Take the mall to Datang

"All the talents in the world belong to me." This is Li Shimin's "hobby." No one can stop him from seeking talents if he is thirsty, just like Wei Zheng.

But Li Shimin is still not confused and knows that Yuwen Shiji has some small emotions, and what he said is not wrong. If Yuanshan is really sent to Lingnan for development, he may really be able to do something big in a few years, but Li Shimin was reluctant.

Datang Huoqi has just developed, and there is still a lot to learn from Yuan Shan. How could Li Shimin be willing to send such a talent to Lingnan?

"What Wei Zheng said is very reasonable. We are planning to send a special envoy to find out the situation first. In addition, what Yuwen Shiji said is also unreasonable. We should wait for the special envoy to return before making any calculations." Li Shimin said.

With Yuwenshi and such a mess, Li Shimin originally wanted to print a large number of the book Hanyu Pinyin, but he forgot about it until now, and then several ministers began to study the task of going to the Lingnan special envoy.

At this time, Yuan Shan didn't know it, he just missed an opportunity to "go out on business". Hearing the sound of the steam engine cylinder and watching the bearing parts being made in the Yuanjia Workshop, he felt very happy. Satisfied, a lot of financial and material resources have been invested, and the current bearing output can already meet the existing demand.

During this period of time, the number of Yuanjia carriages is increasing rapidly. It is estimated that the super convoy of 5000 two-horse carriages will be completed before the corn harvest is no longer difficult. The carpenters in Chang'an City are now approaching a crazy state, and there are too many orders The money they earned every month in the past few months is due to their hard work for a year. The small workshop is still expanding. Up to now, there are two large-scale carpenter workshops, but it is still not enough for the needs of the Yuan family. Far from enough.

At the same time, the blacksmiths in Chang'an also have new troubles. Most of the iron used in the blacksmith workshop is now used to make horseshoes. There is no unlimited supply of iron in the workshop, and this has caused the price of ironware in Chang'an to rise again and again.

Moreover, blacksmiths seldom make weapons anymore, because the money for selling horizontal knives is not as much as processing horseshoes. Besides, the knives made now are not easy to sell, and the prices of daily necessities like iron pots are even higher. doubled.

In the end, the mining price of iron ore also increased accordingly. With such huge profits, many people put their ideas on iron ore, but few people were able to achieve their goal, but Li Chengqian's iron ore was an exception, because since there was a After the application of the first mining steam engine, the speed of mining has become faster, and the number of external mountain explosions has also increased, and the team of miners has also become larger and larger.

The money of 10,000+ guan was not invested in vain. During this period of iron ore price increase, it also made a lot of money. In the final analysis, it was because the Yuan family gave a high remuneration, plus the previous purchase As for the steam equipment, the Yuan family's capital would have been returned as soon as they were blended.

Horseshoes are just one of the orders, and there are also a large number of shovels, which are Yuanshan's orders for first-class tools, especially shovels, and the orders for iron ropes are the most.

Chapter 378 The Department Store Opens

Changes in blacksmithing, carpentry and other industries did not actually have much impact on the people of Datang, but it was different for the big customer Yuanjia. A large part of these custom-made ironware was prepared for the construction team, and the shovels were all Indispensable tools, as well as chains. Due to the mass production of bearings, the construction team has also begun to equip hammocks and other equipment. A simple fixed frame with bearings and iron chains can pull heavy things. This is a simple simulation of tower cranes. principle.

After learning about the Prince Restaurant, Yuan Shan's work began to focus on the steam engine. The birth of the steam engine is known as the "dawn of industry", and if he wants to increase his development, he must rely on science.

Now that the Yuan family has so many industries, there are not many that can pay back their capital, so Yuanshan still decided to let these things see benefits. Steam power is a highlight, just like the steam engine that was sold to Li Chengqian before for mining minerals. , although it is only a simple mineral transportation equipment, it does not allow workers to go back and forth to carry iron ore, which saves a lot of manpower and increases the mining volume.

The use of the steam engine also made the sales of coal that was not so good before, and the price rose slightly, and the number of carriages in Datang increased unknowingly, because after the increase in bearing production, coal from the Cotton Chamber of Commerce and the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce There are even more bearing orders, and they simply order the whole vehicle directly.

