"Li Yuanwai, if you reduce the amount of iron used, it is better not to use iron at all, and the furnace directly uses refractory clay to make the furnace!" Blacksmith Liu was forced by Li Youcai to have no choice, and said casually.

Blacksmith Liu just complained that Li Youcai didn't want to spend more money and wanted to ensure the quality, so he said it so casually.

However, Blacksmith Liu's words made Li Youcai's eyes shine.

Oh, yes!

Since it is expensive to cast from iron, why not just make it from clay?

A set of stoves made of clay is only a few hundred dollars at best, not more than a thousand.

Any one of the people of Kaifeng Mansion can save enough money to buy a set of stoves after working for more than ten days.

If you are a businessman who sells silk, spices, gold and silver jewelry, you may not be able to look down on the profits of dozens or 100 yuan, but the biggest customers of the four major grain merchants on weekdays are those ordinary people, and what they earn is the small profits of these tens or tens of yuan.

Better than any other businessman, he understands the horror of small profits and quick turnover.

Li Youcai was reminded by Blacksmith Liu, and immediately understood the key inside, and no longer obsessed with casting iron stoves, and directly instructed the housekeeper to find a craftsman who could make a clay stove.

Of course, the furnace for pig iron casting here still has to be manufactured, after all, ordinary people can't afford it, but someone can.

There are many poor people in Kaifeng Prefecture, and there are more rich people.

Don't forget, this is Kaifeng Mansion, which is the capital teacher, the Tokyo Bianliang that gathers the wealth of the world and supports a city.

Not to mention the giants, magnates, and families who live in the inner city, even in the outer city, there are tens of thousands of households that can afford to buy pig iron stoves.

Therefore, the clay stove market is large, and the pig iron furnace market is not small.

"Master Liu, I hope you will teach the technique of casting stoves to Master Wang and Master Sun!

Of course, I won't let Master Liu work in vain, so Master Liu, you can continue to cast stoves, and I will buy all the stoves for 3,500 yuan! ”

"Thank you Li Yuanwai! The method of casting the stove was taught by Zhang Guanren, and since Zhang Guanren agreed, Xiao naturally would not hide his secrets! Blacksmith Liu was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

Casting a set of stoves Li Yuanwai gave 3,500 yuan, then it is equivalent to his ability to earn 500 yuan more for one set, and 2,500 yuan for one set according to the calculation of five sets, so much income at once, he is naturally happy.

"But let's get to the front of the ugly!

The stove you cast can only be sold to us, not privately!

Otherwise, you should know that Li is kind-hearted and won't do anything to you, but those people in my family who rely on me to eat are not so easy to talk to!

In addition, there is also a share of Zhang Guanren in this business, you have to think clearly, don't have a life to earn, no life to spend! Li Youcai said to Blacksmith Liu with a smile.

Blacksmith Liu shuddered, he had been living in Kaifeng Mansion for decades, and naturally he had heard of the prestige of the four major grain merchants outside Li Yuanwai, who were all masters who ate people and did not spit out bones.

Li Yuanwai rest assured, the little one was appreciated by Zhang Guanren and gave him this method of casting stoves, so he naturally would not sit on that ungrateful thing!

The small casting stove is only available for four people! Blacksmith Liu reassured again and again.

Little people also have the wisdom of little people, Li Yuanwai threatened him with Zhang Junping, and he also pointed out the fact that he was valued by Zhang Junping and taught the stove casting method.

"Master Wang, Master Sun, you go and follow Master Liu to learn the method of casting stoves, and then find more people to start casting stoves!

Don't worry, I can't treat you badly!

Butler, you can arrange this! The workshop for casting stoves is located in the other courtyard! Li Youcai then instructed the blacksmith king, the blacksmith Sun, and the housekeeper.

"Yes!" The three of them agreed in unison.

After the housekeeper left with the three of them, there were only four of the four major grain merchants left in the living room.

"Three brothers, can you follow me to the study for a while?" Li Youcai said to the other three.

"Brother Li, please first!"

Naturally, I went to the study to discuss how to distribute the market for honeycomb coal and stoves in the future.

Zhang Junping took 20% of the profits, but it does not mean that the remaining four people will be divided equally.

"Brother Li, Brother Sun, Brother Ma, I look at the business of honeycomb coal and stoves, it is still the same as our previous grain merchant business!

How much market can be occupied, it depends on each person's ability!

Of course, we also give each of the two cents of the money from Zhang Guanren! As soon as he entered the study, Zhou Yuanwai couldn't wait to say.

Among these four people, Zhou Yuanwai's business is not the largest, but it is not the smallest either.

only recognized to occupy more market share, and naturally did not want to share the market with others.

"I think it can!" Sun Yuanwai looked at the other and nodded.

His business ranks third among the four people, but he thinks that he is no worse than Li Yuanwai and Zhou Yuanwai, but he has not been doing it as long as they are, as long as he is given time, he can completely surpass them and become the largest grain merchant in Kaifeng Prefecture.

"I agree!" The horseman nodded with a calm face.

His business is the smallest in this, and he knows in his heart that even if he doesn't agree, there is no way, and Li Yuanwai over there must agree, so he simply nodded and agreed.

In addition, Ma Yuanwai is also the master who does not admit defeat, so he is naturally not much worse than the other three.

"Okay, since everyone agrees to do their own thing, then do what Brother Zhou said!

However, there is one thing, let's talk about the front first, that is, we must not reduce the price casually in order to compete for the market!

Otherwise......"

"Otherwise, it's the common enemy of the three of us!"

"And Zhang Guanren! I believe that Zhang Guanren will definitely not want to see the four of us arbitrarily reduce prices in order to compete for the market, which will affect his income! ”

"I'm for it!"

The four quickly came to a consensus that they had experience in this area.

Over the years, the grain price of Kaifeng Mansion has been controlled by the four of them.

It is not the government that has the final say on how much coarse grain and fine grain are sold, but on the four major grain merchants.

In the past, if the emperor wanted disaster relief and stable food prices, he had to send someone to discuss with them.

It's just that I didn't expect to meet an unruly Zhang Junping this year, and directly pressed them to reduce the price by force.

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Although Zhang Junping was forced to sell grain at a low price, the four of them were not reconciled, but they couldn't help Zhang Junping for the time being.

can only be remembered in mind, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years.

You Zhang Junping can't always be favored by the official.

The vitality of the merchant is not inferior to that of Confucianism, although it is not as nourished as Confucianism, but the merchant has never been cut off since mankind had money.

Even if the kings of the past generations cut stubble after stubble like cutting leeks, as long as there are human beings, there will be traces of them.

But since Mr. Zhang handed over the honeycomb coal and stove business to them, that resentment immediately dissipated.

This is not only because of interests, but also because of Zhang Junping's pattern and courage.