Although Zhang Jun has paid great attention to product quality, he expected that at least one soap out of a hundred would be defective.
Otherwise, the quality of this soap is really not easy to control.
Handmade soap will inevitably have certain flaws.
Each master's skills are also good or bad.
Although Zhang Jun can guarantee that most of the time, there will be no problems with the craftsmanship of these masters, he still cannot guarantee that these soaps will not have problems 100%.
Some situations, such as insufficient concentration of alkaline water and small insects flying into the mold, still happen from time to time.
If Zhang Jun had to pay sixty taels of silver for every bad soap like Hu Changan did, then Zhang Jun would have lost all his underwear.
Hu Changan, on the other hand, has never worried about this problem.
There is no other reason than that a mature quality control process has been introduced in Hu Changan's soap workshop.
Every process will have strict standards to be followed.
There are strict regulations on how concentrated the lye must be to be considered qualified, and what the ratio of plant ash to water is.
According to this rule, it is impossible to go wrong.
Of course, these rules are not written in a manual for everyone to read.
These regulations are only passed down through the mouths of front-line employees.
Those front-line employees are all Hu's long-term employees.
Their fate has been tightly tied to the Hu family.
So no matter what, they won't reveal the secret.
Besides, it's useless even if the secret is revealed.
After all, the soap making process is very complicated.
Each worker will only be responsible for a small piece of work.
Therefore, only by mastering the full set of process standards can we produce high-quality soap as efficiently as Hu's.
This is simply an impossible task.
Moreover, Hu Changan also established a review mechanism.
Every time a piece of soap is made, Hu Changan will send someone to inspect it.
Once substandard soap is found, it must be destroyed immediately.
Not only that, Hu Changan will also take responsibility for others.
It's okay to make a mistake once in a while, but your bonus will be deducted.
Frequently make mistakes? I'm sorry, I'll just transfer you to another position.
In this regard, Hu Changan will never show mercy.
After all, if bad soap reaches the market, it will be Hu’s reputation that will be damaged!
Hu Changan must ensure that every soap produced by Hu's family is of high quality.
That's why Hu Changan dared to shout out this condition.
Under Hu Changan's strict quality control, the sixty taels of silver have not been taken away yet.
Zhang Jun was dejected after hearing what these two customers said.
Now, he finally knows the difference between him and Hu.
But how can we close the gap here?
In terms of influence, the Zhang family is now in decline.
No matter how hard she tries to catch up, the Zhang family may never be able to catch up with the Hu family who is at the height of their power.
When it comes to quality control, Zhang simply cannot do the same as Hu Changan.
Zhang Jun dragged his tired steps back to Zhang's Pastry Workshop.
This time, he lost, completely.
Wang Chuan, who was on the side, saw Zhang Jun coming back and hurriedly greeted him with a flattering look on his face: "My boss, I don't know where it is..."
Before Wang Chuan could finish speaking, he was knocked to the ground by Zhang Jun.
Pointing at Wang Chuan, Zhang Jun yelled: "It was all your good idea!"
"This time, I was tricked by you!"
"Not only did the soap not sell, I also lost a lot of money this time!"
"Come here, throw this beggar out!"
As soon as Zhang Jun finished speaking, two powerful young men stepped forward, dragged Wang Chuan by his arms and threw Wang Chuan out.
Before Wang Chuan understood what happened, the door closed in front of his eyes again.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Wang Chuan almost wanted to cry without tears.
Alas, had he known this, he would have stopped playing tricks and worked honestly in Hu's workshop.
It's better now, I really lost my wife and lost my troops.
But Wang Chuan had no room for regret.
At present, Wang Chuan can only drag his heavy steps and join the team of beggars at the city gate...
Of course, Hu Changan was not bothered by this trivial matter.
There are more serious tasks waiting for Hu Changan.
Due to the once-in-a-century flood in Shandong, more and more refugees are coming to Yingtian City.
Although Hu Changan's workshop can absorb some refugees, it cannot absorb all refugees.
There are many more refugees suffering from hunger in Yingtian City.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had ordered relief for these victims, the little rice grain was still a drop in the bucket.
And what's worse is that the current flooding is not the end yet.
According to news from the local area, a bigger flood peak is gathering.
If precautions are not taken, the disaster will probably become more severe.
On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang held a small court meeting to discuss the flood issue.
Floods should be managed by the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, at this small court meeting, Xue Xiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Hu Changan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, were prominently present.
Looking at the ministers at the foot of the steps, Zhu Yuanzhang was very worried: "Everyone, I wonder if you have any good methods to control the flood?"
After hearing this, Xue Xiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was the first to speak: "Wei Chen feels that we should order people to build dams to prevent greater flood disasters in the future."
Although Xue Xiang's proposal is not a good solution that will surprise everyone, it can still be regarded as a relatively satisfactory speech.
After all, in ancient times, the only way to prevent flood disasters was to build canals and build dams.
It will definitely be impossible to build a canal in a short time.
So the only way right now is to build dams to fight floods.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded slightly.
But at this time, Fan Min, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and came out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the budget of the Ministry of Revenue has been prepared for this year."
"At the moment, the treasury has only 100,000 taels of silver available for expenditure."
"Building a dam is no small project!"
"If all the money is spent on building dams, what if other parts of the country need to use the money?"
"And it is now the spring plowing season, so farmers must seize the time to plow the land."
"It takes a lot of labor to build the dam."
"If these farmers build dikes, they won't have time to farm."
"The food in the national treasury is not sufficient. If corvée suddenly comes again, what will happen to the people's lives?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was also silent.
Yes, it is indeed a good thing to build dams to prevent floods.
But this also needs to take into account the actual situation of the court!
At present, the imperial court is short of both money and personnel, so it is really not a good time to carry out large-scale projects.
But if dams are not built, more people will definitely die due to floods.
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but fell into a dilemma.