Yang Xuan had noticed this man a long time ago. He seemed to be a young man from an honorable family. He didn't leave even after eating. He didn't know what he was doing. But he looked very polite, so he probably wasn't looking for trouble.
Just as he was about to go over, shopkeeper Zhou appeared beside him. As he passed by him, he whispered: "This is a person from the Ministry of Revenue."
Yang Xuan was slightly startled. These merchants were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. There was a Municipal Investigation Department under the Department of Household Affairs, which was almost equivalent to the industrial and commercial department, and there was also a General Affairs Department, which was in charge of commercial taxes.
Therefore, this household department is the highest-level management department for merchants like them.
However, he had always paid his taxes on time and obeyed the law, so he still sat down without changing his expression.
Seeing Yang Xuan sitting down across from him, His Royal Highness Prince Chun smiled and said: "It's not about giving advice, but I just want to ask for advice."
"Don't dare." Yang Xuan held his hand.
The two of them were polite, and His Royal Highness Prince Chun got into the topic: "Brother, shopkeeper, the taste of your noodles is outstanding, but I have eaten in many delicious restaurants, but your business is so prosperous.
It can actually block the huge Zhuque Street."
"I'm worried. I'll send more people soon to maintain order and try not to hinder others."
His Royal Highness Prince Chun frowned slightly. This boy really knows how to avoid the important and take the easy. Is this what I am talking about?
It seemed that this boy was not very old, but he had a lot of thoughts, so he simply said: "To be honest, I am from the Department of Clearing and Officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Seeing that your place is so prosperous, out of curiosity, I want to ask the shopkeeper for advice.
The Way of Doing Business.”
"Don't you dare?" Yang Xuanxin said, "Is this man a bit stupid? He even asked for advice on how to do business. I've already told you how to fool around." He cupped his hands and said, "I'm so young, so how do I know how to do business?"
,This is entirely because our fried noodles taste so good."
"..."
His Highness King Chun did not expect that this boy was so impeccable that he had nothing to say for a moment.
"I see that other people will show a receipt when they check out. What is that?"
Yang Xuan readily took out a coupon and handed it over: "This is called a coupon. You can get five cents off by showing this. If the guest patronizes you today, this coupon will be given to the guest. It will be valid within three days."
You can find out this thing just by asking anyone. There is no need to hide it.
His Royal Highness Prince Chun looked at this coupon, which was the same as a banknote, and quickly thought of the beauty of it. He was suddenly shocked. This coupon is really a wonderful trick.
"This coupon is the little shopkeeper's way of doing business, isn't it?"
"Don't dare, don't dare, it's just some small tricks. Our fried noodles are expensive and sell at a high price. We just opened the business, so we have to lose money to attract customers."
Another sentence stuck.
If His Royal Highness Prince Chun hadn't been well behaved, he would have gone crazy right now, but on the surface he remained calm: "The little shopkeeper is really good at it."
After saying that, he got up and left.
I don't know if he meant that Yang Xuan's business methods were good, or that he was good at dealing with himself.
"My lord, please take your time. Come back often when you have time."
Yang Xuan didn't take this to heart at all. A gentleman can bully someone. Since the other party acted like a gentleman, he naturally responded in this way.
His Royal Highness Prince Chun was not angry at all. How could the business methods that others relied on for a living be easily spread to the outside world? However, this made him even more curious about Yang Xuan.
The first thing I did after returning home was to find the two people who went to investigate and inquire about the situation.
"You mean, he made those refined salts from mineral salts?" His Highness King Chun's heart stirred up huge waves.
At present, the only way to make salt in the Dasheng Dynasty is to dry it on the beach, which is very expensive and inefficient. The main reason why the price of salt remains high is that the output has not increased.
You know, salt is not only a seasoning, it also has an important function, which is to supplement the sodium needed by the human body. If sodium is lacking for a long time, people will have muscle cramps, weakness, and even dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
It's okay for ordinary people to have this problem, but if people in the military have this symptom, it's going to be a big problem.
The so-called prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people does not work even if the common people do not have enough salt to eat.
If refined salt could be extracted from mineral salt, it would be simply... a miracle that would benefit future generations.
The subordinate lowered his head and cupped his hands and replied: "The little man saw with his own eyes that the little shopkeeper washed the mineral salt with water and boiled it in a pot, and then... The little man behind him couldn't understand it. Anyway, it was a big pot of water.
In the end, I got a bunch of refined salt.”
His Royal Highness Prince Chun suppressed the huge waves in his heart: "What is the origin of this person?"
"This little man found out clearly that this person's name is Yang Xuan, a native of Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture. He is sixteen years old. Both his parents are dead at home. One brother works as a yamen official in Jiangning County. His father used to be a yamen servant. His elder brother
He has also taken over his father's duties, and has a sister-in-law and a niece. There are not many others, and his wealth is innocent."
His Royal Highness Prince Chun fell into deep thought. This Yang Xuan not only knew how to make salt, but also managed the business well, and his manners were impeccable. He looked nothing like a sixteen-year-old boy.
"Check, check again. He has opened a noodle shop on Zhuque Street. Let's start checking from there."
"yes."
His Royal Highness King Chun said to himself, if such a talent can be used by himself...
Although he did not fight for the throne, it could not change his ideal of doing something for the Dasheng Dynasty.
If the country is rich and the people are strong, how can the people be strong if the country is not rich?
Not to mention, the grassland peoples in the north are always thinking about going south and threatening the world of Dasheng Dynasty.
Although according to the current Confucian thinking, scholars, farmers, industry, merchants, and merchants are humble professions, as King Chun, how could he not know that those aristocratic families and nobles had a lot of property.
Even the royal family has many government-run industries.
Otherwise, where would the emperor's internal funds come from? You have to know that even if the emperor wants to spend money, he still has to look at the faces of the censors. If he is not careful, he will be labeled as using public equipment for personal use, extravagant and so on.
As for those aristocratic families and Confucian scholars, who are not extravagant and lustful?
Not to mention anything else, the cost of one night in those romantic places along the Qinhuai River is enough for an ordinary family to spend a lifetime.
And to be honest, even though he is King Chun, he has never been to that kind of place.
If you consume it normally, it's not too expensive, a few dozen taels of silver is enough.
But he is King Chun, so when he goes to a place like that, he is not allowed to give a nod?
But he was short of money. If he didn't spend money on others, where would he put the face of His Highness Prince Chun?
After all, he had lost his monthly money since he was enfeoffed to King Chun and opened his palace two years ago. Although his father had many rewards, those things were recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and could not be exchanged for money at all.
He had a lot of acres of land to his name, but his annual output was very limited. With so many people to support in his huge palace, the money was still tight.
Of course, this tightness is only based on his identity.
"Yes!"
Just when His Highness Prince Chun was thinking wildly, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
Isn't that Yang Xuan good at business? As long as I do business with him in partnership, that will give me another way to make money.