Now blacksmiths and carpenters only work with Yuanjia, and the cost of their own production is not as cheap as buying a whole car directly. In addition, some carpenters have joined forces to hire a guy who assembles the car, so a new industry was born. Assembling The carriage is no longer done by the Yuanjia Workshop, which saves a lot of work.

In mid-September, the four secretaries, who had been busy for three consecutive months, explained the situation of the department store to Yuan Shan. So far, the investment promotion of the department store has been going very smoothly.

"There are already 120 merchants who have settled in. All the shops on the first to third floors of the department store have been allocated, and all of them have uniformly made plaques. The various management regulations have been clearly explained to the merchants. Now the merchants need to solve the problem. As for the necessary storage, I would like to ask the young master to make up his mind." Qin Si said.

"Allocating one of the centralized warehouses is enough for the warehouse of the department store. The lease must be clearly explained, and the lease of the dormitory building must also be clarified." Yuan Shan said.

"Master, Lan Lan also has problems here. Now the merchants are very active but they are worried about the number of customers." Lan Lan said.

"The current solution to this matter is to do a good job of publicity, especially for people in Chang'an County, and our construction team members have discounts when purchasing goods with their work permits. This is also the main consumer group." Yuan Shandao .

Not counting Lantian County, there are more than 1 resident personnel here in the economic development zone. This is a conservative estimate. Usually, food and accommodation are provided through the supply chain. Now that there is a department store, you can directly purchase from those merchants. Come to purchase a large number of goods, which also reduces the pressure on the Yuan family.

Consumption is something that women like to do. For example, women workers in cotton mills usually have nothing special to do except work. Opening department stores by their side can also enrich their lives.

"Young Master, the entertainment room on the fourth floor has not ordered drinks yet." Qi Meng reminded.

"I almost forgot about this matter, let's replace it with drinks for the time being. I'll figure out a way about the drinks." Yuan Shan said.

"Xi Yin, are there any problems with the women's club on the fifth floor that you are in charge of?" Yuan Shan said.

"No, the women's club is just a small concert hall and a yoga studio. The musicians are all sisters. The yoga classroom is held by Manning and Manny. Everything is going well." Xiyin said.

"That's good. Let the merchants stock up on this matter first. For the warehouse, immediately use a warehouse closest to the mall. I will send a team to help." Yuan Shan said.

"By the way, after the department store opens, the four of you will stay in the department store as managers. The department store will depend on you to run it in the future. You are willing." Yuan Shan said.

"Lan Lan doesn't want to be the manager, I want to be by the young master's side." Lan Lan said immediately.

Unexpectedly, this long leg is quite emotional, Yuan Shan thought for a while and said: "The department store has just started and it is time to need manpower, except for Lan Lan, the three of you should stay here, and wait for the mall's arrival in a while." The business situation has stabilized and we are making other plans.”

Qin Si wanted to say something, but Yuan Shan didn't object after saying that.

A week later, the department store opened. For this reason, Yuanshan specially provided several strings of firecrackers with tens of thousands of rings. He put on the appearance of "888" and then began to listen to the ringing. There are many people who come today, most of which are concentrated warehouse construction. The members of the team were specially arranged by Yuan Shan.

A lot of people gathered here early in the morning, all businessmen from Chang'an and court officials invited by Yuan Shan, most of them were military generals because he didn't know any civil servants, Yu Jingming, Arda, Yuchi Baolin, Cheng Chumo , Du Gou invited everyone Yuan Shan knew, as well as their Lao Tzu.

Xin Liangchou from the Military Weapons Supervision was also invited, and all the people from the Military Weapons Supervision were invited, and everyone was issued a consumption card worth [-] guan. Unlike Hepingfang, department stores do not limit the number of customers In other words, because it is large enough to guarantee consumption by thousands of people at the same time, there is more than enough room for error.

"Hahaha, you kid is really capable of doing things. You just opened a pharmacy not long ago, and now you are opening a shopping mall. Today, I, Old Cheng, must give you enough face. Let's see how many things you can buy with this one-hundred-dollar consumer card. "Cheng Zhijie shouted.

