Chapter 1069: Strategy of Tiered Sales

"A sharp increase? What do you mean? Do you mean that the south may need a lot of ice in the future?"

Hearing Qubing's suggestion, Youye immediately became interested. You know, he is counting on selling ice to make money. Of course, the more he sells, the better.

"It should be. My wife Zhan wrote to me a few days ago. I remember I told you that my wife is from the same clan as the leader's second wife. Now she helps me run the photo studio in Hanyang County.

"She wrote to me and told me that the leader said a few days ago that he wanted to develop a food industry and use a mechanical factory to produce some new types of food and drinks. Among them is a kind of beer brewed from wheat. This beer is different from white wine. It is most suitable for drinking in summer and has the effect of relieving heat. It has a low alcohol content and is suitable for drinking. It is not as intoxicating as white wine. If it can be chilled with ice cubes before drinking, the taste will be more refreshing.

"In addition to beer, there are also fruit sodas, which can be used to cool down and drink; there are also canned meats and the like. The transportation and preservation of these meats also require a lot of ice to keep them fresh, but these food industries have not been established yet.

"But I think this is definitely a market. In the future, the places that need ice will definitely not be just the coastal fishermen. That's why I think you should expand the scale. If Uncle You doesn't believe it, you can also write to the leader to ask. It won't be wrong to ask more questions about such things.

"We in Heyuan County are far away from the center, but we have to keep up with current affairs. If the food industry takes off in the future, it would be bad if there is no ice to match it." Hearing Youye's inquiry, Qubing shared the news he received without hiding anything.

Qubing's wife really knew about this matter. The reason was of course Luo Chongqi's. When he was doing the experiment, he made too much beer, and his family couldn't finish it, so Xiaodie and Zhan Ying each sent some to their mother's tribe, and Qubing's wife Zhan was naturally among them, so the news of the food industry was spread along with the beer.

"Food industry?! Beer and soda? What are those? Is this thing you are talking about true or false? Is it reliable?" After listening to Qubing's story, Youye frowned and thought about it.

Qubing was right. Youye was indeed too far away from the center of the Han tribe for too long. Although the arrival of the Shen Ce Guard brought him a lot of new information, the Han tribe has been developing at a very fast speed. Youye is indeed a little out of touch with the forefront of the current Han tribe, so it is difficult for him to tell the truth from the news that Qubing told him.

"Well, didn't I just say that I got this news from my wife's letter home. How would I know the specific information? Uncle You, if you are worried, you can write a letter to ask the leader. Since the food industry was proposed by the leader, no one else's words are as reliable as the leader himself. It doesn't take much effort to write a letter to ask." Qubing suggested again.

"Well, you are right. I will write a letter to the leader right now. You should also think about whether you have anything to report, or a letter to your family. We can send it back together when the time comes, otherwise we will not waste the opportunity to send a letter."

Youye nodded seriously after listening, and immediately took out a pen and paper to write a letter. By the way, he also asked Qubing. After all, it was a letter sent by flying eagle. It didn't matter if he brought one letter or ten letters. Don't waste the flying eagle ticket this time.

Qubing thought about it. He didn't have anything to report. It would only take about two months for him to lead the troops back, but he could write a letter home. His wife was pregnant when he came out. Calculating the time, it is estimated that the birth will be in one or two months. He has to greet her anyway.

At the same time, Qubing also asked the messenger of the guard company to go to the camp to ask if there are any people who want to write letters home, and collect them and send them back together. As soon as the order was issued, a wave of writing letters home arose in the barracks.

Fortunately, this matter was not too troublesome. The giant eagles raised by the Han tribe were huge and could easily grab an antelope and fly in the sky. It was not a big problem to send some letters home. Even if more than 2,000 people in the camp wrote one letter each, how heavy could it be?

That night, all the letters were collected and packed, rolled and stuffed into two bamboo tubes, covered with lids, sealed with seals, and then sealed with wax, and sent out with the giant eagle that night.

