No matter what, Li You could not have expected that thieves from all over Chang'an City would come to visit him on the first day of opening...
I am a prince after all, and although I am not favored among His Majesty's sons, is it a bit too much for you thieves to be so unscrupulous?
Don’t use the prince as an onion...
Li You was very angry, and the consequences were serious. He immediately ordered people to tie up all the thieves and send them to Jingzhao Yin Yamen for Ma Zhou to punish him severely according to the law. Ma Zhou was the most cold-blooded and just man, even if it was a son of a noble family who committed the crime
He was punished severely without any scruples for his mistakes, let alone a group of thieves who deliberately stole the prince's assets?
If nothing unexpected happens, the minimum that awaits them is jail, and in more severe cases, they may even be sent to the army.
However, what's even worse is not just that...
He ordered the thieves to be sent to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. As a prince, Li You naturally did not need to go with him. What's more, Ma Zhou's impartial and selfless character did not require supervision, so Li You continued to stay in the teahouse, waiting for closing time in the evening.
View today's operating accounts.
Even if there are a lot of thieves coming here, look at the traffic, it must be a huge profit, right?
When he thought of the yellow copper coins flowing into the warehouse, the depression caused by the thieves was slightly relieved, and His Highness King Qi felt happy again.
It is indeed a way to make money figured out by the "God of Wealth"!
When this supermarket was being prepared, whoever heard about its core business philosophy would not give a thumbs up and praise the wonderful idea? Everyone said that this business must be profitable. If His Highness King Qi hadn't taken the lead, I don't know why.
Few people want to learn it.
What Li You was most proud of was that he snatched away the money-making method that Fang Jun had just thought of, and moved his father to suppress Fang Jun, so that the man could only watch him make money without making any progress at all.
nothing……
In fact, there is no conflict between Li You and Fang Jun. On the contrary, they have become very close because of their cooperation in Qizhou. The hatred of Fang Jun who was severely beaten by Fang Jun has already been gained with Li You's dumping of glass products in Goguryeo.
Huge profits disappeared into thin air.
But Li You is a man who cares nothing about power and reputation, but has a demon in his heart about money, so he has to overcome this obstacle...
As long as he sees money, he wants to put it in his pocket. In front of money, no prince or Fang Jun can do anything, and no one can stop his desire to make money.
However, in the evening, the brilliant sunset shined through the window and turned the house into a bright golden color. Yin Hongzhi handed the account book he had just sorted out for today to Li You. Li You looked like he had seen a ghost.
Jaw-dropping, in disbelief.
"This... uncle is not mistaken?"
Li You looked at the account books, then looked up at Yin Hongzhi, then at the account books, then at Yin Hongzhi...
Is this hell?
Yin Hongzhi's face twitched and he looked strange: "Wei Chen has checked it three times to make sure it is correct."
How could it be wrong?
The whole day's sales were only over 18,000 Wen, which amounted to less than 20 Wen. Even if a child who had just learned arithmetic was dragged from the school, he would not be wrong, let alone the supermarket.
A dozen experienced accounting clerks transferred to Beijing from the palace's stores all over the country?
However, the truth is so cruel and unbelievable.
The supermarket with huge investment and huge fanfare only had less than 20 sales on the first day of its opening...
As for profit?
Haha, the sales volume is less than 20 dollars, is it still necessary to calculate the profit...
Li You stared at the account book in his hand with wide eyes, as if he wanted to find a flower, but looking left and right, he still saw the dazzling numbers.
"This is impossible!"
Scratching his head fiercely, Li You looked confused: "I am just watching here. So many people entered the supermarket, how could they only sell so few things? Everyone looked at the dazzling array of rare and exotic goods in the South China Sea and the North that day. Why? Don’t have the urge to buy? Besides, our price is not expensive!”
More than inexpensive?
In order to attract the people of Chang'an to come and buy, Li You even added 10% to the cost of all the goods. This is a completely conscientious price, okay?
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, where else can there be such a conscientious businessman as him?
But we have dug our hearts out, why should everyone pay for it...
Li You was puzzled.
