Chapter 8: The Big Question
As soon as he entered the room, Qin Tianmin was already a little impatient to inquire about today's affairs in the yamen, and said with a concerned expression: "Engong, Wu Hedong didn't embarrass you today, he is a person from the tiger class, and he has always been very high!" ”
Lu Hong looked at this, and made tea unhurriedly, he already had an abacus in his heart, this Qin Tianmin does have some ability, just looking at the means he used to deal with these people in the yamen today, he knew that this guy was an expert in officialdom, but until now, he has not figured out what trouble this thing has caused, and it is so troublesome that it is being hunted down and killed...... This kind of plot in later blockbusters is not something that ordinary small troubles can explain!
However, at present, it seems that this guy's character is okay, at least, Lu Hong thinks that he may be able to really help himself at present, and this Qin Tianmin is a good choice...... Thinking of this, he roughly talked about the content of today's conversation with Wu Xianling, of course, he didn't bother to go into detail about the details of the debate on foreign affairs, but brushed it off.
Lu Hong naturally didn't know that this Wu Yuncai Wu County Order was from Qingliu, but Qin Tianmin knew it, and he was very surprised to hear Lu Hong talk about foreign affairs with Wu County Ling, you know, although he has a reputation for being a good person, however, it is difficult for him to integrate into this Qingliu faction at all, and the Qingliu officials are a person who flaunts integrity and morality, and respects Confucius and Mencius, but he is extremely rejecting Western affairs.
It is unbelievable that now Lu Hong can convince Wu Xianling, and even prepare to start an industry in Mengyin, he is not simple-minded, after listening carefully, he immediately understands the significance of these industries to the local area, and he immediately realized that this news may be a life-saving straw for him......
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and his expression also showed a hint of excitement, "Engong, I don't know if these industries you talked about with Wu County Ling can be set up in other places?" ”
"Of course, the development of the industry, the two major factors of machine and product sales are very important, after all, the industry that has been carried out, in exchange for real money, still needs to be shipped out to sell, fortunately, I see this Yimeng area, the waterway is very smooth, this is the biggest advantage!" Lu Hong said quietly, in fact, most of his understanding of this era is still in the history books he read in his previous life, so he also hopes to learn some more specific information from Qin Tianmin's mouth.
This Qin Tianmin's interest in these industries seems to be more urgent than Wu County's order, Lu Hong speculated, obviously, this must be related to the fact that he was hunted down, he is now interested in learning about this matter, this Qin Tianmin looks like a scholar, but don't carry a big basket that pierces the sky, it's not fun!
Qin Tianmin pondered for a moment, but did not take the initiative to provoke the topic, but asked with some inquirement: "Engong, I don't know how long it will take for this industry to get benefits?" How much money do you need to invest? Please give me some advice! ”
When it comes to this practical problem, Lu Hong naturally can't talk about it, he is now a little eyebrow-raising after a study of this super industrial system, the system will provide the corresponding equipment drawings according to local minerals and resources, the lower the level of the system, the simpler the mechanical structure, the lower the cost, but ...... This so-called simplicity is definitely not simple!
Take the M1 coal separator as an example, this is actually a simple jigging coal preparation machinery, using the difference in the specific gravity of coal and magazine gravel, sulfur and physical surname difference for groove selection, the core component, to put it bluntly, is actually a simple drum transmission device, is the kind of conical device with a large end and a small head, as long as any external force is added, the ore can be highly efficient to vibrate up and down the transmission channel, and finally complete the industrialization step of coal preparation!
The manufacture of this drum drive is the heart of the whole machine, and most of the materials used in other parts can be made of wood!
Lu Hong looked at Qin Tianmin, shook his hand and said, "Qin Gongzi, I'm afraid I can't tell you this now, I need to find a skilled blacksmith and carpenter...... There are also merchants who are familiar with the surrounding Wenshui and trading! Do you have the right person? ”
After Qin Tianmin nodded and went out, in less than half an hour, he came back with a few people, and the head catcher Qian Fat Man in Meng Yin also followed him happily, obviously, these three people were found through the head snake Qian Fat Man, but this efficiency is indeed possible!
Among them, the black-faced strong man was the blacksmith Li Hegen, Lu Hong took him aside alone, took out a brush and drew a pattern of a drum-shaped transmission device on the paper, and pointed out a few details of the requirements for creating this thing, Li Blacksmith listened very carefully, calculated the size of the three parts of the device, and offered a price of 8 yuan silver, saying that he would be able to take out a sample tomorrow.
After the other wooden parts of this machine were painted to the carpenter Liu Dashi next to him, he said that because there are many parts of the wooden structure as a whole, it is also necessary to construct a chute device of at least 4 meters.
So calculated, the price of this step M1 type coal separator needs silver 3 taels 3 money, here basically 2 days can produce one, now, the efficiency of coal preparation, the direct factor is the problem of power...... Obviously, in this poor and remote place, the only option is water power, which has been using water power for nearly 2000 years, there is no difficulty at all, Liu carpenter provides pure wooden water turbines, this mountain wood is cheap, only opened 4 taels of silver.
