Lin Jinglei's doubts were also those of the other three.
Including Yuan Gungun and Duan Xiaoxing who were standing aside were also very confused.
If the business Duan Wenjun mentioned was really so profitable and could be started with a few hundred taels of capital, how could these people be allowed to do it together?
Duan Wenjun looked at Lin Jinglei and did not answer immediately, but the smile on his face became even wider.
After a long time, he slowly said, "Brothers, what is our relationship? We are brothers who have eaten from the same bowl, drank from the same pot, and slept on the same kang. If there is this opportunity to make money, we will not leave it alone." Who do you want to leave it to?"
"Of course, this is part of the reason. The most important thing is that we have been dandy and ridiculous together before. The prodigal son will never be replaced by gold, and I have already found a path, and I hope to take you with me."
"Before, we were in Wangjiang, and no one dared to mess with us. That was because the family behind us was supporting us. However, if this continues, the family might be implicated because of us. .”
"Just like me, if I hadn't been so reckless before, maybe I wouldn't have been kidnapped by a gust of wind, my father wouldn't have sold off most of the Duan family's property to save me, and the Duan family wouldn't have become as declining as it is now. "
"I know that although you are a playboy, you must be the same as me in your heart, and you don't want to be the sinner of the family. That's why I want to hand over this business to you to help me do it. If it succeeds, it will definitely make people happy. The family looks at you with admiration and asks you to completely shed your dandy skin."
"When the time comes, maybe we will have more cooperation. You will all become important figures in your family. But everything is difficult at the beginning. I don't know, brothers..."
"Brother Duan, stop talking!" Lin Jinglei was already choking. "Your words immediately enlightened me, Lin Jinglei. I have been thinking about this issue in the past few days, whether it is the magistrate Guan Xing or not. Whether you want to rectify folk customs or target my Lin family, I cannot be the sinner of my Lin family. If Brother Duan can really lead me to start a business, he will be Lin Jinglei's new benefactor."
"Brother Lin, you are exaggerating! We are brothers, that's enough!" Duan Wenjun smiled and patted his shoulder, then stood up and looked at the crowd and said, "Let's go, brothers, go to my house." Let’s talk in detail, and I’ll also show you what I’ve researched.”
The group of people went straight back to the west courtyard of Duan Mansion.
Duan Wenjun asked everyone to wait at the stone pavilion in the yard, then walked into the room alone and took out a few waxy things.
Ye Ziqi was a typical foodie. He stood up, took the food, put it in his mouth and took a bite. "Brother Duan, you have thought of some new pastry again."
"Brother Ye, you can't eat." It was too late for Duan Wenjun to stop him...
"Bah, bah, bah!" Ye Ziqi spat out what was in his mouth and looked at Duan Wenjun in horror, "What is this? It tastes so bad!"
"Xiao Xingzi, hurry up and bring some water to rinse Master Ye's mouth!" Duan Wenjun hurriedly ordered.
Seeing Ye Ziqi wash up and still looking uncomfortable, Lin Jinglei stared at the thing in his hand, frowned and said, "Brother Duan, what is this? Is this the business you are talking about?"
"That's right!" Duan Wenjun nodded, "This thing is called soap, and it's used for bathing and washing clothes."
"Taking a bath and washing clothes?" Lin Jinglei was very puzzled. "When you talk about business, do you mean selling this thing?"
Luo Yuji and Wen Zixuan also looked at the things in their hands with puzzled faces, and said doubtfully, "Brother Duan, can you make a lot of money selling this thing?"
The smile on Duan Wenjun's face became brighter, and he turned to look at Ye Ziqi, "Brother Ye, did you feel a slippery feeling in your mouth just now?"
Ye Ziqi had finished washing and drank a few mouthfuls of the honey served by Cuiping, and finally recovered.
He frowned, "It seems that it was really smooth just after biting it, but the taste..."
"It's not food, so I can't care about the taste." Duan Wenjun directly interrupted his foodie thoughts, "I will give you a demonstration now to let you know why this thing can make a lot of money."
