The days passed, and soon it was the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. What was strange was that Chang 'an did not even have a single snowfall at this time of the year. It was said that a timely snow promised a bumper harvest, but there was not even a single snowseed this year. How could there be a good harvest next year?
The children were immersed in the joy of the upcoming New Year, but some of the experienced farmers were frowning more and more.
Li Zexuan, who was living in seclusion in the Cloud Mountain, suddenly had a trace of worry in his heart. He looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "If there is no snow for a year, the locust eggs in the ground will probably survive in large numbers. The next year's locust plague will definitely be fierce!"
Fortunately, the Tang Empire was prepared. The first voyage of the Tang Empire's fleet brought back a large amount of food. After that, Li Xiaogong went to Lingnan to take up the position of the Left Commissioner of the Department of Shipping. He was in charge of the trade between the Nanyang countries and the Tang Empire. Gradually, he brought back a lot of food from other countries. Now, the Tang Empire's warehouses were all full, and the warehouse near Chang 'an was still expanding. It could be said that the Tang Empire's warehouse had never been so full before!
"Young Master, according to your instructions, we have distributed the 280 bicycles produced by the workshop to the members of the Chamber of Commerce. They should be selling them today!"
Faubert came over early in the morning to tell Li Zexuan this news.
The workshop was now well-staffed. In just a few days, they could produce more than 200 bicycles. On average, they could produce dozens of bicycles a day. Li Zexuan was quite satisfied with this speed. He nodded and said, "Mm! I got it! Prepare a reward for the craftsmen and masters in the workshop. Let everyone go back for the New Year! We will start work on the 7th of the first lunar month! "
Faubert smiled and replied, "Okay! Young Master! Everyone was waiting for you to say that! "
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Don't be stingy with the reward. Give as much as you can! Everyone has worked hard this past year! Oh right, after the holidays, Faubert, you have to arrange a few people to guard the workshop. Fire prevention and theft prevention! The guards will get five times the salary during the New Year. Ask around and see if anyone is willing! "
The New Year was one thing, but the workshop couldn't be left unguarded. If it caught fire or attracted thieves, the loss would be too great!
Faubert nodded and said, "Don't worry, Young Master. This old man will find a few craftsmen who live nearby and ask! We won't let the workshop's business go out of business! "
"Yes!"
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Chang 'an City was particularly lively today because the citizens had received news from the Datang Daily that 280 bicycles had arrived in Chang' an and were about to be sold!
The workshop only produced 40 bicycles during the first sale. Li Zexuan took out 5 bicycles as a gift and gave the rest to Cao Wendong, Feng Zhihua, Lin Wenyuan and other members of the Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, the members of the Chamber of Commerce would also privately "detain" one or two bicycles as gifts. In total, there were less than 30 bicycles entering the market for the first time!
Those who managed to get their hands on the bicycles back then could not be said to be unlucky, because in just over a month, the price of the folk bicycles had been secretly "inflated" to seven to eight hundred strings!
It couldn't be helped. Some rich people just didn't lack money. They just wanted to enjoy themselves!
For those middle-class families who were not very rich, it was a little frustrating! They could still afford a bicycle that cost four hundred strings of coins, but seven to eight hundred strings of coins? They couldn't bear to part with it!
But now, the bicycles were being sold again, and they were directly supplied with 280 bicycles. This time, there were 280 bicycles, and no one was secretly detaining them. Compared to the previous sale, it was ten times more!
Although 280 bicycles were still not enough for the huge population of Chang 'an City, the chances of getting one of the bicycles were undoubtedly higher!
Therefore, countless citizens and wealthy businessmen rushed to the Cao family's Jian Bao Pavilion, the Lin family's Qing Ya Zhai, the Zhang family's Ya Xuan and other places.
This was because the second batch of bicycles was also not being sold by the Strange Taste Pavilion. They were all given to the members of the Chamber of Commerce!
"Hey! The Strange Taste Pavilion is finally being generous today. According to the Datang Daily, there are 280 bicycles for sale today! "
"Haha! According to my position, it will definitely be my turn today! Hehe! Fortunately, this old man lives nearby! "
"I have to thank Brother Tao for informing me in time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to make it in time!"
"Haha! There's no sincerity in an empty thank you. After buying the bicycles, Brother Yu, you won't be able to escape this meal! "
"Of course! In a while, I will invite Brother Tao to Zuixian Restaurant for a big meal! With a bicycle, it will be much more convenient to go to places to pay New Year's greetings! "
"Yes, yes! This foolish brother thinks so too! "
In front of the Lin Family's Qingya Zhai, there was a long line. The people at the front were naturally elated, while the people at the back were dejected. Just like what the two old men at the front had said, it was almost the new year. If they could buy a bicycle, how cool would it be to ride a bicycle around to greet the new year?
Everyone would feel embarrassed!
"Hehe! Madam, how is it? Your husband's previous judgment was correct, right? For this second batch of bicycles, our family has a total of 34 bicycles! "
On the second floor of Qing Ya Zhai, Lin Wenyuan looked at the dense line of customers downstairs and smiled as he spoke to Madam Lin beside him.
Madam Lin couldn't help but say, "There are only 30 bicycles in total. If we sell them, we can only earn about three thousand strings of cash. Look at how happy Master is!"
Lin Wenyuan shook his head and said, "Madam, you don't understand, right? This old man heard that this batch of bicycles only took five days for the Strange Interest Pavilion to produce! Previously, because the workshop was busy producing honeycomb coal and coal furnaces, they didn't have time to make bicycles. Madam, think about it. If the workshop could concentrate on producing bicycles, how many bicycles would they be able to produce in a month? More than three thousand! With such a huge profit, you don't know how much other people would covet it!
Besides, Marquis' workshop doesn't only have bicycles. In the future, there will definitely be other products! Also, with so many people coming to our Qing Ya Zhai to buy bicycles, it will also drive the sales of other things in our shop! If we really want to calculate, we definitely earned more than three thousand strings of cash today! "
"Hehe! From what Master said, won't we be able to earn back the money we invested in the workshop next year? "
Madam Lin's eyes lit up as she asked with a smile.
"Pfft ~!"
Lin Wenyuan chuckled and said, "It won't just be earning back the money. There will definitely be a lot of extra money! Let's not talk about other things. Just the 45,000 strings of cash that we bought from the Chamber of Commerce, if we sell it for sixty thousand strings of cash, there will definitely be people who will buy it! "
Madam Lin subconsciously thought that her husband was bragging. She rolled her eyes and said, "I don't care about the rest. The important thing is that we finally have some extra money for the new year!"
Lin Wenyuan's old face darkened. He quickly coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.
Previously, he had taken out more than forty thousand strings of cash to invest in the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce, causing the Lin Family's shop to be in a tight spot. Without liquid capital, doing business would naturally be a big hindrance. They had to scrape together funds left and right to barely survive until now. During this period, the Lin Family could be considered to have lived frugally for a long time!
Now that Li Zexuan had finally released a large number of bicycles, the Lin Family could finally use this opportunity to "earn back some money"!
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