When he first built the kiln, Gu Qing was careful. The scale of the pottery kiln was larger than that of an ordinary kiln. He knew very well what kind of texture the pottery produced from coal would be. Yes, production issues must be taken into consideration.

Facts have proved that Gu Qing was right. Before the pottery was sold to the outside world, two businessmen had already arrived in Qingcheng County, and depending on the situation, the two businessmen would fight for the right to operate the pottery.

Shiqiao Village is basically populated by old people, weak women and children, and there are very few villagers who can work. Gu Qing has no choice. He is wary of this world. If he must choose among strangers, he can only choose the villagers who are relatively familiar to him. .

In this era, craftsmanship is also an intellectual property. Just like Confucius taught students to practice cultivation, Uncle Han's skill of kneading pottery and burning pottery is naturally an intellectual property. If he wants to learn it, Gu Qing must express it.

Gu Qing's expression was very sincere. He carried a few kilograms of meat and some whole grains, as well as some bottles and cans bought from the salesman, which were all needed in daily life. He filled several bags full of them and climbed up the mountain to give them to him. Uncle Han, with a few words of rainbow fart, Uncle Han was so happy that he was so excited that he gained face and benefits. Uncle Han waved his hand, teach me!

Among the short ones, Song Gensheng selected a dozen villagers to go up the mountain and let Uncle Han teach them the craftsmanship. They were teaching and producing at the same time, without any delay in either.

The output of pottery kilns gradually increased, and the shapes of finished pottery products became more and more perfect.

After Shi Daxing returned to Qingcheng County, there was no news from the two businessmen. On the third day, two shopkeepers, Shi Daxing and Hao Donglai, came to Shiqiao Village hand in hand. Gu Qing knew that their fight had begun when he saw the scars on the two. As a result, I came here today to inform him of the result.

"Young Master, you should keep 70%, I will take 20% of the remaining 30%, and Fatty Hao will take 10%." Shi Daxing sat in the front room of Gu's house and said with a golden sword.

Gu Qing didn't care, as long as it didn't affect his own interests, he turned around and glanced at Hao Donglai. Shopkeeper Hao looked bad today. One of his eyes was black, and there were some bruises on the corners of his mouth, like a Dalmatian dog that had fallen into the water after being overweight. .

Shi Daxing wasn't much better either. There were slight bruises on the cheekbones on one side of his face. His eye sockets were not dark, but his eyesight was a bit dark. I don't know if it was due to bad luck recently or someone slapped him in the face...

The two businessmen faced each other as if they were on the same level, but Gu Qing could imagine what kind of wars and even armed fights Qingcheng County had experienced in the past few days.

Businessmen also work very hard to make money.

"Ahem, I don't object to how you two share the profits. It will be settled as soon as you have reached an agreement. But can you two tell me what happened in the past two days? It's just out of curiosity and it won't affect our cooperation." Gu Qing leaned over and looked at them.

Shi Daxing's demeanor was very heroic. He waved his hands indifferently when he heard this: "It's nothing new. It's just that the two sides gathered the guys from their respective shops and made an appointment to have a big fight in Dongshi, Qingcheng County. I won and he lost. So I get 20% and he gets 10%..."

As he said this, he glanced sideways at Shopkeeper Hao, and Shi Daxing smiled contemptuously: "Fat Hao is not as good as others, so he is willing to admit defeat."

Shopkeeper Hao's fat face turned the color of pig liver, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You are really despicable. You bribed my cook in Longchangji and put laxatives in the meal on the morning of the date. Master, didn't you see that?" The scene, pitiful for my dozens of lively store clerks, were beaten by this man’s men until they ran away with their heads in their hands, had diarrhea, cried and sputtered..."

Shopkeeper Hao said that tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Even if it is the end of a hero, it is too shameful. Shi Daxing, you are really unconscionable!"

Gu Qing's face was also a bit ugly. Although he couldn't see it with his own eyes, he seemed to be able to smell it...

"Afterwards, not only did I lose the business, but I was also reprimanded by the county magistrate, who ordered me to contribute money and effort to clean up Dongshi, otherwise I would be charged with immorality. I was really... so miserable." Hao

The shopkeeper covered his face and cried like a child weighing more than 300 pounds.

Shi Daxing showed no guilt at all, but looked at the sky with pride.

Gu Qing looked at the two men's tense postures and gradually understood something in his heart.

It seems that the two men's net worth and influence in Qingcheng County are not small. Although the status of merchants in ancient times has always been humble, even inferior to farmers, after all, money is very useful, and it can subtly change many status quos, especially

After the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty, the status of merchants was much higher than that of the early Tang Dynasty. At least in Qingcheng County, these two merchants, Shi Daxing and Hao Donglai, should be quite prestigious.

"Now that the profit sharing has been settled, let's get down to business..." Gu Qing looked at the two of them and said, "The two are partners. I am responsible for the kiln firing, but the glaze master and

I still have to rely on their connections to help me select experienced craftsmen. In the future, all the products produced by the pottery kiln will be transported to Qingcheng County. The two of them can rent warehouses to stockpile inventory, and each of them will send an accounting office to take care of the warehouse accounts. How to buy and sell will be up to them.

It’s a matter of position, I’m only responsible for output.”

Shi Daxing nodded: "The hiring of masters and craftsmen has been taken care of by me. I have ready-made ones in the warehouse, so you can use them as you please."

Shopkeeper Hao had further thoughts, saying: "Leave the purchase of porcelain clay to me. I know people from Zhen's office."

Shi Daxing's expression moved slightly: "Porcelain clay? Are you planning to make porcelain so soon?"

Shopkeeper Hao turned his head and ignored him.

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Porcelain is much more profitable than pottery, aren't you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy! Hey, now the three of us are considered our own people. Let's not talk secretly. If it weren't for the fact that Shao Langjun, your pottery kiln is so good, I have the confidence to make equally good porcelain. Just

I really don’t bother to make the little money I earn from pottery, because it’s only for the future.”

Shopkeeper Hao said coldly: "You don't have to do it if you don't want to do it. Who forced you? It was you who shamelessly stole my business. Why are you pretending to be aloof now?"

Shi Daxing glanced at him and ignored Shopkeeper Hao's provocation. Instead, he showed a superior smile like a winner who doesn't care about the loser.

Gu Qing looked at the two of them with interest, but did not make any move to mediate their bad relationship.

After all, he had led a team in his previous life, and he knew very well what was most important within a team.

It is not unity and friendship, but competition with each other.

Now it seems that the two shopkeepers have been grudges for a long time, and they have taken a fancy to a business at the same time. They have to hold their noses and endure nausea to choose cooperation. This is very common in business. Gu Qing has seen with his own eyes many companies with sworn enemies for the sake of cooperation.

An example of projects that had to be put together, and in the end most of those projects were successfully completed.

Ultimately, it depends on whether this temporary team has a leader who can calm the situation.

Gu Qing is about to become the leader of the current pottery business. He is young, has neither high moral character nor high respect. The two shopkeepers have managed to achieve their current wealth, but they are not fuel-efficient lamps. So, how can he keep the two shopkeepers in check?
Chapter completed!