Ning Guang gave Su Liu a total of twelve shops, six of which were in Shangjing, and the rest were in Yunzhou or Jiangnan. After Su Liu spent a lot of time sorting out the account books, the shopkeepers of the other shops were all
We have arrived in Beijing.
Su Liu did not immediately reveal that he was the new owner of the shop. He only asked Pingjing to say that he was the agent owner and was working for Ning Guang. Now he was rectifying the business of the shop. Therefore, Su Liu also met with Pingjing when meeting the shopkeepers of each shop.
Received him in the meeting hall of his house.
After hearing such words, all the shopkeepers began to speculate whether Pingjing, the general manager, was about to step down. However, Pingjing just followed the trend and said that he would step down. All matters and decisions in the shop were dominated by Su Liu, and he also acted according to orders.
Of the twelve shops, two are rented out, four are losing money, and three are making no profit. Of the three profitable shops, there is only one gambling house, one selling antiques, and the other making incense powder.
Just a little profit.
Su Liu didn't talk about the shop far away because he didn't inspect it, but the news he got from the people Ping Jing and Song Fei gave was not very good. The only bustling place was probably the gambling shop. And the goods were old and there were no new ones, and the clerk was...
If you are listless and have no energy at all, it will be strange that someone will visit you.
It is inevitable to renovate the shop. Su Liu will not just cling to an unprofitable or even loss-making business, even if it is just a small shop.
The spacious meeting hall was filled with all the major shopkeepers. There was a screen behind the main seat, and a slender figure appeared on the screen. His true face could not be seen. Everyone was guessing who this person was.
While the shopkeepers were whispering to each other, Su Liuyi listened to Xueluo's introduction through the screen and looked at everyone. Especially when he introduced Wu Sheng, the big shopkeeper of Cuizhuyuan Tea House, his eyes stayed for a long time.
Wu Sheng is the boss of Cuizhuyuan. He is thin and has swollen bags under his eyes, but he has an unexpected big belly. His small eyes are like a mouse, and his eyes are flickering. He is not a good guy at first glance.
He was the owner of an elegant teahouse, just because Wu Sheng was the son of the nanny of the Marquis of Guangning, that is, her nanny brother.
Seeing this Wu Sheng, Su Liu snorted. According to the information, this man was very good. He once had a fight with a young man because he wanted to sleep with the oiran of Furong Tower, and it was Mrs. Guangning who settled the matter for him.
Let's not talk about Wu Sheng's personality, let's just talk about the teahouse. In fact, the teahouse's initial business was still good. After all, there were many literati and refined people, and the terrain of Cuizhuyuan was indeed good. It was also a quiet and elegant place, and the business was not much different.
But after Wu Sheng took over, it slowly declined, and the accounts were even more confusing. Su Liu was very sure that Wu Sheng gave all the profits of the teahouse to Mrs. Guangning.
In this way, Mrs. Guang Ning thought that the teahouse belonged to her, and most of the money every month went into her private treasury. However, Ning Guang, the culprit, felt quite comfortable with it.
Among all the shopkeepers, Wu Sheng was the most difficult to deal with. He was cunning and cunning, and he had the support of Madam Guang Ning. His background was not ordinary, but unfortunately, he was destined to become Su Liu's victim.
If Su Liu wants to stabilize all the shopkeepers and smoothly take over and reorganize various industries, he must use someone to act as a warning to others, and Wu Sheng, who has a big backing, is undoubtedly the most suitable. She just wants to let these people see, even if
His backer is Mrs. Hou Guangning, who also performs surgery.
After introducing himself with a mild opening statement, Su Liu got to the point and talked about the accounts and business of each shop.
I originally thought that she was just a little girl, how much she knew about business, but as Su Liu asked for ideas one after another, the shopkeepers began to sweat on their foreheads, feeling that it was very hot in the winter, especially when it came to accounts.
When he came up, his face was even grayer.
"The treasures in Zangzhen Pavilion are all genuine. As far as I know, a painting of Yan Yuanxing's calligraphy costs tens of thousands of taels. It should be the most profitable shop, but it only costs one thousand taels a month. He is a literati from Jiangnan.
Is there no need to give gifts, or is Shopkeeper Yu's business skills insufficient? If that's the case, then we really need to find someone to help Shopkeeper Yu." Sulyumans said slowly as he pulled out the information about the antique shop in a methodical manner.
Her voice was gentle and gentle, but to everyone's ears, it sounded as cold and biting as ice.
Shopkeeper Yu wiped a cold sweat and said hesitantly: "Girl, many antique shops have opened in Jiangnan in the past two years, and the business of Zangzhen Pavilion has also been reduced a lot."
"Really? Then I would also like to ask Shopkeeper Yu, what happened to the Sixth Young Master of Wu'an Hou Mansion? In the past year, he has taken nearly 10,000 taels of treasures from the Cangzhen Pavilion. Does Shopkeeper Yu have any relationship?
Pay the debt? Or, the Zangzhen Pavilion was not opened by the general at all, but was the property of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion? If you want to owe a debt, you will always owe it." Su Liu's voice suddenly became louder.
Shopkeeper Yu's face turned pale. He ignored the cold sweat on his forehead and stood up and said: "Wu'anhou Mansion is Empress Wu Zhaoyi's mother's house. All the debts owed by the Sixth Young Master were sent to Empress Wu Zhaoyi. Only then...