Qin Qiong is a bit reserved, but he also holds a consumption card worth [-] yuan in his hand. It is very simple to spend with the consumption card. Every store in the department store has a special seal, which will emit seven-color light effects as long as the stamp is printed on it. Just put a stamp on the consumer card and write the amount, and finally go to the cashier at the exit to settle the payment.

The consumption card is only used when engaging in activities. In fact, it is an unconventional shopping card. The cashiers do not have much work. The consumption card cannot withdraw money except for consumption. This is the key point. Yuanshan is to promote the mall. The trading volume came up with this trick.

However, wealthy businessmen don’t have such treatment. The consumer cards are only given to some people who are familiar with the special, the generals and others, and some backbone elites of the Yuan family industry, but most of them have ten consistent consumer cards. .

Most of the employees will get discounts when they buy things, and then the Yuanjia will subsidize the discounted part to the merchants according to the turnover.

In fact, this part of the money is offset by the rent of the shop, and the extra Yuan Shan can earn some money.

Chapter 379

Military officers like Cheng Zhijie were not polite, they had to buy everything they saw. They knew that they couldn't withdraw money except for the purchase of goods, so today was a fun shopping experience.

It is the first time for the employees with small consumption cards to use the shopping cards to make a big purchase in order to look fresh, and they are free to try some snacks.

The crazy consumption of such a group of people immediately drove the surrounding crowd to watch the excitement. The department store has everything, and you can find everything you need to eat and wear at home, and the clothing area here is also divided into a themed area. , but the clothes sold here are not only from the Yuan family, but also from many stores.

This is the clothing stores in the department store, all of which are gathered together, and there is a lot of competition pressure, which also makes the clothing area more lively, and after the Yuan family opened a store in this clothing area, it immediately aroused the trend of the clothing area. The clothes in this store are somewhat similar to those in Yuan's.

The military generals are very happy at this meeting. There are also wine shops in the department store. After seeing that there are wines for sale, these people immediately come to make a reservation. I also began to pay out of my own pocket unconsciously.

Yuanshan also gave these shops a batch of orders for rice noodles and miscellaneous grains. As a big customer, there are still some discounts on the purchase price.

"Congratulations, the size of this department store mall is several times that of my Xuejia mall. Chairman Yuan is really generous. I still remember that you said that a big business needs a big structure. Today, I understand that the operators in the mall will still be there. I ask President Yuan to provide you with valuable experience, and I will definitely repay you." Xue Kai said with a smile.

"Mr. Xue is being polite. We are all people from the business circle. Let's discuss more in the future." Yuan Shan said.

Zheng Qi, who was on the side, just came over at this time, and said: "President Yuan, seeing that your mall is booming, I want to open a mall like this. I don't know if President Yuan thinks it's feasible."

"It's a good thing to open a mall, but before that, you need to do some research. First of all, building a mall is a big project, and money and time need to be taken into consideration. Then, the business environment and service characteristics must be clarified. Otherwise, you will If there is no one to patronize the business, then the gain is not worth the loss, and whether it makes money or not depends on the means of the operator." Yuan Shan said.

"It seems that there are quite a lot of doorways here. It seems that I should do a good job in the role of supply." Zheng Qi said.

"Nephew Zheng Qi, you have failed business in this department store." Xue Kai asked curiously.

"Yes, Uncle Xue doesn't seem to have seen the clothing store of the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, as well as Zheng's Candle Store, Silk Cloth Store, and Grain Store. Several businesses are here." Zheng Qi said.

As soon as Xue Kai heard that it was indeed the Zheng family, he smelled the money so quickly, and thought to himself that this department store seemed to be the same as his Xue’s mall except for the scale. How could it be so popular? Well, even the Zheng family has opened their shop here, wouldn't it be better to put it in Xue's mall in terms of location.

The fact that the Zheng family put their business in the department store made Xue Kai have some different thoughts in his heart, so he said, "President Yuan, it seems that there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two of us."

Xue Kai said with a smile, Yuan Shan knew what Xue Kai was up to when he heard it, just like Zheng Qi, the Xue family might also put some business in the department store.