Chapter 62: Regaining the Glaze Factory
Wang Quanquan has suffered a lot of cold eyes in the past six months, and the first batch of firecrackers produced was given to the Jingshi firecrackers team for free, not only did he not earn a penny, but the family money he had saved over the years was almost gone.
Although there is still a drunken apricot building in his hand to support him, since the two Oiran left, the business has plummeted, and it has been counterpressed by other Qinglou who were weak before. Besides, you can't always generate electricity for love, can you?
Wang Quanquan entered the palace this time, just to get back what belonged to him - the Liuli Factory that was deceived by the Holy Grace Emperor. The Liuli factory has huge profits, and it is more than enough to feed an ordnance factory.
When he came to the imperial study, the king knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Pushing the door in, this time the old emperor was not there, and only the new emperor was alone.
The new emperor looked up at the royal authority and asked, "Is there something wrong with the emperor's brother?" ”
Wang Quanquan was embarrassed to ask for it directly, and knocked on the side and said: "Is the batch of firearms produced by the ordnance factory still satisfied?" ”
"Well, I'm very satisfied, my father and I have specially examined it, both accuracy and portability, it is indeed much stronger than before, please work your side, and arrange it for the frontier army as soon as possible."
......Hearing this, Wang Quanquan showed an embarrassed expression, and Emperor Xian'en obviously saw that he was in trouble, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”
"Your Majesty, there must be no problem on our side, but it's just ...... on the side of the household."
"The household department did come to me a few times before, and I suppressed them all and asked them to actively cooperate with you, and they agreed."
Wang Quanquan pouted and said: "Brother Huang, those old guys in the household department are one in front of them and one behind their backs, if they let them help, it's okay to say, if they let them give money, one by one is the same as asking for their lives, so ...... I want to go back to Liulichang. ”
"Liuli Factory?" Wang Zhixian was a little surprised, the glaze factory was comparable to a treasure house, and the household department would write a book every year and wanted to take over.
But at the moment, what the king said was not to take over, but to return, as if this was his thing, Emperor Xian'en couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "What you said just now is that you want to go back?" ”
Wang Quanquan nodded, "The glaze factory was originally established by me, and then handed over to my father, and then handed over to the third princess to take care of. Nowadays, the need for the armory factory is huge, and there is no source of income, so I want to support the armory with the glaze factory. ”
Emperor Xian'en nodded when he heard this, the old emperor really didn't tell him about this matter, but if he thought about it, the royal authority would not lie to him, and the Liuli Factory was really established by him.
Just as he was thinking, Wang Quanquan gently placed a jade pendant on the dragon case. Wang Zhixian, who was still thinking, glanced at it first, but didn't care, and only picked up the jade pendant to observe it carefully when he came to his senses.
"Where did you come from?"
"Brother Huang, you gave me this jade pendant."
"I gave it to you?" The new emperor was a little stunned at first, but immediately reacted, "Could it be that you are the mysterious auction owner?" ”
Wang Quanquan nodded, and the new emperor who received the reply was calm on the surface, but his heart was greatly shaken.
This jade pendant can be said to be a piece of his heart, he was fine when he was a prince before, and now with his ascension to the throne and called the emperor, the weight of this jade pendant he sent has also increased, as the emperor has to make a promise, if someone really takes the jade pendant to ask him to do one thing, even if it is difficult, he must fulfill his promise.
Now Wang Quanquan came with this jade pendant, which shows that the glaze factory is indeed from him, and whether the glaze factory is from him or not, Wang Zhixian must fulfill his original promise.
"Are you sure you want to use this opportunity?" In the eyes of the new emperor, the weight of this jade pendant is much heavier than that of a mere glaze factory.
The king's power is a spread of hands, and the meaning could not be more obvious. Seeing this, the new emperor smiled bitterly in his heart, too, he didn't want the other lord to let him be the emperor, his favor was placed in him, and I am afraid that he did not have a pile of silver tickets.
"Okay, I agreed to this matter, and I will deal with it over there of the third princess." The new emperor put away the jade pendant and gave Wang Quanquan an affirmative answer.
"Then thank you Brother Huang first." Wang Quanquan looked like a hippie smile.
After a long time, the new emperor muttered, "Wang Quanquan, how many things do you still have that I don't know. ”
"Come on, please come over the third princess."
The third princess, Wang Bingyao, is eight years younger than Wang Shanxian, and now she is just over twenty-five years old, and she was married a few years ago.
