Chapter 116: Turning Grief and Anger into Business Opportunities

Ouyang grabbed two handfuls of hair and said bitterly: "The palace can barely be solved, move the gate of the yamen to a place, renovate the public hall, together with my residence, let people fill in the swimming pool, take two planks at the back door and pull them to the alley to enclose the land, and then circle the outside of the public hall, and deal with it can make up two acres in size, and then break through the stable to the right, it should be able to make up to three acres." Send the horses to the suburbs and raise them in my printing house. Ouyang said: "There is also a dietary standard, this water has to be lifted forty miles away, twenty miles away is a cliff, it is too difficult, let everyone turn around and go to Qinghe five miles away, but you must go around forty miles, otherwise it is difficult to explain the problem." The ingredients are picky, but Yangping is full of goods, and the swill can also be sold to pig farms to generate income, and the cost of collecting points is also good. And loess is not a problem. Now the problem is that there are only six inns in the city, plus the two under construction outside the city, there are actually eight, and the number of rooms is about 200, and none of them meets the standards of the ministers. ”

"It's not hard to count." Gan Xin said: "Then rent a private house for the time being." But the size of the requirement is ......"

"No matter how big a person is, you can't fit a guest room. Believe it, you said it above. Then the ink told them not to come. Ouyang said unhappily: "Let's take a trip to the whole chicken, fly and dog jump." ”

Ou Ping interjected: "Young master, they come and go, even if they reimburse some, we have to post a very, very large amount of money into it." ”

"Why don't you find someone to pretend to be the envoy of the Jin State and grab the emperor and ask her not to come?" Ouyang is imaginative.

Zhan Ming ignored him and said nonsense: "I can go to the state to borrow 3,000 people to maintain peripheral security plus transportation, but this is also a big expense." You can't leave people without eating. A person is counted as 30 wen a day for food, and 3,000 people are 90 a day. In case we stay for ten days, we will have to pay 900 yuan for food alone, as well as accommodation expenses, and a little subsidy is still required, so as not to say that we are not interesting enough in the state, and we will have to pay 2,000 yuan for this piece. ”

Gan Xin said: "The loess is now eighty wen on one side, plus the hired workers to spread it, and the budget for this piece is at least 3,000 yuan. Some of the ingredients have to be transported from Tokyo, and it takes about 300 kan to transport the food and 100 kan to transport the water in 10 days. It takes a fortune to move the yamen and a fortune to repair the palace. To widen the streets, some of the buildings had to be demolished, and some money was needed for compensation. There are also handicrafts made for the minister and Ouchi. The ministers also have to hire guides......"

Ou Ping said: "If the emperor comes to the court on a whim and wants to go to the countryside to see, this move will require a lot of money." The cost of reception in the township, the cost of hiring an elderly person to accompany her stupidly, the cost of hiring a laborer to welcome her, and the cost of subsidizing the loss of production......"

"Stop!" Ouyang had a headache and asked, "How much does it take?" ”

Gan Xin rolled his eyes and pinched his fingers, and said after a while: "At least 10,000 yuan must be prepared, this is still the emperor does not go to the countryside, only stays for ten days." If she wants to go to the countryside, add at least 3,000 yuan, and if she goes to every township, the yamen will basically go bankrupt. In addition, according to ten days, the production capacity of this county will be greatly infringed, and the new city wall will have to be repaired, right? When she arrived, it was in July, but we were going to be busy in June......"

"In a word, it's better that she doesn't come." Ouyang said: "As soon as she comes, Yangping chicken feathers and duck blood." ”

"That is, let's just say that they will arrive on the 20th, and on the 20th, East Street will be closed for one day, and all the goods to the new city will be transferred to the south gate. And the goods out of the new city will also be transferred to the south gate. Originally, our traffic in Yangping was very tense, and suddenly there were so many sedan chairs that were fine, which seriously disrupted the local order. And when they were in Yangping, the road was their dominance. Adults also know that we are ox carts and carriages one after another, and we must be blocked. ”

Ouyang touched his chin: "We don't do a loss-making business." Now that the emperor himself has sent it to the door, we will lose us people in vain if we don't make a fuss. We have to earn it back. ”

"How do you earn it?"

"See you the day after tomorrow!"

