On the Qixiang Pavilion, Hou Fangyu's face was ugly, and the others retracted their heads that poked out, all of them had poor complexions.

"I didn't expect to maintain order so quickly......," Wu Lian muttered. The others set their sights on Hou Fangyu again.

Seeing this, Hou Fangyu thought about it with difficulty, and still said: "Then Qin Xia has a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands, but I didn't expect that there would be such scum in the Supervisory Battalion." But...... Keep order, that's all! ”

"There are seven stores, and one store can only accommodate a few hundred people a day. There are more than a million people in Kaifeng City, how can a mere Hengxin Commercial Bank be able to receive it? Hou Fangyu continued to muster up morale: "Besides, I still have a backhand!" My Hou family poured all their property and took hundreds of thousands of taels of real money to plan this big event. You and my Hou family will advance and retreat as one, and you will definitely be able to get back several times more than ten times the return! ”

Hearing Hou Fangyu say this, the atmosphere of the scene finally quietly warmed up a little.

Especially Wu Lian, the son of the family who was standing behind the prefect of Kaifeng, heard Hou Fangyu mention that he had also taken out hundreds of thousands of taels of real money, he was a little relieved, and followed: "That's it." We have been in business for so many years, and we haven't had any other runs? When the military rations in Shandong Town are exhausted, this Hengxin Commercial Bank will have to bow its head sooner or later. When the time comes, we will have to double the higher money to buy our food! Now they sell a stone of grain for eleven taels, and in a few days they will buy it back for a hundred taels of silver! ”

"What Brother Wu said is very true!" Hou Fangyu said with a smile: "What's more, I also prepared a backhand." As a local villager, if nothing else, it's not difficult to find some available family members? When the time comes. took turns queuing up and bought short the grain and rice of Hengxin Commercial Bank! ”

Early the next morning.

The other seven stores of Hengxin Commercial Bank distributed in various prime locations in the four cities of Kaifeng really opened early in the morning.

There are not many others under Zhu Cihong's command. There are enough people.

Not to mention those prisoners of war, they usually fled into Kaifeng City with the army. There are also many people who make a living by doing odd jobs for the soldiers in Shandong Town.

Now Zhu Cihong gave an order to set up a commercial house, and immediately selected more than 100 people from the thousands of people gathered along the way to become the shopkeepers of these eight stores. In addition, now that Kaifeng City is in the employment crisis, there are people everywhere who are struggling to survive, and it is really easy to find some clever and useful guys, even those shopkeepers who are bankrupt and have no way to survive, and they are even more numerous. Zhu Cihong didn't use silver, and directly took the grain and rice to recruit completely.

A total of eight stores have been opened.

Nancheng, Nanshi Street. The third floor of Hengxin Commercial Bank. Zhu Cihong pushed open the window, looked at the crowd outside, and said with a frown: "This ...... Thousands of people are coming. ”

"Your Excellency. This is the southern city, where the squires who fled from all over the country are here. Therefore, the number of people in the store elsewhere is smaller, but here it must be very large. Chang Zhilang explained: "Of course, there are many people in the other seven stores. Most of them were five or six hundred people. ”

"There are too many people. Can the guys get busy? Zhu Cihong looked at the busy storefront and frowned.

The grain and rice sold here are all ordinary rice, and each one has been divided into five liters and a bag. Arguably. Hengxin Commercial Bank has been preparing for such an impact.

But no matter how well prepared, it can't stand the crowd.

"The subordinates have already issued an announcement and awarded a reward. The guys are still busy, but it's not going to last long. Don't say that you make a mistake in the busy, just in case you don't see it well halfway. If you have a few rats, the loss will be too great. Chang Zhilang looked solemn.

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong slowly bowed his head. Got it.

It's a matter of managing costs. And, more importantly. Grain storage restricts the operation of grain stores.

When the store opened in the early morning, there was a backlog of thousands of people to buy, so it increased in one day. There must not be thousands. The total consumption of the eight branches is at least 20,000 people.

Moreover, the eight branches are obviously unable to support the consumption of the whole city, and the five-liter purchase limit will inevitably exacerbate the increase in the number of purchases. According to Zhu Cihong's estimate, at least fifteen branches will be opened. If it weren't for sending out all the manpower of the Military Affairs Department of the Sheren Division, reaching the limit of expansion, Zhu Cihong would continue to expand.

However, such an estimate means that the grain and rice in the hands are far from enough.

Hou Fangyu and they expected it well, Zhu Cihong's hole cards are indeed not very strong. 10,000 stone rice, in total, is only 1 million liters, and the average next time is only enough for 200,000 people.

In this way, Zhu Cihong can only maintain eight stores, which is tense to meet the level required by the whole city, and he cannot make other plans.

"The problem of managing costs can be solved by renovating processes. The pressure on the side of the comptoir is too great, and they must find a way to divert it. And......" Zhu Cihong looked at a few sneaky-looking people in the crowd: "Some people are afraid that they will queue up repeatedly." ”

"This is the man of the six major grain merchants?" Chang Zhilang knew the enemy very well: "My lord, it's better to arrest them all!" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded: "There must be people from them." But arresting people can't solve the problem, otherwise, I will directly send people to close down the six major commercial firms. In this Kaifeng City, I have the strongest soldiers and horses, and I am not taboo about these. It's just that the enemy in front of me isn't strong enough for me to make this move. The method of using troops to seal up will definitely make the hearts of the people in the city chaotic, which is conducive to the thieves, and even makes the hearts of the wealthy families fall into the hands of the thieves. When the time comes, the city will barely be defended, and it will not be able to attack. This kind of thing, after all, the impact is too bad and the poison is too deep. There is a huge disparity between what is gained and what is lost. ”

"What's more important......" Zhu Cihong said slowly: "There must be foreign gentry and local rich families here." These people are as few as a dozen or as many as a dozen or so people. How many mouthfuls can you feed with five liters of rice? Even if it is a wealthy family, they will not pile up hundreds of stones of grain and rice at home. Even if there is food, they will try their best to buy rice, and they will worry that the city will be surrounded for a year and a half, or even longer......"

If these people are arrested, Zhu Cihong has not offended people in vain?

"But...... If this continues, affordable grain and rice will inevitably be insufficient. Chang Zhilang said worriedly: "Otherwise, weigh the grain and rice on the spot, and delay it for some time?" And when the silver was delivered, he weighed it more. Or, just close a few storefronts and a few fewer window counters? ”

There are too many stores, but there is not so much grain and rice. If there are fewer openings, they will be crowded again, and the current store will not be able to maintain. It's a dead end.

Zhu Cihong put it in his chest and said with a smile: "It's the opposite. The store has to keep open, and the plates are too small for me to perform. Efficiency should not be deliberately reduced, but should be improved. The packaging of the grain and rice that sells the most must be done in advance, if it is not enough, I will transfer people from the auxiliary barracks and from the laundry bureau of the army. But I could just open a small bank next to all the storefronts! ”

"Money?" Chang Zhilang was puzzled: "Do you lend money at this time?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled slowly: "The mountain people have their own clever plans, and the layout is far more than that. (To be continued......)

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