Traveling across the heavens starting from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 24 The employment problem of the shop

into the shop.

The busy craftsmen greeted Li Huaian one after another.

"Boss, you are here."

"Boss, what do you think of my work?"

"Hello, boss."

"Master, please go to the inner courtyard and take a rest. This room now smells of raw lacquer. It smells very bad. Don't rush into you. Then I will be guilty of a big crime."

Li Huaian responded to the greetings of passing craftsmen along the way, and also looked at the interior environment of the shop.

Accompanied by the old craftsman Wu, he took Li Ruoqiu and his maid Taohua to inspect the entire shop upstairs and downstairs, inside and out, talked to some craftsmen for a while, and asked some questions about the wooden structure of the shop. The problem.

The entire shop has already taken shape.

This is also the benefit of ancient wooden component construction. As long as the materials are available, building a house is as fast as building blocks.

Come to the garden pavilion in the backyard.

Li Huaian sat on the chair where he often rested when he was supervising work. He finally stopped inspecting the shop and enjoyed the service of Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua, who rubbed their shoulders and beat their legs.

It’s been quite a journey just now.

As for the chair he was sitting on.

On the first day, I specially asked the old craftsman Wu to make it out of fine sandalwood according to the drawings.

After the chair was made.

It also surprised Master Craftsman Wu and other craftsmen, who looked around the chair several times.

It was a great reputation gain in front of these craftsmen.

He also allowed all the craftsmen working on the construction site of his shop, whether they were master craftsmen like Old Craftsman Wu or the young craftsmen, to treat him as half a master.

If it weren't for Li Huaian's repeated refusal.

These craftsmen no longer called themselves “master”, but instead called them “master”.

Pass on business and resolve doubts.

He rebuilt Li Huaian's shop, but these craftsmen learned a lot of knowledge from him that they had never seen before. There were so many things that these craftsmen could use as heirloom crafts and teach their disciples techniques.

These craftsmen even cursed and swore.

Without Li Huaian's permission, what they learned would never be passed on to outsiders.

This is why Li Huaian dared not come to the shop every day.

You can safely leave the entire shop construction site to Old Man Wu to manage and supervise the work.

because.

Even if he's not around.

These craftsmen did not dare to show any kindness to them, which was equivalent to half of the master's shop being perfunctory and sloppy. They were more serious about the work of the shop than they were to the mother-in-law at home.

"Well, boss, you rest here for a while. Old Wu, I will go to the construction site to take a look first. This is not a good thing to look at. There are some young craftsmen who don't know what they are doing."

Seeing Li Huaian resting, the old craftsman Wu felt that he had nothing to do anymore, so he planned to go back to the construction site to busy himself with the work at hand, and hurriedly bowed out and left.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Old Wu."

Li Huaian took a sip of water and nodded to indicate to Old Wu that he could go about his business.

"No, my boss has betrayed me. I, Old Wu, have to do my duty. I can't be sorry for my boss, let alone the wages my boss gave me. Otherwise, I will be disgraced by the rules passed down by my ancestors."

Old craftsman Wu praised him quickly and left the pavilion with a smile.

"Lang Jun."

"what's up?"

Seeing Old Wutou leave the backyard, Li Ruoqiu, who was rubbing Li Huaian's shoulders, said curiously: "When the slave family just inspected the entire shop with Lang Jun, the slave family found that this shop is very special. The interior furnishings of the shops that the slave family has seen before are different. It’s different.”

"It gives the slave a sense of no restrictions and looks very comfortable."

"Whether it is the appearance or the decoration of the entire shop, the Nu family has never seen it before. I have never seen a similar appearance in Chang'an City, especially the decoration."

This question has been lingering in her mind. When she was inspecting the shop just now, in order not to cause trouble to Lang Jun, she didn't ask it until now.

"Haha, you noticed it too."

Li Huaian pulled Li Ruoqiu into his arms from behind, and slowly told the beauty in his arms what was special about the shop.

Remodeling of the entire shop.

Except that due to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the number of floors could not be increased, and the original two-story building specifications could only be retained.

In fact, it is not so much a renovation of the shop as a major demolition and construction of the shop.

The entire renovation project not only carried out a large number of expansions on the basis of the original shop, but also expanded the internal area of ​​the entire shop to provide more space.

It also made some subversive changes in appearance for Datang.

The overall appearance of the shop completely combines the ancient architectural features of the four dynasties after the Tang Dynasty, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and is very different from other buildings in the entire Chang'an City.

