These children are still worried about what to play today. I run such a big business and have to deal with the court and my father.
Li Daozong walked out of Zongzheng Mansion, "Has Qingque gone to the ancestral temple to worship?"
Hearing this, Li Tai came back to his senses and saluted Li Daozong respectfully, "Back to Uncle Wang, I have already paid my respects."
Facing the clan general Li Daozong, Li Tai did not dare to neglect at all. Among the clan generals who followed his father in the north and south, Li Daozong had a high prestige in the army and was similar in age to Li Xiaogong.
Li Daozong behaved much more seriously on weekdays, unlike Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong and others who were also carefree clan generals.
Moreover, Li Daozong had great military exploits, and everything in the past was only told by his elders.
Just two years ago, General Li Jing went to conquer the Turks in the north. It was November in the dead of winter in the north. General Li Jing divided his six armies to attack Yinshan. Li Daozong led his troops to pursue Lingzhou and fled to Tuyuhun in Jieli. On the way, Li Daozong led his troops through Monan and traveled thousands of miles to force Jieli's uncle Ashina Sunis to hand over Jieli.
At this point, the Northern Conquest of the Turks came to an end.
In this battle, not only Li Jing, but also Li Daozong took great credit. He was granted the title of 600 households and was granted the title of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He was highly regarded by his father and had great prestige in the clan.
"As a prince, you shouldn't get too close to Zhang Yang."
Hearing Li Daozong's serious voice, Li Tai came back to his senses and said, "Uncle Wang taught you the right lesson."
Li Daozong frowned and whispered: "He is just a man in the market after all."
Although he said that, Zhang Yang was not without merit. Li Tai wanted to explain again, but Li Daozong left.
Looking back at Zongzheng's mansion, some people were talking in low voices, while others were smiling flatteringly.
Hypocrisy is written all over these people's faces.
This inexplicable depression makes people very uncomfortable.
Li Tai straightened his sleeves and left. The cost of soap was not high. According to the usage and dosage, the cost of a piece of soap was about ten cents. Discounting labor and so on, the profit from selling it at thirty cents was actually not much.
Only in this way can selling soap not become a luxury product, but become something that everyone can afford.
It can also be a good way to avoid the father's desire to be frugal.
By ordering soap in large quantities to give away expensive soap, all you earn in the end are the profits from long-term orders. Do those powerful people really use ordinary soap?
Lowering the price of soap can make it affordable for ordinary people. What the rich and powerful want is scented soap. In fact, the cost of soap is also not high. Compared with a piece of soap that has no scent of thirty cents, the cost is only Just a few more dried petals.
This is the real profit. Avoid the selling method and use the bonus method.
After walking out of Zongzheng Mansion, Li Tai saw a group of noisy children again, shook his head and sighed.
I walked around Zhuque Street and looked at my milk tea business. The business was still as good as ever. I looked at the soap shop again. There were a lot of people gathered in front of the shop. The profit was thin, but the sales volume was higher. My brother-in-law is so smart.
I have to visit my brother-in-law again and tell him the good news.
"Brother-in-law! Our business is picking up again!" Li Tai shouted as soon as he entered the door.
"heard it."
Zhang Yang replied while trying on the new clothes made by his wife.
The little bear didn't like Li Tai as a guest. He walked into the woodshed and squatted against the wall, scratching his bulging belly.
A few birds kept chirping on the roof. The sunshine was very comfortable today. The little bear lay beside the door of the woodshed, enjoying the warmth.
"Brother-in-law, how did you come up with this idea?" Li Tai looked admiring.
"It's just a way to attract others. It works for a while, but it won't work in the future. We still need to transform."
"I understand." Li Tai smiled naively.
Li Yue measured Zhang Yang's shoulder width and said, "The shoulders of the dress are narrow, I will change them again."
Zhang Yang straightened his shoulders, "It's already good. It's just a coat anyway."
"No, wearing it like this will make people laugh."
"It's me who's laughing, not you."
"Those are clothes I made too."
The couple argued sweetly over a piece of clothing, ignoring Li Tai who was standing aside.
Li Yue held a ruler and said, "My husband's shoulders are much wider than mine. I'll measure your waist again and don't move."
"I wonder how Mr. Ouyang's health is? I'm going to prepare some duck eggs to send to him."
"It's okay, duck eggs are not expensive, and even the elderly will accept them." Li Yue said as he measured them and recorded the dimensions.
