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Chapter 66 Duan Liang is back

Baifu Lane, south of Fugu City.

A middle-aged man carrying a bag of food pushed open the slightly worn wooden door and entered the room. He was Yang Laogen, the owner of the room.

"The head of the house is back. Are you back to buy food?" The hostess who was busy cooking in the kitchen took the food from Yang Laogen's hand.

"Daddy is back, bringing delicious food." A seven or eight-year-old girl came around.

"I just got paid today, so I bought some food. After Mr. Lin became the eldest son of the county, we were all paid wages for repairing the city wall, every ten days, and everyone was very happy. In the past, not only did we have no money, but we all had to pay for it. Bring your own dry food," Yang Laogen said.

His wife Li, who was cooking, replied: "Master Lin is such a good official. His son went to the People's Zhuang Brigade and he can get back one or two half of the silver every month. The life of this family is much better." Li said. .

"Creak." The door was pushed open again, and Yang Heng, the son of the Yang family, also came back.

"Dad, Mom, I will be back tomorrow after the ten-day break." Yang Heng said as he entered the door.

"Son, are you hungry? The meal will be ready soon." Ms. Li asked with concern.

"Mom, don't worry, our Minzhuang team has eaten well and we are not hungry yet."

"Can this public meal be delicious?"

"Master Lin is very concerned about our food. He has doubled the food expenses than before. The people in charge don't dare to be corrupt. Of course we can eat well." Yang Heng replied.

"Then you have to work hard and repay Master Lin in the future." Yang Laogen ordered.

"That's right, whoever doesn't respect Mr. Lin in our Minzhuang team, everyone is willing to fight to the death for him." Yang Heng replied firmly.

"That's good, but you have to be careful. You are the only one in our Yang family." Li said with concern.

"Mom, don't you still have me?" The little girl was unhappy and showed her presence.

"Okay, here's my dear girl! Let's eat together." The family of four ate happily.

He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. The people's hearts in Fugu have begun to slowly gather together.

County government office.

Lin Feng was handling official business when Lin Jiakang came in and said, "Your Majesty, a businessman from the grassland came to pay homage and said he met you in the village."

After hearing this, Lin Feng put down his brush and asked, "Is your name Duan Liang?"

"Exactly."

"Then please come in quickly." Lin Feng ordered.

After a short while, Duan Liang followed Lin Jiakang in. When he saw Lin Feng, he immediately stepped forward to pay homage and said: "Little citizen Duan Liang pays homage to my parents!"

"Haha, brother Duan Liang, there is no need to be polite. We met in the crisis of the village." Lin Feng said with a smile.

"I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet!"

"This is all a trivial matter. I didn't go to the village just to save you. When did you come to Fugu?" Lin Feng asked, pointing to the chair and motioning for Duan Liang to sit down.

After Duan Liang sat down carefully, he replied: "After coming down from the village, I went back to Yan'an Mansion to take care of some household chores and then came here. It has been two days since I arrived in Fugu. I asked people about the Prime Minister of Lin County and they all said that now There is only Mr. Lin, whom I dare not recognize. It was not until I met Mr. Fang outside the county office yesterday that I confirmed that he has been promoted to the title of Mr. County Lord."

"You have been in Fugu for two days. I'm afraid you have some understanding of our business environment, right?"

"To be honest with you, sir, I have been here for two days and I did go to the street to learn about the business conditions of the shops. I wonder if this is the business environment you are referring to?"

"Yes, how does it feel?"

"Everyone has reported that county officials now never go to the streets to buy food and ask for cards, and they require merchants to abide by the law. I have traveled to so many prefectures and counties, and Fugu should be the best for merchants."

"Then are you willing to come to Fugu to do business?"

"The villain is naturally very willing. I have already bought a shop in Fugu, but I haven't decided what to do yet?" Duan Liang replied. "I'll take you to a place this afternoon to have a look, and you'll know what to do." Lin Feng had already thought about what Duan Liang wanted to do, and he could put it into action when he arrived.

In the afternoon, Lin Feng asked Lin Jiakang to call Duan Liang, and they went to the Fudong compound outside the city.

It has been almost a month since the last time I came here. With the investment of large sums of money and the full efforts of the Li family, the Fudong Courtyard has changed greatly.

The entire compound of more than 300 acres faces a tributary of the Yellow River called Qingshui River on one side. The other three sides have been surrounded by fences. A main entrance has been built on the side close to the county seat. Although it is also a simple door made of logs, the upper part is A plaque with the name "Fudong Courtyard" has been hung up.

