"What kind of business?"
Zhu Di asked curiously.
"Your Highness, Xiaguan's livelihood is to open a barbecue shop near Haizi Pier." Guo An said.
Zhu Di wondered again, "Can you make money?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, if you sell a meat skewer like this for five cents, or cut it into smaller pieces and sell it for two cents, you can definitely earn back half of the money!"
Zhu Di's eyes widened and he said, "How dare you sell such a small skewer for five cents? What swindler would buy it from you?"
Guo An said to Zhu Liang, whose face stiffened at the side: "Your Highness, Zhu Baihu is willing to go!"
Zhu Di turned his head and glanced at Zhu Liang, sneered, with a look of disdain, "A skewer of meat is five cents. A military man like him can eat at least 20 skewers in one meal, and then drink some wine. Wouldn't it be a complete meal?" Want to spend hundreds of dollars?
It's so expensive, how many times can he eat it a year? "
Guo An smiled lightly, "Your Highness, barbecue alone is not enough. It must be paired with other dishes, such as roasted pig belly, pig intestines, roasted kidneys, roasted leeks, roasted eggplant, roasted lentils... Besides, it's okay. Pair it with some stir-fried vegetables, so that people can feel full and happy!”
"So, how much does a meal cost?" Zhu Di was stunned.
Guo An said: "Your Highness, the prices of food shops are clearly marked. You can pay as much as you like."
Zhu Di asked: "How many people in the entire Beiping Mansion can afford to eat like this?"
Guo An said with confidence: "Your Highness, Haizi Pier is the shipping terminal in Beiping Prefecture, and hundreds of wealthy Jiangnan businessmen come and go every day.
His Highness should also know how much money these merchants have in their pockets. As long as such delicious barbecue is placed at Haizi Pier, the aroma will spread far and wide. I believe these wealthy merchants will not be tempted!
In this way, these wealthy businessmen alone can make barbecue restaurants make a lot of money.
There are also many wealthy businessmen in Beiping Mansion.
Even if they find the barbecue restaurant expensive at first, over time, they will be tempted by the delicious food and they won’t be able to resist it!
I believe that as long as they eat once, the official can let them eat a second time, a third time..."
Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but look disgusted, "You are a thief official who really has an eye for money. You can think of making money even after eating.
Don't you know that the emperor hated merchants the most and directly relegated them to a lowly status? "
Guo An sighed softly, "May I ask, Your Highness, if you hate merchants?"
Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Merchants colluded with the gentry, did not engage in production, and exploited the people. If the Ming Dynasty had not been able to live without merchants, I would have killed them all!"
Guo An asked: "Your Highness, these merchants came to Peiping and made enough money. Do you want to earn back all the money these merchants made?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Can kebabs still be expensive?"
Guo An felt a little at ease, it was okay.
"Your Highness, the meat skewers cannot be expensive, but the wine, kidneys, and intestines can be expensive!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "So, I agree to this shop! Tell me how much money I need to spend!"
Seeing that Zhu Di had some misunderstanding, Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, you have misunderstood!
I have no one I want, I don't have money, I don't have a shop yet, so this barbecue restaurant is for you. I will invest one hundred taels of silver in the stock, and add another two hundred taels of treasure banknotes, accounting for 20% of the share. That’s it! "
"Um?"
Zhu Di said: "After talking for a long time, you, a thief, want to persuade me to open a barbecue restaurant. Are you just waiting for the money?"
Guo An quickly laughed and said: "Your Highness has misunderstood Xianguan. Xianguan meant to contribute money together with Your Highness. However, Xianguan's contribution was less than Your Highness's, so he only accounted for 20% of the share.
However, Xiaguan not only provides the money, but also manages the secret recipes and business methods of the barbecue restaurant.
In addition, the barbecue shop's house, as well as the barbecue shop's shopkeeper, chef, shop assistant, and accountant, all need His Majesty's help in selecting people.
As for the vegetables and pigs used in the barbecue, as well as various meats, Your Highness also needs to help buy them! "
"Um?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened, "Damn it, I have never opened a barbecue restaurant, but I am definitely not a fool.
You, a thief official, only gave me a little money and a secret recipe, and left everything else to me, and even took 20% of the money. How could such a great thing come from the world? "
Guo An took the opportunity to pick up the wine glass and drink with Zhu Di.
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. In fact, leaving these matters to Your Highness will be of great benefit to Your Highness!"
Zhu Di said angrily: "Huh? You thief official, please tell me clearly."
"Your Highness, in fact, there are two most important things in a barbecue restaurant. One is the secret barbecue recipe, and the other is the barbecue ingredients.
The secret recipe of Xiaguan was developed by Xiaguan for many years, ensuring that it is the only one in the Ming Dynasty.
As for barbecue ingredients, only officials under His Highness can buy the cheapest meat and ingredients.
Moreover, purchasing these ingredients also makes some money for the people of Beiping Prefecture. Therefore, Xiaguan implores His Highness, if you want to buy these vegetables and ingredients, you can first buy vegetables and pork from the people of Wanping County, Xiaguan.
As for the shopkeepers, waiters, chefs and accountants of the barbecue restaurant.
His Highness can choose anyone at will. For example, His Highness has tens of thousands of Yanshan guards under his command. These guards follow His Highness from birth to death. During the war, there will always be soldiers who are injured or disabled.
After these soldiers removed their armor, they could only farm.
However, how much money can be earned from farming, and these soldiers are disabled, so how can they farm?
Therefore, Your Highness can let these soldiers serve as shopkeepers, waiters, and cooks in barbecue restaurants.
In this way, at least these soldiers can eat meat every month and get more wages. His Highness's move will also find a lot of jobs for these soldiers!
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The more he listened, the brighter Zhu Di's eyes became.
On the side, Zhu Liang also looked at Zhu Di with longing, wishing he could agree for Zhu Di.
"How can the disabled soldiers and generals under my command really work in barbecue restaurants? How much wages can you, a thief like you, earn in a month?"
Guo An chuckled and said: "Your Highness, as long as the barbecue shop opens, you are the biggest owner of the barbecue shop. Isn't it up to you to decide who to recruit? As for how much wages to pay, it is also your decision!"
As he said that, Guo An couldn't help but think of something, and quickly told him: "Your Highness, these are all easy to talk about. But there is one thing, please pay more attention to Your Highness.
The shopkeeper of the barbecue restaurant must be able to do the accounting, and the accountant must also be able to do the accounting.
As for shop assistants, they need to be able to walk normally and carry dishes.
In addition, if you encounter some jealous of the shop's money-making, or some drunken diners who make trouble, these guys can just roll up their sleeves and teach those thieves a lesson..."
Zhu Di said coldly: "You can rest assured about this, there is not a single coward among the soldiers guarding my king Yanshan!
I see who in Peiping dares to destroy my shop! "
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An quickly flattered him.
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