She Song

Chapter 97: Cheap and Good-quality Department Store

Xiao Fugui, who had been watching the entire registration turmoil, witnessed the whole process and admired Han Xiaoyao's impartial handling of the matter.

He took another look at the personal guard recruitment notice and speculated on the true role of this personal guard.

According to the schedule of the training camp, the security team members are currently working one-on-one with the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty, which lasts for ten and a half months, and they will never fall behind.

If there were another two months, I'm afraid the gap between the two sides would widen even further. He wouldn't be surprised if they were one against two against three.

Did Han Xiaoyao gather the best 50 people to form an expensive cavalry?
In this era, a well-trained cavalry can play an immeasurable role in field battles.

However, Xiao Fugui, who had seen the Jurchens, was not optimistic about the Song Dynasty's cavalry.

Is the Liao Kingdom, which was founded by nomadic tribes, powerful enough?But in front of the Jurchens' iron hooves, they will really tremble!
These mud-legged people can become qualified infantry, scouts and spies, but even if they ride on a horse, they are still far from a real cavalry!

Cavalry, King of the Three Armies!
Outside the Hanji Bank, there were three long queues of team members exchanging copper coins, totaling 400 people.

According to the current standards of copper being expensive and silver being cheap, a silver note or one tael can be exchanged for 770 copper coins, which weighs about six kilograms.

The exchange speed is very fast. After the bank staff checks the amount of the bank note, they directly hand over the copper coins to the team members.

Most of the team members got out of the bank, carrying heavy coins and corn, and returned directly to the shanty towns, where their families were waiting.

A small number of team members poked their heads in front of the Hanji store next door, but finally couldn't help but go in to take a look.

Seeing so many people exchanging copper coins, Sun Zhi asked in a low voice with some worry: "President, are there too many people exchanging copper coins?"

Han Xiaoyao nodded and said calmly: "Indeed, but I originally planned to let them all redeem it. This is normal."

Sun Zhi was confused.

If that's the case, then why bother with this banknote thing?

As if he knew what he was thinking, Han Xiaoyao continued: "Copper coins are a symbol of wealth in ordinary people's minds, but there are many disadvantages in actual use. For example, when it comes to larger transactions, counting and transportation are extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Tickets can avoid such problems.”

Sun Zhi felt that this was correct. If he wanted to buy something more expensive, besides using gold and silver, he would be exhausted just carrying copper coins.

"Maybe they are not familiar with our banknotes at the beginning. After a while, they will get used to it..."

"That's true, but in order to shorten this period, the finance department, banks and caravans all give strong support. Come, let's see what products are available in the 'department store'?"

Thanks to the training camp's emphasis on discipline, even though there were three lines of hundreds of people in the queue, the order was still orderly, and no one jumped in line to cause trouble.

There were enough copper coins in the bank account, and everything was safe to exchange in an orderly manner, so Han Xiaoyao walked into the shop.

Hanji Department Store in Nuo Da has hundreds of mid- to low-end daily necessities displayed in the four-sided shelves, including rice, grains, oil, salt, pots and pans, needles, thread, burlap, snacks, toys, cakes and dried fruits, and even There are four treasures of the study and entertainment equipment.

Although there is a dazzling array of items, some of the items that are in short supply are quickly sold out because the store did not dare to stock up for the first time.

For example, a large package of candies and pastries that originally cost ten cents but now cost nine cents in banknotes, and a hundred packages were reserved, but they were all sold out in the blink of an eye.

Many team members received "big money" for the first time. In order to make their families happy, they bought two or three packs of these cheap and high-quality candy gift packs.

This caused the team members who queued up but couldn't buy it to complain.

"How do you do business? You deliberately get so few good goods, and you don't want to sell them, right?"

The shopkeeper of the department store hurriedly apologized: "Everyone, I'm so sorry! The store has just opened and lacks experience. We will replenish the goods immediately. However, there are many Hanji Department Stores in residential areas. Why don't you go over and give them a try? "

Someone laughed and said, "Shopkeeper, how can you lead your business to other stores? Besides, other stores can offer [-]% off?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "They are all Han Kee's shops. If you buy them from me or other department stores, you can get a [-]% discount with Han Kee's banknote. It's the same."

Now everyone understood, thinking about the team members buying candies, they ran towards the residential area in twos and threes.

Good things never wait, so you have to run faster this time before they sell out again!

Seeing the busy scene of the teller collecting money and selling goods, Sun Zhi admired Han Xiaoyao even more.

"No wonder it's called a department store! I'm afraid it's already two hundred, right? Business is really booming!

