Datang Daily is now a big newspaper that sells 10,000 copies a day.

In Chang'an City, there are not many people who don't know Datang Daily.

Kim Tai is naturally no exception.

In the past few days, he has been a little annoyed, and he is not even in the mood to read the latest edition of Datang Daily that Ah Niu just sent over.

In the past, "Dream of Red Mansions" serialized above is his favorite.

"Master, compared with the products of other iron shops, our iron pot has many more processes, and the number of forging is far higher than that of our colleagues. But these things, those people can't see, they will only buy cheaper iron pots. Or do we do the same as they do to make iron pots? ”

Ah Niu naturally knew why Mrs. Kim was troubled.

In addition to making various farm tools, iron nails and other things, the scale of the Jintai Iron Workshop increased, and it also began to get involved in the production of iron pots.

Originally, the pots used by the people of the Tang Dynasty were mainly pottery pots, and the rich and noble people may have some copper tripods and the like.

However, there are still very few people who actually use iron pots.

On the one hand, the price of iron is more expensive than pottery, I don't know how many times, especially before the iron-making workshop of the King of Chu was put into production, the iron pot was not something that ordinary people could use at all.

However, with the outflow of stir-frying technology from the Chu Palace, the restaurants in Chang'an City took the lead in using large iron pots that were easy to fry.

Which recipe is the most delicious, everyone knows after trying it.

Slowly, more and more people are beginning to consider using iron pots.

Especially in the past few years, the price of iron has dropped sharply, which has driven the cost of iron pots to go down.

Naturally, Mrs. Kim noticed the change.

However, he has higher requirements for himself.

At the beginning, when the Chu Wangfu arranged for him to build an iron pot, he made a lot of requests.

Of course, the quality of the iron pot created in accordance with these requirements is also very good.

This kind of iron pot is not easy to stick to the pan, the stir-fry is very fragrant, and it can effectively reduce the penetration of oil when stir-frying, saving the amount of oil at the same time, and cleaning is also more convenient.

Jin Tai specially compared the iron pot made by his own workshop with the ones sold on the market.

Although the difference in appearance is not very big, the internal quality is really far behind.

It's a pity that Mrs. Jin calculated, and her cost price is actually higher than the selling price of others, how can this be done?

In this way, it has been delayed for two years, and in the first few months, he finally made up his mind to launch his own iron pot, and the name is Jintai Iron Pot, ready to win by quality, and not to fight with others.

However, the person who bought the pot did not have the same consciousness as him.

"Ah Niu, others can't see the difference between the two iron pots, can't you see it yet? The things produced by our Jintai Iron Workshop, whether it is a farm tool or an iron pot, or we don't do it, if we want to do it, we must be the best in Chang'an City. This iron pot can be done better, but in order to reduce costs, it is not the way to do it for a long time! ”

Kim Tae is also a person with her own persistence.

Although there were more than 1,000 iron pots in the warehouse, he still considered changing the process of making iron pots.

However, after 12 processes, including 7 cold forging, 5 hot forging, 18 times of fire, more than a dozen kinds of iron hammer tools, more than 1,000 degrees of high temperature smelting, more than 30,000 hammer forging to make an iron pot, the cost price alone will cost more than 600 yuan.

If this inventory of more than 1,000 iron pots can't be sold, it will be equivalent to bringing nearly a thousand losses to Jintaida's iron shop.

The most important thing is that in order to make these iron pots, hundreds of craftsmen are hired in the workshop.

If the pot can't be sold, it means that these craftsmen may lose their jobs.

This is something that is difficult for Kim to accept.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so worried.

"Master, having said that, if the number of iron pots in the warehouse is allowed to increase, and it still can't be sold by then, then the rest of the work in the workshop this year will be in vain."

Ah Niu is also very anxious, Jin Taida's iron workshop is equivalent to his home.

"Hey, of course I know that, I'll think about it again."

Mrs. Kim sighed, her face full of helplessness.

"The shopkeeper, the king of the Chu Palace's shopkeeper has come, and his subordinates have just brought him to the lobby."

At this moment, a subordinate came to inform Mrs. Jin that Wang Fugui was coming.

"Huh? The king's shopkeeper is here? ”

Mrs. Kim immediately stood up and left all the troubles she had just had behind.

Wang Fugui can be said to be a noble person in Mrs. Jin's life, if he hadn't found Mrs. Jin's iron shop and placed a lot of orders for iron nails, there would not be a Jintai blacksmith workshop with thousands of people now.