Kind of stands out from the crowd.

If you look at all the shops from the sky above the entire East Market.

You can find Li Huaian's shop at a glance.

And this is the effect he wants.

It is also for the future, when it opens, to better highlight the special characteristics of the shop and leave a deep impression on the people of Chang'an.

Adding a higher level of style to the items he will be selling in his shop.

Items can be sold at higher prices.

how to say.

Li Huaian's vision for the entire store is to combine the modern society's concept of selling luxury goods with the business philosophy of a private club.

"According to Lang Jun's idea of ​​the shop."

Li Ruoqiu lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "I'm afraid the clerks in this shop are not men, but women. Only women can meet the husband's requirements."

"In any case, many of the customers that Langjun's shop will cater to in the future will be aristocratic ladies, ladies from aristocratic families, and women from wealthy families who come to the shop to buy the items they want."

"Using a man as a companion is a taboo for these ladies."

"Even if the waiters in the shop are women, they cannot be ordinary women, otherwise they will not be able to serve these noble ladies. We need to find women who can observe people's emotions, be eloquent, and know etiquette as female waiters."

"Only in this way can we avoid any rude behavior and make the noble female customers who come to our door feel comfortable."

"Besides that, the appearance of the female waiters should not be too stunning, otherwise it will take away the glory of those noble female patrons and lose the fun of purchasing items."

"The female clerk's appearance is easy to deal with. She's pretty and can dress modestly. Just don't apply makeup. If that doesn't work, you can also use hair accessories to cover it up."

"The difficult thing is how to make the female clerk learn to observe people's emotions and be able to speak eloquently."

Speaking of it.

Li Ruoqiu stopped, looked at Li Huaian and asked, "Lang Jun, when do you want to open this shop? Are you ready?"

"If it opens."

Li Huaian thought about the progress of the shop's completion and replied: "The shop will be completed in about ten days, and it will open in about 20 days at the latest."

"As for preparation, the products for sale are ready and can be shown to you when I get home."

"Others, I haven't thought of what to do yet."

He has to do everything by himself.

It was impossible to prepare so quickly. "The husband has only prepared the things he wants to sell in the shop, but he has not prepared the female assistants the shop needs."

"How good is that."

"Looking at the scale of this shop, I'm afraid it will need dozens of female waiters."

Li Ruoqiu was filled with sadness and said to herself: "The shop will open in 20 days. How will Lang Jun find dozens of female waiters to work in the shop?"

"A girl from a good family will definitely not be willing to show her face in the shop. She is also afraid of being bullied and disadvantaged when working in the shop. What's more, even if these girls from good families agree, their families will not agree."

"If you recruit a female waiter carelessly, it will easily cause trouble for Mr. Lang."

"Even if the husband is willing to pay higher wages."

"unless.."

"Unless anything."

Li Huaian was very curious about what good ideas Li Ruoqiu could think of.

"Unless Langjun has acquaintances with dignitaries and wealthy families in Chang'an City, he can temporarily borrow some maidservants from these people's homes to maintain the normal operation of the shop."

"Maybe the husband can simply buy some maidservants from the homes of dignitaries and wealthy families that he is familiar with. That would be great."

"These maidservants must often serve the female relatives in these people's homes. They are very familiar with the etiquette and rules of these mansions. With a little training, they can be competent as female clerks in the shop."

Li Ruoqiu gave the idea.

Li Huaian shook his head and said: "Don't even think about it. I have no relatives in Chang'an City, and I have no friends from wealthy families. Let's put it this way, I don't even know where the doors of those wealthy families open."

"This method won't work."

no way.

As a cross-world traveler from the main world to the Tang Dynasty world, he has absolutely zero foundation in the Tang world, has no foundation, and is weak in power.

We can only do it step by step, step by step, and accumulate slowly.

This is also the reason why he chose to develop steadily in the Tang Dynasty without absolute strength.

Everything must be stable and not wavering.

Can't die.

"In this case, the slave family will have no choice."

"Even if Mr. Lang starts buying dozens of female slaves from Yaxing today, it is impossible for the slave family to spend 20 days teaching these dozens of female slaves to be able to observe words and emotions and be eloquent. At most, these female slaves can When dealing with others, you should not be too rude when interacting with noble ladies."

Li Ruoqiu said aggrievedly: "It seems that the slave family can't help Mr. Lang."

