"Master, it's...my sister asked me to take care of the winery business."
Xia Shang shouted in a low tone, not too high, but Liu Ruyan was so frightened that she stood up straight and almost overturned the tea cup she was holding. She lowered her head and explained in a low voice.
Seeing that little body trembling and speaking voice trembling, it looked really pitiful.
Xia Shang couldn't bear it, but he couldn't tell whether the woman was pretending to be gentle or if she was really scared, so he didn't change his attitude.
The relationship between the two was indeed not very good. The reason was that Liu Ruyan entered the house at an inappropriate time, which made Xia Shang feel resistant and repelled from his heart.
Xia Shang glanced at the teacup still held in Liu Ruyan's hand, the lid clinking as his body trembled.
"Sit down, don't be so nervous. This is how I talk, just get used to it."
"I...I don't dare."
"Sit down when I tell you to."
Liu Ruyan took another peek and saw that Xia Shang's expression softened slightly, and then he sat down properly.
Xia Shangyan said: "Tell me why you thought of selling low-priced wine to others?"
Liu Ruyan thought it was the man's decision to hold her accountable, and was about to stand up to admit her mistake. Xia Shang happened to walk up to her side and held her shoulders: "You can say whatever you think, I didn't say you didn't do well.
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Liu Ruyan put down the tea cup and said in a voice like the night wind: "Um...I think that Wuliangye is a treasure that is unparalleled in the world. Nowadays, the supply exceeds demand in the Yangzhou market, so it is inevitable to open more wine shops. However, the emergence of Wuliangye will inevitably affect
When doing business with other wineries, it is inevitable that there will be people with evil intentions who will covet the formula of Wuliangye. If the young master wants to open a wide range of wine shops, he will definitely encounter a lot of troubles.
Instead of worrying about how to protect the formula of Wuliangye all day long, it is better to supply Wuliangye to other wineries openly. Let their wineries also have Wuliangye to sell, and other wineries will benefit from it, and naturally they will not come to trouble again, nor will they come back.
The idea of formulating. Although we suffered a loss by selling low-priced wine, we can still get some profits from it. As a compromise, if other restaurants also join in buying Wuliangye, the young master's profits will be smaller, but he will also gain from it.
This is my concubine’s plan, I don’t know the young master..."
After Liu Ruyan finished speaking, she looked a little uneasy, fearing that the man would not be satisfied with the arrangement.
Xia Shang did not comment, but asked again: "Huairou asked you to take care of business?"
"Well, it all depends on my sister's orders. Without my sister's permission, I would not dare to interfere in the family business even if I were brave enough."
"What did Huairou tell you?"
"Sister gave me the key to the warehouse and asked me to check the family's account books and keep an eye on the winery's business. That's all."
Xia Shang frowned, wondering why Huairou handed over all the keys to the warehouse when Liu Ruyan came home? He also asked her to take care of all the family's finances. Isn't this trust too much? Moreover, these tasks are not simple.
, Liu Ruyan didn’t know anything when she came here, how could Qin Huairou feel relieved?
"Is there any difficulty in the work assigned to you? Do you understand the accounts and the like?"
"There are no doubts for now, the accounts have been sorted and packaged."
It took Qin Huairou a month or two to sort out the family's ledgers. How many days had she been here? She actually sorted them out?
"Oh? Then tell me how much property your family owns? How is the profit?"
"Go back to the young master. In the warehouse at home, there are 51,730 taels of silver, rare pearls, gold and silver jewelry, a total of 7,750 taels of silver, and some rare medicinal materials such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, which are worth 2,300 taels of silver.
Liang, some pieces of cloth and yarn, converted into 640 taels of silver. The total amount stored in the warehouse is 61,763 taels of converted silver.
I divided the 60,000 taels of silver notes I already had into three bank banks, Tonghui, Jubao, and Caiyuan, each with 20,000 taels. Then there are wineries and shops. There are three in Yangzhou City and 13 in the surrounding ten counties. There are ten in total.
Six, the estimated value should be 230,000 taels of silver.
Now Wuliangye can produce 50,000 bottles per month. According to the young master's request, he will continue to store 20,000 bottles, and the remaining 30,000 bottles will flow into various shops. In the first month, 21,973 bottles were sold, excluding wages,
The shopkeeper's bonus is a total profit of 210,000 taels of silver."
After Liu Ruyan finished speaking, Xia Shang was shocked, thinking that even Zi himself didn't know so clearly. How could this girl know so clearly just after being here a few days?
"How do you know this?"
"There are account books in the warehouse at home, and you will know after counting them."
"How many days did it take you?"
"one day."
"real?"
"I dare not speak nonsense."
"So, you are very talented at counting?"
"I've been like this since I was a child. It's not a talent."
Xia Shang looked around and thought to himself, could this girl be a genius? In ancient times, when there was no advanced mathematical theory, it was extremely rare to be able to count the ledgers so quickly.
"Well, let me ask you a question. Two taels of silver can be exchanged for a bottle of wine. Four bottle caps can be exchanged for one bottle of wine. Two bottles can be exchanged for one bottle of wine. How many bottles of wine can be exchanged for ten taels of silver?"
The meaning of this question is simple, but it is not easy to solve it in a short time.
Liu Ruyan had never heard such an interesting question before. She pondered for a while, then raised her head and answered: "It can be exchanged for fifteen bottles of wine and three caps for one bottle."
This is less than ten seconds!
Xia Shang was convinced this time. It turned out that this girl was really a genius in arithmetic.
No wonder Madam thinks so highly of her. She must have seen this girl's arithmetic skills. Such a genius in arithmetic is perfect for managing accounts.
But the premise is that the girl must be loyal to the Xia family, as she is afraid that she will have other thoughts when she marries into the Xia family.
Just looking at the performance of this conversation, Xia Shang can't see any flaws, but it's obviously not possible to completely trust her, and more time will be needed to observe her.
"You answered very well. The correct answer is fifteen. It seems that you do have some talent. Since my wife trusts you, you should do it well. But if you have any major decisions in the future, you must discuss it with me first."
Liu Ruyan's pretty face turned red and she was overjoyed. This simple sentence was a rare affirmation and praise for her. She nodded heavily towards Xia Shang: "I will do my best and live up to the expectations of my sister and young master."
"Okay, you go and do your work. I have nothing to do here."
Liu Ruyan's expression darkened and she looked a little disappointed. He hesitated and opened the door, listening to the noise and chaos outside the house.
I don't know what happened, but the sounds on the street could be heard inside the house.
By chance, I met a family passing by the door. Xia Shang called me and asked, "What happened outside the house? Is it so noisy?"
The servant didn't know: "Master, wait a moment, I'll go ask."
After saying that, the servant quickly ran to the door of the house to inquire.
Half a minute later, the servant came back: "Master, I heard from people outside that something happened to the Guanyin Temple. Many people died in the temple."