The trucks are all thick and clumsy four-wheeled cars, the carriages are very large, and there are no windows, only the rear door, and the current big cars can actually be loaded with four tons, or even four and a half tons, and five tons are possible.

More than 100 years later, it is normal for a four-wheeled vehicle to pull five tons on the wilderness roads of the western development.

But it was a big car after the early industrial revolution, the level of sheet metal was far beyond now, and the body was stronger than now, and Yusheng's carriage shock absorption was still made of wood and leather, and there were fewer iron parts, because the level was not up to it, and Zhang Han couldn't solve it, and a whole set of scientific systems could not be solved by a certain person or a small group.

Just like rubber tires, when Zhang Han was a child, there were big cars with two-wheeled rubber tires pulled by donkeys everywhere on the rural roads of the Republic, a car was easily thousands of pounds, and it was also the most old-fashioned two-wheeled vehicle, but with this kind of tires, the weight of thousands of pounds was easy to pull away.

Rubber tires, cement or asphalt roads, this is a whole set of things that only exist after industrialization, and he can't get them even if he kills Zhang Han.

Because of road restrictions, Heyusheng's big car only loads three to three and a half tons, that is, six thousand to seven thousand catties.

Hundreds of wagons are constantly being transported from Lingqiu, and it just so happens that the mule and horse shop has not expanded recently, and the new wagons produced are enough to meet the freight of the iron yard.

Li Guobin knows that the freight has decreased a lot recently.

There are many reasons, the Ministry of Industry has recently been satisfied, and there are many major commercial banks, but the Lingqiu Iron Yard of Heyusheng has not increased shipments, but on the contrary, it has decreased some.

Transporting pig iron to the grassland is a very important reason, there is a shortage of iron on the grassland, Zhang Han will never provide high-grade refined iron, ordinary pig iron is no harm, anyway, it is difficult to smelt good refined iron with the smelting level of the Mongols, although the pig iron is used, if you want to sell it to Liaodong to build more and better weapons and armor, this possibility is too small.

Another reason is that Liu Ji asked Li Guobin to come over to see the results...... A large number of iron tools were placed in the carriage, and dozens of sturdy men took off their shirts in the still cold spring breeze, and were struggling to unload the goods shirtless.

"It's all made of fine iron." Liu Ji smiled and said: "Knives, small iron pots, soup iron pots, iron hoes, shovels, iron spoons, all kinds of iron pots, teapots, basins, wine glasses...... There is everything, and the twenty or so cars in front of me are all all kinds of ironware. ”

"Amazing, amazing!"

The execution and efficiency of the general business must be far beyond the imperial government, the businessman is profitable, there is no profit if there is no efficiency, but no matter how high the efficiency is, there is no such high law, saying that the sea trade, the whole ship of goods is ready, saying that it wants to open up the Jingshi fine iron market, and Li Guobin talked to Li Guobin when Li Guobin did not think that this Lingqiu iron has much future, because after all, the distance is far, not as good as the Fujian iron can be transported all the way by sea and then turn to Cao, but the development of the bottom is called Li Guobin surprised, and Yusheng with strong logistics capabilities to seize the largest piece of the market, A few years ago, Zhang Han also spent a small amount of silver to buy a scrap iron yard in Zunhua, and is already exploring iron ore and preparing to rebuild a blast furnace...... With Lingqiu's technology and management level, as long as there is a suitable iron field, it is inevitable to continue to radiate to the north and seize the market.

Then down is the goods in front of you, refined iron and pig iron are still occupying the raw material market, and a larger market is in front of you.

Folk supplies, a large number of iron is lacking, although it is not said that a few families used a kitchen knife in the former Yuan Dynasty so embarrassed, but the serious shortage of iron tools is also one of the status quo of the Ming Dynasty, iron is expensive and not durable, and the shovel produced by the Ministry of Industry is a representative of low price and poor quality.

The utensils in front of Li Guobin are all well-made civilian items.

He picked up a shovel and tried it.

"Take advantage of it?" Liu Ji said with a smile: "Do it well, the inlay is strong, and the knife edge is needless to say, the fine fine iron is polished." ”

Li Guobin didn't speak, put the shovel on the ground, and shoveled it hard.

"It's really a good steel mouth, so sharp!"

A shovel goes down, and all at once it is a shovel of soil, and the sharp steel mouth is like a sharp blade, easily cutting through the clods of soil.

Li Guobin's face was full of shock, and he couldn't believe the facts in front of him.

Liu Ji had a sly smile on his face, of course he had already tried, and Li Guobin's reaction was as he expected.

In fact, it is no wonder that Li Guobin, even if he is a well-informed person, it is difficult to believe that the steel mouth of a shovel can be so sharp.

"Didn't you point steel?"

At that time, the high-grade Qi knife was to be "point steel", that is, to add a blade made of molten steel to the weapon of fine iron, which could make the weapon sharper and stronger.

However, this shovel is made of fine iron, and no steel is added, Li Guobin looked at it carefully, it is indeed fine iron, but it is particularly well polished, so it is much sharper than ordinary shovels.