Therefore, Mrs. Jin has always been very grateful to Wang Fugui.

"Mrs. Kim, how is your business lately?"

Soon, Wang Fugui met Wang Fugui in the lobby, and after a simple greeting, Wang Fugui began to ask.

"His Royal Highness the King of Tuochu and the blessing of the king's shopkeeper, my iron-making workshop is now finally on a small scale."

Mrs. Jin didn't want to trouble Wang Fugui whenever there was a problem, so he didn't mention the unsalable iron pot in the workshop.

Of course, whether he mentioned it or not, Wang Fugui actually knew it, otherwise he wouldn't have come over today.

"How did I hear that you've been worried lately, and you've been laughed at by a lot of people?"

Wang Fugui didn't say anything polite to Mrs. Jin, and said it directly.

This made Kim Tai a little embarrassed.

The price of the iron pot in the Jintai Iron Workshop is as high as 800 Wen, while the Changsun family's is less than 500 Wen, because of this price difference, the sales are very bleak.

In Chang'an City, it was not without other businessmen who persuaded Jin Tai to change the iron pot making process and reduce costs, but of course Jin Tai did not listen.

So there are some rumors coming around.

Ordinary people naturally don't know these things, but the people in the business district of Chang'an City are basically clear.

"I'm ashamed to say that I, the shopkeeper, did not control the cost in the workshop, although the quality of the iron pot produced is very good, but it cannot be sold. To tell you the truth, there are more than 1,000 iron pots in the warehouse, and I am hesitant to continue production. ”

Wang Fugui has already told the truth, and there is naturally no need for Mrs. Jin to continue to hide it.

To tell the truth, he also wanted to hear Wang Fugui's opinion.

After all, when it comes to doing business, Chang'an City, no, it should be said that in the entire Tang Dynasty, there is no one more powerful than the Chu Palace.

"The quality of your iron pot is really better than other people's, right?"

"Of course, it's not me who blows, the manufacture of a Jintai iron pot needs to go through 12 processes, then 18 times of heat, 1,000 degrees of high temperature, and 36,000 times of forging, which is definitely better than any iron pot sold on the market. If you are free at noon, I can personally use this iron pot to make the simplest scrambled eggs with water, and you can see the characteristics of our iron pot, even if you don't put a drop of oil, you can do it without sticking to the pan at all, this level, no one can do it. ”

When it comes to her own products, Mrs. Kim immediately becomes excited.

"Since it's so good, let's continue to produce, not only don't reduce production, but also produce more."

As soon as Wang Fugui's words came out, Jin Tai was shocked.

There are already more than 1,000 iron pots in this warehouse that have not been sold, and they still need to increase production?

This......

If it weren't for Wang Fugui's great kindness to himself, he would have wanted to greet his mother.

Isn't it money if it's not your own money?

"Shopkeeper Wang, although our iron pot is good, it can't be sold after production, so we don't dare to increase production."

Ah Niu said a word on the side.

This golden iron pot, but he is in charge of selling.

The more he produces, the more pressure he will have to sell.

"Don't worry, since I asked you to increase production, there is naturally a way to sell this iron pot. Not only can you clear the inventory in your warehouse, but you can also sell your iron pots to other places in Guanzhong Province. ”

Wang Fugui thought of the tasks assigned to him by Li Kuan and the measures to be taken next, and he inexplicably gained a lot of confidence in his heart.

"Treasurer Wang, it stands to reason that I shouldn't have asked this, but...... But our iron pot is much more expensive than other people's, and now we sell it in the shop, and we can't sell a bite all day long. Occasionally, there are Hu people passing by who don't understand the situation, so they can sell some. ”

Although Mrs. Jin believes in Wang Fugui's ability, he is a little unconfident in selling his own iron pot.

"In this way, let you Jintai Iron Workshop be the first to eat crabs, and I will tell you about a promotion method personally arranged by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and when the time comes, you will open your eyes and know whether your iron pot is good or not."

Wang Fugui picked up the fragrant tea brought by the maid, blew lightly, and drank it slowly.

……

The iron-making workshop of the eldest grandson's family is now much worse than before.

However, fortunately, they changed the focus of the workshop from ironmaking to ironware production in time, which can be regarded as alleviating the price impact brought by the ironmaking workshop of the Chu Wangfu.

