Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1724, Best Selling Kerosene and Gasoline
"Old Liu, what did you bring me here for?"

After a hearty meal in Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin brought Zhu Houzhao to Oil Street to see the sales of kerosene and gasoline.

Kerosene, diesel oil and gasoline are all lighter product oils obtained by dry distillation of petroleum, and are also the most important combustion oils, which are related to the development and use of internal combustion engines.

Now the internal combustion engine has just come out, and oil smelting has just come out, and many products from oil smelting are now sold as lighting oil.

Only after the internal combustion engine enters production and life on a large scale will the demand for oil grow rapidly.

Liu Jin estimated that it might not take too long. With the current development speed, it may take two or three years before Daming's demand for oil will surge.

"Look at the big projects we will make money in the future."

Liu Jin took Zhu Houzhao to an oil store selling kerosene and gasoline. There was a long queue at the door of the store, and a large number of people were queuing to buy kerosene and gasoline here.

"It's the oil business you told me about the partnership last year?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the long dragon patted in front of him, smelled the familiar smell of gasoline, and remembered it all at once.

"Yes, that's it. In the future, internal combustion engines will be used more and more, and the demand for oil will increase. Naturally, we need to plan early, otherwise how will we make money?"

Liu Jin nodded, and then curiously asked an uncle in line: "Uncle, what are you all queuing for?"

The other party looked at Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, and the two people in front of them saw that they were the young masters of someone else, and said quickly: "You two young masters, everyone is queuing up to buy kerosene and gasoline."

"kerosene, gasoline?"

Liu Jin pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What's the use of this?"

"Of course it is used for lighting. In the past, whale oil was used for lighting. This whale oil is getting more and more expensive, and even if it is expensive, the key is that you can't buy it even if you have money, and it is getting less and less."

"Fortunately, kerosene and gasoline are now available, which are cheap and easy to use, so everyone has switched to kerosene lamps and gasoline lamps now."

"It looks like the deal here is pretty good, doesn't it?"

Liu Jin nodded slightly and continued to ask.

"Not only does it look good, it's simply very good."

"There are a lot of people who buy it because it is cheap. Everyone used to be reluctant to light up lights at night, but now it is different. With this kerosene and gasoline, everyone is more willing to light up lights at night. The capital is brighter at night. .”

"You can buy a big barrel for a few hundred renminbi, but whale oil is very expensive. A barrel costs 2 taels of silver."

"So that's the case, thank you uncle!"

After listening to it, Liu Jin understood it roughly.

The main reason why kerosene is so popular is that it is cheap. As for gasoline, it is easy to volatilize, so it is actually not suitable for lighting. It is most suitable for burning cars.

"It still looks like it might be a good business."

Zhu Houzhao touched his chin and said.

"It's just the beginning. The oil used for lighting is not very bright, so a lot of lighting is needed in big cities. In rural areas, it's basically just sunrise and work, and basically no need at night. illumination."

"But my Ming city is getting bigger and bigger, and the population is getting more and more. The lighting oil alone will be a huge market, not to mention the situation after the large-scale use of internal combustion engines."

"What I'm worried about now is running out of oil."

Liu Jin walked into the oil shop while talking, and the waiter in the shop wanted to stop Liu Jin, but when he learned of Liu Jin's identity, he hurriedly informed the shopkeeper, and welcomed Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao in. .

"Meet my host~"

Shopkeeper Wang saluted Liu Jin and the prince respectfully. Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin were the owners of Daming Petroleum Company. Everyone in the company knew this, but he did not expect that Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin would come back to the oil store one day.

"How is this oil selling?"

Liu Jin nodded slightly, and then asked about the sales of kerosene and gasoline.

"Very hot, very easy to sell."

"Because our oil is sold very cheaply, people in the capital now buy our kerosene and gasoline for lighting."

"Whale oil is too expensive, and candles are also expensive. The key is that the candles are not bright enough, and our kerosene and gasoline are the cheapest."

Shopkeeper Wang also said hastily: "Right now, this small store alone sells more than 2000 barrels of oil, and the entire Beijing-Tianjin area uses more than [-] barrels of oil a day."

"Ten thousand barrels of oil?"

"How much is this barrel of oil?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly surprised. This barrel of oil is very large in later generations. No matter how much oil is used in the Beijing-Tianjin area, it is not enough to say that [-] barrels of oil are used a day.

"A barrel of oil weighs fifty catties~"

Shopkeeper Wang replied again.

"Fifty catties of oil per barrel, the Beijing-Tianjin area uses up to [-] catties of oil a day?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was also slightly shocked. The amount of oil used must be too much.

"Young master, five hundred thousand catties of oil is not too much."

"Residents don't actually use much oil for lighting. Factories, workshops, commercial streets, restaurants, hotels, brothels, tea houses, etc. really use a lot of oil."

"At night, these places are brightly lit. I don't know how many lights are lit. A lot of oil needs to be burned every day. I didn't save much when using whale oil in the past. Now that the price is cheap, I just don't save money. It's coming."

"When the oil lamps are lit at night, they are brighter than during the day."

Shopkeeper Wang also explained with a smile.

I also muttered in my heart, this owner is also a bit strange, isn't it supposed to sell as much as possible, and earn more money, but it is really strange that they think that the amount of oil used is too much.

"With such a huge oil consumption, is there not enough oil for the refinery?"

Liu Jin thought about it and nodded slightly. He seldom goes out for a stroll at night, but he knows that the lights on Zhuque Street are brightly lit at night. The place where the rich and powerful gather in the capital, almost every doorway is lit up at night. When the lights come, it is necessary to light some lights in the courtyard in front of the door.

It's impossible to save money. If you don't even want to turn on the lights at night, what kind of wealthy family is it?
What's more, it doesn't cost a few coins to light a lamp, so it won't save money.

As for those who need to open for business at night, the lights must be turned on, otherwise, who would come to you in the dark?
"It's really not enough. Now the supply of goods from the refinery is getting less and less."

"It is said that the oil output from refining is not enough. Only the Luyan area of ​​Shaanxi and Gansu have oil, and the output is relatively small, and transportation is not easy. As a result, the current oil production cannot keep up."

"Originally, it is said that the firm plans to open branches in big cities such as Nanjing, Songhu, Liuqiu City, Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Nanyang Crescent City in the south to sell our kerosene and gasoline."

"But because of insufficient oil production, we can only focus on the Beijing-Tianjin area first."

Shopkeeper Wang nodded and replied.

"Branches must be opened, and they must be opened in all major cities in Daming."

"If oil production is not enough, find ways to increase production, or find new oil fields to exploit. Kerosene is such a cheap thing, but it is the best lighting oil for ordinary people."

Liu Jin thought about it and said.

Daming did not produce oil in its native land, and the oil reserves were very small. The big oil field was the Daqing oil field on the Liaodong side, and there were some big oil fields in the Western Regions.

As for other places with oil, the oil production is very small, and it is not easy to exploit.

"Daqing Oilfield~"

"This is a big oil field, and it's on the Liaodong side, relatively speaking, it's the closest to the Beijing-Tianjin area. I actually forgot about it, and asked people to go here to buy the land later, and then slowly Mining slowly."

Thinking of the Daqing Oilfield, Liu Jin's eyes sparkled again. This is a super large oilfield. Later generations have been exploiting it for decades, and the oil production has always been very large.

After occupying this large oil field, you can count your money lying down in the future, and it will not be a problem to open it slowly for decades or hundreds of years.

"You oil shop, the location is not good enough."

"I think it's better to move to the side of the main road, separate from those oil stores that sell cooking oil, and now cars are filled with gasoline, so it's inconvenient to drive in and refuel. It's convenient for cars to drive on the side of the road. Come on, it's better this way, and in terms of safety, we should also think of ways to strengthen management and strictly prevent water leakage."

Liu Jin carefully looked at the oil shop in front of him. The oil shop is not big, and the management is also very general. The key is that it is located in this oil street, which always feels not good enough.

This gas station is mixed with those selling cooking oil. It is neither fish nor fowl, and it is not convenient for cars to refuel. Those selling kerosene, diesel and gasoline should be developed in the direction of gas stations, built on the side of the road, so that cars can refuel.

"Yes, Master, I will discuss this matter with the firm later, and carry out what the young master wants."

When shopkeeper Wang heard this, he hurriedly replied respectfully, although he didn't understand why he did this, but what Liu Jin said, you just need to implement it, and you don't need to understand it.

(End of this chapter)