How I Became the Emperor - Chapter 207

[207. Chapter 207 Everything is for the people of Qingyang County]

Money is the easiest thing to get in the world.

In the side hall, Lu Qian was sitting on a chair, counting a stack of thick banknotes in his hand. He felt relaxed and happy, and his whole body was exhausted.

On the side, Ruoshui was making calculations with his smiling eyes like the moon: “Sir, at the end of one day, all the 1.8 million guidebooks printed by the bookstore were sold, and the profit was 1.8 million taels of silver, which is also 180,000 taels of gold. After excluding the cost, the net profit is sixty thousand taels of gold!”

“Huh? The net profit is only 30% of the exclusive monopoly?”

Lu Qian paused while counting the money, raised his eyebrows and asked.

“There is no way. We hired warriors from the Gang Qi realm for printing, and we also hired several printing houses to help. The labor cost is a bit high.”

Ruoshui said with a smile.

“So that’s it. How’s the sales of “Hundred Business Tastings” going?”

Lu Qian nodded and asked again.

“The sales volume of the tasting was a little less, with eight thousand copies left. But the net profit was also fifteen thousand taels of gold.”

Ruoshui said, handing over a stack of ledgers.

Lu Gan looked at it for a few times, put it aside, and prepared to give it to Xing Laodao to look at later. He asked with a smile: “If I guessed correctly, someone should come to see you!”

“You have an insight into people’s hearts, I admire you. !”

Ruoshui smiled and flattered: “Those merchants and stores that have been rated with one star are all coming to the door with gifts, ready to ask the bookstore to help them change the rating. In addition, there are also some large merchants and stores in front of them. I came to ask why they couldn’t be listed in the travel guide. Some people even suggested that if they could be listed in the guide, they would be given a lot of benefits

. Benefit fee?”

Lu Qian snorted, thinking that he would be in this situation a long time ago.

Ruoshui stretched out his white and soft palm, and Li Guo smiled slightly: “This is the lowest number they can give! Five thousand taels of silver!”

“You want to be on the list just for five thousand taels of silver? They are really good at calculating!”

Lu Qian curled his lips.

Not far from Zhenfusi is Taiping Xianju. At noon, he sent Cao Dun to investigate and found that Taiping Xianju had been booked for half a month.

The room rate has more than doubled! Even the woodshed has been taken over! It can be seen that business is booming!

At the end of the day, I earned more than five thousand taels of silver.

Those guys want to use 5,000 taels of silver to get on the list, which is simply wishful thinking.

“Sir, shall we charge this money?”

At this time, Ruoshui asked.

“Take it, of course.”

Lu Gan’s eyes were sharp: “The Flying Shield Guard I am preparing recently needs to recruit Flying Realm masters, and I am also planning to raise hundreds of powerful condors, all of which require money!”

“That’s it!”

Ruoshui’s eyes widened. Liang: “But, how much should I charge for this?”

Lu Gan sneered and also extended a palm.

Ruoshui took a look and bit his lip: “Five thousand taels of gold? This is indeed a reasonable price. If those big merchants grit their teeth, someone should give it to them.”

“It’s fifty thousand taels of gold!”

At this time, Lu Gan put down his hand. , the words are astonishing.

“What? Fifty thousand taels of gold?” Ruoshui’s beautiful eyes widened, completely shocked: “Sir, this… is too dark! Who would give that much to fifty thousand taels of gold!”

“Hmph!”

Lu Gan snorted coldly. He said, “Tell them, 50,000 taels of gold is the price for the year! You can also just pay for the monthly subscription, 8,000 taels of gold per month! When the Feitian Shield Guards are ready, focus on protecting them and allowing them to do business with peace of mind!”

Is that so?

Ruoshui nodded secretly, and then frowned slightly: “Sir, if this matter spreads, those big people will only accuse you of being black-hearted, which will harm your reputation! But they will not accept your kindness! Otherwise, should we reduce it a little? “

For the sake of the safety of the people of Qingyang County, what does it mean for me to sacrifice a little reputation?”

Lu Gan glanced at her: “Besides, what does the money collected by Ruoshui Bookstore have to do with me?”

“Uh… “

For a moment, Ruoshui felt like a big black pot was placed on his head, but he couldn’t find any reason to refute.

“Don’t worry, it’s the money they paid voluntarily, so where can they go to file a complaint? In the end, it won’t go to the Town and Fu Department. I’ll just explain it to them when the time comes.”

Lu Qian waved his hand slightly and said calmly.

“This is also the truth.”

