Empress Zhou is two months younger than Chongzhen and is seventeen years old this year. Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan are both fifteen years old.
This is the first time that their husband, His Majesty the Ming Emperor, has bought something for them.
And it’s such a delicious snack.
What little girl doesn’t love snacks?
Your Majesty bought a total of twenty kilograms, enough to feed a section of food.
After finishing a small bowl of popcorn with unfulfilled satisfaction, Queen Zhou couldn't help but ask: "Has Your Majesty left the palace today?"
"Yang Qing's Xinghe Supermarket opened today. I was a little tired from reviewing the memorials in the afternoon, so I went to check it out incognito."
"How's it going? Is business going well?" Queen Zhou asked. She had just received 200,000 taels of silver from Yang Fan, and she also hoped that Yang Fan could earn it back as soon as possible.
"Queen, you haven't seen it. It's such a huge crowd of people. I've never seen such a good business."
"I have long heard Bingchan say that Yang Fan is very good at making money. It was Tao Zhugong who was still alive. His group training only has more than a thousand people, but it costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year."
"When he wanted to open a supermarket, he promised me that he would sell food at low prices to alleviate the food shortage problem in the capital. Today he is opening a supermarket, and I will go take a look."
Empress Zhou knew the emperor's temperament and did not trust others easily. She had to see everything with her own eyes. At best, she was cautious. At worst, she was a bit suspicious.
She couldn't help but worry a little for Yang Fan. She knew the virtues of officials in the Ming Dynasty.
"I took a look today and found that Yang Qing really did what he said. I asked about the price of everything and even bought a little. The price is absolutely true. It is indeed cheaper than outside. The cheapest thing is food."
"Grain is the most in-demand commodity right now. It's not easy to get. The landowners in the countryside are waiting for the price to rise. Yang Qianshi is actually willing to sell it at a low price. He is really a good person." said Concubine Tian.
Her family is a big landowner, so this kind of thing is well known.
"It's not just cheap. Although it's old grain, which is said to be not very tasty, it's real white rice and flour. Guess how much it costs per pound."
Concubine Yuan Guifei quickly replied: "I guess white rice costs four cents per catty and flour costs two cents per catty."
Concubine Tian rolled her eyes secretly. Concubine Yuan just likes to compete for favors and must show off everything in front of His Majesty.
She didn't dare to fight with the queen, so she always targeted herself.
"You guessed wrong, guess again."
"Your Majesty, just tell me, okay?" Concubine Yuan shook Chongzhen's arm vigorously and acted coquettishly.
Queen Zhou would not pay attention to her, and it was meaningless no matter how hard she tried in front of the palace. Even Concubine Tian was angry when she saw it.
"Hahaha, okay, let me tell you, white rice is one cent and five cents per load, flour is one cent and five cents per load, and the popcorn you eat is made of corn, which costs five cents and a load. There is also boiled corn.
You can buy the rice porridge and eat it as soon as it's hot, it costs one penny and five pounds."
Several people were dumbfounded.
This price is not worth the loss. That Yang Fan is not stupid no matter how you look at it, then how can he make money?
"It's not over yet. Fatty pork actually costs twenty cents per pound, which is half cheaper than outside. But other products are only slightly cheaper."
After hearing what the emperor said, Empress Zhou frowned, thought carefully for a while, and said, "This Yang Fan is really a business wizard. Xinghe Supermarket will definitely make a lot of money."
Empress Zhou was born into a family of merchants, and her father Zhou Kui's family had been in business for generations, so he knew the ropes of business very well.
Seeing that the emperor and the other two concubines were looking at her, Empress Zhou explained: "The secret of this method is that he does not intend to make money on food at all. Many restaurants open a dish that is particularly delicious.
And the price is affordable, so you basically don’t make much money, but whoever goes to a restaurant and just orders one dish should buy something else, and if he just attracts people, are he afraid that he won’t make any money?”
Chongzhen nodded repeatedly after hearing this. This is what is called when people gather and wealth gathers, and when people disperse, wealth disperses.
