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Chapter 106 The First Step of Entrepreneurship

"By the way, Mom, do you have any thoughts on what Uncle Zhang said about takeaways just now?"

"There's a lot to gain."

When it came to doing business, the haze on Xue Lan's face disappeared, and thanks to Xue's memory, Xue Lan also had some understanding of the "takeaway" here.

"In fact, takeaway food has been very common in Dajin for a long time, but if you look at it from a modern perspective, there are still many disadvantages."

Gu Qingyou listened to her analysis one by one, for example, some inns are too small to hire a lot of staff, it's okay for someone to order food nearby, but it will take a lot of effort to send it back and forth if someone orders a meal, in order not to delay the work in the store , the store can only reluctantly refuse.

There are also large-scale stores with good business, so they specially hire some waiters who run errands to deliver meals, but ordering meals may not always be available, and the waiters have nothing to do when they are free, but they still have to distribute silver taels, which will inevitably cause headaches for the store.

For customers, ordering food not only has to go to the restaurant, but also wait for it to be packed.

It’s easy to talk about big families, usually there are servants running errands, and small families can only go there in person, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. If there is something to eat that is far away, it is likely to give up because of the distance and time cost. It is also an intangible loss.

So the two of them thought that they could set up a special delivery station like modern times.

Customers only need to pay a few copper coins to place an order at the nearest post station, and then the little brother at the post station will go to the restaurant to order and pick up the meal, and then charge a small service fee from the restaurant to deliver the meal directly to the guest's home.

In this way, the customers save their legwork, the store saves the cost of long-term employment, and the takeaway station benefits both sides, which can be described as a win-win situation for all parties.

As for the salary of the errand brother, the commission system is adopted. If you want to make more money, you should work harder. You can also do part-time jobs according to your own time. With enough flexibility in time management, it is the best of both worlds.

Gu Qingyou drew up a plan, the couple reviewed it again and again, and thought it was feasible, they decided to find Zhang Yong, find out some small-scale shops scattered in Shangjing that were not very profitable, and use them as post stations.

There is a place, and there is a need to go to various restaurants to solicit business. This matter is well-deserved, and it falls on Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong also heard something new. After carefully reading the plan of the two, he couldn't help admiring: "Madam's idea is ingenious, but there is one thing, many restaurants have their own dedicated food delivery guys. If we cooperate, I am afraid that many people will lose their jobs and cause resentment.”

Gu Qingyou said: "Don't worry about this, our inn also needs food delivery personnel, and those people happen to be familiar with it, so let's take advantage of the situation and save training."

"Wonderful~"

Zhang Yong listened with high fighting spirit, and drew inferences: "Actually, not only restaurants, but other rouge powder, snacks, rice noodles, meat and vegetables, we can also follow the gourd. As long as the customer places an order, we can help purchase."

In this way, they are not only a takeaway station, but also an errand company, and their business scope has expanded a lot.

Xue Lan nodded again and again: "Since that's the case, Lao Zhang, you should rush to discuss this matter. Remember to choose someone who is physically strong and flexible when hiring someone."

Zhang Yongdao: "Temporarily recruiting people, we can't figure out our temperament. If the villain says, it's better to recall some servants who were previously assigned to various villages. Don't tell the truth about the work, and we can handle problems if there are problems."

Most of those people signed the contract of selling their lives. Zhang Yong's trick made the best use of everything, which made Xue Lan very satisfied. He waved his hand and said, "I leave this matter to you, and you have full authority to handle it."

A good start is half the success. It was the first time for Gu Qingyou to participate in a business, and he was full of energy, afraid that there might be shortcomings.

After pondering for a long time, I found out that there was a big loophole in the plan—meal delivery tool.

There is an incubator behind the motorcycle of a modern group of riders, which can accommodate several orders at the same time, and the meals are all packed in lunch boxes, which are light and convenient.

The food here is packed in a food box first, and then put into a warm box to keep warm. The wood is big and heavy. If you order two more dishes, you have to carry them with two people, which is too inefficient.

If you want to solve this problem, you must either develop a new insulated lunch box, or design a special delivery car.

Thinking about the feeling of being a woman in the carriage, Gu Qingyou began to worry, if the food was that way, there would probably be only plates left when it was delivered.

Xue Lan was also aware of this problem, and raised her eyes to discuss with Zhang Yong: "I remember that there is a skilled craftsman in the mansion. I forgot his name for a while. See if you can find him and let him serve as a staff officer."

Zhang Yongxi said: "That's the villain's nephew from the same family, named Zhang Dong, who likes to think about some weird gadgets, if he doesn't keep them neat, he can really research them!"

After finishing talking, he hastily sent someone to call Zhang Dong over. Gu Qingyou told him the problem, and saw Zhang Dong ponder for a moment, making gestures on the ground a few times, and then said to Zhang Yong: "Please trouble housekeeper Zhang to bring the villain some paper." Pen."

Seeing that he did not call him uncle or nephew, Xue Lan seemed to be doing his duty, so she nodded inwardly, and said to Zhang Yong, "Take a few more sheets of paper and let him draw slowly."

I can't see the lines drawn by him with a ruler and a brush, but they look like stretched embroidery threads.

After a while, a chest of drawers-style incubator was designed.

Zhang Dong showed everyone the construction principle one by one: "The outside of this incubator is still wood, but the inside is replaced with iron plates. As long as the charcoal fire is lit underneath, the iron plates can transmit heat to each layer to ensure the temperature of the food."

In order to ensure the effect, he designed each layer as a drawer with buckles inside to prevent the plates from shaking back and forth, and numbers on the outside.

Different orders are placed one by one by number to avoid mistakes during delivery.

Considering the weight of the incubator, several wheels were added to the bottom, so that the food delivery staff can push the incubator directly.

But the problem of bumping still hasn't been solved, and Zhang Dong can't think of a good solution for the time being. When he can only load the dishes, try to let the store use deeper plates.

Even so, Xue Lan and Gu Qingyou were pleasantly surprised.

There is still a lot of preparatory work in the early stage. In addition to the food delivery tools, they also need to choose a famous name, design a LOGO, and uniform dress.

Considering that Shangjing is too big, in order to ensure the speed, it needs to be equipped with several carriages...

At this time, it reflects the benefits of having someone with power. Basically, starting a business only needs to talk about it, and the actual affairs are all handled by Zhang Yong and his people.

Finally taking the first step to start a business in ancient times, the two are still very cautious. While strategizing, they must always control the details and strive for perfection.

Fortunately, Xue Lin'er has been honest these days, probably waiting for the Xue family to deliver the money, and she has no intention of hanging around in front of the two of them for the time being, so the planning of the takeaway station is very smooth, and it can be started immediately after the tools and clothing are in place.

　Well, Xue Lan's business started from scratch, and Xiaoxian also pretended that this was the first book~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)