The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1630

[1630.Chapter 1550 was a great success]

When the auspicious time comes, the firecrackers will sound.

Thousands of people poured into this shop.

The store is already open, because it occupies a huge area and is extremely spacious inside. There are countless shelves and it seems there is no end in sight.

Many people filed in curiously, while on the other side, Chen Tong led a group of merchants through the area.

“Everyone, everyone, follow closely… If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me, hey… don’t get separated. This is called a department store. Look at the number of people employed in such a big place. There are only about sixty or seventy people. Come on, these goods are on the shelves with labels and prices. All the goods can be taken out. When you come out, look at the cashier counter. You can pay there? “

“The advantage of this is that it can reduce labor, and the most important thing is… it can provide convenience to guests. “

Actually… even if Chen Tong doesn’t explain, these smart merchants can see some clues.

A large number of people are walking on the shelves, looking at the dazzling array of products. Even if it is just one product, there are several sources of goods at different prices, which gives many people a choice.

And keen merchants soon discovered that the prices of goods here were obviously lower than outside.

This must be the result of large-scale purchases.

Merchants feel this best. The larger the business, the lower the cost of purchasing and transportation.

Of course… they were interested in more than just this. One of the merchants had left the group and was quietly following behind one person. He was a middle-aged man. The man just came in to join in the fun and never thought of buying anything.

But when he saw the dazzling array of shelves, his eyes were full of curiosity. He picked up an item and looked at it, then looked at the price. He seemed to feel reluctant to part with it, so he put it down again. However, during the selection process, he still chose I put two or three things in my hand.

After the merchant saw it, his body suddenly… shook.

Although he didn’t know what this man’s mentality was, he did understand that in this bustling and convenient shopping environment, consumption could actually be promoted.

Many people who come here have never thought about buying anything, but once they see so many products, the most important thing is that everything is clearly marked with prices, and you can choose at your own pace. When selecting goods, you can check them at any time without having to stand in front of the store. Behind the tall counter, let the waiters take them one by one and take a look.

This is a great convenience for customers.

This kind of convenience means that… the cost of shopping for customers is reduced to the lowest. This is by no means a simple benefit of reducing the number of employees in the mall, but… it can increase people’s desire to shop.

I bought things I didn’t want to buy at first without knowing it.

Originally I only planned to buy one item, but I ended up buying two.

In the past, when shopping, people thought of what they wanted to buy, so they found the corresponding store to buy it. But now… now I just came here for shopping, maybe I just wanted to buy something, but… I brought back a bunch of things.

This merchant was such a shrewd person, and he suddenly felt enlightened.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Qi are really amazing.

For countless customers who come in, they feel that everything is novel. They look here and there. After entering here and shopping around, they feel that it is cheap and interesting, and no one leaves empty-handed. The checkout counter, There has been a queue for a long time.

As for the businessmen, their eyes lit up, and suddenly… they seemed to have found a brand new model.

A large amount of goods can be directly allocated from Xingguo Trading Company, purchased from them, and then directly shipped on a large scale in the department store model.

In this way, if one is built in every city in every province and prefecture, the competitiveness will be far beyond what others can imagine.

In addition, the previous business model has brought about a huge problem, that is, in many places, because they are far from the capital, many novel commodities are simply out of reach. What the people can buy is only firewood, rice, oil and salt. .

But now, if there is a department store like this, all the goods can be mixed and mixed… Wouldn’t this open up the market?

When the workshop owners saw their products appear on the shelves, their faces glowed red and they stared behind their products, wanting to see how many customers were picking them.

And those channel dealers looked at it thoughtfully and seemed to be inspired all of a sudden.

It is entirely possible to build a department store of this size in a provincial town. If it is a provincial town, the scale can be smaller and the types of goods can be reduced. If it is a county town, the scale can be even smaller…

The only problem now is that such a shopping mall will How much goods can be shipped per day, how much turnover can be generated, and how much profit can be made.

How much profit can this Xingguo company make before you can add or subtract it to roughly calculate whether it is profitable.

Therefore, many merchants, one by one like a pug or a little teddy, took off their sunglasses. Although the big gold chain hung around their waists and their temples were shiny with hair oil, one by one or Rolling up sleeves, or squatting aside, watching the cashier’s settlement.

Although he clearly knew that such a calculation would yield nothing at all.

