Chapter 576: Flies
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For more than two months in a row, Lin Kee Inn was unmoved, and its business also declined to a miserable level. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The owners of the major top restaurants are completely relieved, Lin Ji Inn really has a way, it is impossible to sit back and watch the number of regular customers become fewer and fewer.
There is no solution, so you can only watch the business be deserted, and the regular customers are difficult to see one by one.
When they gathered, the faces of the owners of the top restaurants were full of bright smiles. Especially Liu Changman, the owner of Xinrong Restaurant, even proposed to go to Lin Ji Inn to sit together.
Go to the Lin Kee Inn to sit down and take a look at the bitter gourd-like face of the shopkeeper Lin, the mood will undoubtedly be more pleasant and comfortable, but everyone else shook their heads against Liu Changman's proposal. It's cool, but the rabbit will bite when it's in a hurry, not to mention the shopkeeper Lin who has some friendship with King Qingliu.
It's urgent, and the shopkeeper won't use any tricks. Although everyone's backers can resist the suppression of King Qingliu, they have to take out a lot of silver tickets for this. The picture is just a little cooler, and it's still not worth it.
Except for Ling Weifeng, no one expected that Lin Dong at this moment was comfortably reading a book in Yun Lan's room.
A rocking chair, a pot of good tea, and a tray of snacks outside, looking at strange things, occasionally glancing at Yun Lan who was cultivating, Lin Dong's words, very leisurely.
No one could have imagined that the more prosperous the business of the major top restaurants, the happier Lin Dong's mood would be. The reason, of course, is that these businesses are all led by giving away shares.
Originally, Lin Dong just wanted to force the major top restaurants to announce the accounts and the total amount of share paper, and wait until a lot of the share paper of the major top restaurants was sold, and then make a big one in one go, so that Emperor Qianwei could come forward to turn things around.
When the time comes, there will be another rumor that the business of the major top restaurants is getting worse and worse, and the bosses plan to donate money to escape from the capital. Evidenced by the fact that the business of the major top restaurants is indeed getting worse and worse, the diners holding the stock paper of the major top restaurants must have come to the door to ask for the restaurant to be sold, and then distribute it according to the amount of share paper together with all the cash.
In this way, the top restaurants not only have to spend money to take back the share paper, but also have to pay a high price.
Otherwise, just recovering it at the original price of the share paper will definitely confirm the rumors that the top restaurants cannot continue to operate.
A restaurant that is about to be unable to operate, because the Lin Ji Inn has an advertisement from Emperor Qianwei, and there are fewer and fewer diners, so naturally no one will go. Who knows, before this restaurant closes, will it make a fortune with shoddy goods, or even ask for a sky-high price after eating and send guards to surround it and not let it go?
Bankruptcy is imminent, and reputation is naturally useless, and if you can make money, you can make money.
When the time comes, the only way for the top restaurants is to slap their swollen faces and recycle the share paper at a high price, only in this way can they dismiss the rumors that the cash is insufficient and cannot support the end of the popularity of the Lin Kee Inn.
In this way, all the top restaurants will have to lose a lot of money, which is in line with Lin Dong's plan.
What Lin Dong didn't expect was that in order to enhance the attractiveness of giving shares, the major top restaurants announced that each share paper could receive a dividend of one or two silver per month for three consecutive years.
This is no less than a great gift to Lin Dong.
According to Lin Dong's advance, in order to save their reputation, the price of the recycled share paper will definitely not be less than one percent of the profit, plus the rumor that the poor management is about to go bankrupt will be discarded, at least fifteen taels of silver will be paid. In this way, it is equivalent to a loss of five taels of silver for each piece of share paper.
The more share paper you give away, the more you lose.
The major top restaurants have posted notices, and each piece of stock paper can receive one or two taels of silver every month, and it lasts for three years, and this alone requires 36 taels of silver to buy back the share paper. Coupled with the stimulation of various rumors, unless you don't want to run anymore, less than forty taels of silver is simply wishful thinking.
Even if it is forty taels of silver, each piece of stock paper can lose thirty taels, which is six times what Lin Dong expected.
Originally, according to Lin Dong's plan, it was almost time to start fighting back at this time. After all, if it drags on any longer, the regular customers will be dragged out, and he doesn't expect to be able to knock down the top restaurants in one breath, and the regular customers will run out, which will be very unfavorable to the future competition.
As soon as the announcement of the major top restaurants came out, he immediately changed his mind.
Regular customers are the foundation of a restaurant, but if you can knock down all the top restaurants in one go, the situation will be different.
Although there are so many big restaurants in the capital, they can't afford to compete with Lin Ji Inn for the top diners. Without the major top restaurants as competitors, Lin Kee Inn will be a dominant one in the capital.
The family is dominant, and it is not worried that the dignitaries and nobles will not go to the Lin Ji Inn.
Each share paper loses 30 taels of silver, and if it drags on for a long time, it is enough to drag out most of the silver deposits of the major top restaurants. Then take out the other advantages of the inn in the same way, Lin Dong believes that it is enough to force the top restaurants to admit defeat and withdraw from the competition for the top diners.
Because of this, Lin Dong is still in the wait-and-see period. He was waiting, waiting for the major top restaurants to reach the limit, and took the initiative to cancel the discount of one or two silver per month for the share paper.