Two days later, Luo Chong, who was staying at home, received the letters in the two bamboo tubes. The guards opened the bamboo tubes in front of Luo Chong, and then sorted all the letters according to the mailing addresses and sent them out separately. You Ye's own letter remained in Luo Chong's hands.

The letter was naturally what Qubing said. Youye first greeted Luo Chong, then asked whether the food industry was true, and then talked about his plan to build an ice cellar. The ice cellar could not only make people rich, but also solve the problem of people having nothing to do in the long winter. However, Qubing suggested making it bigger, so Youye wanted to hear Luo Chong's opinion.

After reading it, Luo Chong couldn't help but give Youye a thumbs up. This man is really smart. He can think of making full use of the local bad climate to get rich. In the winter when ordinary people can't produce, he can also create wealth and value in his hands. This is how he should be elected as the county governor! This man really has some business brains.

So he immediately wrote a reply letter, saying that the ice cellar could be made bigger, and it was better to call it an ice factory. Luo Chong also gave some suggestions. First of all, the place should be selected well, convenient for water transportation, and close to clean water sources, so that it is convenient to remove ice in winter. In

addition, Luo Chong also proposed an idea for this matter, that is, commodity standardization. Ice cubes are also a commodity. Is there anything wrong with this? Since it is a commodity, of course it should be managed in a standardized manner.

First of all, a standard should be established for the volume of ice. Why is the length, width and height of ice standard? This standard size should control the weight, which is convenient for people to carry, convenient for ship transportation, and convenient for ice factories to store. In addition, it is convenient for pricing.

When the transaction is carried out, there is no need to use a scale to weigh it. It will be sold according to the standard size of ice. How much is one piece? This is also convenient for accounting and can also give buyers an idea of ​​how big the ice he wants is and how much there is.

The second is the quality level of ice. According to Luo Chong's idea, ice is initially divided into three standards. The lowest level is the refrigeration level, which is used to build ice cellars or freezers to preserve some fresh foods, including seafood refrigeration.

The middle level standard is the fresh ice level, which can be placed in wooden barrels or boxes to chill beer and soda.

The highest quality is food grade. This grade of ice has the highest hygiene standards. First of all, the water source for ice making must be the best. If it is mountain spring, it is even better. Secondly, the hygiene conditions must be guaranteed during collection and transportation. Because just like its name, food grade ice can be eaten directly.

For example, it can be added directly to drinks, or used as the base of seafood dishes. In short, it is the kind of ice that can be eaten with confidence.

Don't underestimate the small ice cubes. After Luo Chong's grading, they can be sold at least three times the price. The profit is naturally higher than selling the same ice cubes directly. This is a business mind.

In addition to expressing his affirmation of the food industry and the idea of ​​grading ice cubes, Luo Chong also put forward his own opinions on the construction of the ice factory. He suggested finding a mountainous area close to the water source, then hollowing out the mountain to build a warehouse for storing ice cubes, and it is best to build a closed corridor directly to the dock, so as to reduce the time the ice cubes are exposed to the sun.

If it is flat land, then dig a deep pit directly on the ground and build a huge ice cellar underneath. The excavated soil will be directly covered on the top of the ice cellar to create an artificial hill. The thick soil layer or mountain is very useful for heat insulation. There is nothing else to explain.

As for the scale of the ice factory, the bigger the better. In the future, when beer and soda are popular in various counties of the Han tribe, there will definitely be a huge market, especially in the south, where the weather is hotter for a longer time. As long as the price of ice cubes is not too expensive, there will definitely be no situation where they cannot be sold.

After writing the reply, Luo Chong immediately asked the guards to send the letter, and then began to imagine the wonderful life of the Han tribe in the future.

Seafood, lamb skewers, barbecue, iced beer and soda, placed under the glowing willows with luminous function, this comfortable summer life, he couldn't help but look forward to it. On

the other side, Luo Chong's reply was soon delivered to You Ye. He and Qu Bing saw Luo Chong's affirmative reply, suggestions and support, and they were very happy in their hearts, so they began to build an ice factory according to Luo Chong's idea.

