Chapter 285 Great Opportunity
Fourth Brother Tang's eyes sparkled: "It means they are smart and kind, and it means Dad didn't choose the wrong people!"
"Yes," Tang Qingshan patted his son's head in rare admiration. "But, Sheng'er, actually, the initial investment for this workshop doesn't need 500 taels. The reason why I want 500 taels is because I want them to pay so much so that they will pay attention to it. Think about it carefully and tell Dad why you don't need 500 taels."
Fourth Brother Tang nodded silently.
Xinbao and Yuru were hanging clothes on the roof when they saw the two men coming back talking. Xinbao shouted, "Daddy!! Fourth brother!"
They both looked up and waved their hands.
Tang Qingshan walked in, and Xinbao stretched out his hands on the roof: "Daddy, Daddy, hold me!!"
The two flat-roofed houses were short, so when Tang Qingshan reached out his hand, Xinbao jumped down and caught it in his arms, then hugged his father's neck with a smile.
Fourth Brother Tang smiled and said, "It's rare that you're not with your little immortal brother."
Xinbao immediately said, "Shh!" She pointed to her second brother's room and whispered, "They are studying."
The second elder brother took a day off on New Year's Eve, and even studied hard on the first day of the new year. In the past two days, Yan Shenjue also started to read the books for the imperial examination. The second elder brother even asked him, "Do you want to take the exam too?"
Yan Shenjue said: "I am hesitating."
Liang Ruoxu did not tell him about Yan Changqi's escape from prison and Yu's disappearance, but even if that family was still there, no one would care about his passing the examination to become a scholar.
Yan Shenjue said: "Actually, I was thinking, after taking the exam a few times, whether I pass or not, I will make friends with these people. Won't there be a literary gathering then? I wrote a few poems and I want to release them when the time comes."
The second brother took a look at the poem and was actually still fishing, indicating that he wanted to find rare and exotic flowers in the world.
The second brother said helplessly: "Are you sure you can make friends?"
Yan Shenjue asked: "Do you have any other ideas?"
Not really.
So Yan Shen Jue has been cramming for the last few days, and occasionally the two of them would write articles together and show them to the elder.
The old man was very calm. When he was handed the article, he would just take a look at it and talk about it without asking any other questions.
So usually Xinbao plays with Yuru or Dabai, or whoever is playing with whom at home.
Tang Qingshan carried his daughter into the small flower hall, sat by the stove, held her small hands in both hands and slowly warmed them up. When Xinbao felt warm enough, she moved a small stool, sat at her father's feet, and began to pick peanuts one by one to practice her hand dexterity.
Tang Qingshan watched quietly.
Fourth Brother Tang was also staring blankly, but he was actually still thinking, and then he said, "Dad, I don't quite understand. What does it mean that you don't need five hundred taels? The market price of peanuts is 25 to 323 wen per liter, so one hundred taels can buy three to four thousand liters. One catty of peanuts can produce three and a half taels of oil, so ten thousand catties is three thousand five, and a ten-catty can can hold three hundred and fifty cans... In other words, if one hundred taels of silver is used to buy all the peanuts, the total amount is only a few dozen cans of oil, which is not much, right?"
Tang Qingshan nodded: "Not much, in my opinion, when we really start selling, we should have at least 5,000 to 6,000 cans."
"Dad," Brother Tang Si looked at him, "I don't understand."
Tang Qingshan asked: "What was the last thing I said to you?"
Fourth Brother Tang was stunned for a moment: "Finally... you said that only if you offer this much, they will pay more attention. Oh!!" Fourth Brother Tang said: "I understand! I understand! There are peanuts growing around here, you want them to produce peanuts!!"
"Yes," Tang Qingshan said, "You get paid to work in the workshop, but to work in the workshop, you have to produce peanuts. How many peanuts do we have in our village alone? The old patriarch will naturally have a way to get everyone to produce first, otherwise what's the point of calling them here?"
Fourth Brother Tang felt that his father's words inexplicably had a whiff of a dishonest businessman's tone, but he didn't dare to say it and just pondered it silently.
Tang Qingshan continued, "At first, when these people produced something, they felt that it was their own business, and they would take it seriously. Of course, for us, it was just a few dozen liters of peanuts, but for them, it was just food for their mouths, so this would make these people take it too seriously and make comments..."
"I understand, I understand," said Tang Si Ge, "This is just the right time for us to hone our skills and learn how to manage people, right?"
Tang Qingshan curled his lips but said nothing.
Brother Tang Si continued to think about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that doing business was really interesting, and every word had a trick.
Xinbao looked at his father, then at his brother, and felt that there was no room for him to perform, so he could only bow his head silently... I'd better pick up peanuts! Tang Qingshan nodded at his daughter's small bun and whispered, "We have to think carefully about how to make a good start..."
I understand this!
Xinbao's eyes were full of brilliance. They were all country folk who had never done business before. Only when the sales were good would everyone have confidence, feel that the future was bright, and be full of energy! ! So, the fourth brother now has such a wise master like Daddy, why should he go far away and worship the Lin family as his master!
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
The three of them were silent for a moment.
Outside, the sounds of the twins' laughter could be heard from time to time.
Starting from tomorrow, Brother Xiaowu and Brother Xiaoliu will all go to school, and they are all enjoying their final carnival.
Suddenly someone came in hurriedly, rushed to the flower hall, saw Xinbao, and asked, "Xinbao, where is the master?"
After a pause, he quickly changed the subject: "Where's the young master?"
Xinbao subconsciously pointed to his second brother's room. Nineteen jumped up and knocked on the door, saying, "Master!"
Yan Shenjue said: "Come in."
Nineteen went in and saw that only his second brother was there, so he reported directly: "Master, I just received a letter saying that Master Shen was arrested by the government."
Yan Shenjue was a little surprised: "What?"
Nineteen said: "At that time, he arrested Qing Niangzi and Tang Jingcheng, but Tang Nan escaped. I don't know how this Tang Nan colluded with the government. The government was arresting people while they were discussing matters at Chaotian Gate. Then Mr. Shen stopped others and did not resist, so he let the government arrest him. This happened yesterday afternoon."
This is what Mr. Shen said at that time. Normally, the government would not dare to do this, but if they really did so, it would be difficult for the underworld to respond.
Yan Shenjue frowned: "He knew that the other party had bad intentions..."
The second brother grabbed him: "Wait a minute," he grabbed his hand with one hand: "Talk to the master first!!"
This is an opportunity. Liang Ruoxu wants to "enter" the world of martial arts, or to open a door. This is a great opportunity.
But we have to do it quickly! We have to do it quickly! Otherwise, if Master Shen uses the tricks of the Jianghu people, it will be bad. It will not be a good thing for them and Master Shen! !
(End of this chapter)