Shipin Dalizheng

Manager Gu didn't quite understand. Prince Rong's entire family was gone, and he was the only heir and the only master of this generation. Who should he divide the family property with?

But he still forced himself to understand, just as a passionate young man who wanted to prove that he was capable of expanding his family business through his own abilities.

Only Rong Zhan seemed to be thinking about something when he heard Rong Tang's words.

At night, Rong An and Rong Wanli looked after the shop, while Rong Tang and Rong Zhan did not go back and stayed in an inn in the county town.

Rong Zhan took the opportunity when his master came downstairs to cool off after washing up to ask him, "Master, why do you separate your property from that of Earl Jian'an so clearly?"

Rong Tang answered very naturally, "That belongs to Rong Bo's Mansion, not mine."

Rong Zhan was a little anxious, "You are Prince Rong! These are all yours."

"It's different. I know in my heart that it's not mine. Don't be so nervous. I will take care of Rongjia Village and Fuxinzhuang as well."

This was what Rong Zhan found so difficult to understand: his master had taken on the responsibilities and burdens of the Earl of Jian'an, but had no intention of taking over his property. Only now did he vaguely sense that Rong Tang had never intended to live in the Earl's mansion as a prince, but rather to build his own career.

I didn’t know what to feel for a moment. That was the wealth that so many people would rack their brains and risk breaking the law to get!

Jin Shizhao's reputation was ruined because of this, and Manager Xu's life was in danger.

He sighed deeply, "Master, I want you to understand that our master is you, not someone else. It has nothing to do with your current identity, it's just you."

Rong Tang also smiled, "I know."

The next day, someone came to apply for the position of manager of the cloth shop. Rong Tang personally interviewed three people and kept a local man named Wang, who came from an old family with a good reputation.

At noon, the village brought in another batch of wine and Chuncao's freshly made candies. Also arriving were two teenage boys from the village who were willing to work as clerks while learning to read. They agreed to each give Cui the accountant a hundred coins from their monthly wages in exchange for an hour of his instruction.

Rong Tang was very pleased. At least the adults and children in the village had a positive understanding of reading and writing, and were willing to spend money to learn.

Just when someone from the village came, they helped separate the cloth and wine shops with wooden boards, and built a door between them and the newly bought shop next door to make it convenient for Manager Gu to move back and forth.

In the afternoon, the signboards specially carved by Rong Qianqi for the shops were hung up. On one side was Rong's Cloth Shop, and on the other side were Rong Jinji Wine Shop and Sugar Shop.

There isn't a lot of candy, but there are many varieties. The most common ones are the twelve zodiac candies prepared as gifts for the grand opening. Rong Qianqi's craftsmanship in carving the molds is really good. Every little animal is vivid and full of childlike fun.

Rong An had already written the opening notice, and he and Cui the accountant copied hundreds of them overnight and posted them in various busy places in the county. As the boss, Rong Tang also wrote a special invitation to Cui Xian to preside over the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Rong Tang also composed a song about the twelve zodiac animals and asked two of his employees to teach the nearby children to sing it. He also established a store rule that the first ten children who came to the store every day to line up to sing the zodiac song would receive a free zodiac candy, ranging from rat to pig.

Another day passed, and it was the day for the shop to reopen. Cui Xian didn't want to come at first, but his master was afraid that he would lose money, so he urged him several times, and he finally came to cut the ribbon.

As expected, with the publicity, preferential conditions and celebrity effect, quite a few people came to watch the opening.

The cloth shop, a long-established business, was offering a three-day discount of 20% off everything and 10% off on purchases of 100 or more. Cloth is a necessity, and new and existing customers saw the generous discounts and realized they could save a lot of money. The shop was bustling with activity, and despite their busy schedules, Shopkeeper Wang and his staff were still able to make ends meet.

The wine shop is very lively because there is a free wine tasting point in front of the shop. People who like to drink want to take advantage of the bargain, so the line is very long. In addition, if you buy ten kilograms of white wine, you will get two cans of sweet wine for free, so the purchase rate is also quite high.

