Because Lao Jiang, Lao Cao, and others had already spread the word, more than 20 shops in Kyoto had publicly displayed information about white sugar.
As soon as the white sugar was launched, it sold out immediately, just like the Forget-Me-Not Valley and refined salt.
Extremely popular!
Moreover, all the shops have put up signs!
Overnight, the name "Qiankuntang" became known throughout Kyoto.
The name "Qiankun Hall" was widely circulated and praised by people of all ages, and even toddlers could vaguely pronounce it, demonstrating its immense fame.
The name is one thing, but what people know even more is that Qiankuntang launches new products every month, and white sugar is this month's new product!
Next month's product is soap!
Even worse, some people who can't buy white sugar start ordering new products in advance.
Although they had never seen soap before, and only knew about its features and uses from the notices and drawings of "Qiankuntang", they dared to spend a lot of money to order it.
For no other reason than that the size of the three characters "乾坤堂" is worthwhile!
Everyone knows this now!
Anything produced by Qiankuntang is an absolute rare treasure!
Whether it's white sugar, refined salt, or even Forget-Me-Not Valley.
Whether you use it or not, as long as you buy it, you can make a lot of money by reselling it!
Most importantly, when the market is good, you can even earn three or four times the profit!
Not only in Kyoto, but throughout the entire Daqian region, many people have made a fortune from this.
Some poor people even stopped going hungry after reselling the Valley of Forgetfulness once...
It may sound exaggerated, but that's the truth!
The poorest people might work from dawn till dusk their whole lives and still not earn fifty taels of silver, while a bottle of Forget-Worry Valley wine can sell for nearly twenty taels of silver. The difference is unimaginable!
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Old Jiang personally escorted a new batch of white sugar, Forget-Worry Valley, and refined salt to a newly opened Qiankun Hall today.
Just as he finished selling his goods and was about to leave, he was blocked at the back door by several servants.
They came for nothing but the new product launching next month: soap!
"Manager Jiang! Please sell it to me! My master is the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review in the imperial court!"
"Boss Jiang, please sell it to me! My master is the Vice Minister of Revenue... Lord Li Hengzhi!"
"Sell it to me! My lord is..."
...
"Get the hell out of here, all of you!"
Even if your master is the Heavenly King himself, it won't matter!
Old Jiang was speechless. He glared at the group and, mimicking Sun Jian's usual tone, angrily rebuked them: "Get out of here! What are you trying to sell?! The new soap product isn't shipping until next month, we haven't sold much to you guys yet!"
"Are they all blockheads?"
"You still don't understand no matter how I explain it?"
"Also, how did you know the location of my shop's stock... the back door!"
Despite being scolded by Old Jiang, the servants and retainers were not angry; instead, they smiled apologetically.
"Hehe... Manager Jiang, we naturally don't know where these alleys are, with all the twists and turns, but as long as we calm down and keep an eye on where your carriage goes in and out, we can find it..."
"Yes! We waited for most of the day before they finally arrived!"
Upon hearing these remarks, Old Jiang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at them!
Sun Jian had previously stated that the world should not know that Qiankun Hall belonged to the Sun family, nor should the world know that Ganwu Hall was related to Sun Jian.
It's the higher-ups' business if they know; we should keep it confidential from others to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
So whenever Lao Jiang was delivering goods or stockpiling inventory, he would always leave through the back door of the Sun residence when no one was around, and then wander around before embarking on his delivery route.
The same applies when returning; he will only return to the mansion through the side gate when he is certain that no one is inside or outside.
But these guys dared to stake out him today, and even tried to follow him...
"Listen up, all of you!"
"Qiankuntang sells its goods entirely based on queuing; it never sells them privately!"
"No pre-sales!"
"If you ever come looking for a carriage from my Qiankun Hall again and get caught once, I will refuse to sell to you for life!"
"Also, don't come here again! Every time we Qiankun Hall deliver goods, we bring guards with us. I'm telling you, don't even think about robbing us!"
Old Jiang's reprimand resonated deeply with everyone.
If Qiankuntang doesn't sell their goods, that would be a real problem!
"Oh, Manager Jiang, how could we possibly do such a thing? This is the capital city, right under the emperor's nose! Our masters and lords are all officials in the court; how could we possibly break the law!"
“We also know the taboos of Qiankun Hall… the taboos of Qiankun Hall are quite well known! We certainly wouldn’t intentionally violate them!”
...
"Alright, all of you, go back! Let this be the last time!"
Old Jiang was too lazy to deal with these people. After sending them away, he quickly drove his carriage back to his residence and recorded the day's earnings.
At the same time, he did not forget to report the day's events to Sun Jian.
In the study, Old Jiang finished recounting his encounter that day.
Sun Jian pondered for a while.
He knew in his heart that the fact that he was the behind-the-scenes boss of Qiankun Hall could not be kept secret forever, and it was only a matter of time before the outside world found out.
Because Qiankuntang is so popular, people may not be able to find out or figure out the pattern of Qiankuntang's stocking in the short term, but in the long run, the Sun family will definitely be exposed.
Before he had enough power, Sun Jian did not want things to develop in this way.
Jealousy can drive people crazy, and that's why it can cause trouble!
Now, the only thing that can be done is for Lao Cao to quickly build the new workshop and for the workshop to be completely moved out of the backyard before the Sun residence becomes safe.
Only then can Sun Jian truly become a hands-off manager who only collects money and doesn't have to worry about anything, focusing solely on managing his other powers.
"By the way, how's Lao Cao's new workshop coming along?"
Upon hearing Sun Jian's question, Old Jiang bluntly replied, "I heard it was completely finished yesterday, and perhaps our workshop in the backyard can be moved there in the next day or two!"
"That's good!"
Sun Jian nodded.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Just as the two were discussing Cao Cao, Cao Cao had just returned to the Sun residence. He learned from the gatekeeper Tie Zhu that Sun Jian was in the study in the front hall, so he immediately rushed in.
No sooner had Sun Jian finished speaking than hurried footsteps suddenly echoed down the corridor outside the hall, accompanied by Old Cao's excited shout, "Sir!"
"gentlemen!"
...
"Well, no wonder he's surnamed Cao!"
Sun Jian and Lao Jiang exchanged a glance, then shook their heads with wry smiles.
Old Cao had already appeared at the entrance of the hall. Sun Jian could tell from Old Cao's smug expression that the new workshop was probably already completed.
Sure enough, that was the first thing Old Cao talked about.
The new workshop has not only been completed, but even the road connecting it to the east gate of the capital has been repaired by Lao Cao and his men.
Even horse-drawn carriages could pass without any hindrance!
The new workshop was fully equipped, and even a number of servants were recruited.
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