Chapter 901 Joining forces to deceive Xinbao

Yuan Shenjue coughed and said tactfully: "Xinbao, isn't this a bit expensive? A luxurious carriage only costs a few dozen taels."

"But this is not a horse-drawn carriage, how can it be compared?" Xinbao said confidently, "Xinbao, this is a scientific cost accounting, very accurate, and there is a reason why it is expensive! Besides, Xinbao has given away a few more carriages, so Xinbao needs to quietly distribute the money from those carriages to other carriages, so that the court will not suffer any loss."

"I know," Yuan Shenjue said, "but it's still a bit expensive. They may not be able to afford it."

"No," Xinbao said confidently, "You don't understand officials at all! As the saying goes, a clean prefect in three years can earn 100,000 silver coins! Even the prefect is like this, what about higher officials? The prime minister? The cabinet minister? The minister? Besides, this is talking about the 'clean' ones, what if there are some who are not honest? Just like Ma Shiwen, he might be able to embezzle 1 million silver coins in a year!"

Yuan Shenjue: “…”

Emperor Mingpei and the Crown Prince who just returned: "..."

Xinbao educated his wife earnestly: "If you don't learn, you will regress. When working with Yeye, you must learn to understand the people's livelihood, otherwise you will not be able to keep up with Yeye's thinking! Also, you must learn to calculate when doing business. Not only materials are costs, but also time and manpower are all costs. Besides, creativity is priceless, so a Baojun car only costs more than 300,000 taels, which is not expensive at all."

Fine, Yuan Shenjue won’t argue, since he doesn’t need to buy it anyway: “Xinbao is right.”

Emperor Mingpei walked in, took a look at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Xuan'er thinks this is a joke? This is really not a joke. You really don't understand officials. If officials were really asked to report this matter, it would be very common to report more than 300,000 yuan. In the past, the inner court could even report a cowhide drum for 300 taels!"

"That's right!" Xinbao said quickly, "Xinbao, this is the cost price, and the money we need to earn hasn't been added yet! So how about rounding it up to a whole number, 600,000 taels will do, that's very smooth."

Emperor Mingpei did not correct her, but just nodded with a smile.

Because it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xinbao had told Assistant Xiaoyu about it, so even though it was a sealed period, Xu Zhiyu did not dare to delay any longer and went to the workshop several times.

As usual, Xinbao's family went to Wu'an Palace on the second and third days of the New Year, and also went to Yuan Mansion and Shen Mansion. After they came back from playing around, Xu Zhiyu also came over.

When Xinbao saw the price, his pupils immediately trembled: "What is this? This is not right! How can it be less than three hundred taels! This is impossible! Do you think Xinbao doesn't understand and want to team up to deceive Xinbao?"

Xu Zhiyu: “…”

This is a big pot.

Fortunately, he now knew Xinbao very well, and confirmed that he would not misunderstand her meaning, so he quickly said: "Your Highness, this is just the cost, and the selling price still needs to be determined by Your Highness."

Xinbao said loudly: "But the cost can't be so low!!"

Xu Zhiyu: "Because the Baojun car is made entirely of wood, but the base is a little more delicate and troublesome..."

Xinbao said: "But there is still artificial labor!"

Xu Zhiyu quickly said: "The labor cost has been taken into account."

"Impossible!" Xinbao held the bill of more than 350,000 yuan that she had carefully calculated in one hand, and said firmly: "This is absolutely impossible, he calculated it wrong! Who calculated this? Call him here, Xinbao, and confront him face to face! "

Okay, Xu Zhiyu sent someone to call that person over.

That man was actually one of the minor officials sent by the Ministry of Works, a low-ranking official who mainly helped Xiang Xiaojun with miscellaneous tasks.

Being called in to see the little princess all of a sudden, I was already very scared. When I came in, I saw... the emperor, the crown prince, and his highness were all there...

The official's legs were weak, sweat was pouring down his forehead, and he stuttered when he paid his respects: "Your Highness Cai Baozheng greets His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Princess, His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor..."

Xinbao waved his hand with great authority: "Tell me the data you calculated."

Cai Baozheng quickly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and began to report one by one: "A six-person Baojun carriage requires about thirty to thirty-three hardwood boards and some sawn timber, the cost of which is about one hundred and forty to one hundred and sixty taels. In addition, it requires some glass and a little copper, which costs about five to six taels. In addition, it requires two woodcarvers, two goldsmiths, ten to fifteen first-class craftsmen, about ten second-class craftsmen, and twenty to thirty ordinary craftsmen. It will take about four days in total, and the total cost of all the wages is less than one hundred taels..."

He talked a lot and it sounded very reliable.

Xinbao looked at his calculations and couldn't find any fault with them, so he held out his hand: "Give it here, Xinbao, take a look for yourself."

Cai Baozheng quickly presented it with both hands.

Xinbao tried hard to look at it, and said, "How is it possible to use only so few workers! Don't you have more than 300 people in your workshop? Don't you have any helpers? Cai Baozi, you must be more rigorous when calculating. Even if someone handed over a nail, you can't ignore his contribution!"

Cai Baozheng didn't dare to say a word even though he was called by the wrong name. He just kept saying, "Yes, yes, yes..."

Xu Zhiyu smiled and said, "Your Highness, the number of workers nowadays is already an overestimation. For example, there are ten to fifteen first-class craftsmen, and they are all calculated as fifteen. In reality, we may not need that many."

Xinbao was silent for a while: "How much is the salary of a first-class craftsman?"

Xu Zhiyu smiled and said, "Goldsmiths are paid the most, especially those who can make glass inlays. They are paid eight taels a month. Woodcarvers are paid the same as first-class craftsmen, five taels a month. But ordinary craftsmen only get a few hundred coins a month. The difference is huge."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Xinbao asked, "Then, what about Eucommia ulmoides gum?"

Xu Zhiyu said, "Only Eucommia ulmoides glue has not been priced yet, and there is nothing left. I was just thinking of asking Your Highness for advice."

Xinbao glanced at it for a long time and said, "But the power-assisted machinery and the fan at the back, such a great invention, how can we not charge for it?"

"Yes," Xu Zhiyu said, "Then it's whatever amount Your Highness thinks it should be."

Xinbao was in a daze.

The difference was so huge that she found it hard to accept.

There are still a lot of Eucommia ulmoides in her space, and she can actually sell it very cheaply. So, doesn’t that mean that a Baojun car only costs about 300 taels? ? Nowadays, one tael of silver is 1,000 coins. If one coin is equal to one yuan in the future, then it is only 300,000 yuan! ! ! But if one tael of silver is equal to one yuan in the future, then 300 yuan can’t even buy an electric car! !

How can her Baojun car be so cheap! ! And there must be a warranty and a trade-in policy, which are all costs! So it’s okay to sell one car for the price of ten cars!

Xinbao thought blankly for a long time. Mingpeidi and others looked at her secretly but did not disturb her.

Xinbao suddenly asked, "Xiaoyu, who invented that kind of fan?"

Xu Zhiyu quickly said, "It's a craftsman named He Hua."

Xinbao nodded and said, "Power-assisted machinery and this kind of fan, if you make something that has a rating, we must respect intellectual property rights. For example, the epoch-making invention of power-assisted machinery is rated as level one, so for every Baojun car sold, we must pay one or two taels of silver to my brother; for example, our new pharmacy uses this, and we must pay a little silver to the creator as appropriate, even if he doesn't want it, there must be something in writing; for something like a fan, it can be a little less."

Xu Zhiyu responded repeatedly.

Xinbao thought about it seriously for a long time and suddenly remembered something.

(End of this chapter)