Chapter 62 Building a Factory
"Old man Han, I know, but look at the entire government and the public, the courtiers are fighting for self-interest, corruption is rife in the officialdom, the family is the moth of the entire dynasty, the emperor doesn't care about government affairs, if this continues, hey... "
Pan Sixie let out a big sigh.
However, Han Xiangru was not as moved as Pan Sixie: "Dynasty change is a common thing, they don't care about me!"
Han Xiangru's defiance of authority and rebellion can be seen. It is none of his business to say that the rise and fall of the Dai Viet dynasty. This is an outrageous remark.
As soon as he said it, Pan Sixie's face changed: "You don't want to die, forget it, I knew you were a lunatic, I just pretended I didn't hear what you said today, I'll go first, lest I be caught by you, a lunatic Tired!"
Pan Sixie snorted, stood up, and walked away with a heavy face.
Han Xiangru clicked his tongue: "You're still so prudish!"
Zhou Yi was speechless while watching, complaining about Han Xiangru in his heart, it's not that he is prudish, but that you are really too weird, and your fucking thoughts are better than his. Everyone should be open.
"What are you thinking about?" Han Xiangru caught a glimpse of Zhou Yi sitting on the side with a blank face, and knew that he was thinking again and again.
Zhou Yi hurriedly replied: "It's nothing, it's nothing..."
Han Xiangru snorted, and instead of asking the bottom line, he asked him, "What do you think of what old man Pan said just now?"
Zhou Yi scratched his head: "This is far from me. It's too far away, I think this is the inevitability of the change of dynasties, there is nothing to say, didn't all dynasties in history come here like this." Han Xiangru nodded,
thought for a while, and then began to teach Zhou Yi a class.
It was not until it was almost dark that Zhou Yi returned home from the Han residence. When he got home, the whole family was waiting for him to eat together.
Wuya is fourteen years old this year, and Liuya is twelve years old, and they have already become big girls. Looking at the two older sisters who were busy serving the dishes, Zhou Yi couldn't help but lament how fast time is. I still remember when I opened my eyes and saw the two older sisters for the first time in this world, they were as thin as two chicks Zai'er, now he looks slim.
After eating, the whole family sat together and talked, and the second son of Zhou sighed: "There are not many people who come to buy wardrobes in the shop now, and all the custom-made wardrobes in the workshop." Zhou Yi nodded. As he expected, for the mid-range wardrobes sold in the shop, the consumption potential of Guang'an County has been squeezed out in the past few years. It is impossible for ordinary families in other places to come to Guang'an County to buy wardrobes, and they have Someone copied this thing. But because of the special designs, custom-made wardrobes are well-known in Nanyuan Prefecture, and more and more people come to customize them. They have money and leisure, as long as they are interested in it, what does it matter if they spend more and travel farther? So sometimes Wang Hu and Wang Yuan are also responsible for delivering goods in different places. As a result, although the business in the shop has been sluggish day by day, the income in the workshop has increased instead. It's just that the shop bought it, so it's not a solution to not make money every day, but what to do, Zhou Yi tapped his knee, and he had to think about it. The class hours of the Xiucai Academy and the Boys’ Academy are different. After passing the exam, at least they have their own methods in reading. Therefore, the courses arranged by the Bailu Academy for the Xiucai Academy are relatively loose, mainly focusing on self-study. This is a bit like College students in later generations don't have many courses, and if they want to learn well, it depends more on their own efforts. Zhou Yi didn't have to get up before dawn and go to the academy with his eyes closed as before. After getting up, Zhou Yi first ran around the village, did a radio gymnastics by the river, and then went home for breakfast. Everything was normal at first, but when Zhou Yi saw Wu Ya, the tea he just drank almost spit out, "Sister San, what is wrong with your face?" It was like a thick layer of correction fluid was applied, the white Like a ghost. Wuya hurriedly touched her face when she heard the words, and asked a little shyly, "This is Fu Fen, does it look good?"
Zhou Yi nodded against his will, what's so good about this ghostly pale makeup, but a little girl, it's natural to love beauty, if she said that this makeup is not good-looking, Wuya might not be able to complain!
"The girls and daughters-in-law in the county are all using it. I heard that it's popular from the capital. Don't look at this small box of fu powder. It's very expensive. It costs half a tael of silver!" Wang Yan took Wuya's words. Said.
"Mom, did you buy this for your sister?" Zhou Yi asked with difficulty.
Wang Yan nodded, "Yes, your sisters are all grown up, so it's time to dress up!" Wang Yan was also touched by Sanya, so now she pays more attention to Wuya and Liuya than before.
"But, don't you think...it's a bit too white?" Zhou Yi said tactfully.
