Zhu Jingyuan waited for Chunxiang to finish writing this paragraph, then signaled her not to record it anymore.
Seeing Chunxiang turn off the recorder, Zhu Jingyuan continued to say to Aoxue:
"If you can really understand, I will give you a task now..."
This time Aoxue only listened to the beginning and subconsciously answered:
"After I go back, I will tell the workers around me all about His Highness.
"If anyone doesn't listen, if anyone dares to continue to resell things, I will let them know what regret is!"
Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand:
"That's not it. The task I want to give you is to smuggle."
Aoxue was stunned:
"Ah? What did you say? Let me smuggle?"
Zhu Jingyuan chuckled and said:
“Smuggling and reselling cannot be completely eliminated.
"Do you think Shopkeeper Lin has never caught workers reselling and smuggling before? It's just that he didn't deal with it with much fanfare.
“Most ordinary workers are resold, and the disposal is to confiscate the illegal gains and put them back after a warning.
"As for the dealers outside who specialize in reselling, as long as they are caught, they have been detained.
“Now it seems that this punishment is not enough, which has led to the intensification of reselling, reselling and smuggling activities.
“Moreover, we must change our strategy now, otherwise our profits will be affected.
“My idea is that since there is no way to prevent smuggling, let’s try to take it into our own hands.
"I think you are a very smart girl, you seem to have a lot of clever ideas, and you are a bold character.
"The key is to be able to take the initiative to surrender, to be able to take the initiative to confess your own mistakes, and to have a very good attitude towards admitting your mistakes.
"So I'm going to give you a chance to try to take charge of this job.
"You continue to remain an ordinary worker, secretly investigate existing smuggling channels, and master these smuggling channels.
“After identifying existing smuggling channels, eliminate them and then replace them.
“In the process, you can supply them with goods to gain their trust.
“However, for pantyhose with 20% stretch stock, the price you can resell to external channels must not be less than fifty silver coins.
“Other types of products are converted at the same rate.
“Half percent of the profits will be used as your personal income, 20 percent will be used as activity funds for organizational channels, and the rest will be turned over.
“If you work well, you should soon be able to live a life with a monthly income of hundreds of silver coins, or even hundreds of silver coins.
"Of course, your personal income must first be used to pay the fine. Two hundred and fifty-five silver notes, not a single copper less."
Zhu Jingyuan did not ask Aoxue if she was willing, nor did he give her the right to refuse.
Aoxue was stunned by the idea of her own king.
Smuggling, really allowing yourself to smuggle, is just smuggling under the control of the king.
Most of the profits must be turned over to the factory and become the actual income of the factory, rather than being squandered by oneself.
But this half-percent profit... is already very scary.
If you sell a pair of socks from three yuan to fifty yuan, you can directly earn more than two yuan, and if you sell a hundred pairs, you can earn more than two hundred yuan.
It’s definitely not as profitable as directly illegal reselling. The key is that this is actually protected, so you don’t have to worry about being caught.
Moreover, this extraordinary life is exactly what I want.
And the fine of 255 yuan should be paid in less than a few months.
If the king doesn't give him this job, he may have to work on the production line for a whole year in vain...
Aoxue quickly entered the state and immediately discovered the problem with Zhu Jingyuan's plan:
“But Your Majesty, how can I control the smuggling channels when the resale price is restricted?
"The highest-grade socks are sold through the official channels of Dashi Clothing Company and sell for 100 silver notes in the West.
"The final selling price of our smuggled goods will definitely be lower than this, and it is estimated that it can be sold for eighty or ninety silver notes.
“We ship goods at prices above fifty silver notes, and the total profit from subsequent channels is only forty silver notes at most.
"After we ship the goods from Meng County and smuggle them to Taixi for sale, if they change hands twice, the gross profit from each change of hands will be up to 20 silver notes. In total, it is estimated to be about 30%.
“During the smuggling process, various joints must be unblocked, and the actual transportation cost is much higher than the normal transportation cost.
“The net profit actually received by the smugglers who changed hands may be less than 20%.
“Perhaps only merchants who have opened up their own channels and can sell directly to the West will accept goods at this price.
"And there must be workers who continue to resell them sporadically, and they will probably be willing to sell them if they have more than a dozen silver coins.
"There is no need for those smugglers to come and get my high-priced goods."
Zhu Jingyuan listened to these analyzes and nodded with satisfaction:
"You girl does have some brains and can quickly consider the more delicate aspects.
"I just want you to find those merchants who can transport it directly from Meng County to Taixi and sell it yourself.
“Actually, these people are the real smugglers, and they are the targets we want to find and target. Other small traders and hawkers are actually irrelevant to the overall situation.