At the entrance of the compound, Li Xiongzhen and others were already greeting them.

Lin Feng said hello and motioned for everyone to go in together.

After entering the compound and walking a few hundred meters, I saw the workshop area, which was surrounded by a two-meter-high wall and was about twenty acres square. Next to the workshop area is the living area for workers. Several rows of accommodation houses have been built, and other facilities are still under construction.

Guards have been set up at the door of the workshop area. After Lin Feng took Duan Liang in, he saw that it was divided into two areas. One was the coking area. Three earthen kilns had been built and smoke was rising. It seemed that coking was already underway. . There is also an area for alkali production. Several large pots are calcining lye, and several barrels of white soda ash have been placed beside it.

Lin Feng asked while watching: "Xiong Zhen, how much alkali can be produced in a day now?"

"The current production scale is not large. The main reason is that the ammonia gas collection equipment is not sealed well enough, which affects the production. It can produce about 100 kilograms of soda ash a day." Li Xiongzhen answered.

This output is actually not small. According to historical records, a county in northern Zhili in the Ming Dynasty required about 500 kilograms of soil and alkali per month. It can be produced here in 5 days, and the purity is much higher than that of soil and alkali, and its use efficiency is also high. better.

Several degreasing pools have been built at one end of the alkali making area. A pile of wool is soaking in alkaline water, and some degreased wool has been placed next to it and is being dried.

Lin Feng went over and grabbed a handful of wool that had been basically dried in the sun. It felt very fluffy, almost like the skim wool of later generations.

Lin Feng handed the wool to Duan Liang and said to him: "What do you think of this wool?"

Duan Liang carefully inspected the wool, touched it with his hands to experience the feel, and praised: "This wool is so fluffy, it is very useful whether it is making wool blankets or knitting scarves. Sir, how do you do it?" Arrived?"

"Haha, if I can't tell you even if I know how to make it, can you tell me whether there is a market for such wool?"

"The sales will definitely be good. Winter is coming soon and everyone needs clothes to keep out the cold. This wool is very warm and will definitely sell well." Duan Liang said.

"Then let's find a place to talk about cooperation." Lin Feng said.

So the three of them came to a lounge in the workshop area. After the guests of honor sat down, Duan Liangan couldn't help but first asked: "Sir, I don't know how to cooperate?"

Lin Feng said to Li Xiongzhen: "Xiongzhen, please introduce the cooperation model."

"Boss Duan, there are two main cooperation models. One is that you go to the grassland to purchase wool and sell it to us, and we sell the processed skim wool to you. You are responsible for your safety and profits and losses. This is a shallow level of cooperation. It’s like two familiar shops.”

"What about the other one?" Duan Liang was obviously afraid of having to take responsibility for his own safety.

"The other is in-depth cooperation. Both of us jointly invest in setting up a wool products store. We call it a company. You will be the shopkeeper and you will share the dividends according to a certain proportion.

This company is responsible for acquiring, making and selling wool products and is under the leadership of our Zhen Ming Group. Of course, the company's investment, safety and other matters are naturally guaranteed by the group. "Li Xiongzhen then introduced.

"I choose the second cooperation model!" Duan Liang made his choice decisively. It was obvious that the second option was less risky, and he was also optimistic about Lin Feng.

"Shopkeeper Duan, why don't you ask how many shares you can hold?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"My life was saved by adults. As long as I have food to eat, I can take whatever amount I want." Duan Liang had already made his choice and answered simply.

"Then Zhenming Group will invest 1000 taels of silver to establish a grassland trading company. The main funds, technology, and security will be provided by Zhenming Group, and Duan Liang will be responsible for daily operations.

That is to say, you will serve as the manager of the company, and in addition to the normal salary, you will be given a 10% dividend. If your performance develops well and you make great contributions, you may be given shares in Zhenming Group in the future depending on the situation. Lin Feng said after considering it for a moment.

When Duan Liang heard that he didn't have to contribute capital, he could still get 10% of the profits by becoming the shopkeeper, and he would have the opportunity to obtain shares of Zhenming Group in the future. He immediately replied excitedly: "Thank you for your trust. I have no problem with you, and I am willing to join at any time."

"Okay, then you can discuss the establishment of the company with Manager Li in detail." Lin Feng left the Fudong compound after giving instructions.

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