In late June, Zhou Xiaoshu returned from the south.

Coral entered the palace on the same day and informed Liuli of the news of Zhou Xiaoshu's return, and brought in various account books and the situation of Zhou Xiaoshu's large and small foot shops.

But what Liuli wanted to do needed to be discussed with him face-to-face, so he went to Zhao Mingxu to ask for a decree, and directly announced that Zhou Xiaoshu would enter the palace to meet him.

It is not common for a foreign man to enter the inner palace after all, if it is a direct father and brother, it is easy to say, Zhou Xiaoshu is simply a foreign man from the perspective of etiquette.

Therefore, Zhao Mingxu inevitably asked more, and Liuli did not mean to hide it, and said that he wanted to rely on the foot shop to open Rouge Pavilion and restaurant branches in the whole week.

Zhao Mingxu was silent for a while after hearing this, Liuli thought he didn't agree, and asked, "What's wrong?" Isn't it the Queen Mother's ......?"

Zhao Mingxu shook his head, and his expression was much more serious when he spoke again.

"There's something I haven't had time to tell you," Zhao Mingxu said, "The owner of the foot shop is actually my man." ”

Liuli was stunned for a moment, reflecting that it took a while to understand the meaning of this, and at the same time she was surprised and did not forget to ask: "Which one?" ”

"All."

Glass:!

"All the foot shop managers in the whole week are your people?" Ruri repeated in disbelief.

Zhao Mingxu then nodded.

"You...... When did you get in and why? ”

"From the very beginning, when you told me about the idea of opening a foot shop," Zhao Mingxu said honestly.

Liuli remembered that at that time, she couldn't find a suitable person, so Xie Chun introduced Zhao Mingxu over, and the manager of the foot shop was indeed found by Zhao Mingxu, and he gave her hundreds of taels of "intermediary fees" for this.

And Xie Chun is also Zhao Mingxu's person......

"So, you're joining forces to play me like a monkey, aren't you?" Ruri is depressed.

Zhao Mingxu approached and looked at her carefully: "Angry? ”

It's not like being angry, it's just—"Why are you doing this?" "It's really clear that the accounts of the foot shop have been clear all these years, and Zhao Mingxu didn't get any money from them at all.

"Do you know what it means to have such an industry spread all over the week, especially on the main transportation arteries?" Zhao Mingxu said slowly, "It's not just as simple as making money, for the imperial court, it's more important to pass on the news, to deliver the news from all over the country, so that I don't close my eyes and ears when I sit in this seat, these foot shops are my eyes and ears." ”

"Aren't there still officials from all over the world? No matter how bad it is, the imperial court's own official posts are more and more extensive. Ruri asked.

"The officials and officials of the imperial court are all on the surface, and if they also want to hide something, then there is a high probability that this matter will not reach my ears."

Just like he stationed troops everywhere before, didn't Zhao Mingjing also find out?

"Moreover, the foot shop is opened among the common people, and it can gather merchants from all over the world, which is the most complete place for information to gather." Zhao Mingxu added.

Liuli nodded and understood: "So let's be mutually beneficial and win-win, I make money, you have the news, right?" ”

"Reciprocity and win-win", Zhao Mingxu feels that this word is very appropriate, "it is true." ”

"Then since you admit it", Ruri suddenly stretched out her hand, "Come on." ”

"What?" Zhao Mingxu didn't know why.

"Money", Liuli was confident, "I originally introduced you to a few hundred taels of silver, since we are a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship, it makes no sense for you to charge me an intermediary fee, so the silver is still coming." ”

Zhao Mingxu suddenly realized, and then shook his head very positively: "No." ”

"You ......" Liuli was angry and fell down, how did this look a bit like he was going to cheat, "Your Majesty the Emperor, you can't even take out a few hundred taels of silver?" ”

"Did you find out today what a poor Majesty you married?" Zhao Mingxu raised his eyebrows.

Glass:......

"In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, and the treasury has been used for a lot, and it is still very empty." Zhao Mingxu said slightly.

"Shandong drought? The Yellow River floods? "There is a way of God.

"How do you know?" Zhao Mingxu was surprised.

Ruri: ...... "Just guess." ”

"Concubine Ai's guess is really accurate", Zhao Mingxu flicked her, "The silver of the imperial court has been allocated year after year, but it cannot be recovered, and in the long run, the remaining silver in the treasury is less than two percent." ”

Speaking of this, he sighed: "If there is a war in the future, the allocation of military supplies will be a problem for a while. ”

"How poor you are?!" Ruri's eyes widened.

