National Tide 1980.

It took a total of one and a half days to move the porcelain purchased by Hongguang Pavilion.

Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao ran 28 times, bringing back a total of [-] cars for Ning Weimin.

But these nearly a thousand pieces of porcelain were all moved into the ice cellar under the rockery in Ma's Garden, which only occupied a small corner, less than one-twentieth of the total area.

To be honest, even if Ning Weimin just brought all his belongings here.

Including the things stored in the tunnel of the pastry factory, and the nearly ten thousand calligraphy and paintings stored in the Chongwenmen Hotel, it probably wouldn't be enough to fill the ice cellar.

Don't forget, this ice cellar is four meters high, how much should you put boxes on boxes?

If he really wants to make this ice cellar as full as a treasure house, I'm afraid Ning Weimin will have to continue to work hard for another ten or eight years.

Of course, this is enough to show the grandeur of the Ma family back then.

You should know that most government-run icehouses are semi-underground, and a purely underground one can be built under a rockery. Such a large-scale private icehouse requires manpower, material resources, financial resources, as well as professional construction knowledge and construction experience.

Probably only the Ma family in the entire capital has the ability to achieve this.

So I have to say that there is still a big gap between Ning Weimin, the richest man in Beijing today, and the richest man in Beijing in the past.

And this kind of gap is definitely not something that can be easily bridged by simply relying on more money.

Even if Ning Weimin is willing to spend more money, he will not be able to create a private garden as high as Ma's garden.

As for the Dunhua Pavilion, which is open to the public like the Hongguang Pavilion, Ning Weimin is also going to visit it because of the recommendation of the leader of the Cultural Relics Bureau.

However, after all, being too high-spirited can easily cause trouble for the upper body.

Therefore, Ning Weimin, who didn't want to be too eye-catching, didn't have the nerve to spare no effort to sweep up other people's boutique inventory.

I just spent 6 yuan and bought another [-] pieces.

Fortunately, the rest of the matter can be handed over to Kang Shude, so that the old man can take it as a daily pastime, and slowly change things when he has nothing to do.

Ant moving remains an effective moving strategy as long as money is available.

After returning to Baoduier, most of the good things in the two shops have to fall into the hands of the master and apprentice.

This is Ning Weimin's far ahead capital crushing.

It's really not embarrassing, he thinks about it, and sometimes he feels embarrassed.

Especially thinking of that Ma Dudu, he obviously robbed others, and he will not leave many opportunities for this master to squat on the ground to pick bowls.

So if the personal collection of that Mr. Ma has been seriously affected by him, will there still be a Guanfu Museum in a few decades?
Oops, this feeling is actually kind of fucked up.

Someone else's not-so-big dream, but because of him, he was stuck in the same place...

I love Sao Rui!
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He quickly handled the donation of cultural relics, and by the way, he also gained favors from the Cultural Relics Bureau and thousands of pieces of official kiln porcelain.

Next, Ning Weimin originally planned to hurry to see the New Year Garden Party at Tangong Restaurant and Temple of Heaven.

After all, that is the lair.

What's more, the candidates for going abroad must be determined as soon as possible, so that they can apply for visas and passports for these people.

However, Luo Guangliang and Xiaotao wanted Ning Weimin to go with them like monkeys offering treasures, to see how the small business they have partnered with is doing.
It is said that after listening to Ning Weimin, they found a skilled old coppersmith and made two very beautiful tricycles.

He just didn't know the style of the car, whether it met Ning Weimin's requirements.

As long as Ning Weimin nods, they will be able to recruit people later, and it is estimated that they will be able to start operations in April.

Therefore, since Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao had worked hard for several days, Ning Weimin couldn't refute their face.

It can only be private first and then public, and the matter of going to the altar palace and the temple of heaven will be postponed for another day.

But don't talk about it, this trip is not a loss.

What Ning Weimin didn't expect was that Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao didn't exaggerate at all, they did it really beautifully.

The master they invited to build the car was surnamed Sun, and his name was Sun Shiying.

Although he is 61 years old this year, he is a real expert in the decoration of copper work.

It was a coincidence to ask how they met.

Originally, the old man retired and had nothing to do at home, so he set up a convenient car repair stall at Caishikou to earn a little money.

One day, Luo Guangliang and the others got on the road when their car broke down, and they just chatted together while they were repairing their bicycles.

