The second is more The smell of fried rice fills the air everywhere in the village.
There are more than 30 government soldiers in Zhangjiagou, except for more than a dozen on duty, the remaining 20 are now at home, and all of them have received military orders to prepare for the expedition this time.
Military orders are like mountains.
The family began to prepare, and the soldiers stopped working for the Zhang family, returned home, and took out their equipment in the same way.
Sharpen the horizontal knife and check the bow and arrows.
The women also took leave to go home and sew robes for their husbands and stir-fry dry food.
The newly bought mules also stepped up their nails and prepared their saddles.
The Zhang family's pastry shop and engineering team have been affected, and most of those government soldiers are working in the engineering team or sales team, and now they are going to send troops to fight and are all gone.
Their wives are all working in the pastry shop, and they have no intention of doing anything these days, so they all go home to prepare for their husbands.
Fortunately, Zhang Chao also took precautions and recruited so many apprentices.
The engineering team had to reintegrate, because there were not only soldiers from Zhangjiagou in the engineering team, but also soldiers from other villages, so in the end, more than half of them went, and Zhang Chao finally retained ten construction classes.
The new kang and new stove finally haven't been kept secret, maybe there are craftsmen who eat inside and outside, maybe there are other craftsmen who are smart just to look at it, in short, now Chang'an has a lot of new pankang teams, and Zhangjiaban grabbed business, and also started a price war.
This time, many government soldiers went out to fight, and Zhang Chao simply only kept ten construction teams and began to transform their business.
While maintaining some pankang business, Zhangjiaban is now mainly engaged in ondol business.
This is a business specially tailored for the wealthy families of Chang'an City.
Lay a flue under the room and then a floor on top of it, so that the whole room can be warmed without a kang.
However, this kind of floor heating, of course, costs more, and the cost of burning firewood is much higher.
But the rich and noble are rich.
The launch of new business is still very popular, and this project is much more technically difficult than the general kang stove, so there is no need to be afraid of copycats for the time being.
As for the noodle shop sales team, Zhang Chao simply revoked this team.
Now the pastry business has entered a stable period, the Zhang family has its own eleven directly-operated stores, and there are more than 30 restaurants and restaurants in cooperation with the Zhang family, and the business of delivering food to the rich and noble people in Chang'an has also opened, and the pastry business has also entered a period of market saturation, so Zhang Chao withdrew from the sales group.
In addition, Zhang Chao also withdrew the retail group that carried the carts to carry the retail on the street.
Now I only do store business, and there is still a lot of volume.
Because of the decline in food prices, Zhang Chao's pasta has also declined, and his profits have decreased a lot.
At the beginning, when the yellow bun came out, one could sell for five wen, and the profit was two.
Now one only sells for one penny, and only three yellow buns can make a penny.
The same is true for steamed buns, steamed buns, and fried buns, and profits have declined.
Ma Zhou calculated with Zhang Chao that if the sales group and retail group were withdrawn, and only the store direct sales and takeaway and restaurant distribution business were only done, he would be able to maintain ten profits a day.
This is still the case that the profit of meat buns and fried buns is higher than that of steamed buns.
It's not very profitable to just sell steamed buns and steamed buns.
Although the profit is not high, it is net profit, and this profit is okay in today's market.
After all, the Zhang family can not only earn dividends a day, but also provide hundreds of employees with opportunities to work and make money, which is also a very important influence.
In addition, the expenses of the eleven stores have been included, so the Zhang family sells soy products and braised meat, so there is a lot less store and labor expenses, and the profit of this piece is calculated separately.
Now the Zhang family's soybean products and braised meat business has slowly risen, these are aimed at the middle class and even the rich, the sales are not as good as selling noodles, but the profits are much higher.
According to Ma Zhou's calculations, the sales of soy products and braised meat are increasing, and the profits are also increasing, and now they have exceeded the daily profit of 5,000 yuan.
As soon as the day dawns and the day is dark, the Zhang family's catering business can earn about 10,000 yuan a day, and it can earn 300 yuan a month, even if it deducts some additional donations and the like, 200 yuan can still be had, and there are nearly 3,000 yuan in a year, which is a great benefit.
Market size and product upgrading are very important.
Whoever makes money, sells, and gives up if it doesn't make money.
Although the pastry is not very profitable, it still has hundreds of people, so Zhang Chao does not plan to give up this business, but he also does not plan to expand it again, just maintain the current scale.
Maybe after a while, when the supply of soda stone comes up, Zhang Chao can simply supply the soda directly to the merchants in Chang'an, after all, the profit of the soda is higher.
The workshop was adjusted, and the impact of the government soldiers was minimized, and Zhang Chao returned home to help his father prepare for the expedition.
"Take my dark horse with you and be a standby."
Zhang Chao and his father brushed the yellow fat horse's hair together.
"One horse is enough, and I don't have to lead the mule."
"Take it, the yellow fat horse is eight years old, a little old."
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Zhang Chao was very reluctant to go to the expedition with his father, and Qi Niang was also reluctant, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
She brought a freshly made fur fur, for fear that her father would be cold outside.
"I also prepared a coat for you, you must remember to bring it, otherwise when it rains or snows, you will freeze to death when you get wet."
Of course, it is not suitable to have an umbrella when marching into battle, and the coat is made of miscanthus or brown from palm trees, which can protect against rain.
But it's too bulky, the brown coat has to be braided very thick to be waterproof, and a coat can be folded to fit a big bag.
"I can't bring my clothes, it's too inconvenient."
Daddy replied.
