When he learned that Chang'an was occupied by Zhao Sui, Song Che's first thought was of Liu Xiang'er's family and the shopkeepers at Chang'an Tianxia Bank branch.
Fortunately, Liu Xiang'er followed her to Hangzhou the year before last. She is now safe, and her parents and shop assistant are still stranded in Chang'an.
Now that the north and the south are in a period of confrontation, Song Che has no choice.
On the second day after returning home, Song Che sent people to Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wenzhou and other big cities along the canal to summon all the shopkeepers of all branches and franchise stores to Hangzhou.
According to Shen Wenjun, in the two years since Song Che left, Yunshuifang, Private House, Zhou Dafa and other branches have opened a total of 28 branches in Jiangnan, and there are nearly 30 franchise stores - this forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. , those with bad accounts, those with wrong accounts, those who enrich themselves, those who are unwilling to pay the franchise fee, and those who owe money to banks all over the world and refuse to pay it back, etc.
It’s just bullying a group of women!
Now that Song Che is back, this evil spirit must be eradicated by him!
The third day of October.
Song Che rented a guild hall in Hangzhou city specifically to accommodate shopkeepers from cities in the south of the Yangtze River. However, he was not in a hurry to show up. Instead, he sat in the corner of the hall to see what the attitude of these people was.
"What time is it?" Song Che glanced at less than two-thirds of the seats and asked softly.
Coco, who was waiting by the side, said: "It's already three o'clock in the morning."
Song Che ordered: "Go and tell the front hall to close the door."
Coco said "Ah", "But sir... there are still more than a dozen shopkeepers who are not here."
Song Che said coldly: "I made it clear in the announcement that you must be there before Chen hour on the third day of October. Now it's already more than three quarters of an hour. If you don't even follow the most basic time, how can you do business?"
"Sir, you are domineering!" Coco said.
Soon the club closed its doors and thanked guests.
Shen Wenjun walked into the club as the manager and said to the more than 40 shopkeepers in the audience: "The end of the year is coming soon. The main purpose of recruiting all shopkeepers today is to make a year-end summary."
As she spoke, she clapped her hands.
The shop assistant walked into the club holding a few stacks of ledgers and placed them on the table.
Seeing these account books, the expressions of many shopkeepers changed slightly, and they all understood.
Shen Wenjun pointed to the account books on the table and said: "These are all problematic account books, involving fourteen branches, and the amount of the difference ranges from one hundred taels to two thousand taels... There are also Jinling Deshun, Li's, Wenzhou's There are a total of five franchise stores in Wang’s, Kang’en and Runfa, but the franchise fees from last year and the year before were delayed.”
Having said this, she waved her hands to the clerks and said, "Give the account books and reminder books to all the shopkeepers so they can see for themselves."
The guys distributed them in turn.
Every shopkeeper who got the account book had his eyes spinning, thinking about what excuses he should make.
Shen Wenjun lowered his voice and said: "Everyone, shopkeepers, the most important thing for us in doing business is integrity. It's enough to have bad debts once or twice. But in the first half of the year, there were bad debts almost every month. Could it be that you renovate the store every month? Any additional expenses?"
"Uh... well, madam... our monthly accounts have been carefully checked, and there are no deviations. Did you make a mistake?"
"Yes, if this one and two families can still get along, but if so many families make mistakes, I'm afraid it's your own fault, right?"
"Every time we sell a product, we record it accurately. If Madam doesn't believe it, she can go to the shop to check it in person."
"Yes, Mrs. Song, it's not that we don't want to pay the franchise fee, it's that the market was not very good in the first half of the year, and none of the goods we bought from you were sold. The business was not very good before joining, and the business was not that good after joining, then What else are we joining? Do you think so?"
There was a lot of chatter and a lot of chattering.
"You!" Shen Wenjun stood out, not to mention taking advantage of others. In terms of volume and courage alone, he couldn't compare with the rabble in the audience.
"Pah!" She slammed the table and yelled angrily: "In short, the bad debts and arrears must be paid before the end of the year, otherwise -"
"Madam, it's just that a few accounts didn't match up. The worst we can do is go back and ask Mr. Accountant to do the accounting again. Don't worry, I promise to get these bad accounts back next month."
Qin Ruo who was on the side couldn't bear to listen anymore and stood up and yelled: "Next month is the next month again! You use this excuse every time to escape responsibility! I see that you guys clearly put the bad debt into your own pockets!"
"Shopkeeper Qin, you can't slander anyone. Everything must be supported by evidence!"
"That's right, don't you just want to make up the accounts? Oh...could it be said that if you can't make up the accounts, then you don't have to open a branch?"
"Madam, it doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this. The cost of a car is only a few hundred taels, and closing a store can cost tens of thousands of taels. This business is not worth it, it's not worth it..."
"Yeah yeah."
They probably colluded in private, twisted themselves into a rope, and joined forces to embarrass their old boss.
Shen Wenjun was so angry that his face turned red, he stamped his feet and shouted: "Master, why don't you come out and take charge!"
The boss?
Which one is in charge?
The shopkeepers looked left and right.
Song Che stood up slowly and walked slowly out of the corner. He first came to the shopkeeper who made the loudest noise before, leaned over and asked coldly:
"Do you...recognize me?"
Most of these bad debts come from new stores opened in the past two years, and most of the shopkeepers have never met Song Che.
There was a strange look in the shopkeeper's eyes, "You...are you?"
Song Che picked up the account book next to him and introduced himself while browsing: "My name is Song Che, I am the husband of the lady on the stage, the boss of Song's Jewelry Store, Yunshuifang, Tianxia Bank, and Datong Gambling House. , the current emperor and the general who governs the country are my brothers, and the prime minister is my brother-in-law,"
Having said this, he glanced coldly, "You know who I am now?"
