I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 698, the same law
And whether this sewing machine can make money, Zhuge Liang is not sure.After he got the patent specification, he took Huang Yueying to find Huang Yancheng, Mr. Pang De and Sima Jing. He told them everything Pu Yuan said and asked: "Father-in-law, teacher, Mr. Pang De, do you think this sewing machine factory can really make money?" ?”

The three of Huang Yancheng looked at each other, and they could give Zhuge Liang advice on Confucian classics, but they didn't know much about such a new thing as opening a factory.

Finally, Huang Yancheng said: "If the factory is not expensive, Kong Ming, you may give it a try! We have lost the foundation of our business now. If this sewing machine factory can be successfully established, it can be regarded as establishing a family business. Work hard!" Restricting the acquisition of land, we will not even be able to master the land in the future, and we can only establish a foundation in industry and commerce. Judging from the situation in these years, Lei Gong attaches great importance to commerce, especially industry and commerce. Even if this does not make money, but if it can Getting Lei Gong's attention is considered an investment."

Although their families were down and out, their property was not confiscated. Few of the wealthy businessmen who worked hard could compare with these powerful families who had accumulated hundreds of years of family business.

So now Zhuge Liang's behavior is a kind of development for them, and they can still afford the failure of investing in him. They also want to see if they can break through in Zhuge Liang's way, if they can If they succeeded, they decided to use industry and commerce as the basis for their Jingzhou elites to establish themselves.

In fact, there are very few roads they can choose. Sitting and eating is the next choice, annexing land is the ultimate dead end, and business is not what they are good at in Jingzhou. They thought for a long time and found that the industry that suits them now is also Only the factory opening industry is very prosperous now, and this is something that Lei Gong strongly supports, so they can be regarded as what they like.

In fact, Huang Yancheng and the others also had the idea of ​​joining the industry very early, not because of the influence of Daqian. No matter how much the factory owners earn, they are still in the dark. But how much Liu Bei has earned these years, they have seen It's clear.

Liu Bei only solved the problem of food in Juntian in the south of the Yangtze River, but he made money by relying on Liu Bei's silk textile factory and salt and iron government-run factory. These three pillar industries earned Liu Bei billions of dollars every year. It is government-run, which makes it impossible for them to enter, and now Dagan is very supportive of opening factories, but they still don't know how to invest in what industry, and now Zhuge Liang's behavior is a kind of temptation.

Sima Jing said: "Why don't us old fellows support young people in their careers?"

How much wealth does he know about the Zhuge family?He was exiled to Jingzhou, and the accumulated family property was not much, and most of it was used for Zhuge Jin to open up a new foundation. He was also worried that Zhuge Liang didn't have enough money to build a factory!

Huang Yancheng laughed and said, "Don't talk about Cai Qiao earning millions of dollars a year with a loom. The sewing machine my daughter made should be as good as others. It is also a million dollars. We three old guys One person pays 30 yuan to occupy [-]% of the share, and the remaining [-]% is occupied by them, and the sewing machine factory also has two young people working on it, and the three of us just sit and wait for the dividend, what do you think?"

Pang De Company and Sima Jing nodded and agreed, and Zhuge Liang got his first venture capital in this way!
After having his father-in-law and teacher's first venture capital investment, Zhuge Liang also noticed that Lei Gong attached great importance to craftsmen and even industry, and he was also very concerned about this unopened sewing machine factory.

At this time, Zhuge Liang felt extremely lucky. He accepted Pu Yuan, a local snake, as his younger brother. He was very familiar with the process of how to start a factory. Brother, you took the patent specification to the money shop for a loan!"

Zhuge Liang was surprised and said, "Is this still a loan?"

Pu Yuandao: "Of course. The reason for the ruling is to promote the development of industrialization. As long as there is a patent and it is judged as a valuable patented technology by the staff of the money shop, you can start a factory with a patent mortgage loan of 10 yuan."

Zhuge Liang could only sigh: "It's so grand to be in power!"

Pu Yuan didn't dare but said helplessly: "It's a pity that it's difficult to get a loan now. When I wanted to get a loan to expand the steel plant two years ago, I spent a few days with the staff of the money shop and didn't get the loan. If you don’t agree to continue to owe money, this matter will be ruined!”

Huang Yueying was surprised and said, "Is it the same for Daqian?"

