The front hall of Yan Mansion.
After the two sat down, Li Zexuan asked: "Brother Shaoning, I wonder how many scooters have been made?"
He is here today not just to send drawings, but he is also very concerned about the preparations for the opening of Qiqi Pavilion.
Hearing this, Yan Shaoning smiled proudly and said, "Hey, Xiaoxuan, don't you trust me for my work? The first batch of 300 scooters were all ready yesterday, and we're just waiting for Qiquge to open."
With his father's current status, it is not easy for others to make some scooters.
Li Zexuan was also relieved. Yan Shaoning was really neat and tidy in doing things, unlike some rotten scholars who behaved like mother-in-law and mother-in-law. As an engineering dog, he did not disgrace his fellow engineering students.
"Brother Shaoning said this and I feel relieved. Otherwise, how can the Qiquge Pavilion be opened if there are no products? By the way, Brother Shaoning, have we found the craftsmen of the Qiquge Pavilion?"
He had previously asked Yan Shaoning to help him find a group of skilled and loyal craftsmen. Qiquge must have its own workshop in the future, which would be more conducive to confidentiality and technology monopoly.
Hearing Li Zexuan ask about the craftsmen, Yan Shaoning became even more proud. He smiled and said:
"Hey, I originally planned to give you a surprise, Xiaoxuan. Since you took the initiative to ask, I'll tell you. After my father found out about my cooperation with you in running Qiquge, he transferred a former workshop of our family to , gave it to me, from now on this workshop will be part of Qiquge Pavilion. The craftsmen in the workshop have all worked as general supervisors in the past, and their skills are incredible."
Li Zexuan was really surprised when he heard what Yan Shaoning said. He just asked Yan Shaoning to help him recruit a few craftsmen, but he didn't expect that they would give him a workshop in one step. This gift was really valuable. Since everyone is so generous, Li Zexuan can no longer be stingy. He waved his hand and said generously:
"Brother Shaoning is so interesting. I have to thank my uncle in person. I will pay the salaries of all the craftsmen in this workshop in the future."
Yan Shaoning looked at him with a strange expression and couldn't help but said: "The workshop craftsmen work for Qiquge. Of course, you should pay the salary. Xiaoxuan, do you still plan to let my father continue to pay them salary?"
Well, Li Zexuan felt that what Yan Shaoning said made sense, so he patted his head in annoyance and secretly cursed that his head was a bit too funny.
"Well, what Brother Shaoning said is that I have been a little busy these past two days. Where is the workshop? Do you want us to go and see it together?"
Now that we have a workshop, wouldn't it be more convenient to leave the plow to the craftsmen in the workshop
"The workshop is in Anyifang, which is very close to Dongshi. It will be very convenient in the future."
Li Zexuan said happily: "That's great, brother Shaoning, let's go to the workshop and have a look now?"
"Since Xiaoxuan wants to go and see you, then brother, I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders!"
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Following Yan Shaoning to Anyi Fang, he zigzagged into a small alley and saw a relatively large courtyard complex. Although the house was not luxurious, it occupied a very large area. There was a sign hanging on it, "Qiquge Pavilion Works" Square”. Li Zexuan looked at Yan Shaoning doubtfully, but he didn't expect him to move so fast.
Yan Shaoning seemed to see the doubt in his eyes, and smiled triumphantly: "My father said that since he gave this workshop to us, of course the name must be changed. This plaque was inscribed by my father himself. How about it? My father Many people in Chang'an can't even ask for his name!"
Although Li Zexuan didn't know calligraphy, he saw these words dancing like dragons and phoenixes, vigorous and powerful, hundreds of times stronger than his own dog-pawed characters, and he immediately exclaimed:
"Uncle Yan's handwriting is indeed good. I have received such a big favor from him this time. I must thank him in person one day!"
Yan Shaoning secretly laughed in his heart: I want this effect. When you fall into my father's hands one day, I'll see how you can excuse yourself for being lazy, haha!
At that moment, he said without changing his expression: "Well, Xiaoxuan, my father is very pleased that you have this intention. Let's go in and have a look!"
The two of them immediately entered the gate of the workshop and saw about twenty houses scattered inside. There were some open spaces outside with some wood and iron piled up. Li Zexuan actually found a large iron furnace.
The scale of this workshop was beyond Li Zexuan's expectation. He originally thought it was just a small workshop, but he didn't expect it to be equivalent to a small factory. At this moment, Li Zexuan was really moved.
Seeing Li Zexuan's shocked expression, Yan Shaoning introduced him:
"Xiaoxuan, this workshop was built by my father in the first year of Wude. At that time, it was just a small workshop, and my father was only supervising a young craftsman. But our Yan family is a real engineering family and we know many people in the same field. , it didn’t take long for the workshop to gradually expand in size and have more and more manpower. Now there are more than 60 craftsmen in this workshop. Some of the old craftsmen, such as Fu Bo, have worked with my father before, and their skills are very good. Exquisite, Xiaoxuan, you must not treat these old craftsmen badly, otherwise my father will not spare you."
Li Zexuan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Of course I won't treat them badly. These people will be the foundation of our Qiqu Pavilion in the future. From now on, their salaries will be increased by 50% on the previous basis!"
Yan Shaoning raised his thumb and said with a smile: "Haha, brother, you are so generous!"
The two entered a room and saw an old man dressed like a farmer, drilling wood, probably making a scooter.
"Uncle Fu, are you busy?" Yan Shaoning called out.
The old man turned around and saw Yan Shaoning. He smiled and said, "Hey, Master Yan, you are here. Who is this?"
He pointed at Li Zexuan.
When Li Zexuan heard Yan Shaoning call this man Uncle Fu, he remembered what he had just said and knew that this man was an old man in the workshop. He could not be ignored, so he took the initiative to introduce himself:
"Uncle Fu, hello, I am Li Zexuan, one of the owners of Qiquge. You can just call me Xiaoxuan!"
Uncle Fu raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Are you the one who invented this scooter and roller bearings?"
Li Zexuan smiled and nodded.
Uncle Fu said in surprise: "I didn't expect you, my boss, to be so young, could come up with such a good idea. It seems that we old guys are really old! Haha!"
"Uncle Fu, what did you say? As the saying goes, if there is an old man in the family, like a treasure, the kid will have many immature ideas in the future, and you will always be there to support him!"
Li Zexuan still attaches great importance to these old craftsmen. Although they are not physically strong, their experience is valuable.
Uncle Fu felt warm in his heart at Li Zexuan's words. This boss was young and talented, but not domineering. Uncle Fu also liked him very much. He stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"Haha, my boss has made a serious statement. We old guys just can't take any time off. We will have no regrets if we can make our last contribution to the workshop."
"Uncle Fu, just call me Xiaoxuan from now on. You are the elder, and I don't deserve to be called that by you."
"Haha, let me call you Xiaoxuan, old man. Come on, come on, Xiaoxuan, you came just in time today. I was just going to tell you about your scooter and its bearings."
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