Traveling through the Legend of the Condor Heroes: I, Yang Kang, Have Nine Yang

Chapter 152 Development is Difficult Without Money

After sorting out the development direction in the early stage, Yang Kang first said to Zhong Qizhi: "Now that the gang lacks funds, it's not difficult to deal with. I still have 5 taels of silver. In two days, Li Tiezhu, you can bring the best hands in the gang." Take it with me."

Li Tiezhu was overjoyed to hear that Yang Kang had already arranged a character for him like this. After all, he was not as good as the other three in terms of brain skills. I'm sorry for the Dharma protector.

Yang Kang continued: "Have you heard of cryolite?"

After Zhong Qizhi and the two heard this, they were a little puzzled. Axue hurriedly said behind Yang Kang: "Young master, I have heard of cryolite. It seems that Yangzhou produces it. Is it transparent in color, like water forming ice crystals? I remember it. It used to be called Liuli and Tortoiseshell."

Yang Kang nodded, leaning against the corner of the table and said with a smile: "That's right, Axue is still smart, so do you know what it is used for?"

Axue was also extremely happy to hear Yang Kang's praise, Ruyue's phoenix eyebrows moved, thought for a while, and smiled: "I heard from my mother-in-law that this thing is quite expensive, and it is usually used for decoration in the palace The production is also extremely troublesome, quite time-consuming and labor-intensive, does the young master want to start from this aspect?"

Yang Kang nodded in praise and said, "That's right, that's true. I have studied this cryolite before, and thought the name was not pleasant, so I gave it a better name, called glass!"

Li Tiezhu interjected at this time: "But my subordinates think this glass is far less pleasant than colored glaze and tortoise shell?"

Zhong Qizhi hurriedly touched his shoulder from the side, and said, "What do you know? It's a good name. The more novel it is, the more willing those dignitaries are to come. It's just that the boss, according to Miss Axue, is a glass maker. It takes time and effort, and I'm afraid it can't solve our urgent needs?"

Yang Kang smiled and said: "It's not difficult, my production method is more advanced, and I asked you to set up the headquarters near the coast, not for no reason, but because most of the raw materials for making this glass can be found in Found it on the beach."

After everyone heard it, they were all amazed, and Yang Kang naturally wouldn't talk to them directly about the production process. After all, they are not professionals in this field, so they can only do some first-hand work.

Since Ah Xue said that there are craftsmen who make cryolite in Yangzhou, and Yangzhou is not far from Jiaxing, Yang Kang decided to ask Zhong Qizhi to send some good-looking people to Yangzhou to hire some low-level workers from the workshop.

After all, glass is now a luxury item, and the top management of the workshop must be earning a lot of money. I am just starting out now, so I definitely cannot afford to hire them, and they may even beat them back. The technology learned has been developed by oneself.

It is not the case when hiring low-level personnel. Yang Kang can afford their monthly salaries, and they are also skilled workers. It is not difficult to teach them new skills, and when they bring new people to work, their status gradually improves. After going through this process, Most of them will be grateful to themselves for easy control.

The three raw materials for making glass—sand, limestone, and alkali—can all be obtained from the sea.

The first is the sand. The beach stretches as far as the eye can see, and there is not enough to dig, and there are a lot of sand and gravel flowing down from the Qiantang River, so there is no need to worry about the lack of sand and gravel, which will dry up.Of course, in this era of backward productivity, it is extremely difficult to use up the sand.

The second is limestone. In the short term, shells on the beach can be used instead. After all, the chemical composition of the two is the same calcium carbonate, so there is no problem in using them for a short period of time.

As for the larger scale and more limestone materials in the future, there is no need to worry. It should be noted that in this era, JDZ blue and white porcelain is developing most rapidly, and the development of porcelain will inevitably use a large amount of limestone and alkali. Jinling, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, and Jiangxi can all produce a large amount of limestone. When the shells are exhausted, the Taikang Gang's business will also improve, and it will be time to buy them.

For alkali, you can use the brine boiling method, which is a traditional method of extracting alkali, mainly by boiling sea water and evaporating the water until a layer of salt and alkali mixture is left.Then, the mixture is scooped out, rinsed with water, and finally the alkali and salt are separated, super simple.

It's just that there is no need to make a big fanfare for this little raw material. After all, the output of alkali around is not low. Instead of wasting manpower and material resources to make it yourself, it is better to buy it directly.

So Yang Kang told Zhong Qizhi: "Guardian Zhong, you take people first, choose an address, and build a glass production workshop; and the orphan with 400 people, it is good to think about it, but now The situation is difficult, so we can’t let them do nothing, just focus on learning, let them spend half of the time every day, go to the beach to pick up some sand and shells and put them in the workshop.”

Although there are some suspicions of using child labor, there is no way to do it, and under Yang Kang's command, Yang Kang can still guarantee that he will let them have a way of life. It is hard to say to leave Yang Kang.

It's just that most of these people are already literate, and many of them even have a certain foundation in martial arts. They can be regarded as "intermediate intellectuals" in this era. Being used by Yang Kang in this way is indeed a bit overkill, which is worse than sending college students to factories later. Not as good.

Zhong Qizhi nodded, and suddenly said: "By the way, boss, you let me buy a shipyard nearby. Although this shipyard is not big, it cost us thousands of taels of silver. What do you want them to do?" ?”

When Yang Kang responded, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "How many ships are there?"

Zhong Qizhi said: "Currently there are two ships, each of which can carry shi of cargo; and there are seven or eight large boats and stern boats in general. As for loose ships and fishing boats, the number is not large. few."

Yang Kang let out a long sigh after hearing this, and said, "Let these sailors try their best to operate as before the acquisition except when helping to carry the goods."

Zhong Qizhi was taken aback when he heard the words, but he just nodded and stopped talking, knowing that Yang Kang must have made a mistake in his arrangement.

Yang Kang's arrangement was indeed wrong. At the beginning, he thought that Taiwan's treasure island in this era was still in the undeveloped stage. Such a treasure land of Fengshui could be used as his base camp for development in the future.

To develop Taiwan on a large scale, ships are naturally indispensable, so Yang Kang planned to develop the shipyard early on, and even planned to draw a chart before he came, and send people to explore first.

It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. I forgot that the expenditure for this business development is far greater than the income. Before I have no other income, it is still too early to develop ships at sea.

However, it is not that these people are useless for the time being. The water network in the south of the Yangtze River is densely covered. Many raw materials that Yang Kang needs to make glass come from various places, and these small ships are used when transporting goods.

As for large ships, they can trade along the coastline, and the two sea ships can even sail in the ocean, which can also be used for trade with Korea and other countries in the future.

However, all of this is based on Yang Kang's successful production of glass. It can be said that the life and death of Yang Kang's Taikang Gang depends on the glass!
(End of this chapter)