It felt like a big golden lump had hit me directly on the forehead, making me feel a little groggy.
He opened his mouth wide, but he didn't dare to make any sound for fear of being rude, but his mind was full of questions like "Is this true?" asked over and over again.
The 300,000 imperial-standard hand knives have their own requirements in terms of quality. Furthermore, the first delivery date is two days later, and ten sample knives will be made first.
As long as the prototype knife can meet the requirements, a formal contract will be signed.
The first batch of ordnance delivered after that was 20,000 weapons.
If the random inspection of the 20,000 sticks is qualified, the first payment will be settled, and then the second batch of orders will be for 50,000 sticks...
Three hundred thousand standard hand knives, how much craftsmen cost, how much fuel cost, how much construction period is required.
Soon, a series of data had already formed a rough idea in the mind of Zhu Que, a professional manager.
"Master Zhuangyuan, do you mean that these 300,000 hand knives will be produced under the supervision of this workshop?"
Looking at this shopkeeper Zhu who forced himself to calm down and asked himself rationally.
Gao Zhang smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and said matter-of-factly.
"Well, this is just the beginning. If your workshop can take this batch of hand knives, there will be more orders in the future..."
"After all, the good news doesn't belong to outsiders, right, young lady?"
These words made Miss Shishi couldn't help but look at her with such sultry eyes that her bones almost softened to the point where Zhu Que looked at him.
Looking at the prodigy champion who was smiling very proudly, he didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what he said.
It's a real hammer, and sure enough, there is a good boss who can conquer the country and bring disaster to the country and the people. If you want to do business, you can do as much business as you really want.
Gao Zhang stood up, greeted Miss Shishi, and left the attic under the warm greetings of Lu Qi.
As for Zhu Que, who had just accepted the contract, he had many questions and wanted to ask his employer for advice.
First, he congratulated the owner on attracting a big business, and then Zhu indeed started to bring up the current difficulties. The first was the lack of craftsmen.
The second is the need to accumulate fuel, and the third is the expansion of the workshop. After all, in a business like this, more than a hundred craftsmen cannot solve the problem in a short time.
"There is no problem with any of this, Manager Deng. Please have a good chat with Shopkeeper Zhu and leave it to me later."
"I wish the shopkeeper to rest assured, just tell me if you need anything. As long as you can keep the workshop in order and not miss the delivery, it will be a great achievement."
"Don't worry, my boss, I know what to do, and I will definitely live up to my boss's trust."
At this moment, Zhu Que is already very motivated, and his boss can even receive orders from the imperial court. Doesn't that mean that this fledgling workshop can definitely develop and grow in the shortest possible time.
It may even become the most powerful metal workshop in Bianliang, Tokyo, or even the entire Song Dynasty one day.
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"Young Master, you are finally back. Today, several merchants from the Tokyo Iron Works have come to visit you. They have already left, but they all left their names and gifts."
"In addition, our master also met with several colleagues. I heard that it was all official affairs that you presided over."
After hearing the report from Butler Fukang, Gao Zhang nodded knowingly.
Now, this big piece of cake is in the hands of this prodigy champion.
It would be strange for those veteran businessmen who are both officials and businessmen not to be tempted by money.
However, Gao Zhang had no intention of meeting those merchants. As for his biological father, Gao Qiu, he must have understood what he was thinking.
What I need to do most now is to wait for two days. After I get the sample, I will submit it to the hand knife quality research team composed of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ordnance Supervision for review.
As long as it can pass, the next step will be the opportunity for Kaifeng Metal Workshop to mine the first pot of gold.
"Brother Fujiang, how is the work at the glass workshop and coking workshop?"
"Young master, you can rest assured. The glass made by using the coke produced in the glass workshop, after your guidance, can now be guaranteed to prevent bubbles from appearing."
"It's just that the Xue family and his son are still firing the transparent glass you requested. I'm afraid it won't be effective for a while."
"As for the coking workshop, it is undergoing a large-scale expansion and is expected to be completed before the end of this month.
This can provide enough coke for smelting to Kaifeng Metal Workshop. "
When Gao Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but frown. He originally wanted to make money: glass.
Nowadays, we are still polishing it repeatedly for the sake of quality, and I am afraid that it will not be effective within a short period of time.
But for those craftsmen who were hired to practice coke, instead of letting them sit around and waste, they might as well do something serious that would benefit the country and the people.
Fukang saw that the young master had not said a word for a long time, and couldn't help but secretly beat the drum in his heart, for fear that the young master would think that he was procrastinating in doing things.
Just when I was feeling uneasy, I heard the young master speak again.
"Thank you, Brother Fukang... By the way, I heard that Xia Guodao and Xia Guojian are both hard-to-buy items in our Song Dynasty?"
"Yes, it is indeed true. Xia Guodao and Xia Guojian are both fine and refined blades, and the price they sell for them is naturally very high."
"Furthermore, Xixia is hostile to our Song Dynasty, and it is impossible to conduct arms trade between them and our Song Dynasty."
"Except for a few of the Xia Guo swords and Xia Guo knives that have flowed into the market, they were tributes from Xixia when it wanted to have good relations with the Song Dynasty."
"Almost all the rest came from battlefield seizures. Therefore, it is not surprising that an intact Xia Guodao and sword sold for a sky-high price."
Listen to Fukang, the butler with rich life experience, talk about the reasons why those Xia Guodao and swords are so expensive.
The corners of Gao Zhang's mouth couldn't help but raise.
"Brother Fukang, do you still remember the craftsmen hired by the smelting workshop?
There are old craftsmen who claim that if they use our coke, they can forge Xia Guodao and swords with excellent quality. "
Seeing the crooked corner of his young master's mouth, he contacted the previous young master and asked about Xia Guodao and sword.
Butler Fukang's eyes suddenly lit up and he took two steps forward eagerly.
"Young master is wise, if our Gao family's workshop can secretly create Xia Guodao and swords and make them famous in the world, then we can really make another fortune."
"Yes, that's the truth. Now, brother Fukang, go to the warehouse where my father collects weapons. Pick out some fine Xia Guodao and swords.
By the way, I remember that there seemed to be a few Tang Hengdao handed down from the previous dynasty, and they were all used for trial production by those craftsmen. "
(End of chapter)
