"Your thoughts?"
"Let them dry out first, and at the same time let the matter of the Wu family's submission go out to the wind, and then I will find other reasons to force them,
Try to squeeze the biggest concessions from them. If you miss this time, they will learn to behave and it will be difficult to deal with! "
"That's it. I emphasize once again, no matter what you do, there must be a basis that they can't refute!"
Chongzhen knocked on the table, and then said: "Those strategies you mentioned for businessmen, such as credibility levels and road guides, even if the wealthy businessmen relent, they must continue to do so.
The problems encountered at each step, the countermeasures, etc. must be written down and finally submitted to me.
In this process, you can recruit more people with business experience, provide training, sign contracts, and do it for at least three years.
You will be given a monthly fee after measuring the price of goods in Suzhou and the monthly payment will be determined by yourself, and you will be responsible for food and housing! "
"I obey the decree!"
Zhou Tingru was shocked and secretly happy. He heard from the emperor's words that this method might be promoted throughout the Ming Dynasty.
If the speculation comes true, then he will leave his name in history.
"You take control of Suzhou as soon as possible, I don't have time to waste here!"
"I understand!"
After Zhou Tingru withdrew, Chongzhen looked at the Fang family who was waiting on the side: "Let Yang Shaoan come to see me!"
After a while, Yang Shaoan entered the lobby and stood with his hands hanging down. Chongzhen took a piece of rice paper from the desk on the side and handed it over: "Take a look first!"
Yang Shaoan came to the desk with doubts. He was attracted by the pictures on the paper after just a few glances.
I saw a square building on the rice paper. The interior was composed of corridors and pavilions. This corridor pavilion was much wider than ordinary corridor pavilions, at least eight or nine meters wide, and the eaves also stretched out a lot.
There are small grids painted in the corridor, which contain rice, oil, salt, fur, fresh fruits, candied fruits, tea, etc. There are almost forty or fifty kinds of bits and pieces.
"Is this a warehouse? That's not right. The warehouse should be sealed, but this is an open corridor pavilion?"
"Could it be a shop? This isn't right. Shops only sell a single item. How can you sell such a mixed bag of goods? You'll lose money if you do this!"
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Thoughts ran through Yang Shaoan's mind, and his brows furrowed.
Although he had followed his father Yang Qingyun around for so many years, he had never seen anything like this, but he vaguely felt that it seemed to be related to Suzhou City.
When Chongzhen saw this, he didn't blame him. After all, supermarkets were too advanced for today's society.
"Shaoan, if I let you open a shop like this, which sells so many daily necessities, what do you think?"
"Is it really a shop?"
After listening to the emperor's words, Yang Shaoan was shocked, and then he fell into deep thought. After a while, he whispered softly: "Your Majesty, from my perspective, there are pros and cons in this.
The advantage is that there are a wide variety of goods. When people need several goods, they can buy them at once without having to travel too many places. This is naturally the most beneficial to the people.
If the price is the same as outside, this place will naturally be the first choice for people.
But the problem is so large-scale that a lot of people are bound to be needed, and some types are probably not easy to sell. If they can't be sold, they will have a backlog of inventory and lose money;
And some products with high demand, such as rice, flour, grain and oil, etc., need to store a large amount of goods, which requires a lot of money and warehouses.
And it needs a stable supply of goods, so it is best to have your own caravan, otherwise the goods will be out of stock every three days, and people will not come here for a long time. Without regular and regular customers, this will be a fatal blow to the merchants;
There are also safety issues such as fire prevention, theft and moisture prevention, corruption and fraud of clerks, etc., whether they will affect the reputation;
After looking at it, I feel that the losses may account for more than 80%. "
Listening to Yang Shaoan's analysis, Chongzhen nodded slightly. The pros and cons were analyzed correctly, but in the wrong direction.
"Then what if the imperial court takes the lead and opens such a shop? How about opening one in every capital of the Ming Dynasty? It doesn't matter if it makes a profit or not, as long as it's worthy of the heavy losses!"
"The imperial court leads?"
Yang Shaoan was completely confused. Why did he open the door even though he knew it was a loss? Are you worried about having too much money? Why are you putting so much effort into not making a profit?
Before he could think about it, Chongzhen continued: "This kind of shop is just like an ordinary merchant's shop, selling and buying.
But once the Suzhou gentry and wealthy businessmen collectively close down the market, or maliciously drive up prices, the role of this kind of market controlled by the court will be highlighted, balancing and stabilizing local prices!
Suzhou City should try to do as little as possible such forced intervention by the court in the future. Excessive intervention in the market is detrimental to the development of business.
Secondly, the market’s complete range of goods, good service attitude, excellent quality, and good reputation will greatly stimulate merchants to open their shops, forcing them to change themselves and improve the business environment.
Even the caravans organized by the imperial court can be canceled in large quantities, reducing costs and thus lowering sales prices. The shops of wealthy merchants will not be able to make huge profits, which is beneficial to the people. "
hiss……
Yang Shaoan took a breath, his eyes full of shock.
He really didn't expect that the emperor would come up with such an idea just because the wealthy businessmen made a fuss.
If this idea can be fully implemented and spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely be a major blow to those profiteers.
I never expected that a small market could play the role of pillar and ballast.
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly thought of something and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, you asked your father to inspect various places in Ming Dynasty last year to collect statistics on specialties from various places. Isn't this just for this purpose?"
Chongzhen did not respond, but took a gentle sip from the tea cup.
This was considered as the silence was better than the sound at this time, making Yang Shaoan's scalp numb instantly.
It was not just the wealthy businessmen of Suzhou who caused trouble and the emperor came up with this, but it had been planned for a long time and had been laid out in advance.
The imperial court takes action, and it requires money and people. It is not easy for a government to form a caravan.
If my father puts specialties from various places in this kind of supermarket, not only the entire Ming Dynasty, but also within 3500 miles will be fine.
It not only allows local specialties to be sold, allowing the people to get benefits, but also allows people in other places to buy what they need. The court not only earns money, but also earns the hearts of the people.
As long as the regulations are done well, there will be many successes, and the court will win.
This is the emperor's ultimate trick to deal with the gentry and wealthy businessmen, and the previous methods are nothing.
This is something that will change the business landscape of Ming Dynasty, and we must participate.
Thinking of this, Yang Shaoan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, does this new type of shop have a name? It can't be called a shop or a grocery store.
It must have a resounding name to match its grandeur and His Majesty's good intentions. "
