Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 205 Business
Charlie: "Well, the emperor introduced him here. He wants to build a bookstore in the capital, and he needs to use cement as a material. I talked a lot with him, and I was very inspired."

Karl didn't expect that someone would be able to chat with Charlie. It was fine if there was an emperor before, but now there is another one.

Carl is very happy about this situation. Charlie is his friend, but Charlie is too autistic on weekdays and doesn’t like personal contact. He either spends his days studying with books or visits various buildings. , Then come back to draw a picture, and then lament to yourself the exquisiteness of the building.

Seeing that Charlie has one more person to chat with now, Karl is really happy for Charlie from the bottom of his heart.

Carl said: "That's fine, I invite him over for a meal when I have time, I want to see him too, and I'm leaving soon."

The point Charlie heard was that Carl was leaving.

"Why did you leave again after you came here not long ago?"

Karl said helplessly: "This is something I promised the emperor. Besides, it's better to have something to do than to have nothing to do. I'm very happy to do this."

Charlie is a person who respects his friend's ideas. He likes architecture, so it is only natural that he also thinks that his friend likes his current job. Otherwise, why do he work so hard!
Charlie: "By the way, what did you bring back this time?"

Carl: "It's all from some merchant ships. I've sent them to Wu's Department Store."

Charlie was a little puzzled: "Wu's Department Store?"

Why haven't you heard of it?

Karl explained: "It's a shop in the capital city. It hasn't opened yet. The emperor appointed me to send it there."

Charlie stopped asking about the matter, and talked to Carl about his architectural dream.

The matter about Wu's department store is actually Wu Yiming's own idea. Of course, there is also Yinzhen's support behind it.

Wu Yiming has been very honest these years, and after Wu's bookkeeping method came out, she stopped being salty. After coming to the refreshment shop in the capital, her restless heart was completely opened.

Started to get interested in doing business.

"Master, a new batch of imported goods has arrived, what do you plan to do with them?"

Wu Yiming: "Take me to see what kind of place first?"

Then Wu Yiming went to the warehouse with a servant. Wu Yiming asked people to open the box where the imported goods were stored, and took out a few random items to look at. To be honest, Wu Yiming didn't pay attention to the technical content of these things.

But it's good enough for this day and age.

Of course, Wu Yiming is a dissatisfied person. Now that he has a backer in the capital, he has gained a foothold, and his vision has come out. Looking at these things, Wu Yiming has a plan in his heart.

She doesn't have much technical talent, but the Qing Dynasty has no shortage of skilled craftsmen!
After Wu Yiming left the warehouse, he asked people to search for people who were skilled in obscenity and skill. The status of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen was not high, but in order to survive, there were indeed many talents who were good at this field.

What Wu Yiming lacked most now was money. In order to ensure that she could find the right person, she paid a lot of money, and as a result, many people were indeed moved.

Of course, she doesn't want everyone, she needs two kinds of people, one is good at imitating, that is, people who can copy these imported products, and the other is creative people. is one of the driving forces of production.

Regarding Wu Yiming's actions, although she did it secretly, Yinzhen and Yunrong knew about it. Yunrong had a good impression of Wu Yiming. Now Wu Yiming is no longer naive, and looks like a Like a strong woman, Yunrong admires such a person very much.

"I heard that Wu Yiming actually wants to do business with imported products."

Yinzhen nodded. He knew about it and agreed with it: "She dares to think about it. Now she is looking for skilled craftsmen everywhere, and she wants to make her own things to sell."

Yun Rong: "That's pretty good."

Yinzhen was a little strange: "Why do you think of Wu Yiming?"

Yun Rong: "Wu Yiming has some business contacts with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She wants to find skilled craftsmen. To be honest, most of the best craftsmen in the world are in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She also heard that she sent someone to ask, so she thought of this. Aspects."

Yinzhen: "Well, I didn't pay attention to this aspect, but what are you going to do?"

Yunrong thought for a while: "If not, why not set up a study class to teach craftsmen to learn these knowledge, of course, you can also recruit some orphans, and it's okay to train them from an early age."

After Yinzhen heard this, he never thought about doing these things at first, but since Yunrong is interested, let him do it.

"Listen to you, you can arrange it."

Yunrong was very happy: "The bicycle has already been designed, and I think it will be ready to use when people build the parts and assemble them. Then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will receive a lot of money."

Yinzhen looked at Yunrong, smiled and said, "You have fallen into Qian's eyes."

Yunrong didn't admit it: "I didn't do it for you."

"Yes, yes, it's all for me."

Yun Rong: "I think Wu Yiming is quite business-minded, and he may be able to develop in this area in the future. The Ministry of Bicycle Internal Affairs probably won't be able to handle it, so we can let her act as an agent."

Yinzhen has no objection: "Just as long as you are happy."

Yunrong remembered again: "By the way, Wu Yiming recently opened a department store, which I think is very good. I will have some modern perfume prescriptions and some miscellaneous prescriptions. I will give them to you later. Let her take a look, if it is possible, let her cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then it will be another gain..."

Yinzhen heard Yunrong chattering so much, and it was all about money, and wondered if Yunrong had misunderstood something.

Yinzhen said helplessly: "In fact, the Qing Dynasty is not short of silver now."

Yun Rong: "Of course I know that there is no shortage of money, but it is better to have more money than less money. Besides, the money will be invested in infrastructure construction later. Think about it carefully, and then calculate it carefully. It will be used in the future." There are plenty of places for money, how can the state treasury be enough for the money."

Yinzhen thought about it carefully, but it was true that the treasury's money was indeed not enough.

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Then Ma'am will take care of you."

Yunrong also knew that Yinzhen was joking with her, and it could be regarded as a little fun between the couple.

So he smiled and replied, "What are you polite about?"

With the support from above, Wu Yiming's "ideal" was easily realized. With the cooperation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, many skilled craftsmen were quickly found.

Wu Yiming was not surprised by this, she knew in her heart that the emperor had ambitions in her heart, and what she did was beneficial to the country, so naturally she would not be rejected.

But she was a little confused when she received a box of prescriptions from the empress.

That's right, a box.

A small wooden box for jewelry, a whole box, full of stuff inside.

Although ancient fonts take up space, a whole box of prescriptions is indeed enough.

There are perfume recipes, how to extract the essence from plant flowers and leaves, how to purify alcohol, fruit wine recipes, wine recipes, cigarette recipes, shampoo recipes, face cream recipes, various cosmetic recipes... …Everything is available, making people dizzy, and Wu Yiming is dazzled.

Wu Yiming really didn't expect the empress to give her such a big gift. She knew that there is no such thing as a free lunch, so she quickly negotiated the distribution of benefits with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Of course, although these prescriptions were given to her, there was not much money that could reach her in the end. Even if Yinzhen and Yunrong dared to give it, Wu Yiming would not dare to ask for so much money.

Besides, without the support of the royal family, she would be alone, with no background, and would not be able to realize her ideas.

So in the end she only wanted half of the profit.

Don't underestimate the half profit. After all, the stalls these prescriptions can spread must be large. The half of 100 taels is five taels, but the half achievement of 1000 million taels of silver is my 50 taels.

With the backing of the country, Wu Yiming is now full of ambition. She feels that she not only wants to do business throughout the Qing Dynasty, but also to do business abroad.

(End of this chapter)