Without the extortion of officials, the merchants also have more confidence in business; If you pay less money, you will have more profit margins, and you will naturally have to reduce prices and strive for more sales; The price has been reduced, which naturally attracts people to shop to pick up the bargain; If the goods are sold, they must order more from the workshop, and the craftsmen will work harder, and they will also get more wages; If you get more wages, you naturally have to pull a few feet of cloth for your wife and children, and cut half a pound more, which drives sales! This makes the market extremely prosperous, a prosperous scene!

The opening of the department store and the distribution plan of money and grain also made Liu Pei and Liu Baihu famous! Anyone in Jinan City who knows Liu Pei's name, when it comes to Liu Pei and Liu Baihu, they all give a thumbs up, praise the young hero, and be extraordinarily smart! A good family who also practiced! After that, he will be able to worship the marquis, and he will be the pillar of the country! In fact, Liu Pei didn't expect these effects. These are the side effects of the whole plan, and they are a bonus!

It is on this good day that many department stores are about to open. Before the opening, Liu Pei gave everyone a lot of ideas, including small flyers, special sales, etc. The people of the Ming Dynasty have never seen so many propaganda methods, and they were shocked for a while! And these modern propaganda methods are also effective! There is no one in the whole city of Jinan who doesn't talk about how many department stores there are! It seems that if you don't come to the department store to see, you won't be a city person! For a while, everyone in Jinan City knew that in this store, grain, oil, rice, noodles, clothing, shoes and hats were all covered! Everything the family needs can be bought in the department store! So get ready to go around!

Today, the small square in front of the department store can be described as colorful flags fluttering, gongs and drums noisy. Liu Pei also put a lot of effort into attracting attention. All kinds of jugglers take turns performing in the small square! One moment swallows a knife and spits fire, and a while climbs a pole and walks a rope. The crowd applauded in unison, and the trouble was extraordinary!

Today, many officials also came to the department store to see what kind of department store it was. However, the prefect did not come because of the official reputation, but he sent the Tongzhi here, which can be regarded as giving enough face.

The officials watched the juggling at the door for a long time, and then threw down some bounty money before heading to the department store. Then I saw six sturdy men standing in front of the department store. He wears a felt hat and a blue skit, black felt boots on his feet, and a short stick pinned to his belt.

Master Tongzhi said: "Such a majestic man seems to be much stronger than the soldiers of the guard!" What do they do? It's a bit of a shame to just be in charge of the gatekeeper! ”

Hua Shufeng bowed and said: "Lord Hui, they are not only guarding the door, but also responsible for inspecting the store and driving away petty thieves. They did all these things. They're not just six people. Rather, there are six people in each team, and there are six teams in total. The rest of the people were walking upstairs and downstairs on patrol. There are two teams at the front and back doors. When they stand here, they're resting. ”

Master Tongzhi nodded slightly and said, "Okay, the arrangement is good!" ”

When they entered the gate, they saw a wide passageway. There are always four people shoulder to shoulder, and the floor is not made of the usual wooden floor, but an extremely smooth square-shaped porcelain plate that makes the floor appear clean and tidy. And there are some patterns on the porcelain plate that look very beautiful. Master Tongzhi tried to stomp his feet, thought it was good, and said, "What is this?" How did you stick all the porcelain plates to the ground? ”

Hua Shufeng said: "This thing has another name called tile, which means that it is pasted on the ground like a brick. One of the benefits of this tile is that it is easy to clean and resistant to wear and tear! No matter how many people have stepped on it, as long as the rag is wiped up, it will be as clean as new, and we will send a few people to clean it all the time, so as to ensure that the ground is clean at all times. ”

This made Master Tongzhi quite surprised! I wanted to lay such a layer of tiles in my home, which looked clean, generous, and beautiful, but he didn't make a sound, and he just said it later.

This tile is Liu Pei's next new product. Anyway, he already has a porcelain kiln, and it is not difficult to expand the production of ceramic tiles. In the Ming Dynasty, the production of ceramic tiles did not have to be as complicated as modern times, as long as a simple recipe was sufficient, and there were many potters in the Ming Dynasty, which was easy to hire. And Liu Pei is not worried about others copying. Because he is the only one in the Ming Dynasty who has an industrial thermometer. If there is no thermometer at the mouth of other kilns to grasp the temperature, the yield rate is too low based on the experience of the kiln worker alone.

This is a move by Liu Pei to intervene in the construction industry. This will not only earn him money, but also train a large number of sappers for him. You must know that the traffic in these years is not as developed as modern transportation. There are two cars running parallel to the main road, and that is the official road! And it's just that the official road is full of potholes. Once the army is in action, the impact is enormous. So a good team of sappers is very important to Liu Pei.

Lord Tongzhi continued to walk forward with a group of officials, and sure enough, he saw shops with names he was familiar with. The front of all the shops is the same except for the name, and it looks very neat and pleasing to the eye. All the guys wore blue shirts with red armor and the name of the shop embroidered on them. It also looks energetic.

Bijia is a sleeveless, collarless placket with slits on both sides and below the knee, and its style is usually longer than that of later waistcoats, usually to the side or knee, and some longer, less than a foot above the ground. This kind of clothing was originally a Hanfu style in the Song Dynasty, a sleeveless long smock, also known as a "vest". It was later introduced to Mongolia. According to the "History of the Yuan": "Another piece of clothing, the front has no clothes, the back is twice as long as the front, and also goes to the leader, decorated with two shirts, called 'Bijia', so that the bow and horse, when they are imitated."

In this way, Lord Tongzhi and a group of officials, accompanied by Hua Shufeng and his party, walked up and down the department store, and of course received a bunch of gifts. Then he left satisfied.

After the officials left, the men at the gate began to release people into the shops. Fortunately, Liu Pei has experience, and he arranged for the men at the door to slowly let people in at a very slow speed. After taking over the big department store, it's still crowded! The sound of selling, bargaining, and calling for friends resounded through the three-story building! I'm about to lift the roof!

The men on patrol were drenched in sweat, but they still patrolled dutifully. And he really caught a few thieves who didn't have long eyes, broke his hands and threw them out! There is also a color blank, taking advantage of the crowd to rub against the woman, sneaking up and down his hands, being stripped naked by the men and tied to the flagpole, and smashed by the naughty boys!

There were many people in each shopkeeper, and they were reluctant to pay money, so they all went into their respective shops to greet customers. My wife had to ask for something at a small stall outside and eat it slowly. Originally, Liu Pei arranged a celebration banquet at noon, and took over the absence of a shopkeeper, so he had to tell the restaurant to change it to the evening.