latelenovela Chapter 352 Lin He does business
Chapter 352 Lin He does business
"What are you planning in your little head?" Aunt Zhang asked with a smile.
"Aunt, tell me, now that everyone's rice is about to be harvested, if we make a few more of these threshers and take them to Fuzhou to sell, can we fetch a high price?" Shen Wanning was a businesswoman, so Lin He naturally asked Shen Wanning about this.
Shen Wanning was a little surprised. Lin He was indeed smart. "That's a good idea. It's the perfect time to sell the thresher. The early rice is ripe now, and the mid-season and late rice will be ripe soon. The thresher will be just right for use. But if you want to sell it, you have to make it as soon as possible."
"My aunt always says that money makes the world go round! As long as I pay a little more, it's not impossible to ask them to finish it faster." Lin He replied.
"So according to what you said, don't you want to pay them more money to make the thresher? Aren't you afraid that the thresher won't be sold and you will lose all the money?" Shen Wanning asked deliberately.
"My aunt said that opportunities and risks coexist, just like those who were the first to join our milk tea shop. They were the first to join, and they didn't know if they could make back their money, but if they did, they would make more than those who joined later. Aren't they successful? What do you think, aunt?" Lin He's words made sense.
"Your idea is good, but how to implement it depends on you." Shen Wanning encouraged.
"Since my aunt thinks it's feasible, I'll just go for it! I'll go to the town to hire some carpenters and make it according to this." Lin He said happily.
"Oh, okay, no problem. But there is one more thing. The design drawings of the thresher cannot be leaked. After all, it has not been reported to the court yet. If it is leaked out and reported by someone first, Xiao Jiang's efforts will be in vain." Shen Wanning reminded.
Lin He nodded silently. "Aunt, what you said makes sense. I can invite those craftsmen to come to Daqing Village to do the work. We still have a lot of empty rooms in our workshop, so we can let them stay here. This thresher must be completed soon and sold before the rice is harvested. Otherwise, it won't be so easy to sell later."
Then, Lin He rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly, "Auntie, I don't have enough money. Can you lend me some?"
"I can't lend it to you, but I can try to invest. How about this, I invest a part of the money, and if we make money, we split it equally?" Shen Wanning guided him step by step.
"Aunt, aren't you afraid that these threshers won't sell and you'll lose money?" Lin He was a little surprised by Shen Wanning's answer.
"There's no such thing as a foolproof business. You have to give it a try to see if it works. Besides, even if you lose money, your aunt can afford this little bit. So, have you thought it through?"
Lin He's eyes rolled as he looked at Lin Jingce and Wen, "Dad, Mom, Second Aunt, do you want to invest some as well? My aunt has invested, which proves that this business is definitely a good one."
Xu slapped him on the head and said, "You little brat, you're even targeting your mother! Why don't you go and seduce your grandpa and grandma?"
Lin He chuckled, "Grandpa and grandma are old, I'm afraid if we lose money, they won't be able to bear the blow. Besides, Dad, Mom, and my second uncle's family have made a lot of money in the past two years, so it won't take much to invest!"
Mrs. Wen nodded. "Since your aunt is optimistic about this business, I'll invest some money too. Even if I lose money, I won't blame you. Just go for it."
Seeing that Shen Wanning and Wen both supported Lin He, Xu decided to invest some money as well.
In the end, the proportion of money they received was Shen Wanning 30%, Wen 30%, Xu 30%, and Lin He only 10%.
The final profit was divided equally among the four of them after deducting the labor costs. As for finding someone to build the thresher, Lin He was fully responsible for it.
Lin He was very happy with the money given by the three people. He took Lin Jiang's hand and said, "Brother, where is your master? Is he willing to help build this thresher?"
Lin Jiang thought about it, nodded and said, "If you want to invite my master, I can go and ask for your help. But if he doesn't come, I can't force him."
"Of course! Just go and tell your master that if you make a thresher, I will give him one or two taels of silver!" Lin He said as he stretched out a finger and gestured.
"One tael, so much? My master often earns less than a few taels of silver in a month."
"Brother, how long do you estimate it will take to make a thresher?"
"The first one may take a little longer, about five days. Once you are familiar with it, you can make one in about three days." Lin Jiang thought about it and thought that if he did carpentry all day long, he should be able to make it in three days.
"Hey, that's great. I'll hire a few more carpenters then." Lin He said happily.
The next day, Lin He not only went to the town, but also to the county seat, and brought back twelve carpenters, including Lin Jiang's master and his master's son.
After seeing the thresher, more than a dozen carpenters were amazed. After studying it, they immediately started to make it.
After all, wages are calculated based on the number of machines. If they save time and can make one more thresher, they can earn more money.
On the other side, the villagers also began to harvest rice.
Just when they had harvested the first batch of rice, Shen Wanning went to the county town and told County Magistrate He about the thresher.
After seeing the thresher, County Magistrate He immediately reported it to the court.
It took more than half a month for Lin He to release the carpenters.
No more, no less, they made a total of sixty threshers during this period.
Only after knowing that County Magistrate He had reported the matter of the thresher did Lin He dare to let the carpenters go home.
But before that, he repeatedly warned others not to leak the information about the thresher.
"Xiaohe, how much do you plan to sell each of these threshers for?" Shen Wanning asked, looking at the warehouse full of threshers.
"Fifty taels!" Lin He thought for a moment and said.
"Fifty taels, isn't that a bit expensive?" Aunt Zhang said.
Lin He shook his head. "It's not expensive, it's a one-time purchase that can last a lifetime! If I made a few more, I'd sell them at a lower price, but since there are only sixty, of course they have to be more expensive!"
"Ordinary people don't grow much rice, so perhaps they can still use the old methods to thresh it. In other words, only landlords with more fields grow more rice, so they are willing to spend a lot of money to buy these things." Xu nodded in agreement.