Jinyi champion

Chapter 209 Sophistication of the world (seeking monthly ticket)

Talking about business is best at the dinner table.

Zhu Hao brought Zhang Zuo to the cafeteria of the west courtyard. Tang Yin, who followed all the way, hesitated when he reached the door, wondering if he should go in. After all, he needed to "point out" some things, lest Zhu Hao didn't know how to do it.

Zhang Zuo smiled and issued an invitation: "Mr. Lu, listen together? If there is something wrong, please point out one or two."

Tang Yin nodded, and entered the cafeteria with a bit of embarrassment. He looked at Zhu Hao with a bit of hesitation in his eyes, as if thinking, even though this kid has some brains, you are too young and inexperienced. Suffer!

The three sat at the table.

Zhang Zuo said bluntly: "The imperial court allocates [-] taels of silver to purchase a hundred telescopes, but Mr. Lu must have told you that the actual amount received by Xing Wangfu is only [-] taels. The quality of the silver should be relatively good, after all, it was allocated by the imperial court. Snowflake Silver, is this okay?"

Zhu Hao nodded: "No problem."

Zhang Zuo sighed: "Two thousand taels of silver, to build a hundred telescopes, one would cost twenty taels, do you need such a high cost?"

Really feel bad for silver.

Before, King Xing agreed very readily, but the people below will inevitably have doubts. What kind of baby lumps need twenty taels of silver each?
Is it true that the silver is blown by the wind?

Tang Yin smiled and said: "Is Zhang Fengzheng trying to save money for the court?"

"Uh?"

Zhang Zuo was startled, then smiled awkwardly.

It's just a way of doing business!If he really wants to save money, there is no need for it. Originally, it was said that the two thousand taels of silver would come from the palace. To report truthfully, does the Palace want to make a fortune from it?
What do you do to save money for the court?

"Mr. Lu may not know that this matter is very important. If you are a little careless, you will go back to the court to check the accounts. If there is something tricky in it, it will be bad... In my family's opinion, the palace should send someone to supervise the whole process of manufacturing. As for the cost On the other hand, it should also be accounted for.”

Zhang Zuo showed a businesslike attitude.

Zhu Hao said calmly: "Zhang Fengzheng, to put it bluntly, I can't control the cost well... I have said before that the cost of lenses is the highest in order to manufacture so many telescopes, but how many lenses can be produced? Finding the right telescope lens is not only a matter of technology, but also luck."

"Ha ha."

Zhang Zuo sneered.

Who are you fooling?

If it really depends on luck, how dare you promise such a large amount of one hundred?There must be a lot of profit in it, it's just bullying outsiders who don't know how to do it!
Zhu Hao said again: "I didn't take the initiative to buy this telescope, nor did the palace entrust me to make it, but purchased it from me. The pricing has long been said to be dead, and it can't be a one-buy price at that time. Now it's a It's too expensive at the end of the day, how about another price?"

Zhu Hao's rhetoric is relatively strong, and he has the posture of pulling down if he disagrees with him!

The meaning is also very obvious. Your palace can't be messed up. It was agreed to twenty-two one before, but now you suddenly go back on it and send someone to supervise and check the accounts. Does that mean that I am the craftsman you hired?How much money is spent to make so many things, am I not making any money at all?

Zhang Zuo's face turned extremely ugly.

Tang Yin was the most anxious, thinking to himself, you are usually very smart, you shouldn't add fuel to the fire at this time, and say a few soft words, Zhang Zuo has no other place to buy telescopes, so in the end you have to compromise... Need to tear your face apart?
Zhang Zuo said coldly: "Young Master Zhu means...we will hand over the silver to you, and you can make it whatever you want, anyway, just send a hundred telescopes when it is due? Who will complete the audit? There is a quality problem , who will take responsibility?"

Sure enough, I was looking for trouble.

Tang Yin sighed inwardly.

Zhu Hao suddenly laughed, and said: "That's the way it is said. After all, the manufacturing process of the telescope is a top secret. It is the only way for us to do business with the local owner Su to make money. Many processes cannot be disclosed..."

"Master Su?"

Zhang Zuo frowned and glanced at Tang Yin.

Tang Yin explained: "It's Huang Fantai's younger brother, Su Xigui, Su Dongzhu."

"Ha ha."

Zhang Zuo looked extremely bad.

Normally, Zhang Zuo seemed to greet people with a smiling face, so don't have any interest disputes with him, such an old eunuch is the most hermaphrodite, but there are two faces in front of others and behind.

Just like now, Zhang Zuo will not easily hand over the silver to Zhu Hao, and let Zhu Hao make telescopes under the condition of secrecy.

Zhu Haodao: "Although the lens processing technology is a secret to us, but because the outer tube used in the telescope this time cannot be made of ordinary bamboo or wood, the main parts need to be made of metal. I think copper tubes are the best, and the cost is probably the best. It’s not cheap... It’s best for Xingwang Mansion to find skilled craftsmen to build this, and this part of the cost should be allocated outside.”

"Ok?"

Zhang Zuo's face was dark before.

Hearing this, he was slightly taken aback, and then his eyes became more radiant, and he said tentatively: "The cost of copper pipes is not low."

Zhu Hao nodded: "A lot of copper is used, and the length, size, diameter, etc. must be uniform without the slightest deviation, and threads must be made to form a closed diameter so that the lens can be fixed in it."