"How much does it cost?"

Liu Ji smiled: "It's worthy of Mr. Li, but I'm not afraid to tell you, the cost is very low, lower than those shoddy shovels." ”

"Why is that?"

"Li Zhuang has a hydraulic hammer, a roller machine, a hydraulic drive, not much manpower, twelve hours of machine without stopping, which blacksmith shop can do this? The place is big, there are many machines, assembly lines, the masters are piecework to get money, and there are quality standards, and the military and political department is very strict, so it is fast and good, and the more you do, the smaller the cost. ”

Li Guobin pondered: "The shovel issued by the Ministry of Industry is five cents of silver, and a wooden shovel is worth three points. ”

What Li Guobin is talking about is the wholesale price of the bulk of the shovel, which is sold to the people in the smallest stall among the people, and it is estimated that it is eight or two yuan for one dollar, which is very low in terms of quality.

"Sales will be good." Li Guobin turned his head and said to the little servant who followed him: "Please Ma Dongzhu Wang Dongzhu and they will have wine at night." ”

He said to Liu Ji again: "I will bring samples of everything." ”

Liu Ji said proudly: "Mr. Li, you have to work harder, I have been directly ordered several truckloads of goods here." ”

Li Guobin said with a smile: "I have tens of thousands of hoes and tens of thousands of pots, and if you want your store to catch up with me, it will take a few years." ”

Liu Ji didn't feel depressed, and Yusheng was still not famous in Beijing, and the business vein was really not something that could be set up in a day or two, although he worked hard, he still had to catch up behind Li Guobin.

"Wait a minute," Liu Ji stopped Li Guobin, who was about to leave, and pointed to a driveway: "There is still a car of hard goods here, Mr. has to see how this car of goods is out?" ”

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When it was dark, Li Guobin invited a table of guests in a large restaurant in the east of the city, and his guests were all big businessmen, and most of them were giant businessmen related to the iron industry.

After all, there will be competition among peers, and business matters also need to be kept secret.

Li Guobin was able to invite so many people, mainly because he is now faintly the representative of He Yusheng in Beijing, although various commercial houses can go directly to Yusheng, but businessmen are like this, they feel that Li Guobin is more high-end, so they are naturally willing to deal with Li Guobin, so they can go to find Liu Ji.

According to Zhang Han, this is a marketing order meeting.

The effect is naturally excellent.

Whether it is a hoe, a shovel, a stove, a cup, or a pot, it is made of fine iron, and the quality is excellent.

In the past, it was not without this kind of goods, but everyone knows that the quality of Yusheng's products is very stable, what kind of samples are taken out, and the goods under it continue to come over, and the quality is quite consistent with the samples.

A large number of refined ironware, the price is almost the same as that of ordinary goods, and it is not much higher, which is very valuable.

Before half of the wine was drunk, Li Guobin's order exceeded 100,000 taels of silver, and almost everyone rushed to ask for it.

Of course, the price is also according to Li Guobin's price, and there is almost no discount.

The advantage of this kind of order meeting is here, private contact with a family, a lot of tongue-in-cheek, bargaining is inevitable, such a product display and on-the-spot ordering, almost eliminate the room for bargaining.

Of course, you can also not order, but many big businessmen are worried that other companies will impact their downstream markets and seize business share.

Li Guobin is also very proud, he used to have a certain status, but he still needs to hold the merchant to do things, now almost everyone has to please him, people understand the value of these ironware, the entire northern market at least a few million shares, may be a few years will be all and Yusheng world, at this time to seize the opportunity, it is too important.

"Zhang Dongzhu is really a genius." A fat businessman in a Wufu shirt twisted his beard and smiled, his eyes flashing: "When Mr. Li takes him to Shanxi, I want to meet Zhang Dongzhu in person." ”

"I would like to have this line in the future."

"If I go, of course I'll have to be a part of it."

"Of course there's a chance." Li Guobin said: "Proprietor Zhang has been in some trouble recently, so I still have to wait for the limelight to pass." ”

"Are you talking about the recent uproar about the impeachment of Han Qi?" The fat merchant said with a smile: "The news is quite well-informed, Han Qi took action against a businessman with the respect of the governor, and added a nonsensical crime, which can be regarded as causing the anger of the fellow villagers in Shanxi." The Imperial History group of impeachments, I think this matter can be settled soon. ”

"Not necessarily." Another big businessman said: "Although Zhang Dongzhu is strong, and even makes the imperial history stand out for him, but not long after Han Qi took office, I don't think the imperial court will replace him for a while because of this little thing, even if Zhang Dongzhu makes Han Qi embarrassed and gets out for a while, he will still be in trouble in the future." ”

"Damn." Someone said: "Zhang Dongzhu is a model for my generation, the shipment is fast, the quality is high and the price is low, if it is called Han Qi to make it bad, we will lose such a source of goods, and I am very unwilling to think about it." ”

Everyone was gossiping, and they didn't have much idea for a while.