Everyone agreed, and then Liu Yan took the lead in entering the courtyard under the escort of more than a dozen soldiers such as Miao Shao, and Gao Chengming and other family heads also followed, and they poured into the courtyard in one go.

At this time, the entire two-story cement house was presented in front of everyone's eyes, and the shock in the hearts of these merchants and gentry after observing the house up close was even stronger.

I saw that the structure of this cement house is simple, and there are no carved beams and painted buildings like previous houses, but there are also a lot of beams and pillars. In this way, the interior space is much more spacious, and the interior can be placed more freely.

And what amazed everyone the most was that the whole body of this house was built of cement as Liu Yan said, and everyone stepped forward to touch it, and even knocked it a few times, and sure enough, as Liu Yan said, it was as strong as a stone!

A merchant whispered to his companions: "If you use this kind of cement to build houses and courtyard walls, etc., even if the houses are located in remote areas, you don't have to worry about thieves. ”

Another person also said excitedly: "Yes, and this kind of house is built quickly, and the labor price will drop a lot, this is a business opportunity, let's pull up a team of people to build houses or houses with cement, as long as there are enough people, you can build a few a month, or even a dozen, these are real money!" ”

Gao Chengming next to him also had his eyes shining, and he was excitedly discussing something with a few familiar family owners. Gao Chengming saw that Liu Yan was not far away, and was hesitating whether to step forward to ask about cement, but saw Song Gongming coming back, standing beside Liu Yan and whispering something.

"Let's wait."

Gao Chengming held down the question in his heart, and Han Feng also appeared in front of everyone, only to see Han Feng smile and say: "Everyone, I am the head of the cement workshop, and now I will explain to you the problems related to cement." ”

Hundreds of merchants and gentry suddenly quieted down, staring intently at Han Feng, for fear that they would miss any information. Everyone gathered in the courtyard, which was originally quite spacious, and involuntarily squeezed forward, all trying to hear clearly.

Han Feng first ordered someone to bring a bag of cement, then opened the bag, took out some cement powder, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, please see, this is cement." ”

"Ah, this cement is such a fine powder, and how did it become rock-solid?"

"It's amazing, there is such a strange thing in the world, and the dust can turn into something like a stone, it's really worth the trip today!"

Gao Chengming looked at the cement in the bag carefully, and was shocked in his heart, who created this magical thing, this person is really a genius in the world!

Everyone suddenly erupted in exclamations, and then Han Feng continued: "When the cement encounters water in a certain proportion, it will become viscous, and then over time, the cement slurry will slowly solidify, and finally solidify into the state of the house behind me, which is as solid as a rock!" ”

After speaking, Han Feng called a few of his subordinates and demonstrated it to everyone on the spot in front of dozens of family heads.

Of course, due to the problem of time, Han Feng just asked his subordinates to demonstrate the specific steps and methods of mixing cement slurry, and then ordered someone to carry over a few large wooden barrels.

"Everyone, please see, since the setting time of cement takes more than an hour, in order to save time, I prepared several barrels of cement slurry in advance."

Han Feng introduced to everyone one by one: "This is the cement slurry that we have just adjusted with water in proportion, please see, the cement slurry at this time is very thin, like soup." ”

"This is a cement slurry that has been sitting for half an hour, and it has become very viscous, like mud."

"And this bucket is a cement slurry that has been standing for an hour, which has basically been set, although it is still a little soft, but it has been completely solidified."

"And this last bucket is a cement slurry that has been sitting for an hour and a half."

After saying that, Han Feng ordered someone to carry the bucket of cement slurry to the second floor of the cement house, and after beckoning everyone to retreat, the two handymen threw the entire barrel down from the second floor.

With a bang, the sturdy wooden barrel was shattered, but the cement blocks inside were still intact like natural boulders.

Seeing this, hundreds of merchants and gentry immediately let out a burst of exclamations, and then asked about the price of the cement, and immediately said that they would purchase a batch in large quantities.

Han Feng said with a smile: "Today's banquet organized by my family can actually be called an exhibition, as the name suggests, I am here to show you the value of cement, and you can purchase it with money." Since it is an exhibition, a batch of cement has been prepared below, and if you are interested, you can certainly buy some back. ”

"But now I'm going to talk about cooperation."

Gao Cheng secretly shouted hello, and when he saw the display just now, he thought about whether he could invest money in the house, after all, if he purchased from the cement workshop, he would have to remove a layer of profit in the middle, and he wouldn't make too much silver.

So Gao Chengming was the first to clench his fists and asked, "I don't know how to cooperate?" ”

Han Feng said: "This cement is an emerging industry, and the output is still very limited just by relying on this workshop. As you may all know, Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei are under the jurisdiction of my family, and from next year, we will build a lot of construction in various places and repair the city defenses everywhere, and it is this cement that will be used. At that time, the people will see the benefits of cement, and they will naturally purchase and use it, and there will be a lot of places that need cement, and the demand is also very large, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

"Therefore, you can spend money to build your own cement workshop, and then spend money to purchase the formula and manufacturing method of cement from here, and you can produce your own cement and sell it in the future."

The production method of cement is not complicated, it is also very ordinary, and it is only a matter of time before the formula and process are known to others, which is not comparable to soap, pot wine, glass and other industries, which can be kept secret by various means. In addition, cement is a large quantity of consumables, and the output of a cement workshop cannot be used.

So Liu Yan simply took advantage of the fact that the cement formula and process had not spread, first took out the formula and process and sold it for money, and then used the silver to expand the output of cement, so that he could collect the money at both ends.

