Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 623 Looking for a way out

Now all the men in Beihu and Beihai villages have gone to work in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households. However, the court does not need men over 50 years old in the village, so they can let these people cut bamboo and bring it home to make some samples of bamboo baskets and dustpans.

After the samples are ready, you can try to get in touch with the Ministry of Industry. If the bamboo dustpans and baskets made by the villagers can catch the eyes of the Ministry of Industry, then there will be a steady stream of large orders.

In winter, when the men who went to work for the court returned home, everyone could take advantage of the winter leisure time and work together with the women in the village to make bamboo baskets and dustpans, which they could then sell to the Ministry of Works.

In addition to these tools, we can also make bamboo shoulder poles, bamboo rakes and other tools. As long as they are needed to build the state capital, we can make them. We will have at least two years of business.

When the Ministry of Industry no longer needs these tools, they can also use bamboo to make other daily necessities, such as bamboo tubes for holding moxa sticks.

In order to meet her own requirements, Hualei asked Qingqi to take out the samples of bamboo tubes used to hold moxa sticks and gave them to the village chief, asking them to make bamboo tubes for moxa sticks according to the samples.

It also made some improvements by making a spiral lid on the bamboo tube. When the moxa sticks inside are used up, it can be used as a water bag or cup without leaking.

Recently, labor costs in Shangjing City have become more and more expensive, and raw materials are also decreasing. Hualei must expand its supply channels. If it can be done well in Mobei, its fleet can just bring it back to Shangjing City, and it won't be wasted.

In addition, bamboo derivatives such as bamboo steamers, bamboo beds, bamboo chairs, bamboo stools, bamboo mats, etc. can also be produced. As long as the craftsmanship is good, Hualei will purchase them.

Because the village chief also said that there are still many bamboo craftsmen in the village who are very good at making bamboo mats, bamboo baskets, and bamboo baskets. Although these things can be used by every household.

However, because of its sturdiness, a bamboo basket can be used for more than ten years. Therefore, in Mobei, the replacement rate of bamboo derivatives is not high. As a result, the bamboo in the village grows wildly every year, and the biggest use of it is as firewood, which is also very wasteful.

Therefore, what the two villages need most now is to go out and transport the finished bamboo baskets and bamboo mats, especially the bamboo mats. Hua Lei feels that there will definitely be a big market in Western Xinjiang, especially in the military camps in Western Xinjiang.

Because she had read the regional annals of Western Xinjiang, and it did not mention that there were abundant bamboo derivatives there. So, it should be feasible to make them here and ship them out.

In fact, in Hualei's imagination, the bamboo carvings, bamboo root carvings, bamboo dragonflies and bamboo figures that children played with in her previous life can all be sold for a good price.

However, in the Great Sheng Dynasty, especially in Mobei, when many people could not even afford the basic food and clothing, it was basically difficult for these bamboo root carvings or small bamboo gadgets to find a big market.

Even if they ship it out themselves, the sales volume will definitely not be as high as bamboo mats and bamboo baskets. The most important thing is that many people can make such bamboo gadgets. As far as Hualei knows, Uncle Zhao is very good at it.

As for bamboo carvings and bamboo root carvings, the target audience is relatively limited. After all, at present, there are not many people who have money, free time, taste, vision and the ability to appreciate these.

After some consideration, Hua Lei ordered another batch of bamboo mats. However, there was no rush. She only asked for a batch to be given to her before the end of April next year. She would then send a batch back to Shangjing City for a test. If there were any leftovers, she would send them to Xijiang for a test.

Moreover, Hua Lei has also decided that if she is not capable enough at that time, she will ask Liang Xiangyi and Zhou Ziren's uncle to cooperate with her.

They have no fewer ways than I do. By then, the bamboo derivative products produced by the two villages should be marketable if there are several fleets and caravans taking them to various places.

The two village chiefs, who were originally envious and jealous, took the deposit for the flower buds and a few orders and went back happily.

The most urgent task was to select suitable bamboos and send them to Mr. Hua. Then, several skilled bamboo craftsmen were mobilized to make some bamboo baskets and bamboo dustpans, making sure they were perfect and trying to win orders from the Ministry of Industry.

When we have winter bamboo shoots, we will send them to Mr. Hua’s Baiweilou, which will be another source of income. Then we can make sour bamboo shoots and dried bamboo shoots according to the method given by Mr. Hua.

Mr. Hua said that as long as the quality is good, we will accept anything. That's great. By the way, we should take care of the villagers. When we don't have experience in making sour bamboo shoots, we should sell fresh winter bamboo shoots first.

Sell ​​bamboo, sell winter bamboo shoots, sell winter bamboo shoots, sell bamboo shoots. Sell bamboo shoots, make bamboo mats, and Mr. Hua will also take money. If you count the whole circle, you can receive cash every ten days! Great, Mr. Hua is really a smart and kind person.

Once I have enough silver, I can reinforce the roof of my house, have a meal of meat to satisfy my appetite, and make a cotton-padded jacket for my children to keep them warm.

The two village chiefs were so angry that they wanted to cut down a large bamboo forest in a minute. However, Mr. Hua reminded them.

It is true that living off the land is a good thing, but we must also be careful about the limits. We cannot relax when it comes to the maintenance and subsequent issues of the bamboo forest, nor can we cut them down indiscriminately.

What Master Hua said must be correct. They all heard it, so they would definitely follow it. Hua Lei watched the two village chiefs leave and opened the regional annals again.

Now there is only one village left in Mobei County, Beihe Village, which has not yet been settled. According to the regional annals, the place is quite remote and the village is not close to any mountain, but has only a relatively large river.

However, there are many small rivers and ponds scattered in the village, so the entire village covers a large area.

There are a lot of reeds growing in the ditches and ponds of the village. It is said that the roofs of the houses of the villagers are made of reeds and mud, and the quilts at home are also reed quilts.

After thinking for a while, she wrote a letter and asked Zi Yan to send it out as soon as possible. Her letter was written to Lord Pei, but she asked him to pass it on to Lord Gui Jijiu.

When Xiaoyuan arrived in Mobei, Gui Jijiu did not come. Hualei heard from Xiaoyuan that the Imperial College was going to open a school in Mobei. Although things had not started on the surface, Hualei guessed that the matter should be going through the process.

Moreover, Hua Lei also felt that although the books engraved for the Imperial Examination had not been delivered yet, they would definitely be delivered when the new state government was completed and all the personnel were fully staffed.

If I open a paper mill here, there should be a market for it. I don't know whether I should copy my own bookstore here. Hualei is eager to do it.