In addition to summoning Minister of Agriculture Wang Jukui and Minister of Taxation Cui Wenxuan to inquire about the development of various industrial sectors and detailed tax revenues, Li Zicheng also separately summoned Zhang Xuanyan, director of the Department of Naval Forces of the Ministry of National Defense.

He also summoned Li Xin, the commander of the third battalion, and told him to make all preparations, and in late spring and early summer next year, there might be military action; The tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry also had to be prepared, however, considering that the war period was the breeding season for cattle and sheep, Li Zicheng asked Gao Yigong and Wang Junzhuo to draw as few strong men as possible, and each person only had an establishment of 2,000, plus the original 3,000, and barely formed a regiment of cavalry.

On December 24, the imperial court was already on holiday, but Li Zicheng left Beijing and went to Tianjin with He Xiaomi and 500 personal soldiers, and he wanted to summon several proprietors in Tianjin.

The snow on the ground is not over the belly of the legs, but between Beijing and Tianjin, there is already a flat cement avenue, when passing through the villages, towns, and county seats, naturally someone sweeps the snow, only some unmanned roads are still snowy, and the trip is not difficult.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Li Zicheng arrived in Fucheng, Tianjin, and was greeted by Mao Ting, the proprietor of SF Co., Ltd., Changbai Langer, the proprietor of Conch Cement Group, Xiong Jinzhong, the director of Tianjin Cement Factory, Jiang Chen, the director of Permanent Bicycle Factory, and Lu Wenhai, the director of Tianjin Yishen Perfume Factory.

Among the crowd that greeted him, there was also an immature young man, who did not say a word except to salute Li Zicheng, and no one else introduced him.

Li Zicheng followed Mao Ting into the upstairs of the headquarters of SF Co., Ltd., He Xiaomi's personal soldiers with a small flag did not leave the left and right, and the rest of the personal soldiers lined up as bright posts and secret sentinels, surrounding the headquarters so that no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Mao Ting and others gave Li Zicheng a new salute, and when the young man kowtowed, he used the title of "father".

Li Zicheng looked at Li Feng, who was already an adult, and said with a smile: "Gao Zhi, these days, what have you gained by following Uncle Jiang?" ”

"Back to my father, the child used to know almost nothing about management, and with Uncle Jiang, he learned a lot of business knowledge and truth," Li Feng stood in front of Li Zicheng, looking a little restrained, paused, and said: "Uncle Jiang told the child that only if you are really good to the workers and give them better treatment, the workers will remember your good and work hard...... If they slack off, no one else will see ......"

"Compare your heart to your heart, if you are good to others, others will naturally be good to you," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "However, this is not the highest level of business!" looked at Jiang Chen, but there were no words.

Jiang Chen was secretly taken aback, could it be that he was misleading people's children? Li Feng is the prince...... He was about to kneel down to plead guilty, but was stopped by Li Zicheng stretching out his hand, "Today I came to Tianjin for private reasons, you don't have to be restrained, come, all sit!"

When everyone sat down, Li Zicheng looked at Jiang Chen and said: "You teach by word and deed, teach you to be upright and upright, and even compare your heart to your heart, you are not wrong, what I am talking about is the business philosophy." ”

"Ask the emperor for advice!"

"Now in Tianjin, there are not many factories and shops, it is not easy to work in the factory, and the income will be slightly higher than farming," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Tell me, how do people feel about being able to enter the factory to work?" He glanced at everyone, but waited for the following.

Everyone thought for a while, and Mao Ting said: "They will cherish this job, lest they be fired from the factory......"

"Yes, the people will definitely cherish such an opportunity," Li Zicheng nodded, and said: "So, you are not begging the people to do their best, but to let them be proud of the factory, just like a permanent bicycle factory, the people may not know who the proprietor is, what his identity is, but let them feel that they are a 'permanent' member, it is very glorious, and it is the object of envy of others!"

"Proud of the factory?"

"Yes, if the people can be proud of the factory, can they not work as hard as they can?" Li Zicheng said: "Let the workers be proud of the factory, not only in the remuneration, the key is to treat them as friends and brothers, and care for them in the subtleties." ”

"Concern?"

"Don't think that who is superior to whom, in this world, everyone is equal, but the work is different," Li Zicheng said: "For example, these workers, don't look at their remuneration much lower than yours, if you don't have them, can you produce goods yourself?" How do you make money without goods? ”

"This ......" Li Feng felt that he seemed to understand, and he didn't seem to understand.

"What I mean is not to do things that go against your will in order to please the workers, and not to be pretentious," Li Zicheng said: "When the workers encounter difficulties, help them sincerely and help them see a doctor when they are sick. ”

"Father, the child understands," Li Feng raised his eyes to look at Li Zicheng and said, "What the father means, the child really regards the workers as friends and brothers, and helps them as much as he can when they are in trouble, which may be more effective than increasing the remuneration." ”

"Sending charcoal in the snow is more important than icing on the cake," Li Zicheng nodded and said: "The workers will understand that the only reason why you are willing to help them and treat them as brothers is because they are all 'permanent' people!"

"That's what my father said, to be proud of 'forever'?"

"If there is no 'permanent' bond, in the vast sea of people, do you have a chance to get acquainted?" Li Zicheng said: "In business activities, you have to forget the identity of the prince, you are a 'permanent' ordinary employee, but the division of labor is different from that of ordinary workers. ”

"Got it!"

Jiang Chen shook his body and said, "The grass people have been taught!"

Mao Ting and the others gave up, "The grass people have been taught!"

"What are you doing here, thinking I'm here to teach you for free?" Li Zicheng laughed, "Everyone, let's talk about the New Year's thoughts, only one Conch Group has a profit of 10,000 taels this year, what about next year?" ”

Mao Ting hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "On the side of SF Commercial Bank, the profit may reach 10,000 taels next year, but?" ”

"But what?"

