She was replaced by a husband, married the future tyrant and farmed to fight back

Chapter 167 Qin Yiran helps bargain and negotiate business
Time was short and urgent, so that afternoon, Liu Yingyue and Qin Yiran arranged the affairs of the farm. After saying goodbye to Madam Qin, they took a carriage driven by Hongzhu and rushed to the county town.

They traveled all night and arrived at the county town at noon the next day.

Following Liu Yingyue's instructions, the carriage stopped in front of a blacksmith shop.

The shop was quite large, and several shop assistants were swinging sledgehammers, hammering away, making clanging sounds.

Liu Yingyue walked into the shop, "Is Shopkeeper Luo here? I'm Madam Ying who came here last time."

A strong man in his forties came from the back hall of the shop to the front hall. Seeing Liu Yingyue, he smiled and waved, "It's Madam Ying, you've come at the right time. The sewing machine you wanted is ready, and I was just trying it out."

"Great. I'll go take a look." Liu Yingyue nodded.

Qin Yiran looked at Liu Yingyue, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Yingyue, so you have arranged for someone to start working on this sewing machine?"

"I want to give you a surprise. Come on, let's go take a look." Liu Yingyue asked Hongzhu to watch the carriage, and pulled Qin Yiran and followed the shopkeeper to the backyard.

There was a strange object parked in the backyard.

It looks like a table, but there is an iron block on the chopping board, and there is a footrest under the chopping board.

Liu Yingyue asked the shopkeeper for a piece of cloth, put it under the needle of the sewing machine, turned the small wheel of the machine head, stepped on the pedal, and started sewing.

Although not as fast as modern sewing machines.

But it’s much faster than doing it manually.

"Madam Ying, is there any problem with this sewing machine?" asked blacksmith Luo.

"It's okay for now." Liu Yingyue said as she tried the machine.

Luo the blacksmith said happily, "You can pay me now, right? I have been working on this for a long time, hiring a carpenter and an embroiderer to arrange the needles, which took a lot of my time and effort. I have been busy for more than half a year."

Liu Yingyue tried the machine and was quite satisfied with it.

She nodded and said, "The price is negotiable."

"How much is it, Manager Luo?" Qin Yiran had been staring at the pieces of cloth sewn by Liu Yingyue.

He was very interested in this strange thing.

"I told Madam Ying before, fifteen taels of silver per set, not a penny less."

Liu Yingyue said, "Roofer, I said one machine is 15 taels. If you can make one successfully, I will buy a large quantity. If the quantity is large, the price should be lower, right?"

"But this piece of equipment took me several months to build. Look at these tiny pieces of iron. They are extremely difficult to install." The roofer shook his head.

"Here, this is a silver note for fifteen taels." Qin Yiran took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to the roofer.

Liu Yingyue opened her eyes wide. How was Qin Yiran going to ruin her plan?
"Yiran——"

"I know my limits." Qin Yiran held her hand and said to the tile-maker who was happily collecting the banknotes, "But we have to write a contract."

"What contract?" Blacksmith Luo took the banknote and became alert. "You don't want to go back on your word, do you? That's impossible, you know? In order to make this sewing machine, I turned down a lot of other jobs in the past six months and lost a lot of money."

Qin Yiran asked, "Do you want to make money from this tool in the future?"

Luo the blacksmith didn't understand, "What do you mean, young master?"

Qin Yiran said, "For the first one, since it's a trial product, you'll waste a lot of ironware, so I'll give you a slightly higher price of 15 taels per piece."

"If I hadn't borrowed it, I would have to try to install the small pieces of iron one by one, which would be very time-consuming and laborious." Blacksmith Luo sighed.

"So, you won't have to waste iron sheets when you make the second one, right?"

"With the first one as a sample, the second one won't be too wasteful." Blacksmith Luo nodded.

"Since there is no need to waste, can the price be lowered a bit?" Qin Yiran asked. Luo the blacksmith was stunned. Did he fall into Qin Yiran's trap?

He looked embarrassed and said, "It can't be too cheap. This thing is quite difficult to make."

"Of course it won't be too cheap, Yingyue, how much do you want?" Qin Yiran looked at Liu Yingyue.

"Twelve taels per set." Liu Yingyue said.

She wondered in her heart, what did Qin Yiran want to do?
"The price will be twelve taels per unit, and I want a large quantity. You should make another hundred units right away. How about that?" Qin Yiran said.

Liu Ying was surprised. He wanted a hundred units?

This probably reminds me of those cotton coats.

Qin Yiran is worthy of being the person who will dominate the world in the future. He only needs a little guidance from others to think about the long-term.

Blacksmith Luo opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Sir, are you serious?"

One hundred units would cost one thousand two hundred taels!
All you need to do in a year is make these sewing machines and you will become rich.

"Didn't I just say that? Let's write a contract." Qin Yiran said.

Luo the blacksmith rubbed his hands with joy, "Okay, then write the contract."

Making a tool takes time, effort and materials.

If you make a hundred units, you can save a lot of materials, time and effort.

Blacksmith Luo called his eldest apprentice and took out paper and pen to give to Qin Yiran.

Qin Yiran wrote down the quantity and price of the order in the contract, and added, "The sewing machine can only be sold to Qin Yiran and Liu Yingyue. If it is found to be sold to other people, the blacksmith Luo Kui must compensate them ten times their losses."

One times is one thousand two hundred taels, ten times is twelve thousand taels!

Blacksmith Luo pointed at the contract and said, "Mr. Qin, your approach is too harsh."

"Blacksmith Luo, the sewing machine's blueprint was provided by my wife, and she taught you how to make it. You sold it to someone else, causing us to suffer losses. Shouldn't I claim compensation?" Qin Yiran said coldly.

Liu Yingyue suddenly realized.

What Qin Yiran is doing is protecting her patent.

With a sewing machine, making combat uniforms or other products can kill opponents in seconds.

But if this sewing machine fell into the hands of her opponent, it would be like her hard work letting her opponent reap the benefits.

As a member of the fierce battle, Qin Yiran did not want to see this situation.

"The blueprints are still in my hands. If Blacksmith Luo doesn't want to do this business, I can let someone else do it." Liu Yingyue also said, "In fact, according to the rules of the industry, craftsmen are not allowed to copy and sell custom-made items at will. You don't want to ruin your reputation, right, Blacksmith Luo?"

Blacksmith Luo didn't say anything, he was calculating how much he could earn.

They make one hundred units, and if the price is good, they will make a second hundred units in the future.

The more you do it and the more skilled you become, the lower the cost will be.

As long as the price remains the same, he can make more and more money.

After thinking this through, Luo the Blacksmith agreed, "Okay, I have no objection."

"Okay, then it's settled." Qin Yiran said.

The two parties wrote a contract, and Qin Yiran asked the street's mayor to notarize it. He gave the mayor some money for running errands and drinks, and the contract became effective.

The tiler called his apprentices and lifted the sewing machine onto Liu Yingyue's carriage. He and Qin Yiran agreed on the delivery date for the next batch of goods, and Qin Yiran and Liu Yingyue left.