The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Everyone's eyes turned and fell on Su Jin. Su Jin was wearing a blue shirt with a big three-yuan jade pendant hanging around his waist. His black hair was rolled up and tied with purple gold thread. He had a handsome face and a calm expression.

"Sit down, please feel free to enjoy the fruits and pastries on the table. I know some of you have empty stomachs. My family is here, so don't be too formal."

Someone laughed and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for your hospitality, it's not polite to be so."

Master Hou said: "Why is it still called Shaodong's, Shaodong's, and I will change it to Dadong's in the future."

Everyone agreed, and Su Jin laughed and said, "What's the difference? If the word 'less' is changed to 'big', will my Su Ji's business be more prosperous? Or will I, Su Jin, have an extra piece of meat? "

Everyone burst into laughter; shopkeeper Zhang clasped his hands and said, "Da Dong, that's not what you say. If you don't have a proper name, your words don't go well. There is a rule for everything. Since it's Da Dong, everyone should call it that."

Su Jin laughed and said: "Well, you can call me whatever you want. I have no objection, and I won't be offended if you call him by his first name. After all, Su Jin is a fledgling, and I will rely on everyone to help me from now on."

"Wherever it is, it's all right for Da Dong to be so polite." Everyone said one after another.

"Then, let's get down to business and get to the point. I have something very important to announce to you today. Some people may have heard of it. That's right, it's about the revision of the store rules and everyone's well-being; shopkeeper Zhang, how much did our old store rules use?" How old is it?" Su Jin put away her smile and asked solemnly.

"Back to Dadong's house, the store motto was drawn up by my grandfather Shunde, and it has been used for at least 18 years."

Su Jin was speechless and said: "It's actually older than me. It can be said to be an ancient teaching, but I don't know the specific content of it? Whoever can recite it, please ask him to recite it in public, and raise his hand if he can recite it." one time."

As soon as Su Jin's words came out, more than a dozen hands immediately raised up, and Su Jin picked out the youngest-looking guy and said: "This brother, come to memorize, I see that you are very familiar, but I can't think of you for a while." The name is coming, forgive me."

The man looked 34 or [-] years old, with a square face and a rather mighty look. He stood up and saluted and said, "The shopkeeper has met me twice. The villain is Qian Henian, the supervisor of Suji Dyeing Workshop."

Su Jin suddenly remembered that when he was doing research on the Luzhou cloth market, he had visited his dyeing workshop several times to learn about the situation of folk self-woven cloth; I remember that this small dyeing workshop was opened for the convenience of the common people, but because it was not the mainstream industry of Su Ji, Su Jin really didn't take it seriously.

Su Jin hurriedly returned the gift, and gestured for Qian Henian to start reciting, only to see Qian Henian put his hands behind his back and raised his head and recited: "Suji's shop rules, first, honesty comes first, profit comes second, sincerity is ineffective, and faith will not be tolerated." , take three points of profits to support the people, and benevolence instead of making money. Second, put quality first, avoid inferior goods, fill them with losses, and take undue benefits. Third, welcome and send them as gifts to human feelings , avoid cheating customers, cheating customers and slack customers..."

Qian Henian was tall and tall, with a sonorous voice, and he recited the 24 items of Su Jidian's return verbatim, every word was clear to the ear, without any delay.

Su Jin nodded secretly. I have to say that the store's regulations are of a high level, covering everything from the way of doing business to the code of conduct of the shop assistants. Behavioral life is also limited, for example, there is a code of conduct that strictly prohibits 'abduction, jian.yin, plagiarism, fornication', etc., covering almost all aspects.

Qian Henian was eloquent, and he had recited all the shop rules during tea time; Su Jin felt relieved, and took the lead in clapping.

Qian Henian bowed to each other and sat down slowly. Su Jin smiled and said, "Guan Qian is eloquent, and I, Su Ji Store, have a good literary talent. The two complement each other. It's like listening to a new poem. rare."

Everyone thought: "You are exaggerating too much, can the store rules be compared with long and short sentences?"

"What do you all think of the rules of my Suji shop?" Su Jin said.