“He has everything there, and it’s very complete. You can buy everything you want at once, which is very convenient. They also provide small carts that you can push around slowly. You just need to hand them over when you go out. If you buy a lot, you can also
There is a carriage that will deliver it to your home for free. It seems that he really has this idea." Chongzhen said.
"That's right, these measures are to stimulate you to buy more things. If this food is cheaper, the rest will be earned." Queen Zhou said.
"Wang Banban, is the report from Dongchang here?"
"Your Majesty, here we come. These days, Yang Fan has sent many shopkeepers to the places where goods are sourced from other places to negotiate with landlords and workshop owners, asking them to deliver the goods. They don't give money at first, but they sell it before paying. They even ask the goods owners to hire their own assistants in the market.
Sales. And the price is very low. If you use Yang Fan’s fleet to transport it, you still have to pay a fee."
Chongzhen was a little suspicious when he heard this. Could it be that Yang Fan was using his trust to act recklessly and force the suppliers to buy and sell? If this harmed the people, it would be better to shut down his business as soon as possible.
Queen Zhou thought for a long time and then asked: "Has Yang Fan ever used force?"
"To tell you what I'm saying, Yang Qian never used force, it was all about his own free will." Wang Chengen replied.
Chongzhen didn't understand at all how people would accept such harsh conditions if they didn't have to force them.
Queen Zhou also fell into deep thought and tapped her fingers gently on the table.
After half a stick of incense, Queen Zhou's eyes lit up. She said: "Your Majesty, I understand. Yang Fan's confidence is the flow of customers. Today, tens of thousands of people came to his supermarket and bought a large amount of goods. What he sells is quantity.
, his market is just a piece of land, essentially a sales place. The quantity of goods sold there is dozens or even hundreds of times that of other stores."
Seeing that Chongzhen and the others were listening carefully, Empress Zhou continued: "Those suppliers' goods will rot on the ground if they cannot be sold, but by cooperating with Yang Fan, such a large quantity can be completely sold. Such an account
Forget it, as long as the quantity is large, it’s a good deal for them. Because there is no such good store in the world anymore.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chongzhen said puzzledly: "I understand this truth, but he has to get the goods without paying for it, and he has to pay for the help, isn't it too much?
Too much."
"Your Majesty, please think about this problem in a different way. Are the suppliers afraid that Yang Fan will run away? They are definitely not afraid, because wherever the land is, a monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple. The shopkeepers are all his own, and his goods are still in his hands, right?
, just split the money with Yang Fan after you sell it. As for the transportation money, it is the money you have to spend to sell your own freight to other places."
After a few people thought about it, this was indeed the truth, and there was really no risk.
Only then did Chongzhen realize that apart from buying a good piece of land from himself, this guy was completely empty-handed. The goods belong to others, and the workers belong to others. They don't pay a penny, but they get paid when they sell it.
Or the price is based on the purchase price from the place of origin.
The reason why he sells food so cheaply is to gather people. With enough popularity and traffic, he can continue to play later.
Wang Chengen continued: "Dongchang secretly reported that Yang Fan is still tinkering with setting up a bank and lending money to suppliers. It is called supporting partners."
Hey, this guy, he wants to wipe out all these suppliers and tie them up with a chain of debt. From now on, good products can only be supplied to him, and other merchants will no longer be able to rob him.
Queen Zhou said at this time: "Your Majesty, the internal treasury is empty now, and there are many places to spend money. I am also a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice. I want to get a share in Yang Fan. What do you think?"
Chongzhen was also very excited. Looking at Yang Fan's operation mode, this was a completely costless business and it was impossible not to make money. However, he was very hesitant in his heart. He had just received 200,000 taels from the internal treasury. Do he have to pay it back to Yang Fan?
Empress Zhou looked at the emperor's expression and understood his concerns, and said slowly: "I want to become a shareholder, but I have no money. As for what he can accept, we can talk about it."
