Chapter 28: No Trade, No Harm

"It's a waste to sell wild fish here. I know someone in the city who owns a high-end restaurant. We can sell them to him. Even if we can't eat them all, it's better than selling them as ordinary fish in town." Gou Qiang has a good business mind and the first thing he thought of was maximizing profits. He also has strong communication skills and got to know a lot of people through Yan's father. He immediately thought of a way.

"Okay, the fish will be charged to the supermarket's account. Remember to pay taxes." Yan Xu nodded in agreement to Gou Qiang's suggestion, and then reminded him.

Supervision isn't very strict these days, but at least the supermarket's accounts have a source of income, and he pays taxes.

Now all places are competing to develop the economy. The local government is not afraid of you doing things recklessly, but is afraid that you will not do anything. Even if the investment goes down the drain, the initial investment money will rot in the local area. Even for some marginal industries, as long as the connections are in place, no one will take it seriously.

Gou Qiang was happy with Yan Xu's arrangement, as he received dividends from the supermarket accounts, so while he was arranging people to transport the fish, he was also thinking about the timber issue.

Now that living conditions have improved, the demand for furniture is very strong. There are small factories producing wooden furniture everywhere, and there is no difficulty in selling wood.

However, any industry dealing in raw materials has the lowest profit margin. Even selling the cut vegetables is better than selling the raw materials.

Gou Qiang really cared about Yan Xu, so he told him about this matter.

After hearing what Gou Qiang said, Yan Xu came up with a new idea. After letting Gou Qiang take people back, he drove to the hardware factory. On the way, he went to the bank to withdraw some cash and put it in a red envelope.

Arriving at the factory where Master Jiang was, Yan Xu walked over with the boss's bag, took out the red envelopes first, gave the thickest one to Master Jiang, and gave one to each of the remaining workers.

"What is the factory director doing?" Master Jiang was confused about the red envelope. He grabbed Yan Xu with one hand and told him not to give out any more, while asking.

"The swords and guns I asked you to make last time are pretty good. Since it's not paid for by the factory, I will give you a red envelope personally so that you can't work for nothing." Yan Xu knew that Master Jiang was doing this for his own good. Even the factory director couldn't give money indiscriminately, otherwise it would be difficult to manage people.

Thinking of this, Master Jiang nodded and did not stop him.

Although the materials used were waste from the factory, these things were made without delaying the factory's work, so it is reasonable to give an extra red envelope.

The laborers were also happy because in their opinion, the money was earned for free. After all, these days, they had never heard of getting overtime pay for working overtime to make something for the boss.

"There is still work to do this time. Work hard and do it carefully. You will also get red envelopes." Yan Xu knew that compared to empty promises, holding brand new bills in his hands was more convincing.

Although Master Jiang is old, he doesn't mind saving more money for his grandson. Besides, in his opinion, as long as it doesn't delay the work in the factory, it is normal to take some work privately. As for whether it is normal to get those spears and samurai swords, he doesn't care, and the worker didn't take it seriously either.

After all, the bamboo spear and iron samurai sword, paired with the rattan helmet and bamboo mat armor, were just funny. It also fits what Yan Xu said about movie props that were used to fool people, so no one took it seriously.

Besides, who would believe that someone would really use these things to fight? This isn't the Boxer Rebellion.

However, after tasting the sweetness of selling arms in Japan, Yan Xu decided to increase production, which required a more reasonable explanation.

Yan Xu had thought about all this carefully, so he planned to have the factory design and produce an iron fence. It didn't matter if it could be sold or not. The top must have a detachable gun head design, so that no one could find fault with it, and it would be convenient for transportation. Buyers in Japan wouldn't care either, because they lacked iron, not bamboo. The samurai sword and the fine products Yan Xu needed next would be difficult to deal with, so he planned to call the deputy factory director back and ask him to find a way to apply for the qualification of handicraft production and sales, and then mark the price high. It didn't matter if it could be sold or not, as long as it was reasonable and legal.

As for whether it would cause trouble, he would take all the handicrafts he produced to the world behind the bronze door. In this world, let alone goods, there were not even any buyers. Without buying and selling, there would be no harm or trouble.

But after Yan Xu told Master Jiang the next requirements, he immediately frowned.

"I can't do this by myself, I need to find someone." Master Jiang wants to make money, but he won't fool people or cheat them. Even though Yan Xu is a factory manager who knows nothing, he still tells the truth.

"Then find someone." Yan Xu agreed without hesitation and explained.

"Although cold weapons are a niche market, those who really like them are willing to pay for them. So in addition to selling ordinary products in large quantities, we also have to produce some high-quality products to show off our products. Otherwise, no one will buy our products. This business is not exclusive to us." What Yan Xu said made sense. Master Jiang nodded and began to think about who to find.

The material is not a problem, we are not trying to forge a sword that can cut through iron without damaging it. If we want to cut through iron without damaging it, the steel plates and springs removed from abandoned trucks will meet the requirements. If they are processed well, they can cut through thin steel bars with a crisp sound.

It's just that he's old, so he can't offer some advice, but he can do it himself and repeatedly forge it, because he doesn't have the physical strength to do it.

Those that were made before were just polishing the iron bars, and the quenching required some attention. The rest was not difficult, but they were not fine products.

How to build it and the details are not something he can solve alone.

It just so happened that two of Master Jiang's apprentices were laid off. They both had good skills, but they just kept their heads down and didn't know how to deal with things, so they were the first to be laid off.

However, even though he had no selfish motives in directly recommending his apprentice, Master Jiang still looked a little uncomfortable. But Yan Xu didn't care and even thought it was better.

First of all, these two have good skills and are hard-working. Master Jiang will not cheat in this regard. Besides, they are laid-off in middle age and have elderly parents and young children to take care of. Yan Xu can use them at will. They are absolutely good materials for working like slaves. You don't have to worry about them causing trouble for you.

In addition, Master Jiang also told Yan Xu about a craftsman whose ancestor was a master craftsman who specialized in forging weapons in the Imperial Household Department of the Qing Dynasty.

The problem is that the Qing Dynasty has been gone for many years, not to mention that this person has experienced many ups and downs because of his ancestors' background, so it is unknown how much of his skills can be retained.

"Let's go and have a look first." Yan Xu really had the idea of ​​making cold weapon handicrafts. If it doesn't work in China, there are still foreign countries. If the Green Dragon Crescent Blade doesn't work, there are still knight's plate armor. It would be nice even as a decoration. After all, in the eyes of many people at this time, even the air in foreign countries is sweet, and donuts are more delicious than roast chicken.

You can't go looking for someone empty-handed. Yan Xu understood the ways of the world, so he drove with Master Jiang to the supermarket to get two bottles of wine, two packs of cigarettes, and some snacks, and then went to the neighboring town to look for someone.

The two towns are not far apart and it takes less than half an hour to get there by bike, but it is hard to find people.

Master Jiang still had a way. He would put a pack of cigarettes in his pocket, put his hands behind his back, and go wherever there were old men playing chess. In less than an hour or so, he found out everything.

(End of this chapter)