At this time, Liu Ya also came out of the kitchen. Zhou Yi saw, what was this for? Liu Ya's face was even whiter than Wu Ya's, as if it had been painted with a layer of paint!
Zhou Yi covered his frightened heart.
"You want to be white. If you don't want to be white, why are you still making powder?" Liuya replied with a natural expression when she heard Zhou Yi's words.
What can Zhou Yi say? This is simply the gap between the times. How could these ancient people have seen the make-up comparable to plastic surgery in later generations.
Chinese people have regarded white as beauty since ancient times, and they have created countless words, such as icy skin and jade bones, bullying frost and snow... etc., all of which are standard for beauties.
But I am used to seeing the miraculous cosmetics of later generations, so Zhou Yi really can't appreciate this kind of makeup. Girls of later generations also like white skin, but it must be white and transparent, white and shiny, and even more white and natural. How can they put a layer of flour on their face like this? Gone.
That's right, why didn't he expect that since ancient times, whoever earns the best money is naturally women and children, and cosmetics account for the most important consumption of women.
After graduating from Zhou Yi’s previous life, when he started his own business, he worked on cosmetics for a period of time, and visited those factories. He has a general understanding of the manufacturing steps of these things. Although there is no industrial foundation now, the production of cosmetics does not require much. With high technology, it can be done manually.
In this case, why doesn't he make cosmetics!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yi made up his mind.
In the past few days, every time Zhou Yi came back from the county town, he always bought a lot of things, grease, petals of various colors, beeswax, bottles and cans...
Then he was busy in the kitchen by himself, It aroused the curiosity of the whole family.
"Brother, are you cooking food? What is it? Is it delicious?" Zhou Jia, a snack foodie, followed Zhou Yi every step of the way, and licked his mouth as he spoke.
Zhou Yi knocked his head amusedly: "It's not for food, you go out first, don't bother me here!"
But just as Zhou Jia left, Wang Yan and Wuyaliuya came in again, "Liulang, what are you doing?" What are you doing, there is no man in the kitchen, get out, tell me what you want to do, we will do it." "
Mother, you and your sisters go out first, I don't know if it can be done, wait After I figure out the steps, you can help me!"
"This child is mysterious." Wang Yan had no choice but to leave with her five friends.
Zhou Yi originally thought it would be easy, but in practice, he found that it was much more difficult than imagined. Apart from other things, just refining the pigment is not a simple matter.
For the past ten days, Zhou Yi has been like a madman. Every day when he came back from Han Xiangru's mansion, he got into the kitchen and couldn't come out. Moreover, he didn't allow the whole family to watch. Happy.
Wang Yan asked worriedly: "What the hell is this kid doing?"
Zhou's second son was very confident in Zhou Yi: "Liu Lang has his own ideas, he will always tell us, why are you so anxious!:
After half a month like this, Zhou Yi's first lipstick was finally finished. It was a rose red lipstick. The mold was made by Zhou Yi and asked Zhou Erer to make it. Should be fine.
The whole family gathered together to look at this little weird thing, "Liu Lang, what is this?
" Sister, do you have any rouge?"
"Yes, I bought it together when Mother bought Fu Fen last time." Wuya replied, but the rouge was too expensive, and Wuya was reluctant to use it.
"This is countless times better than rouge!" Zhou Yi said while holding the lipstick.
"Really?" Wu Ya exclaimed in surprise, women seem to have a soft spot for cosmetics by nature.
"I'll give you a try and you'll know." Zhou Yi lifted the wooden cover and said to Wuya.
Although Wuya was moved, she was skeptical of what Zhou Yi said. She had never seen this thing before. Is it really better than Rouge?
"Oh, if the third sister doesn't try, I will try." Liuya couldn't wait any longer, pushed Wuya away, and sat in front of Zhou Yi, "Liulang, what do you think?" "You don't need to do anything, just
sit That's good." Then the whole family saw Zhou Yi take the red thing and wipe Liuya's mouth up and down, a touch of red leaped on his lips, and his lips were as hot as fire, and everyone felt that Liuya suddenly became more energetic. many.
"It's really much better than rouge!" Wuya's eyes were full of surprises, and she said in surprise, "Liu Lang, I'll try it too."
Zhou Yi smiled and handed the lipstick to Wuya, and the two sisters happily went to work up.
"I want it too, I want it too..." Zhou Jia shouted, jumping around in front of the two sisters.
Zhou Yi grabbed the little fat man and said, "What do you want? A little girl puts on makeup. Are you a little girl?"
Zhou Jia pouted, snorted at Zhou Yi, and stopped talking.
Zhou Yi saw it, yo, he is still playing a little temper, so he ignored him and let him be angry by himself.