"Is it because those thieves have affected people's desire to buy?"
After much deliberation and without a clue, Li You had no choice but to blame those damn thieves. Most of the customers were ordinary people who had met so many thieves. He probably had some scruples in his heart, fearing that the thieves would steal. Buying the goods from the supermarket and investing their money at the same time?
Yin Hongzhi also couldn't understand why the seemingly prosperous business was not making money.
Not only is it not making money, but after deducting the various expenses of people eating horse chews, based on this sales volume, His Highness King Qi will go bankrupt...
He also felt that Tou'er's patronage had affected the business, so he nodded repeatedly and said: "I think that's probably the case, it's so disgusting! Tomorrow morning, Wei Chen will go to Jingzhao Mansion in person to urge Jing Zhaoyin to deal with those damned Tou'er Strict punishment will serve as a warning to others! Otherwise, if all the thieves in Chang'an City come to visit the supermarket, what's the point?"
What else can be done?
Li You nodded dejectedly. The joy of the first day of opening was disturbed by these damn thieves. While His Highness King Qi was angry and aggrieved, he had no choice but to pin his hope on tomorrow, hoping that after the thieves caught today were severely punished, It can achieve the purpose of killing one person as a warning to others...
*****
Li You didn't sleep much all night.
Speaking of which, in the past, although His Highness King Qi loved money, he was too impatient and impatient. He would leave all business to his subordinates, but this time he really placed too many expectations on the supermarket. From preparation to opening, a lot of effort was put into it.
Because he firmly believed that the business he "risked his own life" to steal from Fang Jun could make a lot of money, and it was a long-term business. As long as it was managed properly, it could be regarded as the pillar industry of Prince Qi's palace.
Otherwise, how could he be willing to offend Fang Jun?
However, as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the hope. The first day's turnover was really a blow to the head of Li You, who was full of fighting spirit, and made him a little confused...
It was early in the morning and I fell asleep in a daze. When I opened my eyes, the sun had climbed up to the window lattice, and the bright sunlight made me dizzy.
Li You rubbed his eyelids and suddenly remembered something. He jumped up and shouted, "What time is it now?"
"It's three quarters before I get back to Your Highness."
Two pretty little maids hurriedly opened the door curtain and walked in. One of them whispered back.
"At three o'clock in the morning? Mother!"
Li You jumped up from the bed, kicked the little maid who was talking out with a flying kick, and cursed: "You are all useless! Why did you wake me up at this hour? You delayed my important event, so be careful with you.
Brain!”
There was no such thing as sympathy at this moment. The situation in the supermarket had completely occupied his mind.
The little maid's delicate body was kicked backwards by Li You and flew far away. She gasped in pain, but she didn't dare to cry out in pain. She endured the pain and obediently stepped forward to wait on Li You to wash and change clothes.
, prepare breakfast...
Li You put on his clothes and ate a few mouthfuls of food, then anxiously called a few guards, went out and rode straight to Guangdefang.
When the general arrived in front of the supermarket, he saw a large group of people gathered around the door, blocking the door.
Is business so good?
Li You was so happy that he stopped the guards who were trying to drive away the people. He jumped off his horse and, surrounded by the guards, slid along the wall to enter the supermarket.
Just kidding, these people are now my king’s food, clothing, and parents. How can they be treated as roughly as before?
Just be gentle...
However, before he could take a few steps out, he saw a commotion in the supermarket, and then several guards from the Qi Prince's Palace who acted as "security guards" in the supermarket pushed a few ragged common people out to the street.
Then he was beaten and kicked.
This scene... seems familiar?
Mother!
It was like this yesterday, and it’s like this again today?
When did so many thieves appear in Chang'an City?!
His Highness, Prince Qi, was so angry that he almost went crazy! Is it easy for me to make some money? Huh? Just ask you, is it easy? As a result, you came in groups to make trouble for me. What trouble does it have to make money for me?
?It’s simply intolerable!
Li You was furious from the heart, he pushed away the people who were watching the fun in front of him, rushed over in a few steps, raised the riding whip in his hand, and shouted angrily: "You bastard! You can't even get along with me."