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Chapter 19 The First Pot of Gold (3)

Chen Wanrong's thoughts turned very quickly. After several thoughts, he immediately had an idea. He put the teacup in his hand and laughed at the high five. This smile made Li Qingquan unable to touch his mind. He looked at Chen Wanrong like a two-meter-old king. After a while, he asked in confusion: "Wanrong, what's so funny about this? It depends on whether you have money to make money. No matter how good you make money, you can't do it. Although your things are good, this is a business. I can't pay for it."

"Buying business is to make money. Mr. Li's words are remarkable!" Chen Wanrong praised it a little, changed the subject, and asked in reverse: "Mr., do you know why I laugh?"

Li Qingquan looked at Chen Wanrong carefully, but was still smart, but a little disdainful, as if he looked down on him. He couldn't help but wonder, even though he was obviously the leading figure of Luo Jiadian, he didn't take him seriously, which was too underestimated. After another examination, Chen Wanrong's disdain was not to despise him, but to laugh. He couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he had to ask: "Dare you ask why Wanrong laughs?"

Chen Wanrong had a flat face and said solemnly: "I'm laughing at the old man who knows that he is doing business to make money, but he doesn't make money. Isn't that a pity?"

Li Qingquan disagreed with this, and tugged the corner of his mouth slightly, and looked a little contemptuous, and said with a smile: "Wanrong, I can understand your mood. But if you want to stand in my seat and think about it, if you invest 100 and 200 guan a month, I will only earn 300 guan a month, which is not worth it. This leather is very good, but at most 10% of the price, what can I do?"

Chen Wanrong changed the topic and asked, "Master, what is the most common in Chang'an?"

"What are you asking?" Li Qingquan asked in confusion without understanding Chen Wanrong's intention, rolled his eyes and thought: "If you want to say it, there are the most people in Chang'an. People come and go, bustling with people, shoulder to shoulder, and heels. Even if you take a breath, the heat will spray on the young wife's face."

Chang'an was the first metropolis in human history with a population of one million. The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chang'an. It was almost as big as ten in Xi'an today, six times that of Constantinople, and more than six in Baghdad that appeared later, with the largest number of people. No matter how correct this is, it is no longer true.

He didn't understand what Chen Wanrong meant. After hearing what he answered and asked, Chen Wanrong couldn't help but laugh and reminded him: "The old man is right, Chang'an has the most people. May I ask, what kind of people are the most in Chang'an?"

Men and women are similar. The most correct answer should be that there are a few more men. Li Qingquan originally wanted to answer this way, but then he thought that Chen Wanrong would not be bored to this extent. He asked Chang'an the number of men and women. He touched his belly and pondered: "If you want to say more, Chang'an has the most officials, much more than Yangzhou and Luoyang."

Yangzhou and Luoyang were the metropolis of the Tang Dynasty, which was very prosperous and had a large population. Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so there were naturally more officials than any city. Although this was not perfect enough, it was close to Chen Wanrong's meaning. He reminded him again: "The old man said this very much. There are more officials in Chang'an than anywhere else. After this, who are there more people?"

"Rich businessman!" Li Qingquan blinked his eyes, thought for a while before slapped his thigh, blurted out, and then asked strangely: "Wanrong, you suddenly mentioned that you are a nobleman, what are the wealthy businessmen and great businessmen?"

Even if he didn't ask this, Chen Wanrong guided him in this regard and said with a smile: "Old man, I mean you can do business with these people. Dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, they have money. As long as they have good things, they will definitely buy them."

"They don't love money, they love face! They can spend a lot of money to buy face." Li Qingquan commented on the virtues of these people, and was quite regretful: "But where can I go to find what they need? No matter how good my leather is, it is worth a pair of boots at most ten yuan. How much can I earn? Not to mention, I am just a leather person, not a boot, and I earn it for others. I just make some small money."

Rich people don’t care about money, they care about face. This is the truth that has never changed throughout the ages, and the same is true in ancient and modern times!

Chen Wanrong reminded him again: "My man, what you said makes sense. You definitely don't make much money by making leather goods. However, there is one thing that is valuable and you can use your current technology. You don't have to invest a penny, but you can make a lot of money."

"Wanrong, what is it? Tell me quickly!" Li Qingquan's eyes widened, stood up suddenly, and clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed heavily on the table, making a bang, and his eyes were blinking red with excitement: "Wanrong, are you talking about making furs?"

"That's right!" Chen Wanrong was very sure.

The fur coat actually treats the fur-covered leather into leather. Of course, the fur on it cannot fall off, and it must be soft and comfortable, intact. The technical requirements are a little more than leather. However, its value is incomparable. A good fur coat is worth thousands of taels of silver. You don’t need to make too much in your life. You can eat and use it for a lifetime after making three or five pieces.

Li Qingquan's existing conditions can be used to make furs. With Chen Wanrong's tanning agent, the leather processed is of good quality. If it is made into furs and sent to Chang'an, those high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen will not sharpen their heads and rush to buy them? The rich people concentrated in Chang'an are the best in the world. Li Qingquan felt dizzy when he thought about it.

Li Qingquan had never done this before. He could not make good leather materials in technology. Now with Chen Wanrong's tanning agent, the leather materials he made were definitely the best. With the endless "money" route, Li Qingquan was very excited and kept knocking his forehead. He knocked it a few times, making a banging sound, and complained: "What am I doing? I didn't even think about this? Mr. Zheng always wanted to make fur clothes, but there was no good leather material, so he kept dragging it on."

To calm down his excitement, Li Qingquan patted the table lightly, without saying a word: "Wanrong, one hundred cigarettes are only one hundred cigarettes, I want one hundred jin first."

I had refused to ask for it before, but now I am rushing to ask for it. This change is really big.

Chen Wanrong's tanning agent is very effective. Although 100 min is very expensive, it is definitely worth this number. The fur coat made with this tanning agent will definitely sell well. How much does it cost? Li Qingquan is like digging a gold mine. If he does it well, his life savings will be enough in just one or two years. How can he not be happy?

If he knew that Chen Wanrong had a more profitable idea and didn't tell him, he would definitely faint. The first way Chen Wanrong thought of was to ask Li Qingquan to make handbags. Handbags are widely loved by women in modern society. As long as they are a woman, no matter how beautiful, ugly, rich and poor, they have to carry one on their shoulders when they go out. What would this thing be if it was made in the Tang Dynasty?

In ancient times, the bags that women carried with them were called sachets and purses. They were too small and could hold too few things. The handbags were different, and they were different in models and chose according to their preferences. Women had more personal affairs than men and had more utensils. Having a handbag would provide women with great convenience.

The people of the Tang Dynasty were rich and the people were not short of money. In addition, the social status of women in the Tang Dynasty was high, so there were much more opportunities to show up than during the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. It was too exaggerated to say that a handbag was held by everyone, at least the market space would be infinitely broad.

If this is true, ancient women did not have to wrap things with a piece of cloth when they went out, slapped them on their shoulders or hung them on their arms, as if they were walking around the world. Instead, they put silver, rouge, and some private items for women in their handbags, which would become a scenic spot in the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention the woman's handbags, and the handbags used by men and women, both for men and women, so the ancient treasure "Treasure Bags" had to be invalidated.

The reason why Chen Wanrong didn't tell Li Qingquan about this idea was because the prospect was much broader than making furs. It was not too much to say that it was a trump card. The transaction was not stable yet, so it was very unwise to play the trump card first. It was because Chen Wanrong came up with the idea to make furs instead of leather bags.
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