Chapter 388 It’s cheap, buy it (Part 2)
While preparing to walk to the military area, a new thing attracted Ozcan.
Ozkan: "What are these?"
Olive: "A machine for washing clothes."
There are several manufacturers of washing machines now, and some produce steam engines. Some of the large-scale washing machines driven by the machine are dedicated to the research of household washing machines, while others go to the agricultural tools section and the food section. The former machine is used to wash Elizabeth potatoes, radishes, and beets, and the latter machine is used to make butter.
A water tower was erected next to the exhibition area, and water pipes and drainage pipes were connected. Many washing machines were demonstrated there.
These magic washing machines basically use vortex technology to drive the water flow to rotate. The difference lies in whether it is fully manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic, whether it has the dehydration function of water dispelling technology, and whether the washing machine has the necromantic magic sterilization function. You have to use a shell with magic protection.
Traditional cloth is not strong due to hand-weaving. In the past, the washing method was simply to put the clothes in water and beat them until they were clean, which caused great damage to the cloth, so people rarely washed clothes.
The washing machine here looks much "gentle" and the damage to the clothes is minimized.
Ozkan looked at it for a while, shook his head and said: "The thing is good, but it is not suitable for the grassland."
Some people were crying and some were laughing here, and many bosses almost cried. Nowadays, except for the Wesson State, ordinary people in no place have running water at home. They have to go to the well to fetch water and pour it back.
Ozkan thought he could buy two of them and take them home, but there was no market on the grassland.
There is a household washing machine that seems suitable. It is the cheapest washing machine and is almost entirely made of wood. Only the chain, bearings, etc. are made of iron. It is powered by human legs like riding a bicycle.
At first Frederick was speechless about this kind of washing machine, because this thing was a modified ball mill, except that the large wooden barrel turned sideways had a waterproof door on the side, and several wooden boards were nailed inside to drive the water flow. and clothes, a front-loading washing machine will do.
But this thing is cheap and has a vast rural market. Judging from the boss's expression, he must have signed a lot of orders.
But its size is too big, making it inconvenient for herdsmen to move around. People who don’t mind moving it have a lot of people to wash their clothes, so they can’t use it.
In the end, Ozcan bought a batch of washboards and bought a lot of washing powder when he saw that they were sold here.
It’s just that the washboard went a little awry on the grassland and turned into a torture instrument.
As for washing powder, it has suddenly become a miracle medicine for cleaning wounds and treating infections.
Ozkan finally arrived at the military area and went straight to the place where firearms were sold. Unfortunately, he found that only folding shotguns and revolvers were sold here, and there were no standard weapons, let alone the fire falling from the sky.
It's just that these weapons have never been cheap. He couldn't buy them by the ship, so he only bought some.
In the place where swords are sold, Ozkan asked the staff: "Is there the kind of knife that Duke Wesson used when he single-handedly rescued the prince in the Kingdom of Kush?"
After translation by Olive The staff member shook his head and replied: "The commander was using an officer's standard sword, which is not for sale."
"However, there are imitations for sale, with the same appearance and dimensions. The quality is definitely not that good, but it is still a high-quality product."
Ozkan sighed and said: "Now all the men on the grassland want a knife like that."
The staff brought the imitation and said: "Although it is an imitation, it is made of good steel and is also a good weapon. Many people in the south buy it."
Oliver curiously reached out and touched it She touched it, picked it up and weighed it, then turned to Ozkan and said: "It looks almost the same as the real thing, just a little lighter."
When Frederick was traveling in Wanjing City, she He had touched the real thing and wiped it carefully.
After hearing this, Ozcan said: "Then I have to buy this. It costs three hundred pieces. Do you have sabers here?"
The staff brought over a few ordinary sabers. The steel is good steel, but the shape is not the same as what is used on the grassland.
The cavalry here sometimes need to deal with targets with metal armor. The shape of the sword has enhanced the stabbing function and the blade is straight. There are not so many metal armors on the grassland, and they focus more on cutting, and the blades are curved.
This is a large factory that provides equipment to the Wesen Army. They are all imitation weapons. The saber Ozcan wants has to be bought from other factories.
Oliver soon took him to the exhibition area of a weapons factory run by a fellow villager. The boss used to be a blacksmith for the Ghazi Imperial Guard. After he was fished out of the water, he saw that other officers were unwilling to go back. He didn't reply either.
At that time, the military asked him to open a weapons factory out of the weapons needs of the imaginary enemy forces. More than half of the shares in the factory belonged to the Wesson family.
He mainly produces foreign weapons here. After a little decoration, it is very popular among young men who are full and have nothing to do. A nobleman from the Kingdom of Gaul has just ordered a batch of goods.
When a fellow countryman meets a fellow countryman, he shoots him in the back.
“That’s too much!” Ozkan glared at the fellow, “It’s not like I don’t know the market!”
