Of course a certain prince knew this allusion. It was the famous loser poet Xie Lingyun who praised Cao Zhi's talent.
It is said that there is only one stone of talent in the world, which is ten buckets. This guy gets one dou, Cao Zhi gets eight dou, and everyone else gets one dou.
"There are ten fights for flattery in the world, and Aiqing has nine fights for it!"
Since he was so disgusted by his subordinates, a certain prince returned it without hesitation, and even described it in an even more exaggerated way.
"What I have learned in my life is not one ten thousandth of what your Highness has learned. From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have failed to create anything that flies into the sky. If Your Highness is not a genius, he is simply too narrow-minded!"
If the prince evaluates himself in this way, Feng Quan will not feel ashamed or embarrassed. Only if he is thick-skinned can he flatter him.
"Okay, since Aiqing said so, I will reward Aiqing with one, two, or three down jackets. Choose the one that suits you, so you can wear them interchangeably!"
In past dynasties, there were not many monarchs and ministers who flattered each other, but now there is such a pair.
He had arranged a lot of work for Feng Quan before and planned his future career development, so he had to comfort him no matter what.
Since down jackets have not been put on the market at all and only the nobles in the imperial palace have just worn them, Feng Quan is the first outsider to wear this kind of winter coat.
Compared with gorgeous white fur, down jackets have obvious advantages and disadvantages, but one big advantage is that they are easy to wash.
If you're afraid that it won't be clean after washing, you can turn it out and dry it. If that doesn't work, you can get a new one.
This is absolutely impossible with fur, and the dirt near the hair roots is difficult to clean.
The price of a good piece of fur is equivalent to no less than ten top-quality down jackets, and the wives and concubines of rich people can afford to change one down jacket a week.
Come to think of it, swans and geese are not yet protected animals. Once the new products are launched, after the best-selling period, and then launch a more advanced version, you can still make more money.
This is called real velvet!
I had never even touched velvet in my previous life. The so-called velvet is just an artificial fabric that feels better. Now I can finally touch the real thing.
Another advantage of down jackets is that the outer fabric can be made into golden color, which is unmatched by fur.
If you paint your fur with gold paint and wear it yourself, you will always feel like playing the "Golden Horned King"...
Perhaps even the scapegoat who was far away from the difficulty didn't understand what his prodigal son was doing when he sent someone to buy duck feathers.
But after all, it’s good to have money in your pocket. In the future, this can be considered a profitable business and it can also benefit tens of thousands of poor people.
Nandu people love to eat roast duck, and the surrounding prefectures and counties consume no less than a million ducks every year.
Isn’t it a waste to throw away so many duck feathers?
How good it is to make a down jacket, and it can squeeze out a lot of residual value.
A certain prince's plan was to sell both high-grade and medium-grade goods, while the low-grade goods would be used exclusively for military needs as warm-weather clothing for the officers and soldiers of the King's Division.
Don’t winter clothes include cotton clothes?
Cotton clothes are filled with cotton. If you want to reduce the cost, you have to use black cotton. But where can you find black cotton at this time? ? ?
In order to reduce the cost while also taking into account the effect of keeping warm, duck feathers must be used.
If you save one tael of silver per item, you can save 100,000 taels of silver on 100,000 winter coats!
A certain prince's plan is to reduce the cost of winter clothing by 50%, but his factory will still be profitable!
In this way, the Ministry of Revenue is satisfied, the Ministry of War is satisfied, the generals are also satisfied, and they can still make money.
Perfect!
A certain prince doesn't expect to wear this kind of winter clothes for a long time. He can just wear them for two years and throw them away, and then he can buy new ones.
Cheap things rely on turnover to maintain profits. If they are durable, wouldn't new products be unsaleable?
When it comes to military procurement, especially in terms of individual soldier clothing, just down jackets, down pants and military boots are all you need.
Other items such as hats, socks, insoles, gloves, shirts, long johns, etc. can be handed over to other contractors, and everyone can drink some soup to share the benefits.
Just like Feng Quan is dressed like this, put a dog-skin hat on him, put on iron armor, throw a flintlock gun over him, kick him in the butt and he can go to the battlefield.
Of course, now this old handsome man is already spoiled for choice, as if the reward of three pieces is far from satisfying his psychological needs.
"Three pieces are given to you by me as a reward. If you are interested, you can buy them yourself. They are of various styles and can satisfy your family, wives and concubines."
Since many of the samples were made of silk, they looked colorful and gorgeous, and it was reasonable for Feng Quan to be dazzled.
A certain prince knew that this guy was rich, so he took advantage of the situation and turned him into his first customer.
With Feng Quan's virtue, I am afraid that this trip out of the border was mixed with selfish motives of making money.
