The two old men were hit the hardest. They never thought that Zhang Xiaobao, the little boy, played so well, especially the white ball, which seemed to be able to keep spinning, and every time it stopped, it happened to be able to hit one very comfortably. ball.
This made the two old men really reluctant to accept it, so the two proposed to continue the comparison again. This time it was almost the same as the last time. Although there was no clearing of the table, the two old men also did not score any goals. After playing two more rounds, the two old men finally gave up.
"Xiaobao, how do you play this ball? Can you teach us, I stabbed it while watching it, but why did the ball come back for a while, and then went somewhere else? We must have this skill. Learned, then bully others."
Old man Bi became interested in this matter. He can't do other things now. He can learn this thing called billiards well. It would be a good thing to find more old men to compare.
Old man Zhang and other people who thought it were good also nodded. Zhang Xiaobao naturally wouldn’t refuse. That’s what he planned. Although the ivory is valuable now, there are many more elephants. , Don’t have to use wild ivory to do it.
Moreover, the rules of billiards are also in his hands. He at least knows what kind of shots are better and what kind of tables are better. Then there will be another deal.
After the production business, the more important thing is that some competitions can be held. If someone else has the best control over the rules, he will naturally need to hold it, and then referees, even if someone else holds it. , You have to get his approval first, then you can charge an extra fee.
I hold it in various places, and I can sell something on the spot, and I can continue to advertise to make money. For entertainment competitions, I usually don’t earn less advertising fees.
Then Zhang Xiaobao started to talk about a few simple methods, but he didn’t say the ones that were too complicated, and he couldn’t practice for a while. In addition to his talent, he practiced and played thousands of set-pieces a day. At that time, he may be mistyped because of nervousness. He is in good condition today.
When Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao's teaching others, he knew what his idea was. Waiting until today was almost done, the two let the old people practice on their own, and they were going to leave.
He has already reached the gate of the courtyard. Zhang Xiaobao just patted his forehead, then turned back, and said to Old Man Bi: "Grandpa Bi, I almost forgot about the business, Grandpa Bi, we want to build a college here too. You have to help with this person's affairs, do you think it's okay?"
Old man Bi thought that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were here to play for a while. He didn’t expect that this opening would be an academy. He also knew that when the academy was built, there was nothing to do with money. The main thing was the teacher. After calculating for a while, he said: I found it, but it seems that you can’t hold any matches here, right? People elsewhere are too far away to come, otherwise, you can do a lot of things with the delay along the way."
"Grandpa Bi, it’s okay to find people. It’s not about how much money you need to use this academy to build a college. Then find more students and do more billiards. It’s their usual entertainment. If any student If he is not good at learning, but he is good at billiards, then we can pay him and let him develop in this area."
Zhang Xiaobao initially said that he did not expect to make money, but as he said that, his purpose was revealed. Old Man Bi really didn't know what to say, so he nodded and agreed to help find a teacher, and said to Zhang Xiaobao: "How do you make money in this billiards business? Tell grandpa."
"Of course it's billiards teacher and company or playing games. This thing is not available to ordinary people now. There are many dudes who let them play. After they become addicted to playing billiards, they will buy this thing for playing billiards. I will find a way to learn more when I am moving, and I am going to get a billiard class in the future.
When the time comes, let these individuals teach those dudes. Regarding the cost, they will charge a little less. Those who are willing to learn will learn, and those who are unwilling to learn will just wait to lose. If they want to come, they should hope to learn something in this billiards class. You say Grandpa Bi. "
Zhang Xiaobao didn't conceal the slightest bit of concealment, and said his thoughts.
After listening to the old man Bi, he said nothing. He really admired the Zhang family's ability to make money. He could even think of this. The average person only knows that he can make money by selling billiards. There are many of them now. Everyone knows that it is also profitable to make an advertisement during the competition, but Zhang's family has set up a class to teach skills this time.
Of course, he wouldn't ask if everyone else has rendezvous. If that class just can't get through, he knows that the more people that meet, the more games there will be, and the number of people who usually play will also increase.
