"We warmly welcome everyone to our Shen's grand opening! I'm sure you all know what we sell here. If you're still skeptical, take a look at the braised food pot in front of our door. It's just two fist-sized lumps of coal. Everyone is welcome to come in and buy!"
Just by smelling the aroma and watching the soup boiling in the pot, I knew that what Li Shu said was not a lie.
But can I really afford this new thing?
Anyone else might still hesitate, but Chen Yan, the owner of Taihe Porcelain Workshop, really couldn't help it. Anyone who lacks firewood knows that if their workshop runs out of fuel, it will be shut down in a day or two.
He immediately raised his hand after hearing what Li Shu said, and shouted, "Me, me, me! Everyone, make room for me. I'll go in and check the goods myself."
Hearing the sound, everyone made room for the person who was squeezing out from behind them. By the time Chen Yan squeezed out of the crowd, his face was already covered in sweat.
He quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and said to Li Shu, "I'm the owner of the Taihe Porcelain Workshop. I'd like to come in and take a look at the goods and discuss a sale with your owner."
Li Shu extended a hand and respectfully invited, "Please come in. We have staff waiting inside. Feel free to look around. If you have any questions, just ask."
It was not until Chen Yan entered that he discovered a different world inside. The dazzling array of products almost made him think he had come to the wrong place. It looked very different from the charcoal shop he used to be in.
Chen Song, who was standing inside to welcome the guests, immediately went forward and said, "Sir, if you have any questions, you can ask me."
This time, due to the nature of the shop, Shen Jia adopted a mixed service staff of both men and women, and also introduced a performance-based contract signing model. The more customers you have, the more monthly income you earn, and it all depends on your ability.
Chen Yan looked at the people coming up and immediately stated his request, "I'm here to find fuel for my porcelain workshop. The quantity required is extremely large. I wonder how the price is calculated here?"
Knowing it was a big deal as soon as he heard it, Chen Song immediately took Chen Yan to the reserved compartment inside.
Because Shen Jia had anticipated this situation before, he gave employees certain permissions to offer certain discounts on the prices of items exhibited outside. However, the specific amount of the discount depends on the purchase amount and the employee's own consideration, because this is also related to the bonus he can get.
The people outside only saw Chen Yan go in and did not come back for a long time. Others also went in one after another and listened to the guys' explanation.
Because improper burning of coal can cause poisoning, this must be explained in detail to customers, and the stoves in the shop, both large and small, which are designed specifically for burning coal, must be promoted.
Because they are doing a long-term business, they only make enough money to cover the cost of the furnace, and their main source of income is the long-term coal.
Perhaps because the timing was not very appropriate, the sales volume on the first day was not as much as everyone expected. Instead, Chen Yan's porcelain workshop took on more than half of the sales.
Shen Jia looked at the discouraged employees, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted:
"Hehehe! Cheer up, everyone. Today is only the first day. What we bought isn't some food that can be eaten immediately. It's the warmth that everyone needs in winter.
Today's sales are pretty good. Everyone, get ready first. I'll take you to the restaurant for a drink later."
Before he finished speaking, everyone's expressions improved a lot, mainly because they heard from their colleagues who went to Zhenwei Pavilion that they had made considerable gains on the first day. If they fell behind, they felt they would be too ashamed to see their boss.
After the drink, everyone relaxed a lot. Since accommodation was also a big problem, Shen Jia directly bought the house at the back for everyone to live in.
Who would have thought that they would be woken up by a knock on the door from the shop in front the next day. In order to take care of the children, Li Shudu was the first one to get up. When she heard the sound, she hurried to the shop. The person who came was Chen Yan, whom they were most familiar with, followed by several people.
Chen Yan looked at Li Shu and asked quickly, "Boss, why haven't you opened the shop yet? I'm getting anxious. The coal blocks in your shop are so good that I need to order another batch. Please open the order quickly."
Li Shu pulled out the wooden board at the door, and listened to Chen Yan's urging, and said embarrassedly:
"We opened yesterday, and the boss treated everyone to drinks to celebrate, so we're a little late. Don't worry, Boss Chen. We still have plenty of coal left in the shop, and there's definitely enough for you."
Chen Yan felt relieved after hearing the reply. After returning home yesterday, the master craftsman in the workshop tried using coal blocks and found that it used less coal and had higher calories, which was much more cost-effective than charcoal.
So, he was worried that someone would get there before him, so he hurried to Shen's shop with his workshop workers.
After a sigh of relief, he slowly said, "That's good, Shopkeeper Li, there's no need to be so anxious. We can still wait a little longer."
At this time, Li Shu had already removed the last piece of wood, opened the copper lock at the back, and said with a smile:
"It's ready. Boss Chen, just tell me how much and what specifications you need, and I'll make an order for you right away."
As he said this, he walked behind the counter. Things like pens, ink, account books, and invoices were locked behind the counter to prevent any problems.
Seeing so many coal blocks again, Chen Yan started to think. He thought that the coal blocks he bought yesterday were medium-sized, and the larger ones might burn slower. So this time he directly ordered 300 kilograms of high-quality coal from Li Shu.
When the other shop assistants arrived at the shop, they found that the owner had already made the order. They only needed to help the Taihe Porcelain Workshop move the coal onto the ox cart.
After Chen Yan and his group left, he couldn't help but apologize to Li Shu: "It was all because we drank too much yesterday and couldn't get up this morning. It was all because we didn't pay attention. It was all the storekeeper who was busy."
"I'm no different, but my two kids are really naughty and I can't stay up. Don't apologize, the boss won't mind if I get up a little late."
Li Shu also joked with everyone with a smile, saying that some things are just hard to understand, and it didn't take her much effort to explain them.
