FID – Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Sure to profit, no loss, must do it

Liu Yusheng took a while to suppress the dry heat on her face and began to calmly analyze.

“This time, the imperial court issued a decree for disaster relief but did not allocate funds for it. They mean to hand over the whole matter to me and Lord Kang to solve. Disaster relief definitely needs funds, and without it, it is difficult to take action. The imperial court didn’t allocate funds, but Feng Qingbai privately asked you to give me such a large sum of money in his own name. He wants me to use this incident to enhance my reputation and prestige among the people, doesn’t he?”

Right on the nail.

Qian Wanjin spread both hands: “You have guessed it. But are you really prepared to just squander such a fortune and use it all for disaster relief?”

What a pity, 300,000 taels of silver, ah!

Disaster relief was the same as flushing money into the water. At most, she could only hear a ring.

In the end, what could she earn apart from fame?

If it were him, he definitely wouldn’t have the courage to be so generous as Feng Qingbai, who willingly gave up such a pot of gold to trifle with.

“No,” Liu Yusheng slowly smiled, her eyes beaming, “Teach people how to fish and you’ll feed them for a lifetime. It’s unnecessary to send money if we want to provide disaster relief. There is a better way.”

“What way?” Qian Wanjin’s eyes also lit up. As long as they could keep this money, any other way was most welcomed.

“Before your arrival, I have been making plans and was waiting for you to come so I can discuss it with you. I will show you the plan later. After reading it, you can put forward any comments, and we will discuss it.”

The Liu family had no concept about this stuff, so when the two young people were absorbed in their talk, they did not make a sound to interrupt, nor ask further questions. They were just family members, keeping them company and quietly listening.

They were sometimes surprised, sometimes excited, and sometimes proud of Nannan’s plans.

Seeing that the two were getting absorbed in their discussion, Grandma Liu led her daughters-in-law, took advantage of the hour and entered the kitchen to begin preparing meals.

By the time the meal was ready, the two children should be almost done talking.

In addition to Grandma Liu, the remaining four menfolks also quietly retreated, leaving a quiet space for the two, so as not to disturb them when they walked around.

The two people who were immersed in the conversation were unaware of the departure of the family.

Upon listening to Liu Yusheng’s first plan for the expansion of the wine shop, Qian Wanjin’s blood was already boiling.

“There are no less than ten thousand people in the ten miles and eight townships in Cangwu County. Even if we recruit one worker per household, the quota allocated is not enough. Three wineries may not be enough,” Qian Wanjin put forward his own estimation.

He had always wanted to expand the wine shop ages ago, and it would be best if they could expand throughout Nanling.

However, at that time, Lucky Nannan was on guard, and she had no ambition to dominate, so he endured it.

Now that even Lucky Nannan had this idea, he couldn’t miss the opportunity again.

He must lobby Lucky Nannan to make things bigger.

With Feng Qingbai’s 300,000 taels of silver to support it, what was there to be afraid of?

Moreover, it wasn’t that he was bragging, but as long as Lucky Nannan was willing, all the recipes that came out of her hands could all be transformed into finished products for sale. Whatever it was, it could take the lead in every industry, and no one could top it.

It was a one-way profit.

Must do it!

Liu Yusheng thought pensively: “It’s not that I don’t want to make it bigger, but once our scale of operations is too big, the management needs to be more strict to ensure that things are orderly and not chaotic. Our current problem is not about not affording to open a shop, but not having that much management talent on hand that fits the positions.

With only her and Qian Wanjin, they could still manage three or four wine shops. But if there was more, there was bound to be chaos. With the reputation of the Xinghua Village wine now in Nanling, once there was chaos, more problems would arise. It would also let their opponents take advantage of the opportunity to create more obstacles for them.

Now that they were rich and famous, and their business was booming, there were many jealous people, and plenty wanted to pull them down.

In addition to business rivals, they also had enemies in the court.

In fact, everything wasn’t that easy. There was no way for them to care only about profit, like pure businessmen.

There were too many aspects they had to estimate.

Qian Wanjin disagreed with her concerns.

“It’s not really a big deal. Nowadays, we are both hands-off in the wine shop in Xinghua Village. Apart from reconciling the accounts every once in a while, what else is there for us to do? We’re quite relaxed, because the Village Chief has strong supervision skills. “

“That’s only because our Village Chief is trustworthy.”

“Other villages won’t be different. As long as interests are concerned, they will not easily betray us even if they only plan for themselves. What’s more, even if your wine recipe is disclosed, can others brew the same thing? ” Don’t be ridiculous. He had tried countless times, and none could brew the wine flavor produced by the Xinghua Village Winery.

Otherwise, could he rest so high on his laurels?

“You mean, the brewery opened in each village will also follow our current management style, appointing the villagers as the management to supervise the villagers and the wine shop?”

“Let the Village Chiefs be the managers. That way, the Village Chiefs will feel valued and spare no effort in their jobs. In addition, we are opening the winery to help them, providing them work, food and good welfare. These are all the benefits they can gain explicitly. As long as they have no holes in their brains, no one will easily sell out the wine shop and drop their rice bowls. When the time comes, gather all the village chiefs for a talk and give them a thorough understanding of the partnership. After that, we can just wait to collect your money.”

The corner of Liu Yusheng’s mouth twitched. Qian Wanjin spoke, brimming with confidence, as if the opening of the wine shops were as simple as playing. But he had a point there.

Most of the village chiefs were the most prestigious figures in each village. Leaving the management to the Village Chief in each village was more convincing to the villagers than appointing outsiders.

Upon entering the winery, the interests of workers would be tied with the winery. If the winery flourished, they would flourish. If they performed better, the winery would follow suit, forming a good cycle.

So long as they realized that this opportunity was rare and learned to cherish it, perhaps a few years later, countless Xinghua-like villages would emerge from Cangwu Town and even Xiangshan County.

“I’ll listen to you. My previous plan was to expand only three wineries. Since you have other ideas, you should talk about this one with County Magistrate Kang in due course.”

“Leave it to me. Just stay at home and don’t worry about it.”

Qian Wanjin patted his chest, his mouth almost smiling crookedly.

His ambition to dominate the industry was going to start today!

When the dinner was served, Qian Wanjin realized that a new member was added to the family.

After carefully examining the face for a moment, he suddenly pointed at the man and exclaimed, “Aren’t you the one, who sells pancakes across from my restaurant? What are you doing here? Oh! I got it! No wonder every time we go out, Wei Hong has to turn to you to buy pancakes. Dare I say that you both took a liking to each other?”