Without the blackmail from officials, businessmen have more confidence in their business; paying less money means more profit margins, so they naturally have to lower prices to strive for more sales; lower prices naturally attract people to shop one after another to pick up bargains;

If you sell more, you have to order more from the workshop. The craftsmen work harder and get more wages. Naturally, if you get more wages, you have to give it to your wife, children, and children to pull a few feet of cloth and cut half a catty more meat. As a result, sales are boosted!

This makes the market extremely prosperous and a scene of prosperity!

The opening of the big department store and the money and food distribution plan also made Liu Pei and Liu Baihu famous! Everyone in Jinan City who knows Liu Pei's name will give a thumbs up when they mention Liu Pei and Liu Baihu, praising the young hero and his extraordinary intelligence!

He is also a good servant! In the future, he will definitely be able to become a marquis and a general, and he must be Shi Yunyun, the pillar of the country! In fact, Liu Pei did not expect these effects. These are the side effects of the entire plan, and they are an unexpected surprise!

It was on this auspicious day that the Trust Department Store was about to open. Before the opening, Liu Pei gave everyone a lot of ideas, including handing out leaflets and selling special items. Never had people in the Ming Dynasty seen so many promotional methods.

It’s amazing! And these modern propaganda methods are also effective! Everyone in Jinan City is talking about the Trust Department Store! It seems that if you don’t come to the department store to see it, you are not a city dweller! For a time, Jinan City

Everyone knows that this store sells everything from grains, oils, rice and noodles to clothing, shoes and hats! Everything a family needs can be bought in a large department store! So everyone is ready to go shopping!

Today, the small square in front of the department store was full of colorful flags and gongs and drums. Liu Pei also made great efforts to attract attention. Various jugglers took turns performing in the small square! Sometimes they swallowed knives and breathed fire, and sometimes they climbed

The rope walking on poles caused everyone to cheer in unison, it was very lively!

Today many officials also came to the department store, wanting to see what kind of department store it was. However, the magistrate did not come due to the official reputation, but he sent the magistrate here, which was considered a good deal.

The officials watched the sideshow at the door for a while, dropped some reward money, and then walked into the department store. Then they saw six strong men standing in front of the department store. They wore felt hats and blue clothes.

Color bunt, black felt boots and belt

There is a short stick stuck in it.

Lord Tongzhi said: "Such majestic men look much better than the soldiers at the guard station! What do they do? It's a pity that they are just responsible for guarding the gate!"

Huashufeng bowed and said: "Replying to your lord, they are not only gatekeepers, they are also responsible for patrolling the stores and driving away thieves. They are responsible for all these things. They are not just six people. They are six people in each team.

There are six teams in total. The rest are patrolling upstairs and downstairs. There are two teams at the front and back doors. They are resting when they stand here."

Master Tongzhi nodded slightly and said: "Okay, the arrangement is good!"

After everyone walked into the door, they saw a wide passage. It was always as wide as four people shoulder to shoulder, and the ground was not a commonly used wooden floor, but an extremely smooth square porcelain plate, which made the ground look clean and tidy. And

There are also some patterns on the porcelain plate that look very beautiful. Mr. Tongzhi tried to stamp his feet and thought it was good, and said: "What is this? Why are the porcelain plates stuck to the ground?"

Hua Shufeng said: "This thing has another name called ceramic tile, which means it is attached to the ground like a brick. The advantage of this ceramic tile is that it is easy to clean and resistant to wear and tear! No matter how many people step on it, just put it on with a rag.

Just wipe it and it will be as clean as new. We send several people to clean it every day to ensure that the floor is clean at all times."

Master Tongzhi was quite amazed by this! He wanted to lay such a layer of ceramic tiles in his home, which would look clean, generous and beautiful. However, due to his status, he remained silent and would talk about it later.

This ceramic tile is Liu Pei's next new product. Anyway, he already has a porcelain kiln, so it is not difficult to expand the production of ceramic tiles. In the Ming Dynasty, the production of ceramic tiles did not need to be as complicated as modern times, as long as a simple formula is enough. Besides,

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many kiln workers and they were easy to hire. Moreover, Liu Pei was not worried about others imitating it because he was the only one in the Ming Dynasty who had an industrial thermometer. If there were no thermometers at other kiln entrances to control the temperature, the yield rate would be too low to rely solely on the experience of the kiln workers.

This was Liu Pei's move to get involved in the construction industry. This way he could not only make money but also train a large number of engineers and soldiers. You must know that the transportation these days is not like modern transportation.

It is so developed. A road with two cars running parallel is the official road! And the official road is full of potholes. Once the army takes action, it will have a great impact. Therefore, a good engineering team is very important to Liu Pei.

Lord Tongzhi led a group of officials and continued walking forward, and he saw shops with names he was familiar with. The doors of all shops had the same style except for their names, and they looked very neat and pleasing to the eye.

The guys all wore blue blouses and red t-shirts with the name of the store embroidered on them. They looked very energetic.

Bijia is a sleeveless, collarless vest with slits on both sides that reach below the knees. Its style is usually longer than later vests, usually reaching the hips or knees, and some are even longer, less than a foot off the ground.

.This kind of clothing was originally a style of Hanfu in the Song Dynasty, a sleeveless long blouse, also called a "vest". It was later introduced to Mongolia. According to "Yuan History": "Another garment was made, with a sash in the front and no gussets in the back.

In front, he also removed the leader and decorated it with two loops, named 'Bijia', for the purpose of bowing and horse riding, and everyone imitated it.

In this way, Mr. Tongzhi and a group of officials, accompanied by Huashufeng and his party, walked up and down the department store. Of course, they also received a bunch of gifts. Then they left with satisfaction.

After the officials left, the men at the door began to let people in. Fortunately, Liu Pei had experience, and he arranged for the men at the door to slowly let people in. After taking over the big department store, there was still a lot of people inside.

It was so crowded! The sounds of selling, bargaining, and calling for friends resounded throughout the three-story building! The roof was almost lifted off!

The men on patrol were all squeezed to the point of sweating, but they still patrolled conscientiously. And they actually caught a few thieves who were short-sighted, broke their hands and threw them out! There was also a color blank,

Taking advantage of the crowd, he nuzzled the woman and secretly moved her hands. The men stripped her naked and tied her to a flagpole. The naughty boys smashed her all over!

The shopkeepers saw many people and were reluctant to part with money, so they all went into their shops to greet the customers. My wife had to ask for something from a small stall outside to eat slowly. Originally, Liu Pei had arranged a celebration banquet at noon, but there was no shopkeeper.
Chapter completed!