The vendors in Chang'an City were still on the way to set off, but Changle County was already crowded.

Three fine needles only cost a cent. It is originally cheaper than the market price. In addition, it has such excellent quality, how can people not rush to buy it?

After all, in this era, basically every household makes clothes, shoes and socks. For the common people, it is almost as important as salt. You cannot cook without salt, and you cannot sew without needles.

Changle County is located near the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor. The Hexi Corridor is located west of the Tang Dynasty and west of the Yellow River. It is basically the area of ​​Gansu Province in later generations. It looks like a long line on the map.

To the north of Changle County, there are a number of small Western countries such as Gaochang and Yanqi, as well as the Turkic Empire, and to the south are Tuyuhun and Tubo. Compared with the Central Plains, Changle County is a little closer to these places.

Recently, Changle County has released such a fine needle, and many merchants from neighboring countries have come to buy needles.

Some people who came to buy it with a pass certificate, and some of them came over the Great Wall privately. However, it is very dangerous to overturn the Great Wall recently. Gaochang is fighting. The soldiers guarding the border on the Tang Dynasty are also very vigilant. If you don’t do it well, you will have to be caught as a meticulous act.

Most of the spontaneous markets formed on the frontier have disappeared recently due to the tense situation, so many people have to buy from some Changle people who live on the border.

Recently, there have been many people buying needles in Changle County, and the needle shop also has full production capacity every day.

With their current production capacity, it is not enough to make more than 2,000 fine needles every day. Some vendors who were unable to buy them in time had to temporarily live in Changle County. Fortunately, the accommodation here is not expensive.

Three needles are sold for one cent. At present, there is basically no profit for the needle shop. However, this needle shop is supported by the Public Administration and is still investing continuously. The goal is to use some auxiliary devices to improve the efficiency of needle making, reduce costs, and achieve profitability.

In return, the selling of fine needles at such a low price is to attract popularity to Changle County. After all, there are other industries in their county that need to develop. If there is no popularity, then nothing can be mentioned. Not to mention anything else, the monthly taxes of the shops on the street cannot be paid.

At present, Heng Erlang and others have built a wire drawing machine for this needle shop. The foot-mounted one is fixed first, and then a few big men stand up. They can lengthen and thin it in three or two, and then fix the wire in a smaller mold and draw it again. After several repetitions, they can get the thickness required for needle making.

After this wire drawing machine, they wanted to build a needle nose punching machine, which was more difficult. If they wanted to punch holes on a thin needle, it not only requires extremely high accuracy, but also the selection of the drill bit material is also a problem, but also consider the cost consumption after it is put into use.

Hengzhi and others worked with those craftsmen every day to study new equipment. Luo Yong had looked at it a few times, and originally wanted to come up with ideas, but he found that he could no longer keep up with Hengzhi and others' rhythm.

After making Yan Erfei and other things, and experiencing gears, bearings, pulleys and other things, they now have a lot of experience in the manufacturing of these machinery. They have gradually distanced themselves from Luo Yong, a layman who has only copied books and has not really studied them in depth.

What Luo Yong can do now is to keep getting them money, metal, and craftsmen.

A few days ago, a young lady from the cashmere workshop asked Luo Erniang that he could make a blacksmith and asked if the needle shop was collected. Luo Erniang told Luo Yong and asked him to try it. As long as he really had the skills, his monthly salary would definitely be more than 100 yuan.

The man came, it was really amazing. The steel-making technique was very exquisite. He threw out other craftsmen who worked with him several streets. Now the steel he cooked is given priority to Hengzhi and their equipment for making equipment.

As for wages, because of his extraordinary skills, he is currently 300 pm per month and the same as several managers in the cashmere workshop. This person is also very happy.

I heard that he was a craftsman from Yanqi Kingdom, specializing in making steel for those sword-casting swordsmen. Because of his superb skills, he was quite famous in the industry. Later, because of his peers, he was forced to go to the grassland to grazle sheep.

But he didn't know whether it was true or not. After all, it was still a sensitive period. Luo Yong told his disciples that he would just ask him to fry steel for the time being and not let him get in touch with other technologies.

After this incident, several craftsmen came to join in succession. Although the skills were uneven, they were still used.

I heard from these people that the Turks and Tang are fighting now. The herdsmen who live on the grassland are actually more nervous than the Han people who live in the city. For example, Changle County, at least there is a city wall to block it. That is different on the grassland. If these herdsmen meet the military, no matter which country's army, they will often suffer in the end.

Of course, the treatment offered by this needle shop is also an important factor. One or two hundred cents a month is basically enough to support the whole family. If one or two daughters in the family can enter the cashmere workshop, or have a more active mind, and buy some fine needles at the end of the wine to sell, the days will be more comfortable.

Although Changle County is a small town, life is still much more convenient than the grassland and Gobi Desert. You can buy it at any time as you want. You can also go to a restaurant from time to time and take a few sips of wine. After getting used to such a life, I gradually stopped loving to go to those deserted places to herd sheep and run horses.

If you want to talk about the shortcomings, the main thing is that life in this pass is still a little restrained. It would be fine if you meet a good official, but if you meet a bad official, your life would be hard.

In the past few days, the government government has posted official documents, asking those in Changle County who do not have household registration to go to the government government and get the household registration. So these herdsmen began to get a little confused.

On this day, the gentry young men from Chang'an City who were learning nonsense with Hu merchants, went to the street to have a tooth sacrifice, and then they heard two herdsmen on the table next to them having wine and talking.

The two of them brought their own wine bags and ordered a plate of cold dishes in the restaurant. The two of them ate each wine and the dishes.

"Hey, is your family not a registered household? " said a relatively thin herder.

"I've entered, the cashmere workshop my aunt had entered before, and she said she would not get the salary if she didn't get the registered household. Even if the magistrate of Naluo didn't investigate, the officials above would be troublesome on one whim." The tall and powerful herder opposite the thin man took a sip of wine, sniffed, and told him about his own situation.

"After joining the registered household, you have to pay taxes and also to perform labor service." The thin herdsman said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid." The tall and powerful herder didn't care.

"Although the magistrate of Luo County is a good official, I am afraid that a corrupt official will come back next time." The thin herdsman shook his head and sighed.

"Don't be afraid." The tall and powerful herder still said the same thing.

"You are so stupid that you only know the few bites of food you are eating now, why don't you think about it for the future?" The thin herdsman was angry that he did not fight.

"Of course I have my thoughts." The tall and brave herder laughed twice.

"You have some thoughts, come and listen to me." The thin herder asked him.

The tall and powerful herder looked around and said in a low voice: "Look at how high the Great Wall is, my aunt can turn it over. Can I still be able to keep you and me? If the life in this pass is easier, you and I will pass here. If the life in this pass is not easy, we will just go back and herd sheep."

"Tsk, you're quite reasonable."

"This is what it was originally."

"Looking at the wind direction if it is wrong, let's leave quickly."

“That’s.”

"Remember to call me when you leave, and our families will be together by then."

"That's more to say."

"Eat wine and eat wine..."

"Cough cough cough!" A young man on the table next to him was almost choked to death by a mouthful of white water.

Who are these people? When you have a good life, you will climb over the wall and become a registered accountant. Once life is not good, you will immediately jump over the wall and escape.

In this way, in the following days, Changle County successfully incorporated this group of herders who were ready to leave at any time.
Chapter completed!