On the outskirts of Zhongjing, the stewards of several villages under the Hou Mansion were sitting with sad faces.
These imperial estates on the outskirts of the city actually occupy a large area, but now they feel that it is not enough to live in.
Because several Zhuangzi's backyards were used as duck houses, and special people were hired to take care of them, it was equivalent to losing more than half of the space.
"Ouch, I can't stand it anymore. Now when I close my eyes, there is a quacking sound next to my ears. When I eat, I feel like the smell of duck shit is floating in my mouth!"
"Yes, when we bought all these ducks two days ago, everyone was cheering, thinking that we had taken advantage of it. Now that I think about it, isn't this a disaster!"
"Don't say that. The young master is so capable, the queen trusts him, and Mr. Gongsun is convinced. The Qin family was so powerful before, so they couldn't resist it. Maybe it will be the same this time!"
"That's right, bear with me. The young master said that these ducks will be able to fly in ten days at most. By then, they will be completely repaired and they will be the same as before."
"We are not questioning the young master, but we are talking about this situation. The young master is very capable, but he may not take it seriously! For these big shots, tens of millions of taels of silver is a big deal. Maybe we just let it go, and then we will be the ones who suffer the consequences!"
"Besides, the young master's ability lies in poems and prose. He can't do anything like raising ducks! We old and knowledgeable people are at a loss what to do, what can he do?"
"Now we only sell more than 3,000 ducks in the city every day. It takes more than two months to sell them out at this rate. And when other companies heard that we had so many ducks, they lowered the price so hard that they even reached over 30. If you only have one, you can earn some hard-earned money."
"I said you've almost got it! Jiji Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai, what? Are you going to rebel?"
"Let's just mutter a few words and worry about it. What you said is going too far!"
"Since Young Master said it's ten days, we have to wait for ten days. If it doesn't work by then, we'll find a way. Isn't this the truth?"
"Hey! Okay, just wait!"
Everyone had no choice but to agree, thinking about the quack in Zhuangzi, they couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, a boy from the village came running from the direction of Beijing. He got off his horse in front of everyone, and then walked up to the steward who was temporarily appointed to take charge of each village. One thousand live ducks with a well-proportioned body shape, suitable fatness and weight, are sent to Mingyu Tower, there must be no mistakes!"
The steward was stunned, "How much?"
"A thousand!"
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In the seven days since that day, the dignitaries and ordinary people in Zhongjing City, who boasted that they were well-informed, witnessed the takeoff of a duck with their own eyes.
At the beginning, it was Mingyulou who used the slogan "His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine were full of praises, and the central ministers still wanted to eat after eating it", which quickly spread among the top dignitaries in Beijing;
At first there were still doubts, but who dared to fake the imperial gold medal at the entrance of Mingyu Tower? The scene when Prime Minister Qin led the central ministers away hand in hand was also witnessed by many people, and all doubts were quickly overcome;
And as more and more ministers and wealthy businessmen tasted it in person, even if some people felt that it was not worth it, no one dared to say it out. What's more, the vast majority of people were attracted by this novel form and taste, so , the publicity coverage continues to expand;
And when Xia Jingyun personally invited a group of old Imperial College professors, well-known scholars, gourmet gourmets, etc. to set up a few tables in Mingyu Tower, the reputation of Zhongjing Roast Duck spread to almost all restaurants in Zhongjing along with their short-tongued praise. A group of scholars and merchants.
Everyone was proud to have had the roast duck feast, and those who hadn't had it tried their best to get one.
Just when many people felt that the price of one hundred and fifty taels for a meal was too expensive, twelve mid-range restaurants in Zhongjing City jointly launched a roast duck banquet, with the name [Mingyulou authorized direct supply, reduce the proportion without reducing the taste] The restaurant's sign only sells a meal for ten taels of silver, and you can also eat roast duck alone for only six taels of silver each.
Although the expensive white sugar is gone, although the quality of the roast duck is obviously much worse than that of Mingyulou's carefully selected and carefully prepared roast duck, and although the quality of the other dishes is also much worse, what was worth one hundred and fifty taels has become ten taels. , what more bikes do you want!
This move immediately made everyone's anxious emotions find an outlet, and the demand skyrocketed in that day.
Twelve restaurants were overcrowded for three consecutive days, and there were even queues.
After basically everyone in the upper and middle floors of Zhongjing City had tasted the taste of roast duck, on the sixth day, four roast duck specialty restaurants were opened overnight in Dongcheng and Nancheng of Zhongjing City.
They only sell roast duck for 20 taels each.
Therefore, families with a little bit of food and clothing can go and have enough.
Demand is skyrocketing again.
Mingyu Tower, Twelfth Floor, and Roast Duck Restaurant, these three belong to different levels, with completely different consumption purposes, and their targets rarely overlap. They are like three parallel rivers that do not intersect, watering the vast majority of Zhongjing City. Soil.
The villagers who raised ducks outside the city also went from surprise, to confusion, to complete shock.
One thousand; two thousand; five thousand; six thousand; eight thousand; fourteen; sixteen thousand
The number of ducks in Zhuangzi was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Coupled with the more than 3,000 ducks they normally sold every day, only half of the more than 200,000 ducks were left in a short time. It was no longer a problem at all.
The most important thing is that the purchase price of the ducks they sold through Xia Jingyun was as high as one hundred yuan, which was a lot of money.
In this way, the hidden danger of 230,000 ducks was easily eliminated, and at least he could earn a few thousand taels.
While they were scrubbing and restoring Zhuangzi's original appearance, they lamented that the young master was really a god.
But they don't know exactly how awesome their young master is.
Qin Li knew that, so at this moment, on the top floor of Mingyu Tower, she looked at Xia Jingyun with complicated eyes.
