said the little boy with a happy smile.
"You're welcome!" Zhang Junping rubbed the little boy's head again, then turned to Wang Bin and said, "Stationmaster Wang, let's go!"
You don't have to drive No. 11 to go to the thrift station, Wang Bin has a bicycle.
Carrying Zhang Junping to the thrift station.
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Looking at the old furniture piled up like a mountain, Zhang Junping's eyes widened in shock, his mouth was open, and he was speechless for a while.
It's spectacular!
It's just that this is too loser!
The ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was regarded as a treasure in later generations, was piled together like garbage.
As far as the eye can see, eight screens, bookcases, cabinets, arhat beds, shelf beds, and carved doors and windows are all stacked together in a disorderly manner.
It's a tyrannical thing!
If those historians were to see this, they would surely shout, this is a crime!
But that's exactly what happened!
In this day and age, antiques are really worthless!
Zhang Junping once read a document, saying that in the 80s, in the cultural relics store, antiques from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China were piled up in the warehouse.
The state does not allow destruction, and no one wants it!
Can only be piled up where moldy.
"Master Zhang, these are all old furniture collected from the station!
How to fix it, you are an expert, you have the final say!
About Master Zhang's remuneration!
I have two plans here, one is that we calculate the salary of three yuan a day on a daily basis, and give you a pound of food stamps and a meat stamp!
The other is paid by the piece, and the repair fee for a piece of furniture is calculated at two yuan.
If Master Zhang has other ideas, he can also put them forward, and let's discuss them again!" Wang Bin was very polite to Zhang Junping, and the conditions given were also quite generous.
The thrift yard is a state-run scrap yard.
However, as a commercial unit under the supply and marketing system, it is also a wealthy unit.
A salary of three yuan a day is ninety yuan a month, which is definitely a high salary in this era.
To put it mildly, the monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan in later generations is far less comfortable than the monthly salary of 90 in this era.
No matter what era it is, people with real skills will be treated with special respect.
If it was the predecessor of this body, it would have been agreed to meet such good conditions.
However, Zhang Junping has eaten and seen the master, so naturally he will not be fascinated by Wang Bin's rich conditions.
He wanted more!
Of course, his craftsmanship is also worth more!
"Stationmaster Wang, the two conditions given are good.
But.
I feel that no matter which condition it is, it is not fair enough for both parties!"
"Piece-rate wages are also unfair?"
"Stationmaster Wang, piecework wages are said to be fair to both you and me, but you have ignored a problem!
Furniture repair is not standardized production in factory mode!
There is a fixed standard for production in the factory mode!
There is no problem with that kind of piecework!
But what about our furniture repairs?
For example, a chair and a bed, or a bookcase, the workload is naturally different!
Also, the degree of damage they have is not the same, and the workload is naturally different!
These are all questions that have to be considered!"
"What does Master Zhang mean?"
"Stationmaster Wang, I think so!
Today, let's classify the furniture first!
I set the repair price for each piece of furniture according to the classification.
Stationmaster Wang feels that the price is okay, and there is a value for maintenance, so let's repair it!
It doesn't feel right, then forget it!
You can also choose which ones to repair and those not to repair according to the price!" Zhang Junping groaned and said his plan.
Wang Bin thought about it, and felt that Zhang Junping's plan was okay and fair, so he nodded, "There is no problem, just take the meaning of Master Zhang!"
The price was negotiated, and Zhang Junping did not hesitate and started working directly.
There are too many old furniture, and Zhang Junping alone can't finish it in two days.
Wang Bin was very considerate and sent two staff members to help.
Zhang Junping commanded the two staff members sent by Stationmaster Wang to sort the furniture that was messily piled together.
With so much furniture, naturally not all of them are old furniture.
Even if it is the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the materials used cannot all be Hainan huanghuali, small-leaved red sandalwood, golden silk nanmu and other wood.
These three kinds of wood, known as the three major tribute woods, have the title of royal wood.
In some periods, these three kinds of timber were simply monopolized by the royal family, and they were sold and hoarded by the people, and they were directly punished as overruns.
The crime of overstepping the system was a great crime in ancient times to rob the family and destroy the clan.
Therefore, it is absolutely a misunderstanding to equate the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties with Hainan huanghuali, small-leaved red sandalwood, and golden silk nanmu.
The ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties is more wenge, beech, elm, walnut, cherry, and lower level of pine and cypress furniture.