The advancement of the entire industry seems to be going smoothly, and Lu Hong also noticed that the businessman who was called next to him was also listening very carefully with his ears pricked up at the moment, this product is obviously not simple...... Lu Hong learned later that this thin man in his forties with a white and long face turned out to be Qian Yiduo, the cousin of Qian Zhutou, who is well versed in the truth that fat and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders!
If the goods are to be exchanged for real money, then they must be transferred out through this businessman, Lu Hong's only knowledge of the domestic business environment in this era may be the bad situation of excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and this question, he also asked Qin Tianmin a little before, as a result, the county master Xiucai also said a rough idea, but this probability, it also made Lu Hong feel that the business environment was bad.
This Shandong is also regarded as the land of the Central Plains, close to Gyeonggi, however, in addition to the land tax expressly stipulated by the Qing Dynasty, there are no less than ten kinds of local gold taxes implemented in Shandong, Qin Tianmin can say, and each prefecture and county may have its own land policy and levy various types of centigold......
For example, a county under the pretext of building a bridge, on the wharf to sit on the ground to collect money, the beautiful name is called "bridge", goods through a county, may also be levied "over the cent", "department store", the goods to the ground, will immediately be levied "landing", "production and marketing", as for what sitting, line, tax, goods, unified tax, unified donation, excise tax, transit sales tax, production and sales tax, train donation, etc., Lu Hong was stunned, this wide range of taxation is rare in the history of Chinese taxation, It can be said that the goods are levied at sight, regardless of the details.
Therefore, as soon as Lu Hong opened his mouth, he asked Qian Yiduo two questions, "Money shopkeeper, if this county can produce coarse coal and refined coal, and go down the Wenshui River, what are the places that can be sold?" How much profit can be shipped in order to make stable profits and shipments? ”
He was eager to hear from the white-faced, long-faced businessman about the business environment of the times, and it was clear that it had an extremely important bearing on all the industries he was trying to mix, and if the tax was higher than the profit, what kind of business would he make! If that's the case, the development industry environment in this era will be too bad......
Qian Yiduo is definitely a first-class merchant in Mengyin, if it weren't for his cousin Qian Zhutou who came to him, he wouldn't be too lazy to get involved in this business, their Qian family is doing local mountain treasures, relying on the official brand of Qian Zhutou, relying on the Mengyin Mountain area, the mountain treasures around the county can be bought and sold without their interference!
However, his vision is much more accurate than that of the fat man, and the fat man is looking for him, purely because Lu Hong told the old-fashioned Wu County order to engage in industry, he subconsciously realized that this industry is not simple, and their Qian family should have a foot here...... And Qian Yiduo's family business is also earned by his hard work for more than 20 years, so he is naturally well versed in the rules.
This is a good deal, that can be the only one, take their hidden mountain treasures, relying on this thing to make money is really hard money, if it is not for their own family's monopoly in the local area, ordinary merchants operate this thing, it can only be a mixed business, just along the way of the gold, commercial taxes, can toss people to death.
He naturally knew that the young man in front of him with extraordinary bearing was the key person in this industry, brushed his goatee, raised his head and showed an unfathomable look as if he was considering, and after a while, he reluctantly said: "Lu Gongzi, the industry you said, I thought it was difficult to make a profit, although this coal is easy to mine, according to your method, what kind of refined coal can be made, but along this Wenshui, Yishui all the way down to Haizhou, go to no less than 200 miles of waterway, just the tax can make this business in vain!" ”
Speaking of this, this guy sat there and looked like a good citizen who was not bullied, but Lu Hong immediately observed that this guy was not glancing at the suspicious expression of Qian on the other side, and besides, this guy's words were too sure, and there was really a big problem...... It is estimated that this guy's words can only be believed by 5 percent! This collusion between officials and businessmen really fulfilled the old saying, there is no good thing!
In fact, Lu Hong really wants to kick away this fat and thin two money, this Mengyin should not be the only one of them who can do this business, but, after careful consideration, it is still easier for the Qian family to promote the second goods after the industry, after all, this money fat man still has to give Wu County Ling face, and these industries, to put it bluntly, in fact, they are still operating in the mode of half official and half business, the background of this official and businessman cannot be escaped, and the Qian family is blessed with unique conditions!
However, these two goods thought about how to yin themselves, and also wanted to let themselves answer, this had to teach them a lesson, he opened his mouth wide at Qian Yiduo, and pretended to be contemplative, and after a while, he said: "Money shopkeeper, it seems that this industry can't be done, change tomorrow, I have to go to Lord Wu to discuss again, find some industries that are thinner but easier to do!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Qian Zhutou and Qian Shopkeeper immediately wanted to slap each other's mouths, but when they thought of the previous words, they couldn't open their mouths to pick up the topic, so they couldn't immediately change their words and say that the previous words were all farts!
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