After seeing the effect of the lipstick, Zhou Laoer asked: "Liulang, are you going to sell this thing?" He has managed the workshop for so long, so he naturally had some business thinking, so he asked.
Zhou Yi nodded: "Father, do you think it's okay?"
"This thing will definitely be sold, but you are a scholar. If you do this, will others gossip?" Zhou Laoer said hesitantly.
"Father, let's not talk about it ourselves. We know that I made this thing." Zhou Yi thought it was nothing, he only provided the technology, and left the management to Zhou Laoer. As long as he didn't go to the front, who would say anything about him!
But just a lipstick is still a bit flimsy, Zhou Yi thought for a while, didn't those time-traveling articles in the previous life make some kind of soap and soap, he can try it too, and that thing is much simpler than making lipstick.
In a few days, the soap was also tossed out by Zhou Yi.
These two things have technical content anyway, those who want to imitate, without the formula, I am afraid that they will not be able to succeed in a short time.
Zhou Yi taught the method to his family, and Wang Yan started making lipstick and soap all day long with her five girls.
Half a month later, people in Guang'an County discovered that Zhouji Yiju had changed its signboard. It was still Zhouji, but it was changed to Zhouji Dianzhuang Pavilion.
Isn't Zhou Ji Yiju a wardrobe seller? How did it become a makeup shop? What's wrong with this?
Everyone is curious, and many people have stepped into the renovated shop. I saw that the shop had already changed a lot. There were two large wooden shelves on the left and right, one side displayed small cylindrical things, and the other side was filled with rows of small boxes.
The original clerk in the shop was still there, and Wang Yan also stayed in the shop.
There are male and female customers who come in here, Wang Yan is in charge of entertaining female customers, while the man and Zhou Laoer are in charge of male customers.
"Sister, this thing is called soap. No matter washing your face or taking a bath, it is very useful. It also has a fragrance. You can smell it. There is also soap here. Although it has no fragrance, it is the best for washing clothes."
Zhou Yi gave Wang Yan a sneak peek on how to entertain guests, and Wang Yan did it well. The woman took the soap and opened it and smelled it: "It's really fragrant! Does this thing really have the effect you said?" "Let's try it if you do
n't believe me?"
"Then try it!" The onlookers said hurriedly. I have never seen it before, who knows if what the proprietress said is true or not?
Zhou Yi had expected these things, Wang Yan took a piece of dirty clothes according to Zhou Yi's instructions, soaked the clothes in water, and then put soap on them. After rubbing them a few times, the clothes were clean!
"Really..."
"What is this? It's so amazing!"
"It won't waste clothes now..." In ancient times, acacia was used to wash clothes, but the cleaning function of acacia is not strong, and someone needs to keep beating it. It takes a lot of clothes to get down. In ancient times, people in some poor families generally had to wear their clothes backwards and forwards until they were dirty before washing.
"How much is this..."
"What is this?"
Many people were attracted and kept asking Zhou Lao Er and Wang Yan questions. Don't worry if they haven't made any mistakes.
In just a few days, Zhouji Dianzhuang Pavilion became famous again.
One hundred renminbi for soap, eighty renminbi for soap, although a little expensive, word of mouth has caused a sensation in Guang'an County, and the immediate effect is really hard to put down.
Although one hundred cash is not too cheap, for the people of Guang'an County, even the most ordinary households can afford it, so almost every household rushed to buy it, and later even formed a long queue in front of the shop.
And the lipsticks of various colors directly drove the girls and daughters-in-law in Guang'an County crazy. The price of five hundred yuan a piece is really not cheap, but the sales are no less than soap soap.
The stock soon ran out, so Zhou Yi asked Zhou Laoer to recruit people directly in the village, and set up another workshop, making lipstick and soap at the same time.
This made the villagers very happy. Everyone knew that the wages in Brother Zhou's shop were high, and everyone wanted to work in it. They didn't expect to recruit so many people at once.
First of all, Zhou Laoer chooses people from Zhou's family, no matter men or women, as long as they are diligent. No one said anything to take care of this family, and then they picked people from the village.
A total of 50 people were recruited this time, and I thought it would be enough, but who would have thought that Dianzhuang Pavilion would become more and more famous, and people from Lin County would come to buy it, but the supply was still in short supply.
A few days later, Zhou Lao Er suddenly received a boss surnamed Ma, who claimed to be from Beiyuan Fucheng. When he came to Guang'an County to do business, he accidentally found something sold by Dianzhuang Pavilion. The merchant's sensitivity immediately made him respond. Come here, there is a lot to do here, so I went to Zhou Zhou's second child and said that I want to buy.
