"Mr. Han, the student said, no need..." Sun Xian wanted to refuse casually, but he suddenly turned around. Thinking of the number Han Du said, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief. He asked: "How much, how much...how much did you say sir?"
"Five thousand strings." Han Du said calmly.
Five thousand guan, in Han Du's opinion, is a reasonable price. Although Sun Xian's idea is very good and he has actually solved some of the problems involved, in general his skills in creating this thing are not low.
Moreover, Han Du also intentionally encourages people like Sun Xian to want to create more useful and valuable things. Most of the gentlemen in the academy are people who only immerse themselves in studying knowledge, and no one understands the way of running a business at all. Han Du felt that it was necessary to remind them that the mathematics, physics and chemistry they learned were not just for display, but could bring them huge benefits.
In this way, with Sun Xian taking the lead, others will also see the huge benefits in this, and there should be more people trying to invent something.
Inventor, what a fascinating title. Once upon a time, this title was associated with wealth and money.
Hobbies alone are not enough to support more and more people to study mathematics, physics and chemistry. Only wealth and a decent life are the greatest guidance for people.
"Too much, too much. To be honest with you sir, the student spent 30 guan to buy this pair of things. If the gentleman insists on giving money, then give the student 30 guan." Sun Xian originally decided to give it to his husband. , since the husband insists on giving money, then just give him the money he spent.
As for the five thousand guan, Sun Xian had never thought about it at all.
Han Du glanced at Sun Xian and said directly: "Don't think that my offer of five thousand guan is a loss. I tell you that it is not a loss. As long as you agree, you don't have to worry about anything else."
This... When Sun Xian heard his husband say that he would give him five thousand gu to buy his thing, he really thought that his husband wanted to help him, so he came up with this excuse. Although Sun Xian's family background is not very good, if Han Du really intends to help him, he will not agree to it no matter what.
Now that he heard that Han Du didn't mean this, Sun Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for the huge sum of five thousand guan, he was immediately enthusiastic. After all, five thousand guan, he may not be able to earn so much money in his lifetime. In the capital city, one can buy a good house and still have enough money left over to feed and drink the family.
Sun Xian was about to nod and agree, when suddenly an old and loud voice came from next to him.
"Wait!"
Sun Xian immediately raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Xue Xiang, with gray hair and beard, walking over quickly with the wind at his feet.
"I've seen the deputy judge." Sun Xian quickly bowed his hands.
When Han Du saw Xue Xiang arriving, a bad feeling suddenly surged in his heart. Walking forward and facing Xue Xiang, Han Du smiled and asked, "Why do you have time to come here, sir?"
Ever since Xue Xiang resigned, Han Du had brought him to the academy. Because of his age, Han Du did not assign any tasks to him. He just hoped that Xue Xiang could keep an eye on the academy and prevent any problems from happening in the academy.
Therefore, Xue Xiang is not busy at all and has always had plenty of free time.
Han Du knew what he was asking because he didn't want Xue Xiang to interfere and disturb his fortune.
Xue Xiang snorted coldly, not caring about Han Du's ridicule. He knew Han Du too well, and he was deceived the first time he made a deal with Han Du. From that time on, he was extremely cautious when it came to transactions with Han Du.
Now when he heard that Han Du wanted to buy Sun Xian's technology, Xue Xiang felt that Han Du was going to get rich again, and he was getting rich blatantly under his nose.
Is this okay? No matter what, Xue Xiang will not suffer this loss.
So, he came in a hurry and stopped Sun Xian at the critical moment.
"Sun Xian, you are a gentleman from the academy. Since you want to sell your technology, should you give priority to selling it to the academy?" Xue Xiangli ignored Han Du and looked at Sun Xian with a smile.
Sun Xian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look back at Han Du, not knowing what to say. Whether it was Han Du or Xue Xiang, he couldn't afford to offend either of them, so what could he say?
When Han Du saw that Xue Xiang wanted to fight with him, he immediately became angry and said rudely: "Mr. Sold to me.”
"If I want to sell it to you, it means I haven't sold it to you yet." Xue Xiang's smiling face remained unchanged, and he glanced at Han Du lightly, "I still know about buying and selling. One is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell. The price is high. He who wins."
Han Du snorted when he heard this, raised his finger and pointed at the shelf, and said disdainfully: "It is true that the highest bidder gets it. But, do you know what this is? Do you know what it is used for? And tell the truth to you, this is The thing is not perfect yet, and it needs to continue to be perfected before it can truly become a finished tool.
It's not that I look down on the academy. Even if you buy this, it won't have any value at all. "
Xue Xiang was not frightened by Han Du's words. He clasped his hands together and said calmly: "I really don't know, but as long as I know that you are unprofitable and can't afford it, that's all. If you want to get rich, you must Give the academy a share of the pie, otherwise you won’t even get a penny.”
"What exactly do you want?" Han Du's face turned dark.
When I got down, I felt like I had met an old ruffian.
Xue Xiang smiled and said: "Don't you want 5,000 guan to buy Sun Xian's skills? You and I will pay half of the 5,000 guan to the academy. How about adding 21 to 50% of the money you make in the future?"