This cannot but be said to be their fate, and also Ning Weimin's fate.

As for how exquisite the tricycles made by the old master are, we have to start with the history of the evolution of foreign cars.

Otherwise, there will inevitably be misunderstandings in thinking, and it will be difficult to understand the relationship between the tricycle and copper work.

You must know that the reason why foreign cars are called "foreign cars" is that they got their name from the East.

Shanghai is called a rickshaw, Jinmen is also called a rubber car, and Huacheng is called a rickshaw.

This kind of car originally had hard rubber wheels, painted black, with high wheels and short handlebars.

It is likely that the little Japanese is small and can't run fast while wearing a wooden tara board.

It's similar to the Japanese TV series "Zi Sanshiro" that was broadcast in mainland China in the first two years. Anyway, it's not very comfortable for people to sit on.

Later, there were pneumatic tires, and the people of Beijing carried out structural transformation.

The handlebars were deliberately lengthened, the wheels were lowered, and the cabin was heightened, which turned into the foreign car style in the movie "Camel Xiangzi".

From then on, I can pull and save effort, run briskly, and sit more comfortably.

For example, there is a local saying in Beijing - "It's so beautiful."

If you go back to the source, it was born gloriously to describe the feeling of riding a foreign car.

In fact, before 1937, foreign cars pulled by people in front had always been the main means of transportation in the capital.

But since the fall of Peiping, the Japanese gave the first rickshaw to Jiang Chaozong, the "President of the Peacekeeping Association of Peking".

Gradually, step by step, the foreign cars in the capital were replaced by this emerging means of transportation.

One is that tricycles are faster, more comfortable and less labor-intensive than rickshaws.

In addition, there are also reasons why the Japanese intend to promote it.

Because this thing was transformed by the Japanese on the basis of foreign cars and bicycles.

The little devil is so bad. You see, he will give you a military aggression on the front foot, and an economic occupation on the back foot.

Shaking wit shaking much is the place!
It's just that his eating looks are very ugly, and he will never change his low-spirited philistine spirit.

As for the most famous car factory in Beijing back then.

One is "Mao Shun Depot" in the south of Donghuamen Street, and the other is "Qi Shun Car Factory" in Xijiaomin Lane.

It is a pity that although they are car factories, these two are essentially car workshops composed of carpenters and blacksmiths.

There is no cash for equipment and raw materials.

Except for the wood, painted cushions, cushions, and the canopy, which are made by the car factory itself.

Even the copper for copper work has to be purchased from Japanese foreign firms.

This is especially true for important parts such as inner tubes, outer belts, car bars, balls, bearings, bows, hand bells, foot bells, and horns.

Before the fall of Peiping, these two car dealers ordered from the British and Germans.

After the July [-]th Incident, they all had to buy from the Japanese.

So, don't look at just such a foreign car, the price can cost more than 100 yuan, and when it is expensive, it is less than [-] yuan.

But the car factory earned only seven or eight yuan, and at the best time it was only ten or twenty yuan.

This was the level of our national industry at that time, it was really shabby.

But it has to be said that our people know how to enjoy it better, and the craftsman's work in the past is also good.

The foreign cars and tricycles that have been saved have been improved several times, and they are better than those made by foreigners in terms of comfort and appearance.

Like the carriages at that time, the soft bags with cushions were emphasized inside, and they had an elevation angle, so that they could lean comfortably.

The box body must be made of cork, and the outside must be sealed with iron sheets.

From the periphery of the carriage, three cupronickel wires are stuck until the dustpan of the carriage is reached.

Such a car is equipped with Dunlop tires to be stable and shockproof.

People sitting in it will not be unbearable even if the road conditions are bad.

In addition, there are copper handrails behind the carriages, which are used for the handholds of the driver and the special "pushing carriage".

If you encounter a steep slope, you can push one by one and push by the other, and you can go up comfortably and come down safely.

Finally, there are some accessories added, which are extremely thoughtful for all kinds of weather.

Like the strips of the canopy, it needs to be covered with copper, and it has arms and elbows (that is, branches).

The roof of the car is covered with water cage cloth, and there is a large curtain in front.

This can be retracted at any time for shelter from wind and rain.

The left and right fenders and armrests of the car must also be covered with cupronickel.

Also install a car lamp each, which can be used for lighting at night.

