Tung oil is tung tree oil. It has many properties, such as being waterproof and moisture-proof, absorbing moisture and killing insects, moisturizing and regenerating skin. But the most important thing is that it has transparent properties, which allows it to be used as paint, and of course it can also be used to make oilcloth.
, making the oilcloth waterproof and moisture-proof.
The Cao family was stocking up on tarpaulins, while Qin Mumu turned to tung oil, which is often used to make umbrella covers, paints, and even pigments.
But the only disadvantage is that it is highly poisonous. If you accidentally eat it, your life will be in danger. This is one of the reasons why Qin Mumu does not want to use oilcloth.
Even though the shopkeeper of the tung oil shop patted his chest and assured that as long as their tung oil was not ingested, nothing would happen, Qin Mumu was still a little worried.
After seeing the complete production methods of tung oil and oilcloth, Zhidao gradually became reassured, and Puhui Company also began to collect tung oil in large quantities.
The production process of tung oil is not complicated, and the materials are easy to obtain. The most important thing is the efficiency and labor of oil extraction. At this time, when Puhui Company purchased tung oil in large quantities, Zhao Qingyi was already mad.
The Puhui Company needed tarpaulins, so the Cao family purchased tarpaulins in large quantities to increase the price. Now they are planning on oilcloth, planning to make a fortune from tung oil. They decided that what the Puhui Company needed was where they could make money.
Many people don't know the meaning of this, but Zhao Qingyi knows it. This camouflage uniform was invented by Ye An himself, and it has been approved by the saint and the Privy Council. Does that mean that it will be made by Ye An himself in the future?
Everything can be bought in the army, so there is no need for supervisors to make it?
Almost everyone was dazzled by this huge profit, and forgot a simple truth. Only military expenses can be sold by merchants. As for other weapons and armor, they can't even think about it!
The country's money is the best thing to earn. The ancients already knew this. This is not because the country is struggling to make money, but because the country's needs are huge and its expenditures are naturally huge.
There is no need to think about buying and selling grain and grass. The losses on the road are too great and no one wants to do it. All is left to the local people to transport. In some distant border states, the cost of transporting one hundred kilograms of grain even requires hundreds of kilograms to be consumed on the road. This
Who is willing to do a losing business?
The clothing collection is different. Even though it costs a lot on the road, the quilts are different. These are dead things and the price is still high. As long as the quantity is enough, there is considerable profit.
Zhao Yingji purchased tung oil at a high price, but Qin Mumu, instead of being anxious after receiving the news, asked the Wang Gang to sell a large amount of tung oil purchased by the Hou Mansion in exchange for money.
This wave of operations left Zhao Qingyi at a loss. She didn't understand why the tung oil was sold at this critical moment when the tarpaulin was to be replaced by tarpaulin, while the workshops outside the city were still waiting to start work!
Qin Mumu didn't say anything, but took her to the "workshop", or "factory" outside the city. This was originally the Li family's village, but it was half sold and half given to the Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion.
Later, Qin Mumu and Ye An began to transform it.
What are the characteristics of a factory? Streamlined operations, scientific management, and the use of equipment to increase the value of production labor far exceed simple human labor. This is the essential difference between a factory and a workshop.
Human beings are the ones who can best adapt to the environment. The original cement factory has been expanded several times, and another textile factory of considerable size has appeared next to it.
All of this relies on the previous renovations by Ye An and Qin Mumu, and of course they also recruited a large number of craftsmen and craftsmen.
Zhao Qingyi was a little surprised when she followed Qin Mumu to visit the factory of Puhui Company. This was the first time she came to the renovated Zhuangzi. The ox cart carrying a large amount of tung seeds slowly drove into the factory gate.
The green tung seeds are put into a large pot and gradually turn golden yellow under the repeated stir-frying of the craftsmen, like plump fruits.
When the yellow tung seeds are poured into the stone millstone, several donkeys pull the wooden poles to drive the stone mill, and the tung seeds begin to produce oil under the influence of the backlog, and the speed is very fast.