After seeing that the shop was on track, Shen Jia also left Xing'an Prefecture and returned to Ning'an Town to see whether the things he had previously assigned to him had been handled.
When she rushed to Ning'an Town, the coal mine income of the previous month was checked by Yan Xu's men, and the final result was also placed in Yan Xu's hands.
He looked at the numbers in the account book in his hand and thought: No matter how Shen Jia got this method, as long as it is beneficial to him, he can pretend to know nothing.
He said to the secret guard who brought the account book, "Remember my previous instructions. You must clean up all the traces left by the Shen family. By the way, give those rats in the dark a big gift. Tell them that the related industries of the Shen family will also be under the protection of our general's mansion in the future."
This was his return gift to Shen after he had received benefits. He thought that the number of soldiers suffering from problems due to the cold in the barracks had indeed decreased recently, and this was all thanks to them.
As he watched, he seemed to see Shen Jia through the candlelight, who was so angry at him that day that she almost turned around and left. She was truly an extraordinary person.
Shen Jia and her group have also arrived at the coal mine in Yanhe Town. Before going home, she wants to take a look at the situation here.
In fact, when they were approaching the coal mine, someone had already informed Wang Jin. For the safety of this area, Yan Xu and the others were on high alert.
So when she saw Wang Jin waiting for her at the door, she was inevitably a little surprised, but she was still thinking about the operation of the coal mine in her heart. After greeting him, she asked:
"How is your mining going now? You must pay attention to mine safety. The structures of these mines are not stable. If you are buried in them, there is no chance of survival."
In fact, it's not just coal mines, other iron mines, silver mines, and gold mines are the same. One of the reasons why Wang Jin was arranged here was that he was the manager of an iron mine under Yan Xu before, and now he can be said to be like a fish in water here.
Hearing Shen Jia's question, he didn't get angry, but explained with a smile: "Don't worry, we are all experienced miners, and the coal mines are all on the surface. We almost dig directly from the surface."
"That's good. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. By the way, let me see all the inbound and outbound inventory for this month."
In order to ensure the interests of both parties, both parties can audit the parts that they are responsible for. This is what Shen Jia has to do now.
And now this mine has also introduced the double-entry bookkeeping method used by Shen Jia to prevent anyone from tampering with it.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jin immediately invited Shen Jia to the inner room to check, "Then please come in, Boss Shen."
After the inspection, Shen Jia hurried to Ning'an Town. At this time, soybeans were already being produced in full swing in various places.
The first thing she did when she came back was to ask how much of the remaining shares had been reserved.
Wang Dahua smiled and said, "It was all thanks to the boss's good idea. All our soybeans have been distributed. The neighboring towns were also very jealous, but because they only allowed reservations from people in Linyuan County, they could only look and not eat.
As soon as the boss announced the method, there was a rush to place orders. In less than ten days, we had already sold all the soybean seeds we had prepared."
The time was exactly as Shen Jia had expected. She continued, "In that case, go get Manager Wen Zhaonan. I have something to ask her."
"I'll go right away, please wait a moment, sir."
After saying that, Wang Dahua went to the workshop to find Wen Zhaonan. As both were managers in the workshop, their previous communication was quite ordinary.
Unexpectedly, after Wen Zhaonan came, Shen Jia hadn't even started asking questions yet, but she was fidgeting with her clothes, as if she had something to ask Shen Jia.
Shen Jia looked at her and said, "Do you have anything you want to ask? Just tell me directly. I have time now."
Wen Zhaonan smiled dryly upon hearing what Shen Jia said. "Our village chief just wanted to ask when our workshop's fertilizer will be officially available for purchase. We've seen its power before when we were planting soybeans. Now is a great time to plant, and everyone is curious."
When they were planting soybeans before, Shen Jia provided them for free. Now, in addition to the free share of soybeans, they also want to get some fertilizer for their other lands.
The main reason is that the land is getting larger and larger, but their own farmyard manure cannot keep up, so they also want to find other solutions.
Shen Jia didn't think it was a big deal. He could use this opportunity to promote the fertilizer in the workshop again.
So she said, “Always, as long as we have enough to survive now, you can discuss the specific transaction with Wang Dahua.
If there are no problems, we can have a special place to store them in the shop in the future, and when someone wants to buy something they can just take it away from the back door. We can't let people see us making food and doing these dirty-looking things.
I came to see you today for another matter. When we went to the village to purchase soybeans together, I felt that your village chief was very capable in execution and could manage the people in his village.
Now we want to promote the cultivation of peppers. When you go back, talk to your village chief. If you are interested, you can find time to talk to me.
I will allocate some seeds to your village for planting. The purchase price will definitely be higher than soybeans, but the management is much more complicated than soybeans."
Wen Zhaonan had also heard of this thing. It was said to be the exclusive seed of their workshop, and the food made from it was only for consumption in the capital city.
Previously, all the crops were grown on the boss’s own farm, but now it seems that he is preparing to further expand his production. With such a good thing, how could Wen Zhaonan refuse?
He immediately said, "Boss, I will go to the village after work today and tell the village chief about this news. I estimate that the village chief will come to the workshop to discuss it in a day or two."
"Okay, if you have nothing else, go back to work."
"Okay, Boss, I'll be leaving first. Don't worry, I'll definitely pass on the message."
The moment the door closed, Wen Zhaonan felt his heart burning. How could such a good thing happen to him?
Although Shen Jia did not specify the purchase price of these peppers, when you think about the fact that these are not something that ordinary people can eat casually, you know that the price must be extraordinary.
Before, planting ten acres of soybeans could earn me as much as my annual monthly salary. Now that peppers have appeared, who knows what will happen in the future?
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