In the Tang dynasty, horses were the main means of transportation. However, not everyone knew how to ride a horse. Furthermore, after a long period of riding a horse, one would get tired easily. Those who were not physically strong would not be able to withstand it. Hence, there was a saying that the civil officials rode in palanquins while the military officials rode on horses.
However, not everyone was satisfied with their ride. Although the speed of riding a horse was fast, it was fine during the summer. However, if it was during the winter, it would be fatal.
Although the palanquin was comfortable, it was extremely slow. If it was for a short period of time, it would be fine. However, if it was for a long period of time, it would take a lot of patience.
Wasn't there a carriage? Haha! You would be scared out of your wits when it was running.
When a comfortable, fast, and fast carriage appeared in this empty market, it could be imagined how much of a sensation it would cause.
Every time an ambulance roared through Chang 'an City, it was free publicity for the four-wheeled carriage.
When the four-wheeled carriage of the Mo Family appeared in Chang 'an City, it caused a frenzy of four-wheeled carriages.
Squeak!
A brand-new four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the Pan Family Restaurant and attracted everyone's attention.
The door opened and Scholar Sun and a few of his friends stepped out of the carriage.
"Oh, it's Scholar Sun! Is this High Scholar Sun's new horse carriage? "Shopkeeper Pan hurriedly came forward and asked enviously as he looked at the brand new horse carriage.
"No, I just bought it." Scholar Sun said proudly.
"Scholar Sun is so generous!" Shopkeeper Pan complimented as he led Scholar Sun to the table. Little Pan led the coachman to park the four-wheeled carriage in the backyard.
"It cost me 80 strings of coins! My heart hurts!" Scholar Sun said exaggeratedly. He was obviously showing off.
"Isn't it just two extra wheels? So expensive? " Shopkeeper Pan was shocked. A normal carriage only cost a few strings of coins. 80 strings of coins was already a month's profit for the Pan Family Restaurant. This meant that the Mo Family Village's ten-odd carriages would be equivalent to a year's profit for the restaurant.
"Although it is expensive, it is indeed worth it. This carriage is comfortable and convenient. It is a pleasure to sit in it." One of Scholar Sun's friends sighed and the others nodded.
"The Mo Family Village is really good at doing business." Shopkeeper Pan sighed.
The same thing happened in Chang 'an from time to time. Before this, horses were the most precious thing in Chang' an. But when the four-wheeled carriage of the Mo Family Village appeared, it became a symbol of status.
In addition, the huge cargo capacity of the four-wheeled truck caused a huge sensation in Chang 'an City. Meton's imitation of the caravan of America's westward movement caused a sensation in the business world of Chang' an City with a capacity of 2,500 kilograms.
It should be known that an ordinary horse carriage could only pull a thousand catties at most. Usually, they would need to make two or three trips to pull a cargo of five thousand catties. Now that they were using two horses, one trip was enough.
It was easy to imagine how tempting it would be to merchants who relied heavily on transportation.
The four-wheeled carriages in the Mo Family's Boutique were simply in short supply. In the end, there were only a few models left to be used as test carriages. If one wanted one, they would have to pre-order it.
"Boss, so far, the Mo Family's Boutique has sold 700 four-wheeled carriages and 400 four-wheeled trucks. Among them, 80 four-wheeled carriages have been pre-ordered and 150 four-wheeled trucks have been pre-ordered." In the Mo Family's Boutique, Xu Jie reported excitedly.
When the Mo Family Village was designing ambulances for the Mo Hospital, Xu Jie keenly found a business opportunity. He immediately asked the Mo Family Village to start manufacturing four-wheeled carriages at the same time.
"Good!" Meton said excitedly.
700 carriages were worth 50,000 to 60,000 strings of cash. Although the four-wheeled trucks were cheaper, they still had an income of 30,000 to 40,000 strings of cash. In addition to the pre-order fees, the Mo Family Village could make 100,000 strings of cash in just half a month. No wonder those automobile companies in the later generations were all rich. This industry was really profitable.
Xu Jie was also very excited. 100,000 strings of cash was equivalent to the total income of Xu's Trading Company in a year. The Mo Family Village could make 100,000 strings of cash in just half a month.
And this was only the income of Chang 'an City. If Luoyang City, which was not inferior to Chang' an City, was added, and the Grand Canal of Luoyang City was connected to other places on both sides of the river, what a big market it would be.
"However, there is one thing that needs to be decided by young master!" Xu Jie suddenly thought of something and said with his face changing.
"Hmm!" Meton looked at him with puzzlement.
"Young master, you will know when you see it!" Xu Jie said with a dignified face. He stood up and led Meton to a side room in the Mo Family's Boutique.
"What are these?" Meton looked at a lot of familiar things in the side room and asked with puzzlement.
"Young master, please look at this wok!" Xu Jie handed the wok to Meton.
Meton took it with puzzlement. He reached out his hand and felt it was heavy at once.
"This is not the wok produced by the Mo Family Village!" Meton said with a dignified face. He looked down and found there was no sign of the Mo Family Village.
"Boss, you have sharp eyes. This is indeed not our wok, but it looks exactly the same as ours." Xu Jie said with a wry smile.
"Imitation!" Meton's face darkened at once.
"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded with a heavy heart.
Then, a curved shaft plow and a new type of carriage were placed in front of Meton one by one. In the end, Xu Jie even pulled out a four-wheeled carriage that looked almost the same as the one in the Mo Family Village.
Morton's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect the other party to be so astute as to even create a replica of a four-wheeled carriage. Although he already knew that in this era without patents, such a situation was inevitable, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"How is the other party's skill?" Meton asked.
"Although it is not as good as the one made by the Mo Family, it does not hinder its use. Take the four-wheeled carriage for example. Except for the shock absorber and brake, the other party knows almost all the skills. They have even mastered the front wheel shaft!" Xu Jie said bitterly.
"The Gongshu Family!" Meton said with a gloomy face.
Xu Jie nodded bitterly and said, "These are all from the Wang Family's business."
There was no other family in the world that could reach this level of craftsmanship except the Gongshu Family. Moreover, the Gongshu Family was invited by the Wang Family. If they wanted to sell their goods, they naturally had to go through the channels of the Wang Family's business.
"In addition, there is a strange phenomenon. The price of the Gongshu Family's pots and pans is very low. If we calculate according to the normal cost, they are almost losing money, unless …" Xu Jie said strangely.
"Unless their iron is very cheap!" Meton said.
"Yes!" Xu Jie nodded affirmatively. As a businessman, he clearly knew that no one would do a losing business.
"Zhangsun Chong!" Meton said affirmatively.
The Zhangsun Family controlled most of the iron trade in the Tang dynasty. Only by relying on the Zhangsun Family could the Gongshu Family get the iron at a low price.
Meton took a deep breath. He did not expect that the other party had finally found the weakest link in the Mo Family Village. The products made by the Mo Family Village were easy to be imitated.
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