Pu Yuan said embarrassingly: "This is a big deal. Are you asking for a loan? There are always successes and failures. In addition, there is no technical content in my business. It is normal that it is difficult to get a loan. I don't spend much. I just have a meal!"

Zhuge Liang knew this well, and the officials who worked hard were already considered qualified. If it was placed in the Han Dynasty, the money would have been swept away by them, and they would have left you with a pair of debts.

The few people did not continue this topic. After having enough start-up funds, Pu Yuan took Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying to complete the registration of the factory all the way, and went to Jidu Industrial Zone, not far from the steam engine factory. Purchased a small factory building, and then Liangying Sewing Machine Factory was established!
But when Zhuge Liang looked up and could see the steam engine factory not far away, he felt a little incredible.He can actually be so close to Dagan's ruling.

The ruler of a country does not sit in the court, but comes to some kind of factory. This is no different from the market that Emperor Ling established in the harem.Why did the same thing, Lingdi led the big man to decline, but Dagan was thriving under the leadership of Lei Gong!This is where Zhuge Liang was confused!

Compared with the huge palace-like steam engine factory, Zhuge Liang's sewing machine factory is a small ant, only the size of two or three houses, but the price is not expensive, and the rent is only 1 yuan per year.

Pu Yuan said fortunately: "Fortunately, we have the patent statement of my sister-in-law, otherwise it would be impossible to rent such a good factory at such a cheap price. You must know that the area of ​​my steel factory was much worse than here. Although the area is larger than here, the annual rent is 10, and if you can’t make money, you will lose money, and the rent will increase every year.”

"In order to develop some high-tech, the ruling party can get such a good factory building at a low price as long as they bring the patent specification. When they talk about attracting investment, the ruling party always says such inexplicable and meaningful words. It’s because he doesn’t have such a high level as his old man, but why doesn’t my hometown have one? After traveling all the way with you, I want to build a steel factory in Jidu!” Pu Yuan envied seeing how convenient it is to build a factory in Jidu Everyone wants to increase and build a factory here!

Zhuge Liang took this very seriously. As Wushuang, a national scholar in the troubled times at the end of the Han Dynasty, he did not disgrace this title when he was in power. Eighty percent of the allusions and words that appeared in the world in the past few decades came from him.Like productivity, production relations, industrial chain, technology, industrial revolution, entrepreneurs and so on! (The national scholar Wushuang at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty was Han Xin. He left half of the allusions and idioms during this period, such as Xiao Heyue chasing Han Xin, building plank roads in the open, and keeping the warehouse in the dark. Ambush, besieged on all sides, and Xiao He's success in the end, and Xiao He's failure, it can be said that this is a person who lived an extremely wonderful life.)
If it weren't for the fact that these words are easy to understand, I'm afraid I would have to write a volume of notes to understand these words.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Your family property is not rich, why don't you go to Jidu to build a steel factory, maybe you will earn more by then, and my brother will call you a million dollars!"

But Pu Yuan shook his head and said: "Building a steel factory in Jidu is a dead end. The Yuyang Iron and Steel Factory is not far away. The blast furnace they use is as high as ten feet, and one smelting iron is one million catties. Steel like me The factory is courting death within a 500-mile radius of Yuyang Iron and Steel Factory!"

Maybe because Zhuge Liang and the others didn’t believe it, Pu Yuan explained: “At the beginning, there were hundreds of large and small iron and steel factories in Yuyang County, and there were hundreds of chimneys in the iron and steel industrial zone, which can be said to be the largest iron-making center in the world. Yes, there are 10,000+ steel craftsmen working there, but such a prosperous ironmaking scene has been in decline for the past few years.

It’s all because the cost of ironmaking is not comparable to Yuyang Iron and Steel Works. The run-on company closed down. Many steel factory owners went bankrupt at that time. If it weren’t for the kindness of the government, they worried that these people would not be able to survive, so they helped them pay back. Debts, I'm afraid they will be forced to death by their creditors, but they can only sell themselves as master craftsmen of Yuyang Iron and Steel Plant to pay off their debts. Fortunately, they have strong skills, high wages, and a decent life, and the debts are starting to be repaid little by little. . "

Zhuge Liang shuddered when he heard this. From Pu Yuan’s point of view, this was the kindness of the ruler, but in Zhuge Liang’s view, this was very different from the old nobles who annexed the fields of ordinary people and forced them to become their own. The serfs of the family, now the big-gan government has annexed the property of these people, and let others become their blacksmiths.