After saying that, he asked Duan Xiaoxing to fetch a basin of water, and then found a piece of cloth to wipe on the railings of the pavilion.
Everyone was puzzled, and when they didn't know what he was doing, he raised the cloth in his hand and said, "Look, is this cloth dirty?"
The white fabric was already stained with many stains, and there was even a mark left by rubbing against a rotten leaf.
Duan Wenjun wet it in water, applied some soap, and then rubbed it gently.
Bubbles kept overflowing from Duan Wenjun's fingers.
In everyone's surprised eyes, the originally dirty cloth actually became very clean again.
Everyone was stunned.
Duan Wenjun was very satisfied with their shocked looks, and then smiled and said, "I have carefully observed that people nowadays use soap locust to wash clothes. If the clothes need to be washed clean, they need to be beaten repeatedly. In this way, not only will It is easy for clothes to be washed, and many stains may not be washed clean. If you use our soap, you can achieve the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. Do you think anyone will like it and buy it? "
Lin Jinglei looked at the rag in Duan Wenjun's hand, and then at the soap in his hand, and immediately realized the huge business opportunity. "Brother Duan, how much does this cost?"
Although Lin Jinglei was a playboy, the Lin family started as a merchant after all.
He has been influenced by it since he was a child, and he also has a ruthless business vision.
"I did some calculations and included the rent for renting the yard for the workshop, the wages for hiring workers, and the cost of various raw materials. Based on the size of soap in your hands, the cost should not exceed fifteen cents."
"Fifteen cents? So cheap?" Lin Jinglei's face suddenly changed. "Brother Duan, this is a huge profit! If we sell it for half a tael of silver, there will definitely be people willing to do it. We can earn more than thirty times."
Unexpectedly, Duan Wenjun shook his head, "Brother Lin, I want to set the price of this thing at thirty cents a piece."
"Thirty cents a piece? So cheap? Why?" Lin Jinglei was a little confused.
There is definitely no need to worry about buyers for such a good thing.
It would be a pity if it was sold for only thirty coins.
Duan Wenjun looked at him and smiled again, "Brother Lin, don't be anxious, and listen to my explanation slowly."
After Duan Wenjun finished speaking, he glanced at everyone before speaking slowly.
The effect of this soap is not only to replace soap locust in washing clothes, but also to wash hair and bathe.
It is very difficult to wash your hair and bathe with soap locust.
In order to wash off the oil stains on the body, people usually spend a long time.
Moreover, many times it is not completely clean.
Especially in the summer, you will be covered in stinky sweat when you move casually. If you don’t wash it off, you will easily have a strange smell.
Men still don't care, but women are different.
As Duan Wenjun spoke, he asked Duan Xiaoxing to bring some vegetable oil from the kitchen and pour it on the cloth in his hand. As the soap was washed, the oil stains disappeared.
Seeing this, Lin Jinglei finally couldn't help it anymore and directly interrupted Duan Wenjun: "Brother Duan, since this thing is so easy to use, shouldn't it be sold more expensively? This rich lady in Wangjiang City is not No, they are rich and like it, so it will definitely be easy to sell!"
I have to say that Lin Jinglei does have a good business acumen.
Just by Duan Wenjun's words, he immediately found out who the soap was going to be sold to.
However, Duan Wenjun looked at him and smiled again, "Brother Lin, let me ask you, do you know how many people there are in Wangjiang County? How many gentlemen, young ladies and ladies are there?"
"Ah? What do you mean?" Lin Jinglei was stunned, and some monks were confused.
Luo Yuji on the side suddenly lit up when she heard this: "Brother Duan, could it be that you set the price of this soap at 30 cents just because you want all the families in Wangjiang City to be able to afford our soap? In this way, we can Don’t you have to worry about sales?”
Lin Jinglei also suddenly realized, "Small profits but quick turnover! Brother Duan, you are so clever!"
