Chapter 313: The foundation of the Daimyo
The Daimyo's Mansion, the most important northern capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, was a bridgehead and base during the war between the Liao and Song dynasties.
When I was on the canal, I passed the Daimyo's Mansion and didn't enter it, but now, I can set foot in it.
Big, this is the first impression of the Daimyo Mansion to Zhao Xin, and then there are many people, an ordinary city like Baozhou, compared with the Daimyo Mansion, it is really much worse.
The Daimyo's Mansion was not only large and lively, but also had many wealthy merchants, and most of the families in the entire north were in the Daimyo's Mansion, and even if they weren't there, they would buy a house in the Daimyo's Mansion.
The purpose of Zhao Xin's coming to the Daimyo's Mansion, on the one hand, is to sell more than a dozen divine weapons, unless he goes to Bianliang, Tokyo, otherwise, the Daimyo's Mansion is the most suitable place, on the other hand, he also wants to promote soap and steamed buns to the Daimyo's Mansion, and at the same time, those chefs who have been trained by Zhao Xin can also open a restaurant in the Daimyo's Mansion.
Stir-frying, is just a secret of a restaurant like Fanlou, a plate of green vegetables up to the usual price, so that this stir-fry is extremely profitable, with steamed buns, plus stir-frying, you can gain a foothold in the Daimyo's Mansion.
Before, Zhao Xin was very cautious and easily did not enter other fields, but now that he has even let go of the second prince, what's wrong with making some money.
The name of a Baozhou Marquis is enough to deter some Xiaoxiao, as for the higher level, they are qualified to know Zhao Xin's identity, as long as they are not robbing their family, Zhao Xin is making money with his ability in a proper manner, what can he say.
Itself, I was also going to get an auction house or an weapons shop, but after thinking about it, it was a little too troublesome, and in the end, 14 swords were sent to the largest treasure store in the Daimyo's Mansion.
This is a similar combination of strange things and auctions, with deep roots, I don't know which one came out to do it, their eyesight is also very good, the quality of the sword, they quickly saw it, plus Sun Ji's guidance and performance, they were stunned.
On behalf of the most protective force of the Great Song Dynasty, there is no way to face these swords, one knife down and two breaks, this is no longer strong, it is very strong.
In the end, the owner of this store came out and took the initiative to take on all the sales and publicity, but in a month's time, a maximum of 4 pieces were auctioned, and in this sense, 14 swords, at least four or five months.
Zhao Xin is very short of money now, but what he lacks is not such a small amount of money, with the sword he sold to Han Qi before, he has raised almost 10,000 yuan, which is used for the preliminary work, which is already good.
The next day, the propaganda began, and the legend of the divine weapon began to circulate in the Daimyo's mansion, how to exaggerate it.
Compared with Tokyo, the Daimyo's Mansion has more martial artists, and a rare weapon is really eye-catching.
Soon, the Guo family went to the door to verify, and the final result was kept secret, and after that, news came that the Guo family was bound to get such a treasure.
This is also a routine, this rare act itself is the Guo family's industry, and he is interested in a divine weapon, and it is also true, he really wants to get this treasure, but after knowing that the person behind him is the Marquis of Baozhou, he died down.
The Guo family, this Empress Renzong family, although Empress Guo is not favored for various reasons, but the identity is there, and the Guo family is also a top general, and they are qualified to know everything about Zhao Xin.
The Marquis of Baozhou is the second prince, and his things can be obtained without giving money, the price is too great, and the left and right are a weapon, so everyone can fight for it.
Because of the entry of the Guo family, the Yang family, the Chong family, the Pan family and other top generals of the Great Song Dynasty intervened in such a competition, and suddenly, it attracted a series of powerful people from the entire Daimyo's mansion.
Zhao Xin really hopes that this weapon will be sold at a good price, but this is not the most important, soap shops, restaurants, and steamed bun shops, among them, Zhao Xin wants to personally stare at the restaurant.
A hotel of the same grade as Fan Lou, making money is secondary, relationship and news are the most important, a high-end hotel, is a huge business card, can be used to support a huge network.
When he was in Miaojiazhuang, Zhao Xin just taught the chef of Miaojiazhuang to stir-fry out of interest, which tasted good, but in terms of quality, it was not too high, fortunately, this is the Daimyo's mansion, and all kinds of chefs don't know much, as long as they master the core technology of stir-frying, knife work and aesthetic effects can be handed over to others.
Stir-frying is actually not that difficult, on the one hand, you must use oil, back to bring a higher temperature, in a short time to fry the dish, and then retain the taste of the meal to the greatest extent, on the other hand, you also need to use high heat.
In this era, there was no oil and gas fire, but with refined coal and some blowers and the like, it was barely possible, and the next thing was practice makes perfect and control.
