Chapter 82: Cooperation
The cloth bag on the thrush is borne by Yang Xu's creativity.
When in Jinyang City, Yang Xu would occasionally come up with a few wonderful poems or good ideas. As long as the thrush is followed by him, he would remember it carefully and then write it out when he goes back.
But although the thrush is smart, it is impossible to remember all the poems and ideas that Yang Xu came up with. He even cried several times for this.
So Yang Xu pointed at the thrush and asked her to sew a female backpack similar to that in her own world, and then put pen, ink and paper into it.
The pen is a quill, which is naturally derived from Yang Xu's creativity.
The ink is packed in a small porcelain bottle. When needed, open the plug and use a quill to write.
The paper was cut to the size of a palm by the thrush, and it was stacked one by one, bound into a thick small notebook.
When you go out, as long as you bring these things, you can record Yang Xu's words at any time without forgetting them.
Listening to the conversation between Yang Xu and Hua Mei, Su Cheng was stunned and his face was full of incredibleness.
Seeing his appearance, Yang Xu asked with a smile: "Shi Su, what's wrong with you?"
Su Cheng then came to his senses and said, "What you mentioned is that the restaurant's net profit of 6,000 taels of silver... is just a joke?"
In his opinion, a small restaurant in a border city can have a net profit of 6,000 yuan a year, which is already very considerable. How could it be 6,000 yuan a month? That is almost twice as much as the Tianxiang Restaurant at the moment, and it is simply impossible.
Yang Xu said: "No kidding, I'm serious! Alas, six thousand taels of silver... are a bit lower than my expectations."
When Su Cheng heard what he said, he felt like he wanted to vomit blood.
A small restaurant, the net profit of 6,000 taels of silver per month is still low. How can you feel about Tianxiang Restaurant, which has only 3,000 taels of silver per month?
Yang Xu didn't know that this Tianxiang Restaurant was actually an industry under the Qin Prince's Mansion and was secretly managed by Su Cheng.
In Zhao State, the prince also received a salary. However, if he only relied on his salary and had no other income, the prince could not maintain a luxurious life and could not do many things.
Therefore, almost every prince of Zhao State has more or less some "gray income".
However, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have the lowest status, so it is impossible for the prince to make money in person, so his industries will be handed over to some confidants to manage.
For example, Su Cheng and Su Changshi were in charge of many industries under the Qin Wang Mansion, including Tianxiang Restaurant.
Su Cheng thought he had managed Tianxiang Restaurant well, and he had received praise from the King of Qin for this, but Yang Xu's words hit him hard, making him a little doubtful about his life.
He really couldn't think of what method could he use to earn a net profit of 6,000 taels of silver in a single month in a restaurant that was not even of medium size.
Yang Xu looked at Su Cheng's shocked and puzzled look, and just wanted to laugh.
Since he learned that the King of Qin was standing behind this Su Changshi, Yang Xu threw out the income of the Yang family restaurant without any concealment.
The purpose of his doing this was to seek cooperation with the Qin Palace and open a restaurant in the imperial capital.
In Zhao State, besides the emperor and the crown prince, what else is more reliable than doing business with the King of Qin?
In Yang Xu's view, making money safe and stable is more important than anything else. If you choose to cooperate with the Qin Wang Mansion, you will be able to seek stability. At worst, you can give up more benefits.
What's more, he still has many ways to make money. If there is no support and protection provided by the Qin Palace in the future, he will be like a piece of fat in this imperial capital where the powerful people are everywhere, and anyone can pounce on it and take a bite.
Moreover, he and Zhao Bang had a relationship. He felt that the powerful third prince did not look like a greedy person, and he would not speak loudly.
After confirming that what Fang Bai said was not a false statement, Su Cheng couldn't help but sigh and smiled bitterly: "No wonder Mr. Yang was praised by the King of Qin. He really had extraordinary means in doing business! In the future, Su must ask Mr. Yang for more benefits!"
Yang Xu said politely: "Where! Where! Su Changshi, you and I will learn from each other!"
Su Cheng smiled "haha" and said, "You and I both fell in love with each other. From today on, I will not call you Mr. Yang, so don't call me Changshi Su. Let's call each other brothers, how about it?"
"Brother Su, my little brother is polite."
Yang Xu beat the snake and followed the pole. Hearing this, he immediately stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Su Cheng.
Su Cheng is the chief minister of the Qin Palace and is in charge of affairs of the Qin Palace. He must be the confidant of the Qin Palace. Making friends with him is only beneficial for Yang Xu.
"Brother Yang."
Su Cheng also stood up and bowed, then looked at Yang Xu and smiled, like a pair of good friends who appreciated each other.
After the two sat down, Su Cheng said openly: "To be honest, this Tianxiang Restaurant is one of the industries of the King of Qin... The King of Qin knew that Brother Yang came to the imperial capital this time to open a restaurant. He specially ordered Su to invite Brother Yang to come here and discuss cooperation with Brother Yang..."
Yang Xu was even more happy when he heard that the King of Qin took the initiative to seek cooperation.
He sat upright and said seriously: "How to cooperate, please tell me about it..."
Speaking of business matters, Su Cheng showed his shrewd side, throwing the brotherly feelings that had just been established between the two, like plastic, aside, and said carefully: "We invest in this Tianxiang Restaurant, which can be renamed Yang Family Restaurant, and everything will be left to Brother Yang to manage... What does Brother Yang think?"
Yang Xu said: "This...how much stock do you want to occupy in it?"
Su Cheng smiled and said, "Brother Yang is a life-saving favor to the King of Qin. According to King Qin's intention, it would be okay to give this restaurant to Brother Yang..."
Yang Xu knew that he was a joke and shook his head and said, "How can this be done? Even if the King of Qin really gave it to me, I wouldn't dare to ask for it..."
Su Cheng smiled again: "So... Brother Yang just needs to give some shares as you want."
Yang Xu naturally would not take it seriously, thinking for a while, and tentatively said: "Now, together with the Qin Palace, there are four shareholders in this Yang Family Restaurant... The Qin Palace invested in this restaurant and invested the most, so how about giving you 40% of the shares?"
"If the restaurant is handed over to Brother Yang to take care of, I wonder how much net profit will be in this month?"
Su Cheng asked without comment.
Yang Xu thought about it carefully, then stretched out his two fingers: "It should be about 20,000 taels!"
The size of this Tianxiang Restaurant is four or five times larger than that of the Yang Family Restaurant in Jinyang City. It is very good to build a small comprehensive commercial body in the planned amount. If the net income per month is less than 20,000 taels of silver, Yang Xu feels that he is too failure.
Moreover, if you make money in the future, you can buy stores on both sides to expand the scale of the restaurant. Then you will only earn more money.
When Su Cheng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
If according to Yang Xu, the Qin Prince's Mansion occupies 40% of the newly opened restaurant, then the monthly dividend is 8,000 taels of silver, which is twice as much as he earned when he was managing the restaurant.
If this is true, I will hand over the restaurant to Yang Xu for management. The Qin Palace will take a big advantage and save myself some effort and focus on other matters. Wouldn't that be just right?
Yang Xu was also tactful and gave him 40% of the shares when he spoke. He thought it was just right, and I believe the King of Qin would be very satisfied.
Chapter completed!