Lin Ze took a step forward and grabbed the very familiar iron pot on the ground. He didn't expect to see such a familiar iron pot here.

If you look at the iron pot again, it is much thicker than the usual type of iron pot I used to be. The thickest part is nearly half a centimeter, which is a little too thick.

However, Lin Ze didn't say anything because he knew that this was because the materials were not up to standard.

After that, Lin Ze used some effort and then picked it up. He estimated that this iron pot should weigh at least ten pounds, and the other small pots weighed three or four pounds.

If such weight is placed in modern times, no one would buy it, but here, the weight is just right.

For people here, the heavier the iron pot, the more solid the ingredients are, the more they will take advantage of themselves. Therefore, many people like such heavy iron pots.

On the contrary, if you come here with a modern non-stick pan, except for those rich people who will buy it, the possibility of other ordinary people buying it is almost zero.

At this time, Xu Sheng on the side said proudly: "Sir, these iron pots are good? Don't look at it's very light, but because the ingredients are solid, these iron pots are solid. When the hardware factory's master was making mud embryos, I specifically told me to thin the thickness of the iron pot a little so that I could make a few more iron pots."

Lin Ze looked at Xu Sheng, and saw that he was full of satisfaction. Finally, he couldn't bear to say anything else, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's still light? He also deliberately reduced the dosage? Haha, but you can't blame you, because you have never seen modern iron pots that are only 2 mm and 3 mm.

Now you will be fussy about the appearance of such iron pots. If you bring modern non-stick pots made of ceramics, what would you look like?

Lin Ze thought this with bad intentions...

"Very good, Xu Sheng, you made it very well this time. The food made with such an iron pot must taste delicious." In order not to attack Xu Sheng, Lin Ze finally praised a few words against his will, and then continued

Continued asked: "How much daily output can be here? Is it enough supply?"

"Sir, the number of iron pots produced here is about 500, and there are more kitchen knives, which looks like thousands. Because casting sickles is relatively difficult, the number is only more than one hundred.

However, sickles are used less time, so the output should be enough. The most produced tools are tools like iron hoes, with a daily output of about 1,500. Even for this number, I feel that it is not enough. Hoes are something that every farmer wants, so I am also trying to increase the output of hoes. As for other hardware workpieces, there are only thirty pieces a day like iron saws, and more iron plows, with seventy or eighty pieces, and about a hundred iron tongs and scissors."

Xu Sheng had a good grasp of this place, so when Lin Ze asked, he blurted out the output, quantity, and some places that need to be strengthened in the future.

Xu Sheng's intention made Lin Ze very satisfied. He nodded in satisfaction to show praise.

Lin Ze has lived in the countryside since he was a child, so he knows a lot about the things in the fields, so he soon continued to ask: "Xu Sheng, can tools like hoes increase production every day?"

Xu Sheng did not answer directly, but called a middle-aged black-faced craftsman in the lead next to him.

"I've seen the adults!" When the black-faced blacksmith saw Lin Ze, she was extremely nervous and her words were trembling.

"Don't be nervous, you are the master here, I am just an audience member." Lin Ze comforted with a smile.

Maybe Lin Ze's words worked, or the gentle attitude on Lin Ze's face made the blacksmith feel worried. Or maybe he was very confident about his professionalism, so he soon recovered a little, but he still answered with some caution: "Sir, if you increase the manpower and make more clay molds, you can increase the output. However, even so, it will not increase much in the end, because the steel plant's daily supply of molten iron is at most 4,000 to 5,000 kilograms of pig iron. Now the output of our hardware factory has consumed more than 4,000 kilograms of pig iron every day, and this output is already fixed. If you want to increase the output, you have to increase the supply of pig iron first."

Hey, this person is still a talent! After hearing the words of this blacksmith master, Lin Ze immediately realized that this guy had some ability.

He was just a craftsman before, but he was able to record the general situation and data of the hardware factory now and estimate it. Although such things are very common to be put into future generations, don’t forget that this is the Shenzhou Continent, and the people on the Nine-Story Nine are all illiterate. Letting them calculate the numbers is like playing the piano against a cow. The difficulty is really too great and too great.

The blacksmith in front of him could see everything clearly and calculate the corresponding numbers, which means that this person is a talent. At least in Lin Zi's opinion, as long as he is slightly trained, he will definitely be a talent like a factory director.

Lin Ze never stings with rewards for talents, so he quickly continued to ask: "Then do you know how much these items are sold in the outside market?"

The black-faced craftsman thought for a moment and replied respectfully: "Sir, in the past, such pig iron was strictly controlled and the difficulty of refining was very high, so the cost was always relatively high.

Fang said that the iron pots in the area where the villain used to be were sold from some very distant iron factories. Not only did the journey be long, but there were still many troubles in the middle, so a medium iron pot costs 300 to 400 coins on the market, which is almost 5 cents of silver.”

When it comes to five cents of silver, the middle-aged black-faced blacksmith twitched his face, and it was obvious that he was still scared of the price.

"However, our hardware factories are different now. Because we have a large amount of high-quality pig iron at the bottom price, the iron pots we made are not only better-looking than the market, but also have better quality and are about half the price. I believe that once such iron pots appear on the market, they will definitely be very popular." The middle-aged black-faced blacksmith had a strong look of excitement on his face.

"Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely buy such a good iron pot. In the past, people bought garbage iron pots worth five cents each, let alone we now have good quality and affordable iron pots."

"As for other hardware workpieces, like kitchen knives, the market usually costs about 100 yuan, and the iron hoe costs about 200 yuan, and these can be sold quickly. In short, our hardware factory has a daily life.

The output can definitely be sold for 2000 silver coins. If the price is better, you can get four or five hundred silver coins."

When Lin Ze heard this, he nodded with satisfaction. The middle-aged black-faced blacksmith in front of him was indeed a talented person and had a good grasp of the market. Moreover, he had some ability in analyzing things. Lin Ze wrote it down in his heart.

At the same time, Lin Ze also felt that he underestimated the profit margin of this newly established hardware factory.

Even with the current manpower, this hardware factory can earn more than 300 silver coins every day. If other things are added, it will definitely not be a problem to have an income of 10,000 silver coins in one month. In a year, it will be more than 100,000 silver coins.

This is just the beginning. If Lin Ze directly expanded the scale of this hardware factory ten times, the money he earned in the end could directly exceed one million or even ten million.

You know, when I first came to Huangsha Town, the annual output of the entire Huangsha Town was only about one million silver coins, and it would not exceed two million when it was good. However, now a just-built hardware factory can earn 10,000 silver coins in a month. Although the costs of pig iron and labor have not been removed, to be honest, this is also a very remarkable thing.

According to the current situation, if this hardware factory is opened for a year, it will be worth the previous year's income in Huangsha Town!

This is the power of industrialization. Once production enters industrialization, the final output value will shock countless people.

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It was eight o'clock in the evening, and Lin Ze was handling official duties in the study.

"Lixuan!!" Gu Xiyao's voice came from outside.

"Come in!" Lin Ze said with a press conference in his hand.

Gu Xiyao came in quickly. She was holding a tray in her hand and there were two desserts on it. It was obvious that she was sending her midnight snack.

"Xiyao, just leave it to the people below to do something like giving midnight snacks. You don't have to deliver it in person." Lin Ze said with a hint of doting.

"Hehe, this is nothing. I like to send you midnight snacks to Lixuan." Gu Xiyao smiled sweetly. After a gust of fragrant wind, she came to Lin Ze's side, picked up the dessert on the plate, and fed it into Lin Ze's mouth.

"So sweet, Xiyao, thank you for your hard work!" Lin Ze tasted it and exclaimed.

The dessert made by Gu Xiyao tastes really good, Lin Ze could not have imagined this.

Originally, Lin Ze thought that Gu Xiyao's personality was not a person who could go to the kitchen, but after a few days, Lin Ze changed this idea.

Gu Xiyao has a really good cooking skills, at least Lin Ze is very satisfied with the food.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising.

I forgot that Gu Xiyao is now a strong master of the master, and her mastery of her own body has reached some limit.
Chapter completed!