sjar Chapter 42 Victory in the first battle
Chapter 42 Victory in the first battle
Since Shopkeeper He became the agent of Zhenpin Pavilion, Zhenpin Pavilion has become more and more famous. The number of agents who come to Zhenpin Pavilion to purchase goods has increased to four, and they are sold to other provinces of Daliang Dynasty. So a month later, on the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, the first batch of glass products and porcelain were sold out, and there were not many crystal soaps and tooth powders left in the space. So Chen Ruotong did not plan to sell crystal soaps and tooth powders anymore, because she wanted to keep some for her family or as gifts in the future.
The exciting day has finally arrived, and it’s time to pay the monthly salary.
Chen Ruotong and Chen Sanhe calculated the income for this month: 400 pieces of glassware and ceramics sold for 250,000 taels; 1,000 boxes of crystal soap and tooth powder sold for 5,000 taels. So the income of Zhenpin Pavilion in the first month was 255,000 taels. Minus the half of the cost price she set, the net income on the books was 127,500 taels. Minus the 5% tax of 6,375 taels, the net profit was 121,125 taels, and minus the 20% profit of 24,225 taels given to Zhang Yishun, Chen Ruotong's net profit was 96,900 taels, plus the cost price she mentioned (127,500 taels), add it all together, that is 227,400 taels, too much profit! What kind of business can make so much money? It's like robbing money, more than the silver she looted!
She originally planned not to sell glassware and porcelain in the second month, but seeing how much money she made, she couldn't help but sell them again. She planned to sell 100 pieces of glassware and porcelain each in the second month to control the shipment volume, after all, it would not be good to be too conspicuous.
Chen Ruotong, the chairman, is going to pay the employees. After counting, there are quite a few people in the family. Chen Sanhe has 10 taels, Xiaoer Ge has 10 taels, and the tuition for the six children who are learning kung fu from Bai Qiang is 30 taels per month. The monthly salary for the remaining 13 children and Zhao Bo's six people is 10 taels and 3 qian of silver. The first family in the farm made a mistake, so there is no monthly salary. In other words, the total monthly salary that Chen Ruotong should pay this month is 60 taels and 3 qian. Earning so much, but giving out so little, the contrast is strong! A big capitalist for sure!
Everyone was very happy when they received the monthly salary. Especially Chen Sanhe, thinking about how he only earned 600 coins a month when he was the accountant of the silver shop, and now he can earn 10 taels of silver a month with Xiaomei, which is the monthly salary he could not earn in a year before? Qi Lao Da and the others were also very excited. They used to live by begging all day long, but now they not only eat well, dress well, live well, but also get monthly salary. How can they not be happy?
Zhang Yishun's hands were shaking as he held a thick stack of 24,225 taels of silver notes. He couldn't believe that this was his monthly salary. He didn't do anything this month. He just talked and ran errands, and occasionally went to the store to help order and sell goods, and he could get so much money. How could his small business compare to that? He must hold on to this little god of wealth and make a fortune with him.
In the evening, everyone had a dinner together in the backyard of Zhenpin Pavilion. Aunt Sun didn't need to cook, and they ordered three tables at Baiweilou to celebrate Zhenpin Pavilion's victory in the first battle.
After dinner, everyone took a rest and Chen Ruotong went to Qiao Zien's room to chat.
Chen Ruotong smiled and took out a silver ingot of ten taels: "Brother Zien, you made a lot this month, how about giving you some monthly salary?"
"I didn't do anything. I just came here to sleep at night, but I'm not eligible to get monthly salary!" Qiao Zien joked.
"What are you talking about? You are also a member of our Zhenpin Pavilion. If you occasionally give me advice or something, you will also get a monthly salary, just like my third brother, I will give you ten taels of silver!"
"Free food and accommodation, plus money to earn, why not do it, hahahaha..."
Chen Ruotong returned to her room, entered the space, took out her cell phone, and calculated the silver she currently had. It turned out that there were 162,000 taels of silver in the space. With this month's income, she now had a total of 389,400 taels. It was not a dream to save up one million taels. She felt that she was a little greedy, but she couldn't stop!
Zhang Yishun came to the house of Zhang Zhifu. He handed over the tax silver of 6,375 taels to Zhang Zhifu personally, and took out Zhang Ruixi's 10% interest of 12,113 taels and said, "Uncle, this is the tax silver and my cousin's 10% interest. Chen Guchuan's Zhenpin Pavilion is a very profitable business. The speed of making money is a bit shocking. I feel a little dreamy!"
"Your cousin just became the prefect, and there are such high taxes. He really helps me! We have to protect this golden chicken and lay more golden eggs. Your cousin has achieved success, and has extra silver income. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Has his silver shop opened? It is another business that makes a lot of money. This kid is courageous and decisive, and he is a great man. If you get along well with him, you will only get more and more benefits. He is the kind of person who will respect you ten feet if you respect me one foot. So make friends with him sincerely and confide in him, you will benefit infinitely. Hahaha..." Prefect Zhang smiled, stroking his beard.
"Yes, uncle, nephew knows!" Zhang Yishun grinned.
The next day, Zhang Yishun happily came to Zhenpin Pavilion early and put goods on the shelves with Chen Ruotong and others.
There were 100 glass products on the first floor, and 100 bottles of men's perfume and 100 bottles of women's perfume on the other shelves, each selling for 10 taels of silver; 100 bottles of shampoo, each selling for 5 taels of silver. Chen Ruotong repackaged these goods, all in small white porcelain bottles of the same size, with labels of different varieties and fragrances on the bottles. There were 100 pieces of porcelain on the second floor, 100 porcelain boxes of toothpaste, selling for 5 taels each, and 100 bottles of shower gel with various fragrances, selling for 5 taels each.
Many new products were put on the shelves, giving Zhang Yishun another big surprise. Chen Ruotong handed Zhang Yishun two boxes, which contained these new products. One box was for Zhang Yishun, and the other was for the family of Magistrate Zhang. "These are for you and Uncle Zhang to experience, and also for Miss Zhang to promote them."
Zhang Yishun was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth and eyes: "Thank you for letting Brother Chen spend money!"
"Of course not. Why would a family spend money? Just let the family experience it. If everyone finds it good and convenient to use, more people will buy it." Chen Ruotong said with a smile.
Zhang Yishun thought: This kid is capable, he deserves to be rich, and I will be rich at the same time, hahahaha…
Then, Chen Ruotong explained to Zhang Yishun how to use these items, especially the perfume, which cannot be sprayed, so while telling him how to use it, she took a bottle of men's perfume as a demonstration and applied it on his wrists and behind his ears.
"Mmm, it smells really good, and has such a strong flavor!"
"Over time, the fragrance will gradually fade. If you apply perfume in the morning, the fragrance will last for a day, and then fade at night. It is a bit wasteful to apply it on any part of the body, so a bottle of perfume can be used for a month, and people will come back to buy it after it is used up. This way, the perfume business will be very popular." Chen Ruotong said confidently.
"Do we have a large quantity of perfume? Don't let it all be sold out by then!"
"We need to limit the purchase quantity to only 20 bottles of each product per day. This will make people more eager to buy and our perfume will sell longer."
"Brother Chen, you have a smart brain and many ideas, that's why your business is so prosperous!" Zhang Yishun praised.
"Haha, Brother Zhang, thank you for the compliment!" Chen Ruotong said modestly.
As soon as the new products were put on the shelves, many customers came to inquire about purchasing them, especially perfumes, which were sold out.