Fighting a war outside, not traveling, no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, what kind of weather will be encountered.
Even if it rains and snows in winter, sometimes you can avoid it, and if you can't avoid it, you can only get drenched.
It's like a muddy road, and it has to flow.
Zhang Chao looked at the bulky coat and frowned, it would be nice to have a light raincoat, which would not increase the weight and keep out the rain.
The ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty had no other raincoats to wear except for the lily clothes.
There was no rubber in the Tang Dynasty, but it was still possible to make raincoats, and I remember that someone in the Song Dynasty invented a raincoat made of tung oil and cloth.
In the Tang Dynasty, the rich wore fur clothes, and the rich people wore lichen clothes, which could shelter from the rain and snow, but they were all bulky, and there was also a kind of oil coat.
The tung oil cloth raincoat popularized in the Song Dynasty already had it in the Sui Dynasty.
According to historical records, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went hunting, someone offered a raincoat, which was made of yellow silk soaked in tung oil, and the color was like amber, so it was called an amber shirt.
But this thing is very expensive, ordinary people can't afford to wear it, and it's not durable.
By the time of the Song Dynasty, people began to make cheap raincoats from butter and linen.
No, it is not a problem for Zhang Chao, as long as it can be solved with money, it is not a problem.
"Daddy, I'll make you some amber shirts to bring with you."
To make an amber shirt, you must first have tung oil, at this time, tung oil is very rare, but as long as there is something in the world, there must be one in the east and west cities of Chang'an City.
Zhang Chao immediately rode to Chang'an, personally ran things twice, and sure enough, he still bought tung oil.
The price is very expensive, but Zhang didn't talk about the price, and directly gave the tung oil in the store a bun round, and he bought all the hundreds of catties of tung oil in the store.
With tung oil and yellow silk, it takes technology to make a raincoat.
Fortunately, this is not a high-level technology, Zhang Chao found a craftsman, dug him over with a high salary, and let him be responsible for making raincoats.
Raincoats made of silk and palm oil are lighter than those made of brown silk and grass, but the cost is higher.
At the same time, it is also lighter than felt clothes and fur clothes.
Zhang Chao prepared both a coat and a felt hat for his father, as well as a raincoat, so that he could wear a coat inside, which could not only keep out the cold but also prevent rain and rain, and then cover it with an oil shirt outside, which would be double insurance.
"This raincoat is made into two pieces, the top coat and the bottom pants."
Of course, the function of the raincoat is to remove the rain, although the shape of the long shirt can be used to remove the rain, but it is still not very convenient to move, so Zhang Chaorang was responsible for the processed yellow silk cut and fried into a raincoat, changed to the raincoat style of later generations, one above and one below, two sets.
"The shirt is placket-style, and there is a hood on the collar, and the sleeves should not be too narrow, too loose.
The trouser legs can also be slightly larger, so that they do not interfere with the wearing of armor and coats, etc., and do not interfere with movement. ” Qi Niang's female popularity is very good, and the women of this year are basically learning to cut and sew when they are young, and they can skillfully make their own clothes.
Zhang Chao proposed the style of the raincoat, and Qi Niang could understand it immediately.
The oilcoat is ready, and it is hung on a bamboo pole to dry.
The oil-garment craftsman also emphasized to Zhang Chao that the oil-garment must pay attention to maintenance.
Usually do not wear it when it does not rain, and it is not suitable for exposure to the sun, and after wearing it when it rains, it cannot be wrapped up and soaked when it is wet, and it has to be dried and then put away.
After the oil coat dried, Daddy tried it on and it fit perfectly.
"It's lightweight, and it's the same as if you weren't wearing it at all."
After all, it is made of light silk coated with tung oil, and it is natural to be light and thin, especially compared to the cloak that is more bulky than armor, this is really good.
"Make a few more pieces to carry, and they won't take up space anyway."
"Give you Uncle Ke and they'll make a few too."
Daddy doesn't forget to confess.
"No problem, I bought a lot of tung oil anyway."
Oil clothes are a good thing, but the cost is higher, something that has been available as early as the Northern Dynasties, but it has not been popularized until now.
The key is that this tung oil is expensive.
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Zhang Chao thought about whether he wanted to plant some tung trees on the slope of the ditch he had just bought, because the tung trees grew very fast, and the oil yield was okay.
Tung oil can not be eaten, but it is very practical, not to mention that it can be made into oilcloth raincoats, and after the furniture is coated with tung oil, it can replace paint and play a role in anti-corrosion.
It can also make oil paper and make oil paper umbrellas.
Tung oil can also be used to make ink, and oil feet can also be used to make soap, which is very practical.
Tung oil can also be used in medicine and can cure many diseases.
Of course, the most important thing is that there are tung trees in the Guanzhong area, and they are also suitable for planting.
Dad asked Zhang Chao to make a few oil coats for Ke Wu and them, Zhang Chao simply waved his hand, and if he wanted to do it, he would do more.
Soak all the tung oil in silk and cloth, half of which is made of oil silk and half of which is made of oilcloth, and then Qi Niang takes all the women in the village to process and cut it into oil clothes.
Zhang Chao selected a few villagers of different sizes as models and made five ready-to-wear sizes for oil clothes.
To make so many oil coats, Zhang Chao plans to give half of them away and half of them to sell.
Zhangjiagou's government soldiers, as well as Qin Qiong and others' mansions, all sent a batch each.
The rest is sent to the store to be sold.
Zhang Chao wants to see how the market reacts to this thing, and if the reaction is okay, then he will plant more tung trees next year. t1706231537: