These patrol personnel were all hired by the business owners of the West Market on Dongfu Street through a pool of funds.
In essence, they are all employees of these bosses, just like the waiters in the shop.
These bosses, however, were quite afraid of them.
This is because they only accept the direct management of the Chamber of Commerce leadership, namely Jiang Shuwan and Brother Nai.
It was these patrol officers who caused him to lose completely.
Song Yi couldn't help but give a wry smile.
There are a total of three patrol teams on Dongfu Street.
One is the sanitation inspection team in front of us, who regularly conduct spot checks on the hygiene of all the food stalls on the street.
They will also launch surprise attacks from time to time, catching these bosses off guard.
The other two patrol teams are responsible for different things: one for pricing and the other for quality.
All three are derived from modern management principles.
That is, the Food Hygiene Supervision Bureau, the Food Price Supervision Bureau, and the Food Quality Supervision Bureau.
The first one is the hygiene issue that all customers of the restaurant are concerned about.
The latter two were departments established to prevent large stores from abusing their power, arbitrarily charging high prices, and bullying customers.
After all, information is relatively scarce these days.
For many ordinary people, the price of something depends largely on the seller's asking price.
People from other places are often ripped off.
There are also some shops that started out very diligently, getting all the ingredients ready.
After working in the industry for a while, they started to resort to dishonest practices, cutting corners on ingredients in various ways.
In this day and age, the government has not established any regulatory departments such as health or quality supervision bureaus.
Jiang Shuwan modeled these departments after modern ones in order to prevent such situations from occurring.
Ultimately, in the food and beverage industry, the competition boils down to who provides the best service.
Who is more honest?
In business, temporary success means nothing; only those who are honest will ultimately prevail.
The authorities are not concerned with these matters at the moment.
When customers are ripped off, arguing with the shop owner or going to court is a very frustrating, time-consuming, and exhausting experience.
When dealing with those powerful and domineering shopkeepers, most customers don't get a good outcome even when they encounter officials.
Therefore, most people who get scammed choose to keep quiet and swallow their anger.
Over time, his reputation was ruined.
The merchants in the East Market are very concerned about their reputation, but there are all sorts of people in a big forest.
Jiang Shuwan had investigated the reputation of the merchants in the East Market beforehand.
Indeed, there are many people like Song Yi and his family who cherish their reputation and conduct business with the same integrity they have maintained for a lifetime.
But there are also many who secretly engage in underhanded tactics.
There were also many merchants in the West Market.
The three departments established by Jiang Shuwan are precisely to stop this unhealthy trend at its source.
It may be impossible to completely cut off all such activities, but these businesses will consider whether they can bear the consequences before they try to engage in any underhanded tactics.
After all, when the investment promotion meeting was held within the West Market Chamber of Commerce, everyone signed a consent form.
Any business on this street that fails to meet hygiene, price, or quality standards, or that sells inferior goods as superior ones, thus cheating customers.
The management of the chamber of commerce has the right to punish its shops.
In severe cases, or for those who repeatedly fail to correct their behavior, the store will be shut down directly.
—Such immense power is comparable to that of modern official management departments.
In the Great Jing Dynasty, this management and operation model was unprecedented.
We will investigate and punish severely, without any leniency.
All three patrol teams had direct access to the emperor, so the shop owners couldn't put on airs in front of them.
To prevent shop owners from bribing patrol officers to turn a blind eye, a reporting department was even set up.
In this way, each step is interconnected, eliminating the possibility of most businesses engaging in underhanded tactics.
When ordinary people hear about these rules and regulations targeting businesses, why wouldn't they come to support them?
"This head of the West Market is truly a genius."
"It's not unfair that we lost to him."
Song Yi sighed as he strolled around Dongfu Street.
When he returned to Donglai Street, all the shopkeepers surrounded him.
"Vice President Song, what should we do?"
"The shop was empty; there were hardly any customers."
“Apart from a few regular customers, ordinary people who want to buy things would rather queue up on Dongfu Street than come here.”
The shopkeepers were so anxious that blisters appeared on their lips, and their brows were furrowed. They were no longer the arrogant and smug people who had previously been so confident of victory.
How great it was before.
It's so painful right now.
"Vice President Song, we have to think of something."
"We've invested so much money and manpower, we can't keep losing money like this..."
"Lower the price!"
Song Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Lower the price by another 10% and see if we can win back the customer."
"As long as our customers come back, our business can be saved."
The Marquis's Residence.
Jiang Shuwan's courtyard.
Jiang Shuwan had just returned from Madam Pei's courtyard.
The old lady's illness has completely disappeared, and she is much better now.
Pei Yanzhi went back to school. Jiang Shuwan chatted with Old Madam Pei for a while, and just as she returned to her room, she heard the news that Brother Nai had sent someone to bring back.
"Miss, the prices on Donglai Street in Dongshi have dropped again."
"How much has it decreased?"
"It's down by 10%."
"Okay, tell Brother Nai not to worry about them, we should just do what we need to do."
Jiang Shuwan didn't take the price reduction on Donglai Street to heart.
Doing business involves considering costs.
The location of Donglai Street is better than that of Dongfu Street, so the cost of buying a shop there is much higher.
The costs are high, and the price keeps dropping.
How can it last?
It was nothing more than the dying struggle of a merchant from the East Market.
"Fortunately, the young lady defied everyone's objections and chose a street-front shop with a moderate price."
“If we also choose those high-priced shops, and the East Market tries to compete with us on price, we definitely won’t be able to win.”
As Qingxing spoke, she served tea to Jiang Shuwan.
The merchants of Dongshi were wealthy and powerful.
Given the same cost, they certainly can't compete.
Now, Dongshi has exhausted all its tricks and can't find a way out, so it can only engage in a price war with them.
However, they have maintained their dominant position thanks to their delicious food and excellent service.
In addition, businesses on the North and South Streets also flourished, gradually becoming the center of foot traffic in that area.
Not only did the shop make a fortune every day, but the land prices also skyrocketed, making Jiang Shuwan a huge profit.
There was no point in owning too much real estate, so Jiang Shuwan gradually sold off her shops and houses in the North and South markets.
At this moment, Qingxing and Granny Tao are taking stock of Jiang Shuwan's recent income.
"Miss, we have invested a total of 60,000 taels of silver in the South and North markets to buy shops and houses."
"Because of the mourning for our business in both the North and South cities, the transaction price of the shops was 20% lower than before when we bought them."
"The food street on North and South Second Street is currently very popular. The prices of shops and houses have increased by as much as 60% to 70%, and even those in less desirable locations have increased by 30% to 40%."
"We made a total profit of 50,000 taels."
When the accounts came out, Qingxing and Granny Tao, who were doing the accounting, were shocked.
Jiang Shuwan bought land in the West Market and made a profit of eight thousand taels of silver in one transaction, which was already an extraordinary achievement.
This time, the two markets in the north and south made another 50,000 taels of silver.
Qingxing's little hands trembled with excitement.
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