Take the mall to Datang

"Three Wen a day, let's go, let's go now." This kind of thing is happening in Wuli Zhuang.

Chapter 94 The Birth of Match

Although Liu Lizheng was not there, as soon as the news of the hired workers spread, more than 30 women and some children were immediately attracted.

Yuan Shan saw a lot of people coming at the gate of the old house of the Yuan family, so he said: "Now the Yuan family wants to hire match production workers, men and women, regardless of age, and three pennies a day, but they must be able to bear hardships and stand hard work, obey the arrangement and be able to do it." Those who arrive stand here, and those who watch the excitement leave, so let’s stand in line now.”

Yuan Shan's move was simple and direct, and it wasn't the first time he used it. Everyone in the village was familiar with it. Soon, more than thirty people all chose to stand on the side of job hunting and work according to the requirements, and some half-sized The son also stood up together.

"Okay, since everyone wants to earn wages, let's start. Don't mess around now. The older ones will come forward and take the big guys to the workshop. Someone will naturally meet you. When the time comes I'll tell you what to do, so act quickly." Yuan Shan said.

After arriving at the workshop, organize the people, and then all 30 people will go to the production of matchsticks, that is, use the thin wood chips that are cut out and connected into sheets to cut into matchsticks.

Yuan Shan asked them to work together, and some of them distributed iron rulers and sharp wallpaper knives to cut thin sawdust boards into thin strips, and the rest were handed a pair of scissors to cut thin wooden poles into matches. As for the length of the matchstick, the matchstick designed by Yuanshan is still relatively long, and the amount of medicine is also a little bit more.

The work of the remaining few people is to hold the bowls containing the raw materials and start to process the matches, and then put the matchsticks on the prepared sand table to dry. The sand table can be stacked in layers, which reduces a lot of space.

It’s just that it took a lot of effort to make the sand table. The current sand table is enough to produce hundreds of thousands of matches at a time. If the sand table is placed densely, the output may increase a lot.

At the beginning, these people were still not quite used to it. Yuan Shan also knew that handicrafts are all skilled workers. Whether the output can be improved will take a period of time.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry, he stayed in the workshop to organize the production of matches all day, and didn't go anywhere.

The "ignition device" of the match, that is, sandpaper, also called wiping paper, is replaced by a small wooden strip.

Since there is no matchbox produced, matches can only be sold in bulk now.

After Yuan Shan returned to the inner courtyard at night, he used matches when lighting the oil lamps, which was very convenient.

Dugu Ruolan was nearby to witness this miraculous moment, and when Yuanshan arrived at the building materials store the next day, he asked someone to add a vertical plaque in front of the door, which said Hepingfang Match Store.

Then at the end of the day, the explosive rods started to be released again. When the first explosive rod went down, the people in the surrounding shops were not calm, because a small amount of black powder was added to the explosive rod, and the sound was directly amplified several times.

All of a sudden, the people around came out to watch the fun, and after a while, the sound alarmed the Hepingfang patrol officers and a group of more than a dozen people rushed over murderously.

"Bang bang!" As soon as the patrolmen came over, their ears were buzzing when they were shocked by the sound of the explosive rod.

"Don't come over, be careful of danger." The servant who was guarding around immediately shouted.

Yuan Shan was afraid that the black powder would be too powerful and hurt people, so he asked his servant to stand on the street and stop pedestrians from coming, but he didn't expect a group of soldiers patrolling the street to rush over, and it happened that the explosive rod exploded at this moment.

The sound was very loud, mainly because the explosive rod was released in a large brazier, and the brazier was a custom-made deep one, so the noise was even louder.

"Who dares to cause trouble in the square." A captain of the patrol team shouted immediately.

People around were watching the excitement, and a servant named Xiaosan immediately said outside: "The shop is open, let's put some explosive sticks to make it lively, please forgive me, sir."

If this was the case in the past, this young family member would never dare to talk to others like this, but now his master is the baron of Lantian County in Yuanjia Manor. A lesson in dealing with things calmly and not being afraid of anyone without endangering life and property.

Xiao San did it, and was immediately pulled aside by a wave of inspectors. Xiao San was very wronged, but when Yuan Shan came out, his aura was completely different.

"Who are you? Are you here to take care of business or to cause trouble? Don't think that you can mess around just because you are police officers." Yuan Shan immediately said.

However, the robbing was successful, and the team leader of the police patrol was suddenly overwhelmed by this aura. After all, the Baron is also a fifth-rank officer. Therefore, those who can drive in Chang'an must have vision.

"Peng Dehai, the captain of the patrol, just because of his duty, I don't want to let go of Hou Ye's explosive stick, so as not to disturb the order of the street. If it attracts guards, it will be a serious matter. I think Hou Ye doesn't want to cause trouble." Peng Dehai said Well, he is just an inspector in the neighborhood, how can he challenge the fifth-rank Lord, and besides, his aura is obviously too strong for him, all he can do is warn.

"Peng Dehai, you are quite a nice person. Anyway, I have been tossing around for a long time, and it is almost the same. I will listen to you. It is fate to meet you. Come and take your brothers into the shop for a bowl of water. Right." Yuan Shan said.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, but I won't go in because I'm on official business, and I have to continue patrolling the shop, so I'm leaving." After Peng Dehai finished speaking, he led his people away.