One look made the previously arrogant and arrogant shopkeepers sit upright.
His eyes returned to the shopkeeper in front of him, and he waved the account book in front of his eyes, "The balance has been 200 taels for four consecutive months, so the total is 800 taels. Where did it go?"
The shopkeeper hesitated and didn't know how to explain.
"Snapped!"
Song Che threw the account book in his face with his backhand, pointed at all the shopkeepers present, and said coldly:
"Listen carefully, this bowl of rice is given to you by me. I want to give it to you, so I can have it. If I don't want to give it to you, you can't even smell it. Those who eat my rice and want to smash my bowl, you just Deserve to starve to death."
"Big boss...we...maybe, maybe the clerk in the store misrecorded the accounts, so--"
"shut up!"
Song Che glared and reprimanded, "If you make a mistake, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand up! All of your branches and franchise stores have signed a contract before opening, one of which is: Those who enrich themselves will be punished with three times the ransom, and will be expelled from the business, never to do it again. Accepted!
I will give you ten days to pay all fines, fines, and arrears. If you fail to pay within the time limit, you can buy a prison uniform and go to the government to defend yourself;
An extra reminder to you, now that there is chaos in Chang'an, the country is in need of people to fight the war, and all those who are imprisoned, regardless of their guilt, will be sent to the front line to fight;
Dear shopkeepers, this is a good opportunity for self-salvation, promotion and fortune! "
"Boss...Boss, we know we were wrong! We will correct our mistakes! You must be so generous!"
They didn't know they were wrong, they were just afraid.
Song Che was too lazy to look at the hypocrite. He turned his back and waved his hand, saying softly: "Go back and collect money."
The shopkeeper holding the account book hurriedly left.
The shopkeeper, who had a good account, didn't dare to move at all, just because the boss's aura was too strong.
"The remaining shopkeepers are all good and hard-working employees. I hereby announce that starting from the first day of next year, I will give you an extra bonus."
The one-cent dividend is really quite a lot. Some popular shops have a profit of up to ten thousand taels a year, and the shopkeeper can get a thousand taels.
"Thank you, boss!"
It is only fair that there are rewards and punishments.
"By the way, there is one more thing. I have to ask all the shopkeepers to help me take care of it." Song Che said and clapped his hands.
The two clerks held dozens of notices and distributed them to the shopkeepers present in turn. On the cover of the notice, there were several big words written:
"Twelve, twelve, year-end super shopping festival?"
"Shopping Festival? Does our country have this festival?"
"Twelve, what does twelve mean?"
The shopkeeper who got the notice didn't understand what it meant.
Song Che smiled and explained to them loudly:
"The correct idea should be the 'Double Twelve Super Shopping Festival'. The general meaning is that we will hold a grand shopping festival in the cities of Jiangnan on December 12th. The format will be the same as that held in previous years. The trade fairs are similar in that they all call on businesses from all walks of life to come to our venue;
The purpose of this super shopping festival is to stimulate people to spend at discounted prices;
Let me give you an example. Our satin was originally priced at 600 cents a piece. On the shopping festival day, it can be sold at a 30% discount, down to nearly 200 cents. Such a huge discount will definitely be snapped up by people.
Furthermore, we can launch various classified coupons such as general products, special products, classified products, full discount coupons, shopping coupons, vouchers, discount coupons... In short, various ways to play Double Twelve, I All are recorded in this report;
What all shopkeepers have to do is to disseminate the content in the advertisement to all merchants before Double Twelve, and invite them to participate in the shopping event held by our bank. The New Year is coming soon, and every household will be stocking up on New Year’s goods. We just need to If it is well organized, it will surely bring the national economy to a higher level! "
"Big Boss, are there any product restrictions during this shopping festival?" a shopkeeper asked.
Song Che smiled and said: "As long as there is something of value that can facilitate business, anyone can participate in this meeting, and it is not necessarily limited to merchants. For example, if villager Zhang San has hundreds of chickens that he wants to sell, he can also apply to participate. Shopping Festival."
"Oh! I understand. Chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, and pigs can all be classified as 'poultry' and have a dedicated area. If customers need it, they can buy it according to the signboards!"
"Yes, this is exactly what I want to say." Song Che added:
"I plan to carry out the Double Twelve Shopping Festival for half a month. After half a month, I will still keep the venue. I will no longer recruit merchants, but only purchase goods, turning it into a 'supermarket'!"
"Supermarket? It's... so fresh! All the products are here, isn't it... a grocery store?"
"That's right, it's a super grocery store. You can buy everything from food, drink, clothing, and entertainment! We can call it a 'supermarket' for short."
"Hey, husband, if we do this, won't we be the only one in the family? How can those small traders survive?" Shen Wenjun said he didn't understand.
Song Che waved his hand and said with a smile: "Supermarkets just collect goods, and the prices are not much different from those of small merchants. For example, you want to sell cloth today, and you want to buy vinegar on the way. You can sell cloth in Dongshi, and sell vinegar. In the West Market, wouldn't it waste time and exert your own strength if you go back and forth like this? But in our supermarket, it can be solved perfectly;
Also, we can expand the takeaway business such as "Absolutely No Pigeon" to major cities. At that time, customers only need to leave the purchased goods at the pigeon station, and then our salesmen will sort and deliver them. Not only can we expand the supermarket Sales volume can also save time for guests, and even allow our guys to earn money for running errands. Why not? "
"Wow, wow!"
