To The Land of Nevernight

Baibaoge bought three shops on Zhengyangmen Street at one time, and opened up these three shops to form a huge store.Customers enter the store from the main entrance, and after shopping around, they can see many counters.These counters are different from the long counters in ordinary shops, they are all short and small cabinets.There is a person standing behind each cabinet. The customer walks over and hands the basket to the other person, and the clerk immediately begins to count.

The abacus was rattling, but it was settled after a while.

"It's a total of [-] Wen, guest officer, if you are worried that the small one is wrong, you can go to the counter at the back to check it. If it is wrong, we have to pay you twice as much as the overcharge."

Hearing this, the old scholar was surprised: "Is there such a good thing?"

Without further ado, the old scholar immediately went to check the price on the long counter at the back with his things in his hands.The clerk at the long counter gave him a commodity price list, the old scholar calculated for a long time, and sighed: "Sure enough, the calculation is not bad, why didn't you give me a wrong calculation?"

The clerk smiled and said: "Guest officer, you have to take a look at this again. Our Baibao Pavilion is newly opened today, and there is a discount for being a distinguished customer."

"Guest? What kind of guest?"

The guy started to introduce.

Three days before the opening of Baibao Pavilion, each customer only needs to pay half a penny to become a VIP in Baibao Pavilion for half a year.When distinguished customers come to the store to buy things, there are discounts on many things.During the holidays, distinguished guests can also get some small gifts.Every customer who came to the long counter to check the price of the goods was recommended by the staff to spend money as a VIP.

The old scholar was hesitant at first, but when he saw a butcher next to him who bought a VIP seat, he said, "Okay, I'll buy one too!"

On the first day of Baibao Pavilion's opening, the people of Shengjing really opened their eyes.

The grocery store can still open like this!

No, this is not a grocery store, there is no such comprehensive grocery store in the world.

People who bought something in Baibao Pavilion would brag about the benefits of Baibao Pavilion to others after leaving the shop.

"Didn't you see that it's a sea of ​​people, and the water can't get through. This Baibao Pavilion is like a huge world, and there is everything in it! The famous pastries in Gusu, the fur clothes that Liao people like to wear, are all over the world. You go You must be dazzled, you can't move your feet! Xixia Tower is too powerful!"

"Is it really as amazing as you say?"

"You'll know if you go and have a look?"

"Go and go!"

More and more people poured into Baibao Pavilion.

At first, Tang Shen asked shopkeeper Lu to hire more than 80 employees, but shopkeeper Lu thought it was too many.But at the end of the day, shopkeeper Lu began to think whether to hire [-] employees, let alone [-] employees!

Shengjing was the capital of the Song Dynasty and the road hub between the north and the south.To the south, there is the Grand Canal, leading all the way to Qiantang; to the north, the traffic was not convenient, but with the three newly built official roads, the road has been smooth since then.

The Grand Canal was built by the former emperor and has a history of hundreds of years.And the three official roads were built by Zhao Fu last year. Zhao Fuming's superficial meaning was to facilitate the business exchanges between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. The real purpose was to prevent war between the two countries and prepare in advance.Many people find it more convenient to go to the north, but they don't notice that Shengjing, which is in the very center of the city by combining the official roads in the north and the Grand Canal in the south, has now become an excellent place for business exchanges!

The convenience of transportation has not only spawned more foreigners, but also the large shopping malls and supermarkets that are very common in later generations.

At night, Baibao Pavilion closed the shop, and the shopkeeper Lu came to the back room after talking with the staff.

Shopkeeper Lu was smiling all over his face, he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, he almost had the word "Happy" printed on his forehead.When he saw Tang Shen, he bowed first and bowed to the ground: "Tall, you really are tall! My little boss, as you said, our business in Baibao Pavilion is different from other shops. The others are people from when they first opened." At most, the further we go, the more people there will be. Eighty men are not enough, I will go to the dental office tomorrow and hire another twenty!"