Old man Zhang is also calculating how much money he can make in the future. This kind of billiard game is really interesting. If you play back and forth, you will be able to distinguish yourself and win. Waiting for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to leave, he is right. The old man Bi asked:
"Old man Bi, if you said that other things are OK, just make a competition, such as a competition between artisans, such as between some chefs, so that those who win can get more honors. , It can also increase revenue for some stores, and also earn advertising expenses from it.
Especially for such officially organized competitions, wouldn't it be possible to get more benefits? If this thing is done, it will not only benefit people, but also allow some craftsmen to work hard on their skills. "
"Yeah, I didn't expect that this matter should be discussed with people in the court. You can't directly talk about money. Then someone will jump out and object, if it can improve the craftsman's craftsmanship and make better things. "
The old man Bi knew the benefits as soon as he heard it, and he was very excited. This person just likes to compare with others, no matter what is the case, the person who wins the competition must work hard to study in order to consolidate his position, and compare it to the loser. People will also study in order to get to the position of honor.
The most important thing is that in the process of the competition, you can see how others do, what are your own shortcomings and strengths, and some skills can be passed down. If it is compared with the craftsmen among ordinary people, then improve In the future, all kinds of appliances for the people will be more convenient.
If it is compared to places like the Military Equipment Supervisor and Sinong Temple, it will be even more powerful if you talk to the great craftsmen outside.
Old man Bi thought about these things, and said as he thought about it: "Let all trades compete, then you can also compare them to who can make new things, who makes good things, and whoever has more honor. More, can you understand this?"
"Yes, why don’t you understand, isn’t that Quyuanli made by the Zhang family? If they are all compared, one hundred new things that have been made have one useful thing, that’s a great accomplishment. There may be many people who look down on such things. They are all stupid in studying, but the emperor, and some ministers, will know the benefits of doing this.
Well, compare, it must be compared. The local is the small ratio, and then the winners are transferred to the state to continue the comparison, and finally to the capital to compare, layer by layer, layer by layer, improve, when these ratios After the finished person goes back, they can continue to pass what they have learned through the game.
But if these craftsmen are allowed to compete in a small place, what should they do with the travel expenses after they win? They usually rely on crafts to make money in that place, but once they come out, what should they do if they have family members? "
The old man Zhang also dismissed the old man's thoughts and added some advantages, but after speaking, he remembered the most important question.
But Old Man Bi was not in a hurry, he smiled and said: "This is simple. The game will naturally send something to the winner. It is better to give the money directly. As long as the winner is the one who gets the money, it is more than enough. The family’s life is used, and at the same time there is travel expenses.
Do you want to say who will pay the money again? No one needs to come out, as long as those advertisements are enough, and a new good thing is really produced, this thing can also be sold for money, just like the Zhang family back then, this technology was given to Zhou Xihu, but Zhou Xihu was there. I did it first and sold a lot of money.
Although others will follow along with you when the time comes, you can still earn the money in the early stage. This is the decision. You and I will write a letter later, and I will send the letter to the capital, and you will give this to your master. Bar. "
The old man Bi is now clear about some of the Zhang family's routines. Tell him to listen to him. After listening to him, he really figured it out. Although there are some utilitarian benefits in doing this, it will make some individuals criticize it, but how can that be? ? As long as it can improve the national strength and make the life of the people better, those individuals are willing to talk about it.
After the two people discussed it, they didn't have any mood to play this billiards. They went back one after another. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan realized that they didn't have dinner with the two grandpas when they returned home. They thought about too much and forgot about this matter.
The two ate some in a hurry and began to study the billiards. Neither of them underestimated this matter. Although it is only entertainment, it is entertainment that makes the most money. Moreover, the investment cost is not that much, and the cost of recovery is very fast. .
"During this period of time, people have started to figure out how to make billiards, and what should be replaced by the ivory? Are we closer to the place with a lot of elephants? There are no people from the Conservation Association. If you are looking for something, let someone go by the sea in a boat and get ivory there."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took a break after eating and began to discuss this matter, whether this was another business or a big one.
