Chapter 408: Can the rich and powerful in Beijing get used to eating chive flower sauce?
"I dare not. What is given to the master belongs to him." Nanny Sun said aggrievedly.
Then he added: "It's just that the cloth shop owner did nothing wrong..."
“So we said that if he was willing to make up the difference, we would continue renting it to him, or give him some termination money and let him move out;
"Madam Sun, you should understand that this is the master's mercy. He doesn't want to make a big fuss or else you'll have to cough up all the past!" Ying Er said, suppressing his anger.
If they were not elders, or if the master was not in a very bad situation and could not confront them head-on, why would he need to speak to them in such a nice tone?
This Madam Sun really relies on the power of the Empress Gongzhong. She doesn't consider herself a servant at all, and doesn't take her master seriously either!
As expected, a fallen phoenix is no better than a chicken. The unfavored master even dares to show off his power to a nanny.
Nanny Sun took a deep breath and turned to look at the owner of the cloth shop.
The shopkeeper shouted: "I am you..."
"Shut up! I have another suitable shop. You can take this opportunity to pack up your things and move there." Nanny Sun said harshly.
Ying Er said again: "I forgot to mention, Madam Sun, the master came here this time to ask us to check all the shops. This means that I am afraid we can no longer rent them according to the rent you set.
Of course, just like this shop, the original tenant is willing to pay the difference and continue to operate it, which is also to give you face."
Nanny Sun's chest heaved violently!
Should I make up the difference or give her some face?
This is a slap in her face!
It was at this moment that she realized that apart from using her status as an elder to suppress the Empress, she had no ability to fight back.
The land deed was in the master's hands and belonged to the master. She was just a servant, and if she brought the case to the government, she knew what the verdict would be.
Report it to the Empress... No, she couldn't report it to the Empress at all! The Empress was 'unaware' of these shameful matters, and if she embarrassed the Empress, she would kill her!
She looked at the group of people in front of her and scoffed, "Good, very good!"
Although I can't tell the Queen openly, if I don't pay the tribute silver, the Queen will find out. When the Queen finds out, she will see what happens to these people...
Ying Yi and the others looked at their noses and their hearts, without saying a word.
They have achieved their goal, so unnecessary arguments should be avoided.
Nanny Sun is a servant, but she is the servant of the Empress in the palace. Her master is still young and feeble-minded, so she has won the substance but not the reputation.
Nanny Sun felt as if she had punched cotton. She waved her hand at the people behind her and shouted viciously, "Go!"
The maids and servants quickly looked up at Eyeshadow One, Eyeshadow Two and others, and felt that things were going to change in the palace.
The shopkeeper was anxious and asked hurriedly, "Madam Sun, what should I do?"
"What else can we do? Of course we have to find another shop to move to! Do you still want to pay the rent and continue?" Nanny Sun said unhappily.
The shopkeeper stood there in a daze.
Nanny Sun came quickly and left even faster, but she didn't return the way she came. Instead, she went to other shops to say hello in advance - to avoid being called again later.
Yingyi turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "How many days will it take to pack up and move out?"
The shopkeeper took a deep breath and snorted, “You can see that I have a lot of fabrics. I estimate it will take more than one or two months to move them all.
You all know how hard it is to find a shop in the capital, especially one that is spacious, cheap and well located.
I'll give you four or five months in total, and then you can come and close the shop after four or five months."
Ying Yi didn't agree with the shopkeeper's words, and said calmly: "It's not difficult to find a spacious shop with a good location, but the annual rent of 300 taels is indeed as difficult as climbing to the sky;
But we are all good people. Boss, you have also seen the men behind me. They have nothing else but a lot of strength!
How about this, five days. If you haven’t moved out in five days, we’ll come and move for you.”
The shopkeeper was about to retort that ten days wasn't enough time when he heard Ying Yi continue, "Madame Sun has already left, so what can you do? Are you really going to take this to the government office or make a big fuss?"
The shopkeeper thought back to what he wanted to say and nodded reluctantly.
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The first shop took some time and effort, but the subsequent ones were much easier.
Ling Yi doesn't have many shops, only three big ones and two small ones.
The larger ones have yards and side rooms upstairs and downstairs, while the smaller ones have two or three rooms in the front row, without a second floor, yard or side rooms, but the geographical locations are both good.
Shen Qing looked at it with envy.
The net profit from the rent of these shops alone is nearly five thousand taels a year!
The income from the brush workshop is high, nearly a thousand taels a month, but the rent is passive income, and there is income without the worry and time of management;
The workshop is an active income source, requiring dozens of workers to work and travel long distances to sell goods in order to generate income;
And how much silver would it cost to buy a house with an annual rent of 5,000 taels? I'm afraid it would be an astronomical figure!
Shen Qing only felt that the future was long and arduous. He wanted to buy a shop in the capital, but the road ahead was long and arduous...
Of all the shops, Shen Qing can only eat two at the moment.
In the first batch, she only opened two hot pot restaurants, one was Old Beijing Copper Oven Hot Pot and the other was Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot.
After buying the farm, she now has about 7,500 taels of silver in her hands, not counting the small change.
Fortunately, this was all the money she could use. The workshop's working capital, reserve funds, etc. were all with Jiang Xiangbei. Everyone in the family had at least a hundred taels of silver of their own.
Compared with a few thousand taels, a few hundred taels is indeed not enough, but for individuals, especially farmers, this amount of silver is enough to live on for the rest of their lives.
The annual rent for the two shops totaled two thousand four hundred taels;
The budget for renovation is three hundred taels;
The cost of preparing the goods, hiring the staff, and other miscellaneous expenses totaled five hundred taels.
There are 3,200 taels in total, and 4,300 taels are left. With these more than 4,000 taels, if the hot pot restaurant has a good response, I can quickly prepare for a second branch - if the business is booming, others will definitely imitate it. Since everyone is opening a branch anyway, why not open one myself first?
The capital city is large in size, so having dozens of companies is not a problem.
However, her idea is to open three stores, one main store and two branches. The market cannot be monopolized by one company, especially in the food industry, where a hundred companies are needed to flourish.
Eating at one restaurant and another is like changing your taste. Otherwise, you will get tired of eating at the same restaurant all the time.
What they need to do is to ensure that their own products are irreplaceable.
"Hot pot restaurant?" Ling Yi frowned slightly, his eyes full of confusion.
In the shaking carriage, Shen Qing took out a pen and paper and started scribbling. Without even looking up, he said, "Well, to put it bluntly, it's hot pot with beef and mutton. You wealthy families should have eaten it before, right?"
Ling Yi thought of the big iron pot placed on the stove in winter to cook beef and mutton.
After cooking, cut them into large pieces with a knife and dip them in chive sauce.
Can the powerful people in Beijing get used to eating this chive sauce?
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