As the old saying goes: there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great.
In the dynasty, if a man is rich, the child will have to take his mother's surname, so the man who is rich will always be looked down upon by others. Some people with backbone would rather be beggars on the streets than become rich. The parents of this new champion died early, and he himself had no power and no power, even if he was talented, he could only bow to power, and was finally recruited into the palace as a concubine.
According to the laws of the dynasty, if you are a horse, you can't enter the court as an official, and you have been studying hard for more than ten years.
Emperor Sheng'en's move also has his own plans, the third princess did not marry, so she can naturally continue to manage the glaze factory, and the glaze factory is in the hands of the third princess for a day, and it is a royal property for a day.
The marriage of the third princess seems to be full of entanglements of interests, but it is better than marrying in a foreign country.
"Brother, are you looking for me?" After a while, the third princess came.
Wang Zhixian looked at his favorite sister and said a little embarrassedly: "Bingyao, brother wants to discuss something with you." ”
Wang Bingyao sat down next to Wang Shanxian with a big grin, ate the snacks on the dragon case, and said vaguely: "Brother, if you have anything, just say it, there's no need to twist and pinch." Her demeanor and demeanor are completely devoid of her dignified and generous in front of outsiders, but more like Miss Yan's style.
Wang Zhixian looked at the third princess dotingly, she would only be so open in front of herself, like an innocent little girl.
"The eighth brother came to me today..."
"Oh? He's looking for you a little new. Wang Bingyao became interested, and finally stopped stuffing something into her mouth.
Wang Zhixian nodded, and then said, "He wants to go back to Liuli Factory." ”
"Liuli Factory?" Wang Bingyao was a little confused for a while, "Wait, he means that the glaze factory was originally his?" "Her reaction speed is much faster than Wang Zhixian's.
Wang Zhixian nodded, and took out the jade pendant just now, "He should be the mysterious person who gave you the bracelet at the beginning, this jade pendant is what I have worn for many years, I have checked it no problem." ”
"Huh?" Although she had vaguely guessed in her heart, the third princess still covered her mouth in surprise.
"What do you think?" Wang Zhixian looked at the third princess again.
Wang Bingyao thought for a moment and then said: "The glaze factory was originally his, and my father did not hand over the glaze factory to the sixth department, but gave it to me, I think it should also be his proposal, since he wants it, return it to him." ”
"I thought so too, but I wronged you." Wang Zhixian looked at Wang Bingyao apologetically.
"Brother, you know me, I'm not a greedy person, there's nothing to be reluctant to. Compared to the glaze factory, I am more interested in this eighth brother, we were only nodding friends, he dared to hand over the glaze factory to me, I can't see through him. ”
"I can't see through him, I'm afraid only my father can see through him." Wang Zhixian nodded in agreement.
Wang Bingyao knelt on the table, her hands supporting her cheeks, and turned her head to look at her brother like an innocent little girl, "Brother, do you still have a grudge against your father?" ”
Wang Zhixian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It did exist before, but as I learned a little bit about the royal authority, I was slowly able to understand my father's decision. ”
Wang Bingyao showed a bright smile, "Since you can figure it out, brother, then this girl will rest assured." You pay more attention to your body, I'll leave first without bothering you. Looking at the piled up pieces on the dragon case, Wang Bingyao was very interested in preparing to leave.
"Who did you learn these words from? You are also a big man, and you have been married for two years and have not seen you give birth to a son and a half daughter. Just take advantage of the time to hand over the Liuli Factory, and you should also hurry up and have a child, don't go crazy anymore. ”
Wang Bingyao grimaced at him: "I know, brother, you are becoming more and more like your father now, mother-in-law and mother-in-law." ”
After Wang Bingyao left, Wang Zhixian first smiled bitterly, and then a little lost, now the two have grown up, they are the emperor and are busy with political affairs all day, Wang Bingyao is also married to a wife, the relationship between the two is destined to be affected, what can be done now is to try to maintain this relationship, he does not want to be like his father, diligent in state affairs and neglected in family affairs.
Three days later, the document was issued, and after six years, the glaze factory returned to the hands of the king.
Liuli factory is the first business student after the royal authority from the crossing, the emotion is naturally much deeper, and at this moment to enter the factory again, it is also a lot of feelings.
Today, the number of workers in the glaze factory has expanded from the original thirteen to nearly a hundred, and the master craftsman who once assisted Wang Quanquan in experimenting with the glass formula has now become the foreman here, and he is still in charge of the operation here most of the time.
