The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 195 The old man needs a lot of money to play Go. Can he borrow some money?
Sitting in the open space of the workshop area with four NO.50 craftsmen tied up in horses, with the endless Tao River in front of them, this type of symposium is quite unique.

As soon as he sat down, he saw that the craftsman was a little reserved when he was called over. Song Yingkui spoke first: "Don't be nervous, everyone. You should know that I was born as a craftsman and built my career based on the craftsman's skills. To this day, I feel that I am still a craftsman. I have called you here today just to talk about myself as colleagues and see if I can solve your predicament.

To be honest, the current situation in the workshop area is not in line with the original intention of setting it up. Let's discuss it together and see if we can find a way out for everyone.Let's do this. Let's introduce ourselves to each other one by one, the industry we are working in and the current situation of the workshop. "

At the beginning, if you ask the craftsmen to talk about other things, they may not be able to say anything substantive. Let them introduce their craftsmanship first, which should be a way to open up the topic.

Under Song Yingkui's guidance, the craftsmen successively introduced their profession and craftsmanship, and when questioned, stammered about the current difficulties they were facing.

The dilemma they mentioned was similar to what Song Yingkui saw in the workshop area. The main problem was that the sales channels could not be opened and no one bought what he made. How could he develop?In addition, some people are engaged in industries that are too niche. To put it bluntly, Yungu is still a low-end market and is not suitable for their industries.Of course, there is also a lack of funds and no way to start production.

Papermaking, engraving, and leather goods processing, workshops engaged in these industries need more support. Although the output value of basket weaving craftsmen may not be very large, there should be no shortage of markets in Wuying and Yungu. It's over. Ask the Military Supplier to talk to them about selling their goods to the Military Supplier.Daily necessities such as sauce making and vinegar can also be purchased through military supply houses.

Well, it is necessary to open several department store-like places in the downtown areas of Wuying, Taoyang and Huichuan to help the craftsmen in the workshop areas sell their goods.

Another thing is to build an exhibition hall in the workshop area, and build some cheap hotels next to the exhibition hall, so as to attract profit-seeking customers to stop here.As long as you attract people, the situation will improve.

The most direct way is to stimulate production through centralized purchasing.For example, you can place an order with an ink-making workshop and ask them to supply ink to the office.You can place an order with a leather goods company and ask them to make windproof leather hats and leather gloves for the cavalry.Driven by centralized purchasing, their scale will increase and they will slowly open up retail channels.

There are also workshops that make jade and some luxury goods. They can only rely on time to survive. Whether they can survive depends on chance.

After summarizing some thoughts in his notebook, Song Yingkui cleared his throat and said: "Everyone can speak freely today, and I have heard a lot of insights. Regarding the difficulties you mentioned and the industry you are engaged in, I would like to talk about the City Lord's Mansion. Some measures will be introduced to provide relief to you.

The paper industry and engraving industry are industries that make up for the shortcomings of our Yungu industry. The city government will focus on supporting several workshops engaged in these two industries.There are two ways of support. One is to place orders for the workshops so that you have work to do and money to make!Second, we will provide you with interest-free loans based on specific circumstances so that the workshop can have money to start production.In addition to these two industries, for other industries, as long as the City Lord's Mansion has demand, they will place a batch of orders, so that you can solve the problem of having work to do first.The orders placed by the City Lord's Mansion are not wholesale purchases, the settlement is in cash, and the actual price is clearly stated. You just accept it according to your ability, don't have any worries.

What's more, the city lord's palace will ask military suppliers to open department stores in several busy streets. You can first sell some goods in the department stores and let them sell them on a consignment basis.There will be an auspicious presentation after this is over, and you can also negotiate a consignment contract with the military supplier according to your own circumstances.

By the way, in addition to the paper industry and printing industry, if workshops engaged in other industries have borrowing needs, they can also submit applications to the City Lord's Mansion, and the City Lord's Mansion will approve the loan after comprehensive consideration. "

The words of the city lord excited the craftsmen sitting on the horses.Especially the owners of several workshops engaged in engraving and paper making are like eating candied fruits.Now that you have an order and an interest-free loan, are you still worried about not being able to start your workshop?The things that I had been worrying about before were all solved when the Lord of the City came here. Coming to Yungu for development is the right path!

"Ahem! Sir, I have a question, old man. I wonder if a workshop like mine that makes Go can borrow money from the city lord? To be honest, little old man, my chess skills are quite big. If I don't have the money, The old man's workshop cannot make chess. In the early years, the old man I made chess in the capital, which was highly appreciated by the nobles. Later, due to evil deeds, someone plotted to take away all the family's wealth, and I could not gain a foothold in the capital and ended up living in exile. Qinzhou. I just came to Taoyang after hearing that the Lord of the City treats us and other craftsmen with good governance. I hope you will be kind and give me a bowl of rice to eat." Just when everyone was in high spirits, a lean old man stood up and shouted loudly. He had the guts to speak out his demands.

Playing Go?Song Yingkui felt dizzy when he heard the thin old man talk about the industry he was engaged in.The old man's story is very touching, but the industry he is engaged in is quite speechless.Besides, how much money can you have as a stone grinder (Song Yingkui habitually thinks that the highest grade of Go in this era should be jade and the like, which are all made by grinding stones anyway). You have to borrow money to do it. Start it?

"How about you do this? When you're done, take a set of the Go chess pieces you made to the city lord's palace. I'll make a decision after I've seen the goods." Song Yingkui's idea is to put it aside first, and wait for the old man to send the finished product. If it doesn't work, he can pay for it himself. Buying a pair is an explanation, and in the worst case, we will arrange for him to change careers.It really doesn't make sense for the city lord's government to spend money to support such an industry.

"Sir, when the little old man came today, he brought half a set of chess pieces with him, and I wanted to give them to you. Please open your eyes and appreciate the little old man's craftsmanship." After all, he is a craftsman of luxury goods, this one The old Go man knew the importance of getting into high-level relationships, so he finally had the opportunity to meet the leader of the Yungu Army. The old man was well prepared.However, due to the financial difficulties of his family, he was unable to gather a set of chess pieces, so he could only contribute half of the set.

With everyone talking like this, Song Yingkui had no choice but to ask his secretary to take over half of the chess pieces in the wooden box and reward them on the spot.

Why?This is not a stone!Song Yingkui glanced at it casually without taking it seriously, and Song Yingkui suddenly lost his composure.The luster of jade cannot be like this.I quickly reached out and grabbed a chess piece. When I touched it with my hand, it felt very strange!

He raised the Go game in his hand and looked at the sun. The dark chess pieces turned into translucent dark green.This is actually made of glass!And it was the first glass product that Song Yingkui saw in this time and space.He had heard that glass existed in this era, but that thing was so rich and expensive that ordinary people had no chance to see it. And until now, it seems that he has not had an in-depth relationship with that extraordinary person!
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