When Liu Yan and others returned to Dapandun with 355 taels of silver, the whole Dapandun was boiling. Twelve Dunjun soldiers gathered around the oxcart and danced and cheered. Chen Jiang and others All the Dunjun family members cried with joy. Now the hard days were finally over.
Wang Yue stood aside with a complicated look on his face. He never expected that Liu Yan could be so capable. He made three hundred and fifty-five taels of silver in just one trip. With such ability, let alone a person like Mr. Xu, even if he looked at it, The entire Lingshan Guard is also rare!
So Wang Yue became more and more uneasy. He wanted to blend in with the crowd as soon as possible, but he didn't know how to blend in. Looking at the box of white money on the bullock cart, Wang Yue felt as if his heart was being scratched by a kitten. , itchy and painful, very uncomfortable.
Amidst the cheers, Liu Yan waved his hand to everyone to be quiet, and then announced the distribution plan of 355 taels of silver in public.
First, Liu Yan paid wages to Chen Jiang and the five Dunjun family members. The five Dunjun family members each received two taels of silver, and Chen Jiang received five taels of silver. At the same time, Liu Yan said, this is just the bottom line. As long as the Chen Jiang family works well and produces more and better soap every month, the wages will only be more, not less.
Several people were overjoyed when they heard this. In previous years, they would have worked hard for a whole year but could not earn five cents of silver, and the whole family would be miserable without seeing any meat all year round. Now that I can earn so much money by working in the soap workshop for a month, and there is no limit, I suddenly feel full of strength, and I am even more devoted to Liu Yan.
Then, Chen Xun and his four Dunjuns also participated. Each of the four Dunjuns also received two taels of silver, and Chen Xun received five taels of silver. Regardless of the fact that the wages of Chen Xun and others are fixed and will not increase, after all, they are only responsible for delivering goods every month.
But even so, Chen Xun and others cheered with joy. If anyone dared to be disrespectful to Liu Yan at this time, Chen Xun and others would definitely pounce on him and beat him up.
Wangjiazhuang Wanfu Oil Shop had to set aside a portion of the silver to buy the soybean oil needed for the next month. Liu Yan left ten taels of silver and also left ten taels of silver to buy rosin. In this way, Liu Yan spent Forty-eight taels of silver were paid.
At this time, Wang Yue's team and the four Dunjun troops directly under Liu Yan all looked over eagerly. Liu Yan did not forget everyone when he saw this, so he said: "Although the rest of them did not contribute in the soap workshop, But it is hard work to be stationed in the pier. Each person, including his family, is given five coins."
In addition, Liu Yan also paid back the money advanced by Chen Xun and others, which now amounted to seven or eight taels of silver. However, Liu Yan did not feel bad. Now that he had more money, he would not miss this bribe. Opportunities for people's hearts.
At this point, the morale of everyone in the pier was high, and Liu Yan's prestige rose again.
Then Liu Yan gave Chen Xun another twenty taels of silver and asked Chen Xun to take people to Wangjiazhuang tomorrow to buy some pork and rice noodles and distribute them to each household as a welfare.
In the evening, every family in the pier was as happy as celebrating the New Year, but Liu Yan stayed alone in the house, with 355 taels of silver and 280 taels left, which was all his starting capital.
Liu Yan was lying on the bed thinking: "The next best development direction should be farming. If farming is done on a large scale, not only can we accumulate food, but we can also absorb manpower. As long as there are people, everything will be possible!"
As for other ways to make money, such as glass making, salt making, etc., Liu Yan is not ready to invest in it for the time being. Although these two hundred and eighty taels of silver may seem like a lot, it may not be enough to open these technical workshops, and you won't even see a splash if you throw it in.
Moreover, Liu Yan also knew in his heart that even if he opened a workshop such as glass and salt making, he would not be able to hold it based on his current power. In order to make money by setting up a soap workshop, Liu Yan also found Wang Wenzhen, a team leader, as his backer, not to mention a cornucopia of salt drying fields.
"However, the cost of opening up wasteland is also huge. Not to mention other things, a lot of money will be invested in building water conservancy facilities alone, as well as buying cattle, farm tools, seeds, etc. The recruited people must also settle down. Building houses and providing food also require money."
After thinking for a while, Liu Yan sighed: "Although two hundred and eighty taels of silver is a lot, I can't help but spend it!"
Fortunately, this is only one month's income. As long as Wang Wenzhen's sales can go smoothly, the monthly income will be considerable in the future.
"That's it. The next step is to farm. We just need to find an opportunity."
The construction of a fort at this time was not something that could be done casually. Liu Yan was the commander of Huolu Dun. If he wanted to serve as the fort officer concurrently, he had to get approval from the subordinate hundred households and report to the subordinate thousand households.
One afternoon a few days later, Jia Hongyu arrived at Dapandun with two servants. Liu Yan went out to greet him with a smile and said: "Haha, what brought my brother Jia here? Come in, we brothers are going to have a good drink today. A meal.”
Jia Hongyu turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "Haha, I won't drink here today. Brother, hurry up and prepare. The leader of the team asked me to deliver the letter. We must rush to the Wangjiazhuang Baihu Official Office immediately. Something good is coming!"
Liu Yan asked: "I wonder what good things are going on?"
Jia Hongyu stepped forward and said: "Master Guan Du has sold all the soaps and made a lot of money. This time I invite my brothers to come over and celebrate."
