Shui Qing was indeed thinking about business matters. Upon hearing this, she sat up straight and expressed her thoughts: "I was thinking that all the medicinal herbs in our herbal medicine shop should be processed before February, and we will not start work again until September. In other words, for the seven months from February to September, the herbal medicine shop will be closed and idle for most of the year."
Furthermore, the women and young women working at the herbal medicine shop are all idle at home without pay. The shops, warehouses, and staff are all sitting empty—what a waste!
Qin Yilin listened attentively.
At first, she thought Shuiqing was just thinking casually, but after hearing her speak so seriously, she realized that Shuiqing must have a plan in mind.
What are your thoughts?
Shui Qing smiled and didn't hide anything, saying, "Needless to say, every household in the village raises quite a few rabbits. At the end of last year, more people in the village started raising sheep and pigs. This batch will give birth as early as June or July this year. Including the ones here, by this time next year, every household in the village will be able to raise at least several sheep and pigs."
Qin Yilin couldn't grind the medicine powder any further and asked curiously, "Are you planning to sell livestock?"
Then I realized that didn't make sense either. The herbal medicine shop was closed in February, and the weather was about to get warm. Neither meat nor fur could be stored for long. In addition, people would store cured meat and smoked meat in the eleventh and twelfth lunar months when the demand was high. In February, the supply of meat was about to run out. It was not appropriate to sell a lot of meat at this time.
Shui Qing shook her head. "I want to start a calligraphy brush business."
Qin Yilin opened her mouth, then realized that a calligraphy brush was good!
Pig bristles, wool, rabbit hair, and now even horsehair are readily available. Bamboo for pen barrels is also readily available, so there's no need to worry about raw materials.
However, "Do you know how to make this?"
"No, so I was thinking, why don't we start trying this year? We don't need too many people at first, just the same group. Fan Jin knows the general steps, so let's try it out first. Anyway, no matter what the steps are, we'll have to be responsible for the skills of the person in charge of that step in the end, right?"
"This year is just practice. Anyway, we have plenty of rabbit fur, so it's okay if we waste it. We'll have wool and pig bristles next year, so it won't be a waste!" Shui Qing said, her eyes sparkling, eager to try it out right away.
Qin Yilin knew about the income and profit of the herbal medicine shop, and analyzed: "A rabbit pelt in the village costs twenty coins, right? It's not expensive. With the labor cost, we can give it a try."
The biggest difficulty is that we don't know when this battle will end. The imperial examinations have been suspended, and as long as they don't end, they won't be held, and we can't sell these writing brushes.
When it came to the war, Shui Qing had already read about it in the books she bought. It lasted for four years, meaning that if things were chaotic last year, the world would probably be at peace the year after next.
This year, we'll practice for two or three months to get familiar with the process. Next year, we'll start producing in small batches. The year after that, with more abundant raw materials and more skilled workers, we'll be able to produce in large quantities. Once the world is stable, we'll first hold imperial examinations to recruit talent, and then all our writing implements will sell like hotcakes!
She wanted to seize this first wave of immense wealth.
“There will come an end to this. I’ve already figured out what to do with this year’s brushes. Aren’t the kids at our village’s bookstore short of calligraphy brushes? This will be a good opportunity for them to practice and see where they can improve.”
After Shui Qing finished speaking, she stood up from the recliner, tossed Qin Yilin a message that she was going to Aunt Zhang's house, and hurriedly walked out.
Qin Yilin: .....As expected, there's a reason why some people make money; they're just too proactive.
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