After Ruoshui figured it out, he no longer struggled with the matter and asked respectfully like a well-behaved female student: “Master Lu, the merchants’ tastings are done once a month, and the money sent by those small shops ,

should

we also charge it? How much is appropriate? This morning, a manager of Yuelai Inn came to the door and gave him a hundred taels of gold, wanting to change the rating of Yuelai Inn from one star to three stars.

We can’t accept money.”

Lu Gan shook his head, his eyes firm: “The big shops in the guide are actually not much different, it doesn’t matter who is on the list, but the business tasting covers the entire county, and the most important thing is to be fair. Only in this way will people buy it.”

“Then they won’t accept the money?”

Ruoshui sighed.

Although these small households have little money, they can accumulate a considerable amount of money.

“Collect it? Why not?”

At this time, Lu Qian showed a strategic smile on his face: “We don’t collect money directly, but sell good reviews?”

“Sell good reviews? What do you mean?”

Ruoshui was stunned for a moment.

Lu Gan explained: “Ruoshui Bookstore specializes in printing a kind of paper, stamps it with a special seal, and sells it to various stores. Each store distributes these to customers who have purchased it, and then asks the customers to fill in their reviews. A month later, Ruoshui Bookstore Send someone to take back these papers. Those with more positive reviews will be upgraded. Those with more negative reviews will be demoted. “

After

hearing Lu Gan’s words, Ruoshui fell into deep thought. After a while, her eyes lit up: “In this way, if Yuelai Inn wants to increase its star, it will buy more of this paper and let people get good reviews! The more it uses, the faster it will increase its star!”

After thinking about it, she couldn’t help but use an incomparable method. Worship, the light of admiration, looking up at Lu Qian.

What kind of brain does Mr. Lu have to think of such a way to make money!

One end sells books to the people, and the other end collects the benefits of the merchants. Both ends take it all. You don’t need to think about it, you all know that you will make a lot of money!

But when he thought about it carefully, Ruoshuiliu frowned again: “Sir, in this way, many people will be fooled by those stores with good reviews. If the people feel that they have been deceived, will they turn around and scold our bookstore? I faintly I feel like I have a bad conscience.”

“Don’t worry. The people have a strong conscience. No matter how good the food is, no one will eat it. All of this is to recruit the masters of the Flying Heaven Realm and raise powerful eagles to protect Qingyang County. ! It doesn’t matter if I am misunderstood by the people?”

Lu Gan put away the banknotes and looked up to the sky with a sigh.

“Your Majesty loves the people like his own children, and he does not hesitate to sacrifice his own reputation. It is really touching!”

Ruoshui’s eyes were filled with admiration, and he smiled softly: “Master Lu, you are really smart! This little girl is so impressed that you are so impressed! How did you come up with this idea? “

I just thought about it. What’s the difficulty?”

Lu Gan smiled and took the credit for his previous life as a matter of course.

Then, he looked solemn and narrowed his eyes: “Actually, my thoughts are not important. What is important is the power in my hands. Without power, this money cannot enter my pocket. If I collapse, all the good things that appear in front of me will be lost.” , will collapse instantly and turn into ruins. “

That’s why he wants to kill the Yuan family!

Behind the Yuan family is the eldest princess and the twenty-third prince. With their presence, it is impossible for him to make money with peace of mind.

Ruoshui understood instantly and nodded: “Ruoshui knows, please rest assured, Ruoshui will be more cautious. By the way, something happened in the bookstore recently.”

“Huh? What happened?”

Lu Qian turned around and asked.

“It’s Feitian Temple and Baiyue Liuguang Mountain. Their disciples had a dispute in the bookstore, competing for the ranking of their respective sect’s heaven-level magical skills. Later, things got serious, and they decided to compete in Qingyang Lake three days later to compete. This The matter seems to be a bit big, and many gambling stalls have already opened their handicap,”

Ruoshui said with a frown.

“It’s really unreasonable! These sect disciples held illegal gatherings and private fights without reporting it. It’s simply lawless!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Gan slammed the table and stood up, saying angrily.

When Ruoshui saw this situation, he couldn’t help but praise in his heart: Mr. Lu really fulfills his duties and spares no effort for the tranquility of Qingyang County. He is like the great master of Qingtian!

At this moment, Lu Gan turned his head and said coldly: “Ruoshui! When you turn around, the bookstore will immediately open a lottery with prizes. This money must not be made by those gambling stalls!”

“Ah? Ah!”

In an instant, Ruoshui stared blankly. Dumbfounded, my jaw dropped completely.

This familiar taste, familiar recipe, it was the Lu Gan she knew, and it had never changed. But why do you feel so worthy of respect?

Ruoshui pondered for a long time, and finally a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Mr. Lu, he is a good man.

(End of chapter)