At the beginning, the sweet wine shop was full of children queuing up, stuttering and singing the zodiac song: "The mouse is in the front, followed by the old yellow ox... Hurry up and chase the big dog, don't be like the pig and just wander around..."

With Rong Tang's persistent guidance, the children all memorized it. Each of them received a lollipop and ran away happily.

After giving out dozens of candies, a customer came. The reason was that one candy was too small and he couldn't help licking it. The child's family was wealthy, so he asked an adult to buy it for him.

Each lollipop cost five cents, and the child liked whichever one he liked, and insisted on buying all twelve zodiac animals. Rong Tang also gave him a gold money lollipop with the words "Zhuangyuan Jidi" printed on it.

From then on, the popularity became unstoppable. Because the candies were cute and tasted pure and sweet, everyone who had tasted them was willing to buy some to take home for the elderly and children. The small counter he was watching became the most popular one.

Someone came to buy some sweet wine in the afternoon, saying it was a gift from a man who bought some white wine. The women at home tasted it and thought it was good. It wasn't all water and could be used as soup or rice, killing two birds with one stone.

Rong Tang took the opportunity to introduce a way to eat fermented glutinous rice, brown sugar and egg soup, saying that it can replenish qi and blood very quickly for women who are thin or have just given birth, and it is much more effective than ginseng and angelica.

The woman who came to buy sweet wine giggled and said that this young man knew a lot and was almost as knowledgeable as a professional doctor who took care of women during confinement.

But because of this, she bought a lot to try.

Business in the second half of the day was much better than in the first half. Rong Zhan, Rong Wanli and Rong An all rolled up their sleeves and worked as waiters for the day.

When the shop closed and took inventory at night, it was found that the cloth shop had cleared out its old inventory, making a small profit but quick turnover and resulting in a slight surplus.

The old varieties of liquor don't make much money, but their home-brewed sorghum liquor has huge profits, basically covering all the gifts and having a 50% surplus.

Not to mention sugar, Li Sipo's two acres of land sold for a total of two taels of silver. After deducting miscellaneous labor costs, it would be one tael at most. With a capital of three taels, she sold more than ten taels that day, and Chuncao still had some unfinished work in her hands.

Rong Zhan and Rong Wanli were both shocked. Wow, huge profits.

"There's not much sugar left!"

Rong Tang sighed. Although there will be more customers due to the opening discounts in the past few days, the performance may decline in the future.

But sugar is definitely something that will never be hard to sell. He is only promoting it on a small scale. Many people who are farther away still don’t know about it.

Rong Zhan said, "There are quite a few in Fuxinzhuang."

Rong Tang hummed, "Brother Wanli, go to Fuxinzhuang tomorrow to see if Duke Du's mansion can finish all the candy there."

"I'll go now. I can't let him finish it."

After Rong Wanli finished speaking, he mounted his horse and rode away, and no one could stop him.

Rong An asked if they wanted to hire another clerk. There were three cloth shops and two wine shops that sold three types of wine: white wine, sweet wine and sugar. Manager Gu might not be able to handle it all.

Just then, a young man who lived nearby came to ask about it during the day. Rong Tang thought about it and asked Manager Wang to inform the young man to come to work tomorrow when he left.

The activity lasted for three days in total, and we were busy every day. Fortunately, after the villagers brought the wine, they would take the initiative to help watch over it. We would leave in the afternoon when there were fewer people, and we finally managed to spend the three days peacefully.

On the third day, Rong Tang had already noticed that the business was gradually stabilizing and the target audience was basically determined. The liquor they sold was mostly strong liquor. Some people felt refreshed and satisfied after drinking it, while others could not stand its spicy stimulation. It was impossible to win over all wine lovers.

Sugar and sweet wine are what women and children like. Not to mention women, they are naturally more frugal with money than men. Most of the time, they just want to taste it and cannot drink it in large quantities for a long time.

As for sugar, in one word, it is expensive, which also means that it will not be very popular.