Subsequently, Tongfu Inn announced that it would suspend operations and conduct comprehensive renovations and decorations.
Yihonglou across the street saw this and couldn't help but feel anxious in his heart.
Sai Diaochan knew in her heart that the reason why Yihong Mansion did better business than Tongfu Inn was that it was indeed of a higher quality; on the other hand, it was also because of the huge rewards for the trial operation, which meant that she was losing money and making money.
But once Tongfu Inn is renovated, the quality of Yihong Building will not be high.
Moreover, Yihonglou must be profitable after all, and cannot always operate at a loss. When the price of vegetables rises, a large number of customers are likely to be lost.
Therefore, she immediately thought of a plan to lure away the employees at Tongfu Inn. By then, even if Tongfu Inn reopens, it will still be hard to have fun without the waiters.
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Later, Sai Diaochan secretly contacted Lu Xiucai, Bai Zhantang and Guo Furong and made a request for high-paying poaching.
Everyone's salary and benefits have been greatly improved, the monthly salary has been increased from 2 taels to 4 taels, and there are four days of vacation every month.
In addition, she also customized different benefits according to each person's characteristics. For example, Xiao Guo was given a personal maid, Lu Xiucai was given his own study room, and Bai Zhantang was given duck down bedding.
Such thoughtful arrangements show Sai Diaochan's scheming.
But her plan was destined to fail.
Lu Xiucai is now a shareholder of Tongfu Inn; Bai Zhantang has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and he has a deep relationship with Tong Xiangyu; Xiao Guo is a loyal son and daughter, and she owes the shopkeeper forty taels of silver, and she can't leave even if she wants to.
Therefore, Sai Diaochan's poaching was not successful. Instead, Bai Zhantang took advantage of him and stole Yihonglou's account books.
After looking through it, I realized that the reason why Yihonglou dared to lose money and make money was because it had been evading taxes.
Nowadays, the imperial court imposes very heavy taxes, with taxes accounting for almost half of the income. Tongfu Inn pays taxes according to regulations and abides by laws and regulations, so operating costs remain high.
In comparison, Yihonglou evades taxes and its operating costs are naturally greatly reduced. So even if the food prices are discounted, she still makes money.
"No wonder, let me tell you, she offers such a large discount, so why is she not afraid of losing money? It turns out that she relies on this trick to reduce costs." Tong Xiangyu suddenly realized after reading the account books.
"Shopkeeper, as long as I give this account book to my uncle, she will definitely not be able to eat it." When Xiang Nan saw this, he sneered.
Tax evasion, according to the Ming Dynasty law, anyone who intentionally evades taxes will be punished with a fine of seventy and two years in prison, and half of his personal property will be confiscated.
"Okay, let's do it this way." Guo Furong agreed very much.
What she likes most is gratification, punishing rape and eradicating evil. Sai Diaochan dared to evade taxes and must be severely punished by the law.
"Forget it, she's unkind, we can't be unjust." Tong Xiangyu waved her hands after hearing this.
Although Sai Diaochan is a bad person, he robbed Tongfu Inn of business and poached Tongfu Inn's corners. His actions were indeed very unethical. However, punishment of seventy years of caning, two years in prison, and confiscation of half of his property was too much.
She was still willing to give Sai Diaochan a chance to change her ways. If she doesn't know how to restrain herself, it won't be too late to report her when the time comes.
"Shopkeeper, you are too kind-hearted." Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh after hearing what she said. …
Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Gaiden" does have a bit of a holy mother's heart.
Sai Diaochan almost caused her to close down, but when she saw Sai Diaochan was in decline, she still wanted to sell the store to redeem her. Now I can't bear to report her, which is reasonable.
However, people like Sai Diaochan may not understand her painstaking efforts. If Tong Xiangyu gives her a free hand, not only will she not be grateful, but she will intensify her mischief.
In the play, if Yihonglou hadn't suddenly gone bankrupt, Sai Diaochan would never have given up and would have fought Tong Xiangyu to the end.
"Yes, shopkeeper, is it worth it for that kind of person?" Guo Furong asked in confusion.
"You remember, you have to spare others and spare them." Tong Xiangyu said sincerely, "If I had done all my work of eradicating evil, I'm afraid some of you would be gone too."
Hearing what she said, Lao Bai and Xiao Guo felt sorry for her, so they stopped trying to stop her.
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Tong Xiangyu then found Sai Diaochan and returned her account book to her.
Sai Diaochan held the account book, her face turning blue and white. She didn't expect such important evidence to be in Tong Xiangyu's hands, "How did you get it?"
"Don't ask me, what did my brother do before?" Xiang Nan smiled and patted Bai Zhantangdao on the shoulder.
"Low-key, low-key." Bai Zhantang said with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Sai, I just couldn't figure out how you earned so much money. When you look at the account book, aren't you afraid that something will happen?" Tong Xiangyu said.
"Afraid of still doing business? This is called a horse without night and grass without fat." Sai Diaochan said through gritted teeth.
"You're getting fat. Have you ever thought about what will happen to the country? If everyone like you doesn't pay taxes, who will build the road in front of the door, who will build the bridge by the river, what will the guards at the border eat, and what will the sentry at the city gate drink? What?" Tong Xiangyu said earnestly, "Not to mention the distance, if there were no yamen agents patrolling the streets every day, our Qixia Town would not have the peace it has now, and your Yihong Building would have been smashed long ago."
"Shopkeeper Tong, listening to you is worth ten years of studying." Sai Diaochan nodded, "I know what to do, so I'll leave first."
"Don't worry, you must pay all the taxes before tonight, otherwise, I will pay it for you." Tong Xiangyu said.
"Really?!" Sai Diaochan said happily after hearing this.
"Um, I'm talking about the ledger." Tong Xiangyu explained.
Sai Diaochan's smile suddenly froze, then she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll hand it over!"
"Boss Sai, we, the shopkeeper, pity you that it is not easy for a little girl to start a business, so we are so generous and let you go." Xiang Nan said, "Otherwise, according to my idea, I would have reported it to the government long ago. Xiucai, tell her that deliberately evading taxes is a crime. What sin?"
"According to Article 29, Chapter 4, Volume 2, of the Ming Dynasty Code, it is expressly stipulated that anyone who intentionally evades taxes will be punished with seventy rods, two years in prison, and half of his property confiscated." Lu Xiucai replied immediately.
When Sai Diaochan heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.
"Boss Sai, I solemnly warn you, we welcome fair and honest competition." Bai Zhantang also warned, "If you dare to play tricks again in the future, don't blame us for being rude to you."
"I understand." Sai Diaochan nodded and walked out, her legs feeling a little weak.
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Subsequently, Sai Diaochan was forced to pay more than 700 taels in back taxes. Once bitten by a snake, she was afraid of well ropes for ten years, and she never dared to evade taxes again.
As a result, her operating costs increased sharply. The price of wine and vegetables returned to high levels within a few days, and the price/performance ratio was far from as high as before.
As a result, many customers complained and stopped going to Yihonglou to spend money, waiting for the opening of Tongfu Inn. After all, Tongfu Inn is the real deal.
