hsntnovel Chapter 2733: Teaching Experience
Chapter 2733: Teaching Experience
It must be said that Li Shen is a very honest person, at least when he subconsciously answers questions.
Rice is just something that tastes good and fills you up.
However, Li Shen was stunned when he finished speaking, wondering why he was so kind.
"Your Highness, is that really what you mean?"
Wang Hongfu asked in confusion, "It's all about the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, so why can't we come up with a more sophisticated reason? What the hell is 'filling up'?"
In Wang Hongfu's view, he wouldn't be surprised at all if Ji Wang said that eating it could make one an immortal.
"Ahem... well... I haven't finished yet. You must tell everyone that this white rice has the effect of preserving youth. If young ladies eat it, it will enhance their beauty, and if young gentlemen eat it, they will become even more handsome."
Furthermore, the white rice from Liaodong has the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the kidneys, and the effect is even more pronounced when eaten with deer blood.
Li Shenyi fabricated a whole bunch of nonsense, not even knowing what he was saying. He thought to himself, "It's a good thing this is in the Tang Dynasty. If this were modern times, it would be considered false advertising, and I'd probably be arrested."
Wang Hongfu was honest and wrote down everything Li Shen said in his notebook.
"By the way, does the Zhou family own a ceramics workshop?"
Li Shen suddenly remembered something.
“The Zhou family? Which Zhou family?” Wang Hongfu was taken aback.
"Nonsense, of course it's Prince Consort Zhou Daowu. What connection do I have with any Zhou family?"
Li Shen scolded him without curiosity.
"Oh, Your Highness, the Zhou family does have a ceramics workshop, but it can only be considered a small one."
The Zhou family's business mainly consists of fertile farmland, with some assets inherited from their ancestors.
We've also dabbled in other industries, though none of them are very large, though there are quite a few different types.
The Zhou family opened many shops using the shops that the prince had given to the princess. "There's nothing Wang Hongfu in Chang'an doesn't know."
Wang Hongfu knew roughly all the merchants in the East and West Markets of Chang'an, including those in the industrial park, since he managed the world's number one chamber of commerce.
They were also tasked with gathering intelligence.
After hearing Wang Hongfu's words, Li Shen frowned.
"Are you sure the shop they're running belongs to the Zhou family, and not my sister?"
Li Shen had casually inquired about it before, and his sister had told him that some of those shops were rented out, while she herself ran one of them.
But now it sounds like it's a business run by the Zhou family.
This is not the same thing. The Zhou family is not just Zhou Daowu's family; it is also a small family with many branches.
Zhou Daowu's father was not an only son; he had other brothers, which formed a family.
"Your Highness, what I said is true. It's not difficult to investigate, and I sometimes even patronize their business."
Wang Hongfu, unaware of Li Shen's thoughts, spoke truthfully.
"Hmm." Li Shen nodded without saying anything else. He had to go and ask him himself.
If it's just a shop opened by Zhou Daowu's family, then forget it. Anyway, it's my sister's family matter, and I can't meddle in it once it's been given away.
But if Zhou Daowu's uncles and elders are shameless enough to morally blackmail his sister into letting them use her, then Li Shen will have to say something.
My older sister is shy, gentle, virtuous, beautiful, and intelligent. She finds it difficult to refuse others and always believes that harmony in the family brings prosperity.
But Li Shen would never allow anyone to take advantage of his sister. If they didn't say anything today, they would take advantage of her even more next time.
"Old Wang, go to the Zhou family's old residence yourself and tell them that I have a business deal to do with the Prince Consort Zhou Daowu."
Ask them if Zhou Daowu owns a ceramics workshop; if not, then forget it.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will go today. However, I think Your Highness doesn't need to go to such great lengths. It would be better to go directly to the Prince Consort's house and let them build a workshop themselves."
A ceramics workshop isn't that complicated, and it doesn't cost much.
After receiving the order, Wang Hongfu suggested that he was puzzled as to why they should go to the Zhou family's old house to discuss this matter, as if they were taking them too seriously.
"You don't understand. I'm doing this to build up the image for the prince consort, so they can see clearly that we are where we are today because Zhou Daowu married my sister."
Zhou Daowu is too honest and young; he'll probably need more experience to take over the Zhou family's ancestral business.
Li Shen was also doing this for his brother-in-law's good. Zhou Daowu held a noble title and could be considered the face of the Zhou family, but because he was young and honest, he was definitely not respected in the family.
Li Shen had to make the Zhou family face reality: "Damn it, you bullying Zhou Daowu is the same as bullying my sister, right? Then I'll kill you all!"
"Yes, I understand. I wonder what kind of business Your Highness wants to do that requires a ceramics workshop? Could it be that Your Highness wants to make porcelain?"
"My Prince Ji's Mansion has cooperative porcelain workshops," Wang Hongfu asked.
Li Shen smiled slightly:
"Hehe, today I will teach you another way of business, which I call bundled sales."
"Bundled sales? What does that mean?" Wang Hongfu had never heard of it.
Even Wang Xuance and Pei Mingli perked up; hearing Prince Ji's business acumen was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Prince Ji is too lazy; he never bothers them unless there's something wrong.
"This is actually very simple." Li Shen waved his hand, and Chunxiang immediately came over with the juice and handed the straw to Li Shen.
After taking a large gulp, Li Shen continued:
"As the name suggests, it means selling our products bundled together."
After Li Shen finished speaking, he saw three empty eyes staring at him, completely unaware of what he meant.
"Let me give you an example. Suppose we sell white rice for one hundred coins per dou (a unit of dry measure). Could we perhaps change our method?"
We sell white rice for 200 coins per dou, but we'll give you a free earthenware pot for cooking rice.
A clay pot costs only a few dozen coins, so we not only sold rice, but also clay pots.
The customer who bought the rice not only received white rice, but also felt quite pleased with himself for getting a free earthenware pot, saying, "Your Majesty is generous, do you understand?"
"Ah~~ I understand now. Your Highness is truly a business genius. You can not only make money from rice, but also from pottery."
It also saves the trouble of selling the ceramic pots, killing two birds with one stone. Wang Hongfu was the first to realize this and admired Li Shen immensely.
According to the prince's opinion, the earthenware pot, which costs a few dozen coins, can probably be sold for over a hundred coins.
"You're right. When a product is sold alone, people will consider its cost and price. But when two products are sold together..."
They would ignore the price of another item and genuinely believe it was a free gift, thinking they had gotten a good deal.
So you should think more about this aspect in the future, as it can increase your profits.
You could also consider selling multiple items together, such as buy one get two free, or buy one get three free.
Li Shen, who rarely taught Wang Hongfu how to make money, did so on a whim today, because not long ago he had been chatting with his mother...
My mother asked me to take good care of the Zhou family.
(I have so much to do, I haven't slept since yesterday. I need to get some sleep.)