The first thing is to find a suitable location and water source. You Ye really has an idea, that is, the original river valley camp. The river valley camp is located in the valley, because there is a wide river in it. After the Heyuan County is built, the people here will also move to the new county town. In this way, the original camp here in the river valley can be vacated, and You Ye is ready to build an ice factory here in the original camp.

Although it was a river valley with mountains on both sides, there was still an open space next to the river. After comprehensive consideration, Youye did not adopt the plan of digging the mountain to build an ice cellar, because the amount of work to dig the mountain was too large. With that time and manpower, it would be better to dig a deep pit on the original camp and build a large basement, that is, an underground ice cellar. After it was built, the excavated soil would be covered and piled into a small hill.

At first glance, it seemed that the amount of work was huge, but in fact it was much easier than digging the mountain. After all, digging soil was not difficult, but digging stones was difficult.

After deciding on the idea, Youye began to actively prepare, but Qubing could not stay here for long. He now had only one task left, training the militia to use shotguns. After completing the task, he could lead the troops back at any time.

The two began to busy themselves. Youye still supervised the construction work of Heyuan County every day, while Qubing was seriously training the militia.

In fact, there is really nothing to train for using a hunting rifle. It is just shooting a gun. The biggest advantage of firearms is that it can quickly give an ordinary person the ability to kill the enemy. Training a firearm army is much faster than training archers.

Qubing's main task is to help Youye establish a militia structure here, including arranging future training methods and organizing hunting operations. To put it bluntly, it is to establish a rule here so that Youye can manage more easily.

However, Youye is not incompetent either. He assisted Qubing in completing the Northern Expedition and mingled with the soldiers of the Shen Ce Guard all day long. After nearly a year of observation, he has a clear understanding of the army's structure and management, as well as some daily training. If he is asked to lead an army now, he may not be as good as Qubing, but he will not be unable to lead troops.

In early June of the second year of Da Ming, Qu Bing finally couldn't stay any longer. It wasn't because he disliked You Ye and the people of Heyuan County, but because his wife was about to give birth. Although he knew that even if he left immediately to go home, he would not be able to catch up with the birth of the child, but he just wanted to go back to see her, even if it was just one day in the morning.

So on June 15th, the Shen Ce Guard army was ready to go. You Ye and tens of thousands of people from the north came to see them off. There were more than 2,600 people when they came, and there were still more than 2,600 people when they left, but there were seven more coffins.

Although the Shen Ce Guard had the most advanced firearms of the era, it was inevitable that some people would be injured and sacrificed in close combat. In this era with almost no medical conditions, being injured could mean death. In one Northern Expedition, the Shen Ce Guard still sacrificed seven people, not to mention the militiamen who died because of participating in the action. There were also more than ten militiamen who died.

However, compared with the results of this Northern Expedition, such a small number of casualties seemed insignificant. Therefore, although they were carrying coffins back, everyone did not feel much sadness, but felt a little sorry for the brothers who sacrificed.

They did not lose!

The Shen Ce Guards won a great victory and returned in triumph. It was a pity that those brothers could not stand and return with them, but they still had comrades, families and children. The conscription system of the Han tribe ensured that each of them had descendants to inherit. In the days to come, not only would they have living comrades to take care of them, but the tribe would not ignore them either. The generous pensions and preferential policies were enough for their families to live well.

Finally, the Shen Ce Guards boarded the returning ship, and the two munitions ships that were temporarily converted during the expedition were also taken away. Youye and the people of Heyuan County waved goodbye on the shore until the fleet gradually sailed out of their sight.

The God's Strategy Guards returned, the Northern Expedition was completely over, and Heyuan County was established in the north. The people here can finally live here with peace of mind. The cannibals were completely defeated by the Han tribe. Perhaps there are still some cannibal descendants who escaped in this world, but they also left here under the attack of the God's Strategy Guards.

Although they are still threatened by the giant apes, it is always a good thing that the cannibal prisoners have disappeared. The remaining giant apes are nothing more than a ferocious beast. There are so many hunters and militias in Heyuan County that they will be able to completely exterminate this species sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)