Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 106 How to Make Profits
It was supposed to be a rainy spring season, but the sun was shining brightly every day. The courgettes in Xingfu Village were growing very well, but these melons and fruits that gradually released their fragrance did not make Yu Xiuer feel better.

"Your husband did not consider this matter, how could you answer the emperor like that!"

"Uh, will the consequences be serious?"

"I'm afraid that my husband will not be able to become His Majesty's confidant in this life."

"Uh, I didn't want to be his confidant at first!"

"My husband, be careful, you are the emperor's retainer, if you can't become the emperor's confidant, then..."

This was the first time the couple had a quarrel. Two completely different thoughts would always collide. Therefore, although they lived in the same room tonight, they did not share the same bed.

Sun Xiangfu, who was sleeping alone in bed, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. The ancients were no more stupid than modern people in some respects. At least Sun Xiangfu always felt that his head was not enough in front of Li Shimin. As an emperor, Li Shimin almost mastered a picture of this The trump card of the times is the amount of information.

Ever since the eldest grandson Wuyou took charge of the harem, he has been living frugally, but the imperial court allocated the harem with no less expenses. In addition to the supply from the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Food Supervision for the past six months, the harem can be said to have mastered a huge amount of money. Wealth, where did the money go?Li Shimin did not follow Sun Xiangfu's original suggestion to distribute it to the poor as charity, but expanded his secret guards repeatedly.

Therefore, he can know in detail the every move of Chang'an, and even some important ministers outside of Chang'an. Under such a situation of information asymmetry, it is no wonder who can play Li Shimin better.

Sun Xiangfu knew this, so he never doubted that Li Shimin would have the last laugh, but if he was asked to sell himself to another person from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't do it.

He is a modern person. He feels that he should live for himself. The emperor pays him wages and provides him with protection. So, it is normal for him to contribute labor and earn some benefits for the emperor, but it is only limited to the exchange of benefits. It would be a bit too much for him to betray his conscience.

Yu Xiu'er is just the opposite. She is a person of this era and believes that people should be loyal to their own beliefs. Since Sun Xiangfu chose to be loyal to the emperor, the emperor should be his belief, and he should unreservedly contribute everything he has. For the emperor, this is good for the emperor and for Sun Xiangfu himself.

It cannot be said that any of them has wrong thinking. In modern times, Sun Xiangfu's thinking is right, and in ancient times, Yu Xiuer's thinking is right. What is wrong is that a modern person has returned to ancient times.

Just before dawn, the couple who hadn't slept well were woken up by Uncle De. The quarrel was a quarrel, and the scene still had to be rehearsed. So, for Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, the scene that was equivalent to the final scene began to be rehearsed. Finally, it will be Xu Shilin and Hu Meiniang's play. On this kind of live performance stage, it is impossible for one person to play two roles. Therefore, Xu Shilin and Hu Meiniang need to find someone else to play.

Because they were in a bad mood, their crying scenes were very slippery. After waiting for more than an hour, their eyes were almost swollen from crying. It was almost noon, and guests began to come to the door, so the scene could not continue. The two went to the backstage to remove their makeup. , Sun Xiangfu softened first, put his hands on Yu Xiu'er's shoulders and said, "My lady, don't be sad, I will listen to you as a husband from now on."

"No, it's the concubine's fault. Mother told me that the concubine should marry and obey her husband." Yu Xiu'er said with red eyes when she heard this.

"Uh, did my mother-in-law say that? Then you have to be obedient. No matter how much you quarrel in the future, you are not allowed to sleep in a separate bed with your husband...

Ouch!Don't pinch my waist..."

The quarrel was sudden, and the reconciliation was quick, but this incident reminded Sun Xiangfu that he would never affect his family's happiness because of other people's bullshit, even if it was the emperor's affairs.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yi, Zhao Muchun, and Yang Qiu visited together, and Sun Xiangfu received them in the restaurant's office.

"Sun Xiamu, seeing the weather is getting warmer, even if our Supreme Leather Store opens, it won't be in time for opening, you have to come up with an idea quickly."

"Yes, yes! The warehouses of the royal family's private goods have been piled up. Your majesty's deadline has passed. If we don't start selling and make a profit, I will pack up and leave."

As soon as Zhao Muchun and Yang Qiu came up, they first complained about their sufferings. Of course, Zhang Yi's situation is not much better. The Forestry Department and the Animal Husbandry Department finally have something to sell. On his side, there is no output at all. Originally, if Li Shimin agreed to Sun Xiangfu's seedling raising plan, some cotton, courgettes and watermelons would be planted in the royal farm, but Sun Xiangfu's plan was rejected by Li Shimin, so now he can only wash his neck clean, Waiting for the hair to fall.

"Have you selected the shop in Dongshi?" Sun Xiangfu asked Zhang Yi, who reached out his hand to stop Zhang Yi who was about to speak.

"The selection is done. According to what you said before, the large shop was selected and all the decorations have been completed."

