The state capital is large and prosperous, and is divided into southeastern and northwest districts. The east district is a wealthy district, and the people living here are either rich or noble people, while the west district is a slum district. The south district is where shops are concentrated, divided into
There are several streets along the street, including gold and silver jewelry, incense powder shops, embroidery shops, restaurants, etc., and the North District is a paradise for men. Flower streets, willow lanes, gambling houses, etc. are concentrated in this area.
Fang Yu sat in the carriage and explained to Tian Minyan and the others the divisions of the state capital, which is the inner city. It would take two hours to complete the tour in a carriage. Tian Minyan and the others were tongue-tied as they listened. The state capital really lived up to its reputation.
The carriage walked slowly on the blue bricks. Tian Minyan lifted the curtain. Most of the passers-by were dressed in silk and satin. Some of them looked like scholars. Even in this cold weather, they had fans on their waists. And those daughters-in-law and ladies had their hair on their heads.
The jewelry you insert may blind you.
"Actually, whatever shop you want to buy, we have a shop that we want to rent out to you. The terrain is pretty good." Fang Yu briefly talked about the divisions of the state capital, then looked at Tian Minyan and the others and said
: "I've asked around, and now all the shops in good locations in the inner city are already owned. I don't seem to have heard of any big shops selling big shops in the near future."
"Master Fang, although we said we are opening a branch, we still need to build a two- to three-story shop. Your shop is a bit small." Tian Minyan said with a smile: "Besides, if this shop can be opened well,
, it is very likely that the head office will be moved here. In the situation you mentioned, now we will come here first to check out the environment. If there is really nothing suitable, it will be the same as not buying it first."
She had had the idea of moving the head office. After all, the prefecture capital is a large provincial capital. Although the one in Qingping County is not bad, the head office seems to be smaller.
But if this is done well, it doesn’t matter which one is the head office, the most important thing is the money rolling in, right?
Fang Yu felt a little innocent after hearing this. He frowned and said, "But our shop also has two floors. Isn't the first floor also two floors?"
Tian Minyan pursed her lips and smiled softly. She and Tian Minrui looked at each other, both of them showing a bitter smile.
What Fang Yu said is true. The location of the shop he mentioned is actually very good. It is crowded with people and is close to the river. However, the rent is not expensive, but ridiculously cheap. Two hundred and two years, this is a free gift, okay?
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You know, every inch of land in this state capital is very expensive. Even a small shop that is only about ten square meters costs more than a hundred taels. Fang Yu’s two-story shop is more than twice as big.
Even if they want to rent, they don’t dare to rent at this price. Isn’t this an obvious robbery? This is tantamount to giving a favor. How dare they ask for Tian Minyan?
Although Tian Minyan and the others were born as farmers and had been poor, they were poor and ambitious. As a gentleman loves money, he must acquire it in a proper way. They must not take advantage of others in order to save money and earn money.
However, Tian Minyan and the others couldn't explain this clearly. They only said that she wanted to buy a shop, and while she had some spare money, she really wanted to buy more properties. Even if she didn't open a shop, renting it out would still be a source of money. It's just that
I don’t know if they gained anything from this trip.
It was already midday, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, but it still looked busier than Qingping County, and the restaurants were full of people.
There are many large and small restaurants in the state capital, and the most popular one is Beiyuan. No matter the product or service, people are speechless. But the price is also ridiculously expensive. Ordinary people would not dare to enter this restaurant easily.
. And no one knows who the boss behind Beiyuan is. They only know that the person behind it is someone who even the prefect will give three cents to.
Doing business means knowing yourself and your enemy. After hearing Fang Yu's introduction, Tian Minyan said she wanted to go to Beiyuan for lunch.
"Are you really going to Beiyuan?" Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Tian Minyan asked in confusion: "Can't we go?" No matter how expensive it is, it's not so expensive that you don't have money to pay the bill, right?
Fang Yu smiled and said nothing, and ordered the driver to turn around and head towards Beiyuan. Soon, Tian Minyan and the others knew how expensive Beiyuan was.
Beiyuan is a four-story restaurant built near the water. The decoration of the entrance hall is already very luxurious. The golden plaque has the two characters "Beiyuan" written in flying phoenixes. Tian Minyan once thought that she was not afraid that someone would secretly pick up the plaque and sell it.
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Like all restaurants, the first floor of Beiyuan is the lobby, and the second and third floors are private rooms. The fourth floor is not easily open. I heard that there is only one private room, so you have to book it in advance, and the shopkeeper also depends on your status.
