Chapter 721: Supermarkets (Part II)
Gao Yang wants to re-energize the martial spirit of the Chinese nation in this time and space. The first step to do is to improve the social status of the sergeants! It can't be the same as the beggars of the past, and it's not as good as the Hanako Army!
Zhou Qi smoked the cigarette hard to the butt of the cigarette before reluctantly throwing away the cigarette butt. I raised my wrist and looked at my watch, it was almost eight o'clock.
"Alright, it's time to open the door. Let's get ready to go inside. Zhou Qi clapped his hands and said with a smile.
Sure enough, the gate of the lane in the distance slowly opened. A large crowd of people in security uniforms came out of the gate brandishing batons, shouting loudly to quickly arrange order outside the gate. Almost everyone who came here knew what the consequences would be if they didn't obey the arrangement, and everyone honestly lined up in a long queue as requested.
Those sweaty officials of the Shuntian Mansion scolded and scolded and were full of unhappiness. They were so tired that no one listened, and the guys in the neighborhood who were just a bunch of beggars shouted casually, and everyone was honest. It's a really annoying scene.
Angry is angry, and they are helpless. We have to maintain order here every day, and we can't just deal with it. This is an order personally issued by the lord of Shuntian Mansion, and they dare not disobey it. No matter how unwilling you are, you must do it sincerely, otherwise this errand will be gone!
In the teahouse, the people who purchased the mansions of the Jingshi family walked out with a proud expression, and took their respective servants to push the cart towards the lifang.
In this era, the rich and the aristocracy still had privileges to enjoy. The wide avenue leading to the Lifang was now flanked by ordinary people on both sides, and a passage was left in the middle for the servants of these magnates to pass. There is no way to do this, it is impossible for Gao Yang to invest his eyes and time in this small place. Without strong intervention, secular rules continue to operate.
In the past, the first people to walk in the middle of the avenue and enter the lane to buy goods every day were always the fathers-in-law from the palace. But today in the first place is a group of the most unpopular sergeants in the past!
No matter what you think in your heart, no one will offend the New Army for no reason at this moment. Or rather, to offend the national teacher behind the new army!
The size of the village is huge. Inside are huge, warehouse-like sorting compartments. Each compartment is a large place to sell goods. The outermost compartment is the largest. It is also the place where the most people care about it and sell it the fastest. What is sold in it are some bulk daily necessities such as rice, flour, grain and oil. Fair price and reliable quality! And there's never going to be a sell-out.
When it had just opened. There used to be major grain merchants in Jingshi City, under the instigation of the masters behind them, who raised a large amount of funds to sweep the goods here. Trying to continue his monopoly business.
At that time, after Gao Yang knew about this, he didn't even go back to the modern time and space to replenish the stock. Directly put the materials in the storage space in the large warehouse of the military camp outside the city. The biochemical warriors organized manpower to deliver the goods into the village overnight in a four-wheeled cart. As for closing the city gates, curfews or something. It doesn't work here in Goyang.
Open the door to sell goods during the day, and make up all the goods at night. It took only three days to bankrupt most of the rich, oil-flowing grain merchants. They wouldn't have known that the low-interest money they borrowed from the newly opened royal bank was all from Gao Yang! Everyone's strength is not on the same level at all, and there is no such thing as fighting or not fighting. Gao Yang never cared about them.
Since then, Lifang's reputation has been spread all at once. The people are very confident that the cheap things here will never go out of stock one day. The crowding before the doors open every morning is the best proof of this. As for those who are unwilling, in the face of Gao Yang's all-round suppression, the only thing they can do is to quietly hide in the dark and lick their wounds!
Wait until the group of new army sergeants take the lead into the lane. The powerful servants who were waiting in the back then surrounded the eunuchs who came out of the palace to purchase.
"Grandpa Zheng." The steward of the British Mansion stepped forward and whispered in the ear of Gonggong Zheng, who was in charge of the procurement of the palace, "These big-headed soldiers. Dare to walk ahead of the royal family. What a rebellion! They look down on your father-in-law. ”
The eunuch known as Gonggong Zheng was only in his thirties, with a pale face and a slightly thin body. Dressed in a bright five-grade official uniform, his eyes are bright. To be able to sit in the current position at this age, in addition to being cared for, I must also have some ability and vision. Otherwise, if you were a puddle of mud, there would be no one to help you.
Gonggong Zheng squinted at the steward of the British Mansion. Bend the corners of your mouth and squint your eyes. Snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice, "Steward Zhang." Your British government has a grudge against the New Army, that's your own business. Don't pull us in! Don't chew your tongue in front of our family in the future! After speaking, he suddenly waved his sleeves and walked towards the Li Fang without looking back.
The steward of the British Mansion lowered his head and touched his nose. The spirits of the surrounding families all walked past him with sideways eyes, and they didn't dare to look at him! No way. The enemies of the British government are too big, and no one dares to involve themselves!
"A bunch of bastards! Wait, one day you'll all kneel in front of our door and wag your tails! Steward Zhang gritted his teeth hatefully and scolded secretly in his heart. Steward Zhang's name is Zhang Youfu. He is the brother of Zhang Laifu, the British butler who died at the hands of the biochemical warriors a few months ago.
After the great changes in the British government, almost all the big families in Beijing cut off contact with them. The reason is very simple, their enemies are too big, and no one dares to touch them. The British government suffered heavy losses, and all the faces were lost. It's just that this hatred has not been let go. They have been waiting, waiting for an opportunity for revenge.
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"It's so pretty." In a market specializing in furniture. Li Gouyu's eyes widened. Looking at the dazzling array of gorgeous furniture in front of him, he muttered.
"It's expensive, too." Wang Wu on the side was also shocked. But after looking at the prices on the nameplates on the front of various furniture, I grinned. Gasped.
"Big Fifth Brother, didn't the instructor say that the money is earned to spend it. These things are definitely worth the price. Li Gou came back to his senses and said with a grin. The last time I fought against the Manchu army, almost all the sergeants who participated in the war had a good harvest, and although the things here were very expensive, they were still able to afford to spend them.
"Hmm." Wang Wu nodded and said, "What did your daughter-in-law ask you to buy?" ”
"Over there." Li Gouyu stretched out his hand with interest and pointed to a beautifully made solid wood wardrobe not far away, and said excitedly.
Wang Wu turned his gaze away, heh! Good guys, there's a big wardrobe that's more than one person tall. Made of solid wood, the exterior is painted and polished, and it is carved with dazzling patterns. Just looking at it gives a visual impact to people.
Unconsciously walked over and walked around the wardrobe. The more I look, the more satisfied I become. On the front is a huge standing mirror, which can be reflected at a glance. Open the wardrobe and it will be neatly layered and neatly layered, as well as drawers for small jewelry. A faint woody scent mixed with the smell of paint made both of them smack their mouths unconsciously.
"That's good." Wang Wu whispered. After thinking about it, he looked to the side and looked at the price on the nameplate. In the face of the 100,000 Manchu Qing troops, their faces turned a little pale. Just such a wardrobe actually costs forty taels of silver! Grab the money!!
"So expensive?!" Even if I have already prepared in my heart, but when I really look at this dizzying price. Li Gouyu was still a little weak in his footsteps, and his lips were dry.
"Are you still buying it?" Wang Wu asked with a frown. He felt really unworthy. Forty taels of silver! In the past, let alone spending so much silver to buy a wardrobe, I never thought I would have so much silver!
"Buy!" Li Gou Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it forty taels of silver?" When settling military merits, so much money was paid, what is forty taels? Although the words were atmospheric, Wang Wu felt that Li Gouyu's voice was a little weak when he heard it.
Without waiting for Wang Wu to persuade him, the shopping guide in charge of sales on the side walked over and greeted him with a smile, "Two military masters, have you taken a fancy to this cabinet?" It's not a small compliment, your two eyes are really not ordinarily good. This cabinet is made of South China Sea pear blossom wood, hand-carved by skilled craftsmen. It's definitely a first-class townhouse. ”
These shopping guides were originally residents of this village. After Gao Yang completed the renovation of this place, a group of people were selected from these people with good character. A group of residents who had not engaged in clandestine or petty theft in the previous days were trained to work in the workshop.
This work is not for nothing. These well-spoken shopping guides can get different commissions for selling any product! The more you sell, the more you earn. Driven by profits, these idlers, who were not popular in the past, have all turned into shrewd businessmen, using all their eloquence to promote the goods they are responsible for. Some of the people with outstanding grades have already bought a big house in Jingshi!
As for those who can't do this job, Gao Yang didn't give up on them. As long as you don't have missing arms and legs, you can be a security guard in this supermarket. Good treatment.
And those who were in the process of renovating the village, because they found that no one was strictly monitoring, they cried and played tricks, and quietly stole things and sold them for money to eat, drink, and visit the Qinglou, all regretted hitting the wall with their heads at the moment. There are many people kneeling at the gate of the inner square and begging, and they also want to be shopping guides.
Gao Yang deliberately uses this way to see who can be trusted and who can't. I've been given a chance before, who can blame me if I don't grasp it? As for the things they stole and ate and drank together, they were all regarded as the demolition fee of this village.
"Stuff is good." Wang Wu was obviously a little moved, and stretched out his thick hands to gently caress the wardrobe. Say out loud, "That's the price......" (To be continued)
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