But as long as he could do the things he had been told before, the prince would not bother to interfere in other aspects.
Things like buying and selling have long been commonplace. How many civil servants in the court would not do it?
One is to do it yourself and earn some hard-earned money.
The other is to make matchmaking and earn an intermediary fee.
Most of the capable people do it themselves, and the officials without capital can also find a way for the merchants they know.
If there were no middlemen, merchants would not be able to find a way to send gifts, and the other party would be afraid that the merchant's motives would be bad and they would play fairy dance.
He was really the informant of the factory guard. He was about to burst into tears after selling himself. The Shandong Mining Area and the private teaching workshop are where the whole family lives...
Fortunately, neither the prince nor the court prohibited the family members of officials from doing business, as long as they paid taxes according to regulations.
Feng Quan works as an errand in the Ministry of Etiquette and is also the top leader of the Ministry of Etiquette, so he is naturally very rich.
Of course, after Xue Guoguan's reminder, Feng Quan was not as unscrupulous as before.
Since Feng Quan is a native of Shuntian Mansion, there are still many ways to make money.
You can make money by filling vacancies, you can make money by purchasing, and you can make even more money by doing the furniture work of retouching pens.
After hearing about the new job that the prince had arranged for him in the future, Feng Quan came up with the idea of selling Eastern and Western goods.
However, this business requires a lot of capital, and he is a true layman, so it is not easy to do it.
What's more, when it comes to the interests of the prince, although he is considered a local snake, he is still working under the emperor's feet.
It's okay to drink some soup, but if you are bold enough to snatch the meat from the prince's mouth, you are being treasonous...
"Thank you, Your Highness. I have one more thing to ask of you, but I don't know whether to say it or not!"
"Say it while I'm in a good mood!"
"I am bold and want to open a store in my hometown of Zhuozhou to sell the goods sold by His Highness Qianqi Department Store. I don't know..."
Although Zhuozhou is within the territory of Shuntian Prefecture, it is not very close to the capital. It may be feasible to open a store there, but the prince must be consulted because Feng Quan wants to copy the appearance of Qianqi Department Store there.
It's not that there are no shops in my hometown, but none can match the service quality and sales level of Qianqi Department Store, which can really make customers feel at home.
If this can be done, it is possible to make a net profit of thousands or even several thousand taels of silver every year. Who would think that money is too much these days?
"I see, I wonder if Aiqing has the capital?"
"Back to Your Highness, I have raised five thousand taels of silver! After all, Zhuozhou City is a remote place. The buildings are not expensive, so renting them does not cost much. I plan to use the remaining silver to purchase goods."
Feng Quan didn't dare to say that he had a lot of money. If the prince heard it, it would mean something else.
"Since Aiqing has already made a plan, I naturally agree. Letting novel products bloom everywhere in our Ming Dynasty is also a situation I am happy to see. I will give Aiqing a wholesale price to ensure that Aiqing is profitable. That's it. If Aiqing has capable people, he can send them over, and I will send people to train them for free. From now on, in Aiqing's hometown, that store will be a unique sight."
This matter is completely within the control of a certain prince. Taking care of Feng Quan is just a matter of words, and someone will take care of the rest of the detailed work.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
"But one thing is, you are not allowed to use your power to bully others under the banner of me. If something like this happens, Aiqing will have to deal with it on your own. I don't know people who bully others, and I am determined not to be lenient!"
It is absolutely intolerable to go out to defraud money under the guise of me and not distribute the money to me.
This is like stealing money from a certain prince's pocket. If you catch him, you will have to chop off his arm!
"Yes! I will strictly supervise and do not dare to violate the holy will. All consequences will be borne by myself!"
Feng Quan has basically understood the tolerance range of the prince. You can drink the soup, but you can't violate the rules, let alone do anything to show off your authority.
When it comes to doing business, the profits you make belong to yourself.
If you lose, of course you can't go to the prince.
That's all because you are incompetent. Even if you die, you have to admit that you are unlucky.
The prince gives himself a wholesale price and then retails it, and he will make a profit.
He also trained shopping guides for himself for free. This was a favor that others could not get. If he dared to be bad, he could only find the reason within himself.
However, Feng Quan is confident that he will make his hometown store the best store in Zhuozhou City, and the wealthy gentry nearby will like to go there to buy items.
If you do it well, you will definitely make a profit of two to three thousand taels a year.
The prince does not look down on small and broken places like Zhuozhou. Even if Qianqi Department Store will open new stores outside the capital in the future, Tianjin, Baoding, and Datong will be the first choices.