After all, although the cost of the iron ingots produced by the iron-making workshop of the Changsun family is higher than that of the Chu Wangfu, if it is used to make ironware, it still has a certain advantage over other iron-striking shops in Chang'an.

This is the difference between homemade materials and outsourced materials.

Because other workshops bought iron ingots and steel from the ironmaking workshop of the Chu Wangfu, the price was slightly higher than the cost price of the eldest grandson's family.

The Chu Wangfu is not for charity, but also to make money.

"Ding! While! Bite! While! ”

The eldest grandson Chong walked in his own blacksmith workshop and watched a group of craftsmen wielding hammers and hammering iron ingots.

"What's the most lucrative thing in the workshop right now?"

There are many industries of the eldest grandson's family, and the eldest grandson Chong is now involved in the management, but he is still not as familiar with some specific things as the shopkeeper in the workshop.

"Lang Jun, the most profitable thing is naturally the creation of weapons, but many standard weapons are not allowed to be sold casually, so this scale is not particularly large. In addition, the production of various agricultural tools is also the specialty of our workshop. ”

The shopkeeper of the eldest grandson's iron-striking workshop stood respectfully behind the eldest grandson, explaining all kinds of questions at any time.

"How do I think these craftsmen seem to be making neither farm tools nor weapons, but rather a pot?"

Changsun Chong pointed to a few craftsmen not far away, looked at the iron pot that had basically taken shape and said.

"Lang Jun is wise, these are indeed iron pots. Speaking of which, this iron pot should be the fastest growing product this year, according to the current trend, by the time of next year, maybe the iron pot can make more money than farm tools and weapons. Therefore, the subordinates have been recruiting craftsmen recently and expanding the area of the workshop in order to build more iron pots. ”

"Is this iron pot selling well now?"

"Yes, very good sell. In Chang'an City, stir-fry is now popular, and the clay pot and iron pot used to make stews are basically not suitable for the production of stir-frying, but this iron pot seems to be born for stir-frying, and now it sells very well. ”

"Since this iron pot is easy to sell, then you should boldly expand the scale and produce more iron pots. If you don't have enough manpower, then go and recruit, as long as the salary is high enough, you don't have to worry about not being able to recruit people. ”

Although the stir-fry was made by the Chu Palace, Changsun Chong has always been a little mindful.

But he doesn't mind using the iron pot to make money.

"Lang Jun, from what you say, I am relieved. I will recruit 200 helpers to come back in a while, double the output of this iron pot, and when the time comes, let the iron pot of our eldest grandson's family become a well-known iron pot for the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

……

Datang Daily is now slowly familiar to the people of Chang'an City.

Different people buy this newspaper for different purposes.

Some people are interested in the major events of the court, some are interested in the stories of the market, and some are interested in the news of businessmen.

Of course, more people are interested in the serialization of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Wen Ying, as the shopkeeper of a fruit store, now bought a copy of Datang Daily from a newsboy passing by the door, and then returned to the backyard of the shop, impatiently began to read the latest chapters.

However, when Wen Ying sat down, she found that today's Datang Daily was a little different from usual.

The newspaper, which was supposed to be about two feet long and wide, is now a foot longer than usual.

"Wang Xifeng poisons and sets up a lovesick bureau, Jia Tianxiang is shining on the wind and moon"

What's even more gratifying is that the serialization of Dream of Red Mansions is actually twice as long today as usual.

It took more than a quarter of an hour for Wen Ying to finish reading today's serial, and then read it again with endless memories.

"My sister-in-law is wrong, so I won't do that."

"How many people like you can have, and you can't pick one out of ten."

When Jia Rui heard this, he scratched his ears and cheeks with joy, and said, "My sister-in-law is also very bored every day." ”

"This Jia Rui wants to be beautiful, and he still wants to beat Wang Xifeng's idea, and he doesn't look at his face in the mirror."

Wen Ying couldn't help but sneer and ridicule when she saw this dialogue at the beginning.

Fortunately, there was no one else in the courtyard, and no one would think Wen Ying's behavior was a little strange.

Just reading and talking to herself, Moon Ying finally shifted his eyes from the serialized pages to other places.

This is basically his normal newspaper reading process.

"Huh? What's so strange about this layout? ”

With the addition of one foot in length this time, it is not necessary to serialize one more "Dream of Red Mansions" in such a large space, but Wen Ying found a special text in the other places that were added.