"You don't have to worry about them ignoring you. You are just a hidden line, and there will be actions on the surface.
“Next, the factory will comprehensively and strictly control the resale of welfare products and severely crack down on illegal reselling.
“And modify and increase the severity of penalties for resale, acquisition, and reselling.
“Scattered supplies such as employee benefits will definitely be significantly reduced, and you will get a relatively sufficient supply of supplies.
“As long as someone knows you have goods, they will come to you sooner or later. If they want to continue shipping, they can only come to you.
"If you can't master these channels under such conditions, I will have to find someone else to do it.
"And you have to be careful. Anyone who controls the smuggling channels directly to Texi is your potential enemy.
“If the other party doesn’t cooperate with you, deliberately makes things difficult for you, and when you compete with them, you can choose to report it.
"Secretly cooperate with Shopkeeper Lin to arrest and deal with them in a surprise attack.
"But you can't do this every time, as that will expose you. After losing your concealment, your role will be gone.
"If the other party is not from the Ming Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, then he is not a human being.
"You can use any means to deal with them."
Aoxue reacted and immediately said solemnly:
"I completely understand. I will definitely use all means to find out the various smuggling channels in the Big Food Country."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled again and nodded:
“Control Dashi’s domestic smuggling channels and find out how external smuggling channels operate.
“Catch all the existing smugglers, then replace them, and monopolize the smuggling channels for food commodities.
“After that, you still have to continue to host and maintain this smuggling channel.
"The goods are 'smuggled' directly from the warehouse to major cities in Western Europe and sold privately at prices that are 80 to 90% genuine.
"Because new smugglers may appear at any time, and you who control the old smuggling channels are more likely to discover them directly.
“When new smugglers appear, they will increase shipments, lower shipment prices, cooperate with official dumping, and suppress smugglers.
“Cooperate with the official crackdown on these new smugglers, capture them or exclude them from the business.
“When no new smugglers appear, we should reduce the shipment volume of smuggling channels as much as possible and increase the price of shipments as much as possible.
"Always understand that the purpose of letting you master the smuggling channels is to cooperate with the business to make money and maintain the factory's profits.
“If you do a really good job, I can continue to increase your sales share.
"Your identity cannot be made public. I will arrange for Chunxiang to deliver the goods you need privately.
“On the surface, you are still a worker, line leader, workshop director, warehouse supervisor, etc.
"Chunxiang is my Jieyu in Dashi Country, and she is also my life secretary. She will be your background.
"When you are in danger, you can call yourself Queen Chunxiang, and most people will not dare to hurt you.
"Chunxiang, write a document hiring her to run errands for you so that she can prove her identity."
Chunxiang listened beside her and was also shocked by her Highness's thoughts.
But compared to Aoxue, Chunxiang was already used to the whims of her family's king from time to time.
Anyway, whatever His Highness arranges to do, just do it.
And it turns out that His Highness didn't suddenly feel the fragrance of wild flowers, but he just asked this little hooves to do something that cannot be seen in the light.
Chunxiang was secretly relieved because she didn't want to accept this little prodigal at all.
Chunxiang didn't mind that His Highness had more concubines and maids, but she was worried that she couldn't be as coquettish as this little prodigal.
She was worried that after she followed His Highness, if she played too much with His Highness, it would also whet his appetite.
When he comes on stage, if he can't handle it and makes His Highness unhappy, that will be troublesome.
Chunxiang immediately used the paper and pen on site to write an employment agreement as required by Zhu Jingyuan and stamped it with her own seal.
After the ink was dry, he put it in an envelope and handed it to Aoxue.
Aoxue was extremely excited.
After getting this nominal employment agreement, you will become a person with real background.
I am now a member of Empress Chunxiang.
No, he is actually the King's man.
My first identity is that of a female worker, my second identity is that of a smuggler, my third identity is that of Empress Chunxiang, and my fourth identity is that of our king!
Zhu Jingyuan arranged the work and asked Chunxiang to lead Aoxue out.
Chunxiang took the royal family's special car and deliberately took Aoxue with her to the knitting product warehouse in the park.
In the name of the palace, he signed his name and received a whole box of the highest-end pantyhose.
Under the confused gaze of the warehouse manager, Jean Aoxue followed him with the box in his arms and left the warehouse leisurely.
Aoxue's dress looks very special to outsiders, and it is easy to leave a deep impression once they see it.
Chunxiang deliberately walked Aoxue in front of the warehouse and the people outside to let them remember something.
Aoxue had already adapted to wearing high heels, but now she was still trembling when she held the box.