Zhuge Liang couldn't see clearly whether Dagan was in power as a gentleman or a villain!
On the contrary, Huang Yueying said regretfully: "According to what you said, these iron and steel factories may be worth hundreds of millions, and they all went bankrupt. Wouldn't hundreds of iron and steel factories go to waste? What a pity!"

Pu Yuan said: "Unfortunately, there is no way. According to the government, these iron and steel factories have no technological content, and the cost of ironmaking is extremely high. The cost of a catty of iron in small iron and steel factories exceeds 10 yuan, while the iron and steel factories in Yuyang Iron and Steel Factory The cost is only 6 yuan, so the selling price of Yuyang Iron and Steel Factory is generally 500 yuan per catty, which is lower than the cost of other steel factories. Therefore, the more these small steel factories practice, the more they lose. If it went bankrupt, it had no choice but to find a way to relocate to a place [-] miles away from the Yuyang Iron and Steel Plant and re-establish the steel plant.”

"My small factory can survive and make money not because of how advanced the technology is, but because there are not many steel factories in the Central Plains. The largest Jinyang Iron and Steel Factory is thousands of miles away from my steel factory, so the cost pressure is transmitted. Don't go to my side."

"But these years, it is said that many governors and prefects want to re-establish large-scale steel factories. If they are really successful, it will be difficult for my factory to survive. This time I came to Jidu to learn the technology of making steam engines. See if there is a way to switch to learning mechanical forging."

Then he looked at Zhuge Liang enviously, and the two said: "Smart people like elder brother and sister-in-law are good. Your patent is exclusive, and you are not afraid of imitation at all. Only in this way can you really make a lot of money without worrying about it."

After listening to Puyuan's words, the two found that opening a factory was not as good as they had imagined. The pressure of competition was not small, and the scale of the factory was small. Without technology, it was easy to be swallowed up by the big fish in the factory.

Zhuge Liang couldn't help sighing: "The principles of the world are all connected."

Huang Yueying said: "When my sister-in-law learns how to build a steam engine, I will teach you. I guarantee that your factory will not fail."

Pu Yuan said: "Let's not talk about this. Although we have established the factory and purchased the factory buildings, we still need to purchase machinery to produce sewing machines. This sewing machine has more than a dozen steel parts, and the difficulty is not very big. According to my estimation The cost for us to buy machines and find craftsmen to make these parts is only seven or eight hundred yuan, which is not too expensive.”

But he continued: "Brother, I thought you didn't have much capital, and you planned to buy some hammers and chopping boards, and make parts yourself. Then you, brother, have nearly a million dollars, so you can buy some machines to save costs. That would make it cheaper to manufacture a sewing machine."

Huang Yueying was surprised and said, "My sewing machine has just been manufactured. How about I have a special machine to make this kind of parts?"

In her opinion, this is an incredible thing. Is there anyone who is unpredictable?

Pu Yuan smiled and said: "In the past, we had to knock out the parts one by one. Not to mention the time-consuming and labor-intensive cost. The government was also very dissatisfied with this. When we opened up wasteland in Mayi and needed farm tools, how could we have a little time?" build."

So the ruling party used hydraulic power to create a hydraulic stamping machine. It is said that the hammer weighs 50 jin, and no craftsman can swing it. , 500 catties and so on.

And with this artifact, it will be much more convenient for us to make all kinds of ironware, such as armor, swords, sickles, etc., make iron bars, make iron molds in advance, put them under the stamping machine, and punch them. It was formed, and after polishing, the kitchen knife and sickle armor was manufactured. "

"Otherwise, why do I have so many weapons and armor with a lot of money? If workers alone make it, millions of craftsmen can't complete such a task, but the stamping machine is different. A small stamping machine is worth hundreds of craftsmen. , and the large-scale stamping machines manufactured now are said to have tens of thousands of catties of hammers, and solid armor can be formed at one time, which is worth tens of thousands of craftsmen. After all, what we can afford is only a few catties of hammers and tens of thousands of catties The gap is too big compared to the hammer of the world, this is simply the difference between a man and a god.”

After finishing speaking, Pu Yuan was full of admiration. For a blacksmith, a hammer weighing tens of thousands of catties is simply a god.

(End of this chapter)