The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 62: The middlemen are making money
Sun Chuanting did not leave Laishui County because he had not yet decided how to spend the 2000 million taels.

How much cash do you take?How much grain and rice should be exchanged?How many new recruits will be recruited?
How could he leave Laishui County without thinking these things through?What if I think wrongly... That's Fang Shenzi across from me. It's not good to cause trouble to him.

Fang Yu also knew that Sun Chuanting would not be able to leave for a while, but it just so happened that he was squatting here as big as the governor on three sides, so he could be asked for help with many things.

For example, Fang Yu's water tanker has been built, but Lao Liu alone is not enough.

"My boss, if you want to build [-] waterwheels in half a month, you will need at least [-] carpenters and blacksmiths. From now on, you will start drilling gun barrels. Each waterwheel will need two."

Lao Liu stood in front of a tall waterwheel and said to Fang Yu.

Of course he was on seventy water trucks all at once to sell arms to Sun Chuanting.

Among them, there are forty waterwheels dedicated to drilling gun barrels, and one waterwheel carries two drills.

On average, 160 barrels can be drilled in three days, which is 1600 barrels in one month.

Of course, this is an ideal number. In fact, drill bits need to be stopped frequently for replacement, and wooden waterwheels also need to be repaired from time to time.

It is impossible to keep forty water trucks on full duty all the time.

In Fang Yu's plan, it would be good to be able to complete 1200 qualified gun barrels in a month.

The other thirty waterwheels are used to make helmets, breastplates, swords and guns. These things can be formed quickly, but they require a lot of craftsmen.

Before online boring guns were equipped on a large scale, helmets and breastplates were indispensable. Although they could not protect against close-range musket fire, they could withstand bows and arrows.

Nowadays, the armies of Jiannu and rogue bandits are still using a large number of archers. (There are also cannons, but you can't defend them. If you hit them, you'll die in front of them!)

Matchlock guns, helmets, and breastplates can all be sold to Sun Chuanting in large quantities.

Don't be afraid that he won't buy it. As long as he comes and takes a look, he will definitely not want the crappy stuff issued by the court. (I guess I won’t give him the bad stuff either)

As for the price, it doesn't have to be too cheap. Anyway, Sun Chuanting has plenty of money now.

According to Fang Yu's estimation, Sun Chuanting would spend at least 1000 million or even 1000 million to 500 million taels to buy grain.

Not only for the army, but also to appease the local people.

Otherwise, the common people will become rogue bandits and they will be killed one after another. When will they end?
Compared with swords, guns and artillery, food is the best weapon against Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Food here in Fang Yu is extremely cheap. The food he bought here for 1000 million taels would cost 500 million taels in Shuntian Prefecture.

When it comes to Shanxi, Henan, and Shaanxi, they are rushing for 4000 million or even 6000 million. (That’s not all. The more money you spend, the more food prices will rise.)
Sun Chuanting would be a fool if he didn't buy enough grain.

The money left after buying food can be enough to buy matchlocks, swords, guns and breastplates. These things are cheap, so leaving 200 million or 300 million taels is enough. (The bird gun was 2.5 taels during the Wanli period, but now it sells for 4 taels)
Therefore, the "2000 million taels of silver" Fang Yu promised to Sun Chuanting was actually Teacher Pan grabbing two handfuls of Northeastern rice and throwing down a few useless nails.

The above expenses are fully calculated and should not exceed 10 yuan.

After all, Northeastern rice in the supermarket costs [-] cents per pound.

The remaining few million taels of silver...well, let's not harm Yuan Datou anymore. Let Teacher Pan go to the silver shop to buy a piece of industrial silver. Scratching off a little bit of silver slag will be enough to pay for it.

Alas, the stone lion of the Yuan Dynasty, the middlemen made a lot of money. ...Uh, that's too far.

Fang Yu thought that he should go to the county government office and ask Sun Chuanting to resolve the craftsman's matter.

Min Wenggong couldn't solve this problem because Laishui County couldn't find so many carpenters and blacksmiths.

Fang Yu said to Lao Liu: "I will take care of this matter. You should divide the work and dispatch the orders as soon as possible. When the waterwheel starts turning, don't let the gun barrel and other parts be used."

Old Liu smiled and said: "Don't worry, boss. There are many workshops in the city now asking for orders. Even Carpenter Wang has come and said they can make gun stocks."

Carpenter Wang is a man I have met more than once. The last time I went to the city, I ordered more than 400 thin-skinned boxes at his carpentry shop. (clothing box)
Finished so quickly?How is this possible? Fang Yu remembered that there were only ten people working in his shop.

Old Liu explained: "Thanks to his employer, Carpenter Wang's business is booming now. He originally planned to have eight apprentices, but now he has more than a dozen. He must be trying to grab more orders as a guarantee."

Fang Yu was speechless. He remembered that Carpenter Wang was a very honest and honest person, but he didn't expect him to be so unreliable in his work.

Recruiting so many apprentices but refusing to hire helpers (people with carpentry experience) clearly shows that they don’t want to pay wages.

But how could he lead so many apprentices by himself?If the apprentice is not good at learning, can the things he makes be sold outside?

Fang Yu told Lao Liu: "If you can't give it to him, then give it to him. First of all, you must ensure the quality and the construction period. If he says he can do it, then you should take someone to his shop to inspect it.

The same goes for other workshops. If you are worried, you can come and have a look. If you don’t have the ability, don’t follow and grab orders. "

Lao Liu quickly nodded in agreement, with a happy face... I don't know why he is happy?
Fang Yu saw Lao Liu's expression in his eyes, and was secretly wary: Did he want to take advantage of the opportunity of sending orders to get food and cards from those workshops?
After Fang Yu finished watching the windmill, he hurried back home, where the current temporary head of the security department, Senior Senior, was already waiting there. (He hasn’t become a full-time official yet. He will have to quit next time he passes the high school entrance exam)

The senior high school student saluted, and then reported: "Sir, 1151 county residents working in Xincheng (only 1154 are missing from the 3 recorded on the roster) have been investigated, and 34 of them have been marked as targets of vigilance.

After a second investigation, it was found that 6 people were particularly suspicious, and the security department was ready to arrest them. "

From the day Teacher Pan lowered the iron wall, the new city has not hired a single new person.

Not only is it no longer hiring, but it also keeps a close eye on those who come in to work, assigning them grades and groups just to facilitate investigation.

What to check?Of course, we were looking for the hidden bad guys. Fang Yucai didn't believe that there were all honest people working here.

The other ones are bandits and horse bandits. Who knows if they have sent people here long ago to pretend to be working, but in fact they are just stepping in?

After so many days of secret investigation by the security team, the results were finally received today in the senior year of high school.

Now we have to see what kind of gods these guys who have sneaked in are.

Fang Yu said: "Then arrest them."

Gao Er, the temporary deputy director of the Security Department, hid behind a tree.

He brought a platoon today, a total of ten people, and they have now spread out into a large circle. In the middle of the circle is the No. 20 Seventh Team.

(End of this chapter)