Wentang

Chapter 115 Untitled
Zhu Wuneng paid more attention to this business than Yueshan did. On the same day, he summoned a large number of people to purchase wood and make furniture according to the drawings.

He also led a group of skilled craftsmen to create according to these drawings, and designed more gorgeous and exquisite furniture.When Yue Shan saw the blueprint of their design, he silently destroyed the manuscript paper that he had backed up as a souvenir.

But the matter was not over. The next day Zhu Wuneng found Yueshan with some exquisite drawings and asked him to go to the emperor to apply for a production license.

Yes, to make things for the emperor, you need to obtain a production license in advance.

Dragons and phoenixes were carved into the items for the royal family, but ordinary people should never touch such things as dragons and phoenixes, and only craftsmen with royal permission can do it even in production.

If any craftsman can make it, it's not a mess.Not even under the guise of dedicating it to the emperor.Who knows if you are really dedicated to the emperor, or you are making excuses for yourself after you are discovered?

Therefore, prior approval must be obtained.

It was also the first time Yue Shan knew about this, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart that he was able to cooperate with Zhu Wuneng. If he kept his head down and messed around, he would fall into the hole he dug in all likelihood.

So he gave the emperor a memorial, which was the first time he had given a memorial since he became an official.The content is extremely simple and straightforward. I have created several new sets of furniture and want to dedicate them to His Majesty. I hope you can agree.

Li Yuan was delighted when he saw it, this Viscount Longshoushan actually wanted to give me a gift?Or new furniture?
With a swipe of the pen, I agree.

Yueshan then obtained the production license.

Zhu Wuneng and others, who had been on the alert for a long time, immediately went into production. When Yue Shan knew what kind of wood he was using, he was stunned.

Golden nanmu, known as an inch of nanmu an inch of gold.

The set of furniture presented to the emperor included grand master chairs, dragon chairs, various matching tables, bookcases, wardrobes, beds, etc., no less than twenty or thirty types, all of which were made by the top skilled craftsmen.

Not counting the labor cost, only the material cost is estimated to be more than the total amount they earned this time.

But Zhu Wuneng paid for it out of his own pocket without even frowning.

Yue Shan didn't think he was stupid, but instead felt that it was no wonder he was able to thrive in the capital, his courage and vision far surpassed most people.

Two reasons:
First, the highest honor for these craftsmen is that the things they make can enter the palace. This batch of furniture is made for Li Yuan, so naturally they don't consider the cost.

Second, Yue Shan wanted to make some quick money and leave, while Zhu Wuneng wanted to keep the furniture factory in business for a long time.And a furniture factory that once made tributes will not lose money as long as the operator is not a fool.

So Zhu Wuneng spent a lot of money to buy a batch of golden nanmu to make this set of furniture.

Of course, while gathering top carpenters to create tributes, we did not forget to make ordinary furniture.

The furniture for sale is also divided into different grades. The furniture made of precious wood such as sandalwood and agarwood is prepared for temples, dignitaries, and wealthy merchants.

The largest number is still made of medium wood imported from Yangzhou, and the main sales targets are the emerging middle class such as bureaucrats and small businessmen.

As for ordinary people... There is no option for ordinary people in their plan.It's not that I don't want to do business for ordinary people, but that I don't have enough time to stock up because of the short time.Besides, there aren't that many venues hoarding generic furniture.

So their plan is to kill pigs, specifically to pick up fat pigs and kill them.Kill the fat pigs in Chang'an City, enough for them to eat.

There is nothing to say about the new type of heating stove. The key to the two kinds of stoves that burn loose coal and burn coal pellets is to have an iron tube to discharge the soot outside the house to prevent gas poisoning.

This kind of furnace does not require any technical content, and the quality requirements are not high, and it can be directly cast in large quantities.

Moreover, this thing is cheap, and now it is winter and the weather is cold, which is exactly the time when it is needed.There is no need for the emperor to advertise, as long as everyone knows the effect, they will pay for it immediately.

The most important thing is that this thing is not afraid of being imitated by others.Why?It is still the same old-fashioned problem, the output of pig iron in the early Tang Dynasty was too low, even less than [-] tons.Except for those used by the imperial court to make weapons, there are only a handful of them that are exiled to the people.

Even if Zhu Wuneng and others try their best, they can't make so many stoves. Even if all the blacksmiths from all over the country work together, they can't make enough stoves for Chang'an City. As for the copper stoves...

You must know that copper is money, and 90.00% of the people in Chang'an City do not have such great ability to build a stove with dozens of catties of copper.So whatever others imitate, anyway, they don't have to worry about selling their things.

So it took only two days for this kind of stove to appear on the market, and it took only four days for the [-] stoves Zhu Wuneng built to be sold out.Those who didn't buy a stove went crazy looking for blacksmiths to build it.

Even if all the blacksmiths in Chang'an City work together, they can't satisfy everyone's shopping needs.So much so that the price of an iron stove is more than three times more expensive than when Yueshan and the others sold it.

Soon all the iron on the surface of Chang'an city was consumed, and there was no way to fill this gap in a short time.The rich gritted their teeth and built copper furnaces, while those without money could only continue to find ways to buy iron furnaces.

As a result, the price of the iron stove was raised even higher.Especially after two consecutive heavy snowfalls on the eve of the Spring Festival, the price was fired up to ten times the original price.

Yue Shan was also intimidated by this strong desire to buy.

This reminded him of the panic buying that his grandma told him in his previous life, when the store supply and marketing agency was wiped out, not even a single banana peel was left.

At that time, he still didn't understand, but now he finally understands.

Especially after he moved to the academy to enjoy the warm floor heating, he understood more thoroughly - Zhu Wuneng's teacher did not disappoint him, and he still built a suitable boiler before the heavy snow.

The method is very simple but also very complicated. First, a lot of palm-width iron plates are made by the segmented forging method, rolled into a ring and connected together, and then a layer of molten iron is cast on the outer layer.

The internal fine iron is hard enough, and the molten iron cast on the outer layer is soft and has sufficient tension, which perfectly solves the problem of boiler pressure.

When the boiler is heated, hot water is poured into the clay pots, when the temperature of the houses is slowly rising, and when the indoor temperature reaches the [-]s... Zhu Wuneng and others cheered loudly. The owner is even more happy.

Yueshan was just happy to enjoy the comfortable winter, and they were happy to see the new technology.

In fact, the iron furnace business didn't make much money, and the distribution to Yueshan was only a few dozen.

Yes, three months ago, Yue Shan, whose entire possessions were not worth ten copper coins, was already qualified to ignore dozens of coins.

Probably because there will be a large wave of money coming into the account soon.

Zhu Wuneng and others worked overtime to make the set of furniture dedicated to the emperor on the eve of the Spring Festival.Their business can finally open.

　Transitional chapter, the next chapter begins the plot of Xuanwumen.

　　
　
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