"Grass people want to set up a branch in Nanjing......"

"Nanjing SF?" Li Zicheng muttered softly, and said: "Nanjing is the most prosperous place in China, it is a matter of time before a branch is set up, you should deal with it at your discretion, next year SF Co., Ltd. will be upgraded to SF Group, each branch will be upgraded to a limited company, all the profits of the group, all to you, opening Nanjing SF should be enough, right?" ”

Mao Ting seemed to feel that this profit was not enough, hesitated for a moment, and said: "According to the amount of silver, the grass people will first open small commercial houses, and then gradually increase their investment. ”

"Does proprietor Mao think that SF Group's profits will not be finally settled until the end of the year, and it is too late to open a branch in Nanjing?"

"The Emperor Shengming!"

"If the money is not enough, I can invest again," Li Zicheng said: "SF was originally aimed at high-end commercial houses, big cities, large-scale, what we want is a well-known name, high-end goods, small fights, not SF's characteristics." ”

"The grass people understand," Mao Ting's face was ashamed, "When the profits are settled at the end of the year, the grass people try their best to return the emperor's investment." ”

"This is not in a hurry," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Although the business is based on profits, it takes time to accumulate profits, if the one-time investment is too large, it is difficult to recover the cost in a short time. ”

"The emperor is wise, and the grass people are so impressed!"

"Don't put a top hat on me," Li Zicheng glanced at him and said, "If you still have any questions, or ideas, take advantage of my coming to Tianjin, and quickly talk to me, after the new yuan, I am busy with government affairs, I am afraid that I will not have time to take care of your affairs." ”

Li Feng thought for a while and said, "Father, the child has discussed with Uncle Jiang, and I want to go to Xi'an to open a bicycle factory......

"You? Sian? Li Zicheng looked at Li Feng and said, "How old are you?" Want to manage the factory independently? ”

"Father's ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Then tell me, why did you go to Xi'an to open a factory?" ”

"Don't hide it from my father, bicycles are not widely sold in Tianjin, and the price is high, even if they are produced, it is difficult to sell them, so the child wants to go to a big city like Xi'an to open ......a bicycle factory."

Li Zicheng then remembered that the current Tianjin is far from reaching the stage of prosperity, first, Tianjin has just been established, the population is seriously insufficient, and the rich businessmen are even rarer; Second, Tianjin's business is not developed, there are few foreign exchanges, and the demand for bicycles will not be strong.

In this era, bicycles are considered high-end consumer goods, and there are not many sales outlets in Tianjin, which is normal.

The reason why he moved various factories to Tianjin was to prosper Tianjin; The second is because each factory produces unique goods, and the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys.

It seems that Li Feng thinks that the profits of Tianjin Bicycle Factory are less, and the young man is always ambitious......

He smiled faintly and said, "I don't want to say whether you have the ability to manage the factory, but it is really not advisable to open a bicycle factory in Xi'an." ”

"Father's ......"

"I ask you, what conditions do people need to meet to buy bicycles?"

"Silver, only the rich have the money to buy bicycles......"

"This is good, but there must also be a wide avenue, and the bicycle will be useful," Li Zicheng looked at Li Feng with a soft gaze, and said: "Xi'an only has a cement avenue that runs through the east and west, and the people can only buy bicycles on the avenue of Xining, Lanzhou, and Beijing in the west, do you think there will be more people buying?" ”

"This ......"

"In fact, Tianjin has a cement avenue from Beijing in the west, Jinan in the south, and Dagu in the east, and it is still difficult to sell bicycles, let alone Xi'an?" Li Zicheng said with a faint smile: "It is to open a branch, and it is also to go to Beijing, which has a relatively comprehensive transportation network." ”

"Didn't the imperial court allow a new factory to be set up in Beijing?"

"Why go to Beijing?" Li Zicheng pointed at Li Feng's head with his hand, "The counties under the Beijing Prefecture are not restricted by the imperial court!"

"Father, the child understands!"

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy first," Li Zicheng said: "If you want to open a factory, do you have enough skilled manpower?" ”

Li Feng said proudly: "Back to my father, the child has used the factory in Tianjin to train a group of technicians!"

Jiang Chen also said: "Your Majesty, the grass people know the prince's thoughts, and they have prepared an excellent auxiliary staff for the prince to serve as the deputy factory director!"

"This is a shopping mall, there is no prince to say," Li Zicheng frowned, "So you also support Gao Zhi to leave Tianjin to open a new factory?" ”

"The grass people don't mean to shirk," Jiang Chen hurriedly said: "The grass people just think that since Gao Zhi is willing, he might as well let Gao Zhi try!"

Li Zicheng said in his heart, since he planned to let Li Feng engage in industry and commerce, it didn't seem bad to let him take responsibility as soon as possible, so he said: "Gao Zhi, have you thought about it?" ”

"Back to my father, the child has already thought about it!"

"Then let's go," Li Zicheng nodded, "However, in business, according to the rules of the mall, don't show the identity of the prince!"

"The child understands, the child obeys the teachings of the emperor!"

Li Zicheng asked Lu Wenhai about the perfume factory again, and seeing that the sky had darkened, Mao Ting said: "Your Majesty, the grass people have prepared a dinner party......

"There's no need for dinner," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "However, I want to meet with two guests, you prepare a quiet house for me, and I want to eat with them and chat about things by the way!"

"This ......" Mao Ting rolled his eyes and said: "The grass people will bring the food over, the emperor will summon the guests here, and the grass people will withdraw all the personnel of the trading house, and this place is absolutely quiet!"