"Well, Yang Xiamu, you go back immediately and have someone deliver some of the goods produced by Zhizun Leather Goods to Wangjiang Tower. Before the performance of The Legend of the White Snake the day after tomorrow, let's have a product exhibition first. But you have to pay the animal husbandry department A reward of one thousand strings from Wangjiang Tower."

"One thousand strings?" Yang Qiu was stunned upon hearing this.

"Don't think it's worthless. This is the cost of eating two meals in the large private room in Wangjiang Building. Only charging you [-] yuan is a discount. After the safekeeping asks your leather goods to be exhibited, it will instantly explode. "Sun Xiangfu said with confidence.

"Hot money?" Yang Qiu was stunned again.

"Uh, it means selling crazy." Sun Xiangfu waved his hand and explained.

The leather clothes, boots and purses of Supreme Leather Goods are all designed by Sun Xiangfu according to some styles in later film and television dramas. Among them is a kind of high-heeled leather boots, which is a fatal temptation for women. A woman who wears high-heeled shoes will have a whole temperament Changes, when the time comes, I will give an explanation to the audience. I believe it will not be difficult to be sought after by the rich and powerful in Chang'an. The most important thing is the temptation of the word "Supreme" to people in this period.

"Then, what about our imperial family's private affairs?" Zhao Muchun asked urgently.

"It's easier for you to send one of the finished reclining chairs, rocking chairs, baby carriages, etc. to every dignitary in Chang'an. Remember, only one piece will be given away. When you send it, tell them that this thing is specially made in the palace. Yes, the Forestry Department's workshop doesn't produce much, so His Majesty can only reward them with one."

"and then?"

"Then you just wait in the shop to collect the money! Remember, no matter if it is something produced by royal family furniture or supreme fur goods, you must never sell it at a low price. From time to time, you will find that the higher the price, the more people will buy it.”

Zhao Muchun obviously still doesn't understand the truth here. Since it is a high-end product, it must make people feel high-end. How can people have this feeling?

First of all, it is a special name made by the palace. Even if others want to imitate this name, they dare not imitate it at will. After all, it is related to the emperor's face, can something related to the emperor not be high-end?

After that, the price is super high. Can such a high-priced thing not be high-end?
This is the first feeling of most consumers when they see a product with a super high price. Whether it is affordable or not, it is not practical. First of all, the first feeling is that this product must be high-end.

"But our Agriculture Department has no products to sell!" Zhang Yi said with a bitter face.

"That's why I didn't ask you to open a shop in Dongshi!" Sun Xiangfu spread his hands.

"Then how does the Department of Agriculture achieve profitability?" Zhang Yi asked.

"Let me ask you, what advantages does the Department of Agriculture have over the Department of Forestry and Animal Husbandry?"

"Uh, after the spring plowing is over, there are only more than 1 mouths left in our Agriculture Department." When Sun Xiangfu asked, Zhang Yi's face became even more bitter.

"Your Agriculture Department has 1 households with more than 4000 people. There are more than [-] young men, and there are also thousands of Turkic captives distributed to you last time! This is your wealth!"

"Man, what is the use of man?"

"You are stupid. Before, you knew that you would send these people to work in various palaces to collect benefits. Now that the busy farming season has passed, you don't know how to take over some work? The Fisheries Department will soon have more than [-] large fishing grounds to be put into use. The follow-up Pig farms, chicken farms, and feed processing workshops all need to be put into construction, requiring a lot of manpower. You don't think that these industries have to be completed by the Fisheries Department recruiting people from outside!
Now the Department of Agriculture sends people to help with management and construction, and some industries that must use manpower are brought under the banner of the Department of Agriculture. In the future, the financial resources will flow in, so why worry about not being able to make up for the holes? "

Labor is the greatest wealth. No matter how many ideas Sun Xiangfu has, they all need labor to realize them. The Agricultural Department with the largest population can cooperate with other departments in many ways. As long as these people are used reasonably, the wealth created will be huge. greatly increased.

The three of them didn't know why, but when Sun Xiangfu came to Sun Xiangfu's place, the seemingly difficult problem would be solved by three times, five divisions and two divisions, so they went back to arrange the deployment of manpower and material resources, and Sun Xiangfu found Yu Xiu'er and asked her to work in the restaurant. Among the waiters, I chose some tall and handsome women.

This request almost caused Yu Xiuer to beat her up. In the end, after learning about Sun Xiangfu's true intentions, Yu Xiuer wanted to break her husband's head open to see what was inside. How could there be so many heavenly horses and stars? idea.

So, an internal beauty pageant came to Wangjiang Tower, and a long blanket was spread on the stage. After the products of Supreme Leather Goods were delivered, these selected girls began to put on products on the long blanket. They started to practice catwalks. Of course, Sun Xiangfu would also put some private goods in it, such as the products from Nie Sanniang's clothing store, and many of them were put on stage by Sun Xiangfu.

"Remember, smile confidently, imagine that you are the most beautiful woman in the world, pay attention to the high-heeled leather boots under your feet, you may feel a little uncomfortable when you first wear them, don't take them off these two days, these things will be yours in the future It's gone."

Off stage, Sun Xiangfu felt a lot of pressure to train a group of models within two days.

(End of this chapter)