10% of the business tax is already a lot, but Su Shi now takes the initiative to pay 20%. This is what Pang Ji doesn't understand.
After all, paying less business tax means lower costs. In this way, Su Shi will get more, and he will feel more at ease and ethical.
"It's only 20%. Brother Pangda knows that you have to pay 20% for burning knives, and 30% for Rencha." Su Shi explained patiently. When you come here, you can make money for yourself and at the same time, you can also help others.
Song was willing to do his part.
As soon as he heard that the price of burning knives was 20% and that Rencha had reached 30%, Pang Ji stopped talking. He knew that this should be Su Shi's bottom line.
"Okay, 20% makes 20%, let me ask Brother Su to talk about the price." Pang Ji admitted the distribution of interests, and now he was talking about customizing the price of cigarettes.
Again, what has been the most profitable business since ancient times?
There is only one answer, and that is monopoly!
As for any monopoly business, it is rare that it is not profitable. Unless it involves people's livelihood issues and the country needs to stabilize prices, other monopolized industries can make the owners behind the scenes a lot of money.
Everything is because, even if it is a monopoly, then only they can sell, then they have pricing power and absolute initiative.
"It's like this. The cigarettes here are divided into three grades: high, medium and low, facing different consumer groups. Think about it, the same cigarettes, but different brands, the dignity will also be different.
It's different, right..."
It took Su Shi a long time to explain clearly the situation of the three types of cigarettes and the meanings of their grades, which made Pang Ji nod his head repeatedly.
The two of them lowered their heads to discuss there, and from time to time they would hear Pang Ji's happy laughter. All this fell into the eyes of Zhao Xi and Zhao Huirou, who had almost eaten, and made them a little unhappy.
"That person is really annoying. When can we not find Brother Su? There is a limit to the time we can come out. We will have to go back when it gets dark." Zhao Huirou looked unhappy, and her face was almost unhappy.
The words are written above.
"Sister Rou, how about I blow that person down?" Zhao Xi was also unhappy. He still wanted to hear the story, but the appearance of Pang Ji interrupted his plan, so he said a little unhappy.
"No." Zhao Huirou hurriedly shook his head and said: "After all, he is also Brother Su's guest. If he is just blown away, Brother Su's face will not look good. We still have to wait.
Well, fortunately, Liang Huaiji has been asked to come down from the mountain and keep an eye on it, and no other officials are allowed to come up, otherwise I might not be able to get anything done today."
After all, she was three years older, so Zhao Huirou was much more thoughtful than Zhao Xi.
Of course, all this is because Su Shi is involved. If it were someone else's matter, do you think Princess Fukang would think so carefully?
Don't think that Zhao Huirou has always had such a good temper. She is the eldest daughter of Zhao Zhen and the eldest princess of the Renzong Dynasty. She has been doted on by many people since she was a child. If she loses her temper, it will be very scary.
Just when the two children were thinking about each other and were just about to draw a little person making a cross and curse, the conversation over there finally came to an end.
After a conversation between Su Shi and Pang Ji, they finally set the prices for three different grades of cigarettes.
They are high-end Zhonghua, which costs ten guan in a box; mid-range Yuxi, which costs five guan in a box; and ordinary peony, which costs two guan in a box.
At first glance, the price seems too high, but considering that there were too many wealthy people in the Song Dynasty, and even these gentlemen in the court, their monthly salary was by no means comparable to that of other dynasties.
The price is nothing.
There really aren't many goods. I'll go out after a while and try to find a way to bring in more. You have to watch and sell what you have now." As Su Shi spoke, he recounted what he was going to do in the near future.
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The changes in Shangcang Mountain greatly exceeded Su Shi's expectations. After hearing Shi Fo's narration, he was very curious and decided to go there soon. What he said now was to find a suitable place outside the capital.
Excuse.
"There's a purchase limit, I know what to do." Pang Ji patted his chest and said reassuringly.
The number of cigarettes is limited, so open trading is obviously not feasible. Otherwise, they will be out of stock in two days. Wouldn't it make people anxious?
Arrange the purchase limit in advance, so that others can't say anything. The most important thing is that if you limit the purchase, you have more room for manipulation. For example, you can raise the price privately, so that the extra profit will be yours.
Yes.
As for doing this, will people in need have any objections?
You can have an opinion, so don’t buy it. Anyway, there are a lot of items, and if you don’t buy them, others will naturally buy them. This is the benefit of monopoly and purchase restrictions.
Seeing that Pang Ji knew what he had done, Su Shi said: "That's it, the things were in Qian Bao's house before, but now it is in the Su Mansion's villa. I'll say hello when I turn around, and you can send someone to pick it up tomorrow.
