"Yes, Queen Mother~!"
In front of the Lizheng Palace, Li Chengqian did not refute Queen Changsun's words, he clasped his fists and said.
"Haha! Cheng Qian did the right thing, why should Maid Guanyin criticize her harshly?"
Li Er parked his bicycle aside, walked to Li Chengqian and Queen Changsun, and said with a smile.
Empress Changsun rolled her eyes at Li Er, who still smiled to himself and said: "Guanyin maid, I have just ridden a bicycle for a few times. As you can see, this bicycle is much more convenient than a carriage! It is light and does not require animal power. If you want to go, Let’s go, I believe that soon, this bicycle will not only become popular among the people, but also all the officials in the court may ride the bicycle to the morning court~!”
I have to say that Li Er really dares to think about it, but his idea is not impossible!
Think back to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when there were no buses or cars, didn't government officials and employees all rely on bicycles to travel?
Why shouldn't officials of the Tang Dynasty ride bicycles?
Queen Changsun was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, this bicycle is not as stable as a carriage, and not everyone can ride it. I am afraid that few people are willing to ride it!"
Li Er waved his hand and said with a smile: "Guanyin maid, it is not difficult to learn this bicycle. After the officials get used to it, it is not impossible to replace the carriage! By then, it will also solve the congestion on the streets of Chang'an City every morning. The problem!"
Although Chang'an City is the largest city in the world today, there will still be congestion on the streets every morning. Don't be surprised, there were still traffic jams in the Tang Dynasty.
Because every morning is when there are the most people on the street. Some go to work outside the city, some go into the city to do business, and some rush to school. Of course, the direct cause of congestion is the carriages ridden by officials or wealthy businessmen. The gadgets are bulky, and once they are driven side by side, they can easily cause congestion and waste time.
What Li Er thinks is that once bicycles replace horse-drawn carriages, congestion will naturally disappear.
His idea is very bold, and he is not the only one who has this idea!
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Three days later, Qiquge's new workshop produced the first batch of bicycles, a total of forty bicycles. The advantages of the large factory's assembly line production model were immediately reflected.
"The Qin Mansion, the Cheng Mansion, the Yuchi Mansion, the Niu Mansion, and the Duke of Wei's Mansion each sent one over, saying that I, as a junior, was honoring their elders and thanking them for their support to the Li family this year. Take care~!”
In the workshop, Li Zexuan looked at the neat rows of brand-new bicycles in front of him and ordered Pang Feiji.
"Yes, Lord Marquis~!"
Although Pang Feiji didn't understand, he still bowed and accepted the order.
"Master, this..."
Uncle Fu was outspoken and said whatever came to his mind. In his opinion, manufacturing bicycles is quite difficult. Li Zexuan just gave away five taels so easily. It was a bit rash no matter how you looked at it, although these five companies did have some influence on the Li family. Take care, but be reasonable. On weekdays, Li Zexuan is also very kind and righteous to those five families, and the favors that should be repaid have been repaid long ago!
Before he could finish speaking, Li Zexuan waved his hand and interrupted: "Uncle Fu, there's no need to say more, I have my own considerations! It's just a few bicycles, we can't be so short-sighted!"
When Uncle Fu heard this, he had no choice but to swallow the words that were on his lips. After thinking for a while, Uncle Fu said again: "Master, let's sell the remaining thirty-five cars in Qiqi Pavilion. What's the set price? "
Unexpectedly, Li Zexuan shook his head again, and only heard him say: "Uncle Fu, Qiquge will not sell any of the remaining bicycles. They will all be handed over to the major shareholders of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. According to the shares they originally subscribed, the Wang family will be divided into ten bicycles. , eight vehicles for Cao Wendong, four vehicles for Lin Wenyuan, Liao Xifan, and Zhang Jingyang, and five vehicles for His Royal Highness! From now on, new products produced by the workshop will be given priority to them! If there is any surplus, it will be handed over to Qiquge!"
Uncle Fu was very surprised when he heard this, "Master, if this happens, Qiquge Pavilion's status in people's minds will probably decline in the future~!"
The main reason why Qiquge has become the most popular store in Chang'an City in a short period of time is that Qiquge can provide novel products that are not available elsewhere. Now Li Zexuan plans to give priority to the new products from the workshop to the chamber of commerce. Member, this is a bit hurtful to Qiquge.
Li Zexuan had already considered this step. He nodded and said: "If you give up, you will gain. After all, the scope of Qiqu Pavilion's influence is limited. We need an alliance of chambers of commerce to sell the products of the workshop throughout the Tang Dynasty. Qiqu Pavilion currently has It is necessary to make a business transformation. From now on, the handover of products between the workshop and members of the chamber of commerce will be all handled by Shopkeeper Sun of Qiquge~!
Furthermore, the current production capacity of our workshop is gradually expanding, and the shortage of Qiquge will not last long. The overall loss is still within the range we can bear~! "
After hearing this, Uncle Fu couldn't help but admire Li Zexuan's overall view, but his own consideration was still a bit one-sided.
"The young master is wise! I thought it was simple! I just don't know how much the young master plans to price the bicycle~?"
Li Zexuan held out three fingers and said: "The price sold to members of the Chamber of Commerce will be three hundred guan per car. The specific selling price is up to them to discuss, but it cannot be higher than 400 guan at most!"
In the 1970s and 1980s in New China, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker was 19 yuan, which would rise to 20 yuan after one or two years of work. At that time, a permanent or Phoenix brand bicycle cost 180 yuan. Even if you save fifteen yuan of salary every month through frugality, you still have to save for a year. According to the salary income at that time, the cumulative salary for one year is more than two hundred yuan. A Phoenix brand bicycle is almost equivalent to an ordinary worker's entire salary. annual income.
According to the wage increase ratio, the wages of workers in the 21st century have increased nearly 230 times compared with the wages of the past. In other words, the permanent brand or Phoenix brand bicycles at that time would be worth about 40,000 yuan in the 21st century. , it takes 40,000 yuan to buy a bicycle.
And there is another point that cannot be ignored, that is, the iron in this era is much more expensive than modern ones, so Li Zexuan's price of 300 guan for a bicycle is really not expensive at all!
Because the cost of a bicycle is almost 1,780 yuan.
Uncle Fu was not surprised. He nodded and said, "Yes! Then I will make arrangements now!"
"Okay! In addition, workshops must work hard in the near future. The demand for bicycles will only increase. This is a blank market, and it is also a market with huge potential! I will ask "Datang Daily" to start building momentum for bicycles in a while!"
Li Zexuan said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Master!"
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