But when they saw the copper coins and treasure notes entering the money box one by one, they felt that this was the ultimate enjoyment, and they were about to burst out of their mouths.

The goods sold very quickly.

Soon, Chen Tong realized that he seemed to have underestimated the huge purchasing power of Ming people.

Before this model came out, Chen Tong had made calculations. He had probably calculated how many guests would come and what their needs would be. But now… he understood that the previous calculation model was simply not feasible because … This department store has inspired more new purchasing power, and this purchasing enthusiasm far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

He no longer cared about the merchants and let them take care of themselves. He hurried to the warehouse at the back and directed the merchants to replenish the goods while sweating like rain.

Sometimes, I need to go to the shopping mall and keep an eye on it. There are so many people here that it is sometimes difficult to walk, and I accidentally bump into people.

“Chen Zhengde!”

Suddenly, someone shouted.

Chen Tong subconsciously raised his head.

Zhengde is his name, but since he arrived at the shopping mall, no one has called him by his name for a long time. In shopping malls, people like to call each other “Boss” and “Mr.” first.

When Chen Tong heard this familiar yet unfamiliar name, he raised his head and saw an acquaintance.

This person was of the same age as him and was among the doctors of Lihu, named Liu Kaizhi.

Liu Kaizhi now looked at him sadly: “It turns out it’s really you. Look at what you have become now. You have oily hair and pink face. Where are your gentleman’s clothes? Are you still the same Chen Zhengde?”

Chen Tong’s face turned red instantly. .

The memory of the past is not far away.

Now, suddenly, he met his old colleagues here, and he suddenly realized his original identity again.

He actually felt a little ashamed.

It seemed…that I had unknowingly become the person I hated before.

Although this kind of life is not bad, not only is it not bad, it is also quite delicious, but…

“Don’t leave. You have to spend money every day now, and you are in the company of these businessmen. Where have you read the saint’s book?”

“Brother Ziwen, I still have some things to deal with…” Chen Tong’s words clearly suggested that he was escaping. In fact, he wanted to get into the cracks in the ground right now.

Liu Kaizhi seemed to have no intention of letting Chen Tong go, and sneered: “Shame! Are you still the second-ranked Shujishi, the unyielding and unyielding servant of the Ming Dynasty, and the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty?”

“I…” Chen Tong’s face turned blood red and he lowered his head silently. Even though he was usually eloquent when he was with merchants, at this time, he seemed to be unable to find a word to defend himself.

“These…are you planning this?”

Chen Tong didn’t speak for a long time, but his heart was in the battle between heaven and man. After staying in this place for a few days, he seemed to be gradually assimilated. Until now, he suddenly began to reflect on himself. It’s not that I’m doing something wrong, but what exactly am I doing now? Is what I’m doing now deviating from the original intention of a scholar… What’s the point of doing this by myself?

These countless thoughts came one after another, decades of education and human principles, and what he had seen and heard in the past few months, like two sides of the contradiction, made him suddenly feel like a knife.

“So, it’s your part to encourage the prince to play monkey tricks?”

“What?” Chen Tong, who was in a depressed mood, couldn’t react when he heard this sentence and was immediately confused.

In fact, these days, he was so busy that he didn’t care about anything else.

But…what’s going on with His Highness the Prince’s monkey trick?

“I am only responsible for things in this department store.” Chen Tong said bluntly.

“This is what happened in the department store.” Liu Kaizhi did not believe Chen Tong, and continued righteously: “It seems that it is really you. I didn’t expect you to be such a person. You… you… are really shameful. You are such a polite scum. What a scumbag! “

Chen Tong became more and more confused, and for a moment, he completely entered a state of panic.

Liu Kaizhi seemed to be extremely distressed, his eyes turned red, and he said angrily: “Today, I am severing our ties with you. From now on, you and I will have no life-related relationship. And… when I go back, I will impeach you. You Just wait.”

The implication of this is, I can’t take care of the prince and the Duke of Qi, can I still not take care of you?

Traitors like Chen Tong are the most hateful, even more hateful than the Duke of Qi. After all, the Duke of Qi has always been that kind of person, and he can’t change it. The most important thing is that everyone knows that nothing can be done to him, so everyone has accepted that the Duke of Qi is. You look like that, but you, Chen Tong… are not like that. A good person has fallen into such a depravity. If you don’t kill him, it is simply not enough for the people to be angry!

(End of chapter)