Su Ziji didn't answer the words of the wild Daoist first, but just asked, "Mr. Lu, how much does my government cost?"

"Lord, in the first month, 23 households spent 500 taels according to their household expenses, plus weapons, leather armor, carts, oxen, and coal, candles, and scattered items, and bought them at one time, about 1,400 taels of silver, and the total was 2,000 taels. ”

"After this month, the monthly rate, clothing, and food and clothing can be reduced to about 300 taels per month, but even with the expenses of the main family, it may cost 500 taels per month, not counting favors, rewards, and family sacrifices. ”

"Every year, the Hou Mansion has to be at least 6,000 taels of silver to operate. Speaking of this, the wild Taoist took a cool breath.

"So, it has to be open source. Su Ziji said with a smile, and when he saw that the wild Taoist had something to say, he waved his hand: "I only ask about manpower now, not about expenses, are people siblings?"

"It's a brother. "Yedaoren said that he took over Juyuan Building, and he renovated it again, changed its name, and the business was okay, which is considered a relatively stable business in the current industry.

The people who have practiced from the operation of this restaurant, learned from experience, and cultivated can be continuously sent to the new restaurant, and there is no shortage of shopkeepers and guys.

"However, at most, it will be three or five more. ”

"I know, I only need to open three or five stores. Su Ziji smiled slightly, indicating that he understood.

Chain stores, many people think that it is an invention of the times, in fact, this model of opening branches has existed in ancient times.

There are only two points, in ancient times, due to the underdevelopment of communications, it was impossible to manage across counties, so the branches could not be chained outside the county, and there was no solution to this.

It is insisted on chaining, no matter how good the system is, it will be hollowed out and eaten.

The second is that even if you open a store, it doesn't matter if the scale is small, you must have a backstage and pay a part of the profits, otherwise you will be taught to be a person sooner or later, fortunately, the Hou Mansion has been able to hold up a certain table, don't be too large and you can be self-sufficient.

Zeng Nianzhen listened quietly, did not speak, these actually have little to do with him, Zeng Nianzhen came, one is to observe the important decisions in the Daihou Mansion as a confidant, and the other is to pay a part of the silver from here.

As I was listening, there were a few knocks at the door, and a mother-in-law said, "Master, someone in the house is looking for Mr. Zeng, and Mrs. asked me to come and ask." ”

"Come in and talk back. The voices in the room stopped, and Su Ziji said.

As soon as the door opened, the mother-in-law came in and returned to Su Zi about Axiu's search for someone in the house.

Zeng Nianzhen, who was listening, was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly turned his head sideways.

"So it's your peach blossom debt? You said, you are a dignified man, and you want a woman to go all the way to find you, this is not good. Seeing this, Su Ziji immediately laughed at him.

After Su Ziji finished laughing, his eyes were blazing and he looked at the snow outside, he didn't speak for a while, he didn't speak, and a few naturally didn't speak, they all listened to the rustling sound of snow outside the window.

After a long time, Su Ziji said: "Besides, help me do things, who said that you are going to beat a bachelor? If you have a friendship with others, and you have arranged for a good life when you go back, don't let people wait, you know?"

So he said to the mother-in-law, "Go back and tell Madame that the Axiu girl will be arranged to live in the house, and Mr. Zeng will go back to see her when he is done." ”

The mother-in-law was ordered to go out, and Su Ziji said to Zeng Nianzhen: "I'll give you three thousand taels first, you take it away, you don't have to worry about the money, all the economy will be borne by me, and the follow-up supply will not be interrupted." ”

The wild Taoist handed over a small box at this time, and Su Ziji motioned for Zeng Nianzhen to take it.

"There's some broken silver in it, and the rest is a silver ticket, which you can exchange slowly along the way. ”

Zeng Nianzhen immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed: "The lord trusts me so much, and if you hand over such a thing to the minister, the minister will definitely do his best to do a good job for the lord!"

"There's no hurry to do this, you go and settle down, go and meet that Axiu girl, it's not too late to leave Beijing. ”

"Yes!" Although Zeng Nianzhen was a little embarrassed, he still responded in a low voice, obviously Ah Xiu came all the way to the capital to find him, so that he could no longer refuse.

When Zeng Nianzhen left with the silver ticket, Ye Daocai stepped forward and said to Su Ziji: "Lord, five hundred people, even according to the salary of the border army, twenty taels per person, ten thousand taels of silver a year, not counting weapons, food, and clothing, I am afraid that it will cost thirty thousand taels in the first year." ”

"Just to maintain the expenses of these 500 people, relying on one or two restaurants, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"Of course, it is impossible to recruit five hundred people directly, and I have already given him the charter. ”

"Recruit 50 people for training first, then recruit 200 people after training, and recruit 500 people in the third batch, it will take at least two years before and after, and the expenses are not in place at one time. ”

Su Ziji was still not in a hurry: "How is the matter of buying a restaurant?

Ye Daoren is a shrewd person, listening to and figuring out, he felt that Su Ziji's words had a deep meaning, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, and smiled: "The place is easy to say, because you didn't ask for one or two more like Juyuan Building, in fact, the address can also be found, but in addition to the shopkeeper and the guy can be trained, the chef is a little difficult, and the first-class one is afraid that he will not be invited at all." ”

Chefs, if you want to become a teacher, you need many years of basic skills, and it is more difficult to find a chef and a chef instead of a helper.

Guys, shopkeepers, can also invite people from other places or train themselves, first-class chefs such talents, as soon as they come out, all restaurants will rob them, and they will not fall into the hands of newcomers at all.

Su Ziji didn't have to wait for it, and muttered: "A second-rate chef is fine, this Juyuan Building, the business has been stable, it's not easy to take risks, but the new restaurant can sell some different food ......"

Ye Daoren thought for a moment and said: "In the capital, it is not easy to win with the taste of food, I am afraid that this Juyuanlou is actually because it took in the previous chef and retained the old customers, so it can be operated." ”

"If the new restaurant is to be opened, it must be opened better, whether the location is good or not, and the chef's craftsmanship is second, and it is okay to sell a unique copy. Is the Lord planning to win with raw materials?"

Su Ziji smiled: "Those who know me, Lu Fengyun also." ”

"I know you have a heavy burden, so I'm worried, but these aren't actually problems, I'll take you to solve them. ”

As he spoke, he got up and said to the wild man: "We have almost eaten, and the work is speedy, I have contacted the boat, and I will go to the dock to go to sea." ”

"Wei Shizu of the previous dynasty, the most powerful thing is that on the basis of the canal, the sea mouth was opened, and the sea could be reached directly at the wharf, which was equivalent to three transportations of land, lake and sea. ”

"I'm a clan, although I can't go casually, but I can move within the scope of Zhili, and there is a sea in Zhili, and the boat will arrive at the mouth of the sea overnight, go, go to the dock first!"

As soon as he said to leave, Su Ziji directly explained to a family soldier and asked him to go back to tell Ye that he would not regret it, and he took Ye Dao and a few family soldiers, and then took an ox cart to the dock.