As soon as he turned the page, Lin Dong suddenly had a slight feeling. With his mind outstretched, Ma Chunzheng walked quickly into the backyard.
Lin Dong got up and opened the door.
"Shopkeeper, Jiang Qianqi is here. said that there were flies in the wine and food in our inn, and asked the shopkeeper to give him an explanation. Ma Chunyuan shouted.
Lin Dong said indifferently: "I'll take a look!" ”
This Jiang Qianqi is exactly what Yang Shun told him, the prefect of Lihuang Mansion secretly recruited by Emperor Qianwei.
"Shopkeeper, it's on the second floor, I'm going to prepare?" Ma Chun asked.
"Go ahead!" Lin Dong nodded, waited until Ma Chun came out of the wall, and went to the lobby alone.
Up to the second floor, Lin Dong took a look, and there were eight tables of diners.
At noon, there were only eight tables of diners, which was a rare occurrence before. Now, too, it's extremely rare. It's just that the reasons are different. In the past, there were only eight tables of diners on the second floor at noon, which is definitely less. But since the notices posted by the top restaurants, the second floor of Lin Kee Inn, no matter what time of day, has never exceeded five tables.
Eight tables, which is surprisingly many.
With his mind open, he investigated one by one, and Lin Dong was secretly happy in his heart. Emperor Qianwei actually arranged the plan very carefully.
Of all the diners, there is only one martial artist, and the others are ordinary people. And the only martial artist has the strength of the double heart reversal period. Obviously, Emperor Qianwei sent so many people over, undoubtedly to put pressure on Lin Ji Inn, forcing Lin Ji Inn to use force against Jiang Qianqi in order to protect its reputation. Sending a strong man over is because the Paulin Kee Inn will not kill people. Although it is unlikely that someone will kill someone because of a quarrel, Emperor Qianwei obviously also took this possible surname into account.
It's a pity that Emperor Qianwei didn't expect that Lin Dong would have Yang Shun's eyeliner.
After glancing again, Lin Dong's gaze was fixed on a middle-aged man dressed in brocade clothes with a rather dignified face.
Seeing Lin Dong approaching, the middle-aged man's fingers tapped lightly on the table a few times, and said coldly: "You are the shopkeeper of Lin Ji Inn?" ”
"I am!" Lin Dong nodded and came to the table.
"What's the matter with this half fly?" The middle-aged man, Jiang Qianqi, the prefect of Lihuang Mansion, picked up chopsticks and knocked on a plate of braised beef.
"What flies?" Lin Dong asked knowingly.
"See clearly!" The tip of Jiang Qianqi's chopsticks pointed to the black spot on a piece of beef, if you look closely, you must find that this black spot is indeed a fly, and it is half a fly.
"Guest officer, you're here to blackmail, right?" Lin Dong said coldly.
"Blackmail? You say I'm blackmailing you? Jiang Qianqi got up suddenly, like a thunderbolt and was furious, stretched out one hand and grabbed towards Lin Dong.
Lin Dong quietly dodged away, making Jiang Qianqi stunned for a while.
"Don't touch me, lest you say that I tripped him up and asked me to accompany him for medical money." Lin Dong snorted.
"What a bold man, everyone came to listen, I came here to eat, accidentally ate half a fly, and asked them to reason, they actually said that I was blackmailing." Jiang Qianqi shouted: "Everyone, is there such an inn?" Is this still an inn? This is a black shop. ”
"Yes! Shopkeeper Lin, looking at his appearance, he doesn't look like he's here to make trouble. ”
"Well, I saw it too, and there was indeed a fly. It's just a small thing, who can have a few flies in the kitchen? Even if it is the imperial meal, it is estimated that there are times when there are mistakes and omissions, and it is better for the shopkeeper Lin to turn big things into small things. ”
The diners responded one after another, although they were advising Lin Dong, but the meaning was to force Lin Dong to admit it.
Lin Kee Inn is not a small inn, and there are flies in the dishes, and rumors go out, after all, it has a huge impact on the reputation. This kind of thing, it is impossible for the owner of any top restaurant to admit it, and at most he will lose some money in private.
Lin Dong did exactly that, took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube, and after pinching out half a fly, he looked at Jiang Qianqi and said: "Our Lin Ji Inn has always been extremely heavy and clean, it is impossible not to even find that there are flies in the wine and food, if the guest officer doesn't believe it, I can take you to the kitchen to have a look." If one of these flies can be found, Lin Kee Inn is willing to punish them. ”
"To the kitchen?" Jiang Qianqi was stunned, and then shook his head and shouted, "What? Are you still trying to force me to give in? ”
"As I said, if a fly like this one is found in the kitchen, I promise that Lin Kee Inn will be willing to punish it. If the guest officer doesn't go, I'm afraid it's a weak heart, right? Lin Dong waved his hand lightly, and several guys surrounded him.
"Am I weak? I'm afraid you'll do something shady in the kitchen. Jiang Qianqi arched his hand to everyone and said: "I don't know which person with a heart is willing to accompany me, and I will be grateful." ”
"Real gold is not afraid of fire, Shopkeeper Lin, I believe in you, I will go with him, let him see how clean the kitchen of Lin Ji Inn is." A diner stood up.
"I'll go too!"
"I'll go too!"
Many diners have responded.
"In that case, let's go!"
Lin Dong looked at Jiang Qianqi.
(To be continued)