Li Shen returned to the harem from Tai Chi Hall. Give the remaining four gift boxes to Concubine Wei and leave them for Concubine Wei to give gifts to. I learned that my son was going to the court today to deliver gifts.
And this box cost fifty guan, which made Concubine Wei very surprised. Over the past year, my son has gotten better and better at doing things.
Now she has tens of thousands of dollars in money earned and rewarded by Li Shen stored in her treasury. She is the richest in the harem except for the money managed by the queen.
In addition, the queen left many things to her to manage. She is now rich and powerful in the harem. These are all brought to her by her son.
the next day. Wang Hongfu opened the door early. Flower baskets were placed on both sides of the door according to Li Shen's instructions, and the door was covered with thick linen dyed red. There was a lot of joy. On both sides stood two maids welcoming guests, and Wang Hongfu was also standing at the door. Several pieces of red cloth fell from the second floor. It looks so conspicuous in the whole street.
At around 8 o'clock in the morning, a carriage came from afar and stopped at the door. A woman got out of the car. The maid helped the woman get out of the car and walked into the Boutique Pavilion.
"Welcome," the maids on both sides bowed and said, startling the woman. Wang Hongfu also greeted him.
"Madam, there is no need to panic. This is a welcome ceremony for the shop's guests." Wang Hongfu explained
"I heard you sell good wine here, right?" the woman asked softly. She is the wife of Zheng Yuan, a doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette, and her master said that gift boxes are sold here. Ask her to come over this morning and buy some. His master is only of the fifth rank. This year's assessment is expected to be promoted to half a level. So I want to give gifts to Shangguan.
"Back to Madam. That's right, but the price is relatively expensive. And the best one only has a hundred boxes, and each box costs ten dollars," Wang Hongfu replied.
"Ten dollars? So expensive?" Mrs. Zheng said in surprise.
"Madam, the store also has cheap ordinary gift boxes. The price is only five guan. Each box contains two jars of wine. And this wine is better than the Cui family's Shenxianzui. The price is the same. Which one do you want? "Wang Hongfu introduced the ordinary model with a smile.
As he spoke, he had already entered the lobby. The maid placed two gift boxes on the counter. Lid opened for display. Mrs. Zheng looked at it for a while. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want two boxes of this high-end one."
A box for the Minister of Rites. One box for the waiter. For the sake of my master's future, a mere twenty dollars is nothing. Their family also has other industries. How else would her master be able to spend the salary of a fifth-grade man? A big family home. There are a lot of servants.
"Okay, madam, please take it. The boy will send the horse to madam." Wang Hongfu called the male assistant with a smile on his face. There are dedicated people responsible for helping guests carry things.
Wang Hongfu respectfully sent Mrs. Zheng off. I am having fun. There was another carriage at the door. Wang Hongfu knew as soon as he saw the carriage that it belonged to an official. Welcomed him warmly.
Just like this all morning, carriages came to the door of the store one after another, or in twos and threes. And not only the families of officials, but also businessmen.
The sense of smell of businessmen is sometimes more sensitive than that of the imperial court. Many businessmen see the people coming and going here and are curious to find out what is going on.
After that, the first thing they thought of was that this was a way to make a fortune. If it were shipped to various regions, the price would definitely double. Especially the merchants who came to Chang'an to sell or purchase goods would go back soon.
I plan to buy a few boxes and sell them twice as much when I go back to my hometown. One box is a profit of several thousand dollars. They are not afraid of not being able to sell. This is a gift from the nobles of Chang'an. Everywhere will surely follow suit.
Most businessmen are businessmen, and they are all small businessmen who make a profit from the price difference between the two places.
So I bought all the ordinary ones, two of this one and three of that one, but I couldn’t stand the crowd, and the store was crowded.
Wang Hongfu quickly arranged for the workers at the back to change into workers' clothes and come out to maintain order and prevent anyone from causing trouble. Don't let these businessmen interfere with the families of officials, many of whom are women.
