Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 127 Business
Su Tong's Zhuangzi was built, the equipment was built, and time was spent on training the women, and then the production officially started.

Needless to say, it really went smoothly. These women are hard-working and ingenious, many times better than other women hired from the village.

After all, these abducted girls may be of inferior quality compared to other young ladies who have been abducted by kidnappers. It's too bad, the kidnapper can't sell it if he abducts someone, and it's wasted food, the gain outweighs the loss.

Four of the women here are literate, and although the other two are not very literate, they are also envoys from wealthy families. They understand the rules and learn things quickly, which is much better than ordinary people.

Of course, this kind of handicraft workshop now requires a lot of labor, and not just six women can finish the work. Su Tong still hired a lot of people from nearby villages to help.

Anyway, it's all division of labor and cooperation, each person is responsible for a kind of work alone, and there is no need to worry about the craftsmanship being leaked too early, and it will not be able to pay back. Although piracy is inevitable in this era, the business like Miss Su is doing now is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. If you imitate casually, at least in a few years, no one will come to the ring.

Time passed day by day, and the production work gradually got on track. At the beginning, Su Tong had to help with all kinds of chores. Later, when these people took over, Miss Su didn't have to bother at all. They could handle all the affairs properly. .

Su Tong's business was originally to find a way out for these people, so naturally he would not interfere too much, so he let them do their own busy work and enjoy the benefits.

Nowadays, besides soap and scented soap, there is also a kind of moisturizer that can be produced and sold on a large scale. It is relatively simple to make, and the materials are not very expensive. It is similar to the skin care products used in the 90s, and the material is Better, more delicate and silky.

In fact, these things may not be much better in terms of effect than the various skin care products used by the royals and nobles today.

Since Su Tong came to this era, he has also seen the quality of life of the noble ladies of this era, such as the eldest princess, who is really exquisite and appropriate in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. See who it is, take care of it like the eldest princess, and it will definitely have a long life.

Of course, except for those who find happiness for themselves and worry all day long, such people will also be short-lived even if they don't take care of themselves.

But only nobles can afford those high-end and expensive skin care products, and Su Tong is thinking that even ordinary people can afford the things they make themselves if they want to buy them.

Still, the aristocrats had to earn their money, and they had to earn their living mainly from theirs.

This is easy. Modern marketing also pays attention to the classification of various commodities. If you put it in a package, the price will increase several times immediately. Let’s say the soap and scented soap made by Su Tong. Soap is considered a large-scale consumable. You can buy a big piece to go home, and you can wash your clothes and wash your hands.

Ordinary soaps are sold loose, and you can buy them for a hundred and eighty yuan, but if you use high-quality wood, add a box made of glass cover, and hold the carved soap, you will have to buy it all the time.

No matter how high-end and more expensive, it is not impossible to develop.

As for moisturizer, although the amount of that thing is much larger than that of essential oils and perfumes, it is still relatively small. It is not enough for family use, plus gifts, and even if it is sold, there is only a very small amount quantity.

Time passed like this, and when summer was approaching, although the various products produced by this group of women's soldiers were not too many, they were ready for sale. The most important thing was that Miss Su's finances were tight, so if she didn't sell these things, she I'm afraid that little pocket money won't last.

Su Tong asked Su Wencheng to help, and found two shops selling rouge and gouache in Qingzhou, and sold his own things as a consignment. It's not that he couldn't open a shop by himself, but it was too troublesome. Su Tong thought about it, and decided to keep things simple. Start the business first and accumulate some experience.

Originally, Su Tong thought that the business would not be very good at the beginning, and it would be good to have a slight profit. After all, it would take some time for any new product to adapt to the market.

Nowadays, when the people in Qingzhou spend money, they wish they could be broken into two halves. This is very different from the group of spoiled patriots in the capital.

Unexpectedly, this business is actually very good.

In just a few days, a lot of the goods were sold out, and it wasn't that the cheap soaps sold well, as Miss Su thought, but there was not a single piece of the highest-grade soap left. As for the beautiful glass bottles, On the first day, the stock in the store was completely emptied of the moisturizing cream named Snowflake Cream.

Su Tong inquired about the news, and only then did she know that her public relations were good enough. At the beginning, Su Wencheng randomly took a lot of soap and some snowflake cream as favors for his colleagues. Those ladies used it After that, naturally feel good.