Special issue of the Royal Newspaper Yangping. Jiugonggong explained: "It is a publication specially issued for Yangping. It said that Ou Daren will hold the Yangping Qianzhuang National Games in late July, which can be participated in by both men and women. The events are: shooting, weightlifting, swimming, rowing, running, juju, fighting, long jump, high jump, mountaineering, ...... The people are strong and the country is strong, fitness and less disease, in this spirit to hold this games, the games are sponsored by Yangping Qianzhuang, Yangping Liquor is the only designated sports meeting alcoholic beverages, Yangping civilian kiln is the only designated use of porcelain, Yangping chicken farm is the only designated chicken food, Southeast Tea Chamber of Commerce is the only designated tea merchants for the games......"

Zhao Yu sighed and asked, "What is this kid going to do?" "My thoughts really can't keep up with the operation of Ouyang's brain.

"I don't know, but this newspaper has rules for each project. For example, shooting, horse shooting and foot shooting, the number of targets 100 meters away wins. The first place pure gold medal plus 500 bonuses, the second place pure silver medal plus 200 bonuses, and those who can complete the competition will each have a 10 bonuses. Contestants are selected by each state and county, and each county shall nominate no more than two contestants for each event. In the end, it is the group award, the county with the most gold medals...... 5,000 rewards, really rich. The second place county will be rewarded with two thousand. Then a thousand, eight hundred. All participating counties and players who have completed half of the competition can get at least 100 runs. And also...... And ......"

"What else?"

"There are also emperors and important civil and military ministers who will be present at the scene." Jiugonggong praised in his heart, this sentence is really poisonous, as soon as this remark comes out, whether the nearby counties want to send people to participate will have to be weighed. The Ninth Father-in-law asked carefully: "Your Majesty, do you see?" ”

"It's interesting, we also participate, from the inner defenders."

Jiu Gonggong continued: "At the same time, the first Yangping Economic and Trade Fair will be held......"

Ou Ping said while signing: "I represent Hangzhou New Town to participate in the swimming competition. ”

Gan Xin gave the card: "No. Hangzhou New City Swimming 018!" ”

Zhan Ming: "Upper Valley, participate in the fight project." ”

Gan Xin: "No. Shouzhou Shanggu Fight 030." ”

Zhan Ming was taken aback: "There are so many people who are fighting? ”

"Contestants are not allowed to inquire about other contestants, otherwise they will be disqualified from the competition." Gan Xin hissed, these two guys dared not to represent Yang Ping. Be careful to poke these two to death with the brush you sign up.

Ouyang smiled on the side. Gan Xin looked at the long queue and said, "My lord, the local registration rate is more than forty percent. In addition to the nearby prefectures and counties, the Western Army and the Eastern Army, the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and Ouchi also sent people to participate. Going north to Taiyuan Mansion and Zhending Mansion, they quickly sent people to leave a place, and they were organizing personnel. West to the line of Xingyuan Mansion, people arrived yesterday. Yangzhou came to six counties. Now there are nearly 100 registered players. Hangzhou is the farthest in the southeast, and all the five counties come, among which the new city is full of personnel, which is very face-saving for adults. The southwest side only went to Yongzhou, and there were few people, only a dozen people from two counties. A lot of private houses have been vacated for merchants, plus tents ordered for athletes. The live is a little crowded, but it's ok. ”

"Not bad, not bad."

Gan Xin said: "My lord, the people who participated in this meeting stayed and ate for free, didn't we lose more?" ”

"First of all, the emperor will not go to the countryside, and he can be simple, this is a sum. Secondly, accommodation is tight, and room prices have increased fivefold, and many people in Tokyo come to see the excitement, which is a lot of money. Isn't there a business meeting during the competition? It can guide businesses and foreign alliances to go to other places to set up a field, which is a sum. It is a sum to promote Yangping and enhance the brand effect of Yangping. For the whole people to pay attention to fitness, this is a stroke. Yangping Qianzhuang contacts partners in the southeast, southwest and west, which is another sum. If you do it for the first time, you will definitely lose money, but if you do it again or every two years, you can make money. This time the sponsor didn't pay much, but next time it's hard to say, this is another one. The royal newspaper was launched in various regions, laying a good foundation for the next step of east, west, north and south expansion, which is another stroke. And wait, on the bright side, we are indeed losing, but the hidden assets have increased a lot. ”

"I don't understand." Ganxin shook his head.