Wang Juan thought for a while, and said, "These things should be easier to handle, or rhino horns, etc., then we will see if we can find a substitute, then it will be cheaper. Can stone powder be made? Give it a try at that time, so that it can be popularized by the whole people. If you are willing to play, you can play with a little bit."
In fact, Wang Juan doesn't agree that everyone should play billiards. After all, once such a billiard game is in place, gambling will naturally occur. Some bets will be smaller, and some will be larger.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have discussed this issue. It is impossible for people not to gamble, unless it can really scare them, but even then, as long as there are benefits, then someone must hide and gamble. .
Since this thing can’t be eliminated, let’s go with the flow. Hearing that it is made with isinglass and other things, Zhang Xiaobao thinks it seems to be really feasible, even if the craftsmanship is worse, it’s okay. The big deal is that it breaks quickly. One change.
Ivory is too expensive after all, and ordinary people can't afford it, so they can only go high-end.
"Then find someone to try. Apart from the things we mentioned, let them think about how they can make such a ball. It doesn't need to be so crystal-clear, as long as it can be used for impact. I definitely have it in every part of the country. Get some billiard halls.
Don't underestimate this kind of place. It is really profitable. If it is done, it is more profitable than some big deals. Haven't you seen what the previous billiard halls looked like? Those individuals who don't earn them will compete so much for the position? "
Zhang Xiaobao began to prepare a stall, but Wang Juan disagreed, "No, you can't make so many billiard halls. We don't want to make it. You really think you are the savior, do you take care of it? For the benefit, there will be conflicts in various places, from small to large.
Various forces, as well as some local people who want to benefit from it, do you think it can be solved? Let them open it by themselves. They can open it wherever they think they can open. We just need to make more things and wait for it to be sold.
Just do this, even if other people can imitate it then, don’t be afraid, wait for them to imitate almost, and we will earn the money we should make. Well, this doesn’t have any brand among ordinary people, who If you can do it, you can play as long as you do it. "
Seeing Wang Juan objected, Zhang Xiaobao thought that it was true. He was actually planning to cooperate with some local interests, but the stall was too big to make it difficult to make. It would be better to make it honestly and sell it.
But he was not prepared to let those who want to imitate immediately take advantage, saying: "Then form a big factory, try to reduce costs, and use the cheapest things to make those cases and balls. At the beginning, others No, it will be more expensive. In this process, some medium things can be researched out.
Waiting for someone to make a copy, then immediately reduce the price of the original bad, and push the medium one to raise the price. As long as you are skilled in making and buying raw materials in large quantities, the cost will drop again and again, we even It is possible to control the origin of some raw materials, so that the price of raw materials will not rise. "
"Okay, then do it, let's go, take a stroll and come back to sleep, if nothing happens tomorrow, we will continue to study."
Wang Juan understood what Zhang Xiaobao said. As long as those individuals imitate, the more imitated, the more expensive the raw materials will be. At that time, we can still use this imitation to make a lot of money, and it seems that Zhang Xiaobao will prepare at that time Give up the low-end market and let those imitations compete.
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There is stability here in Luzhou. The people who need to do things are busy doing things, the basic construction is still going on, the fleet also goes out to continue fishing, and the processing and production of mountain vegetables and so on.
Even after the three of Cao and Rui had paid back the money, they began to think about doing something. They didn't say much when they contacted Zhang Zhong. After all, the gap could not be removed so easily.
They don’t want to meet Zhang Zhong too much. Now they just have an official position, but they don’t care about anything. When this is done, if there is an official, then they will always have a salary. They are now able to rely on it. When the family members go outside to do things to make money, there is also their own salary.
Life was pretty good. Although it was a little flattering, the three of them hated Liu Shaoqing. Who made Liu Shaoqing tell them about their affairs? Of course, they also knew that they could not blame Liu Shaoqing completely. They left at the beginning. When they did not say hello to Liu Shaoqing, they were also unwilling to replace them with themselves.
