Time passed quickly, and ten days passed in a flash.
Guo Tianyang tiptoed into the Yangxin Palace. Emperor Jing was carefully studying the huge report on the imperial desk.
Guo Tian said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have already thoroughly investigated the news about the Kenji Restaurant."
Emperor Jing's eyes froze for a moment, and he thought about it for a while before he suddenly remembered.
Since the court meeting ended that day, he did not ask much about the restaurant and only sent someone to investigate it secretly.
Originally, it would be most convenient to discuss it directly with Fang Zhengyi and the prince.
But what can we do by calling them over?
Just stop it and ask them to change their name?
Stopping it is not an option, nor is changing the name. He cannot control the prince too much in what he does now.
After all, he was the emperor when the prince was now his age.
It's not a bad thing to have your own ideas.
Besides, even if we try to control it, we probably won't be able to do anything about it. He and Fang Zhengyi, these two stinky bugs are getting together and if they don't cause trouble today, they will cause trouble tomorrow. This matter won't end easily.
The most important thing is... this matter has Fang Zhengyi, it seems to be quite profitable...
In his impression, any business that Fang Zheng got involved in always made money.
This restaurant is just average...but what if it could come up with something a little more special?
It must be said that although he was angry that the prince opened a restaurant, he was also a little curious.
So they only sent the East Factory to investigate, and didn't even contact the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
I had forgotten it for a long time, and only remembered it when Guo Tianyang mentioned it.
"How's the investigation going? How's the restaurant business? Is there anything special about it?" Emperor Jing asked curiously.
Guo Tianyang said seriously: "Your Majesty, the East Factory has sent people to guard outside the restaurant day and night for fifteen days. They have made a surprising discovery. The restaurant opened by Your Majesty is indeed extraordinary."
"Through observation, we found that more than 2,000 people come to the store every day. Many people can't even get in. Most people just buy and leave. People from the East Factory have also bought food from there. There are not many varieties, only five or six. The most popular one is the cheapest set meal called chicken burger. In the evening, horse-drawn carriages come to deliver live chickens. I'm afraid that hundreds of chickens are consumed every day."
"Two thousand people, assuming they all buy the cheapest meals, the sales for one day would be seventy-eight taels, which would be two thousand three hundred and forty taels a month."
Emperor Jing took a deep breath.
More than 2,000 people come into the store every day? That's almost as many as Kingdom Bank, right?
Sales of 2,340 taels a month, 23,400 taels in less than ten months, how could a restaurant that has been open for less than a month and has no reputation achieve this?
Although it is only sales volume, it is only calculated based on the cheapest meal!
And many people can’t even squeeze in... What if there are ten such stores?
Wouldn't that mean hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year? Even if we make 10%, that's still tens of thousands of taels a year!
Is the restaurant business so good now? It's like picking up money!
However, he understood the number of people and income, but he didn't quite understand how many chickens were consumed.
"A few hundred chickens a day...is that a lot?"
Guo Tianyang nodded vigorously: "It's more than a lot, it's scary! Ordinary restaurants can't sell so many in a few months. I also found out that the price of live chickens in the capital has increased a lot. It's probably because Your Highness has collected too many chickens... so there are not as many live chickens in the market as before."
"However, your highness's restaurant did not raise its prices because of this. It is still as popular as ever because it is cheap and delicious, and the restaurant is beautifully decorated. It is packed with customers."
Emperor Jing fell into deep thought.
Seventy-eight taels a day sounds like a lot, but it doesn't take into account the cost.
"The price of ingredients has increased, but the price of dishes has not. Isn't this a loss-making way to gain publicity?"
Guo Tianyang thought about it and said cautiously: "According to my observation, it may be a loss-making business, but it is unlikely to lose money and gain publicity."
"Listen to what you say, are you speaking human language?" Emperor Jing said expressionlessly.
Guo Tianyang laughed dryly, "I'm not good at talking... The East Factory once sent someone to sneak into the back kitchen of the restaurant to investigate. It turned out that the back kitchen was connected to the house next door and the yard. There were live chickens piled up inside, and many people were killing chickens and sending them to the back kitchen after slaughtering and cutting them."
"They discarded the chicken's internal organs, feathers, blood, and the chicken skeleton with meat on it. They only used the large pieces of meat. The removed parts, as well as the oil and water used during the day, were all taken away by others at night."
"There are all kinds of people who come to collect this waste, even a Taoist priest comes... a live chicken is sold out completely."
"The food in the restaurant is very cheap, but I don't think they are doing it at a loss. And think about it, Marquis Jianye is also involved, how can he do business at a loss..."
Emperor Jing glanced at him sideways, and Guo Tianyang immediately straightened his back and acted as if nothing had happened.
Emperor Jing rubbed his eyebrows, his mind full of confusion.
Let’s not think about whether we can make money or not…
"How can a restaurant be so popular that people line up to eat there...Apart from being cheap and delicious, is there anything else that stands out? Even if it's delicious, is it really that good?"
Guo Tianyang nodded: "I have tasted it and it is indeed delicious! The chicken is fried. How many ordinary people can afford to eat fried food?"
"In addition, the decoration of the restaurant is extraordinary. I feel that it is more beautiful than Jingxing Bank. If you have nothing to do, you are willing to go in and sit down. People will naturally be willing to go there if they feel fresh and interesting."
"The most important thing is that they also gave away cups for drinking tea. People felt they were getting a bargain."
How could an ordinary restaurant have so many tricks, and a weird smell inside and outside?
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