The relationship between Wang Quanquan and the master craftsman is much deeper than others, and the glaze factory was inexplicably transferred to the third princess, and the master craftsman has never seen this "young father-in-law" since then. Although the glassware produced in recent years has undergone several innovative remodeling, most of them are still based on existing utensils, and the sales are mediocre, mainly relying on the old book left by the king.
Because of this, the master craftsman has special admiration for the king's authority, and he is also faintly suspicious of the identity of the other party, I am afraid that he is not the little eunuch he thought. Sure enough, when Wang Quanquan came to the glaze factory in a brocade dress, the craftsman recognized him at a glance, and this honest craftsman was even a little excited.
The two exchanged a few words, and Wang Quanquan came to an impassioned speech as he did when he dug the foot of the wall in the Salt and Iron Division, and nearly 100 people on the spot were held flutteringly, and his enthusiasm for work was high for a while, and Xiao Chunzi, who accompanied him, couldn't help but secretly admire, and his master's ability to win people's hearts can be described as first-class.
At the end of the speech, the craftsman stepped forward and said, "My lord, this is the account book, please take a look." ”
"Brother Gao doesn't have to be polite, I'm usually busy, and Liuli Factory will rely on you more in the future."
"Don't dare to do it, it's all within your reach, and you must do your best." The craftsman was still humble in tone.
The king's authority is not reluctant, and he began to look at the account books, the income of the glaze factory is indeed not low, and there has been an upward trend every year in the past few years, but the rise has slowed down significantly over the years, and there is a faint trend to decline.
Gao Craftsman saw the doubts of Wang Quanquan, and explained: "The sales have been good before, but in recent years, the outside world has slowly begun to imitate, although our formula has been strictly kept secret, coupled with the improvement and optimization of these years, the outside world can not make exactly the same thing, but seven or eight points of similarity can still be done, and their prices are much cheaper, many people choose to start buying imitations." ”
Wang Quanquan nodded, he had expected this result early on, so he had done the best of secrecy at the beginning. Even now, the recipe has been in the hands of a few. Besides, this is a royal business, and few people dare to risk killing their heads to leak the formula, and it is quite good to be able to hold on for so long.
"How much does a set of cups sell for outside?"
"My lord, the supply price of our manufacturing is one hundred taels and one set, and the imitation is seventy taels and one set."
Wang Quanquan nodded, "How much does it cost us to produce a set of cups?" ”
"Thirty taels."
"Okay, from today onwards, let's sell fifty taels of sets."
"My lord, why is that?" The high craftsman obviously does not understand this practice of self-depreciation of profits, in the past, one set could earn seventy taels, and after the price reduction, one set only earned twenty taels, so the loss is huge, is it just to compete with those imitators?
Wang Quanquan said indifferently: "Our technology is mature and the output is large, and we still need a cost of thirty taels, and the cost of those small workshops outside will only be higher than ours." ”
The craftsman nodded, it is true, he had specially inquired about it, the average cost of a set of imitations is forty taels, and the glazed products have always been hot in recent years, and the cost of raw materials has also risen, presumably the cost will continue to increase in the future.
"You may think that I am angry with them and do not hesitate to lose huge profits, but I can clearly tell you that we will make more money after the price reduction."
"This ...... How can you make more money after the price reduction? "The craftsman who has never read any books was a little confused for a while.
Looking at the puzzled look on the face of the craftsman, Wang Quanquan patiently explained: "Have you ever heard of small profits but quick turnover, let me give an analogy, now one hundred and two sets, most people can't afford to buy them, they can only sell one hundred sets a day, and they can earn seven thousand taels; If you sell a set of 50 taels, many people can afford it, and you can sell 1,000 sets a day, so you can make a full profit of 20,000 taels a day. ”
"It seems to be true." Although the master craftsman still didn't understand a little, he believed in the boy in front of him, after all, this boy had created too many miracles, so he nodded, "Listen to you." ”
"You can help me select a few more skilled workers in the next few days, and I will use them alone."
"Okay." The craftsman didn't ask much, nodded and went down.
Wang Quanquan turned to look outside and muttered, "A bunch of knockoffs still dare to compete with me? I'll show you what a dimensionality reduction strike is! "At this moment, the king's authority is cunning, where is there still a little bit of the appearance of a prince, he is clearly a complete profiteer.
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