Chapter 31 Datang's most profitable business

For five hanging money, you can buy a purple cuckoo!

Forty hanging of pocket flowers, you can buy eight purple juan!

One hundred hangs, you can buy twenty!

Three hundred hangs, you can buy sixty!

100,000 hangings, that's ......

I have been in the Tang Dynasty for so long, although I have secretly made some comparisons between the prices here and the Xi'an farmers' market in the 21st century! However, it is only now that Zhang Qian finally has the most intuitive concept of the purchasing power of Kaiyuan Tongbao!

It's heartbreakingly intuitive.

If you put it in the twentieth century, a lucky person who got an angel round of investment saw not a paper contract and a string of cold numbers on a bank account. It's about how many of his daughters, or how many out-of-school children, he will definitely cherish this opportunity and the trust of the management. In that case, there is no doubt that his career success rate will be doubled.

The same principle is also applicable to Zhang Qian in the autumn of the third year of Datang Shenlong. When he found that he could waste three or four purple juans casually, he was originally serious about doing things, and he kept improving.

The paper library that he downloaded specifically for writing papers was flipped over and over by him when Zijuan was asleep. Regardless of whether it is a thesis or a science subject, as long as the knowledge that can be found in the memory of the mobile phone, or the knowledge that he still has an impression in his mind, he has repeatedly synthesized it. The battery is running out of power, so quickly take the charger to charge it. The charger is drained of energy at night, and it is quickly refilled during the day......

As soon as people work hard, life flies.

For five or six days in a row, Zhang Qian concentrated all his energy on the preparation for the imitation production of Feng Youjing, and even when he went to complete the final settlement and receive the "pass" procedures, he was a little distracted.

Fortunately, the little officials who were responsible for his settlement and receiving the "pass" were very face-saving to the Guo family, and they all knew what was going on with the so-called old three-part household of the Zhang family. Therefore, for Zhang Qian's appearance in the whole process, he didn't want to care too much, and after taking the "happy money" that should be taken, he let it go.

However, Zhang Qian's cheap eldest brother Zhang Sheng, seeing him act, his speech was muddy, and he needed to be reminded at any time, and he was very worried about his health. After completing the settlement procedures, he specially found Guo Qiu, the housekeeper specially sent by the Guo family to keep an eye on the matter, and solemnly reminded that the real third child of his family was a hard-working baby who died before he became an adult. After Zhang Qian took his position, if he suffered any misfortune, he couldn't lie and say that he was implicated by the third life. His family can't take back the ten acres of Yongye Field, otherwise, even if he fights one by one, Zhang Sheng will go to the yamen to beat the drum and shake the ins and outs of this matter! (Note 1: The right to use land, the ancient state restricted land annexation, and the people came up with countermeasures.) The field is divided into skin and bones. When the fields are bought and sold, the skins go to the new owner, and the bones are still in the hands of the old owner. ）

"Don't worry, your San Lang is in good life, he just bought a big Zhuangzi on the edge of the Wei River, which is 13,400 acres." Guo Qiu rolled his eyes angrily, and scolded Zhang Sheng back on the spot, "You just sent back the ten acres of Yongye Field, and people think you are unlucky!" ”

When Zhang Sheng heard this, he was not angry, he glanced at Zhang Qian, who was like a shadow puppet, shook his head, and walked away.

How did Zhang Qian know that he was confused and became a short-lived ghost in the eyes of others? After the settlement procedures were completed, the relevant documents and vouchers were stuffed into the schoolbag, and he immediately put all his thoughts on the specific process and equipment for the research and development of the soil method on the horse wind oil essence.

It was not until the sixth day, after overturning and revising countless versions of the preliminary plan and sketches, that he finally came up with a plan that was most likely to be realized and most productive.

At the same time, the delivery procedures of his grange were also completed under Ren Cong's hard work.

In this way, it also saves a lot of time. Guo Nu and Ren Cong chose a good day and an auspicious day, and with their own capable officers, they helped him and Zijuan move lively. By the way, all kinds of utensils and accessories for refining the "elixir" were also ready to stop, and in the new Zhuangzi, two houses in the core position were found and carefully assembled in the house.

In those years, there were neither screws nor electric welding. The assembly and sealing between the components of the equipment are all made by hammers, tin bars and borax. Therefore, it took two days and one night to finally clean up a small workshop that looks like it can no longer be dirty from the perspective of the 21st century.

As the chief designer of the whole set of equipment and the formulator of the entire production process, Zhang Qian, of course, could not put the sketch of the design of the accessories to the craftsman and become the shopkeeper. However, he didn't need to do the hard work of building the stove, assembling the extra-large extra-long spiral mouth copper kettle, and brazing the gaps.

For most of the time when the equipment was installed, he simply commanded with his mouth, and he was able to achieve satisfactory results. In particular, the assembly and welding of the body, spout, and peripheral cooling water tank are exquisite, and the craftsmanship is far beyond his initial understanding.

Almost every weld is only as thin as a hair, and there is no possibility of large strands of water leakage, even air seepage.

