I'm afraid you've already sent someone to check it inside and out, right? Han Du couldn't help complaining in his heart.
Lao Zhu had indeed sent someone to investigate. After all, something like briquettes suddenly appeared, crushing the coal and charcoal with an absolute advantage. If Lao Zhu didn't send someone to investigate clearly, he would be underestimating Lao Zhu's reaction speed.
"Don't!" Han Du said quickly.
If Lao Zhu really sent someone to investigate, wouldn't he be doomed?
Han Du had no choice but to try his best to correct himself and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, when I asked you to make briquettes, you just didn't want to compete endlessly with Fuqi Trading Company. That's why I asked you to make briquettes. This can make the final decision." Kill the things belonging to Fuqi Trading Company. But..." Han Du gritted his teeth and prepared to continue.
However, Lao Zhu interrupted Han Du with a wave of his hand, "But you didn't expect that briquettes are so popular among the people, right?"
The briquette player welcomed him, which was what Han Du expected. But since Lao Zhu said that he didn't expect it at the beginning, then he probably didn't expect it.
Han Du was stunned for a moment and nodded blankly.
Lao Zhu smiled slightly and sighed: "Charcoal is finished now. Judging from the current popularity of briquettes, there will be very few people using charcoal in the future. I suddenly discovered that whether it is Fuqi Trading Company or Prince Edward, All the hard work is in vain. In the end, it’s just your briquettes that are making a fortune.”
Lao Zhu pointed at Han Du and said angrily.
Han Du smiled dryly and touched his nose. There was no way to deny this. How can he make a fortune? How big is his workshop? And if the people in the entire capital use briquettes, the amount of briquettes consumed every day will be a terrifying number. With Han Du's small workshop, there is no way to supply it.
In the past few days, because of the popularity of briquettes, the workshop has been crazy busy. Shopkeeper Gao has come to inform Han Du more than once.
VIP?
Han Du suddenly thought of something.
After thinking about it carefully, Han Du bowed to Lao Zhu solemnly and said, "I would like to inform your Majesty that I have a solution."
"Really?" Lao Zhu was delighted when he heard this and waved to Han Du quickly, "Come quickly."
If the livelihood of these tens of thousands of people is not properly handled, Lao Zhu will not be able to relax for a day.
"Your Majesty, since in the past when charcoal was supplied to the entire capital, these people relied on charcoal for a living. Those have now been replaced by briquettes, why can't they be allowed to rely on briquettes for a living?" Han Du said confidently.
But Lao Zhu still had doubts in his heart. He raised his head and asked, "But, can your small workshop accommodate so many people?"
Han Du explained: "Your Majesty, not all of these people are engaged in making charcoal. They also have a detailed and clear division of labor. Some are engaged in felling wood, some are engaged in kilns and firing charcoal, and some are engaged in making charcoal. The purpose is to sell charcoal into the capital. I think that these people can be divided into several parts, and all the people who cut wood and burn charcoal can be used to make briquettes. Those who traffic in charcoal can be turned into briquettes, so that They traffic briquettes directly to thousands of households without even having to sell them to shops, so they naturally make more money."
"Of course, even if we separate people like this, Wei Chen's small workshop cannot accommodate them. However, as long as we can find an open space and build a large briquette workshop, it will not be difficult to accommodate all the people. "
Han Du said, his eyes getting brighter and brighter. If this can really be achieved, then Handu will truly make a fortune. This not only solved the livelihood of those people, but also allowed Han Du to sell all the briquettes produced in the workshop.
This is like Handu manufacturing and wholesale, leaving the retail part to them.
It seems that Handu has made less profit, but it is extremely trouble-free and reduces unnecessary expenses. Compared with Handu, he can make money while lying down.
If Handu wants to produce and sell by himself, then the rent of the shop is not money, or is it free to hire someone to look after the shop?
Lao Zhu also understood what Han Du meant and took a deep look at Han Du. Seeing that Han Du's expression was as usual, he didn't have the slightest hint of displeasure.
There was naturally a reason why merchants in ancient times were not favored by the ruling class. It is because businessmen at this time were almost all chasing profits for the sake of chasing profits, and did not take the people or the court into consideration at all. What's more, Lu Buwei's stupidity, which regards the emperor as a rare commodity, has led to merchants being suppressed by successive dynasties since the Qin Dynasty.
God-given imperial power!
The emperor is the Son of Heaven, supreme. The merchant dared to treat the emperor as a commodity. If the merchant was not unlucky, who would be?
But now in Lao Zhu's eyes, Han Du is completely different. He is the kind of person who understands the overall situation and takes the overall situation into consideration. He would rather lose his own profits and benefit the people so that they can maintain their livelihood. This makes Lao Zhu's feelings towards Han Du Extremely satisfied.
Lao Zhu nodded and said, "It's rare for you to have such a heart."
There was no impurity in Han Du's eyes, and he replied: "Wei Chen thinks that the emperor can send a palace man to build a workshop in a place outside the capital..."
Lao Zhu's expression became even weirder. He interrupted Han Du and asked doubtfully: "How rare do you want me to sell briquettes?"
is it not OK?
Han Du was stunned.
From Han Du's point of view, the profit from this briquette is not low, and there are one million households in the capital, and the briquettes consumed in a year are a huge number. I think the reason why there are not many charcoal sales is because charcoal is too expensive and most people cannot afford it. Therefore, although the profit from charcoal is also not low, the number of customers it faces has been greatly reduced, and the money earned in a year is limited.
But once it is replaced with briquettes, it is completely different. Briquettes are cheap and can be used by ordinary people in their homes. By then, if briquettes can be supplied, I am afraid that people in the entire capital will use briquettes. Only those families with a rich family fortune would be particular about using charcoal. But compared to the people in the entire capital, these families are too few and can be completely ignored.
As a result, the amount of money that can be earned in a year is not a small amount. According to Han Du's estimate, there would be hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit in one year.
But Lao Zhu obviously didn't have Han Du's deep understanding of business. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, the profit is only tens of thousands of dollars a year, I am not short of this money. Since you made the briquettes, And you are still involved in this matter, so let me do it yourself. And I can point you to a piece of land so that you can have a place to build a workshop."
