Chapter 55: I'm here to sell pots
Fan Yu was very happy to see that this wok had been made.
A pot is nothing, the key is that the pot is made with a hydraulic stamping machine.
Although the machine is still a little more primitive, it can make other pots, which is a good start.
As for why he made the pot first, of course, it was because Fan Yu liked to eat. In these years, eating some boiled dishes all day long is really bland and tasteless.
I can cook stir-frying, and having a wok is like a tiger with wings. And the wok is in your own hands, so you can open up the market as soon as possible.
It's just that this wok doesn't have a pot handle yet, which is a fly in the ointment.
Fan Yu called Huang Sanlang, pointed to the wok, and said to him: "Can you add a handle here, just roll a handle with wrought iron." ”
Huang Sanlang glanced at it, and then said with a smile: "The master didn't say it earlier, this is also simple." Just make another grip and put it on. If the master can wait, I can add a grip now. ”
Fan Yu nodded and said, "Okay, make one now, and I can take out this wok to find a market." ”
With Fan Yu's permission, Huang Sanlang called his apprentice Wang Xiaoding, and the two of them used their whole body skills, just afraid of being underestimated by Fan Yu.
It's just a wrought iron plate to roll a cylinder and then connect it with the pot body. The pot handle made is quite in line with Fan Yu's mind, like a screwdriver that opens the cap, stuck on the edge of the pot. As long as the connection is dotted with a little molten iron and welded firmly, this pot will be exactly the same as the woks of later generations.
Even if Fan Yu was patient, he waited for half an hour, and this efficiency was really not flattering.
Fan Yu looked at the woks that had been completed, and then looked at the hydraulic stamping machine that had taken a lot of effort to build. This kind of pot making method is really not what I want. The body of the pot is easy to make, but it is stamped out at once, but the efficiency is stuck on the handle.
After thinking about it, Fan Yu took the finished wok and gestured on the mold.
"Yellow blacksmith, your craftsmanship is good, and this pot is also good." Fan Yu paused and continued: "It's just too slow, I'm afraid it's ten or eight pots a day, and it's already over." ”
Huang Sanlang couldn't help but be surprised: "Master, this is already very good." With this hydraulic press, the time has been reduced by at least two times. If I rely purely on my craftsmanship to beat this pot, I am afraid that I will make up to three pots a day. ”
Fan Yu shook his head slightly, still a little dissatisfied, "This is not fast enough, our iron pot is going to be sold in large quantities." If someone asks for a few hundred pots, you're afraid it will take you a few months to make it. ”
Huang Sanlang was startled and hurriedly said, "Who can ask for so many iron pots?" Instead of beating it out so hard, it is better to cast it. ”
Listening to the words of the yellow blacksmith, Fan Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, isn't that a bulky pig iron pot again.
"Okay, you listen to me." Fan Yu pointed to the iron-making furnace, "When you are making wrought iron plates, you will keep more grips on this pot." At this time, you already have this hydraulic machine, and replacing it with a flat-headed hammer can help you temper pig iron into mature iron, which goes without saying. Roll the pot in advance, and finally use the mold to stamping and forming, so that it will be several times faster. ”
Huang Sanlang heard Fan Yu's suggestion and slapped his head suddenly, "Master, how did you grow this brain?" I couldn't even come up with an idea. In this way, it is not a problem to make dozens of pots a day. ”
Fan Yu didn't mean to be happy at all, the craftsmen in this year didn't have many ideas of innovation and change, they only thought that working hard was good. However, when I came to this era, it was different. If you want to make more progress in this big song, start with this wok.
He is not a compassionate person, nor is he a person with great ambitions, but what he can't bear is the deterioration of his quality of life. At least, it can't be lowered in terms of diet. It's just a pot, and it's far from satisfying Fan Yu's appetite, and there are still many more things he wants.
After arranging the affairs of the workshop and leaving some money for the purchase of iron and coal, Fan Yu carried the newly made wok to Taibai Building.
If you want to open up sales for your wok, you must naturally promote it to restaurants first. Fan Yu is most familiar with Taibai Lou, who earned his first pot of gold. That shopkeeper Wu can pay 50 yuan to buy a two-course recipe, and naturally he also has an eye to see the value of the wok.
It was still early in the morning, and it was not yet noon.
Fan Yu came to Taibai Building with the pot, and was recognized by the guy surnamed Hu at a glance.
"Brother Fan, how can you have time to come to our Taibai Building today, this is the ...... in your hand Is it a pot? The guy greeted Fan Yu warmly when he saw him from afar, and he saw the wok in his hand by mistake.
"Yes, this is a pot, specially used for stir-frying." Fan Yu responded with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wu is here, I'll let him see how much copper this pot can sell." ”
The guy was a little disdainful in his heart, but he also knew that Fan Yu was capable, and he didn't dare to say anything inferior.
"Please inside, shopkeeper Wu is in the back, I'll call him." The guy invited Fan Yu to sit down, and ran in.
Soon Shopkeeper Wu came out from the back and couldn't help but look surprised when he saw a wok that Fan Yu put on the table.
"Brother Fan, what are you doing here? If I'm not mistaken, this is a pot, right? Shopkeeper Wu asked.
Fan Yu got up and arched his hand towards Shopkeeper Wu and said, "This is a wok, specially used for stir-frying." I brought it here this time to recommend it to Shopkeeper Wu. ”
"That's too polite." Shopkeeper Wu laughed, reached out and picked up the wok and said, "Hey, this wok is much lighter, it must be heating faster." ”
"Shopkeeper Wu is really an expert, and you can see where the advantages are at a glance." Fan Yu first complimented, and then continued: "In addition, you can also hold the pot handle to shake the pot." ”
Hearing the word "upside down", Shopkeeper Wu was a little confused, what is it?
"Brother Fan is always unexpected, please tell me what this old decay is, what is the pot, is it not to make the pot bounce up." Shopkeeper Wu was dumbfounded.
Fan Yu laughed, took the wok and turned it up and down twice, and said: "That's it, turning the pan can make the dishes in the pot heat more evenly, as long as the stove is big enough, the stir-fry time can be faster." ”
Shopkeeper Wu rolled his eyes and said to Fan Yu: "Then I still have to invite Brother Fan to the back kitchen, it just so happens that Master Wang is also there, so it is convenient to ask you." ”
Fan Yu would not refuse this, and the two went to the back kitchen.
Master Wang was preparing ingredients with his two apprentices, and when he heard someone entering the back kitchen, he was very dissatisfied and scolded: "Who has nothing to do and runs around in the back kitchen, there is no breaking the rules!" ”
"Master Wang, don't worry, look who is coming." Shopkeeper Wu shook his head and said with a smile.
As a result, Master Wang recognized Fan Yu at a glance, hurriedly put down the guy in his hand, wiped his hands on the apron and hugged his fist towards Fan Yu, "It turned out to be Brother Fan, but today there is a new dish to teach me?" ”
Fan Yu shook his head and nodded again, "There is a new dish, but I'm here to sell pots." ”