Fan Zhongyan and Wu Zunlu were considered to be one of the few representatives of pragmatism in the Song Dynasty. Ye An could safely promote his study of objects in front of them. At present, the effect seemed to be quite good. At least Lao Fan and Lao Wu did not express any objection.
, and also actively lobbied Ye An to integrate Gewu into Confucianism for promotion.
This is much better than what Ye An thought before. After all, there are many conservatives among the civil servants of the Song Dynasty. They don't have much enterprising spirit, and their conservative ideas are very strong and scary.
There are not many scholars from the city of Tokyo, but their deeds have a sufficient dissemination effect. To the ancients, these unheard of and unseen methods cannot be said to be brilliant, they can only be said to be miraculous!
The most important thing is that many of these things can be used in production and life, whether they are pulleys, levers, or basic chemistry, they can all play a role in promoting it.
The first person to discover this was Fan Zhongyan. It must be said that his observation was keen. Wu Zunlu, who also saw the knowledge of studying things at the scene, did not find anything. For him, studying things may be useful, but it is not as good as Confucianism's influence on people's hearts.
enlightenment……
Fan Zhongyan looked at Ye An with a thoughtful look and said slowly: "Your knowledge of studying objects is really useful for getting twice the result with half the effort! With this pulley and sling, building a city wall is as simple as raising a tall building from the ground!"
Ye An gave a thumbs up to Fan Zhongyan and said: "Fan Gong, I think the value of the study of physics lies not in other places, but in practicality! You also know that our Puhui firm is the most profitable business in the Song Dynasty, but do you know why?
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Fan Zhongyan took a breath and said, "Isn't it because of this study of objects?"
Ye An smiled and nodded: "Of course, Mr. Fan or Madam Sister-in-law have been to Pratt & Whitney Department Store in Tokyo several times, right? How about it?"
Fan Zhongyan blushed. In his opinion, he was a little embarrassed to be discovered by Ye An visiting such a store, but then he was relieved and said: "As I say, who in Tokyo doesn't know that Puhui Department Store is of high quality and low price?"
It covers everything from jewelry and jades to boxes, baskets, and drawers. Before I left Beijing with you, I heard that Puhui Department Store actually started selling luminous cups!"
Glancing at the shocked Wu Zunlu beside him, Ye An coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Fan, how do you think my Puhui store became the only one in Tokyo?"
"Of course it's of high quality and low price, no matter how young or old you are!" Lao Fan didn't shy away from being exposed by Ye An, but he still spoke with dissatisfaction. In Wu Zunlu's opinion, he said this mostly to deal with Ye An.
Unexpectedly, Ye An waved his hand slightly, looked at Fan Zhongyan sternly and said: "Mr. Fan's words are wrong. Puhui Company can rely on high quality and low price today, but Mr. Fan knows why I Puhui
Huishang can do this, but other companies can't?"
Fan Zhongyan laughed loudly and said: "Oh? So you are willing to tell me how much Puhui's business started? I would like to hear it. After you become an official, you can open a business to earn some expenses!"
Wu Zunlu next to him also looked curious, but Ye An smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mr. Fan, I'm not stupid, kid. Since I can tell you two, naturally I can do it and others can't!"
Picking up the tea and sipping it carefully, Ye An deliberately played it off. Seeing that the two of them finally showed feigned anger, he slowly said: "There is no other way but to mass-produce Wanjuer!"
"Hey, what's so clever about this?"
Wu Zunlu smiled on the side and said: "As we all know, a jar of wine is brewed, and a vat of wine is also brewed. It takes the same time to brew more, but it saves time and manpower. But what your Puhui Company can do is not what others can do."
Isn’t it possible for a company to do this?”
Ye An looked at Wu Zunlu in surprise. He did not expect that he, an official scholar, also knew the rules of business operations. This was the cost control of later generations, and even a specialized discipline "cost management" was derived.
Seeing Ye An's expression, Fan Zhongyan knew that Wu Zunlu was right, but if it were that simple, then Puhui Company would not be the only one in Tokyo, and it even had branches in the other four capitals.
"Don't be shy, tell me what you have to say, or I'll end up kidnapping you for studying physics?!"
Seeing Fan Zhongyan's impatience, Ye An stopped writing and said: "Actually, Wu Zhizhou is right. The reason why Puhui Company is of high quality and low price is due to mass production, and not only mass production but also the difference in production technology, just like Puhui
The company's low-end porcelain has reached 89 or even 10% of the price of a kiln. What's more, the porcelain kilns of our Puhui company are divided into upper, middle and lower grades according to different quality.
The glazed surface just doesn't look good. It is fired in batches to minimize labor, and the price is naturally cheaper than others. As for medium-grade and top-grade porcelain, the same is true, but the materials used are more particular.
, the production time is longer than Zhou Qi, and the firing is more precise, but the price is different. You two can search around Tokyo to find out who is getting married. If you want to have a banquet, don’t buy a set of Puhui’s mid-range products, or even
Is it top-grade porcelain?! These things are all bought in sets, including dishes and even chopsticks. There are discounts for buying them in sets, but it’s much more cost-effective than buying them separately! As for top-grade porcelain, there aren’t many in Tokyo.
, On the contrary, we went to the Western Regions, Dangxiang, and the Liao Dynasty produced the most. Foreigners did not have the ability and were willing to pay high prices to buy our porcelain."
Wu Zunlu asked curiously: "Then why don't they buy high-grade porcelain? After all, it is just for daily use, so there is no need to only buy high-grade porcelain!"
Ye An smiled and said: "Then they can buy low-grade porcelain! They can only buy high-grade porcelain. Do you two think they have any choice?"
"Since you have no choice, why sell top quality?" Wu Zunlu looked at Ye An slyly.
On the contrary, Ye An was surprised and said: "Only top-quality products can be sold at such high prices! It's not just Puhui Store that sells out porcelain. There are other stores with different prices. If we can't come up with extremely high-quality porcelain,
How can porcelain stand up?"
Wu Zunlu's old face turned red and said: "In that case, why don't foreigners buy cheap porcelain, but buy expensive porcelain from you?"
Fan Zhongyan put his hand on his forehead. Wu Zunlu was quite smart before, but now he has become stupid: "Didn't Changsheng say it? What he bought was top-grade porcelain. The commercial porcelain of Puhui Company is not average. Most of them in the northwest are...
Most of the things we exchange for barter are cattle and sheep. These things are not very valuable in the hands of the Khitan people in the party, but they are a big fortune for us! Every year, Puhui Company brings in goods from the northwest.
There are quite a few horses coming back, and the imperial court bought them for military use!"
Wu Zunlu nodded slightly, now he understood, but Fan Zhongyan already understood from the first paragraph Ye Anggang said, what kind of porcelain kiln can produce hundreds of porcelain at a time? Only one out of ten is burned out, so good
On the contrary, it is nine out of ten, which is too shocking.