The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Zhang Rongqin waved his hand and asked the other boys to continue working, leaving only Chen Gui beside him. Chen Gui was the person Su Jin named to train, and the old shopkeeper Zhang naturally followed Su Jin's intention to give him proper care.

"Young master, the old man has thought about it again and again. At present, there are three important matters at the cloth shop. The first priority is to go to the south of the Yangtze River to replenish the supply of goods. Look at the posture of the order. The inventory is far short of the boss. I am afraid that we will need to purchase a large number of goods this time."

Su Jin asked: "How much does the old shopkeeper estimate to buy this time?"

Shopkeeper Zhang stroked the beard on his chin and said: "It depends on the Young Master's estimate of the situation ahead. If we calculate with [-] pieces of clothes of each type, we need to buy [-] pieces of each type, plus the different colors and types. This time, we may need to import [-] bolts of cloth, which is the most high-grade cloth that I have ever purchased in Suji."

Su Jin secretly calculated that [-] bolts of cloth may sound like a huge amount, but in fact it can't be made into many pieces of clothes. One piece of four feet, one piece of cloth can make four pieces of clothes, but in fact it's only [-] pieces of clothes. It's not the data that Su Jin calculated in his mind.

Su Jin bowed his head in thought for a moment and said: "Old shopkeeper, I think it needs to be doubled, at least three thousand horses this time."

Both Zhang Rongqin and Chen Gui wanted to stuff the eggs with their mouths open. The Young Master's appetite is really too great. The cloth warehouses in the entire Luzhou Mansion have no more than [-] pieces of cloth in stock. Three thousand pieces, more than twice the inventory of the entire Luzhou's top-grade cloth, the risk is probably too great.

Su Jin ignored their astonished expressions, and continued to ask: "In the past, we bought hundreds of pieces of high-quality fabrics. I am afraid that the price cannot be discounted. This time, we must make a serious effort on the price."

Zhang Rongqin hadn't recovered from his surprise, hot sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his voice seemed unnatural: "Back to Shaodong's house, the price in the past is five strings for a piece of silk satin, and eight strings for a piece of brocade silk." , Cotton Cloth Sanguan, if such a large quantity is purchased, the price can be conservatively estimated to be reduced by [-]%."

Su Jin opened his eyes wide and said, "Can the price be reduced by [-]%? This is good news."

Zhang Rongqin took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat stains on his forehead, nodded and said: "At least [-]%, but the young master really decided to buy [-] horses? This trip plus the boat fee will cost tens of thousands of dollars, the master should think twice. , if there is a slight mistake, Su Ji may be in crisis."

Su Jin recalled his arrangement carefully, every step of the arrangement gave him full confidence, besides, the momentum has been created, there is no turning back at this moment, as there are mountains of swords and seas of fire in front of him, and he is about to charge forward.

"Don't worry, old shopkeeper, I'm the one to do everything, just do as I say; it's just that this time the purchase is huge, I'm afraid you will have to work hard in person."

Seeing that Su Jin was full of confidence, Zhang Rongqin couldn't say anything more. The methods of Shaodong's family were so unpredictable that he really couldn't understand them. It is easy, but it is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. 'The reason, he also understands these, but it is the first time in his business career that it costs tens of thousands of money to buy goods at once.

"Young Master, I don't need your orders. I have to go this trip myself. There are some old friends of mine in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This time, I want to have a good chat with them."

"That's great, old treasurer, but how do I carry the ten thousand coins? Could it be possible to bring a few carts to pull them?" Su Jin's scalp tingles when he thinks of the huge pile of ten thousand coins. It's really fucking depressing, money can't be taken away, it's really troublesome for happiness.

Chen Gui interjected: "It's better to ask the bodyguard bureau to escort it. Ten thousand guan will only cost two to three hundred guan for the transportation fee. In terms of safety, it can be guaranteed. The old shopkeeper only needs to bring two clerks to run errands with him."

Zhang Rongqin nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what is needed, and young people are still smart."

Su Jin also looked at Chen Gui approvingly. Naturally, only Chen Gui and Zhang Rongqin could come up with this method, and he couldn't even think of such a thing as an escort agency.

"The second thing is the one that the young master mentioned just now, and it is also related to the first thing. The warehouse in my cloth village is too small. After the young master moved the counting room to the inner room, it took up a lot of space. I was going to tell you The owner negotiated to rent the front door and the back house next door, so as to expand the store and move part of the garment shop to the store, so that they could sell cloth and make clothes together, reducing the need to buy Su Ji's cloth and go to another garment shop to cut it. What happened, the backwards can be used as a warehouse, killing two birds with one stone, what do you think of the young master?"

Old shopkeeper Zhang is indeed a veteran in the business world, and he is quite thoughtful in considering issues. In the past, the cloth shop and the garment shop were operated separately, so these words are naturally difficult to mention, but now, Su Jin is committed to the linkage between the cloth shop and the garment shop. Seeing that the direction of business is to sell finished clothes, this suggestion is logical.