"Dream!" Han Du was furious. He wanted to share half of his profits for 2,500 yuan. This old boy was ugly, but he thought it was quite beautiful.
Compared with the income from this thing, two thousand five hundred dollars is nothing.
Han Du's attitude did not make Xue Xiang unhappy, but made his eyes light up. Even 2,500 guan can't buy half of the shares, which means that in Han Du's eyes, the value of this thing is far more than 5,000 guan.
"Then I'll take a step back, 40%."
"No, 10% at most." Han Du objected angrily.
Xue Xiang was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this, pointed at Han Du and cursed: "They all paid the same amount, why should you take away 90%?"
"The academy can give out not a penny, but I will give out all the five thousand guan." Han Du sneered twice, eager to kick Xue Xiang out. However, Han Du himself knew that this was impossible.
Of course Xue Xiang disagreed and said sternly: "If I step back one step further, the academy will not be able to pay a penny and it will occupy 30%."
"What a beautiful idea!" Han Du was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and his hair suddenly exploded.
Xue Xiang waved his hand to stop Han Du's bargaining, and said coldly: "How about an exchange? The academy offers these five thousand coins, and you don't have to pay a penny. How about taking 30% of the shares?"
Xue Xiang shouted directly to Han Du: General!
It really stumped Han Du. After thinking for a moment, Han Du asked himself, would he be willing to only take 30% of the shares? Of course I don't want to.
Han Du gritted his teeth and smiled, sighing and saying: "Master Xue, your sword is still young, you can use it on my vitals."
"Stop flattering me. The flattery I have heard in my life is more breathtaking than yours. How to choose? Give me a happy answer." Xue Xiang waved to Han Du impatiently and urged.
"Okay, I'll follow the old man's instructions. I'll pay for the five thousand guan, and the academy will take 30% of it." After Han Du finished speaking, he glared at Xue Xiang in frustration.
Xue Xiang burst out laughing. He should indeed be happy. Without plucking out a hair, 30% of it was pulled out alive from Han Du's mouth. And it seems that Han Du is not willing to get 30% for nothing. Although he has not thought of the use of this thing, the profit is definitely not low, otherwise Han Du would not be so tight and unwilling to let go.
Sun Xian and others stood aside, dumbfounded. Especially Sun Xian, he still feels like he is in a dreamland falling into a sea of clouds.
Is this how you got five thousand strings?
After the business was settled, Han Du became friendly with Xue Xiang again. Now that everyone has the same goal, there will naturally be no conflicts.
"Sun Xian." Xue Xiang glanced at him lightly and ordered: "Take your people and do your best to help Han Du build this thing as soon as possible."
The earlier it is built, the earlier it will be made. Although the academy now has a glass industry and is not short of money, Xue Xiang still feels that it is better to have more money and be prepared.
"Yes." Sun Xian quickly agreed excitedly.
With the words of the deputy court judge, it means that his five thousand guan is indispensable.
After Xue Xiang finished his instructions, he turned and left with brisk steps.
Han Du glared at Xue Xiang hatefully, but the matter was over, and Han Du was no longer bothered about anything. Xue Xiang is right when he says that the most important thing now is to perfect this thing.
He waved Sun Xian over and talked with him: "It's not enough to use people to pull the rope. It's too crude. Let's change it to a winch. And a single column like yours won't work either. It should be changed to double columns on both sides..."
Han Du put forward some requirements and discussed with Sun Xian for several days before finally finalizing this thing.
In the end, this thing was more than three feet high and several feet across. People standing underneath could feel a strong sense of oppression, making people aware of their own insignificance.
Gantry crane!
When he saw the whole picture, Han Du finally remembered the name of this thing.
Lin Mo was extremely shocked when he saw it. He still can't believe it. This is a huge thing that he cast with his own hands.
There is no way. To build this gantry crane, a large number of steel castings are needed. Only Lin Mo can do this, and only he has experience in casting components.
Han Du directly recruited him from the Ordnance Bureau to be responsible for the components.
"Okay, let's give it a try." Han Du glanced around the crowd and said with a smile.
"Yes." Sun Xian was more excited than anyone else. Although this thing was very different from what he had made before, it could be said that it was beyond recognition. But the most important things are those he made.
As the iron chains were stirred by the winch, a large steel box filled with stones was slowly lifted up. After it was hoisted to the highest position, another winch began to stir, and the box moved back and forth in parallel on the gantry crane, smoothly and without any hindrance.
"Okay~"
Everyone cheered.
Han Du was also smiling and echoing the cheers of the crowd.
In Xue Xiang's study, Han Du and Fang Xiaoru were sitting opposite Xue Xiang drinking tea.
Xue Xiang took a sip of tea with a smile, and while savoring the aroma of the tea, he asked Han Du: "Now that the thing is made, you should tell me how to make money from it, right?"
Han Du no longer hid anything from the two of them, looked at them respectively, smiled and said: "Since I'm old
Everyone knows that this thing is used to hoist goods. Isn't it rare that it doesn't have the above association? "
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly, what are you going to do?" The older Xue Xiang gets, the more straightforward he likes to speak. He deeply hates Han Du's behavior of half telling and half hiding.
