Regarding the final decision of whether to go to the Liangzhou branch, although Chen Zhi and Zhaodi were more or less interested, they did not finally agree to it.
This is also a normal thing, and Su Qingluan was not surprised at all by the result.
After all, although Huaxi Village is not very close to the south and is considered a central region with four distinct seasons, it still has a "mild climate" compared to Liangzhou.
Liangzhou is close to the northern border. Not only is the people's customs strong, but it snows heavily for half of the year, making the conditions difficult.
Although Liangzhou is an important city in the north and very prosperous, the climate is cold and the natural environment is relatively harsh regardless of economic conditions. Therefore, many people give up their ideas as soon as they hear the word "Liangzhou".
But this "unwillingness" is only a relative term - for many people who want to go somewhere else to make a career, such as earning military merit, or opening up a new business territory, Liangzhou is indeed a good place. s Choice.
Liangzhou is located on a frontier fortress and has frequent contact with the nomadic peoples in the north, so the commercial and trade system is very developed. Horse fur and some dairy products, which are very precious to inland cities, are the most common commodities in frontier towns.
Relatively speaking, cheap silk and average-quality tea, which are common in the interior, can be sold at a good price there even if they are purchased at a low price.
Not to mention those handicrafts that look very exquisite.
As for food, this is especially true. The food in the North is mostly dairy products, and the shape is very rough. Because the climate in the North is cold and dry, everything is made into preserved fruits or dried steamed buns, which are easy to carry. Easy to save.
As for "fine" things like jam, you basically don't see much of them in the North.
Even the crudest jam, which has no flavor modification and is just mashed fruit, is a luxury product that only wealthy people can afford. Therefore, the territory opened by "Su Ji" in Liangzhou can be described as a blue ocean.
"Su Ji's" jam can be stored for one or two months, and can even last for three or four months in the North, so it has received unprecedented popularity almost as soon as it came out.
Therefore, even though Capital City and Suzhou and Hangzhou are both more prosperous than Liangzhou City, the branch of "Suji" jam in these three places with the highest price and best sales is Liangzhou City.
This is also the reason why Su Qingluan is more or less willing to tilt the allocation of supply to Liangzhou City, either openly or covertly.
Of course, regardless of jam sales, it is an indisputable fact that the objective climate is harsh. So Su Qingqing simply raised the salary of the Liangzhou branch to a higher level online - of course, this was not an increase in salary, but welfare subsidies in various names.
For example, from the beginning of snowfall in winter to the Qingming Festival of the following year, there are "charcoal fire fees" and "winter clothing fees" every month, as well as all kinds of winter items, such as cotton-padded clothes and quilts.
Su Qingluan's reason is also very good - there is no need to worry about the border in Liangzhou. In winter, water drips and turns into ice. Compared with Liangzhou, the winter in Huaxi Village is relatively gentle even if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.
After all, it has never been so cold here in Huaxi Village that the waves would freeze over after they turned over - but more than one person who had been to Liangzhou once described it to Su Qingluan, there were even waves coming over from Liangzhou, and the moment before, it was still The water turned into a "splendid scene" of ice in the next moment.
When Su Qingluan heard these words at that time, she couldn't help but think of the small northern city that she and her master went to the far north of Northeast China in her previous life, which had entered the Arctic Circle.
Originally, the master wanted to take her and his wife to eat a large white fish, a local specialty, and also to see the aurora - it is said that during the winter solstice and summer solstice, you can have the opportunity to see this magical scene.
However, the aurora was not seen at that time, but Su Qingluan had an "unforgettable" experience with the words "bitter cold wind".
At that time, Su Qingluan naively thought that she was warm enough wearing a down jacket and a layer of thermal clothing. However, the moment she got out of the car, she was "taught a lesson" by the cold wind like a knife.
In the end, if the locals hadn't recommended them to buy the most original, durable and warm military coat, Su Qingluan even thought that she would be frozen into an ice sculpture.
With this "unforgettable" lesson in all senses, Su Qingluan no longer dared to underestimate the power of the thousands of miles of ice in the North.
In this generation, Su Qingluan once went to Liangzhou for field inspections in the summer, but even though it was "midsummer", Liangzhou had to wear autumn clothes from other places at night, and if it was late at night or early in the morning, even if it was winter clothes, Neither was very hot.
It's so scary!
Su Qingluan knew from that time that the winter in Liangzhou City was probably "unforgettable" for most people.
Although he wanted to do business in Liangzhou City, Su Qingluan was not a black-hearted capitalist, nor did he want his workers to become human popsicles. So before the first batch of "opening up new territories" employees went to Liangzhou, she, the shopkeeper, wished she could become an old woman, worrying about food and clothing, for fear of freezing a few of her officials.
The first batch of people to go to the Liangzhou branch there, from the shopkeeper to the accountant, from the clerk to the waiter, nearly 30% of them were selected from the group of people who had followed Su Qingluan in the beginning and were recruited by "Su Ji" Li Xia through her great efforts. from.
As for the remaining people, Su Qingluan asked them to recruit suitable candidates locally. After all, the local people are more adapted to the local social environment and natural environment, and can exchange knowledge and learn from each other with the group of people they sent.
Business in Liangzhou was booming, but the natural conditions were also very harsh, especially for the older girls and younger wives. When they came back to visit relatives again, Su Qingluan saw that they were either plateau red or eight degrees darker.
Although he seemed to be in good spirits, his hands were indeed rougher, so the harsh conditions were clearly visible to the naked eye.
After retracting her thoughts, Su Qingluan looked at Chen Zhi and Zhaodi opposite: "This is a big deal. After all, if you go there, you won't be able to come back and walk around with your family at will for a while. What's more, even if you go there, I won’t treat you badly, but the difficult conditions are obvious. You can ask some people in various ways and then make your own decision. There is still time, so you don’t need to give me an answer right away.”
With that said, he waved his hand and let the two people leave, while he packed up and prepared to continue today's work - after all, there was still some distance before the end of the work.
When you are busy, time always flies by. Especially if your mental concentration is very concentrated, then the opportunity feels like even an hour is just a blink of an eye.
Su Qingluan was very focused when she was working, so she often forgot the passage of time, so she originally planned to go back earlier to "take the wind and wash away the dust" for her father, but she never thought that when she came to her senses again, Liu Yuniang knocked on the door to remind everyone. Now that she is back, she should call it a day and go home, otherwise she will be locked in the city.
Su Qingluan looked at the sky outside: Isn't it? The sunset is about to set!
