Without looking at the secretly delighted look on Shopkeeper Hu's face, he asked Shopkeeper Li,
"How are the designs I sent you before? What's the response? Do you like them?"
Shopkeeper Li smiled when he heard this.
"Madam's design is truly novel. No other jewelry store in the entire capital has ever had a similar style. It immediately captured the hearts of many young ladies and ladies. This period of time also happens to be the peak time for new jewelry purchases. By the end of the year, we're sure to see a significant increase in revenue."
"Haha, the patterns I provided are very popular, right? Tell him we've prepared some more. Let's sell more before the end of the year and make him a ton of money."
"Okay, I'll buy you something delicious when I make money."
"Can I have meat now? Can I have a snack now?"
"Eat fart"
"I knew you were just trying to fool me!"
"Can I have some broth and some minced meat?"
"Woo woo woo, I can finally taste meat!"
"I have a few new patterns here. Take them back later. If you can't make them in large quantities, you can make an exclusive custom model. This model will no longer be sold. Whoever chooses it first will get it sold to her. But the price must be higher."
"Madam, this idea is great. If you produce it in large quantities, there will definitely be many duplicates at various banquets in the future. This exclusive buyout is perfect for those nobles who don't like to be duplicated. As for the price, they don't care too much. Only uniqueness can highlight their status."
"Well, I feel very relieved to leave it to you. Shopkeeper Li has been working diligently in the past few years. You have made an indelible contribution to the success of the Silver House today, Hongying..."
"yes"
Hongying brought a tray covered with red cloth to Shopkeeper Li. When the red cloth was lifted, a tray full of silver ingots was revealed.
"This is your reward. I will give you a certain amount of reward every year based on the revenue."
Shopkeeper Li happily accepted it. This plate was worth 300 taels, which was more than his annual salary.
"Thank you, Madam, for your reward"
Bai Zhiyue looked at the others again
“As long as you work hard, each of you will have a chance.”
Everyone was looking at Manager Li with envy and jealousy, because he occupied a good location. But when they heard that they also had a chance, their eyes immediately changed and they listened to what the lady had to say.
"I know everyone's positions are different, and the profits from their shops vary greatly, but whether it's a shop or a farm, there's definitely a difference between diligently managing it and just getting by. I hope everyone will cheer up and work hard to manage their shops and farms. If my profits increase, your income will also increase."
"Yes, I will do my best."
Who doesn't want more income? Even if you can't get 300 taels of silver in reward like Manager Li, 10 or 20 taels is also good, which is enough to cover a family's expenses in the county for a year.
Shopkeeper Hu curled his lips in disdain. That little reward was nothing compared to the share he kept for himself, which was several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels. He didn't even care about that little reward.
"He really forgot that it was his master's money. He is committing a crime."
Manager Xu of Xiangyun Bookstore handed in this year's account books in a proper manner. The profit was a little less, only 14,360 taels. The main source of income for the bookstore was not books, but stationery. After all, if the book prices were set too high, few people would be able to afford them, and not many people would be able to read the books.
This income is not much different from previous years, and is basically not much different every year.
Bai Zhiyue also read it once and put it down, then took out some bound books. These were vernacular novels that Doudou in the space printed directly on commonly used paper on the market using his mind imaging.
There is another book that contains a selection of fire avoidance diagrams that were re-scanned and printed on paper, and are also printed in color. This was made by Bai Zhiyue. Her son is still young and needs to keep his mind pure.
I personally handed these over to Shopkeeper Xu,
"Here are some new storybooks. Take them home and take a look. Print them out and add new content to the bookstore. We'll continue to publish new stories in the future. You can increase publicity in this area to let more people know that our bookstore will continue to publish new storybooks and new books."
Manager Xu did not agree directly, but opened a book and started reading. Not all storybooks are worth printing. Carving a plate is not only costly but also time-consuming. They are unwilling to make a book that is not sure to be popular, so as not to lose the cost.
Who knew that he would see such a picture as soon as he opened it, which made his old face turn red. The lady really dared to give her anything. Is this what he, a lady of an earl, should do?
Although some of these things are inevitably sold in bookstores, no lady in charge would care about it, let alone ask someone to draw such pictures to sell.
But what I saw just now seemed to be more exquisite than the hardcover books in the bookstore. It will definitely be very popular if it is made into a hardcover book. I should have read a few more pages just now. Then I glanced at my wife and the stewards in the house. Forget it, I'll go back and study it later.
He didn't think it was his wife who did it. In his impression, his wife had nothing outstanding about her and her painting skills were mediocre. How could she possibly create such a realistic painting?
I quickly put it to the end and changed to another book. I was so engrossed in it that I didn't even hear what the lady did or said afterwards.
When Shopkeeper Hu saw that the two people in front of him had finished reporting, he also stepped forward to give his account.
"Madam, this is the account of our cloth shop. The total is 21,460 taels, all in the box."
"Well, I remember the profit was more than that in the first few years?"
"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it. Since we've lost the supply of silk fabrics from the Bai family, the price of our cloth has gone up quite a bit, so~"
So this is your fault for not getting along well with the Bai family, not my fault.
"Mother, his real account books are hidden in a hole under a big vat at home. He used the money he embezzled to buy a house and even raised an illegitimate child with a concubine."
Knowing that he had submitted a false account, there was no need to look at it. She called Qinglian and whispered in her ear,
"Take a few more servants with you and go to Shopkeeper Hu's house to find a large vat. If there's something hidden underneath, bring it back!"
"yes!"
"Shopkeeper Hu, please wait a moment. I'll settle the accounts with the other shopkeepers first. We can talk later."
Manager Hu was very dissatisfied with Bai Zhiyue's behavior. Why didn't he just look at it and put him aside? This was an embarrassment to him and made him lose face in front of the other managers.
"Madam, why is this happening?"
Shopkeeper Hu's face darkened and he questioned her disrespectfully, asking why a lady who was looked down upon by others would ask for money in front of him? If he wanted the shop to make a profit, he had to rely on him, yet she dared to treat him like this.
He didn't believe that his wife, who had been staying in the inner house, could know what he had done. He did the accounts himself and they were very detailed. Anyone who didn't know much about the business wouldn't be able to tell there was anything wrong.
He was very confident so he was full of momentum, but unfortunately he would never have thought that Bai Zhiyue had cheats.
He raised his eyes slightly and shot a sharp look at Shopkeeper Hu.
"Any objections? Swallow it!"
At this moment, everyone realized that the lady was different. This kind of aura was something they had never had before, and when people saw her, they unconsciously wanted to surrender.
As expected, Shopkeeper Hu swallowed what he wanted to say and stood aside angrily listening to others report their bills.
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