.I once heard that there was an upstart who wanted to book a banquet on the fourth floor. He even said that he could afford it for any amount of money, but people didn't even bother to look at him.
Therefore, dining on the fourth floor is not accessible to ordinary people.
Tian Minyan and the others were led to a window facing the river and sat down. She looked around and had to say that the location of Beiyuan was excellent, the environment was good, and the roads were prosperous. It was simply a five-star site.
Take their position as an example. Sitting here, you can see the scenery of the river. Willows are planted on both sides of the East River, real willows. And in the cold weather like now, if you close the glass windows, you can still watch while eating.
The scenery, the river scenery in winter, especially when it snows, is as picturesque as the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River.
She didn't know what other people thought of Tian Minyan, but she admitted that the location, decoration, and service attitude of Beiyuan were all excellent, but the waiter hardly stood at the table to serve her one-on-one.
"Second girl, the tea here is really delicious." Xie Chengzhong took a sip of tea and praised with a smile.
"Of course, this pot of tea costs one tael of silver." Before Tian Minyan could speak, Fang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "The teacup in your hand is fine bone china, and it costs five taels of silver a tael."
It's a condom, but you have to hold it tight and don't fall, otherwise, you'll have to stay here as a waiter."
puff...
Hearing this, Xie Chengzhong spit out a mouthful of tea, widened his eyes, and stammered: "Master Fang Fang, are you kidding me?"
God, a tael of silver? He's deaf, right? He remembers that his old lady just picked out his ear a few years ago. Isn't this a fucking money grab?
"This is the best Yuqian Longjing, and you only get a handful of it for one hundred taels of silver. It's also cheap. If you were in a private room on the second or third floor, and you didn't have five taels of silver, you wouldn't be able to have a sip of tea.
Fang Yu chuckled and said, "You just vomited like this, and you already vomited a hundred or dozens of dollars."
Tian Minyan blinked after hearing this. It was really expensive. It was on the first floor. For just one tael of silver, you could have a sumptuous meal.
She picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The light and fragrant tea fragrance flowed between her teeth, with a sweet and refreshing fragrance.
Ever since Qi Shiqi taught her how to divide tea, she often learned how to do it. There were also some fine tea leaves sent by wealthy families at home, and she also made some for her family to drink, and she also learned some tea ceremony.
With just one sip, she could tell that the tea was good tea and the water was good water.
"I heard that the water for making tea is transported back from the spring on Guanyin Mountain. There are special people who transport the water." Fang Yu lowered his voice mysteriously when he saw that she seemed to be tasting tea.
typical.
"But it's too expensive." Liang Darong was stunned and didn't dare to reach out for the white tea cup. On their first floor, they sold a roast goose for only 300 yuan. This pot of tea is so expensive. Ordinary people
Who dares to come here to eat?
"Could it be a black shop?" Xie Chengzhong lowered his voice and said, "Young masters and girls, why don't we go to another place to eat?" It's too dark. Drinking this tea will not lead to immortality. Who dares to sell it at such an expensive price?
Come every day?
"Don't talk nonsense." Tian Minrui pursed his lips and scolded in a low voice.
He had gone to town school and met people. Seeing that the people sitting in the lobby were all well-dressed, he knew that Beiyuan was probably not a simple place. If someone heard about it, it would cause some misunderstanding. These foreigners would really
Don't know what to do?
Tian Minyan smiled and said: "Since it can be sold at such a high price, it is naturally good. Anyway, we are here and have drank this tea. Let's see, let's have a luxurious time."
Although she said this, she was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu in her heart. What does sky-high price mean? This is sky-high price. This pot of tea only costs one tael. What about the food?
What made her stay was not just the tea, but the fact that the price could maintain such popularity, this store must have its merits, and she wanted to see what they were.
Beiyuan was opened here. First of all, the geographical environment has won. Fang Yu said that the product is also good. As for whether it is worth it, sometimes the taste comes second. The key is what kind of value this building provides.
What is sold at what price often depends on its location and environment. Just think about why products from the same manufacturer are sold at the same price in ordinary shopping malls, but in a place where world-renowned brands gather, the price can be much higher.
A grade?
This is due to the environment. Take MSG as an example. You can buy it at Tian Minyan’s shop in Taiping County for just one tael of silver. In Kyoto, where every inch of land is a real premium, such luxury goods can only be purchased for a tael or a tael.