This is a large batch of orders, and the thousands of taels of silver directly frightened Zhou Laoer. When he came back to discuss with Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi thought for a while: "Go ahead" "
But we can't make so much in a short time!" Zhou Lao Er had a bitter face.
Zhou Yi knocked on the table: "Father, let's increase the scale." Now that he has a reputation as a scholar and a powerful teacher, he can still be covered in Guang'an County. Both soap and lipstick are consumables. No matter how much you make, you can sell it. Zhou Yi plans to build a large factory directly in Xiawan Village. In order to prevent the villagers from dissenting, he can give each household some money.
The ancient times are different from the modern times. The ancient times paid attention to the clan society, which cannot be supported by a single tree.
Zhou Yi explained the plan to Zhou Laoer in detail, and Zhou Laoer took action immediately.
On the grain drying dam in Xiawan Village, the village chief rang the gong hanging there.
All men, women and children in the village gathered together. Zhou Er Er coughed and stood at the front in the eyes of the whole village: "Fellow folks, you also know that my family needs to recruit a lot of soap to make soap." People, but what I want to tell the folks here is that this workshop is not owned by me, Zhou Laoer, but by everyone. As long as you have worked in the workshop for a full year and there are no mistakes, I will share it with you. You guys, you can get dividends at the end of the year..."
With a bang, everyone was excited, and thought that being able to work in the workshop would be a happy event, but who knew that there would be such a good thing!
If you get a share, how much money will you have in the future? Thinking of this, everyone's breathing became short of breath.
Zhou Laoer also detailed the recruitment conditions above, and he must be diligent, in good health, and of good character, and strive to have one person from each family be able to enter the workshop.
There is nothing to say, this recruit is for work, those who are sick and lazy to shit naturally cannot be recruited, and there are also people with bad character, who like petty theft, and those who make trouble out of nothing, Zhou Yi will definitely not Let such a person enter the workshop.
As for trying to get one person from every house, it can be regarded as taking care of Xiawan Village.
At any rate, Zhou Yi had also been the boss of a small company in his previous life, and he was very familiar with the company's system management. When the enthusiasm of the whole village was mobilized, the Zhouji manufacturing factory in Xiawan Village was built very quickly. .
After carefully assessing the villagers, Zhou Yi selected some temporary management talents, of course, Zhou's family is the first.
This is understandable, and no one else in the village has any objections.
The factory adopts flowing water production. The workshop is divided into several parts, each of which is not connected. Each process is in its own small branch factory. First, it can speed up the efficiency. Second, each person is responsible for a process, which will also effectively avoid formula loss.
Under the lure of high wages and members, everyone showed great potential, and Boss Ma's order was finally completed within the stipulated time.
But this is far from just the beginning. Not long after Boss Ma left, Boss Huang, Boss Zhang, and Boss Wang came again...in short, all kinds of bosses.
If anyone in this world has the most sensitive sense of smell, it must be a businessman. For a while, Zhou's manufacturing factory received orders like a cloud.
Zhou Yi smiled, he was sure that these guys had researched these things beforehand, and they placed an order directly with the factory when they couldn't imitate them.
He was also sure that if he hadn't had a reputation as a scholar and a well-connected teacher, I'm afraid these people would have forced him to hand over the prescription instead of buying in a regular manner.
At the beginning, Zhou Yi would walk around the factory every day after school, but after the factory got on the right track, he only visited it once in a while.
Zhou Yi arranged Zhou Zhu into the factory and asked him to follow behind Zhou's second son. Zhou Zhu stayed at home for so long, Zhou Yi trusted him very much, and planned to train him to be his right-hand man.
During this period of time, Guang'an County suddenly became extremely lively, and various businessmen came here very conveniently.
Han Xiangru naturally heard about such a big commotion. After reading Zhou Yi's article as usual, he warned Zhou Yi: "Be careful that you are a scholar, and you must not be immersed in the cheap business of merchants." The second is that the material discussion is not good, which hinders Yu Zhouyi's reputation.
"Teacher, do you also think merchants are cheap?" Zhou Yi asked.
Han Xiangru shook his head: "In the eyes of a teacher, there is no such thing as a lowly job or a high job. Do you think those high-ranking officials who are full of ghosts and thoughts are more noble than merchants? But it doesn't matter if you are a teacher alone. Handling merchants, I'm afraid it will hinder the face of those honest gentlemen." Han Xiangru said the last sentence sarcastically.
Zhou Yi nodded. He naturally knew the atmosphere of the society. After the factory was built, he would naturally not show up in front of others. He would cultivate a few confidants, people like Zhou Zhu, whom he could trust.
"Teacher, I know. It's just that the folks in the village earn some money together. It has nothing to do with me!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.
Han Xiangru listened for a while, then nodded to him with a smile: "Sly boy!"