The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 34: Prosperity Together with Brother Zhen

The arrest warrant has been issued, but Shuntian Prefecture is still pursuing the case.

Zhan Ershisi didn't have time to keep an eye on this place all the time. After following for a few days and confirming that Chief Constable Jiang had no further gains, he went back to take care of his own business with peace of mind.

The honeycomb briquettes business is over, but the business related to honeycomb briquettes has just begun.

Many industries are actually related to each other. When one thing is developed, a series of products will often be launched.

Thanks to Jia Zhen, Zhan Ershisi successfully exchanged the honeycomb coal business for the support of the historians, and he no longer had to worry about anyone being jealous and wanting to get a piece of the pie in the subsequent business.

Of course, Zhan Ershisi is not a greedy person. When the business scale is too large, he will find more allies to resist the covetous eyes of others.

"Manager Lin, you can use the things I asked you to prepare before!"

Seeing Zhan 24 coming again, the iron shop owner Lin hurried out from behind the counter to greet him, and his attitude became even more humble.

There's nothing we can do, it's his fault for making the mistake!

This time, because of the fake seal incident, Manager Lin also lost two thousand taels of silver. He was worried that the master's family would cause trouble for him. Seeing that the master's son-in-law came, of course he had to curry favor with him.

It’s a pity that he didn’t know that the guy in front of him was the culprit who made him so frightened, otherwise he would not have such a look on his face.

"Don't worry, Master Zhan, we've already prepared it!"

"Since the sales of the honeycomb coal stove slowed down, I asked the master chef to start making a few other good things."

"Which one do you plan to sell first this time?"

Shopkeeper Lin bowed and extended his hand to greet the guest, inviting Zhan Ershishi to come in and serve tea.

The small stove we used before has now sold tens of thousands of units. Not to mention that ordinary families in Beijing may own one, but on average the difference is not that big.

After all, the stove is too small and has a narrow coverage area. One is not enough in some homes, so you have to buy a few more and put one in each room.

The business was so booming that the master craftsmen and apprentices in the blacksmith shop stayed away from home for nearly half a month and lived here.

When this thing was first made, Shopkeeper Lin was disgusted with it.

This thing can be made by simply using ready-made iron sheets. Anyone can make it. Even an apprentice will be able to make it after watching it a few times. It is no problem to make a hundred or so a day.

Who would have thought this thing would sell so much!
Although the price per piece is cheap, we can’t resist selling them in large quantities, so we have to make small profits but quick turnover!
It was precisely because of this that he had a lot of spare money in his shop, and it was all taken away in a flash!
If it weren't for this business, he would have at most three to five hundred taels of spare money in his shop.

Because the loss this time was too great, he now needed to find a way to make up for it. He hoped that this new thing could make more money to make up for the previous losses, so he was particularly enthusiastic when he saw Zhan 24.

Zhan Ershisi walked inside and said, "That oven."

Shopkeeper Lin followed closely behind him, "Okay, I'll put this thing outside the door today and officially start selling it!"

"Don't worry." Zhan Ershi waved his hand, "Get me ten first, and put them on a cart. I'll have people set up a few mobile stalls on the streets and teach them how to use this thing!"

"Have someone write the address of your store and the price on the outside of the stove, and the advertisement will be out at the same time." "Someone who sees this stall as good and wants to do business with it will take the initiative to come to you to buy, which is much better than just setting up a stall at the door and waiting for people to come."

"Oh, that's great!" Shopkeeper Lin flattered him hastily, "Your idea is truly amazing! I'll be grateful to you for it!"

Arriving at the backyard, Zhan Ershisi did not go into the house to drink tea, but stood in front of the blacksmith shop, pointed at the oven that had been set up, and ordered:

"Pick out ten good ones for me to take away!"

"I can tell you, there must be no problem with this batch of goods!"

"If something goes wrong halfway through using it, it will be a big mistake. Be careful and I will come after you when the time comes!"

"Okay! Don't worry, the quality is absolutely fine!"

Shopkeeper Lin hurriedly called people over, picked out ten ovens from the best, and had them harness the donkey cart to load the ovens, and also put ten more ovens on the special cart.

This oven is actually the kind of thing for roasting sweet potatoes that is often seen on the streets in later generations. It can not only be used to roast sweet potatoes, but also corn, chestnuts, etc.

Daqing had a lot of commercial exchanges with overseas countries. Feng Jie once said in the book, "At that time, my grandfather was in charge of the tributes from various countries. All the foreigners who came were supported by our family. All the goods on the foreign ships in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, and Zhejiang belonged to our family."

In the Daqing Kingdom, there were not only agricultural products such as sweet potatoes and corn, but also various foreign gadgets, such as Western clocks, Western wines, foreign cigarettes, Western plasters, etc.

There are also roasted sweet potatoes, roasted corn and the like in various places, but they are not very convenient. The oven made by Zhan Ershi borrowed the convenience of honeycomb coal, making it commercially available.

In the middle of the stove is a small stove filled with honeycomb coal, which can be pulled out to change the coal, which is very convenient.

Surrounding the small stove are designed furnace channels, which direct the heat generated by the burning of honeycomb coal into each furnace chamber, thereby baking the crops in the furnace chamber, such as sweet potatoes, corn or chestnuts, which can also be replaced by pull-out.

He also placed a small water tank outside the furnace, which not only prevented heat loss from being too fast, but also allowed people to drink hot water in the winter.

Because there is no rubber at the moment, the airtightness of this oven is not good enough, but it is good enough for use in this era.

Zhan 24 also asked the blacksmith shop to update the original version of the cart and made modifications specifically for the oven to make it easier to get the oven on the cart to prevent it from falling and scalding people.

In short, it is considerate and practical in many ways.

In this cold winter, you can buy a steaming hot sweet potato at any time for just one penny. After eating it, you can spend another penny to drink a cup of hot water to rinse your mouth. How comfortable it is!
As for what you said about buying two kilograms of sweet potatoes for three cents, that’s meaningless. This thing is just sold for its popularity!
Zhan Ershisi thought that many people would like this thing and the business should be good.

After all the things were loaded into the car, Zhan Ershisi did not stay here, but immediately pulled the things back.

These ten mobile stalls are used for demonstration, so he will let his own people do it.

On the one hand, it is to demonstrate to the young and old men in the capital, telling them how to use this thing to make money so that more ovens can be sold.

On the other hand, it also lets those who are interested in the Ning and Rong mansions see that there is meat to eat if they follow Master Zhan!
Although Brother Zhen is unkind to Master Zhan and is always thinking about the money in his hands, Master Zhan must not forget to bring common prosperity to Brother Zhen!

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