Now that it’s alright, Liu Shaoqing took advantage of them to climb up, and there was work in the yamen, and those debts were also wiped out. In terms of official positions, the three of them are better than Liu Shaoqing alone, but when it comes to real power, that Liu Shaoqing is much better than them.
"Do you need to look for someone named Liu again? How can I ask him why he betrayed us?" Cao Herui felt that he couldn't swallow this breath, even if he knew they wanted to throw them away.
Fan Jianxi also thought about such things. Hearing what Cao Herui said, he said, "Forget it. From now on, the three of us will be one. Don't worry about him. Now let's provoke him. It is very likely that he will not give us. Looks so good, after all, he has something to do now, this is an official, better than we are idle like this.
And in case he wants to ask us why we didn't take him away in the first place, what would we say? I can’t find an excuse. Just say a reason. Then he can just say that he drank too much, and accidentally said it, or it was Zhang Zhong who wanted to give him a big torture. What can we do? "
When he said this, Cao Herui was silent. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, we are really lucky. We met Ning Cishi and solved the problem. His surname Liu gave us. After the betrayal, the matter is also resolved. Isn't it interesting to talk about the four of us?"
"I don't think we are better than the surname Liu. At least he can go back and do things again. Going back and doing things is different from staying like this. Zhang Zhong always gets some good things for the people in the yamen to take home. To enjoy, some are eating and drinking and some are utensils. How much have we lost this year
The main thing is not this. It seems that Zhang Zhong just let us go temporarily. Who knows if he will do something again? Remember, if someone comes to work with us in the future, no matter where it is, don't worry about it. I'm afraid, they will pretend to be someone from the outside, and one of them will fall into the trap again.
Just stay like this now. After this time, we will see if we can do some business. Don’t do business in Luzhou and avoid his Zhang family. In this way, if Zhang Zhong makes another move, let’s At least one transaction can be maintained. "
Jiang Huanshi drank the tea one mouthful, and said to the two people, this time he was much more stable and didn't want to take revenge anymore, at least not now. The only thing to do is to stay idle and see what Zhang Zhong is going to do. Time to write down these things and send them to Qinzhou and hand them to Ning Cishi.
The other two people nodded their heads after hearing this. Cao Herui poured out the remaining tea froth, put some tea again, and said: "Then, let's get some shrimp paste or something? I think they are all doing it. This time I did it well, and I didn't buy such expensive shrimp from outside. In case one makes a lot of money with these shrimp paste, we can't just wait, right?"
After listening to Jiang Huan’s poem, he put down the tea bowl and suggested: “Then make less shrimp paste and make fifty jars for one person. It's long. I think they have made a lot of wild vegetables. It's better to learn how to make them. Then, no matter what Zhang's family does, we can just follow the lessons. The wild vegetables can be picked by ourselves without any cost."
The three of them talked about some details, and then they returned to their homes to rest. The three of them were in danger this time, and they were much more stable than before, whether it was when they were angry or when they encountered strong winds. At that time, they had a lot of changes.
They have nothing to do, but Zhang Zhong has something. There are more than fifty boatmen who were detained by the mountain people. Jiang Huanshi hid the matter a bit and told Zhang Zhong to help them find a way. The three of them Some money can be brought out, but it will never pass again.
Zhang Zhong had to start making arrangements. He felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to let the mountain people go down the mountain to do things. There were really a lot of mountain people over there. There were more than 500 people. If these individuals came down, they would be able to let Lu The state’s construction work has accelerated slightly. After all, the number of more than 20,000 people is only forty times the number of 500 people.
After these people have really come down, they can form a special team to do other things. Thinking about this, Zhang Zhong began to give orders. First, let people go over and see the mountain people. These things include cloth and Some food that the mountain people have not eaten.
When the mountain people accept things, it’s easy to say, talk to the mountain people more about the situation here and try to be as detailed as possible. Zhang Zhong believes that some of those mountain people also want to come down, and many of them know that Luzhou is now It should be useful for what it looks like, and other methods will be used when the time comes.