Tang Shen just left the Yamen and came back from the palace.Although he didn't see the grand opening of Baibao Pavilion with his own eyes, he could probably imagine a thing or two from the happy expressions of Shopkeeper Lu, Accountant Lin, and Tang Juan.He asked, "How is the business today?"

Shopkeeper Lu began to pay the bill.

"...Excluding various expenses, Baibao Pavilion received 62 taels in today's account alone!"

One thousand and 62 taels, this figure does not include costs and other expenses, it is pure profit.Tang Shen was surprised by this huge number for a long time. He sighed in his heart: "Shengjing people are indeed richer than Jinling people and Gusu people!"

Tang Shen said: "Be prepared, there will probably be more tomorrow."

Shopkeeper Lu smiled happily: "You can rest assured!"

The first few days before Baibao Pavilion opened, it must be the best business.But this is a supermarket after all.Shengjing has a population of more than 200 million. It is impossible for more than 200 million people to come to Baibao Pavilion to buy things.So in a few days, the business will cool down, but Tang Shen estimates that the minimum daily net income will be at least 500 taels.

The Baibao Pavilion should be called the Cornucopia.

Shopkeeper Lu said: "Tonight, after I have checked the account book, I will send it to your house. Little boss, please take a closer look, if there is anything wrong."

Tang Shen: "It doesn't have to be like this."

Shopkeeper Lu was taken aback, and looked at Tang Shen blankly: "You are..."

Tang Shen looked at Tang Juan and Accountant Lin who were full of surprises, and said with a smile: "When you opened Xixia Building, you must have felt this way. After all, I am an official, and I have been an official in the court for four years. I even need to go to the morning court every day. It is impossible for me to have so much time to manage the shop of the Tang family. Shopkeeper Lu, we met in Gusu Mansion. You were the shopkeeper of Xixia Building in Gusu Mansion at that time. Now After all, it’s been four years.”

Shopkeeper Lu suddenly understood Tang Shen's meaning. He was ecstatic in his heart, but suppressed his emotions, and said calmly, "Little Boss, you are lucky to be able to do things for you. I must have never imagined that four years ago, I, Lu Such a great fortune."

"We are so familiar, so there is no need to talk about the scene. From today on, shopkeeper Lu, you are the big shopkeeper of my Tang family. From now on, you will send the ledger to the Tang residence every seven days to Tang Juan."

Unexpectedly hearing his own name, Tang Juan looked at Tang Shen in astonishment: "Brother?"

Tang Shen raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you think this way a long time ago? You secretly light candles every night to settle accounts, do you really think you can hide it from me?"

"elder brother!"

"From now on, every year during the Chinese New Year, please hand over the account books of that year to me for review."

"Yes!"

Currently, the Tang family has four major industries.

Soap, scented soap, and golden strands in cooperation with outsiders, Xixialou, which specializes in xiaxia offerings, Baibaoge, an ancient copycat shopping mall, and Tang's logistics, which is managed by Yao San and runs from north to south to deliver goods for Baibaoge!

After leaving Baibao Pavilion, Tang Shen looked up at the vast night sky.

In the dark night, there are stars and a bright moon.

Suddenly, he seemed to see a broad road, which spread out in front of many people.What he can do is to guide the direction of Tang Juan and shopkeeper Lu, and what kind of business the Tang family can achieve in the end depends not only on him alone, but also on the backside, everyone who has paid for the Tang family .

But the future will be discussed in the future.

After returning home, Tang Shen finished washing and was about to go to bed to rest.Suddenly he remembered something and hurried to Don Juan's house.After knocking on the door and entering, Tang Shen asked in surprise, "Are you still looking at the account book?"

Don Juan: "I haven't finished reconciling today's accounts."

Tang Shen picked up an account book and flipped through it. Although he had a photographic memory and memorized the contents of the account book at once, he felt dizzy.Tang Shen said: "Don't you think it's very boring and meaningless?"

"How come, this is a matter of making money, it's very interesting!"

Tang Shen: "..."

It's true that everyone has their own aspirations. From childhood to adulthood, even though Don Juan's appearance has changed, his original intention of liking money has not changed at all.