Li Tai talked about his future plans, including how to expand his soap workshop and how many more manpower he would need in the future.
Listening to these narrations, Li Yue was not in a good mood. She sat down with a sullen face and said, "Qingque."
Li Tai stood outside the house and said, "Sister Huang."
Li Yue still held a ruler in her hand and said in a deep voice: "It is a good thing that my father advocates frugality, but if you let my husband think of ways to continue buying soap in a different way, isn't this going against my father?"
In the past, in order to earn more money, I privately raised the price and did some tricks in the transaction, and sold a lot at a high price.
My father wanted to be thrifty and did not want this extravagant trend to be encouraged, so he had to start with the soap business first.
If you think about it from his perspective, what exactly does your father want?
Li Tai thought about it carefully and scratched the back of his head in annoyance, "Sister Huang, do you mean this was done wrong?"
"That's right. Soap is a long-term business, and it's also related to the family's income."
Li Yue sat on the chair and looked at him carefully, "My husband helped you with this matter, but you have to know the risks involved. Do you think my father doesn't know anything? My father can see through this kind of cleverness at a glance."
"Sister Huang means..."
There was panic in Li Tai's eyes, and he was really panicked. He was too angry at the time and didn't think so much.
"Since the business between our two families is involved, the imperial sister cannot just sit idly by and watch."
Listening to Li Yue's words, Li Tai stood upright with his head lowered.
"Admit your mistake to your father."
"I'll go right away."
"Don't be in a hurry." Li Yue stopped him again, took a sip of tea and continued: "You have been smart since you were a child. Of course it is not good to contradict and go against your father. As a prince, you must be filial and know how to advance and retreat. Only in this way can you keep your life. This business, if my father really wants to ban the soap business, he can make the soap business disappear with just one sentence, do you understand?"
"Is it necessary to let my father understand that the soap business is also beneficial to my father? From my father's belief that soap promotes extravagance, to my father's belief that soap is beneficial to my father?"
Li Tai was a smart boy and immediately understood what Li Yue meant.
Li Yue took out a roll of paper and said, "This is the method that my husband and I discussed. You can try it for now."
Zhang Yang packed a package and said, "We still have to visit Mr. Ouyang Xun, so we won't entertain you."
Li Tai looked at the contents of this roll of paper and nodded hurriedly.
The important thing is not how to run the business or how to make money, but the important thing is to keep the business.
Just like the emperor's sister said, just one word from the father and the emperor can make the soap business disappear in Chang'an.
Li Tai wiped the sweat from his forehead and left in a hurry.
"Can he do it well?" Li Yue frowned.
"Our brother-in-law is very alert. Although he is irritable in his work, he can do it right." Zhang Yang picked six eggs and six duck eggs and put them into the package, and then poured some millet rice to cover the eggs.
The movable type printing uses Ouyang Xun's fonts. Of course, he must take good care of his old man and show the due etiquette.
Ouyang Xun was the first person to write regular script in the Tang Dynasty. Even in later generations, regular script was one of the most commonly used fonts. It was called regular script and regular script.
The characteristics of regular script are neat rules, square fonts, and straight strokes, which are very comfortable to look at.
Li Tai returned to his mansion, made hurried preparations and went to the palace. Before entering the palace, he carefully recalled the words of the emperor's sister, for fear of missing something.
At this moment, his father was reviewing the memorial in Ganlu Hall, and Li Tai asked the eunuch in front of the hall to report it.
The eunuch quickly came out and replied, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, please come into the palace."
Li Tai took a deep breath, straightened his clothes and walked into the palace. When he saw his father, he lowered his head and bowed in salute.
"What are you doing here?" Li Shimin did not raise his head, his eyes were still on the memorial.
"My son, I'm here to admit my mistake."
Li Shimin looked up at him and put down the pen in his hand, "What mistake do you admit?"
Li Tai bowed again and stood up straight, "Father, Emperor Rende does not want the soap business to contribute to the extravagance of Chang'an City."
Li Shimin frowned and said: "You didn't lower the price of soap. Now it's thirty cents a piece. Zhuque Street is crowded with people who want to buy soap. I have also used soap. It is indeed a good thing."
"Erchen thought that just lowering the price was not enough."
Li Shimin was happy, and then asked: "Then what do you think is enough?"
Li Tai took a deep breath and said, "I dare to share my father's worries."