Just arrived at noon. Five hundred boxes of ordinary gift boxes and one hundred boxes of high-end gift boxes were sold out. But there are still many people buying it. Wang Hongfu stood on a stool at the counter and shouted
"Everyone, everyone. I'm really sorry. Both gift boxes have been sold out."
"No? I've been waiting in line for half an hour."
"Yes. If you don't have any more, hurry up and restock."
"Yes, my master is still waiting to give it away."
Everyone started asking Wang Hongfu to purchase goods.
"Everyone, we are really out of stock today. Our wine requires many processes, so the output is limited. There may be another batch arriving tomorrow. If you want it, come early tomorrow." Wang Hongfu said
Send away all the guests. Wang Hongfu asked the waiter to close the door. Then go up to the second floor and enter a private room. Shi Shi was sitting by the window watching the leaving crowd.
"Eunuch Shi, please go back and tell the prince that we need a large number of gift boxes. Today, three barrels of our own wine have been fermented, and two barrels will be fermented every day. After the factory building that the prince asked to be built is completed, we will There is no need to do so little every day." Wang Hongfu said to the stone.
"Well, Shopkeeper Wang, I will tell the prince about the gift box when I get back. But the prince also said it. In the future, the production will be larger, and the price of wine will not be so high. The prince still hopes that the people of the Tang Dynasty can drink it. Good wine. It's just that the prince wants to make some money first. If there is nothing else, I will go back and recover first." Shitou said.
"Then I'll give it to Eunuch Shi." Wang Hongfu didn't dare to offend this little father-in-law. He had heard that this was the prince's playmate since childhood. The person whom the prince trusts most.
After Shitou returned to the palace, he completely reawakened Li Shen's events today and told Shopkeeper Wang about his request for a gift box.
Li Shen asked Shitou to go to the department store and ask the department manager to put down all other work and focus on producing gift boxes. There will be 100 people working in the entire company's production room, and they will work overtime in the afternoon and evening. It should not be a problem to produce ordinary one thousand gift boxes and high-end two hundred gift boxes. In fact, gift boxes are not that complicated.
In fact, Li Shen did not consider the sales volume of merchants. It can also be said that he ignored it.
That's why I didn't prepare so many gift boxes. The drinks should be barely enough for now, but Li Shen didn't plan to sell them all if they were too much.
Things are rare and valuable, and they will become worthless after a long time of sale. At least we have to wait until September, and we can first increase sales of ordinary wine. First, let’s influence the Cui family bit by bit. His ordinary wine is better than the Cui family’s Immortal Drunk. When the time comes, he will definitely have an impact on the Cui family.
The next day Shitou transported more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages of gift boxes from the department store to Dongshi. When they arrived at the Boutique Pavilion, Wang Hongfu was already waiting eagerly. The guys helped unload the truck. Shitou pulled Wang Hongfu aside and whispered.
"Shopkeeper Wang, the prince has given orders. From now on, we will sell five hundred boxes of ordinary ones and one hundred boxes of high-end ones every day.
Also try to sell to those merchants first, especially those far away. The prince said it was already the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Businessmen from far away are anxious to return home. We have to consider our customers. Do you understand what the prince means? Shitou said to Wang Hongfu meaningfully.
After hearing this, Wang Hongfu thought deeply and understood what Li Shen meant. The first thing is that merchants need to transport the goods back to sell them before the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that they can sell them at a good price. But Xungui is in Chang'an, so it's not that urgent, and the merchant has to be on the road for many days. Secondly, Li Shen was afraid that businessmen who had traveled far away could not wait to leave in order to return home, which would be a huge loss.
"It's the prince's opinion. Wang remembers it. But if you want the merchants to transport it back to various places as soon as possible, why do you need to limit the quantity?" Wang Hongfu asked
"The prince said that things are more valuable when they are rare, and if there are more, they are worthless. And the prince estimates that it will not be so popular for a few days, and it will be almost done when the officials have finished buying it.
The rest are some aristocratic families. The prince said that the gift boxes will be sold until August 14th. At that time, the prince will come over to make further arrangements." Shitou said again
