The next morning, Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun came to the inn where Fu Xiaoguan was staying. Dong Xiu De also came because he was curious about how much silver his sister and brother-in-law had.
Of course, he was also curious about the relationship between his brother-in-law and sister.
That’s the Ninth Princess!
Although Fu Xiaoguan's house was the prince's mansion of the previous dynasty, he himself is not a prince. If the princess and this landlord get together, then this guy will be the prince consort. What will happen to his sister?
Now it seems that there is no gap between my sister and the Ninth Princess. What about in the future?
Dong Xiu De was confused and wanted to find out what was going on.
The four of them sat together, and Yu Wenjun spoke up. "Last night, I went to see Mother when I got home. She explicitly refused, saying she'd ask the Minister of Works, Bi Dong. There aren't any major construction projects going on at the moment, so it should be possible. We'll just have to pay for the labor and materials ourselves."
Fu Xiaoguan nodded, and the matter was settled.
"I've already asked Xiaoqi to find a human trafficker and buy some maids and servants. Firstly, we need to prepare everything in advance, and secondly, when you bring your uncle and so many aunts here, you'll have people to serve them. It's not easy to find guards here, so why not transfer some of the guards from Xishan here?"
Fu Xiaoguan also nodded in agreement, thinking that he now had six mothers, and his second mother, Qi, should have given birth, and he didn't know whether it was a brother or a sister.
"I did a rough calculation last night. To completely restore this house and furnish it with all the necessary furniture would cost about 58,000 taels of silver. If the furniture were more elaborate and some rare flowers and trees were transplanted, it would cost about 70,000 taels of silver. I finally understand why this house has been uninhabited for so long."
Dong Xiu De sucked in a breath of cold air. It cost 100,000 taels of silver from the time it was purchased to the time it was habitable!
Dong Shulan frowned slightly and said, "Wenyun, we need to deal with the clothing store as soon as possible. The expenses in the future will be quite high."
"Okay, my brother only agreed to sell me two of the five shops in Qingluan Lane. I'll pay three thousand taels of silver for each. I'll pay for it."
"Did you really manage to get two shops in that place? The price... do you know the current price of shops in Qingluan Lane? Let me tell you, the worst one costs eight thousand taels of silver, and the best one costs fifteen thousand taels!"
Yu Wenjun was shocked. She had never taken such things to heart. If she hadn't mentioned it last time at the West Mountain Villa, she would never have thought of taking over the shop.
"If I had known this would happen... I should have gotten his other three rooms here too!"
The two women were excitedly planning for the future. Dong Shulan showed her amazing business talent at this moment. Every step was planned perfectly. A business model integrating production, promotion and sales of underwear was established under her pen.
Fu Xiaoguan listened very carefully, and the last thing he thought about was whether he should provide the woman's underwear to the two of them.
Since we are selling it anyway, wouldn’t it be better to sell the upper and lower body together?
So he drew a few pictures, and when the two girls saw them, they blushed immediately.
Then he looked at Fu Xiaoguan with a strange look, wondering how he could come up with such a thing?
Then he thought of the underwear. Could it be that he had seen it somewhere?
I'll have to think about this carefully later, but these underwear are pretty good-looking, and I guess they'll feel good when worn.
In this way, Dayu gave birth to two revolutionary items for women, which then became popular among wealthy families in various countries.
Of course, we are now faced with a problem. "It is not convenient for Wenyun and I to go out and sell it. This matter is a bit troublesome. We need to find someone trustworthy to manage it."
This was a question raised by Dong Shulan, and Fu Xiaoguan answered: "Leave this matter to your second brother."
"He...!" Dong Shulan's eyes widened. This second brother only cared about money. Is he reliable? Don't let him ruin the business.
Besides, this second brother is a man. If he sells women's things like this... who would dare to buy them?
Dong Xiu De didn't know what to sell, but he thought it was a good idea to hear Fu Xiaoguan asked him to help manage the business. And seeing that his younger sister and elder sister talked about it in a very profound way, this product probably had great potential.
Fu Xiaoguan smiled and said, "Believe me, your second brother can sell this thing for a lot of money."
"What are you selling?" Dong Xiu De asked curiously.
"Didn't you say that women's money is the easiest to make in this world? What you sell are the things women use."
Dong Xiude's eyes lit up, but then he shook his head and said, "The rouge and powder business has really been completely mastered by Wenxianglou. And Wenxianglou is right here in Qingluan Lane. How are you going to compete with them?"
Fu Xiaoguan patted Dong Xiude on the shoulder and said, "I didn't say they were selling rouge and powder. In fact, even if they were selling rouge and powder, there would be profits. You just didn't analyze the market carefully. Let me put it this way. Wenxianglou's rouge and powder occupy the high-end market. There are many rouge and powder shops in Shangjing. Their target groups are the mid-range or low-end market. In fact, they are all doing well. If you don't believe me, go and investigate again."
"Do we need to enter various markets?" Dong Shulan asked.
“No, we only serve the high-end market.”
Yu Wenjun didn’t quite understand why they didn’t just take over the so-called high-end, mid-range and low-end markets?
"Human energy is limited. People in the high-end market are more receptive to these two products. You should focus on selecting fabrics, designing patterns and styles, and future expansion."
"In such a vast city like Shangjing, it's not enough to have only one store in Qingluan Lane. What you need to do first is to make this store in Qingluan Lane famous, and then go to other prosperous streets and alleys to open a second and third store. When the conditions are ripe, you can even open stores nationwide. This is called chain operation, and this is the ultimate goal of business today."
"In addition, there's Xishan's perfume, and in the future, soap. These are all high-end women's products and can be sold together. Of course, there's no need to rush now. We should take it one step at a time. That's the blueprint, and the ultimate goal is a nationwide chain operation."
Dong Shulan thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood. Her beautiful eyes looked at Fu Xiaoguan with even more admiration. This small landlord actually had such a high insight into business!
This kind of business model does not exist in the world. If he can really achieve what he said, the money he can make will be a bit scary.
Yu Wenjun was in a daze. Since Dong Shulan was taking care of these things, she didn't think about it too much.
The two women did what they said and got up to leave. Dong Xiu De felt puzzled. He roughly understood what Fu Xiaoguan meant, but he still didn't know what to sell.
"You'll understand later, but I must tell you one thing: business is business, and the rules cannot be broken!"
Fu Xiaoguan spoke very seriously, and Dong Xiu De was shocked when he heard it.
This is a warning. Dong Xiu De loves money, but he also understands that he needs to make it in a proper way.
Fu Xiaoguan was just about to sit down and continue writing A Dream of Red Mansions, but he didn't expect an acquaintance to come in.
Eunuch Jia in casual clothes!
"His Majesty wishes to see you. Master Fu, please follow me into the palace to see him."
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