"If you are sensible, just think of it as sharing your worries with me and your mother." Li Shimin sat upright, "If you have nothing else to do, please step aside."
After finishing speaking, seeing Li Tai still standing here, Li Shimin said, "What else do you want?"
"Father." Li Tai stepped forward and lowered his voice, "Didn't my father give orders before to rectify the construction of Chang'an City, especially to clean the streets?"
"I did say that."
"My son discovered that Chang'an City was indeed cleaned up under the order of the emperor at that time. Some streets were much cleaner, but it only lasted for a while. Now, except for Zhuque Street, other streets and alleys are still dirty and messy, and some of them cannot be eliminated. The sewage drains are blocked again, not to mention the streets and alleys that are rarely visited, and weeds are growing in some places.”
"I will ask the Zhongshu Province to send someone to supervise."
"Father, I think this kind of supervision has little effect. I want to completely change the situation in Chang'an City, but also change my life style. My soap business seems to be very profitable now, but I am willing to give out 50% of the profits. To help my father manage the situation in Chang'an City, we can put trash cans in every street and alley in Chang'an City and let the residents of Chang'an City dump their garbage into the trash cans."
"And give a part of the profits to the Ministry of Industry so that the Ministry of Industry can dredge the water canals in Chang'an City. There are still many places in Chang'an City that need to be repaired." Li Taiyi gritted his teeth and continued: "The places that need to be repaired in the future, I will also If you are willing to give money, take it from the people and use it to the people."
"Take it from the people and use it for the people?" Li Shimin looked at his son, "Qingque, you have good intentions."
I could tell that my father's words were not complimentary, but rather questioning.
Li Tai replied in a low voice: "I want to share my father's worries."
Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Tell the truth."
"Here!" Li Tai saluted again in panic, "Actually, I want to keep this business."
"My son cannot openly share the benefits with his father. He just hopes to keep this business."
Li Shimin was silent, holding his forehead while closing his eyes, "Qingque, my father and your mother just hope that you can be sensible. You have been smart since you were a child."
"My son doesn't have great wisdom, but this little cleverness makes my father laugh."
"You want to keep this business, and you also want to do something for the DPRK. If I want to improve your business in the future, I have to think about whether it will bring losses to the DPRK."
"Father, I have no such intention."
"You can try it and see how it works. I'll let Yan Liben make arrangements."
"Then I will leave first."
"We must also pay close attention to matters including geographical records and don't delay them."
"My son understands."
After walking out of the Manna Palace, the stone in Li Tai's heart finally fell to the ground. Fortunately, the roll of paper given by the emperor's sister was written in enough detail, including how his father would question him.
After Li Tai walked away, he took out the book again. There were two important points written on it. First, he must be honest with his father and cannot hide it. Second, he must state his intentions with an attitude of admitting his mistakes.
Walking from the Manlu Hall to the Tai Chi Hall, Li Tai sat down feebly. As long as he was honest with his father and admitted his mistakes, his father would not pursue him too much.
Secondly, the business must be preserved. The business needs to be protected. It would be too clumsy to directly send benefits to the father. If the profits can be used in the construction of Chang'an City, this is real security.
Family property needs cards to maintain. If one day the residents of Chang'an City understand that the profits generated from their soap purchases are used for the construction of Chang'an City where they live, it will naturally make the business better.
It is just a means of self-protection, and it can also serve as a stumbling block for people with ulterior motives.
Taking so much profit requires courage and decisiveness.
Only when you give up can you get something. What you give out is only temporary, but the protection you get is long-lasting.
Everything is planned and planned now and in the future.
Li Tai scratched his head vigorously. Do the brother-in-law and the emperor's sister think about so many calculations all day long? What a terrible couple, they act impeccably, and their plans are heart-wrenching and irresistible.
To be able to sacrifice so much profit at once, the emperor's sister has the courage and the brother-in-law has the skills.
Besides, they are still so young, this couple will be great in the future...
It's just that I still don't understand how my brother-in-law said about transforming the business. He mentioned it at first and hasn't elaborated on it yet.
Feeling at ease, Li Tai returned to the mansion and planned to have a comfortable sleep.
He asked the servants in the mansion to prepare the meal. Li Tai ate the food first and then asked the servants to pack the bedding. "Do you know why the emperor's sister and brother-in-law are so powerful?"
The attendant smiled and replied, "I don't know, little man."
(End of chapter)