Payday, exquisite products, and preferential benefits make these team members unable to resist "spending money"!
Confirming that the store clerk could handle it, Han Xiaoyao walked out of the department store, but happened to hear someone discussing with an acquaintance who was queuing in front of the bank. "Azhuang, are you waiting in line to change coins?"

This is actually nonsense, the people queuing up are all holding silver notes to exchange for copper coins.

"Well, I still like to listen to the sound of the tape... Hey, Li Dalang, haven't you already exchanged the copper coins, why are you coming back?"

"Azhuang, let's talk about it. I can exchange my copper coins with you for a banknote. It's 770 Wen. It's the same as the banknote. It also saves the time of queuing. How about that?"

A Zhuang obviously didn't react.

"Li Dalang, you don't want a good copper coin, but you come back to exchange for a silver note. Are you stupid or crazy?"

Li Dalang looked embarrassed, and being an acquaintance, he couldn't help but hesitate.

At this time, a team member behind A Zhuang said: "I will trade with you!"

Li Dalang was overjoyed and immediately reached a deal with the man. After receiving the money, the man happily left with the copper coins in his hands.

Li Dalang whispered to A Zhuang: "The goods in the department store are all genuine, and you can get a 77% discount with your banknote. If you buy those durable goods, you will earn an extra [-] cents!"

After saying that, Li Dalang rushed into the department store and started shopping.

A Zhuang thought for a while and felt that what Li Dalang said made sense. Earning 77 more yuan was not a small amount!

But unlike Li Dalang, he was the head of the family and could make decisions. Thinking that the bank would not be closed anyway and the banknotes could be used to buy things, he immediately left the queue and ran home.

There are more and more people like Li Dalang and A Zhuang. After all, more than 77 articles are a big income and expenditure for the people at the bottom.

A Zhuang trotted all the way home, feeling that he had reached the two miles in no time, even though he was still carrying a ten-pound grain bag.

It seems that running ten miles cross-country twice every morning and evening is still useful, at least it will be much faster.

In the bamboo shed, except for my younger sister who is studying and reading in school, all the elders in the family are there.

So he handed the grain bag to his mother, took out the banknotes from his arms, and then told the story in detail, and even talked about Li Dalang.

"Dad, tell me, should we exchange this banknote for copper coins or go to a department store to buy something?"

A Zhuang's family had just enjoyed the surprise of their son returning home with money and food, but they were immediately entangled again.

Fortunately, A Zhuang's father was an honest man. He understood what his son said and said, "Zhuang son, when you drink water, don't forget the man who dug the well! Chairman Han is a star in the sky descending to earth. What he said is definitely right!"

We went to Hanji’s department store with our bank notes to buy things. In addition to rice, oil and salt, we also bought shoes for your sister and pulled a few feet of cloth to make new clothes. After all, I’m going to school, so I also bought shoes for you to make clothes. ...Hey, I'm watching to see if you've grown again? "

A Zhuang is very happy.

The age of sixteen or seventeen is the most rapid growth period. Although the training camp is hard, the food is enough, and there is meat soup every meal. Therefore, after a month of intensive training, not only the body is strong, but also more tall and straight.

"Dad, I don't need to make clothes. Two sets of clothes and shoes were issued in the military camp, which is enough to wear. But you and mother also need to make one, and my family will be considered rich! Don't worry, there is still food and salary you can get back next month. !”

A Zhuang's mother wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "A Zhuang has grown up and is promising. If only a few months earlier, his grandparents would have been so happy..."

His grandparents passed away unfortunately in troubled times, which made A Zhuang deeply sad.

A Zhuang's father's eyes were a little itchy, but he still said with a smile: "Mother Zhuang, it's a great joy for Zhuang to serve as a soldier and get paid today. Let's not mention the past. Let's go and go to the department store to look at fabrics!" "

Many scenes like the A-Zhuang family are happening all over the wasteland.

Hanji Security and the family members of the employees walked out of the bamboo shed with banknotes or copper coins in their hands and walked into the newly built department store, viewing and selecting their favorite products.

Hanji Banknote quickly gained high recognition in the wasteland.

In more than thirty cities above the county level with Tokyo as the core, Hanji department stores opened one after another with the support of Hanji caravans.

A week later, Han Jiyinhao finally received the authorization letter and was allowed to place a desk in the Royal Caipu Public House within three years.

One hundred Hanji Bank salesmen who had undergone closed brainwashing followed Royal Caipu to the one hundred most prosperous state capitals in the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)