Ouyang picked up two cups and said, "One of them is a Yangping kiln, which sells for 20 Wen." Another Bazhou kiln sells for 10 Wen. Which one would you buy? Many people know that Yangping is a good place. It's cheap and of good quality. Bavaria? Where is it? Haven't heard of it. Therefore, people with two dollars will buy Yangping kiln cups, which is called brand effect. There is also business, Yangping people have the strength to be honest, which is also a brand effect. If we are only domestic production and domestic demand, there is no need. But if we want to expand our business, we have to be famous. ”

Gan Xin nodded and said, "My lord means, the yamen is to give them a good brand and a good environment." Whether the business succeeds or not depends on themselves. ”

"Well, in a few days, there will be a university. The main purpose of opening a business management course is to solve the talents needed by these merchants when they open branches and branches. After all, it is a remote operation and requires systematic training. Slowly eliminate backward family management and carry out large-scale and procedural business activities. What Ouyang said was his original intention. If he loves money, he will have endless money. His idea is that as a human being, you can have shortcomings, but you always have to shine a little light and scatter a little heat. Although the future is difficult, it is as much as you can do.

He held that the development of industry, agriculture, and commerce is the key point. There are naturally many class contradictions, but if they can be guided well, they can also be mutually beneficial. Due to the development of industry and commerce, the per capita arable land area has increased, and the price of grain has risen. This is a definite benefit for all parties. Even the landlord class had many options to sell their fields to the government and invest in commerce. It can be subcontracted to ensure a good harvest. You can hire people to farm, after all, the price of food will only be high, not low. Ouyang's literacy policy also happened to satisfy the landlords' source of hired labor, and some refugees were even more industrious and cheaper than the original long-term workers. Now the common contract is that the xx family will be a long-term worker for two years, and the xx family will be responsible for learning 1,000 words within two years. This is a welfare measure, because people from other places are not eligible to attend Yangping School without a license.

There are only three days left before the opening ceremony of the first Yangping National Games, business exchange meeting and all things expo. The athletes were uniformly arranged outside the city, and Yangping immediately went to the border to purchase more than 100 sets of tents, which were escorted back by the athletes of the Western Army. The main stadium is set up at the south gate, which was originally a fertile field, and the yamen came forward to buy it, which is purely open-air in nature, and can be used after leveling. The business exchange meeting was set up in the Yangping Chamber of Commerce. As for the fair, it is a false name, and only Yangping people participate in the exhibition. Time is in a hurry, and even if Yangping has the financial resources, it will not be able to complete the necessary equipment under the underdeveloped transportation situation in ancient times.

On the other hand, Zhao Yu in the capital did not follow Luan, but arrived in Yangping in a sedan chair with more than a dozen internal guards and Xiaoqing Weifu. As soon as he arrived at the east gate, he was intercepted by a servant. The official asked, "How many of you are participating in the competition, participating in business or visiting?" ”

Neiwei asked, "What does this mean?" ”

"The east gate of the competition enters, and the west gate of the participants and visits enters."

"We're competing, and that's the credentials."

The official took it and looked at it, and was shocked that it turned out to be a certificate issued by Ouchi. To participate in the competition, there must be a certificate issued by the government, which states who the athletes are and who are with the team. The official handed back the voucher with both hands.

"Let's go!"

"Slow!" The official said: "I'm sorry adults, there is an order from above, no sedan chair is allowed in Yangping." There is a post station not far away, and you can store your sedan chair at the post station. ”

"Bold!" The inner guard said angrily: "These are two county lords. ”

"This is called bold when you put a sedan chair in." The official explained with a good temper: "Yangping County is small and crowded. The yamen has ordered that even if you get married, you are not allowed to take a sedan chair in these days. ”

"Forget it, get off the sedan car!" Zhao Yu said, the sedan chair was put down, and Zhao Yu walked out and said, "Send the sedan chair to the post station." ”

"Yes!"

The official said enthusiastically: "The county lords and adults can go directly to the athletes' reception at the south gate to report, and they will lead you to the place where you live." There are many villains, and if there is anything offended, please bear with it. ”

The three internal guards opened the way, and Zhao Yu and Xiaoqing walked in the middle. As soon as I entered the East Gate, I knew that the official was not, and the traffic on the entire East Street was congested. The five-meter-wide road is very smooth, but there is a one- or two-meter-wide platform in a few steps.

"Yangping colorful glazed tiles, the price of bricks, the quality of royalty."

"Take a look, Yangping Clothing solemnly shows this year's popular clothing." In front of the tiled platform, there are long platforms with a width of one meter on the left and right sides. The left stage is male, the right stage is female, and more than a dozen handsome young men and women each wear different costumes and stand on the stage.