Yuan Shan didn't expect that a team of officers and soldiers could be attracted by setting off an explosive stick. Fortunately, it was a patrol team, and he thought that Chang'an City is really not easy to mess with.

In Chang'an Left and Right Streets, the Fencha Sixth Street patrols. Simply put, there are their people at the gates of the big and small cities, and there are also people in the market. They are mainly responsible for patrolling and beating street drums. It is a system.

The difference may be that the Jinwu Guards on the left and right belong to combat troops, and if they disagree with each other, they will be killed, and those who are alive will definitely be sent to Dali Temple in Yiningfang.

After setting off a few explosive sticks, a team of patrolmen was attracted, and when the people left, there were even more people talking around. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuan Shan came out and asked the servants to start using matches against these passers-by. Talking about the effect, there is no direct ignition.

Each of the five servants held wooden sticks oiled and wiped paper in their hands, and started to light matches one by one. After the flames sprang up, they introduced each other.

"Selling matches, a must-have item for home and travel, lighter than a scythe, less laborious than a flint, easy to find with a single stroke, one hundred sticks only cost two cents, new products are on sale with discounts, the original price is ten cents, now it only costs two cents Wenqian, if you can’t buy two Wenqian, you won’t be at a loss, and you won’t be fooled by buying it. It’s really worth the money. If you pass by, don’t miss it. The opportunity is rare, and it’s a big discount!”

Yuan Shan felt that the atmosphere at the scene was very good, the servants shouted hard, and after seeing the burning matches, some people actually started to buy them.

To say that not everyone can afford this Datang fire book, and it is very troublesome to make, and the price is several times that of matches. Counting the number of times of burning, matches naturally have a greater advantage, but the only disadvantage is that No matchbox yet.

But this is not considered a high-quality match. It still needs to be matched with a wooden matchbox, but there is no match yet. Let the people of Datang use customary matches first.

Chapter 95 Distilled Petroleum

A mere match did not expect to sell like crazy after such a toss. The servants began to count the matches by handfuls, and the speed could not keep up with the speed of buying.

The small wooden box used to collect money was soon filled with more than half of the copper coins, but the servant ran over and said that the matches were sold out.

This was unexpected by Yuan Shan. He wondered how people in this era don’t smoke, so how can matches sell so well? Is it really because the price is too cheap.

"Today's goods are sold out. If you want to buy matches, please wait until tomorrow." Yuan Shan immediately asked the servant to explain.

Then Yuan Shan began to ask his family to help string copper coins. The large truckload of matches brought in today was all sold out, and he didn't know how much money he could make. He heard too many copper coins, and this string was pitifully few. Twice more.

The output of [-] matches a day is still just getting started. The sales that are sold out this day can at least make a lot of money after deducting the labor cost. I really didn’t expect to make so much money with small profits but quick sales. But how long can this crazy buying trend continue? Woolen cloth.

In order to speed up the production, Yang Wu processed the wood wipes with thicker thin wood boards. The wood with the width of a thumb is about three inches long, and both sides are coated with fire wipes. This is done.

The most tiring thing in match production is the bicycle labor of six people working together to stare at each other. Using bicycle chains instead of manually rotating the coiling knife, the strength of six people can make the iron shaft rotate at a high speed. After pressing on the knife, the thin wooden board will Peeled out quickly.

After each piece is made into thin sheets, they are cut with a special knife to remove the rough parts, and then the cut sheets are sent to the hands of female workers for Saijo processing.

It is very hard to earn the three pennies, but compared to farming and digging, this is a very easy job. The women in Wulizhuang quickly got started. After a day of practice, the production speed increased the next day And improved a little.

All the matches produced yesterday were brought to the shop by Yuan Shan. As soon as the city gate opened, people began to gather at the shop door, whispering to each other.

After Yuan Shan's carriage arrived, he entered directly from the backyard, and after carrying the goods into the house, he opened the door of the shop. The servants were already waiting at the door, and people began to line up to buy.

Match sales are always coming, and even he has joined the queue of counting matches. Today, when selling matches, you can choose to buy fifty for one penny, so that more people can buy them.

So basically everyone started to choose to spend a penny, which is a habit, and the rich don't care much, but this increases the number of people in the queue, because the sales of a penny will naturally have people to join in the fun.

The weather in May is getting hotter and hotter, and the shopkeeper's body is soaked in sweat. Yuan Shan was already prepared, and he untied the big gown on his body and threw it to the side, and the inside became a set of eight-quarter sleeves. Small round neck casual Tang suit.

This pair was naturally designed by Yuan Shan according to the modern style. It has a streamlined raglan shoulders (shoulder shoulders) Tang suit, which is very beautiful, and the pants are also modern pants.

After this change, it immediately attracted people's attention, because it looked cool and good-looking, matched with Shang Yuanshan's resolute and youthful face, although his figure was a bit thin, but wearing this dress immediately made people feel very easy-going and amiable Rich and honorable.

"You guys should also take off your rough robes and gowns, you don't think it's too hot in this hot day." Yuan Shan said.

So the servants also began to take off their clothes. The beds inside them were long-sleeved shirts made of linen. Because the cloth of the Tang Dynasty was not stretchy, the styles were very loose. From this point of view, they were basically similar to those worn by farmers in Wulizhuang. But the servant clothes should be more refined.