At that time, the output of Ms. Su's products could not increase, and she adopted the high-quality line, not to mention snow cream, even soap, all of which were made very small and exquisite, only half the size of a palm, and very thin, and used for half a month , Before a large batch of soap was produced, the soap in their hands was used up.

Such daily necessities are not conspicuous when they are used, but once they are gone and they are no longer needed, anyone will feel extremely awkward.

Recently, many noble ladies in Qingzhou asked people to find out where to buy those soaps and those snow-white scented body creams, but they couldn't find out. Now that the goods are on the market, their value will naturally double.

In any case, a small profit is always a good thing.

Su Tong thought about making persistent efforts and recruiting a group of people to continue making high-end soaps and moisturizers, but A-Xia said: "Little lady, don't be so anxious, I think, let's sell more of these cheap soaps first." Rather, it is better to call a few beggars on the street, spend a few pennies, a few bowls of rice, and let them spread the song to let everyone know the benefits of these soaps. Don't satisfy those people's appetite too quickly."

Su Tong couldn't help but laugh——A Xia is a smart girl who knows everything. She is very good at doing business, and she doesn't even need to be taught about hunger marketing.

Since she was capable, Miss Su simply left it to her to do it, and let Axia use various means, from unfamiliarity to proficiency, to slowly figure out how to start a business.

Anyway, for Su Tong, money is actually secondary, she just wants to do something, something serious, something that will bring her closer to the era and life she is familiar with.

A Xia's method is very useful. In summer, people sweat a lot, and people wash their faces and clothes more diligently. The production in Zhuangzi is now in three shifts, and it is still too busy. Su Tong is not stingy, and his salary has been increased. Now Not to mention Axia and the other six girls, among the hired women, a few skilled and hardworking ones can get three hundred cash plus one liter of rice every month.

The wages of Axia and the others are not easy to calculate.

In this business, Su Tong's own technology and equipment capital invested in the shares, accounting for a total of 80.00% of the shares, and the remaining 20.00% was shared equally between them, although the women were flattered at the beginning and did not agree to get such a big benefit. Well, it's better for them to take out all the money distributed by the government at the beginning and count it together. Su Tong persuaded them again, so they reluctantly accepted it.

Seeing Axia's shining eyes when he calculated his income with the abacus as the business got better and better, Su Tong couldn't help but find it funny, but couldn't help but feel sad.

This business is nothing to her. She used to care about money, but now that Su Wencheng is an official, the Song Dynasty treats officials favorably, and their family is no longer short of money. Money is no longer attractive to her. It's not big, but for these women, this is the foundation of their lives.

Su Tong also felt that encouraging them to spend their minds on making money would help these people forget the past and better face their future life, so he somewhat indulged them to be busy all day long.

Of course, there is no need to miss any of the courses that should be taken.

Miss Su is an excellent teacher now.

When Su Wencheng saw Su Tong running around the house all day long, he lost a lot of weight because of the busy work, and ordered her to rest.

Su Tong was caught and scolded by her father, saying that she was disgraced all day long and didn't pay attention to her personal image. Her stepmother Li Xiuniang almost suspected that Su Tong was dissatisfied with her.

Only then did she suddenly discover that the women of Axia only know how to make money these days, and they have made a lot of money, but the clothes they are wearing are still bought by Li Shi, which are the same as the clothes of the maids at home. Well, Su Tong took them in because he wanted them to come to the house as envoys.

As soon as he regained his composure, Su Tong simply asked everyone to have a holiday, and allowed A-Xia to take them out for a walk, and buy something he liked by himself.

Although there is no shortage of cloth at home, and there are many cloths for making clothes, but girls like hairpins and rings, jewelry, there must be one piece. Besides, Su Tong hopes that these women will be self-reliant, so it is not easy to take care of all the basic necessities of life.

Since Su Tong himself arrived in Qingzhou, he hasn't taken a good look at the specific situation in the market. He only heard from her father that this place is considered prosperous. The village is exterminated, this place is considered good.

She always has to understand the local customs and customs wherever she goes, and this time is no exception, so she found a sunny and sunny day, hired a car, and invited Axia and the others to go shopping together.

(End of this chapter)