Xiaoqing pointed to a set of white-collared short skirts and said happily: "Sister, look at that dress." ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "It's not bad, go over and take a look." ”

"Oh, these two ladies have vision, and the name of this outfit is Xia Liang." A guy came over and introduced: "This set of clothes is one of the spring rhyme, summer coolness, autumn thought, and winter Xin personally designed by the Ou people in this county. I won't say much about the ingredients, when I say this style, Lord Ganxin said, it is a poem of 'half holding the pipa and half covering the face', which looks solemn, but retains the allure of women. Paired with a pair of specialized flesh-colored leggings, it's absolutely superb. ”

"He's got the work." Zhao Yu smiled lightly and said, "Help me get one each." ”

"One of each?" The guy hurriedly said: "Lady, this Chunyun and Qiusi have been booked for ten days, even if you need Xia Liang, you will not have to pick up the goods until five days later." ”

At this time, a woman came over and said, "Xiao Chai, help me make two sets of big red summer cool, and I will deliver it to you and give you money." ”

"Hello sir." Xiao Chai hurriedly bowed: "It's for your wedding, right?" Don't dare to ask for money, I'll send it to you tomorrow. ”

Zhao Yu was dissatisfied after seeing the woman leave, and asked, "Isn't it going to take five days?" ”

The guy explained: "You don't know, she is the editor-in-chief of the royal newspaper, not only me, but also our husband. Originally, it was a big wedding in May, but there were a lot of things in the county, and Song Jiang had just finished the preparations, and the emperor was going to be transferred to the adult. It's easy to calm down, and Lord Ou is holding a sports meeting again. So please see the cold, you have to make up for the work first. ”

Xiaoqing said in Zhao Yu's ear: "Sister, forget it, it's great to let Ouyang design a few sets for us." Isn't it not good to look good when everyone wears it? ”

"That's right! Forget it man, let's see. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry, you go slowly."

"Yangping goldware flagship store, the weight of pure gold, avant-garde style ......"

Xiaoqing asked, "Who is it, what is a flagship store?" ”

"Back to the lady's words." A female guy said: "Master Ou said that the so-called flagship store is the leader. We have branches in Shoushu and Tokyo, so they can only be called Yohei Metalware Tokyo Branch. ”

Xiaoqing asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is called a headband, it was designed by our Lord Ou, I'll try it on for you." The female guy picked up the headband made of sterling silver and put it on Xiaoqing, and then took the bronze mirror to show Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing looked at the person in the mirror and said, "The boss has one." ”

"Great! Take a look at the lady again, there are pure gold bracelets, which are fine and vulgar. ”

"Sister, you can also come and see." Xiaoqing greeted.

After entering the gold shop for half an hour, an internal guard came out with a small bag, and the female guy behind him said very politely: "Go slowly, come back tomorrow." ”

"Three-color rouge, purple noble and elegant. The red color shines. Orange is cute and innocent. ”

Zhao Yu leaned in and asked, "Is this thing designed by Lord Ou again?" ”

"It's also a bit related. Master Ou said, don't be red all the time, can you be a little creative. The lips of the women all over the street are red, the monkey buttocks are also red, and the braised pork is also red. So our shopkeeper thought hard and finally came up with other beautiful colors. This purple has been sold in Shouzhou a month ago, and this orange red is a new product. Do you want to give it a try? ”

"Okay, try it."

"Mink Lap Shoulder ......"

Before the guy could shout, Xiao Qing's head stretched out and asked, "Did you make this mink from Master Ou?" ”

The guy looked at Xiaoqing like an idiot for a long time before he replied: "The mink was made by the mink." ”

"Haha!" Zhao Yu covered his mouth and couldn't help laughing.

"I hate it." Xiaoqing's face was flushed.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "I want it, two pieces!" ”

Then there are women's small leather boots, all kinds of shampoos, skin care products and so on. Only one East Street purchase, two internal guards have to carry it. The last internal guard couldn't help but remind: "Official, we are here to visit." ”

Zhao Yu Yileng, yes, he forgot the purpose of his coming to Yangping. I didn't come to shop, but to visit what Ouyang did. Zhao Yu looked at the sun, and it was almost noon, and ordered: "Find a place to eat first." ”

An internal guard replied: "I have just walked all the way, and I found that all the restaurants and restaurants are basically full, so it is better to find a house." Give some money, and you can stay and eat. ”

"You arrange it."

"Yes!"