Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 125 New Business Opportunities
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The freshly released "Da Tang Daily" is worth a penny!"

Zhang Erwa is very happy today.

Wearing a slightly oversized woolen sweater, he was selling newspapers while running in the cold wind.

But it doesn't feel cold at all.

Wear a woolen sweater and woolen trousers together, and the warmth retention effect is absolutely awesome.

In just a few days, sweater knitting has become the most popular thing among the people in Chang'an City.

Anyway, it's cold, most people stay at home and have nothing to do.

At this time, it is absolutely meaningful to be able to spend a little money to have a piece of warm clothing.

"Bring me a newspaper!"

Wang Changtu, who was walking on the street, saw Zhang Erwa and took out a penny from his pocket.

As a businessman from Daoming Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River, Wang Changtu was not particularly successful.

Even his capital will be lost.

Right now, he is debating whether to continue to fight in Chang'an City, or to return to Mingzhou obediently to inherit tens of thousands of mu of fertile land.

During this period, he would buy "Datang Daily" every time, hoping to find some inspiration for making money from it.

However, to his disappointment, so far, he has not found any inspiration.

"This gentleman, here it is!"

Zhang Erwa collected the money very skillfully, and then handed Wang Changtu a newspaper.

To him, Wang Changtu was just an ordinary guest.

However, seeing the woolen sweater Zhang Erwa was wearing, Wang Changtu couldn't help but ask one more question.

"I see that you don't feel cold at all in such a cold day. Is this woolen sweater really that warm?"

"Keep warm, very warm! This good thing made by Qin Langjun is definitely a good news for the people of Tang Dynasty."

Seeing someone asking about the woolen sweater she was wearing, Zhang Erwa responded enthusiastically.

"If I remember correctly, Qinji Wool Thread Shop only sells woolen thread, not woolen clothes. Who knitted this woolen sweater for you?"

In the past few days, things related to wool thread have been very hot, and Wang Changtu also hopes to get some business opportunities from it.

"It cost me two catties of wool thread, and I asked the lady in charge of sweeping the floor in the newspaper office to weave it for me."

"Didn't you weave it yourself?"

Wang Changtu vaguely sensed a business opportunity.

"No, I don't know how to knit, and I think it's more cost-effective to spend two catties of wool thread in exchange for the sweeping aunt to help knit sweaters.

At worst, I just sell some newspapers myself, so I can spend more time in the newspaper office to learn literacy. "

When Zhang Erwa said this, the thoughts in Wang Changtu's mind immediately became clear.

In the entire Chang'an city, there are only shops that sell woolen yarn, but there are no shops that sell woolen clothes.

If you hire a group of people to knit sweaters and then sell the sweaters in the shop, will the business be good?
Thinking of this, Wang Changtu immediately became excited.

He took out two Kaiyuan Tongbao from his pocket and handed them to Zhang Erwa, then left excitedly.

"Lang Jun, your newspaper, I still need two newspapers for you."

Zhang Erwa was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had accepted the other party's money, but she didn't give them the newspaper.

"This money is for rewarding you, not for buying newspapers!"

……

Du Siniang suddenly found that she suddenly became a hot commodity.

Originally in Qinji Wool Workshop, she was arranged to demonstrate how to knit sweaters at the entrance of Qinji Wool Thread Shop in West City because of her knitting speed and comprehension ability.

In the past few days, there are more and more people who can knit sweaters in Chang'an City, and Du Siniang is still a little worried about whether his value will be lost.

However, Wang Changtu suddenly came to invite her to work in his workshop, which surprised her.

At the beginning, she was a little worried that the other party was here to lie to her.

But when I think of myself in my 30s, there is no such thing as purple.

Because of the year-round toil, it doesn't look much different from the age of 50 or [-].

Even if people have some schemes, they shouldn't look for themselves.

So Du Siniang was very moved.

Qin Ji Wool Workshop treated her well.

However, it is obvious that Du Siniang's helpers who teach others to knit sweaters are just temporary workers and have no long-term value.

So Du Siniang decided to go to Wang Changtu's Wangji woolen sweater workshop after a little communication with the workshop manager.

Along with Du Siniang's arrival, Wang Changtu also recruited hundreds of other women as helpers.

Knitting a sweater is not a particularly difficult task, and the Wangji woolen sweater workshop officially started operation soon.

Wanting to further improve the efficiency of knitting sweaters, Wang Changtu also specifically sought out some spinning and weaving craftsmen to see if he could develop a machine for knitting sweaters.

Even if all the work cannot be done completely, as long as the main tasks can be completed, the production efficiency of the workshop will be further improved.

After all, if he sells woolen sweaters in his own shop, the price will definitely not be very high.

Otherwise, customers will definitely choose to buy wool thread and let their women knit sweaters.

"Shopkeeper, I think this woolen sweater can be sold in various workshops, and let them buy it together and distribute it to helpers.

Or go to the Guozijian to sell it and see if there are any students from other places who are in demand. "

Inside Wang Ji's woolen sweater shop, Wang Jiang saw that there were not many customers in the shop, and made his own suggestion to Wang Changtu.

"The key point is that it is too expensive. The common people are actually the most calculating. Everyone knows how long it takes to knit a sweater and how much the wages for such a long time are worth.

But we want to make money, so it is impossible to sell them at the price they calculated. In this way, customers think our woolen sweaters are expensive. "

Wang Changtu was also reflecting on the situation in his shop.

This is his last gamble, and if he fails, he can only return to his hometown of Mingzhou to inherit the family business.

I'm a bit unwilling.

He also wanted to make a name for himself in Chang'an City.

"That is to say, but in Chang'an City, there are still many families who don't have time to knit their own sweaters, especially those whose female relatives are working outside, maybe they don't have extra time.

I still think I can try it according to the idea just now, shopkeeper, or I will go outside for a run later to see if there is any workshop that is interested in woolen sweaters? "

Wang Jiang was born as a book boy of Wang Changtu, and his ancestors have been slaves of the Wang family in Mingzhou for several generations.

Therefore, he is naturally very concerned about Wangji woolen thread shop.

If he failed, he would have to go back to Mingzhou as well, and there was no way to continue to be unrestrained in Chang'an City.

"How are you going to run?"

"I'm planning to go to Qinji Wool Workshop for the first stop."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)