Secondly, I found that in their dynasty, the staple food on the table was relatively simple, including steamed buns and noodles, but no smoked and grilled food. I think it would be better to open a bakery, mix eggs, sugar and dough together to make dough, and then bake the mature dough, which is bread. At the same time, you can also put some spices together, stew out old soup, add chicken and duck to it, and make some non-staple food, which will definitely be popular for external sales.
On this basis, experienced chefs were recruited, and each of them prepared ten special dishes to form an independent cuisine of Xiangshantang.
Then provide door-to-door service. If someone has a family banquet, our chefs can bring tools and ingredients, or we can buy the ingredients ourselves and provide door-to-door service for a certain fee.
Next, divide the chefs into teams, recruit some people, and after short-term training, send them to the Xiangshan Hall for training for a few months. Then they will be divided into groups, including chefs, chefs, and go out to each yamen. We provide a kitchen, or provide door-to-door service with a big spoon during New Years and holidays, and charge a certain management fee.
After saying this overwhelming thought, Mei Hua was even more stunned.
She had never heard of it, nor had she thought about it. "We seem to be able to do all of this, so we just follow your orders. We don't have any objections!"
Yang Yong said, "These methods are very good and easy to operate, but the key is how to train these people?"
I said,. Training is carried out one level at a time. Don’t be greedy for perfection. We first train the backbone of the team, that is, the formed chefs. Through training, they become managers. In our modern terms, they are executive chefs. "
“What is an executive chef?”
"It's the head of the kitchen cook!"
At the same time, every team must have a cost accounting person and learn to save.
The third is to classify and summarize more than 180 commonly used dishes that have been passed down by the entire Xiangshantang over the years. Yang Yong listed them one by one according to the ratio of main and sub-ingredients and nutritional value of each dish, including the processing process. and precautions, unified standards.
Then each team must practice according to unified standards. Make sure that everyone knows it and everyone knows Xiangshantang's standards, and Xiangshantang's dishes will be processed and produced in batches, maintaining the brand and heritage.
However, all the ingredients used during the practice are collected from Meihua, free of charge.
The last one is also the one I care about the most.
Meihua and I refined the standards for different levels of wedding banquets.
For example, at the royal palace dinner party, whatever good ingredients are available is served without any cap, and the base price is 9998 taels of silver.
Generally, birthday banquets or wedding banquets of ministers cost 3888 taels of silver, and some can also add meals according to personal preferences. If ordinary people want to dine at Xiangshan Hall, they can pay 88 taels of silver, or even a little lower, to ensure that the place is not empty. With some income, the little money will add up.
In addition to the set menu, you can also choose fruits and drinks.
In terms of wedding banquet service, we focus on training chefs on cooking and serving procedures. The hall foreperson grasps the rhythm, unifies all ingredients, unified processing, unified standards, unified plate presentation, and unified color matching. For example, the fish with sauce is poured in the same sauce. The process of raising fish should be done step by step, and you can't neglect it if you don't take any steps. I will demonstrate on the spot and everyone will follow suit.
Meals served outside on the first and second floors continued as usual, and everyone returned to the kitchen in shifts to study. After nearly two months of training. Everyone is eager to try and want to do something with me.
At this time, Lin Zongren Changshi appeared in the hall of Xiangshan Hall.
As the supervisor of Xiangshan Hall, he was smiling broadly today.
"Xiangshantang, in order to ensure social fairness, cannot open business to the outside world. You cannot send out training personnel and cannot seize the market. The reputation of Xiangshantang cannot be compared with other catering merchants. This will cause unfairness in the industry. It will easily cause social harm. Chaos, this king will not allow it."
Did the king not allow it or did he not allow it? Now that I don’t give you any money, how can I be supported by all parties? If we are not allowed to build the building and management, and we don’t produce and generate income, then how can we survive in Xiangshantang?
It’s come to a critical moment, why is it still like this?
Lin Zongren said, "Don't say more, this is the king's will?"
Mei Hua tugged on my sleeve beside me. I knew that my arms couldn't twist my thighs. In this case, I could only use the existing venue to generate income.
Fortunately, the training in the previous stage has greatly improved the practical skills of the employees, and they all have a sense of accomplishment. They know that this harvest comes from this outsider.
As time went by, everyone no longer avoided me, and they actively participated in the work of Xiangshantang.
So the employees took advantage of their breaks to consciously advertise on the streets and send out invitations.
Many apprentices came here because of the reputation, and many adults who wanted wedding banquets also came here because of the reputation. The registration venue was extremely prosperous.
From then on, in addition to serving daily meals to diners, the first to third floors of Xiangshan Hall were brightly lit at night, with people coming and going, playing music, playing and singing, and it was very lively.
Yang Yong and the chefs worked hard at the back door. Meihua was responsible for delivering and supplying the dishes in the front hall. Meihua was also responsible for the entertainment at the front desk, and Rencheng was responsible for accounting and collection.
Sometimes there will be three shows in a row in the evening. After the show is over, as soon as the guests leave, they quickly organize the staff to remove the plates, clean the dishes, mop the floor, clean up the hall, and the kitchen masters are preparing for the second show, one after another. Delicious food and dishes.
The employees did not take a break from the early afternoon until midnight, that is, around 11 o'clock. By the time the work was done, everyone was exhausted and paralyzed, and some of their legs could no longer move. We only had a working meal after three or four hours of work. Speak to everyone:
"Thank you to all the workers. We won the first battle today. We served more than 260 tables in three games, earning a total of one hundred and eight thousand yuan, and a net income of more than 60,000 silver. After excluding costs and consumption, the remuneration for each of us will be as determined in advance. According to the three-thirds, that is, one-third of the cost is used, 1/3 is retained in the hall, and 1/3 is distributed to everyone’s labor. Today, everyone can get at least 30 taels of silver. Is it better for everyone? Happy!"
Oh, when the employees heard the details I announced, they all forgot about the hard work of the day and cheered with excitement.
Happy, happy, happy, this sound spread from the third floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the first floor. Lin Zongren, who was on the first floor, smiled contemptuously, left the Xiangshan Hall and disappeared into the night with his hands behind his back.
Everyone has gained something from their work, and the current crisis of team instability has been resolved.
Everyone’s enthusiasm for participating in Xiangshantang’s services and generating income has also been mobilized.
Moreover, the staff team is united and the level of cooking and processing has been improved.
Meihua and I are happy, and the employees are even happier. Everyone feels that working with me is getting more and more exciting.
In this way, for six months in a row, the first to third floors of Xiangshan Hall were packed every night, and the family's book income increased.
At this time Lin Zongren came again.
