The shopkeeper outside stood for a long time under the scorching midday sun. Yu Jinxi ordered the kitchen to cook something she liked, and did not arrange a meal for the shopkeeper. After she finished eating slowly, she called the shopkeepers in.
The shopkeepers are all smart people, and this time they finally realized that Yu Jinxi was deliberately trying to punish them.
Yu Jinxi glanced over. Although the faces of the shopkeepers were a little gray, there was something fishy in their eyes.
Yu Jinxi instantly understood that they were in a group.
She was not in a hurry to speak, and took a sip of tea before saying slowly, "Since you all said that there is no problem with the account books, but it is difficult to do business this year, then let's lay off some people first and reduce expenses.
You are the shopkeepers and are familiar with the customer base, so I won’t take advantage of you. However, all shopkeepers will cut off 80% of their monthly salary to tide over the difficulties together with the shop. "
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the shopkeepers changed drastically, and one of them immediately said, "Master, my family, old and young, are all waiting for my monthly silver to support them. Suddenly I cut such a small amount, and there is no rice to cook. What should I do, Xiaoke?”
Yu Jinxi looked towards the speaker. The speaker was Wu Xuanxi, the shopkeeper of the tea house. He had a shriveled face and a thin body.
"Yes, Master, my family has just added a new population. Without money, people will starve to death."
Yu Jinxi looked at Zhang Cheng, the shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop, with a belly that was as big as five or six months pregnant. His eyes were full of sarcasm, and his brain was full of fat. How could he look like he was about to starve to death?
Instead, Wu Xuanxi on the side was made shorter and smaller.
As soon as these two people spoke, two shopkeepers also joined in. One pawn shop and one winery all complained about lack of money.
The Yu family is far away in Dingzhou, and most of their business is in the prosperous south. There are many noble people in the capital. A falling tile can hit an ancestor whose ancestors have been officials for three generations. Her ancestors did not want to have anything to do with these nobles, so they withdrew from the capital. , so it has not left much foundation in the capital in recent years.
These shops were specially set up by the Yu family's parents for Yu Jinxi. The shops were medium-sized, neither big nor small. They sold specialties shipped from Dingzhou. It was not a big business, but it was enough to maintain her decent life. Life.
However, Gu Qiheng had bad intentions. He bribed the shopkeeper, secretly hired a clerk, hid the money secretly, and then complained to her that he had no money.
Yu Jinxi moved the tea leaves in the tea cup and said casually, "It seems that you don't intend to share the difficulties with the shop. In that case, I won't keep you here. Let's go on our own way."
Wu Xuanxi, who was the first to speak, paled instantly, Zhang Cheng also looked disgusted, and needless to say the two next to him.
"There are several shops where none of them are profitable. Instead, the owner has to sell his house to raise money for you to repair the hole. Shopkeepers, tell me, why should I keep you here? Are you being taken advantage of?"
Yu Jinxi said in a deep voice, "These shops were originally stores under my name. If I sell them all now, I can still collect some money, which is enough for me to have fun for a while, but I will lose everything I save."
When they heard that the shop was going to be sold, several shopkeepers panicked. Shopkeeper Lin of the pawnshop said, "Master, our pawnshop's business has picked up in the past two months. Look at the accounts. Within a month, we will definitely make progress."
"The amount of supplements you have is not enough to mend the holes, why do you have the nerve to show it?"
Yu Jinxi's expression was sharp, "In a pawn shop, things are thrown away every three days. Either dead ones are lost, or live ones are lost. Cats, dogs, snakes, insects, rats, and ants break them into pieces or chew them to bits." "
"If you can't even manage the warehouse, what use do you have?"
"Other shops also have a lot of bad debts, that's all. Just close them. They're all sold, and I'll be relieved."
"Qingti, go get the shopkeeper's seal."
As soon as Qingti took a step, Zhang Cheng said immediately, "Master, calm down and please don't sell the shop. It only takes half a month. I can make my money back in half a month. If not, I will definitely pack up and leave. Please Give me a chance, give my family a chance to survive."
Wu Xuanxi also quickly echoed, "Master, calm down, I have a big business right now. As long as we negotiate it, it can be worth several months of income. Don't worry, I will continue to negotiate the business even if I insist on it."
Shopkeeper Lin from the pawn shop and shopkeeper Chen from the winery also expressed their opinions one after another, voluntarily reducing their monthly silver, and begged her to give them half a month's chance to make a comeback.
Yu Jinxi deliberately kept a cold face, thought about it for a while, and then said awkwardly, "Then half a month, if I don't see the money, I will sell everything."
Seeing her relent, several shopkeepers were happy, but before they could express their gratitude, Yu Jinxi said again, "Although I will forgive you for your time, this thing must be checked clearly. I have asked someone to go to the government office to report it. Will be counted one by one.
Shopkeepers, please take care of yourself. If someone takes advantage of this half month to steal property and hide account books, don't blame me for being cruel and send you to jail. "
"Dear shopkeepers, your whole family lives in the capital, so don't go astray on this road."
The last sentence was actually a warning.
The shopkeepers couldn't help but tremble, their faces as colorful as a stained canvas.
When they were sent away, Qingti frowned and said, "Miss, these bullies have fooled you so much. Why didn't you just collect the seals just now? After all, why did you give them half a month? That's not a waste of money." ?"
Even if the moon silver is reduced, Qingti still feels that those dogs are not worthy.
Yu Jinxi said, "In this half month, I will ask them to sort out all the bad debts and dead debts they have done in the past and hand over the money to me.
The people from Dashan are coming back soon. The people I was looking for earlier were all prepared for these shopkeepers. Without them, these shops will not be able to close any business in the next half month. "
"If you don't want to go to jail, just find me some money."
Reducing the moon silver is just a small punishment but a big warning. None of them, the shopkeepers, live on this little moon silver.
Yu Jinxi's eyes were fierce. This time she not only transferred people from Dingzhou, but also took the purchase orders and details of several stores in the past few years. If they couldn't reconcile the accounts, they would have to go in. She didn't believe that Gu Qiheng was not in a hurry.
He couldn't get a few small shops, and he still wanted to go to Haohao Yu's house. It was just a daydream.
Just as he was thinking about it, Nanny Qian, who was next to Yu Jinxi, came in with a post and said, "Miss, this is from the banquet house next door."
Banquet in Huaihe River?
Yu Jinxi took the post and took a look at it. It was a post from a poetry gathering held by the beloved daughter of Master Zhang, a Hanlin scholar.
A girl from the Zhang family?
Yu Jinxi thought for a moment and suddenly remembered this girl. In her previous life, she was engaged to the son of Mr. Qian of the Ministry of Finance. Later, the engagement was broken off in public, but she turned around and married the third prince of the current dynasty and became a princess.
She remembered that in the previous life, the third prince was demoted not long after he got married. The incident was very big at that time, and many wealthy families in the capital were affected.
Where did Yanhuai's post come from, and what was it given to her?
