The daily turnover of the ‘Castle Store’ is not high, and its main product, ‘Lady’ perfume, has been out of sales for some time since Li Yinguang returned to Manbach Town.
Only hype, not for sale!
Li Yinguang also wants to make money, but he also knows that if he only relies on the 'Lady' perfume, the money he can make is at most a meager profit right under his nose.
Things are rare and valuable, especially for women. The more unobtainable something is, the more people will flock to it.
Bind the 'Lady's Newspaper' and 'Lady's Perfume'. In the future, the Lady's perfume in the castle store will no longer be sold on a per-cent basis, but will have to be obtained by drawing lots. For example, for every one hundred copies of the Lady's Newspaper, one lucky viewer will be drawn.
The bundled sale of a thousand copies of Lady's Newspaper will generate a quota of ten.
Of course, this is also the time to test the appeal of 'Lady's Perfume' and see if it can attract the consumer group of 'Lady's Perfume' to 'Lady's Newspaper'.
In the afternoon, Old Man Zhou sent someone to invite Li Yinguang over for tea.
"What the hell are you doing, kid?"
After seeing Li Yinguang, Old Man Zhou narrowed his eyes and asked with surprise in his voice.
Li Yinguang shrugged, spread his hands and said with a smile: "You always say this, this guy is upright and acts aboveboard, how can he become a troublemaker?"
Old man Zhou rolled his eyes, asked Li Yinguang to sit down, and then asked curiously: "Sign up so many coolies, buy machinery and equipment, and buy weapons and equipment. How can there be such a big profit from digging sweet grass vines outside the city?"
He didn't believe that Li Yinguang just wanted to be a good person and give the refugees a way out. Not only did Old Man Zhou not believe it, but the refugees also didn't believe it. They all thought that Li Yinguang was setting up some big picture.
"hehe!"
Li Yinguang laughed twice, rolled his eyes and said, "How about you step in and buy some stocks, and we can do it together?"
Whether it's a good thing or not, and whether there's any profit to be made, you'll know when real money comes in. It's not like we're closed and we won't play with you.
"hey-hey!"
Old man Zhou shook his head: "It's freezing outside the town. You might be targeted by someone. This kind of business can't be done by an old man!"
Li Yinguang sneered and said: "If you can't do it, then why don't you ask? To tell you the truth, that stall outside the town can earn at least eight million silver cattle coins in one winter. You will be jealous."
Old man Zhou's rat eyes flashed, and he chuckled: "You talk so much about cheating, let alone eight million silver cattle coins, I can't even see the profit of eight thousand silver cattle coins."
Li Yinguang did not defend this issue, and had nothing to say. Whether there is any profit from digging the rhizomes of sweet grass vines, what they are used for, and how they are monetized seems to be a mystery.
Not to mention others, even Li Yinguang himself has not figured it out. Now he is crossing the river by feeling the stones, taking one step at a time.
"Old man, who was kidnapped by Codien?"
Listening to Li Yinguang's question, Old Man Zhou was stunned. Then he woke up, tilted his head and looked at Li Yinguang, and asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly think of asking about this 'bad boy'?"
Li Yinguang smiled calmly and said: "Curious!"
Old man Zhou thought about it thoughtfully, shook his head and said, "I don't know, but Codion's slaves have hired experts in tracking. Counting the time, the results should be almost there!"
Li Yinguang frowned: "Is there any possibility of being rescued?"
Old man Zhou chuckled and shook his head: "It's hard to tell. That kid has been arrogant in Manbach Town for more than a day or two. Do you know why he is still alive and well and no one touches him?"
"Why?" Li Yinguang asked curiously.
Old man Zhou squinted his eyes and whispered: "There is someone irradiating behind you, and he is a big shot."
"Big shot?"
Old man Zhou had no intention of continuing, and Li Yinguang had no intention of asking further questions. It had been almost a day and a night since Codien disappeared last night and today.
Of course, what Li Yinguang is curious about is not Codean's life or death, but simply wants to know what his final outcome will be.
"Is your kid the one who created the old castle shop?" Old Man Zhou changed the topic and asked with a smile.
Li Yinguang rolled his eyes and nodded with a smile: "Yes, the boy did it, but you always want a share of the 'Lady's Perfume', so don't tell me."
When it comes to the 'Castle Shop', there should be nothing that can attract this cunning old man except lady's perfume.
"You kid, it's just a few bottles of perfume, what else?" Old Man Zhou blew his beard and stared.
Li Yinguang shrugged, shook his head and said with a smile: "As for the castle store itself, it has been a long time since the 'Lady' perfume was sold to the outside world. Let alone you, how many pairs of eyes are staring at the female relatives of the noble families in Manbach Town?
Wearing this perfume? Not to mention it is well packaged, even if it is half opened and used, it can be sold for two to three hundred silver bull coins."
Old man Zhou squinted his eyes and asked curiously: "Since the sales are so good, why don't you open up production and sell it?"
Li Yinguang shook his head: "It cannot be produced. The raw materials are extremely precious. Every bottle of Lady's perfume is a rare treasure. One bottle is sold less than one."
"Satisfied with the lies!" Old Man Zhou shook his head and sighed. He didn't believe Li Yinguang's words at all.
