Chapter 427: The Brush Workshop is Changed to a Toothbrush Workshop

Chapter 427: The Brush Workshop is Changed to a Toothbrush Workshop

Toothbrush?

Fan Jin used willow branches to clean his teeth in the past. Since Shuiqing had a mall, he also used a toothbrush.

It is indeed very useful.

He had carefully looked at the toothbrush and confirmed that the material was not available in Ming Dynasty.

However, "It should be possible. The toothbrush handle can be replaced by bamboo joints or wood, and the brush on it is made of animal hair. The craftsmanship may be simpler than that of a brush."

After all, scholars are particular about writing with brushes. Good or bad has long formed a set of strict criteria for judging, but toothbrushes are different. Perhaps this is a good opportunity.

Shuiqing just thought of it after talking to Bai Manshan about buying land and shops.

The brush can only be tested this year, and will be officially made next year. It will be sold the year after next at the earliest. In other words, it will take at least two or three years to realize it!

By the time the brush can earn money and realize it, the world will be peaceful. Those shops and fields will no longer be sold at low prices. She must make money now, and earn a lot of money to buy a large property.

Toothbrushes earn money faster than brushes!

First, toothbrushes are like brushes. Their customer base is rich people. They are either rich or noble and have the ability to consume. These people are used to enjoying themselves. They are not like poor people who can't even afford food and clothing. They would rather spend every penny. For them, toothbrushes are just a small expense and nothing.

Second, the market is located in the Jiangnan area, which was also not affected by the war. However, they experienced floods, while Yuhang was not only free of disasters but also rich. The accumulation of dynasties has led to many rich families and consumers.

In fact, the richer place should be Jinling, which is under the feet of the emperor. However, Jinling is now going to fight with the northern capital. It is estimated that it is not in the mood. It is better to develop the market in the south first, and then expand to the north after it stabilizes.

Thinking of this, Shui Qing opened the shopping mall and bought several books on toothbrush making technology. When searching for toothbrushes, the mall recommended toothbrush hand punchers one after another, and bought one of each.

Fan Jin looked at the puncher, picked up a puncher with his slender and thin fingers, and his black and moist eyes were full of wonder.

Shuiqing's mall has everything!

From the "clairvoyance" that can see objects at night and several miles away, to simple and ordinary utensils, everything is available.

Shuiqing was flipping through a book, and without raising his head, he told Fan Jin: "You study which one is the most suitable, and I will buy it."

Some of them are good, but they are too delicate, and they don't look like objects that can be made by a blacksmith.

They just need those that look simple and unpretentious.

"Okay."

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The factory and the site are ready-made, and the raw materials are the same. It only takes a word to change the brush to a toothbrush.

The only difference is that originally, they learned while doing, and didn't care too much about the output. Now they are rushing to make more money, so the output naturally becomes important.

Toothbrushes need bamboo, and they are big bamboos. Bamboo is not a problem. Shuiqing's family already has a bamboo mountain. There is no other use for it except weaving some bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets for their own use and digging bamboo shoots to eat.

It has never been used before, and now it is just right to use it as a toothbrush handle!

Toothbrush handles are not as much used as bamboo baskets. The bamboo needed for a bamboo basket can make dozens of toothbrush handles, but the silver sold for a toothbrush is equivalent to dozens of bamboo baskets!

Over and over again, the price difference is really huge.

Cutting bamboo and carrying bamboo to the herbal medicine shop are both physical work, and splitting and cutting bamboo joints are also physical work. Shuiqing selected a dozen men from the families of close relatives and paid 23 coins a day to be responsible for this matter.

Some women are responsible for collecting hair, which is to remove the hair from the wool material, and then soak the animal hair in lime water for a period of time. This is to remove the grease and fishy smell on the wool material, and it can also sterilize and disinfect. This step is also included in the process of making brushes.

It’s just that toothbrushes are something that goes into the mouth, especially the mouths of dignitaries, so this step must be refined to ensure that there is no odor at all!

Another group of strong women were responsible for punching the same holes on one end of the bamboo board so that the people behind could press the brushes. These holes must be of the same size and spacing, and they cannot be sparse, otherwise the bamboo board will be useless.

The girls were divided into three teams. One team continued to polish the smooth bamboo handle with fine cotton material to ensure that each brush had no burrs.

One team used silk thread to fix the processed wool on the punched holes to ensure that the size, thickness, softness and hardness of each bunch of wool were basically the same.

The last team of girls was responsible for trimming, cutting the toothbrush heads into fixed lengths and storing them in the warehouse.

At the beginning, everyone was unskilled and did not do well as expected. The poorly made defective products were distributed to the employees for their own use. After two or three batches, everything was done in a good manner.

Shuiqing stayed in the toothbrush workshop every day, and Bai Manshan came from time to time to make some suggestions.

He and Li Huyu, Qin Yilin and others were the first batch of suitable candidates. With green salt, they felt much better than the previous willow branches.

After more than a dozen batches, the toothbrushes produced were basically impeccable.

Bai Manshan looked at the toothbrushes with bamboo leaves or auspicious cloud patterns on the handles in his hand, and tried the brush heads made of pig hair, rabbit hair, and wool respectively, and said to Shuiqing: "Sister Shuiqing, please sell me the goods in front of you!"

Shuiqing didn't expect that the person who applied for it would become a major purchaser, and asked: "What do you want so many for?"

"The Bai family's business also includes grocery stores. Although Nandu suffered a serious flood, the Bai family's stores are not only in Nandu, but also in Qiongzhou Prefecture, which is far away from home!

I can sell toothbrushes to those shops after I buy them. I am the only one who has them, and they can also drive the sales of other goods. "Bai Manshan became more and more excited as he spoke. If he had not just arrived for a few days, he would have wanted to ship them to shops everywhere to sell.

Shui Qing smiled and said, "Okay, with you as a big customer, my toothbrush workshop will be more secure!"

As long as sales are good, we can recruit people to expand the scale of production at any time.

It doesn't matter if there is not enough fur. There is definitely enough rabbit fur in the village. Pig hair and wool can be purchased in the city. A toothbrush requires not much fur, and it can be used for a long time after purchasing once.

"By the way, Brother Bai, what price do you think I should set? ”

Ding and Qin Yilin, the herbalists in front, are professionals, and we are asking for their opinions. The toothbrush is just asking for Bai Manshan’s opinion.

Bai Manshan did not lower the price because his family bought from Shuiqing, but explained the market situation carefully: "A worst brush is about 150 Wen. Toothbrushes are similar to brushes, both are made of bamboo hair, and the craftsmanship is similar;

Brushes are used by scholars, and scholars generally have good family backgrounds. Correspondingly, people who can use toothbrushes have good family backgrounds, but brushes are necessities for scholars, while toothbrushes are not for the time being. I think it is key to set the price slightly lower at the beginning to open up sales. ”

Shuiqing agreed.

Opening up sales at the beginning is the most important thing. People have a herd mentality. If everyone uses it, they will buy it when it becomes a trend, and then sales will get better and better!