"Master Marquis, from now on I will be a member of our Yunzhong Junhou Mansion. If you have any orders, just ask me to do it."
Hou San's attitude made Ye An very satisfied. He smiled and handed him a bunch of mountain reds in his hand and said, "How does it taste?"
This is something Hou San has never seen before, but the bright red fruit is covered with a thick layer of syrup and looks tempting. He takes a tentative bite, and the crispy shell combines with the sour fruit.
A wonderful change occurred in the mouth.
"It's delicious! Master Hou, what is this?!"
Ye An smiled: "Candied Haw Lu! I will tell you how to make it, and all you have to do is sell it on the street. You just need to recruit as many people as possible to help you sell it. You used to hang out in Tokyo.
Anyone you know or want to start a serious business can be hired by you, but you have to be responsible for one thing. If anything happens in the future, it will be your business. You will not have to pay any part of the candied haws sold to you.
Outside of the Marquis Mansion, I can share the accounts with you."
Hou San was slightly startled, and after counting with his fingers for a long time, he said: "Master Hou, this business is definitely good, but few of the brothers I knew can endure such hard work. It's not easy to walk around the streets.
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I didn't expect Hou San to think so thoroughly. He nodded slightly in surprise and said: "You are right, but I need those people, they can't bear the hardship? I'm afraid that's not the case? If you let them know how much money this thing can make,
I’m afraid there will be people rushing over here.”
Hou San asked curiously: "Master Hou, does this thing really make money quickly?"
Ye An raised his finger and said: "Nonsense, syrup melts very slowly in winter, and it won't even melt. Although syrup is more expensive, I have a way. All you have to do is sell this thing! Sell it everywhere in Tokyo.
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Hou Sangan swallowed his saliva and looked at Ye An as if he were looking at a fool.
"Master Marquis, sugar is something that can only be used by extremely luxurious families. If ordinary people want to eat something sweet, they usually use some fruits. This bunch of rock candies... How much does a bunch of gourds cost to recoup the cost? Ordinary people.
Can the people afford it?"
Ye An smiled and said: "You just sell a string for ten cents, someone must buy it!"
"Ten cents?! That's a huge loss! Look at the thick syrup on it. Let alone ten cents, it's not expensive even thirty cents a bunch. But then who can buy this thing?
ah!"
Ye An laughed loudly: "Of course I have a way, you just need to do as I say, and you may become the first person in the Song Dynasty to make a fortune by selling sugar!"
Hou San has no doubts about him. He has no choice but to believe that this young Hou Ye will always have a way. He knows things like a god and has all kinds of weird ways.
"The young one just obeys the Marquis's arrangements. But if you lose money, you can't blame the young one."
Ye An nodded and said: "That's natural, but you have to do my job well. Within three months, you have to recruit enough people to ensure that every street in Tokyo is filled with people selling candied haws.
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Hou San smiled and said: "Young gentleman, it will take less than three months, only one month. If you pay ten cents for a string and you have so much candy, there must be many more people buying it."
If I can get cheap candy from you, hey, whoever doesn’t do this business is a fool!"
"What are you thinking? You're not taking candy from me, so I'm giving someone else a free advantage? I only have candied haws, and I only sell candied haws, and the people you find must be registered. I want to know their names.
Where is home! From now on, these people will be the eyes and ears of our Marquis in Tokyo. If you want to do business, you must not understand the market environment!"
Hou San was confused by what Ye An said. He scratched his head and said, "What is the market environment?"
Ye An glanced at him: "Nature is what people need, think, and demand, as well as what is sold, sold, and supplied in the market. We must take advantage of our geographical advantages and weave a large network throughout the entire city of Tokyo. These are
People are indispensable. You have to sell candied haws in the streets. Not only can you make money, but you can also know what is being sold in each shop and city. The most important thing is to know what is not being sold!"
Looking at Ye An with a proud look on his face, Hou San whispered: "Master Hou, there are many salesmen walking around the streets. Even if our family is engaged in this kind of exchange business, we can't compete with them...
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Ye An was stunned for a moment, then his old face turned red: "Who said we have to fight with them? This kind of small business is hard-earned money, and it is not so convenient. What I want to do is to concentrate resources and reasonably coordinate a big business.
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"What big deal?"
"supermarket!"
"What?"