Car mats and car seats are made of white cloth bordered with red cloth, and car floor mats are made of rectangular woven flower carpets.

The most convenient thing is that there must be a Dongyang foot bell, and you can call the driver to stop at any time by stepping on it.

Then think about it?
The product of the combination of handicraft industry and industrialization is something that ordinary people can save.

You just go to bicycle factories such as Changjiu, Fenghuang, and Feige, and recruit all the senior engineers from these big factories.

Put together, they still can't make such a car.

This kind of rickshaw for soliciting customers should pay attention to beauty, comfort and authenticity of history.

Then you have to find the old man from the car factory.

Except for the people back then, no one knew how to make such a thing.

Unfortunately, the master Sun that Luo Guangliang and Xiaotao found was the coppersmith of the "Maoshun Depot".

The master chef has worked in "Mao Shun Depot" for 14 years from his apprenticeship to his apprenticeship at the age of 20.

And the master who taught him the craft back then was also the master of "Yongcheng" in Andingmen.

Having said that, I would like to add a few more words.

The copper work in the capital is a branch of metalworking art and is quite famous in history.

In the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the coppersmiths in the capital had two most revealing works, one was the Reclining Buddha of the Reclining Buddha Temple in the west of Beijing, and the other was the Xuande Furnace of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, "Yongcheng", which was founded in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, failed to catch up with these two things.But "Yongcheng" is not bad either.

The "copper work" run by this Shanxi native is specialized in doing work in the palace.

For example, the bronze gate lion in the Forbidden City in modern times and the Baoyun Pavilion copper pavilion in the Summer Palace all have the full participation of "Yongcheng".

Therefore, Master Sun can be regarded as a teacher from a famous family.

Regardless of the two "skills" of casting and punching, or the techniques of inlaying, welding, gilding, chisel carving, filigree, coloring, and polishing, he has learned a relatively high level in the copper works in Beijing.

After liberation, because of his outstanding craftsmanship, Master Sun was one of the few craftsmen directly selected from the car factory to join the "metal craft factory".

Even he himself had the honor to participate in the construction of the military emblem on the roof of the Military Museum, one of the "Ten Buildings" in Beijing in the 50s.

This was an incredible feat back then.

Because don't look at the military emblem from the ground, but if you "move" that thing down to see it, it will be too big.

In fact, the size of the military emblem plus the socket is eight meters high and six meters in diameter.

The whole is made of [-] mm thick copper plate, punched in sections.

There are many wheat grains and wheat awns on the military emblem, which have to be hammered and hammered by coppersmiths with steel chisels, and then gilded and assembled on the iron frame.

Master Sun and the others had a total of dozens of craftsmen, and with dozens of hands, they made the military emblem meticulously, which looked like a relief.

This is the best stunt in the world.

Think about it, at this level, it's not a problem for Master Sun to pick up the little work in the car factory back then.

This is almost the same as Zhang Dashao wanting to make two small cold dishes to accompany wine.

So, Master Sun took the lead and took a few old buddies from his colleagues in the car dealership to make a few tricycles together, which are too delicate and exquisite.

It has almost completely restored the most high-end car of the "Mao Shun Depot" back then, without losing its shape at all.

Although making this kind of car is labor-intensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The production cycle is long, and copperworkers, carpenters, painters, and mechanics have to be used, and several people need to cooperate.

In the end, because I had to buy more materials, I bought a lot of ready-made accessories to assemble.

In this way, the cost will be high. I am afraid that one car will cost the price of two cars.

In other words, it is almost 900 yuan.

But to be honest, there is really no money spent.

When Ning Weimin saw the appearance of the car, his eyes immediately stopped moving.

And when he experienced it himself, let Xiaotao pedal the bike and pull him around in a small circle, he was even more elated.

To put it bluntly, the phrase "Pit Dian Er Pi Dian Er" is too vivid.

On the wide road, he leaned back on the car, and moved forward steadily like a smoke.

A car hood can cover the old sun, and then be blown by a small wind, watching the bustling street scene, it feels so delicious.

This journey is even more profitable.

Especially in downtown areas, not only do foreigners take pictures of this car when they see it, but even many ordinary people think it is a prop for filming.

People always come to talk to them, asking which film studio they belong to and what film they are going to make soon.

Hey, that's enough to prove the appeal of tricycles.

