At the beginning, Li Zhiyun planned to make the soap into two categories: high-end brand and low-end brand. However, as the soap's reputation fermented and the number of customers increased, the low-end brand could only be introduced later. Now it is necessary to make the soap's reputation
Open.
The reputation of soap comes from top to bottom. First it is praised by ladies, and then it becomes the talk of men.
It is said that some animals from the Ministry of Etiquette went to Pingkangfang for a drink and while exchanging body art with their old friends, they suddenly discovered that the taste was not right.
"What kind of spice does Sanniang use? Is it Tang Xiang?"
Little lady: "???"
Within a few days, everyone in Pingkangfang knew why business suddenly deteriorated. It was not because the guests had changed their ways and returned home to love their wives.
But the appearance of Tang Xiang.
With the strength of the famous people from Pingkangfang joining in, Tang Xiang quickly sold out and was so sold that it closed down.
Li Shuliang only had two shops in the east and west cities, and he couldn't sell them at all.
Li Zhiyun's lack of preparation also led to production disruption. In desperation, he could only build two more workshops on the other side of the Wei River, and then directly sent troops to protect the production and not allow anyone to approach.
That was his private territory. Anyone who approached privately would be immediately put into a sack and thrown into the river if caught.
At the same time, he selected many honest people from the tenant farmers who were attached to the Chu Palace to help make soap.
After completing the production, Li Zhiyun organized a bureau in Pingkangfang and invited Li Shuliang, Li Daoxuan, and Li Daozhong to dinner. It was finally decided that for Jingzhao Mansion, Li Shuliang would get 40% of the goods, Li Daoxuan and Li Daozhong would get 20% of the goods, and the rest
Li Zhiyun will allocate 20% by himself.
Everyone is happy.
Recently, several more Tang Xiang shops were opened in the east and west cities. This time, they finally fully met the needs of the ladies of Chang'an.
Seeing Tang Xianghong turning purple, a few officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs secretly took action, and were then severely beaten by their superiors.
Because Li Shuliang found some time to treat the leaders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to a meal and gave him some money for tea.
The management of cows, ghosts, gods and snakes is smooth, and the sale of Tang incense is also smooth.
In the palace, Li Shuliang gave money for tea, which made Lao Li smile even more.
The petty officials below were not well informed, and of course they did not know who was behind Tang Xiang. Naturally, the ministers in the court were well aware of the situation. Although they were jealous of the soap's profits, they had no idea what to do.
Because behind the soap are Li Shuliang, King of Changping, Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, and Li Daozong, Duke of Lueyang. It is rumored that there is also a King of Chu who is also involved. It is even said that the saints in the palace seem to have some connection.
How can this guy take anything by force?
Of course, the censors who like to gossip also received hush money from Li Shuliang. If it were Li Zhiyun who monopolized the soap profits, there might be censors who would complain about Li Zhiyun and compete with the people for profit.
However, the popularity of soap is only temporary. After all, its main customers are women, so it cannot always be popular and demand exceeds supply. Despite this, the benefits of the monopoly still make Li Zhiyun, Li Shuliang, Li Daoxuan, and Li Daozong make a lot of money.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the courtiers did not lose their minds. If it were replaced by sugar that everyone loves, Li Zhiyun and the four would not be able to bear it.
Chu Palace.
"Madam, how much did you earn this month?" Li Zhiyun asked Princess Chu across the table while drinking tea.
"Oh, Alang, please don't interrupt."
Princess Chu muttered, and with a pair of skillful hands, she strung the Kaiyuan Tongbao smoothly.
In addition to Kaiyuan Tongbao, five baht coins from the former Sui Dynasty were also mixed in. Although Lao Li had already begun to issue Kaiyuan Tongbao, it was not possible to recover all the five baht coins from the former Sui Dynasty at once. In addition, the territory was not big enough, and the world
It has not yet been unified, so the spread of Kaiyuan Tongbao is not wide enough.
Seeing that his wife had no time to talk to him, Li Zhiyun could only pick up the account book and calculate it by himself.
In half the time of burning incense, he basically figured out this month's income.
About five thousand hangings.
Well, this income barely meets his budget. After all, soap has just been released, it is fresh and novel, and with the gathering of aristocratic people in Chang'an, the purchasing power is definitely not bad. Gu
In another two months, when everyone is familiar with it, profits will definitely drop. But no matter how much the drop is, there will still be at least two to three thousand dollars in profit every month.
Make good money with blood.
When Luoyang and Jiangnan are captured in the future, the profits will definitely increase. Because this is only the profit of Jingzhao Mansion, and he has not yet arranged for other places.
However, one should not hold out too much hope. After all, there were only a few big cities in the early Tang Dynasty, and soap was a high-end product, so its main customer base must still be wealthy people.
Nowadays, the common people don’t have enough to eat, so how can they care whether their food smells good or smells bad?
Another string of coins was strung together, and Princess Chu finally placed a table full of copper coins.
The yellow and orange colors are instantly pleasing to the eye.
"Alang is really amazing. With his ingenuity, the income of the mansion has become so huge." Princess Chu looked at her lover with admiration, as if there were stars twinkling in her big eyes.
For some reason, Li Zhiyun suddenly felt pain in his back. He quickly took out a gold hairpin from his arms and gave it to his wife, "I passed by the West Market today when I was leaving the court and happened to see this hairpin. I thought it would suit you, so I bought it. You can wear it."
It will definitely look good."
"Thank you Alang, I'm so happy."
She picked up the gold hairpin and put it on, asking her lover if it looked good.
Li Zhiyun hurriedly said it looked good.
Since Mrs. Yin gave birth to her eldest son last month, Li Zhiyun has been tossing around in Princess Chu's room most of the night every day.
As for why, everyone knows.
...
study.
After everyone had tea, Du Ruhui asked: "His Highness summoned us to come, but do you have something important to discuss?"
Opposite Li Zhiyun, four confidants were sitting: Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Duan Zhixuan, and Xie Shufang.
"Yes." Li Zhiyun nodded and asked, "Do you know about the soap that has become popular in Chang'an recently?"
"I know." Xie Shufang said, "Yesterday I asked someone to buy two pieces for my wife."
Xue Shou said: "I have also bought this thing. It's really amazing. It costs three hundred yuan for a small piece, but it's really not bad. If your hands are stained with oil, just wash them with Tang incense, and it will definitely be washed off, and
There is also a fragrance that lingers for a long time.”
"Then do you know how much profit this soap makes?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Du Ruhui frowned slightly and reminded: "Your Highness, although this item is very profitable, you should not take it for granted. It is rumored that the people behind the sale of this item are several clan members. Your Highness must not offend them."
Li Zhiyun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Keming, you have misunderstood me."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"This soap belongs to me."
"Ah?" The four of them were surprised.
Half an hour later.
"I gave 40% of the goods to the King of Changping, 20% to the King of Huaiyang, and 20% to the Duke of Lueyang. So there is still 20% of the goods left, and I plan to let the four of you share them equally. You can go to the east and west cities separately.
Rent a shop and find someone to do the business for you, so you can make more money."
The four of them looked at each other, then stood up and bowed.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
They know how well this soap sells in Chang'an. This is the king giving them money, how can they not be excited!
Li Zhiyun thought very simply. If he eats meat, of course his brothers will drink soup.