The fellow looked around and whispered to him in a sneaky voice: “Calling What? What I gave you is made of good steel used by the military. It won’t rust. If I were discovered, I might be hung on the city wall!” “Really?” Eyes wide open, weapons that won’t rust shouldn’t be sold out?
The fellow vowed: "Let me tell you, the army ordered a batch of goods at the beginning of the year. The fool who wrote the order made a mistake in writing the number. I have five hundred extra sabers here."
"I finally settled the account. Now this batch of goods is my own, you understand."
Ozkan nodded, understood.
Not long after he placed the order and left, the fellow said the same thing to the merchants of the Kingdom of Lisenberg.
Ozkan knew that he had been tricked two years later, and now he was buying scale armor pieces at the stall of the Clover Armor Factory.
Hoffman, who had just returned to the booth, was very depressed. This wealthy businessman wanted a lot of goods, but only armor pieces. It was said that weaving armor on the grassland was the work of the women in the family, which was a loss of profit.
Ozkan was helpless. He didn't have much money. He also needed to buy daggers and helmets. He also needed to buy some medicine to go back. He would save as much as he could.
The two of them didn’t have time to have lunch until after two o’clock in the afternoon. In the dining area at the edge of the exhibition area, Olive ordered a bottle of happy water and three portions of fried chicken nuggets. Ozkan imitated her and ordered his own. share.
Ozkan concentrated on the paper to calculate the goods and balances purchased today, and listed the delivery times of various goods so that he could arrange the fleet he hired.
The quantity of goods he purchased exceeded his expectations. There were not enough ships, and factory production required time, so he divided all the goods into two parts. One part was delivered within a month, and was transported away when the water froze in winter. , the other part will be delivered next year after the river thaws.
His Majesty the Emperor established the Ghazi Empire Chamber of Commerce here, allowing some prisoners who did not want to return home to serve as a mouthpiece between the two places, and at the same time help domestic businessmen handle some commercial matters.
Ozkan made a list of the goods to be delivered next spring, and handed them over to the Chamber of Commerce along with a sum of money, and they would help deliver and store them in the warehouse, and he could ship them away as soon as he arrived.
After he finished his work, he raised his head and found that Olive was drinking a bottle of orange drink. He couldn't help asking: "What are you drinking?"
Olive said proudly: "I won't tell you. , this is a drink only available in Wesson’s army.”
Ozcan asked doubtfully: “How can you get something from the army?”
Oliver’s face turned slightly red. Immediately he looked very impatient and said: "Oh, it was given by someone I know."
Ozcan saw that this was a matter between young people and just smiled.
Not far away, a soldier who was on duty and had just deserted was kicked by Metzger with a smile.
After lunch, Ozkan came to the raw material area, where he had his place.
His son-in-law is here with several of his men, and they are playing cards together.
"Why don't you work?" Ozcan's face was gloomy, "Now is the time to make money, no one comes to the door, and you don't know how to go to the stall selling wool clothes and ask people if they want wool! .”
His son-in-law immediately put down his cards, stood up and said happily: "Father-in-law, great news! 60% of our wool is considered to be second-grade, and 20% is first-grade, and the price sold is better than 10%." It was a lot more than expected at first!”
“And those herbal medicines were all bought by people from the pharmaceutical factory. They also left us a booklet with a large amount of herbal medicines purchased!”< br>
“It’s just like sheepskin, almost as expected.”
Ozkan’s son-in-law was once a warrior on the grassland. He saved his life a few years ago, and he was injured in his right hand. He couldn't afford weapons, so Ozkan married one of his daughters to him and asked him to follow the caravan.
He took the contract and check handed over by his son-in-law. It was the same formatted contract as the one he had just signed elsewhere. It had both clauses that he had thought of and clauses that he had not expected. One contract was written in the local German language. There are three versions: Pulan and Ghazi. If there are any objections to the provisions, the Pulan version shall prevail.
They all bought tax stamps and neatly affixed them to the top of the first page of the contract. This tax stamp was a special edition of the first World Expo, and later became a treasure that collectors seek.
Ozkan calculated the total amount and found it was 20% more than expected.
Ozkan took out the thick stack of contracts he signed today from his wallet and gave it to his son-in-law, and said: "Go to the bank now to transfer the money and pay off the loan. Once you have settled the bank loan, you will do it right away. Send the mortgaged goods over and try to get the balance back as soon as possible."
The wool, sheepskin and herbs he brought were not sold for a while, so he used them to mortgage Wesson and Wesson like other merchants. The bank borrowed a sum of money. If you pay it off within the year, interest will not be calculated until next year.
If you pay back the money to the bank as soon as possible, you can deliver the wool as soon as possible. After delivery, you will have more money to buy more goods.
Wesson Bank has set up a work station here, and there are many people who have the same idea as Ozcan. At this time, the queue is very long.
At dusk, when the expo was about to close, a large number of staff began to visit every stall to record their today's turnover.
At dinner, Frederick got the summary data. The first day's turnover made him so excited that he kissed all the girls without wiping his mouth.
(End of this chapter)