Zhao Mingxu was amused by her appearance, so he said half-truthfully: "So, it's still impossible to pay it back, and I can't say that I will have to support my concubine in an emergency in the future." ”

Liuli thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Why don't you do me a favor, in the future, the store will be opened, and you will share the profits, how about it?" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Mingxu also became interested, "Help what?" ”

"Naturally, with the help of your emperor's authority, the major stores will be opened smoothly, and the local forces will not be helped." Liuli Road.

"With the name of my beloved concubine, these help can also be solved," Zhao Mingxu said.

Liuli smiled playfully: "The fox is fake and the tiger is powerful, how can it be as powerful as the real tiger?" ”

The next day, Zhou Xiaoshu entered the palace, and Liuli told him his thoughts. Now that there is the biggest person to support it, the foot shop naturally does not need to shy away from anything, and Liuli thought of a unified name - "Youth Foot Shop." "The whole Zhou chain has really been realized, but if you open a new foot store, you still have to use Zhao Mingxu's people, and this will not change.

In addition, Zhao Mingxu directly gave the certification of the Rouge Pavilion and the restaurant imperial merchants, and personally issued an order to encourage people from all over the country who are interested in business to join.

That's right, in the Rouge Pavilion in the country, Liuli decided to take the form of joining, the store and the staff prepared by themselves, Liuli provided the source of goods, and adopted the profit sharing model to account for the payment. If you don't have enough money to prepare the store and staff, you can also apply for a "loan" from the head office......

A whole set of processes were listed in detail, and the details were carefully discussed with Zhou Xiaoshu.

Of course, this "franchise" model may not attract many people to participate initially, which requires relying on the foundation of the foot store to take the first step.

The advantage of the "joining" model is that there is no need to bother to choose a big shopkeeper, worry about the technical leakage of core products, all rouge lipstick soap are shipped by Shangjing, these things are small in size, and not perishable, suitable for long-distance transportation.

As for the restaurant, because it is not suitable for this model, it still needs to be established little by little. However, the center of gravity of the glass is still in the Rouge Pavilion.

The two of them discussed for a whole day, and there was nothing wrong with everything, only one point, Zhou Xiaoshu raised doubts: "Unified supply is naturally good, but if there are more and more shops to join, how can we ensure the stability and sufficient supply of goods?" ”

In fact, Liuli has also thought about this, but if she does it according to her ideas, the movement will not be small, and she must have Zhao Mingxu's full support.

Or this is what Liuli really wants Zhao Mingxu to help - she is fighting the idea of this huge harem.

The whole palace is so big, in fact, there are only four real masters inside, the emperor, the queen mother, Shen Concubine and himself, and some concubines and concubines of the previous dynasty, but they are all semi-secluded, and there is no need for too many people to serve them on weekdays.

But the palace maids and eunuchs in the harem add up, if not a thousand, but also eight hundred.

Although Zhao Mingxu intends to abolish it, it has accumulated for many years, and it is really not an overnight thing, and many palace maids and eunuchs are very idle, such as many carpenters, if there is no palace repair, there is nothing to do on weekdays.

So much labor is idle and wasted, but Liuli urgently needs a large number of people to produce lipstick, soap and other products.

And Liuli also has to admit that these palace maids and eunuchs are better than the guys found at random outside, after all, there is an identity there, they just have any thoughts, and they don't dare to implement it easily, and it is much easier for Liuli to implement any management system.

As far as these palace maids and eunuchs are concerned, not only can they earn an extra amount of money, but they also don't have to be as careful as before, for fear of offending the master or the powerful steward.

She also thought about the place of production, just the Shuangxue Palace, such a big place is deserted, just for her own use.

Zhou Xiaoshu knew Liuli's plan, so he let it go, and Liuli also found a man when he was in a good mood and said his thoughts.

"Twin Snow Palace?" Zhao Mingxu frowned, this idea was really a bit too bold.

"Uh-huh", Ruri nodded, "I've thought of the name, it's called the Imperial Division, how about it?" ”

"You've had a plan," the man narrowed.

Liuli smiled: "I said that I need your Majesty's help, the emperor has made a promise, but he can't regret it." ”

Seeing that Zhao Mingxu didn't speak, Liuli continued to chatter, bringing together all the benefits of the Imperial Division, and even maintaining the order of the harem and maintaining the harmony and stability of the palace.

Zhao Mingxu finally nodded, in fact, the cost of the harem is huge, and Zhao Mingxu has always been interested in reforming, if it is according to the method of Liuli, it is not impossible.