"What!"
Liu Yan was shocked. In just a few days, all 1,200 bars of soap were sold out. The sales in Wang Wen Town are really good, and they are all in the circle of rich people!
"Okay, let me change my clothes and we'll go."
Liu Yan didn't care about anything else and put on his flag officer uniform. He ordered Chen Xun to keep an eye on the soap workshop, and then asked Wang Yue to set off together. Wang Yue was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly came to accompany him.
On the way, Liu Yan and Wang Yue were sitting on a bullock cart together, while Jia Hongyu and the other three were riding fast for a few steps in front.
On the oxcart, Liu Yan beat Wang Yue in a few words. Wang Yue acted like a villain. Not only was he not unhappy at all, but he was like a masochist. The more severe Liu Yan's tone, the worse Wang Yue became. I am happy. I am most afraid that Liu Yan will ignore me. The current situation shows that Liu Yan is not ready to exclude and give up on me.
So Wang Yue flattered Liu Yan along the way and expressed his loyalty. Liu Yan readily accepted this. Although he would not reuse a villain, he would suffer if someone came to flatter him.
At this time, Liu Yan saw that Wang Yue was interested, so he decided to make money and develop. He thought that he could leave some small things to Wang Yue to handle in the future to see if Wang Yue was really available.
Soon everyone arrived at the Wangjiazhuang Baihu Official Hall. It was already dusk. Jia Hongyu led Liu Yan and Wang Yue all the way to the main hall. Wang Wenzhen was already waiting here and warmly greeted Liu Yan to take a seat.
Then Wang Wenzhen saw Wang Yue behind Liu Yan, and couldn't help being slightly stunned. Then he understood and said to Wang Yue in a stiff tone: "Wang Xiaoqi, right?"
"Returning to the leader of the management team, the villain Wang Yue is now the flag officer of Da Pandun."
"Well, Mr. Liu is my right-hand man. You have to help me well. If you neglect me even a little bit, I will only ask you!"
Wang Yue suddenly sweated profusely. It turned out that the team leader Wang Wenzhen was Liu Yan's backer. No wonder even Mrs. Xu was defeated. Fortunately, he surrendered in time, so he nodded in agreement, and this was considered an end.
Wang Wenzhen was still sitting at the top with his big horse and golden sword, and Jia Hongyu was still standing beside him. Liu Yan sat down at the bottom, but Wang Yue did not sit down, but stood respectfully beside Liu Yan. Liu Yan also accepted this, and he could just stand if he wanted to.
"Haha, Mr. Liu should also know that all the 1,200 bars of soap have been sold out. This is really a best-selling item!"
Then Wang Wenzhen talked in detail. This time for external sales, the soap produced in Dapandun was sold well all the way in Qianhusuo in front of Xiahe Village and even in Lingshan Guard. The large and small generals of Qianhusuo and Lingshan Guard , officials flocked to this, and Wang Wenzhen made a lot of money.
"Haha, in just a few days, the Qianhu Store in front of Xiahe Village sold 300 soap bars, and Lingshan Acropolis sold 900 bars of soap at once, and the supply exceeded demand! Many Shangguan and colleagues who did not buy it sold 300 bars of soap. Urgent, let me get another batch of soap to sell!"
Liu Yan didn't expect that the sales of soap would be so good, and he secretly regretted that the price he set at three cents a piece was still too low.
Wang Wenzhen was in a very good mood at this time and said to Liu Yan: In addition to the 360 taels of silver given to Liu Yan this time, he also made a net profit of 600 to 700 taels!
Liu Yan was even more surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that these guards officials were so rich. It turned out that not all the guards in the Ming Dynasty were poor at this time. The real poor were only the grassroots officers and soldiers, and the high-ranking hundreds, thousands, and even the commanders and envoys But all of them are extremely rich!
So Liu Yan intended to increase the price of soap, but looking at Wang Wenzhen who was in high spirits, Liu Yan suppressed this idea: "Let's wait for now, so as not to affect future development for the sake of immediate benefits."
Then Wang Wenzhen asked Liu Yan to make the soap workshop bigger, saying: "Mr. Liu Qi must continue his efforts to make this soap bigger and stronger. The production of soap must be increased so that we can make more money." A lot of money!"
Liu Yan smiled. He didn't want to do this, but the actual situation was such that it was unrealistic to significantly increase production in a short period of time.
"The team leader is aware that my subordinates will do their best. However, the production of soap will certainly not increase too much in a short period of time. After all, the supply of raw materials is limited."
"Ah? I can help you with the plant ash. As for the other materials, you have to deal with them yourself."
Wang Wenzhen thought for a moment, and then said: "How about this, I go back and give orders to the other Huolu Duns, asking the commanders to lead people to collect plant ashes, and then deliver them to Dapan Dun before the third day of every month? "
Liu Yan thought about it and nodded. In this way, he didn't have to worry about the supply of plant ash. He only needed to increase the purchase of soybean oil, and asked Chen Jiang to find more people to help him, or he could ask some reliable Dun Jun to join him. Helpers, the production of soap can still be increased a lot.
So Liu Yan agreed, and he couldn't help but clasped his fists in thanksgiving and said a lot of nice things.
Wang Wenzhen said with a smile: "Okay, I'm so happy today. We must drink well tonight. Come on, let's take a seat."
