Chapter Forty-Seven: A Piece of Cloth That Disappeared

As a latecomer, although it can't be said that all the ideas in Qin Ze's head are some advanced ideas, at least they can be used to fool others.

For example, now, just find a simple elementary school math problem and you can fool the two tigers.

"On the 11th of May, the Valerian Hollow Workshop took five horses of linen from the big batik workshop, and five horses of linen from the small batik workshop." Qin Ze said slowly, but it was also Wang Yuxi's method of using time to keep accounts.

Erhu was also a little stunned when he wrote this, he didn't see any difference between this bookkeeping method and the previous one. Raised his head and prepared to remind his young master.

But he directly met Qin Ze's unkind gaze, and his head sank suddenly, so he could only continue to write it down.

The disdain on Chunxiang's face over there is also getting stronger and stronger, if it weren't for Wang Yuxi on the side who didn't speak, it is estimated that she would have driven Qin Ze out.

Wang Yuxi didn't speak, and it was also because he was curious about what Qin Ze was going to do, so he waited quietly.

"On the 12th of May, seven pieces of cloth were dyed in the hollow workshop. Return one horse of linen cloth from the big dyeing workshop and one horse of linen from the small dyeing workshop. ”

This record is here, not to mention the second tiger, even Wang Yuxi is a little confused. It's a big dyeing shop and a small dyeing shop, and I don't understand what this account means at all.

When the records of the two tigers were complete, Qin Ze also discovered the doubts on Wang Yuxi's face. As soon as he thought of waiting for the little lady's expression, Qin Ze unconsciously showed a smile on his face.

He asked Erhu to keep accounts, and it was Wang Yuxi's method at all. But there's a big problem.

"Miss Wang, I don't know if you can understand?" Qin Ze was not called Yuxi at this time, but suddenly became polite.

Wang Yuxi was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand why Qin Ze was here, but he still nodded and said: "This way of keeping accounts is no different from mine, and I can't understand it." ”

That's what I want!

Qin Ze smiled when he heard this, pointed to the account book and said, "Then can Miss Wang answer the next question?" ”

Don't talk about Wang Yuxi, even the second tiger on the side can't understand what Qin Ze means.

Wang Yuxi also frowned, thinking about whether to blast Qin Ze out, so as not to waste his words here. However, in order to shut him up in the future, Wang Yuxi still held back the impatience in his heart and cooperated: "But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

"Okay, Miss Wang, listen up. On the 11th of May, did the batik workshops give a total of 10 pieces of cloth to the hollow dyeing workshops? ”

"That's right." Wang Yuxi paused for a moment, also curious. How could Qin Ze suddenly become so confident.

"Well, on May 12th, did the Valerian Hollow Dyeing Workshop return a piece of cloth from each of the large and small batik workshops?" The smile on Qin Ze's face became more and more obvious, almost to the point where he couldn't help it.

Wang Yuxi also began to feel that things didn't seem to be so simple, especially Qin Ze's unbearable smile, no matter how he looked at it, he had a smug look.

But after thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't figure out what was wrong, so he replied, "That's true." ”

"Okay, Miss Wang will help me calculate, the Valerian Hollow Dyeing Workshop first borrowed five horses from each of the large and small batik houses, and finally returned one piece of cloth, does it mean that only four pieces of cloth were borrowed from the large and small batik workshops?"

This question is too simple, even the second tiger on the side nodded to indicate that it was right, Wang Yuxi naturally calculated it, and nodded in agreement.

Speaking of this, the smile on Qin Ze's face could no longer be hidden, and the smugness in his voice became more and more obvious.

That is to say, the Valerian Hollow Dyeing Workshop only borrowed a total of eight pieces of cloth from the large and small batik workshops, plus the one piece of cloth that they still had left, a total of nine horses. Then dare to ask where the rest of Miss Wang's horse went? ”

This problem is actually a well-known mathematical problem, but there is a huge logical misunderstanding, and Qin Ze doesn't believe that Wang Yuxi can come up with it.

Really. Wang Yuxi, who was unimpressed at first, was instantly stunned after listening to Qin Ze's question.

She picked up the ledger and began to look at it carefully.

"I borrowed five horses from the big batik workshop and five horses from the small batik workshop, a total of ten horses. Seven horses were used to dye the cloth, and three horses remained. Each has a horse from the batik workshop, and he has one horse left. This means that only eight pieces of cloth were borrowed from the batik workshop, and with the remaining one, there were only nine horses, and where did the other one go? ”

Wang Yuxi is very smart, but he can't figure it out, so he looked at the account book carefully several times, but he still didn't find out where the disappeared piece of cloth went.

At the moment, his face was also white, although Qin Ze said it casually, but if he really put it into action, it is estimated that this piece of cloth would disappear so inexplicably.

"Miss Yuxi, in fact, this time I came here for the sake of the store." Qin Ze pretended that nothing had happened, but this rain was especially accentuated by him.

Willing to gamble and lose, she Wang Yuxi is not the kind of person who can't afford to lose, although she is still thinking about the disappearing piece of cloth in her heart, she pretends to be calm and asks, "Is there any problem?" ”

"It's finished." Qin Ze screamed in his heart, thinking that he had finally made this little lady succumb.