"That's right!" Liuli was overjoyed, "In addition to supplying the major stores, the things made by the Imperial Division can also meet the use of the palace, and there is no need to go out to buy them." ”

"Then you're missing a piece of income?" Zhao Mingxu said deliberately.

"But you get more", Liuli was confident, "Look, it won't be long before this harem will change a lot." ”

Zhao Mingxu squinted: "What about the queen mother?" How are you going to explain it? With such a big movement, the queen mother will not sit idly by. ”

"Hey, hey", Liuli smiled flatteringly, "The queen mother, I still have to go to our wise and martial emperor His Majesty to get it done." ”

The next day, Zhao Mingxu made a clear decree that the Shuangxue Palace would be changed to the Imperial Division, and the Qingfei Niangniang would be uniformly arranged.

Liuli's side has already drawn up a charter, and all palace maids and eunuchs voluntarily sign up, and then teach the production method uniformly, of course, it is essential to sign a confidentiality contract.

There are also various policies such as wages, working hours, vacations, and benefits, and Liuli strives to recall the model of the factory in the previous life and further improve the management system.

As soon as the announcement came out, many people came to sign up, some came because of lipstick and soap, and some purely because the green concubine was favored and tried to come to Liuli.

However, no matter what their reason or mentality, from the moment they sign up, their lives in the palace will be very different.

The opening of the Imperial Division is in full swing, and Liuli has to do many things himself, so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, not only do he have no time to accompany Zhao Mingxu to eat, but he even has less time to go to the Queen Mother to ask for peace.

There have been several times when Shushen came alone to greet the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother inevitably asked: "It's rare to see Concubine Qing these days." ”

Shu Shen finally asked, and said with a smile: "Sister Qingfei is busy, so I can't be free today." ”

"Is it so busy?" The Queen Mother asked.

Shushen said: "Sister Qingfei occupies the Shuangxue Palace, and she also recruited a number of palace maids and eunuchs, saying that she wants to get some imperial division, and the concubine doesn't know what it is, but she just wants to open a shop in the palace." After saying that, he covered his lips and chuckled.

Who knew that the Queen Mother was not surprised when she heard this, but nodded and said: "The matter of the Imperial Division is known to the mourning family, and it is also the emperor's intention, since Concubine Qing is busy, it is okay not to come." ”

Shushen didn't expect that the Queen Mother would know about it, and it was also said that for such a big matter, Concubine Qing would be favored by His Majesty again, and she would not dare to advocate for it, this time she was anxious.

After relieving her mind, Shushen pretended to be curious and asked: "The Queen Mother knows what this imperial division is, and she can also solve the doubts of the concubines." ”

"The emperor specially told the mourning family a big deal that day", the queen mother said, "The mourning family also knows nothing about it, and only knows that it is a beneficial thing." ”

"Sister Qingfei is really capable", Shushen smiled very sincerely, "I can share my majesty's worries, and the concubine is really ashamed." ”

"You can come to visit the mourning family from time to time, isn't it also to share the emperor's worries." The Queen Mother patted her hand and said.

When she came back from the Queen Mother, Shushen's face was not very good, and Xinyue waited for her to change her clothes, and said cautiously: "Can you mention the matter of the Imperial Division?" ”

"It's a matter of mentioning," Shu Shen said in a deep voice, "But the emperor has already told the Queen Mother about this matter in advance, and Concubine Qing is also acting on orders this time, so we can't do anything about it." ”

Su Yue, who was waiting on the side, heard this: "Didn't you say that the peach around Concubine Qing and the little shunzi she bought had a close relationship, can you use this ......?"

Su Yue thought that something similar had happened in their own palace before, and the emperor directly punished the grounding, so she also wanted to use this blow to Liuli.

Who knew that Shushen's face sank even more when he heard this, in the past, there was an accident in Ningyi Palace, and Shushen was punished and grounded, which was purely an excuse for the emperor, but what kind of grace is Biluozhai, how can he talk about it on the same day?

Seeing this, Xinyue hurriedly played a round: "In the end, nothing happened, I can't hurt my muscles and bones, I still have to work hard from the side." ”

"Don't worry, as long as you have a heart, you can do it sooner or later" Xinyue persuaded again, "Concubine Qing is not defensive against you, and with the help of the summer, we still take advantage of it." ”

When Shu Shen heard this, her face turned a little pale, and she ordered: "Tell that girl in Zhixia, and keep an eye on it." ”

"The slave understands."