In fact, Yang Xuan had never been exposed to the supermarket industry before traveling through time, and the plan was rather shoddy. But even so, it still aroused everyone's surprise at the board meeting.
Yang Xuan briefly described the model of the department store market, and the few people representing the emperor and princes could not raise any objections at all.
I can only make a decision like a primary school student, nodding my head repeatedly and saying that I want to go back and report to my employer.
Yang Xuan also expressed his dissatisfaction with this situation: "If you can't make the decision, don't come to the board of directors. Please inform your employer. From now on, the board of directors can only be attended by directors in person. Those who do not participate in the board of directors will be deemed to have given up their right to vote and everything will be obeyed."
Arrangements by the Board of Directors.”
Although Yang Xuan was furious, he still could not meet with His Majesty the Emperor and his family. Instead, his agent informed him that they had no objection to the matter and that Yang Xuan had the final say in everything.
Yang Xuan could only sigh helplessly. If you want to leave it to future generations, you need to sign an agreement as a backup for this kind of thing. If the investment fails, everyone must bear this responsibility together.
However, Prince Hui gave him a blank look: "Mr. Yang, there is no need to complain. His Majesty the Emperor and several princes are expressing their trust in Mr. Yang. According to official circles, Mr. Yang is simply in the emperor's heart."
"Jian is in the emperor's heart?" Yang Xuan secretly rejoiced for a while, but then he calmed down. He had never even seen the emperor's face, so how could Jian be in the emperor's heart? "Your Majesty, please don't fool me. I see."
It’s probably because His Majesty and the princes can’t find fault with my plan.”
Prince Hui twisted his beard and said with a smile: "It's true. Your Majesty and the others don't know how to do business. Even I can't find fault with them. Mr. Yang's talent in business is simply unmatched."
"Your Majesty is overly praised." Yang Xuanxin said that there are many ways to do business in later generations, and this is where he is. But since everyone has no objections, he will start making preparations.
"Your Majesty, first of all, we need a place large enough to serve as the location for Fangshi's operations."
"Sir, just tell me, how big of a place do you want?"
"I estimate that we will need thirty acres of land, close to Zhuque Street."
Prince Hui was stunned: "Shuque Street is the center of Yingtian Mansion, how can there be such a large open space?"
"Otherwise, twenty acres would be fine."
"Twenty acres is difficult."
"It doesn't have to be on Zhuque Street, just nearby."
"In that case, there is a place, only two miles away from Zhuque Street, but it should be less than twenty acres, and it is in the south of the city."
"Oh? Where is it? How big is it exactly?"
"It is the Changhui Temple in the south of the city. It has been abandoned for many years and has about 18 acres of land."
After hearing what Prince Hui said, Yang Xuan was immediately impressed and immediately made the decision: "Okay, this is it."
This Changhui Temple was originally a very famous temple in Yingtian Prefecture, but during the previous emperor's reign, a very powerful monk came out of the temple with profound Buddhist teachings. However, this monk happened to hook up with a princess. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was very upset.
He was so angry that he not only sentenced the monk to death, but also implicated the entire temple. Since then, Changhui Temple has been abandoned.
After all, this temple has offended the majesty of the royal family, so most people dare not take advantage of this place, but Prince Hui is in charge of the clan mansion, so he naturally has the right to deal with it.
Soon, people saw that Changhui Temple, which had been abandoned for many years, became lively, with civilian craftsmen coming in and out every day.
After a little inquiry, I heard some clues, saying that a department store is going to be built here, and everything that people use daily will be sold here.
Such a large city was unheard of, so it naturally aroused the curiosity of the people. Even the story of Changhui Temple many years ago was brought out and recalled by people.
Because it is a warehouse-type supermarket, Yang Xuan's design is very simple, just add a roof on the basis of the courtyard wall.
The structure is simple, but the materials are not simple. The roof is made of glazed tiles and the floor is made of ceramic tiles.
Naturally, all the glazed tiles and ceramic tiles came from the porcelain kiln. This single business made Yang Xuan's porcelain kiln make a lot of money, and at the same time, the kiln also built several new buildings.
That's it, but it took more than 20 days to complete it after working day and night.
The cost of glazed tiles is very cheap, and the cost of ceramic tiles is not expensive, but the price offered to Shengfa Company is not low.
After many rounds of discussions by the board of directors, the directors were unwilling to add additional shareholders, so all directors conducted internal financing.
But this is a glazed tile. Everyone knows the price of glazed tiles. In addition, the tiles are unprecedented, smooth and almost white, making them appear to be much more high-end than bluestone slabs.
And the price is slightly cheaper than bluestone.
What reason do directors have for not using it?
Especially after seeing some of the effects, they all wanted to decorate their homes like this.
Yang Xuan also had to lament that the royal family was the royal family, and they could afford so much money. In order to maintain his own shares, he had to follow the financing, but there was no change in everyone's shares when he went in with his left hand and out with his right hand.
Apart from that, only the shelves were left, and carpenters had been summoned to work on it. The directors worked together to recruit over a thousand carpenters, and they worked very quickly.
When the renovation was coming to an end, plaques were hung around Changhui Temple with the six characters "Shengfa Department Store City".
The large characters on the plaque are forged from brass and sparkle like gold under the sunlight. You must know that today's copper coins are all made of brass, so they look very elegant.
On the same day when the plaque was hung, an investment notice was posted at the door, indicating that no matter what kind of product, you can come to negotiate and Shengfa Department Store will purchase it at market price.
As for which goods to purchase, there was also a long list next to it, which could be said to cover almost all the goods that people needed daily.
Whether it is products produced by the company or vegetables grown by farmers, they are all included in the purchase.
Some people were curious and went to negotiate, and they got a very reasonable price.
Although it is not as good as the retail price, after all, you get what you pay for, which eliminates the time required for retail sales and avoids problems such as tail goods that cannot be avoided in retail sales.
For example, farmers can sell all the vegetables they grow to Shengfa Department Store, and there is no need to worry about the problem like before that they will rot if they cannot be sold.
Some people tried it, and naturally others followed suit. In just ten days, we negotiated with suppliers for all the items on the list.
There are also many businesses, all employees of Shengfa Department Store, coming to discuss supply cooperation. Some are willing to supply, while others are worried that the department store will steal their business and are unwilling to supply.
In this regard, Yang Xuan will not force it. He will talk if the negotiation can be concluded. Even if the negotiation cannot be concluded, Yang Xuan is confident that these companies that are unwilling to supply will definitely regret it in the future.
During this period of time, all the decorations in Fangshi were completed. On an auspicious day, we started to promote it in Yingtian Mansion.
Towering flags can be seen almost everywhere on the street, with the opening time of the department store and the 20% discount during the opening period written on them.
It has to be said that the workload of such a large department store exceeded Yang Xuan's imagination. It took five days just to purchase and place the goods.
Of course, Yang Xuan was not involved in the preparations for Shengfa Department Store from beginning to end.
There are also people who are interested in checking the bottom of this department store market, but as long as they are a little better informed, they will soon die out.
What they could find were all the princes' agents. Although they had nothing to do with the princes in name, they knew who were behind these people.
In fact, needless to say, just being able to use the land of Changhui Temple is not something that ordinary people can do.
As for Shengfa Company, it is impossible for anyone to find out who are the shareholders behind it.