North America 1849, from Gold Rush to Warlord

Chapter 11 The Miracle of Plagiarism

"Levi's? Why are our jeans called that?"

A-Zu grinned, of course he would not say that it was a plagiarism or copy of the founding brand of jeans in later generations.

"My last name is Li, and Vivian and Vic both have the last name Vi, so of course we have to call it Levi's!"

"My last name isn't Wei...!" Vivian and Vic opened their mouths at the same time.

"It's not important, is it?"

Why does Jason feel like he has nothing to do?

"Um, my full name is Jason Stanley! So, that "S" is me?"

A-Zu nodded: "Of course, that's what I mean!"

Happy to everyone!

A Zu continued, "Mr. Vic, go back and reunite with your family first. We'll meet at your tailor shop tomorrow to do a trial run of the jeans before registering them. That's it!"

"completely fine!"

Just as everyone was about to stand up, A-Zu stopped them: "Why are you in such a hurry? I've only told half of my story!"

"Apart from the top priority of jeans, what else could it be?"

"Jeans are just the first thing, the other one is equally important!"

"what?"

When they heard that there was another way to make a fortune, the three of them immediately became interested again.

"Tell me, tell me, what's your other brilliant idea?"

A Zu glanced at their excited expressions and then remained calm: "The old canvas has been put to good use. What about those old woods? Of course they can't be left idle!"

As he spoke, A-Zu picked up the paper and pen and began to draw the design.

This picture is simpler for A-Zu.

A quarter of an hour later, the design was completed and handed to Jason.

"What is this...?"

"Hmm...like a house?"

"Azu, you want to use old wood to build a log house?"

"NO, NO, NO!"

A-Zu shook his head: "This is not a simple wooden house! This is... a prefabricated house!"

"Prefabricated house?"

The three of them stared at Zu's face with confused expressions, waiting for him to clarify.

A-Zu took a sip of the wine in his glass and said calmly, "Gold prospectors from all over the world have flocked here from all five continents. They have been panning for gold in the wild all year round, so they must have built wooden houses to live in temporarily."

Jason, who has experience in gold mining, replied, "Of course. Otherwise, living in a tent for a long time? It's very easy to get sick!"

"Besides, the wilderness is very dangerous at night! If gold diggers don't live in houses, they can only live in the stomachs of gray wolves and brown bears!"

"That's right!" A-Zu nodded. "From felling the wood to building the cabin, it's extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Gold diggers are already short on manpower, and building the cabin wastes a lot of time and manpower."

"Also, once all the gold in a place was mined, the prospectors had to move, but they couldn't move their cabins. They had to rebuild their cabins wherever they went, which was even more time-consuming and labor-intensive."

A-Zu continued, "So, we used the old wood we had on hand to make a set of prefabricated houses. They are easy to transport, easy to assemble, and easy to disassemble!"

"The prefabricated houses are made up of prefabricated components that can be assembled in any size to suit your needs, from accommodating three to five people to 30 to 50 people." "The prefabricated houses are assembled and disassembled entirely with mortise and tenon joints, without even a single nail!"

"Gold prospectors mostly panned along the river, so a small wooden boat could easily transport a whole set of prefabricated houses. In places where boats couldn't reach, two horse-drawn carts were enough to transport a whole set. Even in places where horse-drawn carts couldn't reach, people could still move the houses."

"It's not just the gold diggers. I saw San Francisco from afar today on the boat, and it was filled with haphazard, makeshift tents. People from all over the world are flocking here, and the population is expanding so rapidly that even in a small city like San Francisco, with a population of just over 20,000, the housing construction simply can't keep up with demand."

"Our prefabricated houses can also meet the needs of those who are temporarily living in tents and may have some money on hand!"

At this point, A Zu concluded: "How much money do you think we should make from a prefabricated house like this?"

The foreign girl and the two foreigners were so shocked by what A-Zu said that their faces flushed and their bodies trembled slightly!
"With jeans and prefabricated houses, our future is undoubtedly very bright, but...!"

A Zu changed the subject: "Apart from the two basic materials, wood and canvas, we are short of everything right now. We lack funds, manpower, and equipment!"

"For example, to produce jeans, you need to recruit a large number of tailors and sewing machines! It's easy to recruit people, but sewing machines require a lot of money to purchase."

"Although we can expand the scale while producing, it's very difficult to earn $25,000 after deducting all expenses in just one and a half months!"

The bragging before was just to paint a rosy picture and attract people to join.

Now we must be open and honest when facing real problems.

Vic continued, "Anna's tailor shop has several tailors and several sewing machines."

"Far from enough!"

Vivian hesitated for a moment, took out a necklace from her neck, took it off, and placed it in A-Zu's hand reluctantly.

"This is what my mother left me...! If you sell it, it should be worth some money...!"

A-Zu looked down and saw an aquamarine diamond as big as a pigeon egg hanging under the necklace, surrounded by a circle of thin red diamonds. It was obvious that it was of extraordinary value!
He looked up in surprise: "Vivian, you...!"

"Take it, we need start-up capital!"

Vivian turned her head, her beautiful blue eyes were already filled with tears!

This is the most precious gift her mother left her!
A-Zu held this extremely precious necklace, which still carried Vivian's body temperature, and felt it weighed a thousand pounds.

Jason turned his head and whispered to Vic, "This Miss Vivian is totally worthy of 4% of the shares!"

Vic shook his head: "Less!"

A-Zu stood up and put the necklace back on Vivian's slender, white neck with his own hands.

A Zu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Vivian, I understand your feelings! But I think I can find a way to solve the problem of start-up capital."

"This necklace will only belong to you forever!"
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Vic and Harley boarded the shipyard's carriage in the dark and returned to Vic's house overnight to report their safety.

A-Zu and Vivian stayed at the shipyard and worked with Jason to perfect the design of the prefabricated house.

Jason has extensive experience in gold panning in the wild and he knows exactly what gold panners need.

The final plan was finalized after staying up late into the night. The original design called for a thin layer of iron sheeting to be nailed to the roof and floor of the prefabricated house, and then coated with natural asphalt to provide protection from rain, moisture, and warmth.

A circle of water channels was added to the eaves to ensure that the wooden walls and floors would not get damp due to rain.

In addition, the interior and exterior of the prefabricated house are painted with tung oil three times to further enhance its waterproof, moisture-proof and anti-corrosion properties, and make it more beautiful.

Following Jason's suggestion, the number of windows was increased, but the area of ​​each window was reduced.

When necessary, the window can be used as a shooting hole!
Complete the design and hand it over to Jason to arrange for trial production. Using the shipyard's technicians to tinker with prefabricated houses is a complete waste of talent!

After finishing everything, A-Zu lay in bed for the first time in more than three months and felt so comfortable!
But before the comfort wore off, worries crept into my mind again.

"How can we solve the problem of start-up capital? Otherwise, how can we also trick old Jason into giving us that huge pile of nugget gold..."

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