The original owner has a wide variety of shops, not only in the capital, but also throughout Dayu. Some were given by the late emperor when he was still alive, and some were given to her by Empress Dowager Chen to coax the original owner. Of course, the original owner also had an extremely domineering personality. Yes, after he ascended the throne, she also bought some of the shops he liked that had no owners, so the amount of real estate in her hands was still considerable.
There are more than 20 shops in Beijing alone, and most of them are in good locations.
I did an inspection today and found that except for a few stores that were able to make some profit without losing money, the rest of the stores were basically only able to protect themselves.
I don’t know how they managed to turn their business into such a bleak situation with such a good location?
After the original owner got it, he threw it aside and ignored it. He didn't even say a word to tell a reliable person to manage it. He deserved to be poor!
Lu Qing was convinced!
It can't be said that all the shopkeepers are as lazy as the shopkeeper of Qiongyifang. They don't even know when someone enters the shop and steals things, but they are not business material either.
When doing business, you only know how to stick to the rules, don’t innovate, don’t cater to the market, don’t even know the needs of buyers, and don’t investigate. It’s not surprising that the stores are becoming more and more deserted.
After looking at all the shops, Lu Qing realized that the salary was barely enough, how could there be any profitable money for him? No wonder they are so poor, there are reasons for this.
If you can only get out but cannot get in, you will become pauper sooner or later!
In order for these shops to bring her profits in the future, she decided to carry out major renovations, replace people when it was time, and innovate when it was time.
However, the most important thing now is to renovate the shops selling soap and other products.
"Let's choose the store in Qiongyifang. Come out tomorrow and finish the decoration of the store. I will tell you in detail what changes need to be made when I get back later." Lu Qing said while eating.
"Yes, Master." Xiao Hezi said vaguely, the meat in his mouth had not yet been swallowed.
Just now they entered a small restaurant for dinner, and His Majesty insisted that he sit down with him. He wanted to refuse, but his arms could not twist his thighs. In the end, he succumbed to His Majesty's power and ate at the same table with His Majesty for the first time.
Not to mention the excitement in Xiaowazi's heart, the food seemed to have lost its aroma, but she did not dare to refuse, so she had to lower her head and eat silently, and she only dared to eat a few dishes in front of her.
Lu Qing didn't care about him. Anyway, he would get used to it after a few more visits. There would be many more days for him and himself to leave the palace in the future!
After eating, the two of them went back to the palace.
Oh, I passed by the government on the way, and I also reported a case and arrested a few people who stole things from Qiongyifang.
After Su Xiang learned about His Majesty's departure from the palace, he felt extremely calm, but it was a pity that this time passed so peacefully.
As for Qiongyifang, it's not a big deal to the ministers, right?
After all, His Majesty came out of the palace twice, and big things happened both times. The first time he met Yu Lingyun and Song Mao, and the second time he met him, everything happened, especially the last incident of Uncle Zhongyong was particularly dangerous, so This time His Majesty left the palace, in fact, all parties have already received the news.
All the ministers at home warned and warned the naughty and dandy juniors, for fear that the one with high eyes would bump into His Majesty's gun and anger His Majesty.
The most important thing is to send out the informants of each government to keep an eye on the movement and report anything unusual immediately.
After all, His Majesty’s safety is above all else!
Lu Qing was completely unaware of this. After all, those ministers still had a sense of proportion. How could they send people to follow them upright and at close range? If His Majesty discovers it, there will be no explanation.
After returning to the palace, Lu Qing locked himself in the study and began to write and draw.
Oh, by the way, she got the charcoal pen out, and it didn't feel very good to write. She really wasn't used to that calligraphy, and she didn't plan to learn it. She wouldn't need it after she left the palace anyway.
Longquan Palace has recruited many people to work in the past two days. Most of the preliminary work on the product has been completed, and now all that is left is to wait.
Soon, Lu Qing wrote down all the comments on the decoration on paper, fearing that the craftsmen would not be able to understand them. He also attached pictures to try to make it clear and intuitive.
Then he gave Xiaowazi instructions and handed him the drawing in his hand.
The days slipped away leisurely, and New Year's Eve was approaching in a blink of an eye.
The ministers of various departments are now the busiest time. After all, they have to finish the backlog of things and cases before closing the book, so that they can live a comfortable new year. Therefore, even Su Xiang does not often come to the palace to see Lu in the past few days. Lighter.
Lu Qing was confused at first, but when he thought about the Chinese New Year, he could understand.
After all, every year around the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor would seal his pen, and all ministries and offices would take a month off, which was equivalent to the annual leave of ancient officials.
Lu Qing left the palace several times during this period and went to see the Dongfeng Pavilion which was under renovation.
By the way, Qiongyifang is now renamed Dongfeng Pavilion.
It's almost ready for renovation now.
Many soaps, shampoos, and toothpastes of various flavors are also produced.
Dongfeng Pavilion is not the biggest store in Lu Qing's hands, but it is not small either, so she plans to use the first floor as a special area for toiletries, and the second floor, she plans to use it to sell rouge and gouache.
A few days ago, Lu Qing made lipsticks. There were all kinds of lipsticks in various colors, but they looked better than the lipstick paper used by women today.
Lu Qing believed that once this thing came out, many women would flock to it.
After all, women only want to please their appearance. Which woman can resist these things that can make people more beautiful?
Lu Qing's ability to make lipstick was due to the fact that after the apocalypse, her beauty-loving friends often researched it and even pulled her over to help from time to time. Over time, she also became able to make many skin care and makeup products.
Fortunately again, she didn't reject her friend at first, so now she has another way to make money.
These things are all consumables. Lu Qing understands that just asking the twenty or so people from Longquan Palace to make them is not enough. Moreover, Longquan Palace is not suitable for making these things, and it is inconvenient to transport them out of the palace, so she plans to build one outside the palace. A workshop dedicated to making these things.
This matter is still left to Xiaowazi.
Xiaohezi basically spends these days working outside the palace.
The shopkeeper who asked him to search also found five, and Lu Qing was quite satisfied.
However, in Longquan Palace, she found another palace maid who could be cultivated.
One was Fei Ran, who had been a maid in the Longquan Palace before. This girl was a businesswoman, but she was a concubine in the family. She was not taken seriously. She was abused by her aunt at home. In order to break away from the family, she secretly broke into the palace when she was choosing a maid. Household registration, was selected into the palace.