After recruiting a group of chefs, a few brought by Miaojiazhuang as chefs, fixed a batch of dishes, with pork, beef and mutton as the main dishes, taking into account the fish, in the Northern Song Dynasty, or steaming and cooking under the premise that the premise has become a business card of this restaurant.
On the other hand, for the time being, buy a ready-made hotel first, make this dish first, and once a trend is formed in the future, the plan for the first floor of the Daimyo Mansion will also be opened.
That's not like Fan Lou, it sounds high, but in fact, it's just a hotel with a few floors, it's really high, at least a 10-story structure, the highest will be more than 40 meters, divided into ordinary halls, three floors of the ground floor, three floors of the middle floor, and the highest three floors, different levels, all need different qualifications.
Or wealth, or official position, or talent, in short, to go up the grade, but also to divide different levels, if you can get things like glass and lamps out, that is the real luxury.
Think about the number of clear windows and the special lighting of the restaurant, coupled with the famous dishes that are not inferior to the Fan Building, how much will the Daimyo's Mansion have a trend.
The steamed bun shop was soon opened, for the time being, the amount was not particularly large, and a few henchmen were responsible for controlling the soda ash, and the rest was recruited locally, and it only took a day or two to open smoothly.
It's about the same as Baozhou, or even slightly better than Baozhou, the reason is very simple, the Daimyo Mansion is more rich, there are more idlers and dignitaries, and even some people have been to Baozhou and eaten Baozhou's specialties.
The most important thing is that there are more people in the Daimyo's Mansion, at least more than 10 times that of Baozhou, and the traffic is more developed, and the Daimyo Mansion itself is the main road that guards the canal traffic, and the boats that pass from the south to the north in the Daimyo Mansion every day are almost more than 10 times that of Baozhou, and the floating population is also quite large.
Soap is similar, it's all about quality, it has a real effect, there are not many gimmicks or anything, as long as it is used, it will definitely detonate.
Slightly different from steamed buns, the production of soap is still in Baozhou, because it is labor-intensive, if in the future, when Miaojiazhuang is abandoned, it can be relocated to the Daimyo's mansion, and it can be put in the future camp.
These two are not so sharp as the magic weapon to attract the trend, just quietly start selling, but the daily performance is quite powerful, in the subtle, soon reached the level of about 2000, if inferred according to Baozhou, may eventually be able to reach about 6000, will become a steady stream of golden hens, to provide funds for Zhao Xin.
On the other hand, after about 10 days of brewing, the auction of 4 magic weapons came to an end, the Pan family, the Guo family, and the Yang family got three of them, and the other one was left behind by the Daimyo Mansion to get it, he was not a general, but he was also a high-ranking official at the level of the governor, and not many people robbed him.
The final price is 3300 guan, 3500 guan, 3800 guan and 1800 guan, each price, all exceed Zhao Xin's estimate, just 4 to complete 12000 guan, give a certain amount of publicity costs, after 1000 guan, Zhao Xin got 11,000 guan, these money, for the initial foundation is enough.
It's a pity that this matter has been publicized too much, and it has also attracted everyone's popularity, and the potential of the magic weapon has been consumed partly, according to their estimates, if it is said that after a month, if it comes again, the price will not exceed 1500, so it is better to stop again, and wait until two or three months later, in the open.
Zhao Xin sighed, sure enough, this thing really can't be too much, 4 magic weapons in exchange for 11,000 guan, but it consumes potential, a year, that is, about 20,000 guan, it seems that the profit margin is scary, but it is not a real deal.
On the contrary, steamed buns and soap, as long as there is a market and sales, the daily sales volume may exceed 6,000 guan, which represents an income of hundreds of thousands of guan a month, and millions of guan a year, which is the big head.
Leaving Wang Song in charge, they are going to the seaside, there is no danger, plus the Daimyo's Mansion will become a cash cow before the city is established in the future, this will become an important point, among the people who trust, only Wang Song has a certain amount of experience, and he can only be handed over to him.
Came to the Daimyo's Mansion, but it was only ten days, and a foundation was laid, in fact, when later generations analyzed Zhao Xin, they almost missed this point, and it was the Haining Army that really laid the foundation, that is, to gain a foothold in the seaside city, but in fact, Miaojiazhuang and the Daimyo's Mansion are two very important foundations.
One laid the foundation for the start, steamed buns, soap gods, these things all started in Miaojiazhuang, and the other laid the foundation of money, a city that can accommodate 500,000 people at the beginning of construction, relying only on tens of thousands of funds provided by Renzong and the Northern Song Dynasty political arena, that is a drop in the bucket, at that time everyone thought that the city would be built in ten or even twenty years, who knows, in two years, a terrible city was formed, and then at a terrible speed, rapid development.