So after returning from the test drive, Ning Weimin immediately decided, that's it, let's do it like this, let's build fifty cars first.

Not for anything else, he mainly considers that veteran craftsmen like Master Sun are all old.

When he really can't do it anymore, or doesn't want to do it, where else can he find such a good skill?
To put it bluntly, after passing this village, there may be no such shop.

If you don't want to be caught blind in the future, then you should make a few more cars now, just in case.

As for having too many cars, it’s okay if you can’t use them for a while.

In case a car breaks down, wouldn't it be good to have a replacement?

But on the other hand, even Luo Guangliang led Xiao Tao, and Master Sun who built the car was undoubtedly frightened by the situation.

Listening to the amount requested by Ning Weimin, the jaws of these people almost dropped to the ground.

Especially the master, he always thought that Luo Guangliang and the others just wanted to build a few cars to attract customers and earn a little money.

I didn't expect them to make such a big shot at all, it was completely overwhelming.

Of course, no one thinks money is hot.

To be honest, although Master Sun is a sixth-level craftsman, he will not be rich when he retires.

For nothing else, she had too many children.

Rao is that the old man can earn eighty or ninety when he goes to work, but the children's mouths make me poor, and I haven't saved any money for so many years.

The same goes for retirement.

The salary has become 70.00%. Even though the children are married, they still have to give subsidies to their grandchildren, and they can’t favor one over another.

That is to say, the craftsmen in this industry have good muscles and bones, and the old man has a strong body, and he can set up a car repair booth outside to earn a few subsidies for his family.

Otherwise, Master Sun's health will be a little sick, and this day will be even more difficult.

Then you might as well think about it again, such a family situation.

Now it is heard that Ning Weimin wants to buy such a large number of cars, he will give a deposit of 1 yuan in advance, and pay for ten cars at a time.

Don't care about the price, and don't insist on blindly fast, as long as the quality and quantity are guaranteed.

So what kind of heart is Master Sun?

How many of their brothers can earn a small two hundred for a car, and two thousand for ten cars a month, which is not much better than setting up a stall to repair cars.

Moreover, Ning Weimin said that he will hire Master Sun and the others for a long time in the future to be responsible for maintenance.

That must have made the master very happy.

So Master Sun didn't hesitate too much, for the sake of great unity, he just slapped his chest heartily.

"Come on, you can leave this job to me, so don't worry. I promise to be extra meticulous and make every car beautiful for you."

Then he also reminded Ning Weimin.

"Hey, that's right, young man. You can't just spend money to build a car. If you really want to drive a factory, you have to ask someone to find a place for me. Here, two cars will be the end of it. It's not difficult for you to build a car, but the hard part is that you don't have a place to store it. In my opinion, if you are not short of money, you'd better buy a bigger place, enough to accommodate these cars. To be honest , you can only centralize it so that it can be deployed in a unified manner, which is convenient for repair and use. Otherwise, if it is not well maintained, it will not be worthwhile to destroy your car."

There must be truth to this statement.

Ning Weimin nodded immediately and accepted it humbly.

"What you said is right, master. Listen to you, and I will finish this matter as soon as possible."

Then he put pressure on Luo Guangliang and Xiaotao, and urged them to buy a house and land again.

"Did you see? Let you buy a house a long time ago, don't take it seriously, don't buy it. This time, I'm in a hurry. I said let's inquire about finding a house. And for the convenience of the future, the closer to the Temple of Heaven, the better. .By the way, you have to buy one with a larger area. And it’s not possible for a small courtyard, so I just buy two, do you hear me? At worst, you have one for each of you.”

"Brother Ning, can't we put the car in the Temple of Heaven? Then we still need to buy a house?"

Xiaotao was still arguing, probably because he felt sorry for the money in his hand.

He didn't understand at all that Ning Weimin was thinking about property preservation for them, and how painstaking he was.

So Ning Weimin was almost laughed at by him, and he threw out a joke on the spot.

"You really don't treat yourself as an outsider. How convenient is it? Do you really treat the Temple of Heaven as your own home? I don't even dare to think that way. Then let's do it. From now on, I will give your share to the Temple of Heaven , as a venue fee."

After saying this, Xiao Tao bowed his head and confessed.

"Don't mind me, then I'll find a room."

Just this stinky boy, still showing grievance and reluctance, he really doesn't know the blessing in the blessing.