nucmednet Chapter 396 Loss
Chapter 396 Loss
The more Luo Junhe thought about it, the more goosebumps he felt.
It must be said that this situation is really possible.
Three days later, the Prince’s Eastern Palace.
Luo Jingshen was sitting leisurely in the study with his legs crossed. A naked woman was sitting in his arms, feeding him cherries.
"Your Highness, I have something important to report."
At this time, a man's voice came from outside the door. Luo Jingshen raised his hand, and the woman who fed cherries got up and went downstairs!
Luo Jingshen sat up, straightened his clothes, and said to the outside: "Come in!"
A middle-aged man in green walked in. It was his strategist, Liu Qingya.
"Mr. Liu, how are the accounts I asked you to check going?"
Liu Qingya bowed and said, "In reply to His Royal Highness, our businesses have been losing money since July, especially the Treasure Pavilion and Yujun Building. We have lost no less than 200,000 taels of silver in half a year, not to mention the salaries of our servants."
"Since this month, Baixianglou has also been affected. I have confirmed with the shopkeeper that the current customer flow is less than one-tenth of the previous level."
"If this continues, Baixianglou will also suffer losses."
Luo Jingshen's face looked very ugly. He said in disbelief: "How could this happen?"
"Have you figured out what went wrong?"
He has many businesses under his control, covering all walks of life.
But the most profitable industries are the Treasure Pavilion, Yujun Tower and Baixiang Tower!
The Treasure Pavilion mainly sells antique calligraphy and paintings, and has been very popular among dignitaries over the years.
Yujunlou also sells rouge, powder, and dress fabrics, and its main purpose is to make money from wealthy ladies.
Baixianglou is a restaurant. It has been hailed as "the best restaurant in Beijing" for nearly 50 years since its opening.
Luo Jingshen had snatched Baixianglou from other businessmen. His means were not very honorable, but he was determined to get it.
Later, many restaurants opened in the capital, but none of them could shake its position.
Baixianglou has a large flow of customers and is the perfect place for banquets and meals. It is also a place where you can truly make a fortune.
Even in the off-season, Baixianglou can still make a net profit of one thousand taels of silver a day.
Luo Jingshen felt extremely at ease because of it.
But now, Liu Qingya actually told it that the customer flow of Baixianglou was less than one-tenth of what it used to be?
The period before and after the New Year is the peak season. If the profit is less than one-tenth, it means that Baixianglou’s daily net profit is less than one hundred taels of silver.
How could Luo Jingshen not feel panicked?
He asked again: "Mr. Liu, have you found out the reason?"
Although Liu Qingya is a strategist, he is basically responsible for managing all the businesses under Luo Jingshen's name.
He said truthfully: "To answer your Highness, according to my investigation, the salaries have been reduced in the past two years, and the Emperor has been cracking down on corruption. The dignitaries prefer real gold and silver, and fewer and fewer people like to collect antiques, so the loss of the Treasure Pavilion is a general trend."
"Yujun Building was impacted by Peiyue Pavilion and Wanzhuang Building. Since Wanzhuang Building opened, the skin care product sets and facial masks it sells have been very popular among young men and women. Even older ladies have been influenced by it and have fallen in love with skin care."
"Not only that, even the ladies in the palace have a set of skin care products from Wanzhuanglou. Business is booming."
"In recent months, Peiyue Pavilion has launched new perfumes, and there are more and more styles of ready-made dresses and jewelry. Business is booming, and it has become the favorite place for young ladies to visit."
Luo Jingshen's face became darker and darker. "What about Baixianglou? What's going on?"
Liu Qingya asked: "Your Highness, do you know that Princess Ye and the Prince of Rongguo Mansion have jointly opened a barbecue restaurant?"
Luo Jingshen turned his head, his eyes gloomy, "So what? The barbecue category is limited, how can it be compared with my Baixianglou?"
Liu Qingya shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you don't know that the barbecue restaurant has a very rich variety of dishes. There are more than 50 kinds of meat dishes alone, and if you count vegetables, fruits and other drinks, there are already hundreds of kinds!"
"Not only that, they also launched a barbecue set meal. For only 20 taels of silver, you can eat 30 or 40 kinds of meat and vegetable dishes, and you can freely choose the combination. It instantly attracted most of the diners in the capital."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Jingshen was instantly shocked. His face was full of anger, "Are you saying that all our customers went to Ji Yuntang's barbecue restaurant?"
Liu Qingya said: "That's right. People like to try new things. This barbecue restaurant is the only one in the capital and it is relatively new and suitable for men, women, young and old."
"Besides, the grilled meat tastes delicious and the aroma can be smelled from miles away. Diners can also grill the meat themselves and experience the joy of grilling. Over time, it has become very popular."
"I heard that the Yanhuopu Barbecue Restaurant's net profit is no less than five thousand taels of silver per day, and some diners even come from other places just to eat barbecue."
"Your Highness, you must think of a solution quickly. If this continues, our business will be ruined. The expenses at the Jin Ge Camp are huge, and we cannot afford to be short of money."
When Luo Jingshen woke up, he felt like the sky was falling!
No one knew that he secretly raised an army of 20,000 people, which was trained by his own people and had been going on for three years.
It was also because of this that he was extremely short of money and had to send money to the Jinge Camp continuously every month.
If the business collapses, the military supplies over there will be cut off and the soldiers will have no food to eat. That will be real chaos!
Luo Jing took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He asked, "Mr. Liu, do you have any good ideas?"
"Your Highness, I have a plan. I wonder if it will work?"
Luo Jingshen said hurriedly: "Sir, please feel free to speak."
Liu Qingya chuckled, with an unclear meaning in his eyes.
"Since we can't beat them, why don't we join them?"
"I have seen that only Princess Ye has the products of Wanzhuanglou, so it is not easy for us to imitate them."
"But it's different with a barbecue restaurant. If she can open one, so can we, and we can open one on a larger scale than hers."
"Don't we have ready-made chefs at Baixianglou? Let's ask them to go to the barbecue restaurant and try the flavor. I believe we can replicate it in less than a day."
When Luo Jingshen heard this, his eyes lit up instantly. He thought Liu Qingya's idea was very good.
The reason why Ji Yuntang's barbecue restaurant is so popular in Beijing is that it is the only one in the city.
What if he opens three or five stores?
Why worry about not attracting diners and making money?
Ji Yuntang earned 5,000 taels of silver a day. He opened five barbecue restaurants, so he earned 25,000 taels of silver a day.
When Luo Jingshen thought of this, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Liu Qingya reminded him, "Your Highness, don't be too happy too soon. I think if we want to open a barbecue restaurant, we should find a partner like Princess Ye did."