Because a box of pantyhose is one hundred pairs.
The value of one hundred pieces in Europe is ten thousand silver notes.
Ten thousand silver notes are equivalent to ten kilograms of gold.
And the weight of this box is less than ten kilograms!
In other words, the unit price of these things based on weight is higher than the price of gold.
When Aoxue thought about this, she once again realized how ridiculously valuable these things were.
With my current salary, I would have to work for more than forty years to earn the value of this box.
So even though I know this thing can't be broken, I have to be extra careful, careful, and careful again.
As a result, I was so excited that I couldn't even walk steadily.
Of course, Chunxiang couldn't let Aoxue take away this box of valuables.
After walking around the warehouse, he got in the car and returned to the castle with Aoxue with his things.
After getting off the car in the courtyard of the castle, Chunxiang opened the box, ordered ten pairs of pantyhose and put them into a package:
"Take these as samples... and evidence of strength, and go to the sales channels.
"Tell them that you have a hundred pieces of goods, and after you find a channel where you can definitely eat them, come to me to pick up the goods.
“Due to the huge amount of this kind of transaction, if you really meet someone with a relatively high level on the other side, you can report your identity to me directly.
"It should be easy for them to think that I am using my status to make some pocket money privately.
Aoxue swallowed her saliva:
"I understand, don't worry, Madam..."
Chunxiang looked at Aoxue's image again, and after a moment's hesitation, she reminded:
"Although His Highness has not revealed anything so far, His Highness has personally received you alone after all.
“So, we cannot completely rule out that His Highness suddenly had the idea of taking you into the palace on a whim one day.
“This possibility is of course very slim, it can be said to be infinitely close to zero.
"If you are willing to expect this probability, you must clean yourself completely from now on.
"Of course, His Highness will not force you. Even if you are already married and have children when His Highness thinks about it again, His Highness will not do anything to you and your family.
"If you don't want to wait, you don't have to ask about His Highness's affairs. You can marry whatever you want."
Aoxue was stunned for a moment, then nodded again very seriously:
"I understand, thank you for reminding me, everything about me belongs to the king, even if the king will never think of me again..."
Other women might give up on this impossible thing as a matter of course.
But for Aoxue, even if there is the slightest possibility, she is willing to wait for a lifetime.
The identity of Prince Dashi had a fatal attraction for her.
After the actual contact, she no longer had any thoughts about other males.
Chunxiang looked at Aoxue's reaction and was completely sure that this little Langho had recognized her as His Highness. She was really helpless.
However, Chunxiang didn't say anything on the surface. She just nodded lightly and noncommittally:
"I understand, please go back."
Aoxue took the package worth one kilogram of gold and left the Mengxian Castle on her bicycle.
When I walked along the road in front of the castle and arrived in front of the county government office, I found that the surrounding atmosphere had completely changed.
When I first came here, the street in front of the county government was still a lively and lively scene.
As a result, now...it's even more lively...
The county government is publicly executing criminals.
A dozen men and women of various shapes were lined up in a row on the street, escorted by soldiers.
The electric loudspeaker at the county government office announced the crimes of these criminals:
"Smuggling 0.85 kilograms of elastic silk material..."
"Smuggling nine pairs of pantyhose..."
"Smuggling seven bolts of rayon cloth..."
"Smuggling twelve pairs of pantyhose..."
"Smuggling three kilograms of rayon material..."
Twelve people in total, all charged with smuggling.
Normal smuggling is not punishable by death. If people smuggled in the Ming Dynasty, they were usually fined and subject to forced labor.
But if the other party is not from the Ming Dynasty, nor from the most important vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, then the situation is full of uncertainty.
It all depends on whether the handling official thinks Xiao Xiao should be shocked.
If necessary, smuggling even one egg may lead to an immediate death sentence.
The positive means of strengthening control discussed by Zhu Jingyuan, Lin Zexu, and Niu Jian have now officially begun.
The smugglers caught by the county government during this period were directly pushed out and shot collectively.
Among the twelve criminals, nearly half were sentenced to death and publicly shot for smuggling pantyhose.
Being shot because of a few stockings, this would have been absolutely outrageous in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.
But now no one feels surprised, and Aoxue also thinks this is natural.
Because that thing is really more expensive than gold now.
When Aoxue heard the report of the crimes, she subconsciously glanced at her bag.
There were ten pairs of pantyhose inside.
According to the sentencing standards of these criminals, he can now be sentenced to death.
It was indeed right to admit his mistake. Although the king exposed his intentions, he finally let himself live.
Although fines are still a matter of business, they also give you a way to make money.
From now on, I have to work hard for the king to make money...