Su Jin said in his heart: You said that you can kill two birds with one stone, if I don't agree, wouldn't I be doubly stupid.

Originally, this matter was a good thing, how could Su Jin not see this, so he nodded and said: "Very good, Chen Gui will handle this matter, hurry up, after renting it, quickly repair the front of the door, and use it as a North Street clothing store." The semicolon of the shop, I will go to shopkeeper Zhao to discuss this matter with him later, and the bill will be paid by the clothing shop."

Chen Gui bowed and agreed, it's not difficult, next door is a half-dead bakery, the owner's couple are too lazy to eat, and they have been half-opened for a long time, someone rented his shop for fear that the couple would die happily.

"The third thing is also a matter of spending money. The young owner probably needs to hire some manpower. The manpower in the store can be recruited by waving apprentices. The cost is not much. Take care of food and drink. During the New Year, give some money It can be sent away. On weekdays, helping the guests take care of the mule carts, pouring tea and delivering water is also in line with the idea of ​​the young owner's commitment to making the guests feel at home. In addition, there are warehouse guards at night. Tens of thousands of goods are piled up in the warehouse for fire protection. Anti-theft needs a special person to be responsible, although my Luzhou Mansion has always been peaceful, but it is necessary to take precautions against the rainy day."

Speaking of this, the old shopkeeper Zhang lowered his voice and approached: "Young master, excuse me, the other big families in Luzhou Prefecture are not good people. When the master was alive, there were several cases of arson in the middle of the night, and the losses were not small. It’s nothing to report to the government; before, there were only a hundred bolts of silk in the warehouse, and the rest were cotton and linen goods, and the loss was acceptable; this time, there were [-] bolts of good material. The consequences are unimaginable."

Su Jin's head is getting big, and he can't escape this security problem wherever he goes. There will always be conflicts in this society. He can completely imagine that once he successfully monopolizes the high-end ready-made clothing market in Luzhou Prefecture this time, anything may happen. , he must not be negligent in this respect.

"The old shopkeeper reminded me very well. If you don't bring it up, I'm afraid I will stumble on this matter. I will start to handle this matter. Do you have anything else to remind me? Su Jin is a fledgling, many I don’t know much about everything, please remind me from time to time, the old shopkeeper.” Su Jin said from the bottom of his heart, this time it was a wise decision to ask the old shopkeeper to come out of the mountain, because an old family is like a treasure, the old shopkeeper has rich social experience, experience in the mall and He also has a wide network of contacts, and what is commendable is that he is broad-minded and upright. He fired his only son himself, but he didn't complain at all, and he was still loyal to the Su family.

Zhang Rongqin said with a chuckle: "Young Master's family is out. My Zhang family has served Su Ji for three generations, and we have shared honor and disgrace. When the Master left, he called several old people to entrust Su Ji to us. As long as Su Ji needs my old bone, Even if the old man climbs, he must try his best to climb."

Su Jin was so excited that she grabbed Zhang Rongqin's hands and almost shed tears. This kind of loyal relationship is almost unimaginable in later generations. Those big companies and big groups in later generations poach corners and job-hopping, see off the old and welcome the new. Those who have worked in commercial or industrial enterprises for more than ten years are rare animals. He can't imagine the concept of the three generations of the Zhang family working for the third generation of Su Ji, but one thing is certain, it must not be attracted by money, and money alone cannot establish Such a strong relationship.

Zhang Rongqin patted Su Jin's hand, and the mist in Su Jin's eyes moved him very much.

"Unlucky, I've lost my eyes." Su Jin said, the old shopkeeper and Chen Gui who were being moved immediately rolled their eyes.

Su Jin took out a piece of paper from his bosom, handed it to shopkeeper Zhang, got up and said, "That's it, you guys have to contact the security bureau, and come to my house tomorrow morning to get the money and leave. The store must be cleaned up today, then There are a few things that Chen Gui has to deal with quickly."

Zhang Rongqin and Chen Gui hurriedly got up and agreed repeatedly. Su Jin called Xiao Zhuzi to put a bundle of scrolls in the car and piled them on the table: "These are the renderings of the clothes I asked someone to paint. After the walls are cleaned, the inside and outside of the store Post them all up, and use movable brackets to support the wooden boards outside for easy movement and rain protection. I will go to the clothing store to talk to shopkeeper Zhao, so you don’t need to send them away.”

After saying that, he stepped into the cart, and Xiao Zhuzi drove the mule cart straight to Sanlihe, South Street, raising his whip.

The two shopkeepers, one old and one young, stood at the gate of Suji Buzhuang and watched the mule cart go away. Then they looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of unusual meaning in each other's eyes.

When Zhang Rongqin returned to the store, he unfolded the piece of paper that Su Jin handed him, and his old eyes turned red; Affairs can be handled as appropriate, the employment period is unlimited, and the monthly salary is eight consecutive, which will be added year by year.There is Su Jin's signature and seal on the back.