In the coal furnace workshop, Liu Blacksmith and Wang Bricklayer said to He Zhiyuan with concern: "He Gongzi, this coal stove is simple to make, and after a short time, many craftsmen will imitate it. co”

"It doesn't matter, our workshop is not just about making this simple coal stove. In the future, there will be complex heating equipment to be produced, and you only need to produce coal stoves now, and you must ensure that every household in the surrounding area can use this kind of coal stove. ”

Blacksmith Liu asked He Zhiyuan again: "With a coal stove, every household has to burn coal, and the demand for coal will increase several times." This site is so big, why don't we buy a batch of coal, sell both coal stoves and coal, and make more profits. ”

"Well, yours has a good idea, so it's more convenient for the people." He Zhiyuan praised, and then asked: "What is the price of coal now?" ”

"It depends on the quality of the coal, 150 wen per 100 catties of high-grade coal, 130 wen per 100 catties of medium coal, and 100 wen of low-grade coal." Blacksmith Liu replied.

Hearing about this price, He Zhiyuan thought to himself, this price is not too high. But judging from the income of ordinary people, this price is not low. A worker's monthly work in a workshop is generally three to five taels of silver, which is just enough to buy 3,000 catties of coal.

No, the price is still too high, and ordinary people still can't afford coal. You have to find a way to talk to the boss who sent the coal about the price. So, he asked Blacksmith Liu: "Where is the boss who supplies coal here, and when he comes back, we will negotiate with him about the price, we will ask for a large amount, and see if it can be cheaper." ”

Blacksmith Liu replied: "It is Boss Sun of the Crossroads who sent the coal, we ordered 5,000 catties of coal, and said that it will be delivered today, and it is estimated that it will come soon. ”

Towards noon, a procession of ten carts came from the south. Blacksmith Liu said: "It seems that Boss Sun's coal truck is here." ”

After a while, the convoy came to the open space of the coal furnace workshop, and Boss Sun commanded the drivers to start unloading the truck.

Not long after unloading the car, a noon man covered in coal ash came to He Zhiyuan under the leadership of Blacksmith Liu. Not only was this man dirty, but his face and hands were covered with soot, as if he had just crawled out of a coal kiln.

The middle-aged man was ashamed to see He Zhiyuan, who was dressed luxuriously and young and white, and smiled at He Zhiyuan embarrassedly, looking very restrained, and he didn't know where to put his two hands.

He Zhiyuan saw that his appearance was really suitable for business, so he instructed his child: "Xiao Yan, go and get hot water for Boss Sun to wash." ”

Boss Sun was flattered when he heard this, and said again and again: "Then if you can bother this little boy, I can do it myself." ”

Helpless, Yan Jihai had already run out to fetch water. After a while, Yan Jihai brought a box of hot water, and Boss Sun thanked him repeatedly.

After washing his face, Yan Jihai took another handful of strawberries and dusted off the soot on his clothes, and suddenly the whole person looked much more energetic.

Yan Jihai was very eye-catching, and after Boss Sun sat down, he immediately made another pot of tea and brought it up. He Zhiyuan looked at the busy Yan Jihai and secretly praised it in his heart. Xindao's apprentice is good, much more eyesight than his eldest apprentice Wang Zhixue.

Boss Sun was manipulated by He Zhiyuan's master and apprentice, and he was grateful, flattered.

After some leisure

Chatting, two cups of tea down, the feelings have become a lot closer. He Zhiyuan began to ask: "How much coal does Boss Sun send to Hejia Town every month?" ”

Boss Sun looked honest and replied honestly: "These two months are nearly 20,000 catties. If Shopkeeper Liu starts using coal from this, I estimate that he will have to send more than 20,000 catties in the future. ”

"For a big customer like us, is Boss Sun more preferential in terms of price?" After the emotional pull just now, He Zhiyuan is now starting to bargain.

Hearing that he wanted him to give another discount, the honest Boss Sun said in embarrassment: "He Gongzi, the price I gave you is the cheapest, and the other people's high-grade coal is 180 Wen per 100 catties, and I give you 150 Wen, which is a whole 30 Wen cheaper." This price was negotiated between Miss Zhou and me two months ago, and it can't be more discounted. ”

"If I ask for an extra 50,000 catties a month in the future, how much more can I discount the price?" He Zhiyuan asked again.

Boss Sun pondered for a while, and finally said in the future: "That's not much discount, I heard that the cement road will be charged in the future, if you really collect money, the price of one hundred and fifty wen will be a loss." ”

He Zhiyuan looked at Boss Sun's embarrassed appearance, which didn't look like he was lying, so he asked Boss Sun: "Does Boss Sun have his own coal mine, or does he just resell it?" ”

Boss Sun couldn't help but chuckle in his heart when he heard He Zhiyuan ask, thinking that this He Gongzi in front of him wouldn't be trying to dump me, and do business directly with the boss of the coal mine. Boss Sun's name is Sun Jincai, but he is just a small boss who pulls coal and sells coal in Crossroads Town, and he doesn't have much capital in his hands. It's just that I got acquainted with the boss of the Yizhou coal mine, bought some coal from the mine, and then pulled it to nearby states and counties to sell it to make some hard-earned money. He Jiazhen is his biggest customer, and if this customer is lost, it will be even more difficult for him to do business.

