Chapter 242 The cement workshop has started construction, how much money can we make from this!
This time, Ning Yuanze was accompanied by four yamen runners and a team of ten local soldiers.
The yamen runners were mainly responsible for protecting his safety, while this team of militiamen was responsible for guarding the workshop. On the one hand, they monitored the victims, and on the other hand, they prevented outsiders from approaching to avoid leaking the secrets of the workshop.
When Ning Yuanze and others arrived, they found that the address of the workshop had been circled out and occupied dozens of acres.
There are also labels on what is being built in each place, and it can be seen that the designer is very experienced.
“Mrs. Xiao, this workshop is not small.”
Ning Yuanze was a little surprised. Where did Madam Xiao find this expert? She actually planned everything so well so quickly.
Xiao Ying smiled and nodded: "This workshop can produce at least 5,000 shi a day, and can reach up to 10,000 shi a day."
This number is actually not particularly large, but if sales are good in the future, it can be further expanded.
Ning Yuanze was shocked by this number. Five thousand dan? Ten thousand dan? Wouldn't that mean they could produce at least 140,000 dan per month? How much money could they make?
Thinking of this, he quickly asked, "How much does this cement cost? How much does it cost?"
Xiao Ying had already calculated this, so he answered immediately, "Cement is mainly made of lime and clay. These two materials are available everywhere and are extremely cheap."
"It's mainly labor costs, which involve mining, transportation, processing, and packaging. But overall, the cost of firing one stone of cement is estimated to be less than 20 wen."
"As for the selling price, it will be decided by the county magistrate himself."
Ning Yuanze suddenly realized that clay was indeed everywhere, and there was also a lot of white lime in Yun'an County, especially in the mountains, where there were even several lime mines.
The lime normally sold to the people has to be processed, so the price is slightly higher, but if it is just this kind of lime ore, it is completely worthless.
His mind suddenly became active. The cost of one stone of cement was less than 20 wen. Even if the selling price was only 50 wen, he could make 30 wen per stone.
If you produce 5,000 dan a day, you can earn 150 taels of silver a day, which is more than 4,000 taels a month! That's 50,000 taels a year!
And this is the minimum output. If it is based on the upper limit, it can be doubled.
Even if the county government only takes 70%, it is still a huge sum of money.
With this money, he can do a lot for Yun'an County and make great achievements.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but breathe faster. What a good business!
The look he gave Xiao Ying became much more passionate. This Madam Xiao was truly amazing and was truly his benefactor.
"The cost is indeed not high, and it seems that we can make a lot of money. Madam Xiao, I brought fifty people with me this time. I wonder when the workshop can be built?"
He couldn't wait any longer.
How could Xiao Ying not see it? Hearing this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
Very good, it seems that the county magistrate has been completely conquered.
"This cement factory is planned to cover a large area, and many buildings need to be constructed. If Your Excellency wishes to begin production soon, fifty people may not be enough."
"In Mrs. Xiao's opinion, how many people are needed? I hope to start construction in early October. This will coincide with the time when the disaster victims can serve their labor service, and the cement produced will be just right for building the city wall."
Ning Yuanze frowned. The city wall of Yun'an County was not high, only more than four meters. It was enough to deal with ordinary people, but for any decent master, it was just a decoration.
For example, the person in front of him must be able to cross over easily, otherwise he would not have been able to kill the former county magistrate overnight, let alone resist foreign enemies.
For example, the walls of the border cities in the north are more than ten meters high and can only be climbed with siege equipment.
But building such a wall was very expensive because it required glutinous rice mortar, which was more expensive than ordinary rice and few people could afford.
But now it is different. He can produce cheap cement by himself, and he can build the city wall of Yun'an County to more than ten meters high, and make it wider and thicker.
Xiao Ying thought for a moment and said, "Then let's select another 300 people. When the workshop is finished, these people can continue to work."
Ning Yuanze shook his head: "Those disaster victims have just been resettled, and next they need to build houses and cultivate land. I guess there is no way to build a workshop."
"Well, I'll select three hundred men from the local soldiers to come and build it. These men are stronger and work more efficiently, and their treatment will be the same as everyone else's."
Xiao Ying naturally wouldn't object, but she also reminded him, "The cement workshop is very dusty. If people inhale too much dust, they can easily get sick. So it's best to wear a mask when you're officially working."
"I would rather not work there for a long time. For example, you could work one month and take two months off, and work four months a year, which is about right. This way, more families can benefit."
Ning Yuanze's eyes lit up immediately and he exclaimed in admiration: "Mrs. Xiao's suggestion is very good."
In this way, at least thousands of households will be able to work in the cement workshop.
Based on a monthly wage of one tael of silver, one can earn four taels of silver a year, which is very good for an ordinary family and does not interfere with farm work.
He thought that when the time comes, he would select workers from the poorest families to make the people of Yun'an County rich.
Ning Yuanze acted immediately and returned to the county town to mobilize 300 local soldiers from the military camp.
With the addition of this group of people, efficiency was greatly improved, making Wang Da Chong very happy.
He never imagined that one day he would be able to build such a big project, manage so many workers, and most of them were local soldiers. It turned out that there was indeed a future for him to follow his wife!
Xiao Ying didn't react much. After everything in the workshop was back on track, he took Ling Yun and Xiao Qian back.
It was already evening when I returned to Chenjia Village, and I happened to meet the disaster victims who had been brought back.
These people were exhausted after walking all day, but they were in good spirits, mainly because they were very hopeful.
Along the way, they also heard Chen Jie talk about some things in the village. They heard that there was a Mrs. Xiao Ying in the village who ran a big business and built two workshops in the village. The only carriage in the team was hers.
They also heard that she donated two thousand taels of silver to resettle the victims and even gave them her empty house to live in. Everyone was very grateful and became more curious about Xiao Ying.
Now that they had met her suddenly, the victims were delighted and excited, and wanted to see what Mrs. Xiao looked like.
However, Xiao Ying didn't get off the car until they arrived in front of the abandoned chili workshop. The other horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts also stopped one after another, and Chen Jie came over first.
"Madam Xiao, you're back."
"Well, these are the people who were allocated to our village? How many people are there?"
Xiao Ying took a quick look, but couldn't see clearly in the dark, so he simply asked.
Chen Jie said, "There are fourteen households in total, one hundred and one people. Can your house really accommodate them all?"
"It should be about the same." Xiao Ying nodded.
The reason why she dared to accommodate so many people was because she had an abandoned temporary chili workshop.
It took only ten days to build this workshop. It has five large rooms, three large warehouses, several tea and lounge rooms, utility rooms and night watch rooms.
In addition, there is a row of toilets with complete facilities, which should be enough to accommodate these people. After all, it is just a temporary residence.
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