"How much does it cost to buy a cement formula?"

Han Feng said with a smile: "One price: 30,000 taels of silver!" After you buy the formula, you will send someone to teach the cement production process and provide a full set of production facility drawings. Of course, if any of you have a careful mind, thinking that a few people will scrape together 30,000 taels to buy the formula, and then go back to produce it directly, or even steal the formula from others to use, it will definitely not work! ”

"Because only those who have purchased cement formulas from here are eligible to get the cement production license issued by the Industrial Division, without this license, no one is allowed to produce cement privately, and the offender will be confiscated and convicted by my family!"

Everyone was suddenly taken aback, at this time, Liu Yan's name can be described as thunderous, who hasn't heard of it? Everyone was frightened.

At this time, a businessman who is not too thick in his fist said: "This formula costs 30,000 taels, and a lot of money and grain will be invested in the later stage to build a workshop, materials will be entered, and people will be recruited. I don't want to start a cement workshop, can I buy cement directly from you? ”

Han Feng returned the salute with a smile and said, "Of course you can." The cement produced here is 30 catties a bag, and the price is 400 wen a bag, no bargaining! ”

"What!"

"Four hundred wen, only thirty catties?"

"Calculated, a pound costs more than ten dollars, although it seems acceptable, but it can't stand the large amount of cement, in this way, the income of cement is really huge!"

The crowd fried the pot again.

After hearing this, Gao Chengming did not hesitate at all, and immediately raised his arms and said loudly: "Since this is the case, then please ask Master Han to write down: Gao Chengming, Aoshan Wei, is willing to pay 30,000 taels to buy the formula, and at the same time purchase another 1,000 bags of cement to take away today!" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw this, and then they shouted loudly, either to buy cement formula, or to purchase cement, or to sign a long-term supply agreement with Han Feng, but they were ready to pull up a team to specialize in the construction business after they went back.

For a time, hundreds of businessmen and gentry donated generously, and large orders flew to Han Feng.

Han Feng hurriedly beckoned a group of subordinates to come over to record, and took the contract that had been prepared a long time ago, and began to sign a contract with the heads of the family on the spot.

Han Feng said loudly on the side: "Among you who want to buy cement, you will definitely ship it within half a year, and there are four thousand bags here today, and the shortfall will be made up as soon as possible, please forgive me." ”

Gao Chengming took the lead and said loudly: "Master Han is polite, the credit of the guerrilla master is stronger than a rock, I naturally believe it, and it doesn't hurt to deliver the goods later!" ”

The crowd chimed in.

Soon, all the hundreds of merchants and gentry present signed contracts with the cement workshop. Among them, there were seventeen merchants and gentry who wanted to buy cement formulas, and the cement workshop earned fifty-one taels of silver in one day!

At the same time, dozens of contracts for the purchase of cement were signed, totaling 230,000 bags, and the amount was also 92,000 taels of silver.

At this time, Liu Yan came out to greet everyone, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have caught up with the great opportunity of the cement industry today, and you will definitely be able to make a lot of money in the future!" ”

"Whereever, I have to thank the adults for their support."

"I'm all stained with the light of adults, I'm here to thank you!"

A group of businessmen and gentry said words of thanks, Liu Yan was also polite, and then asked Song Gongming beside him, "Are you ready for the banquet?" ”

Song Gongming said with a smile: "Lord Qiyu, the banquet is ready, please sit down with all the family heads." ”

"Well, good!"

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said, "Everyone, please come with me." Here, the director of Han will arrange for someone to send you 4,000 bags of cement on the road first, and the subsequent difference will be made up as soon as possible. Today, let's not get drunk here, we must have fun! ”

"Yes!"

"I'll follow the arrangement of the adults!"

This banquet lasted until the evening, and when the merchants and gentry dispersed, Song Gongming had already arranged the manpower and sent all these people back to their respective inns.

However, Liu Yan still left one person, and that is Gao Chengming.

At night, Liu Yan and Gao Chengming stood on the second floor of the cement house, looking at the lights in the Aoshan Acropolis.

"Shopkeeper Gao bought the formula of cement this time, where are you going to build a workshop?"

Gao Chengming didn't expect that he would be left alone, and while he was excited, he was also a little nervous, and he hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qiyu, the grass people are going to choose a place to build a workshop on the side of the Thousand Households of Weixiongya in Aoshan, and then sell all the cement to all counties in Shandong. ”

"Haha!"

Liu Yan looked at Gao Chengming, who was nervous, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, let's just talk casually." Although this cement is magical, it can only be used to build, and it is not a militaristic weapon, so the high shopkeeper can sell it wherever he wants, and sell it to whoever he wants, there is no taboo. ”

Gao Chengming saw that Liu Yan was very kind, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"In the near future, I will build roads and rectify the city defense in Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei, and the demand for cement is also very large, so the shopkeeper Gao will also build the workshop as soon as possible and put it into production as soon as possible. The cement produced, I hope that the high shopkeeper can give priority to sell it to me for emergency. Of course, the price must be calculated according to the market, and it will never be a disadvantage to the high shopkeeper. ”

Gao Chengming hugged his fists and agreed when he heard this, and then said: "The grass people will also write a handwritten letter to the rest of the familiar shopkeepers in their own name, and pull everyone together to sell the cement produced to the adults first, please rest assured." ”

Liu Yan smiled and nodded, this Gao Chengming is a talent that can be created, maybe he can do more business with him in the future.

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