My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 94 I'm Too Lazy to Praise You Today

"The King of Qi's people asked for the price and raised it?"

Qin Yuan was shocked when she heard the news that Manager Lin asked Shen Changle to bring back.

In his previous life, the King of Qi was such a glorious man. It was said that he never got involved in worldly affairs. How could he get involved in the pepper business?

"Have you found out what the King of Qi's people want to buy pepper for?"

Shen Changle's round face was also full of confusion. He shook his head and said, "I don't know. The chief official of Prince Qi's Mansion just sent someone to inquire about the price. He didn't say when to place an order or what the goods will be used for. He just said that he wants a lot and is willing to give a good price, so that those who are eager to buy will stop for a while."

Qin Yuan: “…”

In this case, how could the price of pepper not rise?
And there will be no demand for it.

Even if she accepted the price of fifty-five taels of silver per catty, she still couldn't get the goods.

In her previous life, she had only heard that the Crown Princess requested that all the bedrooms in the Eastern Palace be coated with pepper paste, which consumed a lot of pepper and caused the price of pepper in the capital to soar.

In the later period, pepper became increasingly difficult to find, because a magical recipe from the sea was circulated among the noble circles in the capital, which also required pepper.

The price of pepper increased many times, but it was still out of stock. Even officials used pepper instead of silver for bribes.

When Prime Minister Niu's house was searched, hundreds of bushels of pepper were seized from his storehouse, which was more than what was stored in the royal palace.

The emperor was furious about this and ordered the historians to record the incident in detail to ensure that Prime Minister Niu's bad reputation would go down in history.

But the Crown Prince has not yet decided on a Crown Princess. At this time in her previous life, the price of pepper was steadily falling. If she didn't want to buy a lot, she wouldn't have made a move at this moment.

Qin Yuan really couldn't figure out why King Qi was raising the price of pepper so blatantly.

She pondered for a while before saying to Shen Changle, who was still standing at the side with his hands down, "You sent the account book over, what did you see?"

Shen Changle explained the reactions of each shopkeeper in a clear and orderly manner.

Qin Yuan's dowry shops are small and located in a cramped location. Among the account books submitted this time, the ones with no problems are those of Shopkeepers Wu, Lin and Sun.

There were some problems with the other account books, but compared to the last time, they were much fewer and smaller.

This must be a lucky gamble, or maybe he was testing her limits.

The game between the boss and the shopkeeper is like a game of chess.

She had seen a lot in her previous life, so she didn't find it surprising.

Shen Changle said, "Manager Yao and the acting manager said that they didn't check the vouchers carefully when they copied them. They were in a hurry to revise the account books, so they are inevitably a little rough. They will check them immediately and send them back. Please forgive me, Madam. Manager Qian said that the account books can no longer be adjusted. Manager Wu said that he didn't expect that Madam would give a deadline, and the account books submitted would still have omissions. He has tried his best to check, but he didn't find them. If Madam blames him, he is not doing his job well and should be punished."

Hongye listened carefully.

Qin Yuan responded.

The fact that these two shopkeepers are still willing to explain means that they dare not cause trouble again.

Shen Changle said, "I see that Shopkeeper Qian doesn't want to run the business anymore. The goods in the corner of the shop are covered with a thick layer of dust, and many of them are old goods. The shop is located at the corner of the street, which is remote and not visited by many people. The goods sold here are all sundries that can be bought elsewhere. I asked around and found out that the location was not bad before, but later the city officials of West Market adjusted the entrance and exit of the stalls, making it remote. Even if I sell it, I don't think I can get much money."

Hongye looked at Shen Changle with admiration.

This man has life in his eyes.

Qin Yuan said: "It seems that he doesn't want to do it anymore and wants to quit."

Shen Changle said, "I think so." Qin Yuan asked, "Do you think it's a good idea to sell this shop, or what?"

Shen Changle smiled and said, "If we sell it now, I don't think anyone will be willing to take it. If we sell it to a neighboring store, the price will definitely be lowered. If we leave it there, I'm afraid the old goods in the store won't be able to be sold. After a long time, we won't even be able to earn the monthly salary of the shopkeeper and the clerks."

Actually, this is a waste.

Qin Yuan asked: "Is there no other way?"

Shen Changle said, "I have an idea. Why not sell the old goods in the shop at a discount to attract more people so that we can sell new goods."

Qin Yuan nodded.

Shen Changle added, "The location of the shop is not very good, but it is in the West Market, where there are many people. It is better to change to other businesses that people are willing to come to even at the end of the alley. The groceries that we used to sell can also be bought elsewhere, so naturally no one is willing to go to the end of the street to buy goods."

Qin Yuan glanced at Hongye.

Hongye nodded repeatedly, with a look of approval on her face.

Qin Yuan already had an idea in mind, but she still wanted to see how far Shen Changle could go, so she said, "Since this shopkeeper Qian is unwilling to continue, why don't you go and see if you can take over and do something. I have a limited dowry shop, and now that I have just arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, there is nothing big to do. I can't not arrange a job for you, so you can do this job first, how about it?"

Shen Changle was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, Madam, for your care. I will definitely do my best to do this job well."

He was the first person in the accompanying room to have a proper job. The jobs arranged in Wutong Garden were nothing. Only working outside could have a future.

Qin Yuan said, "You should go to the West Market more often and help me find out about the activities of the Chief of Qi Palace in collecting pepper, and then see what kind of business my shop can do. If you do well, you will definitely get the bonus at the end of the year."

Shen Changle said: "I will get busy right away and will not let Madam down."

After he left, Qin Yuan asked Hong Ye: "How is it?"

Hongye said with admiration, "Miss, you are right. You can't judge a person by his appearance. He is very good at doing things and also very good at handling things."

Qin Yuan said: "You are also very good."

Hongye immediately asked in high spirits: "Miss, can you tell me what are the good things about me?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I am too lazy to praise you today. Go and pester Cui Ming. Ask more about the affairs of the mansion these days. Look more at the maids in the tea room. Who do you like the most?"

Hongye pouted and said, "Then I'll go out and get busy."

Qin Yuan responded and said, "You should also talk more to Xiaohong."

Hongye said, "Do I need to tell you these things, young lady? I have been keeping an eye on Fengxuan Pavilion and Songtao Pavilion. Young lady, don't worry. I will know as soon as there is any movement."

Qin Yuan said: "Look, isn't this your advantage? Okay, go ahead, I still have something to write for my cousin."

Only then did Hongye leave with satisfaction.

Qin Yuan asked the maid to fetch some water, washed her hands, and carefully applied ointment. Then she lit incense, spread out the rice paper, picked up the pen and wrote down the techniques and experiences she had gained over the years in writing poems. She also wrote two poems for Qin Siyuan to refer to.

Qin Siyuan's personality is different from Lin Ziqi's, he is quite upright. She definitely cannot directly polish his writing, but she can help him make a draft so that he can learn by analogy.

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