Li Huaian kissed the beauty in his arms and said with relief: "It's okay, no big deal. I'll postpone the opening of the shop. First, I'll buy dozens of female slaves from the dental shop and let you teach them slowly. When you're ready, you'll be ready." Open again.”

This is also the decision he made in his heart.

Since the shop can't find a suitable female clerk for the time being.

Then postpone the opening.

It won’t be too late to start the business once the female clerks are trained.

after all.

Based on his positioning of this shop, the shop sells not only goods but also services, otherwise why would he be able to steal money from the rich people in Chang'an City.

Just like those luxury stores and private clubs in modern society, the products sold are not actually important, but the service is the most important.

There is no ultimate service.

How do these luxury stores and private clubs sell items that cost only tens or hundreds of yuan for hundreds or thousands of times?

Although the products Li Huaian sold in Chang'an City were unique in the world of the Tang Dynasty.

This does not mean we should not care about service awareness.

after all.

The customers that this shop will serve in the future will be rich people, powerful people, and aristocratic families from Chang'an City, and even the entire Tang Dynasty world who may come to Chang'an City.

In terms of service, any impatience may lead to disaster.

As such.

Whether the shop can open on time or not is actually not important anymore.

but.

Just when Li Huaian planned to delay the opening of the shop and slowly train the female waiters.

Taohua, the maid who was beating her legs at the side, said: "Ms. Langjun, in fact, in addition to buying female slaves from the dental shop and slowly cultivating them, I think there is another way to help Langjun's shop open normally."

"What solution did Taohua think of?"

"Yes, Taohua, please tell me and Lang Jun."

The two of them looked at the maid Taohua.

Upon seeing this, the maid Taohua said quickly: "Have you forgotten that the young lady and the slave came out of the flower house?"

"Miss, we used to live in the flower house. The girls and maids in the flower house had to deal with all kinds of guests who came to the flower house every day. There were many dignitaries and nobles in the flower house."

"The girls and maids in these brothels are very good at serving these nobles, and they are very at home in water. Being observant and eloquent is the way for a brothel girl to survive."

"It is impossible for a woman who cannot read people's words and be eloquent to survive in a brothel."

"If the husband wants to open the business on time, he can buy some low-class girls from the many brothels in Pingkangfang. The maids will come back and with a little training, they can become the female waiters of the shop."

"According to what Lang Jun said about the shop."

"My husband can buy these girls and maidservants from the brothel and be kind to them. He is out of the sea of ​​misery. When he works in the shop, he will be very attentive and will not hold him back."

Say what comes to mind.

The maid Taohua then began to beat Li Huaian's legs, without any intention of taking credit.

"correct."

"Why didn't the slave family think of it?"

Li Ruoqiu agreed with the idea of ​​maid Tao Hua and quickly explained to Li Huaian some of the things she knew about the brothel girl.

"As long as your husband doesn't buy courtesan-level girls from brothels like the slave family, he only buys the female prostitutes from the brothel who are used to greet guests on weekdays. The price is actually not expensive. The best female prostitutes only cost two or three dollars." Thousands of silver coins, although a little more expensive, can save the gentleman a lot of money wasted on time."

"You don't even need to buy all the girls from the brothel. You only need to buy some of them, and then match them with some female slaves to fully meet the needs of the shop."

Maybe it's a little selfish.

After Li Ruoqiu finished speaking, he continued to talk to himself. "Actually, if you don't mind it, you can buy those female prostitutes from Hualou who no longer have customers because of their age. Such female prostitutes are very cheap."

"Because this kind of female prostitutes usually live in flower houses and are freeloaders."

"Because of old age and declining appearance, the flower house cannot bring in income and can only become a burden to the flower house. Most of them will be kicked out of the flower house and live on the streets and become prostitutes. Only a few are lucky enough to stay in the flower house. Do some chores and get some food in exchange.”

"If the husband is willing to ask for this type of female prostitute in a flower house, I am afraid that the old madams in the flower house will regard him as a great benefactor and reduce waste in the flower house. They will not even ask for money, but will throw everything away like rubbish. Sell ​​these female prostitutes to the husband."

After listening to the analysis of the beauty in his arms, Li Huaian also agreed with the idea of ​​buying a female pawn shop clerk from a brothel. He reached out and motioned Taohua, the maid who was still beating her legs, to come into his arms and let him love her as a reward.

At the same time, he said to Li Ruoqiu: "Then I'll leave this matter to you."

In this way, all problems are solved.

leftover.

Just wait until the shop is renovated and opened.

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