Huang Chang's grandfather's Chen family has a large population, and as the third son of the Chen family's uncle, he is still a concubine, and Chen Shi will definitely not be able to inherit the family property in the future. He clearly realized this very early, so he came to his aunt, and in the future, as a steward of the Huang family, he will be responsible for the business affairs of the Huang family, which is also a good way out.

When Huang Chang was forging Huang Xu and Huang Zhao, he also thought about whether to help Chen Shi exercise by the way, not to mention anything else, so as to remove some of his fat. However, the latter only tried a little and then retreated, so he had to give up.

To a certain extent, Chen Shi's perception and positioning of himself is very accurate, he knows very well what he is good at, and he only does what he is best at. Giving up what you can't do is also a way of dealing with the world.

After visiting for a while, and looking at the account books, Huang Chang picked up an iron axe casually, held it in his hand and tried the edge with his fingers, and asked:

"According to the account books, the main things that make money in our shop are ironware, medicinal herbs, furs and honey?"

"Yes, metal tools are expensive and you can make a lot of money. Good medicinal materials are relatively rare, but if you come across a relatively rare one, you can sell it for a lot of money. Fur and honey are the main inputs of our family, and the income has always been very stable. ”

"Then why don't we focus on these few things and give up the rest that doesn't make money? For example, I see that salt has been losing money, but it's still doing it?"

Huang Chang was puzzled, and Chen Shi smiled honestly:

"We can't give it up, because the people who provide us with medicinal herbs, they often don't need money, but they need food, groceries, and salt – without which they can't get goods from them. ”

Chen Shi explained a few words, and Huang Chang understood - this world is not a thorough commercial society, and among the people at the bottom, the use of money is very limited. They mined medicinal herbs from the mountains, obtained furs, and collected honey and beeswax...... When I came to the Chen family's grocery store, I didn't want to exchange money, but directly exchanged it for daily necessities.

- For those who are illiterate and not very good at dealing with people, they are afraid of the exchange of goods. I always feel that I will lose by exchanging with others. Bartering is called no way, there are always things that you have to use, but you can't produce. But if they exchange things for money and then use the money to buy things, they feel that they have been exploited one more time.

Therefore, as long as the familiar Chen family shop can provide them with the materials they need, they will try their best to complete all the transactions in the Chen family shop at one time. For this reason, the shop must prepare a large number of daily groceries and items, exchange them for various mountain goods from the other party in a basically unprofitable way, and then sort them out, or after the most basic brewing, and then sell them to those specialized large shops or workshops - and this is the main profit.

After Chen Shi's explanation, Huang Chang roughly figured out the profit model of his family, which is still a relatively rudimentary stage. In terms of the concept of Xianmen, it is the most tedious collection of raw materials, and it is also the most elementary material.

Later, I asked about the ownership of these shops, but it was also a mess - these shops were all funded by the Chen family, and they were usually run by the Chen family. Even the name of the shop is still called Chen's shop - old customers recognize this sign.

But they were able to gain a foothold in Baonan City, but they relied on Huang's father's official background and the support of Huang Xu's younger brothers. Therefore, these shops are considered to be the property shared by the Huang and Chen families, and the income is also shared equally between the two families. At the beginning, the grandfather of the Chen family once said that half of these shops were dowries for his eldest daughter, but there was no specific document or contract written down.

Of course, this is not a problem, as long as the Huang family can maintain their status, the Chen family will definitely not make trouble in this regard. However, Huang Chang is not only considering this current asset.

"So if I want to add some more goods to the business scope of our shop, can you call the shots, cousin Ashi?"

"Which goods?"

"Weapons, elixirs, and if possible, Dao talismans...... In short, it is what warriors and low-level monks need. All sorts of things that will increase their combat effectiveness. ”

Seeing that Chen Shi and Huang Xu were a little ignorant, Huang Chang had to take out a few physical objects from the Qiankun Ring and show them to them. Then, both lads were dumbfounded.

"This ...... I don't think I can decide. Chen Shi snorted, "Those who can do this kind of business must be big shots." I'm afraid our family doesn't have the qualifications, right?"

"Our family is now a big man. Ah Xu is now the leader of the heroes in Baonan City, and he should be qualified to meddle in this kind of business. ”

Huang Chang smiled confidently, but Huang Xu was not sure:

"As far as I know, there is only one such shop in Baonan City, which is the property of the Ji family, and there is no other way to do it. The things in it are so expensive that even Master Xiong has saved up for a long time to get in once. ”

"Don't be presumptuous, I've also been to see that shop, not to mention that the things in it are all rubbish, but there are no good goods. The medicine spirit material you use now is much better than the one in there, even the runic armor you wear on your body, and the scimitar on your waist are also better than the best collection there. ”

Huang Chang pointed at Huang Xu and smiled, and the latter looked at him in some surprise - he naturally wanted to ask after that day, and was told that this weapon and armor were the most commonly used equipment for immortal cultivators. Although you can't take the initiative to stimulate yourself, you might as well put it on first and get used to it.

When I heard Huang Chang's tone before, I didn't care about these things, so Huang Xu didn't pay attention to them, but he didn't expect these things to be so valuable. He couldn't help but straighten his robe and cover up the talisman armor and the scimitar at his waist, so as not to be seen by others and have bad intentions.

"But if you can do this, it should be very profitable, right? Since ancient times, weapons have always been the easiest way to make money. ”

At that end, after Chen Shi stabilized his mind a little, he finally returned to what he was best at, and began to really consider the possibility of doing this kind of business.

And Huang Chang nodded in response:

"Indeed, as far as I know, the money of warriors and cultivators is very easy to earn—they come easily, and they are extremely willing to spend money in order to strengthen their own strength and save their lives in the killing field. It's just that to do their business, they need to have a lot of strength, otherwise they can't hold the field and are easy to be robbed. ”

"Of course, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the town, I am responsible for this. Cousin Shi, your people only need to be responsible for the normal sales process - in fact, it is similar to you usually selling groceries, except that the value of the goods is relatively high. A business in and out of about 10,000 taels of silver. ”