The Golden County Magistrate

Everyone turned their heads to look. The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a green face and no beard. Some people recognized his surname as Tong, and he was the owner of Tong's cloth shop, called Tong Yu.

However, although the words were sharp, everyone thought about it and realized that it was true.

"Oh, Master Tong doesn't have to worry about this."

"All franchised stores are protected by the scope."

"Take you as an example. I remember that Master Tong's cloth shop is in the West Market."

"If you open a franchise store next to the cloth shop, then you are not allowed to open a second one within a ten-mile radius of the entire West Market."

"In this way, it will not affect your business."

Zhou Yang had already prepared and said with a smile.

Tong Yu was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said: "This is indeed more reasonable, but the capital is so big. If you limit the number of stores, then the capital can only open four or five at most?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"If you can make money, why limit yourself to the capital?"

"For example, Master Jia, your grain store is in Changyi, and there are many wealthy families in Changyi. You can open a franchise store there. No one will compete with you for business. Wouldn't you make more money?"

"For example, Master Sun, I remember that your shipping company is in Dongling. Dongling is a big city in our Great Zhou! If you open it there, wouldn't you make more money than in the capital?"

"As long as the scope of your store does not exceed 500 miles outside the capital, there will be no problem in supplying and delivering goods, and naturally it will not affect everyone's business."

Zhou Yang said calmly.

Everyone thought so and whispered.

Zhou Yang looked around and said, "If you have any questions, just ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Everyone left their seats and rushed forward to ask the questions in their hearts.

Zhou Yang was overjoyed and answered them one by one.

I am not afraid of how stupid the questions are, but I am afraid that no one will ask!

As long as someone asks, it means they are really interested in it.

When he first heard He Jinyao mention this "franchise" method, he was dumbfounded.

He had never heard of it before!

Therefore, even just now, he was very uncertain.

Now he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the meaning, there must be many people who are interested in joining!

If all 40 households agree to join, that would be 200,000 taels of silver!

In this way, the disaster relief silver required by His Majesty can be collected!

Moreover, these 5,000 taels of silver are not the only income.

If someone joins, their purchase is limited to the Yaochi Xianniang sent from the head office, and they are not allowed to find other channels. The purchase price is determined by the head office.

The head office purchases the goods by itself, and it is 500 taels per barrel.

Then, when they turn around and sell them to these franchise stores, they can set the price at 600 taels, 700 taels, or even 1,000 taels per barrel.

The difference is several hundred taels!

Even if forty franchise stores only buy one barrel each, there will be tens of thousands of net profits!

In addition, there is a complete set of written agreements. If a breach of contract occurs, a corresponding fine will be imposed.

For example, if the Yaochi fairy wine is purchased from other places, or if the store sells items other than those specified by the head office, or if the supporting equipment used in the store does not comply with the regulations of the head office, the fines range from thousands of taels to tens of thousands of taels.

The excitement in the hall lasted for more than half an hour.

Almost all the questions that can be thought of have been asked.

Zhou Yang had previously obtained a booklet of questions and answers from He Jinyao, which basically covered the scope of the questions asked by these people. Occasionally, if there is something that cannot be answered, it can be dealt with by saying "I will go back and ask the boss".

Seeing that everyone had asked almost all the questions, Zhou Yang smiled and said, "There is another thing, please pay attention to it: the franchise of our store is only open for one day. Tomorrow when the sun sets, you can no longer join. In addition, those who register first can apply for the store location first and enjoy the corresponding protection!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two of them rushed to speak.

"Manager Zhou, remember my family!"

"Manager Zhou, I am willing to join!"

At the same time, in the flower hall of the Land Official Shangshu Mansion.

Tang Yun sat steadily on the chair, gently sipping the Yaochi fairy wine in her hand.

He Jinyao was a little restless, pacing back and forth.

According to the time, the Shangyuanchun banquet was almost over.

The success or failure of this franchise mentioned by Chen Yan should have basically come to an end now.

"He Aiqing, in your opinion, can it work?" Tang Yun suddenly spoke.

He Jinyao turned to look at the first empress in history. Although she tried to remain calm, there was a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

Obviously, she was also very worried.

After all, it was related to the civil unrest and disaster in Jizhou, and all the pressure was on her.

"Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth from me, or words of comfort?"

He Jinyao sighed.

This was equivalent to showing his thoughts. Tang Yun's eyes sank slightly and said, "ThisSo, Mr. He is not optimistic about this method? "

He Jinyao said seriously: "To be honest, County Magistrate Chen's method is unheard of, but it is quite feasible. But there is a hidden danger in this matter, which makes me feel uneasy. "

Tang Yun was surprised and said: "What is the hidden danger?"

"The hidden danger is that this method is unheard of. Not only us, but also those merchants must be the same."

"Businessmen value profit, but they are also prone to worry about gains and losses."

"If there is a precedent, a method of making money steadily, then naturally everyone will rush to be the first."

"However, this is something that no one has done before. There is no precedent to refer to, and there is no guarantee that you will make a steady profit after joining."

"According to my inference, I am afraid that most people will choose to wait and see first."

He Jinyao said in an orderly manner.

Tang Yun frowned and said: "If that's the case, why is Mr. He still willing to do it? "

He Jinyao smiled bitterly and said, "Because I really have no other choice, I can only gamble on this like Your Majesty."

Just when he said this, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

He Jinyao was refreshed: "There is news back!"

He arranged for people to watch the banquet and report back every quarter of an hour.

After a while, after hearing what the servant said, He Jinyao and Tang Yun's faces changed.

"Tell me again, how many people are willing to join?" Tang Yun said in a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, there are only two households." The servant fell to the ground, "No one else is willing to join! "

The blood on He and Tang's faces disappeared, and the latter's slender hand softened, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground.

It's over now!

Shangyuanchun, at the banquet.

Zhou Yang's face was pale, and his heart sank to the bottom.

According to his idea, since someone has made such a good start, everyone should rush to join.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, the others looked at each other, and no one was willing to join!

Could it be that everyone was just pretending before?

It looked like they were very interested in joining, so why did they hesitate at this moment?

"Well, we have almost finished drinking today. Thank you for the host's hospitality. I am a little tired, so I will leave first."

After waiting for a while, someone stood up and said goodbye.