Tang Shen: "Have you ever asked a bookstore to print what I said a few days ago?"

Tang Juan was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he finally understood what Tang Shen was talking about: "Brother, you can rest assured, I am watching this matter, it must be true."

He wanted to remind his younger sister a few more words, but seeing Tang Juan's excited appearance, Tang Shen suddenly felt that this younger sister had really grown up.Maybe he doesn't need to hold on too tightly as an older brother, he should learn to trust others and let go.

"Go to bed early!"

"it is good."

The next morning, in the Chongzheng Hall.

Before dawn, hundreds of officials were waiting in the Chongzheng Hall to go to court.

Tang Shen is a fourth-rank official, so he can only wait in the right hall of Chongzheng Hall.The hall is full of chairs, but because there are too many fourth-rank officials, there are still many adults who have no chairs to sit on and can only stand.Naturally, they didn't know that in the main hall of Chongzheng Hall just across the wall, the first-rank and second-rank officials of the Song Dynasty were sitting on huanghuali chairs, sipping tea leisurely.

The tea on the table was brought from Jiangnan this year, the best Mingqian Longjing.

Zhao Fu cared so much for the courtiers, no one could fault him.

Wang Qin picked up the cup, fiddled with the warm tea aroma with the tea lid, and took a sip lightly.Meng Lang, Minister of Rites who was sitting not far from him, smiled softly, moved closer, and said to Wang Qin: "My lord, a new store opened on Zhengyangmen Street yesterday, do you know about it?"

Wang Qin raised his eyes, glanced at him lightly, and smiled slightly: "I never thought that Mr. Meng, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, would be more concerned about the affairs of Shengjing shops than me as a minister of the Ministry of household affairs. Mr. Meng is devoting himself to working hard for the country. Even as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, he cares about the country's finances and taxation, he is really a role model for our generation, which is admirable."

Meng Lang: "..."

The courtiers are all thick-skinned film kings, but film kings also have high and low acting skills.

Meng Lang knew that he was more shameless than the old and cunning Wang Zifeng, so he said directly: "Yesterday when I was returning home in a sedan chair, I passed a newly opened shop. I saw three words written on the signboard of that shop. This character is really rich and handsome, with clear bones. Such a good character is rare in the world, how can I miss it? So I got off the sedan chair and looked at it carefully. Master Wang, guess what I found ?”

Wang Qin: "Oh, what?"

"That's Mr. Wang's calligraphy!"

Wang Qin was touched and said, "I never thought that Mr. Meng cares about me so much, and you can identify it as my handwriting with just three words?"

Meng Lang: "...Wang Zifeng, let me tell you a joke, why are you so boring."

Wang Qin put down the cup, got up suddenly, and straightened his official robes. "It's time to go up."

The next moment, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies entered the hall and said, "Masters, the time has come, and it's time to go to court."

Meng Lang: "..."

Wang Zifeng is simply extremely boring!

After leaving court, Tang Shen followed the team of officials and left the palace.Suddenly, he seemed to hear someone calling his name.He turned his head in a daze, and saw Wang Qin standing not far away, standing quietly, smiling at him, "Jing Ze, why don't we go together."

Beside him are a group of gray-haired, wrinkled old men, and Mrs. Wang, who is wearing a crimson official robe, looks like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.This comparison was so exciting that Tang Shen was stunned for a while before running over.When he came back to his senses, he found himself walking side by side with Wang Qin on the road leading to Qinzheng Hall.

Wang Qin's voice was gentle: "What is the Baibao Pavilion?"

Tang Shen was surprised and said, "Senior Brother, haven't you been there yet?"

"Never. I have been busy with government affairs for the past two days, so I don't have any background."

Tang Shen wanted to explain, but just as he was about to speak, he found it troublesome.He thought for a while, and said: "Why don't I go down to the Yamen today, and I will go and have a look with the senior brother, and the senior brother will understand."

Wang Qin gave Tang Shen a meaningful look, and said, "Then I will listen to you."

The author has something to say: Mr. Meng, 43 years old this year: What a treacherous and cunning Wang Zifeng!