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"Presumptuous!" Su Liu placed the tea cup heavily on the table and angrily said: "You, a small shopkeeper, can discuss the nobles in the palace? Empress Wu Zhaoyi has a noble status, and the Marquis Wu'an Mansion is also a huge manor. Could it be that
Can you still buy things without giving money? You are obviously using the general's property to please the nobles. I heard that shopkeeper Yu's two daughters are dressed like other ladies. Among them, Miss Yu is said to be from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion.
The Sixth Young Master intends to take her as a good concubine. Could it be that shopkeeper Yu wants to climb high, so the Wu'an Marquis Mansion will be in debt indefinitely?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was stunned. Even Pingjing looked at the people behind the screen in astonishment.
Shopkeeper Yu's face was already pale at this time. He could not bear such a crime. He knelt down heavily and said tremblingly: "Girl, you are wronged. There is no such thing. I, Yu Guifang, will never do it."
She knows how to sell her daughter for glory, but she realizes that the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion is so powerful that even the old man was delayed when he went to settle the bill."
Su Liu naturally knew that there was no such thing. In fact, the sixth son of Wu'an Hou Mansion was interested in the appearance of Shopkeeper Yu's eldest daughter and wanted to take her as a concubine. Although Shopkeeper Yu was unreliable, he sincerely planned for his daughter.
, how can a good daughter be willing to marry into a cannibalistic place like that, let alone that everyone is optimistic about a well-matched marriage.
Not everyone is willing to use their daughters to gain access to powerful people. There are also fathers who really care about their children. Su Liu said this because she was angry at him and wanted to scare everyone. Who was she going to do?
The person who is waiting for his wife in Guangning.
Su Liu made such a fuss, and everyone knew that her ability to find out these things was enough to prove that she did not meet them rashly, but was well prepared.
The shopkeeper who ran a perfume shop in the south of the Yangtze River had always been on good terms with shopkeeper Yu. Seeing this, he also helped Xiang to explain.
Su Liu also knew that the Wu'an Marquis Mansion was really disgusting. They didn't give money for shopping. Such a big Marquis Mansion was like an old man. It was so shameless. However, the shopkeeper Yu was so frightened by the powerful backing that he delayed it for a year.
I didn't even get my account back.
Su Liu also accepted the offer and said that for the sake of Shopkeeper Yu's sincerity, he only ordered Shopkeeper Yu to collect the debt this year no matter what, and kindly pointed out, could it be that Empress Wu Zhaoyi had such a noble status?
Why don't you just refuse to give me money? As soon as such words come out, will Wu'an Houfu still be shameless? How dare you not give me money?
As for whether to offend or not, it’s okay not to want such a stale customer!
Shopkeeper Yu thanked him, wiped his cold sweat, and was helped up by the shopkeeper he had become friends with. He sat on the chair again. The two looked at each other, both showed a wry smile, but sat upright again.
Su Liulu's move was really beautiful, with both grace and power, which made all the shopkeepers a little afraid and did not dare to criticize, which also made the subsequent negotiations go very smoothly.
One shop after another pointed out problems, and Su Liu talked eloquently. It was considered that he had done enough homework. Everyone was shocked and a little ashamed at the same time, and also had a little admiration, because there were many things Su Liu said that they had not thought of and missed.
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Finally, Su Liu talked about the teahouse. Unlike before, where he had accurately identified the shopkeepers of each shop, Su Liu directly asked: "Is the shopkeeper of Cuizhuyuan here?"
Everyone was very strange. They all looked at Wu Sheng and exchanged glances.
Wu Sheng's arrogant face suddenly turned ugly, and he said bitterly: "Miss Su, I am Wu Sheng, the shopkeeper of Cuizhuyuan. The girl's eyesight is not good, so I think it is better to embroider in the boudoir. Every woman has a family
It’s really inappropriate to be exposed in public, and it also damages the general’s face.”
These idiots didn't know, but he knew that Su Liu was the general's fiancée. A woman came out to show her face. She was indeed the kind of country girl who couldn't stand on the stage.
"Presumptuous!" Xueluo scolded: "Shopkeeper Wu, are you looking down on my girl?"
"What I'm telling you is the truth. There is no girl from that family who has been managing her husband's property before we got married. Of course, I don't know about those small towns and mountains, but the famous people in Beijing will definitely not do such a thing.
There is no need to lose the face of the family." Wu Sheng looked at Xueluo with a sneer, his expression was very disdainful.
The two girls, Xueluo and Shuangning, were very angry after hearing this. The meaning of these words was that Su Liu came from a small family and could not get on the big stage.
After hearing this, all the shopkeepers looked at each other. Wu Sheng's words really revealed a lot of information. What kind of background does this girl Su have from her husband's family?
Seeing this, Wu Sheng raised his chin higher and his nose was pointing towards the sky, feeling very proud of himself.
Su Liu laughed out loud and said in a light voice: "Manager Ping, shopkeeper Wu is old and his ears are not working well. Could you please tell him why I am here?"
I've made everyone wait for a long time. It's just catching up with the last bus. I'm so tired after going out all day today. I'll update tomorrow. Good night.