But thinking about the cost of this thing, Zhang Qian was not so shocked. The gourd-shaped copper kettle, the vine-shaped spiraling spout and the cooling water tank installed on the outside of the spout cost a huge amount of two hundred and thirty dollars! (Note: There is a similar object in the museum, which was specially used by the ancient Persians to purify spirits.) ）

This does not include the commissions of the craftsmen. In Guo Nu's words, the craftsmen are all raised by the family since childhood, they eat and wear, and there are rewards for the New Year's holidays, what commission do they give? If anyone does this, they will start to point their noses and scold the loser from Chang'an City, and scold them all the way to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

"Brother Zhang, the younger brother knows that you are compassionate, and the master is even more compassionate to the Mo family." And the little fat man Ren Cong, but it was rare to see a little bit of it, and he actually deduced from Zhang Qian's intention to give a commission to the craftsmen of Guofu, and inferred that he could not be a qualified owner. Therefore, I found an opportunity that there were no outsiders and cautiously reminded, "But Brother Zhang, since you can't return to your master for a while, you have to learn to follow the customs." Otherwise, not only will the rich people inside and outside Chang'an City regard you as a thorn in their side, but those who have benefited from you will only laugh at you for being stupid and will never miss your kindness! ”

"Okay, it's only been a few days, you've grown your skills, and even I dare to teach you a lesson!" Zhang Qian was so embarrassed that he deliberately raised his face and scolded Ren Cong. "With this effort, it's better to watch the craftsmen clean the alchemy pot. In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you're all responsible for the cost! ”

However, the reprimand is the reprimand, but he clearly knows that the little fat man's reminder is definitely out of kindness. Therefore, after recovering from his state of annoyance and anger, he took it very seriously and consulted Ren Quan, the head of the family and the Jianghu Langzhong sent by the Ren government to protect the workshop, about the specific matters of taking charge of the grange.

And Ren Quan, who was in the rivers and lakes, after seeing Zhang Qian's miraculous method of pulling his own Zhuang director Qiong back from the ghost gate, had long admired him. I wish I could do something for him so that I could make a good relationship. Therefore, he simply took advantage of the fact that the workshop had not yet begun to be officially put into production, and took the initiative to act as a strategist and teach him how to be a qualified owner.

According to Ren Quan, being in charge of the Grange is actually similar to leading soldiers. As a general, it is impossible, and there is no need, to know every soldier under his command. For the same reason, the owner of the village does not need to know every farmer and tenant in the village.

As a general, it is enough to know the army, Sicang, and a few henchmen under his command. Manage military discipline through joining the army, manage money and food through the warehouse, and manage the soldiers at all levels through the backbone of the henchmen, such as the arm commanding the arm, and the arm driving the palm and ten fingers.

As the owner of the village, he manages the order in the Zhuangzi through the housekeeper, through the account room, living within his means, and managing the affairs of the village and tenants through a few henchmen, and the rest of the matter is to pay the taxes of the government externally, and consider how to make the Zhuangzi richer and richer internally.

Zhang Qian's name is this Zhuangzi, because the old owner of the village thanked him for saving his life. At the same time as the transfer of Zhuangzi, he also transferred the steward, the bookkeeper, the big and small stewards, the male and female servants, and all the tenants to him. Stewards, bookkeepers, and tenants are hired and stewards, while servants are domestic slaves. Therefore, as long as Zhang Qian takes the time to meet the housekeepers, the bookkeepers and the big and small stewards, get to know what they look like, and say a few words of encouragement, it is enough to deal with this year.

When the cat is finished in winter, and the leading figures in these Zhuangzi are also familiar, and then according to their talents, it is enough to decide to stay, appoint and dismiss.

Of course, if he has money to spare, it would be safer for Zhang Qian to buy him an official body for himself. Don't ask for a real shortage of people on the wheel, take office. At least in the future, when dealing with the officials in the yamen, it is easy not to be instructed by their arrogance. Occasionally, when something unpleasant happens, you need to go to meet the county order, stab the history, and you don't need to kneel on the ground and be that kowtow bug!

"What, can you still buy an official to do it?" Zhang Qian was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly forgot his original purpose of seeking advice, and asked with round eyes.

"Of course!" Ren Quan replied very calmly, as if he had long been accustomed to it, "If it weren't for this, how could Guo Erlangjun's father eat both black and white, while wearing the official robe of the Four Grades of Thorn History!" That is, I have followed the old owner since I was a child, and I don't need to use these. Otherwise, if you have money, you will also go to Chang'an City to buy a waiter to do! Although it may not be my turn to fill the gap in my life, at least I can make my father, who went early, feel face-saving underground! ”

"Isn't it expensive? Where do I buy it from? Zhang Qian's heart was pounding when he heard this, not because he was addicted to officials, but because he didn't have to kneel and kowtow when he saw officials in the future.

"The starting price is 30,000 yuan, that is, 300 hangs, which cannot be considered expensive or cheap. There are three people who handle it, namely the queen's brother General Wei, Princess An Le, and Jieyu Shangguan Wan'er! The real major shareholder should be the queen herself. Ren Quan smiled and shook his head slightly, "But for three hundred hangings, you can only buy a county lieutenant, or a monk, or a Taoist priest." If you double it, you can buy a prefectural order. Then the tide rises according to the grade. If Shao Langjun wants to buy a thorn history to do, it is about 3,000 hangs, if you want to buy the prime minister, it will be expensive, according to this year's market, you can't get it without 80,000 hangs! (Note: The above is a historical fact)

"Even the prime minister can buy it!" Zhang Qian's jaw was so surprised that his jaw was about to drop, and he blurted out a question.

This is by no means the Tang Dynasty he learned in history books, let alone the Tang Dynasty he saw in TV series.

The Tang Dynasty in his memory is the wealth of the people, the country, the politics are clear, the military is strong, and the culture is prosperous, even if there may be some decline in the Zhongzong era, but it should not decline to such a point!

Even the official position of the prime minister can be bought, where is this Datang, even if it is the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid it has not been done so absurdly!

"Of course you can buy it, or what about the queen's family who will make the most money in the world?!" I didn't understand what Zhang Qian was surprised about, Ren Quan shook his head and replied with envy on his face, "Although Guo Erlangjun is his father, he is the famous Guo Bancheng. But the Guo family's business, compared with the queen's family, is not enough to see at all! The Guo family has more than 100,000 hanging items all year round. And the queen casually threw out two prime ministers' positions, which can exceed the income of his family, and does not require any capital! ”