"Madam, would you like to come in and take a look and give it a try? The newly launched soaps in our store have all kinds of floral scents! They are very effective in removing stains and scales. They are better than the soaps you used before. The soaps are stronger.

How many!"

"Hey! Sir, you are really discerning. This soap is made from peony flowers. After you take a bath, your whole body will be filled with the fragrance of peony flowers. It is especially suitable for a handsome person like you!"

"Ouch! Don't think it's expensive. One tael of silver a piece is very cheap, okay? Do you know how much this thing costs? Yes, it is much more expensive than soap and soap, but its decontamination ability is also good.

It's so much better. You said, after you have worn clothes washed with soap, can you still bear to wear clothes washed with soap? People these days don't know the goods, and money knows the best. This soap is expensive.

It’s a noble principle. People, why should you treat yourself harshly after a few decades?”

"Sir, what do you think, if you buy this for ten or eight yuan and take it to the Piaoxiang Courtyard to give it to the sister there, will the sister not be happy and serve you desperately and send you to heaven?"

"Hey, that's right. Ten pieces of soap are wrapped for you, and a gift box is included for you. Thank you for ten taels of silver."

"Thank you, sir. Please take your time, sir. Come back next time."

In May of 1605 AD, the weather in Beijing was slowly getting hotter. At this moment, Zhu Youdong, who had once again received investment, gathered a certain amount of goods and set up shop in the east, south and west outside the imperial city of Beijing.

Six grocery stores were opened in three directions at the same time.

In the 21st century, it is a good story for a head of state to personally promote his country's products. But in this era, Zhu Youdong can't just say it and sell it, even in name. So he still adopts the method of doing business with the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty in this era.

Common method: agent.

As a time traveler, although I have not personally fought in the business world in my previous life, I have never eaten pork before I have seen pigs running away. Therefore, Zhu Youdong introduced the competition system of later generations here.

The six stores were each recommended by Chen Ju, Wang An, Ying Gongfu, Ningyuan Bofu, Wei Zhongxian and the natal family of his biological mother, the Crown Princess Guo. Then it was agreed with everyone: one year

During the period, if all the profits are above 10,000 taels of silver, that's it. If two or more stores fail to achieve this profit, then among these stores, the manager of the store with the worst profitability will simply get out.

Of course, asking these six people to recommend the store manager is not a temporary decision, but it must be done.

The people sent by Chen Ju were the representatives of Emperor Wanli, and Wang An was the representative of the prince. The British Duke's House, Ning Yuanbo's House, were shareholders and Zhu Youdong's current important supporter. Old Wei was his own representative. Regardless of

Anyway, I always have to take care of my grandpa's family in this life.

The introduction of the last-place elimination system not only urges these guys to work hard, but also serves as a wake-up call to the servants of these powerful men: Put away the arrogance of the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister! The customer is God! Oh no, it is the Yellow Emperor!

On May 10th, six stores opened at the same time. Zhu Youdong's bad taste also came: on holidays, he always sneaked out of the palace with a few guards and wandered outside several of his stores: Not really.

Afraid of corruption by these guys - isn't it clear at a glance how many goods you have taken from Honghe Village, how many goods are still in stock, and how much money should be paid? Besides, the store managers of these six stores are from this department, so the accountants must be

They are from another lineage.

He was wandering around here because he had read too much of Xiao Bai's text at the starting point before traveling through time: Wasn't it about time that some blind fool came to look for trouble, and then slapped him in the face?

It's a pity that there are not so many real fools in this world.

Who is the largest organization collecting protection fees for various shops in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty at this time? Jinyiwei!

This Jinyiwei is all-pervasive in spying on information. Although His Highness Taisun did not put his portrait in front of the store as an image spokesperson. But if Jinyiwei didn't even know who was behind the scenes of these stores, then the commander would have been unable to continue his job.

Therefore, no one needs to explain the shops that Jin Yiwei dare not mess with. Those ruffians who have gained a certain status in the world will naturally not mess with these stores. Even if they really don't understand anything, they have just debuted.

Leng Touqing wanted to scrape some oil and water. Not to mention Zhu Youdong, even Old Wei didn't need to be alarmed, Jin Yiwei quickly took care of it himself.

But then again, even if Jin Yiwei doesn't care, Zhu Youdong is not interested in this kind of little gangster: A slap in the face has to be a significant face to be interesting. You, an emperor's grandson, are going to deal with a little gangster, how dare you take action?

Therefore, more than a month has passed since the soap was launched in May of this year, and the business of the six stores has gradually increased from calm to surging, but no one jumped out to find trouble, which made Zhu Youdong feel very strange.

Boring.

"Dong'er, why are you so listless?"

"Oh, Grandpa Huang, it's nothing. It's just that this soap has been on the market for more than a month, but no one is asking for trouble. It's really boring."

"Pfft~" Not only Wanli, but also Chen Ju who was next to him couldn't help but laugh. Wanli shook his head for a while and then let out a sigh of relief: "Dong'er, you look like a child like this.

Well."

After saying this, the Wanli philistine rubbed his hands: "Well, it's been a month. How much have you sold? How much money have you gotten?"

"It's not good. The six stores only sold a total of more than 23,000 pieces of soap. After deducting various costs, the actual net profit was less than 18,000 taels."

"so much?"

Is it a lot? I just think it’s a little.

Zhu Youdong is depressed here, but Wanli has already calculated: "After calculation, the net profit for a year is only more than 200,000 taels of silver, right? Well, doesn't this mean that I can get 40,000 taels of silver from your village every year?

Two pieces of silver?"

When he thought of this, Wanli's eyes narrowed unconsciously: His Majesty the Emperor has been working hard for the country's financial balance in recent years, and he likes any income.

"Moreover, if everything goes well, my grandson can give Grandpa Huang at least one hundred thousand taels of silver this year."

"What?!"

"Although there are many rich people in Beijing, it is only one city after all. Sun'er has already sent people to take the soap from Zhuangzi to Jiangnan, Huguang, Bashu and other places. If everything goes well, in July and August this year

During the period, businessmen from other provinces will gather in the capital. At that time, Sun'er will prepare to auction the regional distribution rights. As long as the supply of goods can keep up, this soap will soon be sold to the thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty and Beijing.

By then, the number of soaps sold every year will be over one million yuan, right?"

"Okay! Very good! Well, that's not right. If my dear grandson makes a profit of one million taels every year, then Grandpa Huang should get 200,000 taels."

Why do you, an old man, settle accounts so quickly?

"Grandpa Huang, to be honest, the current price of this soap is a bit exaggerated. Those who can use it now are either rich or expensive. But if the quantity increases, the price will definitely go down. So here we are.

In the end, the profit from each bar of soap will not be too much. In addition, Sun Er is also planning to use this thing as a product differentiation."

"Product differentiation?"

Yes, soap made from pure lard is considered a high-quality product these days, but even if Honghezhuang runs its own breeding farm, it is impossible to produce lard that can supply the whole country. However, in fact, saponification reaction is the reaction between oil and strong alkali

That’s it. Animal oil can be used, but vegetable oil cannot be used.

The current batch of soaps can continue to be purified, salted out, and alkali separated. Although Zhu Youdong only knows a rough idea, it can fully allow the craftsmen to continuously explore during the actual production process to further improve product quality.

Next, it can be made crudely on a large scale: this low-grade soap is not suitable for washing the body, but it can still kill pancreatic and saponin in an instant when used for washing hands or clothes.

"Yes, Grandpa Emperor, we are the royal family, so we must care about the people of the world. It is our royal family's unshirkable responsibility to continuously improve the products, keep the prices down, and make such good things available to thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!