Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 137: Suffering a Suffering
"Okay, everyone is here, let's get started. Everyone has worked hard this year..."

Li Wei suppressed his worries and first said some words for the occasion. In the past, he thought these were all nonsense and the leaders were full of food.

But when he really sat in this position, he realized that some words were nonsense, but it was really impossible not to say them.

After finishing talking nonsense, Li Wei went straight to the point and asked Shen Jing: "Boss Shen, please tell me about the situation here first."

He is not worried about Laifu for the time being. As long as there are no big problems on Shen Jing's side, his hundred thousand guans will be enough.

"This……"

Shen Jing hesitated with an embarrassed expression. There were some things he couldn't say publicly here, but if Li Wei asked, he had to give a reason.

After thinking about it, Shen Jing sighed inwardly and replied: "Master Li, due to the recent sharp rise in labor costs, these workshops here have been busy for a year and have not made much money. Specifically, let Hu take charge. Let them speak."

Li Wei's face changed when he heard this. Labor costs are fixed and will not increase much. As for his products, except for the slightly lower profits of honeycomb briquettes and slightly lower profits of soap, the other two liquors and perfumes are huge profits. The cost increase will not have much impact.

The Minghuang Chamber of Commerce is mainly responsible for the distribution and sales of goods. Whether it is Shen Jing's workshop or the imperial store, like other suppliers, strictly speaking, they do not belong to the chamber of commerce.

Li Wei gave those things to Shen Jing's workshop for production, and the profit for a year was also considerable, especially perfume and briquettes, two items that were made later, which were not available in the imperial store. As the exclusive supply, the workshop would definitely be able to Make a lot of money.

In the Chamber of Commerce, Li Wei accounted for three, Shen Jing took one, and Zhu Yuanzhang accounted for six. Naturally, Li Wei would not count all these profits in the Chamber of Commerce. Instead, he gave Shen Jing's workshop a high price and shared most of the profits. He and Shen Jing took away most of the profits. Divide it between two people, and the rest will be counted in the Chamber of Commerce.

Could it be that Shen Jing now thinks he is no longer a high official and wants to steal his money?

Li Wei glanced at the managers at Shen Jing's side. After hearing Shen Jing's words, these managers also began to report one by one. Among them, the soap workshop was better, but the output had dropped, and the cost increase was acceptable. Li Wei also understood , the reason for their decline in production is that Huangdian took their share.

Li Wei could still accept this. Anyway, he only gave Huangdian [-]% of the profit, which was not much, and the bulk of it was still in the Chamber of Commerce.

But other things were more excessive. The profit that was originally several times the cost suddenly dropped by more than half.

Li Wei's face suddenly turned ugly. Do you think he is stupid?

Li Wei looked at Shen Jing with an unkind look, "You are not Lao Zhu. How dare you trick me like this? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Seeing him like this, Shen Jing's expression changed and he explained in a low voice: "Master Li, it's not what you thought, it's just, alas, it's hard to explain in just one word!"

As Shen Jing spoke, he motioned to Wu Qi opposite him with a concealed look.

Old God Wu Qi was there, but he didn't know if he didn't see it or if he pretended not to see it. He acted like it was nothing to do with him and I was just looking at the camera.

Li Wei glanced at him and roughly understood in his heart. It seemed that the problem should lie with Wu Qi, but Shen Jing obviously didn't dare to say it directly here.

It seems that I can only wait for an opportunity to ask Shen Jing alone.

The workshop manager put it down in advance, and Li Wei asked Laifu to talk about the situation on his side.

Since Li Wei has recently been obsessed with Jiaofangsi and Xiaoqing, jumping back and forth between a gentleman and a thief, he rarely interferes with Laifu's situation.What's more, in addition to him, he also had to talk to Wu Qi, the royal representative, and Shen Jing and the others. The accounts would eventually be divided. All these had to be put on the table and made clear.

Laifu has been working for a year. When he first started, Li Wei taught him how to keep accounts and how to do things every day, but it took a lot of effort.

Speaking of which, Laifu can be regarded as his first student.

Now Laifu has made great progress in doing business. He speaks clearly and has the temperament of a wealthy businessman.

"The total revenue of the Chamber of Commerce this year is 70 million guan, but our profits are relatively thin, especially for ordinary commodities. The profit from the revenue of more than 30 guan is less than 10,000 guan. However, the products of Boss Shen's workshop and Huangdian , with a revenue of only [-] guan, there is a profit of [-]+ guan. Generally speaking, the chamber of commerce’s unique products still account for most of the profits..."

Laifu talked eloquently and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages. Li Wei nodded slightly. This Laifu was not old, but he was very smart and clever. He was a good material for doing business.

To sum up, this year's total profit is just over 20 yuan. As for Shen Jing's workshop, it is almost useless. After calculation, Li Wei can get a dividend of [-] to [-] yuan at most this year, which is ten times more than he expected. Wan Guan is one third less.

After everyone had finished speaking, Li Wei frowned and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Okay, then let's follow the rules we made before. Eunuch Wu, I will help you carry your Majesty's share."

"okay."

Wu Qi didn't even look at him and responded softly. His attitude was very different from before.

Li Wei frowned slightly. This Wu Qi's attitude seemed to have changed a lot since he was demoted. But I think it's normal. People like him have a dog's eye. I think he feels that he has lost His Majesty's Holy Spirit. The family members no longer fear him as before.

Li Wei didn't bother to argue with him. After handling these matters, he still wanted to ask Shen Jing about the workshop.

After deciding on the dividends, everyone dispersed. Li Wei left Shen Jing alone, and then he coldly asked again: "Boss Shen, what's going on here in the workshop? Don't tell me anything else." Excuse for rising costs!”

Shen Jing also knew the purpose of his stay. There was no one else in the room at this time, so he had no worries and said directly: "Master Li, you don't know that since you went on the expedition, this Eunuch Wu has used supervision as an excuse. I made excuses and sent many eunuchs into the workshop. You know these people, and most of the profits from the workshop are fed to them, hey!"

When talking about this matter, Shen Jing also looked helpless. These people were all uncles, and he didn't dare to offend them.

Li Wei was slightly angry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Shen Jing's face froze, and he was a little speechless. Li Wei had been away for more than half a year. When he got the news that Li Wei was back, he thought about looking for him, but he was afraid of offending Eunuch Wu, so he hesitated. As a result, Li Wei Wei was demoted soon after, and he had to give up the idea of ​​finding Li Wei. After all, although the workshop could make a lot of money, his family had a big business, and he would rather use the money to feed the eunuchs than offend them.

If Li Wei hadn't asked him now, he would have suffered the loss himself.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will take out your share and replenish it for you!"

Although Li Wei has now been demoted, Shen Jing has not turned his back and plans to bear the losses himself.

In fact, after joining the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, the business of his own shops has also improved. Even without a workshop, he can still earn much more than before. From this aspect, he is still very grateful to Li Wei.

(End of this chapter)