Invincible son

Chapter 177 176 [etc.]

Winter in Kyoto is very cold.

Although it is only late November, the first snow has not yet fallen, and the pedestrians on the street are all wearing thick winter clothes.Most of the poor people choose to stay at home and rely on the firewood prepared in autumn to keep warm.However, the real severe winter has not yet come, and these firewood obviously cannot last for too long. At that time, we can only buy charcoal and burn it for two hours in the coldest night.

The piercing cold wind hits from the north and crosses the boundless wasteland. Neither Huazhou nor Xingliang Mansion can stop it. Although there are towering and thick walls around Kyoto, the continuous cold wind can still blow into people's bones .

Qingshui Street, West City, in the spacious atrium in the backyard of Xiangyun Company.

It was still early, but dozens of men were already standing here.

Even though the weather was cold, the faces of these people were full of excitement and excitement.

Pei Yue stood on the steps, beside Gu Fan and other seven noble children.

"Today will be the first time for our Xiangyun firm to make a name for itself. You should be aware of the importance of this matter." Pei Yue glanced at the people below the steps, and opened the conversation straight to the point.These people are business people who he and Gu Fan personally invited, including three shopkeepers, 12 shopkeepers, and 12 accountants.

"Please give orders!" Everyone said in unison.

Pei Yue smiled lightly, and said in a calm voice: "What is briquette? You must have used it at home. I won't repeat the benefits. We will officially start selling it today. Before that, I have a few words to share with you." Say it again."

"First, in order to prepare for today's sale, I have set up four distribution points in the west city, and eight in the south city. Each of your twelve shopkeepers is in charge of one. From today to the end of December, a total of 36 days, The total sales of the whole month of December will be used for evaluation, which will become a rule in the future. The top three shops with the highest sales will each receive an additional reward of 100 taels of silver, the shopkeeper will receive 30 taels of silver, and the rest will be distributed to the staff. The place with the lowest sales will be registered once , if there are three accumulative registrations, everyone from the shopkeeper to the clerk will be dismissed. After you go back, you need to explain this matter clearly to everyone, have you written it down?"

"take note of it!"

The salaries of these people are much higher than those of shopkeepers in the market, and seeing that Pei Yue is very young, he thinks that he is a prodigal dude who doesn't know how expensive money is, so he naturally feels a little contemptuous.

Now hearing Pei Yue's very strict rules, they immediately became nervous.

"Second, the accountants everywhere are veterans. Normally, I shouldn't show off in front of you, but I have to say some things first. The account books need to separate the incoming items from the outgoing items. There are two copies of each kind every month, and one is left in the Everywhere, send a copy to the main store for archiving. At the same time, I will send people to check the accounts at the end of the month. If the inventory and income and expenditure accounts do not match, don’t blame me for being merciless. The prison in Kyoto Prefecture welcomes you at any time.”

"My boss, don't worry, we will definitely manage the accounts well." The accountants replied in unison.

Pei Yue nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Third, you only care about selling, and the rest has nothing to do with you. I know that the water in Kyoto is deep, and throwing a stone at will can hit a high-ranking official, so I specially invite all the senior brothers to call out relatives at home. Soldiers, send five people to each shop to prevent trouble. If the trouble is too big, they can't solve it. You need to send people to the main store to report the news as soon as possible. But I have to remind you that these soldiers have nothing to do with you. Don't think about relying on them to run amok, I don't raise idlers here, let alone stupid people."

The crowd responded in unison.

Pei Yue glanced at the early morning sky and said with a smile: "The first batch of briquettes have been shipped to various warehouses yesterday, and another batch will be shipped from Shouyang Mountain at noon today. I wish you all the best."

After the shopkeepers and accountants left excitedly, Pei Yue turned around and cupped his hands to the three big shopkeepers, saying, "Thank you, the three chiefs are in charge of the overall situation. If you have any problems that cannot be solved, you can come to the backyard to find me."

The three hurriedly backed away, and said respectfully: "My master is blessed with his talents, and it is really a blessing for the people of Kyoto to make such a warm thing that is beneficial and cost-effective."

"We don't need to do this in our own family, everyone go get busy."

Pei Yue smiled and waved his hands, and then returned to the main hall with the other honored children.

Two ordinary-looking [-]- or [-]-year-old maids served hot tea, which was delivered by Gu Fan himself, Pei Yue couldn't refuse, so he left them to serve tea and deliver water at the head office.As for Tao Hua, who suddenly came down to leisure, she became more and more familiar with Ye Qi after coming to Beijing this time, and now the two are chatting in the back house.

Deng Zai and Qi Jun stood aside with serious expressions.