But when He Zhiyuan asked like this, he had to tell the truth: "Being a coal mine boss requires at least a few thousand taels of silver, how can I have so much silver, I can only pull some coal to make some hard-earned money." ”

Coal has been mined in China for almost 2,000 years, but it has never been regarded as an important energy source. During the Ming Dynasty, it was only used for the smelting of various metals, and ordinary people used firewood instead of coal for cooking and heating.

As a man of two lifetimes, He Zhiyuan certainly knows the importance of coal, which is the most important energy source in China in later generations besides oil, and energy is the most inseparable for future development. Under the current level of technology, the most convenient use is coal, as long as the coal energy is controlled, it can provide a strong guarantee for the development of all walks of life.

So He Zhiyuan now not only wants Boss Sun to reduce the price so low, but wants to be a coal boss.

Hearing Boss Sun say this, he had a plan in his heart, so he continued to ask: "Boss Sun and the bosses in the Yizhou coal mine are very familiar, right?" ”

"That's natural, in my early years I dug coal there and worked as a tooth shopkeeper. I am very familiar with the people over there, if He Gongzi uses coal, it is right to look for me. Boss Sun didn't know why He Zhiyuan asked this, and still spared no effort to promote himself.

"Not only do I have to buy coal, but I also want to buy coal." He Zhiyuan said faintly.

When Boss Sun heard this, he felt in his heart and said in his heart, it's over! Sure enough, it's about to lose this big customer. People are going to be their own coal bosses, and they will pay it back later

Buy a fart from him! I couldn't help but feel a cry in my heart.

But He Zhiyuan's next words made Boss Sun's mood suddenly "swish" from the bottom of the valley to the top of the mountain, as exciting as riding a roller coaster.

I only heard He Zhiyuan then say: "If I buy a few coal mines and ask Boss Sun to manage them, I don't know if Boss Sun is willing?" ”

When Boss Sun heard this, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened wide in shock, he couldn't believe his ears. Xindao, it's been less than half an hour since we met, and you believe me like that? The smallest coal mine also costs two or three thousand taels of silver, and not one, but several! Rich people are so willful, throwing out thousands of taels of silver without blinking an eye.

If you can have such a good thing, if you don't agree, you will become a fool, Boss Sun said excitedly: "He Gongzi trusts me so much, of course the villain will do his best to serve He Gongzi." There is no reason not to be willing? ”

He Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Okay, since Boss Sun is willing to come to me to do things, then we will be a family from now on." The family didn't talk to each other, so they asked Boss Sun to talk about the coal mine. Two days later, let's go to the Yizhou Coal Mine and choose a few coal mines. ”

"I don't know what Gongzi He wants to know about the coal mine?" Boss Sun asked respectfully.

He Zhiyuan has never been to a coal mine in his two lives, and he knows nothing about the coal mine. Ask him what he wants to know? He really couldn't speak, and he wasn't even qualified to ask questions.

But at this time, he must not show his bottom, so he said directly: "Just tell me what you know the most, and I will learn more about it when I get to the coal mine." ”

So, Boss Sun took a sip of tea and cleared his throat. Then he thought about it in his mind before he began to say: "The coal in Yizhou is mainly concentrated in the Luoquanzhuang area in the west of Yizhou, and it is said that people have been digging coal here since the Northern Song Dynasty. For hundreds of years, there were one or two hundred large and small coal kilns here, and there are dozens of kilns that can produce coal now. ”

"Only a few dozen kilns? What about the others? He Zhiyuan asked the first question.

Boss Sun despised He Zhiyuan once in his heart, and explained: "This coal kiln can't be dug too deep, if it is dug deep, it is easy to seep water." As long as there is a lot of water seepage in the kiln, the kiln will be wasted. So over the centuries, there have been hundreds of coal kilns that seeped water. ”

"Is there any coal to dig up in these abandoned coal kilns?" He Zhiyuan asked a very new question.

"Of course there is, these coal kilns are a good time for coal mining, and some are only four or five zhang deep." Boss Sun replied.

When He Zhiyuan heard him say this, his heart moved, although he had never been to a coal mine in his previous life, there were often news reports of water seepage in coal mines on TV. It can be seen that water seepage in coal mines is not unique in ancient times, and this situation also occurs in modern times. As long as the water in the mine is drained by a pump, the coal can be continued without abandonment.

At this time, he remembered that the first steam engine in Europe was used to pump water from coal mines, and if the steam engine was invented now, these abandoned coal mines could be brought back to life.

I don't know to what extent Wang Zhixue is studying the steam engine now, this nerd is devoted to research, and there has been no news of him for more than a month, since he has come here, let's go and see him, no, it's to see his research results.

(End of chapter)

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