Zhang Zuo squinted his eyes: "For such a copper pipe, the cost of one piece is two taels of silver, right? One hundred pieces, it needs two hundred taels of silver."

Tang Yin thought to himself, it really started.

Why don't you grab two taels of silver for a copper pipe?
Even if the price of copper is not low, but a telescope is not that big, and a pure copper copper tube will definitely cost less than five renminbi, you are like a lion!
Zhang Zuo seemed to be waiting for Zhu Hao to "counter the price".

But Zhu Hao shook his head: "Twenty taels of silver is too little... In my opinion, the cost of a construction is at least five taels of silver. After all, according to the previous agreement, gold, silver, gemstones, and jade have to be added as inlays. Yes, but after all, some of these binoculars are intended for His Majesty and even princes and nobles as collections, and some are also used by military commanders and governor-level officials. If they are the same as those of ordinary soldiers, it would be rather shabby."

Tang Yin was shocked when he said this.

Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao, do you really decide that five taels of the twenty taels will be used as the cost of the copper tube for a telescope, or are you talking about it?
You know that you don't need so much money to make copper pipes, but you just say that. You see Zhang Zuo's greed and know the worldly ways in the officialdom?
Absolutely impossible!
How old are you?

How can you comprehend the routine of welcoming, sending, and privately giving and receiving in the officialdom?

This must not be the way of being a human being that you can understand at your age!
Zhu Haodao: "Let's just count it as five hundred taels first. For this part of the transfer to the palace, I will draw up detailed drawings of the specific processing dimensions and requirements, and hand them over to Zhang Fengzheng, who will find craftsmen to build... because Zhang Fengzheng is busy. Besides, I will give you another fifty taels of silver as carriage fare and tea money..."

Five hundred taels is not counted, and an extra fifty taels is required?
Zhu Hao, you are on the road!

Tang Yin was basically sure when he heard this, Zhu Hao had already understood Zhang Zuo's intentions, so he said that.

Zhang Zuo had been keeping a straight face before, as if someone owed him money. Hearing this, he has put away his previous arrogance and put on a fair and honest look: "It's all for the palace, so it's nothing to work hard." ? Fifty taels of horse fees and tea money will be waived, but the five hundred taels of copper pipes and inlaid workmanship, but if we really want to keep it, our family reluctantly finds someone to help Mr. Zhu build it."

At this time, Zhang Zuo also learned to refuse.

Tang Yin understood very well.

The purchase price is fixed, the total price is two thousand taels.

If fifty taels were taken out of them as "carriage fees and tea money", if Wang Xing asked later, Zhang Zuo would not be able to explain.

what did you do
Need so much silver as errand fees?
Doesn't this mean that you are greedy for ink?
But according to Zhu Hao's words, given [-] taels as the cost of the copper tube outside the lens, how much Zhang Zuo got out of it, isn't he the one who has the final say?Cost accounting has become a muddled account, and the upper and lower parties get benefits, which is tantamount to hush money, and no one mentions this matter again.

Zhu Haodao: "If the money is transferred, Zhang Fengzheng will withhold that part first, and give the rest to me so that I can use it to purchase materials. The white sand and other raw materials used in it are not available locally. They need to be purchased from other places. It is estimated that it will take a A few days."

"That's it, it's not too late, Mr. Zhu, our family will go to ask King Xing to allocate the two thousand taels of silver in place earlier, and the manufacture of the telescope's copper tubes must not be slackened. It will need to be assembled later, and it will be a bit troublesome. ..."

At this time, Zhang Zuo actually seriously discussed with Zhu Hao about rushing to work.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "What Zhang Fengzheng said is very true. I also need to manufacture more matching lenses. In case the telescope is damaged during the transportation, it is good to have a replacement, but there will not be many spare lenses... ...Maximum plus [-]%, how does Zhang Fengzheng feel?"

This means that for the cost of twenty taels, after deducting the cost of five taels of copper pipes for Zhang Zuo, Zhu Hao had to prepare ten more pairs of lenses for fifteen taels of lenses.

If they are well preserved, Zhang Zuo can benefit from these ten sets...

"Yes, yes. To be on the safe side...it is the emperor's order after all."

Zhang Zuo looked cautious, but the corner of his mouth couldn't hide a smile, which showed that he was already happy.

Tang Yin looked at the old and the young, and thought to himself, you old foxes and young foxes are really a perfect match.

It's no wonder that you two are living like ducks in water in Prince Xing's Mansion. I'm just worrying about your relationship. You've already been familiar with the routine, right?
Tang Yin saw that the business between the two parties was negotiated so easily and happily, and he was just a spectator, so his sense of existence was too low, so he couldn't help asking: "That Zhang Fengzheng, Zhu Hao's family makes telescope lenses, does the palace still need to send someone to supervise it? "

Zhang Zuo gave Tang Yin a white look: "Hey! Mr. Lu's words are off the mark. Mr. Zhu said he was a companion in my palace, but he was actually a guest. Don't they even have a little basic trust between each other?
"Besides, it involves Mr. Zhu's unique secret technique, and the palace doesn't want to spy on it. Even if there is a surplus, it's still making money based on ability. Why not?"

　The early bird catches the worm...a wave of monthly tickets to support it?hey-hey!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)