"Grocery store!"
"The Marquis is wise!"
Ye An rolled his eyes, he could clearly feel Hou San's disdain for his suggestion.
That's right, in Hou San's opinion, there are not many shops selling groceries in Tokyo, there are even quite a few, and the money they make may only be so little, so there's no such thing as a big deal.
But he didn't know that Ye An was planning to build a business empire, and the prototype of this business empire was these supermarkets.
Grocery stores have small space, low profits, and few types of items, but supermarkets are different. This kind of one-time place can satisfy people's desire for shopping and consumption. A wide variety of commercial structures can attract customers to the greatest extent and at the lowest price.
Get the supply.
Those selling candied haws on a stick will become the eyes and ears of the supermarket, making money and collecting information, and most importantly, observing the geographical location.
The biggest advantage of supermarkets is their important geographical location, convenient transportation, large number of residents, etc. These conditions make them the best choice for chain supermarkets in this era.
Of course, it is also necessary to open a head office on Nanmen Street to enhance the brand effect.
Although the retail industry was depressed in later generations, it was at the beginning of its boom in this era. Ye An took out the small leather notebook in his arms and wrote down the word "supermarket" on it, and at the same time put an emphasis on it.
Compared with alcohol, cotton, corn and other things, although the initial investment in supermarkets is not small, the return rate is also extremely high. Especially in this era when there are no supermarkets, the strong brand effect and novel buying and selling methods will become the key to the city of Tokyo.
A place where people flock to.
When he was a child, he had seen the scene when the first supermarket opened on the old street, and it really took off his shoes...
Housing prices in Tokyo have been rising recently, but Ye An has no plans to buy a shop for the time being. Rented shops are sometimes better.
Of course, the liquor business has made a lot of money recently, which is enough for him to open a large supermarket on Nanmen Street, but the chain is the most important thing.
It is better to spend a lot of money to buy a store and open a supermarket than to spend the same money to rent several stores and open a supermarket at the same time.
It will be too difficult for future generations to operate like this. After all, you can't guarantee that these supermarkets will be able to make back their money in a short time. But in the Song Dynasty, in the prosperous Tokyo city, I'm sorry, it's hard not to make money!
Hou San is undoubtedly the best candidate. From the beginning, Ye An planned to make him the Hou Mansion's eyes and ears in Tokyo. Up to now, Ye An himself and even Qin Mumu don't understand this city.
If you want to make money here, it is not enough to rely solely on advanced technology. Only by understanding the market can you be like a fish in water and avoid pitfalls to make money!
"good!"
With a burst of cheers and shouts, Ye An and Hou San saw a dirty man in Wuyou Cave being pulled out of Wuyou Cave with a fishing net. The people around him cheered loudly, which made these errands of Kaifeng Prefecture
The person yelled even harder.
It has to be said that Wang Zhen's method is still very effective. He blocked the canals on the ground. In particular, he consulted maps and grassroots officials to learn about some of the conditions in Wuyou Cave, and then based on the information provided by Wuhan University, he investigated Wuyou Cave.
Conduct targeted strikes.
This operation does not start from the home base of Wuhan University, but from the outside in. With the map, the police will not get lost underground. After catching a few dirty people in Wuyou Cave, they will use them to guide the way.
Push forward from all sides towards the home base of Wuhan University in the center.
After all, it is an underground culvert, and there are very few places to hide and escape. Even if there is a secret room or the like, it will be discovered by experienced police officers.
Don't underestimate these catchers and quick hands. They can work as errands in Kaifeng Mansion. Although they are not even as good as the officials, they are the ones with the most experience in handling cases.
The catchers and the kuaishou are collectively called the catchers, but in the Song Dynasty, the distinction was relatively clear. Although they were the messengers of Kaifeng Prefecture, they actually had no establishment. They were just serving as lowly servants. They were not even as good as ordinary laborers.
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Labor service is a temporary requisition and will be disbanded when it is over, but they have to work as lowly servants for the rest of their lives. Although they usually yell, drink, eat and get food, their social status cannot even be compared with ordinary people, and no one really thinks highly of them.
This time, arresting the dirty people in Wuyou Cave and destroying Wuyou Cave under the second compartment on the left is a good thing for them to enhance their reputation. Of course, they may also be regarded as good people because of their merits.