Chapter 565: Prepare for a rainy day
Chapter 565 Prepare for a rainy day
Nie Huai'an leaned on his crutches, pretended to cover his mouth and coughed lightly, and said with a stiff smile, "Jinxiao, Master and Chang Lao just heard the quarrel outside, but did someone break into the garden?"
"It's not a big deal, but Prince Xie wanted to bring them to the restaurant to stay for a while in order to reward the Bai Yu delegation."
Lin Jinxiao replied in a light tone, not wanting the second elder to ask too much about thanking the prince.
"Isn't that a big deal?"
Nie Huai'an frowned for a moment: "You can't live in a good post house, why do you want to live in a restaurant?"
Lin Jinxiao intentionally glanced at Chu Nanzhi beside him.
Right now, everyone must feel that Xie Jingchen brought the embassy into the restaurant to compete with him and not for other reasons.
Nie Huai'an immediately noticed the trickiness: It seems that the rumors are true, then Prince Xie really has a perverted mind about Nan Zhi girl.
At this moment, Housekeeper Zhao hurried in and asked at a loss: "Your Highness, Princess, I don't know that it was the Bai Yu Mission that entered the garden first, so Prince Xie took thirty thousand taels of silver to wrap it up." This restaurant, how can this old man settle down?"
"Thirty thousand taels?"
Nie Huai'an was shocked when he heard that:
This must be jealousy with Jinxiao.
Otherwise, the prince from Baiyu has something wrong in his head.
Spending a lot of money just to make a smile for the beauty is also a trick used by rich children. I only hope that the girl Nan Zhi will not be moved.
Regarding this matter, Chu Nanzhi had already decided to let nature take its course, and did not want to make any more troubles.
In any case, it was the apprentice who liked to spread money, and it was not himself who felt sorry for him.
Let him do whatever he wants.
Glancing at Butler Zhao with a calm expression, Chu Nanzhi calmly ordered: "Prince Xie only rented ten other courtyards in the garden, not the entire restaurant. You and Sang Kun only need to operate the restaurant normally. Let people disturb the other courtyard where the Bai Yu delegation is staying, and if they have any orders, they will try their best to satisfy them."
"The old man wrote it down."
Steward Zhao has no idea in his mind. Today, it is easier to earn a sum of money than a sum, and the amount is even bigger, which is simply shocking.
"Go."
Lin Jinxiao waved at Butler Zhao, and he didn't hold anything back anymore. Under the eyes of everyone, he pulled Chu Nanzhi into the living room affectionately.
Although it is clear that Chang Lao doesn't like him flirting with his wife in public, but at this moment, he feels that he should let the whole world know how much he loves his wife.
Come on, now my personality is set up as a lazy person who often suffers from leg problems. He always relies on the princess, so naturally he should be closer to her;
Moreover, it also made Xie Jingchen retreat in the face of difficulties, and it also made those dignitaries in Jingling City dare not despise her.
During the dinner, as usual, he only cared about picking up vegetables for Chu Nanzhi and taking care of the little treasures, without mentioning Xie Jingchen.
After the banquet was over, they sent off their relatives and led the family back to the mansion.
Chu Wenbi was very satisfied with his son-in-law's performance today, drank a few more glasses of wine, and fell asleep when he got home.
But Chu Nanzhi felt that Lin Jinxiao was too abnormal today, and he was probably ready to attack Concubine Yue Gui and Nandu Wang.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity cannot be missed.
After taking a bath, seeing Lin Jinxiao locked himself in the study, mysteriously not knowing what he was doing, Liu Yun led the little treasures to the backyard to rest first, while Chu Nanzhi led Chu Nanxiang, Sister Chu Nanzhu and Sang Kun went to the inner room of the bedroom to count the accounts of the restaurant for the past few days.
Sang Kun looked at the account book in her hand, with anxiety in his eyes: "Although the restaurant has been making a lot of money these days, most of the money collected is the scheduled fee, and the money that Jushengfang is currently subsidizing every day But there are more and more, and three new pastry shops have been recruited in the past two days, and the daily subsidy has reached nearly a thousand taels."
"It doesn't matter, the money that goes out can always be earned back."
Chu Nanzhi smiled indifferently.
Now the restaurant has gradually entered the right track, and he is about to go to Beijing, so he should explain many things to Sang Kun.
Staring at him, Chu Nanzhi said carefully: "At present, more than 20 shops and more than 60 sets of houses have been built on the east side of Jushengfang. Next, you can discuss with Steward Zhao to start selling them, starting from next month. Stop all subsidies, and shops willing to settle in Jushengfang can rent-free for three months."
"Rent-free March?"
Sang Kun meticulously recorded the things she ordered with a pen and paper, but this first thing made him feel very embarrassed.
"That's right, rent-free for three months."
Chu Nanzhi replied with firm eyes: "Suddenly there is no subsidy, those shops must not be reconciled, but now that the popularity of Jushengfang has risen, they are absolutely unwilling to give up this great business, starting from next month , You will open the west gate of Qinghefang, remove all the temporary shops, and plan the west area of Qinghefang for everyone to play, so that our two squares can continue to maintain their high popularity."
After a pause, she continued slowly: "It's different now. It's not that we are begging for those pastry shops. How can there be more than ten pastry shops left in the two cities? You must consider when you choose the merchants to settle in." Be more thoughtful, those who are engaged in the oil, salt, rice and grain business, clothing and hats and shoes stores, rouge powder, tailor shops, etc. must be taken into account, and try to ensure that the hosts who live in Jushengfang in the future can buy a lot of daily necessities nearby .”
Sang Kun thought for a while, and finally nodded with relief: "Master's considerations are indeed very thoughtful. A few days ago, a few shopkeepers of pastry shops who had tasted the sweetness came to inquire in person when our shop will be able to sell. Now it's time for the survival of the fittest. It's time to leave the merchants who can continue to attract customers for Jushengfang, and let those who are capable in other industries live there. When all walks of life gather around Defang City, everyone feels that it is convenient to live in Jushengfang. The house is no longer worrying about selling."
"Naturally, you don't have to rush to build the entire house in the workshop, we can sell it while building it, and even launch a restaurant reservation model."
Chu Nanzhi thought about it and said: "This time I entered Beijing, it was said that I would be able to come back before the New Year's Eve, but I don't know if there will be any changes. In short, I have told you the general strategy. If you encounter problems and cannot decide on your own, you can Send a letter to Beijing, anyway, a God of Wealth came today and sent so much money, even if part of the house in Jushengfang is temporarily put aside, we can still afford to lose money."
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely not let the money you put in go to waste."
With her suggestions tonight, the thoughts in Sang Kun's mind became clearer, and he was confident to make Jushengfang extremely lively and prosperous.
Just thinking of the restaurant that Princess Qian will open soon, he was a little apprehensive, and frowned slightly: "After the master leaves, our restaurant's business."
"Don't worry, the governor of Tang Dynasty fills in 10,000 taels of silver every month. Are you still afraid that Yuanlai Restaurant will not be able to support Gaosheng Restaurant?"
Chu Nanzhi smiled disapprovingly.
But this is not a long-term solution after all, she has to find some way to deal with it.
(end of this chapter)