In the past seven days, Mingyu Tower has been full at noon and evening. Although it is basically full on weekdays, these days, everyone is eating a roast duck feast.
Mingyu Tower has three floors. The first floor has slightly more space, with eighteen private rooms, the second floor has sixteen private rooms, and the third floor only has twelve private rooms.
There are a total of forty-six rooms, and there are ninety-two meals a day at noon and evening. Because it is a reservation system, there are very few room changes. In seven days, there are six hundred and forty-four meals.
Of course, because there are only so many people in Zhongjing City who can afford to spend 150 taels for a meal, in the next three days including now, Mingyulou also sells roast duck as a menu item, and a portion of 20 taels is enough. Some people who were tired of the roast duck feast.
"So, these days, the total income from the roast duck banquet and single-order roast duck is 91,170 taels."
Qin Li flipped through the account book and reported the data they calculated, "According to our agreement, the share that needs to be given to Mr. Xia in Mingyu Tower is 45,585 taels."
She handed the account book to Xia Jingyun, "Master Xia, do you want to check it again?"
"No need." Xia Jingyun shook his head, "I believe that Miss Qin will not do anything for such a small profit. That would be very inconsistent with the noble image of Miss Qin in my heart."
Qin Li smiled and said, "Our Qin family is involved in a lot of business. I'm just a restaurant owner, so there's nothing noble about me."
"Everything about Mingyu Tower cannot be called elegant, and nothing about Miss Qin can be called noble. What's more important is that Miss Qin is very wise and will not be greedy for such a small advantage."
Qin Li was a little embarrassed by the praise, and then opened the account book, "Twelve restaurants, in the past five days, we have supplied them with a total of 10,377 roast ducks, and our supply price is five taels of silver each." , a total income of fifty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five."
"The four roast duck shops have only been open for two days. In these two days, a total of 27,492 ducks were sold. We only sold them for 20 taels each, and the income from this business was 54,000. Nine hundred and eighty-four taels.”
Even though she was born in the Qin family and was the legitimate daughter who enjoyed the wealth of the Qin family, Qin Li still had the shock that couldn't be hidden in her eyes.
Because the money is earned so quickly!
Moreover, it’s because of such an inconspicuous duck!
She forcibly collected her thoughts and said, "Add these two items together, the total is one hundred and sixty-six thousand, eight hundred and sixty-nine taels. The profit that needs to be shared with Mr. Xia is fifty-three thousand, four hundred and thirty-four-five taels."
"Coupled with Mingyu Tower's profits, the total amount that needs to be distributed to Mr. Xia is ninety-nine thousand and nineteen taels."
Qin Li looked at him and said, "I have already ordered people to prepare the banknotes. They can be handed over to Mr. Xia later."
Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "Miss Qin, are you being too kind to me by directly calculating profits with input items?"
Qin Li shook his head and said: "The secret recipe for roast duck was invented by Mr. Xia. The whole incident was planned by Mr. Xia. Replacing Mingyu Tower with other restaurants in the city would have the same result. Therefore, all the costs involved, Mingyulou is responsible for it."
She smiled slyly, "It doesn't cost much either."
"Haha!" Xia Jingyun also laughed, "In this case, I will be disrespectful."
He looked at Qin Li and said, "The market will definitely not be so good in the future. This trend will slowly fade away, but as long as we work hard, within a year and a half, there will be one or two thousand people in the entire Zhongjing City every day." Only sales.”
Qin Li is also an expert in business. Inspired by Xia Jingyun, he nodded and said: "As long as we promote it well and make it a specialty of Zhongjing City, people will come and go in Zhongjing City, including officials who come to Beijing, scholars from other places, and business travelers. Of course everyone will have a taste.”
Xia Jingyun saw that she was so clear-cut, and smiled and praised, "It seems that I don't have to worry about the next thing. How about this, in order to thank Miss Qin for her kindness, Miss Qin put together a sum for me and gave me a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver. , all subsequent profits will go to Mingyu Tower, and there is no need to do such detailed calculations."
Qin Li was slightly shocked, "The monthly profit share is at least one or two thousand taels. Mr. Xia bought it out for one thousand taels. Qin Li would never dare to accept it."
"Is there anything I dare not accept?" Xia Jingyun disagreed, "Money is like a floating cloud to me beyond what is enough. And Miss Qin was so generous before, so I should reciprocate her kindness. Not to mention too much, just the piece of jade you gave me Aren’t the cards worth a few thousand taels of silver? That’s it.”
Qin Li looked at the man in front of her, and from his calm and gentle smile, he could indeed see the chic and profoundness that was very different from that of the dandy in the capital.
She nodded lightly, "Thank you, Mr. Xia."
Coming out of Mingyu Tower, Xia Jingyun whispered: "Brother Chen, you must protect me."
Chen Fugui asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I have a hundred thousand taels of silver with me."
Chen Fugui immediately looked left and right, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Xia Jingyun laughed, "Okay, okay, Brother Chen, as long as you are not nervous, no one else will know! Let's go! The overall situation has been decided, go back and have a good sleep first!"
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Deep in a large house in Zhongjing City, a man came to the door respectfully and knocked gently on the door.
After getting permission, he walked in. He looked at the man sitting on the chessboard writing scores and said respectfully: "My lord, Xia Jingyun has returned from Mingyu Tower, and it seems that the division of accounts with him has been completed."
The man twisted a chess piece and said, "It's been brewing for so long, it's almost done."
He thought for a while, placed the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said softly, "Go and spread the news."
"yes!"
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Thanks to Mr. Momohei for the five thousand reward! or2
(Added after this sentence, there is no charge.)
(End of chapter)
