"Miss, I don't know if you've noticed something?"

In the crocodile shop, the shopkeeper saw Gu Panpan coming to inspect, and wanted to say something.

"What's the matter?"

Gu Panpan looked at the somewhat deserted crocodile shop and was in a relatively calm mood.

As the largest shop in Chang'an City that provides crocodile-related products such as crocodile skin and crocodile meat, the consumers they face are already relatively niche.

Most of the time, there are not as many customers in the shop.

However, because the pricing of crocodile-related products is relatively high, the profit margin is relatively rich.

So even though it looks rather deserted, it actually makes a lot of money over the past year.

Just like many tea shops in later generations, you may find that every time you pass by, there is no customer inside.

But they live well.

The restaurants that seem quite lively nearby have gone bankrupt one by one, but the tea shop is alive.

It's really strange.

I can only sigh that the tea industry is so deep and the profit is so high.

"The Belle bags sold by Zhenpin Pavilion have recently launched some new crocodile bags, and the price has increased several times compared to before. I have seen them specifically. In fact, the production cost of these new bags should not have changed a lot, but they have developed some new concepts.

The prices of other crocodile bags have increased a bit.

Girl, the cost of making this bag is generally the most impact on the purchase cost of crocodile skin.

However, in the past two years, our crocodile skin price has not increased by almost a penny and has remained quite stable.

But the price of Belle luggage is getting higher and higher every year, which shows that their profits are getting higher and higher every year.

I think since Belle's luggage has increased so much, the wages of craftsmen will definitely not have such a big impact on the cost of luggage. Can our crocodile leather also increase the price?"

The shopkeeper talked for a long time and finally expressed his purpose.

The crocodile skins of Belle's luggage were purchased from Gu's crocodile shop.

Seeing that his clients are making a fortune, the shopkeeper will definitely be jealous.

This is like selling iron ore. Seeing your steel price keeps rising, you must be trying hard to find reasons to raise your own price.

In this way, a good reason for the rise in steel prices can be found.

Because the cost of iron ore has increased.

At that time, whether it is providing iron ore or smelting steel, everyone will live a very comfortable life and enjoy super high profits.

As for the life and death of other downstream workshops, what does it have to do with them?

"If I remember correctly, we set the price of these crocodile skins at twice the cost, right?"

Although Gu Panpan is usually free and easy, it does not mean that she is not clear about her various industries.

"Yes, our crocodile shop has always had the same profit as this level."

"You are not satisfied with the double profit? Our shop is not the only one that can provide crocodile skin. Belle's luggage will always purchase crocodile skin from us. That's because the crocodile was created when I followed His Highness the King of Chu, the concubine and the others around Hongzhou.

It is their business for Belle luggage to increase the price. It is their business. It can still sell well after it is increased, which is even more of their ability.

We can't raise prices for this reason, right?

If you say that, the price of other people’s burning knives, Qilixiang and other wines is so high, will the price of grain also increase?

The price of porcelain is so high, is it that the price of soil will also rise?"

The relationship between Gu Panpan and the Chu Prince's Mansion is very special.

Although the shopkeepers under him also have a certain understanding of this.

But obviously, what you are sure of is not accurate enough.

"Miss, what you said is right, it's me that I'm greedy."

Fortunately, the shopkeeper didn't have any winks at all.

Seeing Gu Panpan's performance, I knew that I had made my best efforts today.

If Belle luggage was not the property of the Chu King's Mansion, the result would probably be different.

...

"Sister Zixia, this zipper is really convenient."

Sisi, who just bought a new bag in Zixia's ready-to-wear workshop, was obviously in a good mood.

Although it hurts a little when you buy it, it still feels very good after buying it.

"The reason why Belle's luggage dares to sell things so expensive is definitely someone's reason. If you think it's good, that's right."

Zixia is as confident in the production of the King of Chu Mansion as always.

"I suddenly had an idea that this zipper can be used on luggage, can it be used in our ready-to-wear workshop?

Look at the ready-to-wear clothes we make now, many of them are relatively novel in style, and they are designed by your sister.

So can we design a top or pants that use zippers?

In this way, you won’t have to worry about buttoning so hard, but just zip it up and you can do it.”

Sisi's thinking is quite divergent.

When I saw the zipper sliding on the bag, I thought that it might be possible to use it on the clothes.

“I looked at the zipper and needed a thicker cloth to match it, otherwise it would be unstable.

Now it is the time to make summer clothes, and rushangs and other things are definitely not suitable for this zipper.

However, if it's winter clothes, I think I can consider making some changes.

Especially for the thick cotton coat, if you use a zipper, it should be able to better block the invasion of wind and cold."

Zixia thought about Sisi's proposal for a while and gave her own judgment.

"You are right. This Belle bag is very suitable for zippers because the crocodile leather that matches the zipper is thick and strong enough.

Otherwise, such a thick zipper would be very strange to match the clothes."

"Yes, but your proposal is also very constructive. This shows that zippers can be used not only on Belle luggage, but also have widespread application prospects in our ready-to-wear shop."

Zixia is also a person with vision.

I know that the zipper gadget looks inconspicuous, but it should still be very promising.

In fact, even in later generations, many countries can make zippers, but the leader in the zipper industry is actually very comfortable to live.

At its peak, zippered leaders like YKK can have annual turnover of billions of dollars and more than ten thousand employees, which is quite admirable.

The zipper has just opened in Datang.

If anyone is willing to work hard in this industry, it is actually an industry that can last for hundreds or thousands of years.

Don't worry about being eliminated one day.

...

"The power that transcends the times is beyond your imagination!"

When the Datang Daily published an article about steam engine equipment in the form of a front page headline, the business district in Chang'an City immediately became booming.

During this period, the Chu Palace has been constantly emerging beyond everyone's imagination. It is absolutely impossible to say that various merchants have no pressure.

"Langjun, combined with the report from the Datang Daily and the news we found out from the Workshop City, the permanent bicycle can reduce the price to 999 Tangyuan, probably because of the steam engine equipment."

When the carriage in the south of the city was in charge, the shopkeeper Wei stood carefully in front of Wei Siren.

In the past few days, their Wei family's bicycles are basically not sold.

But they are unwilling to cut the price to a lower price than a permanent bicycle.

"The family is now building a Wechat Academy outside Chang'an City. I have asked Gewu to set up a steam engine equipment research institute to concentrate on researching various steam engine equipment.

I have a premonition that the Chu King’s Mansion now takes the lead in using various steam engine equipment, and it will start to use it in various workshops in the Tang Dynasty in less than a few years.

If all this equipment technology is in the hands of the Chu King's Mansion, then they will sell as much as they want. We will have no chance to turn things around at all."

If a person has no future intentions, he will have immediate worries.

Although Wei Siren is also having a headache about the bicycles in stock now, what he has even more headache about is what to do in the future?

Whether it is the carriage workshop in the south of the city or the bicycle workshop, many various parts are used.

Judging from the current situation, many of these parts can be used to improve production efficiency by using steam engine equipment.

If the Wei family can't keep up, it will be troublesome.

"In Chang'an City, in addition to the Steam Engine Research Institute and the Mechanical Research Institute under Guanshishan Academy, the Weishui Academy, Qujiang Academy and other academies have also established Steam Engine Research Institute since last year.

Langjun, I think Weishi Academy can cooperate with other academies or workshops to launch our own steam engine equipment as soon as possible.

However, we cannot just wait. As long as we can buy suitable equipment, introduce it first, and then slowly update it, it is OK.
To be continued...