Except for the two of them, Feng Yi and Gai Ju stayed in Lvliuzhuang, supervising those craftsmen who continued to build utensils day and night, and the remaining 14 people were all in Shouyang Mountain, under the unified command of Wang Yong.Not only do they have to manage the coal yard with the assistance of the householders in Lvliuzhuang, but they are also responsible for escorting the convoy that transports briquettes to Beijing. Their duties are very important.

Pei Yue sat in the main seat, Gu Fan was the first on the left, and Sun Qi, the second son of the Duke of Shanguo, was on the right.

There are also Lu Cheng who is known as Mangzi, Yu Tong who is thoughtful, Wang Wenhe, Wei Ziyun and Qian Tong.

These six people are all descendants of the founding princes, and they had a very good friendship with Gu Fan in the past.

Pei Yue discovered an interesting phenomenon.

At the time of Pei Taijun's birthday, Yin Dao and other six people stood behind Peicheng with a clear banner, and later they went to the west to join the army with him.Not only that, the fathers of these six people are all generals in the army, and Yin Wei, the father of Yin Dao, will take over as the head of the Beijing Army's North Camp.In time, if Pei Cheng can show his ability in the army, with the help of these people, maybe he can really carry the banner of the Pei family.

In contrast, the six people who are acquainted with Gu Fan either have their elders gradually moving away from military power, or have no interest in military affairs, and are only interested in making money.

Lu Cheng fidgeted and asked, "Pei Yue, what are we going to do next?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Wait."

"Wait?"

"The preparatory work went well. Now that the stalls have been rolled out, the next step is naturally to wait. You may be a little worried, but there is no need to. Honeycomb is a perfect substitute for charcoal heating. The price is low, and the people of Kyoto will not ignore it. During this period of time, I have asked people to promote it everywhere, and the feedback is not bad, I believe the result will satisfy everyone.”

Yu Tong said with emotion: "Fortunately, we are partners."

Pei Yue asked curiously, "What do you mean by Brother Yu Shi?"

Yu Tong sighed softly, and said slowly: "You are able to manage such a big stall in an orderly manner, and you have never made any mistakes. Who else can do it like us? Brother Yue, it's not that I am in front of you. I have seen many business geeks over the years, but I have never seen a genius as young as you. Thinking about your age, a name always pops up in my mind..."

Lu Cheng asked curiously, "Who?"

Yu Tong glanced left and right, suddenly smiled apologetically at everyone, shook his head and said, "Stop talking."

Lu Cheng continued to ask, but Sun Qi interjected: "Brother Pei Xian, how much do you think you will earn today?"

Pei Yue laughed and said, "Brother Sun Shi, it's hard for me. Let's put it this way, our total investment in the early stage is close to 5 taels of silver. According to the price of honeycomb briquettes for five cents a piece, the average single cost is about half a penny. That means we have to sell 100 million briquettes to recover the initial investment.”

Lu Cheng's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked incredulously, "So much? Can it be sold? Will we lose money?"

Pei Yue said calmly: "Now there are more than 33 households in Kyoto, with a population of about one million. Most of them are ordinary people. A briquette can burn for half an hour, and it can be used not only for heating, but also for boiling water. Rice has a wide range of uses. Brother Lu Shi might as well guess, how many briquettes will be used in Kyoto every day after it is fully rolled out?"

The initial investment was mainly 3 taels of silver for buying land, which was a one-time expense, and a total of 2 taels was spent in the follow-up, which was mainly due to the extremely cheap labor of this generation, which was unimaginable in Pei Yue's previous life. Case.Even so, Pei Yue did not deliberately oppress these ordinary people. On the contrary, in addition to paying enough wages, he also provided enough guarantees for food, and he was already considered a very conscientious businessman.

Waiting is a very torturous process, but fortunately these people are patient.When the night was dark, the three shopkeepers hurriedly came to the backyard, the joy on their faces could not be concealed at all.

"My boss, I'm overjoyed! I'm overjoyed!"

Sun Qi and the others suddenly got up.

The shopkeeper said loudly: "Congratulations, master, congratulations, master!"

Lu Cheng was rather impatient, and hurriedly urged: "Stop talking nonsense, speak quickly!"

The big shopkeeper clasped his hands and said, "Boss, just finished summarizing the sales situation of the twelve shops, and all the briquettes are sold out today!"

Pei Yue stood up, suppressing the excitement in his heart and asked: "Really?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and said: "How dare a villain deceive the owner? The stock that was transported into various warehouses yesterday, plus the honeycomb that was transported into Beijing at noon today, a total of 12 honeycombs, all sold out!"

The crowd cheered and jumped, very lively.

Pei Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)