Chapter 427: The First Snow
"Wow, that's beautiful......"
When the brand-new four-wheeled carriage was assembled for the first time in the "assembly workshop" of the Manufacturing Bureau, the onlookers couldn't help but marvel, and even Yan Liqiang, who was watching from the sidelines, had their eyes shining.
This is a unique four-wheeled carriage, in terms of size, this four-wheeled carriage is 30% larger than the first four-wheeled carriage that Yan Liqiang took a few days ago, it looks more luxurious, and the materials and workmanship of the whole vehicle have also reached the peak of the current manufacturing level in the manufacturing bureau, Yan Liqiang personally supervised the completion of every manufacturing process and process of this carriage in the manufacturing bureau, in order to build this carriage, Qian Su also personally went to Pingxi City, and invited several jewelry craftsmen with skilled craftsmanship in Pingxi City to participate in the construction of this carriage。
Because of the addition of these jewelry craftsmen, now on the appearance of this white carriage, those pure gold dragon ornaments and carvings are more delicate and dazzling, and in the interior of the carriage, it is also more luxurious, the large area of enamel color gold decorative panels on the door panel of the carriage and the seats and the decoration made of black copper and silver technology in the carriage are exquisite and exquisite everywhere.
This carriage is unique, and according to Yan Liqiang's requirements, this carriage was built without any expense.
"Let's give it a try one last time......," Yan Liqiang said to Qian Su.
"Okay, I'll come in person!" Qian Su nodded, walked to the carriage in front of the crowd, and then took a cotton shoe cover handed over by the craftsman next to him, put it on his feet first, and then got into the carriage, drove the carriage around twice in this huge "assembly workshop", and then entered the carriage to take a look, then stopped the carriage and nodded to Yan Liqiang, "No problem, it's better than the previous ones......
"Then let's take it down and load it into the car......" Yan Liqiang nodded.
Qian Su, who got out of the carriage, waved his hand, and then a bunch of craftsmen rushed up, carefully re-removing the carriage, wheels, frames, car xuan, and sleeve rods, and carefully wrapping the components with muslin cloth layer by layer, and then covering the muslin cloth with burlap cloth, fixing it with rope, and loading the equipped cargo box, the whole process is like loading fragile porcelain.
The reason why everyone is so careful is because everyone knows that this carriage was prepared by Lord Guardian to be transported to the Imperial Capital and given to His Majesty the Emperor.
"If we continue to produce such a four-wheeled carriage, I believe that even if a carriage sells for 10,000 taels of silver, someone will ......ask for it" Qian Su, who looked at a group of craftsmen disassembling and loading the car, also sighed rarely, a few days ago Qian Su was also a little skeptical about whether a four-wheeled carriage could be sold for 5,000 taels of silver, and the experience of just a few days has made Qian Su's "boldness" become bigger and bigger.
"We don't book this kind of carriage to the outside world, after this one is sent to the imperial capital, we will assemble another one and put it in the four-wheeled carriage exhibition hall we want to build, only for display, which can be visited by people who come to order the car......" Yan Liqiang blinked, and smiled at Qian Su as a "profiteer", "Of course, if there are royal members of the Han Empire to book, it is okay for you to ask for 10,000 taels of silver for a carriage!"
"I really don't know where you learned these business methods, everything has been thought of!" Qian Su looked at Yan Liqiang with strange eyes, "I didn't expect to send a four-wheeled carriage to His Majesty the Emperor, but you have already prepared, as soon as this carriage is sent to the Imperial Capital, in the future, the entire Han Empire, when it comes to four-wheeled carriages, our Manufacturing Bureau is the well-deserved first,"
Yan Liqiang just smiled, didn't speak, and then walked out with Qian Su.
Two lives, if he doesn't even have this "celebrity marketing" brain, then he lived in vain in his last life, ordinary people want to send things to His Majesty the Emperor has no chance, but he is very easy, His Majesty the Emperor appointed him as the Governor of Qi Yun, after he, the Governor of Qi Yun, came to Ganzhou, what did he do, what achievements he had, naturally he should let His Majesty the Emperor know, and if he had a good thing, he wanted to give it to His Majesty as soon as he could, which is a great loyal minister.
Naturally, the four-wheeled carriage could not just run all the way to the imperial capital, but had to be unpacked first, and then assembled when it arrived at the imperial capital.
Ganzhou to the imperial capital is thousands of miles away, Yan Liqiang does not have to worry, because dear Uncle Lei has already spoken, don't worry about the escort, a trivial matter, he just needs to prepare the things, and then send a few skilled craftsmen to follow, and then you can escort the tax silver to the imperial capital with the balance of Ganzhou this year, the tax silver is escorted by the army, and there are also local governments along the way to take care of it, there will never be an accident, and no one dares to call the idea of tax silver sent to the imperial court, so the road is very safe, and when he arrives in the imperial capital, he will find Gonggong Liu in Luyuan, and Gonggong Liu will naturally arrange it。
Of course, there is not only one carriage sent to the imperial capital this time, but a total of four, His Majesty the Emperor's "royal model" is naturally unique, largest, best and most luxurious, and the other three are the same as other styles produced by the Manufacturing Bureau now, one to be given to Gonggong Liu, one to be given to Fang Beidou, and one to be given to the shopkeeper of the Ganzhou Hall, which is considered to be a favor given to the shopkeeper of the car at the beginning.
Thinking of his four-wheeled carriage running through the streets of the Imperial Capital City in a few months, attracting countless onlookers, Yan Liqiang couldn't help but be happy.
