Madam Pei also thought this method was good, but Madam Wen's face turned deathly pale.
If we really followed Jiang Shuwan's method of registration and record-keeping, there would be no place for a warehouse clerk in the storeroom.
Anyone who can read and write can manage the warehouse.
"Grandma, this is absolutely unacceptable. Although Madam Jiang's method is good, where are we going to find so many literate maids and servants? We'll have to re-register everything, and they'll need to be literate when retrieving items. It's so difficult to learn to read; even girls from ordinary families might not be literate..."
Jiang Shuwan: "Daughter-in-law has some in the courtyard. If Madam can't do it, why don't you let your daughter-in-law do it?"
Wen Shi: "..."
The Wen family cracked.
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Giving it to Jiang Shuwan is just handing over the entire storeroom to her. Everything outside the mansion belongs to her, and the storeroom belongs to her too. Why should she be a mistress? She might as well wash her hands of her job and work for Jiang Shuwan.
Wen felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.
“Grandma, please leave this matter to me. Jiang Shi… Jiang Shi is so busy managing the shop, we can’t leave everything to her. Although I don’t have many literate maids in my courtyard, I will send them all over to rewrite the inventory records. I will also keep a close eye on them and make sure they do a good job.”
As Wen spoke, he was inwardly seething with anger.
She had said that Madam Jiang was just a maidservant from a minor official's household of the fifth rank, with little dowry, so why would she need so many literate servants to help her manage her dowry shops? So that's what they were waiting for...
So, did Jiang set her sights on the housekeeper's power as soon as she entered the house?
Wen's head was throbbing with pain.
She, a noble lady and the daughter of a royal merchant, was actually schemed against by someone from a humble family.
God!
Why isn't it Jiang Er who married into the Marquis's mansion?
They're both sisters from the Jiang family; you can't even write the same character "Jiang" twice. The difference between the two sisters is just too great…
She was so angry, so angry...
She recalled the incident where the dowry was exposed and the ceremonial maid was demoted. What did Madam Jiang say at the time? She said that she only wanted to be filial to the old lady.
Oh!
What a clever example of using filial piety as a pretext to exploit someone else's weakness.
She only regretted that she had always underestimated Jiang Shi. She was cunning, treacherous, and disrespectful, even daring to scheme against her elders. What a little bitch!
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Enraged, Madam Wen tightened her grip, her nails digging deep into the head maid's arm, causing the old maid's face to contort in pain.
The old woman in charge of the storeroom also had a rather unpleasant face.
The old lady did not severely punish her for the dereliction of duty in the warehouse. Even for the coral, the old lady only demoted her by one rank, but kept her in charge of the warehouse.
But she, the head nanny, was no longer as glamorous as before.
In the past, the household couldn't do without her. Whenever the masters needed something, they would send someone to invite her even if she was resting at home.
Now anyone who can read and write can manage the warehouse.
She's nobody.
She was still nominally the head nanny, but that didn't really matter anymore.
The storeroom nanny's face turned deathly pale.
On the other side, Jiang Shuwan was still chatting with Madam Wen. She smiled at Madam Wen and said, "Madam, are you really able to find a literate maid to organize the storeroom accounts? It's hard to find literate maids. Why don't you send two maids to help Madam?"
"No, no, no, no..."
Mr. Wen hurriedly refused, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.
“Jiang, you manage the shop's affairs so much, you’ve worked so hard. Leave the household matters to me.”
"Really? That's such a pity. Your daughter-in-law wanted to help you, but you've been married for half a year and haven't been able to help at all."
hehe!
You didn't help?
You've helped so much!
The steward was asked to help him get away with half of his position, the etiquette matron was asked to help him get demoted, and the storeroom matron was asked to help him get sidelined...
You must have committed murder and arson in your past life to have such a daughter-in-law in your family!
Mr. Wen suffered from liver pain, chest pain, and pain all over his body. He developed a fever as soon as he returned to his room that day, and he had to send someone to oversee the organization of the warehouse.
Re-registering and assessing the damage to the warehouse is the top priority right now. Even though she was ill, Wen Shi dared not neglect it, especially as the things that had accumulated in the warehouse for many years were moved out, and the number of spoiled items piled up more and more, which made Wen Shi's heart ache.
"My God, how much silver is this worth...?"
Wen touched a carved sandalwood ornament. The ornament had been there for a long time, and being made of wood, it would crack if touched.
"Look at this carving; it could easily fetch a hundred taels of silver in a shop."
"And these writing brushes and ink, they're just piling up and getting ruined, they're all precious items..."
Madam Wen was heartbroken, as the old Marquis, Pei Yanzhi, and the other gentlemen in the manor spent a large sum of money every month on writing materials.
If I had known there was this inventory in the warehouse, I would have taken it out and used it sooner, and saved money.
"It breaks my heart."
Wen devoted all his attention to it, working himself to the bone and barely touching the ground.
"Miss, this is the business scope and asset information of merchants from the East, South, and North cities."
Jiang Shuwan's Courtyard
Brother Nai presented a thick stack of documents.
Jiang Shuwan is now the head of the West Market Chamber of Commerce. To become the president of the Beijing Circle General Chamber of Commerce, she needs to annex the other three cities.
Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. While Wen was busy organizing the warehouse, Jiang Shuwan was busy looking at documents.
As a vast amount of information accumulated in her mind, she gained a general understanding of the strength and business conditions of the three cities in the east, south, and north.
The Nanshi Chamber of Commerce is among the wealthiest and most senior members of the Beijing business community, and its presidents have all come from Nanshi in recent years.
The East Market ranked second, and the North Market ranked fourth.
Holding all the information about the East Market in her palm, Jiang Shuwan gave the instructions.
"Brother Nai, go and get ready, I'm going to Dongshi tomorrow."
Is Miss planning to take action against the East Market?
Why did the three cities—East, South, and North—attack the East city first?
Brother Nai paused for a moment, then quickly realized that Beishi was the weakest of the four cities, and no matter what happened, the four cities would never include them.
Annexing Taipei would be easy, but it might alert the enemy.
The East Market Chamber of Commerce is the second-ranked chamber of commerce in the Beijing business circle, making it much easier to manage than the top-ranked South Market Chamber of Commerce.
I just don't know where Miss plans to start, or who she plans to approach...
The next day, the sky was overcast and the weather was not good.
Jiang Shuwan put on her veil and came to Dongfu Street in the East Market again. She came quietly as before. She first strolled around the street and saw that the crowds were thronging and the shops were busy but orderly. Then she went into the restaurant at the entrance of the street.
"Ugh! I already said it's inconvenient..."
"Miss will not see you..."
"President Qin, rest assured, we will pay our respects outside. We understand the rules and will not let this go unnoticed. If anyone dares to spread this information, we will all hold them accountable."
"Yes, let's kill him!"
Jiang Shuwan had just sat down in the private room on the second floor when she heard someone outside trying to come in, but was stopped by Brother Nai.
While pouring tea, Qingxing joked, "Miss, I'm afraid you won't be able to let Brother Nai accompany you anymore. These merchants in the West Market are very sharp-eyed. As soon as they saw Brother Nai accompany you for a few steps, they knew you had arrived. They all wanted to come up and pay their respects, and none of them came empty-handed."
"Tell Brother Nai not to accept their gifts."
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