Can you buy two?
Let's talk about the first floor. If they open a branch here, the prices of the dishes will have to increase accordingly. Why? The rent of labor, materials, etc. for this store will also increase. If you don't increase it? Wait until you close at a loss.
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So Tian Minyan is not surprised at all. After all, in this world, there are always some places that ordinary people cannot afford. For example, in Beiyuan, those who can enter the first floor cannot enter the second and third floors, and those who can enter the second and third floors cannot enter the fourth floor.
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Not to mention the people in the private rooms and the fourth floor, the people sitting in the lobby are all well-dressed. Do you want to find a ragged person to look at? Go there, you are in the wrong place, grab one in the West District.
A lot.
Therefore, there are luxury goods that the poor cannot afford, and there are aristocratic places that the poor cannot afford.
"Second Miss, we also have plain-cut chicken." Bai Mei suddenly frowned and said as she looked at the sign on the wall.
Tian Minyan and the others were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads and smiled bitterly. This imitation is really ubiquitous.
"Don't tell me, this plain-cut chicken is no worse than the one on the first floor." Fang Yu said at this time: "You will know later."
The dishes were ordered by Fang Yu, including half a plain-cut chicken, a braised crucian carp, a plate of white meat stir-fried with garlic, and a pot of braised radish cubes.
The food was served quickly. The half-cut chicken looked tender and tender, and the appearance was no worse than the one on the first floor. I wonder how it tasted?
Tian Minyan took a piece and tasted it carefully and frowned. The skin was very refreshing and the meat was very tender. The taste was really not bad compared to home-cooked food.
"What, is it the same as the one on the first floor?" Fang Yu looked at her and asked, "If you hadn't said that the cook can absolutely rest assured, I would have suspected that your cook has been bribed."
"It's really not bad." Tian Minrui also frowned.
"It's just that the price is more than twice as expensive as ours." Liang Darong grimaced and gasped. Eating a piece of chicken was as painful as chewing a piece of his meat.
Tian Minyan was also very depressed. No matter how much she imitated, she couldn't imitate her so thoroughly, right? Sure enough, there are no absolutes in this world.
But she thought for a while, then comforted a few people and said: "It's okay, we win with price. They took the aristocratic route, we will take the civilian route, small profits but quick turnover, we can still make money."
Having said that, she felt a little unhappy. Someone imitated your stuff so much that it was almost the same as the original. Who felt comfortable? She was not dead.
Fortunately, she asked the waiter that the roasted goose and barbecued pork had not been imitated yet. Otherwise, how could the first floor gain a foothold here?
Immediately afterwards, Tian Minyan tasted a few other dishes, which she felt were a bit mediocre. Although the standard was not low, it was not particularly high either. Their chef on the first floor could also produce such a level, which made her feel
What's funny is that all the dishes on the first floor use MSG.
Tian Minrui and the others also tasted it and said, "Now, I'm afraid there is no restaurant that doesn't use MSG."
Tian Minyan laughed. Although MSG would make the dishes taste more delicious, in fact, she personally didn't like MSG. The original flavor was better. However, there was no other way to open a restaurant.
After finishing the meal in the comments, Tian Minyan and others were really dumbfounded when they paid the bill. They actually spent twelve taels of silver, which was really a sky-high price.
When paying the bill, Tian Minyan and Fang Yu argued for a long time. In the end, Fang Yu got angry and said that Tian Minyan and the others did not regard him as a friend. He also said that if they paid the bill today, they would have no friendship in the future. Tian Minyan and the others had no choice but to
After giving up, Fang Yu settled the bill.
When they were about to leave, the shopkeeper came over, handed them a gold-plated invitation card with both hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, this is the invitation card issued by our Beiyuan. There is a plum appreciation banquet in the Liyuan tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
If you are interested, you can go and join in the fun, I heard that Prince Jia has prepared hundreds of famous wines just for meeting friends."
Tian Minyan took it and opened it, and saw that it read the private banquet of Prince Jia. She was stunned, and then looked at the diners in the lobby who were extremely happy after receiving the message, and suddenly understood what makes Beiyuan so valuable!
This is clearly the path leading to the aristocratic circle. Is it possible that the popularity of Beiyuan can continue to be so strong? If you spend some money to have a meal here, you may be able to make friends with powerful ministers, emperors, relatives, etc., and build relationships from then on.