You don't have to think about it to know that she must still be struggling with that cloth now, but Qin Ze won't tell her so easily, it's best to let her think about it for a few days, she should be able to figure it out by herself.

Qin Ze took out a copper coin from his arms, put it in front of Wang Yuxi, and said: "The biggest reason why the business of the store is not good now is that the neighbors don't believe in us at all, and the key to solving this problem is this." ”

As he spoke, he sent the copper coin to Wang Yuxi again.

The most tiring part of talking to Qin Ze is that you can never keep up with his train of thought, and the most annoying thing is that he will never tell you the answer directly.

Wang Yuxi, who had been upset by the cloth problem, saw that Qin Ze was so tricky again. At the moment, he was not angry, especially when he saw Qin Ze actually take out an ordinary copper coin, which made him even more angry.

Slapping the copper coin on the table, Wang Yuxi glared at Qin Ze and said directly: "What is said at one time." ”

At this time, Wang Yuxi still had the tranquility of looking at the account book before, and it was clear that it had become a powder keg.

The meaning in his eyes is also very clear, if you talk nonsense with me again, I will blind you.

Qin Ze shrugged his shoulders, and he didn't hide it and directly told his plan.

His plan is very simple, that is, to take advantage of the current limelight of Wuxian Temple to increase the popularity of Buzhuang as much as possible.

The first is to give each monk a set of robes.

In this era, when believers expressed their faith, they only donated money, or donated sesame oil. I've never seen anyone donate clothes like this.

Think about the monks now, all of them are living signs, if they wear their own cloth, it is not a moving billboard.

The second is to use this copper coin.

In this era, there is no such thing as a trademark, where it is like later generations, no matter what has a brand. What is used is the so-called brand effect.

Qin Ze wanted to print this copper coin pattern on each piece of cloth, and then began to preach that this copper coin was not an ordinary copper coin, but a copper coin that subdued the rat demon that day. Each piece of cloth is blessed with the Holy Dharma, and whoever uses this cloth will be protected from all evils.

Qin Ze didn't believe that through these two methods, he couldn't improve the popularity of Shaopu Buzhuang.

Wang Yuxi listened to Qin Ze's tirade quietly, although he didn't understand some special words very well. But I still understand the general meaning.

Qin Ze's words undoubtedly opened the door to a new world, and Wang Yuxi couldn't say a word for a long time. Ban Xiang asked with some confusion: "Why can't you print too much at first?" ”

No way, there is no advertising model in this era, and even the entire business is in an embryonic state. For example, the hunger sales that Qin Ze is proposing now are simply unreasonable for Wang Yuxi.

In her opinion, the greatest interest of a businessman is to sell goods quickly and in large quantities, and if he does not sell them when he has them, wouldn't he ruin his reputation?

"Naturally, it's not that they don't sell, but that a small part of them will be sold first, so that those who can't buy it will try their best to buy it. And those who buy will also help us promote in order to highlight their superiority. ”

Qin Ze talked eloquently, and Wang Yuxi's eyes lit up when he heard it.

However, Qin Ze could only put forward one idea, and how to implement it was Wang Yuxi's task. If Qin Ze is allowed to do it, it is estimated that it will easily collapse.

Wang Yuxi raised his head and looked at Qin Ze quietly, and found that this person was really mysterious. There are always some weird ideas, but they work wonders every time.

said to be a scoundrel, but it seems to be only for himself. Just like the last poetry meeting, when facing Miss Li, she was so polite.

After watching it for a while, he found that the complacent expression on Qin Ze's face became more and more exaggerated, and his face was almost full of words: "Quick, praise me." ”

If you can't see through it, it's difficult.

Wang Yuxi suddenly smiled at Qin Ze, smiling very lightly, like the clouds on the horizon, like the curling wind of cooking smoke.

It was very light, but it made Qin Ze obsessed in an instant.

It's just that the smile is too short after all, but it is only a glimpse, and then there is no trace.

Wang Yuxi's little expression was only seen clearly by Qin Ze opposite her. Even Haruka next to her didn't see it clearly.

But even Qin Ze didn't see through what she was laughing at, and when she came back to her senses, she had already lowered her head and began to write.

"This little lady is really a grinding little goblin."

Qin Ze sighed, and also followed the content she wrote, which was clearly the sales method he had just talked about.

Glancing at the ledger on the side again, Qin Ze really couldn't stand it. It was also Wang Yuxi who was attracted by the matter of Buzhuang, so he forgot about it.

Thinking of this little lady's daughter's family, but she has to bear so much of it. Qin Ze also compassionately told her the advanced bookkeeping methods of later generations.

In fact, it is very simple, it is to count the flow account.

At this time, there was no concept of statistics in bookkeeping, not even an abacus. In addition, the records are so scattered, and in the end, it is estimated that it will take more than ten days to count a ledger.

Picking up a brush, he drew a table on paper, one to record the incoming cloth and the other to record the expenditure. The last item is used to count the surplus cloth, one day for a small count, ten days for a large count.

The biggest advantage of this method of bookkeeping is that it can clearly grasp the number of fabrics, and it is impossible to cheat.