"Ahem, adults should know that Ming Dynasty has a lot of merchants going to sea every year. At the dock outside Beicheng, the cargo piled up every day is like mountains and seas. So much cargo needs to be loaded and unloaded. Maritime merchants hire people to load and unload the cargo. The cost is not small," Han Du said.
Before Han Du could finish speaking, Xue Xiang was awakened. He approached Han Du and asked tentatively: "You mean, you want to make this money?"
Han Du nodded and confirmed Xue Xiang's words.
When Xue Xiang saw it, he immediately stroked his beard, straightened his back, and leaned back in the chair. Will Handu’s method make money? Make money, no doubt about it.
Han Du was afraid that the two of them would not understand the key point, so he continued to explain: "What is the most important thing for maritime merchants? It is not the price of hiring people to load and unload, but the time. Perhaps if the goods are loaded a day earlier, the maritime merchants can go all the way." We will go straight to Nanyang Old Port with smooth winds and rivers. But if we are one day late, we may encounter windy and rainy weather, which is not suitable for going to sea at all. And if we wait like this, it may take as little as three or two days or as many as ten days. . You must know that the price of goods is one day, and the money lost by delaying it for one day is much more than hiring someone to load and unload."
"This thing of ours not only has strong loading and unloading capabilities, but one can carry hundreds of coolies. The key is that we can load it quickly. If a ship's goods are carried by people on their backs one bag at a time, it will take less time to load. It takes about three days. But we can load the goods onto the ship within an hour. For maritime merchants, this saves not only time, but also money."
Xue Xiang and Fang Xiaoru looked at each other and nodded at the same time, agreeing with Han Du's statement.
Then, Xue Xiang asked: "This thing is so big, how are you going to put it on the dock?"
Han Du had already been confident in his heart. When Xue Xiang asked, he said without hesitation: "It is definitely impossible to load this thing on the current dock. Therefore, we must make certain modifications at multiple docks. Therefore, we must first All we have to do is buy the dock.”
Buy a dock?
Han Du's unbridled ideas once again puzzled the two of them.
At this time, the dock was not private at all, and it did not even belong to the government. Many times, people think it is convenient to dock boats here, so they dock here. Then over time, a natural dock is slowly formed here. But when it comes to the ownership of the dock, perhaps only the government can say it belongs to it. After all, the government controls all the land.
"What do you want to buy?" Xue Xiang frowned and asked calmly.
Han Du took a sip of tea and said in a relaxed tone: "Isn't it easy? Just like buying land, can I just go to Yingtian Mansion and buy the land at the dock?"
Xue Xiang's brows furrowed even deeper after hearing this, creating a deep groove on his forehead. After thinking for a moment, he said: "This pier must be bought. After all, if we want to make money from this thing, we must have a suitable pier. Otherwise, how can we make money if we don't have any ships?"
At this point, after a pause, Xue Xiang turned to look at Han Du and warned: "But you can't buy from this dock."
"Why?" Han Du didn't understand what Xue Xiang meant.
Xue Xiang's face flashed with anger, and he blurted out: "Are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused? Is it rare that you don't know your reputation in the capital? You, a good boy, let alone buying a piece of land, you are... When you buy shit, people will wonder if there is gold hidden in it.”
"Gene Era"
Han Du touched his nose in embarrassment when he heard this, and laughed a little unconvinced: "Has anyone said such an exaggeration?"
"It will only be more serious than what I said. If you don't believe me, you can try it." Xue Xiang glared at Han Du angrily.
He ignored Han Du and turned to Fang Xiaoru and said, "It's up to you to buy the dock."
"Okay." Fang Xiaoru nodded slightly and agreed. He also felt that Han Du could not buy it. If Han Du went to Yingtian Mansion to find Fu Cheng to buy land. I'm afraid that as soon as Han Du opened his mouth, Ying Tianfu would wonder whether the land bought by Han Du could dig out gold. It is very likely that Fu Cheng will bite the bullet and not sell it. Even if he is willing to sell it, the price will definitely increase by unknown amount.
There is no way, Han Du's reputation is too great.
There is no need to say much about what Han Du did in the past, let’s talk about it now. When Han Du invested 300,000 yuan to build a racecourse, he was ridiculed. There were even people who talked about it all day long and ridiculed Han Du all the time.
However, with the completion of the racecourse, interested people can naturally calculate the approximate daily income of the racecourse. Even if this number is the smallest possible, it is far more than a daily income.
It made countless people jealous.
Not only that, but whoever kept his mouth shut drank too much and revealed that Han Du had instigated Xungui to buy the land around the racecourse. When those nobles bought it, half of it was bought at the market price. Although the price of the second half increased slightly, it was not expensive. Now it seems that it is almost the same as picking it up for free.
The price of land around the racecourse is now more than ten times what it was at the beginning. Moreover, this price is far from the peak and is still rising unstoppably.
With these two things in mind, if Han Du steps forward and wants to buy the land now. Not to mention how many people with red eyes would stare at him, the people who owned this land would not sell it to him at all.