He rolled his eyes and muttered: "You hire so many coolies to dig out the roots of 'Sweet Grass Vine' outside the town. Isn't this thing related to your lady's perfume?"
Li Yinguang was stunned by the words, then he raised his hand and touched his nose, sighing in his heart, there are indeed smart people everywhere in the world.
"It doesn't matter!" Li Yinguang shook his head without even thinking about it.
Believe it or not, it's everyone's business. Anyway, Li Yinguang will never admit it. The formula of 'Lady's Perfume' is absolutely confidential and should not be disclosed to anyone else.
After leaving Black Heart Grocery Store, Li Yinguang's mood could not be said to be either bad or good. The matter of 'Lady's Perfume' has become a hidden danger and safety hazard for him.
As the popularity of 'Lady's Perfume' increases, this hidden danger becomes greater. The problem is that there is no way to eliminate this hidden danger now.
Return to Castle Ironclad City.
In the control room, Li Yinguang frowned and thought hard. It seemed that many of the properties in Manbach Town had reached a "dead end", but he felt that they were full of vitality and could bring him countless wealth.
For example, the castle store!
The old castle store at No. 18 Zhongbao Street only operates a few hundred silver coins every day, most of which are contributed by "fragrant beads" and "fragrant sachets". However, this kind of turnover is definitely not outstanding, compared with the bustling traffic back then.
Compared with the situation, the empty house is now in stark contrast.
In the circle of famous ladies, a bottle of 'Lady's Perfume' is hard to find in the market. The problem is that it cannot be sold openly and it cannot bring profits to the castle shop.
"We have to think of a way to revitalize the industry in Manbach Town."
Li Yinguang muttered to himself, both he and the Castle Iron Armor City needed a channel to continuously make money.
In terms of industry, we own the "No. 18 Zhongbao Street" castle store in Manbach Town. The store belongs to Castle City, but the storefront belongs to Andifei.
The castle store owns the most prestigious 'luxury brand', 'Lady's Perfume'.
Apart from this, what is left is the 'newspaper industry'. He owns the 'Manbach Town Small Newspaper', and invested in the Zhibai Pavilion newspaper office to establish a 'women's exclusive newspaper'.
But for now, the 'newspaper industry' has seen a sharp decline in its ability to make money after the 'Manbach Town Small Newspaper' ceased operations, and it is a loss of money.
Recently, the refugee labor business has been laid out. Temporary camps have been set up in the woods outside the town, machinery and equipment, weapons and equipment have been purchased. All the expenses have been added up and the amount is quite large. Now it is also a stage where you can only get in but not get out.
In addition to these, personnel training, airship plans, etc., are all continuing to consume the little money left in the Castle.
Without a few more incomes, it will soon be unable to support the various expenses in the Iron Armored City.
"liquor?"
Li Yinguang thought about the 'wine' that was fermenting in the Iron Armored City. It would still take several months to get the wine. Water from afar could not quench the thirst of the nearer.
"If the newspaper business wants to develop quickly, at least it must maintain a balanced expenditure and not lose money like it is now!"
"The excavation business outside the town cannot be carried out sparsely, otherwise we won't be able to save many people, and we will be dragged to death by them first!"
"Castle has to change its business model and needs to find multiple ways to monetize it."
Li Yinguang muttered to himself. It seemed that Castle Iron Armor City had a lot of industries in Manbach Town, but after careful calculation, there really wasn't a single one that made money. Not only did it not make money, it also continued to add money to it.
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If the current situation is not changed in a short period of time, the Castle Iron Armored City will be dragged to death, and it may not even be able to survive this winter.
In the evening, housekeeper Goda, Lao Gou, Saipan and others all returned to the Iron Armored City.
The old dog said: "City Lord, the number of coolies in the camp outside the town today has exceeded 300 people, including more than 30 women, accounting for one-tenth, and several children."
Seeing Li Yinguang staring at him, the old dog shrank his neck and said with a wry smile: "It's useless for you to glare at me. You can't let them leave the child behind if you have a family to support, right?"
Li Yinguang frowned, took a deep breath and asked, "There won't be any problems with the safety of the camp, right?"
More than three hundred people are no longer a small number, and the temporary camp that has been established is already quite large. It has only been two days. It is not yet clear how many people there will be tomorrow, at least they will not be less than today.
"No problem, there are four 'close defense machine guns' and a guard team of fifty people has been formed. They are all equipped with weapons and have personnel on duty day and night. It is very safe!" The old dog shook his head.
Outside the town, the first thing to worry about is the safety of the campsite. Because Li Yinguang asked people to continuously invest, this is much safer than those campsites.
"Well, how was the harvest today?" Li Yinguang nodded and asked.
The old dog was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said with a dry smile: "The rhizomes of sweet grass vine should be dug up to several thousand kilograms. I, I didn't pay much attention!"
Li Yinguang was so happy that he couldn't help but scolded: "Do you really think we are doing charity? Even if it is charity, how many days can we support it with only investment and no output?"
"Yes, tomorrow I will send people to keep an eye on the excavation and try to increase the production capacity!" Lao Gou nodded vigorously.
Li Yinguang thought for a while, frowned and said: "In addition to increasing production capacity, we also have to think of ways to turn these dug sweet grass vines into commodities and then exchange them for money!"