When the tung oil with impurities appeared, the craftsman used a piece of gauze to filter out the impurities, and at the same time squeezed to speed up the filtration. Soon buckets of tung oil appeared in front of him...
Zhao Qingyi looked at Qin Mumu in surprise and asked: "When did you buy these tung seeds?"
"Half a month ago!"
Zhao Qingyi was stunned. When she looked at the calm Qin Mumu again, she didn't know how to express the sense of loss in her heart. Compared with this family, it seemed that everyone else in the world was a fool.
"Zhao Yingji is really a fool!"
Qin Mumu smiled and shook her head: "No, she is not a fool. She has done the best she can within her capabilities and tried every means to maximize her interests, but she should not refuse my goodwill, Puhui
She can't afford the company's revenge, nor can the Cao family's shops and businesses!"
If ordinary people heard this, they would definitely laugh at Qin Mumu's arrogance and arrogance, but Zhao Qingyi did not feel the slightest bit inappropriate, and even instinctively thought that it should be like this.
As the thick tung oil flowed out, Zhao Qingyi's eyes began to shine. Now the price of tung oil in Tokyo is rising all the way, and so is the price of tarpaulin. The Cao family has money from nowhere and is frantically buying tung oil and tarpaulin on the market.
, intends to completely monopolize these two industries.
And this is exactly what Qin Mumu wants to see: "Wang Gang, you can understand that Hou San has started to sell sugar, and sell it in large quantities! As long as the price can be lowered as low as possible without losing money, the price can be lowered as low as possible!"
"Selling candy?"
Qin Mumu smiled and said: "Yes! Selling sugar has cut off the business between Zhao Zongli and Zhao Zongshi. They have monopolized the stone honey business in Tokyo City for a day or two, right? My sister also saw that the price of preserves in the preserved fruit shop has increased.
It has reached an outrageous price, but sugar, unlike salt, is not a necessity. People cannot afford it or are reluctant to buy sugar, but rich people will buy some sugar no matter how much the price is. During this time, the two Zhao brothers
But they have hoarded a lot of sugar and are only selling it in small quantities, but the price is extremely high. They want to make a big profit, how can I let them do it?"
Zhao Qingyi couldn't keep up with his extravagant thinking, and asked again in embarrassment: "We are at odds with the Cao family, why did it involve the Zhao brothers? Zongli and Zongshi are both clans, so it's better not to offend us.
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Qin Mumu shrugged and said helplessly: "It's not that I want to offend them. Changsheng has been planning it from the beginning. As for taking action now, it is entirely because the Cao family has united with them and plans to follow our example and open a business together. This
The news was passed on by Wu Zhi from Leicha Alley on Gaotou Street, so there can be no mistake."
Zhao Qingyi suddenly found that his head couldn't keep up with Qin Mumu's speed. Everything Qin Mumu and Ye An did were extremely out of touch, but if they were connected, they all fit together extremely well.
She could only helplessly pat her sore neck and said: "Anyway, the affairs of our Puhui Company are all left to your family to make a living. My Li family does not have such ability! If you enter the palace later, Duan Yi will accompany you.
How about being together?"
Qin Mumu pursed her lips and smiled: "This kid Duan Yi is getting closer to the official family! I heard that Ye An left his homework and asked them to make a water collecting device. I don't know how he did it..."
"It's true that since Duan Yi studied with the officials, his brain has become much easier to use!......I'm going back now."
Qin Mumu looked a little strange at Zhao Qingyi who was hesitant to speak, but she didn't ask any more questions. When she came back to her senses, she observed the operation of the factory again, and wrote down the deficiencies on paper with charcoal pen and handed them to the factory manager.
Make adjustments.
But what she didn't know was that Zhao Qingyi realized at this time that Qin Mumu and Ye An were only a few years older than Li Duanyi. This was what she ignored and was most difficult to accept...