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"Okay, okay, it's just Brother Su. I'm short on money. I'm afraid I don't have that much cash." Pang Ji was also very shameless. After asking for benefits, he didn't even come up with the capital.
The more greedy Pang Ji is, the happier Su Shi is, and it is easier to control such a person. Once he needs help with something, there is no need to make twists and turns, and he can directly use benefits to get through him. To put it bluntly, use money to throw money at him.
That’s it.
"Okay, can I still not trust Brother Pangda? Just pick up the goods, and you will be paid when they are sold out." Su Shi smiled indifferently.
"Brother Su is so generous." After hearing this, Pang Ji's eyes narrowed with joy, and he reached out and gave a thumbs up.
The friendship between the two also warmed up a lot at this moment. Taking this opportunity, Su Shi thought of something and said, "Brother Su, since you and I are no longer outsiders, I need your help with something.
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"Hey, what kind of friendship do we have? If you have anything to do, just say it. If you can handle it, I will definitely handle it for you. If you can't handle it, I will tell you who to go to." Pang Ji said very loyally, but in his heart he was very happy.
Be alert.
Pang Ji has been able to get to where he is today because of his caution.
He has a yardstick in his mind for what can be done and what cannot be done.
For this reason, Pang Ji seldom made mistakes. Even though he clearly did some things, others could not find any problems to impeach him.
For Su Shi, he just positioned this person as a partner who could cooperate and bring him benefits. Naturally, he could help with small things, but if it was a big matter, then I would be sorry, he would just watch.
It's like he hasn't mentioned anything about what happened in the corridor for so long after arriving at the rockery. He is afraid that he also knows the relationship between Zhao Shishe and Su Shi. This is also the matter of another Zhao family member. He is
I will definitely not participate in it.
Even with a reminder, Pang Ji wouldn't do it. Compared to this, Bao Heizi was much kinder than him.
Su Shi kept his usual smile on his face. He had noticed that the original purple color above Pang Ji's head was now getting lighter. In other words, this person was actually rejecting him in his heart. He didn't look like Bao.
Sunspots are an active purple. Although they are still far from red, they really think about themselves and treat themselves like a nephew.
This Pang Ji keeps saying that he is a brother, but if he has something to do now, he may run faster than anyone else.
Fortunately, Su Shi's positioning of Pang Ji was not high to begin with. He just regarded him as a partner. When necessary, he just could not make trouble for himself like others.
If there is no hope, then there is no disappointment. Su Shi chuckled and said: "Brother Pang Pang, it's actually not a big deal. As you know, I have money now, so maybe someone will take a chance on me. Of course, I
Now I am an official. The officials know me, and His Royal Highness King Jing is very close to me. I am not afraid of others coming to trouble me openly. But if someone wants to do something to me in private, then I can't be on guard, right?
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Pang Ji listened carefully, and after understanding what Su Shi meant, he asked tentatively, "Brother Su, do you mean to find some brave men to protect you?"
"No! There are some brave people around me. To be honest, Brother Su, Qianqizhuang doesn't have any other ones. There are still some good players in the world. But they are all used to being free and unorganized. They lack unified command. I just want to find someone.
People with commanding talents, don't you think of Brother Pangda? When you take office in Yanzhou, you have to face the Xixia army directly. You must have many such capable people under your command. How about a suitable support brother?"
As Su Shi said, there are many heroes around him who fight alone, and their skills are not simple. Even if they really meet the secret agents of the Secret Service, they will not be afraid of one-on-one.
But when it comes to commanding talents, there really are none.
If the power of Shangcangshan wants to become strong, it must be led by a real general. Otherwise, it can only suppress bandits, which will not change anything.
It is said that a thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find, so Su Shi wanted to find someone with commanding ability, preferably someone who had been on the battlefield, killed enemies, seen blood, and had rich commanding experience.
But Su Shi was completely blind to the situation of the Song Army. Although he also knew the commander of the imperial guards like Li Zhang, all the members of the imperial guards were on the list, and the combat effectiveness of Renzong's imperial army was still very strong.
He is also very loyal to the emperor, so he will not take risks to contact them.
After much deliberation, Pang Ji from Yanzhou was the most suitable candidate.
Yanzhou is a border area with many soldiers from the Fan Army, Xiang Army, and Xiang Army. The Western Army can also be called the cradle of famous generals and strong armies in the Northern Song Dynasty.
There must be a lot of talented people there.
The important thing is that if one or two people are actually transferred from there, it will not cause any trouble at all and it will not be easy to be discovered.