Chapter 1093: Shao family profiteer, shopkeeper’s performance
"No matter how much it is, our Shao family store will always treat you politely, explain the price, sign a document, and then the two parties will make a deal!"
Shopkeeper Mao sneered and said, "I'll tell you what you don't want to hear. I, the Shao Family Shop, don't owe you a penny!"
"However, the head of my family is kind and unwilling to compete with the people for profit, so he ordered that everything purchased this year be compensated at the current price!"
"Compensation is a favor, non-compensation is a matter of principle! My Shao family shop has been in Chengdu Prefecture for more than ten years. In the entire Chengdu Prefecture, who among the common people and merchants has been deceived by my shop?"
"Then hurry up and make up the money. We'll leave immediately after you finish making up the money!"
It was that voice just now, suddenly coming from the crowd!
Immediately, many people shouted in unison, "More money! Money more!"
Shopkeeper Mao pressed his hands, and after everyone's voices became quieter, he shouted, "Since the master has given the order, the shops that should be repaired will naturally be repaired! However, don't try to take advantage of anything that shouldn't be repaired! There is a deal.
If you have a voucher, you can come in at any time. As for those who don’t have one, I’m sorry but we won’t entertain you!”
"You are just bullying the people! Some of you have never written any documents at all. How can you compensate us?"
Shopkeeper Mao sneered in his heart and secretly winked at Xiaobei. Xiaobei nodded and quietly got into the crowd!
"You mean that my Shao's shop will lose its reputation because of this money!"
Shopkeeper Mao asked sharply.
"He's just a profiteer. He can't do anything for money!"
Blind obedience and hatred of the rich are not strange things since ancient times. Some of these people in front of me were bewitched, and some simply couldn't see the Shao family's business! Therefore, as soon as the word "profiteer" came out, the crowd immediately became excited!
Everyone was noisy, but shopkeeper Mao just looked on coldly, until all the voices gradually became lower, shopkeeper Mao said bitterly, "They say that my Shao family is a profiteer. Last year, there was a flood. In order to save the people, my Shao family shop took out
Hundreds of thousands of taels of food and goods were provided to the people affected by the disaster for free! I, the great shopkeeper of the Shao family, braved the heavy rain and took my boys to deliver goods!"
"Many people and the soldiers who rescued the people were injured. All the inns of my Shao family were emptied to receive them, and doctors were found to treat these people's injuries!"
"For all this, I, the Shao family, have not taken a penny from it! Now, are you telling me that the Shao family's shop is a profiteer?"
"The entire Northwest Fifth Road was in trouble. Our Shao family's caravan was ordered by the emperor to purchase grain and rice and transport it to various places! All the money was advanced by our Shao family! Our Shao family dare not say that we saved the people, but we have a clear conscience! Now
, are you telling me that Shao’s shop is a profiteer?”
"As we all know, I, the eldest daughter of the Shao family, am the wife of Lord Shen, the prefect! To be arrogant, my Shao family has the entire government office in Chengdu to support me. However, let me ask all the folks present here, how have the transactions of my Shao family ever been done?
Use your power to bully others."
"Now that we've talked about this today, I'm not afraid of your jokes! Since Mr. Shen came to Chengdu, not only has the profit of my Shao's shop not increased, but it has dropped by as much as 40%!"
As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "We don't rely on the government to make money, but my uncle has made some regulations for us. If you are interested, you can take a look!"
A man who looked like a scholar stepped forward and took the paper. After looking at it for a few times, his expression changed slightly!
"First, under the rule of Chengdu Prefecture, those who are sixty years old or above, widowed, and have no heirs will be given three measures of rice and three hundred coins every month!"
"Secondly, under the rule of Chengdu Prefecture, those who are under kindergarten age and have no parents or elders will be given two buckets of grain and rice every month. If they are unable to do so, the Shao Family Shop will pay for the samples temporarily!"
"Third, for those who are seeking scholars but have no resources, all their expenses at Shao's shop will be wiped out, and they will be given ten taels of money as a gift!"
"Fourth, in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, all the shopkeepers of the Shao family must donate corresponding materials. The shopkeeper has no fault. If there is any violation, the shopkeeper will be fired!"
"Tenth, in all the shops of the Shao family, anyone who dares to oppress the good people or defraud the people of their money will be repaid ten times, and the government will punish them severely!"
At the bottom of the paper, the two big characters with flying dragons and phoenixes are Shen Tang!
Looking at the silent people below, shopkeeper Mao waved his hand and asked someone to bring over an account book, "This is the coordination of all the materials used by my Shao family according to the above rules since Master Shen came to Chengdu! In total, it is 410,000 taels of silver. Remain!"
"On this page, all the people corresponding to the expenditures are recorded in detail. If you don't believe it, you can check it out!"
With that said, shopkeeper Mao threw these account books into the crowd!
"The prefect once told me that whether we are an official or a businessman, we are all citizens of the Song Dynasty! We do not need the people's admiration or praise, but at least we must have a clear conscience!"
"If the Shao family shop declines due to this during my tenure, I will apologize to my father-in-law.
However, if the Shao family business has made a lot of profits during my tenure, then I have failed the Holy Emperor and the people of Chengdu Prefecture!"
"I will not take care of other business names, nor should I! However, this is the case for the Shao family's business!"
"Loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced at the same time, and family and country cannot be considered at the same time! I, Shen Tang, are the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, so the Shao Family Shop should strictly discipline itself and serve the people wholeheartedly!"
Having said this, shopkeeper Mao paused for a moment, "We don't understand all the rules of my uncle. It's obvious that other families can do business like a fish in water with such a background. Why can't the Shao family do the same? However, whether it is the head of the family or the eldest lady, They all have strict orders, and you must not violate even the slightest bit of what I say!"
"So, my Shao's shop lost hundreds of thousands in half a year, and none of us have any complaints!"
"And now, you are telling me that our Shao family shop is a profiteer! Excuse me, which profiteer in the world is like this?
As the same saying goes, if the promise is fulfilled, my Shao family will not lose a penny, and if it is not fulfilled, my Shao family will not lose a penny! My heart, Mao Dewang, is worthy of the people of Chengdu Prefecture, and I, the Shao family, do not owe me a penny. who!"
"Shopkeeper Mao said it well!"
Suddenly, a person yelled, "I, Ma San, am not a human being. I was deceived into wronging the Shao family! I'm sorry for the prefect, I'm sorry for the Shao family! Today, I, Ma San, don't want this money. The Shao family doesn't owe me Ma San." three's!"
After that, he took out a transaction voucher, tore it into pieces and left it on the ground, then turned around and left the crowd!
"Yes, they don't owe us anything! Who dares to say that the Shao family is a profiteer? I will be the first to refuse! If the Shao family is a profiteer, then I hope that all the businesses in the world will become profiteers!"
Another voucher was still on the ground, and he turned around and left.