446. Interest-free loans
These concerns about Hancom.
Lu Heng could solve it very easily.
Because Lu Heng himself was also after he started to build a kiln.
Only to find out that Datang has not yet begun to mine and use coal at a big loss.
So at present, the coal used by Lu Heng himself is mined by himself.
The pricing power is entirely in his hands.
As long as he is willing to support the development of Hantong's industry.
It is completely possible to share the coal resources in his hands with him at a low price or even at cost price.
In fact, even Lu Heng has lived in Chang'an City since he lived.
Only to find that Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was far from the serious soil erosion situation in later generations.
Just around Chang'an City, there are large areas of dense deep forests.
What surprised Lu Heng the most was that the Yellow River was not only not yellow at this time.
Not even the name of the Yellow River yet!
It's simply called a big river.
These discoveries made Lu Heng guess for a while.
In later generations, the Yellow River was the main culprit of serious soil erosion.
Could it be that the prosperous Chang'an City at this time has cut down the forests along the Yellow River?
Therefore, Lu Heng has actually been planning how to popularize the use of coal as soon as possible.
This will not only allow the people of the world to obtain a cheaper fuel than charcoal.
It can also prevent the big river from becoming the Yellow River.
After thinking about it, Lu Heng also said directly to Han Tong:
"Burning bricks with coal must be much easier to use than wood."
"In this way, you will report your dosage directly to me every month in the future."
"I'll have the coal brought to you."
"As for the price, you don't have to worry too much."
"All this coal is transported from Yongzhou, and the road is not too far."
"You can just calculate the same price as my own brick kiln at that time."
After listening to Lu Heng's words, Han Tong was simply grateful and couldn't repay it.
Lu Heng helped him like this, saying that it was his relatives, but he was afraid that they all had surnames.
But Han Tong knew very well that there was definitely no kinship between him and Lu Heng.
For the simple Han Tong, he can only pull his son at this time.
I plan to kowtow to Lu Heng a few times together to thank him for his help.
But Lu Heng still stopped their father and son.
And said directly to him:
"You don't have to thank me, there's a reason why I came to you this time."
"You may have heard of the fire in Chang'an East City."
"Now Your Majesty has ordered me to rebuild all the shops that were destroyed by the fire."
"So the number of bricks you need is very high."
"And I'm here this time to hope that you will start now."
"It's going to be fired in the kiln without stopping the fire."
Lu Heng paused when he said this, turned his head and said to the workers behind Han Tong:
"If there are any of you who are willing to be like Han Tong."
"Go build your own brick kiln, then I want you all to hurry."
"Because next, as long as it's a good brick."
"I'll buy everything I don't keep."
When Han Tong heard Lu Heng's words, he hurriedly followed after receiving Lu Heng's kindness and couldn't repay him:
"Since it's a land horse that wants to use bricks, then whoever you are."
"As long as you are willing to build a kiln to help Lu Juma burn bricks."
"I can teach you all the skills of building a brick kiln and burning bricks."
"If you don't understand anything, you can come to me directly."
"I, Han Tong, swear in front of the landing horse that I will never hide my secrets!"
After listening to Lu Heng and Han Tong's words, many workers present couldn't help but get excited.
After all, working in a brick kiln in Hantong can earn wages every day.
But in the end, this is just selling coolies to earn hard-earned money.
I really want to be able to build my own brick kiln like Hantong.
After that, it's all about making money for yourself.
So many workers were moved.
It's just that most of the people who can sell coolies here are actually quite poor at home, and they can't afford this capital at all.
Lu Heng also saw their expressions in his eyes at this time.
Directly cleared the last obstacle for them.
"If you have someone who wants to do it, and you can't afford it."
"You can come directly to the academy and find me."
"I will lend you the principal and not a penny of interest on you!"
"After the bricks are burned in your own kiln, just use the bricks directly!"
The condition given by Lu Heng simply made it impossible for anyone not to be moved.
So there were several workers, and they stood up and said to Lu Heng:
"We are all grateful for the kindness of Lu Juma to us mud-legged people, I am Zhang Dashun of Shrimp Valley, as long as Lu Juma lends me money to build my own kiln, I will definitely burn bricks for Lu Juma!"
"Count me in! I'm the same as Zhang Dashun, I will definitely burn it well! ”
"Me too, me too!"
Looking at these workers who were eager to sign up, Lu Heng couldn't help but smile and asked Han Tong:
"If I lend them all money to build their own brick kilns, you won't be short of workers in the future, right?"
Han Tong shook his head solemnly, "Where is Lu Yuma, if they really build their own kiln, then I am afraid that there will be more people who work here in the future." ”
"After all, after my brick kiln was built, there were already many people who wanted to come and do apprentices."
"It's all about working for me for a few years and going back to build my own kiln."
"It's just that I learned this technique in the brick kiln of Lu Juma."
"That's why I have always only accepted workers who are paid, and I have not dared to accept apprentices."
"Now that these people are going back to build their own kilns, there will definitely be more people who will come to learn from them!"
Han Tong's words couldn't help but make Lu Heng look at this vegetable farmer again.
It can be said that he was the first to build this brick kiln, and it became bigger and bigger step by step.
It is inseparable from his brilliant brain.
"In that case, you can just go and promote it to me."
"Anyone who wants to learn this craft can go to you or to the brick kiln in my academy to learn it."
"If you learn it, you can go back and build it yourself if you have the capital."
"If you don't have the capital, you can come to me directly."
"Anyway, you just remember, don't be afraid of this brick kiln, even if the East Market is completed."
"I've got more work for you, too."
"Keep the bricks you burned, and you'll definitely be able to sell them!"
Cheng Chumo followed Lu Heng back to the academy from Hantong.
After thinking about it all the way, he suddenly said to Lu Heng:
"Sunrise, otherwise you will hand over the matter of borrowing their money directly to me, right?"
"How about our Cheng family come forward to lend them this money?"
Lu Heng couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "What's the matter?" It's not uncommon for someone to rob money, what are you doing when you borrow money from outside? ”
Cheng Chumo wiped his head and smiled: "Didn't I think that I would definitely have more bricks in my home in the future?" ”
"I'll lend them money to build a kiln now, and then I'll go to them to buy it."
"They're going to have to sell it to me first, right?"
"Okay, you kid is really rare to be shrewd for a while, then I'll hand over this matter to you directly!"
After Lu Heng finished speaking, he emphasized to him:
"It's not just the workers on Hantong's side, but also the workers on my own kiln."
"You can lend them as much money as you want."
"It's really not good, after the East City is built, let's renovate Chang'an City too!"