"Although Zhuozhou is not as good as the capital city, as long as you run the store carefully, you can at least make hundreds of taels of silver a day. Even if the weather is bad, you can open more than 200 days a year, which is 20,000 taels of silver." Based on the profit of 5,000 taels, excluding taxes and fees, I can guarantee that I will pocket 4,000 taels!"
Currently, Qianqi Department Store is limited by its space, so it only sells things and takes into account the tasting experience. In the future, it will be turned into a shopping mall model, which will make more money.
Stores located in Zhuozhou can do it in one step and directly adopt the shopping mall model, and sales will definitely explode.
"I will work hard and live up to the divine grace!"
Feng Quan was naturally very happy. In the future, he could earn four thousand taels of silver a year, which would make him much richer.
"I will tell you how to act. If you run the business well, you may double your profits in a year. Aiqing has only seen the tip of the iceberg. Doesn't the beauties who make a lot of money every day not want to move to Zhuozhou? Do something to the capital. Aren't you interested in a restaurant with fairyland cuisine? If Aiqing cooperates with a wealthy businessman from her hometown and buys four buildings at a crossroads in the city, a small business circle can be formed, referred to as a 'business circle'. One building serves as a store, and the other As a hub, one serves as a restaurant and the other serves as an inn, so that we can learn from each other's strengths and rely on each other. If both can achieve the top level in the industry and meet the needs of the wealthy gentry in and around the city, and make customers willing to spend money, Aiqing and her partners can naturally It’s a lot of money.”
After a certain prince finished speaking, a plan suddenly came up.
That is to use courtiers to control the place. Each minister has his hometown.
As long as the ministers control their hometown and I control the ministers, wouldn't it be able to stabilize the place?
The minister is on duty in the capital, and his family is the most valuable hostage. Since the ministers have good intentions, there will naturally be no trouble in their hometown.
Of course, it is normal for ministers' relatives to prey on the common people.
If it were anyone else, they would do the same thing, it's just a matter of minor or serious circumstances.
This is how the Tokugawa general controlled the daimyo in the country, but this guy explicitly asked his subordinates to come and serve as hostages.
This trick of a certain prince was much more clever. He used his errand as a bait to let his ministers take the bait, and it also allowed them to earn some pocket money. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?
"I thank the Holy Grace..."
"No kneeling! This is a new down jacket. There are two dirty spots on the bottom, but it doesn't look good!"
"……yes!"
Feng Quan was quite excited when he heard the prince's plan.
It won't be long before, in a year or two at most, he will be able to earn ten thousand taels of silver per year.
This is a reasonable and legal income, even if others are jealous, the prince is really his benefactor!
"If Aiqing has insufficient start-up funds, I can also split it up with you. As for how to proceed specifically, I have a complete set of business plans here. Aiqing can think about it carefully and deal with it as appropriate according to the situation in her hometown. After the New Year At that time, I will give Ai Qing a month's leave, so that Ai Qing can handle this matter. Relevant practitioners can explain it in advance through letters and transfer them from Zhuozhou to the capital for training."
For a man as smart as Feng Quan, a certain prince was willing to help him within his own ability.
For a warrior like Zu Kuan who likes to go straight, the best way is to let him directly go into battle to kill the enemy, which will make money faster.
Only by setting up different handrail sections for objects with different characteristics can we get twice the result with half the effort.
"Knowledge such as site selection, decoration, layout, publicity, promotion, guidance, etc. are all explained in this booklet. Aiqing has a flexible mind and can know it at a glance. However, you must keep it confidential. If this booklet is obtained by someone with the same idea, , that would be equivalent to picking up tens of thousands of taels of silver in vain!"
This is what a certain prince told Bo Jue back then, but the airship booklet in Bo Jue's hand was much more important than this business development manual.
"Yes, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will ensure that this book is foolproof."
Feng Quan held the book in his hand as if he were holding an iron coupon for an alchemy book. This thing would earn him countless amounts of money in the future.
"Okay, today I will have a heart-to-heart talk with Aiqing. It involves a lot of content, but it must be kept strictly confidential. No matter whether you are sleeping or drinking, you are not allowed to reveal anything to the outside world. In order to keep confidentiality, Aiqing is not allowed to attend banquets without my permission. "
We can talk about opening a store, but not other matters related to the court.
If you want to have fun with your mouth, a certain prince will let you have fun with your neck afterwards!
"Yes, I obey!"
For the sake of a lot of money, Feng Quan had to be more careful, but he couldn't say that it would be all over if he let his mouth slip.
Regarding the matter of opening a store in his hometown, his wealth was not exposed, and his colleagues knew it. If they came to find the prince, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the prince?
It's better to wait until you make money first. Raising money is still a tricky thing. If you can't collect the set amount, you have to borrow money from the prince!