"The shop regulations drafted by Shunde Gong can be described as Zhuji word by word. It is not only the code of conduct for the people in my Suji shop. It is released to the world and used to regulate people. It is also a word for educating people." Zhang Rongqin nodded and sighed. , the white beard kept shaking, obviously extremely excited.

The other shopkeepers also agreed, and Su Jin said with a smile: "In my opinion, the store rules are good, but some aspects are too old-fashioned, so today I would like to make some additions and revisions to the store rules."

Shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly said: "I haven't seen anything wrong with this shop rule. The boss should not modify it lightly. After all, it has been passed down for more than ten years and has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

Su Jindao: "Of course I know this, but the ancients said: the world changes with time, and the reform is appropriate. In the past 20 years, some things have to be changed; for example, No. 19 said: Behave properly, be polite , do not put luxury first in dressing, eat with the end of the five grains, and be proud of driving in and out... The last few items in this article need to be revised. My Su Ji is now vigorously promoting the high-end ready-made clothing fabric market. Dressing is It must be decent and expensive, every buddy is a moving clothes rack, you have to dress with style and style, so as to attract more business to your door, do you think this is the reason?”

Everyone was silent, and I have to say that what Su Jin said was very reasonable. The boom in the high-end ready-to-wear fabric market was created by the big boss inviting the red card from the brothel and choosing a handsome young man to display in front of the Town God's Temple. Effective, this has been proven, and no one can refute it.

"This shop rule only needs to be changed to 'dress appropriately, without excessive pursuit of luxury'. All the staff of Suji will uniformly customize summer and winter clothes, uniform dress, uniform material, and the big shopkeeper will make two blue brocades The vest is a symbol of status."

"In addition, the 'meal must have the end of the five grains' must also be changed. Now is not the time when you can't eat enough and don't wear warm clothes. The body is a revolution... If you don't have the capital to work, how can you have both horses and horses? The reason why children eat dry grass, this sentence is deleted."

"The car driving will also be changed in the future. Passing the message, delivery and collection pay attention to speed and speed. You don't have to walk with your legs, but you have cultivated the quality of hard work, but what a waste of time. This article is deleted. In addition, there are two mule carts for each store, one for the shopkeeper to go in and out, and the other for the staff to go out to handle errands, depending on the priority, use it as appropriate."

Su Jin proposed more than a dozen deletions and revisions in a series, and Su Fu recorded the revisions one by one. The shopkeepers and the old people were no match for Su Jin's eloquent tongue. Seeing that what he said was indeed reasonable, they silently acquiesced.

The most surprising thing is the revision of the first article. The original article only involved the word "integrity". The first merger; other than that, I think it is not only to gather wealth, but also to take on more social responsibilities, so I want to add a word, that is "righteousness."

Everyone was surprised and puzzled, Su Jin explained: "The reason why my Great Song Dynasty valued literature over business has nothing to do with the merchant's pursuit of profit. It is true that it is right to pursue profit. Business is to make money, but the act of being rich and unkind is indeed the most unkind thing in the world. What I hate: In the years of famine, there are piles of victims, and the ten thousand stones of rice in the hands are eaten by rats and ants, but they refuse to take out half a bowl of gruel to kill others. This is an unrighteous act, so I, Su Ji, want to change other people’s impressions of the business, no matter what others think, start with me.”

Zhang Rongqin heard the frequent nods, stroking his beard and shaking his neck, and said, "Then, the boss wants to change this article to 'benefit, faith, and righteousness'? It's such a broad-minded move, I admire it."

Su Jin smiled and said: "These three words are correct, but the order needs to be reversed. The first Suji store motto is to follow the order of 'righteousness, faith, and benefit'. Talk about profit-seeking."

All the people present here are sincerely convinced by what they said, and no one does not admire the broad-mindedness and lofty vision of this 16-year-old big boss; I am afraid that only the big boss can think of these words, and my group of people will never think about it in their entire lives. long.

The audience was silent for a while, and suddenly applause broke out, resounding through the entire courtyard.