After the others left, Chongzhen told Wang Chengen: "Daban, you prepare one hundred thousand taels of silver, choose a site near the capital that is suitable for large kilns, build a group of large porcelain kilns, and then find someone to manage the kilns properly.
.In the future, this kiln will specialize in producing the enamel items I asked them to make, and then sell them outside. By the way, for the convenience of selling goods, you can find a larger storefront in Nancheng and arrange for someone from the palace to run it.
The store needs to be big, and there will be a lot of things sold in this shop in the future."
"Your Majesty, will the kiln manager be selected through finger shooting this time?"
"I won't pass the test this time. You will be selected from the officials of various bureaus and supervisors in the palace, and they will be jointly recommended by the directors of your internal affairs hall. When the kiln's account was first built, it was sent to me every three days.
, I have to personally take charge of this kiln entrance. If there is any problem with the candidate you recommended, all the directors of the Internal Affairs Hall will be removed from their posts, and at the least, they will be kicked out of the palace, and at the worst, they will be beaten to death!"
The contracting system is a method for small industries. The first phase investment of the enamel factory to be built this time is one hundred thousand taels of silver. In future generations, the investment amount will be tens of millions and over 100 million. It can be regarded as basically using the capital that one can put out.
Everything has been invested. So I have to personally manage the factory and make it normal.
Many people criticize Chongzhen and later bald men for being fond of micro-management. They feel that the dignified leader of a country does not make plans on the grand strategy, but blindly interferes in specific small things. Zhu Youjian now feels that this concept is wrong, and he is talking like other people
It’s not the same as micro-managing! As a normal person, I can’t control the desire to micro-manage. When some generals command hundreds of thousands of troops in battle, they send orders directly to the battalions through the radio. Isn’t this micro-managing? Great men in those days also
I’ve done a lot of micro-management, but it didn’t have the opposite effect?
So it’s not a question of micro-managing or not. The question is whether your micro-managing works and whether it is correct! The new enamel factory is a key industry that has high hopes for the company. If it doesn’t work well, everything will be over. Like this
Under such circumstances, is it possible not to take charge of it yourself?
Chongzhen still had the confidence to manage a factory with thousands of people. Later generations learned this thing in college, and in later generations he also served as the head of management, and had experience in actually leading projects as a leader. Besides, the gang he currently has
People are really not complete waste, but they have not been put to good use before.
Everyone performed their duties, and things moved forward very quickly. It took the Craftsman Research Institute here in Meishan five days to come up with the prototype of the die-casting machine. They did not make a gravity driven winch as the emperor ordered.
Die-casting machine. Instead, we used a lever to make a usable die-casting machine. A fairly long lever placed an iron-cast male mold at the end. When in use, the die-casting can be completed by manually lifting the lever.
After looking at the thing made by the craftsman, Zhu Youjian suggested adding a pulley group that moves downwards at the end of the lever to convert the upward pressure into a downward force with a counterweight, so that the operation will be more powerful.
, and easy to use force.
It may be a bit difficult to cold cast this thing, but hot casting should not be a big problem, so we will make do with it for now. Let the craftsmen of the institute continue to research better die-casting machinery and equipment based on the specific production conditions.
The die-casting machine has developed, and the research and development of plate pressing machines and enamel materials have also made progress. The iron factory has already made a simple plate pressing machine that can produce thin steel plates half a cent thick, and enamel that will not explode when applied to the iron.
The ingredients are also prepared.
He quickly called Liu Dachang, the director of the new porcelain factory recommended by Wang Chengen and others, and the heads of other relevant departments. Zhu Youjian immediately assigned production tasks to them.
"The new porcelain factory is still under construction, and it cannot be used for the time being. Now I want all your departments to work together and conduct trial production at the production capacity of one thousand iron-mounted enamel basins every day. All costs will first be calculated from Liu
After receiving the goods, Director Liu will try to sell them in the new shop in Nancheng. My friend, all the 100,000 taels of silver you have prepared will be allocated to Director Liu today. From now on, all the accounts of the enamel factory will be from Liu.
The factory director, go this way, keep a clear record of the accounts, and come to me every three days to report the accounts and progress. When the washbasin production goes smoothly, we will find ways to test new products and colors."
"Your Majesty, we can produce a thousand washbasins a day. If we mobilize all the factories and bureaus in the palace, we should be able to produce it, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to sell it." Liu Dachang felt pressure after hearing the production tasks arranged by the emperor.
Shanda. The so-called enamel basin has not been finished yet, but it can be produced in theory. He has no idea what it will look like after it is finished, and he has no idea what the sales volume will be.
"As long as the price is set appropriately, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell it. The price of the enamel washbasin should be roughly equal to the price of a pound of iron. A pound of iron can make about twenty such basins, even with glaze and labor.
The cost won’t be that high, and at least about 70% of the profit will be earned. I’m sure of this, just do it with your heart.”
Zhu Youjian has thought countless times about whether he can make money if he has sales, and how could it be considered bad? There is no competing product for enamel washbasins now. Copper washbasins are now mainstream products, but a copper basin must at least
Using two or three kilograms of copper, the price of this thing is really too expensive. In addition to copper basins, people mainly use pottery basins. This thing is cheap, but it is too bulky and cannot compete with lightweight enamel.
The washbasin was selected as the starting product, on the one hand because it is easy to produce and difficult to make, and on the other hand because it is easy to open up sales and can quickly become popular in the market.
Five days later, the first batch of enamel basins was produced. There were only about two hundred of them, and they were in average condition. They had only one color and a green glaze. The glaze coverage on the edges was incomplete, and the iron tires were exposed. Liu Dachang
After seeing the finished product, he was very uneasy. He felt that the emperor would not be satisfied with such a product.
Unexpectedly, after the emperor saw this thing, he was not angry. Instead, he urged him to take it to the shop and sell it first.
After putting the things in the shop, no one paid any attention to them for the first two days. Liu Dachang thought it was mainly because the things looked too bad!
It makes no sense that a product with such advantages is unsaleable! Zhu Youjian, who did not believe in evil, ran to the shop in plain clothes to take a look.
As soon as he saw him, he knew what the problem was! The people in the palace made the shop so good that it looked like a place selling valuables. Ordinary people would not dare to enter this place. Come in.
Most of the people are either rich or wealthy, and most of them come here to buy sugar. Can they take notice of something like a defective product placed next to the high-end sugar?
"Dachang, you're done, find a few smart people to take our enamel washbasins to the market and sell them. This thing is a bargain, and it definitely won't be sold in your place."
Such a good shop can't sell this thing, but it can be sold at the market? Liu Dachang very doubted the feasibility of this idea!