"Speaking of the Imperial Capital City, Lord Thorn Shi has asked the Ganzhou Craftsman Battalion in Ganzhou City to start imitating the four-wheeled carriage that pulls goods, and I heard that this time, those tax silver will be pulled by the four-wheeled carriage to the Imperial Capital City......"
"The four-wheeled carriage is convenient, and it is normal for Lord Thorn Shi to think of this, but we don't have to worry, they can imitate the bogie of the carriage, but the key shock absorbing spring can't be imitated, we only build high-end four-wheeled carriages that pull people, and the rest, let it be given to others, and after I leave the manufacturing bureau, this place will be handed over to Uncle Qian, we just need to hold the secret of spring manufacturing in our hands, and we don't have to worry about other people's eyes, but the security and confidentiality measures of this manufacturing bureau, Uncle Qian will have to bother......"
"Don't worry, I will naturally save this matter, I will keep an eye on it!" Qian Su nodded.
As the two were talking, they passed by a construction site in the manufacturing bureau, where two dilapidated courtyards and several houses had been torn down, and in the busy work of hundreds of craftsmen, a brand-new building made entirely of bluestone had revealed a trace of its outline - this was the product exhibition hall of the manufacturing bureau, and the four-wheeled carriage was only the first exhibit in the exhibition hall.
And the demolished yard and house is just the beginning, in the future, the manufacturing bureau will build a four-wheeled carriage, while gradually carrying out the expansion and transformation of the manufacturing bureau, in Yan Liqiang's planning, in the future, the area of the manufacturing bureau will be more than ten times larger than now, the entire manufacturing bureau will be completely castle-like, with strong defense, and in the castle-like iron turtle shell, the most profitable super manufacturing factory in the entire Han Empire will be born, many new things, will be born here, the skilled craftsmen of the entire Han Empire, will gather here, with this manufacturing bureau in Ganzhou, the Qianjitang of the Lingshan faction, I am afraid it will no longer be able to specialize in the past......
Thinking of the Qianjitang of the Lingshan faction, Yan Liqiang calculated the time in his heart, and secretly thought that with Zhang Yourong's ability, in such a few months, Qianjitang is estimated to have made a sample of the first steam engine, but he didn't know what the sample of the first steam engine of this era would look like, Yan Liqiang's heart was full of curiosity......
"Lord Guardian, Lord Supervisor ......"
Hearing someone calling, Yan Liqiang and Qian Su both stopped, and as soon as the two of them turned around, they saw several jewelry and jewelry craftsmen invited by Qian Su from Pingxi City walking towards the two of them together.
The youngest of those craftsmen was in his forties, and the oldest was in his sixties, although they were not well-known top craftsmen, but in Pingxi County, those people also had their own good craftsmanship, and they could perfectly make things that Yan Liqiang drew on paper.
"I don't know what's the matter with you?" asked Yan Liqiang kindly.
Several craftsmen glanced at each other, and one of them blushed slightly under the gaze of the others, and plucked up his courage, "I don't know...... I don't know if this manufacturing bureau is still recruiting craftsmen, so we discussed it...... If...... If the Guardian and the Bureau Supervisor don't dislike it, and they still appreciate the craftsmanship of a few of us, we are willing to stay and work for the Manufacturing Bureau............"
These craftsmen were originally the people who Qian Su came to take the money to work to help build the "royal carriage" together, but yesterday in the manufacturing bureau, these people were deeply shocked when they saw the scene when the manufacturing bureau gave the craftsmen dividends according to shares, and they were deeply shocked, I didn't expect that there was such a place in the world, after discussing it all night last night, as soon as the "royal carriage" was packed today, as soon as their work was completed, they mustered up the courage to find Yan Liqiang and Qian Su together.
Yan Liqiang and Qian Su glanced at each other, and there was a smile in their eyes.
Yan Liqiang's heart moved, and the snake in his head instantly touched the minds of several people, these people are all simple craftsmen, and if they want to stay in the manufacturing bureau, they have no other thoughts.
Seeing Yan Liqiang bowing slightly, Qian Su cleared his throat, "You must also know the rules of the Manufacturing Bureau, although it looks like a workshop here, it is also in the army, and it is a place where military regulations and military discipline are spoken.
"Clear, clear!"
"Well, you can stay too, according to your skills, the personnel level of several of you is counted as three levels in the manufacturing bureau, but a few of you are newcomers, and your qualifications and contributions in the manufacturing bureau are not enough, so at the beginning each of you only has five shares, and then every year you stay in the manufacturing bureau, you have one more share, and after five years, your shares are the same as the third-level craftsmen of the other manufacturing bureaus, they are all ten shares, and if there is a promotion opportunity in the future, you will enjoy the same opportunity treatment as other third-level craftsmen, so how?”
"This is good, this is good, we are willing to ......" Several craftsmen nodded hurriedly, and all of them had smiles on their faces.
"Okay, you go to Steward Qiu to go through the formalities!"
A few jewelers and craftsmen thanked them and left.
"By the way, Uncle Qian, go back and discuss with a few craftsmen, our manufacturing bureau should come up with a system to reward those craftsmen who can do their craftsmanship and technology to the extreme, invent and create new things, new tools, and improve production processes......
"Good ......"
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In the afternoon, Yan Liqiang took a few guards and rode a rhinosaurus horse with Hu Haihe, left the Manufacturing Bureau, and returned to Qinghe County.
Riding a rhinosaurus horse on the road, suddenly his face was cold, Yan Liqiang stretched out his hand, a little snowflake melted on his hand, he raised his head, only to find that there was already snow in the sky......
On November 17 of the thirteenth year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, Ganzhou of the Han Empire ushered in the first snow of winter this year......