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Chapter 240: Pricing of Windmills and Threshers

After Zheng Sisi's experiments, the valley windmill was basically completed. It would be perfect as long as the hand crank handle was replaced.

Magistrate Cao announced that the first valley windmill was completed and that all future ones would be made in the same model, with as many as possible being made.

Zheng Sisi gave Magistrate Cao a suggestion: "Magistrate Cao, if you want to make your first money, I have a suggestion for you.

When you have made the thresher, invite the managers and owners of all the farms in Qingshui County, and then put the threshers, windmills and new farm tools out for everyone to see, and prepare the materials for them to try out and experience for themselves.

After they have tried it and are satisfied, you can negotiate the price and sell it to them. You can also give them reservations. This way you can make money.

If you are more ruthless, you can hold an auction and sell it to whoever offers the most money. This way you can make more money."

Several people's eyes lit up after hearing this. County Magistrate Cao laughed loudly: "Princess Anping, you are really a genius. You can come up with such a wonderful method, especially this one where the highest bidder wins. It is really the most classic way to make money."

The third prince was also stunned by these two methods. Some people became corrupt and abused their power after being officials for a long time, and bullied the people. Whenever the court encountered famine or war and asked them to pay some money, they all cried poor. It would be good if such methods could be used to make them pay some money.

The third prince also agreed with Zheng Sisi's proposal. He asked Magistrate Cao: "Magistrate Cao, do you have any plan on how much the thresher and windmill will cost?"

County Magistrate Cao was stunned. He said, "I haven't thought about this yet. I wonder if the Third Prince and Princess Anping have any suggestions."

The third prince looked at Zheng Sisi and questioned her with his eyes. Zheng Sisi shrugged and said, "I don't know either."

She was not familiar with the prices of goods in this dynasty and really didn't know how to set the price.

She added: "You can ask the carpenters and blacksmiths how much material they use and then set the price according to the cost."

Magistrate Cao said, "Yes, ask them first."

Then Magistrate Cao called the people in charge of carpentry and blacksmithing and asked them about the cost of materials and labor.

The carpenter calculated silently and said, "This windmill is OK. The materials are simple. It only needs an iron handle, which is a bit troublesome. The materials and labor cost about three taels of silver.

The frame of the thresher is also simple, the most important parts are the gears and nails, which require more materials, I have about two taels of silver here, and the iron products will be made by a blacksmith."

The blacksmith said, "This gear is very finely crafted. It will cost about five taels of silver."

Magistrate Cao thanked the two masters, and they went back to work.

Magistrate Cao invited the third prince and Zheng Sisi to the county government office to discuss pricing.

Sitting in the office of County Magistrate Cao, several people waited for the third prince to give a price. With the cost price, Zheng Sisi gave a suggestion: "The cost of the grain windmill is three taels of silver. If you sell it to a wealthy merchant or a farm, you can order thirty taels, and the thresher can be ordered sixty taels."

Magistrate Cao and Master He also thought it was reasonable. The Third Prince was silent for a while and said, "I think it can be higher. The gears of a thresher cannot be made by ordinary people, and blacksmiths and carpenters will not cooperate with it. I think it is no problem to order it at 100 taels. The windmill can be ordered at 80 taels each."

Zheng Sisi was stunned: "It's priced so high, will anyone buy it? Don't be scared by the price."

Magistrate Cao and Master He were silent, both deep in thought. After a while, Magistrate Cao said, "I think they will accept the price set by the Third Prince."

Zheng Sisi said: "You set the price so high, have you ever considered whether ordinary people can afford it?"

The third prince said, "The first batch was sold to farmers and wealthy households, just like new farm tools. Do you know how much the curved plow was sold for?"

Zheng Sisi shook her head. She really hadn't asked about this matter. "

The third prince held up three fingers.

Zheng Sisi said: "Three taels of silver for a handful is still reasonable."

The Third Prince shook his head and said, "Thirty taels a handful."

Zheng Sisi exclaimed: "What? They are trying to rob us of our money."